Scottish history you won't know. When the men of the Black Watch faced the elite Prussian Guard.

Описание: This week we visit a place where Canadian's held the line in the face of the latest in war technology, and a place where us Scots were the only thing standing between the German army's elite Prussian guard and the town of Ypres..

If Ypres falls so does Belgium...

No pressure then, men of the Black Watch.

Yep, Dizzy is off on his travels to the beautiful Belgian town of Ypres where commonwealth troops far from their homes in Canada, Australia and New Zealand arrived in Europe to do their bit for King and Empire.

We have a look round the town itself before heading off to explore famous places like Langemark, Tyne Cot, Polygon Wood and Paschendale.

These were places that in war were the crucible in which Commonwealth nations earned their independence, and that heralded the beginning of the end of empire.

This is a regular road trip for us but not a place we've featured before as we're never sure how these wee adventures will be received by our audience.

A poll on the community page showed 88% of people would be interested in a Belgian special, so here it is !!

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