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A Few Minutes of History
United Kingdom
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This is a channel for those who have a spare 10 minutes, but who are still after that good history fix!
If you enjoy the content, please like and subscribe as it really does help!
I also have a podcast, where I interview historians, veterans and also add more content -
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I have to give a shoutout to my Dad, who helps me greatly with my research, topics and is a huge historical nut!
Email - afewminutespod@outlook.com
Twitter - @afewminshistory
If you enjoy the content, please like and subscribe as it really does help!
I also have a podcast, where I interview historians, veterans and also add more content -
Spotify - open.spotify.com/show/0AhQ94qzwPkuFnX0hKVDa2?si=QpPZS6cxS0uA1rMtTIUKQw
I have to give a shoutout to my Dad, who helps me greatly with my research, topics and is a huge historical nut!
Email - afewminutespod@outlook.com
Twitter - @afewminshistory
The Royal Navy Sailor of Arnhem
When we think of the battle of Arnhem, most people’s minds are immediately cast to the brave heroics of the British Airborne Forces whose last stand has gone down in history.
But did you know that a Royal Navy sailor Air Mechanic Leonard Augustus Hooker is buried in the Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery at Oosterbeek.
In today’s video, I find out why!
Market Garden Playlist - ua-cam.com/play/PLrD5yYSFQ4P2QOPc9aDxi-R1aJo60MMOQ.html
#history #warzone #military #arnhem #airborne #paratrooper #britisharmy #royalnavy #navy #raf #plane
But did you know that a Royal Navy sailor Air Mechanic Leonard Augustus Hooker is buried in the Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery at Oosterbeek.
In today’s video, I find out why!
Market Garden Playlist - ua-cam.com/play/PLrD5yYSFQ4P2QOPc9aDxi-R1aJo60MMOQ.html
#history #warzone #military #arnhem #airborne #paratrooper #britisharmy #royalnavy #navy #raf #plane
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William “Big Bill” Speakman, served in the British army during the Korean War, during his service in the conflict he was awarded the Victoria Cross, Britains highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy, in doing so he became the first soldier to receive the honour from the newly crowned Queen Elizabeth. #history #britisharmedforces #warzone #britisharmy #military #korea #korean #army
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Not Holland......
Love the Airman given the two fingered salute.
The man in question is Lt Jack Reynolds - who served in the 2nd Battalion South Staffordshire Regiment
@@afewminutesofhistory Great to know. Hope he had a long good life after this. God bless him and his colleagues.
@TC-qd1zw he did. He died in 2019 aged 97! He was awarded the Military Cross for his courage in Sicily in 1943.
@@afewminutesofhistory A real man of courage.
@TC-qd1zw absolutely!
HMS Daedalus, recorded on the Gents headstone, was a Royal Naval Air Station, which is now Solent Airport. Daedalus, in Greek myth, was the father of Icarus, who is supposed to have fashioned wings of feathers and wax, and then foolishly flew too close to the sun. RIP Leonard. TBP
Nicknamed HMS Deadloss.
You have enlightened me about the FAA loaning personnel to the RAF, during Market Garden. It still astonishes me that the whole country appears to know about this operation, which ultimately was a failure. Yet hardly anyone knows about the operation that followed it. Operation Infatuate, the clearing of the River Scheldt estuary, in November 1944. This was a complete success as it enabled the allies to use the port of Antwerp, which had been captured intact in September 1944. It was a combined ops operation and had the effect of shortening the Allies supply lines by 300 miles. Have you done a video covering this? I ask as the son of a Corporal in 48 Royal Marines Commando, who aged 21 took part in operation Infatuate II as part of 4 Commando Brigade.
Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed the video. I haven’t yet, but, it is on my list of things to do, I just haven’t got round to it yet, I need to do abit more reading and research on the subject.
If you want any help reseaching operation Infatuate2, I have good knowledge of it, having visited Walcheren many times with my Dad and the other vets from 48 RM Commando, with stories that do not appear in the official histories!@afewminutesofhistory
@tubaman500 ---- Most likely we know about "Operation Market Garden" because of the book by Cornelius Ryan and the movie of the same title: "A Bridge Too Far". You could write a letter to the movie / television producers in the U.K. and suggest that they make a movie, or better yet a Television mini-series with several episodes about "Operation Infatuate". The local people could be the "extras", and possibly use some real British Royal Marines and Dutch Marines to do the actual getting soggy and wet and muddy and the "boom-boom' and "bang-bang" stuff.
There is a book in existence called D Day Commando by Ken Ford that gives detailed account of 48's role in this operation. My Dad contributed to it!@@gusloader123
Every day's a school day. I never knew that.
Glad you enjoyed it! Cheers
An airborne hero regardless of his work in the senior service, any man giving his life for the airborne is an airborne hero
Well that was something I didn't know.
Glad you enjoyed it!
A interesting episode, something I’d never heard of, thank you for your sacrifice sailor
Glad you enjoyed it!
Rip
I definitely learnt something new today, I’d never heard of this
Fantastic
Duck!!! No man it's a spitfire.
A brutal war fought against an evil regime
Absolutely disgusting that a real hero had to sell the highest award possible because he didn't have enough money.
It is disgusting, it should have been paid for by the government
The forgotten war by those who never fought there. But one which the world still feels the consequences of today
Looks like me in WT. Flying llower than snake 💩 baby. Outstanding.
there is no need for navigation, there has never been the need for navigation.
… That way nobody bugs us. 1:09 It kind of calms us down 2:22
Those men expressed genuine fear fulled exhilaration.
Can't remember the number of times I've seen this. He still makes me smile
What you might call…. “A grass-cutter”
My favorite Donald Sutherland 😍
One of the best movies.
There is a video of an interview with Steve Morgan, who was with Grayburn when he was hit for the final time.
Why do the british always go on about ww2 ....no one cares
It’s the most important, and world changing event of the last 150+ years. Britain played one of the biggest roles
I never get tired of watching this low pass , he was grass cutting with the prop!
😂😂😂😂😂
❤ amazing.
Never fails to make me grin like a Cheshire cat!
Fack me...fack, fack me, was perfect.
Did you know I didn't care
Cared enough to watch and comment! Happy Sunday!
Put simply. The most beautiful aircraft ever designed.
Ray, may you forever pilot all your beloved aircraft .
“F..k me !” No thanks. Smell of shit would put me off.
Now, broadcast that!
Ooh that lovely Merlin Engine ❤❤❤❤❤❤
Few sounds like it in my opinion!
@@afewminutesofhistory no sound like it. I was in a hopper from Hungry to Moldove in 2009 and when it started up I had The Biggest Smile listening to these twin engines.
@frankmetcalfe9391 fantastic! You really can’t! Whenever I hear it, I always look to the skies!
@@afewminutesofhistory you should hear The De Havelend Mossie
At 2:04 on your video, that’s my grandad standing behind Greyburn slightly to the right (his left)
Who is that? At 2:05 it’s a bridge?
@@Nvila-pf6nzok, 2:04 then. 🫣 Pte A Tate: 4747547 (edited)
Ordinary men doing EXTRAORDINARY acts of Valor for their buddies and the men of their command ,The greatest Generation., Allies in blood, brothers by combat.
Definitely, they certainly gave their all for their friends, units and nations.
Brave man, it takes a special kind of man to be wounded several times and continue the fight. Thanks for youre bravery and service to the country
Well said, i couldn't agree more.
Short back & sides Sir?😁
And a new underwear order!
The mighty RR Merlin 27 litre V12 supercharged engine. The engine that won WW2. Pure mechanical perfection.
It's a glorious engine, always one when heard that makes me stop and immediately look to the skies!
@@afewminutesofhistory Yep, Me too.
RR Merlins were also in the P51 Mustangs.
@@eccehomer8182 not just mustangs but many other aircraft.
Great film. One of my personal trilogy of war films alongside Kelly's Heroes and The Dirty Dozen.
A fine trilogy of movies if I say so myself!
😂 brilliant and some amazing flying too
The reaction at the end is absolutely brilliant!
@afewminutesofhistory haha it's brilliant and most likely want I'd have said too lol
Reminds me of Bucanneers flew by Brits across the desert in the U.S.
Buccaneers.
@@geofflancaster8542 oh aye, Bucks, correct, I'll change title, cheers.
"We were kicking up dust, so we climbed..... to 20 feet."
I didn’t know that about the Sherman’s I was wondering how they got so many for the film. Brilliant
I didn’t know either till I did the research! It’s pretty cool isn’t it!
Was privileged to watch him fly, brilliant
The Sherman’s being ontop of land rovers is absolutely genius
Makes you wander why it’s not done more
It is rather genius!
My favourite film
That Spit is so low that when it passes over the reporter, you can see the prop wash move the grass...