Jeremy Clarkson: War Stories: THE VICTORIA CROSS: FOR VALOUR

THE VICTORIA CROSS: FOR VALOUR "The best programme Jeremy Clarkson has ever made... informative and poignant." the observer In September 1944 at the Battle of Arnhem, Major Cain won what was described as the "finest Victoria Cross of the whole war". Telling his story, along with other personal accounts of staggering bravery, Jeremy Clarkson looks at the history of the highest military decoration awarded for valour in the face of the enemy.
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[Hunter Rodrigez]

quite... ironic

Iam sitting here watching a british video about bristish war heros

iam sitting here... a german who lives in dresden of all cities, a city that got blown to pieces by brits in WW2

and i really enjoy the video ^^

[cogidubnus1953]

His daughter didn't know...oh fuck...I'm crying...

[Hunter Rodrigez]

i dont even know that show...

no i think he got his knowledge from one of the 26 WW2 set first person shooter... most likely call of duty

[Dubaman420]

Some people don't deserve politely, mate. His entire knowledge of WW2 comes from an episode of Fawlty Towers.

[Hunter Rodrigez]

yeah i know... i just wanted to say it a bit more politely

[Dubaman420]

That's because he's an idiot..

[mardamek]

it is comrehensible since you gain respect for the men and their courage, not for the flag they're fighting under. I'm sure there are plenty of stories of this type to be told for the German side. my grandpa was a veteran of the war in the Soviet army, with numerous wounds. while he knew the righteousness of their cause and was very patriotic, I never heard a bad word about Germans from his mouth. If anything, he was very respectful; spoke about the Germans and their discipline with admiration.

[Hunter Rodrigez]

you´re saying this like i had something to do with it

[Nathan Watts]

you deserved it.

[Hunter Rodrigez]

i wouldnt hold you responsible for anything your forefathers did either... but honesty iam not sure if denmark ever did something historically important... at least not in the last 300 years

well ok you guys invented Lego so thats something...

[tdjdk]

I'm from Denmark - occupied by Germany in 1940 .... I do NOT hold you responsible for the actions of your forefathers :) - I will judge you on YOUR actions alone, and so you should with me!

[Hunter Rodrigez]

well you gotta admit the nazis had some impressive tech and tactics like the blitzkrieg

they took half of europe without big trouble... until they marched on Mosque than things got messy with wars on 4 fronts and stuff like that

seriously germany could have united the world... if only the leaders and the whole ideology hadnt been this insane and fucked up