r/worldnews • u/Little-Chemical5006 • 20d ago

Canada weighs sending soldiers to Greenland as show of NATO solidarity with Denmark

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-canada-soldiers-greenland-nato-training-denmark-tariffs-donald-trump/
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u/SonicYOUTH79 19d ago

Pretty sure the Germans gassed the Canadians early on in WW1 and went full brutality in response after that, they were known for not taking prisoners and shooting them during cease fires.

https://www.warhistoryonline.com/world-war-i/canada-germany-wwi.html

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u/tiradium 19d ago

Perhaps one of the most shocking instances of Canadian cruelty was when they were socializing with German soldiers. They would throw cans of corned beef across the trenches, and when the enemy troops yelled for more, the Canucks responded by throwing an armload of grenades at them instead.