Public history posters on Canada’s military past about the April 9 - 12, 1917 battle of Vimy Ridge by the Canadian Corps, by students Barry Ho, Maxwell Blair, Elena Melania Panescu, and Patrick Jedrzejkohttps://source.sheridancollege.ca/swfhass_military_posters/1003/thumbnail.jp

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Sheridan CollegeSOURCE: Sheridan Scholarly Output Undergraduate ResearchCreative ExcellenceCanadian Military History Research Posters Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences (FHASS)11-2016Canada and the Battle of Vimy RidgeBarry HoMaxwell BlairElena Melania PanescuPatrick JedrzejkoFollow this and additional works at: http://source.sheridancollege.ca/swfhass_military_postersPart of the Canadian History Commons, Military History Commons, and the Public HistoryCommonsThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.This Student Work is brought to you for free and open access by the Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences (FHASS) at SOURCE: SheridanScholarly Output Undergraduate Research Creative Excellence. It has been accepted for inclusion in Canadian Military History Research Posters by anauthorized administrator of SOURCE: Sheridan Scholarly Output Undergraduate Research Creative Excellence. For more information, please contactsource@sheridancollege.ca.SOURCE CitationHo, Barry; Blair, Maxwell; Panescu, Elena Melania; and Jedrzejko, Patrick, "Canada and the Battle of Vimy Ridge" (2016). CanadianMilitary History Research Posters. Book 4.http://source.sheridancollege.ca/swfhass_military_posters/4Canada and the Battle of Vimy RidgeOn 26 July 1936, the Vimy Memorial was unveiled by King Edward VIII. During the ceremony, Canada’s Minister of Justice, Ernest Lapointe, reflected on Vimy’s enduring legacy and the monument’s meaning. “The grandest tribute we could offer to Canadian soldiers is to affirm that their sacrifices have contributed to the introduction into our civilization of its highest modern conception - that of universal Peace founded on recognition of the basic right of people to life and justice.”The Battle: In 1917, the Canadian Corps received orders to attack Vimy Ridge – a strong German defensive position in France that many thought impenetrable. Between 9 and 12 April, the Canadian Corps attacked the Ridge and succeeded in capturing the position in the face of stiff opposition. A Heavy Cost: More than 10,500 Canadian troops were killed or wounded in the assault.An Unexpected Outcome: Many Canadians have viewed the Battle of Vimy Ridge as the real birth of the nation. As historian Jonathan Vance explains, "it was only a small step to connect Vimy with the birth of a nation. With the provinces represented by battalions from across the country working together in a painstakingly planned and carefully executed operation, the Canadian Corps became a metaphor for the nation itself."

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