Essay on Flanders Fields

The feats achieved by Canadians were incredible, and more influential than anything they had done before. Vimy was one of the German’s most heavily guarded areas, and it was thought that it was impossible to over take. However, when the Canadians did take it, they captured the most artillery and guns since the start of the war. They also managed to take 4,000 Germans as prisoners of war. Past battles at Vimy witnessed over 200,000 causalities. During the Canadian attack on the ridge, they lost 3,598 soldiers while the Germans suffered over 20,000 causalities. Canadians had much to be proud of after Vimy, a feeling they did not often get while fighting under British command. Critics question whether Vimy aided Canada’s birth as a nation. “It is difficult to avoid the conclusion that if Vimy Ridge had been captured

On April 9, 1917, Canada sent out 100 000 fine men to serve and protect their country. To this day, the battle of Vimy Ridge is still known as the day Canada became a nation. Despite the cataclysm of the battle and the thousands of lost souls, Vimy Ridge is considered to be defining moments in Canadian History. The Germans were in complete control of Vimy Ridge for over two years prior to the Canadian onset. This enabled the Germans to strengthen their position, making them seem unvanquishable. The German forces were appeared to be impregnable. Nor the British armada or the French were able to vanquish the Germans. The French battled for over two years and suffered over one hundred and fifty thousand casualties. Despite the twenty divisions and three massive

Up until the Battle of Vimy Ridge, Canadians were loyal citizens of the British Empire. We had a lack of experience with wars and basically no equipment compared to others. Terrible losses like the Battle of Second Ypres and Battle of the Somme caused Canadians to doubt British leadership. At the Battle of Vimy Ridge, Canadians became more confident in themselves. Canadian nationalism was founded in the Battle of Vimy Ridge.

When people look back and remember the First World War, they often remember the assassination of Franz-Ferdinand, the sinking of the Lusitania, or the Zimmerman telegram. Not often do they recall the role that Canada played in the war. However, Canadians were a significant factor of the Allies’ success. Although Canada only possessed two Navy warships at the time and was known for being a peaceful country, she supplied over 60,000,000 shells to the Allies’ troops and endured over 67,000 casualties and 173,000 men wounded across multiple battles. With that said, it could also be argued that internal political conflicts in Canada afflicted their overall contribution to the war. In fact,

     Lieutenant-General Sir Arthur Curries was not pleased at the prospect of going to Passchendaele. Currie, like many Canadian soldiers, had grim memories of the Ypres salient, and grim memories to he Ypres salient, and admitted that his “experience in the salient in 1915 and in 1916 were such that I never wanted to see the place again.” Unfortunately, on 3 October, Currie was warned that the Corps might be sent north, to take part in the offensive in Flanders. Currie could make no sense of Passchendaele, and he was furious. “Passchendaele!” he raged in front of his staff. “What’s the good of it? Let the Germans have it--keep it--rot in it! Rot in the mud! There’s a mistake somewhere. it must be a mistake! It isn’t worth a drop of blood.” Although Currie was not at all happy that the Canadians had been told to take Passchendaele. One of Currie’s first moves was to assign intelligence officers to the various headquarters with which the Canadian Corps would be associated: Second Army, II Anzac Corps, which was responsible for the sector the Canadians would be taking over, and its front-line divisions, the New Zealand and 3rd Australian. These officers, and the general staff were to acquire

When Britain called on Canada to help in World War One, Canadians dutifully volunteered. Many Canadians thought that this would be a glamorous adventure that they could not miss. However, Canadians were in for a rude awakening as this glamorous adventure turned out to be more than they bargained for. This was a new kind of war, one that cost Canadians dearly.

After the British and French both failed to take Vimy Ridge, the Canadians were given the assignment to capture the Ridge. After months of planning, the assault on the Ridge happened on April 9th 1917. After 3 days of brutal trench and hand to hand combat the Canadians captured the ridge at the cost of 3,598 lives. The Canadians captured 4,000 German prisoners of war and caused 20,000 German casualties. as this was the first time an all Canadian army had fought together and they were very successful. Historian C.P Stacey explains how vimy Ridge

World War One was a Canadian struggle for a respectable place on world stage. However, there were opportunities in Canadian history during the World War One that glorified Canada. Battle of Vimy Ridge was the most glorious Canadian battle that deserves the recognition of "True origin of Canada" as it recognized and identified Canada as a fierce-fighting nation on international scene. Although Vimy Ridge had some casualties, it unified Canadians with nationalism, recognized and earned Canada a place in World affairs as well as moved Canada towards its autonomy from British sovereignty creating and developing a new power in the world by the name of Canada.

Furthermore, World War I is Canada’s most defining moment because of Canada’s war efforts. As stated, the military efforts from Canada were huge and it played a huge role in the defeat of the Axis. But, it is important to note that it was not just military efforts that Canada put forth towards its war efforts, there were other factors involved as well. Canada invoked conscription during this time as part of their war efforts. This even created problems between English and French Canada. As the romantic idea of war was destroyed when people realized the amount of casualties at war, many men did not volunteer to go to war themselves. The people who went to war came back in terrible conditions. In 1917, Sam Hughes stated that only 5% of soldiers were French Canadians and that they should go to war as well. Obviously, French Canadians were not too happy to

World war 1 held many memorable and proud moments for Canada. One of the moments were made by the flying ace in the Canadian military. His name was Billy Bishop and he was credited with 72 victories, making him the top Canadian ace in World War 1. Also, The Battle of Vimy Ridge toughened Canadian nationalism and pride when they won against Germany. All the Canadians were all so proud of there country and military. Moreover, they thought that Canada’s was superior then all the other countries.

Initially, Canada would have preferred to keep itself away from other countries’ affairs. Canadians still remembered the horrors of WWI and did not want to risk their lives for the sake of other nations. Things took a turn later on however, on September 10th, 1939, Canada officially declared war on Germany under the decision of the Canadian Parliament. Throughout the war, Canada had a great amount of contributions - both on the battlefield and homefront, and it is an undeniable fact that the battles would have turned out differently without Canada’s help and support.

Canada played a large role in world war one, many Canadians have faced tragedies, victories, sacrificed their lives. The battle of Ypres was from 22 April to May 25 1915 it was located in North West Belgium. The second battle of Ypres is generally remembered today as marking the first use of gas on the western front. The three main gases that were used were chlorine, phosgene and mustard gas. The battle of the Somme took place July 1st-Nov 18 was located north of Somme river between arras and albert. The purpose of the battle was British wanted to divert Germans away from Verdun. British goal to capture the town of Bapaume most concentrated use of aircraft an attempt to end trench warfare. The third battle of Ypres which is called the battle

‘With a sword in my hand’, follows the early years of Marguerite of Male from the year 1348. The novel displays the strange beliefs and rules which the society of Flanders followed. These people lived by the rules of the church but they also believed in superstitions found in the living and the non-living.

Closely analyze McCrae's "In Flanders Fields." Questions to consider: Who is the speaker of this poem and to whom is the poem addressed? What is the speaker's message? How does the mood of the first two stanzas differ from the mood in the third? Is this a pro-war poem? If so, why? If not, why not?

The map above shows the location of Ypres on the continuous front and shows the dates and movements of the battle, from both sides. As can be seen on the map, the first battle of Ypres, and the subsequent ones, took place on the famous flanders fields. The city of Ypres itself was located strategically on the roads leading to ports in Flanders; due to this the city had been the locus of several battles since the 16th century onwards. Many historians agree that the utter level of destruction in this city alone, relative to the amount of land gained, frankly outlines the sterility of the entire First World War.