Vimy Ridge
Battle of Vimy Ridge. CWM Photo Archives, O.1162
1917
At Easter 1917, the Canadian Corps and British troops captured Vimy Ridge, held by the German army, and the site of previous losses by Allied troops. In the four-day battle for the “hinge of the Hindenburg line,” 3,598 Canadians were killed and another 7,004 were wounded.
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