WW2's Biggest Mad Lad | The Life & Times of Leo Major

[@malcolmnyboer6123]

My family is from Zwolle, and they were there when Major liberated the city. His saga of balls to the wall madness is one I grew up with, and you sure as hell did it justice!

[@jakenbake4555]

That’s so awesome! I love having local history that’s quirky like that

[@HiimAbyss]

Im french canadian, and i never once heard of him in school.

[@Joe1qz]

@@HiimAbyss Me neither (moi non plus)! What a shame!

[@BWBDCan]

​@@HiimAbyssI'm from Ontario, love history. The names that are mentioned in school history books are a joke. Also his own family didn't know for years. As he thought no one would believe.

[@frogonket]

Yeah my great grandfather fought with him not the time he took the town but he was there to help "secure" it

[@minlow7831]

He is a real life protagonist of a FPS

[@kyokyoniizukyo7171]

Guy is an IRL BJ Bloskowitz...

[@whowaifu5475]

@@kyokyoniizukyo7171 Ever heard of Audie Murphy?

[@whowaifu5475]

@ボイス thats the one

[@dovahri2215]

ボイス Is this… a Sabaton reference?

[@TheNightlessFall]

@@dovahri2215 welp! in fact: je me disais la même chose

[@nikitaivachtchenko6375]

Leo's Son: So dad. How did you wind up liberating that Dutch town all by yourself? Leo Major: So anyway, I started blasting.

[@somkeshav4143]

Nikita Ivachtchenko 69 likes. NICE

[@rook-of-the-plauge2945]

Doom

[@jean-rochdion4898]

Never told to is wife or childrens the story until the town of Zwolle ask him to come for the first celebration like 25 years later. It's on that day in Zwolle.... that is wife knew the story for the first time!

[@peepeepoopoovdbhxvbcc6683]

I guess you could’ve said Leo Minor

[@HawkFest]

What's funny is that every simple _scouting_ mission he was given became a huge mess for the enemy

[@Asuperman1992]

"leo, how did you capture 93 germans by yourself?" "I surrounded them"

[@Grim_Sister]

Tsvika Force: Yeah, Same 😂

[@thesandvitchman1234]

"the Canadians are nice people" The Canadians:

[@SamIAmSXE]

We are, until we suddenly aren't.

[@Cpt_Boony_Hat]

Unless it’s in a war then God help you if your fighting them. They burned our capital

[@mylesobrien7477]

Never forget the power of the Canadians, at night I dream of the capital on fire and I know... it’s Canadians.

[@garrettallen7427]

Myles O'brien must be pretty awful night terrors those Canadians left you...

[@mikado6407]

he's a quebecker. we're much more hardcore xd. look up the flq. absolute madlads.

[@LowBudgetHistory]

Canadian Rambo definitely sounds like a movie I would enjoy way too much.

[@exsappermadman25055]

"They drew first maple syrup"......

[@TK-ve1uo]

But please don't let Hollywood do it or they'll turn him into a G.I.

[@exsappermadman25055]

@@TK-ve1uo Kinda missing the point there.....

[@joesantos4874]

The first movie was shot in Canada = Rambo is Canadian

[@inquisitorvarusnavary7126]

The MC would speak french tho...

[@internetstrangerstrangerofweb]

“He only needs one to shoot anyway” *SHOOTS BRITISH SOLDIER*

[@t_0246]

@D H it's still a quote and you still know what it means so it doesn't matter.

[@liammorgans7329]

D H- shut up meg

[@thehistoadian]

It's a Russian soldier but okay

[@internetstrangerstrangerofweb]

@@thehistoadian broooooooooooooooooooooooooo thats crazy

[@Jubs1204]

@D H bro stfu

[@biliminsrlar5752]

Everyone gangsta till you realize Canada never lost a war.

[@LEFT4BASS]

To be fair, they’ve never fought a war in which they weren’t allied with at least one of the worlds greatest superpowers.

[@kerriwilson7732]

@@LEFT4BASS if the world isn't in danger, there's no reason to fight.🇨🇦

[@ComradeHellas]

That is correct

[@soundwavegamer2321]

French and Indian war or the seven years war they were under France for that one

[@soundwavegamer2321]

P A you choose if falling under the British Empire was a win or lose for New France and the people who left after the British victory

[@internetstrangerstrangerofweb]

“With all due respect, sir. I simply do not care”

[@BebopBun]

@@MA-ox4rw as a Canadian, I think most of us would say "I dont give a shit" first and foremost

[@mikepuppetz9]

He’s French, so it’s actually “J’men câlice!”

[@kolargol]

@@mikepuppetz9 *French Canadian the French would say "j'en ai rien à cirer"

[@icantcomeupwithagoodusername]

So this guy was a 1 man army, did a lot of sneaking, and he had a literal eyepatch This guy is just Big Boss irl

[@rusdanibudiwicaksono1879]

...HOLY S-

[@thedeadspace1282]

Your right 😂😂

[@guentherhunter]

Takes entire enemy units prisoner through elaborate sneaking when it’d be a challenge even if you weren’t doing a non-lethal run

[@edwardnolan9086]

LMAOOOOOOOOO

[@C4Cole05]

5:48 , someone's been listening to a certain metal band from Sweden

[@JackRackam]

Someone recommended them to me for the Carolus Rex episode and I've never been the same

[@derpman116]

You can never go back man, you can never go back after a listen

[@evilproductionstudios9659]

WE ARE THE DEVIL DOGS!

[@starsabersgaming1473]

Under Fire a ghost that roams the battlefield!

[@Violent2aShadow]

When the Japanese heard that Leo Major was redeploying to the Pacific, they immediately surrendered.

[@evilproductionstudios9659]

Violent2aShadow ya, the first two bombs didn’t do enough.

[@blakedavis2447]

What the hell dose japan have to do with any of this ? By the time he was in the pacific we were helping the Koreans fight the communist Koreans and China and japans army had already been dismantled by the U.S , if they were involved at all they weren’t the enemies to the west

[@FakeSchrodingersCat]

@@blakedavis2447 Its an old Canadian Joke. After the Germans surrendered Canadian troops were designated as part of the first wave in the invasion of the Japanese Home Islands, in the British tradition of using Canadians as shock troops. The Canadians started arriving at the staging areas a couple of weeks after the bombs dropped and Japan immediately surrendered basically as the Canadians were unloading their ships. The joke was that it wasn't the bombs but news that the Canadians had arrived that caused the surrender.

[@TheWolverine01]

@@FakeSchrodingersCat that's a good one i love it 👍

[@MintMacelodeon]

@@FakeSchrodingersCat This is hilarious. Take the "glory" away from the nukes :))

[@raphaeldoran-penafiel7858]

You forgot the one liners! He's known to have been in a solo recon mission where he had to crouch in the rain for a few hours. He then fell upon a german patrol, which he ambushed by screaming "I'm cold and wet, and you're the ones who are gonna pay for that", promptly capturing the entire squad

[@akrasia1588]

I mean shit , if the Germans didn’t start the war our mans wouldn’t be cold and wet. He do got a point,

[@Grim_Sister]

“Where would we be without our Fuhrer?!” “IN BED!”

[@REVAN2338]

Lets not forget he took that hill with 18 guys, from 2,000 guys. Then defended it from 2 whole divisions totally 14,000 guys for 24 hours.

[@primitiveplanet8202]

And you believe that actually happened. 18 defeated 2000 and extra 2 divisions. lol

[@JohnDoe-xo9so]

@@primitiveplanet8202 And that's not the only place it happened in Korea by the Canadians. Its all documented.

[@kokofan50]

@@primitiveplanet8202 crazy shit was happening all over the place in WW2.

[@primitiveplanet8202]

@@kokofan50 & John Doe This is the definition of cool story bro. He single handedly captured 90 armed German Soldiers and liberated another town? If German Soldiers were so incompetent the war wouldn't last 6 years. lol

[@kokofan50]

@@primitiveplanet8202 not everyone was Leo Major or “Mad Jack” Churchill, but when you have tens of millions of men fighting across multiple continents, crazy things are going to happen. You’re inability to comprehend what happened has exactly no bearing on what happened.

[@davids9198]

Fun fact his actual nickname is rambo québécois

[@TheLostProphecies]

That’s a contemporary nickname. His real nickname was Le Fantôme Borgne.

[@armahpruski5877]

Wasn't it the One-eyed Ghost?

[@peepeepoopoovdbhxvbcc6683]

Serpent solide

[@daevious_]

@@peepeepoopoovdbhxvbcc6683 Le Bosse Humongous

[@mango614]

Canadian army: how many nazis do you want to capture? Leo:yes

[@thatguy3421]

You should do a video on Mad Jack Churchill. One single Brit armed with a Scottish broadsword, longbow and Bagpipes! Even after WW2 he wanted to continue fighting in any war/military engagement.

[@_-.-_-_.._--.-_-_----_-.--_._-]

Good idea! How about Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck and Amedeo Guillet too?

[@georgewilson7432]

He thought the Atomic Bomb sucked all the fun out of battle.

[@raptor4840]

George Wilson imagine being that much of a chad that you think nukes are boring

[@realmario979]

@@raptor4840 McArthur: *[Anger]*

[@pandawok301]

COMMANDO!

[@iainhansen1047]

We Canadians are nice until we suddenly really aren’t

[@chrisjohansson6021]

Yeah, in the rink it is war.

[@velozio]

On behalf of Canada we are sorry for being brutal in war.

[@TK-ve1uo]

I'm glad we are at peace cause I really love Canada, so I like visiting.

[@alifkazeryu8228]

OH YEAH? explain what you canadians do to your goose (or was it geese?) when at peace!

[@iainhansen1047]

Alif Kazeryu they are the conduit for all of our rage and hatred

[@francoispitre6292]

You forgot to mention that the hill that he took in Korea Leo and his man (18 French Canadian that he handpicked} took the hill and resisted 3 days 7 attacks by 2 Chinese division {14 000 soldiers }

[@TheWolverine01]

Last part mention that 4:35

[@shayk4791]

"he was chosen to receive a Distinguished Conduct Medal. He declined the offer to be decorated, however, because according to him General Montgomery (who was to present him with the award) was "incompetent" and in no position to be giving out medals." savage

[@comettamer]

And somewhat unfortunate as Montgomery was kind of an unfortunate victim of military politics. His plan could have worked...but he didn't quite get the backing he needed.

[@AlphaHorst]

​@@comettamernah monty was a good general but still a crook and his record in Europe is best described as "a field of little white crosses" Operation market garden was impossible to achive. Without resistance it was estimated that a tank battalion could drive the distance to the objective in around 14h. Monty planned to have them drive that way against one of the most defended and entrenched german armies on the western front in 16h.

[@emmikay7387]

Nazi Soldiers: We have you 100 to 1. Leo Major: I like those odds.

[@FakeSchrodingersCat]

Leo: I know it's unfair but I cannot wait around for you to find more men.

[@RainintheBrain]

Then it is an even fight- Leo "The Shipmaster" Major

[@GhostBear3067]

Leo Major: "You poor bastards are still outnumbered."

[@UsefulCharts]

☑️ Canadian

[@Demicleas]

No Quebec.

[@TheJimprez]

both

[@tipf]

@@Demicleas same thing.

[@thatguy2291]

"All that built up rage turned him into a one man army" So your saying that this man was the real life equivalent of the Doom Slayer, lol

[@jairoukagiri2488]

Wolfenstein confirmed

[@madtrapper1312]

Yes

[@WeLoveGlennMurray]

2:47 *king and country in World War Two

[@JackRackam]

Oh man you're right, she didn't take over until the 50s

[@WeLoveGlennMurray]

Still a great video as always though :)

[@mikepuppetz9]

I’m French Canadian and none of this surprises me. We’re beyond stubborn and combative with everyone, even our own kind. Refusing to accept an award because you think the guy handing it out is a jackass is so French Canadian it’s not even funny. I say all of this with pride. Vive Léo!

[@WeLoveGlennMurray]

Phil Michaels not combative enough to rule yourselves

[@nathalie_desrosiers]

@@WeLoveGlennMurray We are the weirdest people on earth. We like consensus, but will *physically* get into a fight pretty much just for the fun of it.

[@nekhlioudovbolkonsky2901]

Ouais ! T'as trop raison !

[@kolargol]

and one of the most violent sport on earth is our religion

[@ianlilley2577]

@@WeLoveGlennMurray you know they've done a vote on that like three times and still chose to stay?

[@KawaiiCanadafreememes]

Mad Jack Churchill "Finally, a worthy opponent!"

[@dylanchouinard6141]

Why would they fight each other when there are so many Nazis to kill!

[@MrDUneven]

@@dylanchouinard6141 In a competition. Like Legolas and Gimli.

[@dylanchouinard6141]

MrDUneven Mad Jack: *goes full Legolas on an SS guard tower and pulls it down using a grappling hook.* Leo Major: It still counts as one!

[@grandinquisitor8335]

Imagine if They fought in the same unit together WW2 most likely would have lasted shorter

[@ChickenLiver911]

Mad Jack was just fucking stepped on.

[@daniela.valadez8870]

Other Countries: *Drop the Nuke* Canada: *Drop the Leo*

[@williamcote4208]

Japan: *immediately surrenders upon learning that Léo Major is about to land in Japan*

[@Kernog]

He would later be known as Big Boss, the greatest solider that ever lived XD

[@ColinLack]

I'm actually working on a novel about him. Also, you might find this interesting. Léo actually never really talked to his kids about his war experience. They only found out about it because someone from Zwolle showed up on their door step to thank Léo. Out of curiosity, would you be willing to send me some of your sources? You might have some that I have overlooked. Thank you for doing this video as it was very entertaining. Also another fun fact, he did eventually get some sight back in his left eye.

[@JackRackam]

That's awesome he got some sight back! Most of my sources were just various news articles written about him around the time the documentary was released, I doubt I have much you wouldn't already have come across. I'd love to hear more about your novel, would you send me a link when it's finished?

[@ColinLack]

@@JackRackam Of course I'll send it :) and what's the name of the documentary? I didn't know one was out there, at least, I haven't come across it.

[@JackRackam]

@@ColinLack It was called Léo Major: Le Fantôme Borgne

[@ColinLack]

@@JackRackam thank you! Where did you watch it? It has English subtitles right?

[@JackRackam]

@@ColinLack I didn't watch the full thing, but I think there are clips with subtitles on KZbin

[@floof_hair3857]

Canada: proof that you never get into a fight with the nice quiet kid

[@Gallalad1]

The real reason why he didn't do all that much sneaking is because it must've been hard to be quiet while hauling around those TITANIC BALLS

[@victoriaalvarez1557]

Canada has the most underrated military in the world. Boer war, WW1, WW2, Korea, Afghanistan, ISIS, they won everything

[@sirrliv]

If you want an extra dose of awesome, look up some of the exploits of the Canadian Navy during WWII. Some of the hardest fighting sailors of the whole war! Only the Free Polish Navy was more insane.

[@user-ov7wv6fd3d]

So uh... I'm genuinely shocked to be the first person to mention this dude was literally the real life Big Boss.

[@magicnote2103]

This guy was pure Canadian crazy awesome, and I love it. Makes me proud to be a Canadian, even if I could only dream to be as badass as Major 🍁

[@captainpuffy8402]

Pure French Canadian (Québécois) ;)

[@_gold_eye_2656]

Germans in the trenches in ww1: “asks if the Canadians want a truce to trade cigarettes.” Canadians: “take the opportunity to slaughter the trench and push back the enemy lines” Also Canadians “thanks for the cigs have an emptied ration can, you corpse!”

[@_SkyEye]

Alpha genes... who needs fiction with guys like this ?

[@ComradeHellas]

No just smarts and a death wish

[@maraiilavan7012]

Do the pirate queen Ching Shih or Charles Lightoller, a guy who was second mate on the titanic and fought in d-day and got stranded on a deserted island and became a rail riding hobo and was a cowboy and survived smallpox, everything except the d-day thing before he turned 33. Charles Lightoller is fascinating

[@muhammadgbadegesin8043]

Leo Major joined the army so that he could prove to his father that he was "somebody to be proud of". I think he proved much more than that.

[@expansionpack4485]

I didn't know B.J. Blazkowicz was Canadian.

[@thomastakesatollforthedark2231]

His name is basically "The lion commander" and he deserves that

[@nickbearly4941]

This is who game designers think of when making a FPS game campaign

[@SeoulMan]

What a legend! If I may be so bold as to recommend another war hero to do a video on, and because you've made passing reference and mention to events relevant to my home country, it's Admiral Yi Sun-shin of Joseon dynasty Korea. He wound up leading a ramshackle navy to be that perpetual thorn in Toyotomi Hideyoshi's plan to invade the country for the sake of a land route to eventually fight Ming dynasty China. It was also at his behest that the navy polish up the design of what would be his secret weapon, the turtle ship. Cannons on its sides, plating and spikes up top, the ability to emit smoke, and an awesome dragon's head on the front, this dominated where it was fielded. Until his tragic death by stray shot, he had been undefeated at sea and is remembered as one of Korea's greatest heroes.

[@MrSilver497]

I learned about Yin Sun Shin from Tae Kwon Do, Choong Moo is how I first learned about him truly a fascinating Admiral.

[@Gregorio416]

I wish he was promoted to Major so he could be Major Major Roger to friend: “Hey is that Major Major?” Friend: “Roger Roger”

[@AgentMaroon78]

1:10 I love the fact he uses binoculars yet we see through only one lense due to him loosing an eye.

[@vincynator]

This man was not a canuck, he was a french-canadian from Québec, or more precisely a québécois. He was actually an activist for Québec's independence from Canada later on.

[@bumperbonnie5721]

French-Canadians and Anglo-Canadians founded our country nonetheless. We should be proud of our military accomplishments as Canadians before division takes us apart.

[@vincynator]

@@bumperbonnie5721 I fully recognize and appreciate the part anglo-canadians played, I'm just advocating for historical accuracy :). Everyone here knows Québec is made of a different people with a different culture, has nothing to do with dividing us with our fellow canadians in any negative ways.

[@bumperbonnie5721]

@@vincynator Understandable, what I've heard is that Leo wasn't very fond of the "Zombies", that is.

[@marc-andretrudeau4412]

2:28 The general was Montgomery.

[@harveybeaver9731]

And presumably, that was right after he had to put with General Patton.

[@A-Forty3707]

@Big Bill O'Reilly market garden

[@A-Forty3707]

@Big Bill O'Reilly it was a fail right from the beginning

[@A-Forty3707]

@Big Bill O'Reilly yeah driving a large army in one highway to save hundreds of paratroopers that is surrounded is a good idea

[@A-Forty3707]

@Big Bill O'Reilly apparently saying something bad to Montgomery makes me a trump supporter even though I'm not American

[@idontknowanymore9966]

this man is legit what FPS protagonist are supposed to be and IT SOUNDS SCARY AS FUCK IRL

[@abthedragon4921]

Oh yeah, i saw a Simple History video on this guy. Great respects

[@staytuned2L337]

Oh. My. God. Why have I NEVER heard of this legend in our history classes ?!

[@treblebat]

The UN security council declaring war just once is why the Soviets, and now the Russians, would never again boycott a UNSC meeting.

[@q345ify]

Jack hear me out I have only 5 words to tell you- or 4 depending on how you count them: Margaret I of Denmark seriously she needs the attention

[@ayoubzoufri2003]

Christian the fourth of Denmark is definitely first in the line

[@lentoturmahub8214]

I'm sorry, but how is that 5 words?

[@q345ify]

@@lentoturmahub8214 When spoken aloud it is Margaret the First of Denmark- 5 words spoken, 4 words written

[@lentoturmahub8214]

@@q345ify Oh yeah sorry I thought the last part was a part of it as well.

[@alekdechateau7492]

Ah yes *LONG HAVE WE WAITED*

[@dankoftinoff8119]

4:27 "Germans are gone!" LOL, priceless!

[@electricwizard1949]

Léo's father: treats him like shit because he's not a "promising son" and he wouldn't amount to nothing Léo a few years later: absolute mad lad Edit: Most of the sources on his early life are in French and his father actually treated him like shit because he thought he wouldn't go nowhere in life. It got so bad between Léo and his father that he went on to live with his aunt. Before joining the army, he worked in railway construction and, by his love of dangerous tasks, got the job of dynamite demolition. He joined the army because of the economic conditions of his time and as a way to show his father he was "someone who he could be proud of". I hope his father was happy because fuck, Léo became a goddamn legend.

[@Tony-ih1pg]

French Canadian, he was, from the Quebec. And Canada didn't want him to be remembered because he was also a Separatist.

[@gryph01]

I just learned about Leo Major today. Awesome soldier. He should have been a Vandoo's (the toughest regiment in Canada).... scratch that... he was a regiment. I will visit his grave to respect him.

[@maximeperez-raymond3346]

Just saying is a french Canadian from Quebec province

[@raphaelroberge1786]

Personally I use French Canadian ad Québécois to mean the same thing, tho I usually use Québécois to hammer down the point that no, I am not from France, people. Stop saying that xD

[@tagalongtoourpast]

Absolutely my favorite one yet!!! Love those Canadians....

[@Unbottled.Water23]

This is leeroy Jenkins level of awesome

[@Artur_M.]

I was familiar with his story but I somehow missed or forgot that detail about refusing to accept the first DCM as a middle finger to the bloody Monty. This makes it all even more awesome.

[@richardtaillon1616]

One of your first videos covering WW 2 and you unleashed Leo. I knew I loved you for all sorts of reasons.

[@timbuggles9178]

Thank you , watched this during the pandemic, makes me feel proud to be Canadian, that can be hard to do in Canada at this time.

[@yavyav2281]

We, french speaker, love that guy, he became pretty famous last decade. There is also Albert Roche who was a badass soldier but from the ww1

[@AudieHolland]

Hey Jack, As a Dutchman, I was very much intrigued when I learned about Leo Major on the Simple History channel and one other channel. I was wondering why we never heard of his feats during World War II, especially in his 'single handedly liberating Zwolle.' The thing is, some of his exploits were exactly as described in those channels and your YT channel. However, his feats of derring do have been much embellished after the war so some parts are just that: good stories. The true, unbelievable things he did, for which he was awarded his two DCMs, were his scouting of Zwolle, leading to it being liberated by the Canadian Army with the city being completely intact. The other heroic deed he truly did was his defense of the hill during the Korean War. Personally, I believe it was his second DCM that made him into a larger than life heroic figure and then the other stories were created. I lived most of my school life in Doetinchem, also a very old small city in about the same part of The Netherlands as Zwolle, the eastern part. In Doetinchem however, the Germans decided to make a stand and turned the city in a fortress. The medieval city, which had been spared by World War II till that time, March 1945, was then bombed into smoking ruins by the Allied Airforces, killing many citizens and leaving no trace of the medieval buildings after the war. So if the Germans really decided to hold a position, even that late in the war, they did. At Zwolle, they decided to evacuate the city and Leo Major's negotiations with the German commander (the one he gave back his pistol) did contribute to the city being spared an Allied bombardment. Major was interviewed by local Dutch radio when he was being honoured and the street in Zwolle named after him, and he himself said that the only people he found in the streets as he infiltrated, were drunk German soldiers and Dutch collaborators. He did cause some confusion and chaos by firing into the air and throwing grenades in place where they wouldn't do much damage, because he didn't want to damage anything. The German SS headquarters went up in flames but the Germans did that probably themselves to burn all their documents and executed prisoners as they were leaving the city. Major nor the citizens of Zwolle would have torched the building because the fire could potentially spread to other buildings and destroy the city after all. Dirk Staat, conservator of the official Dutch Defense Museum, researched Major's deeds and said he could not find anything about the event where Major captured 93 German soldiers. He researched the official Canadian Army military reports of Major's unit and there is no mention of this action or the DCM that he allegedly refused. And, Staat continued: 'the Canadians noted down *every single thing* that happened. If someone was 10 minutes late for inspection, it would be noted. If shoes were issued on Wednesday, it would be noted down.

[@jeanjacques9365]

The claims of liberating the city by himself is somewhat valid though in the official documents it is said he set patrols with the Dutch resistance that night but no other Canadian force entered the city before it was freed. The 93 soldiers captured are documented, the part left out is that they were all sick and were left to do some minor tasks far from being in combat shape. The refusal of the medal is unfounded/unproven and rather than a refusal to be decorated he himself mentioned that he chose to go to a city instead (he preferred a day of freedom over a medal). But the DCM was never mentioned and seems to only come from the assumption of one historian that 93 captured soldier should deserve one. So yes as all military tales they get mystified as time passes and the fog of war always distorts history. Heroes rally the troops as well so even as events unfold rumours and exaggerations might happen in real time because well he did do insane shit so other soldiers would add onto those stories and mix up the numbers of some events or attribute achievement of the whole regiment to Major. As for the claim that Canadians noted down everything well quite a few things were struck from his record (leaving without permission and drunken fights) so that claim is to take with a grain of salt.

[@Galvaxatron]

You managed to make his life story sound less interesting than it is.

[@elfossea13]

Actually, you don't 100% do justice to how insane the Korean war story is XD To set the stage, Leo goes with his elite team of 18 french canadian scouts with nothing but PPsH russian submachine guns and kills or makes retreat the entire group defending that hill. Reinforcements are cut off and he's ordered to retreat. He says F that and decides to stay. The problem is, he's outside naval bombardment, airstrike or artillery range. The only support he's got is a mortar team nearby, which is very light in terms of support. What he'd find out is there were 2 chinese divisions nearby pretty determined to retake that hill, which amounts to around 14000 soldiers. VS 18. With nothing but one mortar team to help. So he ordered mortar fire on the hill, fought back, then they kept creeping up, so he ordered it closer. Then closer. Then so close it was hard to hear him on the radio as he ordered it even closer, then so close a shell almost fell on his head apparently. He kept going like that, sometimes needing to defend the hill without mortar strikes because the barrels of the mortars where glowing red hot and starting to warp. He kept going like that for 3 fkg days. At the end of those 3 days the reinforcements arrived. He won a 3 days long 18 vs 14000 battle. I'm french canadian and he's definitely a sadly unknown pride of the nation. Part of the reason is that there are extremely few films featuring the canadian military, modern at least, and I haven't found one with the 22nd regiment (the french canadian regiment that Leo was part of). So far, for fictional I only found Hyena Road and Passchendaele, although we feature in the forgotten battle. Such a shame. NETFLIX COME PICK THIS UP PLEASE!

[@ESCSERVI77]

0:32 I never knew the Canadian army had their weapons supplied by Mann Co. at the time

[@MatsumotoKael13]

1:34 The "on" in "monsieur" is pronounced like the "e" in english "her". Saying MONsieur like it was said in this vid will make every frenchman in a 12 mile radius spontaneously combust.

[@anubisd613]

The most horrific sound you can hear in WW2 is : "Sorey"

[@shawa666]

Non. It's Tabarnak.

[@sallybradshaw4576]

Kissing Booth is getting another sequel, yet Netflix hasn't made a movie about this mad lad? Smh

[@damsarebiotic6263]

Leo: and than I captured that town by myself. Grandchildren: Yeah right grandpa

[@HawkFest]

😅 From what he said, that's actually why he never talked about it to his family, until Zwolle representatives came over to invite him for a big party and the unveiling of a street name in town

[@uncle_thulhu]

By chance, was Leo short for Leeroy? Jenkins, that is.

[@anamonlbigm5838]

You forgot to mention the general he Denied the medal from was Montgomery

[@marc8013]

Haha j’ai jamais autant ris quand j’ai entendue le ayoye dont !

[@Sugondese-hf3vh]

nah the most insane lad is my boi Mad Jack going into combat with a sword and longbow blowing his bagpipes

[@gedeon2696]

Canadians fought for England in Sudan wars, Boer war, WW1, WW2, Korea. In WW1 germans learned to expect trouble if they heard Canadians were facing them.

[@queekheadtaker7327]

Sometimes even a moose can kill a bear

[@user-vy4dt6jg9g]

He’s literally Snake from metal gear solid

[@epicdude8860]

this channel's editing is just what i wanted all along

[@marielaaguirre2794]

Is this the Canadian son of Teddy Roosevelt

[@Ravenforce3]

The UN never declared war. Korea was a "police action."

[@apossiblyhereticalalphaleg3595]

Makes enough sense, the UN is incapable of dealing with situations of war effectively

[@izakweiss7014]

''if the peaceful quiet of the Netherlands in a modest City there is a tranquil street named after a Canadian man who spent 50 years living a simple life because on this half blind Canucks chest is a medal he earned for being a one-eyed rampaging war machine that single-handedly defeated over a hundred enemy soldiers at once.'' Yes. A simple life indeed.

[@lucastark1784]

That one guy in Arma III who acts like he's playing Halo and somehow survives.

[@scherzo0]

I know it's a sensible subject but try to address Mr. Major as a Quebecois, he fought all his life for is country independence and that is why most of you never heard of him before youtube existed. He was swept under the rug of canadian history because of his political convictions Make is last wish come true, let not is deeds be in vain.

[@SatireNGiggles]

"Ayoye don'!" Hajaahaha

[@kcapt96]

What a mad lad but my god capturing 100 POWs by yourself without them firing at you? They really wanted to surrender...

[@jairoukagiri2488]

Well, seems the first three or so tried but they acknowledged his Dead Eye. Nice precursor to soloing a whole city with enough mayhem they literally thought he was *artillery*

[@Taras-oj4tf]

This guy's life was like a Quentin Tarantino film

[@mistahj6059]

So basically he's just the CoD MC

[@gijskreutzkamp8199]

I am Dutch and I live in Zwolle. This video is awesome!!!

[@cgt3704]

Thank this guy for liberating your town

[@Railhog2102]

Don't forget Sgt. Alvin York in World War I 20 years earlier also captured hundreds of German POWs in the Argonne forest in France.

[@alejandrokaplan7243]

Can you do life and times of Justinian

[@Chill6063]

>captures 100 soldiers >presented with a medal >rejects it and walks away >Goes and captures a town on his own Chad

[@BurningTread]

AUDIE MURPHY

[@BJGvideos]

Ah yes, the unassuming nerd whose heroics were so over the top that the movies had to be toned down lest they be accused of bullshit.

[@UncleLumbago1899]

Jack Racham: Oh I'm sorry........BUT YOU FUCKING KILLED MY FRIEND

[@natalie6811]

I said it before and I’ll say it again: Canadians are nice. _Until they’re not._

[@natalie6811]

Also could I not get 50 people telling me that he was French Canadian this time?

[@marc-andrechevrette3420]

FRENCH canadian rambo !

[@mbg8733]

He didn't even mention Jack Churchill, the guy with a confirmed bow kill, captured multiple cities by being a badass, and scraing germans by bagpipe!

[@vkaivos]

Wait, what do you mean queen

[@redharlow5363]

Thank you for the TF2 references.

[@bradyelich2745]

Very important detail: he was wearing his white pt sneakers, as he liked to do (true). The Germans got his Jordan's dirty and made him upset.