Underground War Military Mining at Vimy

Vimy is a proud moment in Canada, an extraordinary military achievement. But this war is strategic in the outcome of war. The French attack of 1917 (Vimy was designed to be a tactical shift) was a failure. In addition, there is no ongoing breakthrough by the Allies, whether it is a raiding attack or a British led Allah fight. A historian Andrew Godefroy wrote to Vimy Ridge that Canada reassessed. "For the German army, an important ground loss of several kilometers has little meaning for ambitious plans," he said.

Behavior along Vimy Ridge involves extensive underground excavation. The underground choke is soft and porous but very stable, making tunneling easier. Since 1915, the Vimy division has engaged in underground warfare. By March 1915, Bavaria engineers exploded 20 landmines in this area. By the beginning of 1916, German miners became more favorable than their French counterparts. Between February and May 1916, the British tunnel company of Royal Engineer gradually took over from France.

In October 1916, the Canadian Corps was dispatched to the north of Vimy Ridge and resumed its attack in February 1917. The British Tunnel Company created a large underground network and fortress. There are 12 metro stations of up to 2 km (0.75 mile), connecting soldiers quickly, safely and invisibly by tying a spare line to the previous line at a depth of 10 m (33 ft) You can proceed to. There are light rails, hospitals, command posts, reservoirs, ammunition shops, mortars, machine guns, communication centers, etc. in the subway. Germans dug a number of similar tunnels at the forefront of Vimy, provided a covered route for the forefront, protected headquarters, break staff, equipment and ammunition. Germans also carried out anti-mining activities against tunnel workers in the UK and destroyed several attempts by the UK to mining underground or nearby landmines.