Only Man Awarded Both Victoria Cross & Iron Cross

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  • @kingjoe3rd
    @kingjoe3rd 4 місяці тому +197

    Such men will never be forgotten as long as there is an enthusiastic chap willing to tell his story.

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  4 місяці тому +8

      Thanks for watching my video

    • @giulioluzzardi7632
      @giulioluzzardi7632 4 місяці тому +4

      Here here, Bravo!!

    • @FredScuttle456
      @FredScuttle456 3 місяці тому +1

      @@TheHistoryChap Sgt Major Charles Coward, as depicted in his autobiography and movie, "The Password is Courage".
      I'm unsure whether the circumstances would count.

  • @stevegreen2432
    @stevegreen2432 4 місяці тому +90

    Talking with an older German friend a few years ago and the subject of medals came up. He revealed that he had been awarded the Iron cross twice in WW11. and aske3d bout my father in the British Army. We finished up laying out the medals on the table beside each other. His words--mixed with tears--"I never thought I would see this happen" . Living in Australia he had kept his story a secret until then.

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  4 місяці тому +9

      Thanks for watching my video & your interesting feedback.

    • @philiprowney
      @philiprowney 3 місяці тому +5

      I hear what you said and it struck my memory:
      I was part of the first vocational exchange between the UK and Germany in 1986. In early '87 I went all 16 years old, bright eyed and willing to see the world.
      I learned so much about Germany in just 3 weeks, with Berufsschule and real order for the first time in my life. [ England seemed a clamoring mess compared to GDR 1987 ] I digress...
      When talking in broken German with my hosts Oma she [ with the Help of Dirk my host and counterpart ] that her husband threw his WW1 service sabre into a lake than give it over to those collecting 'old sidearms' in 1940...
      ..he sent his wife to throw it in the lake.
      She said the Nazi's stole Germany first.
      As A Brit then i loved every minute of the visit except from the time a security alert stopped us visiting the local British base near Hanover...
      I must admit I am an Irish [ Catholic ] Immigrant child born in really quite xenophobic 1970 England.
      Seien Sie von ganzem Herzen dabei, dass die Menschen, die Sie lieben, getan haben, was sie konnten, als sie darum gebeten wurden
      It is all a man can do, do what is asked and hope it is the right thing.
      🙏

    • @noachav
      @noachav 2 місяці тому +4

      @@philiprowney My grandfather was a German-born stateless war refugee in London during World War II and volunteered with an Air Raid Warden company, digging survivors and victims of the Blitz out of the rubble, as well as being buried alive, himself. He once dug out a woman who came out pontificating about how it was the Jews' war and it was all their fault. His company leader later went to this woman and told her that the man who rescued her from the rubble was himself Jewish. She later found him and apologised, albeit not sincerely.
      He had plenty of other stories from the war years, including propaganda work for the BBC and interpretation for a unit in charge of Wehrmacht POW's, but that's a story for another time…

  • @jamesgarman4788
    @jamesgarman4788 4 місяці тому +44

    Thanks for keeping British history alive Chris!!! Much appreciated!

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  4 місяці тому +1

      Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching my video

  • @serwombles8816
    @serwombles8816 4 місяці тому +83

    What a life! thanks for covering him so his deeds are remembered again!

    • @andrewjost6714
      @andrewjost6714 4 місяці тому +5

      Excellent presentation and topic and interesting piece of history. Did remind me of a Major in the USMC I served under named Hermann Quest, who was in the German Wehrmacht in WWII and had formally requested the US Govt to allow him to wear his German medals on his USMC uniform... for some odd reason he was denied, I wonder why? Apparently I was told that Allied forces could wear their medals acquired in other foreign services in the US military, so I guess Major Hermann thought he should be able to... We all thought it was funny.

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  4 місяці тому +3

      Thanks for watching my video, glad you enjoyed it.

    • @nancymilawski1048
      @nancymilawski1048 4 місяці тому +1

      ​@andrewjost6714 was he trying to wear the version with the swastika on it??
      They reissued medals in the 50s without the swastika on it so they could be worn by veterans because the swastika is banned in most countries including Germany and USA.

    • @andrewjost6714
      @andrewjost6714 4 місяці тому +3

      @@nancymilawski1048 I hope you know I was being facetious when I said "I wonder why?" as I think it would be common sense that an axis force person from WWII shouldn't be able to wear enemy medals on their new non axis homeland uniform. I'm sorry I can't answer your question about whether they had a swastika on them or not, and do not know what specific medals they were, whether they were medals of valor, wounds, or campaign participation ribbons... He was a no non-sense strict son of a gun though, and respected.

  • @johnnunn8688
    @johnnunn8688 4 місяці тому +129

    That’s a ripe old age for that era, especially considering he had been at war, many times. Kudos, Sir.

    • @neiloflongbeck5705
      @neiloflongbeck5705 4 місяці тому +11

      Well, he got used to not dying.

    • @garthcox4307
      @garthcox4307 4 місяці тому +10

      He was 69 if you check the dates, a month short of his 70th birthday

    • @neiloflongbeck5705
      @neiloflongbeck5705 4 місяці тому +1

      @@garthcox4307 and what was the average for the period?

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  4 місяці тому +4

      Thanks for watching my video, glad you enjoyed it.

    • @garthcox4307
      @garthcox4307 4 місяці тому +3

      @neiloflongbeck5705 no idea but defo closer to 70 than 90

  • @baz-wc4fi
    @baz-wc4fi 4 місяці тому +178

    Remember, him serving the Prussians would not have been out of the ordinary ,because it was the Prussians who helped Wellington Win Waterloo!!

    • @AnthonyOMulligan-yv9cg
      @AnthonyOMulligan-yv9cg 4 місяці тому +11

      Grandad was with him at Waterloo!

    • @samparkerSAM
      @samparkerSAM 4 місяці тому +17

      I have my family retirement sword from Heidelberg, I have yet to find the service record of my Zeigler family. The sword was gifted Von Zeiglers Son in law a American my Ancestor, who served in the Union Navy during the Civil War. His wife, Mary Speyer, was from Heidelberg. I would hazard a guess that her family participated in the Napoleonic Wars on the Prussian side... I would love to find the records if they still exist.

    • @warrenmilford6848
      @warrenmilford6848 4 місяці тому +11

      @@samparkerSAM I don't know about Prussian records in particular, but I believe that a lot of German military records from past wars were destroyed in various Allied bombing raids in WW2.

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  4 місяці тому +6

      Thanks for watching my video and your feedback.

    • @benwilson6145
      @benwilson6145 3 місяці тому +1

      @@AnthonyOMulligan-yv9cg Utter rubbish!

  • @lajoszlatos3285
    @lajoszlatos3285 4 місяці тому +8

    Chris! It was an absolutely fantastic story about not just a about a great soldier, but a outstanding human being!!! Thank you!!

  • @foxcell
    @foxcell 4 місяці тому +32

    Another interesting video and now Manly is no longer a forgotten solder with your research and passion
    Thanks again
    Mark Brown

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  4 місяці тому +1

      Thanks for watching my video, glad you enjoyed it.

  • @seniorelzappo9919
    @seniorelzappo9919 4 місяці тому +15

    What an extraordinary life , replete with bravery , humanity a service . thank you for telling his story ..

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  4 місяці тому

      Thanks for watching my video

    • @Farweasel
      @Farweasel 4 місяці тому +1

      NOT to detract from Manley's suberb achievements
      but
      *Kudos to those implcably brave Maori too*

  • @andrewsteele7663
    @andrewsteele7663 4 місяці тому +8

    Good morning, Chris, you do tell a cracking story. During my service in our medical Corp, we were never privy to the deeds of men like Mr. Manley. We did have our Simpson and his donkey. Which is bloody amazing in itself. Mr. Manly died of diabetes at 90, he did really well to get to that age with the disease. We struggle to keep people alive now into their 70's with diabetes. And I am sorry about my tardiness in keeping up with your video's. Cheers

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  3 місяці тому

      Glad you enjoyed my video & thanks for your interesting feedback. Apologies, he was 70 not 90..whoops!!

    • @andrewsteele7663
      @andrewsteele7663 3 місяці тому

      @@TheHistoryChap Chris, even living to 70 in that period of history with diabetes is great.

    • @williampawson5476
      @williampawson5476 3 місяці тому

      @@andrewsteele7663 It might well have been TYPE II .... developed later in life.

  • @jrey800
    @jrey800 4 місяці тому +11

    Always enjoy these VC videos! Especially when it comes to ones like this. Thank you sir!

  • @kennethhummel4409
    @kennethhummel4409 4 місяці тому +62

    There is another one out there, a member of the kings African rifles. Awarded the Ironcross during WW1 while serving in the German African colonial forces and during WW2 serving in the army of King George the 6th. He is mentioned in the coronation of Queen Elizabeth the 2nd as an honor guard.

    • @neiloflongbeck5705
      @neiloflongbeck5705 4 місяці тому +4

      But what's his name?

    • @kennethhummel4409
      @kennethhummel4409 4 місяці тому +11

      @@neiloflongbeck5705 I don’t remember and I’ve lost my coronation program from the Queen Elizabeth the 2nd coronation. I don’t live in Britain or a commonwealth country so it’s next to impossible for me to reacquire one affordability.

    • @neiloflongbeck5705
      @neiloflongbeck5705 4 місяці тому +8

      @kennethhummel4409 thanks for the reply, I'll try Google.

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  4 місяці тому +7

      Thanks for watching my video & your interesting feedback.

    • @ankles632
      @ankles632 3 місяці тому +1

      @@neiloflongbeck5705 If you find a name please post it. I looked through the bio of every Caucasian VC recipient in WW2 and could find no mention of this. My thinking was that if the man was German or served in the German forces in Africa in WW1 he would not have been Gurkha or Indian etc ? Perhaps I am mistaken ?

  • @Farweasel
    @Farweasel 4 місяці тому +13

    A very brave lad that Manley .....
    When it mattered
    He really was Manley

  • @billmccarthy9689
    @billmccarthy9689 4 місяці тому

    Brilliant Chris just brilliant. I could listen to you for hours. Fascinating story and what a life for such a dedicted human being.Thank you very much.

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  4 місяці тому

      Thanks for your comments, glad you enjoyed my video

  • @suepoole8323
    @suepoole8323 3 місяці тому

    Have found this channel whilst watching Wrecked Nation's reaction to this video.. must say what a lot I have to learn, so a new subscriber here.. 72 and in UK, so much of our history I have never heard or have forgotten over time

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  3 місяці тому

      Thanks for your support & for watching my video.

  • @brendanhaley3668
    @brendanhaley3668 4 місяці тому

    Thank you continuing to create these videos teaching us of these forgotten soldiers and events... despite being well versed in history you continue to amaze me with your research and handpicked incidents to remind us of those who preceeded us all.

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  4 місяці тому

      Thanks for watching my video, glad you enjoyed it.

  • @AlbertComelles1970
    @AlbertComelles1970 4 місяці тому +2

    An amazing story, once again. Thank you Chris!

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  4 місяці тому

      Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching.

  • @bobschenkel7921
    @bobschenkel7921 4 місяці тому +9

    Quite an impressive story. Dr. Manley certainly lived up to his surname, and brought honor and glory to it.

  • @Salam_Damai431
    @Salam_Damai431 4 місяці тому +1

    Greetings from Indonesia. Thank you for yet another fascinating video, meticulously researched and vigorously presented. I particularly enjoyed your description of the Māori defence of their pa in 1864.

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  4 місяці тому

      Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed my video.

  • @foolsgold9993
    @foolsgold9993 4 місяці тому

    Another great video. Thank you. I was especially impressed with all the pictures you used as illustrations. They just made the whole story come alive.

  • @valiciprian2061
    @valiciprian2061 4 місяці тому +3

    Amazing story. Thank you sir . Keep up the good work😊

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  4 місяці тому +1

      Thanks for watching my video & your comment.

  • @competitionglen
    @competitionglen 4 місяці тому

    Another great tale that definitely needed to be told. Thank you. Loving the content.

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  4 місяці тому

      Thanks for watching my video, glad you enjoyed it.

  • @georgejackson3570
    @georgejackson3570 4 місяці тому +7

    Fascinating. There's a headstone in a cemetery here in mid Wales, uk in memory of a young soldier who fell at the fall of the Redan in 1855.

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  4 місяці тому

      Thanks for watching my video & your interesting comment.

  • @timothygates5347
    @timothygates5347 4 місяці тому +3

    Another intriguing ep! Thanking you.

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  4 місяці тому

      Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching my video.

  • @andysvehiclehistorychannel
    @andysvehiclehistorychannel 4 місяці тому +4

    Another great one from my favourite historian

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  4 місяці тому +1

      Thanks, & thanks for watching my video.

  • @Al.W7263
    @Al.W7263 3 місяці тому

    Great video. Never heard or saw anything about this before. Thank you.

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  3 місяці тому

      Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching my video.

  • @QALibrary
    @QALibrary 4 місяці тому +1

    wow - I learned so much watching this video.
    Chris has such a great UA-cam channel you always come away from watching a video a lot more knowledgeable and understanding after watch such good videos

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  4 місяці тому

      Thanksk for watching my video, glad you enjoyed it.

  • @emissarial6598
    @emissarial6598 4 місяці тому +1

    I've learned a great deal from your channel. Thank you!

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  4 місяці тому +1

      Thanks for your comment & for watching my video.

  • @Ashley1958cpt
    @Ashley1958cpt 4 місяці тому +3

    Excellent story. Thank you.

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  4 місяці тому

      Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching

  • @lanternsown3525
    @lanternsown3525 4 місяці тому +4

    Truly a Brave and Interesting Man!

  • @jlmfoy365
    @jlmfoy365 4 місяці тому +2

    Fascinating story Chris, what lives some Victorians led. Regards Jim.

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  4 місяці тому

      Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed it.

  • @deanworsley2244
    @deanworsley2244 3 місяці тому

    What a fascinating story, I had never heard of this gentleman before. Thank you for sharing such a wonderful tale, what wonderful humanitarian this man was.

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  3 місяці тому

      Thanks for watching my video, glad you enjoyed it.

  • @moobaz8675
    @moobaz8675 4 місяці тому +3

    Brilliant. Enjoyed that.

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  4 місяці тому

      Glad you enjoyued it, thanks for watching.

  • @robertmiller2173
    @robertmiller2173 3 місяці тому

    What a great man he was! William Manly. Thank you! I have often wondered why we sided with the Serbians and Russians in WW1.
    My father was in the same Battalion (20th) as Charles Upham. I could go on! Wow living to 90 and having both the Vic and Iron Crosses!
    I’ll be definitely watching more of you content! Thanks

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  3 місяці тому

      Thanks for watching my video & for your feedback.

  • @windalfalatar333
    @windalfalatar333 4 місяці тому

    Wonderful story. You give these accounts with great strength and gusto.

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  3 місяці тому +1

      Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching my video

  • @robertyoung1506
    @robertyoung1506 3 місяці тому

    Thank you, I loved your presentation, I have liked and subscribe and will be watching your other videos, thank you again

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  3 місяці тому

      Thanks for your support , glad you enjoyed my video

  • @davidwoods7720
    @davidwoods7720 4 місяці тому +1

    Thank you so much Chris

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  4 місяці тому

      Thanks for watching my video, glad you enjoyed it.

  • @Trevawgathinny-ry8lz
    @Trevawgathinny-ry8lz 4 місяці тому +5

    In a similar vein,John Ramsden's book, "Don't Mention the War", references a German POW camp at Wilton Park. One of the men tasked with denazifying the POWs was a German Jew,who was later awarded a gong. He also had an iron cross from WW1.

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  3 місяці тому

      Thanks for your feedback & for watching my video.

  • @FranciscoPreira
    @FranciscoPreira 3 місяці тому

    A grand hero, worthy of rememberance, thanks for sharing.

  • @robertstark8527
    @robertstark8527 4 місяці тому +2

    Brilliant story so interesting thank you

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  4 місяці тому

      Glad you enjoyed my video, thanks for watching.

  • @jonathangordon3375
    @jonathangordon3375 4 місяці тому +1

    Yes please on Māori wars. Great work Chris!

  • @DreamerBooksAnIceAgeSaga
    @DreamerBooksAnIceAgeSaga 4 місяці тому +2

    Thank you for a fascinating podcast! What an amazing man- I'm glad you decided to give Dr. Manley his own episode. Just one question...he died just before his 90th birthday? Looking at his birth and death dates, wouldn't that have been just before his 70th birthday?

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  3 місяці тому +1

      ooops! sorry about the error, thank goodness I wasn't doing a video on Maths! Thanks for watching, glad your enjoyed it.

  • @majorronaldmandell7835
    @majorronaldmandell7835 4 місяці тому

    Yes! Very interesting! Thanks so much! Another good one!

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  4 місяці тому

      Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching my video

  • @timdench2583
    @timdench2583 4 місяці тому

    What a fantastic career and a fascinating story. Thank you.

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  3 місяці тому

      Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching my video.

  • @ianbell5611
    @ianbell5611 4 місяці тому

    Great video.
    Thank you for posting.

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  3 місяці тому

      Thanks for watching my video, glad you enjoyed it.

  • @marvwatkins7029
    @marvwatkins7029 4 місяці тому +5

    A man who deserves late publicity and praise.

  • @timcolledge6813
    @timcolledge6813 4 місяці тому +2

    Great man !!! 👍👍

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  3 місяці тому +1

      Thanks for watching , glad you enjoyed my video.

  • @VC_27
    @VC_27 3 місяці тому

    Learnt something new today. Thank you.

  • @ProfessorM-he9rl
    @ProfessorM-he9rl 4 місяці тому +2

    Great Post thank you. Why have we never heard of this man or seen a statue of him somewhere.

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  3 місяці тому

      Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed my video

  • @Roshand-pl9tn
    @Roshand-pl9tn 2 місяці тому

    NO. He should never be forgotten. Such care for his fellow man must never be forgotten. He deserves a place in the history books.

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  2 місяці тому

      Thanks for watching my video, glad you enjoyed it.

  • @The_Triarch
    @The_Triarch 4 місяці тому

    Amazing video on a forgotten soldier. One minor note the ribbon on the Iron Cross 2nd class for non-combatants is inverse colors of the military award. The award William Manley received has white center with black stripes, this can be seen in the photograph at 12:55. Never the less thank you for all the amazing work you do to make British military history come to life.

    • @brittakriep2938
      @brittakriep2938 4 місяці тому

      Same in wwl, in wwll iron cross for non combat persons , as far as i know, with such a ribbon no more existed.

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  4 місяці тому

      Thanks for watching my video & your interesting feedback.

  • @n8nate
    @n8nate 4 місяці тому

    A beautiful telling of a wonderful story.

  • @williamthompson2941
    @williamthompson2941 3 місяці тому

    What a man. Thanks for making this public, shame it will be lost on the younger generation, but keep trying.

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  3 місяці тому

      Thanks for watching my video,, glad you enjoyed it.

  • @arslongavitabrevis5136
    @arslongavitabrevis5136 4 місяці тому +1

    Hello Chris! Thank you for another excellent story. To put in perspective the significance of the £300.000 donated by the British people in 1870 to the British Ambulance Corps, today they would be worth £ 36.260.000!

  • @Edwin6932
    @Edwin6932 3 місяці тому

    Great story and informations thanks for your hard work

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  3 місяці тому

      Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed my video.

  • @shantanusapru
    @shantanusapru 4 місяці тому

    Wow! Wonderful video & narration!!

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  4 місяці тому +1

      Glad you enjoyed my video, thanks for watching.

  • @DustyRhoades
    @DustyRhoades 4 місяці тому

    While listening to you I also tried to look at some of the books behind you. I’ve read some, any you would like to suggest for a good read or just show us what’s on the shelf’s? I truly enjoy some of the subjects you bring to us. 👍🇺🇸

  • @pippohispano
    @pippohispano 3 місяці тому

    Your videos are always excellent!

  • @andyhallbootdoctornz3991
    @andyhallbootdoctornz3991 4 місяці тому

    Looking forward to seeing your work on the New Zealand wars 👍from New Zealand 👍

  • @andrewparrott7260
    @andrewparrott7260 4 місяці тому

    Wow, very interesting and impressive. What an absolutely amazing career to have had in such an iconic historical era and to have lived as long as he did of that time when many people died at an early age. 👍👏👏👏👏

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  4 місяці тому +1

      Thanks for watching my video, glad you enjoyed it.

    • @andrewparrott7260
      @andrewparrott7260 4 місяці тому

      @@TheHistoryChap yes, am an avid history buff and enjoy a lot of WW1 historical information. As an ex-ADF veteran and who has multiple ancestors who served in the second Anglo Boer war, WW1, WW2 and peace keeping in Japan I say thanks very much for your informative clips. 👍

  • @hotmechanic222
    @hotmechanic222 4 місяці тому

    Great video!! cant wait for some on the Māori war

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  4 місяці тому

      Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed it.

  • @stevepecket2535
    @stevepecket2535 4 місяці тому

    Cheers once again.

  • @davidarchibald50
    @davidarchibald50 4 місяці тому +1

    Private Doss said it best. "While everybody else is takin life, I'm going to be saving it". Two of the greatest medals awarded for the greatest service.

  • @nightbomber1
    @nightbomber1 4 місяці тому

    Thanks for a superb story of WM, History Chap. Subscribed already:). PTW please note a little mistake made about WM's age: 70, not 90.

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  3 місяці тому

      Thanks for your correction & for subscribing to my channel.

  • @AryanKumar-fz2dm
    @AryanKumar-fz2dm 4 місяці тому

    Lovely video, as always, sir.

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  4 місяці тому +1

      Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching.

    • @AryanKumar-fz2dm
      @AryanKumar-fz2dm 4 місяці тому

      @TheHistoryChap My pleasure sir. Waiting for your next work.

  • @michaelstout3218
    @michaelstout3218 3 місяці тому

    An excellent perspective!

  • @TerryC69
    @TerryC69 3 місяці тому

    Excellent video indeed. Subscribed!

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  3 місяці тому

      Thanks for your support & welcome. Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed my video.

  • @jon9021
    @jon9021 4 місяці тому

    Top notch...as usual!

  • @simonbarclay9507
    @simonbarclay9507 4 місяці тому

    Another great video! Can’t wait for more on the New Zealand wars. What was the name of the river you mentioned? Didn’t sound familiar.

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  4 місяці тому

      Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching my video.

  • @Jsmith2024
    @Jsmith2024 4 місяці тому

    What an interesting man! Thank you.

  • @yesiamarussianbot3076
    @yesiamarussianbot3076 32 хвилини тому

    The man was an absolute hero, and deserves to be remembered.

  • @MichaelLeBlanc-p4f
    @MichaelLeBlanc-p4f 4 місяці тому +3

    Manley and 'Mark Twain' shared a high principle in life.
    " My invariable practice in war has been to bring out of every fight two-thirds more men than when I went in. This seems to me Napoleonic in its grandeur.
    - "Mark Twain as a Presidential Candidate," New York Evening Post, 9 June 1879

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  4 місяці тому +1

      Thanks for watching my video & your feedback.

  • @nathanappleby5342
    @nathanappleby5342 4 місяці тому

    Thanks for that story! Talk about a medically accomplished army man. He earned each and every one of those medals. We must never forget such men. One of his medals, for the Order of St. John, bears a distinct resemblance to the Pour le Merite, the highest honor for bravery given to German officers.

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  4 місяці тому +1

      Thanks for watching my video & your interesting feedback

  • @carlhicksjr8401
    @carlhicksjr8401 4 місяці тому +4

    Wow. I'm a lifelong military historian and this one is new to me.
    It should be noted that the Victoria Cross is the UK's highest award for valor while the Eisernes Kreuz 1.Klasse is a lower tier award, somewhere between the DSC and MM in the British system.
    Which does nothing whatsoever to diminish the valor and skill of SGN Dr. Manley, VC.

    • @owensomers8572
      @owensomers8572 4 місяці тому +2

      Not trying to split hairs, but Manley was awarded the Iron Cross 2nd Class, for a non-combatant (note the ribbon has two narrow black stripes on a white field). The ribbon for combatant award is black, with two narrow white stripes.

    • @carlhicksjr8401
      @carlhicksjr8401 4 місяці тому

      @@owensomers8572 Ah. My bad. Misread the ribbon.

    • @owensomers8572
      @owensomers8572 4 місяці тому +1

      @@carlhicksjr8401 I only recently found out there was a difference.

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  4 місяці тому +1

      Thanks for watching my video & your feedback.

  • @thesmallerhalf1968
    @thesmallerhalf1968 4 місяці тому

    Quite a character. I await your take on the New Zealand Wars with interest.

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  4 місяці тому

      Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed it.

  • @andyblyth923
    @andyblyth923 4 місяці тому +5

    Another you wouldn't believe it ,being Scottish I've never heard of him what a shame amazing tale

  • @PhD777
    @PhD777 3 місяці тому

    Outstanding informative video!👍🏻🎅👍🏻🇺🇸🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  3 місяці тому

      Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed my video.

  • @DaveSCameron
    @DaveSCameron 4 місяці тому

    Another wonderful insight into #ourhistory

  • @Lassisvulgaris
    @Lassisvulgaris 4 місяці тому

    Love these stories about the VC recipients.May I suggest one of forfeited VCs, just to show the back side...?

  • @andrewtorrance7284
    @andrewtorrance7284 4 місяці тому

    Very interesting. Chirpy delivery too.xx

  • @Jaymark-gk4li
    @Jaymark-gk4li 4 місяці тому

    Actually one I knew about, still fascinating, cheers 🍻 👏

  • @jamesmoore9511
    @jamesmoore9511 4 місяці тому +2

    Don't forget British actor David Niven had an Iron Cross he got on the battlefield. A most interesting story, worth looking into.

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  4 місяці тому

      Have you watched my video about David Niven’s WW2 service?

    • @jamesmoore9511
      @jamesmoore9511 4 місяці тому

      @@TheHistoryChap I have now - very well done - Filled in a lot of gaps he didn't tell of on a tv interview. Thanks.

  • @kingofthejungle3833
    @kingofthejungle3833 2 місяці тому +1

    @1:12 it's easy to see how he managed to be awarded the VC and the Iron Cross

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  2 місяці тому +1

      Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment.

  • @restitvtororbis5330
    @restitvtororbis5330 3 місяці тому

    Very much looking forward to you getting into the Maori /New Zealand wars. From what I know about them, the Maori fought in a way that the British could have never expected from a culture who had only recently discovered firearms, and was eerily similar to trench warfare decades later. The Maori apparently had a unique ability for very rapidly digging and building fortifications that were very difficult for British artillery to overcome, and extremely dangerous for infantry to assault. They were also very creative with their firearms, using double barrel rifles when they could get them, and often cutting down the barrel of lower quality rifles and using them as shot guns. That along with the Maori being a warrior culture that was fierce in close quarters made them a uniquely difficult challenge for the British.

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  3 місяці тому

      Thanks for watching my video & your feedback

  • @stevenkarras3490
    @stevenkarras3490 4 місяці тому

    I really like your channel !!! This is great

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  4 місяці тому

      Thanks for your comment, glad you enjoyed my video

  • @wolfboy648
    @wolfboy648 4 місяці тому

    Look forward to more on the New Zealand Wars, and would be good to do one on the New Zealand Cross.

  • @danrooc
    @danrooc 4 дні тому

    You're a great narrator!

  • @goldgeologist5320
    @goldgeologist5320 3 місяці тому

    Amazing! Man had chops!
    Is there a monument to this hero?

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  3 місяці тому

      To my knowledge there is not. Thanks for waching.

  • @amadeusamwater
    @amadeusamwater 4 місяці тому

    I always enjoy stories about the more obscure people and events in history.

  • @richardprescott6322
    @richardprescott6322 4 місяці тому

    Love these stories.
    I love reading the Flashman books by George McDonald Fraser.
    Obviously the character Flashman was a rogue and a coward and very lucky in all ways.
    Did G.M.F know of all these accounts of the real heroes and battles from the newspapers at the time?
    Just wondering

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  4 місяці тому

      Glad you enjoyed my video, thanks for watching.

  • @matauboy
    @matauboy 4 місяці тому

    Gate Pa is a fascinating story . Well worth analysis.

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  4 місяці тому

      Will cover in the future. Watch this space

  • @StephenDeakin-to7ei
    @StephenDeakin-to7ei 4 місяці тому

    What a brilliant story 👏👏😊.

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  4 місяці тому +1

      Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching my video.

    • @StephenDeakin-to7ei
      @StephenDeakin-to7ei 4 місяці тому

      @@TheHistoryChap I love your videos , they are so fascinating.

  • @brianspendelow840
    @brianspendelow840 4 місяці тому

    Thank you Chris for this fascinating story. Looking forward tto your treatment of the New Zealand Wars. If you are not put off by sub titles, the recently released New Zealand movie Ka Whawhai Tonu, is worth checking out. Mainly in Te Reo Maori, it is set in1864 during the Waikato War

    • @jameshall1300
      @jameshall1300 4 місяці тому

      Any place you know of to watch it? I've always been fascinated by the Maori, and NZ in general honestly.

    • @brianspendelow840
      @brianspendelow840 4 місяці тому

      @@jameshall1300 I don't think it is being streamed anywhere yet as it has only just finished its theatrical release. The Convert 2023 is being streamed and is similar in many ways. The trailers for both movies are on UA-cam.

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  4 місяці тому

      Thanks for watching my video, glad you enjoyed it. Thanks too for the details of the film which I have nor of but I have made a note of it.

  • @rangerista3933
    @rangerista3933 3 місяці тому

    A unique achievement indeed, what an adventurous life and dedicated to care for the wounded of whatever uniform.

  • @pierremainstone-mitchell8290
    @pierremainstone-mitchell8290 3 місяці тому

    Quite a man! And he clearly richly deserved his medals!

  • @seamusweber8298
    @seamusweber8298 3 місяці тому

    A renaissance man. Thanks for this information

  • @augustusmd
    @augustusmd 3 місяці тому

    you have a new subscriber👍

  • @philbyd
    @philbyd 3 місяці тому

    Kiwi living near gate pa,thanks for covering

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  3 місяці тому

      Thanks for watching my video.

    • @juliaforsyth8332
      @juliaforsyth8332 3 місяці тому

      @@TheHistoryChap Artillery shells are still being found every so often at Gate Pa. Would you consider looking into Gustavus von Tempsky and his Forest Rangers, who fought in the Maori Wars? He was quite a character and I believe court marshalled twice!

  • @frankfischer1281
    @frankfischer1281 4 місяці тому

    Excellent tale!

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  4 місяці тому

      Thanks for watching my video, glad you enjoyed it.

  • @davidcarr7436
    @davidcarr7436 4 місяці тому +1

    Medical staff in any country's military always seem to be among the bravest and most resourceful of men.
    Fenian raids into Canada? Yes, please!!