Historical place archive

Flanders in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Flanders in Canada. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

3 records3 event labels1 people1917–1917

Historical events in Flanders

1917

October 1917
Canadian Corps Assigned to Passchendaele
Arthur Currie · World War, 1st

Currie's Canadian Corps is committed to the final stages of the Passchendaele fighting.

October 1917
Canadian Preparations for Passchendaele Completed
Arthur Currie · World War, 1st

Currie demands careful road, artillery and supply preparations before Canadian attacks on the ridge.

6 November 1917
Passchendaele Village Secured by Canadian Corps
Arthur Currie · World War, 1st

Currie's corps secures Passchendaele village and nearby ridge positions after a sequence of costly attacks.

Provenance

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These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Canada and Flanders. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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