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Cambrai, in the (Nord-Pas-de-Calais), was a key supply point for the German Siegfried Stellung (part of the Hindenburg Line) and the nearby Bourlon Ridge would be an excellent gain from which to threaten the rear of the German line to the north

On 17 November 1917, German minesweepers clearing a path through the British minefield in the Heligoland Bight near the coast of Germany were intercepted by two British light cruisers, and , performing counter-minesweeping duties

Fighting occurred over an extensive area north of the Gaza-Beersheba line and west of the road from Beersheba to Jerusalem via Hebron

The critical moment of the battle was the capture of the town of Beersheba on the first day by Australian Light Horse units

Austro-Hungarian forces, reinforced by German units, were able to break into the Italian front line and rout the Italian army, which had practically no mobile reserves