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  1. Ypres, battle of Ypres, third battle of Ypresnoun

    battle in World War I (1917); an Allied offensive which eventually failed because tanks bogged down in the waterlogged soil of Flanders; Germans introduced mustard gas which interfered with the Allied artillery

  2. Ypres, battle of Ypres, second battle of Ypresnoun

    battle in World War I (1915); Germans wanted to try chlorine (a toxic yellow gas) as a weapon and succeeded in taking considerable territory from the Allied salient

  3. Ypres, battle of Ypres, first battle of Ypresnoun

    battle in World War I (1914); heavy but indecisive fighting as the Allies and the Germans both tried to break through the lines of the others

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  1. battle of ypres

    The Battle of Ypres refers to a series of engagements fought around the Belgian city of Ypres during World War I and II. Fought primarily between German and Allied forces, these battles were critical in determining the course of the Western Front. The most significant among these include the First Battle of Ypres (October-November 1914), the Second Battle of Ypres (April-May 1915), and the Third Battle of Ypres (July-November 1917), also known as the Battle of Passchendaele. They are particularly known for their significant casualties and the introduction of deadly gas warfare.

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  1. Battle of Ypres

    Battle of Ypres is a 1925 war film written and directed by Walter Summers.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of battle of ypres in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of battle of ypres in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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