I'm dying right now 😂 but I can say, as a paratrooper, it's still not that much better wearing it 😂😂 some of those things are so old and you get so many malfunctions/failures when jumping, the landing part is really the most important 😂😂😂
I just learned today my Great Grandfather was a paratrooper, he was shot in the face while descending, it fractured his jaw and he had to get false teeth and the whole lower half of his jaw replaced. It’s actually the reason why I’m watching this video today!
I recommend watching Band of Brothers if you are interested in learning more about paratroopers, how they trained and the different scenarios they faced. 10/10 mini series
He was just a rookie trooper and he surely shook with fright He checked up his equipment and made sure his pack was tight He had to sit and listen to those awful engines roar You ain't gonna jump no more Is everybody happy cried the sergeant looking up Our hero feebly answered yes and then they stood him up He jumped into the icy blast his static line unhooked He ain't gonna jump no more
Anancy-9 He counted long, he counted loud, he waited for the shock, He felt the wind, he felt the cold, he felt the awful drop, The silk from his reserves spilled out, and wrapped around his legs, And he ain't gonna jump no more
The thing that makes paratroopers so fascinating is that It was such a dangerous job. If you've ever watched band of brothers there is so much fear in their eyes when they drop. They remind me of the stormtroopers of world war 1 because they were camouflaged and rushed the enemy lines.
I’m Australian but i love the Band of brothers mini series, my farther knew this and for Christmas actually bought me a one of the prop para trooper helmets from the filming of Band Of Brothers. Loved the video simple history.
I’m American but my grandpa was a Luftwaffe pilot for Germany in WW2 he recalls fighting the Americans over France and seeing paratroopers after the war he left Germany in fear of being taken by the Russians and moved to the USA in 1949 good video respect to the US paratroopers
Actually, he said a pair of nasty 'skivies' (boxer shorts). Joe Toye probably prefered a pair of tighty whities to keep the boys in place while jumping out of the airplane 😁
@@imperialguardsman8088 He did though. Remember when they were taking out the guns and this German surrendered to them, but due to the fact he wouldn’t shut his mouth Joe clocked him in the face with the fist he had his brass knuckles on.
Loved seeing this video! My grandfather was a paratrooper. He led a mortar team as part of the 508th P.I.R. also known as the Red Devils. After seeing videos like these it always makes me so thankful to be alive as my grandfather could very well have died long before I was born thus preventing me from ever coming into existance.
Simple History can you make a video on *General. George S. Patton Jr* I would love it if you guys did his military history all the way to his death and if you do thank you.
My great grandfather and Great Uncle both fought in ww2 my grandfather fought on Omaha beach and my great Uncle was a paratrooper with the 101st Airborne, they both survived the war.
As a paraguayan, i could not agree with you more, and if you want, i can give you Many details about it that are unknown outside of paraguay (tho some may be false)
Which one? Spetsnaz just means special. Theybhave a spetsnaz in their police even. People always throwing that word around but dont know anything about russian spetsnaz
You forgot to mention that Airborne were skilled knife fighters as they would use multiple knives to sneak up on the enemy and stay quite. I hope to become 82nd Airborne when I can. Not for pay but the experience and for my Grandfather who was a member
1:23 "Three day supply of K-rations, chocolate bars, Charms candy, powdered coffee, sugar, matches, compass, bayonet, entrenching tool, ammunition, gas mask, musette bag with ammo, my webbings, my .45, canteen, two cartons of smokes, Hawkins mine, two grenades, smoke grenade, Gammon grenade, TNT, THIS bullshit, and a pair of nasty skivvies!" Joe Toye 1944
My Great Grandfather served in the 101st! He was ranked specialist and served in the various Normandy paratrooper operations. He was also in the Bulge. He had 2 purple hearts, and whenever my Dad (as a kid) went to visit him in Vermont, he’d sit there and stare at the metals. Told me all the stories my Great Grandpa told him. Thanks for doing a video on this!
My great grandfather was a paratrooper in the 101st during WWII! He was on the Invasion of Sicily(when he was still in the 82nd), D-Day, Market Garden, The Battle of The Bulge, and went to a German labor camp near the end of the war. When the German’s had to surrender their weapons when Germany surrendered, he got a German Luger pistol. Btw, after Sicily he was in the 101st for the rest of the war.
2 years since I posted this reply. I recently found out he served with the 509th PIR in North Africa. He was then in the 505th PIR at Sicily, then the 101st at Normandy, Holland, and Bastogne.
I honestly hated social growing up. However this is some of the most interesting, well narrated & engaging material I've seen in a long time. I wish that I found this channel back when I was in highschool. Keep up this amazing work. 👍Subscribed & Shared!
My father was asked to volunteer for the paratroops. He carefully considered it but opted to stay in the regular infantry. He was sent as part of the Americal Division to the Pacific in summer 1945, the war ending as he was en route to the Philippines. For my part, I've always had a special fascination with airborne warfare and probably would've made the opposite decision if I had been in my dad's place.
"Market Garden" the operation that would end the war in a few weeks. Sadly enough it didnt for the most part, resulting in the hunger winter in the netherlands.
Market Garden was actually the fastest allied advance against German opposition in the entire September 1944 to February 1945 period. It liberated hundreds of thousands of Dutch civilians, created a protective buffer zone in front of Antwerp and provided the springboard for the British and Canadian advance into Germany, which would have occurred sooner if the American retreat in the Ardennes didn't happen, which prevented all other allied operations that winter.
As a mature young man myself born in 1998 from Lakemba, New South Wales, Australia I am extremely grateful for all the selfless men in the past who fought in every war to try to make the world a better place. I would always cherish them in my heart and never forget them. I cannot even begin to imagine the fear and the pain they have experienced absolutely depressing. That is why I will always appreciate my life because I am very lucky that I never had to experience the horrors of war. As human beings we should all follow the three principles of life compassion, empathy and love to have a more perfect union.
The Airborne didn’t jump with BARs, they jumped with .30cals instead, although the 82nd would create a way to drop with the BAR during Korea. Originally, Airborne units needed more portable weapons with a lot of firepower because of their small size, so why drop with a heavy BAR that only has a 20 round capacity when you can drop with a .30 that is smaller overall, easier jump with, and being belt fed as well. The limiting firepower of the BAR and the portability problems of the M1919A4 lead to the paratrooper M1919A6 design, although it was generally a flawed weapon. It made the .30cal even heavier, something no soldier wants. BARs were given to the glider units, and once Airborne soldiers were on the ground, then they would carry BARs. Despite not dropping with them, they were used, especially during the Battle of the Bulge. I don’t remember exactly how it was setup, but I do know that BAR men were usually assigned once they were on the ground.
03:49 Damn, I'm really impressed that they got the 82nd Airborne's 504th PIR Skull and Crossbones helmet insignia right. Everyone wants to use the 506th's Spade insignia everywhere, but they got it right.
I know an Airborne special forces guy who happens to be a sergeant first class going for master sergeant and he is currently in Colorado getting ready for deployment in Afghanistan.
Who does the army trust the most ?AIRBORNE ! Who do the ladies love the most ? AIRBORNE ! Who do the natzis fear the most ? AIRBORNE ! This is from Medal of Honor airborne
My great grandfather was part of the 101st Airborne during WW2. I wish I would've been able to talk to him about what he went through, but he passed away before I was born and the only thing I have to remember him by is a picture of him in his uniform. There is so much respect I have for everyone affected by WW2. Whether someone gave their life for the war or made it home to their family, whether they fought for the Allies or Axis; we must give our utmost respect to all those troops.
I’m an airborne unit in the US Air Force, and many of this holds true even today, just updated equipment. A basic rundown of our gear is our rifle, a handgun, a knife, parachute, armor vest, life jacket (if near water), rations, and mission specific equipment in a special pack meant not to interfere with the chute. Most of what we do is the same as back then, being midnight raids in enemy territory, sabotaging ammo caches, etc. There’s a base in the Mojave that is used for paratrooper training with what’s basically air soft guns that hurt more. There’s a bunch of mock bases of different types, mock artillery emplacements, mock airfields, and more. We don’t use drop towers for those either. We literally jump out of planes, attack the mock base that is most of the time a group of instructors or normal infantry men learning how to repel a base raid, complete any objectives like “destroy the airfield” and get out.
My dad was a Toccoa Man and served in WWII with E Company of the independent 517th Regimental Combat Team. He went on to serve 30 years in the army, 26 on jump status, in all the ranks between buck private and bird colonel, including the Warrant ranks. He also served in all five of the airborne divisions and, eventually made almost 2,500 parachute jumps, including one combat jump, his 13th, with the 517th.
The paratroopers were more important in the Island hopping campaign in the Pacific. My Dad served in 11th, you mentioned them briefly, I would really like additional details on them!
My uncle was a paratrooper and he went twice...he was a badass to be honest..sadly he past away a few months ago...and I am starting ROTC in high school to make him proud when I get into the army as a soldier
"some of the equipment included: a parachute" i bloody hope so
nah man, no parachutes aloud
PapiKrabz allowed*
I'm dying right now 😂 but I can say, as a paratrooper, it's still not that much better wearing it 😂😂 some of those things are so old and you get so many malfunctions/failures when jumping, the landing part is really the most important 😂😂😂
The Unknown Gamer allowed.*
At least they didn't carried a big fucking FG42 machine gun like Germans did
"We're Paratroopers, lieutenant! We're supposed to be surrounded!"
Captain Winters - Band of brothers 😍
"Wait, we're going down *there?* Into the trenches?!"
"Of course we are! We're Airborne!"
“Hold on wheres you parachute?”
“I was told to jump right?”
Im piper perri! Im supposed to be surrounded
Band of Brothers lol, I love that show so much
Imagine all that training just to get shot before hitting the ground
*sad fallschirmjager noises*
I just learned today my Great Grandfather was a paratrooper, he was shot in the face while descending, it fractured his jaw and he had to get false teeth and the whole lower half of his jaw replaced. It’s actually the reason why I’m watching this video today!
@Adolf Shitler tell that to all the 101st, 82nd airborne and 505th WW2 vets who may disagree with you
@@mixmaster2909 but their already dead
*Heroes & Generals*
"Airborne, hope jerry don't mind us dropping in"
“We´re airborne, we´re meant to be surrounded!”
@John Licon historically accurate quote
Recoiless Rifle!
Ahh yess COH
One of my neighbors was a paratrooper in WW2 in the invasion of Sicily!
Cool
Sicily Campaign
That's cool
Joseph Stalin operation husky
Haha I’m from Sicily, my parents or grandparents might have said hi
I recommend watching Band of Brothers if you are interested in learning more about paratroopers, how they trained and the different scenarios they faced. 10/10 mini series
band of brothers was a great series ive watched it about 5 times hahaha n will watch it again !!!!!!!!1
When I saw it in college, I almost quit, and enlisted.
Im watching it arm which is why im here, aboslutely loving it so far.
It is an amazing series, 100000000/10 amazing.
Especially because the band of brothers mini series is based on the actual events, and is made pretty realistically
“That dust on your jump wings? How do you expect to slay the Huns with dust on your jump wings?!”
“You salute the rank, not the man!”
Lol
"Just give me a drink"
@@mr.ignorant3585
3 miles up
3 miles down
Currahee
And what does Currehee mean!?
WE STAND ALONE!
Outstanding, former paratrooper from the 82nd, 504th P.I.R. love your videos, keep up the good work.
Thanks honda197056 :)
honda197056 Thanks for your service, Brother in arms.
306th US Air Force Reserves.
honda thanks for your service bro !!!!!!!!
Raymond J Bro, lmao
honda197056 you’re a fake but I was in the 82nd airborne in desert storm in 1991
I’m very proud to be a former paratrooper.
5/73 Cav 3BCT 82nd Airborne
2007-2011
Are paratroopers useless
biggreenleaf no
@@Kenneth_McCormick why's that
biggreenleaf paratroopers in battles can distract the enemy while the main force pushes so it covers the main force.
@@Kenneth_McCormick so it's useful as a distraction
He was just a rookie trooper and he surely shook with fright
He checked up his equipment and made sure his pack was tight
He had to sit and listen to those awful engines roar
You ain't gonna jump no more
Is everybody happy cried the sergeant looking up
Our hero feebly answered yes and then they stood him up
He jumped into the icy blast his static line unhooked
He ain't gonna jump no more
Anancy-9 He counted long, he counted loud, he waited for the shock,
He felt the wind, he felt the cold, he felt the awful drop,
The silk from his reserves spilled out, and wrapped around his legs,
And he ain't gonna jump no more
Is that sabaton?
Sophia Pavlidou no, it’s blood upon the risers:)
And you ain't gonna jump no more
*There was blood upon the risers there were brains upon the chute. Intestines were a-dangling from his paratrooper suit.*
The thing that makes paratroopers so fascinating is that It was such a dangerous job. If you've ever watched band of brothers there is so much fear in their eyes when they drop. They remind me of the stormtroopers of world war 1 because they were camouflaged and rushed the enemy lines.
The reason why they received extra pay was because they were much less likely to survive
I love your animation style
Frost Fox who doesnt
It's simple but somehow they make it so addictive
Have you seen Band of Brothers?
Simple History nope
Simple History I have the entire series on DVD
I have, its the most accurate paratrooper mini series, and one of the most accurate WWII productions, I recommend watching the whole series, 10/10
Do a Russian solider during the Soviet Afghan war 1979-1989
Entire series on blue ray best ww2 representation I have ever seen
Another great video guys! 😊
:D
:)
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:P
XD
Fun fact: The M1 Carbine (A favorite of paratroopers) was the most manufactured gun of WW2
Same here, I like the full stock version but the M1A1 was famous in WWII through its use in Europe.
What about the Mosin Nagant?
@eggabacon Yes that too although not crazy about commie stuff.
Another great video by the most underrated channel
Tyler Koukol not the most underrated but definitely underrated
Yep
my grandfather almost drowned because of all that extra gear
Wow, that must sound scary
Oof
German generals created man made ponds to drown paratroopers
Those Jerry’s really kill don’t they
Nice
Regular Army guy: "We are about to be surrounded!" Airborne guy: "We are supposed to be surrounded."
airborne guy? You mean Major Richard Winters.. come on bro Easy Company 506th PIR 101st Airborne
@@Jiggy_Jayy wha
I’m Australian but i love the Band of brothers mini series, my farther knew this and for Christmas actually bought me a one of the prop para trooper helmets from the filming of Band Of Brothers. Loved the video simple history.
Me too but I have my dads Vietnam era m1 helmet (he didn’t fight in Vietnam it was his training helmet they had left overs from Vietnam)
I’m American but my grandpa was a Luftwaffe pilot for Germany in WW2 he recalls fighting the Americans over France and seeing paratroopers after the war he left Germany in fear of being taken by the Russians and moved to the USA in 1949 good video respect to the US paratroopers
@Microwave Shut up, German soldiers weren't all nazis.
@@DZ477 the majority of the german military knew what was happening bro lol
When they started listing equipment I heard Joe Toye listing of his stuff. “This bullshit, and pair of nasty mittens”
Actually, he said a pair of nasty 'skivies' (boxer shorts). Joe Toye probably prefered a pair of tighty whities to keep the boys in place while jumping out of the airplane 😁
"Where are you gonna keep your brass knuckles?" "I could use some brass knuckles".
M1khael S0berano and he never used those knuckles
@@imperialguardsman8088 He did though. Remember when they were taking out the guns and this German surrendered to them, but due to the fact he wouldn’t shut his mouth Joe clocked him in the face with the fist he had his brass knuckles on.
Loved seeing this video! My grandfather was a paratrooper. He led a mortar team as part of the 508th P.I.R. also known as the Red Devils. After seeing videos like these it always makes me so thankful to be alive as my grandfather could very well have died long before I was born thus preventing me from ever coming into existance.
Can you talk about the german paratroopers? (fallschirmjäger)
Yes
Heck yeah FG-42 baby
Simple History can you do the brazilion army or the 201st mexican spuadron?
That's great idea! :3
Crete
03:15 Brothers in arms (hill 30) flashbacks...
Ye
"There's an AA gun over there, we have to take it out"
- Mac Hassay
@Marko Drašinac Today, is the day, of many days
I play brothers in arms 3 which campaign?
Medal of Honor: Airborne
Parachuting into battle was my favorite part
Yeah of course. Especially when you want to perform the so called "greased landing"....
Mine too.
Coming from an active duty paratrooper ... thanks and good video
Thanks :)
sexy sloth with how updated we are with comms clickers are not needed
what is it like being paratrooper?
Wow! How does falling from hundreds of feet slowly feel?
Nature Freak falling around 20 to 30 feet per second, with 90lb of kit on including your own body weight... it’s painful😂
US paratroopers also fought In the pacific
THEY. DONT TALK ABOUT THAT THEY WANT MARINES. TO GET ALL THAT GLORY
But did they do a paradrop in the pacific? And if so, where?
tremedar when General macArthur retook the Philippines in 1944
@@chaseconn5254 They didn't do a paradrop onto Leyte, they were effectively, just standard infantry for the entire campaign.
@@jamesmitchell3496 they deserved It
I wish this was an hour long so i can watch while eating popcorn 😋
Watch a playlist :D
Simple History
can you make a video on
*General. George S. Patton Jr*
I would love it if you guys did his military history all the way to his death
and if you do
thank you.
@CHill TACtics lol
CHill TACtics be nice.
just watch band of brothers, its a miniseries about us paratroopers
My great grandfather and Great Uncle both fought in ww2 my grandfather fought on Omaha beach and my great Uncle was a paratrooper with the 101st Airborne, they both survived the war.
Good simple history,you are my most favourite military channel.keep it up.
WHO DOES THE ARMY TRUST THE MOST ? AIRBORNE!
WHO DO THE LADIES LOVE THE MOST ? AIRBORNE!
WHO DO THE GERMANS FEAR THE MOST! AIRBORNE!
Germans fear the german army the most.
Good Dude No the Germans fear the Russians the most
Yellowpanzer hahaa. yeah ok
Good Dude I saw this earlier is this copyright?
Shhh, No one needs to know.
Could you talk about that war that killed around half of the population of Paraguay?
ReconPro yea
The triple alliance war, a disaster for Paraguay was a miracle for Argentina,Brazil and Uruguay.
ReconPro you mean the war of the triple alliance?
It wasn't really a miracle since it made all three allies go into a very deep recession tho
As a paraguayan, i could not agree with you more, and if you want, i can give you Many details about it that are unknown outside of paraguay (tho some may be false)
Still waiting for a sequel to Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway
Can you do one about russian spetznaz? From ww2-present?
SlowAndSteady 1993 This would be fascinating!
Which one? Spetsnaz just means special. Theybhave a spetsnaz in their police even.
People always throwing that word around but dont know anything about russian spetsnaz
@@kodingkrusader2765 he meant the Russian military spetsnaz. Their special forces unit
Far as I know they don't make vids about bottom of the barrel military forces.
they did
You forgot to mention that Airborne were skilled knife fighters as they would use multiple knives to sneak up on the enemy and stay quite. I hope to become 82nd Airborne when I can. Not for pay but the experience and for my Grandfather who was a member
Always doing good videos! Keep it up!
do finnsh army wwii
Can this channelget 2000 subs without a video? ?98
Can this channelget 2000 subs without a video? You have 1000 subscribers with no videos teach me your ways
Ben Tran yo there was no reason for that
Ben Tran lol k
Crack of the lightning splitting the ground
Thunder is sounding, artillery pounding
Wrath of the Nazi's cast on Bastogne
Facing their forces aloooone!
Sent from the skies jumped into the unknown
The march to Berlin has begun
Spearhead the charge surrounded by foes
Eagles are leading the way
France is still under enemy rule
Push, axis retreat
THEN THE WINGED HUSSARS ARRIVED!
...
YceBox yea sabaton fan
Nderm3n Me
XD
CURRAHEE!!!
Hannah Marie HI HO SILVER!
Camp toccoa easy compagny 506 PIR 101st airborne
MY favorite is BILL GAURNERE
*Contraband*
Craft_Playz are those dusty jump wings
Great video! Images of "Band of Brothers" kept flashing through my head while watching this. Keep up the good work!
This video gave me nostalgic memories for "Medal of Honor: Frontlines".
MOH: Airborne, too
*"I could use some brass knuckles."*
Are those dust jump wings? How are you going to slay those huns if you have Dusty Jumpwings
-Luz
Ahh... good ok’ George Luz. The Easy Company comedian.
1:23
"Three day supply of K-rations, chocolate bars, Charms candy, powdered coffee, sugar, matches, compass, bayonet, entrenching tool, ammunition, gas mask, musette bag with ammo, my webbings, my .45, canteen, two cartons of smokes, Hawkins mine, two grenades, smoke grenade, Gammon grenade, TNT, THIS bullshit, and a pair of nasty skivvies!"
Joe Toye 1944
My Great Grandfather served in the 101st! He was ranked specialist and served in the various Normandy paratrooper operations. He was also in the Bulge. He had 2 purple hearts, and whenever my Dad (as a kid) went to visit him in Vermont, he’d sit there and stare at the metals. Told me all the stories my Great Grandpa told him.
Thanks for doing a video on this!
My great grandfather was a paratrooper in the 101st during WWII! He was on the Invasion of Sicily(when he was still in the 82nd), D-Day, Market Garden, The Battle of The Bulge, and went to a German labor camp near the end of the war. When the German’s had to surrender their weapons when Germany surrendered, he got a German Luger pistol. Btw, after Sicily he was in the 101st for the rest of the war.
2 years since I posted this reply. I recently found out he served with the 509th PIR in North Africa. He was then in the 505th PIR at Sicily, then the 101st at Normandy, Holland, and Bastogne.
"Remember , when you hit the ground , find Baker !" , only legends will know this
Yes Brother in Arms
@@bluiedaniel2739 Wow man ! You're a legend !
@@rooseveltingudam6354 lol i recently play the game
@@bluiedaniel2739 yeah , it's pretty old though , but it's still good
Been waiting for this episode. US Paratroopers are my favorite part of WWII history.
Airborne All the Way!
Thanks Square space!
Check them out! They help us out a lot
Im really happy cause im going to see a WW2 reenactment im so excited cause they said there will be tanks btw great video your the best
I honestly hated social growing up. However this is some of the most interesting, well narrated & engaging material I've seen in a long time. I wish that I found this channel back when I was in highschool. Keep up this amazing work. 👍Subscribed & Shared!
Your animating skills are phenomenal, man. Keep it up.
Love these animated videos! It will be interesting to see if you will be able to play as a paratrooper in COD WWII.
Knowledge Headquarters probably can
Not in the campaign but in multiplayer you can.
Multiplayer you can
Knowledge Headquarters buy Medal of Honor Airborne.
Knowledge Headquarters no buy brothers in arms
2:33 so the paratroopers face on the right looks similar before Battlefield V has just announced? Right.
Lmao this was two years ago and it just came out this month.
Do a video on British paratroopers
My father was asked to volunteer for the paratroops. He carefully considered it but opted to stay in the regular infantry. He was sent as part of the Americal Division to the Pacific in summer 1945, the war ending as he was en route to the Philippines.
For my part, I've always had a special fascination with airborne warfare and probably would've made the opposite decision if I had been in my dad's place.
Much respect for these soldiers really crazy what they went through
"Market Garden" the operation that would end the war in a few weeks. Sadly enough it didnt for the most part, resulting in the hunger winter in the netherlands.
Market garden
Lars Van Den Broek autocorrect
brothers in arms hells highway
Thats what happens when you let the brits lead stuff
Market Garden was actually the fastest allied advance against German opposition in the entire September 1944 to February 1945 period. It liberated hundreds of thousands of Dutch civilians, created a protective buffer zone in front of Antwerp and provided the springboard for the British and Canadian advance into Germany, which would have occurred sooner if the American retreat in the Ardennes didn't happen, which prevented all other allied operations that winter.
Great vid but you forgot the 82nd's (504 PIR to be precise) jumps and amphibious assault into Italy.. Salerno and Anzio..AATW.!
I could care less about massive units...which company? Platoon?
Who does the army trust the most? "Airborne!"
Who do the ladies love the most? "Airborne!"
Who do the Nazi's fear the most? 'AIRBORNE!"
As a mature young man myself born in 1998 from Lakemba, New South Wales, Australia I am extremely grateful for all the selfless men in the past who fought in every war to try to make the world a better place. I would always cherish them in my heart and never forget them. I cannot even begin to imagine the fear and the pain they have experienced absolutely depressing. That is why I will always appreciate my life because I am very lucky that I never had to experience the horrors of war. As human beings we should all follow the three principles of life compassion, empathy and love to have a more perfect union.
I found your channel by a comment on the movie trailer of Dunkirk about how your great grandad was at that battle. Much respect to him.
Love these videos, my grandad was a paratrooper! Keep it up!
Thomas Di Marco what battles where he was in
Mr. J i dont know exactly where he faught but he faught during the vietnam war not ww2.
oh nice
My great uncle was a paratrooper during ww2 in the 82nd but he got severely injured during d-day so he couldn't fight anymore
Video: “Some of the equipment included a parachute” Me: Oh really I thought they leaped head first onto pillows
Make German Fallschirmjäger Please
The Airborne didn’t jump with BARs, they jumped with .30cals instead, although the 82nd would create a way to drop with the BAR during Korea. Originally, Airborne units needed more portable weapons with a lot of firepower because of their small size, so why drop with a heavy BAR that only has a 20 round capacity when you can drop with a .30 that is smaller overall, easier jump with, and being belt fed as well. The limiting firepower of the BAR and the portability problems of the M1919A4 lead to the paratrooper M1919A6 design, although it was generally a flawed weapon. It made the .30cal even heavier, something no soldier wants.
BARs were given to the glider units, and once Airborne soldiers were on the ground, then they would carry BARs. Despite not dropping with them, they were used, especially during the Battle of the Bulge.
I don’t remember exactly how it was setup, but I do know that BAR men were usually assigned once they were on the ground.
My grandpa was part of airborn 82 he just recently died but he would always tell me of how all the guys there where tough as nails
Jeez, these men were amazing. I hope my generation shapes up and makes them proud.
"Does a wild bear crap in the woods?"
SON
medal of honor
Airborne
Best damn game ever
Limey Lucio yep
Cod1
And the original cods
These vids really teach me a lot about WW1, WW2, and other wars I never knew about. Plz keep it up👍
Simple history is the only channel I consider supporting on patreon
Semper Fi to the Army Airborne! Proud to stand with you!
Semper Fi is the Marine motto.
Thanks marine!
Sad Potato that’s cause he is a marine.
May you do the secret war? Not much people know about the Hmong people who fought with the American and French forces.
Damu Vang that’s not a secret "war"
I didn’t know what hmong people were until I moved to Fresno lol
Will you please do a more in depth video about the battle of the bulge
03:49 Damn, I'm really impressed that they got the 82nd Airborne's 504th PIR Skull and Crossbones helmet insignia right. Everyone wants to use the 506th's Spade insignia everywhere, but they got it right.
I know an Airborne special forces guy who happens to be a sergeant first class going for master sergeant and he is currently in Colorado getting ready for deployment in Afghanistan.
Cool beans!
Who does the army trust the most ?AIRBORNE !
Who do the ladies love the most ?
AIRBORNE !
Who do the natzis fear the most ?
AIRBORNE !
This is from Medal of Honor airborne
Enclave soldier No they fear the Russians the most
Enclave soldier I seen this comment before is this a copyright?
Yellowpanzer
I was just quoting Medal of Honor
Enclave soldier inaccurate
Gory Gory what a helluva to die
He ain't gonna jump no more
God bless the brave young men who liberated France and marched & defeated such a terrible evil.
Don’t forget theodore roosevelt jr, he landed with the troops when he was 56
Jack Hannan only the Nazis not German...
Lol 69 likes
I cant like this cause it has 69 likes
@@Axjc102 thanks for the respect 🙏🏼
my grandpa was in the easycompany
Whats his name?
@101327 true. Im thinking cause of the video he means of 101, 506
@101327 I reenact C co of the 401st GIR
williejames huff mine was killed off the coast of Norway merchant navy sunk by the u boats
@williejames huff OK kid. Most men that could fight did. That's why a lot of people have relatives that were in ww2
My great grandfather was part of the 101st Airborne during WW2. I wish I would've been able to talk to him about what he went through, but he passed away before I was born and the only thing I have to remember him by is a picture of him in his uniform. There is so much respect I have for everyone affected by WW2. Whether someone gave their life for the war or made it home to their family, whether they fought for the Allies or Axis; we must give our utmost respect to all those troops.
My great grandfather was a US paratrooper in ww2. He was in D-Day Market Garden, and the invasion of Sicily.
3:50 How boys play dodgeball
1:10 how girls play dodgeball
3:30 how I play dodgeball
make a video on the ten Sikh volunteer of John symth of ww1
*rocket jumps*
SCREAMING EAGLESSSSSS
*pulls out market gardener*
PeasantTights GET OUT OF THERE THIS IS OUR RUN WAY!!!
@@reaper2579 MINE! YOU CAN HAVE THIS WHEN YOU PRY IT FROM MY COLD DEAD HANDS
Bowen Chen AND EVEN THEN GOOD LUCK BECAUSE I WILL HABE GLUED IT TO MY COLD DEAD HANDS.
Insert name here LETS SEE ABOUT THAT. HAHA WHERE GONNA BLOW UP THEM ALL! . AAUGH! *pours bonk on the engine*
My favourite units in Enlisted.
I’m an airborne unit in the US Air Force, and many of this holds true even today, just updated equipment. A basic rundown of our gear is our rifle, a handgun, a knife, parachute, armor vest, life jacket (if near water), rations, and mission specific equipment in a special pack meant not to interfere with the chute. Most of what we do is the same as back then, being midnight raids in enemy territory, sabotaging ammo caches, etc. There’s a base in the Mojave that is used for paratrooper training with what’s basically air soft guns that hurt more. There’s a bunch of mock bases of different types, mock artillery emplacements, mock airfields, and more. We don’t use drop towers for those either. We literally jump out of planes, attack the mock base that is most of the time a group of instructors or normal infantry men learning how to repel a base raid, complete any objectives like “destroy the airfield” and get out.
Make a vid on the Spanish civil war
Are you Spanish?
It'd be interesting to see the UDTs of WW2 or even Navy SEALs in Vietnam.
Please do the battleship Bismarck or the hood
I remember when this video was first uploaded man time flies so fast 😪
My dad was a Toccoa Man and served in WWII with E Company of the independent 517th Regimental Combat Team. He went on to serve 30 years in the army, 26 on jump status, in all the ranks between buck private and bird colonel, including the Warrant ranks. He also served in all five of the airborne divisions and, eventually made almost 2,500 parachute jumps, including one combat jump, his 13th, with the 517th.
Could you do Fallschirmjagers some time in the future?
Yeh I want to do this one
Thats great, well keep the good stuff coming.
How do you expect to slay the Huns, with DUST on your Jumpwings?!?
Luz, just gimme a drink
WW2 factions
Finnish army!
Dutch army!
FINLAND!
KILLEKIRAHVI mä oon nähny sut ennenki!
Vihreä Ihme juu oon aika monessa paikassa!
perkele
The paratroopers were more important in the Island hopping campaign in the Pacific. My Dad served in 11th, you mentioned them briefly, I would really like additional details on them!
My uncle was a paratrooper and he went twice...he was a badass to be honest..sadly he past away a few months ago...and I am starting ROTC in high school to make him proud when I get into the army as a soldier
could you do a video on the IRA
Laid Back J no thanks
+JAY FRANCIS why not???
Tiocfaidh ar la
i would love to see a vid beacuse i find my country history very interesting
Yes do the IRA
Do the Fallschrimjager
It is called a Fallschirmjägergewehr :D
Ivan Bojkovsky ,that's the full name of the FG 42
Cool
"They're a brave bunch of soldiers, I'll give them that.": Solo Wing Pixy during Operation Varsity during the Belkan War in Ace Combat Zero
What type of parachute did US Airborne usually use during WWII?