Posted on Jul 31, 2021
What You Need to Know About the Third Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele)
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On July 31, 1917, during World War I at the Battle of Passchendaele (Third Battle of Ypres) began It would go on to cause approximately 500,000 casualties. An excerpt from the article:
"The Third Battle of Ypres - also known as Passchendaele - has shaped perceptions of the First World War on the Western Front. Fought between July and November 1917, both sides suffered heavy casualties and endured appalling conditions. The name Passchendaele has become synonymous with mud, blood and futility.
In 1917, General Sir Douglas Haig planned a major offensive to break out of the Ypres salient, which the Allies had occupied since 1914.
Haig's vision was for a war-winning breakthrough. He planned to capture the high ground around Ypres, as well as a key rail junction to the east, and then advance on the German-occupied ports of the Belgian coast - critical to the U-Boat campaign.
The battle failed to achieve Haig's objectives. It lasted over 100 days. In that time, the Allies advanced about 5 miles for the loss of over 250,000 soldiers killed, wounded or missing."
"The Third Battle of Ypres - also known as Passchendaele - has shaped perceptions of the First World War on the Western Front. Fought between July and November 1917, both sides suffered heavy casualties and endured appalling conditions. The name Passchendaele has become synonymous with mud, blood and futility.
In 1917, General Sir Douglas Haig planned a major offensive to break out of the Ypres salient, which the Allies had occupied since 1914.
Haig's vision was for a war-winning breakthrough. He planned to capture the high ground around Ypres, as well as a key rail junction to the east, and then advance on the German-occupied ports of the Belgian coast - critical to the U-Boat campaign.
The battle failed to achieve Haig's objectives. It lasted over 100 days. In that time, the Allies advanced about 5 miles for the loss of over 250,000 soldiers killed, wounded or missing."
What You Need to Know About the Third Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele)
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Thank you my friend SGT (Join to see) for the reminder that on July 31, 1917, during the Great War [pre WWII name] the Battle of Passchendaele (Third Battle of Ypres) began.
My paternal grandfather and his brother were British Expeditionary Army lance corporals. His recorded were destroyed during the fire bombing of London which destroyed most of records fro enlisted men from WWI. It is likely that he and his brother were involved in this battle.
Image: 1915 Grandfather - British Army Lance Corporal William John Field [1884-1963] Ford during the Gallipoli campaign in Turkey in 1915 died on December 7, 1963.
My paternal grandfather and his brother were British Expeditionary Army lance corporals. His recorded were destroyed during the fire bombing of London which destroyed most of records fro enlisted men from WWI. It is likely that he and his brother were involved in this battle.
Image: 1915 Grandfather - British Army Lance Corporal William John Field [1884-1963] Ford during the Gallipoli campaign in Turkey in 1915 died on December 7, 1963.
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That whole thing must have been horrible. This was the offensive that cause PM David Lloyd George to withhold further troops from the BEF because Haig would just waste them charging at machine guns.
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