Second Battle of Ypres

When

22 Apr 1915 – 25 May 1915

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

50.90° N, 2.94° E

Location

Ypres, Belgium

Outcome

See Analysis section

Belligerents

German Empire vs British Empire, Canada, India, United Kingdom, France, Algeria, Morocco, Belgium

Battle of the First World War

The Second Battle of Ypres was fought from 22 April to 25 May 1915, during the First World War, for control of the tactically valuable high ground to the east and the south of the Flemish town of Ypres, in western Belgium. The First Battle of Ypres had been fought the previous autumn. The Second Battle of Ypres was the occasion of the first mass use by Germany of poison gas on the Western Front.

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