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Facts for Vimy Ridge
1. The unsuccessful French and British attacks had suffered over 150 000 casualties
2. At 5:30 am, on April 9 1917, Easter Monday, about 1 000 guns opened fire on the Germans positions
3. 15 000 Canadians rose from the trenches and advanced towards the ridge in the first wave
4. The Canadians captured most of the ridge on the 9th and the last portion on the 12th
5. The Canadians had overrun Vimy Ridge with more than 10 600 killed and wounded
6. The battle with the Vimy Ridge has became an important symbol for Canada
7. In northern France, near Arras, there held a commanding view over the surrounding countryside
8. In the early 1917's the British High Command ordered the Canadian Crops to capture the positions part of a larger spring offensive in the Arras area
9. The Canadian Crops commander ordered new tactics for the coming assault
10.Small groups of soldiers were given information about the battle and were expected to exercise initiative in keeping the advance moving even if their officers were killed or wounded
11. The British forces to the south would have limited success and the French would fail badly with their units
12. The Canadian attack between the Vimy Ridge would be spectacular by comparison
13. They improved their techniques for counter-battery fire against enemy guns that would smash the Germans positions and isolate enemy troops in their dugouts
14. They learned from the Battle of the Somme that intense training better prepared soldiers for what they might experience on the battlefield and helped them make quick decisions on their own.
15. The battle has left the Canadians from across the country delivered an unprecedented victory
1. The unsuccessful French and British attacks had suffered over 150 000 casualties
2. At 5:30 am, on April 9 1917, Easter Monday, about 1 000 guns opened fire on the Germans positions
3. 15 000 Canadians rose from the trenches and advanced towards the ridge in the first wave
4. The Canadians captured most of the ridge on the 9th and the last portion on the 12th
5. The Canadians had overrun Vimy Ridge with more than 10 600 killed and wounded
6. The battle with the Vimy Ridge has became an important symbol for Canada
7. In northern France, near Arras, there held a commanding view over the surrounding countryside
8. In the early 1917's the British High Command ordered the Canadian Crops to capture the positions part of a larger spring offensive in the Arras area
9. The Canadian Crops commander ordered new tactics for the coming assault
10.Small groups of soldiers were given information about the battle and were expected to exercise initiative in keeping the advance moving even if their officers were killed or wounded
11. The British forces to the south would have limited success and the French would fail badly with their units
12. The Canadian attack between the Vimy Ridge would be spectacular by comparison
13. They improved their techniques for counter-battery fire against enemy guns that would smash the Germans positions and isolate enemy troops in their dugouts
14. They learned from the Battle of the Somme that intense training better prepared soldiers for what they might experience on the battlefield and helped them make quick decisions on their own.
15. The battle has left the Canadians from across the country delivered an unprecedented victory