Julian Dawson Posted 5 June , 2005 Share Posted 5 June , 2005 Second Battle of Ypres draws to a close with Bixschoote and Lizerne again in allied hands. However, Hill 60, St. Julien, and Zonnebeke remain in German possession. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurel Sercu Posted 5 June , 2005 Share Posted 5 June , 2005 Julian, Actually I'm afraid that Bikschote had already been in German hands after First Ypres (Oct.-Nov. 1914), and remained in German hands till 31 July 1917. And Lizerne had only been in German hands on 24-26 April 1915. (I hate to correct this, but as I live close by ...) Aurel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CROONAERT Posted 5 June , 2005 Share Posted 5 June , 2005 Actually I'm afraid that Bikschote had already been in German hands after First Ypres (Oct.-Nov. 1914), and remained in German hands till 31 July 1917. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> As can be seen in this trench map from May 1917 where Bixschoote is a full mile behind the German front. Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian Dawson Posted 8 June , 2005 Author Share Posted 8 June , 2005 All of which goes to show you shouldn't believe everything you read in the chronologies. I stand corrected. Source of the error Sacklunch.net by the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurel Sercu Posted 8 June , 2005 Share Posted 8 June , 2005 Julian, Well, that's settled then. And that tiny hamlet in my village (Lizerne is nothing but a crossroads) once again was in the discussion forum. Quite an honour ! Aurel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Jones Posted 8 June , 2005 Share Posted 8 June , 2005 It is with some reluctance that I add that the Second Battle of Ypres ended on 25th May 1915. Regards Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian Dawson Posted 9 June , 2005 Author Share Posted 9 June , 2005 In that case, an even bigger raspberry in the direction of Sacklunch. By the by, who decided when the battle ended? The battle name designations committee in retrospect? One assumes a final whistle wasn't blown at 4.15 on the 25th.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Jones Posted 9 June , 2005 Share Posted 9 June , 2005 who decided when the battle ended? The battle name designations committee in retrospect? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yes, the Battle Nomenclature Committee. Basically, the Germans decided to stop attacking. Regards Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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