History of Vimy Ridge | Learn | The Vimy Foundation
Amid sleet, mud and shellfire, the soldiers of the Canadian Corps fought their way up the ridge to take the high ground overlooking the Douai plain. This stunning victory followed years of failed attempts to retake the ridge, and months of …
Battle of Vimy Ridge - The Canadian Encyclopedia
在thecanadianencyclopedia.ca上查看更多信息By 1917, after three years of fruitless slaughter, the First World Warhad become a struggle of attrition. The opposing Allied and German armies were stuck in a stalemate on the Western Front — a vast line of trench works stretching from the North Sea through Belgium and France to the Swiss border. Millions of soldiers o…- Date: 9-12 April 1917
- Participants: United Kingdom (Canada); German Empire
What Was The Battle Of Vimy Ridge? - WorldAtlas
2018年6月4日 · Vimy Ridge, an almost 7 kilometer long escarpment on the edge of Douai plain has an elevation of 145 meters. It provided an unobstructed view of tens of miles in all directions. Occupied by Germans since October 1914, the …
The Canadian offensive at Vimy Ridge is shown here, as well as the advance across the Douai Plain and the battles of Arleux and Fresnoy in late April and early May. The blue lines mark the …
Douai | History, Geography, & Points of Interest
Douai, town, northern France, in the Nord département, Hauts-de-France région. It is situated in flat country on the Scarpe River, 24 miles (39 km) south of Lille and 13 miles southwest of the Belgian border. Douai was once a coal-mining …
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Vimy Ridge - Military History
4 天之前 · Situated in northern France, this ridge rose to 145 meters above the surrounding Douai Plain, providing the Germans with a commanding view over Allied positions to the west. From …
Vimy Ridge and Tunnels – Subterranea Britannica
2021年4月12日 · As well as being a military objective, the ridge overlooked the Douai Plain, an industrial area of coal mines and related factories. To shield supplies and to provide shelter for …
An Irishman’s Diary on the Battle of Vimy Ridge - The Irish Times
2017年4月10日 · The Canadian National Vimy Memorial overlooking the Douai Plain in northwest France
Battle of Arras – Vimy ridge | Douaisis Tourisme - visit …
As a sign of gratitude, France offered Canada a 107-hectare site between Arras and Lens, on which a memorial was unveiled on 26 July 1936. It commemorates the sacrifice of the 66,000 Canadians who died in the Great War. This …
