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Battle of Passchendaele

31 Jul 1917 – 10 Nov 1917 · 50.90° N, 3.02° E

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When
31 Jul 1917 – 10 Nov 1917
Kind
Battle
Coordinates
50.90° N, 3.02° E
Location
Passchendaele, Ypres Salient, Belgium
Outcome
See Analysis section
Belligerents
Germany vs British Empire, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Newfoundland, Rhodesia, France Belgium

Battle of Passchendaele

1917 campaign of the First World War

The Third Battle of Ypres, also known as the Battle of Passchendaele, was a campaign of the First World War, fought by the Allies against the German Empire. The battle took place on the Western Front, from July to November 1917, for control of the ridges south and east of the Belgian city of Ypres in West Flanders, as part of a strategy decided by the Entente at conferences in November 1916 and May 1917.

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