Canadians BOSSED the Western Front. Europe's thanks to these Canucks can never be understated. Much love from Ulster.

@EEYore-py1bf

5 жыл бұрын

We crossed the Atlantic for Britain. We would gladly do so again.

@marconius101

5 жыл бұрын

Same here, much love from Arnhem..

@acanadianeh8344

5 жыл бұрын

Much love from Canada, 100 years ago today from the time I'm typing this, Germany surrendered . Can not express how grateful i am for all of those who fought to bring the war to an end. Just as Canadians did before me, i too would enlist in the army if it meant fighting for my homeland or any of our allies in need. A moment of silence today for all those who fought fr.

@mikedoll456

5 жыл бұрын

Up the Ulster rifles !!!!

@cliffwebb1621

5 жыл бұрын

@@EEYore-py1bf nitwit

In Flanders Fields ... our 5th grade teacher, an ex-Pat Brit made his students commit this poem to memory; at 73 yrs young I am still able to recite it. I've always wondered why it is never recited every Nov 11th in honour off all our men & women who have fallen.

@mr.potter4661

2 жыл бұрын

We too learned In Flanders Fields in elementary school in around grade 4 or 5. Mid 1980s. We learned about the different battles but I have forgotten much about them so I have been actively searching WW1 documentaries and committing to relearning.

@TiffWaffles

Жыл бұрын

I think that out of all the war poems taught in Canadian schools, In Flanders Fields is the one that Canadian school children can recite. Unfortunately, the true meaning of the poem isn't taught at all. People think that it is a call to peace and to commemorate our war dead when that is further from the truth. It's a call to arms from dead soldiers that had already carried the torch for their country and fell in battle and are looking to pass on that torch to somebody else to continue the fight for them. I love the poem- don't get me wrong. It's extremely powerful and I love McCrae's voice (which was cut off way too short, in my opinion). However, I wish that Canadian schools actually taught this history and had a unit to discuss Canadian war poetry/the WWI poetry in general... and not just In Flanders Fields as a last resort. My sisters have no idea what World War I and World War II are and what Canada's role in that is because none of their schools are teaching it.

@TiffWaffles

Жыл бұрын

@@mr.potter4661 If you are interested in reading history books, I have a lot of recommendations. Sometimes reading about something can help... or listening to any available audiobooks if you find reading difficult for any reason. Had to reteach myself about the Napoleonic Wars (which again- NOT TAUGHT in Canada) to understand what had led up to the North American War of 1812. :/

@mr.potter4661

Жыл бұрын

@@TiffWaffles yes for sure, recommend away...

Wow an Anglophone narrator actually bothered to make an effort to properly pronounce French Canadian names. What a rare treat.

I'm sorry ya'll that line from the Kaiser absolutely killed it. When the Kaiser found out that the Canadians had landed in England on 30 ships he replied. "They will go back in 30-row boats." I feel like the Kaiser would make a good rap album.

@crixusthenorman1603

2 жыл бұрын

Well that didn't happen and fell on deaf ears. The Keiser learned to grab his ankles though.

The canadians had few good commanders, poor weapons but fought on regardless of what horrors lied before them.... we owe so much to canada (and other allies) for the sacrifices they gave during ww1.. regards,respect and admiration : from karl in the uk

@gailpatenaude9600

2 жыл бұрын

While traveling Europe, 1978+, once these people knew I was Canadian, well, the welcome mat was rolled out.... The Dutch, Danes & UK - army, airforce, Navy.... well remembered our Canadian men & women WWII.

Here's to the Canadians, may You R.I.P.

@jbrobertson6052

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you and maybe next time we all can get the politicians to fight instead of the young guys, but if needed I'll be standing in line

Respect to our northern neighbors! To raise a volunteer force of that size with such a modest population! Especially since you had no choice in entering the war.. the U.K. declared war, so you all were automatically in!

@rpm1796

3 жыл бұрын

There was absolutely no question.... When It's family.

I am Canadian and I feel that our war achievements are usually underestimated, this video is a good representation of Canada in WW1. One thing that I think is cool is that my school is named Courcelette, after the battle of flers-courcelette.

@juliehildahl2758

4 жыл бұрын

@Rachel Boswell proper spelling would be 'know' not no. As you can tell I have nothing better to do right now! #quarantinesucks! China virus free!!!

@juliehildahl2758

4 жыл бұрын

Be proud of your country! As an American we joke constantly about all 17 Canadian soldiers who served in WWI & all 29 who served in WWII. But I have the up most respect for Canada & her contributions to the World Wars. And one more thing, that is NOT bacon, that is ham!

@losttranslation8766

4 жыл бұрын

@@juliehildahl2758 we dont call it canadian bacon we call it ham thats an american thing lol

@bhut1571

3 жыл бұрын

@@losttranslation8766 What? It's pea-meal bacon.

@kimsears5265

2 жыл бұрын

X What's

Our dear military boys from back then should have gotten more recognition to be honest given that during the years between 1914 and 1918 there was a bill passed that stopped them from being allowed to volunteer their service and instead forced able bodied men in Canada to go to the military. Forced to leave their families, their wives, their children and be forced to March into what they thought was certain death. I had family that were in both world wars and I can't imagine what they went through but our troops were BOSS during those years. Lest we forget ❤

My great grandfather was in that first vanguard in august 1914, and fought in the second battle of ypres.

I salute you fellow Canadians who served our country and defended it I am so proud of you boys god save Canada god save general curie god save my country

@firpark4864

3 жыл бұрын

All I read on here is God this God that , that's the ignorant coward,s way to explain war s. Those who killed and maimed on both sides were shame,d into fighting,for what? To make a few rich men even more rich, (no question mark requeierd).

@kakakshi3710

2 жыл бұрын

What country are you from I'm assuming France but I'm probably wrong

@spark5580

2 жыл бұрын

@@kakakshi3710 no bang on

@HistoryNerdWWII

Жыл бұрын

@@firpark4864 FO, get some meds

Those who served in Afghanistan have shown that this spirit still lives in our true north strong and free!

This was and will forever be Arthur's Army. Arthur Currie was Canada's greatest general. Sam Hughes was an embarrassment.

@sinisterminister6478

4 жыл бұрын

I wholeheartedly agree with that. I would how ever say that our commanding General in the Second World War Harry Crear was pretty close to his equal.

@juliehildahl2758

4 жыл бұрын

Wasn't he the 'guy' who stole $ meant to pay contractors who supplied munitions & supplies to his Soldiers? Steals $ from the Canadian people for personal expenses, jeopardizes his soldiers ability to acquire munitions & supplies, not the kind of guy you would want to do business with. But he is the kind of guy any soldier would be proud to fight for. For all his great achievements, he was still the lowest of the low, a common thief!

@Pijawek

3 жыл бұрын

@@juliehildahl2758 he was in a desperate situation due to business failings and stole this money to pay his debts thinking, that he will pay it back when his friend will give him a loan, which didn't happen. It speaks a lot about him that those robbed contractors kept their mouth shut so he wouldn't be court martialed.

@Nvwheeler

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed, but we should be grateful that Hughes fought to keep the Canadians together

@GallifreyanGunner

2 жыл бұрын

@@juliehildahl2758 If you are talking about Currie, you have got your facts wrong. Yes, he did embezzle funds but it wasn't for munitions, it was before the war and it was money for regimental uniforms - the kind you wear on ceremonial occasions and not into battle. So, yes, he was a thief - he was facing bankruptcy and ruin, but do NOT try to insinuate that this cost lives in a war that hadn't even started yet. And, one could argue that his record as a General more than made amends for his transgression.

Sam Hughes is deservingly forgotten, along with his whole despotic family. The Canadian expeditionary force started to become an unstoppable force when he resigned and his brother in law, son et al were systematically run off. God damn Sam for putting a unreliable weapon into my grandfather’s hands.

We had 'm twice. Those brave Canadians. And they managed to concure the enemy twice to! Thanks to them, we're free.

@michelrobillard5866

3 жыл бұрын

Cordialement

@nicholascecil6733

3 жыл бұрын

I concur

@andrewthomson

2 жыл бұрын

I conquer.

Here's to the Canadians. Dragged into a worthless fight by the old worlds monarchy , they fought bravely, loyaly without question and paid the ultimate price . Win , lose or draw , they were among the bravest of the brave and our hats should be off to these courageous , good souls always. May they all rest in peace . Extreme condolences to the families at home who have suffered and grieved all these years til it was their time to leave this world. All of you , please rest in peace.

@johnkidd1226

2 жыл бұрын

We have never lost!

@Jarod-te2bi

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you from Canada 🇨🇦.

@AnarchyWerebitch

7 ай бұрын

Good men.

I love how Sam Hughes sounds like Professor Farnsworth from Futurama.

My grandfather ( 1st Siege Battery N.S) WAS A FORWARD artillery observer.... fought at ypres as a 19 yo

My English Grandfather enlisted in WW1 from Ladysmith, Vancouver Island. He fought the Somme & Vimy Ridge & came back to Vancouver to my Gram, new baby, wounded twice, pandemic at 23 yrs old. My Grams Grandfather Captain James Douglas Warren opened up the Trade Routes for the HBC, around Vancouver Island to the Haida Gwaii. He married Tossamitsa Edenshaw a Chief's daughter from there. She survived Kuper Island to be the oldest Native to die on Vancouver Island in 1931 at 104. My Aunt Sarah Warren was a Matriarch of the Songhees( King Freezies GGrandaughter) & was interned to Sardis, B.C. She was the First Person to Win Back the RIGHT'S FOR The Traditional Mask Dance in 1950, also one of the First to have open ❤ Heart Surgery in CANADA. 🇨🇦

Served in Valcartier. Still in use today. Lovely location in the mountains n.e. Of Quebec City.

amazing video!

Theres a lot of lessons in this documentary for our Canadian military procurement today. Glad we went with the p8 Poseidon

1:13:55 I stayed in residence at Sir Max Aitkens dorm in UNB New Brunswick! Had no idea he was so involved in the first world war!!!

@sinisterminister6478

4 жыл бұрын

He was also involved a great deal in the Second World War as well as Lord Beaverbrook.

Sam Hughes was both a visionary and a crony in the truest form. He did create the Canadian Expeditionary Force which eventually became the Canadian Corps. He also tried to for-profit, promote an Infantry weapon in the Ross Rifle though suited in some was not the Rifle suited for Trench warfare. He promoted his lackeys to command until General Alderson organized the Corps with the help of the one Hughes promotion that paid off, Arthur Currie and based promotion on ability. Once that was done, Canadians were the most feared by German Troops in the second half of the war.

@cliffwebb1621

5 жыл бұрын

Nobody has ever feared Canada. You British subjects can tell yourselves anything you want to make you feel better.

@agcons

5 жыл бұрын

@@cliffwebb1621 No one said the country was feared, bright boy.

@cliffwebb1621

5 жыл бұрын

@@agcons read the post genius...

@agcons

5 жыл бұрын

@@cliffwebb1621 I did read the post, and yours too. I do not have a reading comprehension problem. The original post says nothing about the country being feared, just its soldiers. "Canadian" is not a country; it's the demonym of its citizens.

@TheMrfreedomrequired

5 жыл бұрын

@@cliffwebb1621 really no body has feared Canada.......how can you speak for everyone ?

His Faults Lie Gently (1969) by Alan R Capon . Biography about Sir Sam Hughes was/is a very good read.

some of the real heroes (obviously the brave soldiers as well) were the cameramen and women who risked their lives on a daily basis in the thick of it all to get this footage to us for us to learn,understand and study for years to come......

Eternal gratitude.

Nice old black & white, grainy film footage. So evocative. #Excellent

13:24 'The maple leaf forever' was written by a member of the Queen's own Rifles of Toronto three years after the beginning of WW1 it would never have been heard during the Boer War.

@andrewj5627

3 жыл бұрын

wrong, The Maple Leaf Forever was written by Alexander Muir (1830-1906) who was a member of the Queen's Own Rifles of Canada during the Fenian Raids. He wrote it in 1867 the same year as Canadian Confederation. So yes it would have been heard in South Africa during the Boer War........en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Maple_Leaf_Forever

@ThisTrainIsLost

3 жыл бұрын

When the choice was made I remember wishing that "The Maple Leaf Forever" would become the national anthem. I still wish it could replace "O, Canada," which has, in my opinion, the clumsier melody and bathetic lyrics.

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them.

GO CANADA

Trivia: the Ontario city (town back then) of Berlin changed its name to Kitchener (Kitchener-Waterloo today).

@bethanymcmullen7429

3 жыл бұрын

It's still Kitchener, as it and Waterloo have not amalgamated. The name change wasn't very popular at the time, most people supported keeping the name and did not vote, and Kitchener only won of the options by around 300 votes. Honestly, given the history of Lord Kitchener, it was out of the frying pan into the fire as names.

@ThisTrainIsLost

3 жыл бұрын

@@bethanymcmullen7429 Especially when you factor in the sizeable German, or descended from German roots, portion of the population. You may draw significant conclusions from the fact that it was the minority British-rooted population who tossed the statue of Kaiser Wilhelm into a lake. The “Kitchener-Waterloo” name is common usage in Toronto probably because when you take the 401 west, you reach off ramps to both Kitchener and Waterloo at near the same time (though my memories are over 20yrs old and may well be faulty). Driving to and through Hamilton, Milton, Niagara Falls and the east to the Quebec border are more familiar, only because I never had a reason to cruise inside of Kitchener (except maybe once, but I was pretty stoned on that trip).

@bethanymcmullen7429

3 жыл бұрын

@@ThisTrainIsLost It's certainly not a very pretty town to wander through. In terms of exits, there's two Kitchener exits on the 401, and one of them also leads to Waterloo. If you're talking about the area, you can use KW, but amalgamation between the two cities (especially with Cambridge being so close and their history, and then the suggestion of including Cambridge in the amalgamation) is very contentious, and so the cities remain separate, and their histories, though similar because of their closeness, are independent of one another too. It's like saying you're from the GTA - if you know the area, you can ask more specific questions about it, but given Cambridge.... amalgamation is a tricky thing. And yes, the missing Wilhelm statue.... It was recovered from Victoria Lake that first time, and then thrown into the lake again, and has been missing ever since. They've searched for it many times since it went missing when drudging the lake, but they've never found it. I think the main theory is it was donated to the war effort and melted down.

@ThisTrainIsLost

3 жыл бұрын

@@bethanymcmullen7429 I think that the nature of the bottom of the lake also has a hand in the game. If the lake bottom is sufficiently deep silt, the good ol’ Kaiser might have just sunk out of humanity’s ken. (A total non sequitur: one of the many things that I miss from my life in S. Ontario (and specifically from my Torontonian home) is euchre. If there had been a professional euchre league I could’ve made a living at it but, unfortunately euchre is played mainly in Southern Ontario, the northern parts of New York State, probably in parts of Michigan and in parts of England, though I’ve forgotten which parts. There’s a good euchre simulator for the iPhone called Euchre 3D but it is very rare to find it being played outside of the areas named above. Up here in Finland it’s almost as popular as tossing the caber. I also miss the big tubs of cheap peanut butter. What they sell here in wee pricey jars is so expensive that it might as well contain the pineal glands of Hottentots.)

@crixusthenorman1603

2 жыл бұрын

Many Germans descendants in both towns.

Nice commercials! What are those little clips in between?

@michaelmorgan9601

2 жыл бұрын

You have to skip to the last 10 seconds, let it play out, and finger it back to the beginning, boom you’ve skipped all commercials

Good on Hughes for standing up to Kitchener. Other colonies had there troops broken up.

@chessmckenzie8319

4 жыл бұрын

It was Hughes finest hour.

@sinisterminister6478

4 жыл бұрын

It was about the only good he ever did.

@lucasfragoso7634

Жыл бұрын

​@@sinisterminister6478the rest was uh interesting? To say the least

@sinisterminister6478

Жыл бұрын

@@lucasfragoso7634 He was a character, that much is certain.

It’s amazing how resistant the Canadians were against The Gas compared to most other allied forces. Was that Mustard Gas?

@bcwest56

Жыл бұрын

At the beginning of the war it was Chlorine gas. Chlorine gas is heavier than the air we breathe and would sink into low areas such as a trench. Mustard gas was developed later in the war.

My grandpa was a sniper in the 108 Ontario Regiment. Lost his eye on a hill assault as assistant Lewis gunner from s schrapnel potato masher, Lived a good and clean life,

Valeu!

does anyone know the name of the intro melody - very restful

@TheNattyPilot

3 жыл бұрын

I would also like to know.

YOUR ALL SCOTS. (WHEN APART FROM THE FRENCH! THAT THEY THINK THEY ARE FRENCH.) RESPECT .

This is a fine documentary, but it has some strange mistakes. The narration consistently calls the PPCLI “Princess Patricia’s Canadian Infantry”. Alexis Helmer’s rank is pronounced “Lootenant”. Paul Gross is heard early on referring to a Montreal regiment as the “Carbonieres de Montreal”. I have no idea what he thought he was saying. “Carabiniers” maybe.

@TH-tl6sy

11 ай бұрын

Princess Patricia's Light Infantry is what I heard and LEFT not loo is how the rank of Lieutenant is pronounced in Canada. Loo is American. It's the British Pronunciation Also 65th Carabiniers (mount royal) de Montreal is correct.

620,000 men mobilized voluntarily is impressive, but why keep repeating that this was the largest ever volunteer army raised. The 2.5 million strong WW2 British Indian army was by quite a large margin.

@michaelconvery8871

4 жыл бұрын

The key word there is “volunteer”.

@MamaDyea

4 жыл бұрын

Not to mention the population of canada which was only 9.5 million at the time

@mathewaverill2018

4 жыл бұрын

The largest volunteer army was the British in 1914-15 I believe no, they had half a million volunteers in the first few months alone I believe

@bolivar2153

4 жыл бұрын

@@michaelconvery8871 The Indian army was entirely composed of volunteers. The British army was composed entirely of volunteers until conscription was introduced in Jan 1916. Both of these forces were larger than the Canadian army.

@bolivar2153

4 жыл бұрын

@@MamaDyea As a percentage of total population, Canada mobilized about 7.75%, Britain mobilzed about 11.63%. As a percentage of male population mobilized, Canada was about 13.48% with Britain about 22.11%. I don't have figures for India.

The Ross rifle killed more men who pulled the trigger than who they were aiming at. The Ross rifle was a joke even to the point that the men would throw it away and grab the enemies weapons

@Roarmeister2

4 жыл бұрын

The Ross rifle was actually an excellent rifle - for snipers. It was machined and built very well. But it didn't work in the field with largely British ammo and the muddy conditions. And the spring of 2015 was one of the rainiest and muddiest. When used with Canadian made ammo and kept clean it was a superior weapon and more accurate. Unfortunately, the bayonet often came off. My great grandfather (5th Battalion) was one of those who had the Ross rifle replaced with the Lee Enfield in mid-1915. Then he quickly shed that when he was assigned to be a grenade thrower in a 3-man team (thrower, ammo carrier, rifleman).

@vernonfindlay1314

4 жыл бұрын

My father often talked about the Ross rifle,never real spoke good or bad about it. Cannot say I ever saw one,or know one who still uses one for deer hunting.

@juliehildahl2758

4 жыл бұрын

Intriguing, please include some #'s

@DJones476

3 жыл бұрын

@@vernonfindlay1314 Only the Mk. III Ross could potentially backfire. In order for that to happen, the bolt has to be inserted incorrectly. There were many stories about blowbacks, but soldiers gossip like crazy. There are far more blowback stories out there that were recounted by 'a buddy of a buddy of mine' than there were actual blowbacks. That said, a Ross blowback could result in severe injury, and in _very_ rare cases, death. There are Ross blowback vids on KZread if anyone wants to see what one looks like...

Try and squeeze in a few more ads!!!

@jerryswallow

5 жыл бұрын

haa haa

@azcardguy7825

5 жыл бұрын

I had no ads

@jeremytaylor3532

2 жыл бұрын

The ads are not put in by the person making the video. Try switching your ISP.

Apperantly the Ross although it completely sucked as a combat infantry weapon but proved to be an excellent sniper rifle.

@bolivar2153

4 жыл бұрын

C&Rsenal have an excellent video on The Ross rifle and it's history here at kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZKl7u7WKj5Cserg.html By the time the Ross rifle was replaced they had basically sorted out all the problems with it, but by then, no one had any confidence in it, not least the soldiers themselves.

@Crashed131963

4 жыл бұрын

@@bolivar2153 True. I have a late version Ross and it works perfect. Single action bolt slide is better for a sniper.

Ottawa is home!

wasn't curry the brains behind the successful takin of Vimy ridge ? he was a star . one of the few well planned successes.

1:15:13 onwards seems so crazy to have captured live on film. The German unit almost blown to pieces, but looks like they all escaped..

I need the intro music, name?

@pantom1713

5 жыл бұрын

F u

@zachsmith1676

5 жыл бұрын

not exactly sure but try Maple Leaf Forever, it might be what you are looking for

@icarusairways6139

4 жыл бұрын

A somewhat Celtic flavor....possibly composed by Niel Gow?

Brave men

🇨🇦 The Canadians were the greatest heroes of the Great War. Far more so than ANY of the more recognised powers. Much love from America. 🇺🇸

I’m absolutely flabbergasted by this Sam Hughes. He’s basically leading his own backyard army, using his cronies to produce ill conceived and poorly designed weapons and blatantly refusing to follow any sort of orders or even train his troops in the actual combat they’ll be taking part in !!! He’s training them for a bloody picnic ! It’s a wonder that the Canadians ever left Canada ! It’s a miracle that they didn’t turn around and leave on seeing the Western Front after being so poorly trained…. They were ABSOLUTELY AMAZING troops and I’ve got EVEN MORE RESPECT and admiration for them after seeing their less than promising start in Canada. The only thing Sam Hughes got right was KEEPING THE CANADIANS TOGETHER instead of letting them be spread out and put into British and French Brigades. They were stronger TOGETHER and it gave them everything to fight for ! They were given the most awful weapons, the poorest training AND YET They managed to be some of the VERY BEST soldiers on the Battlefield anyone’s ever seen ! Thanks Canada 🇨🇦 - imagine what you would’ve achieved with the right weaponry and training ? Perhaps the war could’ve been over by Christmas ! I love the Menin Gate in Ypres, it’s very moving to hear the last post played nightly and read the many many names…

Sam Hughes was a mental case

One of my great uncles born in usa ran away & enlisted in Canadian army the usa was not yet involved

My main essay this semester I wrote on Vimy Ridge. I learned quiet a bit about the Canadian Corps and was surprised to learn that one of the reasons quiet a few Canadian historians dismiss Vimy Ridge is because those who took it were units of the Corps that were made up mostly of British born Canadians and not natural born Canadians.

@wilsonhuber

2 жыл бұрын

*quite not *quiet

@bcwest56

Жыл бұрын

What difference does that make? They fought under a Canadian flag.

"A ghastly new weapon" was that pun? I hope not.

49:14 That has to be WWII footage, surely? That looks like some kind of anti-tank gun.

@miketaylor5212

4 жыл бұрын

@michael dowson it wasnt protective armor it was a blast shield it somewhat protected the artillerymens ears from damage it may stop a bullet but that is not its intention.

@johnkidd1226

2 жыл бұрын

They had tanks in WW1.

More meat for the meatgrinder Gen. Haig

@rpm1796

4 жыл бұрын

Rothchild....

@sinisterminister6478

4 жыл бұрын

I've seen more than a few British documentaries that have tried to rebuild Haigs reputation. He was the epitome of a British General for his time. The lower classes were their to literally "Do or die, not to reason why".

Can you make Filipino-American war pls

@classicontario1776

3 жыл бұрын

There wasn’t such a thing us got it fighting Spain’s navy

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"How one man LED..." would be the correct spelling.

@sg40011

3 жыл бұрын

came here to make just that point

@johnkidd1226

2 жыл бұрын

actually the English is 'lead'.

Very good documentary. Respect from Serbia, dear WW1 allies. Liberate your country from liberal politicians, be again heroic nation! Rest in peace and thanks for your service, Canadian fallen soldiers!

‘Led’, not ‘lead’. Jeez.

Here we see the first couruption in with the ROSS rifle wich was facink not good, it jam when heated, shame how meany life was lost doe to the bead, rifle. But soldiers can be replace.

hope people will understand more the Canadians French . je me souvien

Ww3 is coming just as fast just as furious and then the stone age

Canadian Newfoundland 1915 Gallipoli war campaign 19 september suvla bay extraction they withdrew peninsula coribou hill 🇨🇦

My great grandfather fought with the Canadian dragoons

All these records but none of the colonies who experienced the exact same horrors, they were officially cannon fodder. There aren't even any pictures of them wounded, no war memorials NOTHING. The European soldiers felt that they were just going to their deaths how did the Algerians feel for 4 years? Maybe if so many young men didn't die, maybe they could have done something positive for them. Its just so deplorable that their experiences,their lives were just thrown away

Great upload. I've never swotted the Canadian WWI Military Involvement before, though am not ignorant on it either. Given it was drawn in as support for the Union in IT'S support of [amongst others] France, it was surely unlikely Canada wasn't going to throw everything it could muster at it. I particularly like the fact this covers the failures/failings in some aspects. Some History movies edit/redact/propagandise yet still, over a Century on. Britain was ready, for sure. The problem was, it was ready mostly to occupy [plenty of places elsewhere too] and defend itself, rather than having been ready to invade already invaded lands with heavily prepared defences and equity of arms. If what became the 'Allies' had actually been prepared for such a European counter invasion, I think it would have been a much shorter war. The Somme establishes how narrow minded the [Military, as well as government in this case] Brits were, arrogant with the lives of hundreds of thousands of recruit's lives too. People will look back in a century from now and know where we went right and wrong in [SARS CoV 2 / Covid 19] 2019, 2020 [especially] and 2021 with a different kind of global invasion. WE, were 'prepared' for pandemic, WE [particularly Britain / UK] screwed it up nevertheless. WWI was the war that was supposed to end all. Maybe the war that will finally make humanity re-learn that we should all be considerate and respectful and grateful for our visit to this plane of existence we can enjoy so much without wars every day somewhere such as we have now. #FreePalestine #StopGenocide

I love Canadians but I feel they’re still treated like colonials by the english. If England gets entangled in a war, there go the canadians to die for a country that is not theirs. Sad.

@miissraiinbow

2 жыл бұрын

We'll get tangled no matter what because Canada is allied with so many countries. And to be fair, the last time Canada declared war was in the 50s against Korea. After that we've only done peace missions ✌🏻

@OldWolflad

2 жыл бұрын

You have to remember in WW1 60% of Canadian troops were actually British born.

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Sorry there was no offical alliance between Serbia and Russa at the start of the war. Thats like saying Italy had a alliance with France when the war started.

Was imperial making ammunition during ww1

@Kaliburrrr

4 жыл бұрын

Vernon Findlay imperial what?

@vernonfindlay1314

4 жыл бұрын

@@Kaliburrrr Imperial ammunition, a Canadian company from Quebec. Been around for years, but not sure about now. I worked Canadian tire, and they stopped supplying ammo,we sold a lot. Somewhere in a backwoods deer camp in Canada sure to find a few rounds.For year's in our part of Canada imperial was all there was up to the 1970's .

@Kaliburrrr

4 жыл бұрын

@@vernonfindlay1314 That's amazing!!! I love to see someone who was there around the time of the war, thank you for sharing!

@juliehildahl2758

4 жыл бұрын

@@vernonfindlay1314 aah backwoods deer camp, AKA "Heaven!"

@juliehildahl2758

4 жыл бұрын

@@vernonfindlay1314 please invite me to 'deer camp'

What was the deal with the helmet of the Germans, so cartoonish, easy to spot. Easy to spot, pointy, weird... Could anyone tell me why it was made?

@gregpain7991

5 жыл бұрын

Google Pickelhaube Helmet. Should answer your query...

@zachsmith1676

5 жыл бұрын

the Point often held a crest of Horsehair for Cavalry in full dress but the army had it after a Royal Cabinet Decree by König Frederick Wilhelm IV. It's still used by some nations today but only in a ceremonial role.

@Halfdanr_H

5 жыл бұрын

It was seen as outdated even during it's time. Attempts were made to make it less noticeable to the enemy when the German forces issued covers for the helmets, but by 1916 they were replaced by a modern helmet which was so good that other forces copied or adapted it.

@user-dv8ge8hf1o

5 жыл бұрын

It was supposedly adopted because it made soldiers "look" taller and more menacing. Nothing like having a phallic object on your head to make you look meaner!

@Ukraineaissance2014

5 жыл бұрын

It wasnt actually a helmet, it was made of leather and wasnt really made for head protection, it was ceremonial. The British used cloth caps at the same time. The germans brought in the much better steel helmet of the kind they wore during the second war as well in 1916, when overhead shrapnel injuries were really common, and the briitish the brodie design likewise seen during WW2

So General *Curry* was cool, while General *Snow* was not - interesting

the Ross Rifle and the Shield Shovel etc, the British Empire should have not sent one soldier to the continent

I’d love to tell you if this was a good documentary, but with the constant ads for dangerous holistic medications and an ad which started with someone screaming which just about made me deaf, every two to five minutes, I think this was a good documentary on Walt Disney

Canadians were as bold and brave as Americans,they would have fought for their own right to rule their military , instead of kidding up until 1982

EHEMM...!...Very Polite.....My mum was there in 1930 as a very young person....She loved all you guys..! ..EHEMM not very polite (guys).....sorry,,,I meant people...!.

14:46 and 15:05 sooo.... physical training included boy band dancing and duck duck goose? oh those wacky canucks. but i see they have nothing on this happy go lucky german 17:16

@zappa7509

4 жыл бұрын

cautionTosser that really does look like duck duck goose 😂

@slyriddle968

3 жыл бұрын

The dance was for... Teambuilding and coordination purposes 😅😏 We were already hunting and strong lumberjacks we didn't need no more 😉😂

I read some WWI material. . During WWI (great war was used for the Napoleonic wars) Australian made up 7% of the allies army. They captured 27% of all land taken, 25% of all prisoners . Monash showed the British how to win the war ,but the British historians make excuses for Haig. The last successful cavalry charge was carried out at Beersheba.

@alanbrooke144

4 жыл бұрын

Why not Read some history instead of just watching Aussie TV miniseries?

@OldWolflad

2 жыл бұрын

The 'successful opposed-attack' record of the nine British divisions in Rawlinson’s Fourth Army during the Hundred Days was 70.7 per cent - exactly the same as in the five Australian Divisions, and only slightly lower than that of the four, much larger Canadian Divisions (72.5 per cent), and well above that of the New Zealand Division (64.5 per cent). Moreover two British divisions - the 19th Western Division and 66th Division (both comprising mainly soldiers from north-west and midlands of England) had success rates of 100 per cent, and the 9th Division (Scottish) had a success rate of 93 per cent, this last averaged out over fourteen separate attacks. The 24th Division (London and also East Anglia) racked up an 85 per cent success rate and the 16th Division (Irish) 80 per cent. The evidence hardly accords with the popular Dominion opinion that all the British divisions were useless.

An old fashion army against modern artillery, a lesson we stupid humans had to learn.

P.S.W.C.Conservative....Look here Sir...I have absolutely NO idea what yew mean...!

Canadians had the best Attack Divisions of that whole slaughter. Most victories of the war, Best General, Sir Arthur Currie, no Army can match there wining record ! Fact.... not bad for a Country only 50 year's old, the key to there Army's success, the Canadians had no class issues like the British, rich sons became Captains when they knew nothing of war, rich and sons who had a rich father became an officer,, again with no military experience ! The Canucks believed that ALL were equal and rank would be earned on the Battle field, not because Daddy was rich or a Lord in Parliament , which is only right ! and you can see there success by this simple idea, All Men Are Created Equal ! as we say in the States.

@michaelconvery8871

4 жыл бұрын

@IVAN Galliot 7 million

@michaelconvery8871

4 жыл бұрын

The vast majority of the CEF were British immigrants. Although Currie was born in Canada. The fact that these Brits were no longer tied to the class system of GB and the CEF officers were picked on merit rather than class is why they were so successful.

@Roarmeister2

4 жыл бұрын

Slow down, sonny. You are misinterpreting a few comments that you "read" somewhere and making it look the Canadians are superheroes. Don't exaggerate... there is some truth to what you say, just not the bombastic cheap chest-puffing you are writing.

@michaelconvery8871

4 жыл бұрын

@@Roarmeister2 yes. It sounds oddly familiar to any other countries writing of the history of their own troops.

@steveforster9764

4 жыл бұрын

@@michaelconvery8871 According to the Royal Canadian Legion up 60% of the Canadian army were British born

The Western Front

The word "led" is extinct.

Best général Arthur Currie for Canadian army we salute you

DO YOUR DUTY? ? climb over the dead. T I AM RIGHT ( 30 KM ? BEHIND YOU ? REGARDS haig they ? are sure to run out of machine gun ammo.

Canadians and Australians, the best soldiers of the west (With the Scots) of the 1st and 2nd world war. When I see how the English and American commands regard them.... When they didn't even come up to their ankles!.

@OldWolflad

2 жыл бұрын

Bit of a generalisation, but i get your drift. The success of British Army divisions was measured during the last 100 days via "Opposed attack success" and the 'successful opposed-attack' record of the nine British divisions in Rawlinson’s Fourth Army during the Hundred Days was 70.7 per cent - exactly the same as in the five Australian Divisions, and only slightly lower than that of the four, much larger Canadian Divisions (72.5 per cent), and well above that of the New Zealand Division (64.5 per cent). Moreover two British divisions - the 19th Western Division and 66th Division (both comprising mainly soldiers from north-west and midlands of England) had success rates of 100 per cent, and the 9th Division (Scottish) had a success rate of 93 per cent, this last averaged out over fourteen separate attacks. The 24th Division (London and also East Anglia) racked up an 85 per cent success rate and the 16th Division (Irish) 80 per cent. The evidence hardly accords with the popular Dominion opinion that all the British divisions were useless. BTW, the much-belatedly maligned Haig was a Scot, but hey I get that it doesn't suit the agenda for some

@pierrefraisse8610

2 жыл бұрын

@@OldWolflad I suppose that these calculations were made by the English themselves, judge and party in short?. (The English only win on the green carpet!)!.

@OldWolflad

2 жыл бұрын

@@pierrefraisse8610 They are from official Divisional records. Sorry if fails to suit your own agenda

@pierrefraisse8610

2 жыл бұрын

@@OldWolflad Ok!. And who is in charge of the official registration?.

@megafauna8374

2 жыл бұрын

@@OldWolflad You're right. The Dominion troops of Australia, Canada and New Zealand were better than than the pasty hunch backed weaklings of England.

WHY IS EVERYTHING BEING SCREWED UP BY THESE ..D A M........ .....INTERRUPYIONS.????????????????????????????????????????????????

What a tragic waste of lives. IMHO, WWII and WWI are the same conflict. The Treaty of Versailles imposed on an already starving Germany only served to embitter Germany with a desire to set things "right". The genius of the Marshall Plan was to rebuild Europe, gain steadfast allies and helped provide the US with a large export market for US goods and services. The sacrifice of the so-called "dominion" troops, gave those nations a desire for greater independence as nations with independent foreign policy. We don't measure our individual losses by the teaspoon. NZ stands out as bearing an obscene and unimaginable burden from such a small nation. I sourced the following from respective national records. 10% of NZ's population served in the Great War from which a staggering 16% died. ANZAC bound two nations as one. CAN 8M Total Sent: 619,000 Killed: 59,500 Proportion of Population: 7.74% Killed as % of Total Sent: 9.6%% AUS 5M Total Sent: 417,000 Killed: 60,000 Proportion of Population: 8.34% Killed as % of Total Sent: 14.4% NZ 1M Total Sent: 100,000 Killed: 16,000 Proportion of Population: 10.00% Killed as % of Total Sent: 16.00%

@bonniebluebell5940

2 жыл бұрын

A death count as high as 67,000 Canadians has been recorded.

@mcullet2

2 жыл бұрын

@@bonniebluebell5940 I am truly sorry.

@barthoving2053

2 жыл бұрын

The Marshall plan was not the peace treaty but a response to the developing cold war/threat of communism. At the start the peace was much harsher. No peace treaty, it was not necessary as their was unconditional surrender and the whole of Germany and Japan got occupied. That allowed the Allies to rebuild Germany not only economically but also psychologically into something with which peaceful coexistence was possible. Although for Germany this ended up in two different ways. The Marshall Aid was for the whole of mainland Europe. But yes it also forced the economic, political and military integration of western Europe. Germany's coal and steel economy was only allowed to recover because it was controlled through the European Coal and Steel Community. And the US only wanted to create NATO if the western European countries proofed to work together military. So the Western European Union was created. Also a form to allow Germany to rearm but still control them. And of course the Brett and Wood system as a whole freed up world trade, lessing the urge for autarky and colonies as any country could have access to the resources.

We are ruled by clever dangerous manipulative people. They have made us proud to do their bidding. The sons of Canada 🇨🇦 Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Australia 🇦🇺 New Zealand 🇳🇿 Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Ireland 🇮🇪 . We are the children of the mist , shame on us.

@OldWolflad

2 жыл бұрын

God bless all of them, but please don't forget the ordinary Englishman too

britain always expected its old colonies to fight for britain, but in the case of america, britain had to asked and to some extent beg for american help.

@mariarice4916

5 жыл бұрын

except when there was a profit to be made.... then the usa was fully compliant from the start. Same again in 1939.....still think the usa is your friend.?.......hmmmmmm

@rogerbeavers2149

4 жыл бұрын

lol Good one. I'm sure the British Empire had no profit agendas in their world wide Empire interests. (Besides using other countries men as cannon fodder.)

@petermoyes8766

4 жыл бұрын

a majorty were probably from the united kindom as immigrants

@westpointsnell4167

2 жыл бұрын

The Americans by all means should have never been in this war

Lol

First

Perhaps the dumbest and most useless war. What a waste!

Lol hundreds run from one man

CANADIANS ARE BRITISH. WITH A POLITE ACCENT. 👍

The crowded wool peroperatively spell because piano gergely deliver below a lazy stick. imperfect, white men

They volunteered ? Really ? They must have feared for their country. But why ? How did propaganda work in Canada ?