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The Battle of Vimy Ridge was a military engagement fought as part of the Battle of Arras, in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France, during the First World War. The main combatants were the Canadian Corps against three divisions of the German Sixth Army. The battle was part of the opening phase of the Battle of Arras, part Nivelle Offensive and took place from 9–12 April 1917. The objective of the Canadian Corps was to take control of the German-held high ground, along an escarpment at the northernmost end of the Arras Offensive. This would ensure that the southern flank could advance without suffering German enfilade fire.

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  • The Battle of Vimy Ridge was a military engagement fought as part of the Battle of Arras, in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France, during the First World War. The main combatants were the Canadian Corps against three divisions of the German Sixth Army. The battle was part of the opening phase of the Battle of Arras, part Nivelle Offensive and took place from 9–12 April 1917. The objective of the Canadian Corps was to take control of the German-held high ground, along an escarpment at the northernmost end of the Arras Offensive. This would ensure that the southern flank could advance without suffering German enfilade fire. This listing covers Allied Powers and Central Powers formations and units involved in the battle. Although the Canadian side is well studied, historians have had trouble determining the exact dispositions of the German forces and even more trouble assessing the casualties it suffered in the battle. The Canadian Corps suffered 10,602 casualties; 3,598 killed and 7,004 wounded. The German Sixth Army suffered an unknown number of casualties with an approximate 4,000 men becoming prisoners of war. The significance of the Battle of Vimy Ridge is most strongly felt in Canada. Elsewhere the battle is principally noted as part of the much larger British offensive known as the Battles of Arras 1917. The historical reality of the battle has been reworked and reinterpreted, in a conscious attempt to give purpose and meaning to an event which came to symbolize Canada's coming of age as a nation. The idea that Canada achieved nationhood as a direct result of the experiences of the First World War, is an opinion widely held in military histories of Canada and also regularly appears in general histories. A 250-acre (100 ha) portion of the former battleground is preserved memorial park and site of the Canadian National Vimy Memorial. (en)
  • La Battaglia del crinale di Vimy fu uno scontro tra le forze franco-canadesi e quelle tedesche nell'ambito della più vasta offensiva di Arras del 1917, nella regione Nord-Pas-de-Calais nel nord della Francia, durante la prima guerra mondiale. L'obbiettivo della battaglia fu quello di prendere il controllo del crinale che controllava la parte nord di Arras, ormai da anni in mano tedesca. Le perdite per entrambe le parti, riconducibili a circa 10.602 perdite totali, di cui 3.598 morti e 7.004 feriti. per il Corpo canadese, mentre cifre sconosciute per la 6ª Armata tedesca di cui si conoscono solo circa 4.000 prigionieri. A fronteggiare il Corpo canadese fu la 6. Armee comandata dal generale Ludwig von Falkenhausen al comando di 20 divisioni (più le riserve) responsabile del settore di Cambrai–Lille. Il crinale era difeso principalmente dal I Bavarian Reserve Corps comandato dal generale di fanteria . e dal VIII Reserve Corps del generale Georg Karl Wichura. (it)
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  • The Battle of Vimy Ridge was a military engagement fought as part of the Battle of Arras, in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France, during the First World War. The main combatants were the Canadian Corps against three divisions of the German Sixth Army. The battle was part of the opening phase of the Battle of Arras, part Nivelle Offensive and took place from 9–12 April 1917. The objective of the Canadian Corps was to take control of the German-held high ground, along an escarpment at the northernmost end of the Arras Offensive. This would ensure that the southern flank could advance without suffering German enfilade fire. (en)
  • La Battaglia del crinale di Vimy fu uno scontro tra le forze franco-canadesi e quelle tedesche nell'ambito della più vasta offensiva di Arras del 1917, nella regione Nord-Pas-de-Calais nel nord della Francia, durante la prima guerra mondiale. L'obbiettivo della battaglia fu quello di prendere il controllo del crinale che controllava la parte nord di Arras, ormai da anni in mano tedesca. (it)
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  • Battle of Vimy Ridge order of battle (en)
  • Ordine di battaglia sul crinale di Vimy (it)
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