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Cycle path along the fortifications and the Rijselpoort.

Hill 60 is an authentic area from the First World War. The artificial hill, built in 1850, stood at a height of approximately 60 meters, hence the name Hill 60. Between 1914 and 1918, fierce fighting took place here between the Germans and the Allies. Starting in 1915, both sides dug tunnels under the hill in which mines were detonated. The explosion of the deep mines on June 7, 1917, created the current landscape of Hill 60. Many soldiers are still buried beneath this hill.

An interesting anecdote concerns the name of the cemetery. It refers to a chalet that stood in the hamlet before the war. This chalet served as a point of reference for the soldiers and gave the cemetery its name.

Lindenhoek Chalet Military Cemetery is a British military cemetery from the First World War, located in the hamlet of Lindenhoek, south of Kemmel. The cemetery was established in March 1915 by medical posts and combat units and remained in use until October 1917. After the war, approximately 130 more graves from the battlefields around Kemmel were added. The cemetery contains the graves of 317 soldiers, 69 of whom are unidentified. The cemetery has a rectangular plan and is slightly raised above street level, surrounded by a brick wall.

An interesting anecdote concerns the circumstances of their death. While the train was stationary, residents heard several shots and found the bodies of Marchant and Olivier about 200 meters away. It is still a mystery whether they tried to escape or whether they were executed. In 1969, a memorial stone was unveiled to commemorate their courage and sacrifice.

The French Resistance Monument at Hill 60 commemorates two French resistance fighters, Pierre Marchant and Lucien Olivier, who were executed by German troops during World War II. On September 2, 1944, they were captured in their hometown of La Madeleine, near Lille, and taken by train to Belgium. They were taken from the train at Hill 60 and shot.

Easy to leave Ypres

메센 중심부에 있는 관광 안내소 앞에는 제1차 세계 대전 중 예외적인 인간애의 순간, 1914년 크리스마스 휴전을 기념하는 인상적인 청동상이 서 있습니다. 영국 예술가 앤드류 에드워즈가 디자인한 이 조각상은 영국군 병사와 독일군 병사가 서로 손을 잡고 발밑에 축구공이 놓여 있는 모습을 보여줍니다. 이는 크리스마스 당일 병사들이 참호에서 나와 함께 캐럴을 부르고 선물을 교환하며 무주지에서 축구 경기를 했던 자발적인 휴전을 상징합니다. 유럽 전역을 순회한 후 웸블리 스타디움과 이페르 등을 거쳐 이 조각상은 2015년 실제로 크리스마스 휴전이 일어났던 메센에 최종적으로 자리 잡았습니다. 조각상의 길이는 3.7미터, 높이는 2.5미터이며 평화, 연대, 희망의 강력한 메시지를 전달합니다.