Mercs Of The Congo 64'

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  • Опубликовано: 18 ноя 2024

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  • @fulcifan6946
    @fulcifan6946 3 года назад +120

    God bless Warren Zevon. Jungle Work is a nice song he did about mercs in Africa😎

    • @rhodie.
      @rhodie.  3 года назад +11

      Yeah I'm planning on using that song for a video soon

    • @BanditoBurrito
      @BanditoBurrito 2 года назад +4

      I'm so surprised it hasn't been used, it's a banger

    • @fulcifan6946
      @fulcifan6946 2 года назад

      @@BanditoBurrito Osu

  • @MikeMike-er7kn
    @MikeMike-er7kn 2 года назад +127

    Dude with the iron cross!

    • @jameshall9836
      @jameshall9836 2 года назад +32

      real life badass right there.

    • @thebarracks5405
      @thebarracks5405 2 года назад +89

      That's major Siegfried Muller, aka Congo Muller, a Wehrmacht veteran.

    • @NotraceOfRay
      @NotraceOfRay Год назад

      ​@@thebarracks5405 *Müller

    • @mrhitler201
      @mrhitler201 Год назад +8

      One of my men!

    • @hanneswegener3295
      @hanneswegener3295 Год назад +13

      ​@@user-dc1dr9kr8x No relation. He was an artillery officer at the eastern front.

  • @kaiserwilly4234
    @kaiserwilly4234 Год назад +63

    You got to love the dude wearing an Iron Cross on his tunic.

    • @snipes_1138
      @snipes_1138 Год назад +22

      That was Siegfried Müller aka Congo Müller.

    • @kaiserwilly4234
      @kaiserwilly4234 Год назад +4

      @@snipes_1138 Danke, mein Herr.

    • @user-ze8yy8jg1f
      @user-ze8yy8jg1f 9 месяцев назад

      This is the 5th commandos made up of irish south africans and rodishians it also had huge nazi influence ​@@kaiserwilly4234

    • @themiranda2323
      @themiranda2323 9 месяцев назад

      ruclips.net/video/TEJoXGZTd_M/видео.html

    • @russianfederation4160
      @russianfederation4160 4 месяца назад +3

      The laughing man.

  • @DustyGamma
    @DustyGamma 2 года назад +20

    2:35 Don't worry, he's just taking a nap. A very deep nap. Hope he is resting well, mind and soul.

    • @Berserker3624
      @Berserker3624 Год назад +1

      I hope it’s not a nap, they get paid per body

  • @venezuelanomarico
    @venezuelanomarico 3 года назад +71

    2:44 yep, a Former Wertmacht officer. He like many Waffen-SS, SS, SA, Wermacht and former Axis soldiers went to Africa like Mercenaries on 60's and 70's.

    • @saulgoodmansentme1992
      @saulgoodmansentme1992 3 года назад +22

      Congo Muller?

    • @GhostRanger5060
      @GhostRanger5060 3 года назад +6

      @@saulgoodmansentme1992 Yes

    • @GhostRanger5060
      @GhostRanger5060 3 года назад +18

      There were Eastern Europeans and a few Americans and Canadians in the mix. The Eastern Europeans being hardcore anti-communists. The few North Americans mostly jaded adventurers as it was a crime for them to join the mercs... even if the CIA was the merc paymaster.

    • @frogmanant
      @frogmanant 3 года назад +9

      They were very efficient soldiers.

    • @Alex_Tango
      @Alex_Tango 3 года назад +1

      Mi pana tf is your name

  • @Willbkool
    @Willbkool 3 года назад +41

    This fills in a lot of holes about 5 Commando and some of the others. Nice work.

    • @Willbkool
      @Willbkool 2 года назад

      @@jackwoods535 Nope, did he ever serve as a merc?

    • @jackreeder215
      @jackreeder215 2 года назад +2

      @@Willbkool no he wasnt a Merc. He was a pilot in ww2 though.

    • @jackreeder215
      @jackreeder215 2 года назад +3

      @@jackwoods535 why did you bring up Smith here. While I think hes alright, Mad Mike Hoare and Tshombe are way better. Chads fought the UN and Communism with a disadvantage. Fucking Chads imo.

  • @Brecconable
    @Brecconable 3 года назад +23

    3:02 Ladies and Gentlemen, THAT *RIFLE!*

  • @captainenglehorn8429
    @captainenglehorn8429 3 года назад +87

    The first guy from left joined to escape from his wife and his mother, i’m not joking

    • @rhodie.
      @rhodie.  3 года назад +6

      From the first clip?

    • @captainenglehorn8429
      @captainenglehorn8429 3 года назад +5

      @@rhodie. 1:42

    • @rhodie.
      @rhodie.  3 года назад +6

      @@captainenglehorn8429 nice

    • @GhostRanger5060
      @GhostRanger5060 3 года назад +16

      Lots of Brits who came down had comical domestic situations they were running from. Probably the same for the few Americans and Canadians that came.

    • @Inevitabledreamss
      @Inevitabledreamss 3 года назад +6

      What a chad!

  • @joharisaputra6273
    @joharisaputra6273 Год назад +20

    My father once joined the world peacekeeping force (Congo 1963) from the Indonesian National Armed Forces, served for one year... "salute to my father's achievements"...

  • @GhostRanger5060
    @GhostRanger5060 3 года назад +52

    Bless you, Rhodie. I've seen a lot of this footage before but there were some new nuggets in there. Great and not the overused song (I like this one better anyway) and great video.
    You rock! And Rhodesians never die!

    • @lilsleepy1969
      @lilsleepy1969 2 года назад +3

      hwere'd you find this footage? I'd love to see some more

    • @NotraceOfRay
      @NotraceOfRay Год назад +5

      ​@@lilsleepy1969 Mondo films.
      This footage is from "Mal d'africa", but watch "Africa addio" and "Mondo cane" too. But keep in mind that these films are not accurate and are called "shockumentaries" for a reason.

  • @MrBlonde294
    @MrBlonde294 3 года назад +21

    02:50 thats Congo Müller

  • @folkerwolf
    @folkerwolf 9 месяцев назад +4

    amazing footage i wonder how many german ww2 soldiers were in this

  • @mattconley541
    @mattconley541 3 года назад +65

    Love the Merc with the Iron Cross.

    • @lillylandfein5339
      @lillylandfein5339 3 года назад +27

      Siegfried Müller, "Kongo-Müller"

    • @pabloac524
      @pabloac524 2 года назад +2

      Why do they have iron crosses?

    • @olliephelan
      @olliephelan 2 года назад +20

      @@pabloac524
      they earnt them.
      You keep medals no matter what army your in.

    • @SoleMan117
      @SoleMan117 2 года назад

      @@pabloac524 Iron Cross=Nazi medal of honor

    • @garymckee448
      @garymckee448 2 года назад

      Yes Outstanding

  • @takeactionwestcoaster3521
    @takeactionwestcoaster3521 3 года назад +7

    See a great video I wonder how many were ex Germany soldiers,

  • @franky2shoes660
    @franky2shoes660 2 года назад +3

    Is that mad lad performing a walking fire while hip shooting an m1919??!!!

  • @TNS10000
    @TNS10000 3 года назад +6

    Did you see the MajorSamm video with the same music and theme?

  • @colbeausabre8842
    @colbeausabre8842 2 года назад +3

    Wouldn't "Roland the Thompson Gunner" be more appropriate? OWWWOOOOOO !!!

  • @bobbymcbobmcbilly322
    @bobbymcbobmcbilly322 4 года назад +14

    Nice job! I'm confident you'll get to 50!

  • @SteveTappin-o7j
    @SteveTappin-o7j Месяц назад +2

    My dad was with this bunch .

  • @unionsquaregrassman
    @unionsquaregrassman 2 года назад +5

    Cool video. Looks like some war crimes being committed.

    • @mikerilling6515
      @mikerilling6515 5 месяцев назад

      I can confirm
      It’s not a war crime the first time

  • @oskareriksson2202
    @oskareriksson2202 3 года назад +3

    Some early piece is about Portugal Angolan war I guess too.

  • @davidallbaugh6858
    @davidallbaugh6858 2 года назад +3

    Yes, the Mercs were useful in the Congo for a while in the 60s, but eventually Mobutu drove them out of the Congo in 1967-68 with the help of the U.S. and Israel.

  • @aiden.viceroy1018
    @aiden.viceroy1018 3 года назад +16

    peep the Portuguese soldiers

    • @rhodie.
      @rhodie.  3 года назад +4

      Ye I know at the beginning

    • @captainenglehorn8429
      @captainenglehorn8429 3 года назад

      Angola, right?

    • @rhodie.
      @rhodie.  3 года назад +3

      @@captainenglehorn8429 pretty sure that’s where the film crew filmed but maybe it’s Mozambique

    • @GhostRanger5060
      @GhostRanger5060 3 года назад +3

      Yes, they are underrated. Bless all the surviving Portuguese Paratroopers from that era.

  • @tabbithacampfield4116
    @tabbithacampfield4116 23 дня назад +1

    Congo Muller. Very few videos about him

    • @sna9210
      @sna9210 День назад

      Bester Man

  • @zerkku7916
    @zerkku7916 2 года назад +2

    Major Sam 2. I love it, keep up The good work!

  • @anon2034
    @anon2034 5 месяцев назад +3

    2:42 the Laughing Man!

  • @mikerilling6515
    @mikerilling6515 4 месяца назад +3

    @2:36 dead floppy 😂

  • @frogmanant
    @frogmanant 3 года назад +6

    Can you over-use a Warren Zevon song?

    • @Alex_Tango
      @Alex_Tango 3 года назад +8

      I have seen the congo videos of Major Sam 400 times each one, so no

  • @nicolaluisari8901
    @nicolaluisari8901 Год назад +2

    Am I wrong or the uniform camo are italian pattern ?

  • @didacclivilleoriol7057
    @didacclivilleoriol7057 Год назад +1

    Where did you found this amazing footage

    • @rhodie.
      @rhodie.  Год назад +1

      It’s on my channel, in the video called Mal D Africa

    • @JohnMoore-xf5wy
      @JohnMoore-xf5wy 10 месяцев назад

      ​@@rhodie.d you know Paddy Blood Curtis?

  • @snipper1ie
    @snipper1ie Месяц назад

    Seems like I have the same history as these men. The bottle trick nearly ended the Irish Defence Forces Summer Sailing camp on Bere Island. Cnut of a civvie trying it, broke his arm and his wife wrote to the Minister to complain.

  • @27neovo
    @27neovo Год назад

    Well I guess Forrest didn't run fast enough🤣

  • @gunner-
    @gunner- 2 года назад

    Mike Hoares unit?

  • @mauriceupton1474
    @mauriceupton1474 3 года назад +1

    Mad Mike Hore.

  • @nickborromeo9360
    @nickborromeo9360 3 года назад +6

    Is this guy being run over by the jeep of the mercs? 2:35🤔

    • @rhodie.
      @rhodie.  3 года назад +5

      According to the documentary they just chased him for a while until he succumbed to exhaustion.

    • @jameshall9836
      @jameshall9836 2 года назад

      @@rhodie. lol

  • @jeremybertz796
    @jeremybertz796 2 года назад +1

    Where did you get such clear, colored footage?

    • @rhodie.
      @rhodie.  2 года назад +3

      There's a documentary up on my channel called Mal D Africa, it was made from the same group that filmed Africa Addio.

    • @jeremybertz796
      @jeremybertz796 2 года назад +1

      @@rhodie. Oh sweet! I'll have to check it out. African Addio was a great documentary.

  • @samrajbuttar6469
    @samrajbuttar6469 7 месяцев назад

    That dude with the red apulettes is genuinely doing British colonial mind control 😂😂😂 lolz if only were that easy

  • @MassimilianoBoveri
    @MassimilianoBoveri Год назад +3

    Wonderful!Incredible memories!PAWME CHETE.

  • @samrajbuttar6469
    @samrajbuttar6469 7 месяцев назад

    Gen. Hodges with an iron cross.

  • @etowahwillis902
    @etowahwillis902 3 года назад +1

    What documentary is this from

    • @rhodie.
      @rhodie.  3 года назад +3

      On my channel there's a video called, "Mal D Africa"

  • @epicofgirugamesh815
    @epicofgirugamesh815 3 года назад +5

    what film did you get the footage from?

    • @rhodie.
      @rhodie.  3 года назад +6

      If you look on my channel there’s a video called “Mal D Africa” it’s a documentary about Africa

    • @epicofgirugamesh815
      @epicofgirugamesh815 3 года назад

      @@rhodie. thank you

  • @samrajbuttar6469
    @samrajbuttar6469 7 месяцев назад

    Thats the most English face with the iron cross😢😢😢

    • @RackwitzG
      @RackwitzG 7 месяцев назад

      Maybe, but he's german: Congo Müller - a former SS soldier.

  • @arkybaldknobber8062
    @arkybaldknobber8062 2 года назад +2

    looks like Detroit

  • @hurtfeelings1447
    @hurtfeelings1447 3 года назад +9

    Major samm jacked you, i know th original was you

  • @vuho2075
    @vuho2075 7 дней назад

    Well, when you really need a job

  • @kelsongardner6105
    @kelsongardner6105 4 месяца назад

    Where is this footage from?

    • @rhodie.
      @rhodie.  4 месяца назад +1

      Mal D Africa, I uploaded it on this channel years ago.

  • @rolandanthonis6008
    @rolandanthonis6008 5 месяцев назад

    souvenir avec nos amis comme Charles M et germain qui a ete bruler au visage souvenir a des gars avec des C

  • @Зелёная-книга1989
    @Зелёная-книга1989 Месяц назад

    2:44 тот самый помоги охотнику

  • @jorgearsenio161
    @jorgearsenio161 2 года назад

    19:41h14/3/2022 El vermut de canovas calle Salamanca n7 valencia spain 🥰😁

  • @lancejackson3524
    @lancejackson3524 2 года назад

    Iron cross @2.45

  • @isaiasmiranda8356
    @isaiasmiranda8356 Год назад

    Cuidado Teodoro cuidado muito cuidado com esse poder de 40 anos aí ass: Isaías do 🇧🇷 apoiando a 🇺🇦 apoiando TAIWAN 🇹🇼

  • @isaiasmiranda8356
    @isaiasmiranda8356 Год назад

    Cuidado que nós podemos fazer isso com vc aí Teodoro muito cuidado ass: Isaías do 🇧🇷 apoiando a 🇺🇦 apoiando TAIWAN 🇹🇼

  • @jorgearsenio161
    @jorgearsenio161 2 года назад

    O palestino saudades do talibã 🤔 mojamarasulolaaaaaaahhhhhhhh Jones 🥰🆘🚀

  • @mikerilling6515
    @mikerilling6515 4 месяца назад +2

    Gayest camo on earth @ 1:53

    • @waterz2415
      @waterz2415 Месяц назад

      Dont diss telo mimetico m29 😡😡😡

    • @funonoldwheels7150
      @funonoldwheels7150 Месяц назад

      Pretty sure the men wearing that would kill you with their thumb

  • @kolkturm
    @kolkturm 2 года назад +2

    Given the history of the Congo, Patrice Lumumba’s words to the Belgian king at the Congo's independence ceremony were more than appropriate. All the more in view of the facts that followed. Among other things, as a Nazi war criminal "Kongo Müller" was up to mischief there.

    • @BaronUltimo
      @BaronUltimo 2 года назад +15

      "Kongo Müller" was no war criminal.

  • @ZepelimAparecido
    @ZepelimAparecido 8 месяцев назад

    Mais que coisa linda linda do mais ass:Isaias do Brasil apoiando Palestina Líbano Iêmen hustin Líbano Iraque Afeganistão talibã

  • @olivelamubertini7074
    @olivelamubertini7074 15 дней назад

    de bon soldats

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    @jorgearsenio161 2 года назад

    @ish@2021 canal Suez bloqueado 🇰🇭🇰🇭🇰🇭

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