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At which battle in WWI was Wavell wounded?

  • Battle of Ypres

  • Battle of the Somme

  • Battle of Tannenberg

  • Battle of Marne

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The Battle of Ypres, fought in 1915, witnessed the wounding of Archibald Wavell. This significant battle, also known as the Second Battle of Ypres, marked a turning point in warfare, as it was the first large-scale use of poison gas by the Germans. The chlorine gas attack caught the Allied forces unprepared, leading to devastating consequences.
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