Hill 62
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Hill 62 is a strategically important elevation near Ypres in Belgium that was fiercely contested during World War I and is now commemorated as a battlefield and memorial site.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War I site
ⓘ
battlefield ⓘ war memorial site ⓘ |
| associatedWithBattle |
Battle of Mount Sorrel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Second Battle of Ypres NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Hills of Belgium
ⓘ
World War I memorials in Belgium ⓘ Ypres Salient battlefields NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Canadian Corps
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
soldiers of the British Empire ⓘ |
| commemoratesPeriod | 1914–1918 ⓘ |
| commemorativeFocus | First World War Western Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Allied forces at various times
ⓘ
German forces at various times ⓘ |
| country | Belgium ⓘ |
| elevation | 62 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| frontSector | Ypres sector NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAccess | publicly accessible ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Heuvel 62
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sanctuary Wood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
shell craters
ⓘ
trenches ⓘ war cemetery nearby ⓘ |
| hasInterpretiveSignage | yes ⓘ |
| hasMemorial | Hill 62 (Sanctuary Wood) Canadian Memorial NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyCemetery | Sanctuary Wood Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyMuseum | Sanctuary Wood Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasViewOver | Ypres Salient NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isMaintainedAs | memorial landscape ⓘ |
| isNear |
Ypres city centre
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zillebeke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf |
World War I historiography
ⓘ
battlefield tours ⓘ |
| isTouristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Belgium
ⓘ
West Flanders NERFINISHED ⓘ Ypres NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memorialUnveiledBy | Canadian authorities ⓘ |
| partOf | Ypres Salient NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Flemish Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | artillery observation during World War I ⓘ |
| wasContestedBy |
British forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Canadian forces NERFINISHED ⓘ German forces ⓘ |
| wasStrategicallyImportantDuring | World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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