Vimy

examine the battle of Vimy Ridge, women in the Great War, and the Treaty of Versailles benefitted Canada’s transition from a colony to a nation. This essay will be referencing the magnificent work of Garfield Newman’s, Canada: A Nation Unfolding, and Chris Trueman’s website, http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/index.htm. Vimy Ridge was located north of the Hindenburg Line, the Germans had it heavily armed with machine guns, concrete trenches, barbed wire, and artillery. Vimy Ridge was…

The battle of Vimy Ridge was one that is still remembered to this day for the quick and effective victory that Canada achieved. With several new implementations into military tactics, the battle of Vimy Ridge's success is attributed to meticulous planning, powerful artillery support, and tactical innovation. Firstly, Canada’s success at Vimy Ridge can be greatly credited to the fact that it was heavily planned for. In previous battles, troops were very unaware of what they were getting into and…

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…

Vimy Ridge itself was a very important strategic point as it provided a vantage point where networks of trenches from both sides could be seen plus the space between enemy lines or “no man’s land”. Under the command of British General Sir Julian Byng the Canadian Corps learned new platoon tactics, were assigned specialty weapons, studied the terrain, and rehearsed the assault as many soldiers had died already from trying to take Vimy Ridge from the Germans proving that…

many defining moments many of them were military accomplishments. The Battle at Vimy Ridge was the most defining due to the fact that gave Canada a sense of nationhood and an opportunity to show leadership amongst the other countries. D-Day quickly became a defining moment for Canada due to the capturing of Juno, Sword, Omaha, Utah and Gold beaches by the Canadians, United States and British. The battle at Vimy Ridge was one of many defining moments in Canadian History because it gave…

1917, approximately 10,500 Canadians troops were killed in the cold bloody well-known battle of Vimy Ridge. Located in Northern, France in a small town of Arras on the western front; coldest and most dangerous battle Canadians and their allies have ever participated in. French devised many plans to go forward, but every plan that was devised was a failure. Germans were holding down frontlines of Vimy. British were developing an idea to keep the German attention from their main attack alongside…

Canada’s 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…

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…

Canada gained itself reputation of strong enough to have sovereignty by the battle of Vimy Ridge and many other events. Before WWI Canada was under control of the Britain, the Canadian Expeditionary Force listened to the orders that came from the British generals instead Canadian ones. After the bloody victory of the battle of Vimy Ridge, Canada proved to the world that it could do well on its own. The battle of Vimy Ridge helped Canada become an independent nation. In the following battle of…

Mother I am currently at Vimy Ridge in the trenches. These trenches make me wish that I was back at home with you and sleeping in my own bed. There is dirt everywhere and menacing rats scurry the ground stealing whatever food we have. Those filthy creatures constantly make the soldiers sick. To go along with the rat infestations there is also the issue of “trench foot”. The trenches are blistering cold and damp. This makes our feet exposed to the looming bacteria. I pray every day that I do not…