Military Wiki
in: Articles incorporating text from Wikipedia, Military history of Canada, World War I memorials in Belgium,
and 5 more

Polygon Wood, Zonnebeke

Sign in to edit

Polygon Wood is a forest located between Ypres and Zonnebeke, Belgium.

In the First Battle of Ypres and later at The Battle of Polygon Wood it was a significant First World War battlefield in the Battle of Passchendaele. It was captured by the Australian 5th Division on September 26, 1917 as part of the Battle of Menin Road. Close to Polygon Wood is the Vampire dugout.

Gallery[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Category:Polygon Wood.

Coordinates: 50°51′6″N 2°59′11″E / 50.85167°N 2.98639°E / 50.85167; 2.98639

All or a portion of this article consists of text from Wikipedia, and is therefore Creative Commons Licensed under GFDL.
The original article can be found at Polygon Wood, Zonnebeke and the edit history here.

Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted.