Eh htoo- April 1917 there was a three big explosion the Germans lane then allies came running out of the tunnel in the explosion the allies killed a lot of the Germans the allies took 11 kilometres into German territory
Then the German fought back lots of British and Canadian soldiers died some were wounded at taken to the hospital in the exit tunnels if there was no underground cave system lot may have died after the war the allies built Bridge, road, gun post
When did the battle of Arras happen? Who was involved?
On 9 of April 1917 to 16 of April 1917.
How long was the battle supposed to last?
Between 18 months and two years
Why was this battle so important to the war?
To break the stalemate to get across no mans land.
How many Allied soldiers died in this battle? Nearly 40 thousand allies died
How were many Allied soldiers able to be saved? (hint: remember what else they built in the caves..) the Allied were saved because they built a hospital in the caves to save some soldiers.
How many German soldiers died in this battle? 150,000
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What was the new task the soldiers of the NZ Tunnelling company did? Why was this task important? Havrincourt Bridge, they build roads, gun post
How was this new job dangerous, in a way they hadn’t experienced before? Shooting, digging, mining, supporting, defending. They were above ground instead of below ground.
Once the Germans started retreating, what was the NZ soldiers new job? They had to find landmines there called boobytraps.
Why did these soldiers stay in Europe much longer than other soldiers?
To check if the enemy might come back and guard.
How is the work these soldiers did remembered in Arras?
Museum and memorial.
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