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World War 1, Europe, France, Western Front, Deulemont, 1918

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1918

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Aerial view of battle area near Deulemont, showing German trenches

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Deûlémont (from Dutch: Deulemonde) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is part of the Urban Community of Lille Métropole.
The North-east of France and the south-west Belgium were known as Flanders. West of a line between Arras and Calais in the north-west, lay chalk downlands, covered with soil sufficient for arable farming. East of the line, the land declines in a series of spurs into the Flanders plain, bounded by canals. The Lys, Yser and upper Scheldt had been canalised and between them the water level underground was close to the surface, rose further in the autumn and filled any dip, the sides of which then collapsed. The ground surface quickly turned to a consistency of cream cheese and on the coast troops were confined to roads, except during frosts.

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cwa-org-32-P2009.91.2n

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War and Conflict > World War 1

Year

1918

Geotag

50.730143474435, 2.9849026454942

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