- part of the
Ypres Salient area. The front-line ran
through the area of
Wytschaete,
which was
captured and held
several times by both
sides during the course...
- The
Capture of
Wytschaete was a
tactical incident in the
Battle of
Messines (7–14 June 1917) on the
Western Front during the
First World War. On 7 June...
-
canal as far as Yser,
while the rest of the BEF fell back. The
battle of
Wytschaete, over the
border in Belgium, was the
toughest action Brooke faced in this...
-
Ploegsteert Wood (Plugstreet to the British) in the south,
through Messines and
Wytschaete to Mt Sorrel,
depriving the
German 4th Army of the high ground. The ridge...
- dig
under the Ploegsteert–Messines (Mesen), Kemmel–
Wytschaete (Wijtschate) and Vierstraat–
Wytschaete roads and to dig two
tunnels between the
Douve river...
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ridge lies to the north-east,
declining in
elevation past
Ypres through Wytschaete,
Gheluvelt and P****chendaele,
curving north then north-west to Diksmuide...
-
ridge lies to the north-east,
declining in
elevation past
Ypres through Wytschaete (Wijtschate),
Gheluvelt and P****chendaele (P****endale),
curving north...
- and from the east by low
hills running south-west to north-east with
Wytschaete (Wijtschate), Hill 60 to the east of Verbrandenmolen, Hooge,
Polygon Wood...
- from the east by a line of low
hills running south-west to north-east.
Wytschaete (Wijtschate) and Hill 60 are to the east of Verbrandenmolen, Hooge, Polygon...
- November,
which left the BEF
holding a
homogeneous front from
Givenchy to
Wytschaete, 21 mi (34 km) to the north. The
Indian Corps, on the
right flank, held...
