Langemark-Poelkapelle

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We drove the Ypres Salient in the Flanders region of Belgium to visit the memorial sites from World War I. Of particular interest to us were the Canadian memorials along the way. 

The Brooding Soldier was the most poignant memorial we came across. The imposing granite statue faces the same direction where the first German gas attack took place. 2,000 Canadian soldiers died in this area. It is as if the soldier stands guard over the fallen men of combat.
We drove the Ypres Salient in the Flanders region of Belgium to visit the memorial sites from World War I. Of particular interest to us were the Canadian memorials along the way. 

The Brooding Soldier was the most poignant memorial we came across. The imposing granite statue faces the same direction where the first German gas attack took place. 2,000 Canadian soldiers died in this area. It is as if the soldier stands guard over the fallen men of combat.
German cemetary of World War I, Langemark-Poelkapelle, Belgium. View from south.
German cemetary of World War I, Langemark-Poelkapelle, Belgium. View from north-west.
Langemarck German cemetery,Ypres Salient Flanders.
This cemetery contains the graves of 44,292 German soldiers. The picture displays a mass grave  containing 25,000 soldiers. In the background, is a sculpture of four mourning figures by Professor Emil Kreiger. Also contained within the cemetery is a concrete blockhouse, where Private Frederick Dancox won the Victoria cross.  #OnTheRoad

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