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World War I Practice Test: Third Battle Of Ypres - Also Known As Passchendaele
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The Battle of Passchendaele, also known as the Third Battle of Ypres, was a major engagement of forces during the First World War.  It took place between 31st July and 10th November 1917, lasting for more than three months.  

The wisdom of the battle has been questioned; after the war the then Prime Minister David Lloyd George said, "Passchendaele was indeed one of the greatest disasters of the war ... No soldier of any intelligence now defends this senseless campaign ..."

World War I Practice Test: Third Battle Of Ypres - Also Known As Passchendaele
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1. The village of Passchendaele was finally taken from the Germans on 6th November 1917, by troops from which country?
2. The Battle is named after the village of the same name which the Allied forces wished to take from the Germans. Which modern day country is Passchendaele in?
3. Operations were hampered during the Battle by what natural feature of the landscape?
4. On 23rd October the French attacked the Germans and captured the town of La Malmaison. They advanced 6km (3.7 miles) and captured 11,157 prisoners and 180 guns. Field Marshall Haig was pleased with this result, but what made him unhappy about it?
5. After Gough was replaced as commander by Viscount Plumer, the British offensive was paused for three weeks. Why was this?
6. In October the Allied advances were slowed by what?
7. Plumer's first offensive action took place at Menin Road Ridge between 20th–25th September. It made use of 1,295 pieces of artillery, field-guns and Howitzers. How did this number compare to the amount of artillery used at Pilckem Ridge in the first Allied offensive of Passchendaele?
8. One of the British commanders at Passchendaele, General Gough, inspired a group of officers to form a group called 'GMG'. What did these initials stand for?
9. During the Battle of Passchendaele 50 British and Empire divisions and 6 French divisions fought against 83 German divisions for 3 months. How many men became casualties during the battle?
10. The Battle began when the British launched their attack on the Germans at Pilckem Ridge. At what time of day did the battle start?

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