Pool of Peace
June of 1917 was marked by the detonation of 19 mines under the German bunkers and lines between Ploegsteert and Hill 60. The pool of peace was one of the largest ones with a diameter of 129 meters. Take the small path around the main site and you will see the destroyed german bunker as well. Now days is a peaceful lake.
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