Canadians went in ill equiped for world war II, carrying badly supplied clothing and the Ross rifle, a gun succeptable to overheating and get mud in it while firing too quickly. Origianlly, the professional tropps to be sent over were kept as back up. After our first loss in world war one, Canada learned a great many lessons. It was Canadians who first faced against gas and chemical warfare, mustard gas being the first, killing amny canadians and mortally wounding many more, for those who did not soak a cloth in urine and hold it to their mouths. Nothing could be done for the eyes, however.
Canadians were also the victims of the slaughter at Hong Kong, where all Canadian forces save a few for slave labour were either killed in action or executed afterwards.
If you want, I can give you a detailed synopsis of Candian wartime efforts...? It was we who made the Peacekeeping force, a suggestion by Nobel Peace Prize winner Prime Minister Pearson, and only Canada and Austria have taken part of every peacekeeping effort to date.[/QUOTE]
Ok. You guys are still wimps though.
