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  • Vimy Centennial

    Message  –  April 9, 2017

    April 9, 2017 Message from the Governor General of Canada on the Occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge VIMY, FRANCE—On this day a century ago, after months of careful planning and surveillance, through considerable innovations in tactics and technology, and after remarkable d...

  • Message from Her Majesty The Queen

    Message  –  April 9, 2017

    April 9, 2017 Message from Her Majesty The Queen on the 100th Anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge OTTAWA—The Governor General of Canada wishes to share a message addressed to all Canadians from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, on the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge. “Today, as peopl...

  • 100th Anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge Ceremony

    Speech  –  April 9, 2017

    Vimy, France, Sunday, April 9, 2017 On this day a century ago, as dawn broke over Vimy Ridge, the morning air suddenly exploded with an unholy roar. The noise has been compared to a physical assault, shattering the quiet of daybreak. It was the deafening sound of a thousand howitzers, field guns, mo...