As much as I would love him to be Canadian, he was actually Irish. Despite the fact he wasn't American, he had a commission in the U.S. Army at the time he was training the First Special Service Force. But frankly, who cares where *any* of them were from? The allies came from many countries to fight for our freedom, and I'm grateful to all of them regardless of what flag they fought under.
@butkicker75 cause thats how it really was this is based on a true story written by a U.S guy serving there sorry but thats what happens when you get most of your members from New Jersey :P
I know it's a movie, and I am sure we had shit heads too, but the point I have been making is pipsqueaks like that cost the lives of thousands. The best thing that could happen for US and Canadian boys' lives alike would be for someone to make sure that a jerk like that is killed in the boat before they hit the beaches.
We had our Westpoint Weasels too.
Didn't he know why there is no independent Scotland?Because we showed up at a gun fight armed with knives and sticks! ASS U ME
You know, after I watched this movie several years ago, I looked up the the exploits of the Canadians in both World Wars (the only major conflicts they've been in besides the War of 1812 and Revolutionary War). It is astounding how little of a fuck Canadian soldiers gave when it came to danger, and some of the things they did were simply amazing. It's only little known outside of Canada because they'd rather be known for things other than the wars they've been in. Imagine that.
@educatedcockroach So I guess you missed the Korean war;,also the fact the Canadian navy was instumental in the Battle Of The Atlantic when the US was useless in the Atlantic because of horrible leadership. Maybe you didn't see their action at Juno beach(the first to reach their objective on D Day)and you pobably didn't get the detail about WW1 where they were the first Allied army to defeat the Germans at Vimy Ridge. No we don't always blow our own horn.That's why we're different
@tindallpe That's what I'm saying; I ended up finding most of those while researching, Vimy Ridge and Juno sticking out in my mind the most. That's what I find fascinating about the Canadians: they have exploits in battle easily comparable to the Brits and Americans (albeit on a smaller scale), but refuse to make a big deal out of it unlike those two. There's something very sane and almost noble about that.
@educatedcockroach Oh ok That's great. I just wasn't sure what you meant.Thank you for clearifying that I agree even though I'm Canadian and don't wish to boast but it is better for everyone if we focus more on trying to cooperate with the world and not attempt to use itimidation as a means to protect our interests. It can't always be done so like your President Teddy Rosevelt said "Walk Softly And Carry A Big Stick" those are words to live by.
Oh buddy if only we ever met I'd kick ur ass I bet ur some fag that does nothing but comment on YouTube vids while unlike you I can get off my ass and do something with my life like most recently I now am a member of the airborne. That is the Canadian airborne so how bout stop talking shit bout us cause without us u would barley have any fresh water to wash ur greasy hands.
I bet you would like that your probably canadian I hate canadians due to the fact they complain about how america sucks so you can go fuck yourself and go drink maple syrup you canadian cunt.
@BigMagMike88 - wow. you are a whiny little bitch, aren't you? Tell ya what, sunshine, you're the type of American that makes the rest of America looks bad to the rest of the world. Even better, since you're such a manly man, move out of your parent's basement and read a book.
@MrMusterdtiger91 Don't bait the Americans mate. Britain, US, Canada--- three great allies never forget our common roots and the shared blood on the battlefield! Cheers!
AMEN, thank you. Idiotic presumptions STARTED WWI. Why would a little weasel like that think that any form of martial arts was going to help him on June 6, 1944?
Assholes like that not only will get themselves killed, but other men, even GOOD CANADIAN BOYS. And believe me, the USA was grateful for every man on our side. Why would an idiot want to isolate himself. Sometimes friendly fire wasn't accidental.
@haitipi It's a good movie, I was disappointed that the entire thing wasn't on here. In the end they learn to be friends and mutual respect, just like in real life. Cheers.
@MsBooda77...right so im an asshole when i say something bad about america but when they say something bad about my country thats ok right?....right...typical...and people wonder why i act the way i do.
@MrMusterdtiger91 uh dumbass.......youre the one who called my country one giant pussy.......I never said it was ok to say anything bad about a bunch of panty waisted douchbags...but if the shoe fits....
We Canadians are the result of the British Monarchy, the system of justice. Honour to country and Queen. We have the best of all the common wealth With our proud heritage and duty, respect where ever Canadians go in the world they are liked
Great movie, many idiotic stereotypes though - Americans as palookas and Canadians as proper British idiots. Somewhere in the middle was the truth of this great outfit that helped win WW2 and save the world. That's what North America does, because we are the best.
@manhattan85 Hate to burst the bubble but it's completely down to the revolutionary british training that made the unit, as commandos go they were for sure not the best.
The scene I'd love to see is the bar fight scene which I believe was the movie's defining point. The Americans and Canadians hated each other up to that point but the lumberjacks became their common enemy. Peacock and Rockmond were going to come to blows and then became the best of friends.
If some of you go do a little research.. you would find out this movie is a true story about the 1st US & Canadian Special Forces, The US picked out there volunteers from there stockades, The Canadians sent there elite. Training was at Fort William Henry Harrison, Helena MT.. The Germans were so terrified of this group, they called them "The Black Devils". There is still a statue in Helena MT saluting this group..
Love this scene, it just goes to show don't think someone is a wimp just because they wear glasses and are skinny he may be an awesome martial artist.
It is funny how Canadians presume that American Indians are FAT DRUNKS because they are bigger than they are. Have you seen Jeremy Slate these days, he has a fat greasy hairy drunkard. Typical Canadian? No, but that is how presumption will get one, even Canadians killed. Do Canadians also have eyes in back of their heads, because an idiot like that has just lost his protection. In the battlefield, there is an American word for it. It's called FUCKED
If the War was over for the Japanese in 1938, how the hell did they have the capability to place a division of Japanese troops on the Aleutian Islands for christs sake???
1938 was not the peak of the Japanese empire. The Empire was at its biggest in 1942.
Fact is: the only thing that stood between the Japanese and the oil fields in Alaska was the US Fleet. If the Japanese take Alaska and ascertain its oil wells, you can forget about the fuel supply problems. And as I said, the Japanese were pushing back the Brits in Burma and India had been under the threat of invasion for years.
This supposedly "defeated" Japanese were still making advances all the Way up until 1942, after Guadalcanal. Doesn't sound like a beaten enemy to me.
And just to idenitfy why 1938 is so important...it is the year that Japan's capital ship production peaked. Before the war even began Japan was lagging far behind American production. By 1943 the gap was incredible. Japan began the war with no hope of invading the US, damaging its production base, or of increasing their own. When the Americans failed to cave in according to Japanese Army belief in the weeks after Pearl Harbour, the American victory was a foregone conclusion.
In dealing with Midway you have to realize the inevitability of Japan's defeat. Even if all 4 of the carriers had survived, it would likely not have changed the course of the war. The war in the Pacific was won by the awe-inspiring American production capability, not a few simple battles. This is why the year 1938 is so critical, it's only ridiculous if you don't know what it means. By the way, most of Japan's advances came in December 1941 to November 1942.
Midway resulted in the destruction of four of Japan's best Air craft carriers, and the loss of Japanese airpower for thousands of miles in all directions.. YOU ARE obviously marginalizing America's involvement. Okinawa and Iwo were important because if finally gave the allies the ability to strike the mainland with bombers and fighters. For the first time air war could be brought against Japan. Ascertaining an airfield in the midst of the Japanese empire was CRUCIAL..
@StonewallJackson26 Sorry but the war was virtually over by the time of Iwo Jima and Okinawa occured. Japan's economic engine had ground to a halt, it had little fuel and what was available was inefficient (A-Go fuel as I recall). The navy expended it's last fuel reserves on the Yamato's suicide run. Pounding Japan did little until they dropped the atomic bomb. I am not marginalizing the US effort, I am identifying it. The US submarine war was far more critical than anything you have mentioned.
@milesalpha1 The War had turned after Saipan was taken and the Japanese had lost the Air power that was meant to protect their mainland from direct threat. Okinawa was the only piece of Japanese soil to be fought over throughout the whole course of the War, even then we had to sue for peace because the Japanese war machine hadn't been entirely defeated.
Britain had there best Army in N. Africa. And the Army they had in Burma were ill- equipped and poorly trained. The War's turning point was the capture of Saipan and the breaking of the Japanese inner ring of defenses, that and the Marianas Turkey Shoot, which destroyed a large chunk of Japanese Air power.
@StonewallJackson26 The Turkey Shoot is in no way a turning point, it was a last desperate ploy that was doomed to failure. The turning point for Japan actually took place in 1938 but that is a little too deep for these kind of lightweight documentaries. You could also argue that the turning point was Dec. 7, 1941, since Japan started losing the war immediately. Victory in the Pacific was much more economic than military.
@milesalpha1 The turning point was 1938????? That it ridiculous. The War for Japan in 40- 41' was going swimmingly. They were advancing on India and Australia. France got kicked out of their colonies in Indo China. The Philippines, most of Indonesia, most of China and the Japanese even went as far as the Aleutians. The Turkey Shoot was an enormous blunder by the Japanese because it destroyed Air support for the defenders of Iwo and Okinawa. Taking Saipan broke the Japanese inner ring of defense
Listen to all the BS. The allies of WWII fought for four long years while the US sat on it's ass and decided not to get involved, the arrogant USA. Other than possibly the battle of the Bulge, a military blunder of monumental proportions because of yet more incompetence and US arrogance, the US military contributed next to nothing to the freedom of Europe, yet Canadians are revered in every corner of Europe for what they did. There from the start till the end. Want to contribute, shut up!
The Devils Brigade was made up of professional Canadian soldiers and US conscripts. Some of the jump training was done in Montana but the home of the 1ST Special Service Force is Petawawa, Ontario Canada before the US military decided to equip their own "Special Forces". The Canadian Air Corps was also responsible for training American Aviators in Trenton, Ontario and the first military aircraft was flown at CFB Petawawa (google Siver Dart) Also see War of 1812 and Hockey, 2010 Olympics. CKAA
@Crashingdogs America razed the fuck out of Canada in the War of 1812. British soldiers (your mommy) came in and attacked DC, but America decimated Canada. In fact, we owned you so badly that we are hesitant to mention it because of how brutal the sacking went.
We also gave you the bloodiest battle at Lundy's Lane. British officers were terrified of Americans in Canada, brah. Learn history.
@lethargistic You really like your drugs? At the end of the war Canada owned territories as far as Georgia, had burned the capital to the ground, US troops (huh?) were terrified of Brock and Tecumseh to the point they surrendered and I doubt you even know where Lundy's Lane is. Read a few history books and stop relying on Wikipedia for all your slanted views. Canadian Loyalists and the FN gave the US is first ass kicking and we've been doing it throughout history, WWI, WWII, Korea, hockey etc.
@Crashingdogs LMAO. CANADA didn't do any of that. BRITAIN did that. You guys being Britain's little bitches doesn't change that fact. They were BRITISH officers with Canadian soldiers.
As far as world wars go, I'd just keep talking about things Britain did, yeah. It's pretty obvious that while America was insanely successful on its own, Canada always needed the queen's tit in its mouth to get shit done.
Ice-skating pansies. Oo, we play hockey and we curl! Learn a real damn sport.
@lethargistic I would love to get you out on the ice and then i would throw an elbow right in your jaw knocking out every single tooth in your fat ass mouth and then you can look up at me with a giant whole in your grill and tell me hockey is not a real sport. Some of the toughest sons of bitches to walk this planet
@conda420 I'm afraid I haven't sucked enough dick to believe that ice skating with a stick is in anyway cool. Sorry, man. Good luck with that curling though. And nice spelling of "hole". Canadian education in action!
@lethargistic hole as in a-hole like you, that's that perpetual shitty outlook most US citizens have of anything that makes them feel inferior. Child!
@lethargistic Canada and Britain were on the verge of winning the war in the Atlantic. The Americans then joined the war and the American Atlantic commander said it wasn't necessary to employ blackouts and a convoy system. So thanks to your superior tactics, the Germans went through their Second U-Boat time. Yeah you guys really helped us out.
@CanadianStereotype I just want to know if you honestly believe that the Germans would have been forced into unconditional surrender had the Americans not joined in the war. With Russia, they were already willing to announce something of a termed defeated, but come on. Your navy was token at that point, I mean what happened to the Hood, again? And by "your" I mean Britain. Canada was just some subjugated wench suckling on the teat of a superior nation for credit.
@lethargistic If you go back to WW1 you can see Canada being ranked the most effective combat army in the world. They won battles that the Allies thought impossible objectives. Take Vimy or Passchendaele for example, great victories for Canada. A huge number of the leading aces in WW1 were Canadian including top Allied ace Billy Bishop and the credit for the kill of Baron Von Richtofen is held by a Canadian, there's one war the Americans didn't do shit.
@cwood4ever False. In 1917 Germany was blockaded 100% and starving (this is all pre-American entry). The Canadians WERE the most effective soldiers in WW1 any historian will acknowledge that they're not arrogant like yourself. So USA joined the war but guess what Russia had just surrendered so it didn't really change anything seeing as we got reinforcements as well as Germany. USA was the little bugger that hopped onto the ice when his team was up 5-1 in the dying minutes of the 3rd. Facts, boy.
@cwood4ever After the allies fought for four years the US steps in and acts like they had something to do with the outcome. It`s a shame that yàll think have been doing everything the same since, it may say made in the USA but it took people from all over the world to manufacture it for you so you could say you ``did it`. Some things never change. We taught your forces in WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam and Afghanistan. You still haven`t learned it would seem.
@lethargistic Really what happened to the Arizona? What the hell does a lucky shot on the Hood have do with the topic at hand? Get some real history books, sit down and actually read them, don't let movies depict real life for you, but then again most in the US are willing to believe anything Hollywood dishes out, Hollywood another creation of yet another Canadian, Max Sennet.
@Crashingdogs The USA is 1000 times better than the best Canadian has. Are you really trying to argue that Canada is equal to the USA? HA HA HA HA. Before WW1 a lot of nations "trained" if that what you want to call it on war. Same with WW2 so as you can see thats just logical not stupid. But you are foolish to bring up the 2010 Olympics. The USA won the most medals bug deal Canada won most gold but over all the USA has more Gold medals than Canada. continued
@cwood4ever Yeah »Canada won most Gold, Gold, Gold and we won the hockey, men`s and women`s, time and again. Doesn`t count how many you have, it matters who came first and how often. Give it up, the last we checked the US isn`t the centre of the universe. Take a real look at your history, not the US propaganda you`re quoting. Canadian troops trained the inexperienced US troops of WWI and WWII not to mention your airforce. We`ve bested the US in so many ways and on so many fronts it`s ridiculous
@Crashingdogs Fool we have more Gold medals in all the Olympics combined than any other country. So what if you got a few more in ONE Olympics. You are still a loser. The Canadians didnt train the USA troops in WW1 and WW2. We trained our selves, when we got to Europe the allies sped us up on the situation, showed us a few things but as far as training Canada didnt. But hey you do realize that there was also the Japs in WW2 and lets jusr say the USA beat them on our own, no Canadians there.
@bangwallitt The USA single defeated the Japanese by themselves for the most part. We destroyed their navy in the Battle of Midway. The US Marines fought them on all the islands sending them back. Just because the British where in Burma doesn't defeat the Japanese. So what the USA was all over the pacific defeating the Japs. If its all the same to you old boy.
@cwood4ever You pack a lot of incorrect information in one paragraph. I'll give you one little fact to consider. The vast majority of the Japanese Army was in mainland Asia for all of WWII. Name the 3 nations fielding the largest number of troops in opposition. (Hint: The US is NOT one of them)
I do not wish to marginalize the US effect on WWII, it is enormous. But saying that the US defeated Japan alone is as silly as saying "Britain Stands Alone" in 1940. It is propaganda not reality.
@milesalpha1 The USA didn't fight japan by themselves, but their contribution was by far the most important in defeating Japan. The War in Burma was going horribly and the Japanese were marching on India. The most important battles, in terms of defeating Japan were Midway, Saipan, Iwo Jima and Okinawa.
@StonewallJackson26 Midway was a nice battle for American morale, but it was actually quite a minor strategic victory. Iwo Jima, and Okinawa were mop up battles, the war was long over by then. Japanese island garrisons were rather small, especially when you compare them to any other theater of war. If you wish to cite something that actually made a difference, then the American submarine war is where you want to go, they destroyed the Japanese mechant fleet, crippling it's economy.
@Crashingdogs 1812 and? It had nothing to do with Canada or British North America. The British where imprisoning American sailors to fight in their wars against France. The USA objected declared war, A couple of Americans tried to invade Canada the winter pushed them back into the USA. The British invaded burned down the White House we retaliated by kicking them out of the USA. The British and Americans soon signed a peace treaty ending the war and they stopped kid napping out sailors. big deal
@Crashingdogs wow I live in a city right next to Trenton (Belleville) and I go to the museum right beside the air base but I never knew how much history there was to learn!
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You are correct @JuanM. The Devil's Brigade WAS a real outfit. They trained here in my state of Montana at Fort Harrison (located west of the state capital of Helena). I was in the ARMY in the 1980's and spent time at Ft. Harrison and meet a few of the surviving members of the real brigade. I know that several still live to this day and were actually part of a recent documentary where modern soldiers went to Ft. Harrison and trained like the Brigade. These men were larger than life.
@JuanMacready Actually I believe this pre-dates the Dirty Dozen though it is sort sells the real unit short. The Americans assigned were not as depicted in the movie. Unfortunately most of them didn't survive the war. Look up the history of the Brigade. They were all top notch, Canadian and American alike.
One of the best fight scenes ever and it is actually realistic. The real brigade commander was a big fan of Fairbairn and Sykes and integrated many of their combat techniques into their training. Though in the real unit all the American troops were volunteers with specific skill sets. Many veterans were displeased to find out they were portrayed as criminals. The Canadians in the unit would be the first non-Americans to receive the combat infantryman's badge in the early 2000's.
We had a reunion with the Green Berets in Helena Mt back in 1986. Canadians and Americans jumping from hueys and have a great time together. I was a kid when I first watched this movie. I never dreamed I would be there training.14 years later. While I was there, the Yanks were a diciplined unit and a great bunch to train with.
My Dad didn't like the commandos. He was a tough guy but he said the commandos were too rough. On leave in London they killed one of their own guys by throwing him off a bridge. He used to stay away from them.
I met a gentleman from the first first special services force once. He was very soft spoken and used to wear a string tie with a special forces choker with their emblem. He went to Helena when they got their bronze stars a few years ago. He was surprised I knew about them. Thanks Doug.
Sgt. O'Neil is using Defendu. It was developed by Capt. W.E. Fairbairn in the 1920s in Shanghai. it is a mixture of Jiu-jitsu, Judo and Welsh boxing. It was oringinaly developed for police officers working in the most dangerous waterfront city in the world at that time and was remade during WWII to be taught to elite soldiers.
@krag8 I believe that only a small handful of people teach DEFENDU(O) still. I don't know Y people would try 2 get ride of this system that works well in situations like this.
@krag8 The character of Sgt. O'Neill is apparently based on Dermot "Pat" O'Neill, who was born in Irelaand and ran away to Shanghai as a youngster. He eventually joined the Shanghai police force. And I think he was a student of W.E. Fairburn. One websource mentioned that he studied internal Chinese arts such as Tai Chi, Pa Kua (bagua) and Hsing I (Xing yi) He also earned a 5th degree Black Belt in Judo.. He served as a captain, with the United States Army, not a Canadian sgt.
The Americans appear to be in mixed uniforms. The Canadians are just wearing a verity of unit flashes which would have been the case - in the move however they are wearing brown British BD and not Canadian green.
From December 1939. Prior to that 1st Canadian Infantry Division had left Canada for Britain wearing First World War issue uniform and equipment. The Canadian uniform was superior in quality to that of the British BD and better looking but made of heavier material - good for winter - bad for summer. In Italy however Canadian BD was usually replaced by British BD if they became tattered because of the supply problem.
what is up with today and canadians. this is the third or fourth canada pride stumble ive had today. I read one ridiculous site claiming it was a canadian who invented the telephone, as well as radio! Come on!
@shoeheader Marconi is credited with the radio, the first transatlantic transmission took place in Newfoundland though. I can see where someone might get confused.
@shoeheader I don't know how someone thought the radio was Canadian the radio was invented by an Austrian named Nikola Tesla however, Canadian broadcasters helped create the first commercial transatlantic radio communications service. However, it was a Canadian named Alexander Bell of Nova Scotia who invented the telephone.
Radio as we know it - voice transmission - was developed by Reginald Aubrey Fessenden of East Bolton Quebec. Fessenden developed the first alternator transmitters as opposed to spark gap transmitters as used by Marconi. On December 24, 1906 Fessenden made the first voice broadcast from Brants Rock Mass. He played a phonograph record, then played "O Holy Night" on the violin before finally reading from the Gospel of Luke.
As much as I would love him to be Canadian, he was actually Irish. Despite the fact he wasn't American, he had a commission in the U.S. Army at the time he was training the First Special Service Force. But frankly, who cares where *any* of them were from? The allies came from many countries to fight for our freedom, and I'm grateful to all of them regardless of what flag they fought under.
Everstruggling 6 days ago
Based on true facts--can`t change history!!
Plainsfyre 1 week ago
richard dawson's accent= hilarious!! To bad he didn't have more lines =( or maybe he does in the rest of the film? I haven't seen it
Billtheawesome 3 weeks ago
As an American, I find that comment funny as hell....big tub of lard...haha
noleman31 3 weeks ago
You've got just two seconds for a public apology - times up!
mindlesspup 1 month ago
Was sergeant that sat down a Canadian?
Nelmistro 2 months ago
@Nelmistro Damned Skippy! (A Proud Canadian) :)
TheBubba68 2 months ago
@Nelmistro the one whos kicking that guys ass is canadian. CANADA!!!!!!!!!!!!!
peterdeluca1 2 months ago
Being polite =/= being weak
Too bad so many people these days have forgotten that.
Daddiode 2 months ago
In Cadets: When I joined I feared the Sergeant
Reserves: You see the Sergeant ... Oh God... Start praying because you are either dead, bound to get an award or get chewed out!
aceflyer89 3 months ago
wow what a stereotype. I met a lot of Americans who were nice and Canadians who were total pricks.
MacLabFever 3 months ago
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tindallpe 3 months ago
the Commonwealth forever
pooey7399 3 months ago
The irish definetly know how to pick a fight.
veteran2000 3 months ago in playlist WAR
"can you pass the salt please" XD
maidenjapan66 4 months ago 10
Canadians didn;t treat americans like this. Why do they try to make our brave troops look bad?
butkicker75 5 months ago
@butkicker75 cause thats how it really was this is based on a true story written by a U.S guy serving there sorry but thats what happens when you get most of your members from New Jersey :P
TYUIO11111 4 months ago
@TYUIO11111 ok lol. I didn't know that now I do. thanks :)
butkicker75 3 months ago
@butkicker75 no problem don't feel bad U.S helped loads and if you see the whole movie these guys get in order too
TYUIO11111 3 months ago
@butkicker75
I know it's a movie, and I am sure we had shit heads too, but the point I have been making is pipsqueaks like that cost the lives of thousands. The best thing that could happen for US and Canadian boys' lives alike would be for someone to make sure that a jerk like that is killed in the boat before they hit the beaches.
We had our Westpoint Weasels too.
Didn't he know why there is no independent Scotland?Because we showed up at a gun fight armed with knives and sticks! ASS U ME
haitipi 2 months ago
You know, after I watched this movie several years ago, I looked up the the exploits of the Canadians in both World Wars (the only major conflicts they've been in besides the War of 1812 and Revolutionary War). It is astounding how little of a fuck Canadian soldiers gave when it came to danger, and some of the things they did were simply amazing. It's only little known outside of Canada because they'd rather be known for things other than the wars they've been in. Imagine that.
educatedcockroach 5 months ago
@educatedcockroach So I guess you missed the Korean war;,also the fact the Canadian navy was instumental in the Battle Of The Atlantic when the US was useless in the Atlantic because of horrible leadership. Maybe you didn't see their action at Juno beach(the first to reach their objective on D Day)and you pobably didn't get the detail about WW1 where they were the first Allied army to defeat the Germans at Vimy Ridge. No we don't always blow our own horn.That's why we're different
tindallpe 4 months ago
@tindallpe That's what I'm saying; I ended up finding most of those while researching, Vimy Ridge and Juno sticking out in my mind the most. That's what I find fascinating about the Canadians: they have exploits in battle easily comparable to the Brits and Americans (albeit on a smaller scale), but refuse to make a big deal out of it unlike those two. There's something very sane and almost noble about that.
educatedcockroach 4 months ago
@educatedcockroach Oh ok That's great. I just wasn't sure what you meant.Thank you for clearifying that I agree even though I'm Canadian and don't wish to boast but it is better for everyone if we focus more on trying to cooperate with the world and not attempt to use itimidation as a means to protect our interests. It can't always be done so like your President Teddy Rosevelt said "Walk Softly And Carry A Big Stick" those are words to live by.
tindallpe 4 months ago
Oh buddy if only we ever met I'd kick ur ass I bet ur some fag that does nothing but comment on YouTube vids while unlike you I can get off my ass and do something with my life like most recently I now am a member of the airborne. That is the Canadian airborne so how bout stop talking shit bout us cause without us u would barley have any fresh water to wash ur greasy hands.
justin002700 5 months ago
I bet you would like that your probably canadian I hate canadians due to the fact they complain about how america sucks so you can go fuck yourself and go drink maple syrup you canadian cunt.
BigMagMike88 5 months ago
@BigMagMike88 - wow. you are a whiny little bitch, aren't you? Tell ya what, sunshine, you're the type of American that makes the rest of America looks bad to the rest of the world. Even better, since you're such a manly man, move out of your parent's basement and read a book.
SudanUNMO 4 months ago
@BigMagMike88 must really suck to be an american pussy like you oh yeah thats right your hole country is 1 giant pussy
MrMusterdtiger91 4 months ago
@MrMusterdtiger91 Don't bait the Americans mate. Britain, US, Canada--- three great allies never forget our common roots and the shared blood on the battlefield! Cheers!
NoDestinyLive4Now 3 months ago 3
@NoDestinyLive4Now
AMEN, thank you. Idiotic presumptions STARTED WWI. Why would a little weasel like that think that any form of martial arts was going to help him on June 6, 1944?
Assholes like that not only will get themselves killed, but other men, even GOOD CANADIAN BOYS. And believe me, the USA was grateful for every man on our side. Why would an idiot want to isolate himself. Sometimes friendly fire wasn't accidental.
haitipi 2 months ago
@haitipi It's a good movie, I was disappointed that the entire thing wasn't on here. In the end they learn to be friends and mutual respect, just like in real life. Cheers.
NoDestinyLive4Now 2 months ago
Respond to this video...
USA, UK, Canada: 3 GREAT NATIONS separated by a common language!
Allies forever!
haitipi 2 months ago 6
@haitipi nice one...
telmac899 1 month ago
@MrMusterdtiger91 better than being a giant asshole........
MsBooda77 3 months ago
@MsBooda77...right so im an asshole when i say something bad about america but when they say something bad about my country thats ok right?....right...typical...and people wonder why i act the way i do.
MrMusterdtiger91 2 months ago
@MrMusterdtiger91 uh dumbass.......youre the one who called my country one giant pussy.......I never said it was ok to say anything bad about a bunch of panty waisted douchbags...but if the shoe fits....
MsBooda77 2 months ago
@bigmagmike88 hey bud go fuck yourself
justin002700 5 months ago
If I had to get my ass beat by any group of people in the world, it would be my neighbors across Lake Erie
OW3NS93 5 months ago
Would you shut the fuck up and let me enjoy my salt thank you
BigMagMike88 5 months ago
..mind the elbow lad.
frenchycanada 5 months ago
He better pass him that salt if wanted his butt kicked again.
toysruskid06 5 months ago
Piece of shit canadians
BigMagMike88 5 months ago
@BigMagMike88 piece of shit what ever you are ,JK
legorofl 5 months ago
@BigMagMike88 Would you kindly grow the fuck up? Thank you, sir... now pass the salt.
ImonYTehh 5 months ago
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70rippy 1 month ago
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i wanna get this movie
dragonblud1 6 months ago
"is it true that all you yanks are thieves and murderers ?"
(fits for new york, first they steal your purse and ten minutes later you're getting murdered :D)
fucking most criminal place in the whole world ....
Oesterreich1156 6 months ago
lol so canadian..
1988scottcarey 6 months ago
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We Canadians are the result of the British Monarchy, the system of justice. Honour to country and Queen. We have the best of all the common wealth With our proud heritage and duty, respect where ever Canadians go in the world they are liked
pooey7399 6 months ago
This is one of my favorite scenes in the movie.
taichi29 6 months ago
Great movie, many idiotic stereotypes though - Americans as palookas and Canadians as proper British idiots. Somewhere in the middle was the truth of this great outfit that helped win WW2 and save the world. That's what North America does, because we are the best.
manhattan85 6 months ago
@manhattan85 Hate to burst the bubble but it's completely down to the revolutionary british training that made the unit, as commandos go they were for sure not the best.
Muzlalilulelogreyfox 6 months ago
The scene I'd love to see is the bar fight scene which I believe was the movie's defining point. The Americans and Canadians hated each other up to that point but the lumberjacks became their common enemy. Peacock and Rockmond were going to come to blows and then became the best of friends.
dthdc4 6 months ago
If some of you go do a little research.. you would find out this movie is a true story about the 1st US & Canadian Special Forces, The US picked out there volunteers from there stockades, The Canadians sent there elite. Training was at Fort William Henry Harrison, Helena MT.. The Germans were so terrified of this group, they called them "The Black Devils". There is still a statue in Helena MT saluting this group..
SpermWhaleDJ 7 months ago
They should remake this with same level of detaile as Saveing PVT Ryan, or Band of Brothers.
This movei realy deserves a come back.
Herbymac0811 7 months ago
"Would you pass the salt please"
"Thank you"
Classic...had me in stitches
cogidubnus1953 7 months ago
lol hes ppcli just like me :)
423tk 7 months ago
A great scene within the Hollywood movie genre.
auburn5978 7 months ago
Love this scene, it just goes to show don't think someone is a wimp just because they wear glasses and are skinny he may be an awesome martial artist.
I can relate to the sergeant.
SwordsmanMercenary 8 months ago 17
@SwordsmanMercenary
It is funny how Canadians presume that American Indians are FAT DRUNKS because they are bigger than they are. Have you seen Jeremy Slate these days, he has a fat greasy hairy drunkard. Typical Canadian? No, but that is how presumption will get one, even Canadians killed. Do Canadians also have eyes in back of their heads, because an idiot like that has just lost his protection. In the battlefield, there is an American word for it. It's called FUCKED
haitipi 2 months ago
@SwordsmanMercenary Trust a book, not by its' cover I always say.
Kelly14UK 2 weeks ago
I rise to remark that the good Sergeant is a shining example of 1st Bn Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry!
GypsyVanner24 8 months ago 2
If the War was over for the Japanese in 1938, how the hell did they have the capability to place a division of Japanese troops on the Aleutian Islands for christs sake???
1938 was not the peak of the Japanese empire. The Empire was at its biggest in 1942.
StonewallJackson26 8 months ago
Fact is: the only thing that stood between the Japanese and the oil fields in Alaska was the US Fleet. If the Japanese take Alaska and ascertain its oil wells, you can forget about the fuel supply problems. And as I said, the Japanese were pushing back the Brits in Burma and India had been under the threat of invasion for years.
This supposedly "defeated" Japanese were still making advances all the Way up until 1942, after Guadalcanal. Doesn't sound like a beaten enemy to me.
StonewallJackson26 8 months ago
And just to idenitfy why 1938 is so important...it is the year that Japan's capital ship production peaked. Before the war even began Japan was lagging far behind American production. By 1943 the gap was incredible. Japan began the war with no hope of invading the US, damaging its production base, or of increasing their own. When the Americans failed to cave in according to Japanese Army belief in the weeks after Pearl Harbour, the American victory was a foregone conclusion.
milesalpha1 8 months ago
In dealing with Midway you have to realize the inevitability of Japan's defeat. Even if all 4 of the carriers had survived, it would likely not have changed the course of the war. The war in the Pacific was won by the awe-inspiring American production capability, not a few simple battles. This is why the year 1938 is so critical, it's only ridiculous if you don't know what it means. By the way, most of Japan's advances came in December 1941 to November 1942.
milesalpha1 8 months ago
Midway resulted in the destruction of four of Japan's best Air craft carriers, and the loss of Japanese airpower for thousands of miles in all directions.. YOU ARE obviously marginalizing America's involvement. Okinawa and Iwo were important because if finally gave the allies the ability to strike the mainland with bombers and fighters. For the first time air war could be brought against Japan. Ascertaining an airfield in the midst of the Japanese empire was CRUCIAL..
StonewallJackson26 8 months ago
@StonewallJackson26 Sorry but the war was virtually over by the time of Iwo Jima and Okinawa occured. Japan's economic engine had ground to a halt, it had little fuel and what was available was inefficient (A-Go fuel as I recall). The navy expended it's last fuel reserves on the Yamato's suicide run. Pounding Japan did little until they dropped the atomic bomb. I am not marginalizing the US effort, I am identifying it. The US submarine war was far more critical than anything you have mentioned.
milesalpha1 8 months ago
@milesalpha1 The War had turned after Saipan was taken and the Japanese had lost the Air power that was meant to protect their mainland from direct threat. Okinawa was the only piece of Japanese soil to be fought over throughout the whole course of the War, even then we had to sue for peace because the Japanese war machine hadn't been entirely defeated.
StonewallJackson26 8 months ago
Britain had there best Army in N. Africa. And the Army they had in Burma were ill- equipped and poorly trained. The War's turning point was the capture of Saipan and the breaking of the Japanese inner ring of defenses, that and the Marianas Turkey Shoot, which destroyed a large chunk of Japanese Air power.
StonewallJackson26 8 months ago
@StonewallJackson26 The Turkey Shoot is in no way a turning point, it was a last desperate ploy that was doomed to failure. The turning point for Japan actually took place in 1938 but that is a little too deep for these kind of lightweight documentaries. You could also argue that the turning point was Dec. 7, 1941, since Japan started losing the war immediately. Victory in the Pacific was much more economic than military.
milesalpha1 8 months ago
@milesalpha1 The turning point was 1938????? That it ridiculous. The War for Japan in 40- 41' was going swimmingly. They were advancing on India and Australia. France got kicked out of their colonies in Indo China. The Philippines, most of Indonesia, most of China and the Japanese even went as far as the Aleutians. The Turkey Shoot was an enormous blunder by the Japanese because it destroyed Air support for the defenders of Iwo and Okinawa. Taking Saipan broke the Japanese inner ring of defense
StonewallJackson26 8 months ago
Claude Aikens was perfectly cast for this movie.
cochranexyz 10 months ago
Listen to all the BS. The allies of WWII fought for four long years while the US sat on it's ass and decided not to get involved, the arrogant USA. Other than possibly the battle of the Bulge, a military blunder of monumental proportions because of yet more incompetence and US arrogance, the US military contributed next to nothing to the freedom of Europe, yet Canadians are revered in every corner of Europe for what they did. There from the start till the end. Want to contribute, shut up!
Crashingdogs 10 months ago
@Crashingdogs
From Britain, Well said Sir!
bangwallitt 9 months ago
"...what?"
"Times up."
LOL
madcow085 11 months ago
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piontro (Nice portrayed, the USA are cowards and only take advantage of the weak, but when they are confronted they run away like pussies.)
and you are an idiot the American military have yet to lose a war that's why we don't do the back hand salute,
Sennin713 11 months ago
The irony is that Jeremy Slate is an American
TheGreaterGood80 11 months ago
@TheGreaterGood80 No ones perfect. Are you sure you understand what irony is?
Crashingdogs 10 months ago
"villainous clod" lol
tmlafrance 1 year ago
thats right, thats how the Canadians roll
86BenCahoon 1 year ago
Its the radio techs
DAVZEE3 1 year ago
You just got pwned.LMAO
KakashiKyle9 1 year ago
Canada 1, USA 0.
biggbear0130 1 year ago
The Devils Brigade was made up of professional Canadian soldiers and US conscripts. Some of the jump training was done in Montana but the home of the 1ST Special Service Force is Petawawa, Ontario Canada before the US military decided to equip their own "Special Forces". The Canadian Air Corps was also responsible for training American Aviators in Trenton, Ontario and the first military aircraft was flown at CFB Petawawa (google Siver Dart) Also see War of 1812 and Hockey, 2010 Olympics. CKAA
Crashingdogs 1 year ago 8
@Crashingdogs America razed the fuck out of Canada in the War of 1812. British soldiers (your mommy) came in and attacked DC, but America decimated Canada. In fact, we owned you so badly that we are hesitant to mention it because of how brutal the sacking went.
We also gave you the bloodiest battle at Lundy's Lane. British officers were terrified of Americans in Canada, brah. Learn history.
lethargistic 1 year ago
@lethargistic You really like your drugs? At the end of the war Canada owned territories as far as Georgia, had burned the capital to the ground, US troops (huh?) were terrified of Brock and Tecumseh to the point they surrendered and I doubt you even know where Lundy's Lane is. Read a few history books and stop relying on Wikipedia for all your slanted views. Canadian Loyalists and the FN gave the US is first ass kicking and we've been doing it throughout history, WWI, WWII, Korea, hockey etc.
Crashingdogs 1 year ago
@Crashingdogs LMAO. CANADA didn't do any of that. BRITAIN did that. You guys being Britain's little bitches doesn't change that fact. They were BRITISH officers with Canadian soldiers.
As far as world wars go, I'd just keep talking about things Britain did, yeah. It's pretty obvious that while America was insanely successful on its own, Canada always needed the queen's tit in its mouth to get shit done.
Ice-skating pansies. Oo, we play hockey and we curl! Learn a real damn sport.
lethargistic 1 year ago
@lethargistic I would love to get you out on the ice and then i would throw an elbow right in your jaw knocking out every single tooth in your fat ass mouth and then you can look up at me with a giant whole in your grill and tell me hockey is not a real sport. Some of the toughest sons of bitches to walk this planet
conda420 1 year ago
@conda420 I'm afraid I haven't sucked enough dick to believe that ice skating with a stick is in anyway cool. Sorry, man. Good luck with that curling though. And nice spelling of "hole". Canadian education in action!
lethargistic 1 year ago
@lethargistic Now you going to compare Canadian education to American LMAO what next health care ?
conda420 1 year ago
@lethargistic Hockey, not a real sport? Ah, you americans are really funny!
Galuche1L1U 1 year ago
@lethargistic hole as in a-hole like you, that's that perpetual shitty outlook most US citizens have of anything that makes them feel inferior. Child!
Crashingdogs 10 months ago
@lethargistic Canada and Britain were on the verge of winning the war in the Atlantic. The Americans then joined the war and the American Atlantic commander said it wasn't necessary to employ blackouts and a convoy system. So thanks to your superior tactics, the Germans went through their Second U-Boat time. Yeah you guys really helped us out.
CanadianStereotype 1 year ago
@CanadianStereotype I just want to know if you honestly believe that the Germans would have been forced into unconditional surrender had the Americans not joined in the war. With Russia, they were already willing to announce something of a termed defeated, but come on. Your navy was token at that point, I mean what happened to the Hood, again? And by "your" I mean Britain. Canada was just some subjugated wench suckling on the teat of a superior nation for credit.
Sad but true.
lethargistic 1 year ago
@lethargistic If you go back to WW1 you can see Canada being ranked the most effective combat army in the world. They won battles that the Allies thought impossible objectives. Take Vimy or Passchendaele for example, great victories for Canada. A huge number of the leading aces in WW1 were Canadian including top Allied ace Billy Bishop and the credit for the kill of Baron Von Richtofen is held by a Canadian, there's one war the Americans didn't do shit.
CanadianStereotype 1 year ago
@CanadianStereotype Except win it for the allies. Funny Germany was winning until the USA entered, One year later war was over. You're welcome.
cwood4ever 10 months ago 2
@cwood4ever False. In 1917 Germany was blockaded 100% and starving (this is all pre-American entry). The Canadians WERE the most effective soldiers in WW1 any historian will acknowledge that they're not arrogant like yourself. So USA joined the war but guess what Russia had just surrendered so it didn't really change anything seeing as we got reinforcements as well as Germany. USA was the little bugger that hopped onto the ice when his team was up 5-1 in the dying minutes of the 3rd. Facts, boy.
CanadianStereotype 10 months ago
@cwood4ever After the allies fought for four years the US steps in and acts like they had something to do with the outcome. It`s a shame that yàll think have been doing everything the same since, it may say made in the USA but it took people from all over the world to manufacture it for you so you could say you ``did it`. Some things never change. We taught your forces in WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam and Afghanistan. You still haven`t learned it would seem.
Crashingdogs 10 months ago
@lethargistic Really what happened to the Arizona? What the hell does a lucky shot on the Hood have do with the topic at hand? Get some real history books, sit down and actually read them, don't let movies depict real life for you, but then again most in the US are willing to believe anything Hollywood dishes out, Hollywood another creation of yet another Canadian, Max Sennet.
Crashingdogs 10 months ago
@lethargistic youre a bad ass
cwood4ever 10 months ago
@Crashingdogs The USA is 1000 times better than the best Canadian has. Are you really trying to argue that Canada is equal to the USA? HA HA HA HA. Before WW1 a lot of nations "trained" if that what you want to call it on war. Same with WW2 so as you can see thats just logical not stupid. But you are foolish to bring up the 2010 Olympics. The USA won the most medals bug deal Canada won most gold but over all the USA has more Gold medals than Canada. continued
cwood4ever 10 months ago
@cwood4ever Yeah »Canada won most Gold, Gold, Gold and we won the hockey, men`s and women`s, time and again. Doesn`t count how many you have, it matters who came first and how often. Give it up, the last we checked the US isn`t the centre of the universe. Take a real look at your history, not the US propaganda you`re quoting. Canadian troops trained the inexperienced US troops of WWI and WWII not to mention your airforce. We`ve bested the US in so many ways and on so many fronts it`s ridiculous
Crashingdogs 10 months ago
@Crashingdogs Fool we have more Gold medals in all the Olympics combined than any other country. So what if you got a few more in ONE Olympics. You are still a loser. The Canadians didnt train the USA troops in WW1 and WW2. We trained our selves, when we got to Europe the allies sped us up on the situation, showed us a few things but as far as training Canada didnt. But hey you do realize that there was also the Japs in WW2 and lets jusr say the USA beat them on our own, no Canadians there.
cwood4ever 10 months ago
@cwood4ever
aha but there were thousands of Brits in Burma so not just americans... if It's all the same to you old boy.
bangwallitt 9 months ago
@bangwallitt The USA single defeated the Japanese by themselves for the most part. We destroyed their navy in the Battle of Midway. The US Marines fought them on all the islands sending them back. Just because the British where in Burma doesn't defeat the Japanese. So what the USA was all over the pacific defeating the Japs. If its all the same to you old boy.
cwood4ever 9 months ago
@cwood4ever You pack a lot of incorrect information in one paragraph. I'll give you one little fact to consider. The vast majority of the Japanese Army was in mainland Asia for all of WWII. Name the 3 nations fielding the largest number of troops in opposition. (Hint: The US is NOT one of them)
I do not wish to marginalize the US effect on WWII, it is enormous. But saying that the US defeated Japan alone is as silly as saying "Britain Stands Alone" in 1940. It is propaganda not reality.
milesalpha1 9 months ago
@milesalpha1 The USA didn't fight japan by themselves, but their contribution was by far the most important in defeating Japan. The War in Burma was going horribly and the Japanese were marching on India. The most important battles, in terms of defeating Japan were Midway, Saipan, Iwo Jima and Okinawa.
StonewallJackson26 8 months ago
@StonewallJackson26 Midway was a nice battle for American morale, but it was actually quite a minor strategic victory. Iwo Jima, and Okinawa were mop up battles, the war was long over by then. Japanese island garrisons were rather small, especially when you compare them to any other theater of war. If you wish to cite something that actually made a difference, then the American submarine war is where you want to go, they destroyed the Japanese mechant fleet, crippling it's economy.
milesalpha1 8 months ago
@Crashingdogs 1812 and? It had nothing to do with Canada or British North America. The British where imprisoning American sailors to fight in their wars against France. The USA objected declared war, A couple of Americans tried to invade Canada the winter pushed them back into the USA. The British invaded burned down the White House we retaliated by kicking them out of the USA. The British and Americans soon signed a peace treaty ending the war and they stopped kid napping out sailors. big deal
cwood4ever 10 months ago
@Crashingdogs wow I live in a city right next to Trenton (Belleville) and I go to the museum right beside the air base but I never knew how much history there was to learn!
legorofl 5 months ago
Just nice.
Rich
82abnoff 1 year ago
Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI) is an infantry regiment in the Canadian Forces they still kick ass....
vancouverbman 1 year ago
HELLO WELCOME TO WW2 WRESTLING ARE CONTENDERS ARE ROCKY ROBIN AND PATRICK ONEAL AND WE START OH PATRICK DODGES THAT MOVE.OH HE HITS ROCKY ROBIN PUNCH.OH HE HITS HIM IN THE ELBOW RIBS AND NECK.OH HES GONNA DO HIS FINISHER HERE IT IS OH!!!!!!HE DOES THE OLD FASHION CANADIAN TABLE FLIP TO ROCKY!ONEAL WINS ONEAL WINS!!!!!WELL THATS ALL FOLKS COME BACK NEXT TIME ON WW2 WRESTLING.GOOD NIGHT!
roccomedy 1 year ago
american get pwned XD
padvergoldeter 1 year ago
You are correct @JuanM. The Devil's Brigade WAS a real outfit. They trained here in my state of Montana at Fort Harrison (located west of the state capital of Helena). I was in the ARMY in the 1980's and spent time at Ft. Harrison and meet a few of the surviving members of the real brigade. I know that several still live to this day and were actually part of a recent documentary where modern soldiers went to Ft. Harrison and trained like the Brigade. These men were larger than life.
mwoodward221 1 year ago
lol I was thinkin "That four eyed Canadian sure is askin for it" until he kicked some serious butt...
WARORK93 1 year ago
Don't fuck with PPCLI.
NorStarReviews 1 year ago
One of the very few worthwhile scenes in this overall bland overlong disappointment.
tomkesisaperv 1 year ago
Nice portrayed, the USA are cowards and only take advantage of the weak, but when they are confronted they run away like pussies.
piontro 1 year ago
@piontro
Spoken like a true internet coward piontro. Well done.
mwoodward221 1 year ago
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A very bad rip-off of The Dirty Dozen.
JuanMacready 1 year ago
@JuanMacready No, this movie was partly based on a real event and I think it was very good.
TheUnforgivenRebel 1 year ago 24
@JuanMacready Actually I believe this pre-dates the Dirty Dozen though it is sort sells the real unit short. The Americans assigned were not as depicted in the movie. Unfortunately most of them didn't survive the war. Look up the history of the Brigade. They were all top notch, Canadian and American alike.
kblackav8or 1 year ago
Beast mode activated
TrustNoOne96 1 year ago
I love this scene.
jmstowe 1 year ago
One of the best fight scenes ever and it is actually realistic. The real brigade commander was a big fan of Fairbairn and Sykes and integrated many of their combat techniques into their training. Though in the real unit all the American troops were volunteers with specific skill sets. Many veterans were displeased to find out they were portrayed as criminals. The Canadians in the unit would be the first non-Americans to receive the combat infantryman's badge in the early 2000's.
NJburbsSeeker 1 year ago
Best scene in the movie. Canuck's rock. Oh and mind the elbow lad.
funkyalfonso 1 year ago
Not the greatest kick at 1:36 .........
l2a3sterling 1 year ago
We had a reunion with the Green Berets in Helena Mt back in 1986. Canadians and Americans jumping from hueys and have a great time together. I was a kid when I first watched this movie. I never dreamed I would be there training.14 years later. While I was there, the Yanks were a diciplined unit and a great bunch to train with.
SwordofManticorE 1 year ago 3
The actors have a good time in this movie. Good movie and yes, allies to the end.
pfcn2 1 year ago
My Dad didn't like the commandos. He was a tough guy but he said the commandos were too rough. On leave in London they killed one of their own guys by throwing him off a bridge. He used to stay away from them.
I met a gentleman from the first first special services force once. He was very soft spoken and used to wear a string tie with a special forces choker with their emblem. He went to Helena when they got their bronze stars a few years ago. He was surprised I knew about them. Thanks Doug.
ironpirites 1 year ago
East Asian armies pioneered unarmed combat long before the western nuts folks :P
Like the movie, even though it's the typical sterotype of the rowdy Yank and the civilized Brit.
higuma75 1 year ago
@higuma75 , I love that stereotypical topic! xD
TheUnforgivenRebel 1 year ago 4
@TheUnforgivenRebel i wish that stereotype was still strong.
lankinator24 1 year ago
@higuma75 actually big guy... its a canadian.. not a brit
hbk9911 1 year ago
@higuma75 that's a Canadian you dumb ass
LameStudioProduction 1 year ago
@LameStudioProduction
Im pretty sure it does not matter what nationality he is.
Pizza23333 1 year ago
@higuma75 Give me a tomahawk, and I'll kill any Asian.
Civilized CANADIAN, not Brit.
NorStarReviews 1 year ago
@higuma75
They were not British. They were Canadian.
stewiefg2005 10 months ago
@higuma75 it Americans and Canadians not Brits
capt5656 9 months ago
@higuma75 Ummm ...Canadian.
pyramidsofmars64 8 months ago
HEHEHE, It's not all about the weapons.
Scharfschutzen1 1 year ago
"It's so nice to abuse you"
Atvishees 1 year ago
Sgt. O'Neil is using Defendu. It was developed by Capt. W.E. Fairbairn in the 1920s in Shanghai. it is a mixture of Jiu-jitsu, Judo and Welsh boxing. It was oringinaly developed for police officers working in the most dangerous waterfront city in the world at that time and was remade during WWII to be taught to elite soldiers.
krag8 1 year ago 17
@krag8 , Interesting fact!
TheUnforgivenRebel 1 year ago 4
@krag8 I believe that only a small handful of people teach DEFENDU(O) still. I don't know Y people would try 2 get ride of this system that works well in situations like this.
HalfCracker4life 1 year ago
@krag8 The character of Sgt. O'Neill is apparently based on Dermot "Pat" O'Neill, who was born in Irelaand and ran away to Shanghai as a youngster. He eventually joined the Shanghai police force. And I think he was a student of W.E. Fairburn. One websource mentioned that he studied internal Chinese arts such as Tai Chi, Pa Kua (bagua) and Hsing I (Xing yi) He also earned a 5th degree Black Belt in Judo.. He served as a captain, with the United States Army, not a Canadian sgt.
MrJonathanSwift 1 year ago
mind the elbow lad!
mitchster666 1 year ago
O'neil was trained by fairbairn,founder of British close combat!
Proven in WW2 to be vastly superior to the chinese and japanese martial arts!
guidedchaos64 1 year ago 3
i just seen a young richard dawson. lol
hottestmomay 2 years ago
wat unit are the guys in light tan from
SmanoaklandfanCOD 2 years ago
I believe that both Canada and America are in mixed uniforms (no specific colour to either).
zucchini4067 1 year ago
@zucchini4067
The Americans appear to be in mixed uniforms. The Canadians are just wearing a verity of unit flashes which would have been the case - in the move however they are wearing brown British BD and not Canadian green.
Number7smokesForEver 1 year ago
that would make sense, I mean when did the Canadians start to wear the green? I need to study more on my Canadian History of WWII.
zucchini4067 1 year ago
@zucchini4067
From December 1939. Prior to that 1st Canadian Infantry Division had left Canada for Britain wearing First World War issue uniform and equipment. The Canadian uniform was superior in quality to that of the British BD and better looking but made of heavier material - good for winter - bad for summer. In Italy however Canadian BD was usually replaced by British BD if they became tattered because of the supply problem.
Number7smokesForEver 1 year ago
good to know, thanks!
zucchini4067 1 year ago
so was it Bill Underwood Defendo, or W.E. Fairbairn Defendu that we just saw?
Dragonfist12185 2 years ago
what is up with today and canadians. this is the third or fourth canada pride stumble ive had today. I read one ridiculous site claiming it was a canadian who invented the telephone, as well as radio! Come on!
shoeheader 2 years ago
lol Alexander Bell was a Canadian
So the telephone is correct
dave777blaster 2 years ago
scottish, didnt move to canada until his mid twenties, and his lab was in boston. Calling him canadian is like calling Nikola Tesla american.
shoeheader 2 years ago
he held a Canadian citizenship and owned land and a house here .
was he Canadian yes
Canadians are many races scottish too
dave777blaster 2 years ago
@shoeheader Marconi is credited with the radio, the first transatlantic transmission took place in Newfoundland though. I can see where someone might get confused.
avro201 2 years ago
@shoeheader I don't know how someone thought the radio was Canadian the radio was invented by an Austrian named Nikola Tesla however, Canadian broadcasters helped create the first commercial transatlantic radio communications service. However, it was a Canadian named Alexander Bell of Nova Scotia who invented the telephone.
CDNhighlander 2 years ago
Radio as we know it - voice transmission - was developed by Reginald Aubrey Fessenden of East Bolton Quebec. Fessenden developed the first alternator transmitters as opposed to spark gap transmitters as used by Marconi. On December 24, 1906 Fessenden made the first voice broadcast from Brants Rock Mass. He played a phonograph record, then played "O Holy Night" on the violin before finally reading from the Gospel of Luke.
ImaCOTV 2 years ago
@CDNhighlander alexander bell was scottish mate.
B1gBassa 2 years ago
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Mac3622 1 year ago
@Mac3622 wrong he was born scottish and died scottish..tit
B1gBassa 1 year ago
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Mac3622 1 year ago
@Mac3622 lmao what a tit..he moved there cause thats were most of other people immagrated to you numpty..born and died scottish face the facts.
B1gBassa 1 year ago
Hail to the Canuck Instructor, fae Scotland. :)
cannonski 2 years ago 2
So Canadian it puts a smile on my face!
erb99373 2 years ago 21
@erb99373 lol me too
popemobile12 2 years ago 2
Sgt patrick O'neil .......diferent approach to hand to hand. More striking (less jiu-jitsu) .easier and faster to teach.
You will even see round kicks to the body ......less common in the 1940's.
l2a3sterling 2 years ago 6