How did vimy ridge affect the world?
It didn’t – – – – it was merely one of many bloody World War One Battles – – – however it is significant as an example of how a small force can capture a heavily fortified ridge and remains of matter of pride for Candians since it was a Canadian force that bested a German force. At best it could be argued that the lessons of Vimy Ridge were valuable and even better gave a blueprint that later Allied Armies were to use in both World War One and later World War Two… http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/FWW… “””Vimy Ridge ran almost 12km north-east of Arras. The Germans occupied Vimy Ridge in September 1914 and their engineers immediately began to construct a network of artillery-proof trenches and bunkers. These were protected from infantry attack by concrete Machine Gun Posts. The French Tenth Army responded by digging its own system of trenches at Arras. Repeated French attempts to take Vimy Ridge cost abou
