Second Battle of Ypres

Second Battle of Ypres Part of the Western Front of the First World War The Second Battle of Ypres by Richard Jack, 146 x 234½ in., at the Canadian War Museum. Date Thursday 22 April – 25 May 1915 Location 50.891°N 2.979°E / 50.891; 2.979 Ypres, Belgium Result Stalemate Belligerents France Army of Africa United Kingdom Canada British India German Empire Commanders and leaders Horace Smith-Dorrien Arthur Currie Henri Gabriel Putz A.-L.-T. de Ceuninck Theophile Figeys Albrecht of Württemberg Strength 8 infantry divisions—2 French divisions and 6 British, Canadian, and Newfoundland divisions 7 infantry divisions Casualties and losses 70,000 dead, wounded, or missing 35,000 dead, wounded, or missing

The Second Battle of Ypres was a battle of the First World War. It was fought for control of the town of Ypres in western Belgium. It happened in the spring of 1915. It was the first time that Germany used poison gas on a large scale on the Western Front.