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Aerial comparison images of the village of Passchendaele at the beginning and end of World War 1 (reddthat.com)

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[-] [email protected] 15 points 10 months ago

something not taught in school, but Iron Maiden taught me of Paschendale

[-] [email protected] 16 points 10 months ago

Most battles aren't taught specifically in school though.

The trenchwar on the Western Front of WW1 is definitely in schools though. And Ypres (Paschendaele is the 3rd battle of Ypres) and the Somme are pretty well-known areas of that front.

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