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Hace 6 días · Hitler went to Vimy Ridge on June 2, 1940, called in the world's press as best he could and insisted they take his picture on the unscathed steps. He then assigned special troops from the Waffen-SS to guard Vimy Ridge.
Hace 4 días · The German Spring Offensive saw mobile warfare return to the Western Front. Despite early gains, the Germans exhausted themselves, setting the stage for a successful Allied counter-offensive.
Hace 3 días · A new perspective on the history of Vimy Ridge. Little Canada has added a new miniature exhibit honouring the memorial at Vimy Ridge. Videographer Audra Brown on how the little monument...
11 de jun. de 2024 · After two unsuccessful Allied attempts to dislodge the Germans from this heavily fortified height, the four Canadian divisions, fighting together for the first time, seized the ridge on 12 April 1917 after four days of intense fighting.
14 de jun. de 2024 · With over 1.6 million shells available for its artillery corps, the Battle of Vimy Ridge was a major morale boost for Canada. Between 18-pound field guns, 138 howitzers, 96 trench mortars, and 24 9.45-inch mortars, Canada had one artillery weapon every 20 yards on the battlefield.
7 de jun. de 2024 · Nova Scotia's Sam Glode played a role in crucial moments of the First World War, including the battles of Messines and Vimy Ridge.
5 de jun. de 2024 · Today, sixty-one serving soldiers of The Queen’s Own Rifles plus various members of the Regimental Family are participating in a pilgrimage to Normandy, France in honour of the 80th Anniversary of D-Day and the sixty-one QOR soldiers killed on D-Day, 6 June 1944.
