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Langemarck 1917

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Battle of Langemarck
Part of the Third Battle of Ypres in the First World War
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British 12 inch railway gun at Woesten with its crew perched on it and the slogan "Not on Strike" on the barrel
Date 16–18 August 1917
Location Ypres Salient, Belgium
Result German defensive success on Gheluvelt Plateau, Allied success on northern flank.
Belligerents
United Kingdom United Kingdom  German Empire
Commanders and leaders
United Kingdom General Hubert Gough German Empire General Friedrich Bertram Sixt von Armin
Casualties and losses
36,190 16–28 August. Approximately 30,000 of 84,000 casualties June – August.[1]