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Keith Payne’s Australian … you can tell Australian troops by the funny hats … Commonwealth troops, like Canada.
Watch his documentary on the Greatest Raid. Watch the film "A Bridge Too Far" basically they landed on top of an SS division on R.N.R from Russia., Oh you missed they punch line, and it gets you all.
Leefe Robinson was one of the first to be awarded the VC. He was a bi-plane pilot in WWI and shot down a German airship that was making its way towards London, his actions marked the turning of WWI against the airship menace and caused the German airship bombing campaign to falter. Nearly 5 month afterwards 5 more airships were shot own due to using his proven combat techniques. (Information taken from Wiki).
Leefe Robinson is buried in a graveyard in Stanmore, Middlesex (Harrow Weald area, N W London). After all he did in WWI he died in the great flu epidemic of 1918/19, he was living with his sister. There is a restaurant across the road from the graveyard called "Leefe Robinson VC", it was called that for many years, then it was taken over by a new company and they wanted to give it a new name. The local residents were horrified and got up a petition to the Council to not allow the name change to go through, after months of arguments it was decided that it should keep its original name in reverence to him and what he achieved. His VC had always been displayed in the foyer of the restaurant but after the new "make over" it was given to the Air Museum in Hendon, London to display. I suppose they realised how valuable it was and shouldn't 'be on the wall of a restaurant.
Nice Attenborough 😂😂
Good afternoon, i hope you don't mind me sharing this, this is where i live https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3i6Nuhuevw&t=74s enjoy at your own leisure ✌❤
Britain didn't get involved with Vietnam, I think we were too poor and still pissed off about Suez. The Aussies had your backs though.
My favourite subject fascinates me
Victoria cross hero's 4 part documentary you won't regret watching it🇬🇧 thanks for bigging up the🇬🇧
Looking forward to part 2….thank you, keep em coming
Ww2 in Europe was September 1939 – may 1945, this was September 1944.
Us British weren't in Vietnam, that guy was Australian, who were in Vietnam. This is British and empire/commonwealth troops. Even though our empire has almost gone, we are still very close to these countries and they are in the commonwealth which is a group of our colonies but not a colony as such, they run themselves but are closely linked with us. Hence why there are winners from numerous countries that were part of our empire.
Keep it bro love this content 🙏
“The North American Sea Lion”!!! I nearly pissed myself with laughter!!
Hello Dezz, “Yes you have to play the second part otherwise you won’t know the whole story as well as a big surprise you won’t believe,” I’ve seen this before several times and being in a military family I feel I should have known about this but didn’t, it truly is a remarkable story and I’m glad your showing it, congratulations on reaching a 1000 subscribers it will only get better you’ll see,keep up the good work, cheers.🇬🇧👍🏻
Video recommendation- The greatest raid of all
It's the other documentary that Jeremy Clarkson did for Timeline
Your viewers and yourself should Google Henry Tandy. He was a British soldier in WW1. One day he had a young German soldier in his sights but could see he was no threat so he never shot at him. Apparently the story was a little bit known about that even the German press heard of it. One day the German soldier heard about it and verified it. The German soldier was Adolf Hitler.
Queen Victoria was Queen Elizabeth's Great Grandmother.
That first group that landed at Arnham, The Bridge to far, that is where my Grandad was. Became a POW. Ended up escaping & going to ground in France
This was late in the War.And we(the allies) didn't have anything that could match the Panzers or Tigers.Which is ironic as the Brits invented the tank.
Another great reaction Dezz. Very happy to see the surprise, respect & awe at these heroes so far. I hope you see why we people from all over the world Love to brag about our VC winners. Hells, New Zealand has the record individual for VC's being awarded. King George actually had to put a cap on a living individual only being able to win 3. This was decided after he had just been involved in 2 actions in Africa where his 3 & 4 VC's were being decided!!!
Side note. If ANYONE starts giving Dezz crap about the VC being better than The Medal of Honor. You have no spine, no honour, no respect, & are being so disrespectful to the heroes awarded these medals. If Dezz didn't have the most respect for the Medal of Honor, you'd all jump on him for it.
Much love to everyone from here in the UK. Can't wait to see part 2 Dezz. Now it starts getting hot
My father was one of the soldiers who reached the bridge and had to hold it waiting for reinforcements that never arrived. I have visited Arnhem and it was very moving seeing the headstones of the soldiers who died there.
Hi there – the line of monarchs from Victoria onward:
Victoria – Edward VII – George V – Edward VIII- George VI – Elizabeth II
Equal in status to the Victoria Cross is the George Cross which is awarded for acts of outstanding gallantry to civilians or the armed forces ford actions 'Not in the presence of the enemy', i.e non combat.
It's a more recent medal which first originated in 1940 shortly after the start of WWII. In the 82 years since it's only been awarded 409 times.
To give you some idea of whats needed to be awarded the George Cross one of my friends , Rick Stanton, was the leader diver in the Thai Cave Rescue in 2018.
He was one of the four guys who dived out the 12 kids and their coach. Rick and his dive partner John Volanthan had also dived out four trapped rescue workers a few days earlier, this wasn't mentioned in the media at the time. So between the four of them they saved the lives of 17 people.
For that they were awarded the George medal, which is a level BELOW the George Cross.
The presenter is Jeremy Clarkson. He was one of the three presenters of a car programme Top Gear (the original UK version). After he was fired for punching one of the producers (true story) the three of them went on to present another programme on Amazon; The Grand Tour. The three of them, including Clarkson, have also started presenting other programmes.
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It's Jeremy Clarkson.. the lead presenter of Top Gear
Correction my friend… you don't "hear" people as a leader you "listen" to people. I can hear a fly or a car outside but I don't "listen" to them. Get my point? 😀
In Vietnam it was the Aussies not us brits that fought with you,all commonwealth country’s are entitled to the VC though.✌🏼
The presenter of this video, Jeremy Clarkson, is better known in Britain as the presenter of "Top Gear" a car programme but he has also made some other very good documentaries. He is also something of a controversial character who is loved and disliked in equal measure. I am proud to say that a man from my home town of Runcorn in the county of Cheshire, Thomas Alfred "Todger" Jones, was awarded the VC in WWI and there is a statue of him by the town war memorial.
7:07 my Granddad won the Military Medal, it is two below the Victoria Cross, and NO, I do not know any person, and have nor knowingly met any person who has won it.
It is that special.
17:47 it is 1944, it is late in the war? The problem was no planning for if things went wrong?
Montgomery did not follow his own rule, namely on first contact with the enemy, throw out the battle plan, because everything will be chaotic, he did not allow for the Germans to be prepared.
PS On VC winners, I have worked with 3 Gurkhas and they didn't know any VC winner, but then again, all 3 thought they were nothing special?
I thought they were very special, and very, very competent.
Yes you legend!!!
Also congrats on the 1,000+!! You'll have 10 by Christmas, you have my word on that!
@37:40 Keith Payne VC is Australian, not 'British'. Britain was not involved in a combat role during the 'Vietnam War'. Australia fought alongside USA with New Zealand, South Korea and South Vietnam forces.
Cheers!
His name is Jeremy Clarkeson. x
The British had SOME sense and didn't fight In Vietnam, but the Aussies and Kiwis did due to their geopolitical unease about the spread of communism. A good film to watch on the matter is "Danger Close" on the Australian Army's defence of Long Tan.
Jeremy Clarkson also did " The Greatest Raid of All Time " , and is also worth watching and reacting to – it is very long and you'll have to Part it up .
Yeah David a is a g still
A major problem in those days was their "intelligence" reporting. They had no satellite images or drones etc. Unless an aircraft was lucky enough to take photo's of the Panzers or if the Dutch Resistance had prior knowledge, the Allies would be ignorant of the fact until faced with them.
A funny story. During the war in Afghanistan, a soldier (private) saved his commareds from the bombed vehicle. He received The Victoria Cross for his bravery. When walking across the campus, to his surprise, he was saluted by the higher-ranking soldiers. He was later told that they saluted The Victoria Cross and not him personally.
22:51 Queen Elizabeth is Victoria's great-great granddaughter.