Battle of Passchendaele (World War I) war movies

Battle of Passchendaele 31 July 1917

The Battle of Passchendaele was number of small battles for control of the ridges south and east of Ypres in Belgium. Passchendaele lay on the last ridge east of Ypres, near the railway junction at Roeselare, which was a vital point in the supply system of the German 4th Army. The battle lasted for over 3 months, mostly due to well prepared German defences and unusually wet weather. Each side lost between 200,000 and 450,000 men, which means that daily between 4 and 5 thousands of men were killed.

The aims and the whole plan of the Allied operation was from the beginning controversial and the outcome of the battle (tactical win of Allies) was rather pointless comparing to high rate of losses.

King & Country 1964

British soldier is accused of desertion during the Battle of Passchendaele and put in front of court-martial, but the case isn’t as simple as it seems.

Passchendaele 2008

Sergeant Dunne returns to battlefields of World War I to protect brother of the women he loves.