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Canada’s Hundred Days. By: Braden, matt, Kris, Mitch. The Lead Up. German Attack Strategies Russian Attack. August 8 th 1918 August 26 th – September 2 nd September 2 nd – Canal du Nord Canada’s Drive to Victory.
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Canada’s Hundred Days By: Braden, matt, Kris, Mitch
The Lead Up German Attack Strategies Russian Attack
August 8th 1918 August 26th – September 2nd September 2nd – Canal du Nord Canada’s Drive to Victory Canadian soldiers accompany captured German soldiers, Amiens, August 1918
The significances for Canada Where the Canadians fought during the 100 days Proved that we are a great army
End Result Defeated 47 crack German divisions advanced 130 kilometers Captured 31,537 prisoners, 623 guns, 2,842 machine-guns and 336 mortars Canadians had totaled 45k casualties Freed more than 200 towns and cities
Interesting Facts Private George Price of Saskatchewan's 28th Battalion was shot by sniper fire at 10:58 a.m. November 11th was originally called Armistice Day; renamed Remembrance Day and a legal holiday 10 million deaths was the total casualties resulted from the war Florence Green, a war vet from WW1, is still alive today at 110 years old