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First Battle of Ypres
During the First World War, Hill 60 was a small promontory on the edge of the Ypres Salient, with good views for the Germans across the British lines into Ypres, which gave it great tactical significance. During the First Battle of Ypres in late 1914, -
Battle of Nonne Boschen
The German 30th Division forced the french back to Hill 60 -
Mine Warfare
British sappers blew a small mine at Hill 60 which they had taken over from the French, but without great effect. The Germans retaliated with a small mine at Zwarteleen but were driven out of the British positions. -
More Mine Warfare
Germans they blew a large mine nearby, killing forty-seven men and ten officers of the 16th Lancers. -
Large Mine
Germans blew another large mine at Zwarteleen, creating a 9.1-metre (30 ft) deep crater and damaging their own lines in the process -
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Second Battle of Ypres
the British had 59,275 casualties in the Second Battle of Ypres and the fighting for Hill 60 -
Capturing the Hill
earlier French preparations to raid the hill were continued by the British 28th Division, which took over the line in February 1915 and then by the 5th Division -
Raids
two German raids were made on the 50th Division north of Hill 60 -
British Cry for Help
German artillery began a bombardment until 5:45 p.m., obliterated most of the front line, isolated the right flank battalions and blew in the entrances to the tunnel leading to the British mining system.[22][c] At 6:43 p.m. the German artillery opened fire again and the British infantry sent up SOS flares for artillery support -
Mine's under Hill 60
The mine under Hill 60 held 24,200 kg of explosives and that under The Caterpillar 32,000 kg, despite water-logging and the demolition by a camouflet of 61 m of a German gallery above the British diggings, -
Mass Underground Killing
450,000 kg of explosives went off under the German positions, demolishing a large part of Hill 60 and killing about 10,000 German soldiers between Ypres and Ploegsteert -
5th Battle of Ypres
The 35th Division came into line opposite the hill in early September and commenced patrols and raids into the German lines opposite