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* [http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Tyne%20cot&w=all Flickr photos] of Tyne Cot. | * [http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Tyne%20cot&w=all Flickr photos] of Tyne Cot. | ||
* [[WW1_Locations]] shows mappings of the various WW1 locations. | * [[WW1_Locations]] shows mappings of the various WW1 locations. | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:21, 7 November 2012
Tyne Cot [1] is the largest Commonwealth cemetery of the English forces in world. The name "Tyne Cot" seems to come from the resemblance between the German pill boxes and a Tynesite workers cottage.
WW1
Thursday 4 October 1917 is the crucial day of the Battle of Passendale. The starting-point of the attack was the road Zonnebeke-Langemark. On the evening the 3rd Australian Division lay on the place of the current cemetery.
The battle terrain is intersected by an old railroad Ieper - Roeselare, since 1952 out of order. The province of Flanders wants to create a new walking- and bicycle road between the Memorial Museum Passchendaele and the Tyne Cot Cemetery.
Archeology
Before making this road an extended archeologic research investigation has been made, resulting
See also
- Flickr photos of Tyne Cot.
- WW1_Locations shows mappings of the various WW1 locations.
http://farm1.staticflickr.com/41/86141345_c943485d97_z.jpg http://farm1.staticflickr.com/39/86141323_c465bef23a_z.jpg
Reference
- ↑ Google Maps, Location of Tyne Cot. Since November 2009 the images of th terrain are much better!