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Which famous World War I poem mentions Ypres?

  • In Flanders Fields

  • Dulce et Decorum Est

  • Anthem for Doomed Youth

  • The Soldier

Answer

"In Flanders Fields" is a famous World War I poem written by Canadian physician Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae. The poem was inspired by the death of a friend during the Second Battle of Ypres and describes the poppies that grew among the soldiers' graves.
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