# Why was there a Canadian force on D-Day? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [June 6, 2014, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-there-a-canadian-force-on-d-day/690203 "2014-06-06T14:45:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2014, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-there-a-canadian-force-on-d-day/690203/101 "2014-06-09T16:58:00Z")
> [@Northern\_Piper](#): > > WWI was a meat-grinder. I’ve never seen anything which suggests the British command used Dominion troops in a way that put them at greater risk than British troops. Casualty rates were horrific for all. Kut Al Amarra is a good example. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2014, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-there-a-canadian-force-on-d-day/690203/102 "2014-06-10T00:22:29Z")
> [@Suicide](#): > > Could the Canadian military by itself beat any major country in a war today? The fear of this is why the US maintains such a large military force. Who knows when a mass of godless Canadians will stream over the border in a surprise attack. ---
**Author:** ![MichaelEmouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/michaelemouse/32/101_2.png) [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2014, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-there-a-canadian-force-on-d-day/690203/103 "2014-06-10T00:32:37Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > The fear of this is why the US maintains such a large military force. Who knows when a mass of godless Canadians will stream over the border in a surprise attack. Which has proven fruitless since the long list of stealth Canadians who have infiltrated US culture has assured us of increasing clout over US affairs. I mean, can you think of a country that’s really close to the US and also has broad health insurance and gay marriage, eh? ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2014, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-there-a-canadian-force-on-d-day/690203/104 "2014-06-10T00:33:47Z")
Damned icebacks! _Shakes fist at Canada_ ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2014, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-there-a-canadian-force-on-d-day/690203/105 "2014-06-10T03:08:16Z")
> [@Suicide](#): > > Could the Canadian military by itself beat any major country in a war today? This is one of those questions that only works in video games. Only one nation in the world could realistically launch an invasion of Canada, that being the USA, and they would roll over Canada in a couple of weeks at most. No other nation has the practical ability to land a substantial enough force in Canada, under the conditions of surprise necessary to avoid serious loss at the hands of Canadian ships and aircraft, to capture and hold a substantial amount of ground. Conversely, Canada has little independent ability to invade any other country. I’m sure it could roll over some Third World hellhole with a tiny army but not a “major” country. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-there-a-canadian-force-on-d-day/690203.md?page=5)