Battle of Pilckem Ridge

Name: Battle of Pilckem Ridge
Start: 1917-07-31
End: 1917-08-02

31 Jul 1917 – 2 Aug 1917 · 50.92° N, 2.92° E

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When: 31 Jul 1917 – 2 Aug 1917
Kind: Battle
Coordinates: 50.92° N, 2.92° E
Description: 1917 battle
War: World War I

Battle of Pilckem Ridge

1917 battle

The Battle of Pilckem Ridge was the opening attack of the Third Battle of Ypres in the First World War. The British Fifth Army, supported by the Second Army on the southern flank and the French 1reArmée on the northern flank, attacked the German 4th Army, which defended the Western Front from Lille northwards to the Ypres Salient in Belgium and on to the North Sea coast.

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World War I28 Jul 1914 · Interstate war · Deaths 17,000,000

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