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CANADA & CANADIAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE
CANADA ET FORCE EXPÉDITIONNAIRE CANADIENNE
As the Canadians advanced, parties of Huns left their dug-outs, 1917
"As the Canadians advanced, parties of Huns left their dug-outs, only too glad to surrender". Photo taken during the Battle of Vimy Ridge" (DND Photo 0.1155).
A Reserve Brigade makes its way forward to the Red Line. This photo shows the desolation of the battefield. [Sometimes sourced as Photo IWM, CO 1155]. The Germans were allowed to keep their greatcoats, mess tins and helmets (as they were often shelled by their own forces).

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