http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/special_report/1998/10/98/world_war_i/203397.stm WebNov 8, 2012 · With some 275,000 British casualties, including 70,000 dead—as opposed to 260,000 on the German side—the Third Battle of Ypres proved to be one of the most costly and controversial Allied...
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WebMore than 800,000 soldiers on both sides of the war died in the blood and mud of the Ypres salient between 1914 and 1918. Many marched on the so-called Menin road, on which the … WebOct 12, 2011 · While some of the 843 killed in action may have died on 13 or 14 October — it was impossible to know exactly when wounded men lying between the lines may have died — 12 October is undoubtedly, in terms of lives lost in a single day, the blackest day in New Zealand’s post-1840 existence. bit by scorpion
BBC NEWS Special Report 1998 10/98 World War I Passchendaele …
WebNov 3, 1998 · Tuesday, 3 November, 1998, 11:20 GMT. Passchendaele: Drowning in mud. Passchendaele (officially the third battle of Ypres) is outstanding among the battles of World War I not only for its cost, but also for the conditions in which those casualties were incurred. The British commander, Sir Douglas Haig, had decided to launch his forces from … WebThe armies under British command suffered some 275,000 casualties at Passchendaele, a figure that makes a mockery of Haig’s pledge that he would not commit the country to "heavy losses.” Among these were 38,000 Australians, 5,300 New Zealanders, and more … First Battle of the Marne, (September 6–12, 1914), an offensive during World War I by … Gallipoli Campaign, also called Dardanelles Campaign, (February 1915–January … Battle of Belleau Wood, (1–26 June 1918), Allied victory, and the first major … Battle of Amiens, (August 8–11, 1918), World War I battle that marked the … treaties of Brest-Litovsk, peace treaties signed at Brest-Litovsk (now in Belarus) … bit by raccoon