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I'm British and can say the CANADIANS ARE HELD IN THE HIGHEST RESPECT BY THE BRITISH PEOPLE.
Much love from across the pond to you brits too bud ❤
@@KoopaTroopa4 Seconded! I mean, aside from the fairly vast distance, the British Isles were kinda the "shield" that took a lot of the heat off of us so we could prep and plan and mess stuff up! 😊
When world war 1 came Canada was a 47 year old country and went in with the brits as we were still very attached together, We did well enough that in 1939 we could choose on our own free will, whenever to go this time, by WW2's 8th day we where back in to help our allies, Poland was invaded on September 1st paralament declared war on Germany on the 9th. My great grandfather participated in both joining 1 still practically a teenager and 2 with a wife and 3 kids to worry about he survived both lived to be 83 with a peaceful death in his sleep, and has a very proud family.
@morganirvine2327 So am I sir and I thank your Grandfather. And all Canadians. LEST WE FORGET.
@@morganirvine2327 thank you to your great-grandfather for his service and your great-grandmother for her sacrifice. Let's face it, the men coming back from war aren't the same as the boys that went out. I'm sure it would have affected her life as well.
Much love ❤️
There are three things a wise man fears. A storm at sea, a night without a moon, and the anger of a peaceful man.
I like that, will remember that
"Demons run..."
When it came to war back then Australian soldiers were right there with canada. Commonwealth family has always been there for one another through thick & thin.🇨🇦🇦🇺🇬🇧
Canadian here: I honestly think that both of our countries' abilities to wage such effective warfare comes from "moving into" a country full of native peoples that had been living off of the land and waging effective warfare against each other for centuries. Then our smarter people realized that they could LEARN from them
Regarding Canada's reputation for brutality in WWI: Like Australia and other Commonwealth nations, Britain used Canadian troops as fodder, sending them into the harshest situations with the least chance of survival. In many of those early battles, the under-supplied Canadian soldiers ran low on ammo and were forced to make their shots count and resorted to melee weaponry such as bayonets and make-shift clubs whenever the situation allowed. They didn't jump into the war looking for bloody and gory ways of killing the enemy. They were forced to adapt to the situation they were thrown into.
Very true, thank you.
We Canadians are not easy to fight with when it comes to our Homeland!
Canada's first war of 1812 comes to mind.
Where 13 US Colonies waged genocide against a few British and French fur traders and resident Indians tribes.
@@pikachu5188 in 1812 there were more than British and French fur traders. Some of the heaviest fighting took place in Upper Canada (Ontario) especially along the Niagara Penninsula
And we took fort Detroit. 2000 US Regulars against 800 Canadian volunteers and 500 Natives with 2 English warships. We had the Natives go through a clearing from one group of tress to the other then run back around and walk through again...and again and again and again. So when the warships fired a volly or 2 killing some and wounding more. He surrendered. To a force 3/4 of his. Oh and Canadian and British forces burned down the white house... that happened. Cuz they learned we are a peaceful nation, don't make us anything else.😊
@@SSIronHeart It's just like they say in Letterkenny: "They suddenly came down with the Native Flu" 😂
Edit for clarification: The "Native Flu" is when non-native hockey players find out that they're about to have to play against a Native team, who are known to be much more physical, so they're suddenly "sick"
As a Canadian I don't prefer this video. I've seen it before. The guy mentions maple syrup too much and says aboot which we don't say. There are many excellent videos covering key Canadian battles that changed the course of these wars. That being said your reaction is as always thoughtful. Thank you!
I hear ya, he's a bit of a knob.
Agreed, I think he's being a bit insulting.
Also the narrator should learn non American pronunciation of ranks.
Like Australia, New Zealand and all other Commonwealth nations we Canadians refer to the rank of lieutenant as “leftenant “ not “lootenant”. Those of us who have served are quite offended by the commonality of this in supposedly researched documentaries.
The guy is definitely a knob but, he's correct about almost everything he says. Wether we like it or not.
As you are a fan of William Shatner, you may enjoy him narrating a short documentary about Vimy ridge..
We're incredibly proud of our boys. Those of us older Canucks still remember the schools having a minute of silence for Remembrance Day don't know if they still do but my kids have both done projects on our contributions.
They still do in schools. My sons school holds a Remeberance day in the gym each year.
Couple of points about the Canadian army in WW1 andWW2. At that time many Canadians lived in rural areas without electricity, telephone service and other modern conveniences and were used to going on camping trips and hunting trips. So combat conditions were not much of a novelty.
Another thing, Canadians are down to earth and not prone to romanticizing or glorifying war. They were more apt to approach it as a job to be done, with the object being to beat the other side while not losing your own men. The opposite of heroics but a good way to win.
There was another thing about the D day invasion. Within a day or 2 German officers ordered 132 unarmed Canadian prisoners killed. News of this soon got back to the Canadian army. From that time on they never took another German prisoner. All were killed in action or shot while trying to escape. This is a matter of record and was confirmed to me by veterans who were there.
I can't help thinking today's generation is softer but, then you hear about the Canadian sniper who set a world record by killing the enemy in Iraq at a distance of 3450 meters. Of the previous sniper record holders, 3 out of 4 were Canadian. So there is good stuff in the Canadian forces yet.
A quick look at what the CF did in the Balkans. The Medak pocket for example. We haven’t changed, in my 24 years of service we always did more with less.
do you ever imagine that 3.5 fu,,ing km ;)
Chiming in from BC. I wish I could find the video. Australian soldiers in WW2 really don't get the credit they deserve. They were chronically under supplied and outgunned.They fought in some seriously nasty climates on various pacific islands. Despite all of that, they repeatedly beat the snot out of the Japanese and taught them the definition of fear. There was also a riot in Australia between Australians soldiers and Americans. It was classified at the time and has only recently become public knowledge.
My father was based at Bamfield on Vancouver Island during WWII. He was a Flight Lieutenant with a core responsibility for training Aussie & Kiwi pilots. After training these young men were railed across Canada to Nova Scotia for furtherance to England. He lost two brothers in that war ... one a fighter pilot in north Africa and one a bomber Navigator over Norway. Very sad times that seem to be repeating today unfortunately.
Canadians undivided and ferocious in hard times. Salutations to all Canadians from coast to coast. 😇😇😇🍁🍁🍁
I suppose it was kind of the "heartiest and strongest" of peoples that were "able" to live in what would become Canada?
Like, whether you were a Native North American, an early Viking landing party, or colonialists from the East, there were much more "comfortable" lands not THAT far South...
But a few of "us" decided we were tough enough to stick it out. Give that even just a couple of generations before WWI, and you've probably got a "stout folk" on your hands
In WWI, the Germans referred to Canadians as being "Stormtroopers." That says a lot.
The One Eyed Scout is an awesome WW2 video about Leo Major. A great Canadian soldier
I"m not so sure about this but as a Canadian who had his father and grandfather in the army, I do know that we were ferocious in war. One thing that has to be known is that we did a lot to help Holland, the Dutch get liberated from Germany in the second war.
Apparently, we still hold that stigma. My brother was in PPCLI, and it seems that the reputation of Canadian military is still respected to this day.
My father served with the regina rifles of the Canadian army.He was 18 when he landed on Juno Beach. Canada has remembrance day as well I attend every service every year.I still tear up every time. Iam proud to be Canadian. Thank you for
what you do. Keep up the good work
Considering what happened to Canadian prisoners just after the Juno landings, Canadian's feelings toward Nazis are completely understandable. That being said, I would put the record of dicipline, professionalism, bravery, and fighting spirit of Canadian men up against any fighting force in the world to this day. If anything, Canadian lives were wasted by British generals who threw our troops into situations they would never subject their own troops to, and Canadians always responded with uncomplaining valour. Canadians are proud of our history and the sacrifices made by our militaries, and anyone who makes unwarrented criticisms of our troops would do well to remember that.The Germans didn't call Canadians "The Allied SS" for nothing.
You need to research the Netherlands annual parade honouring Canada and Canadians, that continues to this day. They have never forgotten who gave them their freedom back. The Netherlands and Canada have a special relationship. Netherlands gifted Canada 1 million tulips as a thank you and now there are tulips all over Canada as a reminder of our strong special relationship.
Thank you for sharing these moments where Canadians made a difference in times of war.
🐾 Love from Montréal 🇨🇦
We definitely commemorate on Remembrance Day too. The poppy, the symbol of that day, comes from a poem by a Canadian soldier. It's Called "In Flanders Fields." Our history, sacrifices, and victories in WW1 and WW2 are engrained in us through school etc. Oh, and it was a Canadian who shot down The Red Baron in WW1 too. Also, Because we fought under Britain, we normally only hear about Britain, and USA in those war docs, and in popular culture. But Australia shares that with us, as Commonwealth countries. But its not about glory, really, but freedom. 🇨🇦🇦🇺
To this day nobody mucks with us Canadians because of the rep they earned in both world wars.
As a canadian, I was really surprised the first I heard how brutal we were in WWI
Same here. It was never really covered when I studied it in school.
@@TheCanadiangirl4 Yea, it wasn't in my schools either
Check out the batlle of Vimy ridge of WW1. That was a heck of a battle that the Canadians fought and won. A very very proud moment
We were put in an impossible situation, the gd English always sent the Canadians in first, into the worst situations and took the credit for the winning, by the way 3 of my Dad's brothers fought, 2 in Ortona
I never learned about any of specific Canadian soldiers. We covered WW2 in History 12, but it in no way focused on Canada at all.
We also learned about WW2 in lower level social studies classes on a more superficial level. Aside from the Dieppe Raid (which generally isn't mentioned outside of Canada) there really wasn't any intense learning of Canada-centric" topics.
If Leo Major was an American, they would have made 50 movies about him by now.
The Leo major story never came out till late 90’s early2000’s he never spoke of it not even to his wife. This is very very common a lot of stories of Canadian WWII vets didn’t start to come out until then, they came home got married never talked about it.
Well, you don't want to discomfit Trudeau, whose father avoided military service in WW2.
You need to watch The Canadians Arrive - The Devils Brigade (1968) for fun
Classic!
Hi Tash we also have Remembrance Day Nov. 11 to remember all of our fallen soldiers! Our military is very well trained, King Charles guards at Buckingham are all Canadian top elite officers. Their funky fur hats also made of bear fur from Canada for trivia lol Bit off topic but I remember hearing all of this at Queen Elizabeth 11 funeral. I enjoyed watching this, have a super weekend!
Remembrance Day used to be a national holiday here when I was a kid, now only the government employees get the holiday. I've often wondered why if only a select group of people get the day as a holiday why is it government employees most of whom have never served in any capacity get the day off and not mandated for actual veterans to get that day off, men and women who have put their lives on the line not some bank teller. Bank employees aren't part of the government but for some reason they get the same holidays as actual government employees by law. A two minute silence is observed by many Canadians at 11 am on Nov.11. In official ceremonies on that day they will also read the poem "In Flanders Field" which was written by a Canadian soldier named John McRae. Because of that poem Canadian's wear imitation poppies that are made by the Royal Canadian Legion they ask for a donation which goes into helping out our war veterans.
My grandfather was among the Canadian troops liberating the Netherlands.
respect
There are surviving German soldiers from the battle at Vimy Ridge that have said that if they saw American troops coming over the hill that they could have held. But as soon as they saw that it was Canadians coming over the hill, they knew that the battle would be lost because while the Americans would retreat upon significant losses while Canadian regiments would keep sending men until they secured their target.
Thank you for watching this clip. Brought years to my eyes.
My Dear Father lied his age at 16 to join the army. He was 20 years old when he landed on Juno Beach on Normandy.
He never talked about it. I thought it was because I was the daughter. My Mom said he spoke about it once after returning. Never again. Of course we watched the specials on TV so we knew where he went.
He worked hard...he had a good life and lived to be 89. Thank you Dad .... We always said that. The beliefs those young Canadians for continued freedom was unbelievable. We should never forget. 🇨🇦
Canadians in times of peace like: "We're Sorry!"
Canadians in times of war like: "You're Sorry!"
will do
Hello from Canada, When i was in grade school, I remember being taught something about WW2 but I could not tell you exactly what we learned as it was about 30 years ago for me, definitely nothing about specific soldiers though. Remembrance Day is November 11th and still being recognized in schools and a lot companies as well. My sister served 21 years in the Canadian airforce and I am very proud of her.
An expression I remember : A Canadian in peace time - “I’m sorry”. A Canadian at war- “ You’re sorry”.
I'd say Canada is one of those places where we try to avoid conflict, but once we get involved our only goal is to end it as fast as possible. We will go... farther, faster than some countries more used to "border skirmishes" aka "minor" fights rather than doing as much as we do to stay peaceful. We like to "scare off" as many as we can, but those that face us in battle... we want to ensure they never rise again.
I'm not saying that we're still that way, but it is a case of push us into a fight we fight to win as fast as possible.
We do have similar coverage on Remembrance Day. As for learning about it... we learn some of the broad strokes in school, participating in D-Day and such but this video tells more about it than I remember ever learning in school. Though I may have forgotten, not much of this rang a bell when I saw it the first time.
Hi from Atlantic Canada! Back in my high school days (forty years ago) Canadian History was covered in an elective course so not many of us took it. In retrospect, that makes no sense. I do recall my Grade 11 History teacher pause during a lesson on WWI to tell us about his backpacking days in Europe about ten years before. He and his buddy were in a small town in The Netherlands and stopped for a meal at a little diner. Someone noticed a small Canadian flag sewn onto one of their backpacks and they were instantly being treated like royalty by everyone there: staff and customers alike. Someone paid for their meals and my teacher told us how confused and humbled they felt. “We didn’t liberate their town. But they didn’t care. We’re Canadians and they considered us to be VIPs…decades after the war.” That has always impressed me.
The Commonwealth troops were all lumped together in both world wars. Canadians had the largest contingent but there were always Australian and New Zealand soldiers mixed in with Canadian troops in both world wars. As an aside, Hitler loved the Canadian monument at Vimy Ridge because it represented a nation mourning her dead not just a cannon with some balls piled beside it. He laid a wreath there at the beginning of WW2. When the Australian section of the Commonwealth cemetery at the site was decimated by German soldiers later in WW2 Hitler flipped out. He posted SS guards to protect the site from futher damage for the rest of WW2.
We certainly were taught about Canada's involvement in the Boer War, WWI, WWII, and Korea when I was in school. In fact, also included were all of the Members of The Commonwealth and their bravery and accomplishments. We, the Members of The Commonwealth should never forget the fact that while our men and women were facing the Axis forces, major US businessmen were assisting Germany to build steel mills, oil refineries, and factories. At one point, when Canada was almost single-handedly were keeping the North Atlantic supply lanes operating, and suffering severe losses to do so, the US refused to sell Canada 40 mothballed ships because they didn't want to upset various members of congress. Even after they declared war on Japan the only reason they did so against the Axis was they realised the tide was turning and they better be supporting the winning side. The war would have been over in months, not years, had the US stopped vacillating, caviling, and equivocating; and, a tremendous number of military men and women, along with untold hundreds of thousands of civilians would not have died. The true heroes were the ones in it for the long haul and not the ones who never stop telling the world how they saved the world.
Thanks for taking the time to read my heartfelt comment and giving it a like. Cheers
And the BS is still going on today!
I'm Canadian not going to list off my families involvement in these Wars.
Listen don't you ever denigrate America's contribution to these Wars.
How dare you
@@seansalter1679 How wonderful that as a result of the success of the two wars we are each able to express our opinions.
How sad that you feel that success gives you the right to threaten me and order me about as if you have the right.
Making threats and attempting to suppress rights belongs south of the border. It most certainly is not the way we have a dialogue.
Chimo
My father fought in Italy during WWII. I was born 9 years after the end of the war and he never talked to me about his war days but I watched videos of the battles in IIaly. Canada has a special relationship with Holland. During WWII when Holland was occupied the Dutch queen came to Ottawa to give birth to her baby, Since then every year the Dutch send Ottawa thousands and thousands of tulips that are planted all over the city of Ottawa for the tulip festival.
Hi Tash. Sometimes we aren’t so polite I guess. I had heard some of this before. One video I watched ( can’t remember what it was called )….but some German soldiers were asked of all the allied forces what were their impressions. Apparently the all said they hated the Canadians the most. There are many videos about Leo Major. My favourite is an animated version. He definitely was the Canadian “ Rambo “.
I’m not fussy on this video, in WWI, the Canadians took a location called Vimy Ridge that the British and other allied troops failed to reach. The Canadian artillery provided a rolling barrage just ahead of the forward moving Canadian troops right up to the point the troops reached the enemy and overtook them. This technique had never been used before and is still a tactic within most militaries.
Plus it was the first time Canada fought as the Canadian Corps under the command of Sir Arthur Currie.
When the presenter mentions the majority of soldiers were volunteers, it was meant to distinguish individuals who choose to be soldiers, rather than being conscripted.
No Canadians ever eared about Leo Major's bravery before the invention of Interned because He is French Canadian, and the rest of Canada did not give a crap about any Soldier from Quebec.
When he came back from was, he taught his story was so crazy, he didn't speak about it because he taught nobody would believe it...
If you ever want to see the real story about Leo Major, follow t2his link: th-cam.com/video/eFf1UfVa8Lc/w-d-xo.html.
I for one cares about Quebec, you are part of my country & one of the most beautiful parts & yes, that includes your language. I myself have dated many French & part French men, I love French Canadiens❤️
🇨🇦 Fun Fact
Canada has NEVER lost any war they have been involved in !
We lost against the emus lol
We are still well trained and excellent soldiers.
This video, @2: 29 is inaccurate. The Christmas Day truce, on Dec 24, 25 1914 is a fact. It did occur at some places along the western lines. Generals on both sides made sure it didn’t occur again. However, Canadian troops were not on the western front till 1915, so they could not have participated in it. If you look at government of Canada website about the Christmas truce, it says “ Canadians did not participate in it”
The reason why Canada declared war on its own was because it had ratified the Statute of Westminster 1931. The Statute, gave full legal autonomy to all Dominions, provided it was ratified it by the Dominion’s Parliament. Also, the Dominions got choose how much autonomy they wanted from Britain. Australia and New Zealand, didn’t ratify the Statute till after the war.
Pearl harbour was Dec 7, 1941. Canada declared war the same day. The USA and Britain didn’t declare war on Japan till Dec 8th, 1941. Canada’s main role was in the European theatre of war. From 1939 till the end, the battle of the Atlantic insured Britain was supplied with war materials and foodstuffs.
The Usa supplied Britain and China through the lend lease Act, in March 1941. It was later given to Russia after the Nazis attacked Russia.
@15:32, the sound of the video is not heard, but I can hear you. It goes on till 16:29.
Stay safe, stay sane, stay strong Ukraine 🇺🇦
My Canadian father was billeted in a Dutch town (Eindhoven, I think). He knew that hi hosts had been starved by the Occupying German army and had not seen meat in years. As a dispatch rider, dad rode all over the place. He saw some wild deer in a field and shot one. He took it back to his billet, where it was quickly transferred to the local butcher. The butcher cut up the deer and every household in town had meat to eat. That's just the typical sort of thing a Canadian would do.
Many Canadians were also British subjects/immigrants and some joined up with the British Military even earlier as was the case in my family. Many Canadians families lost their sons in WW2. My mom lost all but 1 of her male cousins. Canada is a peace loving nation. War is awful and should be avoided if possible but sometimes we need to stand against tyranny. I say if we are called to fight, we need to fight like Hell.
My great grandfather was born in Kent, UK and was sent to Canada as a home child. He fought in WW1 in the 20th Infantry regiment. After the war, he returned to Canada with a bride.
I'm not sure if he became a Canadian citizen or if he remained a British subject.
G'day Tash - I lost 4 cousins in WW2. My mom was youngest of 12 so she had nephews (my cousins) as old as or older than her. One was shot down and never found, another lost at sea and never found (on convoy duty that kept Britain alive with supplies, one at the failed and evacuated Dunkirk raid and one shortly after D-Day at Caen, France and buried at Beny sur Mer (he fought with 2 of my dad's cousins at Caen). My dad was in an RCAF Mosquito Squadron, 410 in the UK. A great uncle was shot in the head but survived Vimy Ridge in WW1, the place where Canada earned its
Storm Trooper" reputation. Fortunately it was while on reconnaissance the day before the assault or he likely would have died.
I was in Monte Casino in 2014 at a cemetery for AUSSIES, KIWIS and CANADIANS. I heard one American woman say, "Oh, was Canada in the war? The Americans were probably buried where the big battles were." I wanted to slap her! Many countries fought above their weight but were lumped in with the UK (South Africans, Indians, escaped Poles, Kiwis, Aussies, Norwegians, French underground and others). Of course the US won the war according to them....this is sarcasm. Sure they contributed but didn't do it alone.
sad stories come from war, thanks for sharing
That incompetent officer was non other than Montgomery
The same sense of honour, justice, empathy, fair play, etc, that's instilled in us and makes Candians nice people can also make us ones not to trifle with. The same way we will politely queue in lines will result in us not standing in silence when someeone comes along and jumps that queue.
Both my Grandfathers and my Father served during the Second World War. My Mother's Father was an Engineer on the Lanks.On his second last mission he had part of his heel blown off by AA. His crew took off, leaving him in the hospital, they never made it back. After he healed he re upped and completed his next tour. My Father and his Father both lied about their ages and join the Princess Pats. My Grandfather was a Quartermaster while my Father fought through Sicily and Italy. He was wounded, captured and was a POW. All of them survived and came back home. But the war left wounds that some were seen but others weren't. They all came home with PTSD. I went on to also serve with the Princess Pats.
My respect and gratitude to you and your family members. My father and four of his brothers served under the British flag in World War II (as Newfoundlanders, we were not part of Canada until 1949). One brother didn't come home. He was serving in the British Navy and died when his ship was torpedoed by a German submarine. Until his own death at age 79, my father's eyes still brimmed with tears whenever he spoke of Uncle John.
Check out ‘the one eyed hero’ Leo major, on the simple history channel.
Hey Tash you should check out VE Day/Canadian Veterans Celebrated In The Netherlands.. CBC Canada. As well Canada's Crazy Eight's Platoon.
Leo Major was a real super-hero, he went to war in Korea too, he died of cancer in 2008, sad ending for a war hero. The training must be good in our army, right now, canadian forces holds the world record for the longest snipe in combat, the JTF-2 sniper hit its target at 3,540 m (3,871 yd) May 2017 , but your army must be well trained too the second place belongs to your country, your 2 Cdo Rgmt sniper hit its target at 2,815 m (3,079 yd) April 2012, yes, Canada stole your 1st place... Sorry about that. 😁
It was Australian and Canadian divisions that broke the Germans and won the First World War in 1918. Both punch way above their weight in the world. Respect from a Canadian veteran too my ANZAC brothers.
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Pearl Harbor was on December 7th, 1941.
The very same day, Canada declared war on Japan.
My uncle survived Juneau Beach and had a long life and fathered 12 children
General Monash of Australia is highly thought of by war/history buffs in Canada
I haven't had history classes in a long time now, but from what I remember, we would learn about general history, not specific stories of soldiers. It was only a few years ago that I found out I'm actually fairly closely related to Léo Major. Nobody in the family really talked about him or what he did in the war. It's not really surprising, I think. It's likely from a combination of humility, and a desire not to bring up painful memories. I was really surprised to see videos about him pop up on TH-cam in recent years and people reacting to them, when I had only learned about him from a brief story from my mother and a Wikipedia page. Strange world we live in.
I can't say what kids learn now, but when I was a kid we learned next to nothing in school about Canada, and certainly very little about Canada's military history. I learned more out of school than in. School was more for learning about the U.S. since most of our textbooks were American. It wasn't until I went to university that I learned anything substantial about Canadian history.
Check out our Highway of Heros..where we honour our fallen soliers..also a great song called highway of heros by the band the Trews is great also..it was written in honour of a close friend who was killed over seas
During WW1 my understanding is the Germans were scared of the Canadian soldiers. The Canadians and Australian joined forces to fight on some front but they tricked the Germans by taking the Canadians out so they would lthink all they were fighting was the Australians. They had Canadians come back under the cover of darkness. The Germans supposedly were in shock the Canadians were there because they seen them leave. Australians and Canadians pushed ahead.
love it. respect
Canadians are peace keepers, not wanting to take things too far, but if pushed will not back down. I learned in high school that the man called "Intrepid" was a Canadian also.
"It is not your job to die for your country, its your job to make sure the enemy dies for theirs"
In Canada, war is viewed akin obligatory work. Its never something we want. But if we're asked to do it, we'll answer that call, but shit will get ugly.
Then we'll spend the next 50 years apologizing for scaring people.
We're proud absolutely!
But also reserved about it, because of the sheer atrocity of war.
Growing up in rural Canada, the sacrifices the local men and women are not forgotten. Because there were so impactful to small rural communities.
The smaller the community, the more its noticed when someone doesn't return home.
In grade school, we walked to our local cenotaph, where we observed the Remembrance Day ceremony.
Now as an adult, I visit a different cenotaph, but I still go every year.
Hi Tash! You should definitely react to Leo Major, the man who single handedly freed a whole Dutch town, Zwoller, I think
Will do
Cool! He only got a brief mention here but there’s a good vid of him. Animated, but good. And did I miss a post of heritage minutes?.? To me, u jumped from... I dunno 24-30 or whatever to 37-43? Is it just me? Still preparing ur package, on its way soon with goodies xx ❤️🤓🇨🇦ottawa
should also add that if you have ever heard the Remembrance Day (yes we celebrate that here as well same time and day as you) Poem "In Flanders Field" that was written by a Canadian Dr. Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrea
My father fought in ww2, apparently word was that the German soldiers moral dropped when they knew they had to fight the Canadians. My father lost a couple digits from American friendly fire, but he made back.
My father fought (Canadian armour) in Italy and Holland in WW2; he always said the Aussies were "real tough buggers".
Forgot to mention Canada was the only country that had a total draft free army. they tried the draft but so many were volunteering they could supply enough weapons or clothing to the volunteers they had to stop the draft. All their quotas were met without a draft.
The syrup jokes get old really fast. He missed a huge contribution that may have huge consequences even to this day. In the last days of WW2 the Canadian paratroopers raced across Germany to cut off the soviet army from reaching Denmark. There was a standoff between soviet and Canadians until. the rest of forces could arrive. Denmark could have become a communist satellite country.
Same as aussie with shrink on the barbie mate
Yeah, I find the stereotypical Cdn jokes annoying too.
It was on the day of pearl harbor. We declared before the Americans did. Also it was only a week after the British the we declared on Germany.
Not sure if I mentioned it before... That's how war works! Perfectly said!
Of course we observe November 11. It was WWI soldier lieutenant colonel John McCrae who wrote the poem In Flanders Field which led to the poppy becoming the symbol we wear as a way to remember those in war times I’m sorry so few people know the story of the poppy. I believe it was one of the world’s greatest ways to remind us to never forget. I believe to this day the children of Holland are given the honour of keeping the graves pristine and making certain those poppies still grow in Flanders Field.
My father was in the navy. He threw live ammo overboard saving the ship and crew. He was awarded a medal at Buckingham palace.
Aussie Tash, read In Flanders Field if you want something to pull at your heartstrings.
There you go, as fierce as we are in war times, you’ll notice we bring a flower as the symbol to remember the horror of war and to never forget those who were affected.
God bless you for teaching others about other than maple syrup, poutine and cold weather. I love your vids but let’s keep some on the down low. It’s still nice and quiet here. Shh! We kind of like people thinking we’re a sheet of ice covered with polar, grizzlies, dog sleds and igloos. I’ll never tell if Tim Hortons sells whale blubber 😂
thanks, so much :)
Love our Canadian brothers and sisters. They declared war on Japan before the USA did. Pearl Harbor was on the 7th, Canada declared war on the 7th and the USA on the 8th.
Heinz Guderian, the mastermind behind the German armour war tactics wrote his theory out in "Achtung Panzer" which was translated into English in 1995. I have read it and throughout the analysis of battles in WWI he only uses adjectives to describe the Canuks and Ozzies, simply saying 'these troops known for their aggresiveness.' The Ozziess started the trench raids the Canuks took it to the next level. I do not hold out much hope if an enemy ever has to take on a combined coordinated operation by these troops they will just keep increasing it to out do each other.
As a Canadian, no. I’m learning most of this through you! So thanks!!
Canadian from Winnipeg here. Love the videos on Canada. We like to think of ourselves as kind and caring people. Just don't piss us off in war....or hockey. Keep up the good work, little known fact a Canadian troop was captured and executed by a Panzer division. From that day forward our troops took no SS prisoners. We do pause to remember the fallen on Nov 11 Remembrance Day.
@6:44; I live on Vancouver Island and I work at the museum that houses the lens from the lighthouse targeted by the Japanese.
Canada a country of 9 million people fielded a million strong volunteer army and by wars end had the third largest navy in the world.
RESPECT
No, Aussie Tash! We never learned that in school at all! What a shame! So proud to learn about our boys valiant efforts during the war!
Just as a side note. Im 60+ years old and have NEVER heard any other Canadian pronounce "about" as "aboot".
You only hear it from American TV when an actor is supposedly portraying a Canadian. 🇨🇦 🍁 🇨🇦
Pump the brakes. The so-called Christmas Truce did not take place along the entire front. Where it did, it was by agreement of the local commanders, not a decision made by higher commands. It was not officially sanctioned by either side.
FYI: maple sap is clear as water.
Canada declared war on Japan before America did.
Now my friend, you need to look at the Battle of Vimy Ridge, the defining moment of Canadian identity.
Thanks for your reaction. I've been taught in school about corporal Major, but not the others--maybe bcs I live in Québec & he was french canadian, so teachers focused on local hero. And we also celebrate remembrance day, on nov. 11, at 11:11 a.m. We're very polite & nice people generally, but if people threaten us or any allied, friendly country--you don't want to mess with canadian soldiers. As you said yourself, they can be real badasses in war time. Hope that answers some of your questions. Have a nice day, and see you next time.
cheers
There's a bunch of WW2 Heritage Minutes... Probably half a dozen. But there's a series called "Canada at War" that is really excellent . You can find it here on the TH-cams. It's full of all the old news reel footage too.
IIRC TH-cam has the videos if you look up canmildoc.
Per capita, the largest contingent of Canadian volunteers were First Nations warriors.
And they were awesome warriors.
Same with Aussie's .... Some BAMFs!!!
Galipoli, Kokoda trail.... Danger Close Vietnam movie.....
SAS, LRDP....
Newfoundland/Labrador soldiers were with Australia at Gallipoli - devestating
It was lest we forget
Canada was THE first country to declare war on Japan, only hours after Pearl Harbour. THE US took a full day to do the same.
respect, bad ass
Thanks for taking the time to read my comment and giving it a like. Cheers
I think they got it from hockey. Everyone's a perfect gentleman/woman off the ice. It's real different on the ice. There is a penalty in hockey for "drawing blood", 5 minutes in the penalty box. This kind of tells you that the amount of violence allowed or expected in a game is pretty high but if it's high enough to 'draw blood', you've crossed a line of sorts, one that is pretty murky to begin with . "Fighting" is also a penalty, 5 minutes as well. Not ejection and a trip to court escorted by police. This also tells you that one should expects fighting or serious, aggravated assaults as a by product of the game. Off the ice, you can be thrown in jail for throwing a single punch and you will have to make a pretty good case in court not to go to jail for striking another person. There are dozens of incidents on the ice every years that would be considered aggravated assault outside of the game that would land you in jail for 6 months, seriously. I can only surmise it might be a leftover of British dueling culture where both sides consent to a set of rules which can be thought of as entirely exculpatory when it comes to bringing a charge.. ie. if both are adults and both consent to the conditions and risk, even the risk of the loss of their own lives. Imagine putting this mentality and set of cultural rules in a war zone and giving them guns.
I was in the Cameron Highlanders in Ottawa - a serious infantry unit - you get well trained to fight
7:35 You nearly slid that "eh?" right past me.
Had to go back and see if I heard that... well done Tash.
You can react to a video called the one eye's scout who liberated an entire town.
I went to school in the 80's and 90's in Saskatchewan and we learned about this
Leo is the ultimate soldier, Rambo in real life.
Check tha battle of Vimy Ridge WWI. That was a heck of a Canadian victory. Very proud moment And the general who led the men to this amazing victory was not a career soldier. In civilian life he was an insurance salesman.
My great grandfather was one of few who survived Vimy...and someone stole his medals.😢
My dad & his older brother served in the navy & my mom had brothers who served, 2 of my mom’s brothers didn’t survive & I know that my dad was on one of the ships that were sunk in the Atlantic Ocean, he survived & continued to serve. My dad never really talked about the war to us & I thought it was weird, but later he told us some things & said he didn’t really want us to know about that time.
I will tell you that my dad had no hatred for Japan & in fact he said it was the most beautiful place he had ever seen & he was in the navy for 26 years & visited most of the world. He also did not have any hatred towards the German people realizing that it was Hitler & his Generals that caused what happened, however he wasn’t so generous about Italy because he felt they were 2 faced & picked the sides they thought were going to win. I guess I can see his point, but I really haven’t had the experience he & others had.
We have nov 11 for rememberance day, the 9th (?) Is Indigenous Rememberance Day..
And many Indigenous people actually join the American Marines..
We font learn much about the wars, or specific people.. just an overview, and a few major ops we helped in..
My great uncle was the 1st POW sent back home, he was in the paper..
I also have a booklet of letters etc compiled by a family member of one of the men he served with (it was a collective effort - letters home, official papers, plane outlines ( he was a rear air gunner)..
Very interesting.
You can always look to how the military looks upon the civilian population
World War I - a little context... The propaganda was flying on both sides then and not a subtle style of it by todays' standards. There were rumours in the ranks regarding a Canadian soldier that had been found on a barn door, crucified by some German soldiers (never have seen evidence that it actually occurred). This may have been a spark for brutality. But I have not seen evidence regarding the killing of POWs and wounded.
You may have heard the term "storm troopers". However, did you know that it's a term that was coined by the Germans in World War One referring to the Canadian soldiers? I've heard unsubstantiated stories from my grandfather and other survivors of WWI of instances where, when German forces heard that it was Canadians who were preparing to attack their position, they just surrendered.
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Canadian and British Troops fought the strongest German Divisions around Calne, While Patton flounced around France countryside fighting against Troops deemed not good enough for the Front line by the Germans themselves. But according to Holywood Films only YANKS were there ,Played by JOHN WAIN, the Draft Dodging Actor.
For the nerds out there, we as canadians were like the salamanders in warhammer 40k inivative and violent in every way shape and form, but hated being there and took care of the civilian
Yes, Pearl Harbour was the catalyst for Canada declaring war on Japan. We look after our allies
Pearl Harbour was the 7th of December. As Canada was already at war acts if parliament could be passed very quickly so technically Canada declared war on Japan a few hours before America