Bruh, Imagine getting your whole platoon captured by some guy with an eyepatch wearin' sneakers, and thinking that a whole army is against you. What a freaking legend
He is a Quebecer and at this time he were seen has "inferior" because he was speaking french. Today not many people knows about him because his heroism was kind of hidden even in Quebec. This story NEEDS a movie.
This is from the side which made up things like "carrots give people night vision" to confuse the enemy. Making the Germans think they were fighting against invincible super soldiers would ruin their morale.
I find it strange he captured 93 they were fired upon killing and wounding some of them and proceeds to hand 93 prisoners to his commander so where did the replacements for the killed ones come from
I still love the thought of some guy breaking into a house, armed to the teeth, the people living there thinking they’re in trouble, and as soon as they learn he’s Canadian, they’re perfectly fine helping him
And decided to shoot demons & evil spirits with holy bullets with crosses indented into them, holy hand grenades, & holy versions of his other equipment. And the ghost of his dead buddy who also has holy versions of HIS gear.
@@gtasanandreascluckinbell If I was a regular soldier and caught wind of this guy I'd be asking my COs to send this guy in and save me the trouble of dying.
He died in 2008, at the age of 87… He returned to his native Quebec 3 years later, having escaped Paradise, navigating the weirdness of Purgatory, fistfighting his way through the Nine Circles, and besting the devil in a game of Rock-Paper-Scissors.
This guy is a freaking legend. While earning the Distinguished Conduct Metal in two separate wars is absolutely incredible, I really think that liberating an entire freaking town, at night, on his own, with one eye and all that happened should definitely have earned him a Victoria Cross.
@@skrr6771 we don't give a flying f*** about that fact. Edit: sorry if it seems mean, it's just true. En tabarnak. 2nd edit: We didn't sign the constitution either. By "we" I mean every French speaking Canadian who don't want to be part of it, that's it that's all.
I was museum guide at the citadel of Quebec, home of the Royal 22e, and Leo Major is a certified badass, we have a part dedicated to him and let me tell you he got much more other over the top achievement in his carreer. the guy was a true Quebecois force of nature !!!
Britain:you might have made a german garrison surrender,attack and liberate an entire town with one eye while being badly damaged by a land mine before said liberarion,but you only get _the 2nd highest award_ :D
"The family discovered that there was, and still is, a street named for Major in Zwolle, and when he passed away several years ago, Dutch nationals made the trip across the ocean to attend the service. "It was really strange for me to see that," Daniel-Aimé said on Daybreak. "There were citizens from the Netherlands, and there was a general from the Netherlands and the mayor [of Zwolle] was there too." "
I had a short correspondance with his son before he died of cancer. He wrote tghat his dad never spoke of his military achievements. His son had to find out about Leo from a third party and then had trouble believing the stories until Léo broke down and told him first hand what and how he did it. The whole family travelled to the Netherlands and Holland where the city of Zwolle named a main boulevard of the town in Léo's honor.
if he had been American there would have been a bunch of worshipful block busters starring American actors who sat out the war. I think he would have preferred it the way his life worked out quietly.
@@michaeltorres638Torres yep and "Good Old Monty" got lucky with Romell at the end. Canada needs to talk about its fighting soldiers from before Starting with hi, then bring up a few others as well. This is proof enough that Canada's military was respected and feared at one time.
Do this instead: Grow a company, be a millionaire, battle three larger companies altogether, and win, grow two more companies, make those companies advertise teamseas.
He captured an entire town by himself, with one eye, during nighttime, with sneakers, and saving the town from being bombed Given the *second* best award
The most I credible is that Leo never told anyone about his exploits he live a simple life without ever bragging about his time in the army. His wife and family came to know about his exploits when the people of Zwolle wanted to commemorate his exploits and managed to find him and invite him to the Netherlands and only then did we hear about what he had done. By the way he was for Québec's independence.
And how does him being for quebecs independence matter in this conversation ? My entire family, and myself(from Quebec) protested against Quebec leaving. Saying that if Quebec leaves, than that part of Quebec will join Canada. It's a stupid idea if actually thought out.
@@CountryLifestyle2023 I just want to point out that this guy is celebrated across Canada as a true Canadian hero. It's ironic given that Leo was for Québec independence. Fighting for Canada and being for the separation of Canada! That is also why I admire this man so much cause I also want Québec to become independent. Vive la liberté, vive l' indépendance.
@@CountryLifestyle2023it wasn't stupid at the time, considering the conscription crisis, the french canadians being used as cannon fodder, and the fact that quebecers had and have their own identity seperate from canada.
@dartmansam10 Every part of Canada has a separate identity. Heck BC is so far away from Ottawa that is disconnected from the rest of Canada,,yet they don't separate. Separation is just a stupid idea. Anyway you look at it. It was war,,everyone was cannon fodder, battle of the somme had 1 million casualties.... was it only French Canadians being used as Canon fodder there ? List your reasons for separation
I actually live in Zwolle! And I love telling this story of the one man army that liberated the city. It's an amazing story and honestly deserves far more recognition.
You're right. That's why I, as a french-canadian, wanted them so much to tell it. I wrote comments in many videos and sent an email to suggest it in march 2019 to Simple History.
Maybe because the story is so unbelievable that nobody would believe it. Even when that movie about Desmond Doss was made (Its called Hacksaw Ridge) they downplayed his actions to make it seem more believable.
French-Canadian arent held in respect at all in the eyes of the British. French Canadian hated the British rule of Canada since they took over the colony. NOBODY wanted to represent the UK. Keyword: NOBODY. Leo wasn't an exception. And Badass soldier or not, having a Frenchie hold the highest military medal of the British rule was never going to be an option for him. Even if he'd killed Hitler, he wouldn't get the Vic Cross. Canada (and the brits) see Quebec as a torn on their side. An insult almost. No wonder we tried 3 times to secede from their rule to no avail. Canadian love everyone. Except the Quebeceers.
@Christof Combo Actually, he refused the Victorian cross it was explained in another video cuz he was proud Quebecois. Leo Major was from Quebec, Canada (French Canada). Am glad he refused that petty award.
Which is crazy seeing as Bernard Montgomery was and is regarded as a renowned, and very competent British General who led to the defeat of the Germans in North Africa. Hence “Viscount Montgomery of El Alamein”. He was basically Churchills “get it done” man. I am very curious to what his beef was.
@@getmeoutofsanfrancisco9917 Montgomery was not was liked in the European theater. His slow response wouldve guaranteed a German victory at the Battle of the Bulge. He did a press release afterward that made it sound like he bailed out the Americans at that battle, so Churchill had to make a point of saying it was an American victory. Market Garden was his failure as well.
as an habitant of zwolle i am this man greatfull till my death, without this man Zwolle would be a modern boring town, now it is hostorical and beautiful thanks yo him❤
-takes out 4 people with a gun -takes 93 prisoners -the only surviver of a tank explosion -takes out a entire city -takes out multiple divisions of Chinese and Koreans -retires ftfy
@@stephenmcculley788 he could have fixed it. He just wanted to give it back as he had not the time and had too much freedom to give. Freedom to live for the allies, freedom from life for the Axis.
Fun fact : he was interviewed after his second medal by René Lévesque, who to this day remains one of the most influential and important people in Québec history. In fact, the guy would become the prime minister of Québec and found one of its major parties, while creating a strong independentist movement that almost made Québec a nation.
Premier not Prime Minister. The PM is the head of the country - a premier is the head of the province. And I think you meant "sovereign nation" - "nation" itself just means "people" and Quebec is already recognized as such under our constitution.
DeadlyMargiKarp223 Two Canadians took a HUGE number of trenched Germans in WWI by pretending to be more Canucks than just two, so its been done before. And they were ENGLISH Canadians. Bet you wont bother looking it up....
DeadlyMargiKarp223 yah?. War is so hilarious to you i see. Tons of "hilarious" people here...And too clueless to see the historical point I made, thats on you
As a Québecois, I am overwhelmed with pride learning about this in one of Simple History’s video! In Québec, Léo has always been considered one of the greatest hero in our history, and this video honours him and his memory properly. Royal 22ème régiment, lest we forget.
Landon Darden I am happy to hear that! Wherever you’re from, a true hero such as him can inspire anybody! Except perhaps germans, chinese or north-koreans...
GameTrooperJames and people like you make Léo’s fight worth something! 😁😁 If we forget the sacrifices given during the second world war, we are doomed to repeat it!
“Leo had to wear an eyepatch while his eye healed and remarked on how he looked like a pirate.” He then proceeded to undertake the most Jack Sparrow-esque Shenanigans of WWII
Leo Major: Today was the day you *almost* caught Leo Major. *jumps from a castle balcony into a river, swimming away unharmed* German General: MMMAAAAAAAJJJJOOOOORRRRRR!!!
The Expendables of WWII: Léo Major Jack 'Mad Jack' Churchill Simo ´The White Death' Häyhä Lauri Törni Heinrich 'The Beast of Omaha' Severloh Hiroo Onoda Desmond Doss Douglas Bader Yang Kyuongjong Wojtek EDIT: Who else from WWII do you think should join the team? Keep those names coming!
@@Betterthandre He is rather known in Quebec, at least, when I had my history classes he was shown. But it's also because Canada and Québec don't typically like to make movie about war. If he came from the US or somewhere like that though we'd most likely would already have movie about him.
To be honest, a movie about his story would be awesome but over 10 hours long for all that Some kind of trilogy would be more fitting ... And not some Rambo kind of thing I mean something really " realistic " and accurate I would love to see that ❤😌
I live in Zwolle, I can confirm this story to be true. Thanks to his efforts, we can still enjoy an almost untouched city center which was not damaged during WWII. Not to speak of all the lives he saved that night. What a guy:)
Sadly he is french Canadian, the English government made everything to reduce and forget is acts of bravery and promoting instead english canadian soldiers, leaving him, other french canadian and native american heroes in the shadow of the english... his exploits are not even told in history classes here in quebec. And you can forget about the hollywood production considering he is not american AND on top of that :french. Its Sad but at least some people remember him and I will always proudly talk about our ''rambo québecois''. him sorry for my poor english him french canadian to as you probably see and I hope this make you understand a bit better why there is not a movie about Léo Major
I agree. He also told General Monty where to shove it as well for the first time when he was going to get the conduct medal so he kinda ticked off the brass too. However his CO understood and accepted it
If that guy would have been an american I bet he would have gotten 3 Medal of Honours.....it's a shame he didn't recieve the Victoria Cross if one deserved it it was him and Jack Churchill imo
I live in Zwolle and never knew he alone liberated my town.
I knew of him because there is a street here named after him.
What a badass.
the Waffen-SS were at your town
@RED Mercury thank you!
a street with no intersections im guessing.
There should be a statue in his honor. Somewhere, I don’t care where.
@@jacklynch3333 There should be.
Bruh, Imagine getting your whole platoon captured by some guy with an eyepatch wearin' sneakers, and thinking that a whole army is against you.
What a freaking legend
At this point I ask myself, where is his goddamn movi!
He is a Quebecer and at this time he were seen has "inferior" because he was speaking french. Today not many people knows about him because his heroism was kind of hidden even in Quebec. This story NEEDS a movie.
Wearing fuckin sneakers
They surrendered because of his drip
@@datonesaltyfungus6064 sneakers n eye patch = charisma 100
His kids officially won the "My dad can beat up your dad" argument
Yeah, more like my dad can obliterate your village
more like my dad is the DOOM slayer
@@jor-eld9093 with no crucible
“My dad can level your dads platoon”
"My dad can beat up hundreds of Nazi's and Chinese communists."
Dude literally invented the "Single Player Mode" that we see in modern FPS games.
It honestly does feel like that, sounds like something out of COD tbh
kinda look like solid snake too
Facing the Germans alone was impressive but capturing some of them and bringing them back and going out again is God tier main character finesse 😂😂
@@dariuswilliams7509not just that but literally multiple times
If Léo Major comes by, you know the war ends the next morning at the latest
The most impressive thing isn't the fact he took the town by himself, it is the fact that after all of those injuries he lived to 87
Flav C it took those 60 odd years for death to find enough backup to take him
This guy just lost an eye and broke his back
getgud1190r a grenade exploded on him
@@milkharder3239 he lost an eye because of it, that was what I meant
@@MyCheese123456789 actually as story go, death asked him politely if he was bored enough to finally go
This guy is absolutely amazing, his whole military career reads like a movie script
He needs a sabaton song
@@dekuthetechpriestoflondon6791 HE DIDNT LIBERATE A CITY ALONE, BECAUSE ITS NOT THERE
Roy benodivaz reads the same way
Maybe because it's a movie script.
i reckon there will be a movie in the future haha
The one eye scout who liberated a whole town by himself while wearing dad shoes.
firefighterstation3 this wasn’t the only cookout this man has showed up to 😂😂
They're called sneakers for a reason lmao
Ayden Diaz Nice
Dude be rolling out, flexing his clean white sneakers while liberating a town by himself
You'd be surprised how well something like this throws people off when they are tracking you. Very confusing
Refusing a reward because you deem the officer issuing it to be incompetent is the most baller move of all time
Not even in videogames you can do what he did without dying 2 or 3 times
Maybe he did, but respawned and nobody ever knew
Or maybe his blatant cheater and have aimbot
Or maybe he only hears boss music.
@@BeAPro Or maybe he finished COD in 6 hours
This is from the side which made up things like "carrots give people night vision" to confuse the enemy. Making the Germans think they were fighting against invincible super soldiers would ruin their morale.
Leo: captures 93 soldiers by himself with one eye, and sneakers
*you are awarded second place, could have done better.*
It's not hard to improve on garbage.
**TRY AGAIN?**
He needed hundred for side mission achievement.. So yes second place
I find it strange he captured 93 they were fired upon killing and wounding some of them and proceeds to hand 93 prisoners to his commander so where did the replacements for the killed ones come from
@@razenoid1554
You think that was all the soldiers in the town
"leo, how did you capture 93 germans by yourself?"
"I surrounded them"
Underrated
Very underrated
By myself
Underrated
WE HAVE YOU SURROUNDED! ...at least from this side
-the soldier
I still love the thought of some guy breaking into a house, armed to the teeth, the people living there thinking they’re in trouble, and as soon as they learn he’s Canadian, they’re perfectly fine helping him
Leo Major was lucky to fin there clever and fast thinking, war experienced Duch
Plus I mean... he's speaking French not German and not wearing German uniforms..
I mean i wont to be in the worng side of the teeth armed Canadian
@@foxshoot3138 I can’t even be mad lol
We usually get people wanting to be on our side....
"I am frozen and wet because of you so you will pay."
Yep. He was truly pissed.
A true Québecois quote
honestly, mans was wearing sneakers in this weather, one way or another; they were dead
This is why us british were so good
Were always cold and wet
As someone who's had to hike through snow in wet boots, his reaction was entirely reasonable.
@@DinsRune I've hiked in snow, wearing tennis shoes before, I agree, this is a reasonable reaction
So this man was an actual FPS character in real life
no my friend this is what a Bada** from Canada is like
Actually the fps character was this man.
Reminds me of that one scene in Call of Duty Black Ops 2 with Menendez
Lol he has one eye too
Well yes but actually no ( *he cant summon fucking self-controlled planes* )
He goes on a scouting mission, wearing running shoes and and with an eye-patch, and comes back with 93 prisoners. I am in awe of this man.
if only it were real
the eye patch must have been intimidating
Size 13 Nikes, MEN’S size 13 Nikes
John Smith Something
Sources can be found through the description
Hrmmm yeah.
Leo never died. He went ahead to scout out the after life
And decided to shoot demons & evil spirits with holy bullets with crosses indented into them, holy hand grenades, & holy versions of his other equipment. And the ghost of his dead buddy who also has holy versions of HIS gear.
@@franzicoyman became doom slayer
*Mission:* "Stealth is optional."
*Leo Major:* "COWABUNGA IT IS!"
So anyways I started blasting.
Hint they said optional
i call that loud stealth
*Leo Major:* No one will notice, if there is nobody to notice.
IyzuHatGC 2. Account i love this comment
Imagine walking back to your platoon and saying.” We won’t have to fight tomorrow lads, I’ve already liberated the town.”
Or "remember when we were supposed to bomb the place?" Yes."well no need" why? "Because i liberated it
@@gtasanandreascluckinbell If I was a regular soldier and caught wind of this guy I'd be asking my COs to send this guy in and save me the trouble of dying.
@@surfskatechill127 yeah, imagine saying: bring in the major
@@gtasanandreascluckinbell Maybe I am missing your joke, but, in case you took it serious, I was just sharing a funny thought.
@@surfskatechill127 it was a following of my joke
This man liberated my hometown. We owe him great thanks! There's a street named after him! Leo Mayor has been a honorary citizen of Zwolle.
Sander M Haar (Léo Major Lane) street sign in the Dutch city of Zwolle. The text reads: Canadian first liberator of Zwolle (1921-2008)
He died in 2008, at the age of 87…
He returned to his native Quebec 3 years later, having escaped Paradise, navigating the weirdness of Purgatory, fistfighting his way through the Nine Circles, and besting the devil in a game of Rock-Paper-Scissors.
No, he played the fiddle better than the devil.
@@M-Chip nice futurama reference
@@jade-reaper I guess you don't know of the song called "The Devil Went Down to Georgia"
...and besting the devil in a game of Rock-Paper-Leo
He chose Rock and punched the Devil in the face.
🍁When you go on a recon mission but end up capturing a whole town by yourself 🍁
👟Remember for stealth missions sneakers > heavy boots 👟
*this post was made by the sneaker gang*
K.
Cool
Simple History hey I love history
Nice
This guy is a freaking legend. While earning the Distinguished Conduct Metal in two separate wars is absolutely incredible, I really think that liberating an entire freaking town, at night, on his own, with one eye and all that happened should definitely have earned him a Victoria Cross.
Should've earned him a Knighthood
He's French... the english part of the commonwealth don't/wasn't caring about the French. (That's a maybe)
@@samsrg3025 He was French-Canadian so he was still under the British Commonwealth
@@skrr6771 we don't give a flying f*** about that fact.
Edit: sorry if it seems mean, it's just true. En tabarnak.
2nd edit: We didn't sign the constitution either. By "we" I mean every French speaking Canadian who don't want to be part of it, that's it that's all.
@@samsrg3025 Whos “We”? French Canadians are Canadians.
And here, children, is what we like to call a real-life mad lad.
Lil Shrimp01 TOTAL MAD LAD
Mad jack was such a mad lad that they fused his name with madlad
I was museum guide at the citadel of Quebec, home of the Royal 22e, and Leo Major is a certified badass, we have a part dedicated to him and let me tell you he got much more other over the top achievement in his carreer. the guy was a true Quebecois force of nature !!!
_“We’re going to take Zwolle tomorrow”_
_”Already done it.”_
déjà fait...
Oliver Hilton NANI
_"your getting the second highest award."_
Britain:you might have made a german garrison surrender,attack and liberate an entire town with one eye while being badly damaged by a land mine before said liberarion,but you only get _the 2nd highest award_ :D
The Herman Brood of the 40s😂
"Don't worry, I'm Canadian."
"Understandable, have a nice rampage."
Leo after killing the whole german: poggers
@@stopsign2594 no
I don't understand fbi why are you mad he threw over a raysheame
@@arden7713 no I can’t stand the word poggers
@@geertgietman poggers dude
If he had both eyes he would have liberated a whole country
Ezekiel Burua if he had a third eye he would liberated the whole world
@@somedudefromapharmacy If he had a third eye he would have liberated the Illuminati
He do have a third eye doe
If he has 4 he would liberate the universe
Ezy Burua lol
"The family discovered that there was, and still is, a street named for Major in Zwolle, and when he passed away several years ago, Dutch nationals made the trip across the ocean to attend the service.
"It was really strange for me to see that," Daniel-Aimé said on Daybreak.
"There were citizens from the Netherlands, and there was a general from the Netherlands and the mayor [of Zwolle] was there too." "
This is what happens when a Canadian forgets to say "sorry"
@Tiens ma bière Ah! Tien mes maudits Americain lol
@Tiens ma bière as a canadian i do not accept but i guess yeah cuz he from Quebec
Yes
Tiens ma bière tu parles français? Ne fais pas semblant, s’il te plaît Québécois.
@Tiens ma bière Il ne faut jamais faire chier un Québecois avec un gun!
Being married for 57 years is almost as incredible as his war achievements.
That’s a man.
I had a short correspondance with his son before he died of cancer. He wrote tghat his dad never spoke of his military achievements. His son had to find out about Leo from a third party and then had trouble believing the stories until Léo broke down and told him first hand what and how he did it. The whole family travelled to the Netherlands and Holland where the city of Zwolle named a main boulevard of the town in Léo's honor.
Definitely not in the slightest.
The guy's last name was literally major, can you expect anything less than badassery?
Why do boomers get married if they hate their wives
@@terminator572 Leo wasn't a boomer tho. He belonged to the greatest generation. ;)
The reason he doesn’t have a statue is because they wouldn’t have enough materials for the balls
Eric Stockwell I get itttttttt. Because he has BIG balls.😏
@@habsburgsaxecoburggotha big is an understatement
Zombaldag HUGE would be a better description
@@johanlopez7507 Huge is still an understatement, there is no word in any language that can describe the size of his balls.
not even hargiantuassive
They gotta make a movie about this guy. I’m a Canadian and I’m pretty proud to hear this story.
if he had been American there would have been a bunch of worshipful block busters starring American actors who sat out the war. I think he would have preferred it the way his life worked out quietly.
You know that saying this “man is literally too angry to die”
*bfg division humms in the background*
4:28 Hit a landmine, everyone's dead except Leo? Jesus, this guy is literally protected by plot.
See even Plot Armor's real, anime bullshit is real and in the form of real life bullshit
I heard in the next update, they will need him
It's a made up story.
"he's too incompetent to award this medal to anyone I don want it" legendary 😂😂
Ouch
MadLad
I have to agree with Leo Major about Montgomery, he was a commander with more fluff than substance (in metaphor).
@@michaeltorres638Torres yep and "Good Old Monty" got lucky with Romell at the end. Canada needs to talk about its fighting soldiers from before Starting with hi, then bring up a few others as well. This is proof enough that Canada's military was respected and feared at one time.
This is the 1st I've heard of Leo. He is now added to my list of heros of admiration.
This guy was in his 20's being heroic
And here I am crying about getting a flat tire
Imagine this being your dad, and you have to live life knowing that you will never be as awesome as him
@SlothTheWeeb one eyed scout shoots school by himself
@SlothTheWeeb Cue "Pumped Up Kicks"
Way it should be.
@@youareveryannoying9179 oh no
Do this instead: Grow a company, be a millionaire, battle three larger companies altogether, and win, grow two more companies, make those companies advertise teamseas.
He captured an entire town by himself, with one eye, during nighttime, with sneakers, and saving the town from being bombed
Given the *second* best award
Typical U.K. snobs.
The Victorian cross is given to a person when that act is witnessed: tl:dr it has to be witnessed
@@marshallallen2474 Billy Bishop got the Victoria Cross for doing a solo aerial attack on a german aerodrome.
Brits has snobbed a lot of French Canadians and NCOs / privates from getting the Victoria Cross.
@@Arutima yup...but 2 exception Triquet and Keable!
The most I credible is that Leo never told anyone about his exploits he live a simple life without ever bragging about his time in the army. His wife and family came to know about his exploits when the people of Zwolle wanted to commemorate his exploits and managed to find him and invite him to the Netherlands and only then did we hear about what he had done. By the way he was for Québec's independence.
Leo’s Wife: I’m sorry my husband did WHAT?!
And how does him being for quebecs independence matter in this conversation ?
My entire family, and myself(from Quebec) protested against Quebec leaving. Saying that if Quebec leaves, than that part of Quebec will join Canada.
It's a stupid idea if actually thought out.
@@CountryLifestyle2023 I just want to point out that this guy is celebrated across Canada as a true Canadian hero. It's ironic given that Leo was for Québec independence. Fighting for Canada and being for the separation of Canada! That is also why I admire this man so much cause I also want Québec to become independent. Vive la liberté, vive l' indépendance.
@@CountryLifestyle2023it wasn't stupid at the time, considering the conscription crisis, the french canadians being used as cannon fodder, and the fact that quebecers had and have their own identity seperate from canada.
@dartmansam10 Every part of Canada has a separate identity.
Heck BC is so far away from Ottawa that is disconnected from the rest of Canada,,yet they don't separate.
Separation is just a stupid idea. Anyway you look at it.
It was war,,everyone was cannon fodder, battle of the somme had 1 million casualties.... was it only French Canadians being used as Canon fodder there ?
List your reasons for separation
I actually live in Zwolle! And I love telling this story of the one man army that liberated the city. It's an amazing story and honestly deserves far more recognition.
You're right. That's why I, as a french-canadian, wanted them so much to tell it. I wrote comments in many videos and sent an email to suggest it in march 2019 to Simple History.
FlyJonat how large was the town at the time?
@@acebalistic1358 50 000 people back then I think.
Is it true that the people named a road in Zwolle after him?
Duane Clarence yes, look it up in google map
Everyone’s just ignoring the fact that he’s wearing sneakers and not boots. Man’s from the future.
that's why they were called SNEAKers
brapganistan woah because he’s sneaky?
@@wheresjal9043 wait idk 🤔
brapganistan oh, ok then
Cant be caught not looking fresh in war.
Boys I believe we just discovered the real life Big Boss.
this was my thought exactly. wonder if kojima got inspiration from this dude
@@wangshubin6544 I wouldn't be surprised if this were the case.
I'm not surprised that I'm not the only one who thought that.
Germany: _reveals Ratte P1000_
Léo Major: *Peace Walker Deployment Theme starts playing*
that’s Big boss is dad
How has nobody made a movie about this guy this is got to be the single most impressive story I've ever heard in my life
Maybe because the story is so unbelievable that nobody would believe it. Even when that movie about Desmond Doss was made (Its called Hacksaw Ridge) they downplayed his actions to make it seem more believable.
There will never, for the rest of human history, be anyone more badass than some of these guys from World War II.
I don't know, Sheila Miller, the Australian Space Special Forces Corporal should be remembered for what she did in the Lunar invasion of 2184.
@@jaywulf 2184 hasn't happened yet
@@Guy.WhoAsked right....
@@Guy.WhoAsked what? No way
@@Guy.WhoAsked Woosh
The word "badass" was invented for this guy.
Happy Thoughts that word is to weak for him he has a whole other word that is so cool no one knows what it is
This guy is in room guy level of badassery
How long in Heaven will this guy actually realize that he can’t sprint and still stand when shot once by a bullet
Badass is a hilarious understatement for him. The guy wasn't even injured once when taking the whole place.
That's supposed to be "doom guy"
Crazy to think, he did all that and still didn’t earn a Victoria Cross
Makes you think wtf you would have to do to earn that one.
French-Canadian arent held in respect at all in the eyes of the British. French Canadian hated the British rule of Canada since they took over the colony. NOBODY wanted to represent the UK. Keyword: NOBODY.
Leo wasn't an exception. And Badass soldier or not, having a Frenchie hold the highest military medal of the British rule was never going to be an option for him. Even if he'd killed Hitler, he wouldn't get the Vic Cross.
Canada (and the brits) see Quebec as a torn on their side. An insult almost. No wonder we tried 3 times to secede from their rule to no avail.
Canadian love everyone. Except the Quebeceers.
@Christof Combo Actually, he refused the Victorian cross it was explained in another video cuz he was proud Quebecois. Leo Major was from Quebec, Canada (French Canada). Am glad he refused that petty award.
@@pacificfrontier3566 Well my point still stands. Brits hate us, we hate them as well.
Leo is a war hero and a true French-Canadian patriot.
People earn medal of honor by capturing like 1 German but he captured about 200 and only got 2 distinguished conduct medals WTF
I am from Zwolle. This story is fully true. A true true hero!
Spartans: *we held off the Persians with only 300 men*
Leo: *you needed 300?*
Leo is spartan with aimbot XD
Yeah, but it was up to 300,000 against 300.. Fighting with swords and spears.
Leo doesn't need 300 men, cuz he got those sneaky shoes
Leo is Chief's angry Dad.
Hahaaa
Leo: "Towns occupied"
Canadian Command: "What?"
Leo: **loads gun** "Towns occupied"
Lol, where is that from?
@@samcnut +
@@samcnut moons haunted
@@samcnut DOOM
When your so badass you won’t accept a Medal because the person who is giving it to you is “not good enough”
Which is crazy seeing as Bernard Montgomery was and is regarded as a renowned, and very competent British General who led to the defeat of the Germans in North Africa. Hence “Viscount Montgomery of El Alamein”. He was basically Churchills “get it done” man.
I am very curious to what his beef was.
American paratroopers had the same beef. My grandfather often called the marshal an idiot on more than one occasion.
I won’t accept metal as a reward it’s a wired reward
He should of got a medal
@@getmeoutofsanfrancisco9917 Montgomery was not was liked in the European theater. His slow response wouldve guaranteed a German victory at the Battle of the Bulge. He did a press release afterward that made it sound like he bailed out the Americans at that battle, so Churchill had to make a point of saying it was an American victory. Market Garden was his failure as well.
I'd pay 50 dollars to play this single player campaign. Somebody please make a game on this guy, what a legend.
*Everybody gangsta till Léo shows up with sum fresh lookin sneakers.*
LOL
Leo shows up
Fellow soldiers : damn leo back again with those white vans
people who wear black air force ones
@@kolamoose8717 leo was gangster untill he meet ss captain using black air force lol
He was angry cause the enemy stepped on his Jordans.
German: *kills friend”
Leo: so you have chosen...complete anihilation.
He took a bunch of prisoners so it wasn't "complete" annihilation.
Leo: yeetes yeetes commit self deletes
Melvin Merkelhopper complete domination
T-800 MF
THATS MY REAL NAME
Him not accepting the medal because it was being given to him by an Englishmen is the most Montreal thing I've ever seen.
seen*
Thats not what the video said, it was not because he was english, but because he deemed him incompetent
@@SagaciousNihilist yeah
seen* C'est pas une
scène....
If he was Irish he would have knocked the teeth out the English man!
as an habitant of zwolle i am this man greatfull till my death, without this man Zwolle would be a modern boring town, now it is hostorical and beautiful thanks yo him❤
Never thought of that, so much cool architecture in other places was destroyed, damn.
German solider: shoots Leo's friend
Also German solder: Why do i hear boss music
You had 2 chances to type "soldier" right
This action will instantly kill you continue?
German Soldier:
[Shoot] Live
Heavy metal music starts playing
leo : no my friend Grrr *shoots the German Soliders*
Leo: Omae wa mou shindeiru.
-takes out 4 people with a gun
-takes 93 prisoners
-the only surviver of a tank explosion
-takes out a entire city
-retires
You forgot the hill un Korea
-takes out 4 people with a gun
-takes 93 prisoners
-the only surviver of a tank explosion
-takes out a entire city
-takes out multiple divisions of Chinese and Koreans
-retires
ftfy
He didn't take out a town. He captured it. Far harder.
@@LegendStormcrow Now what do I do? To much to repair. You guys have it back.
@@stephenmcculley788 he could have fixed it. He just wanted to give it back as he had not the time and had too much freedom to give. Freedom to live for the allies, freedom from life for the Axis.
The Real Story of:
*MAN LITERALLY TOO ANGRY TO DIE*
Neo Faris *MAN IS KILLED BUT IS TOO ANGRY TO DIE*
So the Canadian version of Chuck Norris.
Is this Canadian mad Jack Churchill
Starring
That one eyed-guy
in
DIE HARD: WW2
German garrison: We have 93 elite trained riflemen, this town is ours!
Leo Major: *Laughs in eyepatch*
Fun fact : he was interviewed after his second medal by René Lévesque, who to this day remains one of the most influential and important people in Québec history. In fact, the guy would become the prime minister of Québec and found one of its major parties, while creating a strong independentist movement that almost made Québec a nation.
Premier not Prime Minister. The PM is the head of the country - a premier is the head of the province. And I think you meant "sovereign nation" - "nation" itself just means "people" and Quebec is already recognized as such under our constitution.
@@melindacadarette3447 Thanks for the info, I'll keep that in mind!
@@melindacadarette3447 A constitution that was never agreed and approved by a foreign Queen we don't respect, so we call PM if we want to call it PM
@@TheEllord33Exactly
Germans: "There is no way a single person can capture this town on their own."
Léo Major: "Observe".
"Observez"
Léo Major: tiens ma bière et regarde ça
DeadlyMargiKarp223 Two Canadians took a HUGE number of trenched Germans in WWI by pretending to be more Canucks than just two, so its been done before.
And they were ENGLISH Canadians. Bet you wont bother looking it up....
@@bsc4344 Do you have point or do you lack a sense or humor?
DeadlyMargiKarp223 yah?. War is so hilarious to you i see. Tons of "hilarious" people here...And too clueless to see the historical point I made, thats on you
Adding the third machinegun to his inventory
COD player : "No, You can't do that"
Laughs in Mule Kick
@@justsomeponywithamustache8731 Precisely where the mule kick was referenced from
You can in cod ww2:zombies if you equip a certain perk/badge
You forgot mule kick
Ubisoft FPS player: *Laughs with 3 or 4 guns on minimal*
As a Québecois, I am overwhelmed with pride learning about this in one of Simple History’s video!
In Québec, Léo has always been considered one of the greatest hero in our history, and this video honours him and his memory properly.
Royal 22ème régiment, lest we forget.
Im filled with pride even though im not Canadian!
Landon Darden I am happy to hear that! Wherever you’re from, a true hero such as him can inspire anybody! Except perhaps germans, chinese or north-koreans...
I'm proud that a hero like this actually existed.
GameTrooperJames and people like you make Léo’s fight worth something! 😁😁
If we forget the sacrifices given during the second world war, we are doomed to repeat it!
As an American that lived in Montreal and Toronto earlier in his life, I love hearing the great feats of my Canadian brothers! Kind mannered killers
“Leo had to wear an eyepatch while his eye healed and remarked on how he looked like a pirate.”
He then proceeded to undertake the most Jack Sparrow-esque Shenanigans of WWII
Leo Major: Today was the day you *almost* caught Leo Major.
*jumps from a castle balcony into a river, swimming away unharmed*
German General: MMMAAAAAAAJJJJOOOOORRRRRR!!!
Ahhhhh, but you heard of him.
This guy was a living Metal of Honor play through.
@National Socialist Squad hrnnnmmm.
Jimmy Patterson has rival now
@National Socialist Squad wood
Its actually Medal of honor
He was just speedrunning the game
The Expendables of WWII:
Léo Major
Jack 'Mad Jack' Churchill
Simo ´The White Death' Häyhä
Lauri Törni
Heinrich 'The Beast of Omaha' Severloh
Hiroo Onoda
Desmond Doss
Douglas Bader
Yang Kyuongjong
Wojtek
EDIT: Who else from WWII do you think should join the team? Keep those names coming!
Like Suicide Squad or something, except that they couldn't die.
The A Team
You forgot Audie Murphy and John Basilone. :P
@@shallows529
_____
And perhaps Vassily Zeitsev?
Curses! I KNEW I left people out. XD
That one kid who liberates a german base with his jordans
Jordans never existed in the 1940s
Roxanne The Fox ...
@@truttlingaidan31st63 Thanks for ruining a joke.
When world is on fire but u gotta look fresh
The list of French-Canadians badass is just insane!
Rumors say he's called Big Boss and is trying to create a military nation called Outer Heaven
It took longer than it should have to find this comment 😡
Didn't know the boss was a pipe fitter D:
~themoreyouknow~
@@lordderp6914 Kept you waiting, huh?
@@SpringRockerPSN 😝
You are pretty good
When his kids say "My dad could beat up your dad!" they are right.
Rad Bones
Hahahaahahahashshahshshahah
Rad Bones his kids could say “my dad could beat up your whole family” and be right
@@dy1angi11ey6 ok nerd
XDXDXD
Rad Bones says the kid who plays roblox, shouldn’t you be practicing your alphabet or something?
Germans: “The canadians are nice people, they aren’t a threat”
Also Germans *Kills Leo’s friend
Leo: “Hold my good manners “
Actually..
Leo: "Hold my eye, please."
@@flufferusgoobus uuuuhhh
Hold my baguette
The Canadians are slow to anger...but their wrath can move mountains.
Never mess with the Canadians. I’m an American and doesn’t mess with anyone.
How has nobody made a biopic about this guy? I’ll bet he is the inspiration for nearly all action heroes.
Leo was an ardent separatist, that would be why nobody knows him in Canada...
@@Betterthandre He is rather known in Quebec, at least, when I had my history classes he was shown. But it's also because Canada and Québec don't typically like to make movie about war. If he came from the US or somewhere like that though we'd most likely would already have movie about him.
Leo deserves his own movie. I found his story so dang interesting.
Adran Aries & The Regulators metal gear
Yes he does, as do many others. Read The Long Left Flank. Also Farley Mowatt's books on the war.
Fr tho, it gave me serious vibes from this old Flash game called, "Endless War"
If Leo was American there would 6 Rambo type feature length films about his life
That's a good idea
I'd watch it!
Well yeah, Canadians aren't as fond of war
It'd be called "Major".
To be honest, a movie about his story would be awesome but over 10 hours long for all that
Some kind of trilogy would be more fitting ...
And not some Rambo kind of thing I mean something really " realistic " and accurate
I would love to see that ❤😌
*When your last name actually just describes the rank you deserve*
Eyyyy
Your rank is german dessert.
Major Major.
Major Leo Major, yes
Nice
Some dudes are built different. What a savage.
"Big Boss liberates a town by himself"
FACTS
Big boss is nothing compare to leo
@@malfadan4455 Well, Leo exists, that's a big point in his favor.
I wonder if he ever took out a Metal Gear..
@@metalforever12085, *"Metal Gear? It can't be..."*
I live in Zwolle, I can confirm this story to be true. Thanks to his efforts, we can still enjoy an almost untouched city center which was not damaged during WWII. Not to speak of all the lives he saved that night. What a guy:)
Lex Boerties ben ook nl 😝 boeit echt niet maar... ja boeie
Do your grandparents remember him personally It would be cool if they did
Lex Boerties Ça c’est quoi les Canadiens français fait/ Thats what we French Canadians do
Waarom staat dit niet in onze geschiedenis boeken??
Leo's friend: *Dies*
Leo's headset: *"You're the only one left. Complete the mission."*
🤣
Eh, he'll be fine
it's actually "your the last one, complete the mission!"
Ha
“Friendly last op standing”
Leo Major, the WWII Canadian version of Snake Plissken.
Awesome badass legend, may he rest in peace and his life story be celebrated forever.
Who will win?
An entire German garison
or
*One angry Canadian*
German Troops: We had em in the first half not gonna lie
@@jovalin5939 Ya really didn't though, but ok
we seem nice at first until we get triggered
COPPERSRUN123456 oh yeah we do, don’t touch my syrup tho or you’ll get reked by my moose
@@COPPERSRUN and then the muskets come out lol
Who would win:
An entire German garrison
Or
Some one-eyed Canadian with 3 smgs
Nate Anunciacion legend says he held the third between his massive balls
Big boss eh
@@jackfrost8825 held? More like gravitate. Balls of steel that dense have their own gravity
***FRENCH CANADIEN***
Some Canidian
German: Don’t worry, it’s just a Canadian!
Leo Major: *Laughs in Hospitality.*
Gaius Julius Caesar and don’t worry, it’s free
This made me laugh.
Dont worry its a butter knife
What a man he was. Wow, man couldnt be more braver than he is. Salute Sir.
Captured German: who are you?
Leo: just a soldier for fun
ONE PUUUUUUNCH
@@darnellobiggumsofficial5127 ONE BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANGGGGGGG
LOL
Saitama
what kind of ridiculous backstory is that?
Yet another historical figure that makes me shout, “why isn’t there a movie of this guy?!”
because its so over the top ppl would question de credibility of his action.
Sadly he is french Canadian, the English government made everything to reduce and forget is acts of bravery and promoting instead english canadian soldiers, leaving him, other french canadian and native american heroes in the shadow of the english... his exploits are not even told in history classes here in quebec. And you can forget about the hollywood production considering he is not american AND on top of that :french. Its Sad but at least some people remember him and I will always proudly talk about our ''rambo québecois''. him sorry for my poor english him french canadian to as you probably see and I hope this make you understand a bit better why there is not a movie about Léo Major
@@philippepaquette186 i can confirm this
Because Hollywood probably thinks he represents toxic male masculinity, and that doesn't fit their agenda.
He was openly French-Canadian. Yup, that’s it. The “inferior race” being not so inferior in the end... sigh...
Leo is the main character, we're all just living is his world
Since he died there must've been a new season with new main character, like in JoJo
@@sleepwalker8994 Or we're the epilogue that's there to show his legacy at the end of the movie
This is good because it means we aren't living in another franchise where earth gets destroyed or whatever
I DO feel like an NPC. lmfao
@@LunatiqHigh same
The first two stories alone makes him one of the biggest badasses in the war. This guy might be the biggest badass in history
I think they made Rambo after him...
As an American, I give this man my complete admiration and infatuation. He's almost like the ultimate war hero I'd create and daydream about as a kid.
Honestly u just need to kill the leader and boom we have it
And shut up lmao.
"Almost" lol
Not even almost, I don’t even think anyone can dream of some of the stuff he did.
He’s legendary
"I'm telling you officer, he had god mode enabled, none of us even landed a single shot on him"
Damn right
They did get his eye, proves he's not cheating ;)
@@GamelessOne An eye costs for immortality....
@@neiordostuff1706 Nay, he lost one of his eye, but in change, he got himself God eye that can see everything, and also can wallhack.
He just has an amazing gaming chair
he deserved a victoria cross instead just two distinguished conduct medal
I agree. He also told General Monty where to shove it as well for the first time when he was going to get the conduct medal so he kinda ticked off the brass too. However his CO understood and accepted it
@David Vaskelis According to my Canadian friends, French Canadians still aren't very respected.
No. He deserved a lasgana
@David McConville most likely yes
If that guy would have been an american I bet he would have gotten 3 Medal of Honours.....it's a shame he didn't recieve the Victoria Cross if one deserved it it was him and Jack Churchill imo
Thank you for your service💯
German soldier bumps into someone in the dark.
Stranger: "I'm sorry."
German: "Yeah, watch where... Wait, did he say...? Alarm! We're under attack!"
Hah Canadians
He was being polite, until provoked.
Britannia the German Soldier I would have shot the German
Britannia well I am kinda insane and murder is better
"He wanted to live a quiet life"
Killer Major Bites Za dusto
Bruh, dont
Bruh Yes
Killer Major has already touched your general.
Switch..
ON!
*_click_*
@@AVI-lh6rm BOOM
Fkin jojo lmao
Some German Stationary: Shoots Leo’s Friend
Leo: No more mr nice Canadian
Don't touch our Tim's and do not attempt world conquest and we will let you live...
He's from Quebec, so he's actually exempt from the Nice Canadian stereotype by default.
Leo: this time they'll be sorry.
Brendan Northey lol
@@cakeboss4194 as a canadian from montreal...we were never sorry
Thank You For Your Service, Sir. 🇨🇦🙏🏾✝️✌🏾☮️💖💯...
He is literally the protagonist in every Call of Duty, Battlefield, Medal of Honor games
You are literally the man stealing comments
Metal gear solid
@@ieatlava1233 nah
Hexa Dex true
*Korean war starts*
Leo: " Always ready for round two"
China: I'ma stop you right there
@@mirzahamzabaig5667 Leo: No, I don't think I will...
@@quisqueyanguy120
Bruce Lee: You dare challenge me mortal?
They should make a movie about him. He's like a real life Rambo.
rambo is like leo.
They have done one "Leo Major : Le Pirate Fantôme." a documentary.
Rambo tries to be like Leo and Roy Benevidez.
They don't make movies out of Canadian warriors. They always have to be American.
TheHigherVoltage ikr it’s fucking ridiculous
"Léo Major friend gets killed"
German Soldier: "why is doom music playing in the backround?"
Wolfenstein lol