ally Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 What is the deal with some of these Canuck fans turning themselves in? I just got a glimpse of it on a hockey site. At least they turned a couple of cop cars over. Some good came of it. LOL.. Pigs. Oink Oink. Peer pressure and fear pressure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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beetleron Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 i kinda like canada but i'd like it even more if it was replaced by russians Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lzzoso Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 This may or may not have already been mentioned before, however, I would like to thank Canada for their help in "Operation Overlord": "D-Day". I would venture to guess that most people think of "D-Day" as a mostly American operation, but the fact is that the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada were all very vital in the operation and sucess of "Overlord". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ally Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 This may or may not have already been mentioned before, however, I would like to thank Canada for their help in "Operation Overlord": "D-Day". I would venture to guess that most people think of "D-Day" as a mostly American operation, but the fact is that the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada were all very vital in the operation and sucess of "Overlord". Juno Beach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvermedalist Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Juno Beach There had to be Canadiens on Omaha beach too were there not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ally Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 There had to be Canadiens on Omaha beach too were there not? Good question ! As I remember the history, the Americans landed at Utah and Omaha, the Brits landed at Sword and Gold and the Canadians landed at Juno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGDAN Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Good question ! As I remember the history, the Americans landed at Utah and Omaha, the Brits landed at Sword and Gold and the Canadians landed at Juno There you go Ally. Very Kind Regards, Danny Allied order of battle D-day assault routes into Normandy The order of battle for the landings was approximately as follows, east to west: British Second Army 6th Airborne Division Commanded by Major-General R.N. Gale was delivered by parachute and glider to the east of the River Orne to protect the left flank. The division contained 7,900 men, including one Canadian battalion.[11] Sword Beach 1st Special Service Brigade comprising No. 3, No. 4, No. 6 and No. 45 (RM) Commandos landed at Ouistreham in Queen Red sector (leftmost). No.4 Commando were augmented by 1 and 8 Troop (both French) of No. 10 (Inter Allied) Commando.I Corps, 3rd Infantry Division and the 27th Armoured Brigade from Ouistreham to Lion-sur-Mer.No. 41 (RM) Commando (part of 4th Special Service Brigade) landed on the far West of Sword Beach.[12] Juno Beach 3rd Canadian Infantry Division, 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade and No.48 (RM) Commando from Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer to Courseulles-sur-Mer.[11]No. 46 (RM) Commando (part of 4th Special Service Brigade) at Juno to scale the cliffs on the left side of the Orne River estuary and destroy a battery. (Battery fire proved negligible so No.46 were kept off-shore as a floating reserve and landed on D+1). Gold Beach XXX Corps, 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division and 8th Armoured Brigade, consisting of 25,000.[13] from Courseulles to Arromanches.No. 47 (RM) Commando (part of 4th Special Service Brigade) on the West flank of Gold beach. 79th Armoured Division operated specialist armour ("Hobart's Funnies") for mine-clearing, recovery and assault tasks. These were distributed around the Anglo-Canadian beaches. Overall, the 2nd Army contingent consisted of 83,115 troops (61,715 of them British).[11] In addition to the British and Canadian combat units, eight Australian officers were attached to the British forces as observers.[14] The nominally British air and naval support units included a large number of crew from Allied nations, including several RAF squadrons manned almost exclusively by foreign air-crew. U.S. First Army Omaha Beach V Corps, 1st Infantry Division and 29th Infantry Division making up 34,250 troops from Sainte-Honorine-des-Pertes to Vierville-sur-Mer.[11][15]2nd and 5th Ranger Battalions at Pointe du Hoc (The 5th BN and A, B, C Co 2nd BN diverted to Omaha).[15] Utah Beach VII Corps, 4th Infantry Division and the 359th RCT of the 90th Infantry Division comprising 23,250 men landing, around Pouppeville and La Madeleine.[15] 101st Airborne Division by parachute around Vierville to support Utah Beach landings.[15]82nd Airborne Division by parachute around Sainte-Mère-Église, protecting the right flank. They had originally been tasked with dropping further west, in the middle part of the Cotentin, allowing the sea-landing forces to their east easier access across the peninsula, and preventing the Germans from reinforcing the north part of the peninsula. The plans were later changed to move them much closer to the beachhead, as at the last minute the German 91st Air Landing Division was determined to be in the area.[15][16] In total, the First Army contingent totalled approximately 73,000 men, including 15,600 from the airborne divisions.[11] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ally Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Thanks Danny ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGDAN Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Thanks Danny ! Always a pleasure mate. Very Kind Regards, Danny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvermedalist Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Wow. You really did your homework. Just imagine 34,000 plus landing at once and the Nazi's still were able to make it a hellish ordeal. It is pretty amazingn stuff. I guess Saving Private Ryan was the best dramatization yet? Even though I am a big fan of the old movies like the Longest Day and such. I often wonder which I would have picked of two poisons? Omaha Beach or Iwo Jima? Neither I guess. Good info there Danny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ally Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Wow. You really did your homework. Just imagine 34,000 plus landing at once and the Nazi's still were able to make it a hellish ordeal. It is pretty amazingn stuff. I guess Saving Private Ryan was the best dramatization yet? Even though I am a big fan of the old movies like the Longest Day and such. I often wonder which I would have picked of two poisons? Omaha Beach or Iwo Jima? Neither I guess. Good info there Danny. I believe there was a combined American/Canadian division that fought at Anzio and troughout the Italian campaign Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGDAN Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 I believe there was a combined American/Canadian division that fought at Anzio and troughout the Italian campaign Sorry Ally, But i cant find any info that Canadians fought at Anzio. Allied Armies in Italy C-in-C: General Sir Harold Alexander U.S. Fifth Army Commander: Lieutenant-General Mark Wayne Clark U.S. VI Corps Major-General John P. Lucas (until February 23)Major-General Lucian K. Truscott (from February 23) Deputy commander: Major-General Lucian K. Truscott (from 16 February to February 23)Deputy commander: Major-General Vyvyan Evelegh (from 16 February to 18 March) U.S. 3rd Infantry Division (Major-General Lucian K. Truscott until February 23 then Brigadier John W. O'Daniel) until 25 May 1944British 1st Infantry Division (Major-General William R. C. Penney)U.S. 45th Infantry Division (Major-General William W. Eagles)U.S. 1st Armored Division (Major-General Ernest N. Harmon)British 56th Infantry Division (Major-General Gerald Templer) (from mid- February 1944 until mid-March 1944)U.S. 34th Infantry Division (Major-General Charles W. Ryder) (from March 1944)U.S. 36th Infantry Division (Major-General Fred Walker) (from April 1944)British 5th Infantry Division (Major-General Philip G.S. Gregson-Ellis) from March 1944) First Special Service Force (3 regiments; from early February)6615th Ranger Force (1st, 3rd and 4th battalions, 83rd Chemical Battalion and U.S. 509th Parachute Infantry Battalion)U.S. 504th Parachute Infantry RegimentBritish 2nd Special Service Brigade (9 and 43 British Commandos) U.S. II Corps (from 25 May 1944) Major-General Geoffrey Keyes U.S. 88th Infantry Division (Major-General John E. SloanU.S. 85th Infantry Division (Major-General John B. Coulter)U.S. 3rd Infantry Division (Brigadier John W. O'Daniel) http://en.wikipedia....order_of_battle And here on another forum it is also discussed. http://forums.army.c...p?topic=17959.0 Unless you are refering to the "Devils Brigade" officially the 1st Special Service Force, being disbanded in December 1944. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devil%27s_Brigade Very Kind Regards, Danny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 I believe there was a combined American/Canadian division that fought at Anzio and troughout the Italian campaign Isn't that where Roger Waters' father was killed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ally Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Isn't that where Roger Waters' father was killed? I don't know Walter. Maybe someone else here could answer that one. Sad if true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 I think he wrote about it in the song "When The Tigers Broke Free". The song was in "The Wall" movie, I have it on "The Final Cut" - just not with me though. We'll get to the bottom of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGDAN Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 (edited) Wow. You really did your homework. Just imagine 34,000 plus landing at once and the Nazi's still were able to make it a hellish ordeal. It is pretty amazingn stuff. I guess Saving Private Ryan was the best dramatization yet? Even though I am a big fan of the old movies like the Longest Day and such. I often wonder which I would have picked of two poisons? Omaha Beach or Iwo Jima? Neither I guess. Good info there Danny. Thanks Silver, I was just looking at The Devil's Brigade's Record, very interesting and infact it was enshrined in a movie entitled The Devil's Brigade it is a 1968 film starring William Holden, Cliff Robertson, and Vince Edwards, focusing on the Force's training and deployment to Italy. I dont remember seeing this film so i will try to get it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Devil%27s_Brigade_%28film%29 This was a truly great unit, and i would think it would rank alongside the SAS in its performance wouldnt you? its attrition rate of 600% means that it replaced itself 6 times, thats 10,800 casualties in little over a year, a truly amasing record. Kind Regards, Danny France, 1944 On 14 August 1944, the 1st SSF landed on the islands of Port Cros and Îles d'Hyères during Operation Dragoon, the invasion of southern France. They fought the small Battle of Port Cros in which they captured the five forts on the islands from the German Army. Nine men were killed in action or died of wounds received in combat. On 22 August it was attached to the 1st Airborne Task Force, a provisional Seventh Army airborne division, and later made part of the Task Force. On 7 September it moved with the 1st Airborne Task Force to defensive positions on the Franco-Italian border. During the war the 1,800-man unit accounted for some 12,000 German casualties, captured some 7,000 prisoners, and sustained an attrition rate of over 600%. Edited July 18, 2011 by BIGDAN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvermedalist Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Thanks Silver, I was just looking at The Devil's Brigade's Record, very interesting and infact it was enshrined in a movie entitled The Devil's Brigade it is a 1968 film starring William Holden, Cliff Robertson, and Vince Edwards, focusing on the Force's training and deployment to Italy. I dont remember seeing this film so i will try to get it. http://en.wikipedia....gade_%28film%29 This was a truly great unit, and i would think it would rank alongside the SAS in its performance wouldnt you? its attrition rate of 600% means that it replaced itself 6 times, thats 10,800 casualties in little over a year, a truly amasing record. Kind Regards, Danny France, 1944 On 14 August 1944, the 1st SSF landed on the islands of Port Cros and Îles d'Hyères during Operation Dragoon, the invasion of southern France. They fought the small Battle of Port Cros in which they captured the five forts on the islands from the German Army. Nine men were killed in action or died of wounds received in combat. On 22 August it was attached to the 1st Airborne Task Force, a provisional Seventh Army airborne division, and later made part of the Task Force. On 7 September it moved with the 1st Airborne Task Force to defensive positions on the Franco-Italian border. During the war the 1,800-man unit accounted for some 12,000 German casualties, captured some 7,000 prisoners, and sustained an attrition rate of over 600%. I guess in hindsight 10,000 casualties may be looked at as a good thing. But tell that to one single family member that was effected. And when you compare it to 911 I suppose it makes it even more impressive even though its comparing apples to oranges in a way. The wars and methods change with the times and with the advance in technology. But for their day, the technology of the second world wars still impress's me. You watch a film like U-571 and see an example. When I see that piece of shit Bin Laden watching TV and then consider the acts carried out, they look very less impressive to me than some of the military accomplishments of WWII. He just got "lucky" so to speak in my opinion. Was not as smart as they first gave him credit. If some people had done their jobs right it would not have ever happened. Ok, back to topic of Canada. Damn the blasted border patrol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electrophile Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Isn't that where Roger Waters' father was killed? Yes. His remains were never recovered, and his name is on the memorial there for the men killed during the battle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Yes. His remains were never recovered, and his name is on the memorial there for the men killed during the battle. Thanks! I knew you'd confirm it one way or the other. Canada is a very lovely, clean, country. I have always enjoyed my time up there, plus the food kicks ass! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvermedalist Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 Thanks! I knew you'd confirm it one way or the other. Canada is a very lovely, clean, country. I have always enjoyed my time up there, plus the food kicks ass! Get rid of the Nazi border patrols and all will be great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bong-Man Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 Get rid of the Nazi border patrols and all will be great! I don't how it is in the Buffalo area, but in Detroit/Sarnia, the border nazis are on our side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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