What the records say
- When
- 20 Sep 1917
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 50.92° N, 2.92° E
- War
- World War I
Capture of Wurst Farm
The Capture of Wurst Farm was an attack by the British 58th Division against the German 36th Division on 20 September 1917, near Ypres, Belgium, during the Battle of the Menin Road Ridge, part of the Third Battle of Ypres. Wurst Farm was at the lower end of Gravenstafel Ridge and several British attacks in the area since 31 July had been repulsed by the Germans.
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