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I think the most shocking thing about this whole story is the fact he wasn’t awarded the Victoria Cross.
No eyewitness to the "how", even though the results were there.
Victoria crosses during and since ww2 have become extremely hard to be awarded and require elements of self-sacrifice, extreme actions beyond the call of duty, and usually require a situation where all is lost except for one soldier who uses the situation to turn the tide in the battle. distinguished conduct medals were for extreme cases of gallantry in carrying out the call of duty in the field and would've been more suited for Leo Major's situations. he wasn't in situations that required actions deserving of the victoria cross as he couldve safely retreated at any time during most of his engagements. the closest action he was in to deserving of a victoria cross wouldve been the Korean war battle of little Gibraltar if you look at the requirements needed for a victoria cross.
cause he's a French-Canadian... that's the reason!
@@jean-rochdion4898 Nonsense, the VC has been awarded to a broad spectrum of peoples who have served in British and Commonwealth forces. If I remember correctly, three members of the Royal 22e Régiment have won the VC.
If one of his awards had been downgraded from a VC to a DCM, the most likely reason would have been his refusal of his first DCM. That would not have sat well with those who make these awards.
There was probably some politics involved. Leo refused the first DCM because he didn't like Montgomery. In WW2, the British government issued Vickys. (Canada now issues Vickys)
Canadians in peace, I am sorry.
Canadians in war, you're sorry.
This is true, they did some bad stuff during the World Wars that would be frowned upon now. Canadians can be just as viscous as other countries in times of war. Plus a lot of Canadians are tough. They deal with harsh weather conditions and on the east coast, the major industry is one of the most dangerous jobs in the world i.e. fishing. They do it in winter weather conditions too.
@@drippythoughtsicle1537 lol thanks eh
Even in peace time our favorite pastime involves knife shoes, big sticks and if you beat the F outta an opposite team member you just sit in the corner for 5 min then back at it.
5:08 there is ALOT left out of this video. The German predisposition to surrender to Canadians is in part due to our reputation from WW1. Most of the Geneva conventions were written to prevent the very things Canadians did regularly during WW1.
We will tell you we are sorry if you're still alive when it's over.
No worries, eh. We're still good 🇨🇦😁
The Beaver thing is a reminder of this animal's resilience. "No matter how often you destroy his dam, he will relentlessly rebuild it time after time"... Meaning you can't do anyting to prevent it's willingness... The Beaver is our National animal!
Beavers are cool! They cut down trees -- with their teeth! They build dams -- with their teeth! The change the face of the earth and build structures that can be seen from space -- with their teeth! Beavers are cool! 😄
I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Léo Major, DCM. First of all, his name is not pronounced 'Major', it's pronounced 'Majore'. Also, he was known as the 'one eyed ghost'. A friend of mine was producing a documentary about the Korean War and went to interview Mr. Major in Montréal. He brought me along as interpreter, but it turns out Mr. Major spoke good English. After many questions the producer asked a bold question: 'Did you like combat?' Mr. Major replied, 'i enjoyed it very much.' He also said that 'The Chinese were nothing compared to the SS.' Apparently he was refused for service in Korea on medical grounds, because he had one eye. However, the famous commander of the Royal 22e Regiment intervened and said 'I need this man' , and Major was acepted for service. I don't understand how Major was not awarded the Victoria Cross. When i was in his living room, i realized I was in front of greatness. Despite the fact that he is not a Victoria Cross recipient, Canada Post issued a stamp with his likeness.
Wow that is awesome. What a great experience.
I completely agree. This man should have received multiple VCs. It's inconceivable that he liberated an entire tiown and didn't get the highest award. Mind blown.
he deserves a print on our money we make different ones all the time now give him a year of print outs to put into circulation i think we use the tens for just that purpose but i don't see why not the 20$
Probably because he was French-Canadian TBH.
@@amhelm86 He was French-Canadian, I'm not surprised he didnt receive one. There are only 3 out of the 81. And its not because they werent brave but outnumbered/shined. If you compare it to the 4 PoC who won a VC. That makes them a fairly overlooked group of participants.
My favorite Canadian rumour about Mr. Major was that apparently his wife didn't have a clue about any of this until they were invited to the 50th aniversary of the town he liberated. When asked why he never said anything he simply replied "Who would have believed me?!"
One of the main streets in ZWOLLE is named 'Leo Major' to honour his bravery and accomplishments. To this day, the school children of The Netherlands are given a day off from school so they can go to the various cemeteries where Canadians are buried and tend to each one and place flowers. In doing so, it is the people of The Netherlands' way of thanking Canada for the sacrifice made in order to liberate the country.
For the four years of the war, the Dutch royal family resided in Ottawa, Canada's capital, as guests of the people of Canada. During that time, in 1943, Canada declared the four-room suite of Ottawa Civic Hospital international territory so that Crown Princess Juliana of The Netherlands could give birth to Princess Margriet, ensuring the new princess would only have Dutch citizenship, which was passed through her parents. She was the first and only royal to be born in Canada. Both Crown Princess Julianna and Princess Margriet went on to be successive Queens of The Netherlands. Each year, as a thank you for providing a safe haven to their royal family and arranging for the unique birth, as well as liberating The Netherlands, The Netherlands donates 100,000 tulip bulbs to Canada to be planted in Ottawa, with some directed to be planted on the grounds of the Ottawa Civic Hospital. Canada and The Netherlands maintain a special bond that will never be broken.
I did not know that about the Dutch Royals and declaring the hospital international grounds !
But I always try to visit the Tulip festival if I can, been a tradition since I was a kid.
And we always remember the deep connection with Netherlands.
One day I would like to go visit, I hear amazing things about it!
This video is about Leo Major... But all the things you write about the Netherlands doesn't take into account the facts that... (This incompetent Montgomery was "using the Canadians as canon fodder in the retaking of the Netherlands by the allies" But that, was underestimated by the high command the fact that Canadians could do it all and exceed... at a great cost (without the backing of the rest of the allied support units) The Canadians lost a great deal of manpower through the release of the Netherlands (Many soldiers lost their lives to FREE the Land over there, regardless of Leo Major and they still managed to do it!) So, yes Leo Major is a "Major" player in the "reconnaissance" of the Dutch people to Canada but All the Canadians who participated into the retaking of this country and died for it, are remembered to this day by this beautyful country which is (Hollande)Netherland.
Bye the way, I just saw a comment regarding the second world war. Couldn't verify the source... Apparently, toward the end of the war Hitler himself asked Rommel. " What, exactly would you need to repel the attackers? And Rommel to respond: Canadian soldiers..." I know very doubtful but hey! You get the picture!!!
Margriet didn't become queen. She was the 3rd born child. Beatrix became queen after Juliana.
@@ralphvelthuis2359 You are absolutely correct, Ralph. I really don't know what I was thinking since I was well aware of the line of The Netherland's Monarchs. Thanks for correcting that.
I went to visit the Netherlands about a decade ago and when I was ID'd the guy totally brightened up when he saw I was from Nova Scotia.
If this guy was an American, we would have half a dozen full length movies about this guy. The mine story is more complicated, command refused to let him stay, so he fled the hospital to stay 28 days with a family he met in a countryside battle. His commanding officer was pissed, but do you really punish the man who went AWOL specifically not to leave the battlefield?
He was born in the USA!!!!!
@@jceepfborn and stayed for a year because the father's job, that Guy is a 100 % French Québécois.
@@AlainPare Of course. Only American on paper.
I would also add that his ferocity in war was probably due to his dad calling a "good for nothing" chap. Like most French Canadians at the time, he was probably not really pro-war since 90-95% had voted against conscription. Like Americans they were isolationist: "if Germany does not attack Canada, we do not stick our nose in European affairs"...
Un vrai héros canadien français , très méconnu malheureusement. Merci pour le reportage.
As a Canadian, Leo major was our chuck norris
When Chuck Norris enters a bar and sees Leo Majore, Chuck buys Majore a beer and leaves.
Chuck Norris once threw a grenade at 11 bad guys and killed 8 of them.
Leo Major once threw a grenade at 11 bad guys and killed 9 of them, then the grenade went off and killed the other 2.
Beavers are vicious, don’t underestimate them
Hey man, the beaver is a truly proud and noble animal, any Canadian 30 years old or older will understand the reference.
Molson Canadian commercial?
@@northerngryphon6933 You bet'cha, bud! Not necessarily a great beer but a perfect commercial, all their commercials at the time were now that I think about it. My apologies if you are a Molson fan.
I know beavers can seem all cute and harmless but in reality they are extremely aggressive when defending their territory and are not some small helpless creature. they can weigh more than 80 pounds, have long claws, big teeth and a strong bite EDIT: the perfect metaphor for a Canadian, just like a beaver, we seem cute and harmless until you threaten our home
yeah and like a shark, their teeth keep growing throughout their life. Not to mention, a couple of beavers can completely restore a water ecosystem just by doing what they do best.... capturing water with dams. So given how good beavers are at capturing, it is actually quite fitting you seem them in this video.
AND, cut down trees with their TEETH! How bad-ass is that?
Yup, let's see a bald eagle mess with that.
Or challenge us in a game of hockey!
I believe I've seen a video on TH-cam where a beaver took on a black bear, and the bear ran away...
Not all Canadians are like Leo. But there is a little bit of that Leo attitude in every single one of us. Also don't make our kindness and forgiving attitude out for being cowards. When pushed into a fight, every Canadian will fight back. Leo is a very good example of what Canadians can become when we need to fight.
Salut! We have a saying in Canada... "Never Piss Off A Crazy Canuck!"
And BOY... was LEO PISSED !!!
You laugh, but even bears are scared of beavers. Never piss off a beaver.
Or a wolverine.
@@billfarley9167
there is a story of a wolverine attacking a beaver near it's pond. The beaver dragged the wolverine into the pond. The wolverine never came out.
He was a true Canadian Rambo! 💪💪💪👍
Leo Major - kicks ass in WW2, kicks more ass in Korea - "Got anything else you want fixin'?" The Quebecois Rambo!
he liberated 2 towns. but ya, he's crazy awesome. and an absolute shame & disgrace Canadian schools dont teach about him!
They do in Québec ive learn about him on history
Also how does 1 guy take 90+ prisoners with no issues? Take the officer first like he did ;)
Yes, you'll notice he did it twice and for good reason. The average German soldier was so in fear of their officers that they would obey any command. And the German mentality is such that no questions were asked.
Typical texan, doesnt understand the latent fury inherent to the great Canadian Beaver...
Just like with the Cobra Chickens, do not mess with the ROUS (Rodent Of Unusual Size) that Literally EATS TREES, They will mess you up.
Liked and Subbed bud! This comment is for the algorithm
😂I appreciate it!
I never had a bad encounter with a Beaver. But cobra chickens.... oh yes.
Thr worst one happened when I was fly fishing. I was in the middle of the Grand River and I guess I was too close to the nest. The gander kept coming after me while I as trying to move away. Wading in waist deep water and avoiding an angry gander is a unique experience
For those who wonder: the *cobra chicken* is the nickname of a very dangerous wild animal : the Canada goose.
THe reason for the insulting term zombie was that 90% of the Canadian military were volunteers and anyone who did not volunteer was regarded with distain. Canada is not a militaristic country but when the country must fight everyone is expected to join the fight. He captured the commanding officders of the German unit and forced them to surrender the unit.
True but a little more explanation. Conscription came in 1943 but those conscripts could only be used for the defense of North America. Some "Zombies" were used in the defense of the Aleutian Islands (Alaska). The volunteers in the Canadian forces resented that they were unwilling to fight in Europe, resulting in the derogatory term. After the manpower crisis of 1944 in the battle of schete zombies were sent overseas.
Also due to their lack of experience and training they were considered dead men walking.. aka zombies
FYI the fleur de lys is the emblem of Quebec, the home province of the Chaudière regiment, and the « little beaver » is the to Canada what the bald eagle is to the U.S.
I wasn't aware that the beaver was held in such high regard in Canada. Thank you for this teaching moment.
The beaver was a driving force in the early economy of Canada. Like a lot of native North American animals, it was hunted to near extinction and had to be returned to healthier numbers through official government intervention. By now,, it has become a beloved national rodent of an emblem and it is still a proud part of our country’s coat of arms.
@@mdejesus91890 Fun nerd fact: beavers can make dams that are visible from space!
The beaver is the emblem of Canada 🍁
"...2 broken ankles, four broken ribs & his back broken in 3 places..." Leo "Tis, but, a scratch."
Colonel Jacques Dextraze (mentioned in the Korea War section) became Canada’s Army chief of staff. He was Major’s commander in that assault on Hill 355.
To this day the Dutch gift Canada 10,000 Tulips every year for what we did. It's been 80 years, and we would do it again in a heartbeat.
I didn’t know that, that’s awesome. What a great sort of token of appreciation.
Yooo u did it 👍🏻 thanks, leo major was one badass guy
Yeah I just go wherever the recommendations do. And yes he was, that was an insane story.
LEO MAJOR enters the Bar in Zwolle...
music in the bar strangely instantly changes to BOSS MUSIC from a video game...
He's Quebecois, he's French Canadian. They're all nuts, and a true Canadian. The Quebequers are a people all upon themselves. They're the original Canadiens. Viva Quebec
Commando,
What a movie that would make
Movie aside, it’s infuriating that nobody knows this guys story, even in Canada
In Quebec we do@@AL-fl4jk
Yeah.....you don't piss us Canadian's off.....especially the frenchies ;p
Léo a dit qu'il avait juste a crier fort pour que les allemands écoutent. Je pense que voir arriver un pirate seul et enragé doit faire peur.
He's called the "French Canadian Rambo", and it's a compliment for the movie Rambo.
If you look closely in the end of the video you see the street name after him (Netherland, Zwolle)
Almost all Canadian soldiers, up to the end of the war, were volunteers. They chose to be there, and so there was a lot of motivation and esprit de corps. The conscripts didn't choose to be there, and weren't as motivated. To the volunteers, they were shuffling around, needing more supervision, half-dead in comparison. Thus, zombies.
And probably complaining and moaning a lot.
The reason the German soldiers surrendered quickly may have been the reputation of Canadians soldiers as shock troops and the ferocity of his attack when he met any resistance. They knew that anyone who resisted would be as dead as their comrades. The fact that he had caught them unaware while sleeping also worked in his favour since the Germans were not sure he was actually alone. It was wonderful that he died a quiet death as an old veteran.
Nice reaction from a Canadian 👍
I appreciate it!
Rambo schmambo. This guy is the GOAT.
The Beaver represents Canada, the Fleur-de-lis France( Quebec).
Hi. The beaver is there because the R. De Chaud is the origine of Royal 22 ie Regiment.
After his second injury, he escaped from hospital and moved to a house of friends to recover.
when the writer strike ends, maybe make a movie about this guy?
the zombies reference were for the newbies with little experience and to lessor extent those soldiers that were not conscripted into the war.
Quebec was infamously against the war. Back then, they considered it not our war and Quebec flipped the bird to Canada and the UK. The Crown enforced the Conscription. It lead to a impressive amount of self mutialtion to avoid the draft. Chopping off a finger or a toe to dodge it.
And also.. they didn't know if they were dead or alive.. my great uncle was one of the Canadian 'zombies'.. he managed to survive alone behind enemy lines for days.. then rejoined a different unit when able.
They called them zombies as a derogatory term as 98% of Canadians in the front line were volunteers
50,000 residents in Zwolle at the time of liberation
Laughed my a** off at the beaver thing and I'm Canadian 😂
Zombies in the context it was used in Canada at the time is referencing men who were conscripted into domestic wartime service within Canada and refused to enter overseas service. 17,000 however were forced overseas into active duty.
“Dead man walking” if you weren’t alert, willing to learn and on your game
In Canada all men were required to do military training. Only those who volunteered did active service. Although most volunteered there were thousands who were happy to stay home those were referred to as zombies. As casualties grew the need for more troops zombies had to be sent.
Another point is that when the Dutch government was dedicating a street in the town he liberated in his name at the 60th VE anniversary, the Dutch and Canadian governments had to explain to his widow, the stories of his service in the wars. He apparently never even told his wife of 57 years anything about it. His family was flown over for the event hosted by the Dutch government.
If you want some more context to Leo's exploits; viewing any historical narrative of the Korean Battle of Kapyong - Apr. 22-25 1951 would be very illuminating. His immediate superior at that time was another WWII vet. Lt. Col. Jim Stone, 2nd Bat. Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry. Leo was in charge of men tasked to hold hill 677 while the south Korean army was in full retreat with Chicoms mixed in with them and in the course of that battle he again called artillery fire onto his own position a number of times to force withdrawal of th Chinese who were right in amongst the Canadians with hand to hand fighting going on. It is rumoured that Col. Stone refused to put Leo Major in for a medal for this action due to him being Jewish.
Good reaction to a True Hero
The the French in Quebec are half native and half French so what you end up with is someone who's highly emotional with a short fuse. In short, don't mess with the Quebecois!
By Canadian law only volunteers could be sent overseas to fight. Not really a problem because a full 10% of the entire Canadian population at the time volunteered.
However, that was only 1 million people in total for all three services. By the time of the Normandy landings, replacements were running thin. The Zombies were Canadian conscripts who couldn't be sent overseas unless they volunteered, but the law was changed in 1942. And the draftees began arriving in time for the invasion.
Up until then the Canadian army was a 100% volunteer army (The American Army in Europe was 66% draftees) and they and the public resented draftees who refused to volunteer for overseas duty.
The Waffen SS were Dutch and other European national who had joined the Nazis. By this time in the war, nobody was taking SS prisoners, so the Dutch Waffen SS had nothing to lose. Either the Allies killed them or the Dutch people would. The SS were the private army of the Nazi party and could loosely be interpreted as " mercenaries " and summarily executed.
Are you Canadian? Because I am and a Veteran . My Grandpa who was an Infantry officer that Liberated Holland Belgium . Some of what you say in your comment I disagree with and is factually not correct.
@@MoosefromCanada Such as... ?
@@alanmacification waffen SS were not just Dutch. Also in summer 44 12 SS under Kurt Mayer executed Canadian soldiers because they couldn't feed them. After that it was game on and unless ordered not to kill( for int) they were shot on the spot. Germans were scared silly of the Canadians. Also a lot of zombies were shamed to go overseas being called " zombies" in Canada by cities.
@MoosefromCanada My father and uncle ( his BIL ) were in the 1st CDN Inf Div. in Sicily, Italy, and Holland. Another uncle was a zombie, and when finally ordered overseas, he went AWOL, but my grandmother turned him.
Apparently Sylvester Stallone read the story and that’s who he based his character of “ Rambo “ on.
The Beaver is a Canadian symbol
The beaver is always kind of funny somehow.
As Canadians, We Do NOT, Speak Loudly of Our Deeds.. ~~ DEEDS NOT WORDS !! is a MOTTO !!! ,,
Thank-you for this Vid,, ^ Yes, Leo Major , Was The Man & Canadian Soldier THAT HE WAS !!
Make me wonder is he was the inspiration for the character Lee Major’s, the six million dollar man? If not it’s a very curious coincidence.
Only three men in history have been awarded Distinguished Conduct Medals in two separate wars.
Part of his life that arent covered in this vid.
His parent literally didn't cared one bit about him. They though he was going to be killed so they sold off all his stuff once he arrived back home after his service in WW2. His dad (the reason why he join in the Army in the first place) didn't gave a shit about his exploits and medals. He still thought he was an useless son. Before and after the war
He also felt how cold the reception from Quebec and the govt when he returned. He had a shitty pay and shitty jobs, he hated it. So when he was approached to have his own team of scout/sharpshooters in Korea, alongside a better pay, he signed up.
Following his exploits in Korea, Major was constantly butting heads with his superiors. He wanted to do thing his way and felt the due-process of the army was a chore. He was constantly promoted for his bravery and work ethics, but also constantly demoted for his stubburness and short-fuse. The guy never went higher then Sergent.
His children's and wife noted that he was a kind but cold man. Clearly shocked by the war and hated fireworks. He never wanted to tell his child about the war or what happen. And he didn't felt like a hero, just a dude who did his job.
Obviously, being invited to Zwolle and seeing the mark he left on these people apparently warmed him a whole lot.
check out WW2 ace George Buerling one of the very best pilots in WW2 Period......
Yep, a great story. "Buzz" Beurling was a one-man show who disliked the brass and did things his own way. One of the best deflect shooting fighter pilots ever. One time he downed a German fighter with two bullets. The stuffy upper echelon were not impressed with his habit of not obeying orders. Did a great job in the Malta campaign. In 1948 he was flying for Israel in the Arab/Jewish war and was killed taking off a DC-3 from Rome loaded with arms and ammunition. Some say his aircraft was sabotaged.
Zombie was the term used to describe conscripts soldiers rather than volunteers. Only a few of them were ever sent to the European war
Why was that exactly? I know that Canada had relatively few conscripts in Europe, but I have no idea why. Was it something politically that made that sort of untenable or what?
@@rayceofhistory Canada has a history of an all volunteer army. Due to manpower requirements of the war, Canada with a population of 8 million people fielded a one million strong armed forces. Conscription helped in that early in the war conscripts could not be sent overseas without their consent. The conscripts who refused active service overseas were called zombies. In the later stages of the war and due to the horrendous casualties suffered in the battle of the Shelt, it was necessary to force ably send conscripts to fight in Europe. Those forced to fight, rather than volunteering were labelled as Zombies as they were initially fully prepared to let someone else do the dying for their freedom.
The beaver and fleur des lie are both Canadian symbols. The first is a national symbol and the second a provincial symbol from the province of Quebec
canadians are polite and civil to citizens
I’ve always been aware of the term Zombies for conscripts and always known that they could choose to only serve within Canada, but I only connected the dots when I heard a comment at a Royal Canadian Legion Remembrance service. An ex-Halifax bomber pilot I know said about ‘Zombies’…”you just can’t kill them.” ! Ding 🛎, the bell rang and my lightbulb 💡 lit up. Because conscripts could choose to serve only in Canada…”you just can’t kill them”, hence the name Zombies. The old vets apparently always look at medals to check for a Voluntary Service Medal. If there’s no VSM, then a vet all attired in Legion jacket with medals earned never really risked their life overseas but try to look the part at Remembrance Day. It doesn’t fool the canny old guys though.
Actually II think you have it reversed - volunteers could not be compelled to go overseas, but most volunteers did so to go to the front, in europe - conscripts were conscripted to be sent overseas with some exceptions - after the victory in europe, our ships were sent to the pacific - several weeks before the bombing of hiroshima it was recognized that many of the crews had not volunteered for service in the Pacific - votes were held on each of the ships - those who voted to stay were moved to ships that were staying and those who voted to go home were moved to ships that left the area and went to Victoria BC. The majority of seamen elected to stay and therefore the majority of ships.
Leo is Canada's Audie Murphy.
Les québécois l’ont surnommé le Rambo québécois. Les allemands le nommaient The ghost pirate.
10 at a time. He went back to his base 10 times for a total of 90 prisoners.
Another point. As far as I know, he wasn't released from that hospital. He went AWOL from it, hid out for about a month to heal, then rejoined his unit. Someone correct me if they know more details
Yes, he had heard he was going to be sent home, so Leo went AWOL and returned to a farmhouse with a friendly family he had helped earlier. He stayed there for 28 days, before returning to his unit. And then, roughly one month later (about 2 months total from when he suffered 4 broken ribs, 2 broken ankles, and 3 broken bones in his spine) was when he liberated Zwolle.
About « how is it possible!?» At the end of WWII, things did not goes well for the Nazi regime: most of their seasoned regiments had been crushed on the Eastern front against USSR and on the Western front, like in Netherland, a lot of the regular German troops where composed of inexperienced recruits, like teenagers and old man, more or less motivated to die for the Fourth reich...And many of them see as a good thing to surrender to the Western Allied instead of the Soviet, who had many reason to not be kind with the German population. On the contrary, Waffen SS where composed of more indoctrinated recruits (but necessarily more experienced), and where doing a lot of intimidation and violence against «traitors» to the total war effort.
Having bald eagle as your emblem is just as funny.
My thought is they were called zombies because they were walking dead; their inexperience and lack of interest meant they likely wouldn't live long.
5:16 While this is true that the sheer number of German soldiers should not have allowed Léo Major to capture them, one can hypothesize that most were unenthusiastic, absentminded conscripts. You know, zombies. Maybe letting themselves be captured was a way to avoid their duties.
8:40 Mission: Liberate Zwolle (Stealth Optional)
10:56 Mission Completed (S Rank)
Beaver is Canada's national symbol, why? Because Beaver pellets was a world wide industry. It was the most important export in those days. More important then an Eagle. No money selling Eagles but Beavers was traded in the millions.
This guy was robbed of the VC... He despised officers except for 2... Dextraze, his CO in Korea et his OC Coy in ww2 who's name I forgot)... But in return much despised by senior brass... And perceived a bit too much like a free spirit... Hence the reason he was not nominated for the VC... )I guess turning down a decoration based on his perceived incompetence of Monty will not help his cause ... )
zombies...these were conscript Canadians used to fill the ranks of Canadians who joined on their own free will to fight Germany that had suffered mega casualties in France and Holland and who needed replenishments for those killed and injured in battle.. Canadian soldiers were made up entirely of men who joined without being conscripted and Zombies were a last resort to try and fill the ranks of those that died or were incapacitated. They were not looked on very favourably by those that had joined on their own free will.
3:50 It's referring to soldiers that are unenthusiastic and ultimately dont want to be there.
The beaver on the 5 cents on canadian money mean the cost for a castor fur was 5 cents....
The beaver is the Canadian National animal
"Zombie" refers to men that were drafted vs most Canadian soldiers volunteered. It was looked down to not volunteer.
originally, the term zombie was associated more with the concept of being hypnotized; as if in a zone. Seeing as zomzies tended to be those with shell shock, the term discribes their behaviour fairly well. They tend to get lost in the thousand yard stare, walking in a daze in an attempt to survive if unknowingly.
he was not patched up in hospital after the landmine hostpital the wanted to send him back to UK and eventually home so he fled the hospital and became a deserter he went to a house of deutsh family he met before and spent a few months there to fully recover and then rejoin his regiment
One thing to remember is that Leo Major is French Canadian and speaks French. Some Germans understood and/or could also speak French. So communication between the two would have been easier than for an English Canadian soldier.
My grandpa was also in Holland. He said that in 44 and 45 German regular troops were hungry and exhausted by years of fighting. Hunger and misery were winning over loyalty and they were dis spirited. If the chance came, they would surrender as a way out, even if it was only a single opposing soldier. While this amount is excessive, it wasn't unknown for a single soldier to capture 5, 10 or even 20 Germans at a time. This was a way they could leave the fronts without going AWOL. Naturally, German officers didn't like this. This might be a reason this group was fired upon and to stop them from giving any info.
Check out his interview with SRC in 1995.
During ww1 Xmas when the British and the Germans held a truce and xchanged food the Canadians did not they put grenades in the bread.
Zombies was a reference to lack of enthusiasm. Not very chipper or lively. Just there because they were told to be.
I didn't know about the part where he tried to convince an officer to evacuate. Huh. Learned something new today.
Edit: Wait... every telling of this story I've ever heard stressed the absolute confusion of the German forces, does that mean the officer just screwed off without telling any of his soldiers?!
USA has the eagle, Canada has the beaver.
Never laugh at the Beaver, and be very carefull when you approach one! They are not huggy ,little animals.😅😂😊
look up the canadian martial art invented for the world wars. called rough and tumble.
so there are two vids that might explain our attitude towards the germans we had been at war with them for a while and there had been several instances where our captured men we're slaughtered after laying down arms, we particularly went after the SS with a certain distain. "canadas retribution at normandy" is a good vid for just one instance of SS brutality
I wondered about why 93 soldiers surrendered and never offered resistance. The only thing I can come up with is they decided they wanted to stop fighting.
Was the around the end of the war and most of them German were conscrip and did not want to be there also they were hungry.
When the officer falls the rest follow
I'm not sure about your explanations. Canadians in WWII had a very bad reputation among the Germans. Canadians were not known to keep prisoners. Being a German, I would not surrender without a fight.
Slang zombies means brain dead: The idiot Canadian conscripts deserted in the middle of a warzone.
They're terrified. Frozen scared, they can't move. Don't want move and won't until someone makes them
Leo took over 90 prisoners, alone - TWICE
my grandfather was only 30 and was in the korean war as well, even have a movie about it and his squadren killing about 1000 men and by one 30 men
What is the movie called? My grandad fought in the pacific during WW2, but I don’t know almost anything about his time over there. He passed before I was very old and his side of the family always say he never talked about it to them. So I kind of envy the people who know about their family’s role during wartime.
Dude he literally told you what zombie referenced and then soon as he's done telling you you ask what does zombie mean shake my head?
Most casualties in a unit are replacements, they are the walking dead aka Zombie.
solid snake was canadian ;P
He doesn't have to kill all 100 he just has to kill you would you want to be the soldier who dies