#Vimy

103 years ago today, The Battle of Vimy Ridge started (from the 9th to the 12th April 1917) which formed part of the Battle of Arras. #Arras103 Paul Nash painted

1/ My thoughts on #Vimy. A thread. [Sorry...it's long...]Today is the 102nd Anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge. A battle often referred to as the day Canada was born

#OTD in 1917, the Canadian Corps advanced into battle together for the first time and captured #VimyRidge. This decisive victory changed the course of the war and transformed Canada from

Apr9, 1938 • Vimy Ridge DayPhotos taken on this day of Canadian Corps Vets gathered at Edmonton's Cenotaph to remember Canadians who victoriously fought in the battle of Vimy Ridge

Maxwell Thornton🇨🇦

Today is #VimyRidgeDay in Canada. Here is a 12-tweet thread on what #VimyRidge is about. Feel free to retweet.(1/12) (2/12)104 years ago today 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy Julian Byng

While we can't visit Vimy right now, we can take a virtual tour of the Canadian National Vimy Memorial. A Thread.#Vimy #VimyRidgeDay #WW1 #FWW [All photos taken by me unless

CarlaJeanStokes

I spend most of my time analyzing how #VimyRidge was represented in photographs, but every now and then I have to turn to text too.A few things to point out

Since today’s the 104th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge, I thought I’d share the experiences of one #VimyRidge casualty that I came across during other research: 104632 Private

Ollie Heppenstall

For William and Harry, uncle and nephew.For Alf, uncle. Harry was killed in autumn 1916 IIRC; the battalion war diary mentions B Company being shelled on the day he died

In honour of June being #IndigenousHistoryMonth in Canada, this space will highlight Indigenous Canadian veterans. I'll add to it throughout the month. Today was Onondaga long distance runner Tom Longboat's

“Bloody April” and the RFC...A thread!#OTD in 1917 the Battles of #Vimy and Arras began.The Battle of Arras is considered the nadir of the Royal Flying Corps’ fortunes in the

Canada in the World

canadainthewrld

Every year, the Cdn ruling class and its minions insist that wearing a poppy to commemorate Nov 11 is not political, it is common sense/decency. Any pushback against this is

#Arras104: #OTD in 1917 British & Commonwealth soldiers took part in the opening phase of the Battle of Arras. In the North, the Canadians took Vimy Ridge after five days

Equine veterans of the First World War, 'The Old Blacks', were a team of black gun horses originally of F Battery, Royal Horse Artillery who were based at St John's

Canadian Forces in 🇺🇸

They were rejected by recruiters during WWI.They fought to fight for a country that thought they were less than equal.They prevailed.They were called our best kept military secret.Remember their rejection,

Barney Panofsky's Best Intentions

mynamesnotgordy

What I learnt on the Twitter this week:1. Doug Ford issues official Hunker Down Order on Thursday. Says he only found out about Ontario's Coe-VEDD positivity levels and ICU crisis