The Great War

Season 4, Episode 15

Episode Title: The Canadian Corps Takes Vimy Ridge - The Battle of Arras - Week 142

Air Date: 2017-04-13

Overview:

This week 100 years ago, the Western Front comes to live with a big British offensive at Arras. The Canadian Corps and the British 51st Infantry Division take Vimy Ridge which had been contested for 3 years by now. The rest of the battles goes well in the beginning too but due to a snowstorm and the German defences it soon slows down.