This video looks at what Canadians, who fought the 12th SS in Normandy in 1944, thought about the 12th SS (Hitlerjugend) Panzer Division. Post war memoirs and recollections are used alongside primary documents for the war. Given the numerous claims that the 12th SS was an elite division, the Canadian conclusions may surprise you.

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Lieutenant E.M. Peto (left), 16th Field Comapny, Royal Canadian Engineers (R.C.E.), with Company Sergeant-Major Charlie Martin and Rifleman N.E. Lindenas, both of "A" Company, Queen's Own Rifles of Canada, planning where to lay a minefield, Bretteville-Orgueilleuse, France, 20 June 1944
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Lawrence Levy
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Unidentified infantryman of "D" Company, Regina Rifle Regiment on guard duty in forward post, Normandy, France, 10 June 1944 (Cardonville)
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Soldiers of the German 12th S.S. Division in a temporary prisoner-of-war cage in Normandy, France, ca. 7-8 July 1944
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First prisoners captured by The Highland Light Infantry of Canada
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SS Brigadefuhrer Kurt Meyer standing in court with escorts Major Arthur Russel (left) and Captain Elton D. McPhail (right)
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Soldiers of the German 12th S.S. Division in a temporary prisoner-of-war cage in Normandy, France, ca. 7-8 July 1944
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Infantrymen of Le Régiment de la Chaudière resting behind a Universal Carrier in a low ground position in the Normandy beachhead, France, ca. 8-9 June 1944
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Canadians walking on the roads with German prisoners including two Mongolians from Russia
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Video Source:
Canadian Army Newsreel No. 34 & No. 35

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