@@fredfazbar8967 His profile picture is that of Imperial Russia, which is still used by some Russian Nationalist and Monarchist groups, so presumably either Russian or just Pro-Russian That said, yesterday he posted on the Community page on his channel, so hopefully all is well.
These things will never be forgotten, thanks to Samm. The amount of times these pieces have lead me to research a particular conflict and go on a journey of learning, is innumerable. I rewatch some regularly, there’s something almost hypnotic and soothing about the way the music works with the images and vice versa. Masterful, sir.
Samm, I’ve been a follower for several years. I want to thank you for all of your content you have shared with us. Every video is a classic forgotten time piece. You have the best channel on TH-cam, thanks again.
@@rubengutierrez19 Nah he's just making a very long documentary on the Congo. He's been working on it for possibly over a year now so it will be worth it.
That is not Stanleyville, but the mercenaries of Schramme taking, holding and eventually giving up Bukavu encircled by the Congolese ANC … nearly all footage comes from famed French national TV programme “Cinq Colonnes à la Une” whose journalists had slipped from Rwanda into Bukavu, via Cyangugu. The same itinerary the mercenaries took when they finally gave up and negotiated their surrender and for many safe passage into Rwanda.
@@yryes hello, yes there was a “second mutiny” in Stanleyville, but not only. They mutinied in Kindu and Puniya (Schramme) as well. Those from Puniya took Bukavu. And the footage represented in the video we comment concerns Bukavu, not Stanleyville.
@@hagnartheviking6584 I was just passing by, heading down south to Lake Tanganyika. Uforgettable memories basically because that was my first trip to Africa and first "real & wild" tropical Africa vibe.
"every Katangese that had taken part in the uprising and later accepted his offer of "amnesty" was executed upon their return." I keep learning about Katanga, and all I hear is tragedy. Well done as always, Major.
God bless these boys. Not just Europeans, but Katanguese as well. After the Mobutu coup they migrated to Angola and fought shoulder to shoulder with the Portuguese (the "Katanguese Faithfuls" force). Absolute chads!
Dutch wikipedia and MajorSamm state that a large number of them 'received amnesty' from Mobutu ... and they were killed when they returned. How many went to Angola?
These Europeans and Katangans where supported by Belgian mining interests and used to execute Lumumba. They are a representation of the start of the end of hope for an sort of democratic republic in Congo.
Worth noting that one swiss-polish former R.A.F. pilot (12 confirmed kills) and also former Commander of Catangan Air force in '62 was fighting for Biafra with an old B-26 which was essentially all of biafran Airforce. A Madlad abslutely worth looking up; "Mr.Brown" Jean Zumbach.
@@airosoul1 'twas a joke, my friend. U don't have to protect the honor of that pilot. I worked in aviation and have deep respect for all pilots, especially for those who had fought the nazies.
If you want something more recent but often ignored, you could do one on the Marawi conflict here in the Philippines back in 2017. Lots of great footage and really funny art on the APCs
@@jamesedwardladislazerrudo1378 having armor vehicles are better than having none but your point is valid the Philippine military had hardly changed equipment Wise since the end of the Vietnam war and Marwari was a wake up call
What an amazing video and piece of history. This era of the Congo crisis and Mad Mike Hoare is something I have been interested in since reading Congo Mercenary and the Road To Kalamata back in the seventies. Thanks for putting this up.
hey, MajorSamm, i really like your videos, but there's one type of video i'd like to see. i think it'd be very interesting if you made a video about the battles happening in mexico right now, between the different cartels, government, and vigilante groups. just a suggestion.
I don't know how you summarized every African conflict since the 50's in one sentence, but you did basically perfectly, maybe minus no AK-47s and mass people "deletions" since YT doesn't like the G word.
The whole movie "mister bob" is available on TH-cam with English subtitles. A French movie depicting these precise events and the Simba Rebellion before tht (and the tense relations between Bob Denard, the most famed French mercenary, working for French interests, and Mobutu, Congolese general, working for American interests).
Nice man! Ideas for future videos: Communist insurgencies in Peru and Nepal (Im sure you could conjure some dope music with that). Otherwise maybe the (civil) wars in mozambique and angola - I know you already sort of did that with "Organic kingdom"
Samm, you’ve given me so many new additions to my playlists, my all time favorite being Lord High Human Being by Colonel Bagshot from the Iran-Iraq war video. On top of that, you’ve showcased various conflicts i’ve never even heard of that captivate my history buff mind. I’d love to suggest a song to use for a potential video on Vietnam. “Johnny Get Your Gun” by Jimmy Curtiss, which can be found on the Vietnam War Song Project channel (which also has a looooot of songs to possibly use). The song itself is about a young boy being drafted to Nam, and it’s a really powerful song. I look forward to seeing more!!!!
Did you try/manage to identify any of the men in the video? I believe the guy with binoculars at 1:36 may be Polish mercenery Rafał Gan- Ganowicz en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafa%C5%82_Gan-Ganowicz who was fighting in Kongo around that time. Also, the man with sunglasses at 0:12 seems to have Polish Eagle on his beret. This is a bit of a wild guess, i would say, but the time and place seem correct. Please let me know if you got any information. Awesome work, as always man, respect 👍
Out of nowhere but is the fellow at 1:24 wearing a sailor's shirt or collar of some sort? Looks similar to a few WWII period types I've seen floating around
![The Liberation of Boende - Congo '64 [Remastered]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/zOQPiEmLHjE/mqdefault.jpg)
Damn. 10 months already. I hope you're alive and fine. Thanks. (At least if you're reading this please let us know)
@Poopinthestreet-pajeeeet hes brit
Why would he not be fine. Did he go to war or something? Is he russian or ukrainian?
@@fredfazbar8967 His profile picture is that of Imperial Russia, which is still used by some Russian Nationalist and Monarchist groups, so presumably either Russian or just Pro-Russian
That said, yesterday he posted on the Community page on his channel, so hopefully all is well.
He lives!
@@garge7676he is not
Another masterpiece, as always.
Congo has wild history man
Brazil '64 would be a nice idea for a video some day. There is plenty of footage and outstanding songs of that time too!
I support 🇧🇷
Always felt a Sergio Mendes song could go with that
Was there a war tho?
@@atlanntis8064 there were riots, guerrila style conflicts, repression of protests, that kind of stuff. He has done videos with more peaceful things.
@@atlanntis8064 There was the Araguaia guerrilla
Miss you MajorSamm hope you are doing good man.
he was working on a really long (3 hours plus) video as of september so hopefully it should be out soon
@@moddedkaine1427ah i see, I didn’t know that, thanks for letting us know
@@moddedkaine1427he’s ok??!! Thank god
@@moddedkaine1427ooo that is juicy
@@tobybeggs8676th-cam.com/video/_ULVh2qE8Xc/w-d-xo.html possibly the same video i mentioned but he is now officially back
Well done Majorsamm,
Please come back.Much missed.
And thanks for all your outstanding work - it's something other than else :^)
These things will never be forgotten, thanks to Samm. The amount of times these pieces have lead me to research a particular conflict and go on a journey of learning, is innumerable. I rewatch some regularly, there’s something almost hypnotic and soothing about the way the music works with the images and vice versa. Masterful, sir.
literally the only channel I always hit the like button immediately after starting the video, that's a compliment majorsam
Will you upload anymore eurobeat and drift videos?
Samm, I’ve been a follower for several years. I want to thank you for all of your content you have shared with us. Every video is a classic forgotten time piece. You have the best channel on TH-cam, thanks again.
Amen
What happened any ideas? Does he share project updates anywhere? Fucker vanished
Did he leave?
@@rubengutierrez19 Nah he's just making a very long documentary on the Congo. He's been working on it for possibly over a year now so it will be worth it.
@@clevtrog ah thanks friend
Black and white video, scruffy sounding old school recording. A match made in heaven, just like usual for MajorSamm!
Stanleyville mutinies! Excellent. Will make a great companion to your previous Congo mercenary videos. Good work as always.
That is not Stanleyville, but the mercenaries of Schramme taking, holding and eventually giving up Bukavu encircled by the Congolese ANC … nearly all footage comes from famed French national TV programme “Cinq Colonnes à la Une” whose journalists had slipped from Rwanda into Bukavu, via Cyangugu. The same itinerary the mercenaries took when they finally gave up and negotiated their surrender and for many safe passage into Rwanda.
@@esr243I remembered Congo went divided into three sections
@@esr243it's the consequences of the second Stanleyville mutiny.
@@yryes hello, yes there was a “second mutiny” in Stanleyville, but not only. They mutinied in Kindu and Puniya (Schramme) as well. Those from Puniya took Bukavu. And the footage represented in the video we comment concerns Bukavu, not Stanleyville.
@@esr243 Damn I looked it up and found the original full program on google, you certainly know your history very well!
I said it before and I say it again best channel on this platform, keep up the magnificent work Samm!
Your videos are literally my entire playlist. Keep em comin!
These videos are just so high quality. I love seeing and learning about the unpopular conflicts of humanity,.
Ah, Bukavu...Great place, I've been there twice. Thanks for the new vid, MajorSamm!
As a mer...err *PMC* or just visiting?
@@hagnartheviking6584 that made me laugh harder than It should have...
@@hagnartheviking6584 I was just passing by, heading down south to Lake Tanganyika. Uforgettable memories basically because that was my first trip to Africa and first "real & wild" tropical Africa vibe.
@@vednacold7937 Did you visit anytime around 1967?
I remember the conflict in the Congo as a young man. I followed the action to the extent that I could.
MajorSamm graces us with impeccable content yet again.
More music like this is absolutely opening a door into a whole new world of perspective.
Keep it coming, man!
"every Katangese that had taken part in the uprising and later accepted his offer of "amnesty" was executed upon their return."
I keep learning about Katanga, and all I hear is tragedy.
Well done as always, Major.
The Congo crisis is my fav I always draw or watch about it
@@ColinMor-fj3qc now I'm curious too
@@ColinMor-fj3qc how do you know??
Not gonna say, but yes, I feel it.....
Why did they return at all? Did they really believe they would be given amnesty? 😂
Tus vídeos son muy extraños, de conflictos olvidados, pero eso los hace muy interesantes de ve ver! Son geniales, saludos 🇦🇷
What I love about MajorSamm's videos is that you get to see the real face of history. Another cracking video Major.
God bless these boys. Not just Europeans, but Katanguese as well. After the Mobutu coup they migrated to Angola and fought shoulder to shoulder with the Portuguese (the "Katanguese Faithfuls" force). Absolute chads!
Mobutu is a supporter of UNITA, even trying to attack Luanda once(Battle of Quifangondo). Their mutiny is stupid and is against US imterest
Dutch wikipedia and MajorSamm state that a large number of them 'received amnesty' from Mobutu ... and they were killed when they returned. How many went to Angola?
The entire history of Congo leading up to the crisis is a convoluted mess of similar complexity to the Yugoslavian Wars.
@@martkbanjoboy8853 that puts it mildly and this is from someone who researched the Yugo Wars
These Europeans and Katangans where supported by Belgian mining interests and used to execute Lumumba. They are a representation of the start of the end of hope for an sort of democratic republic in Congo.
Worth noting that one swiss-polish former R.A.F. pilot (12 confirmed kills) and also former Commander of Catangan Air force in '62 was fighting for Biafra with an old B-26 which was essentially all of biafran Airforce. A Madlad abslutely worth looking up; "Mr.Brown" Jean Zumbach.
12 confirmd kills + 1 unconfirmed kill of Dag Hammarskjöld?
@@vednacold7937 nah, that woulda been Jan van Risseghem most certainly
@@airosoul1 The most certain answer is - we'll never know.
@@vednacold7937 shouldnt post assumptions then either
@@airosoul1 'twas a joke, my friend. U don't have to protect the honor of that pilot. I worked in aviation and have deep respect for all pilots, especially for those who had fought the nazies.
Please wake up - we miss u :'(
Hell yeah, please never stop making videos
If you want something more recent but often ignored, you could do one on the Marawi conflict here in the Philippines back in 2017.
Lots of great footage and really funny art on the APCs
Yessir
Darn near the fifty first state! 😀
“Free WiFi” will always be peak comedy
@Chase Williams it would be better if Philippines have their APC have better armaments and thermal device at gunner
@@jamesedwardladislazerrudo1378 having armor vehicles are better than having none but your point is valid the Philippine military had hardly changed equipment Wise since the end of the Vietnam war and Marwari was a wake up call
Another day another Major Samm video, What a beautiful day.
Genuinely changed my life for the better these. Well bloody done majorsam
MajorSamm notification I click right away
Great content as always
You made my day, thank you from Brazil 👍🏻👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Your videos are top notch sir!
Easily one of the most under rated channels on this platform.
Keep up the great work on theses videos. God bless and remember never surrender
majorsamm coming out with great shit like usual
What an amazing video and piece of history. This era of the Congo crisis and Mad Mike Hoare is something I have been interested in since reading Congo Mercenary and the Road To Kalamata back in the seventies. Thanks for putting this up.
th-cam.com/video/ABIcBC6g-zM/w-d-xo.html
Hoare was overrated. Read Mad Dog Killers by Ivan Smith.
0:17 walking with such comrades might have been more dangerous than fighting the enemy.
Lol
it’s been a little while since you posted
Belíssimo trabalho, Major Samm!
I’d like to see a Majorsamm video of Biafra, and/or Ogaden War. This is excellent, gritty footage.
dude I love your stuff, it vibes so well
Good video
I like that you put some context in the description and not directly in the video
Thanks Major Sam for these video di grande spessore
You are creating great content, keep it up, bro.
Please come back man if you can, we really Need you
hey, MajorSamm, i really like your videos, but there's one type of video i'd like to see. i think it'd be very interesting if you made a video about the battles happening in mexico right now, between the different cartels, government, and vigilante groups. just a suggestion.
Major … I need the Soundtrack collection- your picks are so on point and I love every single song ! Thank you
Just found this channel, think it just became one of my favorites. Great work.
Major , We miss you
Ah the old heavy AG43. We had to use that one in the army. Insanely powerfull.
Music on point as always
That closing clip was brilliant.
Good work as always Major
does anyone know what happened to majorsamm
He's fine. Just making a big 3 hour documentary. Stuff like that takes time and research.
The bullet for ear pro. (Protection) is amazing.
"Babe wakeup, Major Samm dropped another banger!!!"
Thanks Stolas
Another good video with a good song
Просто шедевр!!! Товарищ майор, мое почтение!🫡
FALs, warm weather, low running and no real aiming. Yep this is Africa
I don't know how you summarized every African conflict since the 50's in one sentence, but you did basically perfectly, maybe minus no AK-47s and mass people "deletions" since YT doesn't like the G word.
Amazing work!
I really hope he comes back
Is Samm dead or somethimg?
im wondering the samething
Could be who's knows 😏
Release more videos pls!
The whole movie "mister bob" is available on TH-cam with English subtitles. A French movie depicting these precise events and the Simba Rebellion before tht (and the tense relations between Bob Denard, the most famed French mercenary, working for French interests, and Mobutu, Congolese general, working for American interests).
We miss you. I hope you alive and safe rn
I had to check if it was the 1st or 15th. Another banger!
where does he get these awesome songs?! Its always a perfect match with the video footage. Love it
Miss you.
Great video as always. Could we get another one about the agression on Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 90s
First time i hear this song and its absolute masterpiece as the video Is ♥️ peace out major
Another great video
“We live in the flicker -- may it last as long as the old earth keeps rolling! But darkness was here yesterday.”
― Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness
The footage is really good MajorSamm do it again
Thank you for all your video
New video will come soon, i hope. Waitin' for your post again Major!
You should make one about "Tlatelolco" Mexico '68
the Major is back!
Congo again, cool! I remember this song from a video about the French in Algeria, not sure what channel it was
Great vid
The song is perfect match, congrats!
Nice man! Ideas for future videos: Communist insurgencies in Peru and Nepal (Im sure you could conjure some dope music with that). Otherwise maybe the (civil) wars in mozambique and angola - I know you already sort of did that with "Organic kingdom"
MajorSamm please make a video about the war in Angola in 75!!!🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿
Always cool to see you upload
0:13 that goddamn mercenary smile
Samm, you’ve given me so many new additions to my playlists, my all time favorite being Lord High Human Being by Colonel Bagshot from the Iran-Iraq war video. On top of that, you’ve showcased various conflicts i’ve never even heard of that captivate my history buff mind.
I’d love to suggest a song to use for a potential video on Vietnam. “Johnny Get Your Gun” by Jimmy Curtiss, which can be found on the Vietnam War Song Project channel (which also has a looooot of songs to possibly use). The song itself is about a young boy being drafted to Nam, and it’s a really powerful song. I look forward to seeing more!!!!
This comment made me look up the song, it's good.
@@rhodie. Johnny Get Your Gun is an amazing song, if only it was more well known…
@@lima4-2angel I'm glad you were able to show me it, I'm gonna see what I can do with the song.
@@rhodie. Lookin forward to it man. Just spent the last half hour just looking at your vids. Definitely subbing, this is great stuff :)
The Best edit
I Really love.. The MajorSam Things.. i can feel that little melanholic taste
Turned out Mercenaries were more useful than the UN even though they failed in this case.
Pretty much anyone is more useful than the UN
Pls Sam come back, don't stop uploading videos
what happened to bro??
Best chanel in the world ❤
we miss you mr samm
Excellent portrayal as always.
Major, oh, Major. Where are you?
Making a huge congo documentary apparently.
@@clevtrog Alright, I'll excuse him then.
My guy where you gone I crave more content
He's back!
Incroyable ❤
Bonjour de France 🇨🇵❤
Did you try/manage to identify any of the men in the video? I believe the guy with binoculars at 1:36 may be Polish mercenery Rafał Gan- Ganowicz en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafa%C5%82_Gan-Ganowicz who was fighting in Kongo around that time. Also, the man with sunglasses at 0:12 seems to have Polish Eagle on his beret. This is a bit of a wild guess, i would say, but the time and place seem correct. Please let me know if you got any information. Awesome work, as always man, respect 👍
The badge on the beret looks more like the SAS badge.
my brother please do video about 56 budapest
Out of nowhere but is the fellow at 1:24 wearing a sailor's shirt or collar of some sort? Looks similar to a few WWII period types I've seen floating around
Where are you? :/
Another great video 👍🏻