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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.
31 July - 10 November 1917. First World War. The Third Battle of Ypres - also known as Passchendaele - has shaped perceptions of the First World War on the Western Front. Fought between July and November 1917, both sides suffered heavy casualties and endured appalling conditions.
The British suffered 300,000 casualties fighting for Passchendaele, and inflicted around 260,000 on the Germans. The British had taken the high ground around Ypres and advanced five miles. But was the return worth it?
Battle of Passchendaele. ‘Passchendaele’ was not only an episode in the history of the First World War it became a concept, an international symbol of the great futility of the violence of war in its most horrific form. It was at this location where in 1917 almost 600,000 soldiers perished for a movement of the frontline of only a few ...
May 31, 2006 · The Battle of Passchendaele, also known as the Third Battle of Ypres, was fought during the First World War from 31 July to 10 November 1917. The battle took place on the Ypres salient on the Western Front, in Belgium, where German and Allied armies had been deadlocked for three years.
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.
The Battle of Passchendaele was fought between July and November of 1917. It would become one of the longest, bloodiest, and most controversial battles of the First World War.
