The triple 5’s mission gave a whole new meaning to landing in a hot DZ. That’s an interesting mission that I didn’t realize was the forerunner to modern day smoke jumpers. God bless them all!
Wow! I had recently learned about the Japanese Balloon Bombs, but the story didn't mention that an African-American Airborne Unit was used to counter the attacks. Thanks for finally sharing this little known fact.
We had one guy in our outfit who had been a paratrooper, one night he came back to camp drunk and jumped out the 3rd floor window onto the back of a 2 1/2 ton truck that had a tarp covering it. never got a scratch.
@VolDep45 it's because there trained how to land in a way which reduces the chance of damage to your body on impact. It's a universal thing and even the German paratroopers of the second world war had a requirement to join where they could fall flat on there face on command without any hesatation
Having served with the 82nd Airborne, I did know these things. Back in the late seventies and early eighties they taught us this history. Don't know if they still do it today.
I was part of Operation Uphold Democracy in '94. We were in lockdown at an 18th Abn Corps maintenance facility that was used as a staging area for at least 10 days prepping for the mission, studying sand tables and maps, drilling engagements (my unit was tasked with securing a power plant and a "police" barracks, then follow-on missions as needed in the highlands), getting briefing after briefing about threat levels, use-of-force standards, local culture, and pretty much anything else you could think of. I remember being on the tarmac at Pope as part of the 2nd wave, having just helped one of my fire team get his 'chute on, and just as he was helping me shrug my own rig on someone yelled "Everybody stop what you're doing... we're on a 30 minute hold!" About 15 minutes later the word came down that we were on a 2-hour hold, and later we were told that the invasion had been cancelled. They moved us all back to the staging facility where we decompressed for nearly a week before they let us go. That was probably the best decision they made. If they'd just turned 10,000 amped-up paratroopers loose on Fayetteville NC, I'm pretty sure we would have turned that place into a war zone just to vent all the pent-up adrenaline and frustration.
A Co. 3/505 here. Did I get that right, about the 10 days in lockdown & prep? My memory is a little fuzzy about some details, but then again it was... ugh, 22 years ago.
lisarenee3505 was there also. A co. 3/505 PIR. one of the guys in my squad wanted a gold star in his wings so badly (we all did) he threw his Kevlar down and swore when we were told to stand down
I was part of operation Just Kidding. E co 782 that's what we Riggers called it. After everything was said and done we had the biggest retainer band fight at green ramp. I was to air land and start securing air items the next day since I use to be a grunt. Airborne.
I was in the 101st from 58-60. We were 911 just like the 82nd and the 4thID at the time. No non Airborne(Jumping) personnel or females were in the Division at the time. Even though there was always a rivalry between Airborne units, you better believe when push came to shove, when it's time to do what they do best, all that crap goes out the window. AATW
I plan to enlist with the US Army very soon and I'm going to make it clear to my recruiter that I want Airborne training in my contract. I actually ended up sharing my idea with a Vietnam Veteran I'm acquainted with, he was a Paratrooper during the war, he shared a lesson I will never forget. He told me something along the lines that when we was in boot camp his Drill Sergeant told their group that there are Airborne looking for volunteers. When they finally took the first group of volunteers his Drill Sergeant came up to him and told him that "Only two things fall out of the sky, bird shit and paratroopers. The only difference is chicken shit stays on the ground." I don't remember the exact quote, but I believe it was something to that affect.
I was in the 82nd for two canceled deployments. B 4/68th Armor for the Zaire alert in 1978. Our tanks were not being deployed, but those going sat on Greenramp for several days before the mission was called off. I was also there for the 1994 Hatian invasion, again not deploying because we were in Division Artillery, not very usefull on an island full of houses. The reason the units were held in the contonment area for a week was the missing ammunition after it was all turned in. Finally a private told them to look in the dumpsters. My Fire Direction Officer weighed in at 380lbs getting on the plane, so a lot of folks trashed what they considered excess.
Ummm excuse me? Did I just see a comment about special forces that didn't have anything about the Royal Danish Navy's Frogman Corps? 🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰
I had not been in the army long when I became ill with some kind of gut infection so was sent to military hospital. In the next bed was a para, after about a week we were both getting better and a bit bored so would fight each other. It was scary just how skilled he was at hand to hand and I lost count of how many times he 'killed' me. I left the hospital feeling grateful that we were on the same side.
cameron Alterne You need to reply to a comment so that people know who you are replying to dude, if it was supposed to be me, i'm talking about one of the presenters they have who seams to randomly stop and speed up his speech.
I was wondering if they were gonna play it tongue and check and mention the unchecked alcoholism, but I don't think most non-military would get the joke.
6th Thing; We hate Legs. And when we were banned from calling them that, we called them NAPS (Non-Airborne Personal). Out classic line: What holds up a chickens A**? Two dirty nasty legs! AATW.
Regarding #3, I was part of that. It was actually last minute negotiations, the knowledge that the 82nd was in the air...AND a large suitcase full of money that got General Cedras to give up.
Parachute testing by platoons from the 101st division and the 82nd division were done in my home town in NJ. Saw the article at the Donald F. Pratt museum at Ft. Campbell when I was stationed there. I was in 2/327th Glider Infantry Battalion 80-82
I enjoyed your video. Nice to see a documentary that tells the truth (rare) P.S. The German invasion of Crete using Paratroopers and gliders caused horrendous losses. The Germans never did that again.
This video makes me proud and honored to be a paratrooper in 2-504 PIR, even when it absolutely sucks from time to time. I actually have a battalion mass tac tomorrow night, and, like always, it'll be a terrifying and thrilling experience. I can't wait. For any White Devil's out there or Alpha company Black Hearts, Strike Hold.
It would be nice to have a part 2 of this video. Perhaps some of the more recent uses of paratroopers. I heard a story not too long after Sept. 11. about a paratrooper assault on a terrorist training camp in Afghanistan. I heard Rangers lead the way. Anyway, Thanks to the producers of this video.
I think a fair bit of us known about #1, what really surprised me was the 555th unit, I never even heard of these guys before or what they did and I really do believe that they should be more widely credited for their actions, even if they weren't involved in the actual fighting, they probably saved a lot of lives.
My grandfather served in the triple nickel battalion, He inspired me to become a paratrooper, and later a Ranger, His unit pioneered many techniques later used by other airborne units during WWII, But those brave men were until recent years NEVER reported on , or given recognition as one of the nations elite units , The US Army also had a all black Ranger unit during the Korean War that still is not talked about as American fighting men !
A phone call was made from a pay phone in Spring Lake. Just out side Pope AFB shortly the 82nd became airborne to Haiti alerting them to the United States intentions shortly afterThe Haitian government was restored and the 600+ aircraft returned to Pope Air Force Base
John Wayne: A'right, knock it off. He said this to his paratroopers who were clicking away with their crickets and causing a huge racket during the all-personnel briefing.
I mean shit he could have betrayed a Major in WW2 cause there was a US major who kept the idea that all officers carried a sword into battle, sadly to say he was shot in the back by a gewehr
The only 2 "Phantom Airborne Units" I can possibly think of might be the 550th Airborne and one other. It's in the 500 range, think it's something like 523rd? But those are the only 2 I can think of. I don't know if they were per-say in England because the Army had a SHIT ton of Ghost Divisions and Corps out there.
Being able to get anywhere in the world within 24 hours... that's fucking impressive, in terms of logistical sleight-of-hand by almost any military standard you can think of in history.
I knew Billy Mitchell had a group of soldiers parachute to the ground from an aircraft in flight and assembled a machine gun as part of a demonstration at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri, but had not heard about the Big Red One proposal. I got 4 out of 5 Not bad for a LEG on a ROPE
I knew Billy Mitchell had a group of soldiers parachute to the ground from an aircraft in flight and assembled a machine gun as part of a demonstration at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri. I did not know about the big red one. I got 4 out of 5 Not bad for a LEG on a ROPE
Can't name any of the fake airborne units, but I do vaguely remember someone telling me that seal team six was named so to give the illusion of there being more seal teams than there actually were. Not relevant, I know, I just found it interesting
Er no, if your mauser is making that noise i would be careful with it, infact its safety should be totally silent, it should make a gentle thud when closing the action as well.
number 5 is a very genius way to communicate, there's a movie original in black and white called "der längste Tag" (the longest day) that plays on D Day 44 where this little toy clickers play a big role in one scene : an allied paratrooper heares somone coming in the dark and he clicks 1 time and the other soldier is clicking 2 times. the allied paratrooper is in the believe the other one is an allied soldier to and in this moment --- BANG--- the allied soldier is shot down and the camara switches to the other (german) soldier who is reloading his carabiner with an epic -clack clack- - clack clack-. This is the best scene in history of war movies.
Oh really! that's awesome...I was hoping to be one someday, that's reassuring to hear! But in what way...I know that sounds kinda stupid but are they commonly used to para shoot or would they more likely be deployed with light infantry affiliated.
I knowwww there fucking awesome!!! But they still parachute into combat right, but just not on a large scale And what would they do once their deployed that makes them stand out from regular infantry?
The 504 had to be tough to make it out of their "Vomit Comets" with all the gear they carried ! what we had when I was in the Deuce was pure luxury in comparison.
Here's some more history. Back in the late 70's, early 80's the reserve chute had a pouch that contained a little book that the rigger would sign/initial along with the date after the reserve was packed-not sure if the new chutes have that. Anyway, one day I checked out one and it was signed by "Donald Duck" in the 60's. Miss those days at Bragg and the near constant chop-chop of the two-bladed Hueys. Wish they would do some kind of legacy jump featuring us old jumpers during All American Week. It would be a real treat to jump into Sicily one final time. I've actually dreamed of this while sleeping!
I had a reserve chute once that had written your going to die. I was a jumpmaster and during JMPI the jumpmaster that checked my cut the straps on it and didn’t let me jump the chute
#3 is a little incorrect, we were in flight and were turned around the first time but a few days later we did not turn around. While in route our leaders cancelled the combat jump found a place that the C130 could land and called it a humanitarian aid mission. My unit was the 3/73rd a sister unit to the 82nd and my unit stayed in country for around 30 days.
Sorry, but after there's nothing with US in the title I don't give a damn that the 1st infantry division was almost used as airborne unit... Is there a less selfish channel on the world?
Knew about the crickets. Anyone whose watched "The Longest Day", whether they studied the Normandy landings or not, probably knows about the crickets. Though the first time I saw the movie was in grade school and the principle told us how the use of crickets in the movie was based on fact. Also knew about the Fu-Go bombs, but didn't know that many had successfully reached the US and detonated. I knew of the Oregon Fu-Go bomb that had killed the Sunday School teacher and some of her students while on a picnic and knew a few had started fires. Though this is more than I knew off starting fires in the US. But in comparison to the number the Japanese launched, this is only a handful. Scary thing is there may be more Fu-Gos out there in the US, Canada, and Mexico that are still live and just waiting for someone to accidentally stumble upon them and set them off. Face it, we still hear of folks finding live rounds from the American Civil War which maim or kill them when they go off. The ACW ended a hundred fifty-one years ago and there still people dying from it today so why can't Fu-Go bombs still be leathal today?
I recall that Sal Mineo's character, a 101st trooper, was killed when he thought the sound of a German rifle's lock and load action was the return two-clicks of a fellow paratrooper. I guess some troops learned the hard way that the cricket's sound could be duplicated.
abc64pan Yeah, that's a scene I love "I heard two clicks. I heard two clicks." I do wonder in reality how many troops actually died from that, if the crickets really sounded that close to the loading and cocking of a German rifle. Could swear some of the stuff I've read said about the crickets that the troops issued them were to follow it up with the code words to reduce that possibility. But don't recall "The Longest Day" actually having troops use the code words.
Cycling the bolt of a Kar 98K (or any bolt action rifle) doesn't sound like 2 clicks it's more of a chunk, metallic chunk, scrape, chunk (as the bolt unlocks and opens, then hits the bolt stop, then feeds a round from the magazine and finally locks closed).
Stephen Woods I know, but in the movie they made it sound different, just like a cricket. Of course, that was for dramatic effect. Even a movie based on fact ins not 100% accurate.
Much of that was in my Brigade Handbook when I was in the Alcoholics Anonymous....Err....I mean the 82nd. But as a student of history myself, I knew it all anyway. Strike Hold! (You either know the reference, or ya don't.)
3/505th here, back in the day. I was actually part of Op. Uphold Democracy. Let me tell you, we were PISSED when it got cancelled, but thankful later on that we didn't have to go & shoot up the place.
Happiness is being a Paratrooper, and being alive to brag
about it.
Airborne. All the Way.. 🇺🇸
All the way
And then some!! Life's too short to be a Leg!! 🇺🇸
Combat Airborne all the way!
The triple 5’s mission gave a whole new meaning to landing in a hot DZ. That’s an interesting mission that I didn’t realize was the forerunner to modern day smoke jumpers. God bless them all!
Wow! I had recently learned about the Japanese Balloon Bombs, but the story didn't mention that an African-American Airborne Unit was used to counter the attacks. Thanks for finally sharing this little known fact.
We had one guy in our outfit who had been a paratrooper, one night he came back to camp drunk and jumped out the 3rd floor window onto the back of a 2 1/2 ton truck that had a tarp covering it. never got a scratch.
@VolDep45 it's because there trained how to land in a way which reduces the chance of damage to your body on impact. It's a universal thing and even the German paratroopers of the second world war had a requirement to join where they could fall flat on there face on command without any hesatation
@@bluewardog You do realize that is what a PLF (Parachute Landing Fall) is, just VolDep45 posted.
As long as he kept it tight on his exit! Knees in the breeze!
I'd like to hear more about 82nd airborne, 101 gets a lot, my dad was and always will be 82nd
The only time a trooper will fight another trooper is when there are on legs in the bar. Great comraderie.
Having served with the 82nd Airborne, I did know these things. Back in the late seventies and early eighties they taught us this history. Don't know if they still do it today.
Thank you for your service 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
You're quite welcome . . . and thank you.
Thank you for keeping us safe! 🇺🇸
Happy to have served.
Got the same history when I was with 3/325 1980-83! AATW!
I was part of Operation Uphold Democracy in '94. We were in lockdown at an 18th Abn Corps maintenance facility that was used as a staging area for at least 10 days prepping for the mission, studying sand tables and maps, drilling engagements (my unit was tasked with securing a power plant and a "police" barracks, then follow-on missions as needed in the highlands), getting briefing after briefing about threat levels, use-of-force standards, local culture, and pretty much anything else you could think of. I remember being on the tarmac at Pope as part of the 2nd wave, having just helped one of my fire team get his 'chute on, and just as he was helping me shrug my own rig on someone yelled "Everybody stop what you're doing... we're on a 30 minute hold!" About 15 minutes later the word came down that we were on a 2-hour hold, and later we were told that the invasion had been cancelled. They moved us all back to the staging facility where we decompressed for nearly a week before they let us go. That was probably the best decision they made. If they'd just turned 10,000 amped-up paratroopers loose on Fayetteville NC, I'm pretty sure we would have turned that place into a war zone just to vent all the pent-up adrenaline and frustration.
I was too! I was with C Co. 1/504. My unit was supposed to clear a building called the frat house if I remember right.
A Co. 3/505 here. Did I get that right, about the 10 days in lockdown & prep? My memory is a little fuzzy about some details, but then again it was... ugh, 22 years ago.
That sounds like a total kick in the balls.
lisarenee3505
was there also. A co. 3/505 PIR. one of the guys in my squad wanted a gold star in his wings so badly (we all did) he threw his Kevlar down and swore when we were told to stand down
I was part of operation Just Kidding. E co 782 that's what we Riggers called it. After everything was said and done we had the biggest retainer band fight at green ramp. I was to air land and start securing air items the next day since I use to be a grunt. Airborne.
I was in the 101st from 58-60. We were 911 just like the 82nd and the 4thID at the time. No non Airborne(Jumping) personnel or females were in the Division at the time. Even though there was always a rivalry between Airborne units, you better believe when push came to shove, when it's time to do what they do best, all that crap goes out the window. AATW
I was 502nd 56-59. Thanx pal
@@donchrist748 Remember the Division exercises Eagle Wing White Cloud,Dark Cloud and Puerto Pine.? We spent a lot of time in the woods.
@@jodan4 I thought I was a loblloy pine for about six months. HOOHA
I plan to enlist with the US Army very soon and I'm going to make it clear to my recruiter that I want Airborne training in my contract. I actually ended up sharing my idea with a Vietnam Veteran I'm acquainted with, he was a Paratrooper during the war, he shared a lesson I will never forget.
He told me something along the lines that when we was in boot camp his Drill Sergeant told their group that there are Airborne looking for volunteers. When they finally took the first group of volunteers his Drill Sergeant came up to him and told him that "Only two things fall out of the sky, bird shit and paratroopers. The only difference is chicken shit stays on the ground."
I don't remember the exact quote, but I believe it was something to that affect.
i just got my wings, i aint a nasty leg no more
Just a cherry.. same thing
Nah, your good bro. I’ll take a cherry any day. At least you got off your tail and did something with your life👍
I was in the 82nd for two canceled deployments. B 4/68th Armor for the Zaire alert in 1978. Our tanks were not being deployed, but those going sat on Greenramp for several days before the mission was called off. I was also there for the 1994 Hatian invasion, again not deploying because we were in Division Artillery, not very usefull on an island full of houses. The reason the units were held in the contonment area for a week was the missing ammunition after it was all turned in. Finally a private told them to look in the dumpsters. My Fire Direction Officer weighed in at 380lbs getting on the plane, so a lot of folks trashed what they considered excess.
A paratroopers natural habitat : Surrounded by his adversaries. Barracks, bar or battlefield. Thanks, Great Uncle Burnard.
"They're in front of us, they're behind us, to our left and to our right. We've got them right where we want them."
I thought the clicker was common knowledge
+DJ I know, who hasn't seen "The Longest Day"?
Not even that, band of brothers or even reading a book 📚
Very interesting video, but you should cahnge the title to "5 Things You Don't Know About: US Paratroopers"
It's the U.S. military's UTUBE channel dude...
Very interesting comment, but, no it is not an interesting comment.
You guy should do 5 things you don't know about special forces/delta/Rangers/seals etc
and combat control as well as pararescue
And the very best special forces....
Ummm excuse me? Did I just see a comment about special forces that didn't have anything about the Royal Danish Navy's Frogman Corps? 🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰
+Alex Mariner he said ect dumbass
+Alex Mariner um excuse me are they part of a world super power, i think not
I had not been in the army long when I became ill with some kind of gut infection so was sent to military hospital. In the next bed was a para, after about a week we were both getting better and a bit bored so would fight each other. It was scary just how skilled he was at hand to hand and I lost count of how many times he 'killed' me. I left the hospital feeling grateful that we were on the same side.
Good f***ing story.
why is this potato talking to me and why does it know so much about paratroopers.
🍑
Holy shit this comment is funny 😂
At least it isn't the guy who can't talk proporly
Neither can you.
cameron Alterne You need to reply to a comment so that people know who you are replying to dude, if it was supposed to be me, i'm talking about one of the presenters they have who seams to randomly stop and speed up his speech.
I was wondering if they were gonna play it tongue and check and mention the unchecked alcoholism, but I don't think most non-military would get the joke.
6th Thing; We hate Legs. And when we were banned from calling them that, we called them NAPS (Non-Airborne Personal). Out classic line: What holds up a chickens A**? Two dirty nasty legs! AATW.
Your not a paratrooper you just want attention
plural
Bart de Jong
Jump School 1981
Jump Master School 1986
1689 jumps
Master Parachutist Badge
1/509th ABCT Vicenza Italy 81-83
101st Pathfinder Company, 101st Airborne Division 83- 87
JTF Bravo Pathfinder Detachment Honduras 85 - 86
17th Aviation Pathfinder platoon Korea 87-88
Airborne enough for you?
***** NAPS is what we called them, the plural is because there is always more than one.
168 Jumps, 1689 is a typo.
Yeah you guys need to change the title of this video to "5 Things You Don't Know About: American Paratroopers."
It's an American military channel
Yup. American channel.
Ja Du
Yeah, so? If the video was 5 things you didn't know about motorcycles, would you expect them to only talk about Harley Davidsons?
Wait a minute, there are other militaries in the world besides the US?...
Not really.
My dad was supposed to jump into Haiti...everyone was pissed they didn't get to jump
the 6th, 9th, 18th, 21st, and 135th airborne
Regarding #3, I was part of that. It was actually last minute negotiations, the knowledge that the 82nd was in the air...AND a large suitcase full of money that got General Cedras to give up.
Parachute testing by platoons from the 101st division and the 82nd division were done in my home town in NJ. Saw the article at the Donald F. Pratt museum at Ft. Campbell when I was stationed there. I was in 2/327th Glider Infantry Battalion 80-82
That's a cool museum.
I was 2/327 85-86. Charlie Co.
No Slack mike foxtrot
@@jeffsanders663 NO SLACK BROTHER!
Thank you for this video! :)
Airborne Airborne where you been? Down in Columbus drinking gin....
Whatcha gonna do when you get back? Run it all off on the PT track!
Richard Jones we Dee
My father was 101st Airborne in 1959. He is the toughest man I've ever met. Growing up, I had no clue. Lucky to have him as my Dad.
They also lose 1'7 height and suffer from bone problems due to the hard landing
I enjoyed your video. Nice to see a documentary that tells the truth (rare)
P.S. The German invasion of Crete using Paratroopers and gliders caused horrendous losses. The Germans never did that again.
This video makes me proud and honored to be a paratrooper in 2-504 PIR, even when it absolutely sucks from time to time. I actually have a battalion mass tac tomorrow night, and, like always, it'll be a terrifying and thrilling experience. I can't wait. For any White Devil's out there or Alpha company Black Hearts, Strike Hold.
Cherry jumps today, t-10 or mc-1bravo ..Now you are jumping CHERRY 🍒
5 things you don't know about American paratroopers
Well this is an American military channel, what do you expect?
One of their videos is about an ak 47
+Electro-Cute the ak is Russian
Nayeem Ali That is my point.
Jack Ozbloke He literally says that in the beginning.
HHC 3/504 1994 I remember this very well we were on DRF1 than.
It would be nice to have a part 2 of this video. Perhaps some of the more recent uses of paratroopers. I heard a story not too long after Sept. 11. about a paratrooper assault on a terrorist training camp in Afghanistan. I heard Rangers lead the way.
Anyway, Thanks to the producers of this video.
My dad was attached to the airborne in the 50's. He said they were great guys but a bit mental. :-)
I had nine parachute jump with 82nd before I even turned 18. 79 - 82
Beginning in 1987, I was a "devil in baggy pants". Best time of my life at Bragg. 1/504th, HUA!
anybody who has seen the longest day will know about the noisy crickets.
I think a fair bit of us known about #1, what really surprised me was the 555th unit, I never even heard of these guys before or what they did and I really do believe that they should be more widely credited for their actions, even if they weren't involved in the actual fighting, they probably saved a lot of lives.
My grandfather served in the triple nickel battalion, He inspired me to become a paratrooper, and later a Ranger, His unit pioneered many techniques later used by other airborne units during WWII, But those brave men were until recent years NEVER reported on , or given recognition as one of the nations elite units , The US Army also had a all black Ranger unit during the Korean War that still is not talked about as American fighting men !
Bad Ass! Thanks for giving my unit kudos. I was in "A Co. 1st 504th P.I.R. 3rd Bdge 82nd Abn
Div " aka The Devils in Baggy Pants! Hurrah!
The 504 was in 1st Brigade, not 3rd.
Excellent video
A phone call was made from a pay phone in Spring Lake. Just out side Pope AFB shortly the 82nd became airborne to Haiti alerting them to the United States intentions shortly afterThe Haitian government was restored and the 600+ aircraft returned to Pope Air Force Base
Nice format guys
Nice video mate
If you ever watch the longest day you would know #5
John Wayne: A'right, knock it off. He said this to his paratroopers who were clicking away with their crickets and causing a huge racket during the all-personnel briefing.
I think they also used it on Band of Brothers didn't they.
Yea
Mark gausp
And if you watched The Longest Day. The clicker also sounded like the bolt on a German rifle.
That"s Why They are nicknamed the Hati 2nd Scareborne!
My grandfather was part of the 503rd during the assaults on Corregidor, he said he had to shoot a guy that ran at him with a sword
nice
Was he German?
Japanese officer.
I mean shit he could have betrayed a Major in WW2 cause there was a US major who kept the idea that all officers carried a sword into battle, sadly to say he was shot in the back by a gewehr
The only 2 "Phantom Airborne Units" I can possibly think of might be the 550th Airborne and one other. It's in the 500 range, think it's something like 523rd? But those are the only 2 I can think of. I don't know if they were per-say in England because the Army had a SHIT ton of Ghost Divisions and Corps out there.
Capable of dropping into action at a moment's notice my ass.
Being able to get anywhere in the world within 24 hours... that's fucking impressive, in terms of logistical sleight-of-hand by almost any military standard you can think of in history.
Yeah That sound like what I remember. Have a good day.
504th PIR, "Strike Hold".
I’m 504TH PIR born and breed!!! Strike Hold!!
why was the german writing in perfect printed english?
He must have predicted that he would die and that his memoir would be captured!
But in Gothic script
Neat video, thanks!
Strike Hold!
I’m considering joining the 82nd in my future
I have 555 written on my helmet band .
Some of these cops should show more respect for the people of color
DEC 1989 we Jumped in to take down Manuel Noriega Panama.Rangers, 82d ABN..... taking fire as we jumped. What a night. Dec 20 1990.
Being an ex-paratrooper I thought I would know all 5 of these...I only knew one, number 5!!!
5:15 .........I wonder if they still use that tactic these days.........???
I knew Billy Mitchell had a group of soldiers parachute to the ground from an aircraft in flight and assembled a machine gun as part of a demonstration at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri, but had not heard about the Big Red One proposal. I got 4 out of 5
Not bad for a LEG on a ROPE
I knew Billy Mitchell had a group of soldiers parachute to the ground from an aircraft in flight and assembled a machine gun as part of a demonstration at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri. I did not know about the big red one. I got 4 out of 5 Not bad for a LEG on a ROPE
Can't name any of the fake airborne units, but I do vaguely remember someone telling me that seal team six was named so to give the illusion of there being more seal teams than there actually were. Not relevant, I know, I just found it interesting
Joe Wallace. 501st to 509th then 551st regiments so Germans could not get an idea of how many. rgts there were.
Can anyone tell me the name of the operation that first responded to the Iraq invasion of Kuwait?
I was on the bird on the Haiti Operation when we got turned around.
Healthiest alcoholics in the world.
Airborne all the way.
Gotta be infantry.
Thumbs up for 11bravos!!!
+Philp Roza Mortors bring the hurt man. 240 bravo still with a 1000 rounds and spare barrel and tripod pretty heavy though too lol.
+Myles Lenover mortars*
love the bavos but give us ada a shout!ALL THE WAY!!
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there was only one small problem with the clicker it sounds exactly the same as readying a german mauser when clicking twice
You got that from the longest day and its not exactly true Because a mauser reloads slower
+Bart de Jong not the reload sound the readying/ saftey and pull back the upper back part of the gun sound
Er no, if your mauser is making that noise i would be careful with it, infact its safety should be totally silent, it should make a gentle thud when closing the action as well.
That's complete bullshit, they sound nothing alike, not one single documented incident of that happening, pure Hollywood (the longest day) nonsense...
WyZuXiRuS...You saw the movie The Longest Day Too?!😂
number 5 is a very genius way to communicate, there's a movie original in black and white called "der längste Tag" (the longest day) that plays on D Day 44 where this little toy clickers play a big role in one scene : an allied paratrooper heares somone coming in the dark and he clicks 1 time and the other soldier is clicking 2 times. the allied paratrooper is in the believe the other one is an allied soldier to and in this moment --- BANG--- the allied soldier is shot down and the camara switches to the other (german) soldier who is reloading his carabiner with an epic -clack clack- - clack clack-. This is the best scene in history of war movies.
How effective are paras in modern day combat?
EtHaN Jay BaRRett the 82nd is used a lot
Oh really! that's awesome...I was hoping to be one someday, that's reassuring to hear! But in what way...I know that sounds kinda stupid but are they commonly used to para shoot or would they more likely be deployed with light infantry affiliated.
EtHaN Jay BaRRett I believe it depends on the situation, I know they use both, not sure about witch one is used more
that makes sense thanks for some stuff clearing up really appreciate it brother!
I knowwww there fucking awesome!!! But they still parachute into combat right, but just not on a large scale And what would they do once their deployed that makes them stand out from regular infantry?
The 504 had to be tough to make it out of their "Vomit Comets" with all the gear they carried ! what we had when I was in the Deuce was pure luxury in comparison.
Here's some more history. Back in the late 70's, early 80's the reserve chute had a pouch that contained a little book that the rigger would sign/initial along with the date after the reserve was packed-not sure if the new chutes have that. Anyway, one day I checked out one and it was signed by "Donald Duck" in the 60's. Miss those days at Bragg and the near constant chop-chop of the two-bladed Hueys. Wish they would do some kind of legacy jump featuring us old jumpers during All American Week. It would be a real treat to jump into Sicily one final time. I've actually dreamed of this while sleeping!
I had a reserve chute once that had written your going to die. I was a jumpmaster and during JMPI the jumpmaster that checked my cut the straps on it and didn’t let me jump the chute
I think the best paratrooper unit is 101st. Airborne Division. My favorite unit in the U.S. Army. the reason for Band of Brothers.
I was a screaming eagle but man for man both AA and101 are equal.
The 101st isnt exactly a parachutist unit, and hasn't been for some time.
Can you please do 5 things you don't know about attack choppers?
1) you can sexually identify as one. :D
Colonel 100 doesn't matter
Colonel 100...
This has been my dream job since I was 8
Likewise, hope to be one in 2 years when I'm 18
5 things you don't know about aerial refueling
A hose goes into a hole?
So the first thing you don’t know about US Paratroopers is.....some WWI Troops almost jumped out of plane. But they didn’t.
U.S. Army! This we’ll defend
#3 is a little incorrect, we were in flight and were turned around the first time but a few days later we did not turn around. While in route our leaders cancelled the combat jump found a place that the C130 could land and called it a humanitarian aid mission. My unit was the 3/73rd a sister unit to the 82nd and my unit stayed in country for around 30 days.
The city of Metz was not occupied by Germany in WW1 but rather owned by Germany.
The clicker was a great idea for it's time to identify friendly forces!
Never Heard of the 555th like a lot of black American guy's got recognition thank you for your service Guy's from my generation in the U.K.
Sorry, but after there's nothing with US in the title I don't give a damn that the 1st infantry division was almost used as airborne unit... Is there a less selfish channel on the world?
AIRBORNE, WE'RE MEANT TO BE SURROUNDED!
5 things I didn't know or needed to know....
"needed"
Needed hahaha
video begins at 00:50
Im currently with the 82nd. Infantry paratrooper.
oh so the title says "paratroopers" but its actually "U.S. paratroops"
It's the US military's UTUBE channel NUMBNUT
6th airborne infantry division, 9th airborne infantry division, 18th airborne infantry division, 21st airborne infantry division, and 135th airborne infantry division.
Thanks, I was scanning the comments to find the answer.
ThePicklepirate No problem
u should do more like this please
You should use better grammar.
Japan- Burn ‘em
America- *Nuke ‘em*
Okay that was interesting!!
why exclusively the us ones?
They did say US paratroopers, though the title is a bit misleading
It's the US military UA-cam channel....(face-Palm) bruh...
Knew about the crickets. Anyone whose watched "The Longest Day", whether they studied the Normandy landings or not, probably knows about the crickets. Though the first time I saw the movie was in grade school and the principle told us how the use of crickets in the movie was based on fact. Also knew about the Fu-Go bombs, but didn't know that many had successfully reached the US and detonated. I knew of the Oregon Fu-Go bomb that had killed the Sunday School teacher and some of her students while on a picnic and knew a few had started fires. Though this is more than I knew off starting fires in the US. But in comparison to the number the Japanese launched, this is only a handful. Scary thing is there may be more Fu-Gos out there in the US, Canada, and Mexico that are still live and just waiting for someone to accidentally stumble upon them and set them off. Face it, we still hear of folks finding live rounds from the American Civil War which maim or kill them when they go off. The ACW ended a hundred fifty-one years ago and there still people dying from it today so why can't Fu-Go bombs still be leathal today?
I recall that Sal Mineo's character, a 101st trooper, was killed when he thought the sound of a German rifle's lock and load action was the return two-clicks of a fellow paratrooper. I guess some troops learned the hard way that the cricket's sound could be duplicated.
abc64pan Yeah, that's a scene I love "I heard two clicks. I heard two clicks." I do wonder in reality how many troops actually died from that, if the crickets really sounded that close to the loading and cocking of a German rifle. Could swear some of the stuff I've read said about the crickets that the troops issued them were to follow it up with the code words to reduce that possibility. But don't recall "The Longest Day" actually having troops use the code words.
Cycling the bolt of a Kar 98K (or any bolt action rifle) doesn't sound like 2 clicks it's more of a chunk, metallic chunk, scrape, chunk (as the bolt unlocks and opens, then hits the bolt stop, then feeds a round from the magazine and finally locks closed).
Stephen Woods I know, but in the movie they made it sound different, just like a cricket. Of course, that was for dramatic effect. Even a movie based on fact ins not 100% accurate.
abc64pan Most movies based on fact aren't even close to 100% accurate. It's not always a case of accuracy having to take a back seat to entertainment.
Has anyone ever watched a "5 things you didn't know about ...... " and actually found out something they didn't already know ?
LOL 2 years and no response.
Much of that was in my Brigade Handbook when I was in the Alcoholics Anonymous....Err....I mean the 82nd. But as a student of history myself, I knew it all anyway. Strike Hold! (You either know the reference, or ya don't.)
I always thought it was Alcoholics Unanimous.
I'm an Alumni of the 1/509 ABCT
Alcoholics Unanimous is pretty accurate as well! Lol. I'm an Alumni of 1/504 PIR
3/505th here, back in the day. I was actually part of Op. Uphold Democracy. Let me tell you, we were PISSED when it got cancelled, but thankful later on that we didn't have to go & shoot up the place.
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@@berzerker1100 All Hail Wildchicken! Were you around when that one CSCer went into the powerlines?
You should do a Navy Corpsmen episode
Screaming eagles
Puking Buzzards😂.
Screaming Chickens, buken buzzerd! Did someone say air assault?😂
Didn't know about the first infantry division...and I was a paratrooper.
You are wrong. The only thing I didn't know about paratroopers
was the use of the 555th to fight forest fires.
Where was the OPSEC for #3??
oh why the f is this about US paratroopers now? Why no fallschirmjäger?
Erik Semelson Johnson M1941 > FG42
Because Germany lost the war.
Because it's the US military's UTUBE channel NUMBNUT
Anyone who saw Band of Brothers would have known the toy one. I give him a 3/5.
Metz in 1918 was not occupied territory but an integral part of Imperial Germany with a + 95% German population
this makes me want to play medal of honor airborne