6 ч 54 мин, 8 апр 1917 г. - The Battle of Vimy Ridge

Описание:

- In October of 1916, the Canadian Corps relieved the British IV Corps from the western slopes of Vimy Ridge

- The previous two years had been spent with both the French and English attempting to reclaim the ridge from the Germans, with little success

- The Canadians gathered information on the ridge, and the various possible strategy's that they could perform

- From this information they formed a comprehensive tactical plan

- On the 9th of April, 1917, the Canadians mounted their attack on the ridge.

- Within three days the Germans had retreated from the ridge and the Canadians had proven themselves as just as capable, if not more capable, as their allies

- This led to a sense of pride and national identity that simply weas non existent previousley