It came in the year 1915 when the "New Born" Canadian Army was moved from what was their somewhat silent sector on the Western Front to the apparent space in the line in front of the town of Ypres, Belgium. On the right of the Canadians would be two British Divisions, and on the left would be a French division comprised of Algerian colonialists. It would be here, at Ypres on April 22, 1915 that the German Army …
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…In the end, the Battle for Ypres would earn the Canadian Army the up most of respect on the Western Front as being one of the most feared of Germany's opponents. Also, what is worth mentioning is that the Canadian Officer, Sir Arthur Currie's reputation was on the rise after the "success" of Ypres... A man that I will focus on in much detail in the section of the site which is dedicated to him..