The Battle For Vimy Ridge
1. Vimy Ridge is a hill in France that was taken over by Canadian Soldiers during World War 1 2. It only took four days of fighting, for the Canadians to occupy Vimy Ridge. 3. 10,600 killed and wounded soldiers died upon Vimy Ridge. 4. Sir Julian Byng {the commander} ordered the Soldiers to train harder he wanted to prepare them for the battle. 5. At 5:30 a.m. on 9 April 1917, Easter Monday, nearly 1,000 guns opened fire on the German positions. 6. An estimated 15,000 Canadians rose from the trenches and headed towards the ridge, 7. Vimy Ridge was the first time all four divisions of the Canadian Corps fought together as one formation. 8. Small units and individual soldiers were given much more information about the battle. 9. Some soldiers were expected to keep moving, even if their officers were killed or wounded. 10. The Vimy Ridge battle has become a important symbol for Canada. 11. The 7 km long Vimy Ridge in Northern France had a view of the country side. 12. An estimated 15,000 rose up out of the trenches ready to fight the Ridge Army. 13.Before the battle even happened there were already corpses on the ground from the previous battle. 14.British forces would have limited success, and the French would fail. The Canadian attack against Vimy Ridge would be spectacular by comparmise. 15.The victory at Vimy Ridge was an astonishing event for Canada/Canadians. |
Dear Unknown Child,
I am sitting her in the cold trench reading your letter. The letter telling me how much the world has evolved. You telling me how you walk to school everyday not worrying about someone trying to kill you. How friendly everyone is...that doesn't sound like the world I knew...
I guess you were wondering how it felt to kill someone? Knowing you have to walk on that battle field and kill someone's Loved One, Friend, Father, Son was the worst part of it all. As you run towards the "Enemy" {who was just another one of us trying to stay alive for their family}, the butterflies in your stomach build up twisting and turning in your gut. You feel the need to drop to your knees and surrender, but you can't let everyone down. The first night I was taken away from my family I got the same feeling. As I sat in that truck I took out a picture of my son and my beautiful wife, I then promised myself I would come back to them. I'm doing this for them and you all. Although I can't bring myself to talk about the tragic time I am still flabbergasted by your new technologies Cell Phones, Computers Flat, Screen TVs? They all sound fantastic I just wish I had lived to see that, I hope my son was able to. I do know that the world still is going threw war and other things but do promise me to try your best at making the world a better place. I'm not telling you to put your life on the line at all but do little things. Once again thank you for your letter Child I'm sorry I couldn't tell you about the awful war, I couldn't share with you such a horrific time, as you still have a long life to fulfill. You shouldn't be haunted by the devastating times that many suffered,The Times where people would be trapped on barbed-whir and struggle to get out, you shouldn't need to hear about the deaths and the guns, you are still to young. As time went by all i could think about was why it wasn't me lying there on the mushy ground. I will never forget that gruesome ground filled with all of the bodies that were unclaimed and left to rot.
Yours Truly,
The Unknown Soldier
I am sitting her in the cold trench reading your letter. The letter telling me how much the world has evolved. You telling me how you walk to school everyday not worrying about someone trying to kill you. How friendly everyone is...that doesn't sound like the world I knew...
I guess you were wondering how it felt to kill someone? Knowing you have to walk on that battle field and kill someone's Loved One, Friend, Father, Son was the worst part of it all. As you run towards the "Enemy" {who was just another one of us trying to stay alive for their family}, the butterflies in your stomach build up twisting and turning in your gut. You feel the need to drop to your knees and surrender, but you can't let everyone down. The first night I was taken away from my family I got the same feeling. As I sat in that truck I took out a picture of my son and my beautiful wife, I then promised myself I would come back to them. I'm doing this for them and you all. Although I can't bring myself to talk about the tragic time I am still flabbergasted by your new technologies Cell Phones, Computers Flat, Screen TVs? They all sound fantastic I just wish I had lived to see that, I hope my son was able to. I do know that the world still is going threw war and other things but do promise me to try your best at making the world a better place. I'm not telling you to put your life on the line at all but do little things. Once again thank you for your letter Child I'm sorry I couldn't tell you about the awful war, I couldn't share with you such a horrific time, as you still have a long life to fulfill. You shouldn't be haunted by the devastating times that many suffered,The Times where people would be trapped on barbed-whir and struggle to get out, you shouldn't need to hear about the deaths and the guns, you are still to young. As time went by all i could think about was why it wasn't me lying there on the mushy ground. I will never forget that gruesome ground filled with all of the bodies that were unclaimed and left to rot.
Yours Truly,
The Unknown Soldier
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