The people's war book; history, cyclopaedia and chronology of the great world war . pril at-tack. Hill 70 had been taken by the Brit-ish in September of 1915 at the same timeas Vimy Ridge had been taken bv theFrench, but botli of them subsequentlywere lost, in counter-attacks. All the Cana-dian objectives were taken and retainedand the enemy considerably worried. Ithas been argued that Hill 70 was not worthits cost in blood, the casualties being 9,000,but it tended to assist the operations thatbegan in the Ypres salient on July 31st,looking to the capture of the PasschendaeleRidge and the subm
The people's war book; history, cyclopaedia and chronology of the great world war . pril at-tack. Hill 70 had been taken by the Brit-ish in September of 1915 at the same timeas Vimy Ridge had been taken bv theFrench, but botli of them subsequentlywere lost, in counter-attacks. All the Cana-dian objectives were taken and retainedand the enemy considerably worried. Ithas been argued that Hill 70 was not worthits cost in blood, the casualties being 9,000,but it tended to assist the operations thatbegan in the Ypres salient on July 31st,looking to the capture of the PasschendaeleRidge and the submarine bases at Ostendand Zeebrugge, by drawing German re-serves to the Artois. Moreover, in thecritical days of the Germans final offen-sive in 1918 the possession of Hill 70 andVimy Ridge was a wonderful advantageto the allied armies. These positions pro-vided a bastion in the allied front thatnever budged, although menacing drivesdeveloped on either side. Possession ofthe position may have saved the Britisharmies from irreparable disaster. General Currie was planning to extend. House from which the Crown Prince watched the defeat of his troops. 362
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