Question 273

In 1918, under the command of General Sir Arthur Currie, the Canadian Corps played a decisive role in a battle that the Germans called 'the black day of the German Army'. What was this victorious battle?

  1. AThe Battle of Vimy Ridge
  2. BThe Battle of Amiens
  3. CThe Battle of the Somme
  4. DThe Battle of Passchendaele
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Correct answer: B) The Battle of Amiens

Explanation

In the final hundred days of the First World War, Canadian troops under General Sir Arthur Currie led the victorious Battle of Amiens on August 8, 1918, a major turning point that the Germans referred to as their 'black day'.

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