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Ww1 Lab Report

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Early October 1917: The returning Canadians who fought at Ypres in 1915 and 1916 are shocked at the scenes in the salient.
Everything is destroyed, nothing green remains.
The dead of the earlier battles are everywhere and the ground is a maze of interconnected, water-filled shell holes. Canadian soldiers have heard rumours about the upcoming battle and are unnerved.
October 17, 1917: Canadian engineers and pioneers begin to extend the transport system, construct artillery positions and move ammunition and supplies to the front, all in preparation for the coming battles. They work amidst continuous shelling, gas attacks and the most horrendous conditions possible.
October 26, 1917: The front of the Canadian Corps is split by an …show more content…

Again the 3rd Division is short of its objective, but it secures additional ground and is now on drier land.
Heavy losses are suffered in this attack, particularly by Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI) and the 49th Battalion.
The 4th Division also launches a three-pronged attack from the stronghold it had established partway up Passchendaele Ridge.
They have great difficulty determining where they are to attack:
All landmarks shown on reference maps had been obliterated; roads, trees and most buildings were reduced to dust. Nonetheless, the attack goes according to plan.
Although suffering heavy casualties, they capture a series of fortified buildings - Vienna Cottages and Crest Farm - both near Passchendaele.
November 6, 1917: The Canadians are now on drier land and Passchendaele Village is only 100 metres away.
The depleted battalions of the 3rd and 4th Battalions are withdrawn and their replacements are fresh soldiers from the 1st and 2nd. The 1st Division, emerging from the Bellevue Spur, is to attack Passchendaele Ridge from the north.
The 3rd Battalion from Toronto protects the northern flank of the assault by seizing a fortified farm that was pouring machine-gun fire into the Canadian attack.
This allows everything to go as planned and the 1st Division’s assault is a huge success.
The 2nd Division’s assault is directly

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