Croonaert Wood
Croonaert Wood is a location in the municipality of Heuvelland near Ypres, Belgium. It is a lightly forested area known for the Bayernwald Trenches open-air museum located there.
History
World War I
In
mining activity by both German and British units during the war. Before the Battle of Messines, the tunnelling companies of the Royal Engineers placed a large mine around the German strongpoint Günther, not far from the Bayernwald trenches. It consisted of three chambers (Hollandscheschur Farm 1, 2, 3) which were loaded with a combined charge of 66,600 pounds (30,200 kg) of ammonal. The mine was fired on 7 June 1917 as part of the Mines in the Battle of Messines
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Croonaert today
Currently, Croonaert Wood is a
deciduous forest
containing the Bayernwald Trenches memorial site.