@@longshot7601 And the regular army leaders would hate them for their successes cause the top command would then ask the question.. why can't you do such things?
To be fair at the SOTG base in Afgan there was a US spec Humvee rolling around with crude kangaroo markings painted in red on the front doors and most serial numbers ground off. Australia however has never purchased nor operated Humvees.
It's amazing to think that despite having a "frontline" you can still set up a forward operating base deep behind enemy lines in the middle of the desert. Note this is before helicopters.
@@0BuLLeT01 I forgot about that part! All I could think is they were going to run out of gas or have engine problems, but it seems like they only lost 2 out of 18 vehicles; none due to the natural environment.
A major reason for that was the southern flanks of both sides were wide open due to them ending at what the majority of the senior staff on both sides saw as deserts that could not be safely travelled over with military vehicles.
Important to note: Jeeps used in raid were painted pink, as pink color is hard to see in desert environment. Expecially at dusk and dawn. They were nicknamed "Pink Panthers".
I have read a book on the formation of the SAS, and that specific raid if memory serves was like the 4th or 5th one that they did, so by that point in the timeline that was very standard procedure for these men.
I always liked that in Desert Storm, Schwarzkopf turned the SAS loose in the desert to find Scud launchers. The man knew his history, and how to use the best tool for the job.
Regular army General: “Major Sterling did you borrow this vehicle without permission??!!” Major Sterling: “no Sir... I acquired it without permission!!” 😆
@@Suisfonia Because there's no need for it. There's no big bad that the worlds trying to stop, there's just dickheads in skrimishes pretending they're at war.
Honestly it's mind boggling how little defense structure such strategic airfields had. Understandably there was little precedent, but how the first base was raided and then they did it again days later without the Italians and Germans tightening base security is shocking.
@@bisacool7339 Honestly it does seem a little too effective to be the whole truth - managing to fling over 20 jeeps back and forth over front lines without any recon spotting them, and anti aircraft guns that are incapable of effectively shooting ground targets but can shoot at fast flying aerial targets. That multiple air bases had pitiful security postures in a serious war zone and no quick reaction forces for commando raids. I'd expect something like that from dejected puppet states and crap discipline armies but Germany? Really?
@@JRyan-lu5im The Bismark AA crews had trouble hitting the Swordfish planes. Because they were TOO SLOW for the (new?) German optics. Similarly, I'd expect a jeep to be so much slower than a plane that all the gunners' training was actually counterproductive. But still also too fast to just aim at them directly (which definitely would be enough for soldiers on foot). Besides, don't forget that they had just been awoken in the middle of the night. Their base was on fire. People were dying all around them. They didn't know who was attacking them, with what, and from what direction. It would've been very hard to see well in the dark and smoke with burning planes between you and the attackers. So there was a lot of chaos, and I'm not at all surprised they weren't at their best.... And I'm not even sure you'd put your best AA crews at air fields, where your best defense would always be to deploy your own fighters anyways 🤔🙄
@@MrNicoJac As far as the bismark went, it had more to do with the fabric composition and fuses to my understanding, then the targeting computers. On top of that, the Bismarck had some of the most advanced equipment which made some f its own problems. I really doubt a backwater 1942 airbase would have had this sort of package - so all of that I would think would be a non-issue. The Jeeps also being metal would both trigger impact or magnetic fuse rounds, so it goes to say that with a direct LOS, the AA gun was incapable of accurately shooting any targets. The only reason it couldn't in my mind would be that it was suppressed or the crew was shitting their pants, but that's speculation.
Those guys are famous. The LRDG inspired the creation of the scout platoons (recon units). Here in Brazil, the scout platoon's symbol is a scorpion - the same as the LRDG, honoring their actions.
The fact that bolsanaro is so popular there despite standing for everything that the SAS were fighting against makes brazil honouring their actions a laughable joke. It's borderline fascist, racist, right wing predilection is exactly what the SAS and LRDG battalion was fighting
@@dogsnads5634 They mainly used jeeps as you say, however they would use whatever they could get, including Chevy trucks. The SAS worked closely with LRDG on many raids. In fact Sterling used a Chevy on the 1st raid shown on this video.
The feats of navigation that they did to find their way through the desert at night over hundreds of miles are really impressive. Brilliant as well how the jeeps almost look like a line of capital ships from the age of sail
literally an entire TV show dedicated to sterling/mayne(VC)/Lewes called SAS Rogue heroes... he wont be forgotten any time soon in the UK thanks to the BBC
Ever play medal of honor the first mission in the game is partly inspired by this mission along with other ones specifically the part where they drive around shooting planes
I know what you mean. When I start a fictional movie I'm just like what's the point.. guarenteed something as interesting or (in all likelihood) MORE interesting has happened for real. Fiction is fine when it's science fiction tho imo.
Documentaries about actual people, events, courage and sacrifice are so much more fulfilling.... we’re able to give proper recognition while also learning ! The old phrase “Truth is stranger than Fiction”, is very accurate.
The British SAS definitely showed their Extraordinary Courage, Ability and Balls in these operations ! This Yank (or Reb, from Alabama) has Much Respect for the SAS and all of Britain’s military personnel ! 🇬🇧 🏴 🇺🇸 - Thanks for another greatly informative video.
Thanks old chap. Odd you've included the Scottish flag in your salute but forgotten the Welsh, English and Northern Irish Flags. Its not just Scotland in the UK :)
@@JohnyG29 primarily as Fakest pointed out....the founder of the SAS was Scottish. Also, my ancestry is Scottish (Clan Farquharson) :) I certainly don't mean to leave out the deserved recognition of Wales, Northern Ireland and of course England. The Union Jack covers them all. Just a little additional nod to Scotland.
@@Fakest420 : His second in command, Blair 'Paddy' Mayne was from Northern Ireland. When Stirling was captured, Mayne took over. There is a story that on one of these airfield sorties, he ran out of Mills bombs. So he jumped into the cockpit and ripped the instrument panel out with his bare hands. Sadly, he died in a car accident after the war whilst returning to his home from the pub.
I have in my possession a 1941 Ford, yes FORD Willys Jeep, my late father owned. Dad was in WW2 in the Australian Imperial Forces as a anti-aircraft heavy gunner. After a brief stint in the Middle East, our boys came back to defend Papua New Guinea from the Japanese. My late uncle was a Rat Of Tobruk. Anyway I can attest personally to the Jeep’s brilliance off road & though seldom driven since my dad passed away, it’s a real connection with the feats of such brave & wonderful men. Lest We Forget. 😢
A wonderful tribute to those great men of L detachment, SAS. Mayne received FOUR distinguished service orders, one of which had been a VC but was later downgraded and then royally recommended to be reupgraded again even later still, supported by over 100 members of parliament. Politics within the military is bullshit and in my eyes, he has always had 3 DSOs and a VC
Consider the navigation skills required to pull these raids off. Night. No modern communications or night vision. No GPS. Multiple vehicles. No headlights. It's remarkable that they found their targets and carried these raids off successfully. Leadership. Training. Reconnaissance. Thorough preparation. Remarkable.
@@Cloud_Seeker It takes some grit to drive into a hostile airfield deep behind enemy lines with no much more protection than a car door, I doubt you could achieve such a task so don't go putting down the heroism of these fine lads.
@@donnyrogers1445 Granted, they didn't have any better vehicles at the time, BUT, they were getting shot at by a 25mm AA Cannon constantly, and that takes balls to keep on trucking through that and sticking to the plan.
Thats so cool. So was my Great Grandad, then they got folded into the SAS and then he moved on to the SOE. My Grand parents are still trying to get access to his files, but they have his medals and badges and leather dog tags. Pretty sure they managed to get his black knife as well. But im sure they have a couple of his mission reports.
Grandson: Hey grandpa did you serve in the British military in WW2? Grandfather: Yes, I destroyed 6 bombers, 4 fighters, and 2 transport planes during my time in the SAS Grandson: What plane did you use? Grandfather: A fucking jeep
"THERE WAS A FIREFIGHT!!!!" To my knowledge, also, the *most* fucking insane drive-by shooting in history. Absolutely bravo bloody well done Operations Room. You've come such a long way in such a short time, it's palpable the excitement in seeing you develop and refine your incredible ability to inform us plebians of mind-rocking vignettes in history (mostly WWII, my personal wheelhouse, and everything else you've done (which the Desert Storm Air War still blows my mind daily thanks to your work)). Please do not ever stop. Take as long as you need to make each masterpiece, be healthy and sustainable, but I don't know what I would do now without your videos sharing insane moments that I would have never known about or imagined properly.
Absolute units, each and every one of them. It's mindblowing to think just how many behind-enemy-lines raids like this happened in WW2 and equally how there are likely many operations still classified.
Great visual representation. I read all about the SAS in North Africa as a kid but this video really gives a great understanding of their accomplishments.
Another very good presentation. The SAS was treated with some suspicion by other branches of the armed forces for their independent thinking and actions in WW2. They were very effective and started to win round the doubters and provided the foundation for the world renowned organisation that they are today and, to their great credit, a much replicated format used by armed forces around the world. It is a shame Paddy Mayne was not awarded a VC for his actions during WW2 - he would have been a worthy recipient but not a very popular one in some parts of the British Army at that time. What do you think Random Gary?
He did get the VC, it was just downgraded 6 months later to his fourth DSO instead. Later, british royalty recommended that it was posthumously re-instated, with the support of over 100 members of parliament. I always thought this meant that he did get a VC
I've read "Popski's Private Army" by Lt. Col. Vladimir Peniakoff published 1950, which is about the allied desert raiding in Africa in WW2. It's a great read and highly recommended if you can find it.
Another excellent job! I bet they'd have loved to have had this kind of brief back then. Could you imagine the look on the German's faces? "What?! They're back for more?"
Wow! That's awesome on soo many different levels. Must have been an insane experience to ha a part of. This would be an awesome video game sequence/movie scene.
As a kid going to grade school in the early 70's I had a Rat Patrol lunch box. I really loved watching the show on TV. Around 2010 I bought the same lunch box on ebay for about $200. One of my favorite possessions. Lol.
Absolutely loving these wwII operations, provide nice birds eye view on the scale of certain operations. If you're able to do more obscure ones that would be great, I love learning about the obscure and hidden stuff about the war you don't typically see I'm books or hear on other channels!
Sterling went in at 2 mph to keep them from shooting each other up... at 2 mph they knew just where each jeep was... if they had of all gone full speed, i.e. 'rat patrol', they might have shot each other up. Sterling kept control even in the heart of the enemy camp. That is cool thinking!
Technology is awesome but there’s something about driving 30 jeeps into an enemy airbase and letting loose with mounted machine guns that definitely works for me.
These mini-documentaries are superb in their clarity and impact. If seeking suggestions for future documentaries, I'd nominate the Battle For La Fiere Bridge, 6 June, 1944, considered by some to be the bloodiest battle per square foot of the entire European Theater, and which resulted in numerous heroic actions.
The French Paratrooper who was killed, was he the one presumed to have written what would become 'The Paratrooper's Prayer' or am I miss hearing the name you gave? 'La Priere du Para' which was found in the uniform pocket of Andre Zirnheld.
@@kratosthegodofwar2593 because there was a lot of french SAS since the creation of the unit to the end of WW2. It's not something rare . They were widely used in the overlord operation, parachuted in occupied France to coordinate resistance groups and operate SF operations behind ennemy lines. Same with commandos.
@@kratosthegodofwar2593 Actualy, a little less than half of SASs were french, usualy former french paratroopers (2 SAS regiments were British, 2 French, and 1 Belgian.) Something really interesting is that french army still value this heritage : the 1st RPIMA motto is "who dares win" and their logo is the SAS logo. They are special forces , and same with the "Commandos marine" (navy special forces) , they keep the green commando beret with the original insigna, and they wear it "british side" (french berets are worn on the other side of the head). It is very cool that they keep this heritage alive. Check "1 RPIMA" and "Commando marine" , 2 crack units.
First, LOVE the channel! Second, would love to see you do a walkthrough of the rescue of Kurt Muse by delta in Panama. Keep up the good work and thanks for the great content!
A couple of errors: (1) at this point in the SAS campaign, they were no longer working with the LRDG. They drafted Mike Sadler from the LRDG as their main navigator, but the groups parted ways as the LRDG was required for other missions (mostly long-range reconnaissance deep behind enemy lines). (2) The return journey to Cairo (and then back to Bir El Queseir) did not take them straight through the frontline in the north. Instead, they bypassed it by driving south of the Qattara Depression, which was a long and treacherous journey. Otherwise, good video, enjoyed it!
Fun video. I've heard of this raid before. The Germans nicknamed the leader of the SAS "The Phantom Major" for his ability to disappear. I think he was captured at some point in this war.
I salute Lt. Mike Sadler 5:38, how he guide his man precisely using only compass in the vast arid land it's challenging, even in todays travels where roads exist in the deserts for sometimes I still struggle navigating with GPS it's like you're travelling in no landmarks endless land in the cover of the night.
“They’d never expect us to go back.”
Absolute Mad-Lads, every one of them. “Who Dares Wins” indeed.
Lmao. Real shit.
They would have had difficulty in the regular infantry. Their big brass balls would have made the other infantrymen intimidated.
@@longshot7601 And the regular army leaders would hate them for their successes cause the top command would then ask the question.. why can't you do such things?
A pair of rapid firing machine guns per car "borrowed without permission" in true SAS style.
A classic SAS trait. If it aint nailed down, its fair game. 😂
I supposed you could say they liberated those machine guns
@@stc3145 They certainly did.
@@justandy333 If it is nailed down, it just that bit more satisfying.
To be fair at the SOTG base in Afgan there was a US spec Humvee rolling around with crude kangaroo markings painted in red on the front doors and most serial numbers ground off. Australia however has never purchased nor operated Humvees.
How to describe most WW2 SAS raids: They got away with it because nobody else had the sheer brass balls to try something that brash.
Surprise every time. Brains and guts.
Don’t tell me those Jeeps were not amazing feats of engineering. The brass balls must have been heavy.
@@danielwyvern8892 I mean that's a fair point. Some impressive tailoring in the trouser department too.
And helped because the Axis never seemed to learn from their mistakes...ever.
@@qball1of1
Strategical incompetence was a requirement to join the Axis, after all.
It's amazing to think that despite having a "frontline" you can still set up a forward operating base deep behind enemy lines in the middle of the desert. Note this is before helicopters.
And also navigate at night, in the desert, with no GPS or NVGs and still be spot on... Truly impressive.
@@0BuLLeT01 Plus any maps were (and still are in some cases) in French and aren't as good as your normal ordnance survey.
@@0BuLLeT01 I forgot about that part! All I could think is they were going to run out of gas or have engine problems, but it seems like they only lost 2 out of 18 vehicles; none due to the natural environment.
A major reason for that was the southern flanks of both sides were wide open due to them ending at what the majority of the senior staff on both sides saw as deserts that could not be safely travelled over with military vehicles.
An lt that can navigate is truly a unicorn
Important to note:
Jeeps used in raid were painted pink, as pink color is hard to see in desert environment. Expecially at dusk and dawn. They were nicknamed "Pink Panthers".
"We've seen that he's a groovy cat, a gentleman and scholar and an acrobat"
first generation of modern plate carriers in US SF were also painted pink, Paraclete...its called desert pink. Early 90s..
So that's where the name of the show comes from (jk)
correct me if im wrong but the pinkies were a post war development? roughly in the late 60's?
@@majormadjack8600 you are correct
I love how the operation is completely normal until about 2 minutes in when "Sterling has an idea"
I have read a book on the formation of the SAS, and that specific raid if memory serves was like the 4th or 5th one that they did, so by that point in the timeline that was very standard procedure for these men.
@@the_undead they've just made it into a series, Sas : Rogue Heroes. I totally recommend it!
Which was sterling indeed!
I always liked that in Desert Storm, Schwarzkopf turned the SAS loose in the desert to find Scud launchers. The man knew his history, and how to use the best tool for the job.
When you're given experts, just let them know what you want done and get out of their way, don't try telling them how to do their job.
yeah, new criminals learned from the old ones.
He actually wasn't a big fan of special forces and it took quite some persuading and the launch of scuds before he relented.
Reminds me of the book by a British Pathfinder a few years back.
@ᴡɪɴᴛᴇʀᴍᴜᴛᴇ _ safe from what exactly? Cheap iraqi oil?
Absolutely loving the British Army euphemism "borrowed without permission" 😂
Regular army General: “Major Sterling did you borrow this vehicle without permission??!!”
Major Sterling: “no Sir... I acquired it without permission!!” 😆
_tactical acquisition_
Yup, can't see that happening in this day and age anymore, they'd be hauled in for a court marshal.
@@Suisfonia Because there's no need for it.
There's no big bad that the worlds trying to stop, there's just dickheads in skrimishes pretending they're at war.
It’s a classic for sure
Honestly it's mind boggling how little defense structure such strategic airfields had. Understandably there was little precedent, but how the first base was raided and then they did it again days later without the Italians and Germans tightening base security is shocking.
The use of technicals was just not something really considered by planners of the time.
It's ba propaganda. Of course some information are omitted.
@@bisacool7339 Honestly it does seem a little too effective to be the whole truth - managing to fling over 20 jeeps back and forth over front lines without any recon spotting them, and anti aircraft guns that are incapable of effectively shooting ground targets but can shoot at fast flying aerial targets. That multiple air bases had pitiful security postures in a serious war zone and no quick reaction forces for commando raids. I'd expect something like that from dejected puppet states and crap discipline armies but Germany? Really?
@@JRyan-lu5im
The Bismark AA crews had trouble hitting the Swordfish planes.
Because they were TOO SLOW for the (new?) German optics.
Similarly, I'd expect a jeep to be so much slower than a plane that all the gunners' training was actually counterproductive.
But still also too fast to just aim at them directly (which definitely would be enough for soldiers on foot).
Besides, don't forget that they had just been awoken in the middle of the night.
Their base was on fire.
People were dying all around them.
They didn't know who was attacking them, with what, and from what direction.
It would've been very hard to see well in the dark and smoke with burning planes between you and the attackers.
So there was a lot of chaos, and I'm not at all surprised they weren't at their best....
And I'm not even sure you'd put your best AA crews at air fields, where your best defense would always be to deploy your own fighters anyways 🤔🙄
@@MrNicoJac As far as the bismark went, it had more to do with the fabric composition and fuses to my understanding, then the targeting computers. On top of that, the Bismarck had some of the most advanced equipment which made some f its own problems. I really doubt a backwater 1942 airbase would have had this sort of package - so all of that I would think would be a non-issue. The Jeeps also being metal would both trigger impact or magnetic fuse rounds, so it goes to say that with a direct LOS, the AA gun was incapable of accurately shooting any targets. The only reason it couldn't in my mind would be that it was suppressed or the crew was shitting their pants, but that's speculation.
This channel has quickly become a favorite. Incredibly well done.
I love this channel. They are concise, precise, and very, very nice.
@@neilwilson5785 Agreed and the subjects are well choosed :)
Likewise!!
I've complemented them before, and I'll say it again: these are not simple "what happened" videos. They are full-out After Action Reviews.
Yeah I've gone through every video after the black hawk first part. I was amazed at
Those guys are famous. The LRDG inspired the creation of the scout platoons (recon units). Here in Brazil, the scout platoon's symbol is a scorpion - the same as the LRDG, honoring their actions.
The fact that bolsanaro is so popular there despite standing for everything that the SAS were fighting against makes brazil honouring their actions a laughable joke. It's borderline fascist, racist, right wing predilection is exactly what the SAS and LRDG battalion was fighting
Rolls Royce Merlin in the Intro.
SAS in Chevvy Deuce and a half all bristling with what Lewis guns ?! What’s not to like
SAS never really used the Chevy trucks, they used Jeeps. The Chevy trucks were used by the LRDG.
@@dogsnads5634 memory shot. Just have image from youth of Brits in Chevvy trucks in the desert our kid.
@@dogsnads5634 They mainly used jeeps as you say, however they would use whatever they could get, including Chevy trucks. The SAS worked closely with LRDG on many raids. In fact Sterling used a Chevy on the 1st raid shown on this video.
That's a Rolls Royce Griffon in the intro, it's a Mk. XIV.
@@heckpupper9532 I’ll just take a step back dude feck it 😂😂😂
The feats of navigation that they did to find their way through the desert at night over hundreds of miles are really impressive. Brilliant as well how the jeeps almost look like a line of capital ships from the age of sail
Paddy Mayne was 1 of those SAS soldiers that maybe forgotten to history. But what he did in WW2 was nothing short of legend.
literally an entire TV show dedicated to sterling/mayne(VC)/Lewes called SAS Rogue heroes... he wont be forgotten any time soon in the UK thanks to the BBC
@@StabbyJoe135 it's a shite show. Makes Blair Mayne out to be a loudmouth arsehole, doesn't do him justice at all.
This is what Battlefield 5’s “Under No Flag” should have been
Ever play medal of honor the first mission in the game is partly inspired by this mission along with other ones specifically the part where they drive around shooting planes
Bf5 is a joke all together. A ww2 game without soviets, lol, when irl 5/6 Germans were killed on the eastern front
Instead in was IRA levels of propaganda by showing the sas as a bunch of armed thugs
@@kekistanimememan170 the character you play as in under no flag in BFV arent in the SAS
@@cyanoticspore6785 They are in the SBS. The navys equivalent. And theyre painted as murderers and criminaos when they were highly. HIGHLY skilled
Never realized a forward operating base would be in a place I'd assume your enemy would have a forward operating base.
FOBs are meant to go as close to the active combat zone as possible, otherwise it's just a base.
These men were badass gentleman, scholars.
FOB vs B
If you're in the SAS literally anywhere can be a FOB
Neither did the Germans.
Yknow... History is so epic, I can no longer watch movies or TV shows.
I know what you mean. When I start a fictional movie I'm just like what's the point.. guarenteed something as interesting or (in all likelihood) MORE interesting has happened for real. Fiction is fine when it's science fiction tho imo.
@@crazypolite yep. Battletech probly has the best lore.
Yeah I really only like non fiction for basically everything (books, documentaries, etc...) it’s so much better learning about our wolrd
@@crazypolite literally tell myself this when I’m on Netflix
Documentaries about actual people, events, courage and sacrifice are so much more fulfilling.... we’re able to give proper recognition while also learning !
The old phrase “Truth is stranger than Fiction”, is very accurate.
You should do a story on the "why & how" the SAS was formed and Sterling's part in it! A two hour feature film by itself!
Not quite a documentary, but Lindybeige has a good video on it!
It was ‘Stirling’, easy mistake. Like to hear about the 2nd SAS which my dad joined while he was in North Africa.
Try this excellent bbc TV series "sas rogue heroes", all about the SAS creation and early missions.
@@ohyeah2816 Wonder if the Brit side mag SMG (the Stirling) was named after David Stirling.... (yeah, I need to go Google it...)
You might want to look at the impact of Bill Stirling, Jock Lewes and Paddy Mayne. Stirling has taken a lot more credit than he was due.
The British SAS definitely showed their Extraordinary Courage, Ability and Balls in these operations !
This Yank (or Reb, from Alabama) has Much Respect for the SAS and all of Britain’s military personnel ! 🇬🇧 🏴 🇺🇸
- Thanks for another greatly informative video.
Thanks old chap.
Odd you've included the Scottish flag in your salute but forgotten the Welsh, English and Northern Irish Flags. Its not just Scotland in the UK :)
@@JohnyG29 sir David Stirling was the founder of the SAS and he was Scottish 😉
@@JohnyG29 primarily as Fakest pointed out....the founder of the SAS was Scottish.
Also, my ancestry is Scottish (Clan Farquharson) :)
I certainly don't mean to leave out the deserved recognition of Wales, Northern Ireland and of course England. The Union Jack covers them all.
Just a little additional nod to Scotland.
@@Fakest420 : His second in command, Blair 'Paddy' Mayne was from Northern Ireland. When Stirling was captured, Mayne took over.
There is a story that on one of these airfield sorties, he ran out of Mills bombs. So he jumped into the cockpit and ripped the instrument panel out with his bare hands.
Sadly, he died in a car accident after the war whilst returning to his home from the pub.
Most of the soldiers were kiwis
I have in my possession a 1941 Ford, yes FORD Willys Jeep, my late father owned. Dad was in WW2 in the Australian Imperial Forces as a anti-aircraft heavy gunner. After a brief stint in the Middle East, our boys came back to defend Papua New Guinea from the Japanese. My late uncle was a Rat Of Tobruk. Anyway I can attest personally to the Jeep’s brilliance off road & though seldom driven since my dad passed away, it’s a real connection with the feats of such brave & wonderful men. Lest We Forget. 😢
A wonderful tribute to those great men of L detachment, SAS. Mayne received FOUR distinguished service orders, one of which had been a VC but was later downgraded and then royally recommended to be reupgraded again even later still, supported by over 100 members of parliament. Politics within the military is bullshit and in my eyes, he has always had 3 DSOs and a VC
Consider the navigation skills required to pull these raids off. Night. No modern communications or night vision. No GPS. Multiple vehicles. No headlights. It's remarkable that they found their targets and carried these raids off successfully. Leadership. Training. Reconnaissance. Thorough preparation. Remarkable.
I scratched Rat Patrol in every school desk when it came out and years after. Loved the show!
@Hew Jarsol As far as I know it was "Rat Patrol" 1966-1968 with one British officer to keep it real.
@@terrancecoard388 guess you missed the origional
@@alpearson9158 do you recall the name of the original?
True Balls of steel! These guys were just something else!
Well. Yes and no. What they basically had was the first Technicals. They are still used today.
@@Cloud_Seeker It takes some grit to drive into a hostile airfield deep behind enemy lines with no much more protection than a car door, I doubt you could achieve such a task so don't go putting down the heroism of these fine lads.
@@donnyrogers1445 Granted, they didn't have any better vehicles at the time, BUT, they were getting shot at by a 25mm AA Cannon constantly, and that takes balls to keep on trucking through that and sticking to the plan.
@Johnny Dong Proof of what? Want people to bring you that battle reports from WW2 or something? Just google and you find them.
Ayyyyy, always a good time when one of these appears! Thank you for the vid!
Yeah! Another sas video and glad to see you’re making more great videos!
Glad you like them!
My grandfather was a captain in the LRDG. Thank you for making this video. It carries a lot of significance for me.
Thats so cool. So was my Great Grandad, then they got folded into the SAS and then he moved on to the SOE. My Grand parents are still trying to get access to his files, but they have his medals and badges and leather dog tags. Pretty sure they managed to get his black knife as well. But im sure they have a couple of his mission reports.
Grandson: Hey grandpa did you serve in the British military in WW2?
Grandfather: Yes, I destroyed 6 bombers, 4 fighters, and 2 transport planes during my time in the SAS
Grandson: What plane did you use?
Grandfather: A fucking jeep
"THERE WAS A FIREFIGHT!!!!"
To my knowledge, also, the *most* fucking insane drive-by shooting in history.
Absolutely bravo bloody well done Operations Room. You've come such a long way in such a short time, it's palpable the excitement in seeing you develop and refine your incredible ability to inform us plebians of mind-rocking vignettes in history (mostly WWII, my personal wheelhouse, and everything else you've done (which the Desert Storm Air War still blows my mind daily thanks to your work)).
Please do not ever stop. Take as long as you need to make each masterpiece, be healthy and sustainable, but I don't know what I would do now without your videos sharing insane moments that I would have never known about or imagined properly.
I love how the frontline is a mere suggestion to the SAS jeeps.
Me at satnight: "Aight imma head out.."
*Sees Operation Room's notification*
Also me: "SOCIAL INTERACTION SHALL WAIT!!"
This episode always kindles a warm fuzzy glow in me
Hollywood really needs to make a feature-length movie about this raid
Nah don't let the yanks get their hands on this story. Hollywood would make them all Americans.
Love both sides of this coin.
Maybe it needs to be done outside Hollywood
Give it to Christopher Nolan and it'll be the best WW2 movie besides Dunkirk...
Already done. There was a film made about this in the 50s I think. It’s pretty good
Yeah, that and black buck one
Absolute units, each and every one of them. It's mindblowing to think just how many behind-enemy-lines raids like this happened in WW2 and equally how there are likely many operations still classified.
"At just 2 mph the Jeep's stream onto the runway." 😂😂😂
Jeeps
"stream into" isnt used for conveying speed "2. To move into something or some place in a large mass or amount like a stream of liquid."
@@dotdashdotdash Jeepers! Where's Shaggy?
@@ardonis99 fair but I think most people would agree that stream does convey a little more speed
@@dotdashdotdash if I may offer a paltry defense I blame my phone's autocorrect
Great visual representation. I read all about the SAS in North Africa as a kid but this video really gives a great understanding of their accomplishments.
Another very good presentation. The SAS was treated with some suspicion by other branches of the armed forces for their independent thinking and actions in WW2. They were very effective and started to win round the doubters and provided the foundation for the world renowned organisation that they are today and, to their great credit, a much replicated format used by armed forces around the world. It is a shame Paddy Mayne was not awarded a VC for his actions during WW2 - he would have been a worthy recipient but not a very popular one in some parts of the British Army at that time. What do you think Random Gary?
He did get the VC, it was just downgraded 6 months later to his fourth DSO instead. Later, british royalty recommended that it was posthumously re-instated, with the support of over 100 members of parliament. I always thought this meant that he did get a VC
When do you plan to finish the desert storm series brother?
That's gonna take time. The Dessert Storm videos are a trifle complicated.
This is why I love this channel, I didn’t know about the other raids the SAS did before their famous attack.
That Majors Unibrow is iconic!
I didn’t know how much I wanted this until I saw you posted it. Cheers!
So many of these missions go unheard of, what a great story of WWII
I'm becoming a fan of British Special Forces operations during WWII. They pulled off some impressive operations.
I've read "Popski's Private Army" by Lt. Col. Vladimir Peniakoff published 1950, which is about the allied desert raiding in Africa in WW2. It's a great read and highly recommended if you can find it.
The jeep and plane models look absolutely fab. Another great video
Putting videos out much faster but they keep getting better? Great job!
Just wanted to say: I love your stories, keep them coming!
You guys just keep stepping up your game. Great job. 👌🏽
Thank you 🙌
Who Dares Wins 👍
Very nice work by these gents, and also by The Operations Room telling us about them!
See new video. Click new video. Inject it into my veins. Great work sir! I owe you a beer at your local pub of choice next time I am in the UK.
Sounds great!
Your videos really help people understand key concepts to war and how they should be fought.
Paddy Mayne was probably the poster boy for the SAS. There have been attempts to make a movie about his life but so far it's never come to fruition
Well... we got the BBC doing a series on that “wanker”.
Talk about creativity and courage! These men were amazing soldiers!
This channel is amazing. Found it yesterday and watched all videos. Would love more content from german ww2 operations.
Why am I just now finding this channel, gold content here, binging all of it.
So excited for this one! Keep up the good work!
Thanks! Will do!
As a student of history, I appreciate your visualizations of fascinating snippets of history. Really brings our past alive! Keep up the good work.
These guy put the word “ drive by “ to a whole new level.
🤣🤣
Great as always. An episode about Black Hawk Down would be an excellent addition.
Another excellent job! I bet they'd have loved to have had this kind of brief back then.
Could you imagine the look on the German's faces? "What?! They're back for more?"
Very impressive unit the SAS and still in use! 👍👍 Great video!
Now... this is super cool. What a great effort by brave men!
We agree!
This channel has unbelievable quality in its production.
Your content is so dang good! Keep it up!!!
Wow! That's awesome on soo many different levels. Must have been an insane experience to ha a part of. This would be an awesome video game sequence/movie scene.
If an airfield full of planes is good enough to shoot up once, it's good enough to swing around & shoot them up again. Who dares Wins.
Fortune favors the bold.
Is that a quote from sommet?
2:00 it’s not theft, it’s “creative reacquisition”, as long as it’s within the same organization.
Those little Jeeps must have had a tough time carrying their massive brass balls about!
That musta been why many broke down. Simply couldnt carry t hat much weight around.
You are growing so fast, it's a pleasure to watch! Thanks again!
Thank you too!
Just as I sit down, perfect timing.
A great representation of the beginning of the Desmond's, with the usual high production that we have come to expect from you.
Well done Sir! 👍
Thank you very much!
As a kid going to grade school in the early 70's I had a Rat Patrol lunch box. I really loved watching the show on TV. Around 2010 I bought the same lunch box on ebay for about $200. One of my favorite possessions. Lol.
Major Stirling's report to HQ after the raid:
*NAILED IT.*
And it was Blair Mayne who perfected it and made the SAS what it is.
Absolutely loving these wwII operations, provide nice birds eye view on the scale of certain operations. If you're able to do more obscure ones that would be great, I love learning about the obscure and hidden stuff about the war you don't typically see I'm books or hear on other channels!
Another exciting episode from "The Operations Room". Great stuff! Keep it up!
Thanks again!
Thanks!
Sterling went in at 2 mph to keep them from shooting each other up... at 2 mph they knew just where each jeep was... if they had of all gone full speed, i.e. 'rat patrol', they might have shot each other up. Sterling kept control even in the heart of the enemy camp. That is cool thinking!
Mayne was the heart of the SAS
YESSSSSSSSSS!!! ANOTHER VIDEO! I AM IN HEAVEN :) Love your work matey!
Technology is awesome but there’s something about driving 30 jeeps into an enemy airbase and letting loose with mounted machine guns that definitely works for me.
Riveting.
And very, well presented.
Thank you, very much for this video.
What absolute mad lads. Gave me nerd chills.
Extremely clear and understandable graphics well done to whoever made that and good narration aswel I always liked him anyway lol
You need to do an operation overlord special for June.
That would be a LONG video.
@@JohnyG29 break it down like desert storm ones.
Battle of Caen should be done.
How about a video on the Marianas Turkey Shoot? This one was great as ever!
@@carlofhodgy1501 "Dessert storm" lol. What's that? The attack of the killer puddings. Or maybe it's raining blamage 😂
The SAS Rogue Heroes show was incredible. Slightly exaggerated, but incredible
These mini-documentaries are superb in their clarity and impact. If seeking suggestions for future documentaries, I'd nominate the Battle For La Fiere Bridge, 6 June, 1944, considered by some to be the bloodiest battle per square foot of the entire European Theater, and which resulted in numerous heroic actions.
Wow what a close up. Nicely done
Amazing story and shows how effective special forces can be behind enemy lines.
The best channel on You Tube continues to get better. Bravo on yet another outstanding presentation!!!!!!!!
Wow, thank you!
The French Paratrooper who was killed, was he the one presumed to have written what would become 'The Paratrooper's Prayer' or am I miss hearing the name you gave? 'La Priere du Para' which was found in the uniform pocket of Andre Zirnheld.
Yes he is.
How the hell did that French guy ended up with the SAS?
@@kratosthegodofwar2593 because there was a lot of french SAS since the creation of the unit to the end of WW2.
It's not something rare .
They were widely used in the overlord operation, parachuted in occupied France to coordinate resistance groups and operate SF operations behind ennemy lines.
Same with commandos.
@@TheLoxapac Shit, I didn't know about that. I know about the free french forces but I didn't know they did these crazy things.
@@kratosthegodofwar2593 Actualy, a little less than half of SASs were french, usualy former french paratroopers (2 SAS regiments were British, 2 French, and 1 Belgian.)
Something really interesting is that french army still value this heritage : the 1st RPIMA motto is "who dares win" and their logo is the SAS logo. They are special forces , and same with the "Commandos marine" (navy special forces) , they keep the green commando beret with the original insigna, and they wear it "british side" (french berets are worn on the other side of the head).
It is very cool that they keep this heritage alive.
Check "1 RPIMA" and "Commando marine" , 2 crack units.
First, LOVE the channel! Second, would love to see you do a walkthrough of the rescue of Kurt Muse by delta in Panama. Keep up the good work and thanks for the great content!
Thanks for the new video keep it up.
Thanks, will do!
This channel keeps getting better and better! Fantastic work, I really appreciate all the hard work you put into these!!
I remember reading this in the book on the SAS...good to see it envisioned in motion
A couple of errors: (1) at this point in the SAS campaign, they were no longer working with the LRDG. They drafted Mike Sadler from the LRDG as their main navigator, but the groups parted ways as the LRDG was required for other missions (mostly long-range reconnaissance deep behind enemy lines). (2) The return journey to Cairo (and then back to Bir El Queseir) did not take them straight through the frontline in the north. Instead, they bypassed it by driving south of the Qattara Depression, which was a long and treacherous journey. Otherwise, good video, enjoyed it!
Fun video. I've heard of this raid before. The Germans nicknamed the leader of the SAS "The Phantom Major" for his ability to disappear. I think he was captured at some point in this war.
Thank you! I loved the video, can't wait for your next one
Now this is some quality right her 👌👌👌
I salute Lt. Mike Sadler 5:38, how he guide his man precisely using only compass in the vast arid land it's challenging, even in todays travels where roads exist in the deserts for sometimes I still struggle navigating with GPS it's like you're travelling in no landmarks endless land in the cover of the night.
They used Astronomy and something they had invented, called a Sun compass.
@@StevenKeery How about in the night? :-) ....ofcourse yes it's their skills, thanks
Great vid, as always..
Thanks again!
that fusillade/fuselage word play was 👌
I’m not going to lie but, I got a rush at how bad ass the SAS are from this video! Visuals
In my head from playing battlefield
Excellent job with a great story. Thanks