Ypres and the Battles of Ypres

by Unknown

PART OF THE GROUND COVERED BY THE OFFENSIVE, SEEN FROM AN AEROPLANE

A rapid advance of one-half to nearly two miles was made.

South of the Menin Road the objectives were attained almost at the outset.

To the north of the same road the enemy resistance was more stubborn. Nevertheless, the villages of Reutel and Polderhoek, together with the château of that name, were captured, freeing at the same time the top of the crest, whose eastern slopes run down to the village of Bacelaere. Further north, the Australians captured Noordhemhoek and Molenaarelsthoek, reached Broodseinde Crest, and thus advanced beyond the Bacelaere-Broodseinde Road.

On the other side of the Ypres-Roulers railway, the British drew appreciably nearer Passchendaele, captured Gravenstafel and a certain number of fortified farms, and approached the western outskirts of Poelcappelle.

FOURTH STAGE: THE 4TH OCTOBER, 1917 (4/10)

In spite of the violent storm which was then raging, all the objectives were attained and the line of crests conquered.