Ypres
June 13th 2011 13 June 2011
An interesting and moving day in the town of Ypres in Western Belgium. In World War 1 the area around Ypres saw much of the fighting by British and Empire troops on the western front in Flanders. In 1914 the German advance was held just to the east of the town and a salient (a bulge in the front) was formed. This meant that the defenders could be attacked on 3 sides. From 1915 unt
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