Ypres

Ypres

History of the Ypres

The following commentary about Ypres in the Churchill Era is produced by the Churchill College (Cambridge): Belgian town, the centre of three major battles in the First World War, including the appalling slaughter of Passchendaele, and of fighting during the German spring offensive in 1918. The British trench line in front of Ypres formed a large salient or bulge extending into the German lines, which meant that British troops could be fired on from three sides, making it one of the most dangerous parts of the British sector of the Western Front. Affectionately nicknamed “Wipers” by British troops, Ypres remained in British hands throughout the war.


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