15 Facts About Vimy Ridge
1. At 5:30am on the 9 of april almost over 1,000 guns opened fire on the german positions
2. In early 1917 the british high command orderd the Canadian corps to capture the position
3.Vimy Ridge has had previous unsucessful french and british attcks with over 150,000 casualties
4. The Canadians captured most of Vimy Ridge on the 9th and the remaing part of the ridge on the 12
5.After four days of fighting the Canadians had over ran Vimy Ridge and killed/wounded 10,600
6.The Vimy Ridge battle has become a importent symbol for Canada
7.Small units and individual soldiers were given much more information about the battle, and were expected to exercise and keeping moving, even if their officers were killed or wounded.
8.An estimated 15,000 Canadians rose from the trenches and advanced towards the ridge army
9.Having learned from the Battle of the Somme, intense training and better prepared soldiers for what they might find on the battlefield for Vimy Ridge, this helped them to make quick decisions on their own
10.British forces would have limited success, and the French would fail badly, with many of their units reduced. The Canadian attack against Vimy Ridge would be spectacular by comparmise.
11.Canadians from across the country delivered an unexspected victory with all four divisions of the Canadian Corps fighting together for the first time in the war.
12.Lieutenant-General Sir Julian Byng, the Canadian Corps commander, ordered new tactics for the up comimng war
13.The Canadian attack against Vimy Ridge would be spectacular by comparison with the French and British
14.A battery fire against enemy guns, would smash German positions and isolate enemy troops
15.The victory at Vimy Ridge was a defining event for Canada.
1. At 5:30am on the 9 of april almost over 1,000 guns opened fire on the german positions
2. In early 1917 the british high command orderd the Canadian corps to capture the position
3.Vimy Ridge has had previous unsucessful french and british attcks with over 150,000 casualties
4. The Canadians captured most of Vimy Ridge on the 9th and the remaing part of the ridge on the 12
5.After four days of fighting the Canadians had over ran Vimy Ridge and killed/wounded 10,600
6.The Vimy Ridge battle has become a importent symbol for Canada
7.Small units and individual soldiers were given much more information about the battle, and were expected to exercise and keeping moving, even if their officers were killed or wounded.
8.An estimated 15,000 Canadians rose from the trenches and advanced towards the ridge army
9.Having learned from the Battle of the Somme, intense training and better prepared soldiers for what they might find on the battlefield for Vimy Ridge, this helped them to make quick decisions on their own
10.British forces would have limited success, and the French would fail badly, with many of their units reduced. The Canadian attack against Vimy Ridge would be spectacular by comparmise.
11.Canadians from across the country delivered an unexspected victory with all four divisions of the Canadian Corps fighting together for the first time in the war.
12.Lieutenant-General Sir Julian Byng, the Canadian Corps commander, ordered new tactics for the up comimng war
13.The Canadian attack against Vimy Ridge would be spectacular by comparison with the French and British
14.A battery fire against enemy guns, would smash German positions and isolate enemy troops
15.The victory at Vimy Ridge was a defining event for Canada.