I never realized how much fighting Canadian forces did in WW2. Not only Normandy but they bore the brunt of Italy at the same time. What a bunch of soft spoken hard hitten S.O.Bs . Thanks Canada.
The British and Canadians stormed 3 of the 5 beaches. Their assigned role was to tie down all the German Panzer and mobile forces to allow the US forces to consolidate and breakout. In the Normandy campaign the British and Canadian forces suffered 2,000 tank losses against the Germans. Their casualties were 60,000 during the Normandy campaign. The 12th Waffen SS Panzer Division were reduced to 600 men fighting the British and Canadians and were removed to Belgium to reform their ranks, and again fought the British and Americans in operation Market-Garden in September 1944. It’s terrible that Trump ridicules Canada and our allies who have fought in every war with us since WWI. Korea, Vietnam, Afghanistan, etc.
@@tonymanero5544 hey you know what it happens every once in awhile you get a great leader. Every country has had some. And every once in awhile you get a horrible leader every country has had some. The difference is are allies are very intelligent and they know sometimes you got to just be patient and he or she will be replaced with some one less crazy.
A little known facet of this battle that took place is the first ( believed ) allied aircraft to land at Carpiquet 26/July/1944, was a RCAF Typhoon. S/L William " Big Bill " Pentland DFC set his " Tiffie " down at this airfield due to the Sabre engine was acting up. " Bill " was leading a section of four " Tiffies " on an " op ". According to an article, Bill noted he came in " hot " did a perfect wheels up landing at 200 mph with two 1,000 pounders still under the wings. The bomb under the port wing came off and exploded taking the tail plane clear off. The Typhoon eventually came to a rest, then the 1,000 pounder under the starboard wing dropped on the ground. " Bill " walked away with nary a scratch. I came across the news paper article written up describing the event with more detail.
Operation Windsor went from 4th to 5th juli and was an operational failure by the Allies. The main hangars and the control tower remained in german hands: I./SS Pz.Gren. Reg.26 of 12. SS Pz.Div. HJ. - supported by artillery and panther tanks. The one and only serious german counterattack, which was also a failure, was executed by: III./SS Pz.Gren. Reg.1 of 1.SS Pz. Div. LAH on early morning of 5th july (without Tank support). The remains of I./SS Pz.Gren. Reg. 26/12th SS were removed according to plan in the morning of 5th july. Main hangars and tower of Carpiqeut Airfield were taken by operation charnwood on 8th july.
Yes. The Young Grenadiers of the 12 SS Div. Hitlerjugend fought a hard fight until the last Boy. ( Mostly between 16-17 years old). Some of them were executet.No pows were taken by the canadiens, only a handful. p.s. There was no artillery and no Panthers. Please, do you have source for that? They had absolute no Chance.
I/SS Pz.Gren.Reg 26 was supported by 2. Battery (8,8cm) of SS Flakabteilung 12, III. Battaillon of SS Art. Reg 12 and parts from Werferregiment 83 of Werferbrigade 7 (Wehrmacht). Further there were 5 Panzer iV from 9th company and a few Panthers from 4th company of SS Pz.Reg.12 Best sources: -Kriegsgeschichte der 12. SS Panzerdivision HItlerjugend- by Hubert Meyer (former staff Officer at 12th SS) -Steelinferno- by Michael Reynolds
Wilkins. The Story of oradour will be writen again. Read the books "Division das Reich". Then you know the answer. All the german prisoners in this case were free after a few months. Why? Becourse they were guilty? Everyone knows, if they were guilty, the French had hang them.Citizens of oradour said after the war: "If they had found them guilty, we had tell the truth". Two old woman told to a former SS soldier (Weidinger). "We were rescued from the burning church by german soldiers". Do you know what the Partisans had done with german soldiers before? One exampel: One medic car were found with 4 woundet Germans and the two Drivers. On the road to oradour. The Drivers Hands were bound. All These soldiers were burned to dead, alive. Woundet soldiers! The leader of the Partisans in this area was a high criminal murder. A "good friend "of Eisenhower and his commanders.
@@terrymcconville3659 The typhoons attacking Tanks were shot down by Thunderbolts in one case . I read a Sons account from his Dads memoirs . His Dad lost a Squadron Buddy
"Concentration camp" generally meant "a place where prisoners are concentrated" at that time. It was only later that the current meaning took over completely.
@@johnpotter4750 Yes, the term originated with the Boer War, but if you watch some of the Pathe-type newsreels on UA-cam related to the Normandy campaign, you'll hear them refer to POW camps as "concentration" camps. That usage changed quickly, though, as the allies began to advance into Germany.
The airfield was defended by small Elements of the 12. SS Hitlerjugend. Mostly 16,17, 18 years Young.They had no Chance again the Tanks, artillery and spec.airforce. Many were shoot after Fighting. But. they show them how to fight till the end.
Don't even try to jerk a single tear from anybody's eye . The 12th SS was Hitler's baby brigade and those little bastards committed more war crimes in one month than the Allies did in the whole entire war.
Yes they along with their commander Kurt Meyer were responsible for the Ardenne Abbey massacre on June 7, 1944. Canadian POW’s from the Nova Scotia Highlanders and Sherbrooke Fusiliers were shot in the back of the head and buried on the Abbey grounds. When Canadian troops learned of the massacre they were not very willing to take prisoners from the 12th SS Panzer Division no matter their age.
@@Chiller01 The allies shoot german prisoners of war from the beaches to germany. The shooting from the german side were singel actions. US Army. A army with no diszypline.
@@euanreid6682 Wrong. During operation Windsor (4-5 July 1944), the 8th Canadian Infantry Brigade and an attached battalion of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division attacked Carpiquet, supported on the flanks by the 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade which had Shermans. The Priest self-propelled guns we see are from the artillery regiments of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division.
My Grandfather was with the Canadian North Shore Regiment. Their Regiment had incredible losses that day. Thanks for a great video.
Thank you Canadians for your trusted friendship and aid.
J’ai visité un ancien combattant chez-lui en 2013. Monsieur Germain Nault qui m’avait dit que Carpiquet avait été terrible.
Right back...🍻
I never realized how much fighting Canadian forces did in WW2. Not only Normandy but they bore the brunt of Italy at the same time. What a bunch of soft spoken hard hitten S.O.Bs . Thanks Canada.
Canada also created the worlds third largest navy. Largely, but not solely, to keep the Atlantic Ocean convoys safe.
@@wekapeka3493 I did not know that thank you for the information.
The British and Canadians stormed 3 of the 5 beaches. Their assigned role was to tie down all the German Panzer and mobile forces to allow the US forces to consolidate and breakout. In the Normandy campaign the British and Canadian forces suffered 2,000 tank losses against the Germans. Their casualties were 60,000 during the Normandy campaign. The 12th Waffen SS Panzer Division were reduced to 600 men fighting the British and Canadians and were removed to Belgium to reform their ranks, and again fought the British and Americans in operation Market-Garden in September 1944. It’s terrible that Trump ridicules Canada and our allies who have fought in every war with us since WWI. Korea, Vietnam, Afghanistan, etc.
@@tonymanero5544 hey you know what it happens every once in awhile you get a great leader. Every country has had some. And every once in awhile you get a horrible leader every country has had some. The difference is are allies are very intelligent and they know sometimes you got to just be patient and he or she will be replaced with some one less crazy.
The Canadians were in both WW1 and WW2 right from the start. Thank god the Americans showed up eventually in both.
A little known facet of this battle that took place is the first ( believed )
allied aircraft to land at Carpiquet 26/July/1944, was a RCAF Typhoon.
S/L William " Big Bill " Pentland DFC set his " Tiffie " down at this
airfield due to the Sabre engine was acting up. " Bill " was leading a
section of four " Tiffies " on an " op ". According to an article, Bill
noted he came in " hot " did a perfect wheels up landing at 200 mph
with two 1,000 pounders still under the wings. The bomb under the
port wing came off and exploded taking the tail plane clear off. The
Typhoon eventually came to a rest, then the 1,000 pounder under the
starboard wing dropped on the ground. " Bill " walked away with nary
a scratch. I came across the news paper article written up describing
the event with more detail.
@@glennrobinson9795 My condolences on the loss of your Uncle Omer. His Name Liveth For Evermore.
Was there in 1974 but we didn't stop to tour the area as we were on a tight schedule to be somewhere else. So close too and history everywhere.
My grandfather was killed here on july 5th. Lance Sergent James Phalen of the queens own rifles.
My grandfather was there that day. He said it was the worst battle he faced during the war.
Operation Windsor went from 4th to 5th juli and was an operational failure by the Allies. The main hangars and the control tower remained in german hands: I./SS Pz.Gren. Reg.26 of 12. SS Pz.Div. HJ. - supported by artillery and panther tanks. The one and only serious german counterattack, which was also a failure, was executed by: III./SS Pz.Gren. Reg.1 of 1.SS Pz. Div. LAH on early morning of 5th july (without Tank support). The remains of I./SS Pz.Gren. Reg. 26/12th SS were removed according to plan in the morning of 5th july. Main hangars and tower of Carpiqeut Airfield were taken by operation charnwood on 8th july.
Yes. The Young Grenadiers of the 12 SS Div. Hitlerjugend fought a hard fight until the last Boy. ( Mostly between 16-17 years old). Some of them were executet.No pows were taken by the canadiens, only a handful. p.s. There was no artillery and no Panthers. Please, do you have source for that? They had absolute no Chance.
I/SS Pz.Gren.Reg 26 was supported by 2. Battery (8,8cm) of SS Flakabteilung 12, III. Battaillon of SS Art. Reg 12 and parts from Werferregiment 83 of Werferbrigade 7 (Wehrmacht). Further there were 5 Panzer iV from 9th company and a few Panthers from 4th company of SS Pz.Reg.12
Best sources: -Kriegsgeschichte der 12. SS Panzerdivision HItlerjugend- by Hubert Meyer (former staff Officer at 12th SS)
-Steelinferno- by Michael Reynolds
Anullu . Thanks. I own the "Kriegsgeschichte der 12............. But i Forget this Facts. I read the parts again. Maybe i answer you.
Wilkins. The Story of oradour will be writen again. Read the books "Division das Reich". Then you know the answer. All the german prisoners in this case were free after a few months. Why? Becourse they were guilty? Everyone knows, if they were guilty, the French had hang them.Citizens of oradour said after the war: "If they had found them guilty, we had tell the truth". Two old woman told to a former SS soldier (Weidinger). "We were rescued from the burning church by german soldiers". Do you know what the Partisans had done with german soldiers before? One exampel: One medic car were found with 4 woundet Germans and the two Drivers. On the road to oradour. The Drivers Hands were bound. All These soldiers were burned to dead, alive. Woundet soldiers! The leader of the Partisans in this area was a high criminal murder. A "good friend "of Eisenhower and his commanders.
@@wolfmuller6737 Shameless liar. Just like all Nazis.
Very few units can say they wiped out a SS Division , well done Canadians .
Best wishes to France and Canada. From England.
Cheers Nick....See you on Halloween.
Right back at ya.
They must have felt pretty secure before the battle. Look at that gaggle in an open field - a wet dream for any mortar section or artillery battery.
Very interesting
The place is alway s there
It s a museum now
How hard it was to cross the fields around the airfield
Thanks to canadians
Good on the Canadians,nice people
2 rules with Canada. Q: don’t go to war with us 2: don’t play us in a hockey tournament
@@jamesstraith6391 Third rule don't let Kurt Meyer murder 29 Canadian prisoners and you won't get the same treatment.
All these news reels are on the War Amps site , all 100 or so
🍁The Young & Way Brave.🍁
Que tomas tan originales
130 canadians got killed, it easn’t that easy.
took months for them to capture places that were supposed to be captured on day 1. Give the Krauts a lot of credit.
Did the Canadian armor have a big white star on the side like we see at 0:44 and 1:10?
Yes, as did the Brits, known as the "liberation Star" it was adapted to reduce casualties by friendly fire during the invasion.
Canadians had the star but often painted it at an angle, to distinguish themselves from the Americans.
All vehicles had the marking, but as Jack points out, Canadians often skewed the star as at 0:25 above
Yes...it was the only thing that kept Americans from shooting everything that moved!
@@terrymcconville3659 The typhoons attacking Tanks were shot down by Thunderbolts in one case . I read a Sons account from his Dads memoirs . His Dad lost a Squadron Buddy
I trust that the German POW went to a POW camp and not to a concentration camp.
"Concentration camp" generally meant "a place where prisoners are concentrated" at that time. It was only later that the current meaning took over completely.
@@BarnDoorProductions Thought the term started in the Boer war, Africa. The above are, Prisoners of war regardless of age. eg, POW camp
@@johnpotter4750 Yes, the term originated with the Boer War, but if you watch some of the Pathe-type newsreels on UA-cam related to the Normandy campaign, you'll hear them refer to POW camps as "concentration" camps. That usage changed quickly, though, as the allies began to advance into Germany.
@@BarnDoorProductions Weired....
The airfield was defended by small Elements of the 12. SS Hitlerjugend. Mostly 16,17, 18 years Young.They had no Chance again the Tanks, artillery and spec.airforce. Many were shoot after Fighting. But. they show them how to fight till the end.
Don't even try to jerk a single tear from anybody's eye . The 12th SS was Hitler's baby brigade and those little bastards committed more war crimes in one month than the Allies did in the whole entire war.
Yes they along with their commander Kurt Meyer were responsible for the Ardenne Abbey massacre on June 7, 1944. Canadian POW’s from the Nova Scotia Highlanders and Sherbrooke Fusiliers were shot in the back of the head and buried on the Abbey grounds. When Canadian troops learned of the massacre they were not very willing to take prisoners from the 12th SS Panzer Division no matter their age.
@@Chiller01 The allies shoot german prisoners of war from the beaches to germany. The shooting from the german side were singel actions. US Army. A army with no diszypline.
@@wolfmuller6737 Your succession of absurd lies is laughable, but typical of a modern Neo-Nazi.
I don't give a damn whether they were shot or not in fact I rather hope they were, SS units were the most brutal, murderous, evil of all Nazi units.
Hitler Jungend at 3:13?
Yes waffen SS soldiers ( 12 SS Pz div. )
Bom
Teenagers thrown into battle,
General Montgomery said well done....he was driving like a bat of hell....bet he said sod all
He was en route to meeting his soldiers, you idiot.
Holy propaganda Batman!
Unlike the Hollywood propaganda... like Saving private Ryan but there was no armour in that sector.
@@euanreid6682 Wrong. During operation Windsor (4-5 July 1944), the 8th Canadian Infantry Brigade and an attached battalion of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division attacked Carpiquet, supported on the flanks by the 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade which had Shermans. The Priest self-propelled guns we see are from the artillery regiments of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division.