Vimy

counterattack. While we lost many men to the gas, as described by Wilfred Owen’s poem, “Dulce et Decorum Est”, this was the start of many great things to come for Canada, as we established a reputation of being tough and dependable soldiers. A few months after Vimy Ridge, Canada broke another barrier in the battle of Hill 70. This battle was significant because it saw us use a full Canadian Corps with 4 divisions, as well as the first Canadian Commander, Arthur Currie. While we now may not like…

World War I probably affected my great great great grandparents. It began in 1914 when a Serbian nationalist murdered Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife. Austria-Hungary, then declared war on Serbia. Europe was divided in two, the Triple Alliance, made up of Austria-Hungary, Germany and Italy, versus the Triple Entente, made up of Russia, France, and Great Britain. As more and more countries got involved, the Triple Alliance became known as the Central Alliance, and the Triple…

June 28th, 1914 On June 28th, 1914 Archduke Franz Ferdinand was travelling in Sarejevo, Bosnia to observe the imperial armed forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina. While touring the city a Serbian extremist named Gravrilo Princip killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife. The killing of Archduke Franz Ferdinand set off a chain of events that would lead to the beginning of World War 1 July 28th, 1914 Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia because Ferdinand was killed by a Serbian man August 1st,…

It is a long, high hill that makes up most of the landscape. Germany had captured Vimy Ridge early in the war and created a powerful defensive base, with systems trenches and soldiers who controlled machine. British and French forces attacks on Vimy Ridge had previously failed, resulting with thousands of casualties and an unsuccessful attack. The Battle of Vimy Ridge started at 5:30 a.m. on Easter Monday, April 9, 1917. It was the first time where all four divisions of…

Canada has grown as a nation and has become very independent starting from July 1st, 1867 when they were just a small British Colony, to today where they are their own developed and independent nation. In the past Canada would fight in wars and battles because the British were involved, for example in WWI Canada was expected to take part in the war because the British were involved. Canada was just seen as a small part of an enormous empire. Although this carried on for sometime, Canada matured…

battle at Vimy Ridge was the first one I fought without Jerry and Mike, but it was the first battle that all four canadian divisions fought together and it was all designed and commanded by Canadians. We each got our own maps so we know exactly where we were and what to do for the plan, that time people were actually using their brains to fight the battle instead of shooting others without thinking. The plan and the corporations lead to a big victory to the Canadians and we took down Vimy…

The allies, for years, had attempted to capture the point, but were unsuccessful. Once Canadian forces were involved however, the capturing of Vimy became far easier. The innovation of Canadian troops, and under the lead of General Currie, the Canadian troops proved to be an effective, and efficient fighting force. With the implementation of their techniques on the battlefield being adopted by…

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"The First World War was Canada's education in the art of being a sovereign state, and it was a very good times to learn" (Dyer, canada.com). During World War 1, Canadian soldiers entered the war be association as one of Great Britain's colonies. Many Canadians were part of the war effort. The troops were strong and fought hard, gaining a reputation of being formidable soldiers. After the war, a representative from Canada, Prime Minister Borden, was allowed to sign the treaty of Versailles, and…

"The Somme set the picture by which future generations saw the First World War: hapless soldiers; blundering obstinate generals; nothing achieved." -A.J.P Taylor One of the ways the Battle of the Somme had significance in World War One was the attritional wearing down of the German army. The war took a turning point in 1916, up until then some kind of peace could have been reached and an agreement made, this all changed in 1916. Instead of trying to break through each other’s lines the armies…