The Battle of Vimy Ridge, which took place from April 9–12, 1917, is an iconic victory for Canada. Despite the military success and glory associated with it, it remains one of the bloodiest battles in the country’s military history, with more than 10,000 dead and wounded.   Mélanie Morin-Pelletier will show how, over the course of the past century, this tactical victory on a French battlefield became an emblematic event for the Canadian nation.  historian Mélanie Morin-Pelletier is a World War l specialist at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa.

*Lecture in french