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Passchendaele

British  
/ ˈpæʃənˌdeɪl /

noun

  1. a village in NW Belgium, in West Flanders province: the scene of heavy fighting during the third battle of Ypres in World War I during which 245 000 British troops were lost

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"Ukraine's 'martyr cities' like Mariupol, Bakhmut, Bucha makes one think of Leuven, Ypres and Passchendaele," Lodewyck said, listing names of the sites of the worst atrocities in Ukraine and World War One-era Belgium.

From Reuters Feb. 24, 2023

Yet Hurley felt that his photographs didn’t adequately capture the intensity of Passchendaele, and so he started to combine multiple negatives into single images of hellish drama.

From New York Times Nov. 10, 2017

Around 100 people gathered Monday at the Welsh memorial in Langemark, near where the Third Battle of Ypres, known as Passchendaele, began.

From Seattle Times Jul. 31, 2017

Sally and Stuart, who are attending the 100-year commemorations being held at Passchendaele, have been making about four visits a year to the region.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2017

General Haig ordered his brave troops to battle on until the rubble of bricks that had once been the village of Passchendaele was finally captured by the Canadians on November 10, 1917.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

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