The Great War

Season 4, Episode 38

Episode Title: British Advance At Passchendaele - Week 165

Air Date: 2017-09-21

Overview:

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.