Allied troops and German prisoners at the Menin Road, near Ypres, Belgium mb-code EX428 18th September 1969

18th September 1969

Nicholas II Found in the collection of the State Russian Museum

8th Duke of Argyll

On either side of the print are scenes depicting the movements of the King and Queen on the day

as he was their representative

Allied troops and German prisoners at the Menin Road, near Ypres, Belgium mb-code EX428 18th September 1969Allied troops and German prisoners at the Menin Road, near Ypres, Belgium, 30 October, 1917. The Menin Road was the main road leading east out of Ypres. The British trenches in the area were subjected to particularly heavy German artillery bombardment during the Third Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele).