Polygon wood

Belgium / West-Flandern / Zonnebeke / Lange Dreve
 forest, battlefield, First World War 1914-1918, interesting place
Polygon Wood is a large wood 1.6 kilometres south of the village of Zonnebeke which was completely devastated in the First World
War. The wood was cleared by Commonwealth troops at the end of October 1914, given up on 3 May 1915, taken again at the end
of September 1917 by Australian troops, evacuated in the Battles of the Lys, and finally retaken by the 9th (Scottish) Division on 28
September 1918.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polygon_Wood,_Zonnebeke
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Coordinates:   50°51'11"N   2°59'11"E
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