Hill 60 Memorial
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The Hill 60 Memorial is a World War I commemorative site in the Ypres Salient in Belgium, honoring the soldiers who fought and died in the fierce battles for the strategically important Hill 60.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War I memorial
ⓘ
military cemetery and memorial site ⓘ war memorial ⓘ |
| accessibleTo | the public ⓘ |
| battleCommemorated |
Battle of Hill 60 (Ypres)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Second Battle of Ypres NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
World War I site in Belgium
ⓘ
tourist attraction in West Flanders ⓘ |
| commemorativeTheme |
sacrifice of infantry and engineers
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strategic importance of high ground in WWI ⓘ |
| conflictCommemorated | World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlledByDuringWWI |
British Army
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ⓘ
German Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Belgium ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Commonwealth soldiers
ⓘ
soldiers of the British Empire ⓘ soldiers who died at Hill 60 ⓘ soldiers who fought at Hill 60 ⓘ |
| elevationType | artificial hill ⓘ |
| hasPart |
commemorative monuments
ⓘ
cratered battlefield landscape ⓘ information panels ⓘ memorial plaques ⓘ paths for visitors ⓘ trenches and earthworks remains ⓘ |
| hasViewOf | surrounding Ypres Salient battlefield ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | protected battlefield site (local/regional) ⓘ |
| languageOfInformationPanels |
Dutch
ⓘ
English ⓘ French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Belgium
ⓘ
West Flanders NERFINISHED ⓘ Ypres NERFINISHED ⓘ Ypres Salient NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Ypres–Comines Canal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zillebeke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedAs | historic site ⓘ |
| nearbyMemorials |
Caterpillar Crater
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Bluff (Ypres Salient) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originOfHill | railway cutting spoil heap ⓘ |
| periodOfFighting | 1914–1918 ⓘ |
| purpose |
commemoration of the fallen
ⓘ
education about World War I ⓘ |
| siteOf |
artillery bombardments
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gas attacks ⓘ intense trench warfare ⓘ underground mining operations ⓘ |
| strategicFeatureOf | Ypres Salient NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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