Uniform and Equipment of Canadian Soldiers in Late WWII - Sunnidale Productions

This video is obviously not a short film, but because I'm currently in university I'm unable to make short films until summer break, so in the meantime here's a video about the uniforms and equipment of Canadian soldiers in late WWII.
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[@johnirvine9942]

Great video, keepin Canadian history alive! Wish I had this gear.

[@ravner4322]

I wonder if this is the same John Irvine I know from north of Toronto.

[@johnirvine9942]

@@ravner4322 No, unfortunately not. It’s John Irvine from south Winnipeg. But that’s really cool you know another guy named John Irvine.

[@finnscheringa5415]

Defenetly entertaining and educational

[@1joshjosh1]

I remember when I first got into surplus as a kid 25 years ago those helmet Nets were like a dime a dozen. If only I would have known I would have picked up 20 of them. And they all had that special smell. They were so common I was using it on my helmet( along with others) when I was in the Canadian Forces 1999-2022. Such a unique smell. 😆

[@GeorgeBlake-yo4co]

Great video 👏

[@1joshjosh1]

And just to add to my prior comment when I was in the Infantry during that time period 90% of the guys had a Bren gun pouch that we attached to our 82 pattern webbing. It was so useful for carrying you name it everything. I think mine was dated to 1945.

[@ZupikaOfficial]

Awesome video, cant wait to see more from you!

[@ww2canadiancollector844]

Very fantastic video I wish this was uploaded a couple of months ago as I am currently trying to build a DDAY uniform GeForce the Canadian Scottish regiment as my great uncle was in that regiment on dday. 1 small correction the MK4 was actually used in combat in 1945

[@SunnidaleProductions]

This is a late reply but the mk4 wasn’t used in combat in 1945. The mk3 had only first been used on d-day, and the mk4 wasn’t introduced until the early 50s.

[@1joshjosh1]

How in the hell did these guys wear this stuff in the middle of summer. Jesus Christ

[@SunnidaleProductions]

North western Europe’s summers are generally much more mild than here in North America, but July of 1944 in Normandy, especially around Falaise was a very hot month. There are lots of photos of Canadian soldiers during this time not wearing the battle dress blouse, even in combat, so it definitely got too hot

[@drownplayz]

Where did you get the battledress and webbing from??

[@SunnidaleProductions]

The battle dress I got from local shows, though it is p49 bd which I got converted to p37 by cspinnhistoric on Facebook. The webbing is a mix of many different places, most of the original comes from local shows, and the rest coming from various online stores, some of it being original and others being reproductions.

[@drownplayz]

@@SunnidaleProductions Thanks, also how much did the whole uniform cost in total if you know.

[@SunnidaleProductions]

@@drownplayz it’s really hard to say since I got so many different things at very different prices, but for sure over 1500$