Passchendaele
Starting on the 31st of July 1917, the battle of Passchendaele had begun. Also known as the Third Battle of Ypres it was a campaign for the first world war. Lasting from July to mid-November it was a battle for territory between the British and French. Months after it had begun the land of Passchendaele Ridge was still held in the hands of the German troops. Sir Douglas Haig, the British Expeditionary Forces commander-in-chief had ordered the Canadians to deliver a victory.
The battle of Passchendaele was known to have horrid weather conditions, what immediately springs to mind is a desolate, shattered landscape of mud. During August 1917, 127 mm of rain fell in Flanders, which was double the normal average for that month. Sir Arthur Currie, commander of the Canadian Corps, opposing to the battle, fearing that they couldn't win the battle without a costly amount of lives.
Once Currie had given into the plan they were set to start the attack on October 26th. Currie estimated that 16 000 Canadians end up killed or injured. Although Currie's estimation was accurate, Passchendaele left an approximate of 15 654 Canadians injured or dead. The battle of Passchendaele is remembered as a symbol of the terrors of World War 1.