Battle of the Yser
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The Battle of the Yser was a battle of the First World War that took place in October 1914 between the towns of Nieuwpoort and Diksmuide, along a 35 km stretch of the Yser River and the Yperlee Canal,
Depiction of combat between Belgian and German forces
Belgian soldiers pictured during the retreat towards Antwerp in August 1914
Fall of Antwerp and the Allied retreat, 1914
Captains of the French Fusiliers marins at the Yser
Diksmuide
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Diksmuide is a Belgian city and municipality in the Flemish province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Diksmuide proper and the former communes of Beerst, Esen, Kaaskerke, Keiem
Town Hall and St Nicholas Church
Ruins of Diksmuide, 1919
Town hall and belfry
Excerpt from Weekblad van Diksmuide of the year of 1834. Preserved in the Ghent University Library.