Canada in World War 1 I THE GREAT WAR Special - REACTION 

As a US Soldier and can honestly say the Canadians are one of the most professional Armies in the world, not big , but GOOD... I would fight with them any time , what we joke a bout is they are very laid back and almost mink , but when they hear the word war lol , they turn into monsters lol and they are very good at killing folks...learned that in Afghanistan.. Thx for the vid..And Thanks To Our Northern Brothers.

Great reaction M&N ! My grandfather went and joined the Royal Navy as soon as Great Britain declared war in 1914. Canadians are a quiet and reserved people for the most part but can be very tenacious and brave in fighting a war. At least this blood sacrifice of WW 1 was not in vain for Canadians, as it helped to sever the apron strings from Great Britain and more or less made Canada a more independent nation after 1918.

Hockey and War is what Canadians take their anger out upon.

They missed one of the most overlooked, unknown Canadian WWI soldiers, Francis Pegahmagabow. He was a Native sniper, who had 387 confirmed kills, and captured about 300 German soldiers. He would sneak into enemy trenches and steal buttons and medals off of sleeping Germans as mementos. He brought supplies and ammunition back to his troops, and led lost reinforcements to the lines in time to save the battle. Sabaton has an amazing song about him, called A Ghost in the Trenches

Research Billy Bishop. A Canadian flying ace during WW1 who is credited with 72 confirmed kills.

Canadians made up 25% of the Royal Flying Corps. 10 of the top 35 British Empire aces were Canadian.

The monument at Vimy is spectacular and incredibly haunting

The Canadians were tough. The british commander of the canadians before and during Vimy, General Bing said, " the average canadian soldier can carry 75 pounds plus kit over 15 miles of broken ground, there is no reason the ordinary british soldier cant do the same.

Hey guys. Loved your reaction. Just to add to what the Canucks did at the battle of Ypres, when the French fled from the poison gas: When the Canadians moved up and filled the gap in the line left by the French, they peed in their handkerchiefs and wore them as bandanas. The German were rather surprised to find us there. The Germans ended up classifying the Canadians as "shock troops." As for Vimy Ridge: Yes, for the 1st time, a Canadian operation top to bottom. And we did in a day what the combined armies of England & France couldn't do in 2 years. And like buddy said, it was a defining moment in Canadian history. It gelled the country together, and made the world take notice. And in closing, I live in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the city that blew up. If you ever want to know more about it, by all means ask. I don't know if you've done a reaction video on the topic, but you should.

The Great War is one of the best series on RU-vid.

The very last soldier to die in World War 1 was a Canadian

In the Hundred Days Campaign, the four Canadian divisions defeated or put to flight 47 German divisions. This was 1/4 of the German forces facing the allies.

One of my great great uncles died in the Quebec Easter riot. He was an innocent bystander and only 18.

Vimy Ridge. We became a nation on that stretch of land thousands of kilometers from our shores. Both England and France tried to take that place. There's a line from the movie Passchendaele, "The English couldn't do it, the French couldn't do it. It was us. The Canadian Corp." Canadian contributions in both world wars, should have earned us a permanent seat on the UN security council. Another of nations fight for land honor, glory. I believe us Canadians fight for whats right. But we never went to Vietnam, we didn't join in Iraq. Yet we are in Afghanistan, we helped in Serbia and Bosnia. Rwanda. In the Netherlands, every year, a town goes and cleans and maintains a Canadian soldiers cemetery, because we liberated to town. I love my home. I don't think I could call anywhere but Alberta home.

Before one battle the Canadian solders were moved out of the area in broad daylight. The Germans then believed they were safe from attack. That night the Canadians snuck back and lead the attack on the unsuspecting Germans.

I went to Vimy and the monument there is the best of all in Europe. It was a spectacular victory for Canada against the Germans. The French and Brits both failed to take it and then Canada did it using a rolling barrage which was meticulously timed and rehearsed so as not to kill our own troops as they kept advancing.

My great grandfather was gassed during WWI and managed to survive.

The Great War channel is extraordinary I’ve learned so much the way I see the world has changed I’ve learned so much.

Also the youngist soldier to receive the Victoria Cross was a newfoundlander .I remember meeting him when I was young. He had a pharmacy in St John's his name is Thomas Ricketts V.C

We fought for our independence in increments from the late seventeen hundreds. We gained it piece by piece.

Royal Newfound regiments is the most honoured regiment in history

halifax explosion is still used today to measure bombings as nukes/atom bombs are too powerful to measure. so what i've heard

Canadians fight external enemies--not each other!!

Maybe u already did a video on it. But if u have not, the 2 ships colliding lead to the Halifax Explosion (many videos on it)

I live in Halifax Where that explosion happened. Crazy stuff

The Americans tried to take that ridge for 3 years and didn't succeed. Canada came in and took it over in less than 3 days

The first overseas conflict for Canada was the 2nd Boer War in 1900. The Royal Canadian Regiment ended the Battle of Paardeberg, and for that they are the only regiment of the Commonwealth with the right to wear Empress Victoria's Royal Cypher on their caps in perpetuity.

i was born in Montreal witch is part of Quebec but im not french Canadian

There is a less known thing about Canadian soldiers in WW1, we had a "kill everyone and take no prisoners" approach, killing even wounded soldiers without mercy. Luckily that was mostly changed by the time the second world war came about, though we still have moments we aren't proud of during that war too.

Nice to be recognised here n there

I think it is fair to add the American Army fought the last 100 days of the War only. the smaller Canadian Army tried to pass on lessons learnt to the Americans but their generals thought "the Germans would surrender once they saw the US on the battle field", Unfortunately General "Blackjack Pershing" led his men into slaughter still trying to fight with Civil war tactics... Well the Canadians tried to warn them....

Research Tommy Prince of Canada.

Where are you from? This is my second video of yours I've come across.

here is the thing everyone called us the canadians dishorrable

No war is great

It should be said that before Canada took Vimy Ridge The French and Brits tried it with a kot more troops

Boston gets a christmas tree from Halifax every year in thanks for their assistance post explosion.

Please make a reaction video to The One-eyed Scout who Liberated a Whole Town by Himself by Simple History

Thank you for reacting to this on Canada's Thanksgiving day .

I don't know if he chose to leave it out of the video but in world war 1 the Canadians had a take no prisoner and shoot the wounded policy any committed quite a few war crimes

So glad he mentioned Newfoundland :)

Canada wasn't quite British then, although our independence was still new. However, the King was king of all. This was not changed until 1931, when Canada got it's own monarch, who just happens to be the same person as the monarch of the UK. But, in 1931, this was split, so, the King/Queen of Canada operates under Canadian law. It meant that in WWII, Canada had to make it's own declaration of war.

YOU can still see scorch marks on the buildings in Halifax from that explosion

My great uncle was on leave in Halifax and survived the Halifax explosion!

Canada has always punched above her weight.......

its canada thanksgiving. thank you for putting this up today as a canadian.

The screen is to small

My grandfather fought at Ypres. He experienced being gassed and was taken prisoner. Spent the rest of it that way.

I am Canadian and I was recruited to enlist into the military police. This is something that is not well known around the world. The Canadian military is an organization that recruits the very best of the very best. To be recruited by the Canadian military is an honor while most countries pick and choose from the scraps that enlist. I am proud to be Canadian and very proud of my military forces.

Even though this video is a year old but I recently found out that I had a family member on my mother's side fight on the Canadian side of WWI and she has his war journal

My canadian great uncle died at the Somme. May he rest in peace.

At the end of the day we love our country and will fight to the death for our flag

Great video. Get chills everytime I watch it.

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