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In Flanders Field Museum
Newest Review: ... 1917, also known as the Battle of Passchendaele, where Allied forces recaptured the Passchendaele ridge east of the city, at the loss of man lives. LOCATION The museum is on the 2nd floor of the old cloth hall in the centre of Ypres, which is a gritty looking and yet attractive building. The building dates back to the Middle Ages. THE MUSEUM Everything is marked in 4 languages - Flemish ... more  ... (more or less the same as Dutch), German, English and French.
The displays of the museum are marked out in some kind of chronological order, where you can follow the progress of the war, and how it affected the soldiers, local populace and the Belgian ...more |
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In Flanders Field Museum: A sobering reminder of the Great War (698 words)
by - written on 22/01/08 (Very useful, 152 readings)
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INTRODUCTION Last year I spent some time working in the Netherlands (in fact I am there again now), and one weekend with the help of a friend visiting who'd hired a car, we thought about going to Ypres, Belgium, scene of much trench warfare in World War One. On out way to the Tyne Cot war cemetery (which are quite awe inspiring in themselves), we spent a little time in the pretty main square of Ypres, where we chanced upon this museum just behind the square. YPRES (IEPER) Lying near to the French border, the Belgian town of Ypres (the French name) or Ieper (Flemish) was the scene of much trench warfare during WWI. It was in fact a ... Read the complete review
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