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The Battle of the Menin Road Ridge, sometimes called "Battle of the Menin Road", was the third British general attack of the Third Battle of Ypres in the First World War. The battle took place from 20 to 25 September 1917, in the Ypres Salient in Belgium on the Western Front. During the pause in British and French general attacks from late August to 20 September, the British changed some infantry tactics, adopting the leap-frog method of advance.

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  • The Battle of the Menin Road Ridge, sometimes called "Battle of the Menin Road", was the third British general attack of the Third Battle of Ypres in the First World War. The battle took place from 20 to 25 September 1917, in the Ypres Salient in Belgium on the Western Front. During the pause in British and French general attacks from late August to 20 September, the British changed some infantry tactics, adopting the leap-frog method of advance. Waves of infantry stopped once they reached their objective and consolidated the ground, while supporting waves passed through the objective to attack the next one and the earlier waves became the tactical reserve. General adoption of the method was made possible when more artillery was brought into the salient, by increasing the number of aircraft involved in close air support and by the Royal Flying Corps giving the tasks of air defence, contact-patrol, counter-attack patrol, artillery observation and ground-attack to particular aircraft. In early September, optimism increased among German commanders that the Flanders offensive had been defeated and several divisions and air units were transferred elsewhere. Drier weather and extensive road repairs made it much easier for the British to move vast amounts of supplies forward from the original front line. Visibility increased except for frequent ground fog around dawn, which helped conceal British infantry during the attack, before clearing to expose German preparations for counter-attacks to British observation and attack. The British infantry succeeded in capturing most of their objectives and then holding them against German counter-attacks, inflicting many casualties on the German defenders and Eingreifdivisionen, sent to reinforce them, by massed artillery and small-arms fire. German defences on the Gheluvelt Plateau, which had been retained or quickly recaptured in July and August were lost and the British began a run of success which lasted into early October. (en)
  • La bataille de la route de Menin est la troisième offensive britannique dans le cadre de la bataille de Passchendaele durant la Première Guerre mondiale. La bataille eut lieu du 20 au 25 septembre 1917 en Belgique, sur le front de l'ouest. (fr)
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  • A British Vickers machine gun crew during the battle (en)
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  • Douglas Haig (en)
  • Hubert Gough (en)
  • Erich Ludendorff (en)
  • Herbert Plumer (en)
  • Friedrich Armin (en)
  • Prince Rupprecht (en)
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  • Battle of the Menin Road Ridge (en)
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  • La bataille de la route de Menin est la troisième offensive britannique dans le cadre de la bataille de Passchendaele durant la Première Guerre mondiale. La bataille eut lieu du 20 au 25 septembre 1917 en Belgique, sur le front de l'ouest. (fr)
  • The Battle of the Menin Road Ridge, sometimes called "Battle of the Menin Road", was the third British general attack of the Third Battle of Ypres in the First World War. The battle took place from 20 to 25 September 1917, in the Ypres Salient in Belgium on the Western Front. During the pause in British and French general attacks from late August to 20 September, the British changed some infantry tactics, adopting the leap-frog method of advance. (en)
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  • Battle of the Menin Road Ridge (en)
  • Bataille de la route de Menin (fr)
  • Batalha de Menin Road Ridge (pt)
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