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The Battle of Passchendaele
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The Battle of Passchendaele is a vivid symbol of the mud, madness and the senseless slaughter of the First World War. In the late summer of 1917, the British launched a major offensive against German forces holding Passchendaele ridge, overlooking the city of Ypres, Belgium. The battlefield became a quagmire. Canadian forces entered the fray in October, capturing the ridge and Passchendaele village at a cost of 15,600 casualties — a high price for a piece of ground that would be vacated for the enemy the following year. • Read more: http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca... • Photos courtesy of Library and Archives Canada • This project has been made possible in part by the Government of Canada.
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