the battle of passchendaele
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The battle of Passchendaele
Tyson Lemaitre
General Arthue Currie was a former realtor chosen to lead the CEF in the battle of Passchendaele
The battle of Passchendaele was fought in the small Belgium town of Passchendaele
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Before the CEF lead the offensive on Passchendaele, Curries superior, Gen. Haig, previously shelled the town leaving craters which turned into a bog with heavy rain, how could this affect the battle?
Currie warned that casualties would be high but was overruled by Haig, with 200,000 dead on each side including 15,000 Canadians and only 8km gained that was soon retaken by the germans, was this battle worth fighting?
What factors may have made Passchendaele so hard for the allies to capture but easier for the Germans to retake?
What impact on the Canadian forces did the appointment of a Canadian general to lead them possibly have?
What made the small town of Passchendaele worth fighting over?
The town was on a plateau overlooking the city of Ypres
