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Real soldiers and better men." Not by strenght"

The British Navy, Army and RAF did countless under-cover raids against the Germans, think Crabb and mini Italian subs then the raids under Tiroits etc. Trevor Howard in this film was also in Gift Horse, ramming an old American Navel ship on a one-way mission to destroy a German-held dry dock in France.

Please may I send my best wishes to any former musicians who may be in this group,I'm afraid I'm neither a former musician or commando myself but I'm the son of a former musician trombonist who served from approx 1953 to 1966,I absolutely love the whole musical spectrum of what the corps has evolved into and I'm proud to say I'm the son of a former bandie

MISSION COMPLETE...❤

Very brave men! Thank you for presenting this film. Greetings from Canada. Can't even find the movie made about this. It is not shown on most sites.

I'm reminded of the 'The Forlorn Hope' at 'Badajoz'

They made a movie about it but I cant find it anywhere.

Respectfully brave honest man,.

Re, the "Cockleshell" Heroes movie, Ferer played "Maj. Stringer" not "Blondie" Haslar, and his direction and telling of the subject was fanciful. The film suffered because of it.

Better to have used free French Commandos familiar with terrain And language!

Brave men.....thank you.

The movie altho based on fact was heavily fictionalised An American actor used for Box office appeal and silly scenes of fighting each other and only having a go at the fellow and not the wife for Playing around

What an incredible group of man they were . Why there has not been film made and I don't mean the stupid one made in the fifties. A good one showing the true facts

Outstanding. Lest We Forget

Can’t believe these “canoes” didn’t sink immediately whence pulled out of the submarine and boarded by these marines. Not cause of all the gear, or the waves, but cause of the MASSIVE size of the two STEELY balls each man involved brought to bear. R.I.P. every one of them! Every time we appreciate & respect our veterans and the FREEDOMS they preserved for all of us, we bid them honor, that is so rightly deserved. Cheers to all and remember to enjoy your life and the freedom that was sacrificed to gain and maintain it.

Several books, Paddy Ashdown " A Brilliant Little Operation. Cockleshell Commando, Bill Sparkes, Cockleshell Heroes, Lucas Philips. I have read each one, being a former Bootneck I felt compelled. One day I plan to do the Frankton Walk in France.

they should have got the vc after all they gave there lifes so we could be free

Before U D T and Navy Seals these British Marines were doing their thing . They had balls of steel that's for sure and still being humble and quite . 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

Hero's x

Fucking waist of time

Thank you so much for putting this up. Bill Sparks carried himself with such dignity. He epitomised such wholehearted but totally unassumingly modest devotion to duty. Having lived in France for over ten years in the 1970s and 80s I can say that the French people have not forgotten the bravery of these men and all the other members of the resistance and the thousands and thousands of allied soldiers, sailors and airmen, who gave their lives to rid Europe of the scourge of Nazism. Lest we forget.

speechless for a marine

brilliant

It's fun to play the triplets near the end.

Rest in peace in alfriston old son

The "real story" behind the Cockleshell Heroes, points directly to some "huge errors" made by the Special Operations Executive (S.O.E.), in London, as they had operatives already in Bordeaux, in place ready to sabotage the shipping in the harbour there, yet, they still sent these "incredibly brave and physically capable canoeists" on what can only be described as "mission impossible", Bill Sparks was DAMNED RIGHT, stating ALL of those PRICELESS guys "fully deserved being awarded the Victoria Cross", as they ALL KNEW that capture meant execution and they all VOLUNTEERED to go on this operation, possibly, "only because Blondie Hassler was leading it", THEY believed in HIM and HE believed in THEM, going back to look for their lost mates and helping the ones who's canoes have overturned, simply was NOT in their operation plans, as they were instructed to JUST KEEP GOING and not to help anyone that lagged behind due to circumstances that were way beyond their control, Blondie Hassler "quite rightly" threw his military instructions handbook for this operation "overboard" as soon as he and his best mates set off on this military adventure, as lets face it, IF Blondie Hassler had been lagging behind due to circumstances beyond his control, EVERYONE ELSE on that mission would have gone out of their way to help him too, so they were ALL EQUAL on this mission, and if Blondie Hassler had gone "Missing In Action" a Bill Sparks or whoever would have taken command of this operation, NO PROBLEM WHATSOEVER,

Had goose bumps watching this. What men they were.

sick piece lol i play this, but it sounds so much better by them

Brilliant. Of course !

What a fine cornet player this guy is ........... worth listening to all day ! Well Done. SuperNutkin

My dad was a Royal Marine in the twenties and thirties and my elder brother was a Royal Marine Commando in the sixties.

Randa the Red,, good for you, a Granddad with such courage!! Congratulations to you and your family!

Bill sparks, one of the two men that survived was my great grandad.

My favourite slow march. Especially playing the trio