When Being Dropped Behind Enemy Lines In WW2 Goes Horribly Wrong | Secret War

Sometimes operations go wrong. An operation behind enemy lines in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands quickly becomes a deadly battle for survival, marking the beginning of one of British intelligence's greatest disasters.
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[@notmaireelneim]

The old double, double agent trick. Fools them every time...until we pull out the old double, double, double agent move.

[@manfredconnor3194]

Surely you mean the treble double agent move or is it was commonly known "Todger's finger"?

[@markoyamashitach]

This is a classic case of why the military/intelligence agencies have a SOP (standard Operating Procedures) and need to follow it to the letter. (no pun intended) The lives of dozens if not hundreds of people depend on following the procedures to the letter so manpower, weapons and equipment get to their intended targets safe and intact.

[@PrinceChaloner]

This should be made into a good movie..
Spy vs Spy..

[@WideAwakeHuman]

These would be so much better without the loud background music thru out the whole thing - super annoying

[@MrYashka12]

A Right Royal British Balls Up

[@IMeanMachine101]

The guy being interviewed is quality I wish more people where direct like this 🙏

[@kennethlane3896]

I had never heard of this before. Absolutely captivating.

[@samiam5557]

"It's a trap!!!" -Admiral Ackbar

[@joonotfins]

0:56 origin of palpatine

[@mgabriel2636]

This is some real Hans Landa type material...😢

[@user-cg9zq4bt5q]

Dang now I have to watch again

[@JB-rt4mx]

Posters of Admiral Canaris are avalable on Ebay,..also a cafe in Spain near Gibralter..

[@martin777xyz]

Similar issue with F section. Massive incompetence which cost many lives 😭

[@BenTrem42]

1972 U just *_mentioned_* paradrop, being a certain type of comms operator. Only reaction I got: 1 wry smile from Snr NCO.
Into the frying pan!

[@thefreestylefrEaK]

OMG get you get more incompetent than the British on this one? Completely out to lunch the lot of them.

[@chuckking4188]

That was a very interesting read and it was brought out for us to use 😅😢😢

[@AKSnowbat907]

To be fair... anytime you're dropped behind enemy lines, something has already gone bad..

[@QueenieForrester]

very good

[@MladenPostruznik]

On my dying day, I want things to be narrated by Alisdair Simpson.

[@jebbroham1776]

The British never could have survived without US intervention in the war, and this is for 2 reasons: combat capabilities and NUMBERS. Germany fielded an army that was almost 7 fold the size of Britain's entire military strength at the height of WW2, and the U-boats were throttling their shipping even despite the convoy system put in place in 1941.

[@jameswhitbread7173]

Imagine you train your oarachuted in ti holland your thinkig about what your going to do but as soon as you land your captured.
Knowing that your be exicuted if caught imagine the fear and all because of sloppyness

[@jamesthornton9399]

Could not Headquaters SOE tell some thing was wrong if there was no things blown up??

[@sophie_arkenstone1484]

Not a fan of how much and how loud the “background” music is.

[@HistoryDocumentaries-b1r]

Very❤

[@mohammedsaysrashid3587]

English game in Holland 🇳🇱 where smartness was exploited by German counter- intelligence during WW2...Another times that reality revealed..US quantitive and qualitative capacity of weaponry rescued British friends total capitulation.

[@benscottwoodchopper]

Yet british intelligence fooled tbe germans far more, operation mincemeat, D-day and breaking the enigma. Your bias is showing

[@WOLFGAZA-qv8hy]

British arrogance

[@Noneya5241]

Exactly what I was thinking

[@johndawes9337]

what is arrogant about taking the war to the enemy?

[@tomitiustritus6672]

​@@johndawes9337I think they meant the complacency of SOE HQ.

[@jesseharriott4253]

Well that’s just embarrassing lol

[@lessparks8553]

The 10th nd 12th Panzer division Waffen SS in France
Those paratroopers didn't stand a chance

[@1776-or-die]

I think I seen joe Biden jump out that plane rifle and all.

[@muscuut]

Could the same be happening now in Ukraine with NATO dropping supplies to Ukraine army?

[@teridacktaljones4553]

🦝

[@grahamfisher5436]

🐇

[@samashkannejad8440]

IT GOT FAR TO MUCH ADVERT,,,FU,,,CK,,WHY

[@TheMatin1]

Never did any World War happen!

[@Mesjasz]

Without internet I would never know how many brain dead people are in the world

[@TheMatin1]

You ought to be thankful, with the internet, you're increasingly realising about your dumbness, student of 2 European wars.

[@sharky7002]

@@Mesjaszthis guys is either stupid or a unfunny child who severely overestimates how funny he is

[@phunkeehone]

​@@Mesjasz
And maybe we would all be better off without knowing...

[@me5atworld]

This one's boring..

[@RichardRhodes-jw9vj]

STUPITITY

[@kennethlane3896]

Watch your spellllling.