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The Third Battle of Ypres (German: Dritte Flandernschlacht; French: Troisième Bataille des Flandres; Dutch: Derde Slag om Ieper), also known as the Battle of Passchendaele (/ ˈ p æ ʃ ən d eɪ l /), was a campaign of the First World War, fought by the Allies against the German Empire.
Oct 17, 2008 · Passchendaele: Directed by Paul Gross. With Paul Gross, Michael Greyeyes, James Kot, Jesse Frechette. The lives of a troubled veteran, his nurse girlfriend and a naive boy intersect first in Alberta and then in Belgium during the bloody World War I battle of Passchendaele.
Jun 28, 2024 · Battle of Passchendaele (July 31–November 6, 1917), World War I battle that embodied the senseless slaughter of the Western Front. Passchendaele was the third and longest battle to take place at Ypres, Belgium.
The First Battle of Passchendaele took place on 12 October 1917 during the First World War, in the Ypres Salient in Belgium on the Western Front. The attack was part of the Third Battle of Ypres and was fought west of Passchendaele village.
Passchendaele Ridge 60 m (200 ft) gives its name in common parlance to a battle of the First World War, officially the Third Battle of Ypres. It was a British-led offensive against the Germans, lasting from 31 July to 10 November 1917.
On 6 November, the Canadians finally managed to take the village of Passchendaele, which had since taken on mythical proportions: Passion-dale or the dale of suffering. They did not advance further and the offensive came to a standstill at the top of the ridge on 10 November.
Jun 29, 2024 · Battle of Passchendaele. On 31 July 1917, the British and French launched a massive offensive in the area around Ypres in the Belgian province of Flanders. The Third Battle of Ypres, known in later years as Passchendaele, was not as bloody as the Somme the year before, but would achieve its own notoriety. 15 min read.
The Third Battle of Ypres - often called Passchendaele - has come to symbolise the loss and futility of the First World War. Fought in 1917, the battle was another attempt to win a decisive breakthrough on the Western Front.
Discover and experience the story of the First World War and the Battle of Passchendaele in the interactive design of the Passchendaele Museum.
Jul 31, 2011 · Battle of Passchendaele: 31 July - 6 November 1917. Officially known as the Third Battle of Ypres, Passchendaele became infamous not only for the scale of casualties, but also for the mud.
