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There are 3 battles of Ypres, popularly called Wipers by the British. In 1914 the halting of the German offensive cost over 200,00 casualties. (October & November) In April & May of 1915 poison gas was used for the first time. There were over 100,000 casualties. The third Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele) July to November 1917 had over 200,000 casualties. Detailling the numbers actually killed is very imprecise.
First Battle of Ypres:
50,000-85,000 French soldiers
21,000 Belgian soldiers
19,500 German soldiers
Second Battle of Ypres:
70,000 Allied soldiers
35,000 German soldiers
Battle of Passchendaele (Third Battle of Ypres):
Between 200,000-500,000 Allied soldiers (total figures are disputed)
Between 250,000-400,000 German soldiers
Battle of the Lys (Fourth Battle of Ypres):
120,000 Allied soldiers
120,000 German soldiers
Fifth Battle of Ypres:
Exact figures not available. Proceeded by the Battle of Courtrai.
About 10 million people total from both sides were killed, which was much greater than any other wars due to the developed technology and weapons
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135 people died on the Mayflower voyaging to the New World
How many people died while sleeping in World War 2?
21 million people died .
How many people died in second world war?
71,000,000.
How many people died in Britain in World War 2?
About 14,000 people dies during the world war 2.
How many people died in wod war 2?
60,000,000 died in world war 2
Who and how many people died in the ypres battle?
The Ypres battle was actually a series of battles that took place during World War I, resulting in tens of thousands of casualties from different nations. It would be difficult to provide an accurate number of people who died in the Ypres battles, but estimates suggest around 500,000 soldiers were killed, wounded, or went missing during the various battles in the Ypres area.
How many people died in the battle of ypres?
I assume that you are talking about the second battle) 6,000 people died at Ypres.
How many died at ypres in world war 1?
Over 2000 canadians were killed in the battle of Ypres during WW1. This was the first time poison gas (made from chlorine) was introduced in WW1.
How many Canadians died in the second battle of Ypres?
about 6000
What or where was the battle of ypes?
Well if you mean the battle of ypres then it was a series of 4 battles fought around a town in Belgium called ypres during the first world war. During these battles the Germans used alot of poisonous gas, chlorine gas. There was heavy fighting, some of the heaviest in the whole world war and many people were killed. In the second battle of the ypres john condon who is the youngest known soldier to die, age 14, died.
How many British soldiers died during the battle of Ypres?
70,000 soldiers died during the Third Battle
How many people did chlorine gas kill during the battle of Ypres?
a lot
how many people are on the world and how many people have died?
2 million people have died, and 2.milion people are in the world.
How many people died in the entire world in 2017?
Approximately 56.9 million people died in the world in 2017.
How many people died in 2011 and 2012 in world?
23,693,103 people died that year
How many people died on the trip to the New World?
135 people died on the Mayflower voyaging to the New World
Important battles of world war 1?
Ypres, Somme, Mons, Verdun, Lorraine, Jutland, Cambrai and many more
