Long ago and far away, my Sergeant Major was former member of the Devil's Brigade. He joined at 15, lied about his age, and joined the Vandoos. Transferred in and stayed. He turn 18 just before VE Day. When I served with him in the 1970s, he swam 1.5 miles a day. You didn't screw with Jack Sharkie.
@@paulslade6716 not really. Unless you want to hear about what happens when young troops laugh at a high falsetto drill voice. It wasn't pretty, on the square or after.
Don't understand why someone can dislike this...so many judgmental people not knowing that the reason they can sleep safely and soundly in their beds at night is because of men such as these throughout history...
Not putting down immigrants, but IMO the influx of immigrants post 1950, represent a pretty significant body of people who have no Canadian nor American ties to what our forefathers fought for, and the nature of the stakes. I say this because my own group of friends in university were all foreign. I was actually the only Anglo Canadian among them. And they seem to have the naive idea that we’re all just immigrants here. And the truth is that the Anglo-Franco Canadians did not immigrate here. We conquered the is place. And I understand that is not a prideful thing to think about. But it is the truth. We made Canada & America. These countries did not exist before us. And these countries were made with oceans of blood so that years later people from all the world could immigrate here easily and without violence. And as North Americans, WWII was a war against the Anglo-Franco world, and that’s us. And it was an existential crisis for all of us. Many immigrants from around the world have no understanding of this and they think WWII was just another war like Iraq.
I just told a young guy this week about how he should learn more about his grandparents, because we tend to see people as they are, but you can't really know who they are, unless you know a bit about who they were. People from that generations went through so so much more than we do, and we all cry and stay home because of tiny chance of getting very sick. But the people who actually fought in the great wars deserve to be remembered
Here in Calgary they found three members about 4 or 5 years back and had an appreciation ceremony for them. They were all in their late 90s. They said they were honoured but all in all they just wanted to not be bothered with these sort of events. I think at their age they just wanted to have peaceful quiet days and avoid all the hoopla they could! Ha, ha! 😎😎😎
I retired as a Military Police SFC in 2007. If there is ANYTHING I can tell you it is to NEVER quit, NEVER surrender, fight till you DIE. Use ANY weapon you have! That includes your body.
Students stuck doing remote school? Watch this series if you want to learn about WWII. Experience it, get the feel, then last, fill in the dates, the battles, etc.
I met an old veteran in rochestrer at the airport and I talked to him as he had the 1SSF insignia and I was retired from US Army SF at 1SFG. He was going to Canada for a reunion. He told me a surprising thing that he had invented the jumping rule of "keep your feet and knee together". I found that he was a motion picture photogrhapher and had been capturing the landing as many jumpers breaking their legs and they came up with the rule. His name was Tom Hope and since has passed. He was in the support Battalion. I spent the winter of 1994 in Helena doing winter warfare training.
How tough is that standing in in brains with face full of rock and blood in a full blown firefight and light a smoke for yourself and your buddy. Then take out the enemy.
My dad was a ww2 frogman at his funeral i found out his group was the forerunner of the navy seals. All he ever told me is he was a frogman and blew things up underwater.
My father was a German Hauptmann in the Panzer Army and served first in Afrika Korps and than in Monte Casino, he was high decorated EKi/EKII/ have so he say 22targets, but when i see this extraordinary Soldiers, i pray the lord that he never see them, the "Fallschirmjäger" was a elite troupe but nothing to do with this over trained unit. But i think also that not one army have enough time to trained so perfectly, war eats mans, i hope that never again we have a war where people running against other people. Respect soldiers you have do a good job for your country and humanity
Good series, but.. Its annoying how losely they throw around the term Special forces; giving the impression that every one that is participating is a operator, but the fact is that they are not. They only mention two, one from the 75th ranger and one green beret, rest is either national guardsmen, or other infantery men.. Not to discredit them, hard men, but they are not special operators.
@@b-beale1931 "The Green Beret" is actually their "nickname". There official designation is Army Special Forces. The Rangers (Regiment) are a special operations force.
The men of the Devils Brigade were obviously exceptional and brave soldiers and men we owe a great deal to but they were not the first special forces, they were formed in 1942 following the success of Churchill's enthusiasm for special forces units in the British Military. The British SBS was formed in 1940 and the SAS in 1941. Imeadately on their formation the SAS played a permanant game of cat and mouse operating deep behind German lines in North Africa.
@@rannenw6207 Please don't tell me who I am forgetting are you a mind reader or something. SBS and SAS specialised in the Covert while Commandos have been around on and off for many years and are regular troops tasked with the more difficult demanding missions. I'm not forgetting anybody but the Covert ops of the SBS and SAS inspired formation of other special ops. forces like the Devil's Brigade.
I sure remember my first parachute jump. I liked it but wow it was scary . In the plane before me a woman did her first jump and landed on a barbed wire fence after the main chute failed she straddled that fence and I thought wow now it is my turn to get in the same plane . I am glad my main chute opened
because my friend it was mostly British instructors from the commandos , long range desert group , the paras and of course the hallowed special air service ( SAS ) who pioneered this manner of irregular warfare 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 ❤️brothers in arms fighting Gods fight throughout the ages
Dirlewangers brigade. You would not piss on them if they where on fire. If i was in room with Oscar Dirlewanger and Hitler and had a gun with two rounds, i might shoot Dirlewanger twice.
I don’t know. It seems to me the first thing the enemy would want to take out is gps & comms. Which is why China has ‘special satellites’ in orbit to ‘destroy old’ ones. I assume US does too. But we are so focused on using our technology that if lost and people are not trained to act without it we are screwed.
Not true. Canadians were members of the Commonwealth, not a Crown Colony. We actually declared war all by ourselves. As to the flag, look up Canadian flag etiquette before we adopted the Maple Leaf. Then look at the Queen's Colour of most Canadian Infantry regiments, and the names on them. Facta non verba.
Canada declared war a few days after the U.K. did. Kith and Kin friends for a long time. I hope the proposed free trade area of Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the U.K. comes to pass. We have so much in common.
I'm all for paying tribute to the men of the Devil's Brigade but I don't like the comparing the conflict they were in to conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq where western forces are part of conflicts in which they are the aggressors much as the German forces of WWII were however much of the propaganda that we've been subjected to here in the west makes it too easy to believe otherwise and that is truly sad.
Brain dead move Italy shuda been cut off at top Nice and Marseille landings just as Normandy or wherever Germans were weakest if Adriatic softer hit Trieste move north .Kesselring and his troops need to be stopped leaving Italy.
This is what happens when two Countries work together, to stop your enemies. There is a commemorative silver coin 🪙 minted in 2018 that is very cool. It has the brigade unit patch on it. There stories need to be told. For future generations.
Old soldiers need to be remembered!
That’s why the Jocko Podcast is so fantastic
Long ago and far away, my Sergeant Major was former member of the Devil's Brigade. He joined at 15, lied about his age, and joined the Vandoos. Transferred in and stayed. He turn 18 just before VE Day. When I served with him in the 1970s, he swam 1.5 miles a day. You didn't screw with Jack Sharkie.
That’s amazing. Any other good Sharkie stories?
@@paulslade6716 not really. Unless you want to hear about what happens when young troops laugh at a high falsetto drill voice. It wasn't pretty, on the square or after.
I cried when the devils brigade vets were telling their story
Classic quote, "Geez I'd hate to be on the receiving end of this guy" Talking about a veterans handshake... Awesome 👍
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Don't understand why someone can dislike this...so many judgmental people not knowing that the reason they can sleep safely and soundly in their beds at night is because of men such as these throughout history...
There the reason are society is so meup today.
Not putting down immigrants, but IMO the influx of immigrants post 1950, represent a pretty significant body of people who have no Canadian nor American ties to what our forefathers fought for, and the nature of the stakes.
I say this because my own group of friends in university were all foreign. I was actually the only Anglo Canadian among them. And they seem to have the naive idea that we’re all just immigrants here. And the truth is that the Anglo-Franco Canadians did not immigrate here. We conquered the is place. And I understand that is not a prideful thing to think about. But it is the truth. We made Canada & America. These countries did not exist before us. And these countries were made with oceans of blood so that years later people from all the world could immigrate here easily and without violence. And as North Americans, WWII was a war against the Anglo-Franco world, and that’s us. And it was an existential crisis for all of us. Many immigrants from around the world have no understanding of this and they think WWII was just another war like Iraq.
Salute! Thank you Devil's Brigade! I appreciate your Services.
I just told a young guy this week about how he should learn more about his grandparents, because we tend to see people as they are, but you can't really know who they are, unless you know a bit about who they were. People from that generations went through so so much more than we do, and we all cry and stay home because of tiny chance of getting very sick. But the people who actually fought in the great wars deserve to be remembered
Jim you are so right.
This should be required in every high school in the US and probably Canada. Are any of these brave men still living in 2021?
Here in Calgary they found three members about 4 or 5 years back and had an appreciation ceremony for them. They were all in their late 90s. They said they were honoured but all in all they just wanted to not be bothered with these sort of events. I think at their age they just wanted to have peaceful quiet days and avoid all the hoopla they could! Ha, ha! 😎😎😎
I retired as a Military Police SFC in 2007. If there is ANYTHING I can tell you it is to NEVER quit, NEVER surrender, fight till you DIE. Use ANY weapon you have! That includes your body.
You will never be defeated if you never surrender- General GS Patton
How does this have so little views? I love this series
Same
Students stuck doing remote school? Watch this series if you want to learn about WWII. Experience it, get the feel, then last, fill in the dates, the battles, etc.
I just found it today.
To many adds.
@@mariekatherine5238 I honestly learned a lot in the series
The original soldiers who were part of the devils brigade are the definition of real men. Much respect
That footage of the guys helping that Italian man dig out the body of his mother got me. Heartbreaking.
I met an old veteran in rochestrer at the airport and I talked to him as he had the 1SSF insignia and I was retired from US Army SF at 1SFG. He was going to Canada for a reunion. He told me a surprising thing that he had invented the jumping rule of "keep your feet and knee together". I found that he was a motion picture photogrhapher and had been capturing the landing as many jumpers breaking their legs and they came up with the rule. His name was Tom Hope and since has passed. He was in the support Battalion. I spent the winter of 1994 in Helena doing winter warfare training.
How tough is that standing in in brains with face full of rock and blood in a full blown firefight and light a smoke for yourself and your buddy. Then take out the enemy.
38:26 Iv never experienced war, but i felt this guys pain. And he has had to deal with it his entire life. Awesome respect for these veterans...
They call them the greatest generation for a reason. :)
My dad was a ww2 frogman at his funeral i found out his group was the forerunner of the navy seals. All he ever told me is he was a frogman and blew things up underwater.
My father was a German Hauptmann in the Panzer Army and served first in Afrika Korps and than in Monte Casino, he was high decorated EKi/EKII/ have so he say 22targets, but when i see this extraordinary Soldiers, i pray the lord that he never see them, the "Fallschirmjäger" was a elite troupe but nothing to do with this over trained unit. But i think also that not one army have enough time to trained so perfectly, war eats mans, i hope that never again we have a war where people running against other people. Respect soldiers you have do a good job for your country and humanity
Liked & shared out of respect for all soliders, all across the world.
Amazing history love it....
In my early military I would have said Sign my ass up. .
Smiling Albert!
About 25 years ago, I met a member of the Devil's Brigade.
19:46 "Gettin some" 😂😂🤣
This is how you really defend your freedom when it comes to the last straw.
Love you Albert Boucher good luck sir
Love that they created chaos by stealing chicken from the German troops!
And their schnapps!
Just think what kind of chaos they would have caused if they had taken the eggs.
Is this training continued to this day? I pray so.
I've seen some U G L Y plf's (parachute landing falls) in my time, but the one at 31:19 just might be the ugliest I've ever seen.
The enemy gets a vote!!
@19:30 thats what life is all about.
It was the official flag of Canada at the time.
Good series, but.. Its annoying how losely they throw around the term Special forces; giving the impression that every one that is participating is a operator, but the fact is that they are not. They only mention two, one from the 75th ranger and one green beret, rest is either national guardsmen, or other infantery men.. Not to discredit them, hard men, but they are not special operators.
I thought rangers and green berets were just elite infantry not special forces
@@b-beale1931 "The Green Beret" is actually their "nickname". There official designation is Army Special Forces. The Rangers (Regiment) are a special operations force.
The Greatest Generation!!! Thank you for saving the world.. I just hope politicians now can o thue same in saving the world from this virus.
The men of the Devils Brigade were obviously exceptional and brave soldiers and men we owe a great deal to but they were not the first special forces, they were formed in 1942 following the success of Churchill's enthusiasm for special forces units in the British Military. The British SBS was formed in 1940 and the SAS in 1941. Imeadately on their formation the SAS played a permanant game of cat and mouse operating deep behind German lines in North Africa.
You are forgetting the Commando's same year as the SBS.
@@rannenw6207 Please don't tell me who I am forgetting are you a mind reader or something. SBS and SAS specialised in the Covert while Commandos have been around on and off for many years and are regular troops tasked with the more difficult demanding missions. I'm not forgetting anybody but the Covert ops of the SBS and SAS inspired formation of other special ops. forces like the Devil's Brigade.
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I sure remember my first parachute jump. I liked it but wow it was scary . In the plane before me a woman did her first jump and landed on a barbed wire fence after the main chute failed she straddled that fence and I thought wow now it is my turn to get in the same plane . I am glad my main chute opened
The first special forces was the British sas
Commando's and SBS in 40 then SAS in 41, then Devil's Brigade in 42.
I don't understand why there is a British flag hanging from the roof of the tent, anyone know?
because my friend it was mostly British instructors from the commandos , long range desert group , the paras and of course the hallowed special air service ( SAS ) who pioneered this manner of irregular warfare
🇬🇧 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 ❤️brothers in arms fighting Gods fight throughout the ages
Also Canada was part of the British Commonwealth. During the war canadian soldiers wore british uniforms and used british weapons
The current Canadian flag came into being in 1965. Prior to that the Union Jack was the official Canadian flag.
@@carlvreeman8230 And the Red Ensign was the unofficial flag.
@@Steve-cc6xc Likely because they couldn't find an old Canadian Flag, the Red Ensign. The flag we have now was created in 1964.
That's the thing nobody sees Italy Spain and Portugal as Nazis but they pretty much were
O que meu? Nao somo nazis oh palhaço apenas tinhamos uma ditadura mas nazis nunca... aqui e Portugal caralho
Im from Portugal and we are not nazis you dumbass
Being the good guys I think the name was off. Fits that German SS batallion of criminals much better.
Dirlewangers brigade. You would not piss on them if they where on fire.
If i was in room with Oscar Dirlewanger and Hitler and had a gun with two rounds, i might shoot Dirlewanger twice.
Fighting like this is over for now. There’s too much technology to counter it. Only after WW3 will men fight like this again.
I don’t know. It seems to me the first thing the enemy would want to take out is gps & comms. Which is why China has ‘special satellites’ in orbit to ‘destroy old’ ones. I assume US does too. But we are so focused on using our technology that if lost and people are not trained to act without it we are screwed.
The enemy can not push a button if you've disabled his hand.
A britishsh flag is flying because the Canadians were colonial troops . Fighting for Great Britain 🇬🇧
Not true. Canadians were members of the Commonwealth, not a Crown Colony. We actually declared war all by ourselves. As to the flag, look up Canadian flag etiquette before we adopted the Maple Leaf. Then look at the Queen's Colour of most Canadian Infantry regiments, and the names on them.
Facta non verba.
Canada declared war a few days after the U.K. did. Kith and Kin friends for a long time. I hope the proposed free trade area of Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the U.K. comes to pass. We have so much in common.
@@donaldpaterson5827 Europe is our neighbour but the Commonwealth is our family
Canadians were fighting for humanity against the anti-human Nazi/Fascist tyranny. (And for the Crown!)
We were not a colony , simply British Commonwealth.
Jesus is Lord.
The original antifa. Fighting for 🌐ists
I'm all for paying tribute to the men of the Devil's Brigade but I don't like the comparing the conflict they were in to conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq where western forces are part of conflicts in which they are the aggressors much as the German forces of WWII were however much of the propaganda that we've been subjected to here in the west makes it too easy to believe otherwise and that is truly sad.
Brain dead move Italy shuda been cut off at top Nice and Marseille landings just as Normandy or wherever Germans were weakest if Adriatic softer hit Trieste move north .Kesselring and his troops need to be stopped leaving Italy.
Blame Marck Clark.
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The west is the king of propaganda
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This is what happens when two Countries work together, to stop your enemies. There is a commemorative silver coin 🪙 minted in 2018 that is very cool. It has the brigade unit patch on it. There stories need to be told. For future generations.