The One Eyed One Man Army
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Leo Major. The Québécois ‘Rambo’. This man's incredible action saved a Dutch town from almost certain destruction. After the loss of his close friend, in an incredibly brave action Major liberated an entire town single handedly, convincing the Germans they were surrounded. The town was sched-uled to receive heavy artillery fire, but because of Leo Major's deeds the town was spared and liber-ated with little resistance.
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I know that you normally won't agree to this but could you please do a video on "bahadur group" they were the special forces of the Indian National Army (INA. It fought alongside the japanese) in ww2.
@@aeroaero5472 yes
pogger
Germans: The Mp-40 is the peak of modern engineering for a submachine gun.
Brits: Ha ha, drain pipe go Pew pew.
Accurate ngl
The virgin MP 40 vs The Chad Sten gun
Hey iron
act like i said something super funny
My tip is to get inspiration from memes so that maybe someday you can make your own.
I’m a French-Canadian, I remember seeing the death of Leo Major on the TV and saying to myself « who’s this old man ? ». I make some research and discovered it was a hero from WWII who never said a word about the war to his family and others peoples, until the end of his life. The guy was celebrate in the village he liberated, invited each year and have street to his name. The man should have a Sabaton song.
Why was he not awarded the VC??
Tu dis toi! :)
@@britishamerican4321 Because he wasn't an English Canadian, and also despised Monty.
Live your life so that Sabaton will write a song about you
I watched an episode of "For King and Country" about him, it included an interview with him. He said" I just wanted to join Willie in death, I stormed the town trying to get the enemy to kill me."
Willie and Leo met day 1 of basic and served together until Willie died, best of friends from first meeting.
Drastically different in motivation to what is commonly portrayed.
Leo Major is a real-life Blaskowicz
Wolfenstein
He’s a real world Big Boss
Now the question is, does he save Fergus or Wyatt?
@Neena Christina protagonist of the Wolfenstien series
@FINNISH BULL aLlIeD PrOpAgAnDa
Germans: *shoot his friend*
Leo: "So you have chosen... death"
As if death wasn’t already coming in the form of artillery
@@tonk4184 "I'm sorry, Hans, the Grim Reaper had to reschedule."
"So, I'm living?"
"Oh, no. No, a vacancy opened up, so your soul can be taken that much sooner."
@@ladywaffle2210 hahahahahahahhahaahha
Leo- the Canadian Rambo
*change my mind*
Death is for people
Leo is a confirmed Canadian
He felt sorry for the enemy city that was going to get bombarded
just before the bombardment a shout could be heard
"im terribly sorry about this"
underrated
It was a friendly city occupied by the enemy
That's just sympathy
That's Canadian for you
I live in Zwolle, and I am really greatfull for what this man did for us, a true hero
as a fellow french-canadian who live in the city he came from i can say that he is an unsung hero! almost no one around here know about him!
Do they tell stories about this man freeing your village? im dissapointed im 32 and canadian and i just found out about this he truly is a one of a kind warrior, and im thankful that your people welcomed and fed him when they realized he was canadian
“Hans, Leo Major is using the infinite grenade cheat and also using the extra primary weapon cheat. I’m pretty sure he is hacking”
Where can I download this script? Seems very good.
@@slwx4161 I think it's called BackPack and Belt
Omg he's hacking please ban Leo Major
Fritz, report him
Yeah I think he has god mode
German soldier: "Hans, do you hear that?"
*The Only Thing They Fear Is You playing in the distance, gradually becoming louder*
*Suddenly switches to Slayer Gates right as Leo Major appears in their vision*
Alternate title: Leo Major: The most badass pirate in WW2 history.
I feel like that title belongs to John Paul -John’s- Jones
why you makin 3 comments
@@americansoviet9908 John Paul Jones
@@zoomzoom2276 oh shit thx lmao
@@americansoviet9908 he did say WW2 history not human history
Fun fact, Leo Major went on to fight in the Korean war where he took a hill from North Korean forces and held it against a Chinese assault while ordering artillery on his own position. He retired from the military after his service in Korea and discovered that a road in the very same town he liberated was named after him.
Did he do it by himself? Because that would be on brand.
@@kevinramsey417nahhhhhh him and 18 others Vandoos (nickname of the soldiers in the R22R) vs 2 Chineses divisions (+ - 14k soldiers)They hold the Hill #355 for 3 days.... all cameback alive!!!
Leo Major is THE Quebećois madlad!
"You and what army?"
"I AM THE ARMY"
*when the doom music kicks in*
Germany what the f***
The captive german: this is fine
RIP AND TEAR!!
*rapidly presses IDDQD*
Yes
Germans: “He’s Canadian. He’s too nice to kill us”
Major: Hold my beer
Hello comrade Stalin
hold my hockey stick
Hold my poutine
hold my maple syrup
"Too nice to kill us" that’s a good joke, right there, comrade Stalin. There is a reason why German commander started shutting in their pants once they learned they were facing Canadian troops. Here’s an example: it only took us 3 to 4 days to take back the Vimy ridge in WW1 while the allied were trying to take it back for months if not years. Another one is we basically OWNED the term Shocktrooper back in WW1 and we had a policy of "No prisoner" even if you were wounded. And in WW2, while we attacked the second most well defended beach in Normandy, Juno Beach, we got the most in-land out of all attacking country. Here’s another thing: CANADA NEVER LOST A WAR.
"Hey, guys the city is liberated."
"Wut."
German soldier: *Chilling*
Major at 3:27: *I LIKE YA CUT G*
I have never seen someone so disgusted by Bernard Montgomery to refuse a Distinguished Conduct Medal as Leo Major. Respect the mad Canadian
Many Canadians hated Montgomery due to his flamboyant nature and glory hogging
Monty was the best general the western allies had in the ETO. Nothing to respect here. It was stupid for him to turn down the medal really.
And that being said as far as I’m aware you can’t just turn down a medal like that.
Yes, but he didn't refuse his medal for the liberation of Zwolle. Hé declined it in Zeeland where he took 100 Germans captive.
Not without reason. Montgomery was a pillock who only knew one strategy, wich was to Just have more resources than his Enemy.
Yarnhub bringing new Star Wars mentions and references. The brief track from the Empire theme, Force / Alliance theme and now Jar Jar Binks 3:46.
But hey, after learning Leo Major actions to free an entire city without the need of bombardments, this is one of the few heroes who managed to save a town without erasing it from the map.
Sometimes in order to take out a village, you must save it.
Germans: “You and what army?”
*a while later*
Germans: “RUN! RUN!” “AAARGH!”
Leo: *i dont need a frigin army*
Germans: you and what army ??
Leo Major: *[points to himself]* this army
Germans: very well
Gotta love this insane French Canadian going Berserk after the death of his friend
@FINNISH BULL What happened then?
@FINNISH BULL stfu
Everyone: you can't just liberate a whole town by yourself
Leo: hold my maple syrup
He probably didn’t.
In Dutch sources it sounds more like the German troops had already retreated from the city.
@@HingerlAlois dutchman here: he did
@@alwaysnegativecomments1903
„Dit heldhaftige scenario leent zich bij uitstek voor een verfilming, maar zo ver is het tot op de dag van vandaag nog niet gekomen. Wellicht is dit maar beter ook, aangezien aan dit verhaal de nodige bezwaren kleven, zowel praktisch als feitelijk.
[…]
Leo Major en zijn beste vriend Willy Arsenault meldden zich en gingen in de schemering op pad. De eerste Duitsers die ze tegenkwamen doodden ze, maar toen ze bij een spoorwegovergang opnieuw op de vijand stuitten, werd Arsenault dodelijk geraakt.
Major zette de verkenning alleen voort, maar kwam geen Duitsers meer tegen. Zij verlieten die nacht de stad en trokken zich terug op de Veluwe. Tijdens hun terugtocht vernielden de Duitsers de IJsselbruggen, net als het Nederlandse leger in 1940 had gedaan. Ook namen ze veel materieel en vee mee. Major liep door de uitgestorven straten en legde contact met de ondergrondse. Daarna keerde hij terug naar zijn regiment, waar hij om 9 uur meldde dat de vijand de stad had verlaten. Hierop trokken de Canadezen op 14 april via de wijken Assendorp en Wipstrik de stad binnen.“
www.jhsg.nl/leo-major-zwolle/
@@HingerlAlois That certainly is a valid source, in school I learned otherwise so this is definitely something new!
@Patrice Bernier
Translated from Dutch to English with Google:
„This heroic scenario lends itself perfectly to a film adaptation, but it has not come that far to this day. Perhaps this is for the better, since there are many objections to this story, both practical and factual.
[…]
After he had recovered from a second injury, which he had sustained near Nijmegen, he rejoined his regiment at the beginning of April, which was now near Zwolle. Since the Canadians expected strong resistance due to Zwolle's strategic location, they asked two scouts to take a closer look at the city. Leo Major and his best friend Willy Arsenault reported and set out at dusk. They killed the first Germans they encountered, but when they encountered the enemy again at a railway crossing, Arsenault was fatally shot.
Major continued the reconnaissance alone, but encountered no more Germans. They left the city that night and withdrew to the Veluwe. During their retreat, the Germans destroyed the IJssel bridges, just as the Dutch army had done in 1940. They also took a lot of equipment and livestock with them. Major walked through the deserted streets and made contact with the underground. He then returned to his regiment, where at 9 a.m. he reported that the enemy had left the city. The Canadians then entered the city on 14 April via the Assendorp and Wipstrik districts.“
Canadians at peace: Hello there, friend!
Canadians at war: I don't know where I am or who I am, all I know is I must kill *[Heavy metal intensifies]*
Should’ve said, “DOOM music kicks in”
@@lonniebailey4989 make it Sabaton
@@lonniebailey4989 legit thought about that.
Not Canadian, Quebecois tho
@@parodyclip36 Quebecois are Canadians as Quebec is a province. Also this is one war story but the joke above comes from more than one story, as Canadians in general had that reputation during the second world war.
Btw je respecte ton patriotisme si tu fais vraiment une différence entre les deux, mais à ce que je sache le référendum a jamais passé alors moi je me considère, comme plusieurs, autant québecois que canadien.
As always, Yarnhub is always raising the bar, this time with awesome transitions and yes, even better animation with the German soldier in the background chasing after the beer bottle, the twitching of the Cat's ears, and the German hostage celebrating after being let go by the one-eyed madman.
Canada: Hi, so sorry, would you like a Tim Hortins Donut?
Canada at war: Die puny foes.
English Canada vs French Canada.
Now that is what we need to see.
Canada at Hockey: * Hellish noises*
@@blokykaktus3680 I meant that the "sorry" and Tim Hortons part is typically anglo Canada. Léo Major was a French Canadian. Now we say Québécois. Not the same thing loll french canadians were feared in war
@Patrice Bernier Je sais, mais ça fait pas de nous des canadiesn anglais :p
Two things: first, you forgot to mention how Major kept taking prisoners and running them back to allied lines throughout the night. Second, regarding his refusal of the Distinguished Conduct Medal, I’m afraid you’ve confused that with another incident, wherein Major was offered the same medal for single-handedly capturing 93 German soldiers.
Honestly, this should have been a longer video. Zwolle might be his most famous feat, but there’s a ton of crazy noteworthy stuff the guy did.
Canada in war be like:
RIP and tear, until it is done.
most importantly, you wouldn't want to see them in an average Ice Hockey match
Especially Quebec Canadians lol (Rip white house fire) "Chaudière" regiment literally mean Furnace
@@nitsu2947 yep
@@ommsterlitz1805 mhm as im a montrealer ik what they mean
@@nitsu2947 have heard stories that Canada was the only country to beat the Sovjets in ice hockey
This man is the literal definition of “when the Doom music kicks in”.
Simple History walked so that Yarnhub could run
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@@spacemaniii1460 that guy makes a video once per months smh
Cringe smh
@@ShinePei imagine thinking someone would care if you found this cringe smh
@@phaserxultraviolet1694 imagine caring enough about the comment to reply, smh
Hey I live in Zwolle and I love to tell this story to anyone who'll listen. One of our arterial roads is named Leo Majorlaan (laan = lane in Dutch). And I live near Arsenaultplantsoen, a small park named after Arsenault.
Leo Major is the embodiment of Canada whenever they're involved in a war
Yes, I agree with that.
I agree.
canadian riot
There was a Canadian officer in charge of a combined arms unit as part of the "peacekeeping" force in the former Yugoslavia. His unit came under Serbian mortar fire from the surrounding hills. The officer rallied his tank unit, charged the enemy positions, and captured or destroyed all of the Serbian mortar emplacements.
Of course, this was not WWII, this was in the modern age of globalist pussy UN kumbaya, so instead of getting a medal he was relieved of his command and shipped back to Canada.
@FINNISH BULL
That "Allied Propaganda" was pretty convincing as it marched it's way into Berlin.
5:39 The young captive is so happy he gets to spin around
I am surprised they never made a COD or battlefield mission based around this guy even though you do what he does in like 90% of those games
Playing Metal Gear Solid is basically playing as him lol
I am from Québec and thank you to talk of him.
German troops:
*occupying city*
Leo Major:
THIS IS WHERE THE FUN BEGINS
yes
Cringe
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5:39 I love this part so much. 🤣
I like how the german collapses in a t-pose manner at 5:38
Maybe he is the parkouring Hans
@@thekebearianf6013 Hey, Hans made 2 appearances this time, first one is 1:49 where he shows his dancing skills to his friend.
hans shows off his dancing skills and collapsing skills in a funny yet orderly manner
The part where he slap that German soldier helmet is gold
the first cut g ever
Like ya cut German
German Troops: *NO YOU CAN'T JUST DEFEAT US*
Leo: *haha gun go boom boom*
This video was released 12 mins ago
No its gun go BRRRRRRRRR
And grenade go boom boom
Not funny
5:38 i like how the german soldier dances in the background
Germans: *take city*
Leo: I’m about to ruin this whole mans career
Yes
Yes
Yes
Shouldn't never became a **Target rich environment**
This joke has permanently ruined my appetite.
Theres the cat! Found the cat the cats in the netherlands who got lost accidentally time travelled to WWII and stayed in the alleyways. Legends has it that the cat is still wandering the alleyway looking for home
HELL YEAH!!! STILL ALIVE AND RUNNING, THIS CHANNEL IS! ALWAYS PASSING AND OVERCOMING ALL EXPECTATIONS BABY!
"Everyone gangsta till they see a man with a eye batch in Germany"
I'd be quite afraid of a man carrying a batch of eyes, and you should too.
@@WanganTunedKeiCar lmao
That was the smoothest cut to ad I've ever seen
Definitely a part of history that needs to be remembered.
Leo major is me in a video game when “stealth” is an “option”
6:32 this man literally said that YOU aren’t worthy to give ME an award. That stove cold balls of this man!
his animations went from good to god tier just so smooth and realistic, I love his videos
Germans: We Own The Netherlands.
Leo Major: *Laughs In Sten Gun*
Yup
3:38 Nice Inglorious Basterds reference
When you defeat the German force's by your self
*laugh's in victory*
So true
Lol
Never knew that John Wick had a Grandfather
Another good episode for the book yarnhub well done
we going to ignore the fact the officer has "Jar Jar Binks" on his forehead?
Yeah? Okay, misa isa happy witha dis.
Yeah
I've seen ist
2:21 *The Only Thing They Fear is You" starts playing*
German SS: "Why do I hear boss music?"
I love to hear stories about soldiers that are somehow able to do the near impossible against the odds. So inspiring.
The animation just keeps on getting better and better good work!
Germany: we have an army
Canada: We have Leo Major
That's even better than two Hulk! 🧟♂️🧟♂️
I know it's a zombie. I do with what I have...
This is, hands down, my favorite YarnHub video. Please make more like this
Id love to see videos about modern day battles with those beautiful animations
I would love too but then modern battles always bring an angry mobs of pro ideology bias that's the main problem
The only correction I have: Leo Major didn't reject the medal for the liberation of Zwolle, he rejected it in the battle of the Scheld, where he would have been rewarded it for the capture of 100 German troops. He fought all the way from the beaches of Normandy, where he lost his eye to a phosphor grenade when capturing a German communication half-track to Korea where he fought and held of 10.000 Chinese troops in the battle for hill 355.
This actually understates this guy he also captured 100 enemy soldiers himself no bs straight up captures the battalion himself
Leo is pretty cool you can tell because he walked away from a explosion without looking at it at 2:44 oh yeah he also liberated a city.
Man! This thumbnail is terrifying.. A pirate with white eye patch.. His name is that of a constellation..(🦁 Leo the Lion) Fierce as a Lion.. Grr..
thank you so much for this video! this makes my day!
Holy cow! This animation is so smooth and the man himself leo major look so badass in this animation, great work guys
5:40,again,that guy is SO happy lol
He was awarded the distinguished conduct medal twice in WW2 the first time he declined it because Bernard Montgomery would have been the one to give it to him but he declined saying he was a blow hard then the second one he accepted he got a 3rd one in the Korean War for holding the line on a valuable hill position against waves of Chinese soldiers
Anyone else amazed by the level of detail in their movement? Like the wine bottle, the bike tire, the swagger in his walk, and basically everything else.
Also this guy's not only a badass, he's a gentleman. Returning the officer's sidearm, letting go of his capetive.
A good rendition of the story! A very accurate one, because this is usually exaggerated quite a lot. I mean its hugely impressive anyway so I dont see the point of not telling it accurately.
Shame he wasnt a fan of Monty though. I suppose that's one of those subjective things that people will always argue about. Personally I love Montgomery. He worked hard to keep the men under his command safe. People always bring up Market Garden because they've seen the movie and think they know the history, when he wasnt even in command of the thing.
I honestly believe the part about Monty has been made up. There’s no evidence to suggest he said that. And there isn’t much reason for him to hate him.
On Wikipedia a Dutch historian points out that there’s no evidence to suggest he was even going to receive a medal let alone turn one down. Another story is that he was late to the ceremony so wasn’t able to be given the medal by Monty.
@@commando4481 interesting..you could well be right. Thank you! I was under the impression that most Brits and Canadians liked or loved Monty because he generally was popular with the men under his command.
I had assumed Major hated Monty for being too 'cautious' in that respect, but as you say its entirely possible its made up too. This story is often exaggerated.
@@AtheAetheling I’m also a huge fan of Monty. My favourite general of WW2 is Slim but Monty is a close second. Monty was given a difficult job yet he always succeeded.
Monty often had to fight the enemy in places where it was difficult to flank around such as Normandy or Italy and then there was the deserts of North Africa which was a logistical nightmare. And unlike the Americans and soviets who had literally unlimited men. Monty did not have that luxury since the British empire was fighting all over the world.
Finally in terms of market garden it might not have been so bad had the American 82nd Airborne captured Nijmegen bridge in time then the Paras at Arnhem most probably could’ve been saved. But as per usual the blame is thrown at Monty when for Market garden in my opinion the blame lies with General Gavin of the 82nd.
@@commando4481 preach. When I was little I used to enjoy 'a Bridge too far' and I still respect some of it for certain things...but unquestionably it scapegoats Monty and coddles the 82nd, and has a number of other movie sins that make people who view it think they know what really happened. Its nice to see someone who knows what they're talking about! : )
Graphics and story is incredible plz make this more plz.
Where the hell has hans got dancing lessons
1:51
Hey you guys did him at last! Not alot of Canadian stories exist (even less with french canadians) so im glad you guys did this guy :D
Another one of his story was when he protected a position from japanese soldiers which is also pretty epic
2:57 so no one's gonna talk about *how the stock is literally going through his arm?*
Yeah
I actually had to stop for a sec and admire the realistic animation movements. Also this german driver pirouette was cool thing
When you mess with a Canadian’s mate.
People, men AND women like this are awesome. Tough, capable, ready for a fight. Please do more of these kind of stories!
His name being "Big Lion" really show his true nature in the battlefield
I grew up in the city of Zwolle so im quite familiar with this story, cool that its now given a bit more attention outside of our city
Who wants to see yarn hub make a video about the tiger tank that destroyed about 9 T-34 tanks!
Nah i would love too but yarnhub is exclusively making vids of allied winning storys, since the broad public still believes that all germans where nazi and all such things.
@@emil-1609 Have you seen December 20th?
If leo major was god it would be Who wants to see leo major kiling a tiger tank with hand
Just randomly came to the channel and glued to the epic heroics and much appreciate your narration brother and collection of bravehearts from all around. It takes a lot of courage to run through the heavy firing of the D-Day. Much love and super high five from India excellent collections ❤👍
I'm not sure how detailed you want your animations to be but the STEN gun is open bolt and is depicted as closed bolt in the animation.
leo needs a movie this man is a hero and i aspire to have half the warrior spirit he did
YEAH NEW UPLOAD, btw low chance Yarnhub sees this, you are my new favorite history TH-cam Channel, the narration and animation oddly compliment each other like chicken and waffles
This is one of the best vidios I have watched loved it .OUTSTANDING.
"He considers general Bernard Montgomery incompetent and unworthy of bestowing him a medal"
Well... He ain't wrong...
Apparently he was responsible for the deaths of many allied soldiers in Africa if I'm not wrong
He’s responsible for Market Garden.
The british may have a stupid like of Montgomery, but Patton still beat him across the Rhine despite being undersupplied intentionally to slow him down.
@@trinalgalaxy5943 wait what
@@deweshgoenka6111 Patton's supplies were diverted to other Allied generals, to help them keep up. Allied high command didn't want any one general taking all the glory. That's to say, they were focused on politicking while fighting the war. Patton's inclination to aggressive & risky action still had him surging ahead of the pack.
this channel definetly needs 1mil subs
The german that killed his friend: "why do I hear boss music"
I see a lot of simple history comments here .Yarnhub is in competition with simple history now. Wow a 1 year old history channel is catching up with a over 5 year old channle. This is how good yarnhub is at making good content. And as always good job and thanks
No one:
Yarnhub: the drunk soldier named jar jar Binks
i was looking for this comment, just in case if someone beat me to it.
The "Jar Jar Binks" sticker ...
You're killin' me!!! :D
This dude is literally a one man army
You need a part 2 to this man story because he aint done yet!
Yarnhub always coming out with banger animations,massively underrated
its so cool that there a yarn hub ep in mine hometown :D
I live in Zwolle and I'm very glad Leo saved our beautiful city. He was a true hero.
But....where's the yarn? I love crochet and knitting.
It's the little details made me love this channel. like how these soliders hold the Sten.
I love these videos, yarnhub, I’d someday like to learn a skill or two about animating from you.
His kids are definitely winning the “My dad did this” argument every single time
I have goosebumps hearing to this story tho
Omg, I'm so happy thank you yarnhub, I love all your videos
Good video! The animation is great and the narration really captures the essence of Major's character. However, some of the facts stated are incorrect or mixed up. For instance, he did accept a Distinguished Conduct Medal for his liberation of Zwolle. Allegedly, it was the second time he was nominated for that medal. The first time was earlier in the war and that is when he was supposed to have declined the honor because of his dislike for Montgomery (it should be stated that this wasn't confirmed). Still, he did win a medal for his action in Zwolle and a second (potentially third) for his actions in the war of Korea. Leo Major was a great man, and despite this video's qualities, it does simplifiy quite a bit.
Canadians may be Nice Normally
But they got some of the best Soldiers
This was a speed run for Léo Major
Really appreciate and really good work