Messines
Americannoun
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It was taken in the Battle of Messines in June 1917 before being recaptured by Kaiser Wilhelm’s army in 1918 in the Battle of Lys.
From The Guardian • Oct. 10, 2019
Rumors had been drifting for weeks of a major offensive planned near the Belgian town of Messines, and the reporters were eager for details.
From National Geographic • Jun. 6, 2017
Several hours later, starting at 3:10 a.m. on June 7, British engineers detonated 19 enormous mines buried deep below German positions along a ridge outside Messines.
From National Geographic • Jun. 6, 2017
Nine months later in June 1917, Irishmen from north and south would fight alongside each other for the first time in the Battle of Messines in Belgium.
From BBC • Jun. 29, 2016
The assault on Messines Ridge was a spectacular tactical success.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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