Battle of Vimy Ridge

Significance The battle that Canada was most acknowledged for was Vimy Ridge. This battle established Canada’s role as a superior force. On the other hand, the battle of the Somme was not momentous for the Canadian Corps as they were not directly engaged in the combat. The battle at Vimy Ridge proved Canada’s importance as an inventive, courageous, and efficient military. However, the battle of the Somme was not a momentous battle for the Canadians. The main connection Canadian had to this…

The Battle of Vimy Ridge, from April 9th to April 12th 1917, is known as a nation building event for Canada because it was supposedly when Canadians developed a new national identity. However, as more opinions are shared on this matter, historians are starting to question whether this is really the case. Vimy Ridge should not be considered a nation building event for Canada because there were many significant battles with a lot of Canadian sacrifice, and in some ways the battle split Canada…

Canada is regarded as one of the most developed countries known to date in the 21th century, it could even be considered to rival even the United States. Canada could not have been standing where it is currently without a backbone to support it, that backbone is the 20th century. The 20th century did indeed belong to Canada as demonstrated by their participation in both World Wars, Canada’s increasing independence and how their economy had risen. Canada has earned the respect of other countries…

toiled and fought, Vimy is aptly the location of Canada’s largest war memorial, symbolic of the selfless exploits of Canadian soldiers. The Battle of Vimy Ridge awakened nationalism and pushed the country out of Britain’s shadow, while other battles such as those of Passchendaele and Somme were counterproductive, leading to fruitless sacrifices that deflated Canadian morale and a costly stalemate that created internal and external rifts for Canada, respectively. The Battle of Vimy Ridge marked…

Today is Vimy Ridge Day in Canada to commemorate those brave individuals who fought during WWI at the Battle of Vimy Ridge. In honour of this day, I thought I'd share my experience at Vimy. Visiting Vimy may have been the most surreal experience I had on my 2014 Europe trip. Although I had visited many WWI and WWII memorial sites, Vimy Ridge was one that really resonated with me. The Canadian National Vimy Memorial is Canada's largest overseas war memorial site; it is located at the highest…

The battle of Vimy Ridge greatly strengthened Canada’s confidence as a country. The efficiency and effectiveness of the Canadians offense contributed to higher morale, which helped Canada win the battle. This planned attack, ordered by Canadian Corps commander, Lieutenant-General Sir Julian Byng, took the Germans by surprise and resulted in the “smash of German positions and isolated enemy troops” (War Museum). By April 9th 1917, with their battle techniques positively impacting their…

Britain. In particular, independence was gained through three major battles and conflicts Canada fought. These included the battle of Vimy Ridge, the D-Day landings, and the Suez Crisis. From a British colony, after World War one to it’s own nation after the second world war; Canada, today is its own nation. Throughout the major world war one battles, Canadians were gaining a positive reputation for themselves.The battle of Vimy Ridge was Canada's first significant step to…

revealed that Canada had a resilient military that would triumph in battles such as Vimy Ridge. The World War, also lead Canadian leaders to propel Canada toward greater autonomy.…

succeeded in an environmentally terrifying battle and the Passchendaele village was captured on November 6th. Once again, the Canadians showed that we had one of the best military forces in the world. More than 4000 Canadians died and 12000 Canadians were wounded . Another battle, where Canadians proved their abilities was in the Second Battle of Ypres. The Second Battle of Ypres took place on April 22nd 1915 . The Second Battle of Ypres was the first ever battle where gas warfare was used in…

during the beginnings of the Western Front, Germany’s new weapon, poison gas, marked the disintegration of the allied Franco-Berber troops. However, the Canadians managing to launch a counterattack on the advancing German troops during the Second Battle of Ypres. The Canadians and Germans fought, until the Princess Patricia’s…