The Battle of Vimy Ridge was 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 four divisions of the Canadian Corps in the First Army, against three divisions of the German 6th Army.The battle took place from 9 to 12 April 1917 at the beginning of the Battle of Arras, the first attack of the Nivelle …

Introduction. In 2003, the Government of Canada declared 9 April to be "Vimy Ridge Day", to honour and remember the Battle of Vimy Ridge which took place during the First World War at Vimy Ridge, France, in 1917. The initiative to create the day of commemoration was spearheaded by Robert Manuel, a Korean War veteran. The annual holiday was created through passage of …

La bataille de la crête de Vimy se déroule au cours de la Première Guerre mondiale entre le 9 et le 12 avril 1917 [1] sur les territoires de Vimy et Givenchy-en-Gohelle, près de Lens dans le Pas-de-Calais.. Le site, dominant la plaine de Lens et fortifié par l'armée allemande, avait fait l'objet de multiples attaques infructueuses de la part des armées françaises et britanniques ...