The German Army on Vimy Ridge, 1914-1917
The book starts with on the capture of Vimy Ridge and the nearly spur of Notre Dame de Lorette in October 1914.

The major battles of spring and autumn 1915 is described as is the twelve month period from late autumn 1915 when British forces occupied the lines on the western Ridge. The period from late autumn 1916 onwards when the Canadian Corps was preparing for the April 1917 assault on the ridge, is given detailed treatment, with special emphasis (based on original German intelligence and interrogation files) on how the defenders built up a detailed picture of Allied plans and how they intended to counter them.

The battle (9 - 14 April 1917) is described in detail and the conclusion summarizes the aftermath of the battle and its consequences for the way the German army prepared for the Third Battle of Ypres.

The book employs a similar format to The German Army on the Somme 1914 - 1916 and The German Army at Passchendaele; the greater part of the text is based on the words of the German participants themselves.

Commentary and evidence from senior commanders is introduced as necessary; the aim once more being to produce a work of popular history, which nevertheless provides an important contribution to the overall historiography of the Great War.
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The German Army on Vimy Ridge, 1914-1917
The book starts with on the capture of Vimy Ridge and the nearly spur of Notre Dame de Lorette in October 1914.

The major battles of spring and autumn 1915 is described as is the twelve month period from late autumn 1915 when British forces occupied the lines on the western Ridge. The period from late autumn 1916 onwards when the Canadian Corps was preparing for the April 1917 assault on the ridge, is given detailed treatment, with special emphasis (based on original German intelligence and interrogation files) on how the defenders built up a detailed picture of Allied plans and how they intended to counter them.

The battle (9 - 14 April 1917) is described in detail and the conclusion summarizes the aftermath of the battle and its consequences for the way the German army prepared for the Third Battle of Ypres.

The book employs a similar format to The German Army on the Somme 1914 - 1916 and The German Army at Passchendaele; the greater part of the text is based on the words of the German participants themselves.

Commentary and evidence from senior commanders is introduced as necessary; the aim once more being to produce a work of popular history, which nevertheless provides an important contribution to the overall historiography of the Great War.
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The German Army on Vimy Ridge, 1914-1917

The German Army on Vimy Ridge, 1914-1917

The German Army on Vimy Ridge, 1914-1917

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Overview

The book starts with on the capture of Vimy Ridge and the nearly spur of Notre Dame de Lorette in October 1914.

The major battles of spring and autumn 1915 is described as is the twelve month period from late autumn 1915 when British forces occupied the lines on the western Ridge. The period from late autumn 1916 onwards when the Canadian Corps was preparing for the April 1917 assault on the ridge, is given detailed treatment, with special emphasis (based on original German intelligence and interrogation files) on how the defenders built up a detailed picture of Allied plans and how they intended to counter them.

The battle (9 - 14 April 1917) is described in detail and the conclusion summarizes the aftermath of the battle and its consequences for the way the German army prepared for the Third Battle of Ypres.

The book employs a similar format to The German Army on the Somme 1914 - 1916 and The German Army at Passchendaele; the greater part of the text is based on the words of the German participants themselves.

Commentary and evidence from senior commanders is introduced as necessary; the aim once more being to produce a work of popular history, which nevertheless provides an important contribution to the overall historiography of the Great War.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781844684922
Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Limited
Publication date: 01/24/2020
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 384
Sales rank: 312,048
File size: 5 MB

About the Author

Educated at Inverness Royal Academy, the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and the Universities of Lancaster and Westminster, Jack Sheldon completed a thirty-five year career as a member of the Queen’s Lancashire Regiment.

In 1982 he graduated from the German General Staff course at the Führungsakademie, Hamburg and went on to fill international staff appointments and to command an infantry training battalion. His final post before retirement in 2003 was as Military Attaché Berlin.

He now lives in France and has rapidly established himself as an expert in German First World War history. He was an honorary researcher for the Thiepval Visitor Centre Project, is a member of the British Commission for Military History and is the author of the highly acclaimed The German Army on the Somme 1914 – 1916, The German Army at Passchendaele and a number of Battleground Europe titles.

Table of Contents

Foreword vi

Introduction viii

Acknowledgements xiii

Chapter 1 The Capture and Consolidation of Vimy Ridge and the Surrounding Area 1

Chapter 2 The Battles of Spring 1915 45

Chapter 3 The Battles of Autumn 1915 90

Chapter 4 1916: Trench Warfare on Vimy Ridge 134

Chapter 5 Mining Beneath Vimy Ridge 177

Chapter 6 1917: The Build Up to the Assault on Vimy Ridge 229

Chapter 7 The Battle of Vimy Ridge April 1917 282

Chapter 8 Epilogue 328

Appendix 1 German-British Comparison of Ranks 345

Appendix 2 German Outline Order of Battle 9 April 1917 347

Maps

The Capture of Vimy Ridge October 1914 5

The Lorette Spur March 1915 39

Situation Vimy Ridge 9 May 1915 47

Situation Neuville - St Laurent Blangy Late September 1915 97

Operation Schleswig Holstein 150

Sectors Group Vimy 164

Mining Sector IIIa Operation Rupprecht I 193

Mine Galleries The Pimple Early 1917 217

Sector Fischer 232

Sector Zollern 247

Sector Arnulf 256

Sector Loën 268

Vimy Ridge 9 April 1917 283

The Pimple and the Gießler Höhe 316

Bibliography 350

Index 362

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