Ypres (/ˈiːprə/EE-prə, French:[ipʁ]; Dutch: Ieper[ˈipər]ⓘ; West Flemish: Yper; German: Ypern[ˈyːpɐn]ⓘ) is a Belgian city and municipality in the province of West Flanders. Though
the Dutch name Ieper is the official one, the city's French name Ypres is most commonly used in English.[citation needed] The municipality comprises the city of Ypres/Ieper and the villages of Boezinge, Brielen, Dikkebus, Elverdinge, Hollebeke, Sint-Jan, Vlamertinge, Voormezele, Zillebeke, and Zuidschote. Together, they are home to about 34,900 inhabitants.
During the First World War, Ypres (or "Wipers" as it was commonly known by the British troops) was the centre of the Battles of Ypres between German and Allied forces.
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the city's French name Ypres is most commonly used in English.[citation needed] The municipality comprises the city of Ypres/Ieper and the villages of...
in the new year. The Battle of the Lys (Fourth Battle of Ypres) and the Fifth Battle of Ypres of 1918, were fought before the Allies occupied the Belgian...
The Battle of Ypres was a series of engagements during the First World War, near the Belgian city of Ypres, between the German and the Allied armies (Belgian...
Ypres was fought from 22 April – 25 May 1915 for control of the tactically important high ground to the east and south of the Flemish town of Ypres in...
of Ypres may refer to: Siege of Ypres (1383), during Despenser's Crusade Siege of Ypres (1583–1584), during the Eighty Years' War Siege of Ypres (1658)...
of Ypres. Attacks by the BEF (Field Marshal Sir John French) the Belgians and the French Eighth Army in Belgium made little progress beyond Ypres. The...
Woods of Ypres was formed in Windsor, Ontario in 2002 by David Gold, Aaron Palmer and Brian McManus. The trio released the first Woods of Ypres demo, Against...
The Ypres Salient, around Ypres, in Belgium, was the scene of several battles and a major part of the Western Front during World War I. Ypres lies at...
Earl of Ypres was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was a victory title, referring to the Flemish city of Ypres, which gave its name the...
of Ypres also comprises the municipalities of Staden and Moorslede in the Arrondissement of Roeselare. The Administrative Arrondissement of Ypres consists...
Missing, is a war memorial in Ypres, Belgium, dedicated to the British and Commonwealth soldiers who were killed in the Ypres Salient of World War I and...
2018. Historic England. "THE YPRES TOWER (1251521)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 27 July 2014. "Ypres Tower and part of Rye Town Wall...
Roman Catholic Diocese of Ypres, in present-day Belgium, existed from 1559 to 1801. Its seat was Saint Martin's Cathedral in Ypres. In 1969 it was reconstituted...
Ieperlee (or Ypres-Ijzer Canal) is a canalized river that rises in Heuvelland in the Belgian province of West Flanders and flows via the city of Ypres (Ieper)...
Stephen of Blois. Ypres was besieged a month later on the 26 April by William Clito and Louis VI. After bitter fighting, the gates of Ypres were opened by...
front. As many as one in every four shells fired did not detonate. In the Ypres Salient, an estimated 300 million projectiles that the British and the German...
scientific and technological advances. On 22 April 1915, at the Second Battle of Ypres, the Germans (violating the Hague Convention) used chlorine gas for the...
or Lakenhalle) is a large cloth hall, a medieval commercial building, in Ypres, Belgium. The original structure was erected mainly between 1200 and 1304...
The Belgium Ypres Westhoek Rally (BYWR) founded by Frans Thévelin in 1965 is one of the most famous rallies in the European Rally Championship, the Belgian...
The Battle of the Lys may refer to: Battle of the Lys (1918), part of the German Spring Offensive Battle of the Lys and the Escaut (1918), part of the...
Gabain) First Battle of Ypres, 1914 Second Battle of Ypres, 1915 Battle of Passchendaele, also known as the Third Battle of Ypres, 1917 Battle of the Lys...
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