There's a Canadian regiment that is the only one of the Empire that was given the privilege of wearing Queen Victorias' Royal Cypher for their cap badges in perpetuity, for bringing the battle of Paardeberg to a successful end. All other Commonwealth Regiments change their badges with the change of Monarch.
The Canadian fighting spirit is still alive and well to this day. If you need an example, just watch an NHL hockey game. Our troops are still some of the best educated and well trained in the world, but our army is not very large compared to other G8 countries. Our polite and apologetic demeanour is there at the forefront, however, when angered, it is advisable not to stand in the way of a Canadian. Have a great day! Thanks for reviewing this. 🙂
Someone pointed out something interesting to me recently: Both of our "National Sports" (lacrosse and hockey) are among the only sports that "allow" fighting
@@TheDylls See bud, we even have recreational combat training for civilians, we learn to play these games as children! Lacrosse for our fewer warmer months and ice hockey for the winter. The lesson is simple, "Our public demeanor is a front, you get us to take your threats serious, you'll only find terror as a consequence."
It wasn't canadian who beat the US because Canadian constitution wasn't born yet at this time.. and no that video doesn't offend us. It is pretty accurate even with the stereotype. edit: sadly Canadian Armed Forces isn't the same. Just a shadow of itself but the men and women in the CAF are and still verry well train and can face many situation even with old equipment. Not better as before, ranking 27th but compare to others and knowing the numbers of canadian serving the CAF and how massive Canada is, i think it is pretty good.
the definition of f*#k around and find out. We are very diplomatic and polite, will try to resolve issues without starting a fight. But if that doesn't work, we sure know how to finish that fight
The Canadians earned their reputation as shock troops, in WWI battles at Ypres, Belgian and Vimy ridge in france. Also in WWII they were widely recognized as one of the most effective fighting formations within the British Expeditionary Force. astonished by the bravery and the speed of the Canadians, the germans started calling them Sturmtruppen (storm troopers). Since canada was still basically a british colony, the british took all the accolades. On D-day the Canadians were the only troops/army that completed their goal that day.....
Apparently when a number of German soldiers were asked ( after WWII ) who they disliked the most of the allies…..they all replied they hated the Canadians. There is also a quote by Winston Churchill saying he could win any war, with British generals, American ingenuity and Canadian soldiers!
During the 1st WW, when the Canadian Core was told to hold a trench, usually after a failed attack or after the trench was gained. they would raid enemy trenches at night. Not to capture the trenches, but to cause as many casualties on the enemy opposing them. Then completely retreat back before the coming of the dawn. They did this many times. German commanders would fear the Canadians then they heard who was in the opposing trenches. Even calling in reinforcements of 2 or 3 time the man power just to bolster the trench's defenses. Canadians were moved around in secret from trench to trench because of this tactic. To the point when they heard that the Canadians there opposite them, the Germans were really scared. fearing a devastating night raid or an onslaught attack. Unlike the Brits who honored a Christmas truce, Canadians did not.
Every time I see something about the heartwarming story of the Germans and Britain's putting their differences aside and celebrating christmas together....all I can think is "man, a few miles away the Canadians are having a Christmas bloodbath"
“ VE Day: Canadian veterans celebrated in the Netherlands “ Is an excellent video especially shows the love the Dutch have for these vets and also provides some war history including the German surrender in the Netherlands.
Canadians respect the sacrifices made during wartime, but they do not glorify war itself. Canadians go to war when there is a good reason to do so. It may be a dirty job but it needs to be done for the greater good, so they do it.
For WWI, check out Arthur Currie and Francis Pegahmagabow. Leo Major not only served in WWII but in Korea as well. He didn't talk much about what he did because he thought no one would believe him. We, Canadian veterans, pride ourselves on never having lost a war, even with two invasions from the USA (1775, 1812-1814). My regiment has battle honours from the Boer War, WW I and II, Korea and Afghanistan. We've also done UN deployments in Cyprus, Egypt, Kashmir, Cambodia, Congo, and Rwanda.
No prisoners was in WW1.The Canadian navy was the 4th largest after the end of WW2.Our armed forces still has very well trained personel but governments over the years haven't kept up with modern equipment.Canada doesn't spend the required GDP on it's armed forces that NATO requires and to us REAL Canadians it is an embarrassment.
We are not sheep. We may be respectful and polite.. but Canadians have a flip side. Do not test the waters. You will not like what happens when you manage to piss us off
Canada had the third largest combat role in Afghanistan after the Americans and Brits , Canada also had the third highest number of casualties, Canadian Snipers set 3 world record long distance kills in Afghanistan and Iraq, , Canadian troops played a huge role in the Turn of the Korean conflict in a place called the Kapyon Valley they were greatly outnumbered by Chinese and North Korean forces and held their position,
As a Canadian I can vouch for some of the claims. My Grand Father s fought in WW2 from France to Germany as a Sapper. He was tough as nails 100%! He was a farm boy a very big one, like 6'4" and over 250 lbs of pure muscle. He volunteered and fought for 4 years over there. He would hardly speak about his experiences. Some of his stories were incredible.
People think we're nice because we're soft... We're nice because we originally settled (committed mass genocide in) a fairly inhospitable land. That meant that you were ALWAYS relying on neighbours to help you out to KEEP YOU ALIVE! Do YOU wanna be the "town dickhead that no one helps" if it COULD mean death?! That being said, those hard conditions that made us polite CERTAINLY did not make us soft
Canada has a small army, in numbers. But it's not the size of the dog in a fight. It's the size of the fight in a dog, he ? C'est pas toujours la grosseur qui compte. To complete your appreciation of the canadian psyche, please see a hockey game. You'll understand as this game is supposed to exemplify Canadian values...
While the stereotype jokes get old, it never hurts as long as actual facts follow them up. Will always be proud of what my home has done for liberty and freedom
I take no offence at all to the way we are portrayed in this video, I find it funny & like it. Plus I like how it shows that our military might not be as big as the UN wants, it still kicks ass! [Edit] btw: the Leo Major city liberation we hear is the embellished version. ( not saying this in a disrespectfully way about Sergeant Major )
thank you for taking the time to make this video. Our army is smaller now yes but it really means nothing, its the people u want to worry about, 10% of our population went from everyday citizen picked up weapons and went to war out of duty and responsibility to defend others and as men. Being conscripted to fight in war was then and is now a disgrace to a true Canadian man. And most (dubbed zombie soldier) were kept home in Canada as home defenders (in a land not being attacked) We had riots over conscription but no problems signing up willingly. My grandfather served in WW2 We have a responsibility and duty to uphold the ideas and values or our predecessor and a legacy to carry on in there name. If and when Russia messes up bad your gonna have a whole new set of "Canadians in warfare" vids to react to lol. Algonquin First Nation Canada
The same guy. Triquet (on the picture). Now a days, we don't have a big army but it is well trained and ready to go into action. We have a few elite commandos and even american army knows about them. Btw, The Royal 22nd regiment is based in Québec city capital of Province of Québec (pronounced Kaibec) and still french speaking. French is the official language in the province. That might be interresting for an History teacher. Best regards. 🙂😀😃😉
When German trenches ran low on rations due to the expanding war in their Eastern front, Canadians started tossing them bags of spare rations into No Man's Land and NOT shooting them when they retrieved them... After a week or two of conditioning the Germans, the Canadians stuffed bags with timed explosives and threw them into No Man's Land That's now officially banned
My uncles story. Orr, Ross, W. Staff Sergeant, Canadian Army Fifth Company, Second Regiment, Special Service Force Sate of Action: August 26, 1944 Citation: The distinguished service cross is presented to Ross W. Orr, Staff Sergeant, Royal Canadian Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Villeneuve-Loubet France on August 26th, 1944. When the only route for urgently needed supplies was cut off by three enemy machine guns emplaced along the road, Staff Sergeant Orr, without orders, elected to remove this obstacle. After selecting three men to provide covering fire, he approached alone to within seventy-five yards of the first gun. Armed with a submachine gun, he jumped into the middle of the road and demanded surrender. The enemy gunner immediately opened fire on him, but Staff sergeant Orr stood his ground and seriously wounded both of the crew with effective fire. Under continued assault by this four-man team, the other two machine gun crews finally surrendered an the road was opened for desperately needed supplies. Soon afterward the fifth company occupied a castle on a hilltop to protect this supply route and Sergeant Orr immediately organized the area against counterattack. The enemy, two hundred strong, strove continuously and fiercely to dislodge his group from this stronghold. In the face of death-defying circumstances, Sergeant Orr with his submachine gun put an enemy machine gun which was covering an approaching demolition party out of action. The demolition party was dispersed with heavy losses by rifle fire and hand grenades effectively used under Sergeant Orr’s direction. In another similar counterattack, Sergeant Orr fired his submachine gun from a blazing barn into an attacking enemy formation. This attack was broken up and resulted in heavy losses to the enemy. Approximately one hundred fifty enemy losses were sustained during the day. A great many of these casualties were inflicted by Sergeant Orr and his platoon. His superb leadership and inspiring personal example throughout the battle were a major contributory factor in the destruction of the enemy defense line that seriously threatened to delay the advance of the entire regiment.
@@TeacherPaulReacts Yes, the mistake is in the original content. The photo of Triquet holding his VC at 15:15 is the same one shown at 10:27. The second name was Major Currie, whose picture didn't appear at 15:15 at all.
My great Grandfather was stationed in Hong Kong and got injured by shrapnel, he was about to be discharged from the Hong Kong hospital when it got overrun but the Japanese. They stuff everyone in the hospital into 1 room and came one night to take people and my grampa gave up a fight so they left for a bit then came back and dragged my grampa out and a nurse and raped the nurse and killed her and tortured my grampa them evenutally bayonet him and decapited him. I have his silver cross and medals. This is all explained in the book the battle of hong kong i believe. Also have letters to my Gramma from a guy who was there and went in detail what happened to him down to the gold teeth the Japanese soldier in charge had. He was quite the man according to his miltary records and love to fight apparently.
Canadians liberated the dutch and we love them for it.
There's a Canadian regiment that is the only one of the Empire that was given the privilege of wearing Queen Victorias' Royal Cypher for their cap badges in perpetuity, for bringing the battle of Paardeberg to a successful end. All other Commonwealth Regiments change their badges with the change of Monarch.
The Canadian fighting spirit is still alive and well to this day. If you need an example, just watch an NHL hockey game. Our troops are still some of the best educated and well trained in the world, but our army is not very large compared to other G8 countries.
Our polite and apologetic demeanour is there at the forefront, however, when angered, it is advisable not to stand in the way of a Canadian.
Have a great day! Thanks for reviewing this. 🙂
Someone pointed out something interesting to me recently: Both of our "National Sports" (lacrosse and hockey) are among the only sports that "allow" fighting
@@TheDylls See bud, we even have recreational combat training for civilians, we learn to play these games as children! Lacrosse for our fewer warmer months and ice hockey for the winter. The lesson is simple, "Our public demeanor is a front, you get us to take your threats serious, you'll only find terror as a consequence."
@@MrLandega Facts! We have the receipts as well. Check half of the Geneva Conventions 🙊😅
The take no prisoners and shoot the wounded policy was only in world war 1 we got better in the second war
It wasn't canadian who beat the US because Canadian constitution wasn't born yet at this time.. and no that video doesn't offend us. It is pretty accurate even with the stereotype.
edit: sadly Canadian Armed Forces isn't the same. Just a shadow of itself but the men and women in the CAF are and still verry well train and can face many situation even with old equipment. Not better as before, ranking 27th but compare to others and knowing the numbers of canadian serving the CAF and how massive Canada is, i think it is pretty good.
The biggest factor that the Canadian military has been declining is because of the government not funding it.
Every Canadian will love any video exposing how savage the Canadians were in WWI and 2.
It’s kind of our thing.
the definition of f*#k around and find out. We are very diplomatic and polite, will try to resolve issues without starting a fight. But if that doesn't work, we sure know how to finish that fight
Very proud of our contributions to the Geneva Checklist
As a Canadian and a serving military member I love this video.
🥰🥰
As a Canadian NOT serving, I can never thank you enough for how happy and free my young daughter is, and YOU are a part of that! ❤
Former Canadian Infanteer. As do I.
@@TheVelvetwarrior Thank you! 😊
thank you for your service sir from a Fellow Canadian
you need to check out the one eyes scout who captured a entire town by himself ,, leo Major ,there is more to his story than told here
Chuck Norris checks his closet for Leo Majors before he goes to bed!
The Canadians earned their reputation as shock troops, in WWI battles at Ypres, Belgian and Vimy ridge in france. Also in WWII they were widely recognized as one of the most effective fighting formations within the British Expeditionary Force. astonished by the bravery and the speed of the Canadians, the germans started calling them Sturmtruppen (storm troopers). Since canada was still basically a british colony, the british took all the accolades. On D-day the Canadians were the only troops/army that completed their goal that day.....
Completed their goal AND MORE, IIRC, but had to stop their advance for fear of being flanked since they found themselves so far past their allies!
Apparently when a number of German soldiers were asked ( after WWII ) who they disliked the most of the allies…..they all replied they hated the Canadians. There is also a quote by Winston Churchill saying he could win any war, with British generals, American ingenuity and Canadian soldiers!
During the 1st WW, when the Canadian Core was told to hold a trench, usually after a failed attack or after the trench was gained. they would raid enemy trenches at night. Not to capture the trenches, but to cause as many casualties on the enemy opposing them. Then completely retreat back before the coming of the dawn. They did this many times. German commanders would fear the Canadians then they heard who was in the opposing trenches. Even calling in reinforcements of 2 or 3 time the man power just to bolster the trench's defenses. Canadians were moved around in secret from trench to trench because of this tactic. To the point when they heard that the Canadians there opposite them, the Germans were really scared. fearing a devastating night raid or an onslaught attack. Unlike the Brits who honored a Christmas truce, Canadians did not.
Every time I see something about the heartwarming story of the Germans and Britain's putting their differences aside and celebrating christmas together....all I can think is "man, a few miles away the Canadians are having a Christmas bloodbath"
“ VE Day: Canadian veterans celebrated in the Netherlands “ Is an excellent video especially shows the love the Dutch have for these vets and also provides some war history including the German surrender in the Netherlands.
Canadians respect the sacrifices made during wartime, but they do not glorify war itself.
Canadians go to war when there is a good reason to do so. It may be a dirty job but it needs to be done for the greater good, so they do it.
Check out the video about Leo Major "The one eyed scout that liberated a ole city by himself" your gonna like it. Merci
I've reacted to that, it's on my channel 😁
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Ok then. Thanks
For WWI, check out Arthur Currie and Francis Pegahmagabow.
Leo Major not only served in WWII but in Korea as well. He didn't talk much about what he did because he thought no one would believe him.
We, Canadian veterans, pride ourselves on never having lost a war, even with two invasions from the USA (1775, 1812-1814).
My regiment has battle honours from the Boer War, WW I and II, Korea and Afghanistan. We've also done UN deployments in Cyprus, Egypt, Kashmir, Cambodia, Congo, and Rwanda.
No prisoners was in WW1.The Canadian navy was the 4th largest after the end of WW2.Our armed forces still has very well trained personel but governments over the years haven't kept up with modern equipment.Canada doesn't spend the required GDP on it's armed forces that NATO requires and to us REAL Canadians it is an embarrassment.
NATO is a globalist communist organization. "Real" Canadians not only aren't embarrassed by that but also realize that NATO is corrupt.
Look up William Stephenson, The Man Called Intrepid, and Camp X
Apparently we pushed so for forwards on D-Day that we had to completely halt our advance, as our allies on our flanks weren't keeping up!
Italy too
Triquet was in the Royal 22nd regiment a french speaking regiment in the Canadian Army and still active. Triquet received the Victoria Cross.
We are not sheep. We may be respectful and polite.. but Canadians have a flip side. Do not test the waters. You will not like what happens when you manage to piss us off
5:44 Canada declatred war on Japan BEFORE the US
More like both World Wars, Canada declared war before America did.
Canada had the third largest combat role in Afghanistan after the Americans and Brits , Canada also had the third highest number of casualties, Canadian Snipers set 3 world record long distance kills in Afghanistan and Iraq, , Canadian troops played a huge role in the Turn of the Korean conflict in a place called the Kapyon Valley they were greatly outnumbered by Chinese and North Korean forces and held their position,
As a Canadian I can vouch for some of the claims. My Grand Father s fought in WW2 from France to Germany as a Sapper. He was tough as nails 100%! He was a farm boy a very big one, like 6'4" and over 250 lbs of pure muscle. He volunteered and fought for 4 years over there. He would hardly speak about his experiences. Some of his stories were incredible.
People think we're nice because we're soft...
We're nice because we originally settled (committed mass genocide in) a fairly inhospitable land. That meant that you were ALWAYS relying on neighbours to help you out to KEEP YOU ALIVE! Do YOU wanna be the "town dickhead that no one helps" if it COULD mean death?!
That being said, those hard conditions that made us polite CERTAINLY did not make us soft
There are more videos dedicated to Leo Major. There's way more to his story
John Wick and Rambo check their closets for Leo Majors before they go to bed!
Not much has changed regarding Canadian military ability.
The longest sniper kill is 3,540 m which was done by a Canadian sniper.
Canada has a small army, in numbers. But it's not the size of the dog in a fight. It's the size of the fight in a dog, he ? C'est pas toujours la grosseur qui compte. To complete your appreciation of the canadian psyche, please see a hockey game. You'll understand as this game is supposed to exemplify Canadian values...
While the stereotype jokes get old, it never hurts as long as actual facts follow them up. Will always be proud of what my home has done for liberty and freedom
Pot is legal in the country
Thank you for learning about Canada it means alot to us :) 🇨🇦🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇸
Thanks for watching and commenting! Feel free to send a video for me to continue learning more 🥰
Operation yellow ribbon! ( what Canada did on the tragedy of 9/11 )
Hell man we have fighting in our official winter sport
The only offensive thing about this is his intentional use of “aboot.” Nobody talks like that.
The reference to potheads is because pot is now legal in Canada
I take no offence at all to the way we are portrayed in this video, I find it funny & like it.
Plus I like how it shows that our military might not be as big as the UN wants, it still kicks ass!
[Edit] btw: the Leo Major city liberation we hear is the embellished version. ( not saying this in a disrespectfully way about Sergeant Major )
thank you for taking the time to make this video. Our army is smaller now yes but it really means nothing, its the people u want to worry about, 10% of our population went from everyday citizen picked up weapons and went to war out of duty and responsibility to defend others and as men. Being conscripted to fight in war was then and is now a disgrace to a true Canadian man. And most (dubbed zombie soldier) were kept home in Canada as home defenders (in a land not being attacked) We had riots over conscription but no problems signing up willingly. My grandfather served in WW2 We have a responsibility and duty to uphold the ideas and values or our predecessor and a legacy to carry on in there name. If and when Russia messes up bad your gonna have a whole new set of "Canadians in warfare" vids to react to lol.
Algonquin First Nation Canada
The same guy. Triquet (on the picture). Now a days, we don't have a big army but it is well trained and ready to go into action. We have a few elite commandos and even american army knows about them.
Btw, The Royal 22nd regiment is based in Québec city capital of Province of Québec (pronounced Kaibec) and still french speaking. French is the official language in the province. That might be interresting for an History teacher. Best regards. 🙂😀😃😉
The Germans in World War 1 referred to the Canadian Army as the "Sturmtruppen"... meaning the Canadians show up on the front, expect an attack.
Also, there are at least a few Geneva Conventions that were drafted to prevent previous Canadian military conduct...
When German trenches ran low on rations due to the expanding war in their Eastern front, Canadians started tossing them bags of spare rations into No Man's Land and NOT shooting them when they retrieved them...
After a week or two of conditioning the Germans, the Canadians stuffed bags with timed explosives and threw them into No Man's Land
That's now officially banned
Remember, the Geneva Convention was written by the victors, Canada was one of the victors!
let's talk about the quebecer infantryman, we are extremely good because we go outside at +40 and at -40 and we dont give a fuc...... ;)
There is a reason that the Geneva convention was written.
Remember, the Geneva Convention was written by the victors, Canada was one of the victors!
My uncles story. Orr, Ross, W.
Staff Sergeant, Canadian Army
Fifth Company, Second Regiment, Special Service Force
Sate of Action: August 26, 1944
Citation:
The distinguished service cross is presented to Ross W. Orr, Staff Sergeant, Royal Canadian Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Villeneuve-Loubet France on August 26th, 1944. When the only route for urgently needed supplies was cut off by three enemy machine guns emplaced along the road, Staff Sergeant Orr, without orders, elected to remove this obstacle. After selecting three men to provide covering fire, he approached alone to within seventy-five yards of the first gun. Armed with a submachine gun, he jumped into the middle of the road and demanded surrender. The enemy gunner immediately opened fire on him, but Staff sergeant Orr stood his ground and seriously wounded both of the crew with effective fire. Under continued assault by this four-man team, the other two machine gun crews finally surrendered an the road was opened for desperately needed supplies. Soon afterward the fifth company occupied a castle on a hilltop to protect this supply route and Sergeant Orr immediately organized the area against counterattack. The enemy, two hundred strong, strove continuously and fiercely to dislodge his group from this stronghold. In the face of death-defying circumstances, Sergeant Orr with his submachine gun put an enemy machine gun which was covering an approaching demolition party out of action. The demolition party was dispersed with heavy losses by rifle fire and hand grenades effectively used under Sergeant Orr’s direction. In another similar counterattack, Sergeant Orr fired his submachine gun from a blazing barn into an attacking enemy formation. This attack was broken up and resulted in heavy losses to the enemy. Approximately one hundred fifty enemy losses were sustained during the day. A great many of these casualties were inflicted by Sergeant Orr and his platoon. His superb leadership and inspiring personal example throughout the battle were a major contributory factor in the destruction of the enemy defense line that seriously threatened to delay the advance of the entire regiment.
Francis Pegahmagabow! look'm up
#1 sign you don't know many Canadians: You are worried about offending us
Canada IS the only country in the world that has not LOST a WAR !!!! 👍🏿👍🏽👍✌🏼🖖🍁🌻💛💙🇺🇦
We don't take offense to all the syrup BS. Sure does get old fast tho. Hahaha
The Germans also gave us the nick name Storm Troopers due to our aggressiveness
"Pot" has been legal in Canada for several years.
I'm offended that you don't want anyone to take offense, lol. Now what lol
Americans or so blissfully anywhere
Canadian, not offended in the least we do change.
You said war baby...let's go
LETS GO CANADA
@15:15 "Bro, these two look like twins, honestly, the left and the middle one". That's because they're both pictures of Capt. Paul Triquet, VC.
He said 3 names though, did they make a mistake? 🫣
@@TeacherPaulReacts Yes, the mistake is in the original content. The photo of Triquet holding his VC at 15:15 is the same one shown at 10:27. The second name was Major Currie, whose picture didn't appear at 15:15 at all.
8:27 And it's so easy to do! You don't even have to be similar to any of us, you just have to be not a TOTAL dickhead to most of us and you're in
I totally misread your comment 😅 for a second there I thought you were telling me off
@@TeacherPaulReacts Oh dang! I just re-read it with a different tone and realized how it sounded 🙊 Only love here, brother!❤
I too am a Canadian vet and I love this video. 🇨🇦
My great Grandfather was stationed in Hong Kong and got injured by shrapnel, he was about to be discharged from the Hong Kong hospital when it got overrun but the Japanese. They stuff everyone in the hospital into 1 room and came one night to take people and my grampa gave up a fight so they left for a bit then came back and dragged my grampa out and a nurse and raped the nurse and killed her and tortured my grampa them evenutally bayonet him and decapited him. I have his silver cross and medals. This is all explained in the book the battle of hong kong i believe. Also have letters to my Gramma from a guy who was there and went in detail what happened to him down to the gold teeth the Japanese soldier in charge had. He was quite the man according to his miltary records and love to fight apparently.
I am also also a Canadian.
But sorry I just could not finish
The rolling of the eyes and intermitant smirks where plain anoying
We're not offended bud. We are proud.