Steenstraat
West Flanders, Belgium
Mentioned: 1917
Ypres / Belgium Sector A village on the Yser Canal, north of Ypres. Named in the July 31, 1917 communiqué Robertson copies into his diary, reported taken on the opening day of the Third Battle of Ypres: see that date's context panel, "The Communiqué: Third Ypres Begins."
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1917
- 31 July 1917… N. of R. Lys." "Ops. successfully pursued all day in spite of bad weather. – advanced our line on 15 mile front" STEENSTRAET, BIXSCHOOTE, HOLLEBEKE and HOOGE taken.