I think John McCrae was speaking, but he was also speaking for other soldiers who felt the same way as he did.
Flanders is in Belgium.
In Flanders Fields - John McCrae
Flanders Fields is the name given to the battlefields from World War I. The fields are located between West Flanders and East Flanders in Belgium.
The foe referred to in the poem "In Flanders Fields" by John McCrae is the enemy soldiers fighting on the opposing side during World War I. They are portrayed as the adversaries to the soldiers and victims memorialized in Flanders Fields.
The poem "In Flanders Fields" by John McCrae was written during the Second Battle of Ypres.Ypres is a city in Belgium.
Colonel McCrae was in Canada when he wrote In Flanders Fields. He was in hospital after being shot.
1915
In Flanders Fields which is where the war was
Yes. there are poems written about flanders feilds where the fallen now rest.
This very powerful war poem was written by Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, MD - of the Canadian Army.
The Canadian 10 dollar bill has the poem "In Flanders Fields" written on it.
There are no graves marked in Flanders Fields, as there is no specific place. It is a part of a famous WW1 poem, and generically refers to the fighting places in the northern part of Belgium known as Flanders. The poem ("In Flanders Fields") was written by a Canadian physician John McCrae in 1915, and memorializes those killed in fighting in WW1.