Vimy Ridge
The Canadian Memorial at Vimy Ridge
The Battle of Vimy Ridge was part of the Battle of Arras
Facing East
Overlooks the Douai Plain from the highest point of Vimy Ridge
Canada's Largest Overseas National Memorial
Commemorates more than 11,000 men of the Canadian Expeditionary Force killed during the First World War in France and who have no known grave
A Day of Peace and Forgiveness
Symbolizes the coming of a new day
To Remember Canadians who Died in France and Belgium
France granted 107 hectares of land to Canada to build the Vimy Memorial
World War I Cemetery near Vimy Ridge
The war to end all wars
Those who sacrificed for our freedoms