Created by Tom Horn on 8 Dec 2009, Last Update on 16 Sep 2011

Passchendaele - 31 Jul 1917

Objectives for this offensive were 'wearing out the enemy' and 'securing the Belgian coast and connecting with the Dutch frontier'. The operation was cancelled prematurely when divisions were called away to support the Italian front.

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Tags : Britain,Germany,Belgium,Land,Combat

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