The Battle of Pozières was a two-week struggle for the French village of Pozières and the ridge on which it stands, during the middle stages of the 1916 Battle of the Somme. Though British divisions were involved in most phases of the fighting, Pozières is primarily remembered as an Australian battle. The fighting ended with the Allied forces in possession of the plateau north and east of the village, in a position to menace the German bastion of Thiepval from the rear. The cost had been enormous for both sides and in the words of Australian official historian Charles Bean, the Pozières ridge "is more densely sown with Australian sacrifice than any other place on earth."

Date 23 July – 7 August 1916 Location Pozières, Somme, France Result British victory
Belligerents
British Empire  Australia  United Kingdom	German Empire
Commanders and leaders
Douglas Haig Hubert Gough William Birdwood	Fritz von Below Max von Boehn
Strength
12 divisions
Casualties and losses
I Anzac Corps: c. 23,000