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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 ...
May 2, 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 Allied victory was achieved at enormous cost for a piece of ground that would be vacated the next year.
- August 23, 1914
- Battle of Tannenberg August 26, 1914 - August 30, 1914
- First Battle of Ypres October 19, 1914 - November 22, 1914
- Battle of Lone Pine August 6, 1915 - August 10, 1915
- Battle of Verdun February 21, 1916 - December 18, 1916
- Battle of Jutland May 31, 1916 - June 1, 1916
- First Battle of the Somme July 1, 1916 - November 13, 1916
- Battle of Messines
- November 20, 1917 - December 8, 1917
- September 27, 1918 - October 11, 1918
Voices of the First World War is a podcast series that reveals the impact the war had on everyone who lived through it through the stories of the men and women who were there. Voices of the First World War - Episode 31: Passchendaele. Hear the British high command's plans in 1917 to seize control of the area once and for all.
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. First World War Europe 1900s Great Battles Conflict ...
Step into the new immersive experience ‘Passchendaele 1917’ and find yourself right in the middle of the landscape of 1917. By means of powerful visualizations, appropriate music and historical images projected several metres tall, the Battle of Passchendaele is presented chronologically. A total experience in which young and old are ...
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 ...
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