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Canadian Memorial

Name: Canadian Memorial
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Location: Givenchy-En-Gohelle, Atrecht, Hauts-De-France, France

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1. The Canadian Memorial of Vimy — loop from Givenchy-en-Gohelle

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2. Moroccan monument – Canadian Memorial loop from Thélus

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3. Moroccan monument – Canadian Memorial loop from Souchez

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JakobusPilger

July 29, 2023

As a memorial to the endless number of war dead, such places are still very important today. "Now, Lord, let your servant go in peace, as you said." However, the many people buried here were by no means divorced in peace, but became victims of the war and an inhuman tyranny.
The most important and at the same time everlasting function of the soldiers' or honorary cemeteries or war cemeteries is therefore to keep the memory of this suffering alive and – every generation anew (!) – to remind people of the lasting preservation of peace.

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🇧🇪 Herwig Aertbeliën

January 31, 2023

In April 1917, the Canadians attack the German army, which was standing by on the Vimy ridge, and win the battle. But this victory came at a high price: more than 10,000 killed and wounded on the Canadian side. As a tribute to all these soldiers, a huge memorial has been erected, consisting of about twenty statues, and 2 immense white towers with a height of 27 meters, which took 11 years to build. The "maple leaf" is applied to one, and a fleur de lis to the other, as a symbol of solidarity between Canada and France.

The Canadian National Vimy Memorial in Pas-de-Calais is today the largest national Canadian memorial site abroad. On site you can see that the underground facilities and trenches are still intact.

The Vimy ridge offers a magnificent panorama of the mining area and the hills of the Artois region.

More info at france-voyage.com/frankrijk-toerisme/het-canadian-national-vimy-memorial-639.htm

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Alice

September 13, 2024

beautiful journey, beautiful scenery

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Elevation 140 m

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Location: Givenchy-En-Gohelle, Atrecht, Hauts-De-France, France

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Canadian Memorial

1. The Canadian Memorial of Vimy — loop from Givenchy-en-Gohelle

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3. Moroccan monument – Canadian Memorial loop from Souchez

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