Second Battle Of Ypres Results

Second battle of ypres date april 21 may 25 1915 location ypres belgium victor stalemate contenders france united kingdom belgium german empire unit strength 8 infantry divisions 7 infantry divisions casualties and deaths total.
Second battle of ypres results. The second battle of ypres 1915 the second battle of ypres as it is known in british military history encompassed four battles in the northern sector of the ypres salient. Second battle of ypres april 22 may 25 1915 second of three costly battles in world war i at ypres now ieper in western flanders. The first of these began on 22 nd april 1915 as a surprise attack by the german 4th army on the french sector of the allied front line. The second battle ypres was fought april 22 to may 25 1915 during world war i 1914 1918 and saw the germans conduct a limited offensive around the strategic town of ypres in flanders.
2nd battle of ypres on april 22 1915 the german 4th army mounted a surprise attack against the allies on the western front in ypres beginning the 2nd. The first battle of ypres had been fought the previous autumn. During world war i the second battle of ypres was fought from 22 april 25 may 1915 for control of the strategic flemish town of ypres in western belgium. The battle marked the germans first use of poison gas as a weapon.
The second battle of ypres ended on may 25. During the course of the battle the germans debuted the use of poison gas on the western front. 70 000 dead wounded or missing 35 000 dead wounded or missing part of world war i the second battle of.