the battle between the british and the germans.
1.In early 1917, British High Command ordered the Canadian Corps to capture the position as part of a larger spring offensive in the Arras areafacts. over 150,000 casualties.
2.Lieutenant-General Sir Julian Byng, the Canadian Corps commander, ordered new tactics for the coming assault.
3.The Canadian attack against Vimy Ridge would be spectacular by comparison
4.The battle has since become an important symbol for Canada, the place where Canadians from across the country delivered an unprecedented victory, all four divisions of the Canadian Corps fighting together for the first time in the war.
5.At 5:30 a.m. on 9 April 1917, Easter Monday, nearly 1,000 guns opened fire on the German positions.
6.Over four days of bloody fighting, the Canadians had overrun Vimy Ridge at the cost of more than 10,600 killed and wounded.
7.The seven-kilometre long Vimy Ridge in northern France, near Arras, held a commanding view over the surrounding countryside. Previous unsuccessful French and British attacks had suffered over 150,000 casualties
8.Small units and individual soldiers were given much more information about the battle, and were expected to exercise initiative in keeping the advance moving, even if their officers were killed or wounded.