1 Gurkha vs 35 Japanese Soldiers, 1945
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"It is better to die than to be a coward". Two companies of Gurkhas stand in the way of the Japanese retreat from Burma in 1945. When rifleman Lachhiman Gurung loses his arm to a grenade, he stands alone in his trench against an onslaught of 35 Japanese soldiers. Surrender does not enter his mind.
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I have to be honest man. With how exemplary your productions are, and with how serious the subject matter is, it really detracts from everything when there's sponsored ads for vapid phone games and such. And when we're talking about real events, where real people fought and died, and then preceeding it with these ads... I know it's not at all your intent, but it just seems wrong in some way. I'm not sure if it's a prerequisite that the ad "must" be in the beginning of your video, but if you're able, putting your ad at the end would feel so much more fitting, and would be commensurate with the kind of respect that your presentations already give to these men, they're acts, and these moments in history. I have seen a few others put their ads at the end, and it feels so much better. It feels more respectful to the viewer as well, and I find viewers to be more likely to willingly watch the ad, if for nothing else than to help with viewing statistics, and algorithms, ect. In addition to more interaction with the ad material.
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You should make some videos on kargil war. Yogendra Singh yadav, Vikram batra, etc also have unique story.
Im sorry but this story is propaganda.
@@C05597641 What are you talking about? Why would you even make such accusations?
THIS HAPPENED.
He actually didn’t die from his wounds and lived on to the age of 92. damn 🥶
and got the Victoria cross to just took sometime for him to get it
This man was a beast
That is a body of steel
even More Chad!
Later on, the Americans dropped him on Hiroshima and Nagasaki and just told you that it was a nuclear bomb, but it was just this guy opening a can of whoopass.
Gurkha: *loses an arm*
Japanese: Just surrender! It’s over for you.
Gurkha: Now the odds are even.
Their slogan also gives me the creeps.
Actually, he lost his hand
@@AsianEspionage better to die than to be a coward.
Unimaginably based
*almost* even lmao
@@sexyman12360 the Japanese couldn’t ever compare, even if their opponent is outnumbered, outgunned, and missing a hand. No one can compare to the fighting spirit of the Gurkha.
Somehow, he loses 50 percent of his weapon handling ability and becomes twice as deadly. What a legend.
One of those game abilities: When you lose 50% of your health, gain +25% reload speed, weapon damage, view range and damage reduction!
Too angry to die.
@@CMDRFandragon Probably once at the edge of death, one becomes even desperate to fight to survive.
Plus 100 to all stats if health falls below 50 percent.
Losing your dominant hand is more like 90% loss of weapon handling capability.
There is a reason why the Gurkha's are so revered, this is just one of many such stories.
I’ve heard stories of them and they are truly bad ass
I worked with a Gurkha on a LAT shift with Yorkshire Ambulance Service during the pandemic. I don't know why they decided to reinforce us with Gurkhas rather than local infantry, but I was pleased with the opportunity to pick his brain. He told me he was one of 300 successful applicants out 15,000 at his selection.
Come get some Gurka
During the Falklands War the British allowed it to slip that they were deploying Gurkas to the Falklands. I don't know if it scared all the Argentine Army but it sure scared the hell out of one officer I read about. This officer went up and spoke to a retired British Army officer that lived in the falklands. He asked if the officer could tell him how they would know that the Gurkhas were there. The officer replied something like this, well that's easy when you wake up in the morning shake your head! If it falls off you'll know the Gurkhas have been there! The Argentine officer didn't say a word he just walked away.
We cross train with them annually here, they are amazing people just 110% dedicated, proud and fearless, made me a better solider when they are around to be fair, I was given a Kukri after my final deployment to Helmand with them, never letting that thing go.
Excited to see the Burma theatre getting more recognition. My grandfather was a surgeon in the US Army during WW2 and served in Burma in 1944-45. This theatre and the Indian Ocean are two areas that are not mentioned often in the typical WW2 discourse but there are obviously interesting stories from them
Only thing buggin me is Thailand marked as Siam. By then country name changed. He correct in narration tho.
The Bridge on the River Kwai is an essential ww2 film
@@bosshog8844 Not really it very inaccurate the movie it shows a British officer cooperating with the Japanese to build tge bridge when in reality said officers did everything in their power to sabotage the construction.
Or the German U-Boats in the Pacific. Der Monsun Flotille. Which BTW were totally abandoned when Germany surrendered, and the Japanese didn't help them either. Being old enemies from WW1. Battle of Tsingtao for example.
YT just asked me to rate your comment from 1 - 5. Can't make this shit up... I wonder what they use the data for.
Definitely one of those: “Thank God they’re on our side.” Stories.
Well they weren't always, but if anyone were to conquer Nepal and turn the gurkhas into some their most loyal and finest warriors it'd be britian
"You call those bagels!?"
As another UA-camr said, if they'd been with the British in 1776, I'd probably still praise the king and drink metric leaf water.
@@Nmille98 Got to love the FE's way with words!
A real Jamshed when you need one.
"Come fight a Gurkha!" has to be one of the most chilling and intimidating challenges once can hear in war!⚔💪🙏
A challenge where "Nope" is a perfectly acceptable answer
@@lonyaidaniel Their problem was even if they didn't want to fight him and rather go home they had to go through him in that situation... 🤷♂️
@@Macomio80 surrender was a completely valid option in this case
"Ayo I'm out, fuck that shit"
Ah, but the Japanese were well known for their false surrenders and having men shoot the guys who came to take prisoners. Numerous accounts said "from that day forward we never took prisoners". Probably would have been shot even if they did surrender.
A Gurkha officer actually told me this story. Every Saturday, my family would go to a cafe and there would always be a group of trainee Gurkha’s there having breakfast. My Dad would always tell me that they were the most feared soldiers and deserved lots of respect. This officer overheard and got chatting to us, telling some incredible stories of Gurkha bravery
"If a man says he isn't afraid of death, he's either lying or he's a Gurkha" FM Sam Manekshaw(Sam Bahadur), the man partially responsible for the biggest surrender after the second world war and a proud Gurkha himself. Jai Hind.
Alot of people don’t fear death, they dont have to be Gurkhas
@@dominien6487 I wouldn't say 'a lot', but there are certainly some with as much balls as Gurkhas.
@@dominien6487 I mean it depends on how you see it tbh, on a wider platform i think there are other units too which might stand on top of the gurkhas but considering their small built and agility these guys are madmen on the battlefield. Most Indian regiments, which themselves are hardy fighters like the Sikhs, rajputs, marathas, jats, kumaon and many more themselves attest to the fact that these lads are as hard as they come. They might be small in stature but they're bad mofos.
@@dominien6487 it's just a joke
@@dominien6487 As Sam said , they are lying.
The Gurkhas are true warriors they’ve fought side by side with us for over 100 years and deserve nothing but our upmost respect
207 years iirc. The first Gurkha units were raised in 1815.
@@ladela7348 after getting defeated (Brits) no less...
damn didnt know gurka are a thing in star wars
utmost, not upmost.
which makes the way they've been treated by successive governments utterly shameful...seems there good enough to fight and die in our name....but god forbid they ask to come live here when the fighting's done... :(
And when you see the physical size of Lachhiman Gurung VC (at under 5 foot tall) it makes this action all the more spectacular.
Yes, he was refused entry to the gurkha's before the war as he was only 4'11'' but was taken on during wartime, luckily.
So the same height as the Nippon
Surely that makes setup for a defense like this that much quicker when you don’t have to dig the trench as deep.
Yeah, he can camo better.
does it, though? ... I'm 6'5, 210 pounds of muscle, very fast reflexes, well trained, experienced etc etc etc.... The most educational fight of my life I was paired up to spar with this 4'11" girl visiting from malasia//(In retrospect I'm sure it was set up by my CO to take me down a notch because until then I was big egotistical "Polar Bear" of my unit.) I admit I held back at first , figuring it was not a fair fight because of the huge difference in size between us. Within a few seconds I realized yes it was NOT a fair fight only *I* was the one who was in for it. The whole thing was maybe 90 seconds but only because she let me get back up and get ready to re-engage every time she sent me spinning to the ground. If it was a real fight Im sure she could've finished me off in 10 seconds. To this day worst beatdown I ever got including hand to hand combat with men who were honestly trying to kill me. I'll always be grateful to her for what she taught me that size doesn't matter when there is an absurdly wide difference in skill. **EDIT** Small opponents have far more experience fighting larger ones than large ones have fighting smaller ones. She used my size, reach and strength against me. I was obsessed with finding out what mistakes I made during the match and it all boiled down to one mistake which was agreeing to do it in the first place lol
Crazy that he was holding the grenade when it exploded but it killed his two comrades.
explosives do very weird things
It didnt kill them iirc
His arm took the shrapnel that would have hit his body, his comrades probably opposite of his arm as he got ready to throw it away ended up catching the rest in their bodies would be my guess. They were wounded not killed by it.
You've gotta hand it to him.
...anyone?
No...?
The grenade was so afraid of him it rather hit someone else.
>There was only one man.
"One, are you sure?"
>Yes, they called him Gurung.
"Why was he not destroyed with the rest of his squad?"
can't wait for someone to reference the ark cutscene from halo 3
Few words can do justice to the courage shown by some servicemen. Good work, as ever.
I had the honour to meet this man in London years ago, still fighting, this time for the rights of retired Gurkhas.
Yes! Very sad that this man, as with all those brave Gurkhas, had to then fight for - something should've been given, as a right, in return for their service in the British Army!! My unreserved respect to all those superb, fierce and brave, loyal Gurkha soldiers!! 👍
@lmao k Really? Hmmm. Let's explore your absurd BS - as the facts speak for themselves, son - and exposes your hypocrisy!! FYI it's today's INDIANS who "have betrayed their motherland" sonny boy, NOT the Gurkhas!!
Proofs:
Today, Indians will happily:
- sell their own grandmother and daughter for a UK passport!!
- fight like buggery to send their kids to English schools such as Eton or Cambridge!!
- affect English accents to camouflage their native Indian accent (out of a national shame of their own native Indian accents and customary "head wobble"!!).
- actively DENY their Indian heritage or birthplace (saying "I'm not Indian!! My accent is Welsh, man!!").
Today, throughout India, English customs and traditions are still maintained as in some Indian men's clubs. Forgetting the fact that these clubs are still run on the same time-honoured English "colonial" rules and customs, some of these establishments STILL ape the "English colonials" by keeping the tradition of going fox-hunting on horseback!!
Then there's the Indian railway - still regarded as one of the best in operation (but we'll ignore the fact that it was designed and built by the English, hey!!).
Also the Indian Army is just a cheap imitation of the British Army (Uniforms, hierarchy/ranks, training, many of its' customs etc). The Indian Army even tries to purloin British military traditions and prestige as it's own - such as by copying the historical Britsh precedent of only allowing Indian officers to command Gurkha regiments!!
And while we're on the subject, IF the Indian Army is so fiercely nationalistic, then why does it still use the Scottish bag-pipes, drums and uniforms in its' military bands? I challenge the Indian Army (and Indian nation for that matter) that if they hate their colonial history and the British that much (as YOU no doubt do!!), then shpw some moral courage and STOP using military bands styled on British lines!! So, why is the Indian Army still refusing to instill some national pride by using India's OWN indigenous and traditional instruments for its' military bands instead?? Why won't they use such instruments such as: sitar, tabla, pungi, veenar, dholak, ranasringa and tutari?? (THEN the Indian Army could produce and sell an album titled: "All time favourites of Indian Army Military Bands!!!" I'm sure that one would be a popular album!! OMG!! LMAO!! 🤣)
And there you are, still thinking Gurkhas have "betrayed their motherland"?? What a bloody idiotic moron and hypocrite you are sonny boy!! 🖕🤣🖕
Btw historically (before the British conquest of India) the continent had been conquered by the French, Dutch, Greeks and Portugese - and that's just RECENT history!! By comparison, Nepal for nearly 900yrs now, has never been conquored - except by the underhanded and cowardly political manoeuvring by India (since 1947) to subjugate that independant sovereign nation!!
Long may Nepal remain DEFIANT and INDEPENDANT of cowardly Indian skulduggery!! 👍
300k Gurkhas with Ample Supply of Arms and Ammunition can takeover Present Day Britain.
Rather than asking we should be taking whats rightfully ours
My grandfather served in the British Army as a Gurkha, he was part of 7GR. His uncles also served in the British army, if I can remember his uncle fought in Burma and I still remember he had a Japanese sword in his village home. My grandfather rarely talks about his army days but it is due to his sacrifice that I was able to have a privileged life and an education. Sometimes late at night I regret not trying to follow in his footsteps but he always told me getting an education is a better choice, I guess he didn’t want me to face the hardships that he faced. Nothing but respect to the Gurkhas. These are real men.
One of the best things I like about this channel, is that it talks about military events that many may not even know about. When doing my own research, it can be hard to picture a battle, especially if there’s little information on it. Here, I am able see a clear picture of the engagement; which helps me better understand what happened. Keep up the good work.
I knew about this you need to study history more
"When her majesty needs a position held against all odd's, she'll send an English or Welsh regiment, When one must be taken, a Scottish or Irish. And when she needs both? Thats why God created the Gurhka's"
What a load of tosh.
@@JohnyG29 You mean D O S H
@@JohnyG29 Gators gonna Gate 🐊
When she needs a position to be immediately surrendered, she'll send a French regiment. When she needs troops that will kill their own allies in friendly fire, she'll send American.
@@JohnyG29 With that comment, you're obviously full of shit!! 👍
Lowe: I took a city with one eye
Gurkha: I fought an army with one arm
One arm and one eye, the grenade destroyed his right eye too
The badass Gurkhas finally getting the love and recognition they deserve. I recommend you guys search up their stories throughout their entire history even when off-duty. To get you started, search for the "Gurkha Train Robbery Rescue" or something to that effect.
That was an Indian Gurkha.
@Harupert Beagleton Well then, that's good. I just never got that impression I guess. Especially among the youth.
ua-cam.com/video/g2y63RtDDYQ/v-deo.html This is the train video. amazing stuff
@Harupert Beagleton No, only by british, and no all of them, combat records are scarce.
@@advaitk1917 Gurkha is never an Indian. He is pure Nepali by heart.
My father in law whom passed away very recently aged 90 served in Burma. He was a fantastic guy but always held back when speaking of the horrors he saw over there. Glad these men are getting the recognition they deserve.
the ghurkas have a legendary status ...its perhaps why Johanna lumley received such support in her courtcase on the ghukas behalf....i still remember this legendary story from the one of the ghurkas legends....
"Story goes that during WWII, the British Indian Army planned to drop a company of the toughest Gurkhas behind Japanese lines to help stop the oncoming invaders. A British major explained the plan to the Gurkha sergeant major, saying: “We’ll drop you from 600 feet.”
The sergeant major talked to his troops, then went back to the major: “Sah, the men say 600 feet too high. They want to be dropped lower.” The British major said: “All right, sergeant major, we’ll make it 500 feet.”
The sergeant major spoke to his troops again, and again went back to the major: “Sah, the men say 500 feet is still too high and want to be dropped lower.”
The major said: “Sergeant major, we could go down to 400 feet to drop you but that wouldn’t leave enough time for the parachutes to open.”
Sergeant major: “Ooohhh, paraaaachutes???” "..
"Come and fight a ghurka!!!" Literal goosebumps #badass
"COME AND FIGHT A GHURKA!!"
"Whoa!...wait guys, he's a Ghurka! Fuck that! Let's just turn back"
"OH, WHAT? TOO SCARED TO FIGHT A GHURKA?!"
"Fuck yes. We'd all die. You're basically god-mode in soldiering. We surrender."
There's a reason we British added the Gurkhas to our army, when you come across such a fighting spirit you don't ignore it.
No, you just exploit it and then fuck them over the first chance you get if you're the British government.
Yes, just to cannon fodder, what a bunch of anglo perfidy.
Indeed the Brits were so impressed by the willpower and courage of our Gorkhali Army ( aka the Nepalese army) during the Anglo-Nepalese war that they started recruiting Nepalese men as Gurkhas in their army
There are instances of Nepali women strapping their infants to their backs and attacking the British with Khukuri knives
Small children would throw rocks at the British
Partly it was bravery of Gurkhas but British also managed to subdue Nepal from expanding its borders into Bhutan and Sikkim. 1/3 of Greater Nepal lies in India including Darjeeling, Uttarkhand and Himanchal. Thank you, no thank you East India Company.
My wife used to take part in shooting competitions in the Army, and she was always confident of doing quite well. Unless The Gurkhas turned up. "They never lost."
As a resident of Imphal I was very happy to get some recognition in this video. Would be very excited if more ww2 stories come out from around this theatre…
Just wanted to pop down and say we, all Indians, are very grateful to have north-eastern Indians as our brother citizens, please don't judge us all for the indecency and abuses that some illiterate folks do to you guys.
We owe our freedom and safe borders to you guys. Please stay with us, in this country of ours, forever.
With lots of love and respect to you all badasses
"Come and fight a Gurkha!" Jesus, what a threat!
“Come and fight a Gurkha.” That goes so hard.
This theater rarely gets recognition. Alot of fierce battles. It would be cool to see a video on Merrill's marauders (5307th composite unit) campaign in burma.
The sad fact about Merrill's Maurauders is that their own General - "Vinegar Joe" Stilwell - was found directly responsible for deliberately causing their deterioration as a fighting force (through lack of support, the insufficient quantities of rations, and that each ration sent was itself below the minimum required to sustain health!). Stillwell KNEW this!! His own officers hated him so much that some even felt like shooting him!!
I've always considered this one of the most legendary efforts by a soldier of all time.
Right up there with Thermopylae for sure...
The Japanese were known for their discipline and steel courage. However this kinda of charge costed them lots of unnecessary losses. There’s only one army consisted of guys from Osaka that was not fund of this whole charging ideas. They were looked down by the rest of Japanese army because Osaka is a big city and they think city boys are weak cowards. But they actually used tactics and strategies instead of charging blindly.
"THEY'Z MOAR MORKY THAN GORKY!!!"--- Orkz from WH40k
Lachhiman Gurung is mentioned in Jeremy Clarkson's documentary "The Victoria Cross - For Valour", it focuses mainly on the battle that earned Robert Kane his VC, during Operation Market Garden. Well worth watching! Maybe also a good subject for an OR video, it's a hectic battle, so breaking it down with a top-down view would be awesome to watch.
Awesome Video - love the close quarters small unit view of the battle. A good change up from the larger units that you normally cover and the Gurkha do not get enough attention for their well earned reputation. If you are looking for more heroes to make videos on i would love to see the battle of of Guadalcanal where John Basilone won the Medal of Honor. Thanks and keep up the good work!
I think they've done a guadalcanal video mate, check the channel :)
Finally glad to see the story of Cotton Hill being told
cotton killed fity men not 35
He killed fity men that day. He killed the last enemy with a big piece of fatty.
@@ivannowitthen Note that "Fatty" had recently sucumbed to autocannon fire and sharks, as reflected by Cotton:
"Out of the sun came a Tojo Zero and put fitty bullets in my back. The blood attracted sharks. I had to give 'em Fatty."
topsy was in b squad
He was armed with a Lee-Enfield, right? Bolt action? Absolutely heroic effort. He would have needed to reload several times, as well.
lucky that he had an enfeild. a 5 round cock on close rifle might have done him in. they are not meant to be shot with one hand.
My dad's best mate, I always referred to him as "Uncle Bert", was one of Maj. General Orde Wingate's Chindits, fighting behind Japanese lines in Burma. Obviously he saw a lot of action, and used to have nighmares about Japanese snipers in trees.
What a legend. I hope that have a fraction of his courage when life gets tough.
1:05 it begins
I vaguely remember hearing about this when I was in the Corp, but didn't know any of the details till now. Thank you for another superb re-enactment on video. 👍
Looking forward to the next video from The Operations Room.
Gurkhas are one of the most ferocious fighters out there. God bless em.
That is so dumb!!!
Should they be blessed because they are fierce fighters? So were the SS Totenkopf
@@chiad25 I mean your comment is also dumb, to say it as easily and plainly as possible, it's just as saying one side fought for good and one for evil?
I never see personally, so is hard to believe fanfics, perhaps tranimes folk believe, who knows, they don't have much combat record.
@@challenger3 Well.. that just my point.
Fierce fighters will fight for anyone who employs them. God bless them?!? Oh well ... whatever makes you tick.
@@chiad25 Nothings making me tick here, I honestly don't understand what your point is at all. If it's that you think the SS should be blessed then pop off dude, quite weird though
The Gurkhas have served with distinction throughout the world for over 200 years, earning an incredible 13 Victoria Crosses (VC), Britain's highest military honour. Proud to be a son and blood of Gorkha, Jay Nepal.
Great job highlighting a theater that doesn't get nearly the credit it deserves. Also, for putting the spotlight on one of the most fearsome fighting forces in history. The Gurkha's.
My grandfather was in Gurkha regiment in British Army.He used to tell their unit fought WW2 at Burma front against Japanese, before their unit moved back to Rawalpindi-Murri (in current Pakistan) once the war was over. Though we are Maharashtrians (India) having mother tongue Marathi, he could speak chaste Gurkhali due to his affiliation with regiment.
One thing noticed; like we civilians keep deep interest in war stories but these soldiers who participated in such life & death fights rarely likes to discuss about what was happening on the ground. Except once I recall he mentioned he witnessed few dead bodies of Japanese soldiers committed 'Harakiri'.
After India got her independence Gurkha regiment still retained by her majesty in her service, most offered to become a part of British Army with citizenship.
One of the things I like best about this channel is that it covers military incidents that many people are unaware of. When I'm doing my own research, picturing a battle can be difficult, especially if there isn't much information available. I can see a good image of the engagement here, which helps me comprehend what transpired better. Keep up the excellent work.
No wonder Gurkhas have such a fearsome, well deserved reputation.
Would almost just love for you to do a video on each of the VC winners
without even watching the video, all i could hear in my head was "COME AND FIGHT A GURKHA!!"
Wow, Just Wow! I think most of us would have called it a day after having a hand blown off and being left alone after the grenade took out both comrades. But not this Gurkha!
I do recognise this brave warrior, he's been on TV programmes a number of times. But his story has always been glossed over, a very brief retelling if that.
I'm so glad that Lachhiman Gurung story is finally being told in a format thats far easier to get your head around.
A very well deserved VC. But sadly he passed away in December 2010. RIP .
"Java was heaven, Burma was hell and nobody made it out alive of New Guinea" was a Japanese sentiment towards certain areas during and after the war. Considering the amount of VC's Nepali soldiers were awarded in Burma the saying makes sense. Great video. AYO GORKHALI!
Considering the amount aka scarcity, Burma campaign is much limited to skirmish's and rarelly great battles, so the majority are fanfics, but they are right, the Indians and Nepalese actions are almost irrelevant, people need to give them some credit even being british serfs.
@@marcelosoaresdasilva2691 You can read the citations for the multiple VC's awarded if you think they're "fanfics". VC's aren't just tossed about willy nilly. A lot of combat in the East Asian / Pacific Theatre was skirmishes but that doesn't discount the fact that people were actually there doing those things. I'd rather have been a well supplied U.S Army grunt wandering around destroyed European villages than be a Gurkha being ordered by some snotty British NCO to capture knife edge ridge in plain view of protected mg nests out in the middle of a jungle with malaria and tigers. Odd of you to place value on whether or not a battle was pitched or cascading skirmish, who are you to pass judgment or bias on what they endured? I suppose you think Tarawa wasn't a "great battle" compared to D-Day 🤦♂
@@alvinoflys7504 NCO's in Gurkha units were Gurkhas. Officers could be Gurkha or British. Pretty much any autobiography of a British Gurkha officer will include words to the effect "best troops I ever commanded". Snotty doesn't come into it.
Meh, Brit NCO’s were ordering suicidal assaults that they didn’t take part in. You’re right to an extent, but to say there was no British snobbery and elitism is silly. I’ve read those accounts and most of the Brits praising the Nepali soldiers conduct were fellow infantryman. Officers on numerous occasion as had to be convinced to relay citations up the command and Nepali Gurkhas were awarded their VC’s after the Brits were…
@@alvinoflys7504 NCO's in general are lance corporals, corporals and sergeants. Lance corporals and corporals, at least in the British army, are generally section leaders, they may order an attack but they lead it, ie, follow me. Sergeants are generally found at platoon / troop level, second in command to the officer, so in charge if he goes down. Where did you get this idea that NCO's ordered 'suicidal' attacks that they didn't take part in from? Their job was to lead so ordering a suicidal attack would be a fundamentally dumb move as they'd be leading them. Maybe it's different in your countries army.
Really enjoyed this one! Hope to see more of this type of thing. I love your excellent depictions of large actions, but individual acts are so engaging!
I’ve been waiting for a Gurkha video from you. Thank you
You make some of the best content really great stuff 👍
Fun fact: Gurkha's kukri knife has a very similar shape as the Spartans' xiphos. And its handling in combat is similar, although the xiphos is straighter.
That says a lot about Gurkhas
Thank you for providing the knowledge of these fearless fighters. It’s been a treat to learn of them.
Love the detailed information the ops room gives us . Keep up the amazing work
Compared with other animations this must have been straight forward. One symbol for Lachhiman Gurung and lots of symbols for all the dead Japanese soldiers.
“I’m not trapped in here with you, You’re trapped in here with me”
the visuals are amazing in your vids, very detailed yet not confusing
Now this is pure Gold. This soldier deserves his own film.
Japanese: We'll escape through this gap.
Gurkhas: LOL hold my kukri.
it's Khukuri
He fought off an Banzai charge at night using a bolt action rifle with only one hand?!? I'm not sure a Victoria Cross is good enough for this warrior.
Hey operations room. I have a suggestion. Take a look at the battle of longewala from 1971. I think it will make a great topic for an operations room video.
'Ayo Gorkhali! ' - 'The Gurkhas are upon you! '
36 Japanese walk into a B.A.R. What can I say?
"Tis but a scratch" -A Gurkha soldier probably
"Your arm is off!"
@@glennheth3472 "I've had worse"
Another great job sir. Nicely done.
Loved the video @The Operations Room! Can't wait for the next video guys! This might actually help me when I get to Playing as the British in the Pacific War! Ayo Gorkhali! (The Gurkhas are upon you!)
Always love these videos by you especially with special forces
Remarkable story. Was Gurung able to somehow stop the bleeding in the process? I guess the torn-off arm would cause him to lose a lot of blood fighting through the night like that. What a warrior.
I think gurung just ordered his blood to stop bleeding and it obeyed
Another quality vid, i especially like the graphics.
Tibor Rubin's amazing life story and military heroics please.
Hard as nails. Utmost respect to the Ghurka’s
The magnitude of what he did. He handled his weapon with only one hand and with serious injury to himself. He is beyond super
Always wanted something like this in the pacific, a smaller scale like this. The Battle of Long Tan in Vietnam would also be amazing
These individual tales of badassery are awesome, and I'm glad guys like this are getting their own videos made about their accomplishments. They well deserve them.
I automatically knew it was going to be a Gurkha as soon as I saw the title.
Thank you The Operations Room for making a video on Lachhiman Gurung ❤️
Are you possibly related to the above mentioned man? 🤔
@@eationajust3183 Nah mate i am not related but my family has a long history of serving in the British Army. My great grandfather was in the 6th Gurkha Rifles, deployed in Burma and saw action at Mandalay. Meanwhile here Lachhiman is in the 8th Gurkha Rifles, fighting some kms away from Mandalay.
One of the many stories of WW2 where a single man or group showed more bravery, courage, and determination than most who are watching this could ever understand.
The man killed 30+ attackers with 1 arm and lived to tell his story. That is amazing
Yeah no if I was drafted I’m absolutely the kind of person who would deliberately get wounded or dishonourably discharged
Japanese: "We outnumber you 35 to 1."
Gurkha: "Then it is an even fight."
"Never tell me the odds."
"Then wait for your 200 friends to show up. *Then* it's an even fight."
Even imagining the situation gives me shivers. Damn what a man.
6:15 this is why Gurkhas are legendary in the british army.
They should honestly make a movie about this incredible man. It’s one of those stories that ignorant critics would call “fictional heroic actions” before realizing that it is a completely true story.
After all, when Apollo 13 came out in theaters, there was a critic who had said there’s no way that any of that can be true…
Great to see you back!!!!!
Amazing work, well done!
This is insanity that this really happened, just remarkable
I repeat myself but op_rooms stuff is best on UA-cam, thanks once again.
Gurkhas are legendary, and for some reason I would like to be on same side as them. Goddamit!
If there was ever a better VC, I’ve never heard of it.
Another great video! What do you use to draw the map and then the animations?
This proves that the bolt action Lee Enfield is one of the most deadliest weapons when in the hands of a great warrior like Lachhiman Gurung. The one rifle that conquered the world and defended an empire.
I'm not even British but hear hear!
I had totally forgot about the Gurkhas serving the British Army during WWII. Please do more stories about them including their backstory as to why they came into existence filling separate units within the army. Also curious about more stories within the SE Asia theater of WWII and into the 1960's (Malaysian crisis unless you did that already). Cheers!
Excellent video as always
Enemy: We crush them with our best 200
Gurkha Comp: We set up a trap with three of us
What could he have done with a semiautomatic weapon and some training with it? Much respect for a supremely brave warrior and his dedication to his mission.
As Gen Sam Manekshaw (Indian Army) once famously said - "If somebody says that he is not afraid of death, he is either lying or is a Gorkha"
I read that title and the first thing to pop into my head, such is the reputation of the Gurkhas, was, "Oh, those poor Japanese soldiers..."
Love the channel! Unfortunately still waiting for the Ia Drang Valley Part 2 video.
Saw the title, thought "Must be a Gurkha, any reasonable person would leg it." And I was right. Considering that their schtick is a giant choppy knife, you don't want to mess with 'em.
Also, it's not THAT hard to work an SMLE left-handed, it's only a minor annoyance having the bolt handle on the wrong side without a scope. Put an optic on top and it gets weird, but it works fine reaching over the action on the base model.
Now try it with only one functioning arm.
@@gwtpictgwtpict4214 exactly…..and whilst being charged at by 30 odd Japanese soldiers determined to kill you….puts a very different spin on things. As the narrator said, he was fighting for his life but he never forgot his training and discipline.
"Come and fight a Gurkha!" Bravo! Bravo! They fought for our freedom.
I have never heard a Gurkha story without them winning a Victoria Cross. Fighting a Gurkha is like fighting death itself.
What a legend🔥! Great video 👌🏻