The Queen honoured soldiers from Canada and other Commonwealth countries in Belgium on Thursday, laying wreaths at the vast gravesite in Passchendaele, where some 500,000 soldiers never returned home ...

One hundred years ago, between July and November 1917, the fields of Flanders witnessed one of the bloodiest episodes of the First World War. From why the attack was launched to how the weather led to ...

Canada was sent into hell, and for nothing: The shattered village was abandoned to the Germans five months later You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an ...

Awful conditions led to some soldiers drowing in the mud-swamped trenches (Picture: Fotosearch/Getty Images) This week people across the UK have been remembering the horrors Passchendaele – one of the ...

Officially known as the Third Battle of Ypres, Passchendaele became infamous not only for the scale of casualties, but also for the mud. Ypres was the principal town within a salient (or bulge) in the ...

The Second Battle of Passchendaele, during which 845 New Zealand soldiers died, was the blackest day in New Zealand history. Yet the battle is not well known and most Kiwis will probably go about ...

Produced, written, directed and starring Paul Gross, Passchendaele, named for the World War I battle, was released last month after opening the Toronto Film Festival in September. Boasting the biggest ...