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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.

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What did Ypres have to do with World War 1?

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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.


What Belgian city was destroyed in World War 1?

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What happened at ypres in the world war 1?

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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.


What are five battles of World War I?

Tannenburg; Gaza; Ypres I II & III. Verdun; The Somme; amongst many others.


Important battles of world war 1?

Ypres, Somme, Mons, Verdun, Lorraine, Jutland, Cambrai and many more


What is a Ypres?

Ypres (ee-pruh) was an area/place in Belgium where battles were fought during World War One. It is now called Ieper.


What do the battles of Ypres and the battle of the Somme have in common?

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What is The Belgian site of three major World War 1 battles?

Ypres.


Did Canada win the Ypres battle during World War 1?

yes they did