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Events on Monday 9 April 1917 2
1917Battle of Vimy RidgeCanadian Corps captures German-held ridge in FranceAll four divisions of the Canadian Corps attacked together for the first time, seizing the heavily fortified ridge from German forces. The battle became a defining moment of Canadian national identity. Over 10,000 Canadian soldiers were killed or wounded.
1917Vimy RidgeArras, FranceAll four Canadian divisions attacked together for the first time and took a ridge that had defeated earlier French and British attempts. It is widely treated as the moment Canada started thinking of itself as a nation.