이프르 전투

제1차 세계 대전 중 벨기에의 이프르에서 벌어진 연합군과 독일 제국군 간의 전투를 일컫는다. 총 다섯 차례의 전투가 있었다. 제2차 이프르 전투는 제1차 세계 대전 서부 전선에서 발생한 전투로 독일군이 독가스를 처음 쓴 것으로 유명하다. 또한 예전 식민지 부대(캐나다 제1사단)이 유럽에서 처음으로 유럽 열강(독일)을 이긴 전투다.

Second Battle of Ypres (1915.4.22-5.25)

During the First World War, the Second Battle of Ypres was fought from 22 April – 25 May 1915 for control of the tactically important high ground to the east and south of the Flemish town of Ypres in western Belgium. The First Battle of Ypres had been fought the previous autumn. The Second Battle of Ypres was the first mass use by Germany of poison gas on the Western Front.

In Flanders Fields Museum

The In Flanders Fields Museum is a museum in Ypres (Ieper), Belgium, dedicated to the study of the First World War. It occupies the second floor of the Cloth Hall (Lakenhalle) on the market square in the city centre. The building was largely destroyed by artillery during the war, but was afterwards reconstructed.