Battle of Vimy Ridge
Apr 9, 1917 - On Easter Monday, four Canadian divisions and one British brigade captured Vimy Ridge, near Arras, France, with a loss of 3578 killed and 7000 wounded. It was a brilliant victory for the Canadians, who sensed a new national awareness.
Canadian History
April 9, 1917
Canadian soldiers Battle of Vimy Ridge,* Click photo to enlarge, Credit and full description
Quote
Brigadier-General Alexander Ross
"It was Canada from the Atlantic to the Pacific on parade. I thought then, and I think today, that in those few minutes I witnessed the birth of a nation.”
Brigadier-General Alexander Ross. Click photo to enlarge, Credit and description
War Memorials Picton - Prince Edward County, Ontario
Dedicated to listing the towns soldiers who died in war. The WWII monument, in the foreground, is dwarfed the WWI monument
Links
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Weeping Mother Canada - Vimy Memorial - France. Click photo to enlarge and Credit.
