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| Hill 60 was captured by the 11th Battalion West Yorkshires on 7 June 1917 during the Battle of Messines, when two huge mines were blown; one on the Hill itself which was a charge of more than 53,000 lbs blown by the 1st Australian Tunnelling Company, whose memorial is on the Hill, who also blew the neighbouring Caterpillar Crater. The hill remained behind the British lines, and in early 1918, Australian Engineers built an Observation Bunker on the eastern side, with good views across Battle Wood towards Hollebeke. The Hill fell into German hands again during the Battle of the Lys in April 1918, and was recaptured by British troops, with American units on their flanks, in the Fourth Battle of Ypres in September 1918. | |
| Het maanlandschap van Hill 60 is een authentieke getuigenis van de Eerste Wereldoorlog. De kunstmatige heuvel uit 1850 lag op zo'n 60 meter hoogte, vandaar de naam Hill 60. Tijdens de oorlog wordt er hevig gevochten en de site verandert regelmatig van kamp. Beide troepenmachten ondertunnelen de heuvel en laten vanaf 1915 verschillende mijnen ontploffen. De explosie van de Berlin Tunnel op 7 juni 1917 gaf het landschap zijn huidige vorm. Ontelbare soldaten werkten in de koude en de duisternis van de mijngangen. Sommigen zijn er voor altijd gebleven en liggen nog steeds onder deze heuvel begraven. |
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