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Passchendaele a village in NW Belgium, in West Flanders province: the scene of heavy fighting during the third battle of Ypres in World War I during which 245 000 British troops were lost How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In a long article, she shows how enlistments were affected by such events as the evacuation from Gallipoli in 1915 (when they rose sharply in the following month) and the growing war weariness in 1917 (when they fell to their lowest level after Third Ypres. This limited the effectiveness of the BEF's use of gas during the critical offensives on the Somme in 1916, and Arras and Third Ypres during the following year, although it was far from negligible. |
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