**The Third Battle of Ypres (German: Dritte Flandernschlacht; French: Troisième Bataille des Flandres; Dutch: Derde Slag om Ieper), also known as the Battle of Passchendaele (/ˈpæʃəndeɪl/), was a campaign of the First World War, fought by the Allies against the German Empire.[a] The battle took place on the Western Front, from July to November 1917, for control of the ridges south and east of the Belgian city of Ypres in West Flanders, as part of a strategy decided by the Allies at conferences in November 1916 and May 1917.** - Upscaled by <@354954311115079682> (fast)
The Third Battle of Ypres German Dritte Flandernschlacht French Troisième Bataille des Flandres Dutch Derde Slag om Ieper, also known as the Battle of Passchendaele ˈpæʃəndeɪl, was a campaign of the First World War, fought by the Allies against the German Empire.a The battle took place on the Western Front, from July to November 1917, for control of the ridges south and east of the Belgian city of Ypres in West Flanders, as part of a strategy decided by the Allies at conferences in November 1916 and May 1917.