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THIRD BATTLE OF YPRES
July 31–November 6, 1917

 

The Third Battle of Ypres, also called the Battle of Passchendaele, was part of World War I.

Battle Location: Belgium

Casualties: 558,000, other sources go up to 850,000 casualties. Check out the photos below - before and after.

Passchendaele, Belgium, 1917
the village of Passchendaele, Belgium,
before and after the battle in 1917


And here is the journal of William Curtis narrating his trip from London to the Third Battle of Ypres.

 

 

 

 

 


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