Simple History. The Battle of Passchendaele (1917) Posted: December 13, 2024 | Last updated: March 6, 2025. The Battle of Passchendaele, also known as the Third Battle of Ypres was one of the ...

In three years, the fighting around the Ypres Salient, culminating in the muddy, bloody Battle of Passchendaele in 1917, cost more than 400,000 lives. ... On the map, Ypres is now called Ieper.

07/30/2017 July 30, 2017. A dawn cannon salute has commemorated Passchendaele, one of World War I's worst battles. Top envoys for Britain, Germany and Belgium attended ceremonies for the more than ...

Like most 20-somethings, soldier Edward Woolley was no stranger to heartbreak. His girlfriend, Bessie, had ended their engagement while he was on World War One's front line, near Ypres, in Belgium ...

The battle of Passchendaele began on July 31, 1917, near Ypres in Belgium and ended on November 6 of that same year. For the British, the battle became a symbol of the senseless slaughter of World ...

Passchendaele, also known as the Third Battle of Ypres, began on July 31, 1917. The torrential rain, mud, trenches and loss of life on both sides have meant that Passchendaele has come to ...

The name Ypres has become shorthand for the most hellish conditions imaginable. In this week's programmes, looking at the events of autumn 1917 through interviews with those who experienced it, we ...

The story of World War I through the voices of those who were there. Dan Snow listens to veterans of the Third Battle of Ypres, as they inched their way towards Passchendaele. Show more Dan Snow ...

The Battle of Passchendaele, one of the longest, bloodiest and most controversial battles of World War One, began 100 years ago. Also known as the third battle of Ypres, the campaign was launched ...

By Darren Staples PASSCHENDAELE, Belgium (Reuters) - Relatives read letters and diary excerpts from soldiers who died in the World War One battle of Passchendaele when they gathered on Monday for ...

KATIE Awdas and her mother Chris Hudson know full well the scale of the slaughter at Ypres – their family alone lost 16 members. Express. Home of the Daily and Sunday Express.