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	Battle of Vimy Ridge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Battle of Vimy Ridge was one of the opening battles in a larger British campaign known as the Battle of Arras.
		Vimy, located in northern France, was one of the most heavily defended points on the entire Western Front and was thought to be an impregnable fortress.
		Vimy Ridge was the first Allied victory in almost a year and a half and it was especially demoralizing for the Germans who had viewed the Ridge as one of their most impregnable strong points.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Vimy_Ridge (1394 words)

	Vimy Memorial - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Canadian National Vimy Memorial is one of Canada's most important overseas war memorials to those who served their country in World War I and risked or gave their lives during the war.
		France deemed the area surrounding the monument to be Canadian territory, as an expression of gratitude to the Canadian people for their sacrifice during the war.
		Due to the height of Vimy Ridge, the topmost stone sculpture — representing peace — is approximately 110 metres above the Lens Plain to the east.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vimy_Memorial (888 words)

	Wikinfo \| Battle of Vimy Ridge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The battle is commemorated by the Vimy Memorial, at Vimy Ridge, in Givenchy-en-Gohelle, near Vimy, in the french Pas-de-Calais.
		The land for the memorial as well as the surrounding 100 hectares were given to Canada by France in 1922 in gratitude for sacrifices made by Canada in the First World War and for the victory achieved by Canadian troops in capturing Vimy Ridge in April 1917.
		Vimy Ridge is today wooded with Canadian pines and maples, each tree planted by a native of Canada and representing the sacrifice of a Canadian soldier.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Vimy_Ridge (1034 words)

	Western Front Association Contributed Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Vimy Ridge is one of two relatively insignificant topographical eminences on the Artois Plain - the other is the Notre Dame de Lorette Spur - that are situated north east of the town of Arras in the Pas de Calais département of Northern France.
		However, the capture of Vimy Ridge was not the prime objective of the offensive.
		The attack on Vimy Ridge on the 9th April 1917 was made by all the four Canadian Corps on the Western Front, part of General Sir Henry Horne's First Army and led by British General Sir Julian Hedworth George Byng.
	www.westernfront.co.uk /thegreatwar/articles/research/vimy.htm (948 words)

	Thousands Evacuated from World War I Chemical Weapons Dump
		VIMY, France - Some 13,000 villagers were hastily evacuated Friday in northern France where explosives and lethal chemical weapons stockpiled in a weapons dump from World War I were suddenly found to be dangerous.
		Vimy Ridge was the scene of a ferocious 1917 in which Canadian forces stormed and eventually took heavily fortified German positions in an heroic assault.
		In the biggest operation of its kind in France, the munitions were to be transported by refrigerated vehicles to a military camp at Suippes, 200 kilometres (120 miles) to the east, to be unpacked and restocked in safer conditions.
	www.commondreams.org /headlines01/0413-03.htm (753 words)

	Birth of a nation at Vimy Ridhe
		The Germans began their invasion of Belgium and France on August 4, 1914, and it was on that day that Britain declared war against Germany, and therefore it was on that day that Canada too was at war with Germany.
		Most of the Vimy Ridge, however, was occupied by the Bavarian Reserve Corps, with two divisions, the 79th Reserve Division and the 1st Bavarian Reserve Division.
		The memorial on Vimy Ridge stands dramatically on the summit beneath which the shimmering spirits of Canadian soldiers gather in the silvery moonlight.
	www.talkingproud.us /HistoryVimyRidge.html (5375 words)

	WarMuseum.ca - The Battle of Vimy Ridge April 9-12, 1917 - The First World War
		Vimy monument now stands, was captured in a frontal bayonet charge against machine-gun positions.
		Vimy became a symbol for the sacrifice of the young Dominion.
		sculptures of the Vimy Memorial, unveiled in 1936, stand as a terrible and poignant reminder of the more than sixty thousand Canadians who died serving their country during the First World War.
	www.warmuseum.ca /cwm/vimy/index_e.html (644 words)

	The War Amps: Canada's Military Heritage - Memorials: Vimy Ridge Memorial (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Vimy Ridge, France, was a key objective of the Allies during the First World War.
		One Vimy veteran, Perce Lemmon, was only 16 when he joined the army.
		The battle of Vimy Ridge was a turning point of the First World War.
	www.waramps.ca /military/memorials/vimy.html (248 words)

	Vimy Ridge - Eurapart Guide
		France ceded Vimy Ridge to Canada after the war, following the success of the attack on April 9, 1917.
		The highest point on Vimy Ridge, Hill 164 was captured after 3 days of heavy fighting.
		The view from the memorial over the coalfields of the Pas de Calais highlights the strategic importance of Vimy Ridge to its occupiers.
	www.eurapart.com /vimy.html (445 words)

	CNN.com - Disposal of WWI ordnance continues - April 15, 2001
		VIMY, France -- Bomb disposal experts are continuing a lengthy operation to make safe a stockpile of toxic World War I munitions from an open-air storage compound.
		A three kilometre (1.8 mile) exclusion zone was set up around the depot, and residents were told they might not be able to return to their home for up to ten days while the ordnance was made safe.
		The area around Vimy was the scene of intense fighting throughout the 1914-18 conflict.
	archives.cnn.com /2001/WORLD/europe/04/15/Vimy.munitions (566 words)

	CTV.ca \| Carvers restoring names on Vimy war memorial
		But Vimy is the true labour of love, taking two-thirds of the total funding and two full years to complete.
		As the first walls were detached from the original structure, some people were reduced to tears, said Marc Monette, who is managing the project for the Department of Public Works.
		Vimy Ridge is the scene of one of the most celebrated battles by Canadian troops of the First World War.
	www.ctv.ca /servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20051106/vimy_051106/20051106 (666 words)

	National Geographic Magazine - Flight of the Vimy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The British-made Vickers bomber, the Vimy, was designed for use during World War I. It was named for a 1917 battle at Vimy, France, where Canadian troops took a ridge defended by Germans.
		The Vickers design came into its own in 1919 and 1920 when models of the Vimy won three long distance, globe-spanning races that dazzled the world and bolstered the concepts of long-distance travel by air and commercial uses such as air mail.
		Their Vimy G-EAOU—which the crew said stood for "God 'Elp All of Us"—carried about 130 letters, to which semi-official stamps were affixed after arrival.
	magma.nationalgeographic.com /ngm/vimy/aviation.html (1110 words)

	Script: Stuart Johnson Memorial Slide Show
		Vimy France ~ the Canadian Memorial to the 60 thousand Canadians who lost their lives in the Great World War, the War to end all wars, World War 1.
		Vimy ~ The grass in the area is kept trimmed by the sheep.
		The Little town of Oradour Sur Glane, France where the German SS surrounded the town, called all the people to the village square, sent the men to the barns and sheds, women and children to the church and burned all the buildings killing 642 people.
	www.airmuseum.ca /scriptsj.html (2506 words)

	Commemoration of the battle of Vimy Ridge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		It is a tribute to the 66,000 Canadian soldiers who gave their lives during the first World War, while also serving as a reminder of this glorious battle in April 1917.
		France will never forget the sacrifices given at Vimy nor at the other World War battlefields.
		In France, on June 6th we will be commemorating the 60th anniversary of the D-Day in Normandy.
	ambafrance-ca.org /article.php3?id_article=443 (662 words)

	Vimy Memorial - Veterans Affairs Canada
		The Vimy Monument, now covered under scaffolding and protected as part of an active construction site, is currently inaccessible for public safety reasons.
		Canada's most impressive tribute overseas to those Canadians who fought and gave their lives in the First World War is the majestic and inspiring Canadian National Vimy Memorial which overlooks the Douai Plain from the highest point of Vimy Ridge, about eight kilometres northeast of Arras.
		The land for the battlefield park, 91.18 hectares (250 acres) in extent, was (as stated on a plaque at the entrance to the Memorial) "the free gift in perpetuity of the French nation to the people of Canada".
	www.vac-acc.gc.ca /general/sub.cfm?source=memorials/ww1mem/vimy (454 words)

	Vimy_brochure
		The Canadian National Vimy Memorial was erected by Canadians in honour of their countrymen who participated in the Great War, particularly those, some 66 000, who lost their lives.
		The land on which the monument was built was given to Canada by France in 1922, in recognition of the sacrifice made by Canadians during the First World War and for the Canadian-led victory in the capture of Vimy Ridge during a battle that took place in April 1917.
		The plan to renovate the Canadian National Vimy Memorial is part of a larger restoration project of the thirteen Canadian memorial sites headed by Veterans Affairs Canada, in collaboration with other government ministries, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, and various groups specializing in all aspects of military history.
	www.interlog.com /~fatjack/vimy/vimybrochure.htm (710 words)

	CTV.ca \| Vimy munitions removal begins in France
		Many of Vimy's 4,500 residents spent the night in hotels or nearby school dormitories, but a few have refused to leave their homes, despite efforts to persuade them to do so.
		Vimy Ridge was the site of a Canadian assault on German forces in 1917 that resulted in the deaths of more than 200,000 soldiers.
		Today, the Vimy depot is the main storage site for a First World War bomb-hunting team that receives thousands of calls each year to collect stray weapons.
	www.ctv.ca /servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1027383931354_22793131 (368 words)

	French evacuated in munitions scare (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		VIMY, France (AP) — Up to 15,000 people were being evacuated from their homes in northern France on Friday because of fears that a stockpile of World War I munitions could explode or leak toxic chemicals, including mustard gas.
		Interior Minister Daniel Vaillant called it a "very serious matter." Hundreds of soldiers and police officers were rushed to Vimy, a town of 4,500 people some 90 miles north of Paris, and more than 100 buses were brought in to shuttle people to hotels.
		The Vimy depot is the main storage facility for a World War I bomb-hunting team in nearby Arras, which receives thousands of calls each year to collect stray weapons.
	www.usatoday.com /news/world/2001-04-13-munitions.htm (599 words)

	Vimy Ceremony Concludes Aboriginal Spiritual Journey in Europe
		Vimy, France -- A Ceremony of Remembrance was conducted at Vimy today to honour Canadians who gave their lives in wartime.
		The ceremony at Canadian Cemetery No. 2 on the grounds of the Canadian National Vimy Memorial was the final event in Europe for the members of the Aboriginal Spiritual Journey.
		They departed Canada October 26th, visited Canadian war memorials and battlefield locations in Belgium and France, and conducted a Calling Home Ceremony involving the customs and traditions of First Nations and Métis peoples and the Inuit to invite the spirits of fallen warriors to return to Canada to rest with their ancestors.
	news.gc.ca /cfmx/view/en/index.jsp?articleid=180069 (389 words)

	WarMuseum.ca - The Battle of Vimy Ridge April 9-12, 1917 - The Sculptures on the Vimy Memorial - The First World War
		The stone memorial and figures in France are the work of professional stonecarvers working from his designs.
		Situated on top of the ridge, overlooking the Douai Plain in northeastern France, and easily viewed today from the highway that passes below, the memorial is a magnificent testimonial to the Canadian sacrifice during the Great War.
		The proposal was "that the Army authorities could assist by accepting delivery of the crates, at the Proving Grounds or some other location where the attention of the public would not be attracted, and where the models could be photographed and then destroyed." However, the Minister of National Defence did not agree to the plan.
	www.warmuseum.ca /cwm/vimy/sculptures_e.html (1641 words)

	Roll of Honour - Overseas - Vimy Ridge, France (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Vimy Memorial stands on the highest point of Vimy Ridge.
		The site was chosen as the Memorial to the Canadians who died in France.
		Today the area around the Memorial is pockmarked with shell craters, and because of the still present danger of unexploded shells, the only living creatures to walk the grass are peacefully grazing sheep.
	www.roll-of-honour.com /Overseas/vimyridge.html (197 words)

	Vimy Ridge
		Vimy Ridge ran almost 12km north-east of Arras.
		The Germans occupied Vimy Ridge in September 1914 and their engineers immediately began to construct a network of artillery-proof trenches and bunkers.
		An essential part of what became known as the Nivelle Offensive, was an attempt to capture Vimy Ridge.
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /FWWvimy.htm (1069 words)

	KIRKINTILLOCH WAR MEMORIAL PAGE 1
		About seven weeks ago he went across to France in a draft of the K.O.S.B., together with his companion, Private George Hardie, who was wounded in the same engagement in which he was killed, after having been only two days in the trenches.
		He had been through most of the fighting in France, and on one occasion was wounded in the side.
		The letter is from one of his section officers, who states that he was killed on the night of the 25th June, whilst doing his duty in the trenches.
	geocities.com /soho/7309/war-10.htm (3475 words)

	Direct from Vimy, France - May 25 - Veterans Affairs Canada
		The mood on the coach shifts almost immediately as we grasp that today is the beginning of the journey home for one such young man...
		We face the Vimy Monument on which are engraved the names of 11,285 soldiers who were pronounced 'missing in action and presumed dead'.
		Of Canada's 110,000 First and Second World War dead, about 48,000 are commemorated in France, with the heaviest concentration of graves and memorials being in the north of the country.
	www.vac-acc.gc.ca /general/sub.cfm?source=Memorials/tomb/francedirect2 (1037 words)

	CBC News - WWI shells force evacuation of Vimy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Neighbouring Vimy Ridge was the site of a historic Canadian victory during the First World War.
		France's Interior Minister rushed to Vimy to explain why some 12,000 people had to leave overnight, for a week, and maybe longer.
		By Saturday morning, the town of Vimy, and smaller villages nearby, were reportedly empty.
	cbc.ca /cgi-bin/templates/view.cgi?/news/2001/04/14/vimy010414 (377 words)

	CBC News: Vimy residents to return home after bomb depot cleaned up (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		VIMY, FRANCE - A week after they were told to pack up and leave their homes, the people of Vimy, France, are starting to move back.
		The surprise Easter evacuation coincided with the 84th anniversary of the Canadian victory at nearby Vimy Ridge.
		The Vimy Ridge battle was a watershed moment for Canada and stands as one of the country's greatest military achievements.
	www.cbc.ca /storyview/CBC/2001/04/20/vimy_bombs010420 (1051 words)

	CurriculumResources_Underground Railroad (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The onset of WWI prevented the completion of the latter, but 2 figures, "Truth" and "Justice," were cast in bronze, and today flank the entrance of the Supreme Court Building in Ottawa.
		An almost identical figure of "Justice" was used on The Vimy Memorial years later.
		The Vimy Memorial was unveiled 26 July 1936 by King Edward VIII in the presence of 6 000 Canadians who had travelled to witness the event.
	www.homestead.com /heritagepavilionstage/FigureofPeace_CurriculumResources_allwardbio.html (403 words)

	Battle of Vimy Ridge Remembered
		The Battle of Vimy Ridge began April 9, 1917, and marked the first time all four divisions of the Canadian Corps went into battle together.
		The central feature of the 117-hectare site of original battleground is the National Vimy Memorial, which commemorates the more than 66,000 Canadians who fought and died in Europe during the First World War.
		Restoration by the Government of Canada of the National Vimy Memorial is on schedule and expected to be complete in time for re-dedication on the 90th anniversary of the battle on April 9, 2007.
	news.gc.ca /cfmx/view/en/index.jsp?articleid=205939 (502 words)

	Vimy Ridge a watershed in Canada's history
		Yet on a gently sloping hillside in northwestern France stands a soaring white monument marking one of Canada's greatest military triumphs, a victory which many say helped turn a colony into a nation.
		The great spires of the monument are set in a plot of land granted to Canada by France in 1922, their shadows stretching along a shallow escarpment known as Vimy Ridge.
		Historians say that the seeds of Canadian nationhood were planted at Vimy, watered with the blood of 10,000 dead and wounded.
	www.canoe.ca /RemembranceDay/991104_vimy.html (2086 words)

	Ceremony Marking the 80th Anniversary of the Battle of Vimy
		Courcelette, Vimy, Hill 70 and Lens, Passchendaele, Cambrai, Amiens -- those were names of death but also of birth, as our new nation won the world's respect.
		For example, peacekeepers from Canada and France have worked together in the former Yugoslavia, Haiti, and elsewhere.
		May we find in the courage and bravery of our soldiers - here at Vimy Ridge and elsewhere - the inspiration we need to attain their ideals of peace and democracy.
	www.gg.ca /media/doc.asp?lang=e&DocID=195 (526 words)

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