Dominion Society of Canada - April 09, 2026


Remember Vimy Ridge.

Hosted by
Daniel Tyrie
Mentioned
Vimy Ridge Arthur Currie
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Episode Stats


Length

1 minute

Words per minute

199.68

Word count

373

Sentence count

29


Summary

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Vimy Ridge was a heavily fortified German position in northern France overlooking the surrounding plains. The French had tried to take it in 1915, and had suffered over 100,000 casualties. The British had tried as well, and failed. The ridge was considered nearly impossible to capture. And then came the Canadians.

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00:00:00.000 April 9th marks Vimy Ridge Day, a day to reflect on one of the most important moments in Canadian
00:00:04.260 history, the Battle of Vimy Ridge. Fought from April 9th to 12th, 1917, during the First World
00:00:09.480 War, Vimy Ridge was no ordinary battlefield. It was a heavily fortified German position in
00:00:14.240 northern France overlooking the surrounding plains. The French had tried to take it in 1915,
00:00:18.420 they suffered over 100,000 casualties. The British had tried as well, and failed.
00:00:23.240 The ridge was considered nearly impossible to capture, and then came the Canadians.
00:00:27.160 In April 1917, the Canadian Corps, for the first time all four Canadian divisions fighting together and led by a Canadian general, was given the task.
00:00:35.640 What followed was not luck, it was preparation.
00:00:38.120 Under the leadership of General Arthur Curry, the Canadians developed new tactics that would change modern warfare.
00:00:43.400 Soldiers rehearsed the attack in detail.
00:00:45.440 They studied maps, terrain models, and even aerial photographs.
00:00:48.880 Every man knew his role.
00:00:50.480 Systematic, strategic, ordered.
00:00:52.360 they also perfected the Creeping Barrage, an advancing wall of artillery fire that moved just
00:00:57.580 ahead of the infantry, forcing the enemy to stay undercover while the Canadian troops advanced
00:01:02.200 behind it. On the morning of April 9th, in snow and sleet, the attack began. Within hours, most
00:01:07.520 of the ridge had been taken. By April 12th, it was fully in Canadian hands. But the victory came
00:01:11.760 at a cost. Over 10,000 casualties, including more than 3,500 killed. Today, we remember their
00:01:16.600 sacrifice. Vimy Ridge was more than just a military victory. Before the war, Canada was still very
00:01:21.280 much a colony, part of the British Empire with limited independence on the world stage. But at
00:01:25.320 Vimy Ridge, Canadians put ourselves on the map. We fought together, planned together, and succeeded
00:01:30.640 where others had failed. It became a symbol of national unity, English and French, East and West
00:01:35.380 fighting side by side. Many say Canada wasn't born in war, but moments like Vimy Ridge tell a
00:01:40.140 different story. They show how Canada came into its own, not just a colony, but as a people,
00:01:44.920 capable of independent action, sacrifice, and achievement. Vimy Ridge didn't create Canada,
00:01:49.440 but it sure helped to find it. Long live, Ken.