Fifth Battle of Ypres

Fifth Battle of Ypres
Part of the Western Front of the First World War

Map of the final Allied offensives on the Western Front, 1918
Date28 September – 2 October 1918
Location
From Ypres to Ghent, Belgium
50°54′1″N 3°1′16″E / 50.90028°N 3.02111°E / 50.90028; 3.02111 (Passchendaele (Passendale))
Result Allied victory
Belligerents
Commanders and leaders
Strength
28 divisions 16 divisions
Casualties and losses
  • British: 4,685
  • Belgian: 4,500
  • Newfoundland: 15
  • 10,000 POW
  • 300 guns
  • 600 machine guns

The Fifth Battle of Ypres, also called the Advance in Flanders and the Battle of the Peaks of Flanders (French: Bataille des Crêtes de Flandres) is an informal name of First World War battles in northern France and southern Belgium (Flanders) from late September to October 1918.

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