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Tango01 ![Supporting Member of TMP Supporting Member of TMP](boards/icons/sp.gif) | 29 Jun 2020 9:47 p.m. PST |
"…The Battle of Vimy Ridge began at 5:30 a.m. on Easter Monday, April 9, 1917. The first wave of 15,000-20,000 Canadian soldiers, many heavily laden with equipment, attacked through the wind-driven snow and sleet into the face of deadly machine gun fire. The Canadians advanced behind a "creeping barrage." This precise line of intense Allied artillery fire moved ahead at a set rate and was timed to the minute. The Canadian infantrymen followed the line of explosions closely. This allowed them to capture German positions in the critical moments after the barrage moved on to the next targets but before the enemy soldiers could emerge from the safety of their underground bunkers. Canadian battalions in the first waves of the assault suffered great numbers of casualties, but the assault proceeded on schedule. Most of the heavily defended ridge was captured by noon. Hill 145, the main height on the ridge, was taken on the morning of April 10. Two days later, the Canadians took "the Pimple," as the other significant height on the ridge was nicknamed. The Germans were forced to withdraw three kilometres east and the Battle of Vimy Ridge was over. The Allies now commanded the heights overlooking the Douai Plain, which was still occupied by the enemy…" Main page link Amicalement Armand
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Frederick ![Supporting Member of TMP Supporting Member of TMP](boards/icons/sp.gif) | 30 Jun 2020 6:53 a.m. PST |
There's a message in this – don't screw with the Canucks! |
Tango01 ![Supporting Member of TMP Supporting Member of TMP](boards/icons/sp.gif) | 30 Jun 2020 1:16 p.m. PST |
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monk2002uk | 01 Jul 2020 11:26 p.m. PST |
Demonstration game in 1:285 scale on the 100th Anniversary of the battle here: link Robert |
Tango01 ![Supporting Member of TMP Supporting Member of TMP](boards/icons/sp.gif) | 02 Jul 2020 10:15 p.m. PST |
Thanks!. Amicalement Armand |
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