Sanctuary Wood
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Sanctuary Wood is a wooded area near Ypres in Belgium that became a significant First World War battlefield site and is now preserved as a memorial and museum.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sanctuary Wood canonical | 1 |
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
First World War battlefield site
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museum site ⓘ war memorial ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British forces
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Canadian forces NERFINISHED ⓘ German forces ⓘ |
| category |
Battlefields of the Western Front
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War I memorials in Belgium ⓘ World War I museums in Belgium ⓘ |
| commemorates | Commonwealth soldiers killed in the First World War ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
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surface form:
First World War
|
| country | Belgium ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Sanctuary Wood Museum
NERFINISHED
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memorials ⓘ preserved trenches ⓘ shell craters ⓘ war cemetery ⓘ war relics display ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | war memorial site ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
defensive position
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front-line position ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Flanders
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West Flanders NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Front NERFINISHED ⓘ Ypres NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Hill 62
NERFINISHED
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Ypres city centre NERFINISHED ⓘ Zillebeke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Battle of Mount Sorrel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Ypres Salient NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantPeriod | 1914–1918 ⓘ |
| terrainFeature | wooded area ⓘ |
| tourismType | battlefield tourism ⓘ |
| usedFor | commemoration of First World War soldiers ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.