[PAR] [TLE] Henry Maitland Wilson [SEP] Field Marshal Henry Maitland Wilson, 1st Baron Wilson, (5 September 1881 – 31 December 1964), also known as Jumbo Wilson, was a senior British Army officer of the 20th century.  He saw active service in the Second Boer War and then during the First World War on the Somme and at Passchendaele.  During the Second World War he served as General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) British Troops in Egypt, in which role he launched Operation Compass, attacking Italian forces with considerable success, in December 1940.  He went on to be Military Governor of Cyrenaica in February 1941, commanding a Commonwealth expeditionary force to Greece in April 1941 and General Officer Commanding (GOC) British Forces in Palestine and Trans-Jordan in May 1941. [PAR] [TLE] Battle of Passchendaele [SEP] The Battle of Passchendaele (German: "Flandernschlacht" , French: "Deuxième Bataille des Flandres" ), also known as the Third Battle of Ypres, was a campaign of the First World War, fought by the Allies against the German Empire.  The battle took place on the Western Front, from July to November 1917, for control of the ridges south and east of the Belgian city of Ypres in West Flanders, as part of a strategy decided by the Allies at conferences in November 1916 and May 1917.  Passchendaele lay on the last ridge east of Ypres, 5 mi from a railway junction at Roulers, which was vital to the supply system of the German 4th Army.  The next stage of the Allied plan was an advance to Thourout–Couckelaere, to close the German-controlled railway running through Roulers and Thourout.
[PAR] [TLE] Henry Maitland Wilson [ SEP ] Field Marshal Henry Maitland Wilson , 1st Baron Wilson , ( 5 September 1881 – 31 December 1964 ) , also known as Jumbo Wilson , was a senior British Army officer of the 20th century . He saw active service in the Second Boer War and then during the First World War on the Somme and at Passchendaele . During the Second World War he served as General Officer Commanding - in - Chief ( GOC - in - C ) British Troops in Egypt , in which role he launched Operation Compass , attacking Italian forces with considerable success , in December 1940 . He went on to be Military Governor of Cyrenaica in February 1941 , commanding a Commonwealth expeditionary force to Greece in April 1941 and General Officer Commanding ( GOC ) British Forces in Palestine and Trans - Jordan in May 1941 . [PAR] [TLE] Battle of Passchendaele [ SEP ] The Battle of Passchendaele ( German : " Flandernschlacht " , French : " Deuxième Bataille des Flandres " ) , also known as the Third Battle of Ypres , was a campaign of the First World War , fought by the Allies against the German Empire . The battle took place on the Western Front , from July to November 1917 , for control of the ridges south and east of the Belgian city of Ypres in West Flanders , as part of a strategy decided by the Allies at conferences in November 1916 and May 1917 . Passchendaele lay on the last ridge east of Ypres , 5 mi from a railway junction at Roulers , which was vital to the supply system of the German 4th Army . The next stage of the Allied plan was an advance to Thourout – Couckelaere , to close the German - controlled railway running through Roulers and Thourout .
In which month of 1917 did this battle during the World War I, in which Henry Maitland Wilson participated, start?
In which month of 1917 did this battle during the World War I , in which Henry Maitland Wilson participated , start ?
July
July