Content for New Div Tag Goes Here

CANADA HISTORY - War-WWI

Amiens


Placeholder image

The "Great War", 1914 - 1918, was the second overseas conflict in which Canada played a major part. It is a most vital incident in the national history of Canada and, and quite apart from its purely military importance, one with which every Canadian soldier and citizen certainly ought to be well acquainted.

The Canadian Army made its contribution almost entirely on the western front. The operations of 1915-1918 there have been regarded, with reason, as generally uninspired and conveying only negative lessons to the strategist and the tactician. The battle here described, however, was conducted with greater skill and imagination than earlier ones and proved to be the beginning of a series of victories which led directly to the Armistice.



Battle:

Nov 20th Dec 8th, 1917

Campaign:  Western Front  
War: World War I 1914 - 1918
 
Where: Town of Cambrai
Western Front
France
 
 

Opponents

Belligerents: Canada Germany
Britain  
Newfoundland  
 
Commanders:
 Lord Julian Byng
Georg von der Marwitz
Forces: 2 Corps 476 tanks 1 Corps
 
Result:

Stalemate

 
Casualties: Canada & Allies Germany
Casualities - 44,207 Casualities - 45,000
179 Tanks  

 


Cite Article : Reference: www.canadahistory.com/sections/documents/documents.html

Source: NA



Placeholder image
Placeholder image