This story reminded me of another unit, The smallest in the British Army in WWII. "Popski's Private Army" was formed by Vladimir Peniakoff in Egypt, who was an engineer who worked there through the 1930s and spent his weekends and holidays in the deserts, learning the languages, dialects and tribal rivalries of the Bedouin and how to survive. They used the equipment and methods of the SAS and long range desert group. After that conflict they moved up through the east coast of Italy, using the same strategies used in this story. Peniakoff also wrote a book pub-1950, named after his tiny unit, a fabulous read. Thanks.
Addendums, David Sterling was a Major when he formed the SAS not a Colonel and known to Rommel as The Phantom Major, The LRDG, (Long Range Desert Group), was a totally different group, who co-operated with the SAS on numerous occasions but was not a part of the SAS. The LRDG provided transport and escape for the SAS in the early part but was a different group but had extensive knowledge of desert terrain and navigation. Men like those where and still are unique and much valued then and now.
Lt Colonel Blair ‘Paddy’ Mayne DSO with 4 bars (no VC) was head of the SAS after Stirling was captured. Read about this hero who was ruthless and not an ounce of fear.
I think there was...Kelly's heroes was one such movie depicting a mission like this..they were all misfits that had to come together and go this mission..just saying it's kinda similar story is all..was great movie...Lee Marvin,Telly Savales ...bunch others...lol..
I've got the trailer.. English junior officer to his senior - "Sir I've linked up with Italian special forces" - "Italian what?" flicks to the Americans "I'm linking up with an Italian special forces group" - "A what?" and so on up to the Generals and finally Churchill says "That's an oxymoron... at least we'll have the element of surprise"
I've finished watching this video, was sitting thinking how I can remember this. It suddenly hit me ,the piper in the story is a old fellow from my home town his name was Davie (the mad piper)Kirkpatrick he was very good friend of mine.
being a huge WW2 buff I thought I knew pretty much every secret mission that was done, but this was news to me. Man, they just don't make men like that generation anymore
You mean the Nazis? Yeah they don't make them like that anymore thank God. Greatest generation they say, they were also the worst generation. There the same from day 1 to now sinners. Nothing has changed
@@wolfcatgti Exactly, can't imagine if we had to count on Gen Z to fight a war today. They'd prob refuse until the general respected their pronouns. lol
My Dad was part of this operation and 19 others . They paved the way for the Americans.. My Dad was one of the originals to join. He joined from the parachute regiment. Just in case I have photographs to prove it……
You don't need to show your photographs. Most of us will believe you and will honour the memory of your father. If you're making it up, it doesn't affect any of us because we wouldn't know, it would just be yourself you have to live with, if you were claiming undeserved honour for your father.
In 1980 when Bronco kinda ran mountain troupe, and the boys were visiting Canada for some mountain training, I remember them saying they visited someone in the newspaper business called Roy, who the Israelis still did not care for. The legends continue.
John here in NJ. Our boys were tough, but SAS is legendary. Nice to hear the term OPERATOR used. These guys need very baggy pants to walk with a set that big.😮
Excellent story - the bravery and heroism of these men - tremendous. And it was brought to life by an excellent narrator. He is as good as Laurence Olivier.
In the typical italian style what happens in the 'boot country' remains for the most unknown, but it's generally very interesting and more important than many might imagine
Amazing operation with huge success... Not know much. They guerilla fight must have affected to the confidence and feel of security of Wehrmact. Such a small group of great fighters of SAS. Brave leaders too.
22:30 Imagine radioing to headquarters "Whoops I appear to have slipped into the plane, tripped into a parachute and fell outside the plane, suppose I may as well take charge of the lads, your welcome command"
You know the French call the English “pirates “, this of course is actually historically correct. The British special forces are unique and its that piratical dna that most of them come from. The Yanks always seem to have these big chisel jawed special forces. Having met a few SAS blokes , pirate comes to mind really.
It was an informative and wonderful historical coverage video about Tambo operation.....video showed how British intelligences exploited all kinds of resistance groups and directed them in favor of Allies.
Very interesting documentary and also good told. But! The music is much to loud. The narrating voices are virtually swallowed by the music, that should actually keep in the background.
I’ve seen this one before and it was worth another watch. I always believed that there were always good Germans and Russians. I mean it shows right there. It’s just common decency. I’m glad to have been born an American of Native American and Immigrant blood. It keeps my perspective on the right track.
A perspective made more comfortable by sitting on your sofa and watching a screen of some sort! I think the term ‘You had to be there’ springs to mind. Try and remember that if you can!
Almost impossible to watch and listen with the overbearing, insipid music drowning out the narration. Why do all the you tubers seem to think that loud music should be included in a story they post? If this is the History Channel, they should be ashamed of the production.
Timeline documentaries are Television productions first and the music isn’t that loud. It’s probably your fault for listening through headphones. And you can turn the volume down a bit yknow? That is allowed.
2 sides fighting it out.... both sides armed, killing each other. I don't think a fire during the course of the battle would be out of order in those circumstances. The Germans could have lit a fire that burnt downwards after all. But they didn't. With unarmed, prisoners or civilians, that would be legal problem
Such a pleasure to watch and listen to this amazing adventure narrated by a human instead of some AI generated POS that can't pronounce words properly.
Probably bc they didn’t actually have any photos of the secret operation, it being secret yknow taking cameras along wouldn’t exactly be appropriate would it? So they’re showing photos and pictures of the Allies on that front in general. The yanks had more money and so more cameras, Logic defeats ignorance again.
The Brit RP (Received Pronuciation) of the era is what I always heard in Brit spy movies of the 60s. The narrator comes close to the RP of the era. Too bad it was phased out in the early 70s. I liked the Beatles accent of the earlier era!!! It was not RP but it WAS delightful (Liverpudlian).
I was thinking the exact same thing. Even when the 3 guys are sitting looking at the paper the one fella just points right at his buddy's nuts through the paper. WTF gun safety guys!
That's how it was back then, especially with irregular troops like partisans. If you look at old photos and films from the war era gun safety as we think of it now was a completely alien concept.
I'm all for Who Dares Wins in the right circumstances, but this time disobeying orders possibly cost 6 troopers to be executed if I got the outset of this story correct?
@@robertthweatt1900 and the commentator clearly stated that they wanted the Germans to know that this was the British, so that civilians would not get caught up in retaliation. So they got the piper flown in. But anyone not in uniform would be asking for it, like partisans.
If you cannot cope with the sound then think what it must have been for the troopers.????????? Watch without sound you are missing something very special…..
Too many comments to search for a possible answer, maybe i missed it in the video: Does anybody know why the operation was cancelled before they went ahead with it?
There’s already documentaries about that. It might help if you spelled Mongolian correctly when looking for it. Or you’ll probably get a load of rubbish about gardens.
I started to watch, but the constant dramatic music and the narrator's tone were too distracting. Either I will read about this story or try find a less dramatised version.
Almost impossible to watch and listen with the overbearing, insipid music drowning out the narration. Why do all the you tubers seem to think that loud music should be included in a story they post? If this is the History Channel, they should be ashamed of the production.
These guys were feared in AFRICA for the lightning cladestine attacks they carried out and am sure the Germans had many a sleepless nights as a result.
Outstanding action by the SAS and attachments. Please amend the record, though, that the Spring Offensive went off as planned. It most certainly did not. Planned by the theater command, which was British, the Br 8th Army was designated the spearhead of the April offensive. In actual fact, the US 5th Army burst into the lead, not as planned. When they cut the Modena Road, it flanked the German's in front of the trailing 8th Army. And yet, the Brits still insist the offensive went "as planned". The first lightning warfare of the Italian campaign was conducted by hotshot GIs and this needs to be recorded in history. No offense, SAS. Most of the histories of the Italian Campaign are Brit, and I am tired of the phrase: "according to plan".
Really interesting ad in this video of the word salad queen Kamila Harris asking for donations to the campaign. What makes it interesting is that she does not use word salad to ask for donations.
Mrs Richards: "I paid for a room with a view !" Basil: (pointing to the lovely view) "That is Torquay, Madam ." Mrs Richards: "It's not good enough!" Basil: "May I ask what you were expecting to see out of a Torquay hotel bedroom window ? Sydney Opera House, perhaps? the Hanging Gardens of Babylon? Herds of wildebeest sweeping majestically past?..." Mrs Richards: "Don't be silly! I expect to be able to see the sea!" Basil: "You can see the sea, it's over there between the land and the sky." Mrs Richards: "I'm not satisfied. But I shall stay. But I expect a reduction." Basil: "Why?! Because Krakatoa's not erupting at the moment ?
So glad I lucked onto this movie. What a very special breed of men and their two main leaders. Humbly and sincerely thankful for their service.
AMEN!!!
The commentator's voice over is the one to die for. I loved listening to his voice. SAS is the best in the world.❤
This story reminded me of another unit, The smallest in the British Army in WWII. "Popski's Private Army" was formed by Vladimir Peniakoff in Egypt, who was an engineer who worked there through the 1930s and spent his weekends and holidays in the deserts, learning the languages, dialects and tribal rivalries of the Bedouin and how to survive. They used the equipment and methods of the SAS and long range desert group. After that conflict they moved up through the east coast of Italy, using the same strategies used in this story. Peniakoff also wrote a book pub-1950, named after his tiny unit, a fabulous read. Thanks.
yes read it years ago. very brave men
Thanx 👍🏻
yes i heard about this army too very interesting .
Addendums, David Sterling was a Major when he formed the SAS not a Colonel and known to Rommel as The Phantom Major, The LRDG, (Long Range Desert Group), was a totally different group, who co-operated with the SAS on numerous occasions but was not a part of the SAS. The LRDG provided transport and escape for the SAS in the early part but was a different group but had extensive knowledge of desert terrain and navigation. Men like those where and still are unique and much valued then and now.
Well said.👍🏻🇬🇧
Lt Colonel Blair ‘Paddy’ Mayne DSO with 4 bars (no VC) was head of the SAS after Stirling was captured. Read about this hero who was ruthless and not an ounce of fear.
LRDG also ironically referred to themselves as the SAS taxi service at one time
This would make a blockbuster movie
I think there was...Kelly's heroes was one such movie depicting a mission like this..they were all misfits that had to come together and go this mission..just saying it's kinda similar story is all..was great movie...Lee Marvin,Telly Savales ...bunch others...lol..
Wouldn’t never be made as it’s not American
@@genosmith8020 Or the dirty dozen maybe? Either way, it was a British mission, not American. (Head shake)🤣
I've got the trailer.. English junior officer to his senior - "Sir I've linked up with Italian special forces" - "Italian what?" flicks to the Americans "I'm linking up with an Italian special forces group" - "A what?" and so on up to the Generals and finally Churchill says "That's an oxymoron... at least we'll have the element of surprise"
@@geoffmitchell6515well Guy Ritchie made one on a similarly interesting mission. Available on Prime
I've finished watching this video, was sitting thinking how I can remember this.
It suddenly hit me ,the piper in the story is a old fellow from my home town his name was Davie (the mad piper)Kirkpatrick he was very good friend of mine.
🙂 that’s pretty cool
Scottish or irish? this was a very inspiring story!
Pretty awesome! I wonder how he got the nickname Davie "the mad piper"! Brave guy!
I was wondering if he was a soldier or they just grabbed a musician and kicked him out of a plane
being a huge WW2 buff I thought I knew pretty much every secret mission that was done, but this was news to me. Man, they just don't make men like that generation anymore
Ikr something new always seems to come up! This is what TH-cam was meant to show. These guys were bada**es!
You mean the Nazis? Yeah they don't make them like that anymore thank God. Greatest generation they say, they were also the worst generation. There the same from day 1 to now sinners. Nothing has changed
@@wolfcatgti Exactly, can't imagine if we had to count on Gen Z to fight a war today. They'd prob refuse until the general respected their pronouns. lol
Agreed
Absolutely, great documentary. Learned something I didn't know.
My Dad (God rest his soul) fought in the campaign for the Poe Valley his company provided artillery support for
The 10th Mountain Division
la plaine du Pô, it's not a valley but a plain ...
@@skualpascal6684 Did not know that. Just going by what it's named. Thanks for the info
U're welcome @@dolphfren . that's the cradle of my ancestors
@@skualpascal6684 Cool, would love to visit the Poe Valley some day.
it's a plain & it's called Pô, from the name of the river which crosses it ^^
Great story. Well told. Thanks.
Would make a great movie
I think the dirty dozen is the Hollywood version. A very entertaining film but ALL wrong.🤣
WELL TOLD, indeed!!
My Dad was part of this operation and 19 others . They paved the way for the Americans.. My Dad was one of the originals to join. He joined from the parachute regiment. Just in case I have photographs to prove it……
That’s sick. Your dad has some nuts of brass. Some of the stuff the SAS did back in the big war was absolutely insane
Farran was my Grandfathers commanding officer, Billy Lavill number 1 squadron 2nd SAS,
You don't need to show your photographs. Most of us will believe you and will honour the memory of your father. If you're making it up, it doesn't affect any of us because we wouldn't know, it would just be yourself you have to live with, if you were claiming undeserved honour for your father.
Excellent editing. Just the right amount of pause with the just the right footage interspersed with the dialogue .
In 1980 when Bronco kinda ran mountain troupe, and the boys were visiting Canada for some mountain training, I remember them saying they visited someone in the newspaper business called Roy, who the Israelis still did not care for. The legends continue.
These Guys & Gals are so bad a**. I love watching these special forces documentaries. 😀
Thank you Timeline love your docu's! This one particularly so! Had no idea that this even took place!
Amazing generation.
Awesome Intro….!
Great Unknown Operational Mission that was performed by true Men….!
👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
I love this documentary,and even the music was beautiful
John here in NJ. Our boys were tough, but SAS is legendary. Nice to hear the term OPERATOR used. These guys need very baggy pants to walk with a set that big.😮
Yes, it’s certainly more accurate than agent and spy. The latter is so ‘Hollywood’. 🤣
The SAS - Special air service are the best of the best
Yes, no one comes near.👍🏻🇬🇧
Excellent story - the bravery and heroism of these men - tremendous. And it was brought to life by an excellent narrator. He is as good as Laurence Olivier.
Brilliantly portrayed
Italians came to visit the piper in his old folks home to thank him in his final years.
Omg, very apt and moving👍🏻🥲
Excellent documentary, missed this one , sure glad I came across it. A very well done video. Thanks for posting. 51:40
This guy's voice is something else he voiced the Isreal attack on Syria nuclear it's was sweet to hear. Respect 🤗
Excellent
Excellent documentary!
Good to see a well put together documentary, with a real narrator. Good period footage without stupid non World War 2 imagery. Well done.
Really interesting documentary, the Italian campaign is one of the least I know about.
In the typical italian style what happens in the 'boot country' remains for the most unknown, but it's generally very interesting and more important than many might imagine
Amazing operation with huge success... Not know much. They guerilla fight must have affected to the confidence and feel of security of Wehrmact.
Such a small group of great fighters of SAS. Brave leaders too.
Watching from Mackinac Island Michigan
I love these war stories. So clever and audacious. 👍🏻🇬🇧
Amazing men and their fellow soldiers!
This beats a Hollywood movie by a mile.
Of course it does coz it’s true! 🤣
What a great story 👍🏽👌🏾
Early Rupert's where a special breed .
especially David sterling .
That’s funny🤣 But a fair amount died in the line of duty.😢
Very good video
22:30 Imagine radioing to headquarters "Whoops I appear to have slipped into the plane, tripped into a parachute and fell outside the plane, suppose I may as well take charge of the lads, your welcome command"
Very good video..well narrated..👍
You know the French call the English “pirates “, this of course is actually historically correct.
The British special forces are unique and its that piratical dna that most of them come from.
The Yanks always seem to have these big chisel jawed special forces.
Having met a few SAS blokes , pirate comes to mind really.
We were referred to as pirates because we were prolific seafarers, not because we were anymore thuggish than the french or anyone else!!!
It was an informative and wonderful historical coverage video about Tambo operation.....video showed how British intelligences exploited all kinds of resistance groups and directed them in favor of Allies.
Brave men in them days
Awesome presentation
Very interesting documentary and also good told.
But!
The music is much to loud. The narrating voices are virtually swallowed by the music, that should actually keep in the background.
I’ve seen this one before and it was worth another watch. I always believed that there were always good Germans and Russians. I mean it shows right there. It’s just common decency. I’m glad to have been born an American of Native American and Immigrant blood. It keeps my perspective on the right track.
A perspective made more comfortable by sitting on your sofa and watching a screen of some sort! I think the term ‘You had to be there’ springs to mind. Try and remember that if you can!
Their bark was loud but their bite wasn’t vicious
Over the top music as usual
Agreed.
Almost impossible to watch and listen with the overbearing, insipid music drowning out the narration. Why do all the you tubers seem to think that loud music should be included in a story they post? If this is the History Channel, they should be ashamed of the production.
Wrong.
Timeline documentaries are Television productions first and the music isn’t that loud. It’s probably your fault for listening through headphones.
And you can turn the volume down a bit yknow? That is allowed.
@@flashgordon6670 No headphones, over bearing music is just amateurish
SOE shouldn't be confused with the SAS, entirely different groups.
An excellent secret war episode Wouldn't setting fire to the 2 villas killing everyone on the upper floors be concidered a war crime?
2 sides fighting it out.... both sides armed, killing each other. I don't think a fire during the course of the battle would be out of order in those circumstances.
The Germans could have lit a fire that burnt downwards after all. But they didn't.
With unarmed, prisoners or civilians, that would be legal problem
So cool!!!
Anything but cool I would say. Brave, clever, audacious, brilliant, honourable, amazing .... Not cool. Ugh!
Such a pleasure to watch and listen to this amazing adventure narrated by a human instead of some AI generated POS that can't pronounce words properly.
My feelings exactly !!!
👍🏻
Dirty dozen springs to mind for me
Really interesting
That bloody music is so annoying
Yeah, it’s a bit loud, fascinating story though!
Agree
Music is so loud I can barely hear the dialogue
Read the book by Damien Lewis. Excellent They truly were a different breed. Naming the donkey Woah Mohamet 😂
They saw no signals!!
What balls!
Very informative. But would be so much better without music.
They Broke The Rules !
But came tops . SAS
1:58 who is the composer of this song
You never seem to hear about Monti casino these days. 😊
Why are they wearing American uniforms in the photo? It's the SAS, it's a British led operation, the Americans had nothing to do with it. Annoying
Probably bc they didn’t actually have any photos of the secret operation, it being secret yknow taking cameras along wouldn’t exactly be appropriate would it?
So they’re showing photos and pictures of the Allies on that front in general. The yanks had more money and so more cameras, Logic defeats ignorance again.
We've got to blame someone, lol.
@@hat-of-shives😂
🤣Those Yanks always insert themselves in places they don’t belong.😂🇬🇧❤️🇺🇸
Would make a good movies war one nice documentary too
The Brit RP (Received Pronuciation) of the era is what I always heard in Brit spy movies of the 60s. The narrator comes close to the RP of the era. Too bad it was phased out in the early 70s.
I liked the Beatles accent of the earlier era!!! It was not RP but it WAS delightful (Liverpudlian).
I don't know your dad, I don't have German accent, but I speak Spanish and I certainly look younger than your dad... and I have bread🖤🖤🖤🖤
Watching all the flagging going on in this episode is frightening… l hope those are replica weapons
I was thinking the exact same thing. Even when the 3 guys are sitting looking at the paper the one fella just points right at his buddy's nuts through the paper. WTF gun safety guys!
@@wanderingspider8988 right?!?!
That's how it was back then, especially with irregular troops like partisans. If you look at old photos and films from the war era gun safety as we think of it now was a completely alien concept.
I'm all for Who Dares Wins in the right circumstances, but this time disobeying orders possibly cost 6 troopers to be executed if I got the outset of this story correct?
If the SAS were in uniform, their execution was a war crime. The deployment of a piper leads me to think they were.
@@robertthweatt1900 and the commentator clearly stated that they wanted the Germans to know that this was the British, so that civilians would not get caught up in retaliation. So they got the piper flown in. But anyone not in uniform would be asking for it, like partisans.
WoW 😳
Didn’t Lees turn into a mercenary?
41:03 their not "Willis Jeeps", they're 'Willy's Jeeps'!!
The originals . Who dares wins .
Germany had it coming just like the other two
If you cannot cope with the sound then think what it must have been for the troopers.????????? Watch without sound you are missing something very special…..
Too many comments to search for a possible answer, maybe i missed it in the video: Does anybody know why the operation was cancelled before they went ahead with it?
Sir please show us disappears of magnolia empire kubli khan naval fleet in Japan island
There’s already documentaries about that. It might help if you spelled Mongolian correctly when looking for it. Or you’ll probably get a load of rubbish about gardens.
Can you do the Iranian embassy please
Very beautiful story about two Soldier 🪖 German s s soldiers I want more information about second the war thank 💓 Soldier Russian
Why show usa troops on your title picture?????
Coz they like inserting themselves where they don’t belong.🤣
Who is the narrator?
Very most important rule In 1945 British SAS commandos in ww2
???
The music is way too loud and interferes with the narration
💂💂💂💂💂💂SAS
The SAS was formed in 1942 not 1941 the lrdg was formed 1941.
I started to watch, but the constant dramatic music and the narrator's tone were too distracting. Either I will read about this story or try find a less dramatised version.
Almost impossible to watch and listen with the overbearing, insipid music drowning out the narration. Why do all the you tubers seem to think that loud music should be included in a story they post? If this is the History Channel, they should be ashamed of the production.
The near everlasting source of glory stories WW2 and the German Nazies.
You sound unimpressed and resentful, I can’t think why! 🤣😂😅🇬🇧👍🏻❤️
@@Roz-y2d At least u figured that one out…
SAS Beret's are tan, not the maroon of the Paras.
I should imagine its a Subliminal Nod to Farran, and 6 para....
They did wear maroon latter on, my Grandfather was number 1 squadron 2nd SAS
I would have liked to have watched this but the damn music is so loud I can't hear them talking so, 10 minutes in I'm out
Disturbing background sounds. Very annoying.
Women too not just men.
there is no more google
Music much too loud
Bloody brilliant story ..
Have heard of this story told by Damien Lewis ,it's an amazing account ...
These guys were feared in AFRICA for the lightning cladestine attacks they carried out and am sure the Germans had many a sleepless nights as a result.
Outstanding action by the SAS and attachments. Please amend the record, though, that the Spring Offensive went off as planned. It most certainly did not. Planned by the theater command, which was British, the Br 8th Army was designated the spearhead of the April offensive. In actual fact, the US 5th Army burst into the lead, not as planned. When they cut the Modena Road, it flanked the German's in front of the trailing 8th Army. And yet, the Brits still insist the offensive went "as planned". The first lightning warfare of the Italian campaign was conducted by hotshot GIs and this needs to be recorded in history. No offense, SAS. Most of the histories of the Italian Campaign are Brit, and I am tired of the phrase: "according to plan".
Music way to loud ...
what about Polish troops which fought against Germans and Fascist Italians in 2nd Polish Corps?!
SAS ACTUALLY ORIGINated from the Long Range Desert Group of North Afica fame! These were i think SOE, Churchill's inventions!!
No they djdnt6.
The SAS and LRDG were separate entities.
However if was realised that combining would be more effective
Sas we're recruited from many regiments, it's likely many came from LRDG however the SAS was not derived from the LRDG
Really interesting ad in this video of the word salad queen Kamila Harris asking for donations to the campaign. What makes it interesting is that she does not use word salad to ask for donations.
"The italians switched sides" 😂😂 yeah, I bet they did.... probably only officially after they executed Mousalilnl.
but he got partizans together.
IN MÉXICO
Mrs Richards: "I paid for a room with a view !"
Basil: (pointing to the lovely view) "That is Torquay, Madam ."
Mrs Richards: "It's not good enough!"
Basil: "May I ask what you were expecting to see out of a Torquay hotel bedroom window ? Sydney Opera House, perhaps? the Hanging Gardens of Babylon? Herds of wildebeest sweeping majestically past?..."
Mrs Richards: "Don't be silly! I expect to be able to see the sea!"
Basil: "You can see the sea, it's over there between the land and the sky."
Mrs Richards: "I'm not satisfied. But I shall stay. But I expect a reduction."
Basil: "Why?! Because Krakatoa's not erupting at the moment ?
I always loved that episode!!! And 'The Norwegian Blue", and that one about how tough it was when we grew up !!!
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