-
front line
beyond the
former German Sehnenstellung (Chord Position, the
Oosttaverne Line to the British). The
battle was a
prelude to the much
larger Third...
-
parallel Wulverghem (Spanbroekmolen) Spur and on the east side, the
Oosttaverne Spur,
which is also
parallel to the main ridge. The
general aspect south...
- tree. The
German armed forces used a
camouflage tree in 1917 in the
Oosttaverne (or Oostaverne) Wood near Messines,
Belgium during the
Battle of Messines...
- Spanbroekmolen) Spur is
parallel to the
ridge on the west side, the
Oosttaverne Spur is to the east and
lesser spurs descend towards Gheluvelt, Becelaere...
-
Messines Ridge is the
parallel Wulverghem (Spanbroekmolen) Spur; the
Oosttaverne Spur, also parallel, is to the east. The
general aspect south of Ypres...
-
casualties in a night-time
operation to
capture the
final objective, the
Oosttaverne Line. One of
those casualties was Weathers, who
suffered a
gunshot wound...
- held up. In this effort, the
division was
tasked with
attacking the
Oosttaverne Line late in the day.
Enduring s****ing by
their own guns, and coming...
-
during the
Battle of Messines,
fought two
minor actions in July near
Oosttaverne,
south of Ypres, and was
involved in the
Battle of the
Menin Road Ridge...
- Vimy
Ridge on 9 April. Kuhl
proposed a
retirement to the
Sehnen Line (
Oosttaverne Line to the British),
halfway back from the
Second Line
along the ridge...
-
reached on the
morning of the
first day,
followed by an
advance to the
Oosttaverne Line in the afternoon. (Green 2003, pp. 172–174) (
Prior &
Wilson 1996...
