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Flanders Fields. a Place to Remember 2017 > 2018 Brochure Flanders Fields. A place to remember. FLANDERSFIELDS1418.COM 161012_TradeBrochure4.indd 1 13/10/16 11:30 Table of contents INTRODUCTION DISCOVER THE BATTLEFIELDS IntroductionINTRODUCTION > 3 GettingDISCOVER there THE and BATTLEFIELDSaround > 46 FlandersIntroduction Fields: 12 most visited sites + map > 43 TheGetting battlefields, there and accessiblearound to all > 4846 WWI:FlandersMap and time 15Fields: line key sites12 most in Flanders visited sites Fields + map > 64 TheExplore Greatbattlefields, WWI War outside Centenary, accessible the classroomaccessible to all to all > 48 WWI: Timelinetime line > 6 OrganizedExplore WWI battlefield outside the tours classroom > 4948 EVENTS OrganisedSuggestionsOrganized battlefield for car or tourscoach itineraties > 49 1917EVENTS Total war in Flanders/ forSuggestions touroperators for car or coach itineratiesitineraries > 50 exhibitions19171917: TotalTotal warWar and inin information Flanders/Flanders points > 7 forHotels touroperatorstour operators > 5250 ComingWorldRememberMeexhibitions and information points > 127 YouthHotels accommodation > 5852 DiaryCalendarComingWorldRememberMe of otherof other events events > 1412 TradeYouth &accommodation press information > 6358 Diary of other events > 14 Trade & press information > 63 WORLD WAR I SITES YpresWORLD & surroundings WAR I SITES > 26 Passchendaele/ZonnebekeYpres & surroundings > 3226 MessinesPasschendaele/Zonnebeke > 3532 Heuvelland/WijtschateMessines (Wytchaete) > 3635 PoperingeHeuvelland/Wijtschate > 3836 DiksmuidePoperinge & surroundings > 4038 NieuwpoortDiksmuide & surroundings > 4340 OtherNieuwpoort interesting sites in Flanders (Fields) & Brussels > 4443 Other interesting sites in Flanders (Fields) & Brussels > 44 2 ©milo-profi photography ©milo-profi 2 ©milo-profi photography ©milo-profi 161012_TradeBrochure4.indd 2 13/10/16 11:30 161012_TradeBrochure4.indd 2 13/10/16 11:30 INTRODUCTION 2017 PASSCHENDAELE REMEMBERED The terrible events of the year 1917 are engraved inin ourour collectivecollective memory.memory. 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Memorial Museum Passchendaele 1917 3 161012_TradeBrochure4.indd 3 13/10/16 11:30 Europe, Flanders, Flanders Fields ■ Zeebrugge NORTH SEA Ostend ■ ■ Bruges 9 ■ Nieuwpoort Dunkirk ■ ■ De Panne 3 ■ 14 Veurne ■ Diksmuide ■ 11 Ghent ■ Calais FLANDERS FLANDERS FIELDS ■ Roeselare Langemark-Poelcapelle Poperinge 6 ■ 13 15 ■ 8 ■ Zonnebeke 5 Ypres ■ 2 10 Waregem ■ 4 1 ■ Hooge 7 ■ Kortrijk Wervik Messines ■ Menen ■ FRANCE ■ 12 WALLONIA ■ Lille 4 161012_TradeBrochure4.indd 4 13/10/16 11:30 15 KEY SITES IN FLANDERS FIELDS © milo-profi © © milo-profi 1 In Flanders Fields Museum 2 Polygon Wood 3 Vladslo German Cemetery © milo-profi © milo-profi © Michael Depestele 4 Menin1 In Gate Flanders Fields Museum 5 Lijssenthoek5 Polygon Military Wood Cemetery 6 Langemark9 Trench German of Death Cemetery & Menin Gate & Visitor Centre © milo-profi © Westtoer © Westtoer © Michael Depestele © milo-profi 7 Hill2 60 Hill 60 8 Talbot6 Lijssenthoek House 9 Westfront10 German Nieuwpoort Cemetery Visitor Vladslo Centre Military Cemetery and Goose Foot Lock Complex © milo-profi © milo-profi © milo-profi © milo-profi Introduction 10 Memorial3 Memorial Museum Museum 11 Yser7 Tower Talbot Museum House 12 Island11 German of Ireland Cemetery Langemark Passchendaele Passchendaele 1917 1917 Peace Park © Westtoer © © milo-profi © Westtoer © milo-profi 13 Tyne4 TyneCot Cemetery Cot Cemetery 14 Trench8 Yser of TowerDeath Museum 15 Essex12 GooseFarm Cemetery Foot complex & Visitor Centre & King Albert I Monument 161012_TradeBrochure4.indd 5 13/10/16 11:30 28 June 1914 Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo 28 July 1914 Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia. 4 August 1914 German army invades Belgium. 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