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I watched a few videos of Canada involvement in the second world war.shocked how much misinformation floating around USA and Britain taking credit for battles. For example which country most successful and had the best plan on D-day. Which general had the best battle plans, not British or American. A general named. Guy Simmons, brilliant tactician. Almost unknown. Check out his battles, he was a brilliant out of the box thinker. The general the Germans feared the most meeting. Why no movies.
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I've read that Lt. General Guy Granville Simonds was considered Canada's most successful general of the Second World War. Haven't read any historians really contesting it either.
On June 6th, 1944 it's a matter of historical record that the British and Canadian forces had the greatest degree of tactical success at Gold and Juno Beacheads. However the most aggressive defense by the Germans was regarded at Omaha Beach, with American forces suffering the heaviest casualties.
Though I've never thought of D-Day as any intramural competition between the Allies. With only a common objective to defeat the Germans anticipating heavy casualties.
Movies? Very few, that I know of, but they're out there. Movie studios are very picky about which audience they choose to pander to in return for box office receipts.
9 must-watch movies featuring Canada at war - Legion Magazine
On June 6th, 1944 it's a matter of historical record that the British and Canadian forces had the greatest degree of tactical success at Gold and Juno Beacheads. However the most aggressive defense by the Germans was regarded at Omaha Beach, with American forces suffering the heaviest casualties.
Though I've never thought of D-Day as any intramural competition between the Allies. With only a common objective to defeat the Germans anticipating heavy casualties.
Movies? Very few, that I know of, but they're out there. Movie studios are very picky about which audience they choose to pander to in return for box office receipts.
9 must-watch movies featuring Canada at war - Legion Magazine
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Juno was the Canadian beach Guy planned it out actually got behind German lines.
Yes, and he had historically great success. Your point being ?
The Canadians did a great job in Normandy. But then all the Allies share those laurels.
Though Lieutenant James Doohan of the Royal Canadian Artillery might not have been so charitable. One of his fellow soldiers (a sentry) shot Doohan multiple times and he lost his middle finger in the process of storming the Juno Beachhead. That nasty "fog of war" I suppose.
It's why you never quite see Commander Montgomery Scott's right hand and missing middle finger in any Star Trek episode. As an actor, he learned how to hide it for the camera while whatever character he played never skipped a beat.
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Cyber
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While US General Douglas MacArthur has been lauded for being a hero in saving us Aussies and Brits in the Pacific, I also want to acknowledge the service of Admiral Chester M. Nimitz.
Churchill pulled British troops from Malaya and New Guinea leaving us Aussies to fend for themselves. Nimitz and MacArthur and many thousands of US serviceman gave their lives so us Aussies wouldn't end up slaves to emperor Hirohito.
Churchill pulled British troops from Malaya and New Guinea leaving us Aussies to fend for themselves. Nimitz and MacArthur and many thousands of US serviceman gave their lives so us Aussies wouldn't end up slaves to emperor Hirohito.
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Also the Russians exacted a terrible retribution.
Attacks on Darwin started in February, the yanks didn't get here until October. In the meantime it was the Dutch that saved our sorry arses. They never seem to get much of a mention in the written histories but if you go to the Adelaide River War Cemetary you'll see an entire section devoted to the Dutch that died fighting on Australian soil.
German women knew this all too well.
American and British generals tried stealing his thunder. Fortunately he is a modest person.
Incidentally James and William from star trek were both Canadians.Yes, and he had historically great success. Your point being ?
The Canadians did a great job in Normandy. But then all the Allies share those laurels.
Though Lieutenant James Doohan of the Royal Canadian Artillery might not have been so charitable. One of his fellow soldiers (a sentry) shot Doohan multiple times and he lost his middle finger in the process of storming the Juno Beachhead. That nasty "fog of war" I suppose.
It's why you never quite see Commander Montgomery Scott's right hand and missing middle finger in any Star Trek episode. As an actor, he learned how to hide it for the camera while whatever character he played never skipped a beat.
LOL...I'd wager most Americans already know that. Both of them have been part of the Hollywood scene since I was a toddler.
I still get a kick out of seeing them in shows like "The Outer Limits" and "The Twilight Zone" and "The Fugitive" in the early 60s. Always amusing to hear Doohan minus his Scottish accent. Although his son Chris does a pretty good impression of that accent as well as a Canadian actor.
And of course, Shatner mingling with big name film actors in 1961 in "Judgment At Nuremberg".
Just don't ask them what the capital of Canada is.
My point been a treated as a colony once been their done that.
Care to rephrase or explain that?
My understanding is that your country attained complete autonomy from Britain only as recently as 1982 with patriation of the Constitution. Having previously been a formal colony up to 1931.
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/patriation-of-the-constitution
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Biggest current issue up here is being treated like a future colony to our neighbours to the south.
Not "your neighbors". Just one person alone. Who nearly half the electorate never voted for.
No 77 million voted for him.that's all we see. The divorce papers have been served
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