Polygon Wood, Ypres, 1917

On 26 September 1917 seven Allied divisions (126,000 men) advanced on German positions at Polygon Wood. When the battle ended a week later 20,000 of them had been killed or wounded.

Polygon Wood, Ypres, 1917
Polygon Wood, Ypres, 1917

On 26 September 1917 seven Allied divisions (126,000 men) advanced on German positions at Polygon Wood. When the battle ended a week later 20,000 of them had been killed or wounded.