Somme Battlefields - Vimy Ridge

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Vimy Ridge National Historic Site of Canada (www.vac.acc.gc.ca): For a history, visit http://www.warmuseum.ca/cwm/exhibitions/vimy/index_e.shtml
This is some commentary from our tour of the Somme Battlefields. The movie shows what was a German trench and remains of mine craters. Signs in cordoned off wooded areas warn of unexploded shells.
The "fire step" mentioned at 4:50 was where soldiers could step up to view "no man's land" in the direction of the enemy through a parapet.

Refs:
http://www.firstworldwar.com/atoz/firestep.htm

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  • Just to clarify: the purpose of this video was an attempt to get across tactics used by troops on both sides, the impact of those tactics on the landscape and to give an impression on how I envisioned the conditions of the trenches (based on readings and my trip around the Somme) during WWI rather than the near clinical conditions you see here.

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  • @iluvdesmond Thanks so much for your comment. I apologize for the very late reply. I just realized there was a separate inbox for responses. Anyway, my intention was not to downplay Canadians' major contribution in this key battle. No I wasn't "talking about the British strickly at Vimy Ridge." I was referring to tactics used across enemy line and also trench conditions faces by both sides (albeit far worse in allied trenches than the German trenches). I did site Canadian sources.

  • just had week tour off somme and vimy rige with leger iff any guys or girls on 26 june like to hear from u thx

  • Where Canada was born.

  • Excellent video.

  • I think its incredible that there are still unexploded bombs scattered thorughout the area, its an absolutely fascinating place.

  • i remmember visiting there with the army, hopefully ill get to go back again one day

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