Wars, politics & history

Battle of Messines

from 7 June 1917 to 14 June 1917

1917 offensive conducted by the British Second Army. It began on 7 June 1917 in what is now Belgium and lasted until 14 June 1917 (about 7 days). The setting was West Flanders. It was part of Western Front. Those involved included Australia, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Dominion of New Zealand and the German Empire.

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