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Remembrance for the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Passchendaele (picture-alliance/empics/J. Giddens)

Britain, Germany and Belgium commemorate the Battle of Passchendaele

Britain, Germany and Belgium commemorate the Battle of Passchendaele

Britain and Belgium's royals, along with Germany's Sigmar Gabriel, commemorated the centenary of the World War I battle.
ConflictsJuly 31, 20175 images
Angela Merkel stands before a crowd in Belgium

Merkel commemorates WWI dead

Merkel commemorates WWI dead

Chancellor Angela Merkel has praised Belgium and the EU at a ceremony commemorating the First Battle of Ypres. German troops marched into Belgium 100 years ago, during the first year of the Great War.
October 28, 2014
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