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| Gheluvelt looking East |
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| Battle of Gheluvelt |
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| 2nd Worcestershire Counter Attack Gheluvelt 1914 |
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| Gheluvelt 2016 |
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| Gheluvelt Church 1914 |
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| Gheluvelt Church 2016 |
Monday, 21 March 2016
Ypres 2016 - Battle of Gheluvelt
Following the failure of the German forces to breakthrough the allied lines during offensive operations around Ypres in October 1914,
Chief Of Staff General Falkenhayn visited Crown
Prince Rupprecht commander of the Sixth Army. The Germans looked to renew the offensive by the formation of Army Group Fabeck. The intent was to launch attacks along the front in Flanders, and to focus the newly formed Army Group on the area from Ploegsteert Wood to Gheluvelt.
Gheluvelt was central to the main German assault. On the 31st October the Germans launched their assault. An initial attack was repulsed, however, by 11:30 he defenders of Gheluvelt were overwhelmed, the British line had been pierced. The road to Ypres lay open.
To restore the line the 2nd Battalion Worcestershire Regiment made a charge through the Chateau at Ghelvulet to restore the line.