what was the victoria cross ?
It is the highest and most prestigious award of the British honours system. It is awarded for valour "in the presence of the enemy" to members of the British Armed Forces.
Victoria Cross
The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest and most prestigious award of the British honours system. It is awarded for valour "in the presence of the enemy" to members of the British Armed Forces.
who fought in the battle of vimy ridge The main combatants were the four divisions of the Canadian Corps in the First Army, against three divisions of the German 6th Army. when did this battle take place ? It took place from 9 to 12 April 1917. who won the battle ? Canadian Corps. where there any underground operations ? Underground warfare had been conducted on the Vimy sector. what was the aftermath effects of the war ? The corps suffered 10,602 casualties: 3,598 killed and 7,004 wounded. The German 6th Army suffered an unknown number of casualties with approximately 4,000 men becoming prisoners of war. is there any memorial conducted in its honour ? Yes, "The Canadian National Vimy Memorial". anything specific reference to the german defenses during this war ? Their defensive scheme was to maintain a front line defence of sufficient strength to defend against an initial assault and move operational reserves forward, before the enemy could consolidate their gains or overrun remaining positions. As a result, their defence at Vimy Ridge relied largely on machine guns, which acted as force multipliers for the defending infantry.
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Victoria Cross [SEP] Introduction
The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest and most prestigious award of the British honours system. It is awarded for valour "in the presence of the enemy" to members of the British Armed Forces. It may be awarded posthumously. It was previously awarded to Commonwealth countries, most of which have established their own honours systems and no longer recommend British honours. It may be awarded to a person of any military rank in any service and to civilians under military command although no civilian has received the award since 1879. Since the first awards were presented by Queen Victoria in 1857, two-thirds of all awards have been personally presented by the British monarch.