Three Battles At Ypres 1914 1915 1917 вђ General History Next 31 July 2017 will mark a century since the beginning of the Third Battle of Ypres – widely known as Passchendaele The UK Government, in collaboration with the Belgian Government Kate Palmer Phil Seeley and his son and Luke travelled to Ypres to find out more about his father Herbert, who fought at Passchendaele For three months from 31 July 1917, the battle for a number
Learn History Easily Officially known as the Third Battle of Ypres, Passchendaele became infamous not only for the scale of casualties, but also for the mud Ypres was the principal town within a salient (or bulge The Allied forces lost a total of 158,000 men, including many Scots The Third Battle of Ypres stands out among the battles of World War One not only for its cost, but also for the conditions in London, 11 February 1916 - Irish nuns who fled from the Battle of Ypres are currently living in Golders Green in London The nuns are headed by their Abbess who is 85, and the full community Some of the most fierce campaigns of the two world wars were fought on Belgian soil, including the Battle of Ypres and the Battle of the Bulge, in which tens of thousands of casualties were recorded
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