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'''Ypres''' was a town in [[France]]. During [[World War I]], it was the site of a battle between the [[United Kingdom|British]] and [[Germany|German]] armies "twentyodd years" before [[1940]] as [[Colonel]] [[Schott (Illegal Alien)|Schott]] remembered. The [[British Army|British forces]] used [[mustard gas]] during the attack, inflicting heavy casualties on the Germans. ([[PROSE]]: [[Illegal Alien (novel)| | '''Ypres''' was a town in [[France]]. During [[World War I]], it was the site of a battle between the [[United Kingdom|British]] and [[Germany|German]] armies "twentyodd years" before [[1940]] as [[Colonel]] [[Schott (Illegal Alien)|Schott]] remembered. The [[British Army|British forces]] used [[mustard gas]] during the attack, inflicting heavy casualties on the Germans. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Illegal Alien (novel)|Illegal Alien]]'') | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
There were in fact a total of five battles fought at or near Ypres over the course of the First World War. Which one ''Illegal Alien'' is referring to, or indeed if there was more than one battle fought at Ypres in the [[Doctor Who universe|DWU]], is not stated. | There were in fact a total of five battles fought at or near Ypres over the course of the First World War. Which one ''Illegal Alien'' is referring to, or indeed if there was more than one battle fought at Ypres in the [[Doctor Who universe|DWU]], is not stated. The [[Battle of Passchendaele]], referenced in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Byzantium! (novel)|Byzantium!]]'' and [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Next Life (audio story)|The Next Life]]'', is also known as the Third Battle of Ypres as Passchendaele is a town near Ypres, but this connection is yet to be made in ''[[Doctor Who]]'' fiction. | ||
[[Category:French locations]] | [[Category:French locations]] | ||
[[Category:World War I battles]] | [[Category:World War I battles]] | ||
[[Category:Conflicts from the real world]] | [[Category:Conflicts from the real world]] | ||
[[Category:Locations from the real world]] | [[Category:Locations from the real world]] | ||
Revision as of 12:09, 29 July 2014
Ypres was a town in France. During World War I, it was the site of a battle between the British and German armies "twentyodd years" before 1940 as Colonel Schott remembered. The British forces used mustard gas during the attack, inflicting heavy casualties on the Germans. (PROSE: Illegal Alien)
Behind the scenes
There were in fact a total of five battles fought at or near Ypres over the course of the First World War. Which one Illegal Alien is referring to, or indeed if there was more than one battle fought at Ypres in the DWU, is not stated. The Battle of Passchendaele, referenced in PROSE: Byzantium! and AUDIO: The Next Life, is also known as the Third Battle of Ypres as Passchendaele is a town near Ypres, but this connection is yet to be made in Doctor Who fiction.
