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Battle of Vimy Ridge

The Battle of Vimy Ridge was a military engagement fought primarily as part of the Battle of Arras, in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France, during the First World War. The main combatants were the Canadian Corps, of four divisions, against three divisions of the German Sixth Army. The battle, which took place from 9 to 12 April 1917, was part of the opening phase of the British-led Battle of Arras, a diversionary attack for the French Nivelle Offensive.

Located at 50.379, 2.774 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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1917 in France, Battles of the Western Front (World War I), Battles of World War I involving Canada, Battles of World War I involving Germany, Battles of World War I involving the United Kingdom, Canada–France relations, Canada in World War I, Conflicts in 1917, First World War in the Pas-de-Calais, Tunnel warfare

Canadian National Vimy Memorial

The Canadian National Vimy Memorial is a memorial site in France dedicated to the memory of Canadian Expeditionary Force members killed during the First World War. It also serves as the place of commemoration for First World War Canadian soldiers killed or presumed dead in France who have no known grave.

Located at 50.3794, 2.77361 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Canadian military memorials and cemeteries, World War I memorials in France, First World War in the Pas-de-Calais, Monuments and memorials in the Pas-de-Calais, National Historic Sites of Canada in France, Canada–France relations, Canada in World War I, Works by Walter Seymour Allward

Givenchy Road Canadian Cemetery

Givenchy Road Canadian Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of World War I situated on the grounds of the Canadian National Vimy Memorial Park near the French town of Neuville-Saint-Vaast. This small cemetery contains the graves of 109 Canadian soldiers, principally of the Canadian 4th Division, all of whom fell between April 9, 1917 and April 13, 1917 during the Battle of Vimy Ridge.

Located at 50.3758, 2.7647 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Canadian military memorials and cemeteries, Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries in France, Cemeteries in Pas-de-Calais, First World War in the Pas-de-Calais, 1917 establishments in France

Canadian Cemetery No. 2

Canadian Cemetery No. 2 is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of World War I situated on the grounds of the Canadian National Vimy Memorial Park near the French town of Neuville-Saint-Vaast. The cemetery was originally named CD 5 and established as a battlefield cemetery of the Canadian 4th Division for Canadian troops killed in the Battle of Vimy Ridge. Battlefield clearances of the surrounding area in 1919 significantly increased the size of the cemetery.

Located at 50.3775, 2.76333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Canadian military memorials and cemeteries, Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries in France, First World War in the Pas-de-Calais, 1917 establishments in France, Cemeteries in Pas-de-Calais

Canton of Vimy

The Canton of Vimy is a canton in northern France, in the Pas-de-Calais département. Population: 21 607 (1999).

Located at 50.3667, 2.81667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Cantons of Pas-de-Calais

Zone rouge

The Zone rouge (French for "Red Zone") is the name given to about 1,200 square kilometres of land in northeastern France that was physically and environmentally destroyed during the First World War. Because of hundreds of thousands of human and animal corpses and millions of unexploded ordnance that contaminated the land, some activities in the area such as housing, farming or forestry, were temporarily or permanently forbidden after the war by French law.

Located at 50.36, 2.8 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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World War I sites in France, Environment of France, Battle of the Somme, Geography of Somme