@AssimilationKaelThas
Canadian here. They taught us in school, that our units formed at the time of conscription kept people from the same community together. So, you fought alongside your family and friends. Seeing them die, would tend to induce strong feelings.
@danb239
As a Canadian who was in the Army it's sad to see other Canadians and Americans rip on our Army out of pure ignorance. Just because it is small dosen't mean it isn't respected. Some of the best snipers in the world are Canadian, Rob Furlong/ Dallas Alexander and his team had the records for longest confirmed kill. I know it was a long time ago but World War 1 Canada was BADASS, they were the first to get attacked by gas in the battle of Ypres, they had too piss on cloths so they could breath through them and repelled the attack. Battle of the Somme there was 1.2 million casualties in 5 months, Britain lost 57,000 troops on day 1, the most on a single day in Britain's history. Canada shows up and uses the creeping barrage for the first time, takes multiple positions and wins the battle. There was also Vimy Ridge and Passchendaele among others, pretty amazing for a Country fighting together for the first time as an independent military.
@blueballs9712
My great-uncle served with many Canadians in WW2. He said they were just built different. Any time we speak about his experience at war, he always brings up the Canadians. He still raves about how little they seemed to be bothered by certain horrific conditions. They just shrugged it off and kept moving. He jokes around sometimes and says they were like a bunch of lions who weren't afraid of gunshots. They went for the kill. "Brutal and respectable men" is what he says.
@iconnerty
I trained with a Canadian army. Excellent field craft, highly resourceful, decisive, and very aggressive. I am a fan.
@theredscourge
Canadian here, we found out that the longer a war lasts, the more likely we won't survive, so we just decided to end them as fast as possible, and it turns out the other side surrenders faster when they're terrified. Also, the Brits forgot to tell us that there were rules.
@huntery3568
As a Canadian immigrant, my observation is: Canadians are very polite, and place a high value on playing by the rules. When there are rules, Canadians will operate within them. If you break the rules, Canadians get very, very upset. If there are no rules at all, Canadians will quickly make it clear why there really should have been rules in place.
@jasonrand5995
Nova Scotian here. I remembere a vet talking, rather bluntly, about killing Germans crude and brutally (wont get into it cause NSFW). My dad asked why he did such horrid things, and I still remember the vets reply. "Cause I wanted to go home" Edit: This is on e of my few comments on YT and am hard to believe it's This massive so thank you all for sharing your comments. Also, let's go Nova Scotians! Didn't think I see so many in the chat. And for those curious, I'm from the Annapolis Valley
@Aaron-hb9xp
Proud to say that I am Canadian of Japanese descent. My grandfather actually fought at Vimy Ridge in 1917 with a contingent of 1st generation Japanese Canadian soldiers. I am so very proud of my grandfather and Canada.
@forever42tome
An American Veteran said in a Documentary I was watching on the Italian campaign: If you can't take control of a city bring in the Canadians. They will clear it in a day. Tell them their is booze in there, and they will clear it in hours.
@meeveling
as a canadian we were taught that canadians were few but furious in war. we were also taught that we were considered canon fodder, sent into impossible situations as ‘tests’ to battles. i think this is why the forces were so viscous. it was win or die in a lot of situations. dieppe is a battle often forgotten, which was the first test run for d-day. a lot of canadian soldiers died on that beach.
@canardcoincoin1582
My theory is that Canadian are polite and expect reciprocity. If you broke peace and make them stand up from his warm and cozy chair. he'll make sure you never do that again.
@leafsfan28
As a former member of the 1st Hussars, I am so proud to hear how you mentioned D-Day. I was in Courseulles Sur Mer in 1990 to re-dedicate the monument there. Got to meet some of the vets that were actually there. So proud of Canada and what we've done for the world over the years.
@robertwillsea3338
"It ain't a war crime the first time". Canadians when they go to war
@havokvladimirovichstalinov
Remember: Canada is the reason behind a large portion of the early Geneva Conventions
@oli9881
Canada during peacetime: "I'm sorry" Canada during wartime: "You're sorry"
@smoguli
- I surrender! - Quoi? - I surrender! I'm your prisoner! - Gérard tu comprends tu qu'est-ce qu'y dit? - Non, aucune criss d'idée. - Tire-le faut qu'on avance pas de temps à perdre, y'a la soupe aux pois qui va être frette!
@grimrot
I live in the Canadian prairies and grew up around a few veterans. These men and women grew up with incredible hardship homesteading in the harsh environment that we live in. It is no shock to me that they were unfazed by the harsh conditions and ruthless in battle. Most of them were second or first generation immigrants and had come from extreme poverty. They wanted the future to be better for their children and grandchildren and fought fiercely for freedom. I couldn't be more thankful.
@abouttime5000
Many Canadian soldiers were frontiersmen and farmers, lumberjacks, trappers, construction workers, railroad workers, and they were simply tough as nails.
@Mrkabrat
If memory serves, the canadian reasoning was "This is a war, the sooner we end it, the sooner we go home. So why play nice?"
@Simplehistory