[colorado tanker]

Canadian troops join the attack on Ortona. Brigadier Syd Thomson takes over command of the Seaforth Highlanders of Canada and together with the Loyal Edmonton Regiment, they set about evicting battle-hardened German paratroops from Ortona, where roadblocks have been erected to force attackers in the few open squares, many of which are ringed with machine guns.

The British seemed to make a habit of giving the Canadians dirty jobs. I'm thinking especially of Dieppe and the Scheldt campaign.

[henkster]

It’s a legacy of the Somme from the last war; after that debacle, the Canucks and Aussies always got the dirty jobs.

[PAR35]

The British seemed to make a habit of giving the Canadians dirty jobs. I'm thinking especially of Dieppe and the Scheldt campaign.

Wasn't just the Canadians. They also gave the Aussies and New Zealanders (and perhaps the South Africans) the high risk jobs.