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Less than half of Canadians know which war the Battle of Vimy Ridge was fought in, according to a new poll from Ipsos Reid.

The poll, commissioned by the Montreal-based Vimy Foundation, also shows that one in five Canadians don’t actually know what Vimy Ridge is.

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For Jeremy Diamond, the foundation’s campaign manager, the poll’s results suggest that Canadians aren’t as in tune with their history as he thinks they should be.

“It’s disappointing that a seminal moment in our history like the Battle of Vimy Ridge and the centennial that is a few years away just doesn’t have that click in people’s minds,” he said.

According to the poll, two in five Canadians incorrectly believe the battle as being fought during World War II, and only half know that it resulted in a significant win for Canadian soldiers against the German Army in France.

It also shows that older respondents were more likely to know the correct answers to poll questions, with people 55 and older consistently out-ranking people in the youngest age bracket of 18-34.