February 4, 2023 • 44 mins
In the summer and fall of 1917, one of the most horrifying battles in human history took place on the slopes of Passchendaele Ridge northeast of Ypres, Belgium. The final assault on the village over a two week period cost four Canadian divisions nearly 16,000 men and produced nine recipients of the Victoria Cross.
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