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Flanders Field can refer to:

  • Flanders Fields, the name of World War I battlefields in the medieval County of Flanders, which spans southern Belgium and north-west France.
  • Flanders Field American Cemetery and Memorial, a World War I cemetery on the southeast edge of the town of Waregem, Belgium. Poppy flowers began to grow after the burial of the fallen soldiers.

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In Flanders Fields

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"In Flanders Fields" is a war poem in the form of a rondeau, written during the First World War by Canadian physician Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae....

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Flanders Fields

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and East Flanders as well as the French department of Nord, part of which makes up the area known as French Flanders. The name Flanders Fields is particularly...

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Flanders Field

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fallen soldiers. In Flanders Fields (disambiguation) This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Flanders Field. If an internal link...

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Papaver rhoeas

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with common names including common poppy, corn poppy, corn rose, field poppy, Flanders poppy, and red poppy, is an annual herbaceous species of flowering...

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Flanders Field American Cemetery and Memorial

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Flanders Field American Cemetery and Memorial is a World War I cemetery in the city of Waregem, Belgium. Originally a temporary battlefield burial ground...

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In Flanders Fields Museum

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The In Flanders Fields Museum is a museum in Ypres (Ieper), Belgium, dedicated to the study of the First World War. It occupies the second floor of the...

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John McCrae

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Belgium. He is best known for writing the famous war memorial poem "In Flanders Fields". McCrae died of pneumonia near the end of the war. His famous poem...

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Flanders

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the government of Flanders consist, among others, of economic affairs in the Flemish Region and the community aspects of Flanders life in Brussels, such...

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Alexis Helmer

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Battery, 1st Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery. He is known as being part of the inspiration for "In Flanders Fields" through his friendship with John...

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County of Flanders

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County of Flanders were allegedly created by Philip of Alsace, count of Flanders from 1168 to 1191; a climbing or rampant black lion on a gold field. In the...

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West Flanders

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West Flanders. Major touristic attractions include the Belgian coast, the historic center of Bruges, the Yser Tower in Diksmuide and Flanders Fields, the...

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Banknotes of the Canadian dollar

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because there is a misprint in the poem In Flanders Fields. The first line as printed, "In Flanders fields the poppies blow," startled many people, who...

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When Flanders Failed

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Homer makes a wish for Ned Flanders' new left-handed store to go out of business. The wish comes true and soon the Flanders family is in financial trouble...

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History of Flanders

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The history of Flanders concerns not only the modern Dutch-speaking part of Belgium, which is now called "Flanders" (Dutch: Vlaanderen), but also several...

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Berlinde De Bruyckere

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LUCA School of Arts in Ghent in 1986, and did her residency at the In Flanders Field Museum. In 2013, she visited a skin-trader workshop in Anderlecht, Belgium...

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Ned Flanders

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which Flanders and his family were prominent is season two's "Dead Putting Society", which also contained the first appearance of Maude and Rod Flanders. The...

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Moll Flanders

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Fielding (London: Pimlico, 2000) ISBN 978-0712664271. Includes a chapter on Moll Flanders. Watt, Ian "The Recent Critical Fortunes of Moll Flanders"...

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The Flanders Hotel

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and development, and entertainment/recreation. The Flanders Hotel is named after Flanders Fields in Belgium. The hotel was built in 1923 by the Ocean...

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Flanders Fields Memorial Garden

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Memorial Garden". Flanders Fields Memorial Garden. The Memorial Garden. Retrieved 6 November 2014. Media related to Flanders Fields Memorial Garden, London...

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We Shall Keep the Faith

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inspiration for this poem from "In Flanders Fields". The "poppy red" refers to Papaver rhoeas. Oh! you who sleep in Flanders Fields, Sleep sweet – to rise anew...

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Site John McCrae

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Colonel John McCrae, MD (1872–1918), author of the famous poem "In Flanders Fields", which he composed while serving at this site in 1915. Site John McCrae...

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Kenneth MacLeish

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2013-01-18. Sims, Christopher, and Patrick Lernout. The Soldiers of Flanders Field American Military Cemetery. United States: Christopher Sims & Patrick...

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Harley Flanders

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Harley M. Flanders (September 13, 1925 – July 26, 2013) was an American mathematician, known for several textbooks and contributions to his fields: algebra...

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Waregem

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century. Waregem earned its official city title on January 1, 2000. The Flanders Field American Cemetery and Memorial is the smallest World War I American...

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