Why did they fight the battle of Vimy ridge?
The Battle of Vimy Ridge was part of the British offensive in the area of Arras, a French town on the Western Front. The object of the British offensive around Arras was to draw German attention away from the main attack against German forces along the Aisne River. The French were tasked with the main attack, which was designed to breakout of the stalemated trench warfare that characterized much of Western Front fighting and end the war in 48 hours. In this, the Canadian assault on Vimy Ridge is an example of a classic attack by a flanking force design to divert attention from the main attack. The diversionary attack is launched first with the idea that the defenders will take men away from the area where the main attack will happen or, at the very least, be unable to reinforce the main battlefield with forces taken from the flank. The Canadian attacks at Vimy Ridge and the British attacks around Arras were very successful. The French attacks along the Aisne River failed, though, which
