Battle of Passchendaele

Battle of Passchendaele
Third Battle of Ypres
Part of the Western Front of the First World War

Australian soldiers on a duckboard track in Château Wood near Hooge, 29 October 1917. Photo by Frank Hurley.
Date31 July – 6 November 1917
Location
50°54′1″N 3°1′16″E / 50.90028°N 3.02111°E / 50.90028; 3.02111
Belligerents
 France
 Belgium
 German Empire
Commanders and leaders
United Kingdom Douglas Haig
United Kingdom Hubert Gough
United Kingdom Herbert Plumer
Canada Arthur Currie
Australia John Monash
French Third Republic François Anthoine

German Empire Friedrich Sixt von Armin

German Empire Erich Ludendorff
Casualties and losses
200,000 – 448,614 260,400 – 400,000

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.[Note 2] Passchendaele is near the town of Ypres in West Flanders, Belgium. The purpose of the battle was to "wear out the enemy" and "to secure the Belgian coast and connect with the Dutch front lines". The British commander was Douglas Haig. He planned the battle in three parts. These were capturing Passchendaele Ridge, moving to capture Roeselare, and Operation Hush. In Operation Hush, marines were to land somewhere on the Belgian coast and there would be a breakout attack from Nieuwpoort and the Yser bridgehead.[1]
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  1. Sheffield G. The Chief, p. 227, 2011

Battle of Passchendaele

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