You see... I do not think we are the center of the universe. You Canadians are making the claim that we Americans think that and here that I think that but I am telling you right now I do not think we are the center of the universe.
Americans can't see anything beyond American boundaries. That's the arrogance that earns you so much contempt from "your enemies"
I am sorry but I just can't find anywhere that says they were engaged in these places. Not even on Canadian WWII sites.
Eag ... there is no point in trying to explain anything to you. I have told many many times that British Empire forces (Canadians, Australians, New Zelanders etc) were carried on strength at British forces. Do you know how hard it is to get information from a Brit?
"On strength"... key word
Can you name the Canadian units that were in the BEF that evacuated Dunkirk?
Can you not get it through your skull that Canadian troops were assigned to British units? They all would be elements of the Canadian 1st Div.
Can you name me the mass of components in an atomic bomb?
Pulled from a Canadian webpage
"The army expanded until by late 1942 there were 5 divisions overseas, 2 of them armoured. In April of that year the
FIRST CANADIAN ARMY was formed in England under Lieutenant-General A.G.L.
MCNAUGHTON. In contrast with WWI,
it was a long time before the army saw large-scale action. Until
summer 1943 the force in England was engaged only in the unsuccessful DIEPPE RAID (19 August 1942), whereas 2 battalions sent from Canada had taken part in the hopeless defence of
HONG KONG against the Japanese in December 1941.
Public opinion in Canada became disturbed by the inaction, and disagreement developed between the government and McNaughton, who wished to reserve the army for a final, decisive campaign."
Fact: My Grandfather signed on with 48th Highlanders of Canada Sepember 11 1939.
Fact: My Grandfather was transferred to a convalescent hospital in the north of England in October 1940 to recover from a wound inflicted in France.
It seems likely my grandfather was a real person, a Canadian, and in action before you say he was - in the Canadian 1st Div
Once again myth clashes with facts. The 1st SFF was formed in 1942 and trained in Montana and Vermont and they trained together and under the command of an American. We had this discussion before and of all the links that I read about the brigade nowhere did it say that the Canadians trained the Americans because of their "experience". Why can't you be happy and be proud of Canadians being part of such a storied unit instead of stating that it was Canadian experience that made it the way it was.
Read it again... Did I say Canadians trained them? I said the Canadians were combat experienced. You're the one interpreting and reading your own thoughts into the fib you create. Are you a lawyer?
The universe doesn't revolve around Canada either.
That's your defence? Did anyone say it was?
Well no kidding. But in combat some do get killed and wounded...that is unless they are not fighting.
All and I mean ALL the websites I went to were Canadian.
And perhaps you should check into the Flying Tigers...an American squadron flying against the Japanese before WWII.
