What the records say
- When
- 26 Sep 1917 – 27 Sep 1917
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 50.85° N, 2.99° E
- Description
- 1917 battle during the second phase of the Third battle of Ypres in World War I
- War
- World War I
Battle of Polygon Wood
1917 battle of the First World War
The Battle of Polygon Wood was fought during the second part of the Third Battle of Ypres in the First World War. The battle was fought near Ypres in Belgium, from the Menin road to Polygon Wood and thence north, to the area beyond St Julien. Much of the woodland had been destroyed by the huge bombardments from both sides since 16 July and the area had changed hands several times.
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- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “WWI: Battle of Polygon Wood (part of the Battle of Passchendaele) near Ypres in Belgium – British and Australian troops capture positions from the Germans”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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