Gurkha (World War II)
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Being among the finest soldiers in entire Empire, the British Army recruited Gurkhas whenever reliable man power was required.
Their attack was always followed by the battle cry “Ayo Gorkhali!” meaning “the Gurkhas are upon you!”.
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"If a man says he is not afraid of dying, he is either lying or is a Gurkha"
Mention source who said it...
Give respect
how do you have that rank on your name
Or has already lost everything
How do you get the insignia?
@@Neeraj10mana this is said by the legendary Indian field Marshal Sam Manekshaw.
Imagine being a Malayan villager, just tending to your crops, and hearing “Ayo Ghorkali” from one end of the village, and “Tennōheika Banzai” from the other.
Villager:”Oh Neptune...”
*hides in house with family and watches the clusterfuck unfold*
Top 10 mindfucks
During Japanese invasion on Malaya, the Ghurkhas already empty the village by taking all the villagers to somewhere safe before the Japanese landed. When Japanese landed on Sabak Beach, only Ghurkha who fought and none of them survived. And British, they run to Singapore and then fled back to England. Now there's no one to defend Malaya from Japanese, so the Malays defend it themselves by applying guerrilla warfare.
There goes a few minutes of blades clashing
"Come and fight a Gurkha!"
-"The man who fought 200 Japanese Soldiers" Lachhiman Gurung
with one hand
@R P not the whole hand but some fingers were destroyed by grenades of japanese soldiers !!! Literally with 1 HAND ✌️
@@foxsinban3602 don’t worry no one would have guts to fight alone 20 soldiers too only holding knife with one hand
And with just a bolt action At close range...
✊ RESPECT
@@foxsinban3602 oh!!! So you can use your hand after some of your fingers destroyed just minutes ago??
Stupid!!!
I can't even use my hand with very thin cut in skin🥴
If I'm not mistaken, these guys were the ones who charged back at a Japanese Banzai charge.
It must be quite a scene
Smallest number of japanese. So bored
Japanese: Banzaiiii!!!
Gurkas: Ayo Gorkhali!!!
10/10 would be awesome and epic to see before death
I can't stop picturing that as Japanese just yelling banzai and the gurkhas just said no u
The original uno reverse card
Gurkhas are deeply badass. Their selection exam is apparently one of the toughest in the world and even SAS members (the SAS having its own ridiculously hard selection exam) said their fighting ability was astounding. There's a story from India in which a young woman was attacked by a group of about 30 men. Her rescuer happened to be a former gurkha and by the time the police arrived they found him calmly smoking a cigarette whilst 3 of the attackers were unconscious on the floor. The others had ran off.
On a train in India, nearly 100 bandits came aboard to steal and loot the train from passengers, and also supplies. Some of the robbers tried to rape a 18-20 girl but a former Gurkha killed 3 and the others were scared off
@@hemanths2230 source? I wanna know more
@ Toasted machine www.indiatimes.com/news/armed-with-only-a-khukri-this-gurkha-soldier-took-on-40-men-and-saved-a-girl-from-being-gang-raped-247639.html
@Toasted machine
His name is Bishnu Shrestha
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishnu_Shrestha
It's 50 bandits but still impressive badass.
Hemanth, that same Gurkha soldier later jumped off the train due to him missing his stop.
"The only thing more intimidating than a large man with a small knife and a frown,
Is a small man with a large knife and a smile."
Konrik “a smile”
Konrik my fatherrrrr
I don't know why on earth the "Hollywood" never made a Movie or a TV Series on the Gurkhas.Gurkhas are a warrior clan who knows no fear.
Hollywood only cares about the americans
Would you invest in a Gurkha army?
Before Mongolian people brave and fearless but now everybody going tiktok
@@iche9373 We are never ignorant and never start the fight, but we fucking finish the fight.
Because according to Hollywood the British never fought the Japanese. Just good ol' MURICA.
When you’re a Japanese soldier sitting on guard duty and you hear ayo gorkhali
Oh Neptune
Bill Wang oh nelly
Or yell "Tennoheika Banzai!" and fight each other to the death with bladed weapons
I'll piss on my pants
Japanese soldier sneaking through Malaya :
The Forest: AYO GORKHALI
Japanese soldier: Confused screaming
More like Oh Nepal
Gurkha’s rescued my great grandad from japanese soldiers
BIGGUSSDICKUSS very cool !!
Awesome!
In which state?
BIGGUSSDICKUSS so glad to hear that, hmm If he was rescued by 7GR during that time than I bet my grandfather was one of them🤗
@@plutoniumisotope205 your gay
The Gurkha attack was always followed by the battle cry “Ayo Gorkhali!” meaning “the Gurkhas are upon you!”. Comment here if you want to see the story of Lachiman Gurung - The Gurkha who held off against 200 Japanese soldiers with one only hand..
Edit: Also want to make an episode on the Gurkha selection process
Great video!
Heeeey can you do Yugoslavian war
the chaco war please
I love ur vids and want to see the story
Can you please do the Tulsa bombing massacre... history omitted this from the history books and it was one of the worst massarce that happened to American people on American soil.
Heard this story about a british training exercise where they had to avoid being found by Gurkhas. This 1 person thought he was in the safe after hearing so many of his comrades being taken. He got up in the morning thinking he has not been detected until he began to walk and tripped- they had tied his laces together without him noticing
In basic training, i was told a story about gurkhas in some jungle based conflict, they'd crawl right up to enemy soldiers stood on guard at night without being detected and cut their throats, the only thing that determined whether that soldier died or not was how his boots were laced up. The gurkhas would stroke the boot laces to see if they were laced how the brits lace their boots up. If they were, that man was an ally and lived. If it wasn't, he must be the enemy, so he died.
Pete W Guess Gurkhas like laces lol
Lmfao
hahaha
My Great Uncle was deployed to the Pacific. Gurkhas when bored sometimes snuck up on Japanese sentries and cut their shoelaces. Then left until the attack and it was hilarious seeing the sentries come right out of their boots.
My grandad passed away last year, he was in the 6th British, Indian infantry division, he fought in WW2, in Burma, and told me about the Gurkhas, that he fought alongside with, and always spoke incredibly highly of them.
rip
May your grandfather rest in peace
they fought like animals in burma, your grandpa was a legend
I am from Nepal my Grand Father was Gurkha army who Killed two German Soldiers with his Khukri Knife in WWII. We still have that Khukri Knife in our house !!
Huh confused??
Your grandfather sounds awsome
He is Strong Like the Soviets your Grandpa is a Brave Hero
My grampa fought with the Gurkhas in the jungle of Burma. He spoke very highly of them. VERY highly. He told me he just felt safe with them. best of wishes to you and your family Sagar Adhikari
@@m4ckm4n59 I would say 'Fought alongside' not with
If you scare the British enough, to where they recruit you to fight for them, you’re badass.
The Romans did the same thing. If an enemy gives you trouble, then why waste their skills when you can get them fighting with you. Britain's only a small place, but the Empire was huge. You can only hope to expand and control such an empire if you get the best of them on your side.
Both sides had massive respect for each others fighting,only reason gurkahs offered to join the empire was because they wanted to join the best and the British would only recruit the best. Literally a mutual relationship of respect for the best fighters,still remains to this day...the only reason India has a regiment was because it was British also.
The British and gurkahs are literally the unstoppable force and the immovable object
True true
Ha, bollocks. They impressed us (unlike most), not scared. There's a difference.
"Us"? Were you alive a 100 years ago?
Japanese: I never surrender!
Gurkha: allow me to introduce myself.
Gurkha surrendered to British during Anglo-Nepalese War. Also If you read the history you will come to know there are many atrocities committed by them and they were defeated many times in the past.
@prem neupane If the war stopped. Then obviously somebody had surrendered. Treaty happened because Gurkhas don't want to loose more land. They already lost 2/3 of there land.
@prem neupane what's your point? If the king surrendered then definitely Gurkhas were in losing position. If they were winning and then king surrendered then I would say that the king was pretty dumb.
@prem neupane So you agree? Gurkha surrendered.
@prem neupane Well bravery is a subjective thing. You can believe that I guess. Even British would say we won with "Bravery"
Guns: no ❌
Cannons: no ❌
Grenades; no❌
Khukuri :🆗🆒 im ready lets go🔥💥🔥💢
An old friend of mine fought alongside these guys in Malaysia. And reckoned they were the toughest, bravest fighters he ever knew. ( He himself went on to become a Selous Scout ) He told me a story of a jungle patrol, where they came across a bamboo hut in the jungle. And suspected that there were rebels inside, but not knowing if there were civilians as well they did not want to open fire without scouting it first. One of the Gurka soldiers volunteered to check it out. He drew his Kukri held it in his teeth and with a primed grenade in each hand simply ran up to the hut and dived through the window. Apparently he confirmed that it was full of commie rebels because moments later he came flying out of the opposite window with only a bloody Kukri in his hand. Within seconds the grenades detonated, blowing the hut and rebels to smithereens.....
ET Which part?
Wow amazing
Dude That gurka was a living legend
obviously, they haven't met the phillipine scouts in ww2, the only enemy feared by the japanese
@@bugsy101073 are you a filipino?
Respect to all 43,000 Gurkas who have died in WW2.
The Eagle from my village 23 of them went to join British army and as a result only 3 managed to come back alive and one of them was my grandfather and now I am commenting here haha
And respect to the russian bears who tore the natzis inside out from our side
from nepal ?
@@yugalsuhang5319 wow
@@sang3796 yes, thank you my friend.
Japan: The Samurai are the most disciplined warriors
Gurkah: hold my kukri *kills him before the Japanese could hold it* no chance
😂😂
😂😂
😂😂
😂😂
Lol
"A true soldier would rather die than surrender"
-Gaje Ghale winner of the Victoria cross during WW2.
and he was from oir country Nepal
@@kohorw8408 every Gurkha is from Nepal 😂
Prajal Chhetri true talk
@@adityassubba534 are you kid? lol.
You don't "win" a Victoria cross, there are competitions for it. You earned them
Some Gurkhas still fight for the British army today.
Who told u that gurkhas are now present in the Indian army
@@madhusmitakhuntia3423 After India's independence individual ghurka battalions chose wether they wanted to remain apart of the Indian or British armies. Hence why there are ghurka battalions present in both the Indian and British armies.
William Southall Indeed they do.
Nope, They fight in the INDIAN ARMY, they have a separate regiment, GURKHA REGIMENT!
Nice Fun Fact
One of the reports about a Night Raid performed by the Ghurkas said:
"Enemy Casualties: 10, Friendly Casualties: None, Ammunition used: None"
wait what !?
i heard something similar
they probaly use their kukris
Time for the good ol’...
Who Would Win?
Well-trained soldiers with weapons armed and ready
One curvy, sharp boi
Thanks Dad. I also have a kukri.
"After completing his tour in Afghanistan, Prince Harry memorably said that there was “no safer place” to be than by the side of a Gurkha".
bruh really quoted himself
Did you guys here about the Gurkha in Afghanistan that fought off 12 Taliban by myself.
Jay 22 stupid of nepal
Yeah a Nepalese gorkha
He did it with his MRE SPORK after loseing his famed knife
Alex Mclean fake news. No way a Ghurka would lose his Kuhkri
@Rusty Shackleford it wasn't that many 😂
Late on in the Second World War, as the Allies were fighting their way across northern Europe, a battalion of Gurkhas was asked to provide some volunteers for a mission behind enemy lines.
The unit was paraded, and a staff officer explained the mission: “It is absolutely vital that you need to go in and secure the position. We only expect light resistance from the Germans. You’ll be dropped from an aircraft at 1200 feet.”
The Gurkhas’ own commanding officer then asked for volunteers to take one step forward. About half of the men stepped forward.
The British officer was surprised. “I thought the Gurkhas were supposed to be the bravest men of all,” he said to the Gurkha c/o. “And it’s not as though we expect this to be a particularly dangerous job.”
“True,” said the Gurkha officer. “But half of them have just volunteered to jump from 1200 feet. Perhaps you should tell them they’ll have parachutes.”
Lol If that is true ,that would be a 10/10 epic moment.
LMAO
I also heard about this. This is a true incident.
Similar was happened in Sri Lanka when Indian paratroopers took on ltte.
And India has a million coward army apart from Nepalese Gorkhas, Panjabi seikh n the few rajpoot n kshatriya . Had they been brave they wouldn't be slaves of Iranian Mugal, portugese, brits etc. Even their own founded LTTE were superior to them.
Outstanding
So let's get a Gurkha mini series! Come on HBO/Hulu/Netflix!!!
I'd direct it!
try HBO or Hulu. Netflix has become too leftist and seems to cater to the lowest of the low. A patriotic story of the Gurkha wouldn't fly.
Definitely needs to happen
They could do several seasons with various wars,because the Gurkhas didn´t fight only during WW II for the British Army.They served in WW I during the Gallipoli campaign,where in the Falkland Islands,Kosovo and Afghanistan.
There´s a recent story of a Gurkha who fought of dozens of Taliban by himself,in Afghanistan
They´re still today part of the British Army and there are also Gurkhas serving in the Indian Army.
Most defeated country would not like that series.... They will hate because everyone loves to hear victory of their country not defeats. Let's not overtalk about gurkha army...... Everyone is same, all dies, all feel pain, all army are humans, don't over estimate or underestimate your enemies that's the main point......
My grand dad, a Cape Town Highlander, fought in WWII all along North Africa and into Italy and had the deepest respect for the Gurkha's - rarely spoke about it, but it seemed to be one of his few fonder memories of that time.
Japanese : _Tennoheika Banzai !_ **charges**
Gurkhas : *Ayo Gorkhali !* **Charges back**
*Legends say that this was the first recorded surrender by a Japanese soldier during the Second World War*
@Aaryan Bhandari The main tribe of Nepal was the Gorkhas but Nepal itself wasn't called Gorkha
@Aaryan Bhandari I apologise. It appears you are correct and the source I was citing has been disproven. There was the Kingdom of Gorkha which was later renamed to Nepal.
And they are still as deadly today as they were back then. Also, some of the friendliest and nicest people you’ll ever meet. But just don’t get them drunk.... EVER... lol
True that
Only thing is don't mess with them while they were drunk 😉😉
But No Modern Gurkhas paid respect when one of those VC rifleman was hospitalized in Chelsea Hospital. His family didn't get settlement visa and had to leave Britain whereas Modern Gurkhas Familes keep getting settlement visa. Modern Gurkhas are just servants, because of them living in Britain, Nepal is getting poorer and not developing at all.
Matsimus , GG
After the conflict, we found out that they were cool people....
My grandfather worked with a man who was in Italy with the British Army during WW2, he had apparently fought near some Gurkha's. Upon arrival, the British were told to never, ever trade their worn out boots for a pair of German boots (they wore gaiters over top, anyway, so you couldn't tell the difference from a distance). Turns out, when the Gurkha's would go on night patrols, they had a habit of crawling into the German lines to slit the throat of every other man. It's hard to tell one uniform from another in the pitch black, so they would feel the soles of the boots, as German boots had hobnails. So to avoid being inadvertently killed in their sleep by roaming Gurkha night patrols, Tommies made a point of wearing the boots issued by His Majesty's Government.
Friendly fired should be disabled
I wonder how many Gurkhas died playing the boot game
@@bryananderson3772 You've been commenting this on every other comment. Shut up already.
Everyone is a gangsta in war until you hear “Jai Mahakali, Ayo Ghorkhali!!!”
@Nepali Babu what bullshit are you saying
One thing though, Nepal isn't and wasn't ever a part of the British empire, so Gurkha aren't from the common wealth.
I love your surname btw.
@@c.c7490 Hehe thanks. It is the Nepali pronunciation of Gurkha, it means 'someone who is from Gorkha.'
@@crimsonstrykr well I'm Indian and I've been binge watching gurkha videos for 2 hours now. Just have a huge amount of respect for y'all (if you're a gurkha)
@21st Century Schizoid Man Oi! What do you mean the common wealth? We don't recognize the queen, we don't follow your law or were ever a part of the Empire. Come down here and tell who is the fucking common wealth.
@21st Century Schizoid Man en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Member_states_of_the_Commonwealth_of_Nations
This is a list of commonwealth countries. Nepal was never a part of the colony. And we certainly don't treat the UK as if we are common wealth
i was once at the airport in Christchurch New Zealand and saw a whole division of Gurkhas outside in uniform. You could see the Union Jack on their uniforms and the distinctive Royal Gurkhas Rifle badge on their sleeve with the 2 crossed kukris. It was very exciting to see.
Dr
What were they doing in New Zealand? A military exercise?
At 4:26
What they wrote is totally incomplete.
Its
“Jay Mahakali..
...Ayo Gorkhali”
Can you help highlight it ? Because i think its disrespectful.. trying to gloryify gorkhas but in an incomplete way so that people dont realise to what they pray before the battle/war.
Peace.
Mahakali - She is the God of war and fiercest form of divine feminine energy. She is the keeper of time and death.
I was attached to NZ airforce as a E6 U.S.Navy I was in the south Island and we transported by helicopter the gurkas very nice people just dont get them drunk
The modern day Spartans
Interesting thing is Gorkhas are extremely warm n inviting people. They always share food if you happen to visit them. Just don't get too drunk with one. But when in war they fight like Vikings, dying in battle is a ticket to heaven.
Lol
But ur profile pic tho
Gurkhas*
When you said "don't get too drunk with one" i was like yep, you know what your taking about XD
You mean vikings fight like Gurkhas
Let's give a moment of silence to the 43,000 Gurka fighting along with British army.
*I In the name of Martinez I will SALUTE for the Gurka who lost their lives in the battlefield*
"If a man says he's not afraid of dying, he's either lying or he's a Gorkha"
Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw
The Gurkhas were always peace loving, hardworking and happy people....but once you get on their nerve then even devil can't help you....
John wick type people
andrew has a point
@andrew ansyon fax
@andrew ansyon andrew ansyon wait what are you high on? First, I don't know why I am talking to someone hiding behind a fake name. Still, when you are over your blinding pride as well as hatred, Kumaon kingdom barely held barely any powers on its own region in early 19th century because of absense of a central power, even Rohillas had outrun it, so it was anyway no match for Gorkhas. Had Gorkhas attacked a hundred years earlier, it would have been real hard for them to go on across as easily as they did in 1790's. And, Gorkhas did commit horrible war crimes from Burning and looting of villages, selling people as slaves, forced labour and undoubtedly killings. It is noted by several historians, backed up by eyewitnesses and, anyway its merely 200 years, even today you can hear people making allusions to the cruelty of Gorkhali, so much so that English cruelty appears mild. And, by the way, which Rajput Clans from Rajasthan came and conquered, I would love to know. As far as I know, Gorkhas managed to hold the annexed lands for a paltry 20-30 years before British took over, and before that, they were barely a power anyone would have taken seriously. On the contrary, Chand, Pawar and Katyuri Dynasties ruled for centuries, defeating other kingdoms and sometimes each other throughout those years. In fact, Khas living in Kumaon were elevated to Rajputs by Chand kings themselves. And by the way, Chands were indeed outsiders, but by the time they had a secure hold of Kumaon, they were so assimilated that practically there was no difference and distinction, much like how Aryans are called Indians despite being outsiders.
Gorkhas were brave and world acknowledges it, including me, you are merely tarnishing it with slow wits.
The british army trains them for careers other than being a soldier. After some time they can choose to a remain soldier and be redeployed in singapore or brunei or select a course which they may be educated in so that they may have another job. And if they serve long enough they become british citizens.
www.quora.com/Do-Gorkha-soldiers-in-the-British-army-get-UK-citizenship
They recieve citizenship and can bring their families with them to the UK so they won't have to live hard lives up in himalayas.
The UK also support their local communities and villages
You can find this in the official in
Website of the army or in wikipedia.
Gurkha's are probably the most respected regiment in the British Army.
They deserve it.
But in Indian army we don't get respect
Thanks alot. Hope we all will make a world better place to live.
THE BIGGEST GORKHA REGIMENT IS IN NEPAL ITSELF CAZ
GURKHA IS NOT JUST A GROUP OF SOLDIERS ITS THE PEOPLE OF COUNTRY NEPAL
HERE IN NEPAL IN THE HIMALAYAN AND HILLY AREA EVERY MEN AND WOMEN ARE FEARLESS , A ONE MAN ARMY
I think It's Gorkha and not Gurkha?
As an Englishman I can the Ghurkhas are very well respected and liked. My brother in the Army spent some time with some Ghurkhas and said they are some of the friendliest people you can meet but said they completely change when under fire. Some of the fiercest fighters of the present day. Britain loves you Ghurkhas. Ayo Gorkhali! 🇬🇧🇳🇵
Thnx Nepal you are my country's armour and an another home.
Without your help we can't win wars.
More love from India🇮🇳
But Indian goverment do not reciprocate your feelings :( They blockaded us in 2015, 4 months after the Earthquake causing a humanitarian crisis here. But love to Indians like you too from Nepal
@@Aester leave the indian government
There were actually 13 Victoria cross winners . Their names are:
1 Rifleman Kulbir Thapa-France
2 Subadar lal Bahadur Thapa-Tunisa
3 Havildar Gaje Ghale-Burma
4 Rifleman tul Bahadur Pun-Burma
5 Naik Agamsing Rai-Burma
6 Rifleman Ganju Lama-Burma
7 Rifleman Thaman Gurung - Italy
8 Rifleman Bhanubhakta Gurung - Burma
9 Rifleman lachiman Gurung - Burma
10 Lance corporal Ram Bahadur Limbu-Borneo
11 Rifleman Karen Bahadur Rana-Palestine
12Subadar Netra Bahadur Thapa - Burma
13 Rifleman Sher Bahadur Thapa - Italy
AND SORRY IF ANY MISTAKES I WROTE THEM MANUALLY FROM MY BOOK :)
Going to make a episode on no9
@@Simplehistory the full warcry of Gurkhas was
" Jai Maa Kali, aayo Gorkhali"
@@Simplehistory ok thanks
1. Kulbir* Thapa
@@hemmarai1169 sorry auto corrector did that
If a man says he isn't afraid of death he is either lying or he is a Gurkha -Sam Manekshaw
Field marshal Sam bahadur
Or he's a kamikaze pilot
Than I guess I'm a Gurkha.
Dathomirmaul or he's an Islamic suicide bomber.
Every sane intelligent human being fears death. Some human beings, or groups of human beings have mastered the art of ignoring the fear of death in the same way that you ignore the discomfort that you feel while running on a treadmill for a long period of time. The gurkhas mastered the art of ignoring that fear, but I guarantee you that it was present because they were human.
There is an old saying / legend, it goes like this, ‘ when you hear the lines Aayo Gorkhali, Jay Maha kali’ than have of your enemy are gone and rest of them are cut into pieces by Khukuri. 🙏🏼🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵
I'm so proud of being born as a man of the mountains. Interesting story, the British army upon attacking the Nepalese would often tell of accounts of gurkhas running through the legs of galloping horses with their kukhris, disemboweling them. Now that is badasss
The British government should reward the gurkhas better.
I agree with that. They are men of incalculable courage, resilience and loyalty. We should do better by them.
Well, the British empire are fascist slave-drivers. They will never reward anybody but their own upper class.
banu prakash i mean they were all awarded the highest military honor but of course it’s just a medal and should’ve got something better like maybe their family members should’ve been knighted
@@AlternateTimelord I'm sure they would have preferred something more useful and practical like some land. At least i would. Screw being knighted. Wtf am i going to do with that?
Sweeptheleg ! I think if you get knighted you are eligible for the House of Lords which is a upper house parliament.
It's gonna come to the point were Simple History is gonna teach me everything.
Whats that got to do with anything?
Provocateur What?
besides getting a life
"If some one says he is not afraid of death he is lying or he is Gurkha"
Said by Indian. general Sam 'bahudur' maneck Shaw
Bhadur nickname was given by his Gurkha fellows whom he lead for long time
I have heard that same quote attributed to Field Marshal Sir William Slim
Not by his fellows, one day on night vigil General Mankeshaw asked from a Gurkha soldier who is your caommanding officers?, Innocent Gurkha , as most of his colleagues having Bhahadur Sir name, said his commanding officer name is "Sam Bahadur".
Shyam Bahadur!!
Its bahadur which means bravest in nepali/indian
4:21 that’s inaccurate it means “Here come the Gurkhas”
Yep
CD_ Trigger I thought it was “Here are the Gurkha’s”, but I think yours is more accurate.
Jack Gillespie I’m Nepali so Ik the language
in this channel i learned more about world war 2 than my world history class
In Malaysia, we covered 2 world wars in 3 page
Your history curriculum is total shiße!
Watch 'EUROPA'!
well for me i learn more about WWll on the military channel (now AHC)
I’ve met British Gurkhas and French Foreign Legionnaires, the differences are kind of interesting. The FFL guys are extremely tough looking macho dudes. They sign up for 5 years and are known for harsh treatment to disserters. The Ghurkhas look very fit but they are disarmingly relaxed, friendly and happy guys. They used to sign up for 15 years, now 22 years and dissertion is unheard of.
the difference between elitist and non elitist behaviour.
elitist behaviour is usually rooted in a very deep lack of confidence and need for approval.
for example treating deserters harsh means you have the belief that if one does desert you need to inflict fear on others so that they won't follow or something similar. even if its something different. it is always connected with what some person thinks about what you are doing (lack of confidence). but if you have 100% confidence in your cause/group/organisation you don't care what other people think and are able to truly enjoy yourself independantly of people deserting or not (just as an example) :)
i'd say there would be little to no FLL gurkhas if the British Recruited all the guys who passed selection without kicking them for dumb reasons. If it was the case you would get at least 10K gurkhas per year
Lmao rip as a child i used my dads kukri as a kitchen knife
F
xsmith with child i mean like 10 years old and idk what kind of kukri it was i know my granddad was a gurkha but not my dad and i heard there are different sizes and different kinds. Not all for war iykwim.
Crazy story my grandad told me bout the Burmese front. He said that a group of Gurkhas snuck into an entrenched Japanese position and supposedly a Japanese soldier woke with the men sleeping either side of him missing their heads.
My Grandad was a RSM serving in India before, during and after the war, he never spoke much about what he did but if ever the Ghurkas were mentioned he would always say "I'm glad they were on my side"
my grandad used to say they used to lie in the long grass and feel a person's boot because the Germans wore knee high boots they could tell who was English or not and they'd kill the people with those swords.
These guys should be in battlefield 5 hopefully
I agree but i also wish ubisoft would put them in rainbow six siege
They would deserve it unlike all the other people they are trying to stuff into the game.
No....they’ll have Asian snipers on the British side....and Black women fighting on the fronts with Germans....
Too OP, man. Everyone else would just run away.
They definitely will be, the kukri itself is so legendary
Fearless men they wanted to fight for Stanley in the Falklands war. The enemy noticed them and waved the white flags 🏳
The Father the reaction of GORKHA after Argentian surrender was priceless 🤣🤣
@@menishneupane9751 init 😂 😂 they were soooo disappointed
@@menishneupane9751 they were like thja is not what I came for
Argentines are still salty about it
The Argentines used artillery fire and injured 3 Gurkhas pissing the rest of them ought off. Brass delayed attack until dawn. Upon seeing they had fired on Gurkhas the Argentines ran to the Scots and surrendered en mass rather than endure the slaughter about to descend upon them. War won and over.
They say "Kukri"
But In Nepal we say "Khukuri"
Much love to Nepal from Sri Lanka 🇳🇵❤️🇱🇰
Love you too brother from nepal 💛💚💜❤💙
ashim Gurung love Nepal from India 🇮🇳
@@XyzzTooCold love you too brother
ashim Gurung *sister
Indian sub continent gotta stick together
"Ayo Gorkhali" - I smiled and almost cried when the narrator said that.
Proud to be a Nepalese. ❤
You are one beautiful nepalese chick.
The Gurkhas will forever be a friend of Britain. Absolute warriors
I know. I see them every day. What is your point?
But sadly, Britain has not always been a grateful friend to Gurkhas. They were ignored for many years not receiving compensation for all their faithful service.
@@blank557 true yes. Disgraceful really isn’t it.
I am a 3rd generation Gurkha descendant, My grandfather served under the crown in Burma, WWII. I never had a chance to meet him, even though he outlasted the war but was later taken away by liver disfunction. My grandmother told me all the legacies, the stories, the constant fear and the atrocities too. She and many other refugees of war were moved in and out of Yangoon.
Yes, I take pride in the achievements, feats and the way how we are brought up with strict discipline, utmost respect, HARSH corrections in behaviour, but still with a nice pint of festivity as well as love and hardcore HONOUR!
But, Nobody has to see the face of war ever again! It's sad to see how badly the world desires to plunge in hatred and dismember each other.
Condolences to the souls that died in ongoing war between Israel and Palestine.
Other countries: We are the best in ranged combat and our enemies will never get close to us.
Gurkhas:HOLD MY RIFLE.
Inb4 M249
Ayo Gorkhali
Hold my hat*
@@OmkarTenkale No, hold my rifle. He's saying "enemies never get close to us" and the gurkhas use melee weapons so yeah.
Really bro? Iam not talking fighting with big gun n in out of a range .do u think u can handle us in one to one combat? Plz ready abouts us(Gorkha) we r the sweetest person but dont piss us off we still have a blood of Gorkha in our vain.thank you. From a Gorkha..
I learned about the Gurkhas, my conclusion;
*They are badass*
Now Gurkhas serves in THE INDIAN ARMY in THE GURKHA REGIMENT.
Provocateur stfu
The khukri is called "sirupate khukri. "Siru" means plant "patey" means leaf (which may be around 15 cms or more) which has a very sharp edges just like blades. It is the plant which indpires the shape of a khukri
"If I had Gurkhas, No armies in the world would defeat me."
~ Adolf Hitler
The quotes is not real
I don't think that even exists
Lwan arek2 surabaya aj kalah bos sksksksk
@@Rei-m3g It is totally real you dumb. Hitler had gifted many cars and have donated 2 million dollars to Nepal's King for recruiting Gorkhas
@@Rei-m3g Surreal as it sounds, it is very real
I remember as a young teenager driving down the M6 with my Dad when we happened upon a military convoy made up of Gurkhas in jeeps, some of which were standing up in the back and out of the sun roofs. As we passed the rear vehicle my Dad beeped his car horn as I was glued to the window, the Gurkha driver of the vehicle looked across, saw me attempting a salute (Dad was former Royal Engineers so I had a slight knowledge of salutes and ranks etc) and was given a salute back. He beeped his horn, and as we passed each vehicle in the convoy, the drivers and occupants all saluted back.
I've met many a Gurkha over the years. Some working in security, others still in the army. I have the utmost respect for every single one of them, and am absolutely disgusted that the British government refused to grant most of them British citizenship and allow them to settle in the UK once their military service had finished. I was over the moon with joy when that was over turned in 2004 and they were allowed to apply to stay.
The Gurkhalis are still Nepali in their hearts.
PauseForGames Truly are men with honor, skills and courage.
And the brits government never treated them equally .
Thank you for sharing your wonderful experience. My dad used to be in in the Gurkhas, he was there during the 1982 Falkland war. Now my younger brother is serving in the British Gurkhas. Since i was a kid i always felt a sense of gratitude towards British for embracing us as a part of your military. Now i am 35 years of age and live in Australia but whenever i meet a British person i feel this sense of brotherhood regardless of race and culture. Maybe fighting side by side for 200 years gives me that feeling.
PauseForGames, you haven't uploaded in a while...
These guys are like modern day spartans
yep
These guys r modern day spartans from 21st century..
Nah dude theyre even better then that
John Robert Bertillo not Spartans you dumb is Gurkhas
@@louisbeerreviews8964 learn proper English
Heard a story of a Gurkha soldier, who was grievously wounded and dying, was told his commanding officer he had not been given permission to die... Upon hearing that, the Gurkha obeyed his commanding officer and lived, even though the doctors who worked on the Gurkha later did not understand how the man could still be alive
My dad had a genuine Gurkha kukri, which he simply referred to as a "Gurkha knife" I got to use it to cut off branches for the firewood sometimes as a kid.
Wow.....proud to be a Gorkhali.....how many of u are from Nepal?
✊✊✊
i am
Half
me
Mandip Shrestha bruh y’all are born with insane stamina.
Met a Gurkha when I was in the British Army. Cool guy
Should I believe this????
I've had a few Nepalese friends, they're all cool guys and they don't cause trouble where they live.
Lots of Love for Gurkhas & all our Nepali brothers💕💕💕
From India🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳
Jay Hind🇮🇳🇮🇳
Jay Nepal🇳🇵🇳🇵
Love you too jay hind jaya nepal.
@Cucumber I don't know if India has Gurkhas or not but we have an another deadly regiment called the head hunters they are most dangerous when they are out of ammunition they are the Naga regiment of Indian regiment
@@unknownguy716 india has largest number of Gurkha regiments and Gurkha soldiers on other regiments and supporting force too. Indians and Nepalis doesn't need any passport to vist each others country.and nagas are also very dangerous people from our north east side, their tribe used to hang chopped off heads of their enemies in their house, as they believe it brings luck and also as a symbol of high status, they does same in indo-pak war. Naga regiment is one of the most feared regiments of Indian Army
Wow!!! This one is a well researched presentation apart from few myths ..... You're to the points job Weldon sir.
William II "I can send my army to fight any troops of the world, but my heart shivers when I hear the name of Gorkhali soldiers ".
...gurkahs where used in WW2 William was Emperor in WW1....
Grace 25 Gurkhas have served in the British military since 1816. Not just WWII...
Better to die than be a coward.
Respect from USA 🇺🇸
@@Sun-Tzu- shhhh
@@Sun-Tzu- Your examples are either all stalemates or not over yet. The only one that you actually had a point with was Vietnam, but even then Vietnam could have been seen as a stalemate that was simply broken afterwards.
we conquered iraq in like 3 days and then tried to stay and fix it
Sun Tzu what are you talking about? Iraq had the 4th largest army in the world at the time of the gulf wars.
I'd shoot my teammates of they were cowards
Thank you for the information. These are truly amazing people.
My grandfather fought alongside the Gurkhas and saved one of their commanders. Because of that they gave him a kukhri and throwing knives....pretty cool
There a video from the Falklands where a unit of Gurkhas are told that they won't be fighting as the enemy surrendered. Poor guys look genuinely disappointed.
Link please?
They are not blood thirsty they are kind and brave folks
@@gutchutavov2812ua-cam.com/video/WTaj-PyTrxE/v-deo.html 11:00 mark.
Falklands? ah i hate the british using the soldiers who are oppressed by them and using them for their wars
I read the enemy surrendered when they heard the gurkhas were going to massacre them.
Due to these battles, Nepal and Nepalese are hated by various Nations like Argentina, but much love from the nation of gorkhalis themselves, Nepal
Jay Nepal, Jay Gorkhali 🇳🇵
Love and respect from America.
NEPALI boi
nepalese are banned to go in Argentina.
but nepalese are huge fan of Messi.
Love and respect from wakanda
Love and respect from Russia
My Great-Grandfather was a British Gurkha soldier and he killed 2 Japanese soldiers who were hiding in a bunker in Burma during World War 2.
It was said that he was always angry and would shout ‘Cheptungro’ meaning I will slice him in the Limbu dialect. He was around 6 ft 2 inches tall and he had a huge khukuri around 15 inches long.
He was capable of receiving a Victoria Cross but he left early to go back to Nepal after he had heard news of his wife who had run away. He actually got her back after rushing there with a Khukuri...
His journey started in Northern India and he travelled all the way to Eastern Nepal which is a long long journey, not sure if he took train or not.
Jay Nepal
Jay Gorkhali.
I love your channel keep up the great stuff
Respect from India 🇮🇳🇳🇵
My great grandfather fought in ww2
He was a gorkha
Yep proud to be a Nepalese
Nepal is great. But Tbh I prefer the Monarchy than Communism
They're not a communist country. Communists were fighting for democracy.
0:20. The leaves of background trees are arranged as repeated pattern of the map of Nepal. Am I the only one to notice that?🤔
Suyogya Shakya I just noticed that lol
I've worked with Gurkhas and they are one of the most friendly and funniest people you can ever meet.
Im 17
Next year
Gonna be a gurkha
Wish me luck
Goodluck bro!!!! 4 yrs before i tried but failed. The biggest regreat of my life, that i dint trained properly before the selection!!
@@axcelrana9760 thnx mate
Good luck warrior!
Good luck soldier, thank you for wanting to serve us!
That's if you get though your selection young man , and if you do good on ya
The kukri is really cool.
Heard Gurkas enjoyed cutting off Japanese heads
My dad owns 1. He traveled to Nepal with my mom for vacation but he is Canadian Military.
actually its KHUKURI, not kukri.
Its like an axe i'm pretty sure so same damage and speed.
That's like artguing Talwar, Tulwar or Pulwar. There are different dialects and transcribing something into European (or any other alphabet for that sake) is always messy.
My late father[8th army transport] was in Tobruk [1st siege]. He watched astounded that Gurkhas going out to raid the german lines actually left their rifles at the defense perimeter. When my father asked an Aussi what was going on ?? He was told to be atthe 'gate' in the morning & was assured the Gurkhas would be back. Next morning all Gurkhas returned, but each was carrying 1 or 2 german rifles !!!
One of my best friends is a Ex Gurkha I teach him Krav Maga and Scottish Dirk fighting he teaches me his Gurkha military and his family style of Khukuri fighting
*_vietnam flashback intensifies_*
kremit the frog The Italian Veteran is staring into the distance “Gurkhas” he whispers.
kremit the frog reacting on a simple history video hoping he heart's me day 1
Catachan flashbacks intensifies.
I used to fight for the Catachan Jungle Fighters
@@kermitthehermit5476 lol
My great grandfather fought along side the gurkhas in the Burma campaign I used to go and see him every week and listen to his stories until he passed away at the age of 98, however he left me a book which was wrote in 1946 which explains the entire campaign in burma which I read all the time. My great grandfather had the highest respect for the gurkhas, he said that they were crazy and only used knives
In his memoirs fighting in Burma against the Japanese during the second W.W., (Quartered Safe Out Here), George McDonald Fraser described going in to a Japanese held village in Burma with regular British unit (some Border battalion) and a group of Gurkhas. At first the Gurkhas had a bit of trouble keeping up with the taller British. But when they reached the immediate edge of the village, they gave a cry and charged in ahead of the Brits. After the village was taken, the Gurkha's rifles were found on the ground at the edge of the village proper where the Gurkha's had dropped them and gone into the village armed only with their knives.
there's too many stories of gurkhas running out of bullets, or having a weapon malfunction, only to draw and deploy a kukri in combat against enemies with firearms; sounds crazy but the tactic seems "standard" and yeah, they stacked bodies with those knives. apparently, they would also use kukris to render the larynx of sentries useless on raids where shooting would have given away the element of surprised. it seems they WANTED to used those knives lol
there's too many stories of gurkhas running out of bullets, or having a weapon malfunction, only to draw and deploy a kukri in combat against enemies with firearms; sounds crazy but the tactic seems "standard" and yeah, they stacked bodies with those knives. apparently, they would also use kukris to render the larynx of sentries useless on raids where shooting would have given away the element of surprised. it seems they WANTED to used those knives lol
Because a little guy with a big knife and a smile is more intimidating than a big guy with a small knife and a frown.
It works lol
When you're a gurkha
"Guess I'll die and not be a coward"
Eck Bee lol
Eck Bee It would be better if I can see a meme of this.
No, it’s more:
“Guess I’ll die... and take all you fuckers out with me”
"Better to die that to be a coward" - Sounds like they are straight from the Imperial Guard
I'm also from Nepal. The motherland of Gurkha's ❤️🥋
if your ancestor was a gurkha
you: *brings kukri for show and tell*
everyone: *faints from horror*
Lol... No need to faint. Everyone is humans 😂😆🤣
Khukuri taw sabai nepali ko ghar ma hunxa neh 😂😂
@@oshbi3368 aahh😁❤
At 4:26
What they wrote is totally incomplete.
Its
“Jay Mahakali..
...Ayo Gorkhali”
Can you help highlight it ? Because i think its disrespectful.. trying to gloryify gorkhas but in an incomplete way so that people dont realise to what they pray before the battle/war.
Peace.
Mahakali - She is the God of war and fiercest form of divine feminine energy. She is the keeper of time and death.
I respect the Gurkhas. Greetings from Denmark
Love your vids.
The Gurkhas were a big contributor for British victory against the Japanese in Burma. Their contributions were however to a great extent forgotten. These stories were only revived later on.
As an indian I am proud for gurkhas I mean they are a best, I love british military but this video as taught me that even a small free country can do bigger things salute to British salute to gurkhas ❤❤❤🇮🇳🇴🇲🇬🇧🇳🇵
Even I tried for Indian gurkha, but couldn't make it because of my health.... Some of my friends r serving Indian Gurkha n they r in Jammu n Kashmir, n Gujarat ... My dream to become Gurkha was just gone but m happy for my friends, they achieve it n whenever they come to Nepal they share their stories 😀 love u India from Nepal
@@MindandBodyandSoul damn but one huge question how is the exam I mean is it that tough like do u have to be nerd for that??
As a veteran of the British Royal Air Force, I am very proud to have served alongside Gurkha regiments.
Although there was no Indian military presence in Afghanistan back then, I did meet a great many Indian engineers, construction workers, medical staff and their personal protection agents, deployed to rebuild the country's infrastructure. It must have taken huge courage to volunteer to work in that Hellhole, especially as the Taliban despised Sikh, Christian and Hindu peoples, so they often found themselves being targeted.
Both Nepal and India breed brave and courageous people! Long may we all remain allies!
@@sailor_guy9841 not nerd 😁 most of the questions r general knowledge type, some math with unitary questions, n ya they will check whether u suffer from color blindness or not.... Other so many r there but I forgot bro 😃 it's been 6 years when I applied for it
I am a Nepalese person, glad you’re proud!