Proper noun
A city in West Flanders, Belgium
The municipality containing this city.
Any of several battles fought near this city during the First World War.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgEvery soldier I know would pick Gallipoli over Ypres or the Somme, any day, twice on Sunday. Source: Internet
Group Ypres counter-attacked the flanks of the British break-in, supported by all available artillery and aircraft at about midday. Source: Internet
Famous battles in France include Battle of Verdun (spanning 10 months from 21 February to 18 December 1916), Battle of the Somme (1 July to 18 November 1916), and five separate conflicts called the Battle of Ypres (from 1914 to 1918). Source: Internet
McCrae, who was born in Guelph, Ont., crafted the piece in Belgium following the death of a friend and fellow soldier at the second battle of Ypres. Source: Internet
Pte Dawson served with the 10th Battalion of the Lincolnshire Regiment and was 22 when he was badly wounded in Candle Trench at Poelcapelle, near Ypres. Source: Internet
Beginning on 31 July and continuing to 10 November the struggle around Ypres was renewed with the Battle of Passchendaele (technically the Third Battle of Ypres, of which Passchendaele was the final phase). Source: Internet