The Canadian First World War memorial at Vimy Ridge at sunset near Arras_France_016

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This memorial to the Canadian soldiers in the First World War (also called the Great War) is located near the City of Arras in Northern France. The strategic ridge had been captured by German forces early in the war, but two separate Allied armies had failed to dislodge them. Finally, in 1917 the Canadian Army succeeded in doing so. This courageous victory is said by many to mark the maturing of Canada as a nation.

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Size: 5000px × 3338px
Location: Arras, France
Photo credit: © Leo de Groot / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

Keywords: 1, army, battle, canada, france, memorial, monument, sadness, statue, sunset, victory, vimy, war, world, ww