The Yser (US: /iːˈzɛər/ ee-ZAIR, French: [izɛʁ]; Dutch: IJzer [ˈɛizər] ) is a river that rises in French Flanders (the north of France), enters the Belgian...
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The Yser Front (French: Front de l'Yser, Dutch: Front aan de IJzer or IJzerfront), sometimes termed the West Flemish Front in British writing, was a section...
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The Battle of the Yser (French: Bataille de l'Yser, Dutch: Slag om de IJzer) was a battle of the First World War that took place in October 1914 between...
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03167°N 2.85333°E / 51.03167; 2.85333 The Yser Towers (Dutch: IJzertoren) are a monument complex near the Yser river at Diksmuide, West Flanders in Belgium...
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Yser (French) or IJzer (Dutch) is a Brussels Metro station on the northern segment of lines 2 and 6. It is located under the Small Ring (Brussels' inner...
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Ieperlee (redirect from Yser Canal)
province of West Flanders and flows via the city of Ypres (Ieper) into the Yser at Fort Knokke. The river is 17 kilometres (11 mi) long. Its name is derived...
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First Battle of Ypres (section Battle of the Yser)
their opponents. North of Ypres, the fighting continued in the Battle of the Yser (16–31 October), between the German 4th Army, the Belgian army and French...
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settlement of Dicasmutha was situated at the mouth of a stream near the River Yser (Dutch: IJzer). The name is a compound of the Dutch words dijk (dike) and...
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begun at the time of the Battle of the Yser and was defended by soldiers of the Belgian Army. As part of the Yser Front, it played a key role in preserving...
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The Yser Medal (French: Médaille de l'Yser, Dutch: Medaille van de IJzer) was a Belgian campaign medal of World War I, established on 18 October 1918 to...
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