World War 2: US-Canadian 1st Special Service Force (The Devil's Brigade) Training & Combat Footage
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The US-Canadian
1st Special Service Force during
World War 2. They were also called the "
Devil's Brigade." They were an elite American-Canadian commando unit in
World War II. They were organized in
1942 and trained near
Helena, Montana at
Fort William Henry Harrison. Their
Commander General Robert T. Frederick led the unit to fight against the
Axis Powers. The fought the
Japanese in the
Aleutian Islands, and the
Germans and
Fascist Sympathizers in
France and
Italy.
The Devil's Brigade were an unique fighting unit, but as the war progressed, they were disbanded in December of
1944.
Former
President Ronald Reagan addressed to the
Canadian Parliament on
March 1981 honouring the
First Special Service Force.
"In the Second World War there was something called the First Special Service Force, a unique international undertaking at the time. This force was composed of
Canadians and
Americans distributed equally throughout its ranks, carrying the flags of both nations. They served under a joint command, were taught a hybrid close-order drill, and trained together as paratroopers, demolition experts, ski troops and then as an amphibious unit.
The First Special Service Force became famous for its high morale, its rugged abilities, and tough fighting in situations where such reputations were hard-earned. Alerted to their availability,
General Eisenhower requested them for special reconnaissance and raiding operations during the winter advance up the
Italian peninsula. They were involved in the
Anzio Beachhead campaign in Italy and were at the spearhead of the forces that captured
Rome.
The First Special Service Force made no distinctions when it went into battle. Its men had the common cause of freedom at their side and the common denominator of courage in their hearts. They were neither
Canadian nor
American. They were in General Eisenhower’s term, liberators.”
The video displayed shows the 1st Special Service Force training and engaging in combat overseas. The original video was silent with no audio. I decided to implement music to make it lively.
A
Documentary of the US-Canadian 1st Special Service Force was created by the
History Channel. You can view the documentary here:
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RtWFTaWBcY)
As of February 3,
2015, surviving members of the
First Special Service Forces finally receive the
Congressional Gold Medal. You can view the article here:
(http://globalnews.ca/news/1809924/surviving-members-devils-brigade-receive-congressional-gold-medal/)
This video falls under the
Public Domain:
"A work of the
United States government, as defined by
United States copyright law, is "a work prepared by an officer or employee" of the federal government "as part of that person's official duties."
In general, under section 105 of the
Copyright Act, such works are not entitled to domestic copyright protection under
U.S. law."
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Rapture by Ross Bugden
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Parallel by Ross Bugden
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