Passchendaele
1 An estimation of 16,000 men and women were killed or wounded
2 Horses and mules transported hundreds of thousands of gun shells
3 The war of Passchendaele started jul31, 1917 and ended on nov10, 1917
4 The attack on Passchendaele was sir Douglas Haig's attempt to break through flanders
5 ON jul 18th 1917, a heavy artillery barrage was launched at the German line
6 The British Expeditionary force lost 310,000 men and woman
7 the countries that battled the German Empire were united kingdom, south Africa, Canada, new Zealand, newfoundland, Australia, France and India
8 the battle of Passchendaele is also known as the battle of Ypres
9 A final advance began on November 10th, with British and Canadian forces attacking into heavy rainstorm to secure grounds to the north of the village and consolidate their position
10 Thursday October 26 marks 100 years since the second battle of passchendaele
11 British Empire casualties numbered some 13,000 killed and wounded. Estimates for German casualties vary, but were roughly 12,000 from 11-21 October
12 The New Zealand Division suffered 2,700 casualties in a disastrous attack at Bellevue Spur. More than 840 were killed. In terms of lives lost in a single day, 12 October 1917 remains the greatest disaster in New Zealand’s military history
13 After heavy casualties in previous efforts, fresh troops were needed. They included the Canadian Corps, which had gained a formidable reputation after its successes at Vimy Ridge and Hill 70 earlier in 1917
14 The three-month military campaign, also known as the Third Battle of Ypres, saw the deaths of 325,000 Allied and 260,000 German soldiers
15 Among the Allied deaths were 36,000 Australians, 2,500 New Zealanders, 16,000 Canadians. Some 42,000 bodies have never been recovered
2 Horses and mules transported hundreds of thousands of gun shells
3 The war of Passchendaele started jul31, 1917 and ended on nov10, 1917
4 The attack on Passchendaele was sir Douglas Haig's attempt to break through flanders
5 ON jul 18th 1917, a heavy artillery barrage was launched at the German line
6 The British Expeditionary force lost 310,000 men and woman
7 the countries that battled the German Empire were united kingdom, south Africa, Canada, new Zealand, newfoundland, Australia, France and India
8 the battle of Passchendaele is also known as the battle of Ypres
9 A final advance began on November 10th, with British and Canadian forces attacking into heavy rainstorm to secure grounds to the north of the village and consolidate their position
10 Thursday October 26 marks 100 years since the second battle of passchendaele
11 British Empire casualties numbered some 13,000 killed and wounded. Estimates for German casualties vary, but were roughly 12,000 from 11-21 October
12 The New Zealand Division suffered 2,700 casualties in a disastrous attack at Bellevue Spur. More than 840 were killed. In terms of lives lost in a single day, 12 October 1917 remains the greatest disaster in New Zealand’s military history
13 After heavy casualties in previous efforts, fresh troops were needed. They included the Canadian Corps, which had gained a formidable reputation after its successes at Vimy Ridge and Hill 70 earlier in 1917
14 The three-month military campaign, also known as the Third Battle of Ypres, saw the deaths of 325,000 Allied and 260,000 German soldiers
15 Among the Allied deaths were 36,000 Australians, 2,500 New Zealanders, 16,000 Canadians. Some 42,000 bodies have never been recovered