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'Sur le front occidental: la prise de la Crete de Vimy; Apres avoir brisé devant eux la resistance de l'ennemi, les Canadiens victorieux franchissent la crete de la falaise de Vimy', 1917. First World War: Western front; the taking of Vimy Ridge. After having broken through enemy resistance, the victorious Canadians cross the crest of the Vimy hill. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924].