Marine reacts to Jeremy Clarkson: Greatest Raid of All Time (Part 1)
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My Grandad was actually part of that raid. Luckily he survived. I am immensely proud, due to him serving, my dad serving, I ended up serving for 18 years in a British Army infantry regiment.
outstanding.
We are all proud of you're grandfather and those like him. Even more gratefull to them!
My great uncle was too. X
Thank you for your service! 🖤🇬🇧🫡
Clarkson’s documentary presenting skills are highly underrated, especially regarding WWII. Find his doc about the Arctic Convoys. What they endured was harrowing.
Incredible and such courage aligned with ingenuity, I particularly enjoyed the Naval Reserve Officer who had the clarity of mind to paint his ship White mid voyage, to camouflage. Excellent.
No way near enough recognition
i just came here to say how much of a tossa jeremy is
his recent amazon series on running a farm is amazing.
I watched the Arctic Convoy doc. It was gripping.
That was a great documentary, Jeremy Clarkson can be funny in Top Gear and also respectful in WW2 documentaries
I wish he'd do more documentaries like this
@@B355Y He did one about Convoy PQ 17, which used to be on uhoob but its now moved to Amazon.
@@CHIL2903 yeah I've seen that, another great documentary
@@B355Y 👍 Agree!
@@CHIL2903 I did not know it's now on amazon. I'll have to re watch it 👍
“To be posted in the event of my failing to return”
That got me deep
This video landed in my suggestions and when I looked at the comments, I found someone with the same name as me. Good work.
@@206898195311 let’s swap bank accounts…??
And yet we treated that generation with contempt in the UK they get the lowest pension in Europe plus they have to sell their home for to pay care they don’t qualify for NHS shocking
Honestly I think Jeremy Clarkson is one of the best narrators around when he does it!
I couldn’t agree more
@@Lozh1993 i suspect one of the reasons he's so good ,is because he's got such respect and admiration for who they were and what they did. so he really is motivated bigtime to do them justice and pay them the respect and honour they deserve . he's determined not to let them down .
That letter from Bill Gibson to his father.. Christ.... what a man... thank you for your sacrifice, Bill
after looking at that plan, i think our grand parents had balls of steel and i am so grateful for their sacrifices and determination to be victorious. we owe you, literally!
This seriously needs to be made into a film, these true hero’s need to known the world over! Watching this documentary makes me proud to be British…
I believe one was made in the late sixties called “Attack on the iron coast”.
Seriously there is more than one movie attack on iron coast or the gift horse to name two and you are a Brit who doesn't know this ???
@@redrb26dett It could be an age thing you know!
There has been a couple of tries but both movies were a little cheaply done, would be great to see a modern remake with a large budget. Probably won’t happen as it’s a British focused story.
they all went to war so you didn't have to wind up speaking german but you can't even get your grammar right
Jezza is a straight talking legend! The men on this mission were true heroes, Bills letter showed the true understanding these men had of the likelihood of their death.
They wouldnt call themselves heroes.....They would say that they were well trained to do their job to the best of each one's abilities and then just get "on with it and do it!"
That takes courage.....and balls of steel!
One of my uncles took part in operation:Market Garden and i have seen a picture of him in b/w....he was a cheeky chappy with a huge grin as he posed as a 17-18 yr old.
I have nothing but the greatest of respect for these "young men"......and they were "young" to do what they did.
The last part of your video reminded me of a letter my grandfather wrote to my grandmother just before D-Day. He was a member of the New Brunswick North Shore Regiment (Canada) that was part of the assault division for Juno Beach. The regiment was in the first wave and wasn't expected to survive the landing. They were told their lives would be sacrificed in order to guarantee the survival of the re-enforcement regiments. In the letter, my grandfather gave my grandmother a chance to divorce him in order to prevent her from becoming a widow. He survived the D-Day landing and made it to August 10 where he suffered a head wound from a sniper while cutting fences just before the battle of Kesney Woods in Normandy, France. My grandfather somehow survived his wounds and came home in 1946.
Your Grandfather would have left from Gosport. We have a lot of memorials to Canadian troops. The people of Gosport looked after the troops and gave them all they had. There is a big relationship between Canada and the town of Gosport. It’s not well known but both feel there is a debt that could never be repaid.
God bless your grandfather.
Thankyou sir for your service
These people were just a different breed. True legends.
My Papa was a Commando soldier on that raid (and others).
Not so sure about that. Pre-war they were as you and I: lazy and silly. Once war came they did what was required. I reckon, were the same to happen now, our lazy, silly generation would step up just the same.
This is a great example of the "British Spirit". We may fight and argue among us in peace time but when our Country and freedoms are threatened we will answer our Country's call to arms as we have done throughout our turbulent history both here in the UK and throughout our former Empire. Thank for showing this video. I forget who said "Never underestimate the British"
Lord Mountbatten was a Uncle of the Queen,and was murdered by the .I.r.a while fishing off the coast of Ireland,killed with him was one of his Grandsons,10 years old,one of his daughters and a young village boy who used to help him.
My uncle was a Lancaster pilot and won the dfc for helping sink the turpitz. He went on to be lifelong friends with a survivor.
Clarkson made me a history AND car nerd. Such a legend and one of the few celebrities I'll be genuinely sad when he's no longer with us. Love these types of videos brother, if you ever stumble into rural Sweden somewhere I might find ya and buy you a beer!
I was already a history and car nerd, but Clarkson made me an anglophilic history and car nerd.
The Americans were so impressed with the British Commandos in WWII that they set up US Ranger battalions based on them. They even embedded with the British Commandos to start with and carried out the Dieppe raid together which we learned a lot of important lessons from that would help us during the invasion. Subsequently, the US Rangers did another incredibly daring mission on their own during the invasion of Normandy at Pointe du Hoc and displayed incredible bravery against the odds. It is worth watching any documentaries or films about what the 2nd Ranger Battalion did at Pointe du Hoc. It was a madman's D-Day mission and the Yanks would pull it off.
The Dieppe raid consisted of about a dozen Free French troops, 50 US Rangers, 1,000 British troops and 5,000 Canadians.
Weren't the US amry rangers the fist to land unofficially 🤔🤔
The action at Pointe du Hoc is one of the most incredible stories out there
@@lukepepper3949 _"That guys overrated"_
(referring to FM.Montgomery)
Think that's the only line which mentions the British in the whole film
We should be happy we even got a mention 😂😒
Yeah Dieppe was a shitstorm but like you said we learned a lot of lessons, Dday could have been very differant.
I’ve been waiting for you to react to this. Those guys had balls like church bells.
@Chris G ding dong
Bomber Command : Nearly a fifty percent attrition rate...remember that.
@@spanishpeaches2930 the Kreigsmarine “hold my beer”.
I was never a fan of Clarkson on Top Gear but his WW2 documentaries are awesome! He made three. This one on Operation 'Chariot', a previous one on the Victoria Cross (which he mentions) and the third on Convoy PQ17. All are very well researched and presented. I've watched all of them several times and they never get old. Wish he would do some more!
Agree, was never a fan of Top Gear (I still remember William Woollard)! But his documentaries are excellent. Also, Clarkson's Farm is pretty good too.
I liked Top Gear when I was younger, but over the years Clarkson started to grate on me. And as he got more active on Twitter, etc. I liked him even less.
But I can't argue with the quality of his WW2 documentaries.
My great grandad volunteered for the commandos in 1940. At the time he was a sgt in the royal Scots, and married with 3 kids! I'm told he was embarrassed by Dunkirk so him and his mate volunteered. He was apparently pissed off hugely that he missed dday because he was in hospital with a smashed up arm caused by a training accident! After the war he went back to his regiment and was sent out to Palestine, and he'd said it was scarier out there than anything he'd experienced during the war! He retired as a captain and adjutant, He died in 1972 and I never got the chance to meet the warry old bastard!
🙏🥲🥲🥲
My grandad probably trained your grandad. He died in the 60's when my mum was only 15 so she never got to hear much of what he did but we know he spent time training troops in snowdonia very early in the war (probably the commandos) and was eventually captured fighting with partisans in Yugoslavia.
My Great Uncle Walter John Robertson Jr sadly wasn't in The Commandos, but he served with distinction with Montgomery's Division and was highly decorated for grit/determination during the Battle of El Alamein and action in relief of Tunis. He survived the war having joined as a Private and finished as Sergeant. Rest In Peace Great-Uncle Walter.
This is brilliant, and Clarkson is a fantastic presenter. I'm very surprised this story hasn't been made into a movie.
The "lantern jawed killing machine" appears to sat next to Micky Burn in that photo!
If you were impressed by the woodworking skills, check out some videos on the Mosquito fighter/bomber probably the greatest plane of WW2 and built almost entirely of wood.
It's very hard to comprehend what British, American, Canadians , Aussies etc , went through in ww2 and previous wars . My respect to all men and women, who thought for our freedom ❤
The Russian's and German's had some batshit crazy battles as well.
Let's not forget the Russians here they lost more men than anyone
@@theshiftybloke4672 To be fair, America supplied our Commonwealth forces with food and war materiel before public opinion 'allowed' them to join the fray.
@@chong2389 How much did It cost?
@@iriscollins7583 The Lend Lease Act was enacted by Congress ed in 1940. It allowed the USA to 'lease' food and war materiel rather than the outright selling of it to a combatant, which would have breached their neutrality. In lieu of cash payment, Churchill agreed to 'lease' British bases in the Caribbean and Newfoundland (not part of Canada until 1949) which would be later used by US air and naval forces.
It's great seeing you react to a Brit after leaving London, and being so genuine in your reaction, Jeremy's a good geezer. I served in 16AA (air assault)
"My dearest dad, By the time you get this, I shall be one of many that sacrificed their unimportant lives...."
That really hit me.
It's so true today that the present generation of similar age has never learnt of the sacrifices of their ancestors nor true history regarding these struggles.
They are willing to sacrifice their countries for lies.
Not all. Many of this generation have served and served well. Plenty of the "computer gaming/hoodie wearing" generation have stepped up to plate.
Ladbible's video old soldier meets young soldier shows the generational differences between a WW2 soldier and a modern vet. Seeing how each one regards their service is intense, illuminating and humbling. I don't know if Theo has watched it but I'm going to check now. His thoughts would definitely interest me.
Edit: The follow up video where the young vet reacts to RUclips comments about the prior video is just as interesting and quite frankly shows an appalling lack of empathy and understanding for what these soldiers have gone through and continue to go through.
Absolutely, but how do we now spend that freedom so hard earned? wisely? or with utter disrespect for those who gave?.
That's not true for all of them. I think about history and its significance all the time.
It's not a generational thing as much as it is a stupid-people thing, and there's a lot more stupid people now lol.
@@greetb9330 I lost a lot of respect for people when I saw them rioting during the very lockdown they claimed they supported.
Im a bearded tree surgeon that has tears rolling down his face at the shear bravery and stomach these men had ,may we never forget the sacrifice the people of that generation gave.
I admire how you guys climb trees. I'm a carpenter and I hate heights. I don't know how you do it but I love watching it. But these guys were just another level of brave😊. Greetings from down under mate.
@@matthewcullen1298 You have some big old trees in your part of the world mate with horrible bitey things living in them very brave boys lol
but too true they were proper billy big balls back then.
16:56 Lord Louis Mountbatten was the uncle (on his father's side) of Prince Philip (Queen Elizabeth's husband who passed away this year) Louis Mountbatten also known as Dickie was assassinated in 1979 in Ireland by an IRA member (Irish Republican Army) while out on a yacht that was blown up. He is known for helping to raise Prince Philip who was also in the Navy.
@@Raven-qj8xk yeah it wasn't a yacht it was a small fishing boat. Thanks for the correction as I had forgot that. 😊
Small correction, Louis Mountbatten was Prince Philip's maternal uncle. Born Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, his paternal grandfather was King George I of Greece, he renounced his Greek and Danish titles when he married into the British Royal Family. Required to have a surname, he took the name of his mother's family in Britain, Mountbatten.
That name was forced on Philip's maternal grandfather Admiral Prince Louis of Battenberg, a German prince and British naval officer. He was head of the Royal Navy in 1914 and forced into retirement because of his German heritage. In 1917, King George V (grandfather of Elizabeth II) excised the Germans out the British aristocracy and those who sided with Britain were given new titles against their will. Prince Louis of Battenberg became Louis Mountbatten, Marquess of Milford Haven.
@Chris G The only good thing about 9/11 was that afterward Biden types who think they're Irish stopped contributing as much to the IRA for their terror atrocities. It was a huge mistake to go for peace with a terrorist group that murders innocent people indiscriminately. Defeat from the jaws of victory! It can be easily understood though when we remember which Prime Ministers and presidents were involved with it.
@Chris G you've answered your own question there. It would never have happened without compromise.
@Chris G I remember those too, and a fair few of my friends relatives served there. I certainly do not agree with the actions of the IRA but there was a lot of extremely bad things done by all sides involved.
Mate. You tube has been offering me your videos for a little while now and I've got to say. You're a great ambassador for your country.
I've been waiting for you to do this raid, my grandfather was a commando in WW2, he faught in Italy, the stories he used to tell me, of him and his mates
These guys had balls heavier than the Tirpitz. Please post part 2 ASAP :). Love your content, from Liverpool. UK.
When I was still in the royal navy I've seen that dock in person and the escape route they had to take. It's amazing to think how they pulled this raid off after seeing all the locations in person ironically all locations in filming I'd been to at some point or other and didn't realise till I watched this documentary it's mad to think I've shared the same ground as these brave men
I’m sat here in 2022 and so proud. I had three family members serve in WW11,not commandos but for what they did I’m eternally grateful . I’ve only just found your channel but thank you for showing so much respect for other armed forces. Keep safe ❤
Thank You for reacting to this.. Your respect is obvious & helping to spread these stories of amazing bravery.. Keeping alive the memory of these brave men, is admirable. 👍🇬🇧🇺🇸
Clarkson has done some fantastic docs, he should do some more WW2 ones he is so good and passionate about it.
I do know about this raid Theo and I must say that I’m enjoying the way you show and talk about it, I can also see your genuine respects for the brave men who were involved and I look forward to the next half, I believe that this saying by Winston Churchill “ Never has so much been owed by so many to so few,” says it all, cheers Theo.🇬🇧👍🏻
I hope every generation remember these men and there sacrifices. Sometimes wonder what they did it for with all the violence and fraud in modern life, in all walks of life.
No doubt the woke left will find something racist and then try to erase this raid from history.
Well said.
@@thetruthwillout9094 I think you guys have little faith. I am apart of Gen Z, quite proudly, and I remember these men and I always appreciate what they have indirectly done for me.
Been waiting for this one... tops up the whisky glass!
Wow! How many more stories are out there like this.? What a gem. We must never forget the sacrifices made for the sake of future generations . Thank you for such a interesting deeply moving video .
Everyone loves your passion for military history and the inside knowledge of what it takes to be so brave, I cant fathom the bravery but you can as you have served. Glad you are doing well off of RUclips, long may it go on.
Good skills for checking this out. An awesome documentary made even better by the Juxtaposition of Jezza's normal irreverence to most things with the total respect he showed here.
Thats because he cares greatly about the military you should check out what it takes to win a VC video clarkson presents a bad ass documentary.
"The fact it is regarded as impossible MAKES it possible" - haha - Sun Tzu!
I'm in awe of my fellow countrymen. I feel so feeble compared to these incredible people. God they were truly awe inspiring. My children walk the earth because of them. I really am so proud to be British. I am also in awe of the young American man showing so much respect to these incredible men. I commend you all. 🇬🇧
its funny you say that as they think the youth of today could do the same thing given the right circumstances
I love how Clarkson explains everything
This was made in 2006, and first shown on BBC TV in March 2007. I think all the veterans interviewed have since passed on. What a legacy they have left us with their first hand accounts, captured on film.
My own Grandmother ( b.1894 ) , told me that one of her first memories as a girl was attending a Village party near Thirsk, North Yorkshire, aged about 5, where the village had gathered to celebrate the 100th birthday of a Gentleman, who'd served as a Drummer Boy at Waterloo in 1815. She herself died just 6 months short of her 100th Birthday, in March 1994, and my son ( b.1986 ) obviously met her many times .... Should he attain the age of 80, he could tell his Grandchildren that he knew someone, who'd met a man who was at Waterloo, 251 years ago .... just blows your mind !
Yes, it does 🤯🤔😁
Loved Jeremy Clarksons documentary. Very heroic tales!
I believe Jeremy Clarkson's mother commentated that this documentary made her the most proud of her son!
Rightly so . He's dammed good at it ! Please do more of these jezza.
I have watched this documentary a few times now and I never fail to get emotional at the bravery and sacrifice of those men. Glad you got around to reacting to it. There is a follow up "the making of the greatest raid of all" which shows how the battle scenes for the documentary were made with models etc. It's also pretty cool.
Thank you for covering this 🙏 as having some one who was there who went in on Campbeltown it’s makes me so happy this small op is finally starting to gain public knowledge
Some one get this man a Mars bar!
Brilliant editing, and brilliant storytelling.
Thank you reacting to this inspiring and moving documentary / story. Really love and appreciate your own reaction commentary. Graham W, Halifax, West Yorkshire
Once again another great reaction. Can't wait for part 2. Check out the Siege of Jadotville . Between 13-17 September 1961, 156 inexperienced United Nations peacekeepers of ‘A’ Company, 35th Irish Infantry Battalion fought a heroic defence in the Congo against 2,000-4,000 secessionist armed Katangese gendarmeries and mercenaries.
these first commandos where on another level to anything ive ever seen or heard of. they where hard as nails and did whatever it took amazing men
I have nothing but massive respect for these guy's and this generation , we need their selflessness and stoic determination now , more than ever !
I love how respectful you are with footage like this, even of things like the craftsmanship of the ships. I watched a load of your videos some years ago and randomly had this one suggested to me today, I hadn't watched this documentary for years and forgot how good it was. I'll now be subscribing, good work!
I love your videos, I love your enthusiasm for all things military & the incredible respect you have for other nations forces
My nan had an accident & sadly died falling out of a train in 1942. She was on her way back from a night shift from working in an ammunitions factory in Liverpool. She had gone to work there after her brother was MIA in a raid in France. After doing a bit of research I found the name of her brother. He was involved in operation chariot. I’d never heard of this before & watched the Jeremy Clarkson documentary about it. I had a lot of mixed emotions watching it but so proud of all the brave men that fought there. My great uncle was called Levi Homer. He got caught & spent time in a POW camp in Poland. He died in 1973 so he made it home. So wish I’d got to meet him. What incredible brave men they were.
the one he does about the Victoria cross is epic,, the twist at the end, wow
the bravery of these soft spoken men is awe inspiring
It's funny I can't listen to Jeremy Clarkson on top gear etc but when he does a video on a military subject he just draws you in
This is a fantastic story of a group of utterly selfless, brave soldiers who paid the ultimate sacrifice, another great video!
Awesome. I really cant imagine how brave and selfless the men raking part were
The thing I love most about Britain is how we record and care for our history. I know many other nations preserve their past but Britain goes above and beyond to keep everything we can and it's a beautiful thing.
When something seems impossible the enemy don't see it coming. So true.
The Commandos thrive on that.
Wow, this really highlights belief creating reality. Those who thought they would die did and those who thought they would survive did. Mindset is a powerful thing.
When the Dartmouth naval college wad introduced by Jeremy . It gave me an instant idea of what my wonderful father went through as youngster . He left the navy as lieutenant commander ( also 007's rank) and started a children's home where I eventually arrived in 79 . A vulnerable 2 year old.
The diaries I hold possession of you must re read
You need to watch the Documentary of ‘Britain’s Greatest Pilot: The Extraordinary Story of Captain Eric Winkle Brown’
He was born in 1919 and only died in 2016 and he was a Test Pilot who flew 487 different types of Aircraft, more than anyone else in history.
And he only counted types, so the nearly 20 marks of Spits he flew count as just one.
I think I saw that. Wasn't he the first Allied pilot to fly a captured Me 163 Komet?
@@hairydave82 - And the first to land on an aircraft carrier
@@hairydave82 Actually it is more interesting than that. It was not a captured Me 163 per se, more like war loot. After the German surrender Captain Brown had the job of touring Germany and once occupied countries picking up enemy experimental types, prototypes and state of the art aircraft and flying them back to RAE for evaluation. In many cases he had to work out how to fly them in real time. He was of course a fluent German speaker which probably helped. Yes, he test flew a Me 163, but he had an experienced and cooperative Luftwaffe aircrew to get him in the air and down in one piece. Essentially the Me163 was a near supersonic glider. It used the Walther rocket motor to boost it up and above the USAAF bomber stream and then glider back through it at speed picking off B17s with its 30mm cannon. The drawback was of course its habit of exploding on landing and the tendency of the fuel to dissolve the pilot.
He was not the first to land on a carrier, that happened during WWI. He was however the first to land a multi-engined aircraft which at the time was thought impossible for a number of very good aerodynamic reasons.... a Mosquito in 1944. He was also the first to land a jet, again thought impossible...... a Sea Vampire in 1945.
He was offered a test flight in a Natter, which he turned down. Look up the Natter and you'll see why - a manned anti-aircraft missile. The German ground crews he worked with seemed genuinely helpful and cooperative. The one exception was the German flight engineer for his recovery of the World's then biggest flying boat. That engineer had locked the controls which only became apparent during an abortive take off. I suppose the idea was to wreck the aircraft and kill the Brits, since the German was in the engineers seat at the time he was apparently quite prepared to go too. He was persuaded to vacate the position by a Webley revolver, after the take off run (in a fjord) was aborted.
Eric Brown's biography is a good read packed with excellent anecdotes. Something that came across to me was the attitude of the people he encountered in the former occupied countries. A genuine sense of gratitude and deep affection is clear. How and Why did the UK throw all that away?
His all time favourite was the DH Hornet and Sea Hornet. Given the near 500 types tested, from biplanes to supersonics, that is quite an accolade. He dubbed it the Mosquito Sports Model.
Jeremy tells this story brilliantly he knows his history about the War .
Im from Birmingham UK and we treasure Jeremy. His documentary’s are top class.
Also i love how respectful u are to the vets
Thank you for your respectful and considered view on this.
Legendary . Lest we forget ❤🇬🇧
My dad was based down Plymouth , he was a gunner in the navy and also on the anti sea mine boat's...he said they used wooden boats to find the mines in the sea and a hook would cut the mine underwater anchor...and pop up to surface..then he would blow them up...this story reminded me of him...rip dad..
Great response video...
Big love from the uk 👊
When the old vets talk about the raid it makes me tear up.
I love your humble respectful reaction. Thankyou.
The "oh you won't be killed" bit gets me. Such brave men.
"What a f*****g legend Dude" ... That really touched you didn't it. ... Your reactions are superb. Love from UK.
When you see an older person in the street these days and think, aww...sweet old man. When actually in their formative years they were absolute warriors and brave trained killers....
Next time your in the UK check out the Dover castle, they have under ground WW2 military hospital that you can visit. still has an operations planning room.
An excellent reaction from a very knowledgeable vet . steve London
I have a box full of those Commando War Stories comics, used buy them when I was a nipper with my pocket money 6d they cost .lol
same. mine date back to the 70s and 80s. I believe i've seen new reprints of them some years ago.
There's an Old 1968 film with American actor Lloyd Bridges called Attack on the Iron Coast , it's based around The Raid on St Nazaire
britain:"can we borrow a destroyer?"
usa:"yeah, no worries. we can 'lend' you a destroyer."
britain:"*chuckle. you aint gettin' that back.*"
She got a grander end than the breakers yard at least 😉
It’s quite clear to me that you really know what your talking about and that makes your remarks and analysis so much more interesting and easy to understand . I was aware of this raid before this but I know it’s not that well known nationwide, the cahones on these guys , the sacrifice and the certain knowledge of almost no way home absolutely stupefies me and I’d like to thank you for taking this on , thank you sir 👍🏴
Great stuff. Recommend this to yer a year ago, Its on a different level to most war stories.🇬🇧
"Britain had already lost 9 million tons of shipping"
Damn! That's the equivalent of around 90 Nimitz class aircraft carriers. Those U-boats not only gave Germany an equal footing to the Royal Navy, but gave them an edge too. They were true sea wolves. Great video man, all the best - C.
They were certainly one of the biggest threats to Britain in the war. They only became less effective once we Brits cracked Enigma and knew where they were operating, and with new advances in radar we could fly some anti-submarine aircraft out to sea where they'd be sitting on the surface recharging their batteries and catch them by surprise. ASW really came into its own during WWII.
They weren't much of a threat to the navy, but they could easily attack civilian shipping when the navy wasn't there, and the navy wasn't well equipped to catch them, at least at first.
This is good to watch very brave men. I like your relaxed view on these videos well done
Ah, the Tirpitz. A battleship so badly overestimated by the Allies it became a self-fulfilling prophecy
Hey Theo, when you,ve done part 2, have a look into Operation Pedestal, about the legendary SS Ohio. The ship that saved Malta.
Jeremy Clarkson mentions finding a book about the raid in a secondhand bookshop. I found what must have been another copy of the same book in my old local pub. It had been bought as a job lot of books just to fill some shelves and add to the fake " olde worlde " ambience of the place. Although as a kid growing up in the early 1960s, I already knew of the raid through reading comics like " The Victor " and The Valiant " which were packed with war stories from WW2 as well as another comic just called " Commando ", I had never read about it in such mind blowing detail. Thank you to you and your channel for bringing this to a wider audience, some of whom may not have heard of it, and doing so in such a respectful manner.
This makes so proud of my country and all the sacrifice our forefathers made for freedom we should never forget them
THANK YOU. You have made some
ones family very proud today .THANK YOU also x
The raid was very well known outside military circles as not only well publicised at the time BUT immortalised in the British War Film 'The Gift Horse' released in 1952 and re-run hundreds of time on UK TV channels and I have copy of the film in my personal film library. The film was caused 'The Gift Horse' as the destroyer was one of the 50 WW1 lend lease destroyers transferred to the Royal Navy.
My mothers 2 brothers served in the RSAN on a motor launch on the St Nazaire raid were among the few who returned from the raid.
In the early 1990's I worked for GEC Alsthom and attended a conference of GEC and Alcatel Alsthom Welding Engineers at the Chantiers D'Atlantic dock yard organised by the Direction Technique in Paris - Before we were shown around the dockyard including the dry dock in question we were asked by the Direction Technique organiser if any of us had visited the Chantiers D'Atlantic - I put my hand up and said whilst I hadn't my mothers 2 brothers had visited the dockyard on the 28th March, 1942, on the St Nazaire Raid. It turned out that the Direction Technique conference organiser had been an apprentice in the dockyard at the time of the raid and it was obvious how much the appreciated the raid and our dockyard tour included a tour of the raid locations including the underground pumping stations that controlled the dry dock flooding and water removal and whose demolitions were key to the raid. He also showed us how the dock was modified to seal off the entrance to the river Loire and open a new dry dock gate to the inner basin opposite the bomb proof U-Boat pens. From memory the new dry dock gates were erected whilst the Germans still occupied St Nazaire BUT the underground pipes and pumps were not in service till after the war ended.
There was a second, sub standard, American film released in 1967 called 'Raid on the Iron Coast' staring Lloyd Bridges - sub-standard because like all Hollywood films the script writers ignored the truth and created a Hollywood fantasy instead of a historically accurate representation.
There are many secondhand bookshops in the USA, some of them very good indeed. I rarely returned from a trip to the USA without several books in my luggage.
I love the old school briefing..here, here, here, here and here. Oh and here.
1:11 damn that 109 is hauling ass, its in a dogfight probably a spitfire chasing it
Now this is a proper heroes raid every single man didn't think they would come home massive respect to these men made of different stuff selfless
The first real commando type raid carried out by the British Army was on 2nd April 1801 during the battle of Copenhagen.
That’s a very cool bit of military history. 👍🇬🇧👍🇬🇧
i served 22 yrs, we all want to keep up the traditions of the past, especially Rorkes Drift Small with big balls Extrmely proud of my nation
Remember watching this on the Television years ago . Awesome video to post and react on . Great work as always brother . Shame I didn’t get to meet you when you came over and visited Exeter I could have shown you a few places I think you may have missed . Keep up the great work you do 🏴
By Hook or by Crook I love your profile name. My mom always used that saying when I was a child in Ontario Canada. It's not something I hear often but it always reminds me of my mom and my childhood.
@@foxyandlucy6392 “ By any means necessary “ is the meaning . Thanks Foxy and Lucy . I hope life is treating you well over their in Canada. I have family over in Vancouver my grandmother was Canadian. You take care ✌️🏴
So glad you’ve watched this
He also does another about Victoria cross mate ! Give that a watch