this is amazing and justly called the greatest raid of all time i hope to follow in there footsteps some day soon and become on of the elites which we now call Royal Mariens, an amazing feet 300 v 5k an impossible mission but they did it
28 April, during Exercise Tiger (practice landings for the Normandy Invasion) taking place off the coast of Slapton Sands, a convoy of eight American LSTs was attacked by German E-Boats. This resulted in 638 deaths, aggravated by lack of training with life-vests. Despite this, the exercise continued and when the remaining LSTs landing on Slapton Beach, Out of a total of 946 American servicemen deaths during the exercise, 308 of them were due to British fire
@USMarineRifleman0311 oh look you're on this video too lol kid we have established you are not in the usmc get a new hobby remember the video i told you to look at the royal marine at the usmc officer school teaching them marines lol get out of here.
10 September - The British submarine HMS Triton sank another British submarine, HMS Oxley. After making challenges which went unanswered Triton assumed it must have located a German U-boat and fired two torpedoes. Oxley was the first Royal Navy vessel to be sunk and also the first vessel to be sunk by a British vessel in the war, killing 52 with only two survivors.
6 September - Just days after the start of World War II, in what was dubbed the Battle of Barking Creek, an RAF Spitfire squadron shot down two Hurricane aircraft from another RAF squadron. One of the Hurricane pilots was killed
15 April 1918, C.S. Lewis was wounded and two other British soldiers from the Somerset Light Infantry killed after being hit by a shrapnel from a British shell that had fallen short of its target in Mont-Bernanchon, France
At night in foul weather on 16 September 1917, the British submarine HMS G9 mistook the destroyer HMS Pasley for a German U-Boat and attacked with torpedoes. Pasley, not recognising G9 as British until too late, responded to the attack to by ramming G9. Nearly cut in two G9 sank; only one of G9's crew survived.
At the start of the Battle of Loos in 25 September 1915, the British used poison gas for the first time. However along parts of the line the wind instead of carrying the gas onto the German trenches blew it back onto the British lines
They should make british (anti)war films bout ww2 today & not always the americans. europe suffered more than the americans ever did. i'm so horribly fascinated by the second world war, this wasn't like the great war, korea, vietnam, iraq & afghanistan. there was evil in europe, which could not be reasoned with, that wanted to dominate europe & the rest of the world & this evil had to be fought. RIP to the brave men & women who sacrificed their lives, so we can be the free ppl we are today.
the greatest raid of all time was Medway 1667. The Dutch lost 50 Marines while sinking or burning 13 English ships, as well as taking with them 2 others
@USMarineRifleman0311 your a twat just fuck off this is the greatest raid and what they did was an amazing feet and proves why they are the best and better than the USMC just fuck off and stop going from RM video to RM video try to prove the USMC are better when they are not
@USMarineRifleman0311 shut the fuck up the Royal Marines did make a difference and this is the greatest raid of all time so fuck off and maybe when the USMC stop shooting each or and doing friendly fire then maybe they can be good. i show you prove and you ignore it because you lie and you no the Royal Marine are better
@USMarineRifleman0311 so you have one guy John Basilone who gets these medals well done, you no he died well maybe he got shot my his own good old USMC knowing your track record. if you forgot let me tell you 91 cases of friendly fire in one year. also there was a RM in 1945 got a VC and another in 2008 so try doing some research wiki does not count. AND DICKHEAD THIS IS THE GREATEST RAID OF ALL TIME CONDUCTED MY MEN WE NOW CALL ROYAL MARINES the best not ill shot my own men friendly fire USMC
There were far more greater raids in history than your ignorant ass isnt aware of.
John Basilone mowed down a battalion of Japs, the Royal Marine Cpl killed no Germans during his run.
His regiment of 1st Marines is the most decorated unit in American history. Our Carlos Hathcock has more kills than all Royal Marine snipers since 1945 combined.
how bout the Tobruk and Dieppe raids of 1942? 2 Royal Marine battalions got clobbered during both. 3 raids in one year with a succes rate of 1/3 and a KIA rate of 75-80%
The St Nazaire raid is the only success besides BoB that England could claim up to that point in the war. They wanted to cover up the Singapore surrender fiasco.
@USMarineRifleman0311 Siege of Tobruk allies won that nice try, far enough about dieppe but what about iwa jima you lost 70k men fighting a smaller Japanese force you had to send everything tanks, planes and way after way of men. thats how shit you are and it continued to Vietnam and Korea and you still shoot friendly forces 91 in a year
Which? During the war of Independence, Americans didn't at that point exist. And what is the other? The war of 1812? The US attempted to occupy Canada and was kicked out. The US did not win that war.
@USMarineRifleman0311 no not brain washed just telling the truth look up the story and it went from 85 actually to 91 as if you read the article it says that there was an extra 6 thnks shit USMC
@Knightrider9091 On the morning of March 27, 1944, two US Motor Torpedo Boats (PT-121 and PT-353) were destroyed in error by P-40 Kittyhawks of No. 78 Squadron RAAF, along with an RAAF Bristol Beaufighter of No. 30 Squadron RAAF. A second Beaufighter crew recognized the vessels as PTs and tried to stop the attack, but not before both boats exploded and sank off the coast of New Britain. Eight American sailors were killed with 12 others wounded
@USMarineRifleman0311 basilone was brave and the reloading of the m1919s all night was a massive feat in its self. but you cant deny that the vantage point and firepower he had amounted to shooting fish in a barrel. this coupled with the japanese imperial armys unrelenting will to fight meant he could shoot at them all night.
@USMarineRifleman0311 i wouldn't say that's the greatest raid compared to what the small band of RMC did here against the overwhelming german soldiers who could draw in reinforcements from all over france against the RMC. No offence & i mean not to have a go at you.
Another good documentary about the raid is here watch?v=kLYarO9K1fc There are more interviews with some of the same soldiers involved. Have a look. There are more episodes in this series about other raids.
The Soviet Union bore the brunt of WWII. I know my cousin was killed at the Battle of the Bulge and US played a big part but Soviet casualties were ridiculous. 20-25 million military and civilian deaths from the Wermacht. I'd hate to think about all of the superior Tiger and Panther tanks on D-day in Normandy if they weren't fighting the Soviets and T-34s. .3% of the population of the US was killed and 14% of the Soviet Union's population was killed. Unnnreal but real. 1% in United Kingdom.
it wasnt the yanks that helped the most. it was the CANADIANS!!!!!!! im a brit and i think the yanks take far too much credit for helping us in europe. all they gave us was a couple claped out ww1 boats and some grain. it seems the yank way of doing things is "we wont help unless we get hurt" yet we go to iraq,afgan,etc . and we do this without question. i welcome any intelligent response.
@luislaurencio Are you fucking stupid, the US didn't see any fighting in Europe until 1943. The British had already secured our shores in the battle of Britain.
@luislaurencio: Really? It seems me and every history book every written on the subject of WWII might disagree with your laughable drivvle of an opinion.
Explain how 'germany would have overtaken over england' when you lazy fuckers weren't even in the war til 1942!
Go back to jerking off to your Sarah Palin pics moron! Leave the quotes to people who actually know what their talking about.
@Pheonixfromtheshale I'm an American and I agree with what you say partly... but you have to admit it was not really a world war in 1940 yet. Remember lend-lease? The US did not want to get involved in yet another European war at the time, but supplied you like crazy. Once Pearl Harbor was bombed we joined in obviously. You need to remember that the US bore the major brunt of the fighting in the Pacific, but also played a major role in the west from '43 onward. We were far from "lazy fuckers."
@Nick1944: Couple of points I need to pull you up on there. Yes it was a World War in 1940! The very definition of a World War was happening right there and then. Lend/Lease did not come into effect until early 1943, prior to that all Britain got off the US as support were 6 WWI era Destroyers that were due for scrapping anyway (incidentially, one of these was The Cambletown featured here) - con'ted
@Nick1944: Cont'ed - The US certainly did it's share of fighting in the Pacific, but you also need to remember that the bulk of the Japanese Imperial Army was being slowly driven back through the junlges of Burma by British and Commonwealth forces - General William Slim took the surrender of 500,000 Japanese at Mandalay in 1945.
The US played it's part in WWII...as did everybody else involved! And let's be honest here, we all owe alot to The Soviets for the final victory.
@Nick1944 You were far from lazy fuckers, but you were far from being the "liberators of europe" as many americans think. Lots of americans seem to think that europe was completely overtaken by Nazi's, and then americans came, kicked some nazi ass and saved europe, which is completely wrong. USA played a very very very small role in Europe during WWII. Your main fights were against the Japs, not Germans.
@derbigpr500 Your a complete moron! Europe WAS completely overtaken by the Germans thats why we were met at the Beach at Normandy on D-Day! As far as I know, the beach is where the european continent ends to the West and the Germans owned it! The americans were the Liberators of Europe. I will go as far as to say if America had not entered the war in Europe, Great Britains national language would be German now.
@johnniesi "I will go as far as to say if America had not entered the war in Europe, Great Britains national language would be German now."
Then you're a complete fucking moron aren't you!?
You mention the beaches of Normandy and D-Day, you do realise that there were more British and Canadian troops involved in the D-Day landings than american right?
No, of course you dont. Because you're yet another uneducated americunt with a head full of star spangled bullshit!
You guys know why Americans make so many ww2 movies ect right? It was the last war they won. Even then they sure as shit couldnt have done it alone, they act like they came in and saved the day. Sure, thanks for the help but stop acting like the world owes you something.
I think Tirpitz was over rated warship. It was shown when Bismarck was easily hunted down by Royal Navy . By the way Royal Navy had a lot of to put against Tirpitz and it wasnt most powerfull battleship - Yamato had nine 18inch guns. Modern documentaries sell too many myths
When some smart ass brit runs around saying that America didnt get involved soon enough or that America should have not have been involved at all or whatever other combination. My response is that America was not the one who signed a peace treaty with shitler. It was neville chamberlain.
@ThunderAppeal A peace treaty where did you get that daft idea from? It wasn't a peace treaty, it was a guarantee or an agreement which Hitler had no intention of adhering to.
@ThunderAppeal dude none of us brits would ever say that america didnt help but the war would have taken much longer had the russians not get involved
@ThunderAppeal: "My response is that America was not the one who signed a peace treaty with shitler. It was neville chamberlain."
Peace treaty?! How could it have been a 'Peace Treaty when Britian at that point wasn't a war with Germany? What Chamberlain saught and got, was a signed declaration from Hitler that Germany's aggressive expansion would stop - of course we now know Hitler wasn't a man to keep his word.
Chamberlain made a last grasp bid for a solution to avoid an unavoidable war.
@Pheonixfromtheshale 'Chamberlain made a last grasp bid for a solution to avoid an unavoidable war.' - and he also bought the UK six months of building time, during which they constructed the most advanced air defence system in the world, spread spies across europe, recruited and trained 1000,000 men, and built a hell of a lot of aircraft, tanks and ships. He did the right thing for his country, if not for europe. In other words, he did his job.
As a citizen of Czech Repuplic (former Czechoslovakia) I dont agree with you! All, that Chamberlain did, signing that treaty (known as Munich Agreement), was greatest betrayal in modern history because Czechoslovakia, France and Great Britain were allies that time. Hitlers Germany startet violently attack CSR borders (we were almost in war) and signing that treaty meant that CSR lost their fortification and half of its coutry. He signed it just because of covard attitude.
@SuperSchpalek: I agree with your point made over the former Czechoslovakia in the prelude to WWII. Chamberlain and the other Allied power's actions were nothing more than selling a country down the river to appease a tyrant. The only sole voice of opposition to it was Churchill: ""All is over, silent, mournful, abandoned, broken, Czechoslovakia recedes into the darkness" Hardly anyone wanted to hear it, and when he described Munich as a "total and unmitigated defeat", there was total uproar.
@SuperSchpalek: however the original point I was making was that Chamberlain believed (however wrongly) that what he and the other Allied powers were doing was for the greater good of avoiding another world war in Europe.
Chamberlain believed it for sure :) It's a pitty, he didn't listen to the others who have been warning him. At least the situation on CSR/German borders could help him to understand. But yes. History knows no "if?" The fact is, that he (and Daladier) are greatest traitors from that time for many Czechs and Slovaks and theMunich is to believed to one of the worst things that happened to CSR in modern history. Only in Czech Republic of course :)
@SuperSchpalek: I take your point, and if my views caused offence than I apologise, as that was never my intention. I just merely seeking to redress the view that Chamberlain was an appeaser trying to placate Hitler. He was trying to steer the world away from something unavoidable - another war. He just lacked the forsight to see what Hitler and the Nazis truly were!
We let the Czechs down, but there were free Czech fighter pilots in the RAF during the Battle of Britain, we will never forget!
didn't cause offence at all! I just wanted to show you another point of view. I can understand what do you mean. Chamberlain believed he is doing the best he can...
Btw. it is sad (and wonderful at the same time) how well are remembered the Czech RAF pilots. They were very grateful, that you gave them the possibility to fight against nazi Germany. After their return to Czech republic they were often punished an almost forgotten. Which is the sad thing.
@ThunderAppeal: ...And what was American doing at this time? - Nothing! Still openly trading with Nazi Germany whilst conveinently ignoring the worsening situation in Europe.
@ThunderAppeal: Do yourself a massive a favour and check your facts before you start shooting your mouth off at me son. It saves you from looking like a retard on here...and it saves me the bother of having to show you up as one!
america didn't enter the war until Dec 1941 (thanks to Japan), us military aid in the form of lend/lease didn't get into full swing until nearly a year later, by which point the UK had been at war for nearly 2 years!
@ThunderAppeal which peace treaty is that mate? If you remember, America only entered the war because Japan attacked and Germany declared war. If they hadn't, no doubt the US would have stayed neutral for years longer until the Nazis had been fought to the last Russian and Briton. Check your facts before you get involved.
I'm not even British, and this is one of the most moving documentaries I've ever seen. I couldn't imagine anyone but Clarkson having done this documentary after watching it. Brilliant on every level.
Having seen Hammond's appearance on Time Watch re: D-Day and Omaha Beach, the accuracy issue, while maybe not as bad for the Americans, explained the lack of results from the bombing runs just before the landing craft started in.
@Photonzos One, this is a history lesson. Two, the dangerously overworked and stretched out state of British Naval power at that point was real and was why the U-boats were out there in the first place. This was just after the Battle of Britain, for crying out loud!
Lastly, you're such a reactionary jackass you can't even spell Jeremy Clarkson's NAME right.
I have been a fan of Clarkson siince childhood lol. From original Top Gear days. Also I owe him a huge debt of gratitude, as his articles in the Sunday Times have been brightening my Sundays for years.
I cant stand that fucking Hammond though. Such a little weiner.
Saw that this was going to be on BBC2 tonight, wanted to catch it on iplayer, but the BBC havent put it on their website! I was very annoyed, so finding this is nice :D Thanks to the uploader!
I had heard that they were making a new movie based on this raid. I don't know of it's current status or if it is still going forward. I truly hope so as it was a remarkable raid. I also wish I could see the making of this documentary again but it was yanked from YouTube.
My ex-wife's grandmother, Valerie Raffin, was living in St Nazaire at the time of the raid. She told me that on the Sunday morning after the Cambletown exploded " on a trouve des morceaux d' allemands un peu partout a La Baule" (bits of German bodies were to be found in the streets of La Baule about 12 kilometers to the north).
I think it's a shame that our commandos are now pretty much line infantry, I'm ex-infantry and I'm not saying this out of jelousy because I'm thinking of joining the RMR soon, but they pretty much do the same course, with a bit of ropework, amphibious landings, higher fitness standards and cold weather training, they should have kept the WW2 model of the commandos , but I suppose the rodneys didn't like the idea of the lads running things and with the end of the war they lost political support.
Since the early sixties, when I made one of my first Airfix models, the Cambeltown in 1/700 scale, I was fascinated by this action. Great stuff for a movie, but I believe there was already a movie, but I cann't find it on DVD. Any suggestions? You're welcome to inform me!
The BBC spent millions in the making of Band Of Brothers which was all shot in Britain with a mostly British cast (playing Americans) and a British production team. Why then is nobody prepared to make a similar series about our British soldiers who have just as amazing & inspirational stories to tell the world. These surviving heroes will not be around forever and it is disgraceful that their heroism is not more widely know about. Come on someone out there, Do these men proud & tell their story!
@GhostWatching I am American and I agree with you. Not many peple know that the British had more troops than the Americans during DDAY but the way Hollywood portrays it you would think it was only the Yanks liberated France.Worse yet, if it weren't for your sacrifices around Caen, our General Patton and the US 3rd Army wouldn't have been able to break out of Normandy.
@XXMPZEC Bullshit. Where have you been? Obama School? Any American who cares to know accurately knows the truth. Why shouldn't there have been more British than US troops? Sacrifices around Caen? They were supposed to take Caen on DDay. The whole thing was fucked up, but don't lay it on us.
@yaknbo First off, leave the Commander-in-Chief out of this and read Anthony Beevor's "D-DAY :The Battle for Normandy".Yeah, the Brits were supposed to take Caen on D-Day but in War things don't always work out and yes, the Brits did suffer heavy losses and no one is blaming the Americans..It's a known fact that Hollywood tends to overemphasize the Yanks actions rather than the Canadians , Brits Poles and yes the French.
@XXMPZEC The first part is that opteration pegasus bridge is so unknown. It took part the day before the landings and without the british commandos taking the brigde and holding it meant that the d-day landings work have a chance. Without the commandos (that were the first onto nomandy and the first to kill the first german) Rommels tank divsion would have rolled down the cost pushing the other brave men back into the sea
the commandos did not take Pegasus Bridge. That was the Ox and Bucks, an Airlanding regiment that took it by glider assault. The commandos of 1st Special Service Brigade marched from Sword Beach to Pegasus Bridge to relieve the paras. I did that very march last year on a tour of Normandy.
That is so correct, they did the same with the AIF during WW2 in the Pacific. The AIF were the first to repel a Japanese landing at Milne Bay in 1942. Plus the only involvement the yanks had at Kokoda was Gen MacArthur being an arse hole and Gen Blamey was not far behind him. A leader never tells his troops that they are cowards especially in front of them.
@krissyeh McArthur was a general who beleived in his own myths.He was good but the man used his troops like cannon fodder.He was a total anglophobe and extremely racist.Thank God, the powers that be used him in the Pacific other than Europe.
@yaknbo The bulk of the German defence forces wisely chose to defend against the British around Caen and largely ignore the Americans. 3rd Army was able to sneak round after Cobra.
@BigMrFirebird Meant to reply to some guy that was crapping on and saying his country ( the US ) was the only country that could afford to make a big production. I musta clicked on the wrong person. Sorry mate.
@Antifaith29 No worries. Removed my comment. If you find a big-mouthed yank who reckons they won WW II all by themselves or any of that crap, have fun.
@GhostWatching Mainly becuase they would not be able to sell it to other countries. BoB was mainly paid for by the US, and sold mainly in the US market. BBC made little profit even though it was massively successful. A british-only series would get about a tenth of the money back. Personally I think the BBC should join with Australian, Canadian, Indian, and other commonwealth TV channels and do a proper WW2 british empire series like BoB.. It would be great to see indians and aussies in africa.
@GhostWatching They could call it 'All the Kings Men'...although I'm sure that's been used before. Imagine a war series, in english, with no american accents in it. The yanks would be speechless! 'WHY AREN'T WE IN THIS SHOW, HUH!?!?' - cos you didn't join the war for another 21 months, that's why....
@GhostWatching Americans won't buy the programme because they aren't interested (seeing as the US won the war). It would be wasted money if it was only sold in the UK.
@blueray1969 There were a lot of soldiers from many different countries who gave up their lives so we can have our freedom and out of respect to those who fought I believe we should tell as many of those stories as we can. If a film has a great plot and is well really made with the best actors it has appeal to all those who have an interest in the subject so would do well internationally, I am sure.
@GhostWatching Top Commenter GhostWatching makes great points about the Heroism of British troops during WWII but Band of Brothers was neither developed by BBC or with a mostly British production team (the actors I don't really know). Band of Brothers was produced by Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg and Erik Jendresen and was paid for and developed by HBO of America.
Tough job finding British heroes outside of the pub says Jeremy
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I was in St-Nazaire with my dad years ago. Got a kick out of walking across Place du Commando.
glasfurd31 1 month ago
this is amazing and justly called the greatest raid of all time i hope to follow in there footsteps some day soon and become on of the elites which we now call Royal Mariens, an amazing feet 300 v 5k an impossible mission but they did it
Knightrider9091 1 month ago
28 April, during Exercise Tiger (practice landings for the Normandy Invasion) taking place off the coast of Slapton Sands, a convoy of eight American LSTs was attacked by German E-Boats. This resulted in 638 deaths, aggravated by lack of training with life-vests. Despite this, the exercise continued and when the remaining LSTs landing on Slapton Beach, Out of a total of 946 American servicemen deaths during the exercise, 308 of them were due to British fire
USMarineRifleman0311 1 month ago
@USMarineRifleman0311 Trigger-happy americans do not get to complain about friendly fire from others. Period.
TomFynn 1 month ago
@USMarineRifleman0311 oh look you're on this video too lol kid we have established you are not in the usmc get a new hobby remember the video i told you to look at the royal marine at the usmc officer school teaching them marines lol get out of here.
TheBenultimate 3 weeks ago
A Fleet Air Arm torpedo attack was erroneously carried out against the HMS Sheffield during the hunt for the German battleship Bismarck[16]
RAF fighter ace Wing Commander Douglas Bader was shot down in what recent research suggests was a friendly fire incident
USMarineRifleman0311 1 month ago
21 May - A Bristol Blenheim L9325 of No. 18 Squadron RAF was shot down by RAF Hurricane and crashed near Arras, France. Three crewmen were killed.[14]
22 May - A Bristol Blenheim L9266 of No. 59 Squadron RAF was shot down by RAF Spitfire and crashed near Fricourt, France. Three crewmen were killed
USMarineRifleman0311 1 month ago
10 September - The British submarine HMS Triton sank another British submarine, HMS Oxley. After making challenges which went unanswered Triton assumed it must have located a German U-boat and fired two torpedoes. Oxley was the first Royal Navy vessel to be sunk and also the first vessel to be sunk by a British vessel in the war, killing 52 with only two survivors.
USMarineRifleman0311 1 month ago
6 September - Just days after the start of World War II, in what was dubbed the Battle of Barking Creek, an RAF Spitfire squadron shot down two Hurricane aircraft from another RAF squadron. One of the Hurricane pilots was killed
USMarineRifleman0311 1 month ago
15 April 1918, C.S. Lewis was wounded and two other British soldiers from the Somerset Light Infantry killed after being hit by a shrapnel from a British shell that had fallen short of its target in Mont-Bernanchon, France
USMarineRifleman0311 1 month ago
At night in foul weather on 16 September 1917, the British submarine HMS G9 mistook the destroyer HMS Pasley for a German U-Boat and attacked with torpedoes. Pasley, not recognising G9 as British until too late, responded to the attack to by ramming G9. Nearly cut in two G9 sank; only one of G9's crew survived.
USMarineRifleman0311 1 month ago
At the start of the Battle of Loos in 25 September 1915, the British used poison gas for the first time. However along parts of the line the wind instead of carrying the gas onto the German trenches blew it back onto the British lines
USMarineRifleman0311 1 month ago
Genuine courage, a little stupidity and a lot of balls, makes a powerful combination.
apoco 2 months ago
They should make british (anti)war films bout ww2 today & not always the americans. europe suffered more than the americans ever did. i'm so horribly fascinated by the second world war, this wasn't like the great war, korea, vietnam, iraq & afghanistan. there was evil in europe, which could not be reasoned with, that wanted to dominate europe & the rest of the world & this evil had to be fought. RIP to the brave men & women who sacrificed their lives, so we can be the free ppl we are today.
TheAnonymousAdvocate 2 months ago
the greatest raid of all time was Medway 1667. The Dutch lost 50 Marines while sinking or burning 13 English ships, as well as taking with them 2 others
USMarineRifleman0311 2 months ago
@USMarineRifleman0311 Yea the dutch had 1500 marines and 60 ships for that raid. What are you on aboout?
JohnSmithTheSecond 2 months ago 14
@JohnSmithTheSecond
Yea a regiment of Dutch marines suffering less than 2% KIA or WIA managed to burn a whole British armada and sail away with 3 ships of the line.
Compared to the St Nazaire raid which had 90-100% KIA or POW rate
USMarineRifleman0311 1 month ago
@USMarineRifleman0311 your a twat just fuck off this is the greatest raid and what they did was an amazing feet and proves why they are the best and better than the USMC just fuck off and stop going from RM video to RM video try to prove the USMC are better when they are not
Knightrider9091 2 months ago
@Knightrider9091
better? You dont know either organization's history and youre trying to debate?
John Basilone did more during WW2 than the entire 11th RM Bn at Tobruk in '42
USMarineRifleman0311 2 months ago
@USMarineRifleman0311 shut the fuck up the Royal Marines did make a difference and this is the greatest raid of all time so fuck off and maybe when the USMC stop shooting each or and doing friendly fire then maybe they can be good. i show you prove and you ignore it because you lie and you no the Royal Marine are better
Knightrider9091 2 months ago
@Knightrider9091
do you know the meaning of WIA?
Do you know how many of your counterparts we took prisoner on the seas during the years of 1775-1815?
During the battle of Big Sandy Creek, Royal marines didnt even prove a match for US militiamen
USMarineRifleman0311 1 month ago
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@USMarineRifleman0311 It's funny you wasting your time spouting all this crap. Just who the heck are you telling it to anyway?
"Royal marines didnt even prove a match for US militiamen"
That actually made me laugh out loud.
You really haven't got a clue.
MrStig691 1 month ago
@Knightrider9091
the last royal marine to get a victoria cross was a cpl in 1943 that died running and gunning with a Bren gun...
Compare him to John Basilone
hell probably the last real recognition the RMs got was from US 1stMarDiv at Chosin.
Its the least we could do after you lost 50% of your buddies in a Chinese wave attack.
USMarineRifleman0311 1 month ago
@USMarineRifleman0311 so you have one guy John Basilone who gets these medals well done, you no he died well maybe he got shot my his own good old USMC knowing your track record. if you forgot let me tell you 91 cases of friendly fire in one year. also there was a RM in 1945 got a VC and another in 2008 so try doing some research wiki does not count. AND DICKHEAD THIS IS THE GREATEST RAID OF ALL TIME CONDUCTED MY MEN WE NOW CALL ROYAL MARINES the best not ill shot my own men friendly fire USMC
Knightrider9091 1 month ago
@Knightrider9091
There were far more greater raids in history than your ignorant ass isnt aware of.
John Basilone mowed down a battalion of Japs, the Royal Marine Cpl killed no Germans during his run.
His regiment of 1st Marines is the most decorated unit in American history. Our Carlos Hathcock has more kills than all Royal Marine snipers since 1945 combined.
Your ff claims are factless
USMarineRifleman0311 1 month ago
@USMarineRifleman0311 "Our Carlos Hathcock has more kills than all Royal Marine snipers since 1945 combined.
Your ff claims are factless"
It is indeed you claims that are factless. Like this one you just posted.
MrStig691 1 month ago
@Knightrider9091
"this is the greatest raid" lmao
how bout the Tobruk and Dieppe raids of 1942? 2 Royal Marine battalions got clobbered during both. 3 raids in one year with a succes rate of 1/3 and a KIA rate of 75-80%
The St Nazaire raid is the only success besides BoB that England could claim up to that point in the war. They wanted to cover up the Singapore surrender fiasco.
USMarineRifleman0311 1 month ago
@USMarineRifleman0311 Siege of Tobruk allies won that nice try, far enough about dieppe but what about iwa jima you lost 70k men fighting a smaller Japanese force you had to send everything tanks, planes and way after way of men. thats how shit you are and it continued to Vietnam and Korea and you still shoot friendly forces 91 in a year
Knightrider9091 1 month ago
@Knightrider9091
Where in the fuck are you getting this crap?
Operation Agreement 1942 is the RM and SAS attempted raid at Tobruk that failed decisively.
How in the fuck died we loose 70,000 men when that wouldve meant every man that stepped on the island wouldve died.
We lost a mere 6,000 killing 20,000 japs.
You lost 2 wars to us, 2 to the Dutch, 1 to the Boers, 1 to the Turks, 1 to India, Korea in 1950, 1 to the Ottomans in Iraq 1916
USMarineRifleman0311 1 month ago
@USMarineRifleman0311 "You lost 2 wars to us"
Which? During the war of Independence, Americans didn't at that point exist. And what is the other? The war of 1812? The US attempted to occupy Canada and was kicked out. The US did not win that war.
MrStig691 1 month ago
@USMarineRifleman0311 "1 to India, Korea in 1950"
What war with India was that then? Absolute troll.
MrStig691 1 month ago
@Knightrider9091
What 91? First it was 84 now its 91? Are you totally brain dead or just pretending?
USMarineRifleman0311 1 month ago
@USMarineRifleman0311 no not brain washed just telling the truth look up the story and it went from 85 actually to 91 as if you read the article it says that there was an extra 6 thnks shit USMC
Knightrider9091 1 month ago
@Knightrider9091 On the morning of March 27, 1944, two US Motor Torpedo Boats (PT-121 and PT-353) were destroyed in error by P-40 Kittyhawks of No. 78 Squadron RAAF, along with an RAAF Bristol Beaufighter of No. 30 Squadron RAAF. A second Beaufighter crew recognized the vessels as PTs and tried to stop the attack, but not before both boats exploded and sank off the coast of New Britain. Eight American sailors were killed with 12 others wounded
USMarineRifleman0311 1 month ago
@USMarineRifleman0311 basilone was brave and the reloading of the m1919s all night was a massive feat in its self. but you cant deny that the vantage point and firepower he had amounted to shooting fish in a barrel. this coupled with the japanese imperial armys unrelenting will to fight meant he could shoot at them all night.
cockyt4523 1 month ago
@USMarineRifleman0311 "You dont know either organization's history and youre trying to debate?"
Look who's talking, troll.
MrStig691 1 month ago
@USMarineRifleman0311 i wouldn't say that's the greatest raid compared to what the small band of RMC did here against the overwhelming german soldiers who could draw in reinforcements from all over france against the RMC. No offence & i mean not to have a go at you.
TheAnonymousAdvocate 2 months ago
@USMarineRifleman0311: Wow. Even by americunt standards...you are an uninformed dick.
Go n waste your life on Xbox with the rest of your compatriots, you over-fed and under-educated sack of star spangled bullshit!
Pheonixfromtheshale 2 months ago
@Pheonixfromtheshale you sir are god like
cockyt4523 1 month ago
@USMarineRifleman0311 Dutch sinking or burning English ships? We were on the same side you know!
Broommaster2000 1 month ago
Does anyone know where to buy a DVD of this? I looked on Amazon and they haven't got one. I'm in the US, by the way.
theforzaingscotchman 2 months ago
@theforzaingscotchman doesnt seem to be any dvd anywhere!
pirate bay is your friend
Justice1Beaver 2 months ago
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Another good documentary about the raid is here watch?v=kLYarO9K1fc There are more interviews with some of the same soldiers involved. Have a look. There are more episodes in this series about other raids.
filo4590 2 months ago
The Soviet Union bore the brunt of WWII. I know my cousin was killed at the Battle of the Bulge and US played a big part but Soviet casualties were ridiculous. 20-25 million military and civilian deaths from the Wermacht. I'd hate to think about all of the superior Tiger and Panther tanks on D-day in Normandy if they weren't fighting the Soviets and T-34s. .3% of the population of the US was killed and 14% of the Soviet Union's population was killed. Unnnreal but real. 1% in United Kingdom.
SuperHatertroll 3 months ago
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SuperHatertroll 3 months ago
I wouldnt mind watching this in history class
Vranndy 3 months ago
it wasnt the yanks that helped the most. it was the CANADIANS!!!!!!! im a brit and i think the yanks take far too much credit for helping us in europe. all they gave us was a couple claped out ww1 boats and some grain. it seems the yank way of doing things is "we wont help unless we get hurt" yet we go to iraq,afgan,etc . and we do this without question. i welcome any intelligent response.
MrDante1945 3 months ago
RIP Micky Burn
sgsgy 5 months ago
This raid would make the best war movie EVER
samiamrg7 6 months ago
lol some of that war footage is better then the most Webcamvloggers on this shithole called youtube.
DjDafader 6 months ago
So funny really, if this had been an american raid we probably would have seen a big budget hollywood movie of this years ago....
thrashgordon88 6 months ago 2
Jeremy Clackson's father in law freed my country!!! :D
CyclonicTuna023 6 months ago
@CyclonicTuna023 people tend to forget that without USA,, germany would have overtaken over england,,your welcome Europe Union
luislaurencio 6 months ago
@luislaurencio Are you fucking stupid, the US didn't see any fighting in Europe until 1943. The British had already secured our shores in the battle of Britain.
RupertEricshin 6 months ago 2
@luislaurencio: Really? It seems me and every history book every written on the subject of WWII might disagree with your laughable drivvle of an opinion.
Explain how 'germany would have overtaken over england' when you lazy fuckers weren't even in the war til 1942!
Go back to jerking off to your Sarah Palin pics moron! Leave the quotes to people who actually know what their talking about.
Pheonixfromtheshale 5 months ago
@Pheonixfromtheshale I'm an American and I agree with what you say partly... but you have to admit it was not really a world war in 1940 yet. Remember lend-lease? The US did not want to get involved in yet another European war at the time, but supplied you like crazy. Once Pearl Harbor was bombed we joined in obviously. You need to remember that the US bore the major brunt of the fighting in the Pacific, but also played a major role in the west from '43 onward. We were far from "lazy fuckers."
Nick1944 5 months ago
@Nick1944: Couple of points I need to pull you up on there. Yes it was a World War in 1940! The very definition of a World War was happening right there and then. Lend/Lease did not come into effect until early 1943, prior to that all Britain got off the US as support were 6 WWI era Destroyers that were due for scrapping anyway (incidentially, one of these was The Cambletown featured here) - con'ted
Pheonixfromtheshale 5 months ago
@Nick1944: Cont'ed - The US certainly did it's share of fighting in the Pacific, but you also need to remember that the bulk of the Japanese Imperial Army was being slowly driven back through the junlges of Burma by British and Commonwealth forces - General William Slim took the surrender of 500,000 Japanese at Mandalay in 1945.
The US played it's part in WWII...as did everybody else involved! And let's be honest here, we all owe alot to The Soviets for the final victory.
Pheonixfromtheshale 5 months ago 22
@Nick1944 You were far from lazy fuckers, but you were far from being the "liberators of europe" as many americans think. Lots of americans seem to think that europe was completely overtaken by Nazi's, and then americans came, kicked some nazi ass and saved europe, which is completely wrong. USA played a very very very small role in Europe during WWII. Your main fights were against the Japs, not Germans.
derbigpr500 4 months ago 2
@derbigpr500 Your a complete moron! Europe WAS completely overtaken by the Germans thats why we were met at the Beach at Normandy on D-Day! As far as I know, the beach is where the european continent ends to the West and the Germans owned it! The americans were the Liberators of Europe. I will go as far as to say if America had not entered the war in Europe, Great Britains national language would be German now.
johnniesi 3 months ago
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@johnniesi "I will go as far as to say if America had not entered the war in Europe, Great Britains national language would be German now."
Then you're a complete fucking moron aren't you!?
You mention the beaches of Normandy and D-Day, you do realise that there were more British and Canadian troops involved in the D-Day landings than american right?
No, of course you dont. Because you're yet another uneducated americunt with a head full of star spangled bullshit!
Pheonixfromtheshale 3 months ago
@luislaurencio tard
glovemonkey 5 months ago
@luislaurencio that's funny but the battle of britain was over long before the US even entered the war.
IcyScythe 5 months ago in playlist The Heros of St Nazaire
This was carried out by British Army Commando's not Royal Marine Commando's
Brewery231 6 months ago
Makes me proud to be british
ollyolly85 7 months ago
IS IT THE SAME As the greatest invention of all time? cuz i wanna download it ..plz clarify me!!
partochrome 7 months ago
whats the book called? anyone know?
102Ollie 7 months ago
You guys know why Americans make so many ww2 movies ect right? It was the last war they won. Even then they sure as shit couldnt have done it alone, they act like they came in and saved the day. Sure, thanks for the help but stop acting like the world owes you something.
Antifaith29 7 months ago 2
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Please take the time to watch my WW2 Documentary thankyou!
DuelOfficialChannel 8 months ago
I think Tirpitz was over rated warship. It was shown when Bismarck was easily hunted down by Royal Navy . By the way Royal Navy had a lot of to put against Tirpitz and it wasnt most powerfull battleship - Yamato had nine 18inch guns. Modern documentaries sell too many myths
garden2010city 8 months ago
@garden2010city and they are all fish motels ;)
1320crusier 7 months ago
Why didn't they just send in james bond?
ctw203 8 months ago
damn commandos u scary
kanjchikyo69 8 months ago
Love Jeremy!
unotelly 8 months ago
The Tirpitz, sister ship to the Bismark.
krissyeh 9 months ago
@krissyeh
sister ship to the Bismarck was Prinz Eugen, I guess
SuperSchpalek 2 months ago
When some smart ass brit runs around saying that America didnt get involved soon enough or that America should have not have been involved at all or whatever other combination. My response is that America was not the one who signed a peace treaty with shitler. It was neville chamberlain.
Nuff said.
ThunderAppeal 10 months ago
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Anders2185 10 months ago
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@ThunderAppeal A peace treaty where did you get that daft idea from? It wasn't a peace treaty, it was a guarantee or an agreement which Hitler had no intention of adhering to.
Anders2185 10 months ago
@ThunderAppeal With that having been said however I have nothing against the Brits.
ThunderAppeal 10 months ago
@ThunderAppeal dude none of us brits would ever say that america didnt help but the war would have taken much longer had the russians not get involved
urbanwamp 10 months ago
@ThunderAppeal: "My response is that America was not the one who signed a peace treaty with shitler. It was neville chamberlain."
Peace treaty?! How could it have been a 'Peace Treaty when Britian at that point wasn't a war with Germany? What Chamberlain saught and got, was a signed declaration from Hitler that Germany's aggressive expansion would stop - of course we now know Hitler wasn't a man to keep his word.
Chamberlain made a last grasp bid for a solution to avoid an unavoidable war.
Pheonixfromtheshale 9 months ago 4
@Pheonixfromtheshale 'Chamberlain made a last grasp bid for a solution to avoid an unavoidable war.' - and he also bought the UK six months of building time, during which they constructed the most advanced air defence system in the world, spread spies across europe, recruited and trained 1000,000 men, and built a hell of a lot of aircraft, tanks and ships. He did the right thing for his country, if not for europe. In other words, he did his job.
maureenOWW 9 months ago
@Pheonixfromtheshale
As a citizen of Czech Repuplic (former Czechoslovakia) I dont agree with you! All, that Chamberlain did, signing that treaty (known as Munich Agreement), was greatest betrayal in modern history because Czechoslovakia, France and Great Britain were allies that time. Hitlers Germany startet violently attack CSR borders (we were almost in war) and signing that treaty meant that CSR lost their fortification and half of its coutry. He signed it just because of covard attitude.
SuperSchpalek 2 months ago
@SuperSchpalek hey, sorry for that english...
SuperSchpalek 2 months ago
@SuperSchpalek: I agree with your point made over the former Czechoslovakia in the prelude to WWII. Chamberlain and the other Allied power's actions were nothing more than selling a country down the river to appease a tyrant. The only sole voice of opposition to it was Churchill: ""All is over, silent, mournful, abandoned, broken, Czechoslovakia recedes into the darkness" Hardly anyone wanted to hear it, and when he described Munich as a "total and unmitigated defeat", there was total uproar.
Pheonixfromtheshale 2 months ago
@SuperSchpalek: however the original point I was making was that Chamberlain believed (however wrongly) that what he and the other Allied powers were doing was for the greater good of avoiding another world war in Europe.
Pheonixfromtheshale 2 months ago
@Pheonixfromtheshale
Chamberlain believed it for sure :) It's a pitty, he didn't listen to the others who have been warning him. At least the situation on CSR/German borders could help him to understand. But yes. History knows no "if?" The fact is, that he (and Daladier) are greatest traitors from that time for many Czechs and Slovaks and theMunich is to believed to one of the worst things that happened to CSR in modern history. Only in Czech Republic of course :)
But I know what do you mean...
SuperSchpalek 2 months ago
@SuperSchpalek: I take your point, and if my views caused offence than I apologise, as that was never my intention. I just merely seeking to redress the view that Chamberlain was an appeaser trying to placate Hitler. He was trying to steer the world away from something unavoidable - another war. He just lacked the forsight to see what Hitler and the Nazis truly were!
We let the Czechs down, but there were free Czech fighter pilots in the RAF during the Battle of Britain, we will never forget!
Pheonixfromtheshale 2 months ago
@Pheonixfromtheshale
didn't cause offence at all! I just wanted to show you another point of view. I can understand what do you mean. Chamberlain believed he is doing the best he can...
Btw. it is sad (and wonderful at the same time) how well are remembered the Czech RAF pilots. They were very grateful, that you gave them the possibility to fight against nazi Germany. After their return to Czech republic they were often punished an almost forgotten. Which is the sad thing.
SuperSchpalek 2 months ago
@ThunderAppeal: ...And what was American doing at this time? - Nothing! Still openly trading with Nazi Germany whilst conveinently ignoring the worsening situation in Europe.
Pheonixfromtheshale 9 months ago 2
@Pheonixfromtheshale Excuse me shitbag, America was sending you military aide when your neville chamberlain signed the peace treaty.
ThunderAppeal 9 months ago
@ThunderAppeal: Oh dear...another americunt who can't grasp facts! Seriously, what the fuck do they teach you people in your education system?
Okay then dipshit, answer this: Firstly, how could it be a 'Peace Treaty' when we weren't at war with Germany at that point?
Secondly, Why would the usa be sending military aid to us when we weren't at war then?!
Not only is your laughable statement inaccurate...it also makes NO FUCKING SENSE WHATSOEVER!?!
Pheonixfromtheshale 9 months ago
@ThunderAppeal: Do yourself a massive a favour and check your facts before you start shooting your mouth off at me son. It saves you from looking like a retard on here...and it saves me the bother of having to show you up as one!
america didn't enter the war until Dec 1941 (thanks to Japan), us military aid in the form of lend/lease didn't get into full swing until nearly a year later, by which point the UK had been at war for nearly 2 years!
...and that's 'MISTER shitbag' to you son!
Pheonixfromtheshale 9 months ago 3
@ThunderAppeal which peace treaty is that mate? If you remember, America only entered the war because Japan attacked and Germany declared war. If they hadn't, no doubt the US would have stayed neutral for years longer until the Nazis had been fought to the last Russian and Briton. Check your facts before you get involved.
blueray1969 9 months ago 7
Why does he get so much jive? This is a great docu. Is it filthy, labourite degeneration that causes his abuse?
yaknbo 10 months ago
I'm not even British, and this is one of the most moving documentaries I've ever seen. I couldn't imagine anyone but Clarkson having done this documentary after watching it. Brilliant on every level.
misslavey 11 months ago 6
8:21 Woodhouse?!?
nrsair 11 months ago
WW II was waged to make the world safe for communusium. Other versions are for entertainment purposes only.
Liozeris 11 months ago
@Liozeris Fascism?
1Sladman1 10 months ago
Having seen Hammond's appearance on Time Watch re: D-Day and Omaha Beach, the accuracy issue, while maybe not as bad for the Americans, explained the lack of results from the bombing runs just before the landing craft started in.
tranz2deep 1 year ago
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Clarkeson:"certainly the Royal Navy had very little in its arsenal to take on a ship of this magnitude".
Clarkeson you are a complete wanker and should have done a lot more research before opening your sorry fat gob.
Photonzos 1 year ago
@Photonzos One, this is a history lesson. Two, the dangerously overworked and stretched out state of British Naval power at that point was real and was why the U-boats were out there in the first place. This was just after the Battle of Britain, for crying out loud!
Lastly, you're such a reactionary jackass you can't even spell Jeremy Clarkson's NAME right.
Grow up!!
tranz2deep 1 year ago 3
I have been a fan of Clarkson siince childhood lol. From original Top Gear days. Also I owe him a huge debt of gratitude, as his articles in the Sunday Times have been brightening my Sundays for years.
I cant stand that fucking Hammond though. Such a little weiner.
gnark1ll1us 1 year ago
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@gnark1ll1us
Oi! Hammonds Cool! Jeremy is cool but not as good as Hammond.
I think we all agree though. James May sucks!
TheJazzman7 1 year ago
Ricky burn, what a lad
mrmemanme 1 year ago
i love jeremy clarkson,,a great host,,and also james may and richard hammond
nivek7631 1 year ago
clarkson is my hero. period
pballerbiedermann 1 year ago 18
@pballerbiedermann Why? He's a Tory twit.
RedcoatMic24 8 months ago
Clarkson often comes across as ostentatious and arrogant but when he does a documentary i dont think there comes any better. Absolute genius.
visitplanetmike 1 year ago
11 ppl like justin bieber
garysquirrelreviews 1 year ago
Saw that this was going to be on BBC2 tonight, wanted to catch it on iplayer, but the BBC havent put it on their website! I was very annoyed, so finding this is nice :D Thanks to the uploader!
montg2perfection 1 year ago
@montg2perfection Same here! I couldn't believe a gem like this isn't on iPlayer - I bet Dave have already bought the licence for it or something...
Clocked0Ne 1 year ago
On BBC 2 tonight....moving. My father was a commando in WWII
1962Partyhat 1 year ago
@1962Partyhat Do you know which Commando your dad was with?
Trafalgar1961 1 year ago
@Trafalgar1961 of course! B company, 45 Commando (Royal Marines)
1962Partyhat 1 year ago
@1962Partyhat
My dad was too :-) Sending you a pm.
Trafalgar1961 1 year ago
This indeed should be made into a movie.... I am an American and I think it is a super brave act... Up The British.. our best Friends
pauliewalnuts1156 1 year ago 3
@pauliewalnuts1156 It has been made into a movie: "Gift Horse" in 1952, starring Trevor Howard and Richard Attenborough.
HortonEggHatcher 1 year ago
When I join the US Special Forces I hope to train with the SAS/SBS, I have talked to a few and they are really professional and nice :)
GunsOfThePhoenix 1 year ago
Can anyone tell me what the name of the programJC made about his father in law?
GGSDavejones 1 year ago
@GGSDavejones
The Victoria Cross: For Valour
0ptriX 1 year ago
Where was the Stig in the battle?
FLF355 1 year ago
@FLF355 good attempt at a joke, however they were all stigs in my eyes
tregino 1 year ago
I had heard that they were making a new movie based on this raid. I don't know of it's current status or if it is still going forward. I truly hope so as it was a remarkable raid. I also wish I could see the making of this documentary again but it was yanked from YouTube.
britfran45 1 year ago
My ex-wife's grandmother, Valerie Raffin, was living in St Nazaire at the time of the raid. She told me that on the Sunday morning after the Cambletown exploded " on a trouve des morceaux d' allemands un peu partout a La Baule" (bits of German bodies were to be found in the streets of La Baule about 12 kilometers to the north).
mickconlin 1 year ago
@mickconlin thats rather gruesome to know that body parts flew that far O.o
mine929 1 year ago
@mine929 The story is only anecdotal...Not sure if it's true though Madame Raffin had no need to make it up.
mickconlin 1 year ago
Medal Of Honor had this operation
armidons 1 year ago
The Greatest Raid of All Time...IN THE WORLD.
ForelliBoy 1 year ago
I think it's a shame that our commandos are now pretty much line infantry, I'm ex-infantry and I'm not saying this out of jelousy because I'm thinking of joining the RMR soon, but they pretty much do the same course, with a bit of ropework, amphibious landings, higher fitness standards and cold weather training, they should have kept the WW2 model of the commandos , but I suppose the rodneys didn't like the idea of the lads running things and with the end of the war they lost political support.
MrFooknuts 1 year ago
its a trap!!! thier navy cant repell ships of that magnintude!!
blimporthefoul 1 year ago
Since the early sixties, when I made one of my first Airfix models, the Cambeltown in 1/700 scale, I was fascinated by this action. Great stuff for a movie, but I believe there was already a movie, but I cann't find it on DVD. Any suggestions? You're welcome to inform me!
Brera011 1 year ago
@Brera011
there is a movie called Attack on the Iron Coast which is basically a recreation of the raid.
britfran45 1 year ago
The BBC spent millions in the making of Band Of Brothers which was all shot in Britain with a mostly British cast (playing Americans) and a British production team. Why then is nobody prepared to make a similar series about our British soldiers who have just as amazing & inspirational stories to tell the world. These surviving heroes will not be around forever and it is disgraceful that their heroism is not more widely know about. Come on someone out there, Do these men proud & tell their story!
GhostWatching 1 year ago 25
@GhostWatching I am American and I agree with you. Not many peple know that the British had more troops than the Americans during DDAY but the way Hollywood portrays it you would think it was only the Yanks liberated France.Worse yet, if it weren't for your sacrifices around Caen, our General Patton and the US 3rd Army wouldn't have been able to break out of Normandy.
I agree it's sad.
XXMPZEC 1 year ago 8
@XXMPZEC Bullshit. Where have you been? Obama School? Any American who cares to know accurately knows the truth. Why shouldn't there have been more British than US troops? Sacrifices around Caen? They were supposed to take Caen on DDay. The whole thing was fucked up, but don't lay it on us.
yaknbo 1 year ago
@yaknbo First off, leave the Commander-in-Chief out of this and read Anthony Beevor's "D-DAY :The Battle for Normandy".Yeah, the Brits were supposed to take Caen on D-Day but in War things don't always work out and yes, the Brits did suffer heavy losses and no one is blaming the Americans..It's a known fact that Hollywood tends to overemphasize the Yanks actions rather than the Canadians , Brits Poles and yes the French.
XXMPZEC 1 year ago
@XXMPZEC The first part is that opteration pegasus bridge is so unknown. It took part the day before the landings and without the british commandos taking the brigde and holding it meant that the d-day landings work have a chance. Without the commandos (that were the first onto nomandy and the first to kill the first german) Rommels tank divsion would have rolled down the cost pushing the other brave men back into the sea
GGSDavejones 1 year ago
@GGSDavejones
the commandos did not take Pegasus Bridge. That was the Ox and Bucks, an Airlanding regiment that took it by glider assault. The commandos of 1st Special Service Brigade marched from Sword Beach to Pegasus Bridge to relieve the paras. I did that very march last year on a tour of Normandy.
britfran45 1 year ago
@XXMPZEC
That is so correct, they did the same with the AIF during WW2 in the Pacific. The AIF were the first to repel a Japanese landing at Milne Bay in 1942. Plus the only involvement the yanks had at Kokoda was Gen MacArthur being an arse hole and Gen Blamey was not far behind him. A leader never tells his troops that they are cowards especially in front of them.
krissyeh 9 months ago
@krissyeh McArthur was a general who beleived in his own myths.He was good but the man used his troops like cannon fodder.He was a total anglophobe and extremely racist.Thank God, the powers that be used him in the Pacific other than Europe.
XXMPZEC 9 months ago
@yaknbo The bulk of the German defence forces wisely chose to defend against the British around Caen and largely ignore the Americans. 3rd Army was able to sneak round after Cobra.
stig781 11 months ago
@GhostWatching Not BBC, but the American HBO. Americans have more money for productions like this.
BigMrFirebird 10 months ago
@BigMrFirebird - No actually, The BBC put millions into Band Of Brothers in a joint venture with HBO Google it and see ! All the Best.
GhostWatching 10 months ago
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Antifaith29 7 months ago
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BigMrFirebird 7 months ago
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Antifaith29 7 months ago
@Antifaith29 My mistake, thought you were a yank. I apologise and take back all my comments.
Antifaith29 7 months ago
@BigMrFirebird My mistake, thought you were a yank, i apologise.
Antifaith29 7 months ago
@BigMrFirebird Meant to reply to some guy that was crapping on and saying his country ( the US ) was the only country that could afford to make a big production. I musta clicked on the wrong person. Sorry mate.
Antifaith29 7 months ago
@Antifaith29 No worries. Removed my comment. If you find a big-mouthed yank who reckons they won WW II all by themselves or any of that crap, have fun.
BigMrFirebird 7 months ago
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Antifaith29 7 months ago
@GhostWatching - No actually, The BBC put millions into Band Of Brothers in a joint venture with HBO Google it and see ! All the Best.
GhostWatching 10 months ago
@GhostWatching Mainly becuase they would not be able to sell it to other countries. BoB was mainly paid for by the US, and sold mainly in the US market. BBC made little profit even though it was massively successful. A british-only series would get about a tenth of the money back. Personally I think the BBC should join with Australian, Canadian, Indian, and other commonwealth TV channels and do a proper WW2 british empire series like BoB.. It would be great to see indians and aussies in africa.
maureenOWW 9 months ago
@GhostWatching They could call it 'All the Kings Men'...although I'm sure that's been used before. Imagine a war series, in english, with no american accents in it. The yanks would be speechless! 'WHY AREN'T WE IN THIS SHOW, HUH!?!?' - cos you didn't join the war for another 21 months, that's why....
maureenOWW 9 months ago
@maureenOWW - or 27 months, depending on when you start the story lol....
maureenOWW 9 months ago
@GhostWatching Americans won't buy the programme because they aren't interested (seeing as the US won the war). It would be wasted money if it was only sold in the UK.
blueray1969 9 months ago
@blueray1969 There were a lot of soldiers from many different countries who gave up their lives so we can have our freedom and out of respect to those who fought I believe we should tell as many of those stories as we can. If a film has a great plot and is well really made with the best actors it has appeal to all those who have an interest in the subject so would do well internationally, I am sure.
GhostWatching 9 months ago
@GhostWatching Well said.
blueray1969 9 months ago
@blueray1969
LOL. Spot on!
redandjonny 8 months ago
@blueray1969 sorry to burst your bubble, russia won the war.
qwertyuiopm250 8 months ago
@qwertyuiopm250 what bubble?
blueray1969 8 months ago
@GhostWatching i thought it was HBO
Hawpscotchmafia 9 months ago
@GhostWatching Top Commenter GhostWatching makes great points about the Heroism of British troops during WWII but Band of Brothers was neither developed by BBC or with a mostly British production team (the actors I don't really know). Band of Brothers was produced by Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg and Erik Jendresen and was paid for and developed by HBO of America.
Kentucky360 8 months