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World War I: The Battle of Polygon Wood, part of the Battle of Passchendaele, began near Ypres, Belgium.
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World War I
1914–1918 global conflict
World War I or the First World War, also known as the Great War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Central Powers. Main areas of conflict included Europe and the Middle East, as well as parts of Africa and the Asia-Pacific. There were important…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Battle of Polygon Wood
1917 battle of the First World War
The Battle of Polygon Wood was fought during the second part of the Third Battle of Ypres in the First World War. The battle was fought near Ypres in Belgium, from the Menin road to Polygon Wood and thence north, to the area beyond St Julien. Much of the woodland had been…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Battle of Passchendaele
1917 campaign of the First World War
The Third Battle of Ypres, also known as the Battle of Passchendaele, was a campaign of the First World War, fought by the Allies against the German Empire. The battle took place on the Western Front, from July to November 1917, for control of the ridges south and east of the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Ypres
City in West Flanders, Belgium
Ypres is a Belgian city and municipality in the province of West Flanders. Though the Dutch name Ieper is the official one, the city's French name Ypres is most commonly used in English. The municipality comprises the city of Ypres/Ieper and the villages of Boezinge, Brielen,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)