-
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...
- 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...
-
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...
-
ridge lies to the north-east,
declining in
elevation past
Ypres through Wytschaete (Wijtschate),
Gheluvelt and P****chendaele (P****endale),
curving north...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- dig
under the Ploegsteert–Messines (Mesen), Kemmel–
Wytschaete (Wijtschate) and Vierstraat–
Wytschaete roads and to dig two
tunnels between the
Douve river...
- the
Canal and it is
sometimes incorrectly referred to as the
Battle of
Wytschaete. Its
official British Army name,
which is
borne on the
battle honours...
- Brigade, 34th Division, on 28
September 1918 it was
involved in
attacks on
Wytschaete Ridge, near Ypres, as part of the
Fifth Battle of Ypres.
McGuffie had...