Second Battle of Ypres 1915
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 21 April 1915 – 25 May 1915 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1915 | Wikidata P580 (start time) |
| Era | World War I era (1914–1918) | derived from year |
| Location | Belgium | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Europe | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Western Front | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | French Third Republic, German Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 50.8994, 2.9406 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Second Battle of Ypres was fought from 22 April to 25 May 1915, during the First World War, for control of the tactically valuable high ground to the east and the south of the Flemish town of Ypres, in western Belgium. The First Battle of Ypres had been fought the previous autumn. The Second Battle of Ypres was the occasion of the first mass use by Germany of poison gas on the Western Front.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Second Battle of Ypres (revision 1375345855), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.
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- Battle of Kitcheners' Wood 1915
- Battle of Loos 1915
- Battle of Neuve-Chapelle 1915
- Capture of Hill 60 (Western Front) 1915
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