THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN (1969) | The Polish Pilots | MGM
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- In 1940, the British Royal Air Force fights a desperate battle to prevent the Luftwaffe from gaining air superiority over the English Channel as a prelude to a possible Axis invasion of the U.K.
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The Battle of Britain (1969)
Directed by Guy Hamilton
Screenplay by James Kennaway & Wilfred Greatorex
Cast: Harry Andrews, Michael Caine, Trevor Howard, Curt Jurgens, Ian McShane, Kenneth More, Laurence Olivier, Nigel Patrick, Christopher Plummer, Michael Redgrave, Ralph Richardson, Robert Shaw, Patrick Wymark, Susannah York
Rated G
Available on Blu-Ray, DVD and digital platforms.
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The Polish 303 Squadron was the most successful unit during the Battle of Britain. We have a lot to be grateful for from our Polish comrades.
All were long term veterans from the Polish air force with many years of flying experience all put together in two fighter squadrons 303 and 303, whilst other raffle squadrons were filled with new pilots, the raf having seen far more combat and having lost over 300 pilots up to the b of b, so yes they should have performed better.
@@planet_69the Poles should have performed better? They did perform - as in performed far better than other RAF squadrons, as they had more flying time and more experience than their British comrades. Who’d you think taught the RAF to shoot and fly more effectively?
they had it in for the Germans because of the BLIZ....revenge was a huge driving force behind them.
@@twirajuda I think you misunderstand. 'Should have performed better' than the other squadrons, not should have performed better!
My grandfather used it to the police when he was a witness to a failed attempt at stealing a car. The car's owner happened on the scene when he exited a store, then he grabbed the thief and proceeded to pummel him. When the police arrived and tried to get a statement, my grandfather pretended not to understand the officer and replied in a mix of Slovak and badly fractured English.
Did anybody get a chuckle out of the fact that they pretended not to understand any English until the announcement that they were operational. Selective language skills…. 🤣
Essential skill of any soldier, knowing when to play dumb
Which is what makes the scene all the funnier!! Undoubtedly my favourite part of the film!!
My late Polish father-in-law used to play that trick here in the UK whenever his car was pulled over by the police for a minor motoring infringement.
Indeed.. “ sorry , language issue “ is my excuse for everything. In fact.. I live in the UK for 12 years and I don’t have problems with English at all. 😂
I use it to this day
"Silence in polish" - one of the funniest lines ever. Thank you Poland, Czech, Hungarian, Canadian, Australian, New Zealand and a myriad of other commonwealth countries (SA, Zimbabwe) etc. - good peoples defeating evil. The British Empire wasn't perfect but a German one based on Hitler's ideas? Our world stands in all of your debt. Thank You.
I think Hungarians were on Axis side. 😁
Repeat please.....................
@@neilclark2245 😆
@@pietvanels Yes, unfortunately we were. For a matter of fact we always tend to choose the wrong side.
“Never in the Field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to do few”
Love this film, and this is my favourite sequence. Pure comedy, and a lovely tribute to the brave Poles who fought with us.
you can find the full movie on youtube too
Best bit. . .this actually happened🤣🤣🤣
@@jasoncornell1579 It did not!
@@jimwalsh8520 It did.
@@TheCrimsonFckr Alas no it did not. Ben Fisz the co producer was told to include. If you know history, you would know fact from hysterical fiction. 450 RAF fighters, Spitfires and Hurricanes were airborne on the 15th Septembr, 28 were poles. So obviously they were so bloody super, they saved the day! Grow up
Polish pilots were well trained. They had combat experience from Poland invasion then Battle of France, and kept on fighting stubbornly despite defeats..
They needed to qualify on British planes, but had more experience than most British.
Polish pilots had average flytime around 3k hours when usually british pilots had around 900h flytime, that affected alot, also the technic they used was different during the dogfight
What are you talking about ? A total of 145 Polish fighter pilots served in the RAF during the Battle of Britain so a lo moret of British pilot have already experience of fighting during the battle of Norway and France.
@@ChristopheA-dd5we Polish fighters were less numerous, but had longer battle experience than British - only a small fraction of RAF fought the battle of France.
@@ChristopheA-dd5we The Poles were already trained aviators when their country was invaded. They escaped to France, but the French were distrustful of aircrew who'd been shot out of the sky within days. The Poles were extensively retrained by the French, whose equipment was different from that of the Polish air force. France fell and the Poles escaped to Britain.
The RAF didn't doubt the Polish spirit, but the Poles spoke no English and Fighter Command was the first in the world to be controlled and guided from the ground. The Poles were extensively retrained.
Another problem was that the Poles were used to a/c with fixed undercarriages. The Poles kept forgetting to lower their wheels before landing, which made the RAF doubt their skills. Hence the Poles being given more time in the air before committing them to battle.
By September 1940, the Poles were among the most highly-trained and experienced aircrew in the world. There is no substitute for time in cockpit for a combat aviator.
@@gengis737 The Poles were among the most highly-trained aviators in the world, having been trained and retrained by their own air force, the French and then the RAF. Other factors included being kept out of the early phase of the BoB, when Luftwaffe fighters were attacking from out of the sun as the RAF climbed from their bombed-out airfields. RAF losses were very heavy during that time, but the Poles were in reserve and were spared the slaughter.
I grew up in Chicago, and many of my friends had Polish-speaking family members. What the Polish pilots said was that they recognized German aircraft, any Polish pilot in 1940 would have reacted the same way.
I remember reading in, I believe it was a note to Arkady Fiedler's 'Division 303' book, that one of the pilots was actually displeased with this scene. He said; 'We didn't gaggle like gooses'.
This was connected to the fact that those were elite pilots who originally trained and fought on fighters without radios, so they didn't have a habit of using the radio in the first place.
But the reaction as of immediate attack without orders is historically correct.
My Uncle flew in 305 then emigrated to the US and funnily Chicago ended up in Illinois on Minuka Road I believe.
I am from Ukraine but still got what they were saying.
Let alone after being given a fighter plane after such a long time and no chance to fight while tha battle was raging and they had no chance of proving themselves and serving victroy
"Silence in polish!" Priceless.
My (Australian) grandfather fought with the Poles in North Africa, said they had a great sense of humour despite the language barrier.
In Tobruk?
They also had the wonderful bear called Voijtek (Wojtek?) who basically became a soldier.
@@Radbug11 Potentially, he was there and elsewhere in North Africa so was at Tobruk but not sure if the Poles were there at the same time. Being a mechanic by trade he ended up driving and repairing the captured Italian light tanks.
During the battle with the Bismark. A Polish manned destroyer ran close past the Bismark, blasting away with their 5in guns. All the while signaling "We are Poles!"
ORP Piorun, G65, british N-Class Destroyer,
Piorun fought with Bismarck for an hour, not allowing the visual contact to be broken and giving Adm Tovey the opportunity to join forces.
His commander was to give the order before the start of the attack
"Three salvos in honor of Poland"
@@13macias84 Actually that is apocrypha
@@jimwalsh8520 Yes you're absolutly right, and that's why I wrote "His commander was to give the order" not "His commander gave the order"
Even the Polish Navy chronicler Perepeczko writes that this order is uncertain - there is no mention about in the Log Book, but apparently veterans mention that Pławski was supposed to utter such words.
Where is the truth? Who know...
PIORUN!!!
@@krakenpots5693 You obviously believe in fairy stories
Poland - nation with balls. Greetings from Canada.
Ronald Kellet Likes that
I've said for a few years now that if things go sideways here in the US then I'm moving to Poland, because at least those guys know who they are and won't go down without a fight. I'm so impressed by them.
@@gutsfinky I've been eyeing Switzerland. I like their policy of neutrality.
I served with Polish forces in Iraq in 2007. So glad to have freedom loving people on our side.
"served in iraq"
"freedom loving"
so you were serving for freedom in iraq, is that what that massacring was? interesting, by any real standards it was anything but that. and you wonder why the world hates you?
I love this clip, the Polish pilots were fearless. Thank you.
Not just the pilots, wherever the served: in the sky, on the ground, or at sea, the Poles had a reputation for being blood-spitting Mad Lads determined to stick in to the Germans anyway they could.
The Poles have the same love for the Germans as they have for the Russians, and for much the same reasons.
They were ticked.....it helped.
Not fearless, just crazy enough to fly so close to the german planes so they can see fear and panick in german's eyes
@@puffin51 god bless the poles
Two finger 🤞 salute to Polish pilot's they are Hero's
RAF 303 Squadron was Polish - defended London. Always got very close to the German bombers to ensure success. Brave men.
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Poles are the best
One of the best scenes in the film. The Poles and the Czechs brought many experienced pilots into the RAF.
My buddies Dad was a Pole in the British Army and was in The Battle of Monte Cassino . He was a tough but also nice and fair guy .
My father was part of the 8th army and was in North Africa and at Monte Cassino
@@Stevesolo1950 My father was in the Free Poles with the 8th army. He fought to the tip of Italy where they met the Americans coming up.
While this is was fun to see, the truth was that Polish RAF Pilots were very disciplined... and in fact, trained many future foreign pilots (USA/Canada/etc). While the Polish pre-WW2 airforce did not consist of overly modern aircraft, their training and discipline was second to none.
You right, Deblin academy was one the best aviation in worldwide.
I don't think they meant to show them as completely rowdy and undisciplined. More like a ragtag group of veteran pilots who are itching for a chance to get revenge on their invader which I wouldn't blame them for. I totally get your point though
@@vito7428 well most certainly, there was no ill intent in casting them in a such light. It just isn't good optics for a broader audiance, if you know what I mean :).
@@CS-lz1nz I totally get that. Wouldn't want to cause misconceptions among people who view historical media casually and aren't very familiar with the historical details
I find that interesting that the reason why polish were so skilled in flying was exactly because of the antiquated airforce.
At the time of 1939 invasion the polish aircraft were inferior to that of Germany, this forced the polish pilots to improvise by executing much harder manouvers than the opponents.
This has led to mostly highly trained and skilled pilots to survive, thus the bias.
When those skilled and vengeful veterans got inside newer planes no wonder they were more successful.
Massive respect to our Polish brothers in arms.
The UK is forever thankful.
But don't forget Yalta and the Polish carve up. My boys' ancestral homes of Lwow and Vilnius are now in Ukraine (Lviv), and Lithuania. Both countries were part of the Soviet Union at the time. Also, Britain ignored the contributions of the Polish Government in Exile during the 1947 celebrations as it recognised the then Communist government running Poland at that time.
@@japethstevens8473 Churchill wanted to fight soviets right after ww2. He wanted to push them back from Poland and other countries but i guess noone wanted ww3
That is some BS. With friends like the UK one doesn't need enemies. As for the gratitude you can stick it you know where.
@@japethstevens8473 So what you're saying Japeth is that Britain, in line with the United Nations declaration that the Warsaw based "Polish provisional government of national unity" was the official Polish government, actually DID sent Poland an official invite?
@@birotariusintaberna818 I'm sorry you feel like that, but I don't blame you. Please just know that some English people are genuinely and sincerely grateful.
love how the whole crew of pilots didn't wait for the translation of the message.
Shows that they all understood perfectly well - they only choose to listen to what they wanted to hear.
Great scene that manages to be comical, uplifting, and respectful of the Polish pilots who fought.
I just LOVE this scene - they actually all spoke English the whole time! 😂
When this movie came out, the former Polish pilots had a love-hate relationship with it. They loved it, because it was the first time that the contribution of the Polish pilots was acknowledged in a Western movie and in a very positive way, and they hated it because unlike in the movie, the Polish pilots were VERY disciplined and it included the radio communication.
Yorkshire Television made a documentary which was transmitted on the national 'First Tuesday' slot on the 1st of September 1985 and repeated on 9th November 1986. My husband filmed it and was lucky enough to meet and talk with many of the Polish and other pilots and hear their confidential remarks.
Super tough people and super intelligent, with a wicked sense of humour. I’m biased as my grandfather was Polish and my hero
Hail Polska'!
Did anyone else notice how those Polish fellas ripped into the Germans like lions? One of my favorite scenes in this incredible movie.
No CGI. Sumptuous music. A stellar cast. Lots of advisers who'd actually participated. The portrayal of the events is about as accurate as could ever be achieved in a movie. Excellent movie in every regard..
Not so fun fact. Originally, the "Polish" sequence" was twice as long. If you noticed, the first scene with the burning JU-88 stops abruptly, and the movie transforms to the post- battle briefing. Originally, the scene continued with the Polish pilot continuing shooting at the burning bomber. He then gets admonished by Kent (the commander) for doing it. In the next scene, Kent witnesses a German pilot shooting at a British pilot hanging below the parachute, after which Kent apologizes to the Pole and saying "Sorry, I was wrong to stop you." Apparently, the German ace Adolf Galland, who was an advisor to the movie, objected and threatened a law suit, unless the movie producer found a reliable witness to such an event. So, the scene was removed.
Lol at 1:32 "shut up! .... silence! .... in Polish!" 😂
Repeat..please...
This is my favourite sequence of the entire film. It brilliantly takes the Mickey out of the whole British colonial attitude; "Silence!....in Polish!" I'm told that the Polish pilots were brave but reckless; they tended to make sure the German planes crashed, which left themselves vulnerable to attack.
“Repeat, please!” 😂😂😂
Barry Foster deserved an Oscar for this moment alone. His reaction/expression is subtle yet priceless. 2:54
He was too old to play a pilot.
Igonre Mark, he types nonsense about subjects he has little or no understanding of.
@@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684 The average age of a pilot in the Battle of Britain was 20.
Polska na zawsze 🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱
I love how he starts laughing as he banks to follow them toward the Germans.
Bardzo miło czyta się tę sekcję komentarzy. Mam nadzieję, że będziemy mogli zawsze pokazać się z jak najlepszej strony. Jeszcze Polska nie zginęła!
Prawda, bardzo milo przeczytać coś pozytywnego. Nie zawsze z rozsądkiem ale zawsze z sercem, za naszą wolność i waszą!!
@@latarnickboston believe it
Your countri your compatriots really are brave
I met one of the pilots in the Battle of Britain. He is mentioned in this video.
He is mentioned in 2:45, as the signed officer, AOC 11 Group.
A little fact about the real encounter on which this scene is based: half the Polish aircraft which 'engaged' the Luftwaffe bombers had NO AMMO.... and they still went in to the fight. Huge respect.
On ferry and training flights, ammunition was rarely in place.
75 years ago, a great military parade was held in London to celebrate the Allied victory over Germany and Japan. Representatives of 30 countries marched through the streets of the city in a column that stretched for several kilometers. Only Poles were missing, who were one of the most numerous national formations fighting on the side of the Allies.
Such is your gratitude, Englishmen!
Yesterday, Today, Always!!!
Jebać złodziei polskiego złota!
For this absence you can thank Churchil who did not want to irritate s.talin
For those who believe Poland was "excluded" from the 1946 London victory parade, here is a brief timeline of what actually happened to give some context to the devious nonsense that "Brits never invited the Poles". Since before the end of WW2 in Europe, Britain and the US had been negotiating with the Soviets over the future of Poland in post WW2 Europe. The UK & US wanted a democratic Polish government that would by way of democracy include both the Polish communists of the existing Moscow backed "Lublin committee", and the Polish nationalists from the Polish Govt in exile that had been based in London during WW2. This proposed "Polish provisional government of national unity" was to be setup in Warsaw, and was agreed to by all of the "Big 3" (UK / US / USSR) at the Feb 1945 Yalta conference, but the Soviets then occupying Poland did everything they could to bar the inclusion of the "London Poles" in the unity govt.
With regard to the 1946 Victory parade when it came to handing out the national invites to all the countries that had fought on the side of the Allies in WW2, The British Labour government of Clement Attlee, trying to engender good will between the eastern and western allies, handed the Polish invitation to the Warsaw based Polish provisional government of national unity (which was after all the official government of Poland, as recognised by the United Nations, though it was also by then well on its way to becoming a communist puppet govt). The now effectively powerless & stateless national Polish government in exile in London took great offence at their sidelining in this matter, and raised a torrent of indignation that was backed by many British MPs and ordinary people. A few days before the parade was due to take place a belated invitation was sent both to the Polish Govt in Exile in London as well as directly to various Polish generals who had fought with the allies, ALL of who felt so disgusted with the perceived disrespect shown by the INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY (I.E being made to play "second fiddle" to the official Warsaw Polish government) that they CHOSE not to attend the parade. And the final ignomy? The Soviet backed Warsaw government neither acknowledged the British invite, or attended the parade either.
A lot of foreign nationals were ordered to leave the UK within a matter of days at the end of hostilities (the French in particular). It isn't discussed much, but it is a stain on this country. Sadly the 'hostile environment' to foreigners has been resurrected by the current Tory government.
@@horsenuts1831 You mean refugees returned to their home nations once they were liberated? So what?
Polish heroes : Urbanowicz ,Krasnodębski , Zumbach , Łokuciewski , Ferić , Głowacki , Frantisek , Henneberg , Drobiński , Pisarek , Karubin , Żak ,Szaposznikow, Wojciechowski , Kowalski , Paszkiewicz , Bełc , Wunsche and others brave Polish pilots from 303 and 302 Polish RAF Squadrons .
Frantisek was the Czech, but in another movie, as in the actual BOB - the title of which I don't recall just now' - he was the highest scoring ace in the squadron.
In a scene in that movie, when each of them, solemnly affirmed that they were Poles, he affirmed the same.
I think that qualifies as 'solidarność'.
If you look closely at the three aircraft in the rear you’ll notice they’re actually Spanish Buchons painted to resemble Hurricanes, the same Buchons they also use in the film to portray the BF-109
True!
They had Rolls Royce Merlin engines as well, as did the Heinkels
I love the Poles and from the bottom of my heart thank you so much for your service to this country. Also if anyone hasn't, don't go to Spain on your holidays go to Poland it is gorgeous!
Without the polish pilots we would have lost the battle of Britain, I salute them as a Brit
No, thats a myth.
The Luftwaffe already failed to win the battle BEFORE the Poles even went into action.
British pilots shot down 80% of Luftwaffe planes.
Sterling effort from the Poles but you are guilty of over egging the pudding there.
Bit of hyperbole there, Laurence, the Poles were a valuable addition to Fighter Command but no more than that.
Here are the reasons why the Poles did so well in the battle: Luck, training and tactics.
LUCK - The earliest phase of the BoB saw the RAF being attacked out of the sun as they climbed from their bombed-out airfields. Hurricanes climbed more slowly than Spitfires and were more vulnerable. The RAF suffered very heavy casualties. The Poles were kept out of this early phase of the Battle.
TRAINING - The Poles were among the most highly trained pilots on Earth. Many had previously been aircrew during the invasion of Poland. They escaped to France, but the French were uncertain of the abilities of the Poles, so they were retrained. Then the Poles escaped to the UK, and were again retrained because the RAF used control from the ground and couldn't speak any English.
In air combat, there is no substitute for time spent in the cockpit and mastering your aircraft.
TACTICS - The RAF had determined specific tactics for attacking bombers, which were ineffective. Instead, the Poles used the tactics they'd adopted in their obsolete PZL fighters a year later: Dive on the enemy, close to point-blank range and open fire with a zero-deflection shot. This was the perfect tactic. As Bader told his pilots, "Get as close as you can before opening fire. When you think you're far too close, get even closer".
The highest-scoring BoB ace was a Czech, who'd been trained in his own air force, escaped and been retrained in the Polish Air Force, escaped and been retrained with the French, then escaped and retrained with the RAF.
Hmmmm not so much ol chap.
This event happened pretty-much exactly as portrayed in the movie.
"stop that polish chatter and steer two three zero - repeat please" is one of the funniest lines ever in movies.
A lovely video. It is easy for us western europeans/Americans to forget that the Poles had an extensive and impressive military heritage. Their empire at one point encompassed most of Europe. They were, in modern parlance, really badass.
Is it any shock that these sons of audacious, practically lunatic cavalry men would be highly aggressive, practically lunatic fighterjockeys?
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Cześć i chwała bohaterom♥️🇵🇱
It's interesting to get a Polish person to translate what they're saying, because it's rather naughty.
And what I like about this clip is, firstly, the bravery of the Poles, who were quite happy to wade in wherever the opportunity arose, and also the squadron commander. He tells them to follow him but, when they don't, has no hesitation in coming after them to get involved himself, come what may. This country is extraordinarily lucky it could call on brave men and women of all nationalities.
The dialogue is not exactly a strong/historical part of this movie and one of the pilots actually complained about it 'we didn't gaggle like gooses!'. This was related to the fact that those were very highly trained pilots who originally were trained and fought on PZL fighters that didn't have any radios, so they weren't used to radios in the first place, and for communication they used specific slight manoeuvres, such as wing waving.
But here you go:
'Germans, Germans, down there!
'Where, I can't see them!
'Down there, on the right, I'm going for them!'
"I see them!'
Later:
'Max (?) watch out! Fritz is behind you! '
'I've got him! I's had it sonuvabitch!'
'Don't fight!'
'Thank you, I'm leavhing thorugh right (side)'
then; about the same sentences shouted in altered order and incohorent.
Then the only thin I can understand is;
'They're shooting at us!'
So, this dialogue doesn't make much sense. It's also worth noting that these guys had undergone a very difficult training in Boom&Zoom technique back in Poland, and then fought in the actual campaign, and still managed to shoot down some German planes, using obsolete and totally outclassed PZL fighters.
They wouldn't have shouted incoherently in battle. Especially since they had been trained to fire and evade from collision course only once they could see whites of enemy's eyes. Even if they did that a little earlier in much faster Hurricane, that still required extreme concentration.
And not only you want to Boom in, but also Zoom out in such a way to preserve as much pendulum as possible, so the Germans can't jump on your tail, and you're good for another attack as quickly as possible. They really had no time for distractions.
Also, in the final battle scene of this movie, the exact same dialogue is cut and played in random order.
Can you imagine some of the 'men' stepping up today? No, me neither.
Thanks, Polishmen , for helping us 80 years ago.
Any time my friend
The problem with the poles is that they used to get in far too close before they took the shot, which made the 303 squadron the best the RAF had.
Thank you, Poland, for contributing to WW2, As a country you lost everything.
LEST WE FORGET!
11/11/2022
Because this was the way they were trained back home. They were very effective and efficient. Also RAF implemented Polish formation instead of one they were using before.
@@marekszczepanski2370 They were untrained in Poland beyond early solo. They were actually trained by the RAF Plus all RAF fighters, before the poles even entered into the Battle of Britain, too late to make any difference, had their guns harmonised for 100 Yds, close, any closer you would die
@@jimwalsh8520 lol where did ubget this bulsh.....t
@@marekszczepanski2370 Historical fact and not polish hysterical fiction
@@jimwalsh8520 hysterical "fact". Check who where they, name by name. Many of them fought in 2 campaigns (Poland and France) before even entering Britain. Thats why polish pilots were more than unhappy for prolonged training
Great men, all of them.
They were fearless! Heroes all!
Quite a few of WWII Polish pilots joined the Pakistan Air force and the Pakistani civilian Airlines after 1947.
Some of them also hired themselves as merecenary pilots in African wars.
That was smart, they stayed alive.
Did you know Poland had to pay in gold to the British government after the WWII for using British equipment to defend the country?
To this day they have never paid it back. They need to. Sorry not sorry.
@@videoluvver1 Pay it yourself.
@@martinmaster497We (Britain) shouldn't have even got involved in the first place.
Anglicy to bardzo praktyczni ludzie, Polska musiała zapłacić nawet za pogrzeby poległych w obronie Angli lotników.
Powielasz komunistyczną propagandę...
a great example of the polish pilots fighting for (or with) the RAF, look up jozef jeka. Quite the history this man had
Repeat Pleeze, Repeat Please 😂😂! Classic ❤❤❤❤
Always in our hearts for centuries the same slogan "For your freedom and ours"
British Pilot: We shall return to base
Polish Pilots: LEEEEEEROOOOOOOYYYYYYY JENKINS!!!!
I was lucky enough to be on a flying scholarship at Cambridge when this was made at Duxford. They used to fly over head each morning, what an incredible sight!
I love the fact they used spanish Bf109 (Hispano Aviación HA-1112) in the back ground there at 0:19 to complete a british squadron.
I've seen this movie many times but only now noticed that, then found your comment. I thought they may have been P-40s at first.
They found only few (I believe 3) operational Hurricanes for the movie, so they had to use Hispano. HA-1112 also pretended BF109, funny fact is that Hispanos that they used in movie, were equipped with famous Merlin engines.
Well, as many people have pointed out over the years, it can be very difficult to tell the difference between the Bf-109, spitfire and Hurricane, and then there's the early P-51s.
Spanish "Buchon" (Letterbox) Me109 with Merlin engine. How you can tell is the original Me109 Daimler exhausts were at the bottom of the fuselage, Merlin exhausts were at the top.
Love how the English guy gives them a bollocking then at the end has a sly little smile 😂
Brave as lions superb pilots. Their efforts must never be forgotten
Repeated "Repeat please" it's something you'd hear in Monty Python's skit.
My father served in the 29th Division, 175th regiment. They were from the Baltimore National Guard and had many Poles. One time at St Lo the Germans sent a parlay for my father's platoon to surrender. The Germans were Polish conscripts. All the negotiations were in Polish. Needless to say the Americans did not surrender.
Poles conscripted into the Wehrmacht were often the only additions to Polish units in the west and often looked for an opportunity to surrender to the Allies but this was not always the case because many signed Volklist and simply served as Germans
confirmed, I was there then
The Polish had the pure grit of going to a fight They wanted revenge, The Canadians Pure heart They risked themself on the sea And in the air And proved themself on the D-day landings Add in 1 in 4 RAF members was a Canadian
Yes ,George Beurling comes to mind .Laddie Lucas knew how to handle him .
I've seen this movie dozens of times but never noticed this. In watching this clip at 0:54, there are five aircraft pictured. The first two, in the forefront, are Hawker Hurricanes. The three in the background, are Bf-109's! You can tell by the support struts on the tail. Then, at 1:05 (if you freeze the video) you can see the blurred German black crosses on the underside of the final 109 as it turns. Guess they needed additional aircraft to fill in. Flyable Hurricanes were tough to come by in the late 1960's.
Exactly true.
Yes, Poles are brave, but also independent.
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Not really independent. Otherwise they would have had their own planes and their own air force in the Battle of Britain 😂.
@@lyndoncmp5751 Do you even know, why they were in England and in RAF?! 🤦🏻 Do you know, that in 1939 they had to escape from Poland through Scandinavia?
And learn about Squadron 303 during the Battle of Britain.
@@lyndoncmp5751 Agreed. The Poles love to boast about their achievements or lack thereof, whereas in reality they did very little.
@@justynakowalska3221 Some in 303 Squadron escaped to France and flew for France and escaped a second time to the UK!
I actually love polish 303 squadron. They are most bravery pilot fighters, i am very impressed polish squadron. 🇵🇱 it was successful defending battle of Great Britain.
Worth remembering that among them was a Czech pilot, who had moved to Poland, then to France, then to Britain, each time learning a language and learning to fly better and better planes. The man is a hero.
Frantiszek, and another man named Zumbach stayed in Britain for quite a while. Zumbach leading in the Royal Air Force, and becoming a test pilot. His airshows using the early jets like the Gloster Meteor are worth finding out about. Jan Zumbach if I recall, callsign 'Zubr'.
Unfortunately Josef František was killed when he crashed his Hurricane on 8th Oct 1940.
@@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684 Good.
So proud! ♥️🇵🇱♥️
Proud to stand side by side with Poles still to this day 🇬🇧🇵🇱
@@crassusofrome6386 Cheers! Glad to know this! 🇵🇱🇬🇧😉
"Shut up", "Silence in Polish"!
Perfect!
This is a great film. In Polish.
hahaha
A Polish carpenter (I was on a London building site run by Poles) called me out for some reason. I said, 'I won't be having any of that Polish chit chat young man.' He gave me a long look. Then Zibbie burst out laughing and asked if I'd seen the film. They were great to work with. I believe that training flightgot a numbered squadron but I don't know what it is. They gave me hassle for The West not coming to the aid of the Poles. I told Zibby that time machines havent been invented yet mate,
The RAF Squadrons manned by Polish crews were the 300+ numbers, 303 is the most famous, possibly because in t flew from RAF Northolt, now inside London itself.
One of my favorite scenes.
Honor and Glory to the Heroes!🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱
Two great films were realeased in 2019 about the Polish pilots in Britain -- the Polish one is called Squadron 303, and the English one is called Hurricane. Well worth watching both of them.
Both are poorly made CGI shitfests, and are in NO way comparable to this 1960s classic.
@@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684Does everything have to be a comparison/competition? The 1969 film is of course a classic. But it is about the Brits.This segment is just a small piece of the puzzle and that's ok. At least it is included in the film in general. I have seen both of the films that the poster mentions and they are Ok. These two films focus on the Polish experience exclusively, they
revolve around the Poles and tell the story from their perspective.
Bruce Kubrewicz was my grampys best friend
I've shown this to Polish colleagues. They liked it and translated the 'chitchat'! We needed them all bless 'em.
love the poles ;O)
Best part of a wonderful film
This is perfect, and is exactly how I've heard it described by other historians. The Pols faced strong initial racism from the Brits, when the reality was, they were possibly(likely) the most experienced fighter pilots Britain initially had available, and they proved themselves admirably.
From a "learn from history" perspective, it's important to remember that the British leadership *knew* this. They knew about the Pols' experience and it was only through willfully negligent racism that they initially refused to utilize them effectively.
The Polish pilots knew nothing about the fighter control system that managed the battle.
The British pilots only knew that when told to steer a certain direction, they often found the enemy.
The Polish pilots were of the earlier 'open cockpit' generation, who thought of themselves as lone hunters as in WWI ( which was untrue and had always been untrue ).
It was utterly outdated thinking.
US pilots masquerading as Canadians also had the same problem.
@@stevetheduck1425 That's interesting. I'm not a historian and obviously wasn't there, so my interest is in understanding the dynamic, not taking a side. Do you know a good source for more information on this? Or just the right terms to google, I'm not having much luck right now.
I have to admit that from my experience with the Pols while I served in the US Army for 26 years as a Grunt, they do love to hear their own voice on the radio, they chatter till the cows come home, and all at once usually.
Still a brilliant film.
Polish translation 0:35
Germans! Germans! Down there!
I can’t see, where?
Down there, on the right! I see Germans!
I see them!
… stop that Polish chatter!
'Repeat please!' is the only historically accurate part of the whole dialogue in this scene.
The highest scoring Polish ace in 303 squadron I read was a Czech!
Imo the Poles had the same benefit that the Tuskegee pilots had; they waited so long to become operational that there was nobody in the air who had as much flying time or had done so much theory.
Plus, the Poles had already gained successful combat experience at home against the luftewaffe, in inferior, outdated fighters.
When they got their hands on Hurricanes, it was like their christmases and birthdays had arrived all at once.
U don't know why the Academy Awards never nominated for Oscar this cult movie
It didn't fulfill ANY of their agendas. Simple as.
God bless Poland.🇬🇧
‘We need them all’ Kind of sums up WW2. Everyone did it together.
Unlike in most Western movies here the Polish sentences are very good. Surely recorded with use of native speakers.
These men were giants to whom we owe eternal gratitude. God bless 🇵🇱.
I still laugh when the RAF pilot yells "Silence in Polish" and when he’s so angry he’s at a loss for words. “For private Polish….. chit chat”
The poles were the bravest of them all
The Poles. Brave as Lions. And they hated Germans with a passion.
At 1.00 noticed that the trailing three Hurricanes had struts supporting rear elevators, isn’t that a BF109 thing ?? I’ve seen this movie countless times and never noticed.
I think they may have repainted and reused some of the Buchons as background filler. Sure looks like Buchons from the front
Just noticed that for the first time too!
Complete with German markings
Good spot - never noticed that before.
The filmmakers only had three airworthy Hurricanes.
Absolutely fearless men ,you could rely on them ,Very fine pilots ❤
My brain always loves that the six fighters here, in the order of the peel are... Hurricane, Hurricane... 109, 109 and then a Spitfire. Just one of the little things the dark matt of the print hides until you look on a modern screen.
The Brits wanted to protect their homes. The Poles wanted payback.
I just noticed for the first time that the last 3 planes in the first scene were not Hurricanes but Buchóns... ;)
Yes it was nice in Yalta...........
Love this scene.
It is a shame that we live in 2022 and still there is no proper movie about Battle of Britain from a Polish perspective on this matter.
Yes there is.
@@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684 it is? 😃
@@szymonziolkowski5967 hurricane its a movie about the poles
I read a book on the Battle of Britan. The Poles were very effective, largly because they had experience and because they ignored the official RAF strategies, I think the line went 'They couldn't read the manual even if they had wanted to'
Someone thought their tally was a bit too good to be true and so he went up with them to see what they were like. When he landed he said 'What they say, they devlier' not verbatum.
"'What they say, they (deliver)'" And yet their claimed tally of 127 aircraft during the battle of Britain, when cross referenced during postwar research, was amended downwards to 57.5 credited kills.... just like all squadrons were, as overclaiming was a factor common amongst ALL nations due to the confused chaos of air combat.
Repeat please.....I say again, 2-3-0....Repeat Please........oh god's truth!!!
Repeat..please...
0:38 instead of listening to the pilots command in English
He has his say in polish and ignoring the pilots command
As a Swiss I love the Polish pilots, feighting for freedom!! ❤❤❤❤
Poland was Germany's first ally.
The Pole's came to fight and fight they did.
Aces in exile intensifies.