Fromelles

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Fromelles is a village in France in the Nord-Pas de Calais area. In 2004 it had a population of 907; its inhabitants are called Fromellois.

The Battle of Fromelles in July 1916 is significant as the first occasion on which the First Australian Imperial Force (AIF) saw action on the Western Front.

The battle is widely regarded as a disaster for the Allies. It resulted from a plan to divert German attention from the Somme, but historians estimate that 5,500 Australians and 2,000 British troops were killed or wounded.

In July 2007, historians located the largest mass grave of allied soldiers discovered since the end of the Great War^[1].

Adolf Hitler served as a messenger on the German side with the 6th Bavarian reserve regiment.^{[citation needed]}

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Coordinates: 50°36′N 2°51′E / 50.6, 2.85