The Paras Last Drop - Gamil Airfield 1956
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- The last time the Parachute Regiment dropped into combat was during the 1956 Suez Crisis when 3 PARA landed on El Gamil Airfield outside Port Said, Egypt.
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My father was 3 Para C Company in this conflict. He was 20 years old when he jumped out of the aircraft laden with so much equipment they could hardly stand, and under heavy fire. I still cannot even comprehend that now. Always a modest man, he was very proud to have been a Para and been at Suez. He passed away in February aged 83 and he would have loved this documentary. Thank you Mark Felton for bringing something to life that was a huge part of his life.
Proud to be shooting at people.
I cant comprehend
@@jeffsmith9351 He is ten times the man you'll ever be.
@@jeffsmith9351 You should be ashamed. Every freedom you enjoy is because of such bold men.
@@trojanthedog what a shortsighted and simple minded opinion
@@jeffsmith9351 The simple and timid seldom comprehend honor and courage.
I’m a nurse. One of my patients had a picture of herself as a young women in a WRAF uniform, I was interested because she had parachutist wings on her sleeve. She told me that she was a parachute packer. During the Suez crisis the airborne forces would practice parachuting regularly. As in the video they would land in a drop zone, then move to the practice battle area. However when the exercise was over and they returned to collect there parachutes they were always stolen, as silk was useful and valuable. A small unit of volunteer parachute packers was trained to parachute on to the landing zone alter the paras had moved on. They eww accompanied by military policemen who protected them whilst they collected the discarded chutes.
What an excellent fact worth remembering. Thank you David
Interesting story
Ace story thank you😉
Mr. Felton, a new video for you.
in the drama of the front line we forget about the "logistics" of supply, material, and running out of "stuff".
Damn, the best military "Documentary" on youtube. I remember when History Channel use to show actually history and not ghost hunters shit.
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Isn’t that the truth, I even miss tank overhaul that was a great show
Bruh pawn stars
Greatest tank battles with the token German accent reading from Otto carius's book "tigers in the mud". LoL I miss the good shit in history. I like American Pickers because they discuss the history of the items. But the ghost shit is too much.
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History Channel WW2 docs were of far higher quality than this channel, no offense
I wish! The History channel was completely destroyed along time ago
@@numalesoybea1348 you must work for the history channel, because youre the minority that thinks that my friend
If a company has a trademark (like a brand name) and doesn't use it publicly for a long enough time, they can lose it.
It's not the same, but I think the "History" Channel should lose rights to the name for not using it for actual history.
I'm ex 3 Para, during my recruit training back in 1969 there was a colour sergeant Norman who used to stroll around the barracks screaming, "NASSER IS NOT DEAD"! He was a bit of a character. As part of our indoctrination we used to do regimental history. I've learned a lot more in this video than those far off history lessons.Well done! Dr Felton. By the way I think it is the same person, the c/Sgt was called Pompey Norman and he had been at El Gamil drop in '56. Stay safe everyone wear a mask, wash your hands a lot and keep your distance in this time of Lockdown for covid19.
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You guys are taking a real hard hit from th Coronavirus. We in the States are getting hammered too. Stay sake guy.
Would Pompey Norman be a reference to Portsmouth?
Neil Mario Cullen That’s a great story. The Paras are top notch!
Hi Neil have you still got your Dennison Smock mate,if you have they are highly sort after mate.Whoa Muhammad , Stay safe and Godbless 🙏🇬🇧
I salute you!
Markus from Germany.
Thank you for using the word "crucial" instead of the overused "critical" to mean 'something important' ; this proper use of language made my day.
Mark Felton is a treasure. Always makes my day
Any videos on the Paras in 1972 in Ireland? I have, if you are interested. You might revise your statement that they are "among the finest troops in the world". The finest at murdering unarmed civilians running away from them? I challenge you to delete or otherwise suppress this post. You moved from objectivity to subjectivity with that "finest" statement, and betrayed your academic obligation for evidence and impartiality in the face of facts. Mark, I challenge you to truthfully address the story of British military activity in the North of Ireland since 1969, in the same style of the videos you have produced covering, so far, WWI, WW2, Suez, Korea, Falklands and many other arenas.
It is an oddity that you have not produced a single video on a theatre of war in which the British armed forces lost 722 personnel. For the record, approx 3 times more than in the Falklands.
Why is that Mark? This is an unusual gaping hole for such an esteemed academic.
@@liamevans1630 not interested.
@@hoponasu2471 You can choose to eliminate uncomfortable truths from your life. But those truths remain. In that case you are living a life of delusion.
Love this channel, no bells and whistles, just good old well researched history. Too many history channels are concerned more about the personality of the presenter or looking pretty on camera. None of that's needed for good history, in fact I think it a distraction.
Could not agree more! Mark's presentation style is also superb - clear and concise but also with his enthusiasm for his subject coming through. Definitely done to a very high standard and better in many cases than I have seen on TV.
Leave Lindybeige alone lol
@@myview5840 haha I was about to say that...haha
Very true. Mark always has some cool pictures and videos though.
Any videos on the Paras in 1972 in Ireland? I have, if you are interested. You might revise your statement that they are "among the finest troops in the world". The finest at murdering unarmed civilians running away from them? I challenge you to delete or otherwise suppress this post. You moved from objectivity to subjectivity with that "finest" statement, and betrayed your academic obligation for evidence and impartiality in the face of facts. Mark, I challenge you to truthfully address the story of British military activity in the North of Ireland since 1969, in the same style of the videos you have produced covering, so far, WWI, WW2, Suez, Korea, Falklands and many other arenas.
It is an oddity that you have not produced a single video on a theatre of war in which the British armed forces lost 722 personnel. For the record, approx 3 times more than in the Falklands.
Why is that Mark? This is an unusual gaping hole for such an esteemed academic.
Being an infantry veteran and interested in military history, I was aware of this conflict that happened when I was just six months old.
It is really interesting to learn such specific details about the operation.
Also, having a detailed map really helps to comprehend the story. Thanks again.
This is remarkable. 6 months old and aware of this conflict? LOL. Just joking, of course. :)
45CaliberCure
Well, as I am not clairvoyant, it was not possible for me to be aware of it sooner than that.
I'm also Infantry. Ft. Drum light Infantry by way of Ft. Benning.
James, what exactly are you a veteran of?
4 killed, 37 wounded. after jumping ON the enemy. These fellas knew how to fight.
Or the Egyptians had poor aiming...
@@Nikocum good point. For me both assertives are correct.
If you invade people in their country, you are the enemy.
@@TGong-eu4gf Nope, you are each other enemies. Now you may be the bad guy, thats different, but ad guy and enemy are not the same concept. But the Chinese Communist Party should know all about that, with their history of invading and trying to invade other peoples countries, like Inner Mongolia, Russia, Tibet, Vietnam and soon no doubt, Taiwan.
@@NoFaithNoPain Nice work NoFaithNoPain...shoot right the heart of that CCP npc :-)
Prof Felton is getting really skilled with his presentations.
We don't just get the trademark intro, we also get an additional one for added suspense before the paras jump.
So true! Was thinking about that aswell.
I happened to do it once, of course not in anger. The wait is chilling. The difference in mood between a training military para drop and recreational skydiving is surprising, even considering the gear paratroopers carry.
Para: - How many drops is this for you, Mr Journalist?
Journalist:- Thirty eight... simulated.
Para2:- How many *combat* drops?
Journalist:- Uh, one, Including this one.
Para:- Oh, man...
@ You knows it son.
That journalist had a good pair of lungs on him. He screamed none stop from leaving the aircraft all the way down until he hit the ground. And for a good ten minutes after that.
@Old Iron ???
The non experience having officer from aliens said that! Great reference
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I was a young paratrooper with the 82nd. Airborne Div. during the Vietnam era, and I can tell you jumping from a plane in flight with a full 80 lb kit was no joke. Hats off to these British paras especially jumping from a height of 600 feet with no reserve.
Passed selection for the paras 2 months ago, should start my training in September! 💪🏻🇬🇧
fus149 Hammer
Thank you mate.
Get some brother💪
And when you jump from your plane,
Your gonna get hit by AA in parichuting
RIP: James Hartley
Cause of death: Got hit by AA
Former french paratrooper here, may Saint Michel be with you. Saint Michel is the protector of french Paratroopers. Welcome to elite troops
Sandtrooper seven o five 🇬🇧🇫🇷
My father was dropped in the second wave. He remembered capturing the graveyard and mentioned that damn sniper. He took home the recon photos of the airfield that he kept after being told to destroy them. I remember seeing them as a child but they have got lost over the years. He also mentioned a Mig being shot down and the whole of the brigade taking potshots at the parachute, though I think that was later o in the campaign. Unfortunately, one of the four killed was my fathers best friend.
Very interesting, and to me poignant video
kinda cool when you can get verification. i really stopped trusting the pickery channel
Just a big confirmo on hearing that story about the Mig. No written details only a secondary source saying same thing.
Very poor show shooting a pilot in a parachute...
Banastre Tarleton
Yeah but it wouldn’t have been a poor show by the pilot shoot and bomb troops on the ground from above??? A paratroopers main objective is to destroy they enemy.
@@mrwilsonwilson9599 it's war! Christ the whole point is to destroy the enemy? Your wanting him to wait until the guy's on the ground and dangerous? Nup kill him when you see him! That's war!!!!?
I literally had a thought in my head “when will Mark Felton upload again?” and as soon as I open youtube I
see you have uploaded! Happy days!
I've just discovered this channel and binge watching everything, great channel this
It's like an Xmas historical present lol
He always uploads an hour or so before I've finished eating, uncanny. There's nothing like a bit of well researched military history to aid the digestion!
Ditto!
Any videos on the Paras in 1972 in Ireland? I have, if you are interested. You might revise your statement that they are "among the finest troops in the world". The finest at murdering unarmed civilians running away from them? I challenge you to delete or otherwise suppress this post. You moved from objectivity to subjectivity with that "finest" statement, and betrayed your academic obligation for evidence and impartiality in the face of facts. Mark, I challenge you to truthfully address the story of British military activity in the North of Ireland since 1969, in the same style of the videos you have produced covering, so far, WWI, WW2, Suez, Korea, Falklands and many other arenas.
It is an oddity that you have not produced a single video on a theatre of war in which the British armed forces lost 722 personnel. For the record, approx 3 times more than in the Falklands.
Why is that Mark? This is an unusual gaping hole for such an esteemed academic.
Their intel was no joke knowing the religion of each cemetery.
Not really as it used to be british base and most likely british soldiers buried there
@@radcow yup. And after Nasser took over, only muhammedans were allowed in the new Egyptian armed forces, all Christians and Jews being driven out of the country or into hiding.
@@radcow Oh nice, didn't know that. But that still counts as intel right? Just epic in its accuracy.
The British had only withdrawn their garrison a few months earlier
We built modern Egypt. We knew where everything was because we built it.
Suez Crisis is not internationally known conflict, but in Finland it is remembered as first peacekeeping operation where Finnish troops were deployed.
Okay swapping channels here but that is History That Deserves To Be Remembered. Thanks
The weirdness of this world. A Finnish recruit guarding the Suez Canal in the middle of a desert in scorching heat ahaha
It is one of my first childhood memories with newspaper pictures of tanks and smoke and my father not being polite to an American president. It was unheard of - how the world has changed!
@@dennispremoli7950 Along with Irish and Swedish troops in the Congo...
@@dennispremoli7950 Finnish soldiers would do fine in the desert because they are used to warm temperatures by sitting in sauna 🙂
Thankyou for your production Mark. My Dad was in 3rd Para and involved in this mission. Pompey Norman was his best mate. You have explained it all so clearly- I never appreciated what a courageous man my father was until after he passed. I miss him so much 😢
courageous?, more like a colonial murder
I was involved in the air operations in 1956. The first attack by Valiant bombers, detached to Luqa, Malta, was carried out by 148 Squadron.
Cool!
B Coy 3 Para, we also had Canberra bombers taking off from the airport just outside Nicosia the night before the drop.
Remember, it was out the door pull leg strap, knees up and flick the weapons container, and then we were on the ground and straight into a mortar hole with head down, then get equipped and run for the control tower. Now 82, seems a lifetime away.
Gjr Hatz - and you’re incredibly rude.
Capturing the sewage farm sounds like a real you know what kind of a job to me.
It was a shit show.
Yeah, fighting in that probably meant taking cover and concealment in a yku no wet tank or pond.
That would put troops into you know what kind of sandwich.
It was a moping up operation.💩
@@ramseyr2852 definitely a stinky assignment.
Eisenhower regretted a few years later his decision of not backing Britain and France in the crisis, but it was too late. On the other hand, this happened just as the USSR was invading Hungary, and it was awkward to condemn the USSR while supporting Britain and France. The outcome was what you rightly point out anyway: the US had replaced the old colonial empires.
if the u.s would have supported the british and french and nasser had been removed by force...our relationship with the saudis and egypt would have been radically different and the mid east states would have probably been more open to not just trading or receiving soviet military equiptment and a few advisors to teach them how to use the equiptment but also to soviet requests to send actual military units into the mid east...in 1967 and 73 the egyptians turned down soviet offers to bring in army and air force units to fight the israelis directly during the latter parts of those wars...maybe they would have accepted or even accepted earlier and the conflicts could have expanded into global wars...
@@feereel Fair point.
The Suez crisis killed both UK and French aspirations to retain their empires and colonies around the world. I think personally they were used by the Israelis for their own benefit. The biggest problem I think we still are working out today is how European countries can have an impact on those countries once colonised by them without making them fear for a neocolonialism period. Most political problems that we see today like brexit or any discussion on the European continent can be linked to the fact that countries once powerful worldleaders feel they have become more and more irrelevant in world politics.
Personally I think there are still way too many Europeans thinking of other non-Western countries as being backwards in terms of society. For Europeans and Americans alike it's incomprehensible how fast many decolonized countries have been able to catch up to us. It's likely that the Western world will become more and more irrelevant in the world in terms of politics. The thing I think we as Europeans is the fact that maybe through conquering the world we ended up speeding up progress in many countries. Nonetheless, I'm curious what you think about this. Have a good day ;)
@@hobmoor2042 What I've learned through the years, Put simply is that any leader will make decisions that favor their country. However as an American, I understand your criticism. I hope you can understand the people here with a brain still very much appreciate all our allies from previous wars and conflicts. It's almost comical in my opinion how bad previous people in power in the states have treated almost all nations the U.S considers a friend or ally. A bit depressing really.
@@hobmoor2042 keep your chin up and quit crying so much.
my father Bill Thomson was the helmsman on the H.M.S. Eagle aircraft carrier which was dispatched to the suez crisis.
Question: What do people drive?....
Most people: A small Ford Fiesta they struggle to park.
Your Dad: A 47000 tonne and 800 ft long aircraft carrier.
Must have been an awesome job.
@@notmenotme614
he was even more impressive in the boxing ring by winning the British all forces boxing championship for his weight (light weight)
he loved the navy, had a large eagle tattoo on his back to show that he always had the Eagle behind him backing him up.
i am extremely proud of my old man..
thank you for that amazing reply!
No, he was a helmsman on HMS Eagle, if you had called his ship "THE" HMS Eagle I have no doubt that he would have boxed your ears. What does "HMS" stand for?
@@paddy864
HMS stands for her majesty's ship which is standard for all British Royal Navy ships to have placed before the ships name..
this is why i called the ship HMS Eagle.
in the Royal Navy all ships are reffered to as her majestys ship because the queen of England is like the British armed forces commander in chief like the USA president is their armed forces commander in chief.
you are correct i did make a grammatical mistake in calling it the HMS Eagle.
Stunning execution and victory for the Paras! Their impeccable history and legacy lives on.
They weren't serious about capturing the sewage farm - they were just going through the motions. More seriously, Mark, that was a top notch video. Do you think a more extended series on Suez would be possible? There's more to think about - both militarily and politically.
Detective: Do you 🖒every Mark Felton video before watching it?
Me: I want my lawyer.
The history guy and you all the way.
And not to forget Drachenfel for the navy stuff. The History Triumvirate.
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The holy trinity of Mark, Drachenfel, and The History Guy
One of my college professors at a Midwestern liberal arts college in the 1970s had been a subaltern with the Paras at Suez.
For some reason he didn't have a high opinion of Ike.
Many of the College liked him as he helped to introduce rugby into America as an actual former player.
Miss him, his stories.
One of his later assignments as an officer attached to American forces armed with the Davy Crockett nuke system was to acquire the launch key. The British Government contrary to any American desires would use the tactical nukes if the Soviets breached the Fulda Gap.
Made you pause in thought.
Well my Hero Sgt Pompey Norman, what a great Airborne Warrior he was and so glad he was my training instructor during the cadre days before doing P company and continuing on joining our platoon through Depot Para. Such a wise man giving us the right message to be come a Paratrooper. We salute you.
I have my uncles medal for the Canal Zone. He was 1st batt Irish Guards.
My Grandad served in the Irish Guards and was Involved in the Suez Conflict as well.
Amazing. After in my country (NL) medals are to be returned after death of the bearer. Which is logical, in my view.
Ronald de Rooij Hollandse zuunigheid he 😜
The Irish Guards took no part in operation musketeer so I am not sure why your various relatives would have told you so.
Am I right in believing the British government refused to acknowledge this as an actual war, at least as far as the Royal Navy was concerned? From what I have heard, despite taking losses, it left a bad taste not to be recognised for having been fighting for their country.
I was living in Egypt in 1956 as a kid,10 years old with my brother 8, my father was a sergeant in the Royal Artillery,we were evacuated late one night from the airport and I fell down a drainage ditch and my Mother leathered my muddy ass all the way up the aircraft steps
Sounds like your mum should have stayed and fought, no offence
I said at the start of this year Mark would get to a million subscribers before the end of the year...maybe I was wrong..maybe it will be 2..if he carrys on with the sheer quality he produces.👍
Well deserved. Awesome Channel
Thank you for providing such quality historical entertainment at this time Mark
You never fail us Mark Felton thank you so much for your wonderful content.👍🏽💯
I like the addion of maps when possible but if possible, could you draw like arrows on them in the future when talking about what company did what and moving to this or that town/objective ect.
Nevertheless, excellent video
All arrows point to villers bocage Mike. 😂
Michael? You're still alive?
@@hello7533 all arrows after that pointed to La Cambe
Ahh the Great Wittmann halo son.
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When I was at the CAF Infantry school in 2001, our Company OC was a Para on exchange to Canadian Army. He fought at Goose Green and was the hardest man I ever met. An impressive man who led from the front. On morning runs, he would run in circles around the company encouraging us not to drop out. Goes without saying that today’s Paras do their forbearers proud.
Yet ANOTHER fascinating yet not widely known bit of modern military history. Thanks again, Mark.
Simply the best history documentaries around. Mark should be making programmes for the TV , he is that good.
It has become almost a ritual to watch Mark Felton videos as I eat my lunch or dinner. Great video as always.
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When I started college at LSU in the late 70’s, our dean had been a para in this attack. He was wounded and lost part of his leg. Prince of a man.
GEAUX TIGERS!!
Very Good Video ' Mr. Mark Felton , I had seen a video about this British Operation in Egypt and American Intervened . It never mentioned the details of the fighting nor any parts of the ground operations but thanks to Mr. Mark Felton I now know.
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Excellent video have a great day everyone.
Thanks, you too!
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Gotta love Brigadier "Tubby" Butler another fascinating slice of history. Thank you Dr. Felton
Incredible effort by the British, well planned and executed with the always present adjustments in the field. Politics tends to nullify a lot of valiant efforts in any conflict. Nicely presented Mark, I've gone back and watched nearly every video you've posted. Your attention to detail with no bias and the occasional wry statement is highly educational and entertaining. Many thanks.
I’ve learned something
Hi Mark, I am fond of history since I was born, I congratulate you for your excellent contributions documentaries, and the music of the documentaries is a gem, thanks and fraternal hugs from Argentina
Glad you like them!
Thank you for this!! You are talented producer of daring and bold military history, I thoroughly enjoy your work.
Love this channel so much
Last US Army Airborne combat jump was on March 26, 2003 when the U.S. 173rd Airborne Brigade conducted a combat jump into northern Iraq, during the 2003 invasion of Iraq, to seize an airfield and support special forces.
Great video on the last paras drop displaying the formidabile efficiency of those veteran troops. Thanks again for your great job sharing it with us...
As always, a wonderful story. Nothing can beat well trained elite commandos! Thank you Mark!😎😎😎😎
Glad you enjoyed it
Thank you Mark for uncovering another bit of forgotten military history, I am very impressed with operational maps and if that is actual film footage of the operation even more credit for acquiring it; given the cover up that was involved after this Crisis, I am surprised anything is still available. Britain was still paying lend-lease and it took till 2005 or 2013 till the money was paid back therefore the U.S. could tell us exactly what to do, with Egypt being supplied with U.S. equipment it was a foregone conclusion what the outcome of this scenario would be. When Sir Anthony Eden tried to cover up the operation it cost him the premiership & he was gone in1957 with outcries from just about every corner of the globe including our own Commonwealth. President Nasser was trying to isolate Israel economically, the US & the UK responded by refusing to fund the Aswan project due to President Nasser's attempt to destroy the Israeli state by the blockade upon it, as the Egyptians had blocked the straits of Tiran. The U.K. had been warned by the U.S. not to do a military option by President Eisenhower.
As I listened to the mission & operational plan, I began to think that this sounded suspiciously like a suicide mission.
What great soldiering.
What a stunning story.
Well produced and highly informative and up there with the best videos from this highly professional site.
Again and again
Thank you Mark.
Blessings from N.H., U.S.A..
For a moment I read the title as Gmail Airfield. The mental image is hilarious.
That'd be where all the emails get delivered to, right? Busy place, that.
Makes the illustration of the "sewage farm" kind of apropos, at least in my world.
What was I doing before? I cant remember mark felton posted a video
I was watching a Japanese Baseball anime until I received the notification of the upload.
An old story well told. I especially enjoy your blow by blow description of the action.
Thank you!
When a young 18 year old in 1963 I worked with a colleague who had been a Para at Gamil Airfield and Port Said. I do not recall his rank or, more unfortunately, his name. His stories were rousing. I later learned myself how indestructible we feel ourselves when young. Thankfully he survived. I do remember him telling that it was common practice to keep a bullet in the chamber of the No. 4 rifle that had the tip cut off, a 'Dum-Dum' bullet. A Court Martial offence if discovered. If approached by an officer the intention was to fire off the round 'accidentally' into the air. War is never pleasant.
No jump experience...anti personnel fire upon exiting the aircraft at 600 feet into a combat zone without a weapon. Respect.
I was watching a documentary the other day on AHC and who did I see but none other than *Mark Fckn Felton* !!
You know shit's about to get real when the intro music plays halfway through. Thanks for putting the gallantry and humanity of these men on display, Mark!
You bet
Mark, your command of knowledge and simple explanation of operations are second to none. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us. Best wishes!
Very welcome
Being para qualed I can't tell you how terrifying jumping from 600ft would be and then add in the no reserve idea, that would be the scariest jump ever.
We had no reserve chute , the thought never crossed our minds!!
Can't use a reserve chute when you jump that low anyway, there (literally) isn't enough time for it to open before you hit the ground unless you pull it as soon as you're out the door (before your main chute even starts deploying, and having both chutes trying to open at the same time may cause other potentially fatal problems). I'm glad I never had to make a real combat jump, too.
I remember on finals as we came over the brick wall at the end of the field the red light turned to green and being 3rd in the stick I thought we were landing but when the dispatcher shouted go we all took the big step, but lucky for me I landed in a mortar hole and while keeping my head down and unpacking my gear a loud voice said, "Don't just lay there soldier, get over to the control tower" and off I went, still remember it like yesterday.
Journalist Peter Woods was an incredibly brave man or a lunatic. I can’t imagine making a low level combat parachute jump without any training.
I missed this last year - what a rousing good tale!
I love your videos. I learned more from your videos than i did in school
Quick Pre History: Ferdinand Marie, Comte de Lesseps comes up with a 'risky' idea to build a link to the Mediterranean Sea, gets private investors and makes a deal with Mohamed Sa'id Pasha, the Wāli for Egypt in 1854. Concessions are Profits divided 10% to the Founders, 15% to Egypt and 75% to the shareholders. The successful venture is officially opened on 17 November 1869. Note: in 1858 the share offering resulted in 50% belonging to French investors, 6% to Ottoman investors and 44% to the Government of Egypt. December 1875, British PM Benjamine Disraeli, with permission from Parliament and Queen Victoria buys the 44% share of the 'in debit' Egyptian Government. In 1876, still in debit, the Egyptian Government sold the 15% dividend rights to a French Bank. (Note: the revenue from tonnage using the canal was far less than predicted). There was a Nationalist uprising in Egypt in 1880. In 1882 there was an anti-European riot which resulted in the British gaining control of the Suez Canal and developing a protectorate over Egypt. The 1888 Convention of Constantinople declared the canal a neutral zone under British protection. It came into effect in 1904. In 1922 (after WW1), Egypt was declared an independent country. The 1888 Convention of Constantinople was still in force. 1920's to 1930's saw Seuz Canal profits rise greatly. After WWII, the oil industry boosted profits. The Suez Canal Company put it into different financial reserves. In the 1940's they invested and diversified into over 9 companies. In 1952 a military coup saw Colonel Gamal Abdel Nasser eventually emerge as the leader of Egypt. Nasser declared on 26 July 1956 that Egypt was nationalizing the canal. This historical Documentary now occurs. After US pressure and UN delegation, Egypt had control of the Seuz Canal via the Suez Canal Authority, which paid an amount to the Suez Canal Company for ten years. In June 1967 there was war again. The Six day War resulted in the canal being closed until 1975/1978. Because of the construction of oil pipes to get around the problem of the closures, on re-opening, there was less petroleum shipping so less profit. The company became defunct in the 1990's. My personal view on this (not based on any real in-depth study): So about 120 years of investment returns in a 'risky' adventure, that could have been operating even today, had it not been for the Pride and Prejudice of men in high powered positions and the greed, for the love of the money, to be made in the oil industry. Very short-sighted vision. The Suez Canal Authority still exists today and there have been hugh upgrades of the Seuz with widened channels that allow two way travel. Hope you liked my research?
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Thank you!
That was very informative! I remember this, I was in grade school at the time, and people were worried that the situation in Hungary and Suez might lead to a bigger war with the Soviet Union. Fortunately, that did not happen.
@@edwintalbot1653 I just hope the same things happen with the unrest today. It's always very complicated the deeper you look into these uprisings. Let's hope for peace and demand strong government leadership.
Thank you. Clearly Nasser was a thief and the nationalisation of the Canal an illegal act.
That journalist had balls. Anything for a scoop, eh?
I remember Peter Woods doing the 9.00 pm news on BBC1 in the 70's. Who would have thought!
Did he actually jump?
@@mwrkhan Yes he did!
Even better, the paper he was working for was vehemently anti-war
Thanks for the focus on parachute operations as of late. Much appreciated!
Excellent as always Mark, I always look forward to a new video from your channel
Glad you like them!
I'm back for my checkup with the good Dr.
Believe it or not , but tomorrow night ( Sunday the 18 April 2020) I will be ringing an old friend who was in 3 Par and did this drop, He was also in Israel . A very modest bloke how says very little about this time .
You won't regret Pete. You'll be with the best
Perhaps you should send him a link to the video. All the best to you and your Para mate.
As always, your documentaries are well done, very professional work.
Once again a brilliantly informative video. No camera tricks, no "music" and no exaggerated make believe hollywood overtones.
So what did you do in your military career?
"Oh I jumped out of an airplane to secure a sewage farm."
Wowwwww.
And a cemetery!
@@MarkFeltonProductions Oh yes, can't forget the cemetery!
I wonder which one smelt worse when hit by HE shells?
A brilliant video as ever Mr Felton, would you ever consider making a video of the siege of jadotville it's a truly fascinating story
Mark, your productions are nothing short of brilliant. Factual, accurate and hit all the key points. I admire the level of research you must undertake. Best history channel on TH-cam. Thanks and keep them coming. So enjoyable.
Wow, thanks!
Mark creates some of the best lessons in history. I'm supporting Mark on Patreon and hope you will as well. He videos are worth supporting.
„Cyprus. A British island...” A friend of mine used to say: „The entire World was much more simple, when coloured in pink.” I do agree!
how simple was it for the millions upon millions of people who were forced to serve the british as coolies ,corvee labor, chattel slaves,servants or conscripts ? or the millions who died in british caused famines or the millions forced to convert by british missionaries ?
@@feereel They never had it so good.
@@RicTic66 im sure people who only know about history from watching youtube or base their ideals and values on historical distortions and revisionism would think that way..fortunately my culture has always had its own historians,scientits ,anthropoligists,cultural theorists and racial hygienists whose ideology is based upon scientific fact and historical accuracy instead of fantasy and dogma
@@feereel I would love to see a racial hygiënist whose theroy is based upon scientifi fact and historical accuracy. Hitler tried that. And failed. In my view it is impossible, because there is no empirical evidence for racial hygienists to base their mirages on anyway.
@@feereel You must be confusing things here. The British led the way on the abolition of slavery. At a huge expense to the country.
I was in 2nd BN 6th Infantry on my 2nd deployment to Iraq in 2005, my BDE SGM was in the Para's in the 80's. Good NCO to serve under.
What an ex- British para in the US Army?
@@simonh6371 yes, he was.
Respect from Germany for that very informative and good produced Video
Nassar's planning HQ - The sewage farm next to the airfield... It's my B-day and I've had a few drinks haha, watching Mark Felton Productions during this lockdown and on my B-day sure helps!
Happy birthday!
My friend Bill jumped at the Granada invasion and in Panama when the US invaded it in the 80's and 90's. Billy was a jump master at Ft. Benning GA until he retired in 1997 as an E-9.
Mark Felton and the BBC both had broadcasts an hour ago ! BBC 470 views Mark Felton 22000 views. Enough said.
Enjoyed watching that, thanks Mark 🇬🇧
High quality documentary. Much appreciated.
Yet again another great video...
I would like to point out, however, that the title is wrong - 1 PARA jumped into combat in 2010 against Taliban out of the back of a Hercules transport
That's true but that Afghan jump was and still is very hush hush as it was in support of a special forces operation. There is understandably little open source info on it.
“1 PARA” this was not a large Bn jump so not quite what many would call a combat jump. Paratroops are and have been an inefficient means of force projection since the large scale use of rotary wing and is largely redundant. Glorified light infantry. That is all.....out.
zac h-m idiot
@@zach-m6894You literally know nothing.
Paratroops...guys who jump out of a perfectly good airplane and look FORWARD to being surrounded!Crazy and gutsy!
And without a reserve at 600 Ft.
I served with 3 Para in N.I. and the Falklands. We still had a serving soldier who had jumped at El Gamil. I believe his name was Cpl Washington, he was a national serviceman who left and then rejoined. I didn’t know him but he had a good reputation.
My father was in 3rd Battalion The Parachute regiment.Dropped on El Gamil.Legends x
I'm also reminded of Carl Sagan: "Think of the rivers of blood spilled [...] so that in glorious and triumph, they could become the momentary masters of a fraction of a dot."
Peter Woods the journalist lying about having jumped before just to get the story is either crazy or brave or both. Good on em tho ✈️😀
That was a nugget for Mark Felton to put in there. Not widely publicly known.
@wargent99 well not exactly Mark Felton is a journalist. We hope the content we watch is accurate. Some tabloid journalists may exaggerate a story or two for good reading. 🙄
Thompson 85 No, Felton is a historiographer. They have to get their facts straight, unlike journalists.
Thompson 85 which newspaper is Mark Felton a journalist for? I think you are confused.
@@SportyMabamba confused I don't think so. Do a quick Google of the definition of journalist. Mark fall's into that category. I never said he writes for any newspaper either. But him researching for TV and other media qualifies him.
I really knew very little about this operation in which my Dad was a Canberra pilot. Ive sent him the link and I'm sure it'll bring back many memories for him. I do know that the Canberra was his favourite job vehicle. Thank you Mark.
Good stuff as always Mark. Thank you :)
My pleasure!