Canada’s Hundred Days The final 100 Days of WWI

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Canada’s Hundred Days The final 100 Days of WWI By Liam Wilson, Lou Hobbs, and Ross Macpherson

Location The war started near Amiens, France and continued to Mons, Belgium

Significance -Canada’s Hundred Days was the final part of WWI -Canadian Corps played significant role in causing German retreat/surrender -Canadians were known to be successful in battles such as Vimy Ridge. -Our soldiers were at front of attacks -Fought in many battles from Amiens to Mons, pushed Germans out of France -Ultimately lead to victory for Allies on November 11, 1918 Canadian Corps Formation Sign

Outline of Battles Battle of Amiens Second Battle of the Somme Battle of the Scarpe Battle of the Canal du Nord Battle of Cambrai Battle of the Selle Battle of Valenciennes

Battle of Amiens -Battle began morning of August 8th 1918 in thick fog -Pushed the Germans out over the coming days -Canadian Corps captured 9,131 prisoners, 190 artillery pieces, 1,000 machine guns and trench mortars during the battle.

Significant Events Breaking the Hindenburg Line (very powerful German defensive line) - September 2, 1918, Canadian Corps destroyed the Drocourt-Quéant line -Took 5,622 casualties, forcing Germans to retreat across the flooded Canal du Nord. -The Hindenburg Line was later broken again which would later result in the end of the war. End of the War Canada’s role ultimately led to the success in the Final Hundred Days -Forced German surrender on November 11, 1918 -Why we observe Remembrance Day on this date

Reasons for Success and Failure Successes The allies were well prepared with over 700,000 men The allies had strong strategies to attack the Germans by surprise, such as preparing at night The Canadian Corps were capable of building bridges on canals for tanks Failures The Germans defense was strong with the Hindenburg Line which was heavily equipped with machine guns

Canada’s Contribution Over 100,000 Canadian troops fought in the Hundred Days The Canadian Corps destroyed parts of the Hindenburg Line The Canadians fought hard in the Battle of Amiens The Canadian Corps helped capture the town of Cambrai The Canadians played a key role for helping the Allies reach Mons

Total Costs -700,000 total Allied deaths -6,800 Canadian Troops died -39,000 wounded -760,000 German Troops died overall -6,700 Artillery Pieces captured

Sources http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/history/first-world- war/canada/canada15 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada's_Hundred_Days http://mskandres.weebly.com/ss11.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundred_Days_Offensive https://www.thestar.com/news/world/ww1/2014/08/01/world_war_1_encyclopedia_ the_hundred_days.html