Vimy Ridge
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Vimy Ridge is a prominent escarpment in northern France that was the site of a major First World War battle, particularly noted for the Canadian Corps’ successful assault in 1917.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vimy Ridge canonical | 4 |
| Vimy Ridge battlefield | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
First World War battlefield
ⓘ
escarpment ⓘ ridge ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Canadian Expeditionary Force
ⓘ
World War I ⓘ
surface form:
First World War
|
| attackedBy | Canadian Corps ⓘ |
| battleCasualtiesAllied | over 10,000 Canadian casualties ⓘ |
| battleCasualtiesCanadianKilled | over 3,500 Canadian soldiers killed ⓘ |
| battleCasualtiesGerman | thousands of German casualties ⓘ |
| battleDate |
10 April 1917
ⓘ
11 April 1917 ⓘ 12 April 1917 ⓘ 9 April 1917 ⓘ |
| capturedBy | Canadian Corps ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Julian Byng
ⓘ
surface form:
Lieutenant-General Julian Byng
|
| commemoratedOn | Vimy Ridge Day ⓘ |
| contains |
preserved trench lines
ⓘ
shell craters ⓘ underground tunnels ⓘ war cemeteries ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| defendedBy |
German 6th Army
ⓘ
surface form:
German Sixth Army
|
| elevation | about 145 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| fortifiedBy | German Army ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus |
National Historic Site of Canada
ⓘ
surface form:
National Historic Site of Canada (memorial)
|
| landGrantDate | 1922 ⓘ |
| landGrantedBy |
Government of France
ⓘ
surface form:
French government
|
| locatedIn |
Pas-de-Calais
ⓘ
northern France ⓘ |
| memorialCountry | Canada ⓘ |
| memorialLocatedAt | Canadian National Vimy Memorial ⓘ |
| memorialUnveilingDate | 26 July 1936 ⓘ |
| nearestCity | Arras ⓘ |
| nearestTown |
Vimy, France
ⓘ
surface form:
Vimy, Pas-de-Calais
|
| notableFor | Battle of Vimy Ridge ⓘ |
| overlooks | Douai Plain ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
ⓘ
surface form:
Government of Canada
|
| partOf | Western Front ⓘ |
| partOfMilitaryCampaign | Battle of Arras (1917) ⓘ |
| plannedBy |
Arthur Currie
ⓘ
surface form:
Major-General Arthur Currie
|
| strategicImportance | commanding high ground on Western Front ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
Canadian military achievement
ⓘ
Canadian national identity ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Imperial German Army
ⓘ
surface form:
German Army during World War I
|
| VimyRidgeDayCountry | Canada ⓘ |
| VimyRidgeDayDate | 9 April ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Vimy Ridge battlefield