Battle of Hill 60
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Battle of Hill 60 is a name shared by two battles of World War I:
  • Battle of Hill 60 (Western Front)
    Battle of Hill 60 (Western Front)
    The Battle of Hill 60 was an Australian assault that was subsidiary to the Battle of Neuve Chapelle.-1914-15:Hill 60 was a low rise on the southern flank of the Ypres Salient and was named for the 60 metre contour which marked its bounds. Hill 60 was not a natural highpoint, but was created as a...

     (April 17–April 22, 1915), a subsidiary battle to the Battle of Neuve Chapelle
  • Battle of Hill 60 (Gallipoli)
    Battle of Hill 60 (Gallipoli)
    The Battle of Hill 60 was the last major assault of the Battle of Gallipoli. It was launched on 21 August 1915 to coincide with the attack on Scimitar Hill made from the Suvla front by General Stopford's British IX Corps. Hill 60 was a low knoll at the northern end of the Sari Bair range which...

     (August 21–August 29, 1915), the last major assault of the Battle of Gallipoli

See also

  • Illowra Battery
    Illowra Battery
    Illowra Battery was an Australian Army coastal battery at Port Kembla, New South Wales, Australia during World War II. It was also known as Hill 60 Battery.-History:...

     otherwise known as Hill 60, is a World War II fortification, in Port Kembla, New South Wales
  • Hill 60 in Roundhay Park
    Roundhay Park
    Roundhay Park in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, is one of the biggest city parks in Europe. It has over of parkland, lakes, woodland and gardens which are owned by Leeds City Council. The park is one of the most popular attractions in Leeds, nearly a million people visit each year...

    , Leeds
    Leeds
    Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial...

    , named in honour of those who had died in the WWI battles around Ypres.
  • "Hill 60" (The Unit), an episode of the television series The Unit
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