First Battle of Ypres - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The First Battle of Ypres , also called the First Battle of Flanders (French: ), was the last major battle of the first year of World War I (1914); actually a series of battles, starting on 19 Oct...
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First World War.com - A multimedia history of world war one ... The Second Battle of Ypres comprised the only major attack launched by the German forces on the Western Front in 1915, Eric von Falkenhayn preferring to concentrate German efforts against the Russians on the Eastern Front.
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www.firstworldwar.com/battles/ypres2.htm
www.firstworldwar.com/battles/ypres2.htm
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First World War.com - A multimedia history of world war one ... There were eventually three major battles at Ypres (click here to read a summary of the second; click here for the third, also known simply as Passchendaele), but the First Battle of Ypres was one of the most significant.
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www.firstworldwar.com/battles/ypres1.htm
www.firstworldwar.com/battles/ypres1.htm
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Little did they realize, though, that within five days they would be involved in what turned out to be the greatest defensive battle ever fought by Canadian troops - the Second Battle of Ypres.
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www.worldwar1.com/sf2ypres.htm
www.worldwar1.com/sf2ypres.htm
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In 1915, the second Battle of Ypres established the reputation of the Canadians as a fighting force. ... In 1915, the second Battle of Ypres established the reputation of the Canadians as a fighting force. The 1st Canadian Division had just arrived on the Western Front when they won recognition by holding their ground against...
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canadaonline.about.com/od/ww1battles/p/ypres.htm
canadaonline.about.com/od/ww1battles/p/ypres.htm
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On April 24, the Germans would launch a second chlorine gas attack, this time directed at the Canadians. Although the Canadians were forced to abandon their most forward trench positions, they held at a secondary position, and this time drove back the German infantry as they advanced ... Passchendaele: 3rd Battle of Ypres...
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2nd Battle of Ypres 1915 ... The outcome of the 2nd Battle of Ypres was a little like that of the 1st. Without realising it the Germans had been within a whisker of breaking the allied line, yet the British had managed to claw themselves back from the precipice.
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www.webmatters.net/belgium/ww1_ieper_3.htm
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The Second Battle of Ypres, as it is known in British military history, encompassed four battles in the northern sector of the Ypres Salient. The first of these began on 22 April 1915 as a surprise attack by the German 4th Army on the Allied front line.
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www.greatwar.co.uk/westfront/ypsalient/secondypres/inde...
www.greatwar.co.uk/westfront/ypsalient/secondypres/index.htm
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This page gives a very brief overview of the Second Battle of Ypres from the British perspective. ... The Second Battle of Ypres is officially divided into 4 engagements. During the narrative, the term British is used to cover British, Canadian and Indian troops.
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www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~cjmorton/service/ww1/ypres/o...
www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~cjmorton/service/ww1/ypres/overview.htm
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