Stories from the Northwest: WWII - TheBlack Devils
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- Опубликовано: 3 фев 2009
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One of the most elite fighting units of all of World War II, the Black Devils was a joint American-Canadian Special Forces unit that struck fear into the hearts of German soldiers.
Airdate: Sept. 23, 2007
Proud to see this my Grand father was in the FSSF Harold Hebert AKA Frenchy. Miss him dearly!
My father was an original member of the First Special Service Force, and he said that him and all the other men in the unit hated the movie "The Devil's Brigade" because there never was any hatred between the Americans and the Canadians like the movie portrayed. And my father hated it when the movie portrayed all the Americans as Rapists, Miss-fits, and Criminals, to which he said, "we didn't have any guys like that in my unit."
True. The Americans were volunteers.
That was my dad's view as well. He was Staff Sgt H.P. Nicholas and was with the communications group. He had lost his wife in a car wreck and when war broke out he joined the army at age 35. He volunteered for the FSSF because he thought it was a USO outfit. Found himself in Helena doing parachute training, skiiing and mountain climbing. He got a bronze star for pushing colonel Frederick out of the way of a German 88 shell. He rarely talked about his experiences. He met my mom in a bar in Helena and married her so she would get his benefits. He did not think he would make it back since the operation plough was still ongoing. Fortunately they canceled that. Thanks for you dad's service.
My landlord in college was a member. A very impressive man
Cool, they were side by side with the 36th Infantry, The Lone Star / Panther Division... My reenactment gear is of the 36th... being Texan and all.
My Grandfather was a member of the First Special Service Force. Palmer O Griffiths HQ Det 1st Rgt
Great story maybe people will think before bashing us canadians about what a weak country we are,our military might not be strong but we will never surrender to anyone.
Our Canadians were always strong and other Forces always thought highly of our Forces
Respect✌✌✌
My uncle Sgt. G. J. Robinson was in the Force. His name is on the memorial!!!
my fathers name also staff sgt brichard downs .. his photo is in current news letter ..
The Canadian soldiers were the best trained and most feared soldiers in the world.AND STILL ARE!!
Even though I'm a White, VietNam veteran, I know that the Black soldiers, that I had the honor of leading into combat, never let me down. In war, there are no White or Black warriors only men that take care of each other.
There was one Black Soldier from Canada that was a Forcemen
the name was already taken by the dutch marine corps. pick a different nam.