1917-07-31 | Lancashire Infantry Museum

This Day In History: 1917-07-31

3rd Battle of Ypres, better known as Passchendaele. launched in torrential rain which turns the battlefield into a deadly swamp. Eventually 26 of our battalions are thrown into this most hellish of battles, which continues for 3 dreadful months

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