Battle of Polygon Wood

1917 battle during the second phase of the Third battle of Ypres in World War I

The Battle of Polygon Wood was a small battle that took place in World War I. It happened during the second part of the Battle of Passchendaele. Most of the battle was fought in an area named Polygon Wood, near Ypres, Belgium.

Battle of Polygon Wood
Part of the Battle of Passchendaele

Australian soldiers wearing gas masks
DateSeptember 26 – 27, 1917
Location
Polygon Wood, Flanders
Result Allied victory
Belligerents
 United Kingdom
Australia Australia
 German Empire
Commanders and leaders
United Kingdom Herbert Plumer German Empire Erich Ludendorff
Strength
7 British divisions
2 Australian divisions[1]
Unknown
Casualties and losses
Australia: 5,770[1] Unknown, but many.

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Bean p. 794

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  • Bean, Charles (1941). The AIF in France:1917, The Official History of Australia in the War of 1914–1918. Vol. 4. pp. 794–795.

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