I remember learning about Vimy Ridge in school. Didn't the French donate the land to Canada? It seems to me it is now actually Canadian territory or something like that.
Also, I remember hearing that there were rumours in Canada during WW2 that Hitler had blown up the monument at Vimy Ridge, but even he had so much respect for the battle that he had actually fortified the monument to protect it from damage.
Both points above might be totally wrong, just faint memories from high school social class...
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