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12th April 1917: The Canadian Corps successfully capture Vimy Ridge
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Publish Date: 2018-04-11 21:05:11
Description: The Canadian Corps successfully captured Vimy Ridge in the First World War. Vimy Ridge was a 7km ridge that had been held by the Germans since the Race to the Sea in 1914. French forces had made numerous attempts to seize the ridge over the next two years at the cost of approximately 150,000 casualties. However, due to the need to move French troops to Verdun, in October 1916 the position was taken over by the four divisions of the Canadian Corps. By early 1917 the war had become one of attrition. Desperate to break the stalemate, French and British commanders ...
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