Preliminary bombardments at this battle were ineffective since the defendin
Preliminary bombardments at this battle were ineffective since the defending artillery was hidden behind Gheluvet Plateau. Delays during it forced the cancellation of the amphibious landing code-named Operation Hush. This battle featured the ANZAC Corps taking Broodseine Ridge after taking Polygon Wood. Arthur Currie's Canada Corps used a creeping barrage to capture the ridge that gives this battle its alternative name. During it, Douglas Haig failed in taking submarine ports, but did divert attention from Robert Nivelle's forces, which had recently made a disastrous offensive on the Chemin des Dames ridge in an effort to end the war within 48 hours. It was fought at the same site as two other battles, the second of which featured the first large-scale use of poison gas. For 10 points, name this World War I battle also known as Passchendaele, fought near a small town in Belgium.
Preliminary bombardments at this battle were ineffective since the defending artillery was hidden behind Gheluvet Plateau.
Third Battle of Ypres [accept Battle of Passchendaele before mentioned]