Ypres
-Canadian soldiers were sent to help protect the Western Front after training in
England
-They reached the Western Front in February 1915
-They joined French-Algerian troops in the trenches near the town of Ypres
-April 22, two months after arriving, Germany choose Ypres for the first gas
attack ever
-They set off 5730 cylinders of chlorine gas
-The gas killed 6037 Canadian soldiers
-The soldiers still stood their ground
-Little land was gained by the Germans
Passchendaele
-Douglas haig (British general) determind to break through the german front
-Launched a disastrous drive across Belgium (1917)
-Canadian Corps prepare for capture of Passchendaele
-4 million shells destroyed dams and drainage systems
-German on high ground above the battlefield
-Canada lower ground
-Barely any germans get hit (Canada had bad aim)
-Fighting stopped on Nov. 15
-Brits gained 6km
-Canadian casualties stood at 15, 654
-9 soldiers were awarded the Victoria Cross
Canada's Hundred Days
-Allied troops try to get back the French and Belgian land, which was taken by
Germany
-They started August 8th, 1918
-Canada gained 130km of land
-By that time Germany's army was about to collapse and ready to talk terms of
peace
-That same day the armistice ended the war
-World War 1 ended November 11th, 1918, which was the end what is known as
Canada's Hundred Days
The Battle of the Somme
-(1916) German army began pressing the French troops hard at Verdun
Douglas Haig
-decided to go on the offensive and smash through the German lines (known as
the battle of the somme)
-was slow to adjust to the new demand of trench welfare (countless allied lives
were lost in series of badly planned and poorly excuted battles alone the soome)
-over estimatedthe effectiveness of the artillery barrage
-Brit/French bombared German lines with 1.5...
(W.W.I - 1914 - 1918) Mark II female Tank Number 5...
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Alrite
it was good. could have use a little more info for each topic.other than that it is pretty good.
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