Vimy Ridge 1917

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Vimy Ridge 1917. rolling barrage . Hill 145, the highest and most important feature of the Ridge, and where the Vimy monument now stands, was captured. “The Battle at Vimy Ridge” Richard Jack. 4 Canadians won the Victoria Cross for their bravery at Vimy Ridge Thain Wendell Macdowell - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Vimy Ridge1917

rolling barrage

Hill 145, the highest and most important feature of the Ridge, and where the Vimy monument now stands, was captured.

“The Battle at Vimy Ridge”Richard Jack

4 Canadians won the Victoria Cross fortheir bravery at Vimy Ridge

Thain Wendell Macdowell John George Pattison William Johnstone MilneEllis Welwood Sifton

Passchendaele1917

The “Battle of Mud”

16 000 Canadians died