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In Flanders Fields. The poppy is a symbol of Remembrance and hope, including hope for a positive future and peaceful world. In Flanders Fields The poem by John McCrae In Flanders' fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place: and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. Discover more. More about this. Remembrance All about the poppy Our red poppy is a symbol of Remembrance and of hope, including hope for a positive future and a peaceful world.

How to help Fields of Remembrance The Tributes planted in our Fields of Remembrance each carry a personal message to someone who lost their life in Service for our country.

A million soldiers from more than 50 different countries were wounded, missing or killed in action here. Entire cities and villages were destroyed and left in tatters, two of which, Ypres and Passchendaele, became worldwide symbols for the atrocities of war. In Leuven, 2, houses were burnt to the ground, together with its university library. There was to be bad news for the Belgians as the fortress of Antwerp fell in October As a result, troops of the weakened Belgian Army withdrew behind the line of the River Yzer.

However, flooding caused the water level between the Yser and the railway embankment at Nieuwpoort-Diksmuide to rise, bringing the battle to a halt. This would result in a static trench warfare which would be the battleground for the Great War.

The Second Battle of Ypres started on April 22 and the Germans launched a surprise attack, using of chlorine gas for the first time, killing Allied troops within minutes. The British also took the hill occupied by Germans using underground mine war. On 17 April , five mines exploded under the German position which literally blew off the top of the hill.

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