Ypres 1915

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Ypres 1915 refers to the World War I battles around the Belgian town of Ypres, notably marked by the first large-scale use of poison gas on the Western Front.

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Ypres 1915 canonical 11
Ypres, 1915 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War I battle
military campaign
alsoKnownAs Second Battle of Ypres
approximateCasualties over 100000 total casualties
belligerent Belgium
British Empire
Canada
France
German Empire
United Kingdom
combatantUsedPoisonGas German Empire
commander Edmund Allenby
Erich von Falkenhayn
Friedrich Bertram Sixt von Armin
Herbert Plumer
Julian Byng
conflict World War I
country Belgium
endDate 1915-05-25
followedBy Third Battle of Ypres
front Western Front
hasPart Battle of Bellewaarde Ridge
Battle of Frezenberg Ridge
Battle of Gravenstafel Ridge
Battle of St. Julien
Second Battle of Ypres
involvedUnit British Expeditionary Force
Canadian Expeditionary Force
French colonial troops
location Belgium
West Flanders
Ypres
notableConsequence international condemnation of chemical warfare
introduction of gas masks and anti-gas measures
notableFor first large-scale chlorine gas attack in warfare
first large-scale use of poison gas on the Western Front
partOf Ypres Salient fighting
battles of the Ypres Salient
poisonGasType chlorine gas
precededBy First Battle of Ypres
result Allied defensive success in preventing major breakthrough
German tactical gains
startDate 1915-04-22
strategicObjective force Allied withdrawal from Ypres
reduce the Ypres Salient
terrain low-lying Flanders plain
warTheater European theatre of World War I

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