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Battle of the Ypres-Comines Canal

Battle of the Ypres-Comines Canal was a battle fought in 1940 at Ypres, in what is now Belgium. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Ypres. It was part of the Western Front, which ran from 1939 to 1945. The recorded result: Successful British delaying action; Withdrawal of the BEF to Dunkirk.

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Fought1940
WhereYpres, Belgium50.851N, 2.885E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeSuccessful British delaying action; Withdrawal of the BEF to Dunkirk
BelligerentsUnited Kingdom; BelgiumagainstGermany
Part ofWestern Front1939 to 1945

Where it sits in the Western Front

Siege of Fort Hegra, 1940Battle of France, 1940German invasion of Belgium, 1940Battle of Maastricht, 1940Battle of Sedan, 1940Battle of Boulogne, 1940Battle of Dunkirk, 1940Battle of the Ypres-Comines Canal, 1940Siege of Lille, 1940Dunkirk evacuation, 1940Battle of Pont-de-l'Arche, 1940Battle of Lanzerath Ridge, 1944Operation Madelaine, 1944Battle of Moerbrugge, 1944Siege of Dunkirk, 1944Battle of Metz, 1944Battle of Opheusden, 1944Battle of Vianden, 1944Battle of Broekhuizen, 1944Losheim Gap, 1944Battle of Clervaux, 1944Siege of Bastogne, 1944Battle of St. Vith, 1944Operation Nordwind, 1944Operation Bodenplatte, 1945Battle of Bure, 1945Battle for the Kapelsche Veer, 1945Operation Blockbuster, 1945Battle of Würzburg, 1945Ruhr Pocket, 1945Battle of Hamburg, 194519401945Battle of the Ypres-Comines Canal, 1940
31 placed engagements of the Western Front in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1940 (year precision)
to 1940
PlaceYpres, Belgium
50.851N, 2.885E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Commanders
  • Alan Brooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke
Battle of the Ypres-Comines CanalBattle of the Ypres-Comines CanalSiege of YpresSiege of YpresSiege of YpresSiege of YpresBattle of BroodseindeBrusselsRotterdamAntwerpenCharleroiBruggeAmiensCalaisDieppe100 km50.851N, 2.885E
Placed at Ypres; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle of the Ypres-Comines Canal is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 243 in present-day Belgium.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q16165696, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of the Ypres–Comines Canal, revision 1374072271, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.