The Battle of the Menin Road Ridge, sometimes called "Battle of the Menin Road", was the third British general attack of the Third Battle of Ypres in the First World War. The battle took place from 20
A British Vickers machine gun crew during the battle
An Australian Battalion have tea and food in the first support trench on the evening before the battle on Westhoek Ridge, 19 September 1917
The British front line and the German defences in the area east of Ypres, mid-1917
German troop dispositions opposite 1 ANZAC Corps, 1 Sept 1917.
Battle of Langemarck (1917)
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The Battle of Langemarck was the second Anglo-French general attack of the Third Battle of Ypres, during the First World War. The battle took place near Ypres in Belgian Flanders, on the Western Front
Battle of the Menin Road Ridge
…First Army crossed the Steenbeek on the left flank. The unusually wet weather caused the attacks to be postponed until 10 August and 16–18 August, the Battle of Langemarck. Some objectives were still occupied by the Germans after operations later in the month. Principal responsibility for the offensive was transferred to…
Front line after the Battle of Langemarck, 16–18 August 1917
A British 12-inch railway gun at Woesten, with its crew perched on it and the propaganda slogan Not on Strike on the barrel
Interior of a dugout
German pillbox, Flanders 1917