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Definition of Vimy Ridge, Battle of in English: Vimy Ridge, Battle ofproper nounˈviːmiˈvimē An Allied attack on the German position of Vimy Ridge, near Arras, during the First World War. One of the key points on the Western Front, it had long resisted assaults, but on 9 April 1917 it was taken by Canadian troops in fifteen minutes, at the cost of heavy casualties.
Definition of Vimy Ridge, Battle of in US English: Vimy Ridge, Battle ofproper nounˈvimē An Allied attack on the German position of Vimy Ridge, near the town of Arras, France, during World War I. One of the key points on the Western Front, it had long resisted assaults, but on April 9, 1917, it was taken by Canadian troops in fifteen minutes, at the cost of heavy casualties.
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