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Passchendaele and the 100 Days

Passchendaele and the 100 Days. After Vimy. After Canadians captured and held Vimy , their reputation grew and started to get the toughest assignments of the war Sir Arthur Currie was recognized as one of the most talented commanders in the war

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Passchendaele and the 100 Days

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  1. Passchendaele and the 100 Days

  2. After Vimy • After Canadians captured and held Vimy, their reputation grew and started to get the toughest assignments of the war • Sir Arthur Currie was recognized as one of the most talented commanders in the war • The next major battle was “Hill 70” where Canadians took another mountain top from the Germans

  3. Passchendaele • Also known as the 3rd battle of Ypres • The British launched a major assault in Flanders, Belgium in the summer of 1917 • Due to poor planning and massive amounts of rainfall, the British attack went very badly • The record rainfall turned the battlefield into a sea of mud • The mud was so thick and deep that simply walking was almost impossible in some areas

  4. Canadians at Passchendaele • The Canadian Corps were called in to help the British • Sir Arthur Currie saw the battlefield and refused to order Canadians to fight in the swamp-like conditions • He was over-ruled and Canadians were given the job of taking the small town of Passchendaele • Using a series of small attacks, the Canadians were victorious • However, the cost was horrible “I died in Hell, they called it Passchendaele”

  5. The Beginning of the End • Germany was slowly losing the war on the battlefield • The German people were starving at home and industry was falling apart because of the blockade • Unrestricted Submarine Warfare had failed • The USA had entered the war and 1,000,000 fresh troops were coming to Europe • However, Russia had a Revolution and pulled out of the war, this allowed almost 1.5 million German troops to be transferred to the trenches in France

  6. Operation Michael • Germany decided to gamble one last time • Germany took all of its men and made a all-or-nothing attack on the allied trenches to try to end the war before the Americans could arrive • Operation Michael pushed the Allies back but didn’t end the war • Germany tried two more times but failed to strike a fatal blow

  7. Canada’s 100 Days • After Operation Michael, the Germans were exhausted and almost out of supplies • The Allies launched a counter-attack at Amiens. • Leading the charge were 100 tanks, Australians and Canadians • The Battle of Amiens was a complete victory • The German lines were broken and never recovered • For 100 Days, the Allies attacked all along the front • During the 100 Days, Canadian troops lead most of the major assaults and more farther and faster than any other army in the war. • The German’s surrendered before the allied armies entered Germany • Truly, Canada led the way to victory

  8. Key Points • Passchendaele= MUD and BLOOD, a very costly and pointless victory • Operation Michael = A desperate, all-or-nothing attack by Germany • 100 Days = Canada leads the way to victory

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