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The Battle of St Quentin Canal was a pivotal battle of World War I that began on 29 September 1918 and involved British, Australian and American forces operating as part of the British Fourth Army under the overall command of General Sir Henry Rawlinson. Further north, part of the British Third Army also supported the attack. South of the Fourth Army's 19 km front, the French First Army launched a coordinated attack on a 9.5 km front. The objective was to break through one of the most heavily defended stretches of the German Siegfriedstellung , which in this sector utilised the St Quentin Canal as part of its defences. The assault achieved its objectives , resulting in the first full breach of the Hindenburg Line, in the face of heavy German resistance. In concert with other attacks of the Grand Offensive along the length of the line, Allied success convinced the German high command that there was little hope of an ultimate German victory....

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00:03:54 Prelude
00:04:18 Preliminary operation of 27 September
00:07:05 Main assault of 29 September
00:08:14 Attack over Bellicourt Tunnel
00:13:13 Attack across the canal cutting
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Kathrin Romany Beckinsale is an English actress. After some minor television roles, she made her film debut in Much Ado About Nothing while still a student at the University of Oxford. She appeared in British costume dramas such as Prince of Jutland , Cold Comfort Farm , Emma , and The Golden Bowl , in addition to various stage and radio productions. She began to seek film work in the United States in the late 1990s and, after appearing in small-scale dramas The Last Days of Disco and Brokedown Palace , she had starring roles in the war drama Pearl Harbor and the romantic comedy Serendipity. She followed those with appearances in The Aviator and Click . Since being cast as Selene in the Underworld film series , Beckinsale has become known primarily for her work in action films, including Van Helsing , Whiteout , Contraband , and Total Recall . She also continues to make appearances in smaller dramatic projects such as Snow Angels , Nothing, but the Truth , and Everybody's Fine . ...

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00:01:22 Early life
00:04:02 1991–1997: Early acting roles
00:09:55 1998–2002: Move to Hollywood
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