Time lapse of Spanbroekmolen remaining mine crater of World War One battle of Messines, located near Wijtschate village, Heuvelland

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The Spanbroekmolen Mine Crater, also known as Lone Tree Crater, is the site of the largest of 19 mines blown by the British Army in the early hours of the morning of 7 June 1917. This signalled the launch of the Battle of Messines.

(Great War)

The Pool of Peace (or Lone Tree Crater) in Wijtschate is now a peaceful reminder of the great Mine Battle of June 1917. The opening of the offensive was marked by the detonation of 19 deep mines under the German lines between Ploegsteert and Hill 60. The explosions formed enormous craters in the landscape. The largest and most impressive crater is the Pool of Peace. It is 12 meters deep and has a diameter of 129 meters.

(Flanders Fields)

Suddenly at dawn, as a signal for all of our guns to open fire, there rose out of the dark ridge of Messines and ‘Whitesheet’ and that ill-famed Hill 60, enormous volumes of scarlet flame […] throwing up high towers of earth and smoke all lighted by the flame, spilling over into fountains of fierce colour, so that many of our soldiers waiting for the assault were thrown to the ground. The German troops were stunned, dazed and horror-stricken if there were not killed outright. Many of them lay dead in the great craters opened by the mines.

(Amusing Planet)


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Additional information

Type of shot

Static time lapse

Resolution

FHD 1920×1080, UHD 3840×2160, WEB 1080×720

Frame rate

25 fps

Season

Spring

Year captured

2015

Year published

2022

License

Commercial use on demand, Editorial use

Contributor

Thierry Provost

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World War One Flanders Fields : Spanbroekmolen Crater Pool of Peace - static time lapse
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