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22nd April 1915 – The Second Battle of Ypres, 1915.
During WWI, the Second Battle of Ypres was fought from 22nd April to 25th May 1915 for control of the strategic town of Ypres in western Belgium. It was the first mass use by Germany of poison gas on the Western Front.
19 OCTOBER 1914 — Blood, Mud and Rain as the First Battle of Ypres Officially Begins
Today has an important significance because on the 19 October 1914, a savage and bitter battle for the strategic town of Ypres, in western Belgium, was taking place READ MORE HERE