The Battle of Vimy Ridge

As part of a British offensive in April 1917, Canadian soldiers captured the heavily fortified Vimy Ridge in northern France. Many consider Vimy a defining moment for Canada, but the victory came at a terrible cost, with more than 10,000 Canadians killed and wounded. Find out more about the battle and its legacy in this resource package.

Photographs - Battle of Vimy Ridge (List of Images):

• Blasted View of Vimy Ridge
• Tank at Vimy
• Looking over the Crest of Vimy Ridge
• Advance of the 29th Battalion at Vimy
• Vimy Fortifications
• Bringing in the Wounded
• Bringing in a German Officer
• Naval Gun at Night
• Byng Inspecting Captured Gun
• Byng of Vimy
• Canadian Cemetery at Vimy
• A Canadian Grave
• Vimy Dedication
• Vimy Pilgrims
• Walter Allward
• Early Memorial

Primary Source Materials - Battle of Vimy Ridge (List of Images):

• Vimy Ridge
• Justice
• Artillery Piece
• The Crest of Vimy Ridge
• German Bayonet
• Pawley Grave Marker
• A Cemetery on Vimy Ridge
• The Pimple, Evening
• The Taking of Vimy Ridge, Easter Monday 1917
• German Maxim 08 Machine Gun
• Field Message, Vimy Ridge
• Vimy-Roclincourt
• Advance Made by Canadian Corps: 09 Apr to 03 May 1917

Related Historical Information About The Battle of Vimy Ridge: Vimy Ridge, Artillery and Mortars, Underground Mining, Sir Julian Byng, A.G.L. McNaughton, and Vimy Memorial