The Battle of Passchendaele (1917) 

British Generals when they gain 6 miles at the cost of 500,000 men *I see this as an absolute win!*

“Hey is 3 a big number” Me: “Depends on the context, money no; yards gained in WW1 yes

On his dying words he raised... “Tell the tale of Passchendaele”

"You are not expected to survive"

In a foreign field he lay Lonely soldier, unknown grave On his dying words he prays Tell the world of Paschendale

Six miles of ground has been won Half a million men are gone And as the men crawled the general called And the killing carried on and on How long? What's the purpose of it all? What's the price of a mile?

Total comments: 1/3: Sabaton reference to "Price of a Mile" 1/3: Iron Maiden reference to "Passchendale" 1/3: just usual comments

Battlefield 1’s depiction of Passchendaele is scarily accurate, sure it is battlefield but it captures the same terror and chaos with holes 6 feet deep filled with poison gas and water dead bodies rotting away and covered in mud. Battlefield 1 is a masterpiece of a game that holds up way better than Battlefield V which was a dumpster fire.

In a foreign field he lay Lonely Soldier, unknown grave On his dying words he prays Tell the world of passchendaele

Whenever I play Passchendaele in Battlefield 1 I get chills. The map is so dark, engulfed in gas , fire and obliteration. It always crosses my mind how would’ve been for the men in that war.

As Captain Blackadder says, "All to move General Haigs drinks cabinet 6 inches closer to Berlin."

0:38 the flag was just having a seizure

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My Great-Grandfather died a week before the end of The Battle of Passchendaele. Went to visit Tyne Cot to see his name written on the wall there and mark the 100th year of his death, what was left of him was buried however the makeshift graveyard was blown up and his body lost so he's listed on the wall as appose to on a grave.

300k losses and 260k enemy casualties. That actually a really successful offensive by WWI standards.

I heard at one point that this battle was Tolkien's inspiration for the Dead Marshes. Tolkien hated allegories, but the horrors he experienced in WWI heavily colored his world view

We Canadians celebrate this battle as the show of Canadian pride,may the poppy be a signal of all the loses of this battle

Life lesson at 1:08 Kill a enemy with a shovel, his teammate will pierce your flesh with a bayonet

"thousands of elves and men and orcses, all dead, all rotten" EDIT: it's been four years folks, you can stop being like "tHe SoMme hUr dUr"

General Melchet: How did the last assault go Darling? Captain Darling: well I have a little map here of the ground we've taken sir. General Melchet: Splendid! What's the scale? Captain Darling: The scale? Ummm welll 1:1...... but its very life like. look there's a little worm.

Rain, mud and death. The Battle of Passchendaele (1917) What World War videos do you want to see next?

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The fact that they faught so so hard to secure a port land that would be evacuated a year later makes me genuinely sad.

0:38 Damn flag, I told you to lay off the drugs.

Half a million lives at stake Ask the fields of Passchendaele

Interesting fact is that Gen. Currie was against using the Canadian corps at passchendaele and predicted that this would cause 15,000 canadian causualties. And he was accurate with his assessment

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Love that you added the new zealand and australian soldiers next to the brits at 0:40 seconds in. Respect to your channel

Honestly Canada deserves far more credit in the world wars than it gets

Do the battle of vimy ridge

In a foreign field he lay Lonely soldier, unknown grave On his dying words he prays Tell the world of Paschendale Relive all that he's been through Last communion of his soul Rust your bullets with his tears Let me tell you 'bout his years Laying low in a blood filled trench Kill Tim 'til my very own death On my face I can feel the falling rain Never see my friends again

Ive been there it’s truly humbling to see all the memorials and trenches

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My great great grandfather fought in the battle of 3rd battle of Ypres Thanks for making this Luv ur vids

Great war And i cannot take more Great tour I keep on marching on!

Know that many men will suffer know that many men will die half a million lives at stake ask the fields of Passchendaele and as the night falls the general calls and the killing carries on I long what is the purpose of it all? What's the price of a mile?

Teaches me more than my teacher in like 3 or 4 minutes than a whole hour

Keep men, lose land: land can be taken again. Keep land, lose men: land and men are both lost. -Mao Zedong

*insert Sabaton or Iron Maiden lyrics* (love both bands! Glad to see so many fans here)

Iron Maiden wrote a great song called paschendale

Hear the sound of a machine gun Hear it echo in the night Mortals firing rains the scene Scars the fields That once were green

In a foreign field he lay Lonely soldier, unknown grave On his dying words he prays Tell the world of Paschendale

My great great great uncle John Beckett passed away on 12th October the first day of 3rd ypres, after being in service for a year. His brother and several others were hit by the same shell in the middle of the menin road on a fatigue party and one other passed away as a result of it. His younger brother was sent back to Australia in 1918 with a minor leg injury. He was 31 years old. After all the time ive spent researching them and war history in general it never ceases to fascinate and stun me

Thousand of feet march to the beat It’s a army on the march Long way from home paying the price in young men’s lives Thousand of feet march to the beat It’s an army in despair, Knee-deep in mud Stuck in a trench with no way out Price of a Mile by Sabaton (Nice song about this war, listen to it)

The battle of passchendaele was a one of the battles that showed that the Canadian core was a adequate fighting force

Because of this battle JRR Tolkien made the dead marshes a famous landmark in his Hit LORD OF THE RINGS Trilogy.

This comment section is just the same poem used over and over. Nice

*Hear the sound of a machinegun* *Hear it echo in the night* *Mortals firing rains the scene* *Scars the fields* *that once were green*

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Now that you know the story go listen to the song The price of a mile by Sabaton.

My Grand Grandfather was imprisonend in Russia and when he was liberated he decided to went home to see his homeland again even though he knew he had to fight on the Frontline in France. Lukily the war ended before that.

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My Grandfather was a sapper of the 107th C.E.F. ,who was decorated with a Military Medal of bravery for keeping the Graven-stafel road clear on the night of Nov. 9th 1917 in this battle. Thank you for this channel.

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Germany holding their ground against the armies of 3 countries, What a fighting force 💀

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BUT AS THE MEN CRAWL, THE GENERAL CALLS AND THE KILLING CARRIES ON, AND ON. WHAT WAS THE PURPOSE OF IT ALL?? WHAT’S THE PRICE, OF A MILE?

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My great grandad fought on the British side in WW1 and told a story of paschandaele. They were marching through the battlefield after the battle and saw a british soldier stuck in the mud, they tried to pull him out with men and then horses but the mud was so thick he was stuck and they had to leave him. Hour by hour he sunk more and more into the mud. One day they walked past him again and the mud was up to his belly. They still couldn’t do anything to help him. A few days later they walked past him again and the mud was upto his chin and he was desperately trying to move in the mud and create an opening, but couldn’t do anything. The next time they walked past only the top of his hair was showing and he had drowned in the mud, what a horrible and slow way to die.

who has seen Passchendaele?

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This is an interesting video, but tell me... What's the price of a mile?

In a foreign field he lay Lonely soldier, unknown grave On his dying words he prays Tell the world of Paschendale Relive all that he's been through Last communion of his soul Rust your bullets with his tears Let me tell you 'bout his years Laying low in a blood filled trench Kill time 'til my very own death On my face I can feel the falling rain Never see my friends again In the smoke, in the mud and lead Smell the fear and the feeling of dread Soon be time to go over the wall Rapid fire and end of us all Whistles, shouts and more gun fire Lifeless bodies hang on barbed wire Battlefield nothing but a bloody tomb Be reunited with my dead friends soon Many soldiers eighteen years Drown in mud, no more tears Surely a war no-one can win Killing time about to begin Home, far away From the war, a chance to live again Home, far away But the war, no chance to live again The bodies of ours and our foes The sea of death it overflows In no man's land, God only knows Into jaws of death we go Crucified as if on a cross Allied troops they mourn their loss German war propaganda machine Such before has never been seen Swear I heard the angels cry Pray to god no more may die So that people know the truth Tell the tale of Paschendale Cruelty has a human heart Every man does play his part Terror of the men we kill The human heart is hungry still I stand my ground for the very last time Gun is ready as I stand in line Nervous wait for the whistle to blow Rush of blood and over we go Blood is falling like the rain Its crimson cloak unveils again The sound of guns can't hide their shame And so we die on Paschendale Dodging shrapnel and barbed wire Running straight at cannon fire Running blind as I hold my breath Say a prayer symphony of death As we charge the enemy lines A burst of fire and we go down I choke a cry but no-one hears Feel the blood go down my throat Home, far away From the war, a chance to live again Home, far away But the war, no chance to live again Home, far away From the war, a chance to live again Home, far away But the war, no chance to live again See my spirit on the wind Across the lines, beyond the hill Friend and foe will meet again Those who died at Paschendale

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1:07 Did that guy hit himself in the head with a shovel?

The battle of passchendaele showed the first real proof that the tank could be used effectively on the battlefield and be used to break the stalemate of the western front and forever ensured the tank core would live on to bring the allies to victory "From mud, through blood to the green fields beyond"

Thanks for making this vid I needed to know this for school

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It's a stalemate at the front line Where the soldiers rest in mud Roads and houses All is gone There is no glory to be won know that many men will suffer Know that many men will die Half a million lives at stake Ask the fields of Passchendaele And as the night falls the general calls And the battle carries on and on How long? What is the purpose of it all What's the price of a mile?

All I can hear when seeing the word “passchendaele” is a sick guitar shred from the Iron Maiden song

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I went to Ypres when I was a student overseas in the UK. I will never forget it. To this day, farmers frequently turn up unexploded munitions and pile them up at the end of their driveways for disposal.

Six miles of ground has been won Half a million men are gone And as the men crawled, the general called and the killing carried on and on. How long? What was the purpose of it all? What's the price of a mile?

The Price of a Mile Now I know the full story of that song. Thanks

I was in ypres a couple of weeks ago on a battlefield tour i recommend going its so interesting everynight there is a ceremony at menin gate to commemorate everyone who lost there lives in ww1

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I'd recommend the Canadian movie "Passchendaele" great movie.

Canadians had the biggest part in the 3rd battle of Ypres aka the battle of passchendaele, the 1st Canadian division captures it almost entirely by themselves, but in this video you seem to show that the British did it with barely any help

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Probably one of the most gruesome battles ever

*Sabaton intensifies* THOUSANDS OF FEET MARCH TO THE BEAT IT'S AN ARMY ON THE MARCH! LONG WAY FROM HOME PAID THE PRICE IN YOUNG MEN LIVES! THOUSANDS OF FEET MARCH TO THE BEAT IT'S AN ARMY IN DESPAIR! KNEE-DEEP IN MUD STUCK IN THE TRENCHES WITH NO WAY OUT!

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And I heard the voice of the lord saying Who shall I send, who will go for us. And I said. Here am I. Send me. Rip to all fallen soldiers of all sides.

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