Canada- Second World War Tribute

[liberal20111]

POLQAND IS INVADED SEPT2/339 BRITIAN & FRANCE DECLARED WAR ON NAZI GERMANY & ITALY SEPT. 3/39 SEPT. 10/39 AT 22HRS. CANADA DECLARES WAR

[Litterboxer529]

Best regards, Chaudiere! My graps landed on Juno beach with the NSR, and the Chaudieres came in as reserves later I do believe.

[vbt14589]

Thank you for posting this. Dad was in the Régiment de la Chaudière, I think my brother said he was sergeant-major, but I never really knew what it meant. He didn't really talk about it, not to me anyway.

[101andrewj]

yeee canada kicked some ass, nazi germany was one of the toughest empires in history, and canada was one of the weakest, and we still stood tall and helped kick evils ass...

[EXTREMECHAOS94]

Well made :)

[TxTairrinTxT]

My great grandfather stormed Juno and also did a bit at Ortona and Falaise, or so his journal said. He's dead now though, he was a great man.  R.I.P all allied soldiers who died, even some axis aswell. (SS and Gestapo can burn in hell)

[nathankroits]

Great job Canada. From an American.

[worldofwarcraftman2]

I am proud to be canadian but I can't find any documentries on brave Canadian heroes I know there's tons but they arn't mentioned at all and we did things in both world wars that the british French and Americans couldn't come close to doing even now it's the same story with our troops but realy the only documentries that are done is on Americans but good video

[manoza99]

@worldofwarcraftman2 Read Holding Juno:Canada's Heroic Defence of the D-Day Beaches: June 7-12th, 1944 by Mark Zuehlke

[MrFreedomrequired]

@worldofwarcraftman2 they are unsung heroes.....and they are true heroes....because they are not DRAMATICALLY recognized for thier sufferage. They wanted it that way....let them have it that way! RIP!

[Cis20081]

Forever grateful to the brave Candian men who liberated our country!

Ciska form The Netherlands

[paladin12122]

My Grandpa knew a guy that was a prisoner at one of the POW camps in BC and he told me that about the second maybe third time after he'd escaped he was living in an apartment in Vancouver. One day there's a knock at the door and he opens it and there's a couple Canadians standing there and the one says " Come on George it's time to go back" and they walked him back. No handcuffs or anything.

[derrickislander]

No wonder Mackenzie King looks cross, He knew every one of those soldiers was more of a man than he ever could be.

[wessun81]

My Grand Father was a Sergent oft his brigade. These bunch of french Canadian guys made a great job onthe D day. god bless you grand-pa... u miss me.....

[poopedboy]

my grant uncle was there, im proud of my

coutry

[toxicrem]

my grandfather wa on juno u guys ever heard of Lt Gill 7 amoured division

[ThaDeDoE]

JTF2 BABA

[cokekiing]

And my portuguese grandfather was a spitfire pilot in the canadian air force in 1940's.

[cokekiing]

Ah, really Chaudiere? im sorry for your loss, my grandfather stormed the beach marked as "gold", thats all i know, he came back though. he's still alive today.

[disturbedK0]

God bless canada bolth my grand parents where in ww2 and bolth great grand parents in ww1 We are forever strong

[warriorprince1010]

Canadian soldiers were heroic on D day and helped the British take Juno beach. The brave Canadians fought from day one they did not wait until they were attacked.

[keef186]

Adrian!

[Conn2286]

Canadians have so much to be proud of.

God keep our land glorious and free!

[NeilCampbellStables]

Very very well done my uncle fought from normandy to antwerp he died in action thanks for the video

[ZerenMoviari]

Canada was a nation that had nothing to gain in World War II. They had much to lose, but answered their Commonwealth's call without hesitation. They fought with honor and determination on all fronts, and were the only nation to meet their D-Day objectives.

As an American, I thank my Canadian brothers and sisters with all my heart. Thank you for everything.

[HumbyGames]

@ZerenMoviari I'm Canadian and I'm proud of my countrys accomplishments

Thanks btw

[metalrocks21rapsucks]

My grandma's cousin fought in Holland and a German sniper shot his friend in the leg, he travelled with his friend on his back for 2 days until they found their company.

[spitfiremkv11]

the locla regiment were i live, the sherbrooke fusiliers were the ones who killed german tiger ace micheal wittman

[bleushift]

fuck hitler i piss on his grave

[bleushift]

Thank you canada!

greets for holland

[EnglishMut]

my dear old grandfather and his brothers i never met. patrick....edward...douglas...­.From sea to shining sea....THE MAPLE LEAF FOREVER.....

[slayerrat]

R.I.P to all the brave canadian soldiers

from canada!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[XxTajinderxX]

You gotta respect eeveryone:D

[BRITTANYPETERS]

are all the pictures canadian or most of them?

[Anthony38490]

Yeah CANADA!!!!!

Thank you

greets from Holland.

[Ricardothe1337]

WE LOVE YOU CANADA WE DO

[c7r7u7i7s7e7r7]

Well Done!

[Anghellik9]

respect to you, Chaudiere. it's rare on youtube to find someone else who actually knows history in any sort of depth. The worst ones are these american historical illiterates who think the USA was the only reason the Germans were defeated.

[LiLRuss31]

well put man

[Leinad514]

Go read about

Léo Major

this guy from Montréal free a town in holland

And capture around 150 german soldier doing it, and all by himself

He refuse to receive a DCM medals

because according to him General Montgomery (who was giving the award) was "incompetent" and in no position to be giving out medals.

That may explain why this hero of war was obnubilate by the Anglo-Canadian,and British military historian offending this way the Great myth of Montgomery

What a shame

[SLIMIMPHAL]

Maple leaf forever!!

God bless Canada !!

thank you ever so much for your wonderful support & the sacrifices you guys made!!

Never forgotten!!

[DCMclarenFan]

thank you very much for your support as well

it was an honor to be a part of the british empire, and its still an honor to be part of the commonwealth (i have a union flag hanging in my room, rather than a candian one)

[ludifrancuz]

I aggree that Canadian soldiers were the best ones over here in Normandy. I met the first one in 1973, I still have some, well fewer and fewer, visiting me home, at the farm, but they are less and less every year....

Maple leaf up!

Philippe Guerin

[jeretron0]

i deeply respect veterans...and i thank them

[Gogogot5]

my grandma is i the 5th picture

[jimmyphack]

Canada and britan were in the war before americans came. americans didnt come in until UK was bombed.

[Saphiregun]

USA didn't come in till they got raped in the ass by the japs in pearl

[rumrich]

You should have played the maple leaf forever march song

[speidereyes]

Thanks for this tribute to the Chaudière regiment and to all the Canadians that fought in WWII. Tough as nails French Canadian soldiers. Lest we forget.

[chrisvscrispychicken]

In WW2 Canada had The Toughest Balls cause the Waffen SS killed some of their fellow Comrades & unlike other countries who stepped off & said "Reatreat, Back, Back!" The Canadians Said "FUCK THAT, WE WANT 'EM!"

[rumrich]

lol. Seriously Those fucking 12 SS hitler lovers murdered our boys so we kicked their Nazi asses with some good old canuck beat down.

[warmadscot]

i believe the reason the 12th ss shot some canadian prisiners is that they wanted revenge for the canadians shooting 20 of thieir number and using a captured officer as a human sheild by tying him to the front of a tank

[frenchycanada]

warmascot buddy....no way 'we' ever did that, no way. Fuckin SS were pissed that we got as far as we did so fast and made them look amateurish....it was their 'payback' for 'the small fishes' making them look so bad. We fought with honour unlike the SS, but after that bullshit, we fucked them over every chance we could..all the way back to Germany. Maple leaf forever...

[warmadscot]

look it up, the canadians did do that, i'm not saying the canadians are evil or are bad soldiers but that did happen and the 12th ss fought very well

[chaudiere1944]

If you look it up...the only people asserting that Canadians committed war crimes are those like Kurt Meyer and Wilhelm Mohnke who used these accusations as a basis to justify their abhorrent acts in their criminal defense proceedings. There is no credible proof to assert Canadian soldiers deliberately and under orders conspired to murder prisoners of war...this is just revisionist propaganda (a la the McKenna Brothers of Valour and Horror fame)at its finest.

[fredthesoldier]

Régiment de la chaudière rocks!!

[simonjambe]

Merci à Fernand Dion, Jos White, Yves Guerrier Gosselin, Lt-Colonel Tasherau, Rosaire Gagnon

[fisherboizz]

Canada is Worth Fighting For!:)

[ThibetanMonk]

I'd have preferred you use one of the authorized regimental marches: Sambre et Meuse or The Longest Day. The latest in souvenir of this morning of 1944...

[AudreysexyAnn]

the most beautiful women .. Canada !

the most beautiful men .. Canada !

[DCMclarenFan]

ok.....

[mdg1117]

you are certainly correct about the women. im from us and lived in canada for 6 months. ive never seen so many gorgeous women.

[foist101]

Finally a great vid I can show to my American friends with pride to prove Canada really had a major role in the Second Great War. Some of them actually think WW2 began in 1942 when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, and that sorta shit just pisses me off.

Lest We Forget

[DCMclarenFan]

AWESOME

but thankfully some americans do know we actually did our part

[bradshz]

Didn't WW2 start in 1939? and U.S helped in 1941? we were there since the very begining

[DCMclarenFan]

yes we were dude, yes we were. We were all that was left in the summer of 1940 with the exception of Australia.

[bradshz]

all that was left in the summer of 1940? dude.. Ww2 didn't start till 1942 and you guys joined in two years after..so read a history book?

[bradshz]

1938* but you joined in late august of 1940. and canada was still fighting..we were fighting the whole time, because canada liberated italy in 1941 or 1942 so it proves we were still fighting and you and australia werent the only ones.

[rumrich]

1943 and Canada first saw action in the battle of Britin 1940 with candian pilots volunteering with the RAF.

[Historyandmaps]

Hey World War 2 started in 1939.

[Joebobzilla]

Go Canada, eh!

[mdg1117]

Beautiful country, little or no rascism, beautiful women. God Bless Canada.

[scarymelt]

canada rules

[eskimojo71]

All of our soldiers fought hard and well through two living hell world wars and more.. We owe them so much for the cushy lives we live today. LEST WE FORGET

[morganejmf]

Je suis français de normandie.

Hommage à nos cousin canadien mort en héros.

Qui nous grâce à leurs sacrifice on liberer la france.

Sans ses braves hommes nous serons peut etre pas libre aujourd'hui.

Merci à vos grand pére pour se qui on fait pour mon peuple la FRANCE.

[bistabomb]

i think its crazy the courage and everything that canadians go anf fight you our contry /

thanks .

[GscottyUnit]

I love this stuff. Post more. Canada isn't given enough credit for its great sway in WW2.

[CaptainBeetheart]

I'd just like to say that it seems to be given better credit in Europe. I was in Holland for the annivarsary of the end of the war, and they had a lot of stuff on T.V. there about it. It mentioned the Canadians extensively, probably more than any other country.

[davrieux77]

Because the royale family escape the second war in Holland to go to Canada and the queen got is baby in Canada.

[CaptainBeetheart]

Ah okay, I didn't know that. Also I know Canada was involved in more of the actual fighting there than the states. Either way, the Dutch seem to love Canadians, and I think Canadians have earned that.

[rempli]

most of the country was starving to death and we sent millions of $ in food and suplies

[burslemboy]

I wish British and Canadian peoples were much closer, As a brit myself i find it disgusting that we never hear anything of Canada not even in a sporting sense like the ties we have with say the aussies and kiwi's. I bet most kids in britain dont even know that Canadians stood with us threw our darkest days and that Canada was once about of the empire, We owe you much and im ashamed and sickend we dont do enough to repay you.

[Talbot6832]

That is the self loathing attitude that is sending this country down the pits. The mentality of Canadians in 1914/1939 was quite different from what it is now. Alot of them were British born or had British parents or actually considered themselves British first then Canadian. Canadians receive ample respect for their contribution and in many cases far more than your honest Tommy from an English shire. A soldier from a Hampshire village or Yorkshire mining town is taken for granted.

[chaudiere1944]

I agree that many attitudes initially of Canadians during the First World War were as a result of our connection with the British Empire - that completely changed with the 1917 assault on Vimy Ridge - this event has been considered by many Canadian historians as being one of Canada's pivotal nation building moments, a triumph where we ceased being British Colonials and became Canadians. By the time the Second World War began our mentality had completely changed and evolved. -continued->

[chaudiere1944]

Right from the beginning, the Leadership of the Canadian Active Service Force that went overseas had a centralized Canadian Military Headquarters that focused on maintaining control over our own resources (i.e. troops & equipment). This ended the tradition of the First World War in which we were commanded and under the authority of the British General Staff. The contributions of Canada during the Second Word War were enormous considering our population and industrial capacity at the time ->

[chaudiere1944]

...certainly enough to warrant more than just 'ample' respect from our Allies including Britain. For example, if it were not for the lifeline provided by the Merchant ships sailing from the Canadian Port of Halifax with much needed supplies for England during 1939-41 (the United States had yet to enter the war), England would have suffered even more terribly than it did ... it may even have lead to its capitulation. ->

[chaudiere1944]

This is not to diminish or 'take for granted' in any way the incredible resolve and discipline of the British people and forces who withstood the full might of the German Luftwaffe, the threat of invasion by the Wehrmacht and the never ending harassment of the Kriegsmarine's U-boats. What I highlight is the fact that Canada stood shoulder to shoulder with England when there was no one else. I think that you would find our response 'Today' to be no different... ->

[chaudiere1944]

Canada would mobilize wholeheartedly in response to the same type of threat to Humanity that Fascism posed... as evidenced by our continuing involvement in Afghanistan.

Unfortunately history has a way of forgetting or ignoring Canada's contributions and sacrifice...my video is a tribute to my Country and my Grandfather. It is meant to in one small respect to help others Remember and Reflect upon what an incredible accomplishment Canada managed to pull-off in the Second World War. ->

[chaudiere1944]

We too have a great deal of self loathing in our country...worse we have had Governments (not necessarily citizens) who have tried to completely exorcise from our history and psyche the Military contributions of the past. I say to them...and all like them: "Lest We Forget

[Talbot6832]

Most of the Commonwealth soldiers in WW1 and WW2 were British, they took the most casualties and inflicted the most aswell. Canadians look back on Vimy with only themselves in mind but forget the fact that 45,000 British soldiers became casualties on that day. A sense of proportion is all I ask. The average Tommy is seldom paid any respect because we're all too worried about shoving praise on our former Colonies. The idea that Canadians aren't given enough respect is ludicrous.

[chaudiere1944]

The Canadian Battle for Vimy Ridge transpired April 9-12, 1917. Four Canadian Divisions totaling over 97,000 soldiers participated with 3,598 dead and 7,004 wounded... total casualties 10,602. The British 5th Div with various supports could not have suffered 45,000 casualties during that particular assault; if they did it certainly highlights even more the Canadian accomplishment. There can never be enough respect given to our soldiers for what they did... anything to the contrary is ridiculous.

[Talbot6832]

There were 45,000 British casualties along the front which stretched German supply and manpower considerably. It was arguably the relentless French and British assaults on Vimy Ridge that weakened it thus allowing the Canadian Divisions to capture it later on. Unless you want to proclaim Canadians as somehow 'better', which is preposterous.

[chaudiere1944]

Being along the Front is different than being at Vimy...and you are quite wrong in asserting that French and British weakened the Ridge to allow the Canadians to capture it. In reality it was tactics devised by Canadians such as the 'creeping barrage', 'artillery counter attack' and 'battlefield planning, mapping and rehearsal' that won the day. Not saying we are better... but Canadians and Australians were called the 'shock troops' by the Germans...they would know best I think.

[Talbot6832]

The creeping barrage was a tactic first used by the French. I meant to say that it was the Royal Artillery that battered the ridge into oblivion. When the British and French made their attacks on the ridge it was mainly in 1915, the German Army in 1915 was in a far better shape than it was in mid 1917. I hope you're going to reference that last comment. I distinctly remember that it was the Lancashires and Staffords who were tasked with some of the hardest objectives in the 100 days offensive.

[chaudiere1944]

The Creeping barrage tactic was first used by the French, it actually was a Bulgarian invention during the siege of Adrianpole in 1913 but was perfected by us Canadians at Vimy. I guess the little Canadian Colonial best shut up and learn his place because the mighty British and French Empire are the best... all hail those who threw their troops into the hell of German machine guns without a care in the world for them.

[frenchycanada]

Right on Chaudiere1944....British generals were so obtuse they dismissed the importance of the machine gun. They also had a caste system in place that also discouraged fraternization between the social classes that worked against them. So many men died for nothing, I pity the british infantryman who was nothing more than cannon fodder for an archaic military system that was unprepared to change with the times. Canadian creativity and ingenuity won the day. nuff said...

[Roadwolf612]

would you of rather had the canadian, and other commonwealth countries not step in and help?

Had we not come to help you guys, you would likely be living in a Russian or German united kingdom.

[Roadwolf612]

The turning point of WW2 was in Stalingrad, and the Russians actually managed to push back the germans on their own.

D Day was a success because many countries got together and helpped out, including many canadian and american pilots who were trained on the many hundreds of airstrips back in North America