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3rd Canadian Division

Introduction The planning 9th April 1917 1st Division 2nd Division 3rd Division 4th Division The Pimple Canadian National Memorial Visitor's Centre Preserving Vimy Rededication 2007 Birth of a nation ? Moroccan Division
Map: Canadian Order of Battle Map: Canadian objectives Map: The Canadian advance Map: Vimy Area Map: ND de Lorette Maps: Loss of Vimy 1914
ND de Lorette 2nd Battle of Artois 3rd Battle of Artois Neuville St Vaast The Crosbie Craters 1916 The Battle of Arras 1917

Location

Not the easiest of memorials to find because (for whatever reason) it is not sign posted.

From the visitors’ centre at the Canadian Memorial Park turn towards the Canadian Memorial and then turn right at the junction travelling in to the forest. After about a kilometre you will see a rough pathway into the forest on your left. If you come to the right-angled bend to the left, you have gone too far.

The cross is about eighty metres or so into the wood — it can be muddy.

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The 3rd Canadian Division cross at Vimy

Background

The cross is situated on the site of the former Folie Farm which was one of the objectives of the 3rd Canadian Division on the 9th April 1917.

3rd Canadian Division advance

The attack by the 3rd Canadian Division

The 3rd Canadian Division at Vimy

The Cross

It carries the following inscription :

3rd Canadian Division
To the glory of God and in everlasting memory of our gallant
comrades who gave their lives in the defence of the line
from October 23rd 1916 to February 15th 1917 and in the
attack and capture of Vimy Ridge on April 9th 1917 and in
the subsequent operations

The Canadian Memorial
The 1st Canadian Division Memorial
The Canadian Artillery Memorial
The 15th Battalion Canadian Infantry Cross
Vimy Ridge 1917

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