the Second Battle of Ypres was fought from 22 April – 25 May 1915 for control of the tactically important high ground to the east and south of the Flemish...
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The Battle of Ypres was a series of engagements during the First World War, near the Belgian city of Ypres, between the German and the Allied armies (Belgian...
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lack of resources. The Germans conducted their own Flanders offensive at the Second Battle of Ypres (22 April – 15 May 1915), making the Ypres salient...
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First Battle of Ypres (French: Première Bataille des Flandres, German: Erste Flandernschlacht, 19 October – 22 November 1914) was a battle of the First...
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The Fifth Battle of Ypres, also called the Advance in Flanders and the Battle of the Peaks of Flanders (French: Bataille des Crêtes de Flandres) is an...
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Ypres (or "Wipers" as it was commonly known by the British troops) was the centre of the Battles of Ypres between German and Allied forces. Ypres is...
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The Ypres Salient, around Ypres, in Belgium, was the scene of several battles and a major part of the Western Front during World War I. Ypres lies at...
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The Battle of the Lys, also known as the Fourth Battle of Ypres, was fought from 7 to 29 April 1918 and was part of the German spring offensive in Flanders...
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First Battle of Ypres, a battle fought during the Race to the Sea Second Battle of Flanders (21 April – 25 May 1915) - The Second Battle of Ypres Third...
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Canada in World War I (redirect from The Great War (battle honour))
the Second Battle of Ypres, it and the remembrance poppy it inspired have become symbols of Remembrance Day throughout the Commonwealth. Rilla of Ingleside...
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First Battle of Artois (December 1914 to January 1915), Second Battle of Ypres (21 April to 25 May), Neuve Chapelle (10 to 13 March), Second Battle of Artois...
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Frederick Fisher (soldier) (category Canadian World War I recipients of the Victoria Cross)
posthumously awarded the VC for his actions on 22 April 1915, during the Second Battle of Ypres. His VC was the first to be earned by a Canadian while serving in...
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small promontory on the edge of the Ypres Salient, with good views for the Germans across the British lines into Ypres, which gave it great tactical...
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In Flanders Fields (category Military history of Canada)
presiding over the funeral of friend and fellow soldier Lieutenant Alexis Helmer, who died in the Second Battle of Ypres. According to legend, fellow...
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John McCrae (category Canadian military personnel of the Second Boer War)
during the Second Battle of Ypres, in Belgium. He is best known for writing the famous war memorial poem "In Flanders Fields". McCrae died of pneumonia...
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The Second Battle of the Marne (French: Seconde Bataille de la Marne; 15 – 18 July 1918) was the last major German offensive on the Western Front during...
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Lawrence Moore Cosgrave (category Canadian Army personnel of World War II)
effects of the second explosion when two more lorries blew up. He showed great courage and resource. He fought at the Second Battle of Ypres alongside...
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Fritz Haber (category Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences)
first proposed the use of the heavier-than-air chlorine gas as a weapon to break the trench deadlock during the Second Battle of Ypres. His work was later...
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Francis Pegahmagabow (category Political office-holders of Indigenous governments in Canada)
one of eight 2020 finalists for the $5 polymer bills in Canada. He was first awarded the Military Medal while fighting at the second battle of Ypres, Festubert...
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The Battle of Tannenberg, also known as the Second Battle of Tannenberg, was fought between Russia and Germany between 23 and 30 August 1914, the first...
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including the Second Battle of Ypres and the Battle of Passchendaele. For most of the war, the front line ran continuously from south of Nieuwpoort on...
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capital of Constantinople was from 16 February 1915 to 9 January 1916. The Second Battle of Ypres was from 22 April to 25 May 1915. The Treaty of London...
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The Battle of Caporetto (also known as the Twelfth Battle of the Isonzo, the Battle of Kobarid or the Battle of Karfreit) took place on the Italian front...
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Douglas Walter Belcher (category British Army personnel of World War II)
and was an awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions during the Second Battle of Ypres in May 1915 whilst a sergeant. On returning to England in mid-1915...
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The Battle of Kitcheners' Wood was fought during World War I during the Second Battle of Ypres. The name of this oak plantation derived from the French...
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World War I (redirect from War of 14-18)
the Second Battle of Ypres, the Germans (violating the Hague Convention) used chlorine gas for the first time on the Western Front. Several types of gas...
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Battle of Ypres and the Battle of Estaires Third Battle of the Aisne Battle of Cantigny Battle of Belleau Wood Second Battle of the Marne Battle of Soissons...
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survived the large British and French offensives of the Nivelle Offensive and the Third Battle of Ypres, though at great cost. The British and French had...
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The Battle of Arras, also known as the Second Battle of Arras, was a British offensive on the Western Front during the First World War. From 9 April to...
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their only offensive of 1915, the Second Battle of Ypres (22 April–25 May 1915), with a gas attack on the salient north of Ypres. By early May they had...
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