Vimy 1917

E489917

First World War battle battle

Vimy 1917 refers to the First World War Battle of Vimy Ridge, a pivotal 1917 Canadian-led offensive in France noted for its strategic success and heavy casualties.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Vimy 1917 canonical	5
Vimy, 1917	2

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	First World War battle ⓘ battle ⓘ
associatedWith	Canadian national memory ⓘ
attackingForce	Canadian Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ
belligerent	Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ France ⓘ German Empire ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
campaign	Battle of Arras (1917) NERFINISHED ⓘ
casualties	heavy ⓘ
commander	Arthur Currie NERFINISHED ⓘ Julian Byng NERFINISHED ⓘ Ludwig von Falkenhausen NERFINISHED ⓘ
commemoratedAt	Vimy, France NERFINISHED ⓘ
commemoratedBy	Canadian National Vimy Memorial NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflictIn	Western Front NERFINISHED ⓘ
defendingForce	German Sixth Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
endDate	1917-04-12 ⓘ
front	Western Front NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasName	Battle of Vimy Ridge NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasTheme	military innovation ⓘ national identity ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ
involves	British Expeditionary Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Canadian Expeditionary Force NERFINISHED ⓘ German Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	France ⓘ Pas-de-Calais NERFINISHED ⓘ Vimy Ridge NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFeature	detailed topographical planning and rehearsals ⓘ extensive use of creeping barrage ⓘ first time all four divisions of the Canadian Corps fought together ⓘ use of underground tunnels and subways ⓘ
operationType	offensive ⓘ
partOf	First World War NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy	trench warfare stalemate on Vimy Ridge ⓘ
result	Allied victory ⓘ Canadian tactical success ⓘ
startDate	1917-04-09 ⓘ
strategicSignificance	boost to Canadian national identity ⓘ capture of Vimy Ridge ⓘ improved Allied observation over German lines ⓘ
tacticUsed	bite-and-hold tactics ⓘ counter-battery fire ⓘ creeping artillery barrage ⓘ
year	1917 ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Seaforth Highlanders of Canada → battleHonour → Vimy 1917 ⓘ

Loyal Edmonton Regiment → battleHonour → Vimy 1917 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Vimy, 1917

Royal Canadian Regiment → battleHonour → Vimy 1917 ⓘ

Royal Montreal Regiment → hasBattleHonour → Vimy 1917 ⓘ

Canadian Scottish Regiment → battleHonour → Vimy 1917 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Vimy, 1917

PPCLI → battleHonoursInclude → Vimy 1917 ⓘ

Van Doos → battleHonour → Vimy 1917 ⓘ

subject surface form: Royal 22e Régiment