Ypres Collection (page 2)

Field Dressing Station during the Third Battle of Ypres in 1917.From the magazine Twenty Years After The Battlefields
2915227 Field Dressing Station during the Third Battle of Ypres in 1917.From the magazine Twenty Years After The Battlefields of 1914-1918 Then

Ypres battle, 1915 : attack with mustard gas in trenches, illustration
1760151 Ypres battle, 1915 : attack with mustard gas in trenches, illustration; (add.info.: Ypres battle, 1915 : attack with mustard gas in trenches, illustration); Photo: Tallandier

Ruins of the historic market halls in Ypres, Belgium, 1915
1753044 Ruins of the historic market halls in Ypres, Belgium, 1915; (add.info.: Ruins of the historic market halls in Ypres, Belgium, 1915); Photo: Tallandier

Flag of the 4th Zouaves of Belgium near Ypres, october december 1914
1761467 Flag of the 4th Zouaves of Belgium near Ypres, october december 1914; (add.info.: Flag of the 4th Zouaves of Belgium near Ypres, october december 1914); Photo: Tallandier

Soldiers in Ypres during World War One using early gas masks, which were pads of cotton wool soaked in a solution of
3058444 Soldiers in Ypres during World War One using early gas masks, which were pads of cotton wool soaked in a solution of common washing soda

Field Marshal Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig (1861-1928) Commander-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force he led
1753043 Field Marshal Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig (1861-1928) Commander-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force he led the army during Third Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele)

2010 Intercontinental Rally Challenge
Dave Weston Jr (GBR) on stage 15. Intercontinental Rally Challenge, Rd 6, Geko Ypres Rally, Ypres, Belgium, 25-26 June 2010

2010 Intercontinental Rally Challenge
Kris Meeke (GBR) has a moment on stage 7. Intercontinental Rally Challenge, Rd 6, Geko Ypres Rally, Ypres, Belgium, 25-26 June 2010

2010 Intercontinental Rally Challenge
Bruno Magalhaes (POR) on stage 15. Intercontinental Rally Challenge, Rd 6, Geko Ypres Rally, Ypres, Belgium, 25-26 June 2010

2010 Intercontinental Rally Challenge
Dave Weston Jr (GBR) in the service park. Intercontinental Rally Challenge, Rd 6, Geko Ypres Rally, Ypres, Belgium, 25-26 June 2010

2010 Intercontinental Rally Challenge
Freddy Loix (BEL) on stage15. Intercontinental Rally Challenge, Rd 6, Geko Ypres Rally, Ypres, Belgium, 25-26 June 2010

2010 Intercontinental Rally Challenge
Jan Kopecky (CZE) on stage 15. Intercontinental Rally Challenge, Rd 6, Geko Ypres Rally, Ypres, Belgium, 25-26 June 2010

2010 Intercontinental Rally Challenge
Thierry Neuville (BEL) on stage 9. Intercontinental Rally Challenge, Rd 6, Geko Ypres Rally, Ypres, Belgium, 25-26 June 2010

2010 Intercontinental Rally Challenge
Andreas Mikkelsen (NOR) on stage 9. Intercontinental Rally Challenge, Rd 6, Geko Ypres Rally, Ypres, Belgium, 25-26 June 2010

2010 Intercontinental Rally Challenge
Freddy Loix (BEL) in the service zone. Intercontinental Rally Challenge, Rd 6, Geko Ypres Rally, Ypres, Belgium, 25-26 June 2010

2010 Intercontinental Rally Challenge
Freddy Loix (BEL) on stage 9. Intercontinental Rally Challenge, Rd 6, Geko Ypres Rally, Ypres, Belgium, 25-26 June 2010

The drill sergeant
Susanne Stoop

2010 Intercontinental Rally Challenge
Andreas Mikkelsen (NOR) on stage 15. Intercontinental Rally Challenge, Rd 6, Geko Ypres Rally, Ypres, Belgium, 25-26 June 2010

2010 Intercontinental Rally Challenge
Bernd Casier (BEL) on stage 9. Intercontinental Rally Challenge, Rd 6, Geko Ypres Rally, Ypres, Belgium, 25-26 June 2010

2008 Intercontinental Rally Challenge
Giandomenico Basso (ITA), FIAT, on Stage 8. 2008 Intercontinental Rally Challenge, Belgium Ypres Westhoek Rally, Ypres, Belgium. 27-29 June 2008

Khaki Chums Christmas Truce Cross, St Yvon, Belgium
At Christmas 1914, over the 24th/25th December, a truce was held here between the 1st Battalion the Warwickshire Regiment and the 7th Bavarians in which Bruce Bairnsfaher took part

Christmas 1914 Football Match Statues, Messines - Mesen
This life sized statue of a German and a British soldier shaking hands over a football, was sculpted by Andy Edwards and was unveiled on 22 December 2015

2008 Intercontinental Rally Challenge
Mark Higgins (GBR), MG ZR, at the start of Stage 8. 2008 Intercontinental Rally Challenge, Belgium Ypres Westhoek Rally, Ypres, Belgium. 27-29 June 2008

2010 Intercontinental Rally Challenge
Andreas Mikkelsen (NOR) on stage 2. Intercontinental Rally Challenge, Rd 6, Geko Ypres Rally, Ypres, Belgium, 25-26 June 2010

World War 1: Germany army in West Flanders
3786886 World War 1: Germany army in West Flanders; (add.info.: World War 1: Germany army in West Flanders, 16 and 17 September 1914. West of Ypres. Soldiers after shooting down an English plane)

Ypres, France - destruction during World War I
3786059 Ypres, France - destruction during World War I; (add.info.: Ypres, France - destruction during World War I. Showing former cattle market. Town on Western Front.); Lebrecht History

World War I - Battle of Ypres
3780156 World War I - Battle of Ypres; (add.info.: World War I - Battle of Ypres - Caption reads: British and French troops charging shoulder to shoulder at Ypres')

WW1 - View of Ypres
3790102 WW1 - View of Ypres; (add.info.: WW1 - View of Ypres, France, after two years of war. Caption reads: Tourists who knew Ypres)

WWI Battlefield of Ypres
3789212 WWI Battlefield of Ypres; (add.info.: WWI - Map of Battlefield of Ypres The History of the Great European War vol III); Lebrecht History

World War 1: Ruins of St. Martin's Church, Ypres
3786964 World War 1: Ruins of St. Martin's Church, Ypres; (add.info.: World War 1: Ruins of St. Martin's Church, Ypres. (French: Les ruines de l'Eglise St. Martin')

Ypres by A. Bastien, 1915
3786060 Ypres by A. Bastien, 1915; (add.info.: Ypres by A. Bastien, 1915. Following German attack during World War 1. Western Front, France.); Lebrecht History

Unveiling the Christmas Truce Memorial, Frelinghien
The most fully documented Christmas Truce story of 1914 took place between the 2nd Royal Welch Fusiliers and the Saxon 133rd Infantry Regiment plus the Prussian 6th Jager Battalion at Frelinghien

Field Gun outside the TJaegershof Restaurant
The restaurant has a small but interesting museum which is concerned with the activities nearby, including the St Sixtus Abbey

Charing Cross Dressing Station bunkers, Ploegsteert
These are close by the Plugstreet Experience 14-18 (Interpretation Centre) and served the Dressing Station which, like many of the sites around here, used a series of Central London names

Headsone of German Jewish soldier Max Seller, Belgium
The burial is in the CWGC Cemetery, Hyde Park Corner. In this same cemetery is the grave of Private Albert Edward French, a 16 years old who was the subject of a BBC Radio 4 documentary in 1983

Ypres Battlefield Markers and signs
Over the 40 years that we have been writing about these battlefields, there has been many attempts to signpost the places of interest

Victims of the First Gas Attack Memorial, Steenstraat
This 15 metres high Cross of Reconciliation, commemorates the victims of the first gas attack of the war made by the Germans on 22 April 1915

Map of Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium, First World War, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
Map of Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium, First World War, (c1920). The Ypres Salient before the Battle of July 31, 1917: map showing the approximate positions of the Franco-British Line

The Ypres Salient before and after the Second Battle of Ypres... First World War, 1915, (c1920)
The Ypres Salient before and after the Second Battle of Ypres, April 22-May 13, First World War, 1915, (c1920). Map showing positions of the allied forces around Ypres in Belgium: French

WW1 - Ypres - Hell Fire Corner, British Demarcation Stone
WW1 - Ypres - Hell Fire Corner on the Menin Road, British Demarcation Stone - the inscription reads (in English): " Here the invader was brought to a standstill"

Dead German soldiers Ypres 31st July 1917

Canadian machine gunners at Passchendaele on 11th November 1917

Ypres ruins during the First World War

Ypres Cathedral during the First World War

The Cloth Hall Ypres during the First World War

Irish Farm Cemetery Ypres during the First World War

Hope munitions dump at Ypres during the First World War

British and German troops together after battle, Menin Road, Ypres during the First World War

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Ypres, a city forever etched in the annals of history. From the iconic painting "The Canadians at Ypres" by William Barnes Wollen to Hs Power's depiction of artillery and horses amidst the chaos of World War I, this Belgian town witnessed it all. British soldiers in 1917 fought valiantly on its war-torn streets, displaying unwavering courage like Captain Noel Godfrey Chavasse, who was awarded the Victoria Cross for his exceptional bravery. The Brooding Soldier stands tall at the Canadian Memorial in Vancouver Corner, serving as a poignant reminder of the sacrifices made during WWI. Tanks rumbled through Ypres during the Battle of Menin Road, their steel behemoths shaping the course of history. Australian troops stood amidst the remains of Chateau Wood in Passchendaele 1917, their resilience echoing throughout time. Not forgotten are those brave Northumberland Fusiliers who held their ground at St Eloi in 1916. Matania's masterpiece "In The Famous Plug Street Wood" captures both beauty and devastation simultaneously experienced within Ypres' borders. Beyond its wartime significance lies Ypres' Main Town Square - once bustling with life but now bearing scars from Europe's darkest days. Ten postcards tell tales before, during and after war; each image revealing fragments of a resilient community that refused to be defeated. Today, only ruins remain as silent witnesses to past horrors endured by this remarkable city. Yet amid these remnants emerges hope for a brighter future – one where remembrance ensures that such devastation is never repeated again.