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Hill 60 Ieper Ypres Belgium
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Hill 60, so named because of the map contour around the site, is located about 2 miles south east of Ieper. In the Great War, its height and location made it a focus of fighting on the Ypres Salient. • • Of particular note, although not so clear in this 2D video, is the current undulating nature of the preserved Hill 60 site. It is full of concrete bunkers but also vast areas of mine and artillery craters. • • No doubt, Hill 60 was both an important location to hold militarily but a damned awful place to hold and live. • • Corrections to commentary: • • 1. I keep saying Hill 62!! This is Hill 60. • 2. I have been advised by Simon (Belgium) that the large above ground bunker seen in this video is Aussie made not German. • • Please take a look at Video History Today http://www.videohistorytoday.com , the first web site to offer unique collections of re-usable original video clips designed for teachers and students. • • The idea behind Video History Today is to give schools the raw material to make mini-documentaries and video essays on historical subjects. • • Initial packages focus on World War I (Somme and Ieper areas), The Holocaust, the American Civil War and D-Day Normandy 1944.
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