Thread by @theharpoonman

The man you’re looking at is Leo Major. He was a French-Canadian soldier who single-handedly wreaked havoc in Europe during WW2. He is the only Canadian and one of only three soldiers in the British Commonwealth to ever receive the Distinguished Conduct Medal (equivalent to the

Navy Cross) twice in separate wars.
During a reconnaissance mission on D-Day, Major captured a German half-track by himself.
Days later, he killed an entire SS patrol. However, one of them managed to ignite a phosphorus grenade. After the resulting explosion, Major lost one eye.

He refused to be evacuated. He continued his service as a scout and a sniper by insisting that he needed only one eye to sight his weapon. In the Netherlands, he captured an entire German garrison by himself.
He marched back to camp with nearly 100 prisoners. Thus, he was chosen

to receive a DCM. He declined the invitation to be decorated, because according to him General Montgomery (who was giving the award) was "incompetent" and in no position to be giving out medals. In February 1945, Major hit a landmine while in a vehicle. He was carried to a field

hospital where the doctor informed him that he had broken his back in 3 places, 4 ribs, and both ankles. Again they told Major that the war was over for him. A week later, he fled the hospital went back to the front lines. During a 2 men recon near the town of Zwolle, his buddy

was killed, and in retaliation, Major single-handedly took over the entire town. Major proceeded to run throughout the city firing his machine gun, throwing grenades, and making so much noise that he fooled the Germans into thinking that the Canadian Army was storming the city.

As he was doing this, he would attack and capture German troops. About 10 times during the night he captured groups of 8 to 10 German soldiers, escorted them out of the city, and gave them to the French-Canadian troops that were waiting in the vicinity. He would return to Zwolle

to continue his assault until the entire town was captured. In Korea, Major bred nightmares amongst the communists, leaving a trail of salt, blood, and body bags. He passed away in 2008 when death decided to man the fuck up.