The Battle of Vimy Ridge: A Historic WWI Engagement

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  • The Battle of Vimy Ridge was a key military engagement during World War I, fought between the Canadian Corps and the German Sixth Army.
  • Taking place from 9 to 12 April 1917, the battle was part of the larger Battle of Arras.
  • The Canadian Corps successfully captured most of the ridge, achieving their objective of securing the high ground and advancing the southern flank.
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The Battle of Vimy Ridge was a military engagement fought primarily as 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 Canadian Corps, of four divisions, against three divisions of the German Sixth Army. The battle, which took place from 9 to 12 April 1917, was part of the opening phase of the British-led Battle of Arras, a diversionary attack for the French Nivelle Offensive. The objective of the Canadian Corps was to take control of the German-held high ground along an escarpment at the northernmost end of the Arras Offensive. This would ensure that the southern flank could advance without suffering German enfilade fire. Supported by a creeping barrage, the Canadian Corps captured most of the ridge during the first day of the attack. The town of Thélus fell during the second day of the attack, as did the crest of the ridge once the Canadian Corps overcame a salient against considerable German resistance. The final objective, a fortified knoll located outside the village of Givenchy-en-Gohelle, fell to the Canadian Corps on 12 April. The German forces then retreated to the Oppy–Méricourt line.

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＞The Battle of Vimy Ridge was a military engagement fought primarily as 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 Canadian Corps, of four divisions, against three divisions of the German Sixth Army. The battle, which took place from 9 to 12 April 1917, was part of the opening phase of the British-led Battle of Arras, a diversionary attack for the French Nivelle Offensive. ⇒「ヴィミー・リッジの戦い」は、主に第一次世界大戦の間にフランスのノール-パ-ド-カレー地域で「アラスの戦い」の一部として行われた交戦であった。主な戦闘員は、ドイツ第6方面軍の3個師団に対するカナダの4個師団から来た軍団であった。1917年4月12日に起こったその戦いは、フランス軍の「ニヴェーユ攻撃」支援のための陽動攻撃で、英国軍主導の「アラスの戦い」の始めの局面部分であった。 ＞The objective of the Canadian Corps was to take control of the German-held high ground along an escarpment at the northernmost end of the Arras Offensive. This would ensure that the southern flank could advance without suffering German enfilade fire. Supported by a creeping barrage, the Canadian Corps captured most of the ridge during the first day of the attack. ⇒カナダ軍団の目的は、「アラス攻撃」の最北端の急斜面に沿って、ドイツ軍に占拠されている高地を支配することにあった。これは、南側面隊がドイツ軍の縦射の砲火を浴びずに進軍できることを保証してくれるはずであった。絡みつく集中砲火の支援を受けて、カナダ軍団は、攻撃の第1日目のうちに尾根の大部分を攻略した。 ＞The town of Thélus fell during the second day of the attack, as did the crest of the ridge once the Canadian Corps overcame a salient against considerable German resistance. The final objective, a fortified knoll located outside the village of Givenchy-en-Gohelle, fell to the Canadian Corps on 12 April. The German forces then retreated to the Oppy–Méricourt line. ⇒カナダ軍団がひとたび相当なドイツ軍の抵抗に対して突出部を克服するや尾根の頂上が陥落したように、テリュの町も攻撃の2日目の間に陥落した。最終的な目的であるジバンシー-アン-ゴエーユ村の外に陣取る守備を固めた丘だったが、それは4月12日にカナダ部隊軍団の手に落ちた。それからドイツ軍隊は、オピィ–メリクール戦線へ退却した。

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