They Kidnapped The SAS And FOUND OUT… (*ACTUAL FOOTAGE*)

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  • @PopoMedic
    @PopoMedic  11 місяців тому +477

    What story should I cover next? >:]

    • @atlanticancameos5131
      @atlanticancameos5131 11 місяців тому +138

      Moscow theatre hostage crisis or the October 14th 1990 Delta Force HALO White House siege

    • @d.b.1176
      @d.b.1176 11 місяців тому +1

      @@atlanticancameos5131 dang, good suggestion.

    • @Wellh0wrya
      @Wellh0wrya 11 місяців тому +30

      Building #7

    • @jamesoshea580
      @jamesoshea580 11 місяців тому +19

      Anything SAS.

    • @Kilo1158
      @Kilo1158 11 місяців тому +28

      2017 Tongo Tongo Ambush

  • @330FoeSho
    @330FoeSho 11 місяців тому +2673

    If I remember correctly, the British government and military command wanted to court marshal the SAS unit who performed the rescue. Upon learning of this, the ENTIRE SAS command sent them a letter stating that they would all resign simultaneously if the unit was punished.

    • @SvdSinner
      @SvdSinner 11 місяців тому +575

      Amen. Telling an elite force of special operators that they can not save their own should be a punishable offense. This is precisely what these guys are designed to do.

    • @MichaelKng-fk5jk
      @MichaelKng-fk5jk 11 місяців тому +39

      American media myth mate

    • @riverwashere_
      @riverwashere_ 11 місяців тому +120

      @@MichaelKng-fk5jk yeah idk if this is true, but I know a similar thing did happen it was either SAS or Delta Force that went rogue and were facing court marshaling before their entire command threatened to resign. Saw it on this channel too I'm p sure

    • @MichaelKng-fk5jk
      @MichaelKng-fk5jk 11 місяців тому

      @@riverwashere_ Not British. Nearest possible was the SAS D Sqn OC resigning/ sacked because of saying the D Sqn assault on the Argentine Mainland exocet base was suicide. Op got canned because it was suicide and the secret squirrels pulled a blinder on the exocet supply question

    • @RomanvonUngernSternbergnrmfvus
      @RomanvonUngernSternbergnrmfvus 11 місяців тому +7

      @@MichaelKng-fk5jk how so?

  • @TThomas-si7yn
    @TThomas-si7yn 11 місяців тому +3240

    You can just imagine those SAS boys saying, "Oy! Our mates are hostages...all respect, command, piss off...yeah?"

    • @carljansen3118
      @carljansen3118 11 місяців тому +31

      😂😂😂😂

    • @prestonbuzzard7091
      @prestonbuzzard7091 11 місяців тому +95

      I think that’s Australians

    • @dbz9393
      @dbz9393 11 місяців тому +44

      They probably wouldn't have said anything as cartoonishly british as this guvna and just gone in quiet and got the job done.

    • @scottyius
      @scottyius 11 місяців тому +130

      @@dbz9393they probably argued for a rescue, but upon realizing the command wouldn’t change their mind, they probably said understood and hung up the phone. Went to the team and said boys, command says it’s a no go on the rescue, but I’m going, you don’t have to come with me, and everyone stood up and went with him

    • @ar-sithf.austin3744
      @ar-sithf.austin3744 11 місяців тому

      Wasn't their command it was about five levels above that that makes those calls. Dirtbåg politicians.

  • @danw918
    @danw918 11 місяців тому +2168

    From what I have read, there needs to be an honourable mention of our American friends, who offered to go in and cause all hell to get the Brits back. Very kind.

    • @Twizzzums
      @Twizzzums 11 місяців тому +2

      I think people often forget that yeah they’re different units and militaries but all these tier 1 guys know each other and are friends. They work together a lot, so CAG probably was about as furious as the rest of the SAS. Nothing like a good old fashioned US/UK collab to smoke some terrorists

    • @Blaznchicken
      @Blaznchicken 11 місяців тому +105

      Yea, was kinda surprised that wasn’t mentioned

    • @Connerbutlerracing28
      @Connerbutlerracing28 11 місяців тому +81

      It’s because Britain’s a pal y’know

    • @dbz9393
      @dbz9393 11 місяців тому +330

      when the lion roars, the eagle soars babyyy

    • @curedham2963
      @curedham2963 11 місяців тому +99

      @@dbz9393thats a badass quote 🦅

  • @yorkshire_tea6875
    @yorkshire_tea6875 11 місяців тому +1828

    The SAS were originally designed to operate fully independently for months on end making their own missions and objectives. Glad to see bureaucracy hasn't taken that completely away

    • @mrofnocnon
      @mrofnocnon 11 місяців тому +15

      They are unable to do so. This would compromise the very foundation of the SAS.

    • @newton18311
      @newton18311 11 місяців тому +15

      The boys always have a get out clause.

    • @nothotdog1488
      @nothotdog1488 11 місяців тому +2

      Lmao 😅

    • @jkasaunder228
      @jkasaunder228 10 місяців тому +6

      @@mrofnocnon Is what they want you to think. That's all anyone needs to know.

    • @chelsealouise3137
      @chelsealouise3137 10 місяців тому +9

      @@jkasaunder228 it’s the truth my grandfather was SAS in WW2 he was left behind enemy lines and kicked ass got taken POW escaped and got home. He was awarded Victoria cross. These men had to rely fully on training and their instincts incredible men - just don’t make them like that anymore. My father certainly took after his, total machines.

  • @jeff6601
    @jeff6601 11 місяців тому +1618

    If I had a nickel for every time the British SAS went rogue and kicked ass, I'd have lots of nickels

    • @doom_pope
      @doom_pope 11 місяців тому +50

      It is their MO, tbh

    • @hb1338
      @hb1338 11 місяців тому +36

      There is very little history of SAS going rogue, it is not how they operate - discipline is vital in the the missions they undertake. Having said that, they are currently under investigation for their treatment of the locals in Afghanistan in 2011.

    • @sten4982
      @sten4982 11 місяців тому

      ​@@hb1338that's SASR, the Australian version

    • @bruh-xp9zf
      @bruh-xp9zf 11 місяців тому +82

      @@hb1338 bet you're fun at parties

    • @leodesalis5915
      @leodesalis5915 11 місяців тому

      ​@@hb1338except they were literally created to cause hell deep behind enemy lines in the desert during ww2 operating off their own initiative and being given next to no standing orders besides go give the germans a headache.

  • @charliechristmas5147
    @charliechristmas5147 11 місяців тому +485

    Heard a funny quote a while back when the Delta Force stated they were ‘second to none’.
    The SAS put a sign on their barracks…..’NONE’

    • @Memento_Mori3210
      @Memento_Mori3210 10 місяців тому +20

      No it was SEALs

    • @jp-ty1vd
      @jp-ty1vd 10 місяців тому

      either way, the SAS's response was legend. @@Memento_Mori3210

    • @ianpodmore9666
      @ianpodmore9666 10 місяців тому +30

      It was actually SEALS and Royal Marines I believe.

    • @TThomas-si7yn
      @TThomas-si7yn 4 місяці тому

      I decided to ETS, but had I reenlisted, I would have gone back to AIT -- 11B -- an Airborne slot, followed by RIP (it's called RASP, now), and would have gotten into the SOC pipeline there. I heard that the corrugated door into SFAS has a classic Snake-Eater w/a green beret, and it reads: "Welcome to The Suck" --- I met a Delta recruiter once, back when they used to do that stuff at Ft. Sill HQ. Impressive guy.

    • @garyp6395
      @garyp6395 4 місяці тому +2

      CAG and SAS share much history and a tight relationship. Nobody in CAG would disparage the SAS.

  • @rwdchannel2901
    @rwdchannel2901 11 місяців тому +688

    In the 1991 Gulf War there was an SAS soldier who got stranded deep in Iraq and walked out of there over 100 miles back to friendly troops.

    • @ashjonah32
      @ashjonah32 11 місяців тому +148

      Chris Ryan - the only man to escape the operation Bravo Two Zero. I’d reccomend everyone to read his book “The One That Got Away”. He got separated from the rest of the group and trekked across the Iraq desert. He became so delirious from thirst he unknowingly drank the run off water from a chemical plant which burnt his mouth and lips. But he made it to the border and survived more than a few close calls on his own being hunted.

    • @rickybojangles162
      @rickybojangles162 11 місяців тому +35

      ​@@ashjonah32agreed. Have read the book, it's absolutely nail biting the whole way through. What a man, really... What. A. Man.

    • @jamjardj1974
      @jamjardj1974 11 місяців тому +35

      300 miles. He actually walked west and crossed into Syria.

    • @traiyer2508
      @traiyer2508 11 місяців тому +18

      @@ashjonah32there’s also the book bravo two zero by Andy Mcnab. It details when him and a couple of his troops got caught during that mission. They weren’t exactly happy that Chris got away and semi blamed him for turning his back. A great read and different perspective.

    • @jameswells554
      @jameswells554 11 місяців тому +3

      ​@@ashjonah32Yeah, I read that back in 97 while at LRSLC. I hope he didn't die from cancer after drinking that effluent from the power station. Talk about desperate.

  • @Theideaspectrum
    @Theideaspectrum 11 місяців тому +252

    “It's a mistake to push a man to violence when violence is what he has dedicated his life to perfecting. “

    • @GnrMilligan
      @GnrMilligan 4 місяці тому +4

      Not just Violence, but smart, controlled Violence

    • @f-empire-8
      @f-empire-8 Місяць тому +1

      @@GnrMilligan that is perfected violence :/

  • @TorquilBletchleySmythe
    @TorquilBletchleySmythe 11 місяців тому +307

    Delta Force is the US equivalent of the British SAS, not the other way round. SAS were formed in 1941 during the British North Africa Campain in WW2

    • @afsoccommando
      @afsoccommando 10 місяців тому +77

      As an American I approve this message. Col. Charlie Beckworth was with the 22nd SAS and was so impressed he based the complete Delta program on the SAS selection and Sq. Concept. Not sure who is better and don't give a damn. The guys in Delta I met had the utmost respect for SAS/SBS and said they were cut from the same cloth and actually not a lot of difference between them. They of course all talk shit about each other but would run and gun with any of them!

    • @TorquilBletchleySmythe
      @TorquilBletchleySmythe 10 місяців тому +32

      @toddfagan4970 a man who understands. My comment was never about superiority, it was about respecting the origins.

    • @adrianbland7656
      @adrianbland7656 10 місяців тому +5

      Delta force doesn't come close or seal team, sorry

    • @afsoccommando
      @afsoccommando 10 місяців тому +22

      @@adrianbland7656 Sorry,you are wrong. Delta is at the same level as the SAS. They have skills of the trade they are better at and the SAS has skills they are better at. Having worked with all 3 groups, (never worked with the SBS) this has been said to me by both groups. Delta does have much better funding which helps them get more training. SAS is really good at thinking outside the box since they don't get all of the funding and make due with what they have. Both groups have worked extensively with each other for the last 20 years and taught each other lessons learned from past operations and training. SAS wrote the book on counter terrorism, but that doesn't mean others can't learn. The dick swinging contest is done by civilians, the team guys just bust each others balls and have respect for each other. The ONLY thing I will say the SAS is absolutely better at (and it has to do with British law) is they Rarely if ever talk about their experiences when they leave the service. Delta guys do talk, not specifics but they do talk much more about the experiences they have had then SAS lads.

    • @johndfc4647
      @johndfc4647 10 місяців тому +6

      As a UK civilian, I look from the outside and think , our special forces are part of a special forces family . That family is basically UK USA and commonwealth, I think they all respect each other , train together and would think nothing about helping each other . I could imagine there is banter between all of the different countries but also massive respect . I wouldn't ignore the nato countries sf as well because they must also be part of the distant family . I salute them all.

  • @reynossa3187
    @reynossa3187 11 місяців тому +644

    SAS are no joke, they might be the most elite modern soldiers, some of their feats are absurd.

    • @Jake-pm3pz
      @Jake-pm3pz 11 місяців тому +101

      Their basically the og’s of special operations, Delta was modelled on them

    • @rc59191
      @rc59191 11 місяців тому +25

      ​@@Jake-pm3pz the Germans surprisingly are the ones that created the first modern special operations organization. The SAS were modeled after those German airborne commandos in World War II.

    • @LeeXRV
      @LeeXRV 11 місяців тому +74

      @@rc59191what evidence do you have to support this claim? The British Royal Marine Commandos were formed in 1664. Also and finally the world recognises the British Special Air Service as the first special forces unit ever created.

    • @ODST88
      @ODST88 11 місяців тому +8

      Special Forces traces its lineage to the First Special Service Force (FSSF), constituted on July 5, 1942. A combined U.S. and Canadian unit, the FSSF was originally formed to conduct unconventional warfare in Nazi-occupied Norway.

    • @rc59191
      @rc59191 11 місяців тому +15

      @@LeeXRV lol dude you really think people nowadays are gonna credit World War II era Germany as the creators of modern special operations? All you got to do is look for yourself also the Royal Marine Commandos aren't considered "special forces" if that's the case then the Romans got them beat since they're the first ones that I'm aware of that used Marines. Another thing I'd like to point out that a lot of the higher ups in the United Kingdom were against the creation of commandos and the SAS since they have considered it to be ungentlemanly warfare and that mindset goes all the way back as far as the French and Indian War.

  • @Mott2
    @Mott2 11 місяців тому +447

    SAS receives orders to stand down. SAS laughs as there is no way they are leaving their brothers behind. True bad asses and heroes!

    • @RuiLuz
      @RuiLuz 11 місяців тому +15

      As it should be, brothers come first.

    • @Mott2
      @Mott2 11 місяців тому +5

      Amen.@@RuiLuz

    • @kristiannoel4866
      @kristiannoel4866 10 місяців тому +3

      I'm guessing thier exact response was unrepeatable on UA-cam.

  • @fredblogs
    @fredblogs 11 місяців тому +170

    Us Brits have always been proud of ALL our service men & women but especially the SAS & SBS. Bless them all. And a big thank you to our American cousins who offered to step in.

    • @tannerbanner1660
      @tannerbanner1660 7 місяців тому

      Hey I’m confused when did Americans step to help since I can’t find any information about that?

    • @freedomtowander
      @freedomtowander 3 місяці тому

      @@tannerbanner1660thats the point

    • @tannerbanner1660
      @tannerbanner1660 3 місяці тому

      @@freedomtowander god damn you’re right lol

    • @davidmorris6278
      @davidmorris6278 3 місяці тому +1

      SRR too !

    • @fredblogs
      @fredblogs 2 місяці тому

      @@tannerbanner1660 I was referring to the Incident when a couple of SAS men were caught, but the SAS saved their own.

  • @ImPacosTacos
    @ImPacosTacos 11 місяців тому +198

    Well hello there.... Whats this special little present all wrapped and waiting for me??? Always a great day when Popo Medic uploads, thanks for all the hard work.

    • @PopoMedic
      @PopoMedic  11 місяців тому +26

      Thank you haha

    • @Wyomingchief
      @Wyomingchief 11 місяців тому +1

      ​@@PopoMedicit was a great morning, I slept in and then I got a notification that you posted right as I was waking up. Nothing better to watch when I'm enjoying my morning coffee

    • @John_Connor556
      @John_Connor556 11 місяців тому

      @@WyomingchiefI want to move to Wyoming badly, in due time 🦅🤙

  • @Cysticspyke
    @Cysticspyke 11 місяців тому +103

    People not to piss off:
    1. Your dentist
    2. Your lawyer
    3. The SAS

    • @internetzenmaster8952
      @internetzenmaster8952 11 місяців тому +6

      4. The US Navy (by messing with our boats)

    • @kinonglego3480
      @kinonglego3480 4 місяці тому +2

      You forgot your barbar

    • @michaelhuey1939
      @michaelhuey1939 4 місяці тому +3

      I'd rather piss of my dentist and lawyer than the sas

    • @BabaloSiswana
      @BabaloSiswana 3 години тому

      Navy Seals
      The 6 men who were in Benghazi
      America
      Russia

  • @erlstone
    @erlstone 11 місяців тому +132

    My father was SAS... (Vietnam - Aussie)... makes me proud... nice vid, thank you.

    • @rc59191
      @rc59191 11 місяців тому +5

      That's really cool I've always been fascinated by the Australian and New Zealand SAS and SASR.

    • @hb1338
      @hb1338 11 місяців тому

      @@rc59191 Especially Ben Roberts-Smith

    • @sten4982
      @sten4982 11 місяців тому +1

      ​@@rc59191don't be our SASR got done for war crimes in Afghanistan

    • @loganbaileysfunwithtrains606
      @loganbaileysfunwithtrains606 11 місяців тому +3

      As an American, thank your dad for his service for me. Vietnam was a bad conflict with good intentions but it would’ve been worse had we not had friends like the Aussies and the Koreans.

    • @sten4982
      @sten4982 11 місяців тому +1

      @@loganbaileysfunwithtrains606 the SASR were cool then but now they are known as war criminals. Just saying....

  • @RecklessInternetting
    @RecklessInternetting 11 місяців тому +395

    Being an Australian - and by proxy, a subject of His Majesty - I know that if you can see an SAS operative, it's already too late for you.

    • @j.ritter619
      @j.ritter619 11 місяців тому +10

      What are you talking about, my guy lol? You won't even see them lmao!😂

    • @RecklessInternetting
      @RecklessInternetting 11 місяців тому +24

      @@j.ritter619 if you're lucky, you won't see them. If you do see them, you're soiling yourself beforehand. This will rob you of whatever dignity you had in death.

    • @j.ritter619
      @j.ritter619 11 місяців тому +15

      @@RecklessInternetting I mean, could you imagine? Imagine you've done f'd up and you accidentally make eye contact with one of them? Right there and then, you realize that you literally have seconds to live? Jesus! Gives me damn goosebumbs just thinking about it lol.

    • @RecklessInternetting
      @RecklessInternetting 11 місяців тому

      @@j.ritter619 in Australia their identities are hidden while they are in active service. I assume the British have the same rule since their SAS trained our SAS.
      I affectionately call them out "war-crimes unit," because what they're about to do to you is probably banned, somewhere. Too bad there will be no witnesses.

    • @mitchmitting102
      @mitchmitting102 11 місяців тому +6

      Streuth mate, I wouldn't fuck with an SAS or ASAS

  • @CorundumDevil
    @CorundumDevil 11 місяців тому +60

    Politico: "You weren't supposed to do that."
    SAS: *"When it's your ass, we'll keep that in mind."*

  • @just9911
    @just9911 11 місяців тому +70

    Command - “you are to stand down and not go after your missing comrades in arms”
    SAS guy - “repeat your last, you are coming in broken and stupid”

    • @BipoIarbear
      @BipoIarbear 6 місяців тому +1

      Like the sentiment , I'm gonna be a little bit picky tho , never say repeat on the net , "say again over" repeat is a word easily an quickly translated say again can be interpreted many different ways in other languages 😬

    • @tomwinterfishing9065
      @tomwinterfishing9065 3 місяці тому

      lol

    • @BigBoy-ql5rn
      @BigBoy-ql5rn 3 місяці тому +2

      @@BipoIarbear To add to this:
      “Repeat” is a word reserved for one thing. When calling for artillery fire, if the forward observer wants to hit the target again, using the same exact data, and projectile, he tells the Fire Direction Center (FDC) “Repeat”. The firing unit will then re- fire the mission using exactly the same gun data , projectile , charge and fuse they dished up previously.

    • @BipoIarbear
      @BipoIarbear 3 місяці тому

      @BigBoy-ql5rn I never knew , that out of Britain and colonies ?

    • @joshstanton267
      @joshstanton267 11 днів тому

      ​@@BipoIarbear no that's common place in more than just commonwealth

  • @theboyj26
    @theboyj26 11 місяців тому +184

    *Iraqi soldiers try to capture British soldier
    The SAS: A bit rude innit

    • @redclayscholar620
      @redclayscholar620 11 місяців тому +13

      Negotiating Officers: "If you don't mind we'll have our mates back and you lot can toss off."

    • @adamr9720
      @adamr9720 Місяць тому

      Gerroffawright!😂

  • @KP-uh5ju
    @KP-uh5ju 11 місяців тому +18

    Imagine being told from up top in the government to stand down and just being like "nah"

  • @wolvves4293
    @wolvves4293 11 місяців тому +54

    Please do The Mad Trapper of Rat River. Crazy story, first manhunt in history to involve an aircraft, flown by WW1 fighter ace Wop May. The Trapper climbed a vertical mountainside to escape the RCMP, he wore his snowshoes backwards and doubled back over his tracks to confuse those following him. He survived being blown up inside his cabin, and hiked through blizzards so bad that the native americans assisting the RCMP couldnt even move through. While he was eventually shot and killed, his identity still remains unknown.

    • @joshstanton267
      @joshstanton267 11 днів тому

      One of the most bizarre manhunt stories ever, who ever that dude was he'd make a hell of an operator

  • @sethdunlap9868
    @sethdunlap9868 11 місяців тому +99

    I've noticed that a lot of the best military stories start off with the soldiers/ Marines ignoring orders and executing the plan anyways

    • @fredblogs
      @fredblogs 11 місяців тому

      That’s because as recent news clearly shows our government is run by incompetent IDIOTS.

  • @kiwi_comanche
    @kiwi_comanche 11 місяців тому +30

    This happened to a couple of regular army lads that took a wrong turn here in Northern Ireland. They were beaten to death. We will remember Them.

    • @joshuablair252
      @joshuablair252 11 місяців тому +5

      Wow I just looked that up. 1988, the corporal killings

    • @kiwi_comanche
      @kiwi_comanche 11 місяців тому +3

      @@joshuablair252 Yessir. Damned shame.

    • @ORIGINOLINDIVIDUAL
      @ORIGINOLINDIVIDUAL 11 місяців тому +7

      They were beaten then shot, Corpral Howes & Corpral woods. RIP.

    • @kiwi_comanche
      @kiwi_comanche 11 місяців тому +2

      @ORIGINOLINDIVIDUAL With their own sidearms too.

  • @DistortedCulture
    @DistortedCulture 11 місяців тому +16

    Love this. Much respect to this band of brothers. Everyone needs friends like these.

  • @d3adlyz3bra
    @d3adlyz3bra 11 місяців тому +61

    leaving a teammate would be an unlawful order.....

  • @cowetareserve
    @cowetareserve 11 місяців тому +324

    Always a great day when there’s a PopoMedic video to remind you that you are more than what you think you’re capable of.
    Hats off to the Specials who brought their buddies home. This was RAD!

    • @SpicyTexan64
      @SpicyTexan64 11 місяців тому +2

      Some people are

    • @svatrocity8858
      @svatrocity8858 11 місяців тому +4

      Agreed a great rescue so happy they were able to get those guys out, hats off !

    • @cowetareserve
      @cowetareserve 11 місяців тому +5

      @@SpicyTexan64 everyone is more capable than they are now.
      I wasn’t born knowing EVERYTHING and could probably live three lifetimes and still not have learned even a THIRD of all the learnable things.
      Stay humble; ask questions; apply discipline.
      BE FREE.

    • @SuperUAP
      @SuperUAP 11 місяців тому

      Joe Biden will trade you a nuclear arms dealer for a basketball player

    • @raysandrarexxia941
      @raysandrarexxia941 11 місяців тому

      @@cowetareserve No I'm not, I'm useless

  • @fredschriks8554
    @fredschriks8554 11 місяців тому +106

    One of the best channels on UA-cam.

    • @PopoMedic
      @PopoMedic  11 місяців тому +14

      Daww

    • @adambane1719
      @adambane1719 11 місяців тому

      Hahahahahahahahaha..... Nope !

    • @fredschriks8554
      @fredschriks8554 11 місяців тому +1

      ​@@adambane1719Oh i'm sorry we don't do incest here. So you need to find some place else.

  • @goodshipkaraboudjan
    @goodshipkaraboudjan 11 місяців тому +65

    Been around a few SASR/NZSAS/SAS people in personal life and work. The last people you'd want to mess with and very unassuming. They're not Hollywood types.

    • @ravener96
      @ravener96 11 місяців тому +8

      Most people that have met SOF guys seem to say the same. They seem pretty unassuming.

    • @swaggadash9017
      @swaggadash9017 11 місяців тому +17

      I met my friend's dad who was SAS and you would never guess it. Tall, skinny and the nicest guy you could possibly talk to, he also never talked openly about being SAS other than confirming it if someone asked. I always thought he was literally the coolest person ever when I was younger.

    • @splatninja9447
      @splatninja9447 11 місяців тому +9

      My uncle was a beret( I'm American) I've seen him angry exactly one time in my thirty years. It was the scariest look I've ever seen. Otherwise the man was sweet as could be, you'd never guess he has rivers of blood on his hands.

    • @humptydumpty412
      @humptydumpty412 11 місяців тому +1

      Agreed

    • @EARTHROMR
      @EARTHROMR 8 місяців тому +2

      Very good family friend was SASR in Vietnam. One of the most kindest men I know, possibly one of the scariest also

  • @johnclancy18
    @johnclancy18 11 місяців тому +50

    always a good day when popo uploads, so happy.

  • @theminutemen1275
    @theminutemen1275 11 місяців тому +29

    When SAS doesn't obey leadership and comes after you - you know you screwed up. That sound you didn't hear, is your life being snatched

  • @luimackjohnson302
    @luimackjohnson302 8 місяців тому +11

    Brilliant UK's SAS rescue mission! I salute you all! Greetings from Madang, Papua New Guinea!

  • @RP-ks6ly
    @RP-ks6ly 11 місяців тому +20

    I like how these guys told the brass to pound sand and went and got their team mates.

  • @No1harris_98
    @No1harris_98 11 місяців тому +122

    These videos truly make me proud of my nationality! 🇬🇧 (Also huge respect to the Americans)

    • @monkeyball9223
      @monkeyball9223 11 місяців тому +5

      Love you too bro ✊🏼

    • @bobby9192
      @bobby9192 11 місяців тому +5

      🇬🇧 🇺🇸

    • @No1harris_98
      @No1harris_98 11 місяців тому +3

      @@bobby9192 indeed

    • @No1harris_98
      @No1harris_98 11 місяців тому +3

      @@monkeyball9223 big respect fr

    • @sillywoman62
      @sillywoman62 9 місяців тому +1

      Thank you ❤

  • @mattmaker2327
    @mattmaker2327 11 місяців тому +34

    It would be great to see a video of yours about the first joint operation between the SAS and the SBS - it was a hostage rescue in Sierra Leone, there's a brilliant book about it by Damien Lewis called Operation Certain Death. It's an amazing story.

    • @russelldavis8415
      @russelldavis8415 11 місяців тому +2

      Like all stories you don’t get all the facts.

    • @mattmaker2327
      @mattmaker2327 11 місяців тому

      @@russelldavis8415 is it State Random Musings That Ultimately Mean Sod All day and no one told me??

    • @mrh678
      @mrh678 10 місяців тому

      Yeah that was crazy. Know a couple of the captured.

  • @ajjimenez8701
    @ajjimenez8701 11 місяців тому +3

    Some of the best vids on the net these here. Infrequent but regular enough that the thumbnails get me giddy. The introductory sequence beginning with the date, the pertinents to follow, the music, the narrative style, its damn near perfect. Keep me comin' mate!

  • @usedjoe5464
    @usedjoe5464 11 місяців тому +6

    These tracks you put over the stories go so damn hard

  • @SI-Hobbs
    @SI-Hobbs 11 місяців тому +11

    Anyone else bust out laughing and say out loud "They're so f*cked!" after hearing that they captured 2 SAS Operators?

    • @dchiznit209
      @dchiznit209 11 місяців тому +3

      I was thinking Key’s “You done f**ked up A-A-Ron!”

  • @warrenb8228
    @warrenb8228 11 місяців тому +53

    POG higher up: “Stand down, do not engage.”
    SAS: “I would love to, but no.”
    (I assume they’re overly polite)

    • @pennypenguin15
      @pennypenguin15 11 місяців тому +10

      More like SAS; *shrgg, no copy i repeat no copy, entering a tunnel*

    • @ifv2089
      @ifv2089 11 місяців тому

      It was a section of fusiliers from 2rrf c company with two sas guys who were first to respond, pretty much as soon as contact was heard on the net, was as quickly as qrf responded.

  • @SteveWalkey
    @SteveWalkey 11 місяців тому +64

    Every SAS story I've ever heard has been total badassery. Who Dares Wins, indeed. 🇬🇧

    • @splatninja9447
      @splatninja9447 11 місяців тому +6

      You boys have one helluva task force there.

    • @rickybojangles162
      @rickybojangles162 11 місяців тому +9

      ​@@splatninja9447we're incredibly proud of our SAS. Arguably one of, if not the best SF in the world, along with our American brothers.

    • @Gunmannn.
      @Gunmannn. 10 місяців тому +3

      @@rickybojangles162along with our American brothers? Nothing compares to UKSF.

    • @rickybojangles162
      @rickybojangles162 10 місяців тому

      @@Gunmannn. I did say we're one of the, if not the best. Alongside our American brothers, and the NZ special forces. I've seen SAS guys say the exact same thing

    • @MCD10000
      @MCD10000 10 місяців тому

      and every single story i have hear has one thing in common, load entry, so I think they should have another motto, "Fuck it, Load entry"

  • @unbekannternutzer852
    @unbekannternutzer852 11 місяців тому +9

    Your editing is on another level, well done Sir!

  • @SuperDiablo101
    @SuperDiablo101 11 місяців тому +8

    Shout-out to you and your channel I'm glad you went back the channels roots because i was getting concerned with how it was going but this...this is what your content about
    Best of luck

  • @budder2970
    @budder2970 11 місяців тому +14

    If you train men to be willing to sacrifice their lives for one another, don't be surprised when they are willing to sacrifice their career or risk imprisonment for eachother.

  • @WILD__THINGS
    @WILD__THINGS 11 місяців тому +4

    My wife didn't want me to cook dinner, but after she tasted my enchiladas, she retroactively sanctioned that shit.

  • @Biggunz249
    @Biggunz249 11 місяців тому +11

    I love these damn mini documentaries! You hit on all the important information and get straight to the point. Keep it up man, you’re killing it with these videos!

  • @terrielb1944
    @terrielb1944 11 місяців тому +13

    Great mini doc as always. Thank you for your service.

  • @fullmindstorm
    @fullmindstorm 11 місяців тому +9

    "He Who Dares Wins" They stayed true to their moto.

  • @occamsrazor3128
    @occamsrazor3128 10 місяців тому +6

    SAS the british version of delta force? Dude you owe me a new monitor i just spat my coffe laughing my ass off 😂😂😂😂😂

    • @Dismay992
      @Dismay992 10 місяців тому

      Lol US SOF has long surpassed the Brits, been that way for many decades.
      Besides merely wanting in on some of Delta’s action, the SAS’s commanding officer at the time, Lt. Col. Richard Williams, openly admired General McChrystal and was described as an unabashed Americanophile who “would probably have preferred to have commanded Delta.”xxviii He constantly challenged Task Force Black (mockingly referred to as “Task Force Slack” prior to their JSOC integrationxxix) to match the pace and intensity of the Americans. And when the SAS was at its most lethal, Urban described it as “operating in the style of Delta.”
      "JSOC’s Delta-led campaign in Iraq was on a scale likely never previously accomplished (or even attempted) by a relatively small group of supremely trained forces. Estimates place the final tally in the neighborhood of 3000 killed and 9000 captured (with another 400 killed and 3000 captured by UKSF)."

    • @occamsrazor3128
      @occamsrazor3128 10 місяців тому

      @@Dismay992 tit 🤣🤣

  • @billp3310
    @billp3310 11 місяців тому +3

    Popo does it again. Engaging subject, amplifying music, excellent narration. Who else wants to see some longer form videos? 30min? Hour long? Hell yea

  • @shermansquires3979
    @shermansquires3979 11 місяців тому +21

    Delta is literally the American version of the SAS, not the other way around!

    • @Memento_Mori3210
      @Memento_Mori3210 10 місяців тому +3

      No its not the SAS IS the British version of Delta. Both works out

    • @Dismay992
      @Dismay992 10 місяців тому +1

      Is it really that hard for Brits to get over themselves? Every Special Forces video on youtube always has those Brits who can't help themselves but chatter about the SAS. Delta and SAS train together and exchange operators, so yes, SAS is the equivalent of Delta and vice versa.

    • @sandorclegane3658
      @sandorclegane3658 4 місяці тому +3

      ​@@Dismay992delta was created because of SAS.

    • @AJSpinDrift
      @AJSpinDrift 3 місяці тому

      ​@@Dismay992 To be fair to the video author he's an American making the video for his primarily American audience, he's not wrong keeping it relatable. I guess Brits are just suckers for semantics.

    • @BigBoy-ql5rn
      @BigBoy-ql5rn 3 місяці тому +1

      I promise you it's just the outsiders looking in who are fighting about this. Team guys have lots of respect for each other.

  • @OJsLeftGlove
    @OJsLeftGlove 11 місяців тому +23

    It's getting harder and harder to tell the difference between 2005 Iraq and current day London...

    • @LeeXRV
      @LeeXRV 11 місяців тому +1

      Odd post, care to elaborate (I’m a Londoner)

    • @OJsLeftGlove
      @OJsLeftGlove 11 місяців тому

      @@LeeXRV Mostly the large groups of military aged men carrying Islamist flags while intimidating and attacking anyone who doesn't fall in line...

  • @redious5500
    @redious5500 11 місяців тому +11

    This guy has the most banger fucking intros ever

  • @bapojean5981
    @bapojean5981 11 місяців тому +2

    Your videos get me so pumped up, I get chills.

  • @MrVangboi05
    @MrVangboi05 11 місяців тому +8

    These were brothers in combat... ain't no way in hell a bunch of old cronies thousands of miles away can tell them to not do anything to help their fellow soldiers in need.

  • @timpayne1057
    @timpayne1057 11 місяців тому +20

    Awesome story and video. It goes to show how politicians always get in the way.

  • @Pepto8ismol
    @Pepto8ismol 11 місяців тому +3

    Everyone has a plan until their entire building is leveled like a jenga tower.

  • @jesusperez2694
    @jesusperez2694 11 місяців тому +1

    I don't care how long or how shorts these videos are. They are a great watch and really put u in sense of it all.

  • @chocolatefrenzieya
    @chocolatefrenzieya 11 місяців тому +8

    Nothing but respect for our comrades over seas. Bad ass boys.

  • @Whoami691
    @Whoami691 8 місяців тому +2

    "You can't go in."
    "And who the f*** is gonna stop us?"

  • @kevinfield2162
    @kevinfield2162 11 місяців тому +13

    Their badge motto is 'who dares wins'. If you expect them to follow order in a situation like this you are somewhat mistaken. The whole unit is based on David Sterling and Paddy Maynes inability to follow orders!

    • @RocketPropelledWombat
      @RocketPropelledWombat 10 місяців тому

      The only other option is to wait two years for a bunch of spineless incompetent wetbags at Whitehall to make a "decision".

  • @Marcos_Vermanos
    @Marcos_Vermanos 11 місяців тому +51

    The Brits have the most badass special forces, change my mind

    • @rinoz47
      @rinoz47 11 місяців тому

      Oi

    • @noname-wo9yy
      @noname-wo9yy 11 місяців тому +12

      Sas and Margaret thatcher, name a more iconic duo

    • @Imperialismusic
      @Imperialismusic 11 місяців тому

      Well. Umm. Err. Umm. Mabey. Fuck it. I can’t be arsed.

    • @ifv2089
      @ifv2089 11 місяців тому +1

      Join the seals write a book

    • @goodshipkaraboudjan
      @goodshipkaraboudjan 11 місяців тому +5

      @@hdvrNG The SEALS only have one tier one unit which is DEVGRU. Not to take anything away from them at all but that role is more in line with the SBS given it's heavy on the maritime ops role. There is a really good book that escapes memory but it's about the birth of the SBS and how paddling kayaks into German U-Boat bases became a good idea. It was expanded to Australia who did the same thing and mined a lot of Japanese ships from a fishing boat (Force Z). That and the Italian Frogmen concept gave birth to the SEAL idea in the USN, even though it had been long developed by the Commonwealth.

  • @PepperDog76
    @PepperDog76 11 місяців тому +8

    Love the mini-docs! These are awesome. The death of Brian Wells, the poor guy with the bomb strapped around his neck and forced to commit a robbery would make a great doc in your style.

    • @John_Connor556
      @John_Connor556 11 місяців тому

      That was a wild & tragic one indeed.

  • @Jake-pm3pz
    @Jake-pm3pz 11 місяців тому +38

    The two guys who got captured were actually SRR not SAS, but the SAS did the hostage rescue

    • @ifv2089
      @ifv2089 11 місяців тому +1

      Which telic was this? 6 or 7 is what I remember so long ago not sure now lol
      But definitely mate it was sas in Basra Palace at the time, and the two guys snatched were blades. I know there was a guy on srr briefing showed that incident footage as if it was them so I'm not surprised that was story now.

    • @parkgate-ub1ey
      @parkgate-ub1ey 11 місяців тому +3

      They where sas , one was a jock that was an instructor on the TV programme who dares wins

    • @MaxKingsley72
      @MaxKingsley72 11 місяців тому +1

      Crazy how u can make a public comment when it’s public knowledge that they were SAS, ur full of shite

    • @krungstar4541
      @krungstar4541 11 місяців тому

      ​@@ifv20896

    • @davidyates1299
      @davidyates1299 10 місяців тому

      @@parkgate-ub1ey Is that actually true though? Seems a lot of ex-22 guys called him out on that and alleged bullsh*t....

  • @Ferg2jz
    @Ferg2jz 10 місяців тому +2

    The SAS are just another breed entirely.. Absolutely outstanding.

  • @dposting2941
    @dposting2941 11 місяців тому

    This channel is the opposite of every channel that drags on with filler content just to make it longer to stuff more ad space in.

  • @SSweaty
    @SSweaty 11 місяців тому +12

    Literal "Who Dares Wins" 🗡

  • @rovermiles1
    @rovermiles1 11 місяців тому +2

    Dude, your stories are freaking awesome!!!

  • @jaspersmith5748
    @jaspersmith5748 10 місяців тому +3

    Story telling, visuals, comedic quips, music…..this is some high quality shit right here. I dig this series, keep’em coming!

  • @simonbrogden9994
    @simonbrogden9994 11 місяців тому +5

    Proud to be British ! Well done lads.

  • @JohnLocke1776
    @JohnLocke1776 11 місяців тому +4

    The Officers who went to the prison to demand their release is straight out of a Comedy movie

    • @swaggadash9017
      @swaggadash9017 11 місяців тому +2

      You'd be surprised how often they don't mess with the negotiators. Most of them are smart enough to realise that if they do anything to them it's game over for real, they found out the hard way.

    • @JohnLocke1776
      @JohnLocke1776 11 місяців тому

      @@swaggadash9017 maybe in day to day affairs negotiations work. this was an all-out war, an invasion of another country. Not smart

  • @lnproductions3227
    @lnproductions3227 11 місяців тому +3

    I really enjoy watching your videos! It's a very interesting way to learn about Military History and events but also to hear cool stories. Keep up the incredible work and Thank You for your Service

  • @NoLifeStack
    @NoLifeStack 11 місяців тому +17

    the second you hear rogue mission you know all these men trusted each other with no hesitation

  • @mooseing22
    @mooseing22 10 місяців тому

    The soundtrack of this documentary is superb. I put it through my Sony 5.1 on to my 65' TV. It really compliments each scene. Perfection. Thanks for this.

  • @wolfdesikan1766
    @wolfdesikan1766 11 місяців тому +2

    Kidnapping someone from the SAS just seems like a colossally stupid idea.

  • @budwhite9591
    @budwhite9591 11 місяців тому +2

    Standdown orders should never come from a crooked politician sitting comfortably at home.

  • @panchochapperon1697
    @panchochapperon1697 11 місяців тому +3

    Insane video as always. These are exceptional human beings and these videos motivate me to sign up for another contract. God bless from America

  • @seanc6754
    @seanc6754 5 місяців тому +1

    As i am American and like to watch a lot of ex devgru/delta interviews like on the Shawn Ryan Show i have only heard awesome things about the SAS group. Glad we are on the same side

  • @darkmatter6714
    @darkmatter6714 10 місяців тому +5

    The SAS came first and all of America’s special forces units were modeled after them, so I wouldn’t call the SAS “the British equivalent of Delta Force”, I’d call Delta Force the American equivalent of the SAS.
    That is if you can even call Delta Force “equivalent”, because the Brits didn’t teach early American special forces everything they knew - to this day, the SAS are the only special forces unit in the world which has torture resistance as part of their training program.

    • @Dismay992
      @Dismay992 10 місяців тому

      Another dumb British comment. The US has surpassed the British in special operations for a long time. Look at Iraq, US SOF led by Delta Force scored hundreds of more kills and captures than UKSF led by SAS. SAS commander Richard Williams even challenged his men to try and keep up with Delta. Delta Force and SAS literally trade operators all the time, so you thinking they are not equivalents at the very least is ridiculous. Oh and lets not forget Delta Force has never been captured or needed a rescue before, unlike the SAS. There's a reason why you're chattering about the SAS but know next to nothing about Delta Force.

    • @CMOT101
      @CMOT101 29 днів тому

      American forces are vastly inferior to British ones.

  • @ash7324
    @ash7324 10 місяців тому +1

    I was close to the old shadow factory in Kinver the other day, and found a little tribute on a post on the walking path. Covered in flowers, notes and sas badges, pins and cards with the insignia on it. There’s been underground goings on at Kinver/Drakelow for years and I can only imagine the tribute was for an SAS soldier stationed at whatever is under there.

  • @DerekBox
    @DerekBox 11 місяців тому +17

    Great video! Technically Delta Force is based on the SAS, not the other way around!

    • @surfingtothestars
      @surfingtothestars 11 місяців тому +6

      All he said is they’re the equivalent of Delta Force, not based on Delta Force.

    • @wyattf13
      @wyattf13 11 місяців тому +1

      Yeah weird comment seeing as I don't think he used the phrase based on at all.

  • @ImBarryScottCSS
    @ImBarryScottCSS 11 місяців тому +2

    As you can see these gentlemen went straight off the end of the fuck around and find out graph 📈

  • @iCantEvenButtonsGaming
    @iCantEvenButtonsGaming 11 місяців тому +9

    THIS is the only reason I would ever enlist.
    If to ever be around a bond so strong as brothers in arms.

  • @warweaponx6629
    @warweaponx6629 11 місяців тому +1

    Great job! Enjoyed this one immensely. “Who Dares Wins” 💪

  • @MrDanaris
    @MrDanaris 11 місяців тому +5

    one does not simply tell the SAS to not do something

    • @LedSeng
      @LedSeng 11 місяців тому

      this story was almost 20 years ago though :(
      things have gone down since.
      but bringing attention to the fact is a good thing. means that we can allocate resources and focus on getting things back to their needed level.

  • @davidyates1299
    @davidyates1299 10 місяців тому

    Utterly brilliant video as ever Popo - thank you. Your 80's electronica just makes it...

  • @camelotenglishtuition6394
    @camelotenglishtuition6394 11 місяців тому +20

    I love SAS stories, reminds me of my great grandfather who did some amazing shit as one of Churchill's desert rats...including but not limiting to: being a lone survivor and living in the African desert for months, getting taken as a POW, breaking out of the POW camp, then making his way across Africa to then stow away on a vessel headed back to England.

    • @robertjackson8199
      @robertjackson8199 10 місяців тому +3

      Massive respect to your great grandfather. My dad was one of those desert rats. I have his medals underneath my Christmas tree. I miss him dearly. Proper blokes.

    • @chelsealouise3137
      @chelsealouise3137 10 місяців тому +1

      Respect! My grandfather was in the first. SAS parachute regiment. He was so silent he would appear behind you and have a bitter knife at you’re throat. He was also a POW and escaped the are even more deadly now. Due to the secrets act he couldn’t speak of much of his time but they are definitely tough as nails he certainly was. He was a marine got blown up sent home then decided nope not done and was recruited for SAS in 1942. Would never ever know as he was most u assuming quiet humble reserved man. His stomach actually began to knit together due at starvation from German troops. Thing is dont turn you’re back on an SAS soldier. He was awarded many medals for his contribution to the war effort. Being a Scotsman he didn’t want anything he said he was there to defend his home and family more so king and country.
      REIP my incredible grandfather born 1919-1994 wish he could’ve written a book of all his achievements. Reported 2 times as KIA he was just behind enemy lines kicking ass.

    • @camelotenglishtuition6394
      @camelotenglishtuition6394 10 місяців тому +1

      @@chelsealouise3137 respect to him! Uk warriors 🇬🇧 are just different

    • @camelotenglishtuition6394
      @camelotenglishtuition6394 10 місяців тому +1

      @robertjackson8199 fantastic legacy he left you! Much respect to him

    • @camelotenglishtuition6394
      @camelotenglishtuition6394 10 місяців тому

      @robertjackson8199 do you have any information about them? I'd love to see if anyone has anything on my great grandfather (surname: Webber) if you do just let me know! Thanks buddy

  • @28ebdh3udnav
    @28ebdh3udnav 11 місяців тому +2

    "Work now, paperwork later"

  • @randymichel459
    @randymichel459 11 місяців тому +7

    BZ Popo. A prime example that the people in the field know more about what is taking place, long before the bureaucrats back home do. It’s best to delegate and trust your people to do whatever it takes to accomplish the mission. Success should matter more than optics.

  • @edgychico9311
    @edgychico9311 11 місяців тому +1

    They're going in full on SASSY mode on while bussing an enemy infantries out 💀

  • @magaz
    @magaz 11 місяців тому +7

    This side of the pond. Any area with the word “Shire” in it isn’t pronounced like lord of the rings. It’s more of a “Sher” but soft

  • @Darthdoodoo
    @Darthdoodoo 11 місяців тому +1

    I blame the lack of horsepower in their choice of car for everything that happened 😂😂

  • @TheSelkan
    @TheSelkan 11 місяців тому +4

    2:00 I would say Delta is the American equivalent of SAS not the other way around

  • @Daxx04
    @Daxx04 11 місяців тому

    Thank you Popo we hope we make it to 1 million soon

  • @diamondderek848
    @diamondderek848 11 місяців тому +4

    Within the rules of engagement no trooper or allied Sf is left behind.

  • @nickmills8476
    @nickmills8476 8 місяців тому

    The phrase "that's what I'm talking about!" springs to mind.

  • @insaneadventures4391
    @insaneadventures4391 11 місяців тому +6

    I think most military members would do this. But only the elite get away with it.

  • @owenmitchell5202
    @owenmitchell5202 7 місяців тому

    I fw this dude heavy best story telling UA-camr I’ve ever watched

  • @petepal55
    @petepal55 11 місяців тому +10

    Glad to hear our US troops offered to help. What I'm wondering is when is the movie coming out? After all these years somebody must have written a script, what's the holdup?

    • @peterjackhandy
      @peterjackhandy 11 місяців тому +1

      Problem is - The only way they can get the money to make a film is if they have the Americans doing the rescuing...
      And they think the Brits might be a tad displeased with that {:0)

    • @Lukeyo1993
      @Lukeyo1993 10 місяців тому

      Unlike the US Sas are bound by the official secret act which is why there faces are always covered. You need permission from the the government to tell your story so maybe they don't want it told because they disobeyed orders?

  • @lionross7131
    @lionross7131 11 місяців тому

    Every video you release is chefs kiss love it m8

  • @snirtgonzo354
    @snirtgonzo354 11 місяців тому +4

    Like is always said and learned this from my grandfather who was in world war two it's better to ask for forgiveness then it is for permission