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Vimy Ridge

By: Tudor Radu , James Ramlal , Jordan Goulbourne , Harris Lytwyn. Vimy Ridge. Setting. Date: April 9 th  – April 12 th 1917 Location: Vimy, Pas-de-Calais, France. Britain. Germans. 4 th Canadian Division. 3 rd Canadian Division. 2 nd Canadian Division.

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Vimy Ridge

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  1. By: Tudor Radu, James Ramlal, Jordan Goulbourne, Harris Lytwyn Vimy Ridge

  2. Setting • Date: April 9th – April 12th 1917 • Location: Vimy, Pas-de-Calais, France

  3. Britain Germans 4th Canadian Division 3rd Canadian Division 2nd Canadian Division 1st Canadian Division

  4. Vimy Ridge • Bleak • Baron • Wasteland • Dull • Desolated • Muddy • Wet

  5. Technology • Guns • Tanks • Gas • Artillery • Bombs • Planes

  6. M1917 Browning • a heavy machine gun • stood on a tripod • belt fed ammunition • was water cooled • Used to take out large amount of troops • Heavy machine guns would require four to six operators

  7. Land ship or tank • created before the battle of Vimy • The first combat tank was produced and finished January 1916 • about 14 tons • designed for crossing over trenches

  8. Technology • British mills bomb • Introduced by the British • Looks like a hand grenade used today • used to cause maximum damage in confined areas

  9. Challenges/Conditions • Trench foot • Cold • Heavy gunfire • Deaths • Floods in the trenches • Poor medical care • Trench raids • Mud • Arial bombings • Rats

  10. Key figures • 1st Division of Canada • 2nd Division of Canada • 3rd Division of Canada • 4th Division of Canada •  Royal Flying Corps

  11. Results of the Battle • After three days of fighting Canada and Britaincaptured Vimy Ridge • over 10000 were wounded • about 3000 killed

  12. Significance • Britain, France and Russia were allies, which means that when France needed help against the Germans. • Canada came to help Britain and France and they fought off the Germans from invading Vimy Ridge. • the first time that troops from all parts of Canada fought together.

  13. How Vimy Ridge was Fought Differently • 3D model of the battle field • Solders had individual maps Soldiers reading maps 

  14. Citations • Battle of Vimy ridge online MP. Web. 10 Jan.2010.       <http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures>. • Vimy Ridge 1917 – Battlefield. Web. 10 March.2011.       <http://mapleleafup.ca/ww1/vimy1.html>. • The Battle of Vimy Ridge, 9-12 April 1917. Web. 19 August.2009.       <http://www.warmuseum.ca/cwm/exhibitions/vimy/index_e.shtml>. • What was the significance of Vimy Ridge battle?. <http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_was_the_significance_of_Vimy_Ridge_battle>. • Brewster, Hugh. At Vimy Ridge Canada’s Greatest WW1 Victory. Toronto:Scholastic. 2006. Print.

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