Passchendaele

This was an offensive launched on 31st July 1917, the Brits offensive in Flanders had aimed to drive Germans away from the Chennel ports to eliminate U-Boat bases on the coast, but because of rain and shellfire reduced the battlefield to a vast bog of bodies, mud and craters. Sir Douglas Haig, the commander in chief ordered Canadians to deliver the victory, as all of the other countreis have failed to take this position. Sir Arthur Currie, command of the Canadian corps told off Sir Douglas Haig in order for him to get him guns to secure this ridge, originally Douglas Haig declined his request, but as soon as Arthur told him off saying that he would not move a single troops unless he gets his guns, Douglas approved his request. In total The Brits lost close to 300000 men at passchendaele and the German's lost close to 250000 men. Making it one of the most costly battles of the war. Though after 2 weeks of capturing passchendaele the ridge was retaken by the Germans, as passchendaele was just a large piece of land encircled by the Germans.