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Hooge in World War I
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In World War I, the area around Hooge on Bellewaerde Ridge, about 2.5 mi (4 km) east of Ypres in Flanders in Belgium, was one of the easternmost sectors of the Ypres Salient and was the site of much fighting between German and Allied forces.
German flamethrowers during the First World War on the Western Front, 1917
German flamethrowers during the First World War on the Western Front, 1917
Soldiers of the 10th Field Artillery Brigade of the 4th Australian Division passing through Château Wood, near Hooge, 29 October 1917.
Soldiers of the 10th Field Artillery Brigade of the 4th Australian Division passing through Château Wood, near Hooge, 29 October 1917.
View of Hooge from the south, with Hooge Crater Cemetery clearly visible
View of Hooge from the south, with Hooge Crater Cemetery clearly visible
Hooge Crater Cemetery entrance with Cross of Sacrifice and the stone-faced circle designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens in memory of the many craters nearby
Hooge Crater Cemetery entrance with Cross of Sacrifice and the stone-faced circle designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens in memory of the many craters nearby
Battle of Mont Sorrel
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The Battle of Mont Sorrel was a local operation in World War I by three divisions of the German 4th Army and three divisions of the British Second Army in the Ypres Salient, near Ypres in Belgium, from 2 to 13 June 1916.
Destroyed dugouts and shelters; before the war, most of the terrain was wooded
Destroyed dugouts and shelters; before the war, most of the terrain was wooded
German trenches demolished by artillery
German trenches demolished by artillery