Passchendaele was captured by the Germans in November, 1914, and later by the British (October 26, 1917). The village had already been wiped out by the bombardment, but the position, which dominated Ypres and Roulers, was an important one. The fighting there was of the fiercest, Hindenburg having ordered it to be held at all costs. However, the British broke down the enemy's stubborn resistance. [Illustration: BETWEEN BROODSEINDE AND PASSCHENDAELE. MONUMENT TO 148 FALLEN OFFICERS AND SOLDIERS OF THE 85TH CANADIAN BATTALION] [Illustration: WHAT WAS ONCE PASSCHENDAELE. THE CHURCH WAS ON THE HILLOCK IN THE BACKGROUND] [Illustration: WESTROOSEBEKE, SEEN FROM THE RUINED CHURCH] =From Passchendaele to Ypres= _Beyond the church turn to the left._ The undulating road goes straight to =Westroosebeke=. Westroosebeke was taken at the same time as Passchendaele, during the British offensive of October 29, 1917. These two positions, lost in April, 1918, were retaken on September 30 by the Belgian army under King Albert. [Illustration: POELCAPPELLE. THE ROAD FROM LANGEMARCK TO DIXMUDE] The village was completely destroyed. _On entering, turn to the right and pass the church._ A few broken tombstones mark the site of the churchyard. _Retracing his steps, the tourist turns to the right into the Ypres-Roulers Road_, which describes a bend to reach =Poelcappelle=. This village was the scene of fierce fighting in December, 1914, and May, 1915, and is now in ruins. There are numerous redoubts to right and left. _Just beyond the village, leave the Dixmude Road on the right, and take the one leading to Langemarck._ Beyond the cross-roads there is a confused heap of rails and broken trucks in the middle of a piece of shell-torn ground. _At the fork, take the road to the right and enter the ruined village of_ =Langemarck=. The photograph below shows: in the background, a mound formed by the ruins of the church; in the foreground, a tank. Langemarck, defended by the French in 1914, was evacuated on December 17 of that year. Recaptured, the town was lost again on April 21, 1915, during the German gas attack. _Keep along the road, leaving on the left the ruins of the church, and a little further on the remains of the château_ (_photo, p. 67_). _Cross the railway (l. c.) and then go on to_ =Houthulst Forest=, captured by the Germans in 1914, and retaken in 1918 (see p. 46). In June, 1919, the roads through the forest were impracticable for motor-cars. _Return to the fork at the entrance to Langemarck, turn to the right, and take the road to Boesinghe, crossing the Hanebeek. The road follows the Ypres-Thourout railway_, on both sides of which are numerous redoubts. _Cross the ruins of Pilkem_, 300 yards beyond, which is a rather large British cemetery.