D-Day from the Canadian Perspective | Bird's Eye View 

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As a Canadian, thank you for talking about our fight! We’re often overlooked, so it’s great to see a large creator mention Canada!

1.1 million Canadians - 10% of our total population - served in WW2. And unlike WW1 (where, in the aftermath, our government made it VERY clear we'll never be forced to aid Britian again), we actually _chose_ to get involved. So I'm quite pleased to see a major channel like yours talking about the sacrifices my country made (the red on our flag doesn't just represent Canada as a whole for a reason). I hope one day you'll consider a video on Canada's contributions to WW1, while the greater campaign was a failure, the battle of Vimy Ridge was one of the most important moments in Canadian history, and Canada's efforts in Pacchendale and the 100 Days Offensive solidified our emergence as an independant nation.

Some trivia. The Canadian and British Beaches were supposed to be named after fish. The British: Swordfish and Goldfish and the Canadian: Jellyfish! Commander Dawnay decided that we were not going to land on Jelly Beach and got it changed to his wife's name. The mother of the God of War!

My grandfather was a Canadian who had been living in the States before the war, but he went back to Nova Scotia when the war started and enlisted. He was there on D-Day I think with the Canadian Scots and he talked about just running on to the beach scarred out of his mind straight into the gun fire. Thanks for posting this forgotten chapter in the war, my grandfather came home with German schrapnel and never forgot.

The Canadian ground effort on the Western front from June 1944 to VE day is often overlooked. Great video from a great channel, love to see my country represented.

French civilians who encountered the Chaudières and the Sherbrookes were astonished to hear what appeared to be British troops speaking French with what sounded like a Norman accent (many of the settlers of New France came form Normandy, two or three centuries earlier).

We owe these brave men everything. They saved the world.

It's important to note that the 1st Canadian Parachute battalion dropped in before the landings as well.

I feel like the Canadians are very underrepresented in pretty much all WW2 media, despite the role they played. To be completely honest, I didn't even know Canadians were involved in the D-day landings to such an extent. Great work for shining light on those heroes of maple leaf land

It fills me with pride knowing my country Canada played such a big part in WWII

As a canadian and a Québécois I say thank you. Thank you to have talk of the Regiment de la Chaudière and Les Fusilliers de Sherbrooke. Too often canada's actions are dissolve into British actions.

My Great grandfather Landed on Juno beach with the "Regina Rifles". this Amazing channel made me really proud watching this video today, even brought a tear to my eye.. Thank you

So much valor and blood and sacrifice for our Democracy, please do not let the weak and corrupt destroy what these brave MEN created and preserved for us.

My great grandpa actually served in the Regina rifles, in total the Canadian military had sent 3 notes to my great grandma saying he was killed, the tough bastard managed to disprove the claims all 3 times with him returning on his feet or carried by stretchers

As a Canadian it makes me really happy to see our history shown on a big channel, great video and thank you!

Hope your channel is doing better friend! Times are tough for everyone! You are almost at the 2 Million Mark!

Seeing the Canadians after crossing the Atlantic would be a huge morale boost for me. Thank you to all the Canadian veterans 🇨🇦🫡

Heck Yeah! Finally some 🇨🇦Canadian🇨🇦 recognition! The fact Juno was a very difficult target, we advanced more than anyone else did with more men, took almost as many casualties as the Americans with way more men, shows the airport was a unfathomable task that should’ve had more support but we took it eventually! Goes to show how badass they were and I thank them everyday for their sacrifice! 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦❤️

As a Canadian, thank you. We’re so often forgotten for our efforts.

Thank you for talking about the French Canadians regiment! Sometimes, even English Canadians tend to forget we were there, too.

Thanks for covering one of the most underrated Allies perspective of WW2!

As a german I want to thank all soldiers of the allies who sacrificed themselves to crush german fascism. Just because of you we can live in freedom today.

As a Canadian, thank you so much for posting this video. The landings at Juno and most of the Canadian war effort are so underrepresented. I would love to see a video about Cean, the liberation of the Netherlands, or the struggle in Italy

May they all be remembered forever. ❤from🇨🇦

Thanks for uploading this! It's pretty rare to hear about the Canadian part of the landings or even their involvement in the latter parts of the war (or at least where I'm from). It's a shame considering how impactful their involvement was.

As an American. I visited Sword beach when I went to Normandy a second time. I didn’t realize the difficulties the Canadians endured. I saw the remnants of the German concrete bunkers about 5-8 kilometers inland. It was amazing they built those and how well preserved they still are. Thank you to our Canadian Allie’s for everything they did to retake Europe.

This made me so happy. The Canadian side is often overlooked in favor of the US or the British. It's a tedious effort to find good documentaries or videos talking about it, with so few out there.

Léo Major was in the Régiment de Lachaudière during D-Day

Thank you for this. So vital to the war effort that we Canadians were assigned our own invasion beach for D-Day. Go Canada!

thank you from a Canadian. I hope to see more of our contributions in the war on your channel and possibly a battle of Caen episode in the future. It's nice to see finally some recognition as we contributed a substantial amount of resources and Canadian blood to this war and yet we are almost entirely ignored

Really glad to see this oft-forgotten perspective. Thank you to all these men from Canada, the US, Britain, and other allied countries. Europe owes everything to these people.

This make me proud of being Canadian, It’s great to see our nation finally being recognized for being apart of the biggest amphibious operation

My Great Grandpa Was Part Of The Regina Rifle Regiment, Thank You For Covering Our Story🇨🇦🇨🇦

Would love to see a follow-up for the battle of Carpiquet. As a Canadian growing up in school, we only ever learned about Juno and Vimy Ridge. I'd love to see context on Canadians that's a little less known.

A great crusade indeed. 🇨🇦 🇺🇸 🇬🇧 🇫🇷 🇵🇱

I would love to see you do a video on Leo Major. One of the most mind blowing soldiers to ever step foot on the battlefield.

Thank you for doing a video on the Canadian contribution to D-Day. Growing up in Hamilton, Ontario - we learned of several former students from my high school who enlisted in a multitude of roles during the second world war. I was struck by how young and brave these men were. Unfortunately, Hamilton sent and lost many young brothers and sons to the Dieppe Raid of 1942 - the ultimate sacrifice. All of this makes it all the more special when you see the Lancaster Bomber still flying over Hamilton from time to time (one of two that still flies in the world).

The Canadian contributions on Day 1 of DDay deserve much more attention than it’s been given in most histories of the Battle. Aloha 😊🇨🇦🙏🏼🤙🏼

Finally someone from the u.s is. Recognizing Canadian bravery.

I love Canada, thank you for talking about our history 🙏🏼

Awesome vid, but would have liked to see a part about the Canadian airborne operations on DDAY

Nice. Good to show some love to our brothers in the North. Canadians fought well in the Western Front. Particularly on Dday, Caen, and Falaise Gap.

WOO! PEOPLE FINALLY REALIZE WE FOUGHT IN THE WAR!

Absolutely love armchair historian!!!!! You guys always putting out the best war history content on RU-vid!!!!

The Canadians went the furthest inland on D Day than everyone else did.

As a Canadian who watches all your videos this one was extra exciting to watch!

My great Uncle landed there with the Canadian Scottish. 2 months later he was KIA at the Battle of Caen.

Very happy you pronounced Regina correctly. Thank you.

Thank you for doing these prospective videos. Growing up in America, the only thing I learned in history class, what how strong and powerful America was.

Thank you for putting respect on our name, Canada's strength and dedication during the war is so overlooked

Thanks for making this. My great uncle was with Fort Garry Horse so this is close to my heart (I am proudly in possession of his cap badge). He was from Ontario so I never understood how he got placed with this unit. Most of the boys were from out west in Fort Gary Horse.

Long live the Armchair Historian Channel!

My regiment was one of those mocked as 'D-Day Dodgers'. But our country's involvement in the war was significant considering how small our population was at that time. Glad to see our involvement is getting recognized. Same with other less well-known participants. Paratus!

As a Canadian I was very happy to see this video when looking through your channel and i think you did a really good job of representing my great country. I would really love to see more about Canada's contributions to the war effort like the liberation of the Netherlands. Keep up the great work.

Thank you for doing this video. My great uncle Rifleman Leroy Easterby of the Regina Rifles fought in the D-Day invasion. He was killed in battle on July 28, 1944 fighting against the 12th SS Panzer Division near Caen. He was only 24 years old at the time. Lest we forget.

Thanks for finally doing the Canadian one. My father was in the Regina Rifles and landed here on that day. It was interesting to see it played out.

As a Canadian it's nice seeing our history be told

Thank you

2nd most well defended beach, yet we pushed further and faster than any1 else, with arguably the least well equipped. Canadian soldiers are a breed of their own.

I've always loved history and I really appreciate the amount of work and detail that y'all have to go through to make these videos thank you

I played in a Legion pipe band in the early 80s, where we had a collection of WW2 and Korea vets. One guy in particular never spoke of his wartime experiences, but concentrated on the music. I found out one night after a few beers following band practice that he landed on the second wave at Juno Beach carrying his pipes. He was telling us that the movies made them out to be brave heroes running into the jaws of death. He broke that myth telling us they were a bunch of scared teenagers. He said “carrying” his pipes as he didn’t play, but rather just ran for his life. Can’t say as I blame him.

Canadas involvement in WW2 is so underrated!!

It’s always a good day when you upload keep up the good work

Man I love your guys' new intro. Been with you since 2018 and it's so kool to hear the Symphonic opening again with the camera panning slowly to Griffen. Just, *magic*

Finally someone talking about Canada!

Oh ! The Sherbrooke Fusiliers !

Loved all 3 episodes. Thank you! 🇨🇦

I like the fact you put your old music intro at the beginning of the video. Just gave that vibe right there.

Amazing and informative. Thank you.

I’ve visited Juno before and it was very interesting

Thank you to you and your team! 🦁🇨🇦🦫

Been waiting on this for long thank you

Thanks for covering this man. Love canadian WW2 history. Great channel!

I like the way the Armchair Historian tells history, it shows the human perspective of these battles. I cannot pay for Patreon yet, but l promise to watch the ads fully for you.

Love your videos! Keep it up!

As a Canadian I thank you sir for this amazing video !

Been waiting for our side of the story for a while. Always a great feeling to see you upload another video!

Great to see Canadian contributions to the liberation of Europe covered here. As a fun sidenote that I'm surprised I haven't already seen in the comments, one of the soldiers landing at Juno was Lt. James Doohan; better known as the Enterprise's chief engineer Montgomery "Scotty" Scott in Star Trek. Doohan actually lost his right middle-finger due to friendly fire from a Bren gun, but was spared a shot to the chest by a silver cigarette case his brother gave him. The amputated finger is often hidden on camera with a notable exception being during the 'Trouble with Tribbles' episode. He graduated from Air Observation Course 40 and flew as a Royal Canadian Artillery officer in support of the 1st Army Group. Although he was never actually part of the RCAF, Doohan was once labelled the "craziest pilot in the Canadian Air Force" For example, in the spring of 1945 on Salisbury Plain north of RAF Andover, he slalomed a plane between telegraph poles "to prove it could be done", which earned him a serious reprimand. Although I was aware of his lost finger from Juno, I was not aware of his air service, which just makes the experience of sharing the fun fact even more satisfying.

THANKS FOR SHOWING LIGHT ON OUR BELEOVED COUNTRY!!

Oh man! I remember asking about the Canadian perspective! Thanks AH team!!! ☺️

Thank you to all the Canadians that fought in WWII🫡 love from UK🇬🇧

Keep up the amazing work!

I have been waiting for this day for a long time

As a Canadian borne and proud, thank you for this it's refreshing to see a different perspective other than the main Allies. My grandfather was in the Queen's Own Rifles (Well after the war, mind you) and took it with pride. everything was polished and waxed, he participated in marching parades all the time and even had a SMLE that we had for a long time. It is a part of our culture and history, and I have a high respect for those that are in the military because of it.

Glad to hear the old music soundtrack in this video I missed it

Lots of Canadian pilots during Battle of Britain as well.

thank you for still posting

Yess finally Canada's perspective, thank you so much!

So, the Canadians 'failed' to take the air field because they received orders to stop a mere 5km from it. I think the command screwed up. Which does happen.

Thanks for doing this!

I love this series

In before the million comments about how overlooked Canada is in dday after every Canadian I’ve ever met says they did the majority of dday.

Great Job ! Thanks for this video .

2:57 “no other nation supported the war effort like Canada” Incorrect. 1 million *Australians* joined the armed forces, with Australia itself only having a population of ~7 million at the time. Canada: 1 in 10 Australia: 1 in 7

Loved these perspective videos

My dad's sergeant when he was a young Royal Marine was with RM Commandos on Juno beach (St. Aubin sur Mer). They weren't mentioned, but I noticed the symbol.

Armchair Historian is my hero

Hyped for this

Much appreciation for the topic of this video.