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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:military_operation
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gptkbp:awards
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Victoria Cross awarded to four Canadians
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gptkbp:casualties
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~10,600 Canadian casualties
~20,000 German casualties
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gptkbp:combatant
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gptkb:German_Empire
gptkb:Canadian_Corps
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Ludwig_von_Falkenhausen
gptkb:Julian_Byng
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gptkbp:commemoratedBy
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Vimy Ridge Day (April 9)
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gptkbp:conflict
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gptkb:World_War_I
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gptkbp:date
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12 April 1917
9 April 1917
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gptkbp:followedBy
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gptkb:Battle_of_Hill_70
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Capture of Vimy Ridge
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Vimy_Ridge,_France
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gptkbp:memorial
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gptkb:Canadian_National_Vimy_Memorial
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gptkbp:notableFor
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first time all four Canadian divisions fought together
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:Battle_of_Arras_(1917)
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gptkbp:precededBy
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gptkb:Battle_of_the_Somme
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gptkbp:result
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Allied victory
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gptkbp:significance
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symbol of Canadian national achievement and sacrifice
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gptkbp:tactics
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creeping barrage
detailed planning and rehearsals
extensive tunneling
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Battle_of_Arras
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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