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The third battle of Ypres
The Battle of Passchendaele, also known as the Third Battle of Ypres, 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 Belgian city of Ypres in West Flanders. This photo was taken from Palingbeek forest, 100 years ago a damaged muddy landscape full of trenches and barbed wire. The restored churches light up nicely in the sunlight. It looks really tranquil.
In this setting it is difficult to imagine what happened on the same spot in World War I.
The third battle of Ypres
The Battle of Passchendaele, also known as the Third Battle of Ypres, 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 Belgian city of Ypres in West Flanders. This photo was taken from Palingbeek forest, 100 years ago a damaged muddy landscape full of trenches and barbed wire. The restored churches light up nicely in the sunlight. It looks really tranquil.
In this setting it is difficult to imagine what happened on the same spot in World War I.