The battle of Vimy Ridge was one of the biggest battles in the war. Over 100,000 canadiens and 70,000 British in 5 divisions advanced on the well fortified German location. English and Canadien troops took part in the attack. There were 3,598 casualities and 7,004 wounded, with 4000 Germans captured. It was fought as part of the Battle of Aras in the Nord-Pas-De-Calais region of France. The battle took place from April 9-12 1917.
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