Second Battle of Ypres
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For a list of the Battles of Ypres, see Battle of Ypres.
During the First World War, the Second Battle of Ypres was fought from 22 April – 25 May 1915 for control of the tactically important high ground to the east and 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 first mass use by Germany of poison gas on the Western Front.
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Second Battle of Ypres | |||||||||
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Part of the Western Front of the First World War | |||||||||
German diagram showing the new front line after the 2nd Battle of Ypres | |||||||||
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Belgium | German Empire | ||||||||
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| Albrecht of Württemberg | ||||||||
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| 7 divisions | ||||||||
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| 35,000+ | ||||||||
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