The Third Battle of Ypres (German: Dritte Flandernschlacht; French: Troisième Bataille des Flandres; Dutch: Derde Slag om Ieper), also known as the Battle of Passchendaele (/ …

Dec 16, 2025 · Battle of Passchendaele (July 31–November 6, 1917), World War I battle that embodied the senseless slaughter of the Western Front. Passchendaele was the third and …

On 31 July 1917, the British and French launched a massive offensive in the area around Ypres in the Belgian province of Flanders. The Third Battle of Ypres, known in later years as …

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 …

Within months, Passchendaele had once again become a battlefield littered with smashed remains and unburied dead. After the war, critics studied the campaign in detail. Some people, …

The Battle of Passchendaele, fought during World War I from July to November 1917, is one of the most infamous battles in military history, characterized by its horrific conditions, staggering …

Passchendaele, often remembered as the low point of the British war effort, remains synonymous with the terrible and costly fighting on the Western Front. Canada's contribution to the First …

Canadian soldiers fought through hard rains, deep mud and heavy enemy fire to take Passchendaele. Canadians have a proud history of bravely serving in the cause of peace and …

On 6 November, the Canadians finally managed to take the village of Passchendaele, which had since taken on mythical proportions: Passion-dale or the dale of suffering. They did not …

At the end of July 1917 Haig launched the 3rd Battle of Ypres (better known as Passchendaele, after a small village on the outskirts of Ypres). The plan was to capture the Passchendaele …