Aime van Nieuwenhove, a wealthy lace merchant in the pretty Flemish town of Ypres, was a worried man in November 1914. As a local councillor he had organised the evacuation of thousands of civilians, ...

Reporting from Ypres, Belgium — “In Flanders fields,” the old poem says, “the poppies blow / Between the crosses, row on row.” And in the middle of those fields stands Ypres (pronounced “EE-preh”), ...

The anniversary of the World War One armistice - signed 95 years ago - has been marked in Ypres. A memorial service was held involving the laying of wreaths and thousands of poppies were dropped at ...

Next week, Tuesday the 11th of November, marks a day of great significance to western civilization. This is Armistice Day, the day when the guns fell silent and World War I came to an end. Known today ...

World War I fighting officially stopped at 11 a.m. on November 11 in 1918. Ceremonies marking the anniversary took place around much of the world, including the Menin Gate at Ypres in Belgium.

YPRES, Belgium — “In Flanders fields,” the old poem says, “the poppies blow / Between the crosses, row on row.” And in the middle of those fields stands Ypres (pronounced “EE-pre”), haunted by World ...

A dawn cannon salute has commemorated Passchendaele, one of World War I's worst battles. Top envoys for Britain, Germany and Belgium attended ceremonies for the more than half a million killed and ...

The memorial pays tribute to the 600,000 people killed in Belgium between 1914 and 1918 Weeds are growing in a Flanders field. The straggly wild plants are sprouting through the newest first world war ...

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Antoon Verschoot will raise his bugle to his lips tonight and the plaintive notes of the 'Last Post' will echo beneath the Menin Gate, then float gently over fields that once were hell incarnate.