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Not surprising. War is war after all, no matter how we choose to look at it. The Great War was astoundingly brutal, being the first major war to see chemical agents, sub-machine guns, huge artillery (Big Bertha), intense aerial combat, etc., etc. Despite isolated incidents of chivalry, it was a meat grinder like any war.
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That is why the tank was so amazing when used properly. It could achieve amounts of ground that would cost hundreds, even thousands, of men without it.
"When you go home tomorrow, don't expect anyone to know what you have been through. Even if they did know, most people probably wouldn't care anyway. Some of you may get the medals you deserve, many more of you will not. But remember this, all of you are now members of the front-line club, and that is the most exclusive club in the world." - Lt. Col. Matthew Maer CO 1st Battalion, the Princess of Wale's Royal Regiment. Camp Abu Naji, Oct. 2004
To those in that club.
That web site is haunting.
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What does everybody know who is Not Canadian about the 2nd battle of Vimy Ridge
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And my misfits way of life.
A dark black past is my
Most valued possession.
Hindsight is always 20-20,
But looking back its still a bit fuzzy.
Speak of mutually assured destruction?
Nice story...tell it to readers digest!!!
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Agreed Skim its just that earlier conflicts IE before the Crimean & US civil war where not recorded on film. but I dont suppose troops hacking each other up with swords, axes and spears was a pretty site either.Originally Posted by Nonskimmer
No, I doubt very much it would be. Up close, personal, and very, very bloody.
Vimy Ridge? Well, I know it was a great victory, and some of the trench systems there have been preserved.
Yes, some of it has been. They still find the odd artillery shells and other explosives from the Great War too. It would be nice to visit the memorial there.
Just out of Curiosity when the Canadians took Vimmy Ridge was that what ended the stalemate between the Triple Alliance and the Allies?
Hello me...meet the real me.
And my misfits way of life.
A dark black past is my
Most valued possession.
Hindsight is always 20-20,
But looking back its still a bit fuzzy.
Speak of mutually assured destruction?
Nice story...tell it to readers digest!!!
It was certainly a turning point. The ridge was of little strategic importance when viewing the big picture, but it got things moving again after a long period of virtually no movement, and it was the first Allied victory in over a year and the largest to that date on the Western Front. It certainly didn't help the German morale either. But the price in Canadian lives, as well as other Allied lives leading up to the victory, was dear too. See for yourself:
http://collections.ic.gc.ca/turner/ar_vimy.html
http://www.firstworldwar.com/battles/vimyridge.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vimy_Ridge
To Canadians, the battle for Vimy Ridge means something. It was the first time that a Canadian force fought as a complete unit in an independent battle, and it was a major victory on the Western Front. It was perhaps this battle that truly identified us as Canadians for the first time in our history. To ourselves most of all.
Just as Newfoundlanders view the battle at Beaumont Hamel as a cornerstone in Newfoundland's history. Although it was a fiasco that nearly wiped out the Royal Newfoundland Regiment. (Newfoundland didn't become a part of Canada until 1949.)
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