#vimy

[theworldofwars]

Canadian machine gunners on Vimy Ridge. 1917

[postcard-from-the-past]

Memorial of the German WW1 front line by Vimy, Artois region of northern France

French vintage postcard

[wearepeace]

The Canadian National Vimy Memorial honours all Canadians who served during the First World War. The Memorial bears the names of those who died in France with no known grave. It is located at the site of Canada’s victory during the Battle of Vimy Ridge.

[photographybysamantha-jane]

[hzaidan]

01 Work, The art of War, Richard Jack's First World War, The Taking of Vimy Ridge, with Footnotes

Richard Jack (1866–1952)First World War, The Taking of Vimy Ridge, Easter Monday 1917, c. 1919Oil on canvasheight: 364 cm (11.9 ft) ; width: 591 cm (19.3 ft)Canadian War Museum As far as Urquhart could determine, the 10th Battalion men were not digging in, possibly because its command structure was in disarray after Boyle’s death. Hoping to help restore order, Urquhart approached the battalion’s…

[postcard-from-the-past]

100 years ago:

Vimy, le monument Canadien, lundi 19 octobre 2020.

[finlaure13]

The Battle of Vimy Ridge was part of the Battle of Arras, in the Pas-de-Calais department of France, during the First World War. The main combatants were the four divisions of the Canadian Corps in the First Army, against three divisions of the German 6th Army. The battle occurred from 9 to 12 April 1917, marking the commencement of the Battle of Arras and serving as the inaugural assault of the Nivelle Offensive. The objective was to draw German reserves away from the French forces, preparing for a crucial offensive along the Aisne and the Chemin des Dames ridge several days later

Today the Canadian flag flies at half-mast on the Peace Tower in Ottawa in honour of Vimy Ridge Day.

[davidcashuk]

A superb photo shared recently by the Arras 1940 Facebook page - the Great War Canadian Memorial on Vimy Ridge as seen from a Luftwaffe aircraft.

Exact date is unknown.

[toppyflygon]

April 9th 1917, Easter morning. The battle for Vimy Ridge began with all 4 Canadian divisions. 3 days would pass eventually ending on April 12th 1917, with the Canadians successfully capturing Vimy Ridge after years of fail attempts by the British and French. Such victory had a price to pay, 10,600 casualties with around 3,598 being killed. Though often seen as the day Canada was seen as it own and not part of the empire, it a reminder that lifes were and more were to be lost even after the war ended.

Not going to lie, this year was a bit of struggle as I was fighting with lack of motivation. But It slowly coming back after drawing other stuff and taking a week off on working on Dardanelles. This is sort an aftermath of the battle onto of the ridge.

[lours-postal]

2024 – 137

Monument aux morts de Vimy pour honorer les soldats canadiens lors de la Première Guerre Mondiale

Merci à eux

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[herprivateswe]

A French soldier in the trench line below the crest of Vimy Ridge, December 1915. Note a man looking into a periscope. This post was retaken by the Germans in January 1916.

[theworldofwars]

his photograph, taken after the capture of Vimy Ridge, looks east over the Douai Plain. The vantage point occupied by the soldiers in the foreground demonstrates the strategic importance of Vimy Ridge – its height.

[all-action-all-picture]

Epic Flights No. 7 - The First Flight to Australia from the back page of Hotspur No. 1104, dated 13 December 1980. DC Thomson.

[wearepeace]

The Canadian National Vimy Memorial honours all Canadians who served during the First World War. The Memorial bears the names of those who died in France with no known grave. It is located at the site of Canada’s victory during the Battle of Vimy Ridge.

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