* A small German-speaking Community of Belgium exists in eastern Wallonia. Belgium's linguistic diversity and related political and cultural conflicts are reflected in the history of Belgium and a complex Communities and regions of Belgium.... province of West Flanders
West Flanders
West Flanders is the westernmost Provinces of regions in Belgium of Flemish Region, in Belgium. It borders on the Netherlands, the Flemish Region province of East Flanders and the Wallonia province of Hainaut in Belgium, on France, and the North Sea.... , part of the municipality
Municipality
A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly denotes a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them.... of Langemark-Poelkapelle
Langemark-Poelkapelle
Langemark-Poelkapelle is a municipality located in the Belgium province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Bikschote, Langemark, and Poelkapelle.... . Written as Langemarck on French and British maps, the village is known in military history as the scene of the first gas attacks by the German army, which marked the beginning of the Second Battle of Ypres
Second Battle of Ypres
The Second Battle of Ypres was the first time Germany used chemical weapons on a large scale on the Western Front in World War I and the first time a former colonial force pushed back a major European power on European soil, which occurred in the battle of St.... in April 1915. There is now a major German war cemetery (Soldatenfriedhof) in this location.
