<P> During World War I , the Second Battle of Ypres was fought from 22 April -- 25 May 1915 for control of the strategic Flemish town of Ypres in western Belgium after the First Battle of Ypres the previous autumn . It was the first mass use by Germany of poison gas on the Western Front . For the first time , a former colonial force ( the 1st Canadian Division ) defeated a European power ( the German Empire ) on European soil ( in the battles of St. Julien and Kitcheners ' Wood , engagements during the battle ) . </P>
<P> During World War I , the Second Battle of Ypres was fought from 22 April -- 25 May 1915 for control of the strategic Flemish town of Ypres in western Belgium after the First Battle of Ypres the previous autumn . It was the first mass use by Germany of poison gas on the Western Front . For the first time , a former colonial force ( the 1st Canadian Division ) defeated a European power ( the German Empire ) on European soil ( in the battles of St. Julien and Kitcheners ' Wood , engagements during the battle ) . </P>
who participated in the second battle of ypres
who participated in the second battle of ypres
Germany 1st Canadian Division German Empire
Germany 1st Canadian Division German Empire