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Spanbroekmolen is a
small group of
farms in Heuvelland, a muni****lity
located in the
Belgian province of West Flanders. The
hamlet is
sited on one of...
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Spanbroekmolen on one of the
highest points of the
Messines Ridge,
which was
filled with 41,000 kg (91,000 lb) of ammonal. The mine at
Spanbroekmolen...
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Spanbroekmolen British Cemetery is a
Commonwealth War
Graves Commission (CWGC)
burial ground for the dead of the
First World War
located in the
Ypres Salient...
- British) and Hill 63. West of
Messines Ridge is the
parallel Wulverghem (
Spanbroekmolen) Spur and on the east side, the
Oosttaverne Spur,
which is also parallel...
- and at
Spanbroekmolen (created by a
charge of 91,000
pounds (41,000 kg) ammonal). When
detonated on 7 June 1917, the
blast at
Spanbroekmolen formed the...
- and
beneath German lines at
Spanbroekmolen,
which was
charged with 41,000 kg (91,000 lb) of ammonal. The
Spanbroekmolen mine
created a
crater that afterwards...
- British) and Hill 63. West of
Messines Ridge is the
parallel Wulverghem (
Spanbroekmolen) Spur and on the east side, the
Oosttaverne Spur,
which is also parallel...
- and
Spanbroekmolen, four at Kruisstraat, one at
Ontario Farm and two each at
Trenches 127 and 122 on the
southern flank. The mine at
Spanbroekmolen formed...
- and held
several times by both
sides during the
course of the war.
Spanbroekmolen was an
important German stronghold, and on 30
April and 17 June 1916...
- artillery-fire
exploded several gas
cylinders in the
German lines around Spanbroekmolen,
which released greenish-yellow clouds. A gas
alert was
given on 25...
