Passendale in Zonnebeke in West-Vlaanderen, Flanders, Belgium — Northwestern Europe

Passenschendaele Memorial

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, November 12, 2024

1. Passenschendaele Memorial

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Passchendaele Memorial

On 10th November 1917, the Canadian army corps captured the high ground where the village of Passchendaele had stood. This marked the close of the third battle of Ypres, the offensive launched by the British Fifth and Second Armies and the French First Army on 31st July. A German general called this battle "the greatest martyrdom of the World War."

Dit gedenkteken werd onthuld door de burgemeester-senator van Zonnebeke, Maurice Bourgois, bijgestaan door de heer Antoon Ghesquiere, gemeentesecretaris, op 25 september 1988 in de aanwezigheid van de inwoners van Zonnebeke, ambtenaren van de Western Front Association en andere dignitarissen.

This memorial was presented to the Mayor-Senator of Zonnebeke, Maurice Bourgois and its citizens on the 25th September 1988 by John Terraine, W.F.A. President, and David Cohen, W.F.A. Chairman, on behalf of the members of the Western Front Association.

Erected 1988 by The Western Front Association.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.

Location. 50° 54.033′ N, 3° 1.206′ E.

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Memorial is in Zonnebeke, Vlaanderen (Flanders), in West-Vlaanderen. It is in Passendale. It is on Passendaleplaats near National Route 303, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: Passendaleplaats 17, Zonnebeke, Vlaanderen 8980, Belgium. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Europe,

the European Union,

Atlantic Europe,

the Benelux Low Countries,

the Schengen Area,

Western Europe,

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire

and specifically also the Holy Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Van Het Poolsche Leger Op 1 Juli 1945 (here, next to this marker); In Memory of the Grenadiers (here, next to this marker); Regiment de Ligne 43e Linie Regiment (here, next to this marker); Recapture of Passendale (here, next to this marker); For Valour (a few steps from this marker); Dorpskern Passendale 1917 (within shouting distance of this marker); The Canadians at Passchendaele (approx. half a kilometer away); The Canada Gate (approx. half a kilometer away). Touch for a list and map

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Photographed by Steve Stoessel, November 12, 2024

2. Passenchendaele Memorial

of all markers in Zonnebeke.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 21, 2025, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 121 times since then and 4 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 21, 2025, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.