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Passchendaele (Passendale) a Belgian village in the Zonnebeke municipality of West Flanders province. 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 ( / ˈpæʃəndeɪl / ), was a campaign of the First World War, fought ...
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Passendale ( Dutch pronunciation: [ˈpɑsə (n)daːlə]) or Passchendaele ( / ˈpæʃəndeɪl /; French pronunciation: [pasəndal]; obsolete spelling, retained in English; West Flemish: Passchendoale) is a rural Belgian village in the Zonnebeke municipality of West Flanders province. It is close to the town of Ypres, situated on the hill ridge ...
- 22.22 km² (8.58 sq mi)
- Zonnebeke
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Passchendaele. Now spelt Passendale, the small village of Passchendaele five miles north-east of Ypres is the name by which the final stages of the Third Battle of Ypres is known. It is the name, along with the Somme, which has come to symbolise the Great War for many. The Third battle of Ypres was preceded by the attack on Messines ridge in ...
A small Belgian village of major importance. From 31 July to 6 November 1917, British, ANZAC, Canadian and South African soldiers fought against the German Army for control of a small Belgian village called Passchendaele. It was one of the major battles of World War I and one of the most tragic. From July to November 1917, the total killed and ...
The Battle of Passchendaele [Note 1] was one of the biggest battles of the First World War. It happened between July and November 1917. Allied troops attacked the German Army in many operations. The Allies were commanded by British leaders. The battle was fought for control of a village named Passchendaele.
Passendale (plaats) Passendale is een landelijk dorp in de Belgische provincie West-Vlaanderen en tegenwoordig de hoofdgemeente van Zonnebeke. Het ligt op de Midden-West-Vlaamse Heuvelrug, die doorloopt richting Westrozebeke. Tot 1977 was Passendale een zelfstandige gemeente. [1]
