The Battle of Vimy Ridge was a
First World War battle in the
Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of
France between four divisions of the
Canadian Corps and three divisions of the
German Sixth Army. It lasted from 9 to 12 April 1917, as part of the opening phase of the British-led
Battle of Arras, a diversionary attack for the French
Nivelle Offensive. The Canadian objective was to take the German-held high ground along an
escarpment at the northern end of the offensive. Supported by a
creeping barrage, the Canadians captured most of the ridge on 9 April. The town of
Thélus fell on the 10th, as did the crest of the ridge once the Canadians overcame a
salient of considerable German resistance. The final objective, a fortified knoll near
Givenchy-en-Gohelle, fell to the Canadians on 12 April, and the Germans retreated to the
Oppy–
Méricourt line. Canadian success is attributed to technical and tactical innovations, meticulous planning and training, and powerful artillery support, and the failure of the Germans to properly apply their new defensive doctrine. For the first time all four divisions of the
Canadian Expeditionary Force fought together and the battle remains a Canadian symbol of achievement and sacrifice; the battleground now contains the
Canadian National Vimy Memorial. (
more...)
... that fossil leaves indistinguishable from the living Tasmanian waratah(pictured) have been dug up from lower
Oligocene (28–34 million year old) rock strata?
... that The Yama Yama Man may be hiding behind a chair, "ready to spring out at you unaware"?
There are some exceptions to the rule in the
English language that the letter Q is followed by the letter U. The majority of these exceptions are
anglicised from
Arabic,
Chinese,
Hebrew,
Inuktitut, or other languages which do not use the
English alphabet, with Q representing a sound not found in English. For example, in the Chinese
pinyin alphabet, qi is pronounced /tʃi/ by an English speaker, as pinyin uses ‹q› to represent the sound [tɕʰ], which is approximated as [
tʃ in English. In other examples, Q represents [
q in standard Arabic, such as in qat and faqir. In Arabic, the letter
ق, traditionally romanised as Q, is quite distinct from
ك, traditionally romanised as K; for example, قلب /qalb/ means "heart" but كلب /kalb/ means "dog". However, alternative spellings are sometimes accepted which use K (or sometimes C) in place of Q. QWERTY, one of the few native English words with Q and no U in current usage, is derived from the first six letters of a standard
keyboard layout(pictured). (more...)
A plate with
fossils of Pseudostacu sp. (lobster, left) and Diplomystus birdii (fish, right), from the
Hakel paleontological formation in Lebanon. The paleontological sites of Lebanon contain deposits of some of the best-preserved fossils in the world, and include some species found nowhere else. The most famous of these is the Lebanese
lagerstätten of the Late
Cretaceous age.
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English. Started in 2001 (2001), it currently contains
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The Battle of Vimy Ridge was a
First World War battle in the
Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of
France between four divisions of the
Canadian Corps and three divisions of the
German Sixth Army. It lasted from 9 to 12 April 1917, as part of the opening phase of the British-led
Battle of Arras, a diversionary attack for the French
Nivelle Offensive. The Canadian objective was to take the German-held high ground along an
escarpment at the northern end of the offensive. Supported by a
creeping barrage, the Canadians captured most of the ridge on 9 April. The town of
Thélus fell on the 10th, as did the crest of the ridge once the Canadians overcame a
salient of considerable German resistance. The final objective, a fortified knoll near
Givenchy-en-Gohelle, fell to the Canadians on 12 April, and the Germans retreated to the
Oppy–
Méricourt line. Canadian success is attributed to technical and tactical innovations, meticulous planning and training, and powerful artillery support, and the failure of the Germans to properly apply their new defensive doctrine. For the first time all four divisions of the
Canadian Expeditionary Force fought together and the battle remains a Canadian symbol of achievement and sacrifice; the battleground now contains the
Canadian National Vimy Memorial. (
more...)
... that fossil leaves indistinguishable from the living Tasmanian waratah(pictured) have been dug up from lower
Oligocene (28–34 million year old) rock strata?
... that The Yama Yama Man may be hiding behind a chair, "ready to spring out at you unaware"?
There are some exceptions to the rule in the
English language that the letter Q is followed by the letter U. The majority of these exceptions are
anglicised from
Arabic,
Chinese,
Hebrew,
Inuktitut, or other languages which do not use the
English alphabet, with Q representing a sound not found in English. For example, in the Chinese
pinyin alphabet, qi is pronounced /tʃi/ by an English speaker, as pinyin uses ‹q› to represent the sound [tɕʰ], which is approximated as [
tʃ in English. In other examples, Q represents [
q in standard Arabic, such as in qat and faqir. In Arabic, the letter
ق, traditionally romanised as Q, is quite distinct from
ك, traditionally romanised as K; for example, قلب /qalb/ means "heart" but كلب /kalb/ means "dog". However, alternative spellings are sometimes accepted which use K (or sometimes C) in place of Q. QWERTY, one of the few native English words with Q and no U in current usage, is derived from the first six letters of a standard
keyboard layout(pictured). (more...)
A plate with
fossils of Pseudostacu sp. (lobster, left) and Diplomystus birdii (fish, right), from the
Hakel paleontological formation in Lebanon. The paleontological sites of Lebanon contain deposits of some of the best-preserved fossils in the world, and include some species found nowhere else. The most famous of these is the Lebanese
lagerstätten of the Late
Cretaceous age.
This Wikipedia is written in
English. Started in 2001 (2001), it currently contains
3,916,745 articles. Many other Wikipedias are available; some of the largest are listed below.