Battlefield Normandy - The battle of Authie D-DAY + 1

June 7, also known as D-Day +1 marked the first battle between the Canadians and the 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend during the Normandy campaign. When the Canadians attacked Authie, the German 12th SS counterattacked and a large tank on tank battle commenced. The first encounter between the two divisions was immediately a bloody one. The battle unfortunately had a barbaric end as members of the SS murdered several Canadian POW’s in cold blood. Here’s the battle of Authie. Don’t forget to like and subscribe if you like the content. Feel free to leave a comment! I always love to read what you guys have to say.
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[@RommelsAsparagus]

I just want to say how impressed I am as Canadian viewer with ancestors as Captains in both world wars. Getting French, German and English pronunciation perfect is difficult. Also getting Canadian army terms right such as "Lieutenant", "Regina", "Fusiliers", "Ottawa", "Regiment de la Chaudiere" etc. really means the homework was done here. It's as close to perfect as I've ever seen it. Any minor corrections were taken with humility. Subscribed!

[@TheAceDestroyer]

Thank you very much! It truly means a lot to me! Also, welcome to the channel!

[@1joshjosh1]

This really was well done. As a fellow Canadian and amateur military historian and former Canadian Infantry.... This guy nailed it.

[@michaeldenesyk3195]

Both the British and Canadians soaked up all the Panzer hate headed towards the Americans. Proud Canadian and appreciative of all the allied efforts on D-Day

[@Desertduleler_88]

Now they have the 3rd world over running their nations, how did that happen? Lol.......

[@IowaMoss]

As an American, the British and Canadians have my firm respect for their sacrifice at Normandy. The faced more Panzer Divisions since Kursk.

[@thomasmills3934]

@@Desertduleler_88 gotta add your edgy political point didnt you. Show some fucking class man...

[@Desertduleler_88]

@@thomasmills3934 l’ll show you our current reality which ominously matters.

[@thomasmills3934]

@@Desertduleler_88 whatever you say buddy. Keep it to urself.

[@mental720s]

Seriously unrated channel. I'm watching this documentary while sitting in my car in Authie. Thanks for keeping this history alive

[@TheAceDestroyer]

Look at that! Right on the battlefields themselves! Thanks mate! I appreciate it! Normandy is still on on my bucket list.

[@OUigot]

As a Canadian, thank you for making this video. Canadian contribution during WW2 has long been suppressed under the American and British arrogance of taking all the credit that they won the war. Canadians also liberated Holland and the vital port of Antwerp but the British took the credit.

[@TheAceDestroyer]

It's my pleasure! Glad to see that you enjoyed it! Yeah, that's exactly the reason why I made this series. To show the Canadian perspective of things rather than the US or British.

[@footyfan1248]

Hold on there Bald Eagle! No one in the UK has EVER forgotten the contribution that many other Forces made in both WW1 and WW2 to defeating the German's. Its hardly our fault if the press / tv etc blat on about the Brits / US all the time but anyone faintly interested in the facts of those wars knows how much others gave and it is never forgotten.

[@Chironex_Fleckeri]

I agree. Many people conveniently forget the unimaginable sacrifices made on the Ostfront by Red Army soldiers of many nationalities. I guess that'll happen when you subjugate most of Eastern Europe and threaten the postwar freeworld. That said, everything I've ever heard indicates the Canadian fighting man was and still is one of the finest soldiers in the world.

[@mossbrg5]

And folks let’s not forget Dieppe and how Canadians fought and died there.

[@chrisfreestone4136]

@@mossbrg5 I live in the Hammer(Hamilton) home of the RHLI Royal Hamilton Light Infantry,went to air cadets at the John Weir Foote Armoury. Nobody's forgetting Dieppe here. Although the police did just catch a couple of crackheads with the brass plaque valued at $30.000 in their back seat that they stole from the memorial on the beach strip on lake Ontario.

[@Coondawgwoopwoop]

Underrated channel, love your work. Please keep this videos coming!

[@TheAceDestroyer]

Thanks! It truly means a lot to me!

[@Coondawgwoopwoop]

@@TheAceDestroyer I've read a lot on WW2 and the vastness of the conflict still blows me away when I see it animated. Without videos like these, they would really just be names on a page so thanks for the context and the content!

[@zepter00]

The AceDestroyer You can do upload about Falaise pocket. Don’t forget about Canadians and Poles.

[@withnail1967]

I'm a Brit but I really appreciate the Canadian perspective here - we don't hear enough of the post Juno story. Excellent coverage. POW executions very sensitive topic but might find the references in Richard Holmes' 'Firing Line' informative.

[@mossbrg5]

withnail1967 the post-Juno landing and the Canadian participation story in Normandy is great history. They had faced the Panzer SS and fought with astonishing bravery. And paid a great price. I highly recommend going to the towns mentioned in these videos for better understanding but also for paying respect to the fallen. Never forget.

[@philstaples8122]

Those Canadians scared the life out the the Germans, they were hard unrelenting fighters and I have the greatest respect for them especially being former 3RTR and having spent a bit of time in Canada on the BATUS ranges and having a bit of R&R there, it's a shame that the country seems to have gone a bit woke these past years

[@christopherthrawn1333]

From America we thank you our North neighbors.

[@PrvnCoke]

@@philstaples8122 everyone could scare the life out of 17 years old boys lol

[@philstaples8122]

@@PrvnCoke Muppet, are you saying that the Canadians only fought 17 year olds, twat

[@fumblerooskie]

These are the best and most granular videos on Canadian battles - any Canadians battles - I have ever had the immense pleasure to watch. Very well done.

[@thomaskositzki9424]

I am a German and a WW2 hpbby historian for 25 years... and I think this channel and all videos I have so far seen are among the best on KZbin! Very well researched, unbiased, extremely nice presentation. The mix of good maps, video footage from the actual time and area (most others use generic video material often not even from the same theater of war), and the very good narration (names spelled in original tounge!) is simply OUTSTANDING.

[@TheAceDestroyer]

Thank you very much! It truly means a lot to me!

[@gabrielmachado2791]

Thirty-seven thousand views and 750 likes, you deserve more than that, great content.

[@jameswilson2815]

Those Brits and Canadians sometimes don't get enough credit. These guys were tough, tough fighters. As an American, I have a certain appreciation for our North American brothers. Thanks guys! Don't know what we would've done without you.!!!

[@burtvhulberthyhbn7583]

The SS may have murdered over 120 Canadians but the Canadians got even. A neighbor of mine was an anti tank gunner in a Nova Scotia outfit. As a teenager in the early 70's he told me any SS taken prisoner would be taken to the rear and shot. When asked why the stock answer was "he tried to escape".

[@Timotheus157]

Burt Hulbert POWs have the right to trial. These "payback" shootings were crimes against humanity.

[@burtvhulberthyhbn7583]

@@Timotheus157 yes they were and who of us not there can judge?

[@larryclyons]

@@Timotheus157 it was not an official policy, but something that happened coming from the ranks. My father was with an artillery unit then and reported the same happening. Although frequently the SS would not be given a chance to surrender.

[@tillyjow8484]

But until Band of Brothers, very little talk was ever about the killing of German prisoners by paratroopers during D-Day. And they weren't SS.

[@burtvhulberthyhbn7583]

@@tillyjow8484 try to imagine the carnage of seeing your friends torn to shreds. I'm thinking that having their blood and guts spattered all over my face and body might, just might make it difficult for me to stop killing the guys who did it.

[@ericbouchard7547]

For those interested, a divisional overview for the 3rd as part of a Company of Heroes mod I happen to have the pleasure of coding for. Very happy that my limited research is relatively error-free in the face of this very in-depth video. Excellent work; happy to have found this channel. Here, have a sub. _On 6 June 1944, the 3rd (Canadian) Infantry Division landed on Juno Beach. The Queen's Own Rifles (part of 8 Infantry Brigade) landed near Bernières-Sur-Mer (a map featured in the vCoH 1v1 map rotation) and began pushing nearly 15 km inland. Supported by a Hussars armoured troop several small units managed to cross the Caen-Bayeux highway. The group was forced to fall back before nightfall thanks to their flanks being left open to the enemy--no other Allied units had advanced far enough to keep their flanks covered! These men were the only Allied seaborne troops to reach the majority of their their D-Day objectives on D-Day itself._ _The area around the villages of Authie and Carpiquet saw intense combat between the 3rd Canadians and 12. SS-Pz.Div from 6-11 June. The SS troops staged multiple, fierce counterattacks with the aim of casting the Canadians back into the sea. III./SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt 25, supported by 5. Kp and 6. Kp/SS-Pz.Rgt 12, launched an attack on Authie at 1400. 10 minutes later, they engaged A and B Sqns, 27 (SHER. FUS.) ARMD REGT., 2 (Canadian) ARMD BDE, inflicting devastating losses upon them--by day's end the regiment as a whole lost 21 tanks with 7 more counted as damaged. The Germans pushed into the town, engaging two platoons of C Company, NNSH, 9 Inf BDE, as well as one platoon of A Company. Salvaging the M1919 MGs from nearby knocked-out Shermans as well as an abandoned Universal Carrier mounting a Vickers, the Canadians engaged in a firefight with the Germans for an hour before being ordered to withdraw. The remaining troops, mostly wounded men who stayed behind to offer covering fire, were wiped out (or captured) nearly to a man for their efforts, the whole affair ending at around 1600._ _These two divisions would become bitter rivals, and both parties were guilty of committing brutal acts of reprisal upon unfortunate PoWs. Thus, by and large, the order of the day between these two formations was simple, brutal, and unquestioned: no quarter asked and none given._ _By 4 July the 3rd had captured Carpiquet with moderate losses, though the nearby airfield remained in German hands. Thus Operation CHARNWOOD was launched; on 9 July the Canadians wrested control of the airstrip from the hands of 12. SS-Pz.Div for good, though only after suffering heavy casualties. By nightfall, the northern half of Caen--a D-Day objective--was captured. With the capture of Caen and the success of U.S.-led Operation COBRA to the south, the German position in Normandy was made untenable. Heeresgruppe B was compelled into a headlong retreat toward the River Seine. This retreat turned into one of the greatest routes and slaughters on the Western Front, as the Germans were hemmed into the narrow Falaise Pocket, shelled from three sides, and bombed incessantly from the air._ _After successfully clearing parts of the Scheldt Estuary in September 1944, the division earned the nickname "The Water Rats" due to its dogged aggression even in the face of miserable and rainy conditions. The 3rd (Canadian) Inf Div. features prominently in the CoH: OF campaign. Mission 1 ("D-Day +1"), Mission 3 ("Operation Windsor"), and Mission 5 ("Operation Charnwood") all feature elements of the 3rd Canadians. Several multiplayer maps incl. "The Scheldt" and "Drekplaats" also feature locations similar to those where the 3rd Canadians fought in northern Belgium._

[@greglucas1497]

As usual the presentation is first rate and attentive to details along with scripting is excellent. I always find your research techniques are just smashing. Keep up the good work.

[@exharkhun5605]

I just read your channel description, if this is your hobby I'm afraid of what you'd do when you get really serious about stuff. :-) Very high quality. A pleasure to listen to: Belgium should produce more WWII historians because you're the ones with the best feeling for 3 of the major languages (and I say that as a dutchman; english, french and german get taught in school).

[@timoakes450]

REX REX-LEON DEGRELL

[@pjs62ux]

I agree, very professionally done

[@filipschabowski5765]

Hello, there is a mistake at 4;30. ( I am not an ass, just a historian ). At that time SS Obersturmbannfuhrer Meyer was the commander of the 26. SS PzGr Rgt. Milius was the commander of the III battalion. Despite of this small mistake it is a great video :) It is an amazing addition to all books about Normandie campaign .

[@TheAceDestroyer]

Ah thank you! You're the first to point that out to me. Thanks again for pointing me to my mistake, it makes the future videos better! I'm very glad to see that you enjoyed the video as well!

[@filipschabowski5765]

@@TheAceDestroyer You are welcome:) It is a common issue as the rotation among regiment/battalions and companies commanders was excessive. After your video I took (again) to my hands "The 12th SS: The History of the Hitler Youth Panzer Division" by H.Meyer and read part about those fights. It is much easier to get the full picture of those battles with actual maps. I cannot understand why they are not adding them to each chapter... Thank you again for great job!!!! PS. the only thing I am missing is a short assessment of unit performance, ideally made by soldier :) stay healthy :)

[@FairladyS130]

Just shows that bravery is not enough when there is insufficient heavy support, well that's what I've gathered from this excellent presentation.

[@Trimtank]

Excellent video.....as a Canadian I know of the hardships and cost of taking Caen and breaking out of the Normandy beachheads. There was no love between the SS and the Canadians. Great channel and I enjoy your videos.

[@theoraclerules5056]

Trimtank: There was no love lost between the British (Americans too!!) & the SS either! Initially, none or very few prisoners were taken between the Allies & the SS, especially Airborne or Special Forces Units, as after the St. Nazaire Raid by Royal Marine Commandos, previously in 1942, Hitler had issued a directive to all German Forces to immediately execute all commandos or airborne soldiers (Even those in uniform!), who were engaged in sabotage or on operations against the German military or civilian structures or personnel! In Normandy, this policy persisted, particularly with the SS units until it rapidly became obvious that they (The Germans) were not winning, & so they then opted for a more conciliatory & less aggressive attitude & ‘live & let-live’ policy, that allowed for their troops to be captured & kept as POWs (& vice-versa), instead of being shot outright themselves, by Allied forces! However, due to their persistent, utterly ruthless tactics, SS Personnel always ran the risk of still being shot or killed outright, rather than be taken prisoner by Allied units for the duration remaining of the war!! Some Wehrmacht units were also similarly aggressively inclined & were also treated accordingly!!

[@MushroomFromMars]

Left me in sheer suspense. Would love to see the second day!!!! Dude you should be podcasting this enthralling part of these pivotal first front-line battles as your German twang helps the authenticity. Plenty of awesome pics online with regards to the tanks knocked out in these French villages.

[@Mrkaycee7]

Excellent channel on so many levels. Incredible research and narrative are so appreciated. I have been a subscriber for quite some time. Thanks for all you do and thanks for recognizing the tremendous effort of the Canadians.

[@greglucas1497]

Once again you scored with a well laid out video and synopsis of the action on the ground. I am still learning the curve of ground actions. Stay with this you are way above first rate.

[@sekytwo]

Awesome video bro! real good stuff.

[@Flint404]

Keep up the great videos! I can binge your old ones for only so long. :D

[@K_Kara]

Stellar work, great quality. Thanks for sharing this. Your channel is criminally underappreciated. There is a nice scenario covering this battle in JTS' Panzer Battles: Normandy.

[@TheAceDestroyer]

Thank you so much! oh, JTS' games actually look pretty nice! Thanks for the heads up!

[@K_Kara]

@@TheAceDestroyer The amount of research and historical detail that goes into these games is simply amazing. Even worth buying simply because of that, since they are a bit pricey.

[@TheAceDestroyer]

@@K_Kara , Yes I saw it was something of 40$, but luckily there's a free intro game so you don't have to buy the entire game, just to find out you don't like it. I can image how much research went into those games. Researching one battle is sometimes a hard task.

[@cheapdirt07]

I just love your videos ! full with accurate information... I appreciate all of your hard work ...but you certainly know your stuff... I salute you !

[@TheAceDestroyer]

Thanks mate! I really appreciate it!

[@esel3304]

My god this chanel is so underrated

[@TheAceDestroyer]

Thanks for the kind words and Happy New Year!

[@esel3304]

The AceDestroyer your videos are so informing. I think that deserves more attention

[@kennethtroisi7799]

Esel this and mark Felton productions are where it’s at

[@krisfrederick5001]

I'm not sure whose rating system you're going by.

[@mr.b4]

Another fantastic accounting! Excellent detail with very professional narrating and entertaining footage-greatly look forward to these thorough vids and the detailed history. Hard to imagine the fierceness of these encounters on both sides and the impartial recounts are refreshing. Many thanks for all the effort to take us there including maps depicting locations and each element of troops on both sides! Great job!☝️☝️👍

[@TheAceDestroyer]

Thanks mate! It truly means a lot! I'm currently working on the third and final episode of this series, so stay tuned for that.

[@mr.b4]

Responses are rare so I thank you for that! Yes! look forward-I’m a history fanatic and world war 2 is incredibly fascinating. These individual tank battles are intriguing as I’m sure you’ve discovered. Growing up in the US in the 60’s the history books were very partial to Americans, even more than Canadian and British (or other allied) forces. And Germans were just “bad guys” without much mention of their actions or regard. Awesome to see the war from ALL perspectives and recognize achievements made by any worthy soldier! Please keep these coming, I believe there is a contract in your future! 🤫👍

[@TheAceDestroyer]

Well, I try to respond to as many comments as possible. Yeah, when I first rolled into the interest of WW2, I read a lot of books and it also came down to the US and the other good guys vs. Germany and the other bad guys. It was only when I really went in depth that it became one unit versus another in a battle and that's a bit what I try to display.

[@Zakalwe-01]

Fascinating. Love that brief glimpse of a covered Bren carrier towing a gun. Looks great!

[@gregquinn9429]

I really miss The Ace Destroyers videos so after no new ones for a year I am watching them again; some for the third time - reminding me how great they are and why I looked forward to them so much. I wish Michiel all the best and I hope he is enjoying his current endeavors - no doubt he is bringing the same level of passion and skill to whatever is currently benefitting from his careful attention.

[@FourEyedFreaks]

My grand uncle enlisted in 42' was deployed with C-Company of the North Nova Scotia Highlanders on June 6. Your video puts together pieces to my family's involvement in World War II. I can't believe I did not research this until now, thank you.

[@xHydrojetx]

You need to watch this then kzbin.info/www/bejne/enTVeGhuiLeWY68

[@MEYanZav]

Holy shit, your grand uncle went through hell. Check out a book called Holding Juno by Mark Zuehlke. There are quite a few chapters there about the fighting at Authie and Buron that your grand uncle would've been in. Maybe you'll even come across his name.

[@Atomik8070]

Great job ! I love your channel.

[@bashirmuhammad8181]

Hitler Jugend became infamous for their murderous inclinations on the battle field.Their elan was therefore diluted by brutality. Good one Ace Destroyer. Keep the videos coming.

[@kniespel6243]

....murderous inclination on the battlefield . Dude, is a battlefield!! You and enemy! With weapons ! Not flowers! Did you know in history somebody who fough with flowers and water weapons ?

[@Desertduleler_88]

Don't forget the Allied Canadian atrocities conveniently erased from history from the same region. Just refer to Kurt Panzer Meyer's testimony.

[@superg3962]

Nice work- thanks for putting these together!

[@TheAceDestroyer]

Glad to hear you enjoyed it!

[@wiictvchannel1112]

Love the work you put into your videos and it's greatly appreciated. Keep up the good work!

[@TheAceDestroyer]

Thanks mate! It means a lot to me! Happy to see that you enjoy the content!

[@NEEJER]

Great footage and explanation of events. Very impressive channel, congrats 😉

[@TheAceDestroyer]

Thanks! Happy to see that you liked it!

[@ANWRocketMan]

Just discovered your channel and it's amazingly well done! p.s. The guy slipping on the gravel at 8:40 is hilarious!

[@TheAceDestroyer]

Thanks! I'm very happy to hear that!

[@bgorveatt]

My Uncle Ernest was with the NNSH and was wounded fighting near Authie. He returned to his unit and fought all the way to Calais where he was wounded again which took him out and he returned back to Charlottetown, PEI Canada

[@MrCrumpets368]

I’m from P.E.I, even with a small population, a lot of Islanders saw combat in the war. My great grandfather and great grand uncle both saw combat in the Atlantic and my great grandfather flew fighters in North Africa and Burma

[@azungjamir6752]

amazing... simply love ur work..

[@daveryan6426]

One of your best Ace. And all your documentaries are 1st class. Tnx.

[@anti-antifa3656]

Nice videos, even my fiance watched the Narva battle video you made. Great stuff.

[@TheAceDestroyer]

Thanks! Glad to hear everybody enjoys watching my content!

[@lordpendragon4867]

congrats on your video, knowledge and everything man... excellent channel

[@TheAceDestroyer]

Wow! Thanks mate! It truly means a lot!

[@lordpendragon4867]

@@TheAceDestroyer I usually just press like and move on, but this is like 3rd or 4th video of yours I'm watching since your Blue Hills video made me subscribe. But you deserved a personal congratulation for your work and also thanks for it.

[@markpaul8178]

Mr.ACE DESTROYER,I like the way u tell your stories with map layout.I myself was on 5 different tanks over a 12 yr. period.please keep up the good work.

[@TheAceDestroyer]

Thanks! I'm glad to see that you enjoyed it!

[@MrJayuk88]

Another great video !!! Thanks

[@markmccummins8049]

Another excellent video, Ace. Canadians always were a tough opponent for Germans, in both world wars. Hats off to them.

[@MEYanZav]

There's a good book called "Holding Juno. Canada's Heroic Defense of The D-Day Beaches: June 7-12, 1944" by Mark Zuehlke that covers this battle and other battles after the first day of fighting.

[@engineco.1494]

Very well done! The canadians were often referred to as the Cinderella army during the campaign from dday to Germany.

[@chrisfreestone4136]

I'm reading Mark Zuehlke's book "The Cinderella Campaign" and it's a very good read.

[@cal-efc8062]

This channel is cool an deserves more subs!

[@TheAceDestroyer]

Thanks! I appreciate the kind words!

[@cal-efc8062]

The AceDestroyer you’re very welcome lad!

[@peregrinemccauley7819]

Important stuff this . Keep up the work old bean .

[@Invicta556]

When i visited Normandy this past August and visited the many battle areas along the coast and the less explored in land battle sites. I stayed for one week near where the Royal Winnipeg Rifles Stayed on the night of D-Day south east of Cruelly. It was very quiet area when i was there and honestly many areas inland still have damaged barns house and bullet house in many of the churches the best one i visited is where Major Howie of the 29th Infantry Division was laid to rest at a church (theirs two there) in St.Lo. Honestly if you ever go Normandy go along the coast by all means but most of the fighting as we know took place in land in areas like Caen and St.Lo. Also to note i found the resting place of a Lt.Col (The exact spot where he was found dead) on a old fence near Le Carrefour (east of Lison) where on 9th-10th night of June a firefight took place. The 352nd ID overran the 2nd Battalion 29th ID causing 139 causalities in an area no larger than a few football pitchs. photos.google.com/album/AF1QipMqenE0PM5u18Nvx2pjkqssyDkXfeTR1U7wB8Mj/photo/AF1QipP-Xq61oH3wrjeZXDibLaZrV0ZUHxM_XTkNJ_mB photo i took were Lt.Col Warfield died with a 1911 still in his hands. General Gerhardt found him the next day at this location.

[@TheAceDestroyer]

Great information! Thanks! I really hope I make it to Normandy one day.

[@Invicta556]

@@TheAceDestroyer Thanks and great video btw honestly love the story of the battle with the footage it keeps it really fresh.

[@dscary1837]

Been to Pearl Barber and Vietnam Memorial in D.C.. Hope to make it to Normandy somday.

[@larryclyons]

a 1911? The Canadian army didn't have those, they had a Canadian made Browning Hi-Power semi automatic pistols. Or British revolvers. Just a quibble.

[@ToddSauve]

@@larryclyons He was speaking of an American soldier.

[@davidmiller767]

How refreshing to see NEW D-day fighting from the view of U.K. forces. Have never seen this footage. What an amwsome channel. Have subscribed and will donate monthly from Pateron! THANK YOU !!!!!!!

[@TheAceDestroyer]

Happy to see that you enjoy the channel!

[@davidmiller767]

Oh yeah !! @@TheAceDestroyer

[@CMDRFandragon]

Sooo, the Company of Heroes Opposing Front "British" campaign is actually the "Canadian" Campaign. 1st mission, Authie, 2nd mission, some hill, 3rd mission Carpiquet Airfield, 4th mission that some hill mission again. It ends at Borgebous ridge or w/e...no, I cant spell these French names.

[@SleepySoviet]

Hill 112, a very important location on the flatlands of normandy

[@robbie_]

Very interesting. Thank you.

[@militarywargaming7840]

More great work old bean well done

[@TheAceDestroyer]

Thanks!

[@paulmcewen7384]

Extremely well done. The best source on these battles I've read is "stopping the panzers" my Marc Milner. It's a bit outrageous the story of the panzer counterattack on the anglo-canadian sector is basically unknown. It was the only credible threat to the beaches

[@ventolus2068]

Very good ANd interesting. Love your content.

[@TheAceDestroyer]

Thank you! I'm very happy to hear that!

[@christopherthrawn1333]

Well done here as always. Excellent work Gentlemen.

[@ScaleModelAlberta]

After this the official unofficial policy was no German prisoners. That according to my Grandfather who was with the Royal Winnipeg Rifles.

[@geminiman7069]

Eye for an eye. The way it should be in this world.

[@reginaldmcnab3265]

Until everyone is blind! Great idea.

[@_Peremalfait]

We owe your grandfather and other brave men like him a great debt. Sad to learn the story of those brave Canadian soldiers murdered by the SS.

[@electoplater]

during the faulklands war no prisoners were to be taken for the first 48 hours thats normal policy

[@michealmyers4766]

My Grandfather told me the same about the Burma campaign..they didn't take prisoners mostly as they'd learned the hard way losing lives on the pretence of surrendering

[@devildriver2101]

Great video..please do more

[@TheAceDestroyer]

Thanks! I am also working on a D-DAY + 2 video...

[@rpm1796]

The Ghosts of Cape Breton Island The North Nova's wear the Murray of Atholl Tartan...Bless Them.

[@peterharrison2440]

I would love to see a video about the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion. First Canadians to reach French soil during D-Day, attached to the British 6th Airborne.

[@HayesRonan]

I could listen to this lad read a phone book. Excellent...

[@bandit7174]

My great uncle perished in this battle I believe. Sherbrooke Fusiliers not sure what company d day +1 I wish I had this detailed information before I visited in 2004. I would have visited these villages. I did visit Juno and the cemetery at Bény sur Mer. Well done video

[@michaelkenny8540]

list of killed for June 7th heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_t12758/1069?r=0&s=6

[@kenmartinbrdbk9187]

Thk from Denmark.. many details..👍

[@JoseHernandez-qn2in]

Great videos keep them coming where can we donate?

[@WW2SolitaireBoardGameChannel]

Thanks for making this video

[@michaelkenny8540]

12th SS were attacking with the objective of the beaches and not just to stop the Canadian advance. They ran into the advancing Canadians and were blocked. . It was a meeting engagement where both sides failed to achieve their planned objectives.

[@rontrujillo6415]

Amazing video! Stoked to have come across it. I wanna say though; American, German, Canadian, French, Japanese, Russian, British, Scottish, ANZAC, Finnish, Belgian, Italian, Serbian, Abyssinian, Chinese, Dutch, Danish and everyone in between did what they thought was right. Regardless of political or race or whatever belief system, these men and women fought, lived and died with courage and strength that is beyond what most can fathom. We should honor and respect all without pointing fingers and taking credit. Humanity is hideously beautiful.

[@ColinH1973]

Excellent effort.

[@mossbrg5]

I visited Abbey d’Ardenne last month. It is indeed a sad place. But it is now very peaceful due to lives given there. Never forget.

[@dixinormous8539]

your videos are superb!

[@TheAceDestroyer]

Thanks! Very glad to hear you enjoy them!

[@whiskeytangosierra6]

Enjoy the way you just go on and say numbers in German. Since my German was learned in 1969 and rarely used since, I like that I recognize and translate numbers on the fly as you speak. Sadly, when I spent 2 weeks in Germany in the 1980's I could understand more than I expected, but couldn't speak worth a damn. Use it or lose it.

[@Rusty_Gold85]

At 0:35 what the heck happened to the second Riflemans Ladder . Film of the Men exit stops with the ladder across the ramp ?

[@gma729]

SUPERB PRESENTATION. THANK YOU 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@TheAceDestroyer]

My pleasure! Glad to see that you enjoyed it!

[@jasonfiore8182]

Hi were can I find more info of the ambush on the square , we're Canadians were resting then ambushed

[@freddyjones7698]

Well done! Very nicely brought. One little thing, Lt Gen Miles Dempsey was CO of 2nd British Army, not Division. Keep up the good work!

[@TheAceDestroyer]

Thanks! And thank you for pointing that out! I really appreciate it!

[@anthonyjones7609]

love the footage.

[@egnbigdave]

Nothing brings out the Nazi appologists like a WW2 video.

[@philstaples8122]

Too right, well done Dave the Bass, those NAZI scum don't like it up em

[@philstaples8122]

@Avantgardist I would say you have a far higher representation of Marxists on all social media even though they were probably worse than the Nazis, mind you that's like saying it's better to be killed by a poison snake than burning alive isn't it?

[@billd.iniowa2263]

Well done. I have subscribe on the merit of this one video.

[@TheAceDestroyer]

Thanks! I appreciate it!

[@rafalsamek1486]

Thanks for video cool

[@TheAceDestroyer]

No problem! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@rafalsamek1486]

@@TheAceDestroyer more more pls😉😉😁👍💪

[@rlicon1970]

Brave men. Heroes to the world.

[@NOTBOBROBERTS]

Excellent series on the Canadians. My Great Uncle was in the North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment and was killed on Juno Beach on June 6. Wondering if you have read either D-Day to Carpiquet or Stopping the Panzers by Marc Milner? Both are fantastic books.

[@TheAceDestroyer]

Thanks! Oh, I'm sorry to hear that! Is he buried in France? No, I haven't but thanks for the recommendations, you can never have enough books.

[@NOTBOBROBERTS]

@@TheAceDestroyer his name was Cpl. Albert Joseph Savoy. He was in No.09 Platoon, "A" Company, North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment. He, along with 2 other NCO's were killed while crossing the beach when a landmine was detonated. His name is on the memorial at St. Aubin Sur Mer. He is buried in Benys Sur Mer. Major Archie NcNaughton was his Company Commander. McNaughton was killed later that day when his Tactical GQ was ambushed in Taileville. I visited both of their graves earlier this month. Milner's book shines new light onto the Canadians actual role in the D-Day assault. An excellent read.

[@RobertWilson17]

My Grandfather was also in the North Shore. His name was Cpl. Howard Wilson, a Bren gunner. He too went ashore at Juno, fought throughout the Normandy campaign, the Scheldt campaign, Holland and when the war ended he was in Emden Germany. He passed in 1995. He used to talk to me quite freely about the war and I can remember him talking fondly of Major McNaughton.

[@MrNaKillshots]

Very professional video.

[@zulubeatz1]

Although nicknamed the baby division the average age of the 12th SS was 19 which was about the same as their British counterparts. We cannot excuse the crimes committed by this formation but i have also read some descriptions of Canadian war crimes during these battles also.

[@burnamm7127]

As an Englishman I wish the Canadians were far more recognised for their heroic efforts; Dieppe landings, only let down by bloody pebble beeches(tanks couldn’t get traction), but their legacy has plenty.

[@readhistory2023]

It's a difference in tanks kills can be attributed to the difference in accounting methods between the allies and the axis. The Germans didn't count tanks as destroyed even if they had to replace the turret or engine or whatever to repair it and get it back into the fight, whereas the aliies did.

[@sean640307]

yes, this is often the difference between the two sides. The Germans didn't count a tank that was damaged or otherwise disabled but subsequently recovered as being a "loss", whereas the Allies typically did count it as such, even if it was recovered and ultimately put back into service.

[@ToddSauve]

Some people of various nationalities have made disparaging comments about what happened at the Falaise Gap. Let me share what I have discovered and you can search out my reference material yourselves. It is available. So much is coming to light as the decades since the war roll by. I recently (in the last 5 years) watched a documentary about the difficulties the Allies experienced in capturing Falaise. You had an enormous number of German trying to burst out of "the pocket" and the pressure was simply overwhelming until their numbers had been whittled down sufficiently and enough wreckage collected around the choke point to force their abdication. The Canadian army awarded the responsibility of choking off Falaise to the Polish armoured units within the Canadian command. The Poles had suffered enormously under the Nazis and were champing at the bit to receive the honour. But while moving into position, one of the Polish commanders learned a German army outfit notorious for atrocities in Poland was among those trapped near the exit of the pocket. Instead of taking up position where they were ordered, he disobeyed orders and broke off to set his armoured unit opposite the German outfit they wanted revenge upon. Thus the pocket leaked Germans like a sieve because of the disobedience of one solitary Polish commander. Then the entire French army stopped fighting in Falaise and instead turned for Paris in order to lead the Allied procession into their capitol instead of the Americans! And finally, when Ultra intelligence gained the final vital information revealing that the Germans were too weak to break out of the pocket and would collapse directly in front of the Canadians, they incredibly did not forward it to the Canadian army! The producer of the documentary, a man from Montreal named David O'Keefe, went through the latest opened archives from WW2 at Kew in Britain and found that Bletchley Park had forwarded the vital intelligence to every Allied army in Normandy EXCEPT the Canadians! It is right there printed directly on the records just recently unsealed from the war! Why they did not inform the Canadians remains a mystery but at least 8 hours passed before the mistake was corrected and by then the damage was done. If the Canadians would have been made privy to this knowledge, they could have advanced with their own armour almost unopposed and more or less put an end to the battle. But human error at precisely the wrong moment saved the German army from being entirely bagged in the Falaise Pocket. The documentary is called "Secret War Files: The Battle of the Mace" and was produced by David O'Keefe. That should help anyone serious about learning what really happened in Normandy to find it.

[@TheAceDestroyer]

Oh David O'Keefe, I think he also made 'War Junk'. I very much enjoyed watching that. He's a very good historian!

[@ToddSauve]

@@TheAceDestroyer Yes, I very much enjoy David O'Keefe's documentary work as well. He is a very precise historian and digs through primary archival material to get to the root of the matter. I also very much appreciate that you are doing very good research before preparing your documentaries for consumption on KZbin! I left a comment on your other page dealing with the Canadians in Normandy, and I hope the material I referenced for you will help you produce an excellent and insightful piece on the Battle for Bretteville. It was VERY significant. Probably the most important battle prior to the British fiasco at Villers Bocage.

[@walkingdude8248]

Excellent video you've earned a sub! Not the kind that'll fuck with your commerce.

[@TheAceDestroyer]

Thanks mate! I really appreciate it! I'm very happy to see that you liked it!

[@MEYanZav]

I think your map may be incorrect. I believe North Novas 'C' Company was near Authie and 'B' Company was just south of Buron rather than the other way around.

[@petervrolijk5788]

Pz. Gren Regiment 25 was commanded by Kurt 'Panzer' Meyer, not Milius. Milius took commmadn on the 14th of June when Meyer became Division Commander. The Abey was not the Division HQ but the HQ of the Pz. Gren Regt 25. ...

[@homelessEh]

Also it appears to me.. a project should be started to take the ww2 period footage and to peg it to a map of where it was estimated to have been recorded. cataloging the footage with a bit of accuracy. i understand the scrip is solid but it dawns on me the footage is it from the theater of operation or is it just footage from anywhere it just fits the script by looks. ?

[@TheAceDestroyer]

This particular footage is all from Normandy. Most footage is Canadian and 12th SS, but there's also footage of some British and other German units.

[@WestfaliaStuff]

The absence of any mention of the prisoner murders that were committed by Canadians prior to the gruesome incident described in this video suggests a certain lack of principle.

[@axelkuhn2659]

I'm South African my father was with 12th panzer He recalled it was hell on earth He told me the canadians were better soldiers than Americans. He was later captured by Americans in st Vith

[@demitrilinon8681]

To be fair, the Canadians had fighting boots on the ground longer then their American counterparts, who were a more green and less combat hardener then the Canadian soldiers.

[@terrysmith9362]

It was the first combat experience for most of the Canadian troops and they did soooo well

[@logicalspartan]

There is absolutely no excuse for Eisenhowers refusal to focus all air assets including all strategic bombers, on leveling the cities and the roads leading to Normandy. Thousands died because he did not use his authority on the army airforces.

[@kenhanson27]

This narration is brilliant. I'm not sure whether the man speaking is a native German speaker or not. If he is, his English is excellent. If its the other way around, his German pronunciation is superb too.

[@TheAceDestroyer]

Thanks! I'm actually from Belgium (The Flemish part). I learn both German and English at school, so for me it's all perfect practice.

[@kenhanson27]

@@TheAceDestroyer You are ace my friend. Your narration is fab. I'm native English and have self learned some German, as I adore the language. In fact I love all North West European languages. Vielen dank fur wochenschau es War sehr interresiert.

[@Victor09050]

Omg! There’s a guy in my class who sounds exactly like you!

[@TheAceDestroyer]

I wonder who that would be!

[@patrickrizzio7303]

Very good...

[@kevincocking368]

excellent all i can say

[@novusordoseclorum86marquar45]

Very nice Channel

[@michaelkenny8540]

There is actual footage here of the tanks lost at Authie (Franqueville at 5:59 & 9:00)) but it is not mentioned. Most of the film is unrelated scenes from EPSOM (Cheux), German newsreels ect.

[@TheAceDestroyer]

Indeed, yeah I didn't mention it in the video, but props to you for bringing it to the attention of others.

[@stephanmahefa3275]

I like your video, especially the way you try to pronounce the correct pronunciation of the word. Like for example, if it's a French noun you try to pronounce it as it is nice, good job

[@TheAceDestroyer]

Thanks!

[@NOTBOBROBERTS]

156 murdered Canadian prisoners of war is a heck of a lot more than just "several". Between June 7- 8, 1944 18 Canadian POW's were murdered at Abbaye Ardenne. 2 more were murdered there on June 17, 1944. Another 45 Canadian POW's were murdered at Chateau D'Audrieu by the 12th SS on June 8, 1944. The remaining Canadians were murdered shortly after capture and before they were even interrogated in and around Authie, Buron, Putot, and Les Mesnil Patry. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ardenne_Abbey_massacre www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/normandy-massacres