Major First World War battles and campaigns
Overviews of seven major battles and campaigns of the First World War.
Most requested
- The Attack on the Arleux Loop
- A Rattle of Pebbles: The First World War Diaries of Two Canadian Airmen
- The C.A.M.C. with the Canadian Corps during the Last Hundred Days of the Great War
- La bataille d'Amiens : 8-11 août 1918 (only in French)
- La percée de la Ligne Hindenburg (1918) (only in French)
- The Royal Canadian Navy and the First World War
Services and information
The Battle of Ypres (1915)
The notorious Battle of Ypres, Canada’s first major appearance on a European battlefield.
The Battle of the Somme at Beaumont-Hamel (1916)
How Canadian soldiers pushed back the Germans as part of a four-month offensive.
The Battle of Vimy Ridge (1917)
How Canadian forces lead the capture of one of Germany’s most important positions.
The Battle of Hill 70 and Lens (1917)
How Canadian forces captured the strategic position of Hill 70.
The Battle of Passchendaele (1917)
How 100,000 Canadian soldiers captured enemy territory by fighting through mud and enemy fire.
The Last hundred Days (1918)
The last hundred days of the First World War, which are known as Canada`s Hundred Days.
Features
From Vimy to Juno
Explore the connections between Canada’s participation in the two world wars.
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