Battle of Ypres

The Battle of Ypres was a series of engagements during the First World War, near the Belgian city of Ypres, between the German and the Allied armies (Belgian, French, British Expeditionary Force and Canadian Expeditionary Force). There were hundreds of thousands of casualties during the five engagements.

The First Battle of Ypres (French: Première Bataille des Flandres German: Erste Flandernschlacht, 19 October – 22 November 1914) was a battle of the First World War, fought on the Western Front around Ypres, in West Flanders, Belgium. The battle was part of the First Battle of Flanders, in which German, French, Belgian armies and the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) fought from Arras in France to Nieuport on the Belgian coast, from 10 October to mid-November. The battles at Ypres began at the end of the Race to the Sea, reciprocal attempts by the German and Franco-British armies to advance past the northern flank of their opponents

The Second Battle of Ypres was the first mass use by Germany of poison gas on the Western Front. It also marked the first time a former colonial force (the 1st Canadian Division) defeated a European power (the German Empire) in Europe (at the Battle of St. Julien and Battle of Kitcheners’ Wood).

The Third Battle of Ypres (German: Dritte Flandernschlacht; French: Troisième Bataille des Flandres and Dutch: Derde Slag om Vlaanderen), also known as the Battle of Passchendaele (/ˈpæʃəndeɪl/), was a campaign of the First World War, fought by the Allies against the German Empire.^[a] The battle took place on the Western Front, from July to November 1917, for control of the ridges south and east of the Belgian city of Ypres in West Flanders, as part of a strategy decided by the Allies at conferences in November 1916 and May 1917.

The Battle of the Lys, also known as the Fourth Battle of Ypres, was fought from 7 April to 29 April 1918 and was part of the German Spring Offensive in Flanders during World War I. It was originally planned by General Erich Ludendorff as Operation George but was reduced to Operation Georgette, with the objective of capturing Ypres, forcing the British forces back to the Channel ports and out of the war. In planning, execution and effects, Georgette was similar to (although smaller than) Operation Michael, earlier in the Spring Offensive.

The Fifth Battle of Ypres, also called the Advance of Flanders and the Battle of the Peaks of Flanders (French: Bataille des Crêtes de Flandres) is an informal name used to identify a series of battles in northern France and southern Belgium from late September to October 1918.

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Summary

• The Open race is open to all ages 18 and up
• Minors from 15 years of age must be accompanied by an adult
• Departures are in waves of 200 people at 15min intervals, all distances combined

Prices

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Race Rules

These Rules stipulated in this document are binding on all soldiers participating in any War-Race event. The War-Race rules ensure that all events are conducted correctly and with consistency, with fair-play and honesty. It is necessary in order to standardize the competitions throughout the world and make sure every participant understands the set of rules. Changes & Additions to these Rules can be done by War-Race at any moment in its absolute discretion. This document is subject to translation but the English language version of these Rules shall be controlling in all respects and shall prevail in case of any inconsistencies with translated versions, if any.

No person shall participate in a War-Race event unless that person is trained adequately for that specific event, as might be expected of a prudent person entering a similar competition and is in excellent health based on recent training, physical and other medical examinations, if any, and generally accepted standards of good health.

When participating in a War-Race event and while on an event site, every individual must:

• Act in compliance with these Rules
• Respect for the fellow soldiers, environment, staff members, crowd, volunteers is mandatory
• Use of insulting words or conduct is not permitted
• FAIR-PLAY is the only correct attitude
• Illegal substances are strictly prohibited before, during and after the race
• Soldiers will run/walk only in the designed route for the race
• Running across a fellow soldier or any other action that interferes with fellow soldier’s line of race is not permitted
• Tactical gear must be worn throughout the entire race. Only when not moving forward, it is allowed to be taken off. Once race is resumed, tactical gear must be correctly worn.
• If an obstacle is failed, soldier must go towards the designated penalty area and allow supervisor to add 1kg to the backpack + allow the supervisor to punch a hole in the official weight card.
• All necessary refueling items are included in the tactical gear before the start of the race. There are no refueling stations during the race. Soldiers are allowed to take their personal refueling items as long as they fit in the gear properly.
• The race number should be visible in the foreseen pocket in front of the vest at all times. A soldier may momentarily protect their race-number pocket during situations where it may be damaged. Soldiers must only use a race number assigned specifically to them for each event.
• Littering is absolutely prohibited and may result in permanent disqualification of the soldier for any future event. We respect our environment to the fullest and we ask the same from every participating soldier.
• No soldier shall use any equipment, including but not limited to equipment which might provide an unfair advantage or endanger other soldiers.
• All soldiers shall start in and with the their assigned starting wave. Any soldier who starts in an incorrect heat shall be ineligible for awards including possible qualification to any championship events.
• No soldier is allowed to engage with any obstacle on the course prior to race day unless explicitly approved beforehand by the War-Race organization. Violation of this rule shall result in disqualification.
• Anyone who participates in any part of an event without first registering and paying any registration fees as stipulated by War-Race will be banned from all War-Race events permanently. This includes any person who assists someone to enter unregistered.
• Any person suspended from War-Race shall be ineligible to participate in any War-Race event and shall be disqualified from all War-Race events during the suspension period and until that person has applied for and received written notice of reinstatement from War-Race.