Brotherhood of the Forgotten | Rhodesian War
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- A tribute to my fellow soldiers, brothers in arms and members of the elite fighting forces of Rhodesia. Our ranks are thinning by the day, but let us never forget! I was once a soldier...
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Many men who fought in Vietnam left to join the fight in Rhodesia , it’s absolutely shameful that communism was allowed to win over, god bless these amazing soldiers
Rhodesians never lost in battle, the Brits and Americans crushed them economically
@@deanfirnatine7814 We should have been helping these brave men
@@deanfirnatine7814 truth. And guys like OP will say ‘communism’
@@deanfirnatine7814 which, I guess he’s right in a way, looking at the us now
@@deanfirnatine7814 I don't think that was the cause, rather it was that the white population was demoralized and convinced that what they were doing was evil.
Thanks for defending your home against communists, but Rhodesians never die.
@@brianmuvuti2102 enjoy the poverty and underdevelop shithole you have now lmao
Well.. maybe if Rhodesian forces fought against UK capitalists, white Rhodesia would survive till today.
Do you know why Rhodesia surrendered?
@@user-je8qo5dz5w Rhodesia didnt surrender. Rhodesia left the commonwealth between 1964 and 1978 and fought on as an independent country. An agreement with Rhodesian government saw them return to the folds of the commonwealth under England in 1978 and within the year, the fucking poms sold them out under presssure from many other interfering countries. 6 million votes in a population of 3.5 million at the time said rigged...and there was a contingency in place for that...however..."gloria" was never called....and the country slipped into the darkness of communism, darkness and despair. 250,000 odd white people left to the slaughter. This is why just two years later on 1982, England went to war for just 1600 English people on the other side of the world. Margaret Thatcher swore she would not let her new government bare the shame that the previous government had in Rhodesia.
@@user-je8qo5dz5w You have to ask the Vatican, why they decided to terminate Rhodesia. Rhodesia was named after Cecil Rhodes, a relative of the Earl of Rothes (aka "Baron Rothschild"). Cecil Rhodes advocated for a World Empire with the UK on top. They created it and named it "the United Nations". The only problem is, the Vatican owns the UK, so the UK is not on top and is expendable. Rhodes knew that, but he had to propagandize the British to fight for domination. The Vatican is the suzerain but it doesn't actually have a standing army. It has to use the British, the Russians, the Spanish, the Americans, the Chinese etc., to do the dirty work.
@@julianpetkov8320 your tinfoil hat is in the post.
My Brother in law was a young Royal Marine on HMS Tiger when prime minister Ian Smith was having talks with the British and was part of his honour Guard,
Said he was a true Gentleman and spoke to the Guard rather than ignore them as some politicians do,
Rhodesia’s resistance and fight to survive against the odds after being let down by the British and west was shameful, the country will always be Rhodesia
and Will never speak the other name, Rhodesians will never be forgotten.
Love this comment!!!! Well said.
Let us not forget that in the annual wreath laying ceremony at the Cenotauph in London , there is no honouring of Rhodesian soldiers who died fighting for Britain in the two world wars.
So sad 😒
The fight Rhodesians had to go through yesterday is the fight Europe has to go through tomorrow.
And America. Soon the Chinese shall be knocking on their door.
Sadly they do not understand this yet.
Based.
Bang on the button Chris. We skirt around the main issue of our time with politicians cynically, if they have an inkling, burying it under the carpet. I saw white America put up maybe its last fight under Trump (watching the caravans form) UK had Brexit imposed on it by the (magnificent, stubborn, recalcitrant) people of this island nation despite these political nabobs. Maybe hope there.
@@alexalston7428 no way we are fucked
My dad died fighting in Rhodesia before I was born. I now teach my own grandson's to remember that communism is a cancer to be resisted at every level. The fight continues.
They can never take away our pride , our dedication, courage of RLi, SAS , RAR ,BSAP , PATU, RR, Selous Scouts , Grey Scouts and all who served for freedom. Now lost
who's freedom?
'served for freedom' yall love the moral high ground, its seems u can only see other pples faults from tht lofty perch
Pam we chete
@@selousscout4243 Dai hama dzese dzikaramba dzakabatana pamwechete nekusingaperi!
THE RAR fighting soldiers THANK you .You were the best and still are.WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE OF THE R A R soldiers.
Greating from Portugal, a true friend and ally
Was a special time to be a Rhodesian - I am a very proud one .
Thank you for sharing! We will ensure that Rhodesia's Bush War is not forgotten. Wishing you well from America!
Most of these men were 20 year old and younger conscripts. Fought like lions they did. Can’t see the average 20 year old in England even surviving the basic training
let alone england, most 20 year olds now that we are getting our masculinity ripped away by you know who.
Bit unfair. /having served in HMF and seen active service on a couple of occassions, I can refute your claim. whilst we may treat our youth with kid gloves back home and emasculate them, when push comes to shove they do rise to the occassion. www.theguardian.com/uk/2008/oct/26/military-afghanistan
But then they are also unlikely to want to support apartheide.
@Katherine Sparkes Also the 20 Brit has nothing to fight for, Freedom of speech, thought, religion, Only to die for the Europeans if the Russian call.
@Katherine Sparkes Kath would you have been in the army fighting or playing mommy with your dolls?
My homeland was taken away from me before I was old enough to enjoy it....but my father who also served has told me stories that make me cry both in longing for what was and what will never be again.....I salute you!
same in the southern states in America. lies and indoctrination. we lost our constitutional republic , became a federalist empire. interfering with other countries and allowed communism win since ww2 we are also communist
A great country and a great military. As an Englishman I say that it will be forever to Britiain's shame that we turned our backs on Rhodesia. The same can be said for the US. Utterly disgraceful.
Margaret Thatcher was quoted saying it's a shame they handed Rhodesia over to a communist, i.e. Mugabe. But they still did it and it led to the basket case it is today.
Especially in light of their military service to UK during WWII. I think that a lot of the turmoil that the United States and UK is going through now is God's judgement for our betrayal of Rhodesia (and others) to savagery and barbarism. The judgments of God are just and righteous altogether.♥️✝️
And my country and Aussie UK America left Rhodesia to rot. I am humbled by the books I have read on the Rhodesian war, you were all brave people one and all but let down by your so called western allies. I wished now that I had come and helped having done my terriritorial service, for a Kiwi we would have been left stateless by that action you fought so well for your beloved country I salute you all
The Rhodesian SAS, The Selous Scouts, The Rhodesian Light Infantry will be the best special forces ever in bush warfare. They were and are still unmatched in their proficiency in understanding and executing daring special missions in counter insurgency war! Will arguably forever be remembered in the echelons of the toughest and baddest SF units! Forever missed!
Well. Clearly not better that the people they lost against.
@@dirgeslatki3637 "Not better that" ?
@@dirgeslatki3637 They never lost one battle (and I must add, there were white and black Rhodesians fighting side by side). It was external sanctions that brought them down and let Mugabe go on to destroy the "breadbasket@ of Southern Africa.
It's true that there were blacks in the security forces but they could not join certain units, including the RLI.
South Africa's special forces like the Recces and Koevoet were also excellent .
Great photos of all those fine men, including my beloved brother.
Yes indeed
@@fightingmenofrhodesia Never forget.
Great photos, also of my late brother Mally Foulkes still sadly missed
@@struben1 Sorry for your loss
Some of the best soldiers ever to exist, black or white, fighting for freedom and a better life, only to be cast aside by world powers who knew better, and shame on them for it...Oh, for Rhodesia again...
Such young boys to old men. A force to be reckoned with. Not too be forgotten. My late dad died in PATU. I served in the 61 Meconised Battalion. So proud to be part of a legacy, fighting comunissim.
Salute boys.
As an Englishman, I was privileged to stand shoulder to shoulder with my Rhodesian Kith and kin in the fight for the survival of an outpost of Western Civilization. Looking at the photographs reminded me of all those young guys and one of the main characteristics was their quiet humility, In Just doing a job they knew had to be done. R.I.P Rhodesia.
What an incredibly emotional tribute, capturing a moment in time. We must never forget. Don’t cry because it’s gone. Smile because it existed.
Best counter-insurgency army in the world back then...!
They lost, so....
WootTootZoot they didn’t loose. Might wanna look a little deeper into what happened
@@WootTootZoot They DID NOT lose. They were sold out by the UK and USA.
@@WootTootZoot check out the kill ratio before you write anything.
This is my country. They lost the war. They failed to defend the capital city that what caused the Lancaster house talks. It's my country I know.
when I was a young Canuck soldier, I couldn't help but admire the Rhodesian army and it's soldiers ... you definitively were the best of the best ... I still do admire you all , all you tried to do, I still believe that you were the best , a cut above the rest ..
From an American one a generation later I agree, the best of the best. My personal motivation was the Selous Scouts.
@@deanfirnatine7814 watching the bush war on the news when i was a kid inspired me to go AIRBORNE ALL THE WAY!
Amen!
I'm British, back in the early 90's, I read extensively about the Rhodesian armed forces and the campaign against the communist insurgents. I read many first hand accounts of combat. For my money, the Rhodesian's alongside the South African's, were undoubtedly the finest bush soldiers in the world, bar none. Tough, resilient, highly skilled professional soldiers. Outstanding. RESPECT from the UK.
Thank you Sir!
I was never in the RLI as I served in the BSAP, but I saw a couple of familiar faces in the video. A great force to be reckoned with and they were all youngsters becoming men over night and losing their youth at the same time!
Kum a kye my friend the Regiment lives on
Yep we did "our three in the BSAP but that was NOT enough for the likes of me" Ian K whoever you are, go well my friend
Salutes from Spain! The History of the brave soldiers, black and white, that fougth and died to preserve the Western civilization in Africa will never be forgotten. Soon will also America and Europe see the same fate if we do not stop it.
Africa's Best soldiers Courage Dedication and Fearless God what did they die for The world allowed it Because they did not care Thanks All of you
The saying goes ..A coward dies a thousand deaths a brave man only one. I remember the British government turned it's back on Rhodesia to our eternal shame..
@@billisaac326 well if you can't win a war without the british that doen't make you Africa's most courageous warriors does it. So the rhodesian fought war they couldn't win on their own and lost and that is that
@@Rouge55 That is completely false , neither Zanu or Zapu could take Rhodesia with Russian and chines support. While rhodesia only recieved south African and Israeli support < and both of them was trying to keep it under cover.
Look now at what this once great country has become. Its so sad, just like the Confederate States of America. It was all about freedom.
Great video thanks John. The RLI, Death from The Sky, The Hammer of The Rhodesian Army, plus all other Rhodesian units and The Very Best People, Black, White and The Rest.
I've been looking into Rhodesia recently as we don't get told much about it in England these days, what a fight you guys put up against all the adversity. The training seemed pretty hardcore. I'm sorry Britain was no help to you.
Britain was shameful.
Failed by the UK, a once thriving country that fed Africa, now a basket case. Well done these brave men.
Where are these youngsters that fought against overwhelming odds with so little? Where are those youngsters so cruely betrayed by politicians today?
Some tried to stick it out and stayed after Rhodesia became Zimbabwe but eventually came over to South Africa in search of a better life.
We called them "When We's" because they always started conversations with "When we were in Rhodesia......".
They warned us that the murderous thugs ruining their country would eventually do the same to South Africa.
We scoffed at their warnings....!
We should have listened to them, especially about the sell out politicians.
An American fitth column tacitly supports farm murders in South Africa.
We are there. South Africa is in DEEP trouble. Incompetence and Rampant Corruption.
@@tjakamonawatataerasmus-see3782 I am a proud "When we."
Proud of you gentlemen. Thank you!
thank you for remembering and honouring .
My friend's father served in that conflict and even up until the day he passed away he refused to call the country by any other name than Rhodesia. I had a good bond with him having also served in the military all be it 20+ years later and in a different nation. He would share stories with me that he dared not with his own kids. A soldiers bond I guess.. he was a good guy. RIP.
Thank You for this video. My full respect to these brave men. I was born in the USSR. And now I fully understand what the great country Rhodesia was.
Glad you enjoyed it
My wife's friend married an older guy he was a Rhodesian! Sounded like he was from Eaton! Great guy and an ex Rhodesian army guy would never talk about his experiences until
he got drunk one night never usually drunk much! He shared some stories that night! Big respect to all those boys in the Rhodesian army white and black!
I had the privilege to work with some of these guys. Salute!
You will never be forgotten!
It's a great honor to be of the same blood and creed as these great men. NO MORE BROTHER WARS. Only together can we fight the oppression.
Used to wear a T-shirt showing a Rhodesian Soldier on horseback with his rifle. The quote at the bottom stated " Be a Man among Men, Join the Rhodesian Army" Loved the shirt and wore it out. I admired the stories you heroes.
Incredible times. At 18yr us guys in South Africa had to do two years national service. It made men out of school boys.
Best years of my life.
But all for nothing now that ANC communists are in power in SA.
'83 - '95 SAAF.
Greetings from Canada 🇨🇦.
Sal nooit vergeet...
Thank you for your service!
Hartseer nê? th-cam.com/video/WAa5lm6JQas/w-d-xo.html
The military that lost the war but never lost a battle... Respect
A man among men, the Rhodesian Army ! Thanks All of you, respect from France
Go to war in shorts and T shirt!!
Respect!!
Hardest soldiers ever, I wish they were allowed to finish the war. Rhodesia would have been a nicer country than the cesspit Zimbabwe.
They surrendered technically .The war finished them. They where CALLING for help they knew they would not win and their losses were growing , the guerrillas had taken control of the territory and the settlers were on a constant territorial retreat. a clear sign the guerrilla tactics were eroding the resilience the Rhodesian army had showed the German in the world war.
The guerrillas had no time to pose for photos they were illusive and the settler army spent much of its time looking for them but hardly finding them. Most of the dead black bodys in camouflage where of Rhodesian army casualties but their colour suggests that the guerrillas were most hit which is contrary to reality. The Rhodesian army was majority black.
but tactics employed by the native fighters reduced them to victims and they tapped out.
@@sirrandy7089 cough cough bullshit !!
I am nearly 71 years old now, but I served as an MAG gunner in 14 troop of 3 Commando RLI in 1973. I was in 129 intake and seconded to RLI. Thank you for these memories.
I was also an MAG gunner in 14 Troop, intake 140. Small world!
Great collection of photos of real men.
Many thanks
Good pictures. Thanks from the Republic of Ireland.
Thank you too!
My Rhodesian brothers in arms.Salute.
Certainly not forgotten. With regards from the UK.
Many memories here - I did my NS in the Rhodesian Army Infantry as a soldier, 08 January '76 through 31 January '77.
When riding to Queensdale School , I sometimes saw convoys of RLI heading off to fight in the bundu. They had just left their barracks at Cranborne and I always felt a sense of awe.
I have met several RLI in the UK,great folk very likeable too.Bless them.
The Rhodesian Guys were in a class of their own !
You are not forgotten and will be remembered by all those that are alive today because of all your sacrifice , Thank you and God bless to all those who lost there lives and fought in the Rhodesian war . AS they say a Rhodesian soldier never dies , he only goes to hell to regroup .
I see two photos of the late Col. Parker when I was at Mount Darwin, late 1973-75 , then was transferred to Army HQ photographic section to work with Mike Blackman 1976. Many thanks for sharing , very well put together. The very first pic were some of the guys from 8 troop 2 Commando.
How are you Tom. Long time no hear...
Greetings to you from an ex 2Cdo 6 troop member.
We must secure a future for European children.
Yes in Europe not on stolen lands elsewhere
@Daan Schlüter well if they didn't try to create another apartheid state they would have been living in peace and prosperity in Rhodesia. Moral of the story don't try to create a utopia on segregation.
One great tragedy. I'll never cease to have these brave men wander in my heart
Went to New Plymouth Boys High and Merilands with a Danial Van Zyl, wander if a relation of yours 🤔 Great video and love learning more about the war and the great bravery Rhodesia and South Africa showed and still shows. As a Brit I will always view the lack of support by my government as a betrayal. U.K. should have been there. Bia Dankee, (sorry for spelling my misses is still teaching me Africans) Love and respect Rhodesia
Baie dankie 😊
I wss there too and have never forgotten even one minute of my time with the best bunch of men anywhere .
"They were the best of times, they were the worst of times"......great video..thanks.
Glad you enjoyed it
@@fightingmenofrhodesia greetings from a Rhodesian expat living in Israel.
Thx for this and all other posts!
@@fightingmenofrhodesia One question. Why is the guy at 2:08 showing a toffee to the cameraman? Hilarious! Has anyone else noticed? Small things others will never understand.
I was privileged to spend time with a veteran of this fight for freedom while living in Australia. A rare breed of man. Thanks for posting this. 👍
The memories are strong, sad to think about friends gone so young...
RESPECT. Excellent video,thanks for sharing. 👍👏👏👏😃
I am a RSR / ZAR and it brakes my heart at how this allowed to occur.....? This men were of rare nature and so positive and so f-king sad 😢
Greetings from Germany...👍😁
Hello there!
@@fightingmenofrhodesia And from Hungary! Well done!!!
I wish I'd been old enough to serve. Feel like i was born in the wrong decade.
Amazing pictures - maybe the most salient one being the last one - Rhodie versus Communist Zim banknote. Historical lesson, let alone dire harm to life caused by mugarbage & his backers (the zio west).
Never forgotten! i have taught my son about you to xx
Hats off to the brave lads. I served as a State Registered Nurse at the Mashoko Mission Hospital on the Matsai Reserve, 1975 to 1976. The Rhodesian African Rifles set up camp at our air strip. Great lads. The BSAP always had our backs. Then the sad day came in June 1976 when we had to pack up everything not red hot or nailed down at the hospital a bug out. It makes me so very sad the communists have ruined a lovely country and its people.
Those guys were great ..Taka zimbabwe
Mugabe.
wonderful pictures of Chappy. Thank you.
Thank you too!
I recognise Ian Smith @7.00. I remember him being on the news in 1965 when he declared UDI. The strange thing is, I was only 7 years old at the time. It shows the importance of parents getting their children to take an interest in current affairs.
Beautifully done with outstanding accompanying music!
Thank you 🙏🏼
From America...thank you mate, you make us all proud. Keep the faith and God bless you and yours...CHEERS!
Much appreciated
@@fightingmenofrhodesia Don't want to wax sappy...but truly beautiful and inspiring. You have made a fan and subscriber. Please keep it coming.
SEMPRE FI...carry on!
Very beautiful presentation. Those were the very few real soldiers, the world had left. We don't make them like this in Europe, anymore. Greetings from Bulgaria.
Lovely Film Thanks John.
Thx for posting it!
Made tears come to my eyes (I'm a Rhodesian expat)
Rhodesia`s Bravehearts, gone but not forgotten, Rhodesians never die.
Thanks John. Great video. Really nice to see a number of pictures of the "The King" (Col Dave Parker RIP). Salute
Glad you enjoyed it
Fantastic video! Respect and salute to the RLI.
Much appreciated!
Respect! Never forget the hardship and sacrifice for we will once again be called upon.
Yes Rhodesian Army “Second to None” greatly admired and respected Onya RLI 👍
Rodesian Lions, thank you 🇮🇪✝️🏴
Very well put together and very moving. Loved the music as well. RR #2 Independent Company 1968.
As a Brit who was born over a decade after the fall of Rhodesia i cant help but feel sad about what happened. How the west turned their back on their moral ideology for the sake of race relations and misplaced guilt. The memory of Rhodesia will never die as long as its stories are told. May i recommend making a few videos about some of your experiences in the bush war, i for one would like to hear them, and doing so means that the memories live on.
"five romeo romeo" does just that
Soon, very soon, you will have to stand up and figth as the Rhodesians did for the Western culture and race.
Never forgotten. Respect
Back in 1982 I met an East German who had got out of communist E Germany in the late 70’s . He went to Rhodesia and joined their army to fight the guerilla’s. He said there were quite a few foreigners doing the same thing.
I left a good English public school in 1977 aged 17 to join a school chum whose parents owned a tobacco farm. We both applied for the RSAS, did the training and joined the regiment. The fighting was hard and so were we! An Englishman.
@@jamesprior2109 good for you. Wish Brit gov had had more backbone!
These were days when - "Men were Men, and Rhodesia's Women We're Glad Of It."
Salute And Respect
NOT forgotten just mourned deeply, such a just, wonderful people in a tough area, reminds me of the Israelis.
How these guys tracked through the bush hauling those giant 'nads is a mystery to me! WE NEED RHODESIANS TODAY MORE THAN EVER!
Brave men fighting a great cause. They were the best! Rhodesians Never Die!
Fellow soldiers. Never forgotten. A US Veteran
Brings back so many memories. Thank you. I served in the BSAP.
Please contact me, maybe you can give us a talk? bugeisha7@gmail.com
My first introduction to these warriors was through "Solider of Fortune" magazine back in the 80's.
1975, fresh from a two year hitch serving as a grunt in W. Germany. I learned about the struggle in southern Africa via SOF magazine.
I came to admire and respect the soldiers and their efforts to save their country from the leftist and others.
It was a shame how the US failed to support their galant effort.
@@jamesregan2181 ,, yes it was ashamed ! As I to felt after getting out of the U.S. ARMY in 74 ! I came very close to going , often I wish I had but it's done now !! GOD BLESS YOU BOETS YA !!
Thanks for the showing a memorial for sure.
Glad you enjoyed it
Top lads. Rhodesians are well respected for their fight against communism within Polish patriotic circles.
This is AWESOME!!!! I wish we had learned about this in the U.S. when we were growing up, but its not surprising that we didn't because our own histories were distorted. Much RESPECT should be given to these soldiers for valiantly fighting even when the world tried to cut the off!!!!
And we the U.K., sold these guys down the river. The country now a disaster zone. Forever ashamed.
A tightrope with the best times of their lives on one side and some of the worst times on the other...
Salute to every single one of you who fought, bled, cried and died for the greater good in Rhodesia, nothing but massive respect to each and every one of you!
Lovely video!!
Thank you!!
...Such a deep and meaningful tribute to those who were there and who gave so much...! Thank you for sharing. ❤
Thank you for this video. It means a lot to me.
You are so welcome!
@@fightingmenofrhodesia Thank you John!
One consolation though, we had a fully functioning country to hand over despite sanctions, now there is not even a country left to speak of, they have certainly done wonders with it!