The Great War

The Great War· Season 4 · Episode 38

British Advance At Passchendaele - Week 165

S04E38·September 21, 2017·10m·YouTube

Herbert Plumer had a cunning plan to crack the German defences at Passchendaele, he would "bite and hold" only small pieces of the German Hindenburg Line instead of aiming for the big breakthrough. It was still a costly tactic but it achieved results and the Germans under Ruprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria, were worried.

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