"Dead End" Ypres
Title
"Dead End " Ypres
Description
This photograph is taken of the "Dead End " of the Ypres Canal and looking southeast . Pictured are a factory chimney , the remains of the tower of "Cloth Hall " the first aid station , and Rue de Dixmude .
Historical note
On August 14 , 1918 , the Thirtieth Division was directed to relieve the British 33rd Division in the Canal Sector . The Thirtieth was to take part in the Canal Sector Ypres-Lys Offensive , an effort to route the Germans from the Ypres salent . While undertaking this operation , the Division's units were engaged in taking prisoners , launching a gas attack on German lines , and advancement that led to their first experience with hand-to-hand combat . The British 35th Division relieved the Thirtieth on
Date
1918
Creator
Warfield, Francis B.
Place
Ieper (Belgium)
Collection name
Frierson-Warfield Papers, 1813-1928
Collection finding aid
http://sos.tn.gov/products/tsla/frierson-warfield-papers-1813-1859-1925-1928
Accession number
90-288
Education Tags
US.28 World War I
Subjects
War War damage Canals World War, 1914-1918
Owning Institution
Tennessee State Library and Archives
ID#
33111
Digital Type
Still Image
Digital format
Image/jp2
Media Type
Photographs
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Image dimensions
5.25" x 3.25"
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