Interesting to hear about the Lady in Leeds, My Grandad was a Councillor in Wakefield and mentioned that there are Bunkers covering Kirkgate & Westgate Train Stations in Wakefield/HMP Wakefield and also the Marshalling Yards at Healey Mills and Normanton that no longer exist. He also mentioned Nuclear Bunkers connected to the Rescue Shafts between Middleton, Newmarket, Parkhill & Walton/Sharlston West Collieries. As Wakefield was the County Capital of the West Riding and is riddled with Tunnels I wouldn't be surprised if it was true and would love to learn more.
Just as a point: If someone was critically injured, they would not shoot, strangle or knife them. That could potentially result in their trial and execution for murder at a later date. What you would actually do is remove and administer both morphine styrettes from their personal first aid kit. Each styrette contains one grain of morphine. That is sufficient to render most individuals insensable. Two is a fatal dose. That was the advice given to Soldiers during WW2, so that if it had to be done, they were protected by the doctrine of double intent.
I bet he was a hardy, rum bugger and no mistake.... they didn't pick the effeminate types of today to undertake such duties. Bless his memory and service.
@@Geordieerskine I meant "rum" as in furtive or ulterior, I.E secretive, as only hard, resourceful and ruthless men would have been chosen for the "Auxiliary units".... but who knows I guess he'd have enjoyed a dram or two as well. All the best.
Please note this is one amateur enthusiasts view of the Auxiliary Units - it is not by any means an authoritative view. If you want the factual story, not one based purely it seems upon anecdotes, you need to read the books by Malcolm Atkin because he is a professional historian and his books are academically researched and are authoritative. I have no connection to either author but I have been researching the Auxiliary Units for longer than both these gentlemen. I was also the person the MOD sent the Bomb Disposal professionals to - in order for them to learn more about Aux Units weapons and ammunition caches in the 1990s.
The occupying Forces usually have a quite ruthless way of dealing with such " saboteurs " . They took hostages from any nearby town/ village and either deported or shot them !
But as was graphically demonstrated with the soviet partisans in the USSR in its turn such retribution turns the population further against the conqueror (but also against the saboteurs as well).
Weapons delivery was made covertly by Aux who drove for a living ( taxi drivers etc.) as the locations would be compromised. Many London Black Cab drivers who became fire fighters with their cabs were used in this way.😳
Two weeks life expectancy was optimistic. As soon as the Germans realised that there were guerillas in underground bunkers, they'd have deployed dog units to find them. You can hide from men, not from scent hounds.
@@davideddy2672 @davideddy2672 West Germany was covered in small villages and towns a few kms apart. I'm guessing that stay behinds would actually have hidden in cellars and ruined buildings - not to mention the sewer systems - etc. Possibly there were purpose built hides already in place. Apart from anything, the Russians would have hit forests with napalm, white phos or chemical strikes if they suspected that they contained troops...
Would you get people from today time sign up and do whet they did if i remember right we had a arms cash like the one he said in minis bay just out side Birchington Kent
Really enjoyed this, thanks for sharing
Interesting to hear about the Lady in Leeds, My Grandad was a Councillor in Wakefield and mentioned that there are Bunkers covering Kirkgate & Westgate Train Stations in Wakefield/HMP Wakefield and also the Marshalling Yards at Healey Mills and Normanton that no longer exist. He also mentioned Nuclear Bunkers connected to the Rescue Shafts between Middleton, Newmarket, Parkhill & Walton/Sharlston West Collieries. As Wakefield was the County Capital of the West Riding and is riddled with Tunnels I wouldn't be surprised if it was true and would love to learn more.
Good job.
Just as a point: If someone was critically injured, they would not shoot, strangle or knife them. That could potentially result in their trial and execution for murder at a later date.
What you would actually do is remove and administer both morphine styrettes from their personal first aid kit. Each styrette contains one grain of morphine. That is sufficient to render most individuals insensable. Two is a fatal dose. That was the advice given to Soldiers during WW2, so that if it had to be done, they were protected by the doctrine of double intent.
Agreed.
I've researched the Aux Units since 1994 and this guy talks a lot of tosh.
My Good Lady's uncle, was the leader of the Creech Barrow 7. Fred Simpson.
I bet he was a hardy, rum bugger and no mistake.... they didn't pick the effeminate types of today to undertake such duties. Bless his memory and service.
@@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684 Actually he was a Farmer! As for his drinking habits? I know not.
@@Geordieerskine I meant "rum" as in furtive or ulterior, I.E secretive, as only hard, resourceful and ruthless men would have been chosen for the "Auxiliary units".... but who knows I guess he'd have enjoyed a dram or two as well. All the best.
Please note this is one amateur enthusiasts view of the Auxiliary Units - it is not by any means an authoritative view.
If you want the factual story, not one based purely it seems upon anecdotes, you need to read the books by Malcolm Atkin because he is a professional historian and his books are academically researched and are authoritative.
I have no connection to either author but I have been researching the Auxiliary Units for longer than both these gentlemen. I was also the person the MOD sent the Bomb Disposal professionals to - in order for them to learn more about Aux Units weapons and ammunition caches in the 1990s.
The occupying Forces usually have a quite ruthless way of dealing with such " saboteurs " . They took hostages from any nearby town/ village and either deported or shot them !
But as was graphically demonstrated with the soviet partisans in the USSR in its turn such retribution turns the population further against the conqueror (but also against the saboteurs as well).
Weapons delivery was made covertly by Aux who drove for a living ( taxi drivers etc.) as the locations would be compromised.
Many London Black Cab drivers who became fire fighters with their cabs were used in this way.😳
Utter rubbish
Two weeks life expectancy was optimistic. As soon as the Germans realised that there were guerillas in underground bunkers, they'd have deployed dog units to find them. You can hide from men, not from scent hounds.
I’m sure many of the boys knew this and had means and ways of dealing with these dog units - it’s not exactly a new problem …
@@davideddy2672 @davideddy2672 West Germany was covered in small villages and towns a few kms apart. I'm guessing that stay behinds would actually have hidden in cellars and ruined buildings - not to mention the sewer systems - etc. Possibly there were purpose built hides already in place. Apart from anything, the Russians would have hit forests with napalm, white phos or chemical strikes if they suspected that they contained troops...
The slab should read faithful unto death not nutty hoarder
Would you get people from today time sign up and do whet they did if i remember right we had a arms cash like the one he said in minis bay just out side Birchington Kent
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