He fought with his company in the Battle of Passchendaele ( also known as the Third Battle of Ypres ) in mid-1917 and in the German Army 's Spring Offensives of 1918 .
His company in early March 1918 became part of the 59th Machine Gun Battalion .
He fought with his company , which in early March 1918 became part of the 59th Machine Gun Battalion , in the Battle of Passchendaele ( also known as the Third Battle of Ypres ) in mid-1917 and in the German Army 's Spring Offensives of 1918 .