The Only Land Battle Fought on U.S. soil in WWII (Strange Stories)

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  • @Simplehistory
    @Simplehistory  4 года назад +10040

    On the The Aleutian Islands campaign
    , the Canadian soldiers were issued with American M1 helmets to avoid friendly fire incidents..

    • @crazyvideos2007
      @crazyvideos2007 4 года назад +225

      Simple History notice me sempie

    • @abramo7700
      @abramo7700 4 года назад +564

      Pro Tip: Use the same helmet and uniform as your enemies. The enemies will be so paranoid, that they'll kill each other without knowing.

    • @reekidjr3582
      @reekidjr3582 4 года назад +28

      Awesome video I really did enjoy it

    • @jhonnyringo217
      @jhonnyringo217 4 года назад +17

      Battle of guadalcanal

    • @seanniver5418
      @seanniver5418 4 года назад +24

      Simple History What were they wearing before that would tag them as hostile?

  • @xx_admiralhipper420_xx9
    @xx_admiralhipper420_xx9 4 года назад +1494

    When no body is on the enemy team so you start killing your friends in the server

    • @elnub-nub9399
      @elnub-nub9399 4 года назад +59

      This is actually accurate

    • @star-army
      @star-army 4 года назад +51

      Announcer: "You have been auto-balanced to the losing team."

    • @djgreg20
      @djgreg20 4 года назад +1

      Wesley Davis XD

    • @weedwhacker287
      @weedwhacker287 4 года назад +1

      Wesley Davis bro they accidentally left friendly on

    • @soos1885
      @soos1885 4 года назад

      Gay picture

  • @type1life304
    @type1life304 4 года назад +1990

    *Japanese show up after fight*
    "Did... Did we win?!?!"

    • @warlerker
      @warlerker 4 года назад +35

      Kisuke, Are we ze Baddies.

    • @hanniballanda794
      @hanniballanda794 4 года назад +5

      Iiiee.

    • @MechWarrior894
      @MechWarrior894 4 года назад +11

      More like "We abandoned the island and snuck past ya through the fog. We thought you guys wouldn't bother going there."

    • @reallyrandomrescacs529
      @reallyrandomrescacs529 4 года назад +5

      Japanese when they run out of ammo:What do we do?
      Japanese:Surprise attack

    • @claytonpactol8851
      @claytonpactol8851 4 года назад +3

      No.

  • @sskuk1095
    @sskuk1095 4 года назад +3066

    Canadians and Americans: *Kill numerous soldiers in a friendly fire incident*
    Austria: "first time?"

  • @MarcoPolo-zc6zo
    @MarcoPolo-zc6zo 3 года назад +718

    My Gramps was there in the 7th ID. He said the reason they didn’t have winter gear was because they were prepping for Africa when they were redirected to Alaska. At that point they had trained for deserts, urban, mountains, river and beach landings, jungles, but never planned on cold weather. He told me Attu haunted him more than any other experience in the Pacific. He said the contrast of the blood on the snow was on his mind for years after the war. He stayed on until ‘48 or so for the occupation and transition of power. After he passed I learned that I was the only person he ever talked to about his service time. God bless all our service members.

    • @lcdream4213
      @lcdream4213 2 года назад +25

      your grandpa is a hero bless him

    • @theglaze8927
      @theglaze8927 2 года назад +7

      Wow nice story
      God bless him............
      Name?

    • @MarcoPolo-zc6zo
      @MarcoPolo-zc6zo 2 года назад +10

      @@dannyluciano1 What does that mean?

    • @marmer4541
      @marmer4541 2 года назад +4

      @@dannyluciano1 ?

    • @AwesomeIan135
      @AwesomeIan135 2 года назад +10

      I can’t even imagine how disorientating it would be to train and prepare for desert combat, only to then be thrown into a battle in the arctic.

  • @p.f.886
    @p.f.886 4 года назад +5770

    *When the fog starts speaking English instead of Japanese.*

  • @foxtrotnine
    @foxtrotnine 4 года назад +5681

    Meanwhile the Japanese: Didn't expect that reaction but that's Ok.

    • @banzaiperson
      @banzaiperson 4 года назад +330

      "A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one."

    • @foxtrotnine
      @foxtrotnine 4 года назад +15

      Thanks for the likes!

    • @shepdog1274
      @shepdog1274 4 года назад +56

      banzaiperson ITS “a surprise to be sure, but a welcome one” 😤

    • @theburgernoder2441
      @theburgernoder2441 4 года назад +1

      Shep Dog beat me too it

    • @travelleryu
      @travelleryu 4 года назад +15

      Didn't mention the traps set by the Japanese. I don't think they were surprised.

  • @marryson123
    @marryson123 4 года назад +2595

    Canadians are so nice, even if they fire at you its still a "friendly" fire

    • @animatedadventurez1811
      @animatedadventurez1811 4 года назад +16

      I see

    • @DerSingh0329
      @DerSingh0329 4 года назад +24

      Yeah.... This is not the only fight between Canadians and Americans, You Know what I meant....

    • @trickc1790
      @trickc1790 4 года назад +10

      Google those British soldiers killed by yanks in desert storm.id rather of had the French with us

    • @elijahking728
      @elijahking728 4 года назад +4

      @@trickc1790 link?

    • @JN1-506
      @JN1-506 4 года назад

      🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @apieinthesky
    @apieinthesky 4 года назад +7994

    Canadians are friendly, even when it comes to initiating friendly fire.

    • @dragoonTT
      @dragoonTT 4 года назад +110

      @Kayden Hutchinson I think thousands of armed young men getting spooked in the fog of war is what caused it.. I'm Canadian and don't speak French unfortunately.

    • @knox7945
      @knox7945 4 года назад +223

      *Canadian kills friendlies.*
      Canadian: Sorry!

    • @javiert5352
      @javiert5352 4 года назад +101

      So did canada won because they killed more americans?

    • @vaasmontenegro481
      @vaasmontenegro481 4 года назад +61

      Ah Canada, killing friendlies and enemies, with a smile :)

    • @miadeyell9078
      @miadeyell9078 4 года назад +15

      I am canadian

  • @catechism6913
    @catechism6913 3 года назад +466

    Imagine training all of your life just to be killed by your own comrades

    • @faselfasel2864
      @faselfasel2864 3 года назад +70

      Except you only trained a few month and then get thrown into battle

    • @fortheloveofnoise
      @fortheloveofnoise 3 года назад +8

      Hardcore Search & Destroy in a nutshell.

    • @ethanor
      @ethanor 2 года назад +5

      @@faselfasel2864 There was a large amount of well trained soldiers for America. Many knew the US was going to join the war in Europe early on and joined up, getting 2-3 years of training. It was the later replacements that revived like 6 weeks of training

    • @toxicworld7211
      @toxicworld7211 2 года назад

      @@ethanor It said in the video that each regiment, except for the 1st special service force were young and inexperienced in this specific operation.

    • @crunchwrapsupreme9372
      @crunchwrapsupreme9372 2 года назад +2

      @@ethanor Ever seen old footage of high school gym class prior to WW2? Looked very similar to military training. Everyone was ripped because of it.

  • @usssanjacinto1
    @usssanjacinto1 4 года назад +95

    The last time the US fought the Canadians in a war was in South Park, where the US implemented Operation Human Shield.

  • @IlluminatorBoiiii
    @IlluminatorBoiiii 4 года назад +1037

    Americans and Canadians: *friendly fires at each other*
    Austria: *Hey, I’ve seen this one!*

    • @robowisanveithasung6022
      @robowisanveithasung6022 4 года назад +7

      i dont get it, was it like wagram?

    • @cosmedelustrac5842
      @cosmedelustrac5842 4 года назад +17

      @@robowisanveithasung6022 I think it is a reference to the Battle of Karánsebes. ruclips.net/video/moXgYEaYW54/видео.html

    • @BlacMesaja
      @BlacMesaja 4 года назад +1

      Good one xD

    • @USSSfr33d0m
      @USSSfr33d0m 4 года назад +3

      It's okay Trump will pardon them...

    • @PanzerPlant
      @PanzerPlant 4 года назад +4

      No you haven’t, it’s brand new.

  • @scoman44
    @scoman44 3 года назад +13

    "The only land battle fought on U.S. soil in WWII" is simply not true - Guam was U.S. territory just like Alaska (which was not a state at this point)

    • @NagaEvolution
      @NagaEvolution 2 года назад +2

      Philippines being taking within the first few months: Am I a joke to you?

  • @RealRotkohl
    @RealRotkohl 3 года назад +8

    There was something similar during WW2, but with the Germans. During "Operation Wikinger", couple of German ship sank, due to awful communication, without the British being present.

  • @Nightstalker-zw2bg
    @Nightstalker-zw2bg 4 года назад +1743

    Americans : "The Canadians wouldn't shoot us, they're friendly people."
    *Friendly fire [ON]
    Canadians : "Cowabunga it is."

  • @tomoldg
    @tomoldg 4 года назад +291

    Reminds me of that episode in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, where the clones were shooting each other due to poor communication and the fog.

  • @demonetization6596
    @demonetization6596 4 года назад +184

    “Friendly fire will not be tolerated”

  • @eh2360
    @eh2360 4 года назад +318

    Japanese soldier who planted a mine and returned home: So kisuka was like “yeah they wouldn’t attack after we left, it would be clear we deser-“
    *UAV ready to deploy*

    • @g3nzo533
      @g3nzo533 3 года назад +9

      Wtf is that pfp

    • @japancsp6213
      @japancsp6213 3 года назад +12

      Lol man kill streak master

    • @groundwork1962
      @groundwork1962 3 года назад +4

      Juggernaut ready to deploy!!!

    • @cactusfroth
      @cactusfroth 2 года назад

      underrated joke

    • @Hans140
      @Hans140 2 года назад +1

      The score board be going like
      “*DOUBLE KILL TRIPLE KILL QUAD KILL MASSACRE FIRST BLOOD LEVEL UP NUKE READY TO LAUNCH UAV READY JUGGERNAUT READY +10000 exp*”

  • @tatenorman4205
    @tatenorman4205 4 года назад +94

    I like how your animation quality is improving, it looks great

    • @yevenlu3243
      @yevenlu3243 4 года назад

      @Fuert Neigt That...is a lot of dollars.

  • @jasonlee0290
    @jasonlee0290 4 года назад +99

    This could be potential for a psychological mystery thriller historical film...

  • @DragonguyA
    @DragonguyA 4 года назад +67

    "All war is based on deception... When we are close, we must seem far. When we are far, we must seem close." Sun Tzu, The Art of war. I'm starting to understand what he meant

  • @MultiGameKing101
    @MultiGameKing101 4 года назад +105

    Americans and Canadians: *killing each other*
    Japan: *lying* we knew that was gonna happen

  • @cheezitman8375
    @cheezitman8375 2 года назад +2

    You could consider the Philippines to also have battles on us soil, since it was a territory of the us.

  • @palmergriffiths1952
    @palmergriffiths1952 3 года назад +1

    My Grandfather was on Kiska as a Canadian member of the First Special Service Force. After here he got sent to the European theatre of operations in Italy The Rhineland and Southern France

  • @clemsontiger001
    @clemsontiger001 2 года назад +1

    The Philippines and Guam were both invaded and occupied by the Japanese in WWII, and both were considered U.S. soil. They were taken by the U.S. when the Spanish surrendered during the Spanish-American War. Alaska wasn't a state yet, so it was a U.S. territory also.

  • @nickz5849
    @nickz5849 4 года назад +325

    Americans: "Fire at will!"
    Will from Britain: "Bloody yanks!"

    • @lucvanegmond6168
      @lucvanegmond6168 4 года назад +5

      British: "please open fire!"
      Americans: Goddamn tommies..

    • @fishfossils8858
      @fishfossils8858 4 года назад +4

      Actually as the story was told the Canadians fired first

  • @deanormesher7429
    @deanormesher7429 2 года назад +2

    There still some Japanese submarines located in a under ground cave. The Japanese sank the subs and blew the entrance shut.
    If you want to visit some of the islands you well need permission from the military. There are keeps still in their crates out there and other equipment too. Biggest concern is unexploded munitions, not to mention Russian special forces sometimes sneak on to one of the islands and conduct live fire exercise against abandoned radar station.

  • @tobytawaqal3678
    @tobytawaqal3678 3 года назад +1

    This was an unintentional War of 1812 reboot

  • @Noyoki
    @Noyoki 4 года назад +168

    US and Canada: They played us like a damn fiddle!

  • @tylerj6589
    @tylerj6589 2 года назад +1

    Never knew about this but my great grandfather was one of the Canadian troops sent to Alaska

  • @grantjohnson5785
    @grantjohnson5785 3 года назад +2

    7:25 Revenge for the burning of York? (Never knew Canadians to hold a grudge...)

    • @au9parsec
      @au9parsec 2 года назад

      York peppermint patties

  • @danielbriscoe9592
    @danielbriscoe9592 2 года назад +1

    My grandpa fought in that battle in WW2 he was the first person from Guam who got drafted in the US Army in 1940

  • @colinbarnard6512
    @colinbarnard6512 2 года назад +1

    One of my pet peeves with WW2 History Docs that involve Canada is that better than 50% of thes docs is that they feature the Maple Leaf flag to denote Canadian soldier. Would vid producer please remember that in WW2, the Canadian flag was the Red Ensign. Tens of thousands of Canadian soldiers died during WW2. I think its offensive to not feature the flag they died under.

  • @JonoZaidi
    @JonoZaidi 4 года назад +207

    Canadian and American soldiers: *sees the slightest movement in the fog*
    Also Canadian and American soldiers: So you have chosen... death

    • @johnwhite7219
      @johnwhite7219 4 года назад

      So, Guam, Wake and the Philippines weren't U.S. yellp0p

    • @johnwhite7219
      @johnwhite7219 4 года назад

      Territories

  • @stinct1776
    @stinct1776 3 года назад

    Options --> Settings --> Friendly Fire (disabled) --> CLICK --> Friendly Fire (enabled) --> Saved --> Return to Game

  • @cloroxbleach7684
    @cloroxbleach7684 3 года назад +2

    It must have been terrifying that the soldiers though they were gonna be on the defensive and at risk of an invasion

  • @tylerd8675
    @tylerd8675 4 года назад +25

    i was in the coast guard a while back, and we went to kiska once...super creepy island. found all kinds of cool stuff, boats, trenches, bottles, bullet casings....all untouched

    • @Simplehistory
      @Simplehistory  4 года назад +6

      You had to be careful of the mines I assume ?

    • @tylerd8675
      @tylerd8675 4 года назад +6

      @@Simplehistory yea, we werent allowed to venture out too far because of reasons like that. it was a pretty dreary day too. i remember walking in from our small boat along side another half sunken boat...such a wild experience. we also found alot of those glass balls that alot of people buy from those stores, but these were still connected to netting and whatnot. such a great experience. wont ever forget it. the boat i was stationed on was the USCG Hickory, a buoy tender out of Homer, AK, and we made lots of trips to adak and dutch harbor. none were as cool and creepy as kiska. funny thing is, i remember hearing about all of what you have in your video, but never really thought super deep into it until now that i saw your upload. its such an incredible and sad story

  • @stfuiknowbetter4474
    @stfuiknowbetter4474 3 года назад +7

    Japanese forces be like: they are killing each other, let's leave them and comeback latet

  • @patrickmarble3265
    @patrickmarble3265 2 года назад

    Sad, the horrid feeling of hopeless breathing and spilling of blood. The terror is unimaginable

  • @imonlyherebecauseofmemes1991
    @imonlyherebecauseofmemes1991 4 года назад +179

    Girls: Awww, look at this cute dog I found!
    Boys: OH MY GOD THE JAPANESE ARE ATTACKING!

    • @axisbe
      @axisbe 4 года назад +2

      @Levi Bachus k

    • @Isaac-ho8gh
      @Isaac-ho8gh 4 года назад

      I'd be both lol

  • @kpisti680
    @kpisti680 4 года назад +132

    From the fog: French speaking
    American soldier: So anyway I started blasting

    • @Suicide_is_cute
      @Suicide_is_cute 4 года назад +1

      Is* 😂😂🤣

    • @seanbarrio_s
      @seanbarrio_s 4 года назад

      Bruh they didn't speak French it was English only Quebecers speak that garbage language

    • @JohannesVanDerStuyvebode
      @JohannesVanDerStuyvebode 4 года назад

      @@monkaraces4328 *our logo*

    • @MrJH101
      @MrJH101 4 года назад +7

      Nah, I don’t think you were paying attention to the video. It was the Canadian soldiers that started firing at people in the fog first.

  • @batmanthemightiestavenger9129
    @batmanthemightiestavenger9129 4 года назад +39

    "You thought you would find Japanese soldiers but it was I, Dio! "

    • @Retaliatixn
      @Retaliatixn 3 года назад +2

      Don't you mean "Canadio" ?

  • @BarefootCoolboy
    @BarefootCoolboy 4 года назад +34

    Lessons were learned from operation Cottage. Yeah don't name your military operations "Landcrab" and "Cottage".

  • @SMASHtheCAN7410
    @SMASHtheCAN7410 4 года назад +4

    This would be a great operation in battlefield 5

  • @mjstudios7760
    @mjstudios7760 4 года назад +13

    Japan : Executed order 66
    US and Canada: So anyway we started blasting

  • @animeneweablet
    @animeneweablet 4 года назад +90

    The Battle Of Castle Itter: Friendly-fire Enabled
    The Battle Of Aleutian Islands: fRiEnDlY_FiRe EnAbLeD

  • @farahahmedkarim377
    @farahahmedkarim377 3 года назад +1

    They found a dog named "Explosion". Nice :D

  • @PixelatedBlu
    @PixelatedBlu 4 года назад +19

    "Our greatest enemy is ourselves"
    I think that fits pretty well

  • @belisauros370
    @belisauros370 4 года назад +133

    Legend has it the Canadians are still apologizing to this day...

    • @enderrsquid6876
      @enderrsquid6876 4 года назад +1

      Legends are true

    • @camacaron06
      @camacaron06 4 года назад

      The Suburban Woodsmen Sorry

    • @Aoiki
      @Aoiki 4 года назад

      Lol

    • @howardbaxter2514
      @howardbaxter2514 4 года назад +1

      @@canadacanada8364 say sorry! Say sorry about your actions (insert stereotypical Canadian accent).

    • @mit_zo
      @mit_zo 4 года назад

      Masticatious sorry

  • @ZImpresive
    @ZImpresive 4 года назад +16

    When you realize you are your worst enemy.

  • @karsentube13yt
    @karsentube13yt 3 года назад +4

    Aleutian Islands Campaign: “I’m the only battle on US soil during WW2.”
    Filipino Campaigns: “Am I a joke to you?”

  • @Thetreetroll
    @Thetreetroll 3 года назад

    This is a prime example of way too many points in Charisma and not enough points in leadership.

  • @internalizequotes
    @internalizequotes 2 года назад +1

    What about all of those land battles that happened on the Pacific islands that America retook from Japan like Guam, Saipan, etc?

  • @NANNO_FEMBOY
    @NANNO_FEMBOY 4 года назад +16

    “So anyways i started blasting” -Daddy DeVito

    • @HarperBlade
      @HarperBlade 4 года назад +1

      ..But I missed. I cant see too good. So I started chasing them, but I don't run so good either :p

    • @etho7351
      @etho7351 4 года назад

      Wold you like an egg in these trying times?

  • @typicalperson6389
    @typicalperson6389 2 года назад +2

    Plot Twist:
    They started to fire at each other because the Canadians made fun of the Americans about their healthcare system

  • @Stoneworks
    @Stoneworks 4 года назад +6

    how do you justify having 5 ads in the middle of a 10 minute video

    • @Stoneworks
      @Stoneworks 4 года назад +1

      don't like this comment I WANT ANSWERS

    • @Shadow0fd3ath24
      @Shadow0fd3ath24 4 года назад

      Because people that care that much will pay for premium. Might as well. Lifes too short to waste time on ads... and you end up giving MORE money per view to the people you watch than if you watched ads

  • @ForestExotics
    @ForestExotics 3 года назад +1

    Thanks for the history

  • @s77vn
    @s77vn 4 года назад +31

    American Patrol: *exists*
    Canadian Soldier: So anyway, I started blasting.

  • @wyomingptt
    @wyomingptt 4 года назад +9

    I love how the video takes these incredibly sad and tragic friendly fire incidents and turns them into a Looney Tunes skit lol...

  • @trottheblackdog
    @trottheblackdog 2 года назад

    My uncle was in C company of the 17th. They landed at the northernmost beach.

  • @djgreg20
    @djgreg20 4 года назад +2202

    “You have been kicked from the match for team killing”

  • @crunchwrapsupreme9372
    @crunchwrapsupreme9372 4 года назад +2363

    ISIS would still probably claim responsibility for this incident

    • @outcast8223
      @outcast8223 4 года назад +97

      Grandpa in Isis: so anyways there was this time in WW2.... (Few hours later)
      So yeah now you know how Isis started friendly fire.
      Grandchild: but you were born on 1950 and Isis weren't even a thought then?
      Isis G: DIE TRAITOR!

    • @Bruh-hq1hx
      @Bruh-hq1hx 3 года назад +27

      Person isis dislike Trips and splits his skull then diyng
      Isis claims responsibility

    • @ericdpeerik3928
      @ericdpeerik3928 3 года назад +36

      ISIS killed my hamster! 😢

    • @atoka2206
      @atoka2206 3 года назад +2

      I laughed so loud my ears started ringing XD

    • @Fruitsmymainispomgranates
      @Fruitsmymainispomgranates 3 года назад +1

      @@ericdpeerik3928 sad

  • @American22people
    @American22people 4 года назад +15148

    When a Japanese soldier 5000 miles away from the island receives 100 XP from that randomly placed booby trap he set weeks earlier.

  • @jasonhuestis4682
    @jasonhuestis4682 4 года назад +2550

    Japanese: If anyone asks, this was our plan the whole time..

    • @leonardusrakapradayan2253
      @leonardusrakapradayan2253 4 года назад +65

      Jason Huestis you fools you fell for the oldest trick in the book

    • @qm43
      @qm43 4 года назад +11

      @leon oh how the turntables

    • @mariacorazondevelos7178
      @mariacorazondevelos7178 4 года назад +49

      Japanese high command: good work in fooling the Americans and Canadians at the aleutian islands making them kill each other while we didn't lose a single soldier at all good work!
      Japanese army: say what?....i mean yes! that was our plan all along sir

    • @wylece3521
      @wylece3521 4 года назад +2

      Fools

    • @nicm8909
      @nicm8909 4 года назад +1

      Loool

  • @pedrojuan8050
    @pedrojuan8050 4 года назад +4029

    The Japanese : *Couldn't defeat the Americans and Canadians*
    Americans and Canadians : "Fine, I'll do it myself"

  • @dr.kodeen1705
    @dr.kodeen1705 4 года назад +3869

    Americans/Canadians: “Hah, nobody can beat us!”
    Americans/Canadians: “Not so fast.”

    • @Awfulfeature
      @Awfulfeature 3 года назад +278

      Japan: I used the U.S and Canada to destroy the U.S and Canada

    • @mafyboy0420
      @mafyboy0420 3 года назад +26

      No thats just the amercians

    • @StevenTheAristolianNerd
      @StevenTheAristolianNerd 3 года назад +106

      @@mafyboy0420
      Canadians were involved it's nothing to be offended about.

    • @StevenTheAristolianNerd
      @StevenTheAristolianNerd 3 года назад +23

      I too have an impulse to defend the reputation of my country however I have to look past it to see what was really happening. It's because of all the patriotic conditioning we got as kids.

    • @zaydenm
      @zaydenm 3 года назад +26

      @@StevenTheAristolianNerd I think everyone should be patriotic tbh

  • @MrCrumpets368
    @MrCrumpets368 4 года назад +3587

    Japan: *leaves*
    US and Canada: so anyway, I started blasting!

  • @hellowelcometochillis2781
    @hellowelcometochillis2781 4 года назад +16115

    Best war ever:
    United States and Canada vs United States and Canada

    • @moralcoach717
      @moralcoach717 4 года назад +915

      War: There are no winners

    • @wellingtonrodrigues7654
      @wellingtonrodrigues7654 4 года назад +111

      😂👌

    • @UngasBungus69
      @UngasBungus69 4 года назад +1155

      I think the United States and Canada would win

    • @Yceb0x
      @Yceb0x 4 года назад +588

      I thought the same, but United States and Canada lost

    • @Wortlethal
      @Wortlethal 4 года назад +275

      That is just War Thunder mixed battles

  • @user-Jay178
    @user-Jay178 4 года назад +1948

    I never knew this battle existed until now. Thank you for telling me

    • @indyangler8967
      @indyangler8967 4 года назад +18

      Same here

    • @notaidan4451
      @notaidan4451 4 года назад +23

      I bet most of us didn’t. I’m surprised I didn’t wonder what happened to the Aleutian Islands after Midway

    • @dnrspdr03canadian95
      @dnrspdr03canadian95 4 года назад +14

      It's a little sad the Americans aren't taught about this battle, though to be fair, when I was learning about ww2, we weren't given tons of details about the incident.

    • @Blazeit-wr3fd
      @Blazeit-wr3fd 4 года назад +7

      In high school they told me the only casualty in WW2 on US was an incident of a deadly balloon flying booby trap from Japan it accidentally killed a boy or 2 in San Francisco

    • @artiemiranda9404
      @artiemiranda9404 4 года назад +1

      420 Blazeit - its crazy, I went to the sight in Oregon. Killed 5 kids on a field trip I believe

  • @noodles5438
    @noodles5438 4 года назад +2671

    It was just one mistake and yet it cost so many lives.

    • @Justin-np9yj
      @Justin-np9yj 4 года назад +18

      Damn😔

    • @Autobotmatt428
      @Autobotmatt428 4 года назад +17

      ProDeathBot20 sometimes that’s all it takes

    • @varez6268
      @varez6268 4 года назад +1

      Damn😞

    • @unbelivableLP
      @unbelivableLP 4 года назад +37

      @Lil Heinz94 I'm sorry but the US is responsible for so many blue on blue casualties, im surprised you would even say that. You guys really need to rethink this "shoot first, ask questions later" logic.
      Canada had been at war since 1939.
      12 PPCLI infanteers, 4 of them who died, would beg to differ when they received a 250kg bomb from a US F16.
      The only thing I'll give you is that the canadian military lacks funding and equipment.

    • @angelito2336
      @angelito2336 4 года назад +36

      Phantom The "shoot first, ask questions later" logic is a stereotype for Americans. You have too be real stupid to believe that quote.

  • @DaveMustaineShreds
    @DaveMustaineShreds 3 года назад +1102

    Fun fact, Hitler used this exact strategy when he killed Hitler.

    • @sunnyztmoney
      @sunnyztmoney 3 года назад +20

      Hitler survived ww2 the us got released documents years ago about this..

    • @daquaviousdinglemeisterxvi3205
      @daquaviousdinglemeisterxvi3205 3 года назад +51

      @@sunnyztmoney Fun fact, CONSPIRACY means a secret plan by a group to do something unlawful or harmful, not a true fact.

    • @roguespearsf
      @roguespearsf 3 года назад +19

      Hitler didn't commit suicide, that's just Soviet propaganda. He escaped to the German Antarctic base under the ice (yes, there were verified NSDAP military bases on Antarctica, some were hidden and could only be accessed by submarine) and then later to Argentina where the American FBI believes he died

    • @Nice-ck7rq
      @Nice-ck7rq 3 года назад +8

      @@roguespearsf Hitler died In Berlin along with the rest of Germany that day no way he would of wanted to go on after the war.

    • @unused7629
      @unused7629 3 года назад +5

      @@roguespearsf conspiracy theories are theories, not facts 🤡

  • @SirStalingrad
    @SirStalingrad 4 года назад +2063

    Recommendation, read the book: Ghosts in the Fog
    It’s about the invasion and everything

    • @gunner3457
      @gunner3457 4 года назад +20

      Great book

    • @certifiedyaminspector-dadd6224
      @certifiedyaminspector-dadd6224 4 года назад +13

      Someone else commented this 1st but you have way more likes. Funny how that works sometimes

    • @SirStalingrad
      @SirStalingrad 4 года назад +1

      Kangaroo_Jack 69 one of my favorites of WW2

    • @noah5524
      @noah5524 4 года назад +1

      Jack Sorell I almost bought that book but I seemed boring

    • @noah5524
      @noah5524 4 года назад +1

      Jack Sorell is there a lot of action in it

  • @nixcortez4019
    @nixcortez4019 4 года назад +2690

    When you got shot and you heard "sorry" instead of "banzai"

    • @kylestroup3077
      @kylestroup3077 4 года назад +26

      😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @theemptylegend0
      @theemptylegend0 4 года назад +3

      Lmao

    • @bababooey3534
      @bababooey3534 4 года назад +9

      @@kylestroup3077 oh my god your emojis

    • @cameroncritch
      @cameroncritch 4 года назад +3

      😂😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @how2changemyname765
      @how2changemyname765 4 года назад +16

      Americans: *hold up*

  • @jerrythebritishinfantryman7541
    @jerrythebritishinfantryman7541 4 года назад +4390

    *Canadians Speaking French shouting Friendly!*
    American Company Leader: “IT’S A JAPANESE, OPEN FIRE!!”

    • @TheHDPerspective
      @TheHDPerspective 4 года назад +138

      Well they were from Winnipeg, which is English speaking...

    • @axelouellet9635
      @axelouellet9635 4 года назад +175

      @@TheHDPerspective there is french speakers in Winnipeg

    • @fflavoie27
      @fflavoie27 4 года назад +80

      The fussiliers regiment is francophone. From Quebec.

    • @xylarbadon3147
      @xylarbadon3147 4 года назад +37

      Peter C 😂😂😂 “winterpeg”

    • @harrypoosie3035
      @harrypoosie3035 4 года назад +25

      An American would never say “it’s a Japanese.” Ya numb nuts

  • @moon_raven0495
    @moon_raven0495 4 года назад +1813

    Japan **inflicts casualties without using troops**
    Japan: i see this as an absolute win

    • @funguystudios6906
      @funguystudios6906 4 года назад +106

      Gets nuked twice.

    • @UnordinaryCarl
      @UnordinaryCarl 4 года назад +39

      @@funguystudios6906 uh oh stinky
      *Japan goes time travel unit 713 in alternate reality*
      ah yes man in the high castle
      win

    • @tomato9593
      @tomato9593 4 года назад +7

      *surrenders*

    • @debluephroggo3087
      @debluephroggo3087 4 года назад +13

      Americans: *taking notes* Intrestsing

    • @hatepurrpp2651
      @hatepurrpp2651 4 года назад

      Tomato cheeto.

  • @t.g_buffington
    @t.g_buffington 3 года назад +111

    My great-grandfather was apart of this battle. He was also stationed in Alaska

    • @farahahmedkarim377
      @farahahmedkarim377 3 года назад +10

      Did he survive? If he did, I salute him for his service. If he died, well, may he R.I.P.

    • @Gamemaster-64
      @Gamemaster-64 3 года назад +2

      did he killed any Canadian or US?

    • @tongsllc
      @tongsllc 3 года назад

      Did he win any battle medals?

    • @andyroberts4387
      @andyroberts4387 2 года назад +1

      *a part

  • @patrickweber8750
    @patrickweber8750 4 года назад +1668

    "Hold Your Fire!"
    "Did you say fire?"
    "I said hold your fire!"
    "Alright I'm going to fire!"

  • @ThePrizmbot
    @ThePrizmbot 4 года назад +3762

    Americans when the trees speak Vietnamese
    Russians when the snow speaks Finnish
    Canadians when the fog speaks American

    • @fuzzball7972
      @fuzzball7972 4 года назад +96

      I laughed, and then laughed even harder at your name. Thank you.

    • @Prizrak131
      @Prizrak131 4 года назад +218

      Are you dumb? It isnt American, its Americanese

    • @yoraccattack
      @yoraccattack 4 года назад +104

      @@Prizrak131 you sure it isn't Americanglish?

    • @hecunt3633
      @hecunt3633 4 года назад +85

      @@yoraccattack No, it's Americkish

    • @MilkmanSuper
      @MilkmanSuper 4 года назад +50

      @@sienag313 And also germans when the building started speaking Russian

  • @Burgerzaza
    @Burgerzaza 4 года назад +1837

    Moral of the story: Communication is key in every close relationship

    • @chrisbbacon7750
      @chrisbbacon7750 4 года назад +32

      Did u mean communism

    • @Ohflipsnap
      @Ohflipsnap 4 года назад +20

      I agree with ChrisBBacon; that's not how you properly spell communism.

    • @harrisn3693
      @harrisn3693 4 года назад +2

      You mean NATO cronyism?

    • @ameyas7726
      @ameyas7726 4 года назад +7

      Honey I cheated on you with Lucy next doors...see but the important thing is we are communicating!!!

    • @NotNormal654
      @NotNormal654 4 года назад

      He doesn’t mean Communism he means Communication like he said dumb nuts

  • @adamon5577
    @adamon5577 4 года назад +1205

    When they landed on the island they heard *Free For All*

    • @strider029
      @strider029 4 года назад +23

      More like **It's a Battle Royale**

    • @PlayerBRUV
      @PlayerBRUV 4 года назад +27

      @@strider029 battle royale is trash so no its ffa

    • @user-ni1wy8fg7e
      @user-ni1wy8fg7e 4 года назад +30

      “Shut up lock in and load up” BO2 best line ever

    • @michaelsa4233
      @michaelsa4233 4 года назад +8

      @@strider029 no free for all from call of duty voice

    • @mantislake4141
      @mantislake4141 4 года назад +1

      "Free For All", the 1976 Ted Nugent album?

  • @omendium2918
    @omendium2918 4 года назад +2826

    “ So anyway Grandad, who did you kill more of, the Japanese or the Germans?”
    Grandad:

    • @trophymaster1330
      @trophymaster1330 3 года назад +95

      Italy: :(

    • @omendium2918
      @omendium2918 3 года назад +142

      @@trophymaster1330 I can’t believe I Left my boys the Italians out of this comment, frick

    • @jackwilson2418
      @jackwilson2418 3 года назад +7

      @@omendium2918 Just Edit the comment

    • @Florentinogarcia88
      @Florentinogarcia88 3 года назад +4

      😂😄 awkward!

    • @Fiftypilotz
      @Fiftypilotz 3 года назад +4

      He killed 1 german and 45 Japanese soilders my buddy.

  • @sgtdanny69148
    @sgtdanny69148 4 года назад +2776

    Canadian Soldier: Merde!!!!
    American Soldier: I didn't hear English, smoke em!

    • @culturedman1310
      @culturedman1310 4 года назад +112

      Bruh moment

    • @itsvague990
      @itsvague990 4 года назад +13

      sgtdanny69148 😂😂😂

    • @rj-mu7ns
      @rj-mu7ns 4 года назад +86

      GOD DAMMIT MOST CANADIANS DONT SPEAK FRENCH

    • @parabellum9367
      @parabellum9367 4 года назад +110

      @@rj-mu7ns but there are some that do

    • @rj-mu7ns
      @rj-mu7ns 4 года назад +18

      @@parabellum9367 I know. I'm just saying most don't

  • @kapnerad
    @kapnerad 3 года назад +152

    I can imagine some instructor in some military school or training course pointing out this incident and saying, "So, here's how to NOT advance into enemy-held territory with limited visibility."

    • @williammarsh1390
      @williammarsh1390 3 года назад +3

      So true.

    • @roguespearsf
      @roguespearsf 3 года назад +1

      It is exactly how you advance, violence of action.
      >t. Actual infantryman

  • @Noggg.
    @Noggg. 4 года назад +1491

    Japan: *Invades Alaskan islands*
    Uncle Sam: *Breathes heavily*

    • @kurtberliner7049
      @kurtberliner7049 4 года назад +57

      Operation Anchorage

    • @thecoolguy4553
      @thecoolguy4553 4 года назад +1

      Fallout

    • @connormacleod4922
      @connormacleod4922 4 года назад +5

      Problem with that is it was the Chinese that invaded in Fallout, not the Japanese.

    • @adrianlanda7206
      @adrianlanda7206 4 года назад +1

      @@kurtberliner7049 i am playing fallout 3

    • @analien3831
      @analien3831 4 года назад +2

      @@adrianlanda7206 New Vegas is better

  • @fifthrider
    @fifthrider 4 года назад +1508

    "Gee Grandpa, how many of the enemy did you kill in the war?"
    "Well,... Let's put it this way. I shot fifteen soldiers who died. Let's just leave it at that."

    • @christopherbayne9061
      @christopherbayne9061 4 года назад +7

      Ha!

    • @bryanmorgan4391
      @bryanmorgan4391 4 года назад +436

      My Grandpa brought down 10 German airplanes. He was easily the worst mechanic in the Luftwaffe.

    • @christopherbayne9061
      @christopherbayne9061 4 года назад +18

      Bryan Morgan Nein gut - nein gut. Ha!

    • @chocolateface8664
      @chocolateface8664 4 года назад +61

      My great grandfather was a kamikaze pilot.
      He flew one mission and had one kill

    • @zepter00
      @zepter00 4 года назад +25

      Me in team death match in reality mode. I killed 52 enemy soldiers... including 8 enemies.

  • @franklinclinton4539
    @franklinclinton4539 4 года назад +1394

    They did what every man does at some point of their life.
    Tested if friendly fire is on.

    • @qm43
      @qm43 4 года назад +15

      As said in the tobuscus trailer for AC revlations "friendly fires on... Apparently"

    • @jd-dayepicgaming1902
      @jd-dayepicgaming1902 4 года назад +7

      So true...

    • @Tyrekred
      @Tyrekred 4 года назад +4

      Ok YNW Melly

    • @japancsp6213
      @japancsp6213 3 года назад +1

      True

    • @RenarchyLeader
      @RenarchyLeader 3 года назад

      Ay Franklin, did you kill Devin?

  • @vanguardoftruth4166
    @vanguardoftruth4166 4 года назад +43

    I'm in the aleutian islands right now and got to hike to the ww2 memorial area. It's insane how we could build concrete pill boxes on the side of the cliffs. I could see bullet holes too.

  • @Mc__Nugget
    @Mc__Nugget 4 года назад +5438

    *Britain has declared war on Germany*
    *Canada has declared war on Germany*
    *Canada has declared war on Japan*
    *Canada has declared war on America*
    *Canada has declared war on Canada*
    Canada: Guys help my controls aren't working

  • @HandsumeAJ
    @HandsumeAJ 4 года назад +1448

    When you liberate the island from your self

    • @axelouellet9635
      @axelouellet9635 4 года назад +47

      Your profile picture fits pretty well with your comment

    • @dapperfield595
      @dapperfield595 4 года назад +8

      POOT

    • @xotl2780
      @xotl2780 4 года назад +7

      The Civil War was fought in 10,000 places

    • @srsherman7390
      @srsherman7390 4 года назад +4

      This is more of a civil war joke but ok 👌

    • @Leg8
      @Leg8 4 года назад +2

      liberate'nt

  • @AverytheCubanAmerican
    @AverytheCubanAmerican 4 года назад +645

    The Alaskan bullworm destroyed the Japanese occupation

  • @justarandomsovietofficerwi2023
    @justarandomsovietofficerwi2023 4 года назад +1517

    When the fog starts apologizing:
    *Peace was never an option*

    • @theswaff699
      @theswaff699 4 года назад +4

      They're Canadian, it was french

    • @skelworthvods984
      @skelworthvods984 4 года назад +8

      Swaffle Canada speaks both English and French and Quebec is the only province that mainly speaks French and the one army on the island was the Winnipeg army unit and wennipeg speaks mainly English so it is a good joke but you should correct it

    • @orderchaos5526
      @orderchaos5526 4 года назад

      @@skelworthvods984 wtf?

    • @orlock20
      @orlock20 4 года назад +4

      When the fog of war is not a metaphor.

    • @festethephule7553
      @festethephule7553 4 года назад +3

      @@orderchaos5526
      What are you confused about?

  • @marlahorn7163
    @marlahorn7163 2 года назад +30

    My father was on Attu and Kiska during WWII. It haunted him, the things he saw and the elements they had to deal with. On the "Canada vs US" I don't see how people can joke about it. It was a horrible situation and lack of communication was a real problem. Imagine the horror the soldiers must have felt when they realized what was happening.

    • @thunderbird1921
      @thunderbird1921 2 года назад +1

      Another HORRIFYING friendly fire situation happened during the Korean War. In order to distinguish friend from foe in the rough terrain, UN forces used ground signals to communicate with overhead aircraft. Problem is, the North Koreans figured out the signals and began copying them to confuse the American and other coalition pilots. This led to a couple of incidents IIRC where bombs were dropped on UN troops, one of them napalm. The poor American pilots literally were distraught and probably wished they were dead. I believe the signals were quickly changed, but talk about a DISASTROUS compromise of communications to the enemy!

    • @lavieestlenfer
      @lavieestlenfer 2 года назад +1

      Comedy is tragedy plus time.

    • @uberd3323
      @uberd3323 2 года назад

      @@lavieestlenfer Except when it comes to the Holocaust for some reason

    • @lavieestlenfer
      @lavieestlenfer 2 года назад +1

      @@uberd3323 Plenty of humor police out there telling you what you can't laugh at.

  • @iknowhowkingcrimsonworks531
    @iknowhowkingcrimsonworks531 4 года назад +1444

    I want to join the Canadian “other smaller regiments” unit

    • @dnrspdr03canadian95
      @dnrspdr03canadian95 4 года назад +77

      Most likely units were just taken from other units and combined to make one big unit, it was most likely probably a batch of Victoria's Rifles, Duke of Connaught's, and South Alberta troops combined with other regiments as listed to form one big regiment.

    • @justin764
      @justin764 4 года назад +36

      You ain’t small enough.

    • @osmarplayz9329
      @osmarplayz9329 4 года назад +2

      Jajaja

    • @allthingsonline4214
      @allthingsonline4214 4 года назад +10

      KarDboard98 dude same. They sound hardcore

    • @MrUltimategamer44
      @MrUltimategamer44 4 года назад +3

      KarDboard98 I knew a guy from the unit named John Doe

  • @mmmcounts
    @mmmcounts 4 года назад +1555

    Yeah, so that fog. It was a real problem.
    So I shot at it.
    ....
    Mist.

  • @aghouser4159
    @aghouser4159 4 года назад +19

    Canada didn't just say sorry for this. They wrote an entire essay that they're still reading today.

  • @ReaperofValhalla
    @ReaperofValhalla 4 года назад +692

    This is a good setting for a military horror movie.

    • @bandolando3265
      @bandolando3265 4 года назад +39

      Why hasn't this been made yet? Id pay to see it

    • @ENiceGeo
      @ENiceGeo 4 года назад +27

      Right down to the missing villagers who lived there.

    • @RSID
      @RSID 4 года назад +57

      US soldiers land on island full of spooky fog and receives incoming misterious fire from ghosts. And then at the end of the movie there are voices from the fog, "I think I got em 'eh."

    • @nicechoicee
      @nicechoicee 4 года назад +21

      @@bandolando3265 because the embarrassment will start to sink in again LMAO

    • @ReaperofValhalla
      @ReaperofValhalla 4 года назад +12

      Gregory Jason I was thinking more of a actual entity that leaves no bodies or blood when it hunts and the stories of friendly fire were the cover story

  • @goose9631
    @goose9631 4 года назад +1253

    Fog: *fog noises*
    Some random Canadian: “so anyways I started blasting”

    • @velcranoxofficials9970
      @velcranoxofficials9970 4 года назад +5

      I thought it was the Americans

    • @danielevans8910
      @danielevans8910 4 года назад +35

      Velcranox Naziri the Americans and Canadians both fought each other accidentally but it was a Canadian soldier that fired first.

    • @velcranoxofficials9970
      @velcranoxofficials9970 4 года назад +16

      Damn, that Canadian got the highest kill streak then

    • @dreadpiraterobertsii4420
      @dreadpiraterobertsii4420 4 года назад +11

      28 Americans dead versus 4 Canadians that says a lot

    • @anarchonazbol6768
      @anarchonazbol6768 4 года назад +1

      @@dreadpiraterobertsii4420 it's even more embasrsing for the Americans when the Canadian soldiers were "zombies".

  • @erwinsmith61
    @erwinsmith61 3 года назад +6

    Something: * move *
    American and canadian: so anyway I started blasting

  • @KDannXII
    @KDannXII 4 года назад +737

    Starts shooting, hears "it's us stop firing!" proceeds to throw grenades.

    • @mrniceface
      @mrniceface 3 года назад +62

      "Oh god, these guys are so annoying. Now I definitely have to kill them"

    • @KandiKlover
      @KandiKlover 3 года назад +8

      That poor idiot. RIP.

    • @jeverett1738
      @jeverett1738 3 года назад +7

      it reminds me of the deer hunting skit from whitest kids you know.... he really ricked him

    • @metrocop8484
      @metrocop8484 3 года назад +43

      Well he technically stopped shooting he tossed a grenade

    • @cakepower1
      @cakepower1 3 года назад +21

      He had them on mute

  • @Rashed1255
    @Rashed1255 4 года назад +1138

    “Friendly fire will not be tolerated” didn’t activate?