In August of 1914, the European powers found themselves in a bloody "war to end all wars" that would eventually claim the lives of 20 million people. Click through to see photos of Ypres, one of ...

Wikimedia Commons. October 20, 1914: Apocalypse at Ypres. One of the greatest battles in history, the desperate struggle at Ypres in October-November 1914 was the climactic fight of the “Race to ...

The princess also visited the grave of Queen Victoria’s grandson, Prince Maurice von Battenberg, who died fighting with the ...

Though the reasons for WWI are murky to most Americans – something about the assassination of an Archduke, as well as the unification of feudal-era principalities into modern nation-states ...

St. Martin’s Cathedral in Ypres, Belgium, was built in the 14th century, devastated in World War I, then rebuilt. (Chris Reynolds / Los Angeles Times) 12 / 12 ...

The bloody Battle of Ypres was a series of engagements that took place on April 22 to May 25, 1915, as the Germans tried top breach Allied trench lines near the town of Ypres in northern Belgium.

YPRES, Belgium — A dawn cannon salute in western Belgium has marked the start of one of World War I’s bloodiest battles 100 years ago. Around 100 people gathered Monday at the Welsh memorial ...

YPRES, Belgium – Six British World War I soldiers have been reburied more than 100 years after they fell in a battle on Flanders Fields. The bodies were discovered in 2013 in the city of Ypres ...

Two construction workers were killed Wednesday after a World War I shell exploded near the Belgian town of Ypres, site of some of the bloodiest battles in the conflict. Issued on: 19/03/2014 - 22: ...

Dozens of unexploded shells from World War I were uncovered following heavy rainfall, prompting police to issue a warning to residents. Belgian police were notified about the unexploded shells ...