Re: [VWoT] OT: Lest We Forget

[tmb <the_questionist@xxxxxxxxx>]

WHAT THE FUCK DON'T YOU KNOW???

jason
tmb


> > Mark Reda <m.reda@rogers.com> wrote:
> > While I was at the Vimmy Memorial I had the
> great oppertunity of taking a
> > tour given by Canadian university students
> provided by the Canadian
> > government.
> >
> 
> > When the time came the Canadian military
> literally popped out of the
> > ground
> > and practly surrounded the Germans to win the
> battle.
> 
> This is perhaps the most glorious
> simplification I've ever heard... :)
> 
> The Canadian troops did prepare for months
> ahead of time, under the
> command of British Lieutenant-General Sir
> Julian Byng.  Reconnaissance was
> a key to maintaining up-to-date mock-ups and
> models of the German
> defenses, using balloons to track the German
> fortifications.
> 
> The success at Vimy is attributed to a
> combination of factors.  A
> three-week barrage of heavy artillery fire was
> laid down prior to the
> attack, weekening the German defences.  The
> preparedness of the Canadian
> forces who had trained extensively to take an
> objective that had seen the
> death of almost 200,000 Allied and German
> soldiers was certainly not to be
> downplayed.  However, also not to be
> underestimated was the sheer
> determination of the soldiers.
> 
> Almost 100,000 Canadian soldiers took 4 days to
> take the Ridge.  The 4th
> division, which suffered the heaviest losses of
> the battle, took Hill 145
> on the 10 and the Pimple on the 12 to secure
> the Ridge.
> 
> > The Canadian soldiers wore British uniforms
> but the only distinguishing
> > mark
> > was the Canadians had a Maple Leaf on their
> shoulder.
> 
> 
> Up to that point in the war Canadian troops
> were under the command of
> British Generals.   However, it was
> demonstrated that as a unified
> fighting force the Canadians were the most
> efficient and effective
> military of the war.  Canadian Major-General
> Arthur Currie, commander of
> the First Division, was knighted and given
> command of the Canadian Corps
> in June of 1917 as a result.
> 
> >
> > I could go on and on....
> 
> Unfortunately, the Candians had to as well. 
> The Canadian troops had
> developed a reputation, and were called upon to
> defend it repeatedly
> throughout the remainder of the war.  At
> Passchendaele, a battle fought
> against Currie's better judgement, Canadian
> troops demonstrated their
> ability to get the job done.  The Germans came
> to equate Canadian troop
> movements as a sign of impending attack.
> 
> The beginning of the end came when Canadian
> forces attacked and devastated
> the Germans at Amiens.  The suprise attack
> caught the Germans totally
> unprepared, and began "the last hundred days"
> leading up to the end of the
> war.
> 
> Drew
> 
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