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French football club
Union Sportive Vimy is a French football club located in Vimy, France. US Vimy was founded in 1932, and spent most of their history in amateur and semi-pro
US_Vimy
The Vimy Foundation is a charity focused on raising awareness of the role Canada played in World War I and the implications of Canada's success in the
Vimy_Foundation
British Army officer & 12th Governor-General of Canada (1862-1935)
Field Marshal Julian Hedworth George Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy (11 September 1862 – 6 June 1935), was a British Army officer who served as Governor
Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy
Julian_Byng,_1st_Viscount_Byng_of_Vimy
French footballer (born 1996)
footballing career with Arras in the 4th division of France in 2015. He moved to Vimy, and in the first half of the 2021–22 season he was the top scorer in his
Adam_Abeddou
French footballer (born 2001)
French footballer who plays as a midfielder for Championnat National 3 club Vimy. Mazzolini made his professional debut with Servette FC in a 5–1 Swiss Super
Matteo_Mazzolini
French football league
National 1. 8 groups (1993-2017) The champion was US Roye, second of group B. The champion was US Concarneau, second of group H. The champion was FC
Championnat_National_2
French footballer (born 1990)
Malian descent.[citation needed] As of match played 25 April 2025 Includes US Open Cup, Cupa României Includes EFL Trophy Olympique de Marseille Ligue 1:
Bradley_Diallo
First non-stop transatlantic flight (June 1919)
non-stop transatlantic flight. They flew a modified First World War Vickers Vimy bomber from St. John's, Newfoundland, to Clifden, County Galway, Ireland
Transatlantic flight of Alcock and Brown
Transatlantic_flight_of_Alcock_and_Brown
French association football player (born 1987)
2013–2015 Boussu Dour Borinage 17 (3) 2015–2016 Arras FA 14 (?) 2016– US Vimy * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:30, 18 October 2013
Jean-François_Christophe
Football tournament season
(4) v Paris FC (2) ASC Hazebrouck (8) v US Gravelines (6) AS Marck (6) v US Saint-Omer (6) US Vimy (6) v US Créteil-Lusitanos (4) CS Avion (6) v RC Épernay
2018–19_Coupe_de_France
Football tournament season
Rouen (5) USM Senlisienne (5) v US Vimy (6) US Rungis (6) v FC Porto Portugais Amiens (7) Arras FA (4) v GC Lucciana (5) US Nœux-les-Mines (7) v Lens (2)
2017–18_Coupe_de_France
Football tournament season
US Portugais Roubaix Tourcoing (8) 0–0 (3–4 p) Olympique Saint-Quentin (5) 6. FC Provillois (10) 0–1 US Saint-Omer (6) 7. ESM Hamel (12) 0–1 US Vimy (6)
2018–19 Coupe de France preliminary rounds
2018–19_Coupe_de_France_preliminary_rounds
Flag of Canada from 1892 to 1965
Chris (2002). "Britain finally yields, will lend Vimy Ensign". National Post. Inglis, Dave (1995). Vimy Ridge: 1917–1992, A Canadian Myth over Seventy Five
Canadian_Red_Ensign
French football competition
31 January 2021. US Tourcoing FC forfeited the tie, stating they would not play under the current conditions relating to COVID-19. US Berlaimont forfeited
2020–21 Coupe de France preliminary rounds, Hauts-de-France
2020–21_Coupe_de_France_preliminary_rounds,_Hauts-de-France
Canadian war veteran and activist
was eventually assigned to the 78th Battalion, CEF. During the Battle of Vimy Ridge, Christian was involved in supply transport. A shell hit a cargo drop
Curley_Christian
Gabonese footballer
Belenenses SAD 0 (0) 2019–2020 Vila Real 7 (0) 2020–2021 US Vimy 4 (0) 2021 Djoliba AC 2021–2023 US Vimy 35 (0) International career 2008 Gabon U20 2 (0) 2010–
Merlin_Tandjigora
Football tournament round
suspended player. Entente Ligny/Olympique Caullery. US Briquette penalised for fielding a suspended player. US Verchain-Maugré qualify. AS Artres penalised for
2019–20 Coupe de France preliminary rounds, Hauts-de-France
2019–20_Coupe_de_France_preliminary_rounds,_Hauts-de-France
French football competition
suspended player. US Bomy qualify for the second round. Original scoreline 0–6. US Pont Flers penalised for fielding a suspended player. US Pecquencourt qualify
2017–18 Coupe de France preliminary rounds, Hauts-de-France
2017–18_Coupe_de_France_preliminary_rounds,_Hauts-de-France
United States Army military decoration
Army, later promoted to Field Marshal) Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy, General (later Field Marshal), British Army Sir Winston Churchill KG, OM
Distinguished Service Medal (U.S. Army)
Distinguished_Service_Medal_(U.S._Army)
Football tournament season
(4) 15. OS Fives (7) 2–2 (5–3 p) US Tourcoing FC (5) 16. US Noyelles-sous-Lens (9) 0–5 USM Senlisienne (5) 17. US Vimy (6) 4–0 AC Amiens (4) 18. ES Caudry
2017–18 Coupe de France preliminary rounds
2017–18_Coupe_de_France_preliminary_rounds
Canadian military achievement during the Great War came during the Somme, Vimy, and Passchendaele battles and what later became known as "Canada's Hundred
Canada_in_World_War_I
Football tournament season
Perpignan (6) Vic-le-Comte (8) v Genêts Anglet (5) Marck (5) v Amiens (3) Vimy (7) v Ailly-sur-Somme (5) Balaruc-les-Bains (7) v Mont-de-Marsan (4) Prix-lès-Mézières
2015–16_Coupe_de_France
Top-level subdivisions of Canada
or oppose sovereignty.[citation needed] The Canadian National Vimy Memorial, near Vimy, Pas-de-Calais, and the Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial, near
Provinces and territories of Canada
Provinces_and_territories_of_Canada
[citation needed] US Pecquencourt penalised for fielding a suspended player. US Pont Flers qualify. Original scoreline 2–0.[citation needed] US Aubygeoise penalised
2018–19 Coupe de France preliminary rounds, Hauts-de France
2018–19_Coupe_de_France_preliminary_rounds,_Hauts-de_France
Football tournament season
rounds. In 2023–24, three sides from the region progressed to the round of 32. US Orléans and LB Châteauroux were both defeated by Ligue 1 opposition in Paris
2024–25 Coupe de France preliminary rounds
2024–25_Coupe_de_France_preliminary_rounds
January 2022. "Arnaud Tattevin rejoint l'US Avranches" [Arnaud Tattevin joins US Avranches]. www.parisfc.fr (in French). Paris FC. 1 February 2022. Retrieved
List of French football transfers winter 2021–22
List_of_French_football_transfers_winter_2021–22
Country in North America
of the Canadian Corps, which played a substantial role in the Battle of Vimy Ridge and other major engagements of the war. The Conscription Crisis of
Canada
Department of France
region. The Canadian National Vimy Memorial, eight kilometres (five miles) from Arras, commemorates the Battle of Vimy Ridge assault during the Battle
Pas-de-Calais
British offensive during the First World War
German defences in forty-eight hours. At Arras the Canadians were to capture Vimy Ridge, dominating the Douai Plain to the east, advance towards Cambrai and
Battle_of_Arras_(1917)
committee. Additionally, US Briastre penalised for fielding a suspended player. Both teams removed from the competition. US Err-Hornaing penalised for
2022–23 Coupe de France preliminary rounds, Hauts-de-France
2022–23_Coupe_de_France_preliminary_rounds,_Hauts-de-France
(5) 8. US Montreuil (9) 0–3 US Vimy (6) 9. AS Raismes Vicoigne (7) 0–2 US Boulogne (3) 10. AS Steenvorde (10) 1–1 (4–2 p) FC Seclin (6) 11. US Nœux-les-Mines
2016–17 Coupe de France preliminary rounds, Picardie and Nord-Pas de Calais
2016–17_Coupe_de_France_preliminary_rounds,_Picardie_and_Nord-Pas_de_Calais
French football competition
Hauts-de-France section of the 2023–24 Coupe de France preliminary rounds. In 2022–23, US Pays de Cassel from the sixth tier progressed to the round of 32, beating
2023–24 Coupe de France preliminary rounds, Hauts-de-France
2023–24_Coupe_de_France_preliminary_rounds,_Hauts-de-France
Global conflict from 1914 to 1918
(eds.). Vimy Ridge: A Canadian Reassessment. Waterloo: Wilfrid Laurier University Press. ISBN 978-0-88920-508-6. Inglis, David (1995). Vimy Ridge: 1917–1992
World_War_I
furthest from the region, reaching the round of 32 by knocking out Ligue 2 side US Quevilly-Rouen, before losing at home to Montpellier HSC in a game that had
2024–25 Coupe de France preliminary rounds, Hauts-de-France
2024–25_Coupe_de_France_preliminary_rounds,_Hauts-de-France
teams qualified from the Hauts-de-France preliminary rounds. In 2020–21, US Boulogne progressed furthest in the main competition, reaching the round of
2021–22 Coupe de France preliminary rounds, Hauts-de-France
2021–22_Coupe_de_France_preliminary_rounds,_Hauts-de-France
1919 air race
Vickers entered a converted Vimy bomber (G-EAOU) (the registration being whimsically said to stand for "God 'elp all of us"), crewed by Captain Ross Macpherson
1919 England to Australia flight
1919_England_to_Australia_flight
Football tournament season
the main competition, reaching the round of 64, where they were beaten by US Chauvigny, from the division below, and missing out on a tie against Olympique
2022–23 Coupe de France preliminary rounds
2022–23_Coupe_de_France_preliminary_rounds
First World War poem by John McCrae
Canada pendant la Première Guerre mondiale et la route vers la crête de Vimy (in French), Veterans Affairs Canada, archived from the original on October
In_Flanders_Fields
played on 24 August 2025. Match abandoned in the 83rd minute. US Cartignies penalised, US Prisches qualified. Match abandoned in the 77th minute. FC Jenlain
2025–26 Coupe de France preliminary rounds, Hauts-de-France
2025–26_Coupe_de_France_preliminary_rounds,_Hauts-de-France
host approximately 36,400 U.S. troops as of 2026[update]. The United States Armed Forces were initially organized as USFET (U.S. Forces, European Theater)
List of United States Army installations in Germany
List_of_United_States_Army_installations_in_Germany
Chancellor of Germany in 1932
April 1917, Papen fought at Vimy Ridge, where his battalion was defeated with heavy losses by the Canadian Corps. After Vimy, Papen asked for a transfer
Franz_von_Papen
1916 Desert Column British forces December 1916 – August, 1917 Battle of Vimy Ridge Allied Canadian Corps and German Sixth Army April 9–12, 1917 Battle
List_of_orders_of_battle
Unincorporated community in Ontario, Canada
battles during the war, including Hill 70, St. Eloi, Ypres, Passchendaele, Vimy Ridge, and the Somme. Noteworthy among these volunteers was Cpl. Harry G
Chatham,_Ontario
Sovereign states where Charles III is the head of state
Another catalyst for change came in 1926, when Field Marshal the Lord Byng of Vimy, then Governor General of Canada, refused the advice of his prime minister
Commonwealth_realm
Artillery weapon that launches explosive projectiles
that engages with the rifling of the barrel. Exceptions to this are the US M2 110 mm (4.2 in) mortar and M30 mortar, whose ammunition has a sub-calibre
Mortar_(weapon)
Corps planned an attack toward Souchez, between Hill 140 (Lorette) and the Vimy Ridge, executed in May after initial delays. The plan involved a two-hour
French artillery during World War I
French_artillery_during_World_War_I
100 were killed, and many others were injured. (Grazulis, p. 706) Bauxite—Vimy Ridge—Shannon Hills—North Little Rock, Arkansas 1997 March 1 15 200 F4 At
List of deadliest tornadoes in the Americas
List_of_deadliest_tornadoes_in_the_Americas
Archived from the original on 9 July 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2019. "Remembering Vimy Ridge (17 photos)". SooToday.com. 9 April 2017. Archived from the original
List of Freedom of the City recipients
List_of_Freedom_of_the_City_recipients
to commemorate this occasion on Anzac Day. Canadians viewed the Battle of Vimy Ridge in a similar light. The important contribution of the Dominions to
British_Empire
at some ceremonies. It was flown at the commemorations of the Battle of Vimy Ridge in 2007. This decision elicited criticism from those who believed it
Flag_of_Canada
"30 March 1918 – The Charge of Flowerdew's Squadron A Centenary Action". Vimy Foundation. 30 March 2018. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020
List of last words (20th century)
List_of_last_words_(20th_century)
Head of government
1920. Thomas White was summoned by Governor General the Viscount Byng of Vimy and rejected the appointment as prime minister. Byng then installed Arthur
Prime_Minister_of_Canada
Granatstein (M.A. 1962) – historian, winner of the J.B. Tyrrell Historical Medal, Vimy Award Irving Abella (B.A. 1963, M.A. 1964, Ph.D. 1969) – historian, writer
List of University of Toronto alumni
List_of_University_of_Toronto_alumni
Destroyer of the Royal Navy
July 1922 she accidentally rammed the submarine H24. She was renamed HMS Vimy in April 1928. She served with distinction during World War II, earning two
HMS_Vimy
Military unit
relieved and went into GHQ Reserve. From March to July, the division was in the Vimy area, where there was intensive mining by both sides and the sappers were
1st_Middlesex_Engineers
French footballer (born 1976)
Ligue 2 side US Boulogne in 2008 helping the club to reach Ligue 1 in 2009. On 13 June 2021, Lachor was appointed as the manager of Vimy in the Championnat
Yohan_Lachor
Indigenous confederacy in North America
17, 1924, Prime Minister Mackenzie King and Governor-General Lord Byng of Vimy signed the Order in Council, which set elections on the Six Nations reserve
Haudenosaunee
Military unit
Division. Afterwards, the division was relieved and sent to the quieter Vimy sector. During the fighting at Ypres, 475th Field Company had suffered 99
Bristol_Engineer_Volunteers
English and American actor (1889–1967)
Cedric Hardwicke. In November 1916, Rains was involved in a gas attack at Vimy, which resulted in his permanently losing 90 percent of the vision in his
Claude_Rains
Bilateral relations
"HistoricPlaces.ca - Vimy Ridge National Historic Site of Canada". www.historicplaces.ca. "The Vimy Memorial | Learn | The Vimy Foundation". vimyfoundation
Canada–European Union relations
Canada–European_Union_relations
One of the treaties that ended World War I
ISBN 0-520-04962-4. Wiest, Andrew (2012). The Western Front 1917–1918: From Vimy Ridge to Amiens and the Armistice. Amber Books. pp. 126, 168, 200. ISBN 978-1-906626-13-6
Treaty_of_Versailles
British field marshal (1861–1928)
Battle of Ypres (April), new Allied offensives were planned by the French at Vimy and by Haig at Aubers Ridge (9 May). It was believed on the British side
Douglas_Haig,_1st_Earl_Haig
1906–1987 UK automobile and aerospace manufacturer
trans-Atlantic crossing by aeroplane mounted on their converted Vickers Vimy bomber.[citation needed] In 1921, Rolls-Royce opened a new factory in Springfield
Rolls-Royce_Limited
the Straits Settlements Field Marshal Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy (1862–1935), GOC Third Army General Sir George Cadogan (1814–1880), Colonel
List of British generals and brigadiers
List_of_British_generals_and_brigadiers
1957 film by Stanley Kubrick
from a notorious German stronghold (aka Hill 119) at the northern tip of Vimy Ridge, the screenplay renamed it to "The Anthill" to emphasize how the cold
Paths_of_Glory
Name list
Bushoff (born 1997), Dutch politician Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy (1862–1935), British army officer and the 12th Governor General of Canada
Julian_(given_name)
Canadian academic (1894–1952)
the front lines as he participated in the successful Canadian attack on Vimy Ridge. Signallers, or spotters, watched where each artillery shell landed
Harold_Innis
> First World War Memorials in Europe > Vimy Memorial > The Battle of Vimy Ridge > The Canadian National Vimy Memorial - Fast Facts". Queen's Printer
Monarchy_of_Canada
Military unit
force was back across the Escaut, with 50th (N) Division concentrating on Vimy Ridge above Arras and preparing to make a counter-attack on the German forces
Hull_Rifles
1945–1950 and Brierley Hill 1950–1959, who lost a lower leg at the Battle of Vimy Ridge in 1917. Richard Austen Butler, MP for Saffron Walden 1929–1965, who
Records of members of parliament of the United Kingdom
Records_of_members_of_parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
British four-engined medium-range turboprop airliner, 1948
personally flying one. US Capital Airlines became an important operator of the Type 700 Viscount, using it heavily throughout the eastern US routes; in 1958
Vickers_Viscount
Scottish author and statesman (1875–1940)
year, the prime minister mentioned to Governor General the Lord Byng of Vimy that Buchan would be a suitable successor to Byng, with which the Governor
John_Buchan
Vickers Vincent and Vildebeest UK Torpedo bomber 1928 Retired 406 Vickers Vimy UK Heavy bomber 1917 Retired 239 Vickers Virginia UK Heavy bomber 1922 Retired
List_of_bomber_aircraft
Canadian general (1875–1933)
major-general and commander of the 1st Canadian Division. Following the Battle of Vimy Ridge, Canadian Corps commander Julian Byng was promoted to general and Currie
Arthur_Currie
Official record of the British war effort during the First World War
the infantry, who had been trained in the pillbox fighting methods used at Vimy Ridge. The infantry were followed by mopping-up parties, who captured by-passed
History_of_the_Great_War
Frozen water; the solid state of water
times to remove ice which was covering the engine air intakes of the Vickers Vimy aircraft they were flying. One vulnerability effected by icing that is associated
Ice
17, 1924, Prime Minister Mackenzie King and Governor-General Lord Byng of Vimy signed the Order in Council, which set elections on the Six Nations reserve
History_of_the_Haudenosaunee
President of Germany from 1925 to 1934
occupying part of a third as the Canadians swept the Germans completely off the Vimy Ridge. When the excitable Ludendorff became distraught over such developments
Paul_von_Hindenburg
Art museum, Design/Textile Museum, Historic site in Lens, France
near several World War memorials, including the Canadian National Vimy Memorial in Vimy, approximately 15 minutes from the Louvre-Lens. The museum is built
Louvre-Lens
Canadian broadcast journalist (born 1948)
kept pebbles from a visit to the Battle of Dieppe site in France, dirt from Vimy Ridge, and sand from the beaches at Normandy, as well as pieces of the Berlin
Peter_Mansbridge
Infantry division of the British Army
Dender, only to end up part of the Allied withdrawal. By 19 May, it was on Vimy ridge, north of Arras. It had become known to the Allies that the German
50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division
50th_(Northumbrian)_Infantry_Division
Tracked heavy armoured fighting vehicle
Verlagsgesellschaft mbH: 132–44, September 2007 Barris, Ted (2007), Victory at Vimy: Canada Comes of Age April 9–12, 1917, Thomas Allen Publishers, p. 116,
Tank
Highest military decoration for valour in the UK
the rededication of the Vimy Memorial on 7 April 2007 (this date being chosen as it was the 90th anniversary of the battle of Vimy Ridge), but pressure from
Victoria_Cross
Special forces unit of the British Army
on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2021. "Team & Board | About | The Vimy Foundation". vimyfoundation.ca. Archived from the original on 30 January
Special_Air_Service
Events after the end of the war in 1918
Memorial to the Missing at Passchendaele Verdun Memorial Museum Vimy Ridge Memorial, Vimy, France Gallipoli Memorial, Turkey Shrine of Remembrance, Melbourne
Aftermath_of_World_War_I
1920 peace treaty on Hungary after World War I
Roberts 2005, p. 1078. Wiest, Andrew (2012) The Western Front 1917–1918: From Vimy Ridge to Amiens and the Armistice. Amber. pp. 126, 168, 200. ISBN 1-906626-13-8
Treaty_of_Trianon
Field force for service overseas in the First World War
tactical doctrine, preparation and leadership under fire. The Battle of Vimy Ridge had significance for Canada as a young nation. For the first time the
Canadian_Expeditionary_Force
Federal representative of the Canadian monarch
(2 ed.). York: York Publishing Co. p. 156. Williams, Jeffery (1983). Byng of Vimy: General and Governor General. Barnsley, S. Yorkshire: Leo Cooper in association
Governor_General_of_Canada
Canadian military achievement during the First World War came during the Somme, Vimy, Passchendaele battles and what later became known as "Canada's Hundred Days"
History_of_Canada
Canadian aviator and author (1894–1956)
and was awarded the Military Cross for his participation in the Battle of Vimy Ridge. The successes of Bishop and his blue-nosed aircraft were noticed by
Billy_Bishop
Capital and largest city of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
transatlantic aircraft flight, by Alcock and Brown in a modified Vickers Vimy IV bomber, in June 1919, departing from Lester's Field in St. John's and
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
St._John's,_Newfoundland_and_Labrador
Halifax Public Gardens were made in the Battalion's honour. This is similar to Vimy Ridge. During the Second Boer War from 1899 to 1902, the First Contingent
History of Halifax, Nova Scotia
History_of_Halifax,_Nova_Scotia
Capital of Alberta, Canada
their interests, and has led to the creation of alternative programs such as Vimy Ridge Academy, Old Scona Academic and Victoria School of the Arts. The Edmonton
Edmonton
Land warfare involving static fortification of lines
between 90 and 275 metres (100 and 300 yd), though only 25 metres (30 yd) on Vimy Ridge. After the German withdrawal to the Hindenburg Line in March 1917,
Trench_warfare
Canadian philosopher and communications scholar (1911–1980)
an infantile piece of science fiction. And as our senses have gone outside us, Big Brother goes inside. So, unless aware of this dynamic, we shall at once
Marshall_McLuhan
the French Republic granted Canada perpetual use of a portion of land on Vimy Ridge under the understanding that the Canadians were to use the land to
Concessions and leases in international relations
Concessions_and_leases_in_international_relations
1919, Captain John Alcock and Lieutenant Arthur Brown co-piloted a Vickers Vimy non-stop from St. John's, Newfoundland to Clifden, Ireland, winning the £13
History_of_aviation
Canadian film director (1945–2023)
the descendants of Great War soldiers and nurses recreating the battles of Vimy Ridge and Passendale, McKenna's series on Canada and the Great War is called
Brian_McKenna
Military and War museum in St. Thomas, Ontario
artifact at the Elgin Military Museum is the Vimy Poppy, which was picked by a soldier from St. Thomas on Vimy Ridge a few weeks after the battle began on
Elgin_Military_Museum
Canadian scholar (born 1972)
Saved: The 4th Canadian Division at Vimy Ridge". In Hayes, Geoffrey; Iarocci, Andrew; Bechthold, Mike (eds.). Vimy Ridge: A Canadian Reassessment. Waterloo:
Andrew_Godefroy
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