Battle of Passchendaele

The Battle of Passchendaele also known as the Third Battle of Ypres, Third Flanders Battle (German: Dritte Flandernschlacht) and Second Battle of Flanders (French: 2ème Bataille des Flandres) was one of the major battles of the First World War. The battle consisted of a series of operations starting in June 1917 and finally dissipating in November 1917 in which Entente troops under British command attacked the Imperial German Army. The battle was... more

Duration:

  • 4 months (Jul 11, 1917 — Nov 10, 1917)

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Also known as:

  • Passchendaele,
  • Third Battle of Ypres
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World War I

World War I (abbreviated as WW-I, WWI, or WW1), also known as the First World War, the Great War, the World War (prior to the outbreak of the Second World War)...

Western Front

Following the outbreak of World War I in 1914, the German army opened the Western Front by first invading Luxembourg and Belgium, then gaining military control...

Duration:

  • 4 months (Jul 11, 1917 — Nov 10, 1917)
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