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My father, Tpr. Jack Myers passed away four months after he was interviewed for this video. His two best friends - American lads who had joined up before the U.S. entered the war - were both killed in these battles. He never forgot them. He was my hero.
My grandad RIP served in Italy & went thru Monte Cassino .He never spoke a word about it while alive but I discovered this & other places he served after his death .Makes me so proud of him .
Didn’t know him very well as left the country when I was a kid & no one ever mentioned his service but after his death I received his pay book,medals ,badges ,other WWII bits n bobs & many photos .Blew me away what I’ve discovered & different the theatres he served in since his passing.
My grandmother once asked me grandfather about what it was like fighting in Italy. He replied "I'd be happy to never have pasta again!" and never spoke on the topic again.
My uncle was a ships surgeon on an American carrier in the Pacific. Likewise, he didn't want to talk about it either, but I did learn that he was awarded two purple hearts. Great men, all.
That is factually incorrect. Different skirmishes in different places during the war, different armies took the brunt of the casualties. Overall I believe Russia had the most overall, but not sure.
id wager amongst the british army colonial troops took disproportianate casaulties amongst the regular armies. i have no proof of this its just an educated guess based on ww1 and the treatment of colonial troops there
My grandfather fought in Italy during the war. This is the first time I have heard of the Canadians fighting in Italy. God bless them and all those who fought and especially those who died in WWII.
That's my point! I never knew the Canadians fought in Italy. Lol I just shake my head! Books people, books! My Gramps was decorated by the King for his actions in Italy.
@@17kallum No b/c over 70% of the pop in the America's do not live in the USA They find it offensive when pop use that term to refer only to ppl who live in the USA U see only the Ausie's get to call themselves after their continent b/c they are the only country in it. So those living in the USA by English grammar rules are United Stateser's
The Liri Valley is where my grandfather's war came to an end. He had enlisted 2 years underage and served with thr Carelton & York regiment and was taken out from an artillery burst. Left permenantly deaf in one ear and nearly a year in the hospital before he came home to marry my grandmother, herself a military nurse.
These video's all have stuff I haven't heard about from anywhere else.... The path that the Canadians used to move undetected on the Gothic line is is a modern truck road... That is beyond cool!
My mom was in the 15th Army Air Corps She was a musician in the US Army marching band she played the French horn. But when she wasn't tooting her French horn she was special services and drove an ambulance She got trapped at Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge The Pentagon will not give credit where credit is due Patton used a black tank battalion from Georgia to help in the Battle of the Bulge and help with freeing Bastogne but we don't hear about that.
*Proud to say my Uncle (Private Alfred White British 8th Army from Desert Rats) took part and fought and survived this carnage, and lived for many years later. RIP Uncle Arthur & wife Dorothy.*
To all german soldiers of WW2: RIP and thank you for your service. You gave it all with honor and loyalty, even when outnumbered many times, till the bitter end. Respect.
Too nice historic video special in tanks battle between best German divisions and bravery Canadian divisions...these battles proved excellent talents of Canadian divisions in using Sherman tanks also showed how much Germany divisions fought in serious insist spirit to ironic defence...
In Italy and also in Normandy, the Canadian brave tankers were working very often side by side with the Polish tankers, supporting each others !!!! That is of what happened at the battle of Falaise. I am partially Canadian and partially Polish, too .... so I have to pay my great respect to the both friendly soldiers.
@John Cornell What was the point of your post? Das Boot was just saying how Poles and Canadians fought side by side in both Italy and Normandy and then you bring up Totalize? In fact, Totalize achieved half of its goals very quickly and then got beat up in the second half. The Poles and Canadians then closed the Gap with Operation Tractable; and while closing the gap; one Polish division beat back 7 German divisions while trying to close the gap and the Canadians then indeed did.
@Peter Rye his heroism shows because he stoped his tank in a exposed position against far superior fire power such as the anti-tank guns and the panthers while taking no damage because he acted quickly
U dont know what your talking about . who built the tanks they were in? Amunition ? Supplies? Bulk off troops? Best commanders? American leadership light years ahead of everyone else including nazis. Except few battles in africa america never lost a battle in war 2 uncle sam won every round only thing that 2as close was bomber losses . only needed to increase hp o. Engines 2000hp pratt& whitney b17 would have 500mpr bomber.
These men fought with honor and gallantry, these were real men, true Canadian heroes. Long time ago, I was very lucky to have met one good old chap from a Canadian infantry regiment, who had participated in the Italian theater, he was a true gentleman. I salute all these brave men.
I'm from Brazil, my childhood friend's grandfather fought at Monte Casino. After he came back he started having nightmares almost every night, he used to wake up screaming things like "INCOMING!!". RIP
Thanks for posting this. I never knew the Canadians had such a major part in the battle for Italy. Where were the allied bombers or fighter bombers, they would have made a big difference.
Canadians are great people and made tremendous sacrifices for the allies! RIP to those lost in each and every country. May we never have another war..... period.
For me, very important information was about the battles of January 1945 at the Lake Valli di Camacchio. I used to think that there was no offensive in Italy in the winter of 1944/45
Many historians, as well as leaders of the time, criticised Churchill for his wanting to attack Germany's "soft underbelly - Italy" but as stated in this video Germany sent 60 of its very best divisions to Italy. That is 60 top divisions that could not assist in the D Day invasion. Rommel who was in charge of the defences in France would have loved to have those troops and equipment at his disposal. Thanks to our Canadian mates from Australia.
Not only were the 60 German divisions the best in the Wehrmacht, but unlike in the Eastern or Western Fronts, ghey were relatively free of Hitlers meddling, making them even deadlier
Many Canadians passed through my region (Abruzzo-Molise) especially Campobasso (south-east of Rome) and liberated us from the fascists and Nazis. Quite a few Canadian soldiers found their love there. In the 10 years after the war, many Italians emigrated from this region to Canada. I have many relatives in Canada (Quebec).
I had two uncles fighting in Italy one of them in a Canadian unit and he was never in Canada in his life being from Co Durham,the idea that the Canadians or the Poles are forgot about in the UK is just plain wrong.
@John Cornell To say the British weren't tough is silly but why do you continually bash the Canadian units? Yes, they got beat up in Totalize after initial success but then they sealed the deal with the Poles in Operation Tractable. On D Day; Canadian troops drove the farthest inland off of Juno Beach which was the second most defended beach. And it was the British, Canadians, and Poles who did not reach Caen; not just the Canadians. And the reason was because the Germans had their best forces facing the British/Can/Polish troops i.e. Panzer divisions with Tigers, etc. The fact that the Brits/Cans/Poles tied up the brunt of the Gernan forces in Caen allowed for Patton's Normandy breakout. And Shermans Mark Vs sucked against German tanks, German 88s, normal German arty, and panzerfaust....the only thing that was good about them is that they were fast and reliable and the USA and Canada produced them by the boatloads (literally). Only the Fireflys fared okay in open field battles. Oh, the Canadian Navy was in the war from the beginning with the Brits in the Battle of the Atlantic and there were Canadian and Polish Squadrons in the Battle Of Britain too. I'm just curious but did a Canadian beat you up in a bar or was your ex wife Canadian and she took your dog in the divorce ? ha ha ...
We Brits and the Canadians are one and the same , they were and still are our brothers so if you belittle them then you belittle us too. No need to do either.
Charles: If you are interested in a first hand Canadian account of fighting in Italy, I would encourage you to read "And No Birds Sang" by the venerable Farley Mowat. He crafts such an excellent narrative that draws the readers into the story. Velox Versutus Vigilans
"Three Rivers" not "Trois Rivieres"? I also noticed that there is no mention of French-Canadians in WW2 in this series. Always English Canadians interviewed.
Maybe because it is an English video ? And as a French Canadian with 35 years of military service, I did most of my interviews in English because it was Anglo networks that interviewed us. Too many Franco's (specially in Québec) don't even know their history or have knowledge of the Canadian military, concentrating instead on the old history of the French. They barely even know the Royal 22 exists......
Just an FYI, this channel did not make these documentaries themselves. They acquired the rights to put a bunch of these somewhat old documentary series up on UA-cam. Which is great because I was too young to understand the concept of television channels having schedules when _Greatest Tank Battles_ was airing on the History Channel.
Incredibly interesting. My Dad was a stretcher bearer in the 214 Field Ambulance RAMC , 56 Black Cats Division. France , Dunkerque, North Africa, Salerno, Mt Camino, Anzio, and then the Gothic Line and onto Trieste. They were planning to go into action at Lake Commachio and he decided he’d done his bit, so he requested leave !!! Of course it was denied. I thought he might have deserted but I read that the German defences were outflanked by the use of amphibious vehicles , so the anticipated battle was minor. He was centre forward for the 56 Div when they played Gradisca , north of Trieste. I still have the press cuttings. And yes they won, and yes he scored a hat trick ( I think )
My Great Grandfather led a tank regiment in the Royal Scott Greys through the middle east and into Italy but got wounded in 1943. He was seriously wounded and had to stop serving in the War.. Thing is, I barely know a thing about his service and I want to know, but how does one find out ?
Your first step would be to contact archives Canada in Ottawa and ask for his personal military records, with these records you will see what units he was in and if he was transferred to other units once you know the units he served with you can look up unit logs and information you may personally have to visit the archives in Ottawa to do this research
Maybe you should try to find out the other side of the story, the one in which Italian women were raped by the tens of thousands by their 'liberators'.
@@perseus-tx3zq ...really? Its widely understood these actions took place from literally every side. So I mean..yeah...not sure why you don't know this
Typical middle aged men & women in America have no dam idea what happened in WW2. This is the first time we all have access to this much information. So thank you to the Allies & UA-camrs that are keeping this historic time alive.
My grandpa was born in Pacentro Italy in 1940 and he talks about how the Germans fortified his town and evacuated the population into the nearby caves.On the way out the Germans blew up bridges and looted everything they saw.
too nice video in Army Field with clear explaining of continuous attacks chain .. importance .Italy was 1- Fascist Authority home land 2-its Strategic Position to Threats Mediterranean sea transports pathway of row material from Meddle east & Indian sea countries also Pacific ocean
The fella telling the story is a Canadian so it does not surprise me that he would tell only their story, and say they were the best. I whole heartedly expect nationalism when telling military history.
Wow, 1 canadian division tied down 60 of the best german divisions and the canadians still won with ease. Why didn't they just use more canadians in all theaters? The war would've been over in 1942 saving so many lives.
@@glacialmobbs7657 So what, they could have invaded normandie in 1941by themselves with like 4 divisions and still won easily in a few months at most. I can't believe anyone hasn't made more videos about how much better the canadian solderies were, absolutely shocking omission by historians and youtubers alike.
These guys did some amazing things but I cant escape the sense that what was really happening was the Canadians were stumbling from one bad set of intelligence to another.
"The Bunsen burner. The Tommy cooker. The Ronson." How on earth did they ever crew the Sharman with so many flattering names for their main tank? People where sure made of sterner stuff back then.
Im so tired of hearing how the sherman was inferior to german tanks… no… they were inferior to the panthers and tigers, which were so spread out and few that it hardly was a problem. Their 8.8cm flak guns was what was devastated our tanks.
Yes. Most of their experienced Tankers were dead, injured or in the East. If the Panther were penetrated, the crew was pretty screwed. If a Sherman was penetrated, the crew could escape MUCH faster than a Panther crew, thus ensuring that experienced Tankers survive and teach their experience to newer Tankers, same with pilots. Germany didn't have a system of sending Aces back to train recruits. They kept their Aces at the front to get high kill counts (inflated for propaganda) to keep morale high with these high-kill Aces.
The brazilian soldiers fighted in Italy and defeated the german and italian forces in the Monte Castello e Montese batles. That battles permitted to american forces open the road to victory. The brazilian pilots fighted too in the skies of Italy.
Allies had better tactics and weapons, the Soviets basically outplayed the Germans from late 1943 to the end of the war. German technological superiority is a myth, if anything they often had worse then what their opponents had.
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@@RealXBit History Channel also has a good streaming service. It has a lot of their old stuff, from when it actually lived up to its name.
My father, Tpr. Jack Myers passed away four months after he was interviewed for this video. His two best friends - American lads who had joined up before the U.S. entered the war - were both killed in these battles. He never forgot them. He was my hero.
respect
Your father and all soldiers who fought for world peace and the sacrifices that men and women have made, we will never forget them. ❤️🇺🇸🇨🇦🇬🇧
May he rest in peace 😊
What is TPR short for?
Am sorry for your loss I enjoyed listening to his story it’s amazing my god rest his soul 🙏🇨🇦
My grandad RIP served in Italy & went thru Monte Cassino .He never spoke a word about it while alive but I discovered this & other places he served after his death .Makes me so proud of him .
You should be ....to do what he did ,he must of been a great man
Didn’t know him very well as left the country when I was a kid & no one ever mentioned his service but after his death I received his pay book,medals ,badges ,other WWII bits n bobs & many photos .Blew me away what I’ve discovered & different the theatres he served in since his passing.
My grandmother once asked me grandfather about what it was like fighting in Italy.
He replied "I'd be happy to never have pasta again!" and never spoke on the topic again.
My father was in Italy as well.
My uncle was a ships surgeon on an American carrier in the Pacific. Likewise, he didn't want to talk about it either, but I did learn that he was awarded two purple hearts. Great men, all.
Canadian forces always took the heaviest casualties, but they always achieved their objectives. Much respect from your southern neighbor.
That is factually incorrect. Different skirmishes in different places during the war, different armies took the brunt of the casualties. Overall I believe Russia had the most overall, but not sure.
Percentage wise for troops involved in the war, it's not factually incorrect. It's pretty accurate for ww1 and 2.
id wager amongst the british army colonial troops took disproportianate casaulties amongst the regular armies. i have no proof of this its just an educated guess based on ww1 and the treatment of colonial troops there
@@packrat76 I would agree
see: World War II casualties wiki
My grandfather fought in Italy during the war. This is the first time I have heard of the Canadians fighting in Italy. God bless them and all those who fought and especially those who died in WWII.
there were Pols in Italy right along with Indians Checks Ausie's English but the largest group were USAer's about 1/3 of total
That's my point! I never knew the Canadians fought in Italy. Lol
I just shake my head!
Books people, books!
My Gramps was decorated by the King for his actions in Italy.
@@frederickbays405 Americans?
@@17kallum No b/c over 70% of the pop in the America's do not live in the USA
They find it offensive when pop use that term to refer only to ppl who live in the USA
U see only the Ausie's get to call themselves after their continent b/c they are the only country in it.
So those living in the USA by English grammar rules are United Stateser's
I don't think i ever realized what a pivotal role the Canadian's played in the liberation of Italy. Brave boys indeed.
Weird how both our country’s have become so pussified and woke nowadays…
@@francopasta3704 Youre not kidding; we produce so Very Few men these days that could accomplish Half of what these boys had. Scary and Sad.
The Liri Valley is where my grandfather's war came to an end. He had enlisted 2 years underage and served with thr Carelton & York regiment and was taken out from an artillery burst. Left permenantly deaf in one ear and nearly a year in the hospital before he came home to marry my grandmother, herself a military nurse.
My grandfather also fought with the Carleton and York Regiment. I recommend reading the regimental history "Invicta".
These video's all have stuff I haven't heard about from anywhere else.... The path that the Canadians used to move undetected on the Gothic line is is a modern truck road... That is beyond cool!
My mom was in the 15th Army Air Corps
She was a musician in the US Army marching band she played the French horn.
But when she wasn't tooting her French horn she was special services and drove an ambulance
She got trapped at Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge
The Pentagon
will not give credit where credit is due
Patton used a black tank battalion from Georgia to help in the Battle of the Bulge and help with freeing Bastogne but we don't hear about that.
Being a Canadian, this story makes me proud of our soldiers
Yes, as all citizens of Allied countries should be. Germans not so much, Lol.
*Proud to say my Uncle (Private Alfred White British 8th Army from Desert Rats) took part and fought and survived this carnage, and lived for many years later. RIP Uncle Arthur & wife Dorothy.*
Respect!!!
We remember the fighting in Europe, the pacific, Africa, even the Russians in the East, but Italy is an overlooked/forgotten part of WW2.
Also the Aleutians campaign, forgotten.
Even the Russians in the East you say...
Also alot of the SE Asian campaign in New Guinea & Borneo.
the Eastern campaign was a lot more viscous and costly compared to the fighting in the West
To all german soldiers of WW2: RIP and thank you for your service. You gave it all with honor and loyalty, even when outnumbered many times, till the bitter end. Respect.
To all Soldiers who fought bravely and honorably I extend the same. You were and are amazing people far braver than people today.
Too nice historic video special in tanks battle between best German divisions and bravery Canadian divisions...these battles proved excellent talents of Canadian divisions in using Sherman tanks also showed how much Germany divisions fought in serious insist spirit to ironic defence...
In Italy and also in Normandy, the Canadian brave tankers were working very often side by side with the Polish tankers, supporting each others !!!! That is of what happened at the battle of Falaise. I am partially Canadian and partially Polish, too .... so I have to pay my great respect to the both friendly soldiers.
@John Cornell What was the point of your post? Das Boot was just saying how Poles and Canadians fought side by side in both Italy and Normandy and then you bring up Totalize? In fact, Totalize achieved half of its goals very quickly and then got beat up in the second half. The Poles and Canadians then closed the Gap with Operation Tractable; and while closing the gap; one Polish division beat back 7 German divisions while trying to close the gap and the Canadians then indeed did.
@@mikeaylward4521 evidently whatever John Cornell posted was bad enough to be deleted. Some people would talk ugly about their own mothers.
I love the heroism in Daniel McCaskills single Sherman knocking out the panther and the 88s while taking no damage, helping his squad mates
@Peter Rye his heroism shows because he stoped his tank in a exposed position against far superior fire power such as the anti-tank guns and the panthers while taking no damage because he acted quickly
The Canadians liberated Rome - US took the credit. We will not forget Canada’s brave soldiers! Thank you Canada!
How can a country be liberated from it's own people? The Germans only moved in because Mussolini was deposed
It's okay, the French take credit for liberating Paris
At least Normandy stole Clarks glory
How very true and I was a US Army airborne ranger 20yrs thanks canada in Afghanistan and Iraq also
U dont know what your talking about . who built the tanks they were in? Amunition ? Supplies? Bulk off troops? Best commanders? American leadership light years ahead of everyone else including nazis. Except few battles in africa america never lost a battle in war 2 uncle sam won every round only thing that 2as close was bomber losses . only needed to increase hp o. Engines 2000hp pratt& whitney b17 would have 500mpr bomber.
Always respect the Canuks and Anzacs! Never underestimate them.
ANZAC, long and proud his
so emotional to see how Canadians sacrificed their life for freedom. I am so proud to be a Canadian from Ontario. God bless Canada.
Your boys won Itay that's for sure. You have every right to be proud.
Pretty sure every allied country sacrificed lives for freedom...
These men fought with honor and gallantry, these were real men, true Canadian heroes. Long time ago, I was very lucky to have met one good old chap from a Canadian infantry regiment, who had participated in the Italian theater, he was a true gentleman. I salute all these brave men.
I'm from Brazil, my childhood friend's grandfather fought at Monte Casino. After he came back he started having nightmares almost every night, he used to wake up screaming things like "INCOMING!!". RIP
Thanks for posting this. I never knew the Canadians had such a major part in the battle for Italy. Where were the allied bombers or fighter bombers, they would have made a big difference.
Canadians are great people and made tremendous sacrifices for the allies! RIP to those lost in each and every country. May we never have another war..... period.
For me, very important information was about the battles of January 1945 at the Lake Valli di Camacchio. I used to think that there was no offensive in Italy in the winter of 1944/45
Thankyou canada
Many historians, as well as leaders of the time, criticised Churchill for his wanting to attack Germany's "soft underbelly - Italy" but as stated in this video Germany sent 60 of its very best divisions to Italy. That is 60 top divisions that could not assist in the D Day invasion. Rommel who was in charge of the defences in France would have loved to have those troops and equipment at his disposal. Thanks to our Canadian mates from Australia.
That Churchill quote is mentioned in the “tough old gut” episode of “the world at war.” series.
Actually it was mostly forces from the eastern front.
👍❤ to all these brave people
God bless you Canadian soldiers 👍👍👍👍
They fought on the wrong site and have been the puppets of the Zionists ever since.
Canadians are very brave as seen in many battles. Much respect for these men
@P. Tiesti lol that's true
We don't count Trudeau.
Canucks are some serious badasses! My respect to them from a born and raised American.
The Canadiens never get the respect that they deserve for their efforts in WW2. Nor do the Aussies. Thank you both for helping to save the word!
One of my 3 Uncles that served in Italy with the New Zealand Army ,was a Sherman Tank driver.
Not only were the 60 German divisions the best in the Wehrmacht, but unlike in the Eastern or Western Fronts, ghey were relatively free of Hitlers meddling, making them even deadlier
my late father served in the campaign in Italy, he never wanted to talk about it. after seeing this i can get a better understanding why
Because he was a coward he didn't fight us hand in hand, every battle was won by aviation not by infantry
@@hermankrueger8768 lmao
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Literally false.
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Aircraft helped win, but it didn't win singlehandedly.
Aircraft could mulch trucks, but barely killed tanks.
Unsung heroes in the Canadian engineers
Great men my heros I admire these men so brave thank you from the bottom of my heart God bless you saved our liberty and freedom thank you
Many Canadians passed through my region (Abruzzo-Molise) especially Campobasso (south-east of Rome) and liberated us from the fascists and Nazis. Quite a few Canadian soldiers found their love there. In the 10 years after the war, many Italians emigrated from this region to Canada. I have many relatives in Canada (Quebec).
This channel is so underrated
This channel is amazing.. Thank you.. Loved the story of the German Michael Wittmann
I tell the Canadians were tougher than the. British.
Bravo Gentlemen.😉😊
I had two uncles fighting in Italy one of them in a Canadian unit and he was never in Canada in his life being from Co Durham,the idea that the Canadians or the Poles are forgot about in the UK is just plain wrong.
@John Cornell you need to get over yourself. BELLAND!!!
@John Cornell To say the British weren't tough is silly but why do you continually bash the Canadian units? Yes, they got beat up in Totalize after initial success but then they sealed the deal with the Poles in Operation Tractable. On D Day; Canadian troops drove the farthest inland off of Juno Beach which was the second most defended beach. And it was the British, Canadians, and Poles who did not reach Caen; not just the Canadians. And the reason was because the Germans had their best forces facing the British/Can/Polish troops i.e. Panzer divisions with Tigers, etc. The fact that the Brits/Cans/Poles tied up the brunt of the Gernan forces in Caen allowed for Patton's Normandy breakout. And Shermans Mark Vs sucked against German tanks, German 88s, normal German arty, and panzerfaust....the only thing that was good about them is that they were fast and reliable and the USA and Canada produced them by the boatloads (literally). Only the Fireflys fared okay in open field battles. Oh, the Canadian Navy was in the war from the beginning with the Brits in the Battle of the Atlantic and there were Canadian and Polish Squadrons in the Battle Of Britain too. I'm just curious but did a Canadian beat you up in a bar or was your ex wife Canadian and she took your dog in the divorce
? ha ha ...
We Brits and the Canadians are one and the same , they were and still are our brothers so if you belittle them then you belittle us too.
No need to do either.
Love these videos .. So glad i subscribed ❤
Until now I didn't realize how much the Canadian army did in the battle of Italy. Thanks for an excellent and informative video.
Charles: If you are interested in a first hand Canadian account of fighting in Italy, I would encourage you to read "And No Birds Sang" by the venerable Farley Mowat. He crafts such an excellent narrative that draws the readers into the story.
Velox Versutus Vigilans
"Three Rivers" not "Trois Rivieres"? I also noticed that there is no mention of French-Canadians in WW2 in this series. Always English Canadians interviewed.
Maybe because it is an English video ? And as a French Canadian with 35 years of military service, I did most of my interviews in English because it was Anglo networks that interviewed us. Too many Franco's (specially in Québec) don't even know their history or have knowledge of the Canadian military, concentrating instead on the old history of the French. They barely even know the Royal 22 exists......
Many written histories refer to them as Three Rivers as well. Canadians know who they mean.
this is so high quality content that he should have 86 million not thousand
People are stupid and they enjoy being that way.
Just an FYI, this channel did not make these documentaries themselves. They acquired the rights to put a bunch of these somewhat old documentary series up on UA-cam.
Which is great because I was too young to understand the concept of television channels having schedules when _Greatest Tank Battles_ was airing on the History Channel.
Incredibly interesting. My Dad was a stretcher bearer in the 214 Field Ambulance RAMC , 56 Black Cats Division. France , Dunkerque, North Africa, Salerno, Mt Camino, Anzio, and then the Gothic Line and onto Trieste. They were planning to go into action at Lake Commachio and he decided he’d done his bit, so he requested leave !!! Of course it was denied. I thought he might have deserted but I read that the German defences were outflanked by the use of amphibious vehicles , so the anticipated battle was minor. He was centre forward for the 56 Div when they played Gradisca , north of Trieste. I still have the press cuttings. And yes they won, and yes he scored a hat trick ( I think )
You dont mess with Canadians. Especially from Ontario ;)
14th Calgary tank regt was there too
What about the 22 from Quebec
Let's just say don't underestimate Canada's units.
Graphics are improving.
Thank you. I've learned about my heritage.
My Great Grandfather led a tank regiment in the Royal Scott Greys through the middle east and into Italy but got wounded in 1943. He was seriously wounded and had to stop serving in the War.. Thing is, I barely know a thing about his service and I want to know, but how does one find out ?
Your first step would be to contact archives Canada in Ottawa and ask for his personal military records, with these records you will see what units he was in and if he was transferred to other units once you know the units he served with you can look up unit logs and information you may personally have to visit the archives in Ottawa to do this research
@@JIMIIXTLAN Royal Scots Greys are a British heavy cav unit, not Canadian. Ottawa won't have the info.
My admiration for Canadian soldiers grows with everything I learn about them. They were awesome.
Maybe you should try to find out the other side of the story, the one in which Italian women were raped by the tens of thousands by their 'liberators'.
@@kawaseksi7358 Sure, point to the evidence you've seen on that and I'll look at it.
@@perseus-tx3zq ...really? Its widely understood these actions took place from literally every side. So I mean..yeah...not sure why you don't know this
@@kawaseksi7358 ,got any proof ?
Typical middle aged men & women in America have no dam idea what happened in WW2.
This is the first time we all have access to this much information. So thank you to the Allies & UA-camrs that are keeping this historic time alive.
That soldier has a great attitude, Glad to see he pulled through.
My grandpa was born in Pacentro Italy in 1940 and he talks about how the Germans fortified his town and evacuated the population into the nearby caves.On the way out the Germans blew up bridges and looted everything they saw.
too nice video in Army Field with clear explaining of continuous attacks chain .. importance .Italy was 1- Fascist Authority home land 2-its Strategic Position to Threats Mediterranean sea transports pathway of row material from Meddle east & Indian sea countries also Pacific ocean
Teacher:where do learn so much about ww2?
Me: Subscribing to War Stories
Elite Canadian soldiers 😎 👌
The best.
Canadians & New Zealander’s & Australians *
@@lepanhman respect 🙌
14:25 Lake Trasimene was where Hannibal ambushed and destroyed a Roman Army in 217 BC.
The most successful and biggest ambush in history till this day , Check out HistoryMarch Hannibal series absolutely amazing quality
Very enjoyable and well done - the best part.....No NUSBACHER with her/his snively annoying commentary!
Canadian fighting men are very good fighters even today in Iraq and Afghanistan
27:10 ...love this guy's attitude
'The Germans quickly find they have a new ally' I expected them to name Gen. Clark, rather than the mountain range.
Thank you!
Canadians contributed more to WWII than most people know
So, after D Day, Germany was fighting a three front war. No way they could have prevailed.
4 if we count the Air Front as well, which they were decisively losing.
That soldier has a great attitude!!!
0:47 this guy has so many metals he has to wear a wider jacket
"Next time you invade Italy start from the top" - some top german general whose name I forget
Canadian Bacon Pizza with Pineapple Grenades...
Nice One
My grandfather was a tank driver in these actions. C Squadron of the 8th NB Hussars.
The fella telling the story is a Canadian so it does not surprise me that he would tell only their story, and say they were the best. I whole heartedly expect nationalism when telling military history.
Fighting on 3 fronts🤯🇺🇲🇩🇪🇬🇧🇨🇦🇩🇪🇯🇵🇺🇲🍻
I laugh at the part where Canada was not allowed to enter Rome so the US can take credit.
I understand this is tank battles..Leaving German positions in flames was not done by tanks alone.
Loving the uploads 👌 thanks and subscribed 🤘
Gibt es die Dokumentation auf Deutsch käuflich zu erwerben? Würde mich echt interessieren.
Wow, 1 canadian division tied down 60 of the best german divisions and the canadians still won with ease. Why didn't they just use more canadians in all theaters? The war would've been over in 1942 saving so many lives.
Because the total population of Canada was eight million.
@@glacialmobbs7657 So what, they could have invaded normandie in 1941by themselves with like 4 divisions and still won easily in a few months at most. I can't believe anyone hasn't made more videos about how much better the canadian solderies were, absolutely shocking omission by historians and youtubers alike.
Canadian tankers were very high demanded from Britain.
Good documentary.Canadians were good fighters.
If you have your Armor on a 12 foot ridge, why would you bring them down into the River Valley, and lose the Advantage?
in 1943-44 most of the very experienced german officers died on the eastern front, not too much made it to the southern or western front.
Because in tanks having the high ground isn't an advantage, the gun can drop only so low.
That really helped Russia with those armies leaving The battle of Kursk for reinforcing Italy.
Is the CGI also remastered and upgraded ? It looks mush better then I remebered it. Thanks
How much air support did these Canadians get during this battle?
Was this written by Canadian journalist? Very well written
“Tough old gut” - episode of “the world at war” - dealing with this campaign.
Are these not from the show Greatest Tank Battles from the History channel, just name changed?
Love hearing the German side of war aswell. Yes they committed atrocities but both sides did and they were just following orders.
Really,I was unaware that the Allies had concentration camps and committing Genocide etc.
These guys did some amazing things but I cant escape the sense that what was really happening was the Canadians were stumbling from one bad set of intelligence to another.
“Sorry nazis, we’ve been told to come here, sorry again”
"The Bunsen burner. The Tommy cooker. The Ronson." How on earth did they ever crew the Sharman with so many flattering names for their main tank? People where sure made of sterner stuff back then.
Make documentary on Indo - Pak tank war
Today they have a phone,there more interested in gossip than a thought for what these brave men gave.
Brave men who feared not for their own safety🥲
Im so tired of hearing how the sherman was inferior to german tanks… no… they were inferior to the panthers and tigers, which were so spread out and few that it hardly was a problem. Their 8.8cm flak guns was what was devastated our tanks.
Greatest generation.
whats up with all those panther commanders? Did they use conscripts?
how is any of this even possible
Yes. Most of their experienced Tankers were dead, injured or in the East.
If the Panther were penetrated, the crew was pretty screwed. If a Sherman was penetrated, the crew could escape MUCH faster than a Panther crew, thus ensuring that experienced Tankers survive and teach their experience to newer Tankers, same with pilots.
Germany didn't have a system of sending Aces back to train recruits. They kept their Aces at the front to get high kill counts (inflated for propaganda) to keep morale high with these high-kill Aces.
I wonder how these Canadian veterans feel about their new King Trudeau?
You are my heroes
patton cut through the goering division like it was nothing
We should make butter called sherman..
Yes. And each slab of butter will be no more than 51 mm thick!
Some liberal would be offended I'm sure
@@matthewmatt5285 so?
@@matthewmatt5285 na, we liberals don’t get offended by the truth. Give me 51 mm of unsalted Sherman please!
The brazilian soldiers fighted in Italy and defeated the german and italian forces in the Monte Castello e Montese batles. That battles permitted to american forces open the road to victory. The brazilian pilots fighted too in the skies of Italy.
canadians fight and win then americans claim the credit hahahhah
The first part of this is all about how the allies are disadvantaged. So why did the allies win at all?
It's not news the Germans overall had better weaponry. The Allies just outnumbered them considerably.
Machines and factories won this war.the allies had a lot more numbers in everything
@@wartimes8909 good thing !
Allies had better tactics and weapons, the Soviets basically outplayed the Germans from late 1943 to the end of the war.
German technological superiority is a myth, if anything they often had worse then what their opponents had.
@@Kurogumo Say that to a Tiger tank!