It was close to the front line for much of World War I and saw particularly fierce fighting during the 1916, first 1918 and second 1918 Battles of the Somme and the first, second and third Battles of Albert.
As a key location on the Western Front during World War I, this area was at the center of intense combat in 1916, as well as in the first two Battles of the Somme and the first three Battles of Albert in 1918.