02 First World War Photograph and Document Packages
The Battle of Vimy Ridge
As part of a British offensive in April 1917, Canadian soldiers captured the heavily fortified Vimy Ridge in northern France. Many consider Vimy a defining moment for Canada, but the victory came at a terrible cost, with more than 10,000 Canadians killed and wounded. Find out more about the battle and its legacy in this resource package.
Photographs – Battle of Vimy Ridge (List of Images):
- Photographs – Battle of Vimy Ridge (pdf) [PDF 1582k]
- Vimy Ridge from the Air
- Tank at Vimy
- Beyond Vimy, the Douai Plain
- Canadians Advance
- Vimy Fortifications
- Removing Casualties
- Prisoners of War
- Artillery Support
- Byng Inspecting Captured Gun
- Byng of Vimy
- Canadian Cemetery at Vimy
- A Canadian Grave
- Vimy Dedication
- Vimy Pilgrims
- Walter Allward
- Early Memorial
Primary Source Materials – Battle of Vimy Ridge (List of Images):
- Primary Source Materials – Battle of Vimy Ridge (pdf) [PDF 1521k]
- Vimy Ridge
- Justice
- Artillery Piece
- The Crest of Vimy Ridge
- German Bayonet
- Pawley Grave Marker
- A Cemetery on Vimy Ridge
- The Pimple, Evening
- The Taking of Vimy Ridge, Easter Monday 1917
- German Maxim 08 Machine Gun
- Combat Message, Vimy Ridge
- Vimy-Roclincourt Map
- Map of Canadian Advance at Vimy
Related Historical Information About The Battle of Vimy Ridge: Vimy Ridge, Artillery and Mortars, Underground Mining, Sir Julian Byng, A.G.L. McNaughton, and Vimy Memorial