“ BATTLE IS OUR BUSINESS ” 1943 CANADIAN INFANTRY WWII INDOCTRINATION FILM 53554
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This 1943 Canadian military recruiting film "Battle is Out Business" stresses the importance of the infantryman in modern warfare, specifically highlighting the need for training top notch military foot soldiers. It features a look into military life in Canada during the Second World War. Canada would deliver about 1.1 million to the war effort. It opens with a parade as an NCO explains the relevance of the drill and carries on to show weapons training as well as recreational time for the soldiers. It is presented by the National Film Board of Canada (:12). The film was produced by Julian Ruffman (:26). The scene opens up when the various shots of combat (:33). The war machine pumps out war materials including small arms (1:15) and tanks (1:26). Canadian troops zoom off on military motorcycles (1:41). The drill begins (1:58). One of the enlisted delivers a narrative of his own entry into the Canadian army. The NCO addresses infantrymen at attention (2:48). Troops play with bayonets in the field, stabbing holes through a rope ring (3:34). Enlisted tussle in hand to hand combat (4:04). Platoon officers train to work with rifles (4:25). Eyes tear through gun sights (4:36). Rounds are squeezed off as the men lay belly flat (4:44) in the grass. The weapons are picked apart for gun cleaning training (5:10) including the two inch mortar (5:16). The Bren gun (5:38) snaps into eight cleanable parts. The Bren is re-tacked together (5:45). New magazines are snapped into place during target practice (6:04). 120 rounds a minute sound off. The training day is broken into periods (6:55). Close shots watch ghosts of soldiers past smacking down on sandwiches during meal time (7:09). Men walk towards standing targets (7:20) with Thompson submachine guns. At the close of the training day (8:11), shots follow of the troops barracks; guns come unslung from shoulders. A pair settles in to read a letter from home (8:20) another chews a pipe and cleans equipment (8:28). A soldiers waxes his shoes as neat as his hair (8:47). They play ball in the field (10:52). Soldiers begin schooling upon entry into the Canadian army (11:24) covering topics such as map reading. Other techniques learned include concentration of fire (12:36) and how to cut down a plane effectively. Rifles are first used (12:54). Ceramic plates are passed around the mess hall table (13:25). Soldiers limber up and unify in movement during physical training (13:46). Smoke trails over the assault course (14:20). Chanting and banter ring from the showers (16:09) as soldiers pick on one another’s performance. The men play pool (18:31) and huddle around a Behning piano player for entertainment (18:52). Couples sway on a dance floor (19:19). The following morning, soldiers groan at dawn (21:56) as the NCO calls for another parade (22:13). The NCO dictates the reason behind the parade (23:19) as he summarizes their progress in training thus far (24:20). The NCO explains an exercise in offensive action where the company performs a protective role during which they must provide flank support for a protected column (25:40). Tanks roll through dusty terrain (26:20). They unload from covered vehicles hardened soldiers by way of training (26:35). An explosion erupts as the company drops to the ground for cover (27:06).
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What a great video. Makes me proud to be a Canadian and a Canadian Infantryman!
Me too. RCR
Pro Patria.
Just today it was announced Canada has only 3 days of ammunition on hand. Here these guys are firing LMGs at balloons.
Good training. Just like Germany in the eighties with NATO. Always live fire.
I salute WWII Canadian Army Veteran, Walter King. He enlisted in the Canadian Army and served in Europe. His only stories he would share had to do with the great food he had in training, compared to what he had eaten on the plains of Canada during the great economic depression of the 1930's. He and his wife were very good to me when I served in the US Army and deployed to Vietnam. I could always expect a fine "care package" even with excellent Cuban cigars he would order from Canada. I wish I could remember the units in which he served. He was my older brother's father-in-law, and passed in the 1980's. R.I.P. King. Thank you.
In all honesty basic infantry training has not changed all that much. According to my grandfather, a WWII British NCO, the Canadians were some of the toughest soldiers he met.
Canadian army back then was some what a multinational force with British and other Europeans and Americans in it's ranks. I think what made the Canadian army do well considering how "new" it was at the time was lack of class system in Canada and a get the job done attitude.
@kevin lawrence New is a relative term. In the boar war the Canadian forces were brand new as Canada was given the choice of either developing it's own forces or sending money to Britain to help pay for the British forces and Laurier's liberals picked developing the Canadian forces, when the Conservatives at the time just wanted to send money to Britain. Our forces that went to South Africa was just a handful of regiments only.
It wasn't really until WW2 that Canada actually fielded an army, even in WW1 Canada only fielded a corp that acted within British armies. By WW2, the Canadian armed forces have to be considered new, relatively speaking...which is understandable considering CANADA is considered a young nation.
we were also one of the primary manufacturing and training centers for the commonwealth. a huge number of trucks, tanks, planes and guns were made here. Add to that we ran escort on ALL the convoys which was a very dangerous job especially early in 40-42. but after the US joined everybody forgot about that.
@kevin lawrence thank you!
@@JeanLucCaptain You're right. They converted all the hockey stick factories and did some impressive stuff :) Canada was surprising for a tiny nation. I thought I read somewhere they were in the top 5 in the world in wartime production,
And this... "By the end of the war Canada had the world's fourth largest air force,[6] and fifth largest navy.[7] The Canadian Merchant Navy completed over 25,000 voyages across the Atlantic" Source Wiki.
You can't license the property of the National Film Board. It is the property of the Crown
I did my basic training 20 years after this movie (in 1963), and it was very similar, except we had to "double" everywhere (run), for the first 3 months. Even the smallest error would result in extra drills undertaken before breakfast. Needless to say, we were very fit.
General Andrew McNaughton at 0:45. Lorne Greene (the Voice of Doom) at 27:50.
In ww 1 canadians gained a fearful reputation as well trained and absolutely brutal shocktoops that spared no one. in ww2 we had cleaned up the brutal part and instead got a rep for being very concerned for (and popular) with the civilians. and for SOME reason there are no decent movies about us in ww2 despite the fact that we were in the fight from DAY ONE and devoted a huge 15% of our relativity small population to the front line. So of course the US hoged all the glory both real and imagined.
Currie Barracks, Calgary. 1 PPCLI.
Work Point Barracks, Esquimalt, 3 PPCLI
Verry good 😊
3:00 why does the commander wear his hat crooked?
This style of "hat" was worn that way by all troops. It was known as the wedge cap or field service cap.
That sure looks like Wainwright....
I have a MK4 NO.2 that I shoot. Being a lefty I could never get off as many rounds.
A number 4 mark 1......
@@CaspianWintAlways get that mixed up. It was the No 4 mark 1/2 actually. It had gone through the FTR and been upgraded to a MK 2. Thanks for the correction.
@@henerymag I used to get it mixed up exactly like you did, so I noticed!
Nice video ;)