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Passchendaele New British Cemetery
Passchendaele or Paschendale may refer to: Places * Passchendaele, Queensland, a locality in Australia * Paschendale, Victoria, a locality in Australia * Passendale or Passchendaele, a town in Belgium and a World War I battlefield site ** Passchendaele Ridge, a ridge near the village * Passchendaele, Nova Scotia Other uses * ''Passchendaele'' (film), a Canadian film * "Paschendale" (song), a 2003 song by Iron Maiden * Passchendaele (battle honour), a battle honour awarded to units of the British and Imperial Armies * Battle of Passchendaele The Third Battle of Ypres (german: link=no, Dritte Flandernschlacht; french: link=no, Troisième Bataille des Flandres; nl, Derde Slag om Ieper), also known as the Battle of Passchendaele (), was a campaign of the First World War, fought by t ..., a World War I military campaign See also * First Battle of Passchendaele, a constituent battle of the Battle of Passchendaele * ''Passiondale'' (album), an album by God Dethroned * Second ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Passchendaele, Queensland
Passchendaele is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Passchendaele had a population of 30 people. The undeveloped town of Messines is located within the locality (). Passchendaele's postcode is 4380. History The locality takes its name from the former Passchendaele railway station on the Amiens railway line which served the soldier settlement fruit growing areas. It was named by the Queensland Railways Department in 1920, after the famous battleground in World War I. Similarly, the town of Messines took its name from the Messines railway station on the Amiens line in the soldier settlement area. It was named after the village of Messines in West Flanders, about 15 kilometres south of Ypres, where Australian troops fought in the 1917 Battle of Messines. In the , Passchendaele had a population of 30 people. Education There are no schools in Passchendaele. The nearest government primary schools are Pozieres State School in neigh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paschendale, Victoria
Paschendale is a locality in south west Victoria, Australia. The locality is in the Shire of Glenelg, west of the state capital, Melbourne. At the , Paschendale had a population of 30. Traditional ownership The formally recognised traditional owners for the area in which Paschendale sits are the Gunditjmara People who are represented by the Gunditj Mirring Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation The Gunditjmara or Gunditjamara, also known as Dhauwurd Wurrung, are an Aboriginal Australian people of southwestern Victoria. They are the traditional owners of the areas now encompassing Warrnambool, Port Fairy, Woolsthorpe and Portland. Thei .... References External links Towns in Victoria (Australia) {{VictoriaAU-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Passendale
Passendale () or Passchendaele (; obsolete spelling, retained in English; vls, Passchendoale) is a rural Belgian village in the Zonnebeke municipality of West Flanders province. It is close to the town of Ypres, situated on the hill ridge separating the historical wetlands of the Yser and Leie valleys. It is also commonly known as a battlefield and the name of a campaign during World War I, the Battle of Passchendaele. History Early history In the pre-Roman and Roman times the area of the town was located along the border between the Menapii and Morini Belgic tribes of northern Gaul and later the border between the bishoprics of Tournai and Thérouanne. The town is first recorded in 844 as Pascandale, and may be named after an individual by the name of Paulus or Pasko. In the Middle Ages, most of the region was ruled by the Augustine abbey of Zonnebeke and the Benedictine convent of Nonnebossen. Both the abbey and the convent were destroyed during an iconoclasm (''Beeldenstorm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Passchendaele Ridge
The Third Battle of Ypres (german: link=no, Dritte Flandernschlacht; french: link=no, Troisième Bataille des Flandres; nl, Derde Slag om Ieper), also known as the Battle of Passchendaele (), was a campaign of the First World War, fought by the Allies against the German Empire. The battle took place on the Western Front, from July to November 1917, for control of the ridges south and east of the Belgian city of Ypres in West Flanders, as part of a strategy decided by the Allies at conferences in November 1916 and May 1917. Passchendaele lies on the last ridge east of Ypres, from Roulers (now Roeselare), a junction of the Bruges-(Brugge)-to-Kortrijk railway. The station at Roulers was on the main supply route of the German 4th Army. Once Passchendaele Ridge had been captured, the Allied advance was to continue to a line from Thourout (now Torhout) to Couckelaere (Koekelare). Further operations and a British supporting attack along the Belgian coast from Nieuport ( Nieuwpo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Passchendaele, Nova Scotia
Passchendaele is a community that is part of the former town of Glace Bay in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality on Cape Breton Island Cape Breton Island (french: link=no, île du Cap-Breton, formerly '; gd, Ceap Breatainn or '; mic, Unamaꞌki) is an island on the Atlantic coast of North America and part of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. The island accounts for 18. ... . References Passchendaele on Destination Nova Scotia Communities in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality General Service Areas in Nova Scotia {{CapeBretonNS-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Passchendaele (film)
''Passchendaele'' is a 2008 Canadian war film, written, co-produced, directed by, and starring Paul Gross. The film, which was shot in Calgary, Alberta, Fort Macleod, Alberta, and in Belgium, focuses on the experiences of a Canadian soldier, Michael Dunne, at the Battle of Passchendaele, also known as the Third Battle of Ypres, inspired by stories that Gross heard from his grandfather, a First World War soldier. The film had its premiere at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival on September 4, 2008, when it also had the honour of opening the festival. The film received a mixed reception upon release. On March 2, 2009, Paul Gross was honoured for his film ''Passchendaele'', winning that year's National Arts Centre Award for achievement over the past performance year. The film won five awards the 29th Genie Awards, including Best Picture, and also received the Golden Reel Award for Canada's top-grossing film of 2008. Plot In the spring of 1917 after Vimy Ridge, Sergeant Mic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paschendale (song)
Passchendaele or Paschendale may refer to: Places * Passchendaele, Queensland, a locality in Australia * Paschendale, Victoria, a locality in Australia * Passendale or Passchendaele, a town in Belgium and a World War I battlefield site ** Passchendaele Ridge, a ridge near the village * Passchendaele, Nova Scotia Other uses * ''Passchendaele'' (film), a Canadian film * "Paschendale" (song), a 2003 song by Iron Maiden * Passchendaele (battle honour), a battle honour awarded to units of the British and Imperial Armies * Battle of Passchendaele The Third Battle of Ypres (german: link=no, Dritte Flandernschlacht; french: link=no, Troisième Bataille des Flandres; nl, Derde Slag om Ieper), also known as the Battle of Passchendaele (), was a campaign of the First World War, fought by t ..., a World War I military campaign See also * First Battle of Passchendaele, a constituent battle of the Battle of Passchendaele * ''Passiondale'' (album), an album by God Dethroned * Second ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Passchendaele (battle Honour)
Passchendaele was a battle honour awarded to units of the British Army, British and British Empire, Imperial Armies that took part in one or more of the following engagements in the Great War:T.F. MillFrance and Flanders(archive of Regiments.org page) * First Battle of Passchendaele, 12 Oct 1917 * Second Battle of Passchendaele, 26 Oct – 10 Nov 1917 These should not be confused with the battle commonly known as the Battle of Passchendaele, which is officially known to the British Army as the Third Battle of Ypres. References {{reflist Battle honours of the British Army Battle of Passchendaele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Passchendaele
The Third Battle of Ypres (german: link=no, Dritte Flandernschlacht; french: link=no, Troisième Bataille des Flandres; nl, Derde Slag om Ieper), also known as the Battle of Passchendaele (), was a campaign of the First World War, fought by the Allies against the German Empire. The battle took place on the Western Front, from July to November 1917, for control of the ridges south and east of the Belgian city of Ypres in West Flanders, as part of a strategy decided by the Allies at conferences in November 1916 and May 1917. Passchendaele lies on the last ridge east of Ypres, from Roulers (now Roeselare), a junction of the Bruges-(Brugge)-to-Kortrijk railway. The station at Roulers was on the main supply route of the German 4th Army. Once Passchendaele Ridge had been captured, the Allied advance was to continue to a line from Thourout (now Torhout) to Couckelaere (Koekelare). Further operations and a British supporting attack along the Belgian coast from Nieuport ( Nieuwpoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Battle Of Passchendaele
The First Battle of Passchendaele took place on 12 October 1917 during the First World War, in the Ypres Salient in Belgium on the Western Front. The attack was part of the Third Battle of Ypres and was fought west of Passchendaele village. The British had planned to capture the ridges south and east of the city of Ypres as part of a strategy decided by the Allies at conferences in November 1916 and May 1917. Passchendaele lay on the last ridge east of Ypres, from the railway junction at Roulers, which was an important part of the supply system of the German 4th Army. After a dry spell in September, rains began on 3 October and by the Battle of Poelcappelle on 9 October much of the British field artillery opposite Passchendaele was out of action due to rain, mud and German artillery-fire. The remaining guns were either left in old positions and fired at the limit of their range or were operated from any flat ground near wooden roadways or from platforms, many of which were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Passiondale (album)
''Passiondale'' is the eighth full-length album by God Dethroned, released on April 24, 2009. It is a concept album based on the Battle of Passchendaele in World War I. The album was recorded with only three band members, with Henri Sattler recording all guitar parts. This album returns to the blackened death metal Blackened death metal (also known as black death metal) is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal that fuses elements of black metal and death metal. The genre emerged in early 1990s when black metal bands began incorporating elements of death me ... sound originally heard on The Grand Grimoire, Bloody Blasphemy, and Ravenous while retaining the melodic death metal sound of the previous three albums. Track listing # "The Cross of Sacrifice" – 1:05 # "Under a Darkening Sky" – 3:59 # "No Man's Land" – 3:14 # "Poison Fog" – 6:39 # "Drowning in Mud" – 3:44 # "Passiondale" – 4:05 # "No Survivors" – 3:51 # "Behind Enemy Lines" – 3:38 # "Fallen Empi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
