Battle of Passchendaele

1917 campaign of the First World War. 

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1917 — 1917 Action of 22 August 1917, Action of 22 October 1917, Action of the Cockcroft, 19 August 1917, Attack on the Polderhoek Spur, battle, Battle of Broodseinde, Battle of La Malmaison, Battle of Langemarck, Battle of Pilckem Ridge, Battle of Poelcappelle, Battle of Polygon Wood, Battle of the Menin Road Ridge, Belgium, Capture of Westhoek, Capture of Wurst Farm, First Battle of Passchendaele, German counter-attack, 25 September 1917, German counter-attacks, 30 September – 4 October 1917, Night action of 1/2 December 1917, Operations on the Gheluvelt Plateau, July–August 1917, Second Battle of Passchendaele, Western Front, World War I, 
See also Second Battle of Passchendaele (1917), First Battle of Passchendaele (1917)

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  Action of 22 August 1917 1917
  
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  Action of 22 October 1917 1917
  
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  Action of the Cockcroft, 19 August 1917 1917
  
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  Attack on the Polderhoek Spur 1917
  
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  Battle of Broodseinde 1917
  
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  Battle of Langemarck 1917
  
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  Battle of Pilckem Ridge 1917
  
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  Battle of Poelcappelle 1917
  
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  Battle of Polygon Wood 1917
  
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  Battle of the Menin Road Ridge 1917
  
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  Capture of Westhoek 1917
  
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  Capture of Wurst Farm 1917
  
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  First Battle of Passchendaele 1917
  
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  German counter-attacks, 30 September – 4 October 1917 1917
  
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  German counter-attack, 25 September 1917 1917
  
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  Night action of 1/2 December 1917 1917
  
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  Operations on the Gheluvelt Plateau, July–August 1917 1917
  
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  Second Battle of Passchendaele 1917
  

Attack on the Polderhoek Spur – Batterie Pommern – Battle of Broodseinde – Battle of Courtrai – Battle of Diksmuide – Battle of Hill 60 – Battle of Hooglede – Battle of Kitcheners' Wood – Battle of La Bassée – Battle of La Malmaison – Battle of Langemarck – Battle of Menin – Battle of Messines – Battle of Mons-en-Pévèle – Battle of Pilckem Ridge – Battle of Poelcappelle – Battle of Polygon Wood – Battle of Roosebeke – Battle of the Lys – Battle of the Menin Road Ridge – Battle of the Yser – Capture of Courtrai – Capture of Westhoek – First Battle of Passchendaele – French conquest of Morocco – Myth of Langemarck – Operations on the Gheluvelt Plateau, July–August 1917 – Siege of Courtrai – Siege of Lille – Siege of Ypres – Siege of Ypres – Western Front – Western Front – Western Front – 

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Action of 22 August 1917 1917

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Action of 22 October 1917 1917

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Action of the Cockcroft, 19 August 1917 1917

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Attack on the Polderhoek Spur 1917

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Battle of Broodseinde 1917

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Battle of Langemarck 1917

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Battle of Pilckem Ridge 1917

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Battle of Poelcappelle 1917

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Battle of Polygon Wood 1917

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Battle of the Menin Road Ridge 1917

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Capture of Westhoek 1917

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Capture of Wurst Farm 1917

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First Battle of Passchendaele 1917

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German counter-attacks, 30 September – 4 October 1917 1917

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German counter-attack, 25 September 1917 1917

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Night action of 1/2 December 1917 1917

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Operations on the Gheluvelt Plateau, July–August 1917 1917

1917-10-26T00:00:00Z

Second Battle of Passchendaele 1917

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A doctor tending a wounded soldier at a Regimental Aid Post set up in a captured German ammunition dump at Oosttaverne, near Ypres, August 1917. Q5916

A team of stretcher bearers struggle through deep mud to carry a wounded man to safety near Boesinghe on 1 August 1917 during the Third Battle of Ypres. Q5935

Battle of Passchendaele, July-november 1917 Q7821

Battle of Passhendaele, July-november 1917 Q7818

FrankHurleyAustralian9.2inchHowitzerFiring1917

Harold Septimus Power - Bringing up the guns

K.T.K 1917

Ministry of Information First World War Official Collection Q5878

Notice the artillary shell craters in a lne, Vertical aerial view of Leugenboom (Koekelare) in Belgium, In the center of the photo we can see the cannon that bombarded Amiens (Somme), Dunkirk

Ruins of Ypres in the sunlight

The Battle of Passchendaele, July-november 1917 Q5726

The Battle of Passchendaele, July-november 1917 Q5857

The Battle of Passchendaele, July-november 1917 Q5858

The Battle of Passchendaele, July-november 1917 Q5860

The Battle of Passchendaele, July-november 1917 Q5870

The Battle of Passchendaele, July-november 1917 Q5876

The Battle of Passchendaele, July-november 1917 Q5879

The Battle of Passchendaele, July-november 1917 Q5908

The Battle of Passchendaele, July-november 1917 Q5944

The Battle of Passchendaele, July-november 1917 Q6010

The Battle of Passchendaele, July-november 1917 Q6026

The Battle of Passchendaele, July-november 1917 Q6044

The Battle of Passchendaele, July-november 1917 Q7824

The Way to the Front

The picture shows the destruction of Passchendaele at the end of the First World War, compared to the beginning.

Type	Date	Description	Keywords	Notes	Source
link		Freebase entry@			Wikidata
conflict	1917	Action of 22 August 1917	conflict		Wikidata
conflict	1917	Action of 22 October 1917			Wikidata
conflict	1917	Action of the Cockcroft, 19 August 1917	conflict		Wikidata
conflict	1917	Attack on the Polderhoek Spur	battle		Wikidata
conflict	1917	Battle of Broodseinde	battle		Wikidata
conflict	1917	Battle of Langemarck	battle		Wikidata
conflict	1917	Battle of Pilckem Ridge	battle		Wikidata
conflict	1917	Battle of Poelcappelle	battle		Wikidata
conflict	1917	Battle of Polygon Wood	battle		Wikidata
conflict	1917	Battle of the Menin Road Ridge	battle		Wikidata
conflict	1917	Capture of Westhoek	battle		Wikidata
conflict	1917	Capture of Wurst Farm	conflict		Wikidata
conflict	1917	First Battle of Passchendaele	battle		Wikidata
conflict	1917	German counter-attacks, 30 September – 4 October 1917			Wikidata
conflict	1917	German counter-attack, 25 September 1917			Wikidata
conflict	1917	Night action of 1/2 December 1917	conflict		Wikidata
conflict	1917	Operations on the Gheluvelt Plateau, July–August 1917	battle		Wikidata
conflict	1917	Second Battle of Passchendaele	battle		Wikidata
image		A doctor tending a wounded soldier at a Regimental Aid Post set up in a captured German ammunition dump at Oosttaverne, near Ypres, August 1917. Q5916			Wikimedia
image		A team of stretcher bearers struggle through deep mud to carry a wounded man to safety near Boesinghe on 1 August 1917 during the Third Battle of Ypres. Q5935			Wikimedia
image		Battle of Passchendaele, July-november 1917 Q7821			Wikimedia
image		Battle of Passhendaele, July-november 1917 Q7818			Wikimedia
image		FrankHurleyAustralian9.2inchHowitzerFiring1917			Wikimedia
image		Harold Septimus Power - Bringing up the guns			Wikimedia
image		K.T.K 1917			Wikimedia
image		Ministry of Information First World War Official Collection Q5878			Wikimedia
image		Notice the artillary shell craters in a lne, Vertical aerial view of Leugenboom (Koekelare) in Belgium, In the center of the photo we can see the cannon that bombarded Amiens (Somme), Dunkirk			Wikimedia
image		Ruins of Ypres in the sunlight			Wikimedia
image		The Battle of Passchendaele, July-november 1917 Q5726			Wikimedia
image		The Battle of Passchendaele, July-november 1917 Q5857			Wikimedia
image		The Battle of Passchendaele, July-november 1917 Q5858			Wikimedia
image		The Battle of Passchendaele, July-november 1917 Q5860			Wikimedia
image		The Battle of Passchendaele, July-november 1917 Q5870			Wikimedia
image		The Battle of Passchendaele, July-november 1917 Q5876			Wikimedia
image		The Battle of Passchendaele, July-november 1917 Q5879			Wikimedia
image		The Battle of Passchendaele, July-november 1917 Q5908			Wikimedia
image		The Battle of Passchendaele, July-november 1917 Q5944			Wikimedia
image		The Battle of Passchendaele, July-november 1917 Q6010			Wikimedia
image		The Battle of Passchendaele, July-november 1917 Q6026			Wikimedia
image		The Battle of Passchendaele, July-november 1917 Q6044			Wikimedia
image		The Battle of Passchendaele, July-november 1917 Q7824			Wikimedia
image		The Way to the Front			Wikimedia
image	1917	The picture shows the destruction of Passchendaele at the end of the First World War, compared to the beginning.			Wikimedia

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