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90th anniversary of Australia's bloody victory at Villers-Bretonneux

Source: Lateline
Published: Friday, April 25, 2008 11:03 AEST
Expires: Friday, May 23, 2008 11:03 AEST

An ANZAC dawn service has been held in France for the first time, honouring one of the most important victories of the Great War. In 1918, Australian diggers liberated the town of Villers-Bretonneux.

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Tags: world-war-1, anzac-day, australia, france

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