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- See also changes related to Battle of Vimy Ridge, or pages that link to Battle of Vimy Ridge or to this page or whose text contains "Battle of Vimy Ridge".
Parent topics
- Canada [r]: The world's second-largest country by total area, occupying most of northern North America; officially a bilingual nation, in English and French (population approx. 27 million). [e]
- World War I [r]: Massive international conflict involving the Allies and Central Powers between 1914-1918. [e]
Subtopics
- Julian Byng [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Arthur Currie [r]: (1875-1933) General, Canadian Army, first Canadian promoted to British full general; commanded at Battle of Vimy Ridge; along with John Monash of Australia, often considered the best junior generals of the war, who received accelerated promotion [e]
- Andrew McNaughton [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Creeping barrage [r]: Artillery fire directed just ahead of advancing friendly forces, with the intent of suppressing the defense as one's own forces took direct action against it. Introduced in the First World War, there was a very high incidence of both friendly fire and too-late fire, until precision time synchronization and fire control were developed. [e]
- Counterbattery [r]: Defense against enemy artillery involving identifying the point of origin of hostile fire and directing lethal force against it [e]