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Battle of Passchendaele: 31 July - 6 November 1917
Ypres was the principal town within a salient (or bulge) in the British lines and the site of two previous battles: First Ypres (October-November 1914) and Second Ypres (April-May 1915).
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Century anniversary of the Third Battle of Ypres, remembered for the scale of casualties
Ypres was the principal town within a salient (or bulge) in the British lines and the site of two previous battles: First Ypres (October-November 1914) and Second Ypres (April-May 1915).
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Ypres cathedral stained glass fragment
The Great Market Square of Ypres (Ieper) is surrounded by magnificent buildings like The Cloth Hall, The Court of Justice and St. Martin's Cathedral. Two hundred metres from the square is the ...