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Flanders was the scene of very heavy fighting between British/Canadian and German armies during the [[First World War]], most notably during the three Battles of [[Ypres]] in 1914, 1915 and 1917. It was most memorably described by the Canadian war poet John McCrae (1872-1918) in 1915:

Flanders was the scene of very heavy fighting between British/Canadian and German armies during the [[First World War]], most notably during the three Battles of [[Ypres]] in 1914, 1915 and 1917. It was most memorably described by the Canadian war poet John McCrae (1872-1918) in 1915:

In Flanders fields the poppies blow

:''In Flanders fields the poppies blow

Between the crosses, row on row,

:''Between the crosses, row on row,

That mark our place; and in the sky

:''That mark our place; and in the sky

The larks, still bravely singing, fly

:''The larks, still bravely singing, fly

Scarce heard amid the guns below.

:''Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago

:''We are the Dead. Short days ago

We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,

:''We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,

Loved and were loved, and now we lie

:''Loved and were loved, and now we lie

In Flanders fields.

:''In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:

:''Take up our quarrel with the foe:

To you from failing hands we throw

:''To you from failing hands we throw

The torch; be yours to hold it high.

:''The torch; be yours to hold it high.

If ye break faith with us who die

:''If ye break faith with us who die

We shall not sleep,

:''We shall not sleep,

though poppies grow

:''though poppies grow

In Flanders fields.

:''In Flanders fields.

== See also ==

== See also ==