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7 de abr. de 2017 · The Battle of Vimy Ridge began at 5:30 a.m. on Easter Monday, April 9th, 1917. The first wave of 15,000-20,000 Canadian soldiers, many heavily laden with equipment, attacked through the wind-driven snow and sleet into the face of deadly machine gun fire.
General Sir Arthur William Currie, GCMG, KCB (5 December 1875 – 30 November 1933) was a senior officer of the Canadian Army who fought during World War I. He had the unique distinction of starting his military career on the very bottom rung as a pre-war militia gunner before rising through the ranks to become the first Canadian ...
- 1897–1920
- Mount Royal Cemetery, Montreal, Quebec
When Byng was promoted to army command after his Canadians had successfully stormed Vimy Ridge in April 1917, Currie was appointed in June to head the Canadian Corps. The first and only Canadian soldier to occupy the post, Currie proved an excellent corps commander.
However, the Canadians proved their mettle at the Battle of Vimy Ridge (April 1917), a victory orchestrated by Byng and executed by Currie and the other officers and men of the Corps. Commander of the Canadian Corps
20 de jul. de 2006 · The Battle of Vimy Ridge was fought during the First World War from 9 to 12 April 1917. It is Canada’s most celebrated military victory — an often mythologized symbol of the birth of Canadian national pride and awareness. The battle took place on the Western Front, in northern France.
- 9-12 April 1917
- United Kingdom (Canada); German Empire
2 de oct. de 2018 · The first was General Arthur Currie, a real estate broker from Victoria, British Columbia, who rose from the militia to become Canada's top soldier. The second was McGill scientist Andrew McNaughton, who coordinated the creeping barrage artillery tactic that helped propel the Canadians to victory.
It was the Battle of Vimy Ridge that has been called Currie’s greatest achievement though. Currie’s ‘creeping barrage’ approach succeeded in two hours where others had failed. Through this victory, Currie not only reclaimed important land, but also raised the morale of his soldiers and united them in a common goal.
