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

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1. Moroccan monument – Canadian Memorial loop from Thélus

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2. Canadian Memorial – Mining Basin Greenway loop from Givenchy-en-Gohelle

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3. Canadian Memorial – Canadian Memorial loop from Givenchy-en-Gohelle

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Laurent Philippe

July 1, 2025

Before the Canadians captured Vimy Ridge from the Germans in April 1917, other soldiers had already set foot there but were unable to hold their ground due to a lack of reinforcements and sufficient artillery support. These "forerunners" were the Moroccan Zouaves and riflemen, wearing red chechias and baggy trousers, accompanied in the Moroccan Division by Foreign Legion volunteers from 52 countries.

To the men of the Moroccan Division who set out to assault Vimy Ridge

On the morning of May 9, 1915, they broke through the German lines, crossed Folie Wood, and reached Vimy Ridge. To track their advance and adjust artillery fire, squares of white cloth were sewn to their backs, making them prime targets for the Germans on their flank. Furthermore, the artillery was running low on ammunition, and reinforcements were not forthcoming: the order to withdraw came in the evening. The Moroccan soldiers were forced to abandon the conquered ground at the cost of heavy losses.

The riflemen of the Moroccan Division were among the approximately 820,000 men mobilized in French colonies or protectorates during the First World War, including 636,000 sent to France as soldiers or laborers. Of the 449,000 engaged in combat, the majority came from Algeria (150,000), and the rest from sub-Saharan Africa (135,000), Indochina (43,000), Tunisia (39,000), and Morocco (34,000). 70,000 of them would perish on French soil.

Plaques affixed to the monument pay tribute to other French army fighters from Greece, Sudan and Czechoslovakia.

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

Moroccan monument

1. Moroccan monument – Canadian Memorial loop from Thélus

2. Canadian Memorial – Mining Basin Greenway loop from Givenchy-en-Gohelle

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