Good to see the Canadian perspective of D-Day. The Canadian Army has a very good reputation. They proved themselves in both World Wars. Salute from this American.
Planet Nine, I as a Canadian agree that Americans don`t often see the Canadian perspective , in movies, Documentaries, or USA history books. Thanks for bringing that up, I saw a super accurate great movie about Juno beach a few years ago, I thought I knew most of what happened on D-Day but that for me was an eye opener. I also disagree with those Canadians who blame USA for not joining the war sooner..we lost 100s of ships due to German U-boat subs in 1940 alone,,. but you were manufacturing arms, supplies and support. USA saved us by joining in end of dec 1941,,andl by 45, ending WW2 so all Canadians should be more grateful and remember what your country sacrificed. I salute ALL American vets and civilian patriots for their service
One point that may be minor but not to me. As a retired engineer, US Merchant Marine, a reminder that American merchant seamen were being shot up and dying in those North Atlantic convoys also. We were in the fight well before the rest of the US. Thank you for mentioning the civilian sacrifice. Great respect to our neighbors to the North.
I visited the Canadian part of D-Day in early May 2014, at Juno Beach there is a brilliant war memorial museum there manned by young Canadians who volunteer to a stint there, and we visited the Commonwealth War Graves Bayeux and that cemetery was mostly young Canadian soldiers, I took a particular photo of one, some one probably a relative left a hand written placard on the cross explaining how he died, he was from Winnipeg 19 yrs old and murdered by the Nazi SS on June 8th 1944, pity I can't post the photo here. The reason the Canadian museum is there because an Veteran went back years later and could not find anything the Canadians part and went about making sure that there is now.
I believe that the men from the United States and Canada were of a different breed in that war. They were not pretty boys like in the movies. These were real men and in some cases teenagers that stepped up to the plate.Just guys that mabey had an ordinary job at the corner store. We are all better off for them.
“Each one a Canadian, each one a volunteer, and each one gave their life for something they thought was bigger than themselves” if that doesn’t say it all. Thank you 🇨🇦
they were also paid with Canadian script..that makes them a mercenary army..the Japanese and Germans fought with out pay and to the death...that was True Ware fare (they were defending the Castle doctrine of their laws or 'Aryan' Arius creed)........this is why Canada is now on the open ended border while the former colonies exploit the west...celebrate what you lost...jeez.....
My father was a WWII USA VET ( Army ) 8th Armored, landed in La Harve a few weeks after D Day, fought in France, Holland, Germany, Austria and along the CZ border. Could he tell some situations, good and bad ! My brother and I both served in the Army and retired form it ! Go ARMY
Lord Spookington people like u are probably just hiding behind their screens and not being valuable to society and make fun of others who do better then you
Vance H. Taylor was one of 7 American fighter pilots paired with 7 radiomen to go ashore at Omaha on the landing craft, fight their way up the beach, dig in, and call the coordinates of the camouflaged bunkers back to the oncoming pilots. I am proud that my Dad volunteered for this task. I salute all Allies who fought.
i have had the pleasure of meeting a lot of ww2 vets and all we're humble men and women no matter how many awards on the uniform . i asked a 101 airborne vet. how many jumps he did he said one normandy. call one a hero and you would get the same im not a hero thay are the ones that didn't come back. thank god for this generation. we can never repay them for what thay did . no greater love than a brother that gives his live for another . generation's of us .RIP.
The brave courageous came and many died quickly, I can only say thank you all for my free life today, you suffered awful pain and unthinkable carnage and yet you crushed the powerful enemy and pummeled them to oblivion and yes I can say today that I am proud to know what you fought for and why and give you many many thanks Sirs! God bless you all
Did you know Dwight Eisenhower as commander of the European war gave the mission of Juno Beach to the Canadians? He had a strong disliking of Montgomery and British top brass for what they did to the Canadians at Dieppe. Eisenhower overroad Montgomery's plan for the Canadians by letting them take Juno because he figured they would be inland before any other forces on D-Day. His way of giving the British a kick in the head.
Good show, Dwight! I read that somewhere, and Montgomery Wannabe got exactly what he deserved. The Canadians certainly got their recognition for a job well done!
Try to find out how many times the British had to save the US arses because of the incompetence of US generals, including the time Eisenhower's hiding in Paris made the chain of command fall to the British. Ike didn't like Montgomery because he blloody well knew Monty was a much better soldier.
DennisCambly Total rubbish. The Canadians (Force J) landed at JUNO because their forces in Britain were concentrated in Surrey, Sussex, and parts of Hampshire, between the forces for Force G (GOLD) to their West and the forces for force S (SWORD) to their East hence, their main embarkation port being Newhaven. The US forces were concentrated in the West of England, hence they were sent to UTAH, and OMAHA beaches. Eisenhower had no input whatsoever in which troops went to which beach, that decision was governed by geography,and Montgomery's plan for the OVERLORD land campaign. 'Montgomery and British top brass for what they did to the Canadians at Dieppe.' Get real. The Canadian government, and Canadian military leaders, lobbied hard for the lead role at Dieppe. Montgomery was already in the Middle East when the Dieppe Raid (JUBILEE) took place.
America conducted the Normandy campaign, took Rome and landed 80,000 men with a massive fleet in Saipan...all in the month of June 1944. At the same time America was supplying the Brits, the Chinese and the Russians. That power will never be seen again...
The battles on the western front paled in comparison to the eastern front. Germany invaded the USSR in June of 1941 with FOUR MILLION troops. The largest invasion ever seen.
Not undermining the Americans at all and we all thank them for what they did, but it is much better to be fighting somewhere else. The Brits, and definitely the Russians and the Chinese were fighting the war on their home soil, with millions killed. Hardly comparable. The Americans definitely came out of it much much stronger and “that” power became bigger and bigger since. It benefited from technology from Germany after her defeat - eg. development of fighter planes and rockets were based on German designs. If the Germans did not invade Russia, and Russia did not defeat the Germans on the Eastern Front at the cost of millions and millions of lives, it could have been a very different outcome.
I beg to differ regarding your claim that America "took" Rome. Canada paved the way & could have entered but for Clark's insistence - which he was chastised for later.
@@vivians9392 so if god is everywhere and controls all events, could you ask him to stop killing babies in Africa? What a sadistic monster he truly is, idly watching *innocent* lives die in pain and agony. Vile and disgustingly immoral.
May Almighty God Forever and Always Preserve, Prosper and Protect America's Neighbors to the North. We Must FOREVER Remember Our Warriors. I believe that the Greatest Generation was made up of People of All Ages, really, and from Many Nations. Many lived, many fought and many died in these terrible, terrifying years when ours was a World at War.
The USSR had a pact with Germany. The only reason they fought was because Germany broke the pact and invaded them. Yes, they did a lot of the work, but they were defending their own land they pretty much had to. If the USSR hadn't gotten involved, the Allies still would have won, although it would have taken longer. But after the war the USSR occupied Eastern Europe and controlled it with an iron fist f7or decades. Going from fascist dictatorship to communist dictatorship was probably not what those people were hoping for.
@@soxnation1000 the allies invaded when germany was understrenght in the west and most of its forces were conscripts forced there from russian and poland, the allies couldnt have won without the ussr
@@soxnation1000 You can't possibly know that Germany would lose without the Russians in the mix. There is a massive difference in fighting on one front vs two.
Hey Squad....The Polish 1st Armoured Division landed in July along with the Canadian 2nd Inf. and the Canadian 4th Armd Div. The Poles were actually attached to the Canadian 1st Army and fought magnificently in the big push South ...and were instrumental in helping close the Famous "'Falaise Pocket where 50,000 Wehrmacht troops were captured...and swept up the Channel coast with the Canadians....to the end in May 45'... Cheers.
I can relate to many of the comments that most never realized the Zenith of Time they were part of and felt they did nothing more or less then would or should be expected from any other human that Values Freedom and Peace...Amen!
Invasion of Normandy did not turn the tide of history in Europe. By the summer of 1944, the tide of history had already been turned dramatically in the Eastern Front. Hitler's forces were in full retreat. The vast majority of German casualties and material losses in WW2 were in the Eastern Front, dwarfing the fighting in the Western Front by a long way.
I agree,but without America and Britain bombing Hitler's Germany night and day, they also pinned down alot of troops down in Italy, and western Europe. Without that Russia would not have survived and without Russia holding on, Britain would have been destroyed to.
@@MultiMarvin35 The German Operation Barbarossa started on June 1941. The Battle of Moscow took place between October 1941-January 1942. The Battle of Stalingrad took place between August 1942-February 1943. The Battle of Kursk took place between July 1943-August 1943. The Allied strategic bombings in Europe only went into high gears after the Casablanca Conference in January 1943, with specific directives for the USAAF and RAF heavy bombers targetting German cities and industries. By late 1943 when the bombings started taking their toll on German industries, those crucial battles on the Eastern Front which actually turned the tide in Europe and guaranteed the survival of the Soviets had already taken place.
@ TV Gerbil - You are 100% correct. We owe enormous gratitude to the heroes of D-DAY but it is absolutely true that it did NOT turn the tide of history. The campaigns in the east are what did and few Americans are knowledgeable about this. Also D-Day was not even close to being the largest military invasion in history. As I'm sure you know, Operation Barbarossa involved 3 million men which dwarfs the 160,000 of D-Day. Of course D-Day was the largest amphibious invasion in history.
@@brentsarazin7448 Analyse historical events as they truly were. That is the best way to honor those died for our freedom. Untrue statement like "this turned the tide of history" should be challenged because it belittled other events which actually turned the tide of history.
They expected the invasion but not at that particular location. The Allies had done a masterful job at deception and mis information leading up to the invasion.
i love these documentaries! the Americans and allies really shooked the world! Patton was born the fight the Nazis as he loved battles. the Russians did their job well as allied forces moved quickly to advance . the beach plan did not work in the first wave. AMERICANS AND ALLIES KILLED AND INJURED. THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A BETTER PLAN TO SAVE BEACH LIVES.! AS YOUNG AS 16 AGE KILLED. SO SAD, NEVER FORGOTTEN.
So selfless of these volunteers. No one told them to fight. It's unique for people to step up to a fight that's not theres. To give up there life for just a belief. Why would anyone give up there life for someone they dont know? I'm not sure I could do it. Total respect from me. So selfless!
Well, the USA certainly did it, and we didn't exactly know the British or French, either! Wasn't Canada a Commonwealth to the Queen's Britain? Who else do you need to know??
I've held the view for years now that Rommell somehow new about the invasion and under guise of his wife's birthday, didn't show up at Normandy nor his troops.
Rommel had no control over the placement of his troops. Rommel was an excellent fighting general, such as North Africa, and I don't think he would have purposely stayed away. Hitler was running the whole show. The bulk of troops were in place at Calais, where Hitler thought the invasion would be. However, Rommel was smart, and super fortified Normandy, just in case. There were tank drills going on, Goring and other top officers were away at meetings, etc., so Rommel went to his wife's birthday on June 6th. They somehow felt the invasion would be in July, due to bad weather in the channel. Very strange coincidence, I think.
Thank you Canada for volunteering for our freedoms! You need to inform all the liberals in your country and remind them of the sacrifices of your great generation. They have no clue of your history! They have forgotten about freedom of speech and all the other things that these brave soldiers have fought for!
The problem was the concrete bunkers were feet thick....nothing short of the 'tall boy' air dropped ordnance could hope to penetrate it (which would require a direct hit, which was RARE for WW2 era bombing missions)
One thing I don't think either the Japanese or the Germans really counted on was, what it meant to come up against a massive Capitalist Industrial Power. The ability to build stuff on a massive scale with massive numbers was something they just couldn't anticipate.
These Canadians, British, Americans, they fought for the freedom of Europe, many died and will remain in Europe forever. They brought peace. Whatever the EU says, it is these soldiers that did it.
Good to see the Canadian perspective of D-Day. The Canadian Army has a very good reputation. They proved themselves in both World Wars.
Salute from this American.
Planet Nine, I as a Canadian agree that Americans don`t often see the Canadian perspective , in movies, Documentaries, or USA history books. Thanks for bringing that up, I saw a super accurate great movie about Juno beach a few years ago, I thought I knew most of what happened on D-Day but that for me was an eye opener. I also disagree with those Canadians who blame USA for not joining the war sooner..we lost 100s of ships due to German U-boat subs in 1940 alone,,. but you were manufacturing arms, supplies and support. USA saved us by joining in end of dec 1941,,andl by 45, ending WW2 so all Canadians should be more grateful and remember what your country sacrificed. I salute ALL American vets and civilian patriots for their service
One point that may be minor but not to me. As a retired engineer, US Merchant Marine, a reminder that American merchant seamen were being shot up and dying in those North Atlantic convoys also. We were in the fight well before the rest of the US. Thank you for mentioning the civilian sacrifice. Great respect to our neighbors to the North.
I visited the Canadian part of D-Day in early May 2014, at Juno Beach there is a brilliant war memorial museum there manned by young Canadians who volunteer to a stint there, and we visited the Commonwealth War Graves Bayeux and that cemetery was mostly young Canadian soldiers, I took a particular photo of one, some one probably a relative left a hand written placard on the cross explaining how he died, he was from Winnipeg 19 yrs old and murdered by the Nazi SS on June 8th 1944, pity I can't post the photo here. The reason the Canadian museum is there because an Veteran went back years later and could not find anything the Canadians part and went about making sure that there is now.
Yeah, you Americans did ok when you eventually turned up....twice. But thanks for the appraisal!
I believe that the men from the United States and Canada were of a different breed in that war. They were not pretty boys like in the movies. These were real men and in some cases teenagers that stepped up to the plate.Just guys that mabey had an ordinary job at the corner store. We are all better off for them.
“Each one a Canadian, each one a volunteer, and each one gave their life for something they thought was bigger than themselves” if that doesn’t say it all. Thank you 🇨🇦
they were also paid with Canadian script..that makes them a mercenary army..the Japanese and Germans fought with out pay and to the death...that was True Ware fare (they were defending the Castle doctrine of their laws or 'Aryan' Arius creed)........this is why Canada is now on the open ended border while the former colonies exploit the west...celebrate what you lost...jeez.....
@@martymethuselah "Defended Castle doctrine"??? they started it?
Andrew Webb-trezzi USA king of the planet
Yeah they died for a multicultaralist future 🙄
@@Defrap22 They died to disassemble the Nazi oppression and end the war that was killing countless innocents.
My father was a WWII USA VET ( Army ) 8th Armored, landed in La Harve a few weeks after D Day, fought in France, Holland, Germany, Austria and along the CZ border. Could he tell some situations, good and bad ! My brother and I both served in the Army and retired form it ! Go ARMY
@Настя Петрова Save it for somewhere else no one here cares
@Настя Петрова qq
Lord Spookington ?????? Ur watching a video about D day...and u don’t care, well u do care if ur watching this video
Lord Spookington people like u are probably just hiding behind their screens and not being valuable to society and make fun of others who do better then you
Lord Spookington u type of people make me sick
Vance H. Taylor was one of 7 American fighter pilots paired with 7 radiomen to go ashore at Omaha on the landing craft, fight their way up the beach, dig in, and call the coordinates of the camouflaged bunkers back to the oncoming pilots. I am proud that my Dad volunteered for this task. I salute all Allies who fought.
Canadians have always been excellent allies. They sacrificed so much. Shout out to you guys.
Thank you to the wonderful Canadian Veterans! We are eternally indebted to you and your fallen comrades!
"Deeds not words" lest we forget.
i have had the pleasure of meeting a lot of ww2 vets and all we're humble men and women no matter how many awards on the uniform . i asked a 101 airborne vet. how many jumps he did he said one normandy. call one a hero and you would get the same im not a hero thay are the ones that didn't come back. thank god for this generation. we can never repay them for what thay did . no greater love than a brother that gives his live for another . generation's of us .RIP.
Thank you for fighting for our freedom god bless them all
Thank you all for your service!
The right time at the right place, dam brave men👍
God bless all those brave Canadians 🇨🇦
Maple syrup
The brave courageous came and many died quickly, I can only say thank you all for my free life today, you suffered awful pain and unthinkable carnage and yet you crushed the powerful enemy and pummeled them to oblivion and yes I can say today that I am proud to know what you fought for and why and give you many many thanks Sirs!
God bless you all
thank you Canadian boys for your sacrifice we owe our freedom to all these great generation
Remember Stalingrad.
Did you know Dwight Eisenhower as commander of the European war gave the mission of Juno Beach to the Canadians? He had a strong disliking of Montgomery and British top brass for what they did to the Canadians at Dieppe. Eisenhower overroad Montgomery's plan for the Canadians by letting them take Juno because he figured they would be inland before any other forces on D-Day. His way of giving the British a kick in the head.
Good show, Dwight! I read that somewhere, and Montgomery Wannabe got exactly what he deserved. The Canadians certainly got their recognition for a job well done!
Try to find out how many times the British had to save the US arses because of the incompetence of US generals, including the time Eisenhower's hiding in Paris made the chain of command fall to the British.
Ike didn't like Montgomery because he blloody well knew Monty was a much better soldier.
Monty was so overrated and smug.
DennisCambly
Total rubbish.
The Canadians (Force J) landed at JUNO because their forces in Britain were concentrated in Surrey, Sussex, and parts of Hampshire, between the forces for Force G (GOLD) to their West and the forces for force S (SWORD) to their East hence, their main embarkation port being Newhaven. The US forces were concentrated in the West of England, hence they were sent to UTAH, and OMAHA beaches.
Eisenhower had no input whatsoever in which troops went to which beach, that decision was governed by geography,and Montgomery's plan for the OVERLORD land campaign.
'Montgomery and British top brass for what they did to the Canadians at Dieppe.'
Get real.
The Canadian government, and Canadian military leaders, lobbied hard for the lead role at Dieppe. Montgomery was already in the Middle East when the Dieppe Raid (JUBILEE) took place.
America conducted the Normandy campaign, took Rome and landed 80,000 men with a massive fleet in Saipan...all in the month of June 1944. At the same time America was supplying the Brits, the Chinese and the Russians. That power will never be seen again...
The battles on the western front paled in comparison to the eastern front. Germany invaded the USSR in June of 1941 with FOUR MILLION troops. The largest invasion ever seen.
Not undermining the Americans at all and we all thank them for what they did, but it is much better to be fighting somewhere else. The Brits, and definitely the Russians and the Chinese were fighting the war on their home soil, with millions killed. Hardly comparable. The Americans definitely came out of it much much stronger and “that” power became bigger and bigger since. It benefited from technology from Germany after her defeat - eg. development of fighter planes and rockets were based on German designs. If the Germans did not invade Russia, and Russia did not defeat the Germans on the Eastern Front at the cost of millions and millions of lives, it could have been a very different outcome.
@@unswtom It ended the way God planned, for everyone, and America was certainly blessed.
I beg to differ regarding your claim that America "took" Rome. Canada paved the way & could have entered but for Clark's insistence - which he was chastised for later.
@@vivians9392 so if god is everywhere and controls all events, could you ask him to stop killing babies in Africa? What a sadistic monster he truly is, idly watching *innocent* lives die in pain and agony. Vile and disgustingly immoral.
God bless each and everyone of you ! Praise God !
May Almighty God Forever and Always Preserve, Prosper and Protect America's Neighbors to the North.
We Must FOREVER Remember Our Warriors.
I believe that the Greatest Generation was made up of People of All Ages, really,
and from Many Nations.
Many lived, many fought and many died in these terrible, terrifying years when ours was a World at War.
Let's thanks the men of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division for landing on D-Day
Respects to all our veterans who fought on that day and throughout the war.
This deserves so much more views
The South Wales Borderers also Completed It's objective on Day 1. Only Brave Soldiers were on those Beaches ! God Bless You All.
if the Russians hadn't bled the Germans to the extent they did in Stalingrad-D-Day may have turned out far differently
That tends to happen when you attack your allies.
The USSR had a pact with Germany. The only reason they fought was because Germany broke the pact and invaded them. Yes, they did a lot of the work, but they were defending their own land they pretty much had to.
If the USSR hadn't gotten involved, the Allies still would have won, although it would have taken longer. But after the war the USSR occupied Eastern Europe and controlled it with an iron fist f7or decades. Going from fascist dictatorship to communist dictatorship was probably not what those people were hoping for.
@@soxnation1000 the allies invaded when germany was understrenght in the west and most of its forces were conscripts forced there from russian and poland, the allies couldnt have won without the ussr
@@soxnation1000 You can't possibly know that Germany would lose without the Russians in the mix. There is a massive difference in fighting on one front vs two.
Greatest generation. People won’t even do this for their own country these days they will leave as a refugee
Sword and Gold beaches protected the Canadian flanks ,left and right . Thank you .
Makes you feel very humble, doesn't it ?
All respect to the Canadians. They NEVER get their just recognition. All volunteers. Think about that?!?!
Thank you, for our freedom!
Freedom? Americans never left Europe since. And brought their nukes here now as well. Freedom? LOL
Freedom...
Lol
@@Michael-kg8ef We will occupy your country, for your own good, and freedom ofc.
@@CZOV yeah cause americans left you after ww1 and look how good that turned out
The footage of the paratroop drop towards the end is in daylight so presumably Arnhem not Normandy
Good point.
Very humble Canadians. We thank you for your sacrifises 🇵🇭
I also heard the Polish fought with the British in D-day anybody know if this is true?
Hey Squad....The Polish 1st Armoured Division landed in July along with the Canadian 2nd Inf. and the Canadian 4th Armd Div.
The Poles were actually attached to the Canadian 1st Army and fought magnificently in the big push South ...and were instrumental in helping close the Famous "'Falaise Pocket where 50,000 Wehrmacht troops were captured...and swept up the Channel coast with the Canadians....to the end in May 45'...
Cheers.
R PM thank u :))
@@sqadstarfish7812
Forgot ...one more😎....The 1st Polish Independent Para Bde.... went in with the 1st Brit Para Div. at Arnhem in Sept. 44'.
Thanks to all for our freedom. God Bless each of you those alive and those who are gone
I can relate to many of the comments that most never realized the Zenith of Time they were part of and felt they did nothing more or less then would or should be expected from any other human that Values Freedom and Peace...Amen!
True, it was a different time and mindset in that generation.
Invasion of Normandy did not turn the tide of history in Europe. By the summer of 1944, the tide of history had already been turned dramatically in the Eastern Front. Hitler's forces were in full retreat. The vast majority of German casualties and material losses in WW2 were in the Eastern Front, dwarfing the fighting in the Western Front by a long way.
I agree,but without America and Britain bombing Hitler's Germany night and day, they also pinned down alot of troops down in Italy, and western Europe. Without that Russia would not have survived and without Russia holding on, Britain would have been destroyed to.
@@MultiMarvin35 The German Operation Barbarossa started on June 1941. The Battle of Moscow took place between October 1941-January 1942. The Battle of Stalingrad took place between August 1942-February 1943. The Battle of Kursk took place between July 1943-August 1943. The Allied strategic bombings in Europe only went into high gears after the Casablanca Conference in January 1943, with specific directives for the USAAF and RAF heavy bombers targetting German cities and industries. By late 1943 when the bombings started taking their toll on German industries, those crucial battles on the Eastern Front which actually turned the tide in Europe and guaranteed the survival of the Soviets had already taken place.
@ TV Gerbil - You are 100% correct. We owe enormous gratitude to the heroes of D-DAY but it is absolutely true that it did NOT turn the tide of history. The campaigns in the east are what did and few Americans are knowledgeable about this. Also D-Day was not even close to being the largest military invasion in history. As I'm sure you know, Operation Barbarossa involved 3 million men which dwarfs the 160,000 of D-Day. Of course D-Day was the largest amphibious invasion in history.
Why are you so bent on destroying the lives Lost for your freedom TV Gerbil?
@@brentsarazin7448 Analyse historical events as they truly were. That is the best way to honor those died for our freedom. Untrue statement like "this turned the tide of history" should be challenged because it belittled other events which actually turned the tide of history.
5,000 ships, 11,000 aircrafts... Did the Germans anticipate such a massive attack before hand on those beaches?
They expected the invasion but not at that particular location. The Allies had done a masterful job at deception and mis information leading up to the invasion.
No, never.
The operation was called Operation Fortitude.
Помним. Любим. Скорбим. Крепкого здоровья ветеранам!
Thanks
i love these documentaries! the Americans and allies really shooked the world! Patton was born the fight the Nazis as he loved battles. the Russians did their job well as allied forces moved quickly to advance . the beach plan did not work in the first wave. AMERICANS AND ALLIES KILLED AND INJURED. THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A BETTER PLAN TO SAVE BEACH LIVES.! AS YOUNG AS 16 AGE KILLED. SO SAD, NEVER FORGOTTEN.
Canadians were our.brothers on that day.
So selfless of these volunteers. No one told them to fight. It's unique for people to step up to a fight that's not theres. To give up there life for just a belief. Why would anyone give up there life for someone they dont know? I'm not sure I could do it. Total respect from me. So selfless!
Well, the USA certainly did it, and we didn't exactly know the British or French, either! Wasn't Canada a Commonwealth to the Queen's Britain? Who else do you need to know??
@@vivians9392 U.S volunteers do you mean?
Saving private Ryan
Band of Brothers another good one!
We were the centre point in the 3 British beaches . Thank you .
I don't think you were, the Canadian volunteers were.
I've held the view for years now that Rommell somehow new about the invasion and under guise of his wife's birthday, didn't show up at Normandy nor his troops.
Rommel had no control over the placement of his troops. Rommel was an excellent fighting general, such as North Africa, and I don't think he would have purposely stayed away. Hitler was running the whole show. The bulk of troops were in place at Calais, where Hitler thought the invasion would be. However, Rommel was smart, and super fortified Normandy, just in case. There were tank drills going on, Goring and other top officers were away at meetings, etc., so Rommel went to his wife's birthday on June 6th. They somehow felt the invasion would be in July, due to bad weather in the channel.
Very strange coincidence, I think.
@@vivians9392 Good to know!
Rommel was honourable and would never done that.
Thank you Canada for volunteering for our freedoms! You need to inform all the liberals in your country and remind them of the sacrifices of your great generation. They have no clue of your history! They have forgotten about freedom of speech and all the other things that these brave soldiers have fought for!
canada hey?
Does anybody know the correct spelling on the allied unit that actually made its objective on d day, it said they were from London Ontario.
1st Hussars
Brave Brave men.
Always remembered thank You R.I.P.
Respect
My Uncle landed on Normandy.
Everyone forgot 2.5 million Indians
There’s no credits
11 months... and im sitting here :( big sad
IT'S OBVIOUS THE NAVY DID NOT KNOW HOW SHOOT; THEY MISSED THEIR TARGET MISERABLY
The problem was the concrete bunkers were feet thick....nothing short of the 'tall boy' air dropped ordnance could hope to penetrate it (which would require a direct hit, which was RARE for WW2 era bombing missions)
am sad
Not trying to be rude, but the answer? Grievous casulaties.
We were to break out ,link up with British and US forces .
Juno was a walk in the part Omaha was the wordt
One thing I don't think either the Japanese or the Germans really counted on was, what it meant to come up against a massive Capitalist Industrial Power. The ability to build stuff on a massive scale with massive numbers was something they just couldn't anticipate.
do not dis like they almost died to save all of us and a lot of them did die
God bless these incredible heroes.
These Canadians, British, Americans, they fought for the freedom of Europe, many died and will remain in Europe forever.
They brought peace.
Whatever the EU says, it is these soldiers that did it.
Ellos son los valientes soldados canadienses gracias por salvarnos del fascismo y los nazis.
🇨🇦🇺🇸🇬🇧
I think there is a World War 3. But all of the equipment stash is made of Paintball. (._.)
With the help of Soviets? D-day is overrated.