Hellfire Corner was a junction in the

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in the

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. The road was the main supply route for the British Second Army in this sector that passed along the road from

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to Menin, the Menin Road. A section of the road was where the

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road and the Ypres–

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(Roeselare) railway (line 64) crossed the road. German positions overlooked this spot and their guns were

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upon it so that movement through this junction was perilous, making it the most dangerous place in the sector.

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The Western Front Today - Hellfire Corner
- as it is today
This Is The Story Of The Most Dangerous Corner In The World
- detailed Australian footage of the corner then and now World War I sites in Belgium Ypres Salient {{WWI-stub