Wipers- There was even a magazine called the Wipers Times.
It was called this because Americans are terrible at pronunciation...lol
Ypres, France
The Ypres War, often referred to in the context of World War I, involved several battles around the Belgian town of Ypres. The First Battle of Ypres began on October 19, 1914, and continued until November 22, 1914. Subsequent battles, including the Second Battle of Ypres in April 1915 and the Third Battle of Ypres in 1917, also took place in the Ypres Salient.
There were 5 battles of Ypres during WW1.Here are the dates for all 5 battlesFirst Battle of Ypres: October 19 - November 22, 1914Second Battle of Ypres: April 22 - May 15, 1915Third Battle of Ypres: July 31 - November 6, 1917Fourth Battle of Ypres: April 9 - April 29, 1918Fifth Battle of Ypres: September 28 - October 2, 1918
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During World War I, Ypres was the centre of intense and sustained battles ...
Ypres (ee-pruh) was an area/place in Belgium where battles were fought during World War One. It is now called Ieper.
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Ypres, Belgium was the scene of three major battles during World War I. The town was nearly destroyed three times from 1914 to 1917.
The Ypres Salient at Night was painted by Paul Nash while working as an official war artist during The Great War (World War I).
The Ypres battle was actually a series of battles that took place during World War I, resulting in tens of thousands of casualties from different nations. It would be difficult to provide an accurate number of people who died in the Ypres battles, but estimates suggest around 500,000 soldiers were killed, wounded, or went missing during the various battles in the Ypres area.
Ypres, France
Ypres, Belgium
A war began between Alliances and Ententes during approx 2 years.
Well, Ypres was attacked because it was a very strategic place during World War 1. Ypres is located on a hilly area, therefore on the high ground. Also, all roads in Flanders converged on Ypres. Ypres was also in the way of the "Race to the Sea", where the Germans (The main power in Ypres, Turkey and Austria-Hungary were too south) wanted to obtain the ports to cut off the British supplies. Source- I am thirteen and have done a huge project on Ypres.
Over 2000 canadians were killed in the battle of Ypres during WW1. This was the first time poison gas (made from chlorine) was introduced in WW1.
Ieper (Ypres in English) is in the West of Belgium. The city was on the front during World War I (1914-1918) and was totally bombed.