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Day Three: The Canadian Memorial, Dury, France
The Dury Memorial is a World War I Canadian war memorial that commemorates the actions of the Canadian Corps in the Second Battle of Arras, particularly their breakthrough at the Drocourt-Quéant Line switch of the Hindenburg Line just south of the town of Dury. The Drocourt-Quéant Line was a main position in the German Army's defensive position in the area.
At 5 AM in the morning on September 2, 1918, the Canadians attacked the D-Q Line supported by tanks and aircraft, during the Hundred Days Offensive, also known as Canada's Hundred Days. In twilight, the Canadian 1st Division attacked the line south-eastwards, on the extreme right, south of the Arras-Cambrai road, The Canadian 4th Division attacked in the centre between Dury and the main road and the British 4th Division attacked south of the River Sensee. The next day the Germans retreated to the Hindenburg Line with the Allies taking many prisoners.
Particularly noteworthy for such a brief battle was that seven Canadians earned a Victoria Cross on September 2 during the battle.
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Our visit to the Canadian Memorial in Dury, France has been sponsored thanks to a $250 donation from Jim Penney Ford!
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