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Map of the Ypres Salient on April 30, 1915 after the German gas attack of April 22, and prior to the British withdrawal to a more defensible line.
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Ypres, 1915.
The Salient, on the 30th April, as it was established before the withdrawal.

Map of the Ypres Salient on April 30, 1915 after the German gas attack of April 22, and prior to the British withdrawal to a more defensible line.

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Ypres, 1915.

The Salient, on the 30th April, as it was established before the withdrawal.

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