Vimy ridge
. in the early 1917 the high command ordered the Canadian corps to capture the position so that they can have a larger spring offensive in the arras area.
. At 5:30 am on the 9 of April 1917 on Easter Monday there were nearly 1,000 gun shots opened fire on the German position.
. At 5:30 am on the 9 of April 1917 on Easter Monday there were nearly 1,000 gun shots opened fire on the German position.
. about four days of bloody fighting the Canadians had overrun Vimy Ridge at the cost of about 10,600 killed and woundedabout four days of bloody fighting the Canadians had overrun Vimy Ridge at the cost of about 10,600 killed and wounded.
A planned battle
. 15,000 Canadians rose's from the trenches. They advanced towards the ridge in the first wave, with thousands more behind them.
. Lieutenant-General Sir Julian Byng, the Canadian Corps commander, ordered new tactics for the coming assault. Having learned from the Battle of the Somme.
. Intense training better prepared soldiers for what they might find on the battlefield, and helped them to make quick decisions on their own that were still in keeping with the overall plan. Small units and individual soldiers were given much more information about the battle.
. They were expected to exercise initiative in keeping the advance moving, even if their officers were killed or wounded.
. Intense training better prepared soldiers for what they might find on the battlefield, and helped them to make quick decisions on their own that were still in keeping with the overall plan. Small units and individual soldiers were given much more information about the battle.
. They were expected to exercise initiative in keeping the advance moving, even if their officers were killed or wounded.