Spartan265 it was actually Doss himself who had the number reduced. The aid station and commander determined it was over 150 men saved but Doss refused the medal as he believed he was merely doing his duty and so a compromise was reached. The official number became 75 and he was awarded the medal of honour.
The same thing happened with Audie Murphy in "To Hell and Back". The movie had to tone down his heroism because people would think that Murphy was making shit up to make him look good, especially since he starred as himself in that movie.
This is a bit late, but the story of Desmond Doss is very personable to me. He was a distant friend of my parents as they went to church together on occasion. There is a statue of Desmond Doss in Colledgedale, Tennessee in the Veterans Memorial Park as it is close to the epicenter of the Seventh-Day Adventist's university which is owned by the Southern Union, Georgia Cumber-land Conference. Desmond Doss was a advocate supporter of the Southern University and the youth program Pathfinders. Within the Pathfinders organization they have dedicated a whole class to Desmond's story, that teach about his heroics to the youth.
You described this perfectly. My grandpa actually met Desmond Doss just before my grandpa went to Korea as a medic. The Bible that Desmond Doss carried with him during WWII, is the Bible he gave my grandpa. I now have that Bible.
A small but very important correction. Helmets in ww2 were never made to stop bullets. The purpose to stop shrapnel from raining down of the soldiers head.
Correct. Military helmets are still not designed to stop a bullet. It is more of a safety thing in case of ricochet, shrapnel, or car accident (which is why it is required to wear helmets when driving a military vehicle.) Even if the helmet would block the bullet the force of the impact would still cause serious injury so designing it for that would be a futile endeavor.
As an Australian I now feel the need to bring up the story of Jack Simpson Kirkpatrick and his donkey. He was an Englishman who had joined the merchant navy to support his mother and sister but jumped ship after disliking the experience. After trying to get work in Australia to continue to support his family he ended up getting home sick and volunteered to the Australian Imperial Forces during WW1 as a stretcher bearer in the belief that he'd get a free trip back to Europe, at which point he'd go home after the war. But his unit was rerouted to Gallipoli when the Ottomans joined the war. Shortly after arriving he was carrying a wounded trooper on his shoulders when he spotted a donkey and started using it to help carry the wounded. In total it's believed he used 5 different donkeys. According to legend over the course of 24 days he and his donkeys saved 300 men, or 12 per day, before he was ultimately shot and killed while transporting another wounded man back. The amount of respect I have for medics is beyond description.
Robert Smith it has sources, the amount of people he saved, is the “legend”. He was real and he was a medic who used a donkey to transport the injured. Just the amount he saved is up for debate.
@@wezleyhead When talking history, the amount of men any medic saves or any soldier kills is up for debate honestly. Its not like records are kept for that kind of thing afterall. The most reputable source would be the man himself and i would imagine it would be pretty hard to get his account of the story. Even if we could its unlikely even he truly knew how many men he saved. Saying "according to legend" doesnt make the information youre sharing any less valuable. Some people just dont have anything interesting to share and like to act like pseudo intellectuals and overanalyze the information shared by others.
Dan A Did you read the same thing I wrote? Am I missing something? I legit say, “the amount of people he saved, is the “legend”.” My comment was legit saying he was a real person that is backed by sources but the amount of people he saved is debatable. My comment in no way was saying that the “legends” are true and giving it credibility. I have no idea where you got that from 😐
11:17 Helmets are not for ricocheting bullets, they are for providing protection from debris caused by artillery strikes. Even modern helmets can't stop every bullet.
Modern helmets can and do stop bullets, I should know mine did. It's not a 100% guarantee especially if it's a direct straight hit. Rounds that hit off center have a decent chance to bounce the round. Even WWII helmets could deflect a rifle round but the chance was much lower. Protections from shrapnel is still the best thing the helmet does.
Actually nowadays helmets DO stop bullets, they are made of Kevlar, at least Canadians ones are great. Lots of videos on TH-cam with point black helmet shooting if you are interested
FYI: the American M1 helmet was never designed or rated to stop a bullet... it was specifically designed to help prevent shrapnel injuries from artillery bombardment. the m1's ability to "Defelct" a bullet was an added bonus.
Even if the helmet was strong enough to stop a bullet, the momentum and energy of any rifle bullet will crack your skull. And probably your neck too...
The movie is called Hacksaw Ridge, where Desmond Doss is played by Andrew Garfield. This man is truly a hero. He has always been one of my favourite heroes. 75 men survived and still managed to have a life back home bcoz he went above and beyond the call of his duty. RIP Corporal Doss!
Growing up, Desmond Doss was one of my heroes. I grew up in the Seventh Day Adventist church but was also interested in the military here in Australia. The fact he chose to sign up to serve in a time of war was something that I always admired. He was never drafted. It wasn’t the church held belief against fighting, but he had an encounter as a child and promised his mother he would never kill with a weapon of any kind. He spent the rest of his life teaching others trauma first aid, which I also did, ages 10-18. Edit: although the official number was 75 men saved, it was actual over twice that number, but Doss in his everlasting humility refused the Medal of Honour as he was merely doing his duty. A compromise was reached and the official number became 75 and he accepted the medal. Edit 2: Doss always refused orders to stop treating Japanese soldiers. He met soldiers after the war where saved by his first aid and enabled a lot of reconciliation between the two counties and their veterans.
I just finished watching Hacksaw Ridge again and came back to this to watch more videos about Doss. Makes me cry every time. An absolute hero. Pray for our soldiers and veterans this Memorial weekend and always❤
Such a heart touching and lovely story, the man deserves the medal of honor, he deserved it. my dream to be a military medic, my inspiration, my idol, great person.
Glad to see how much recognition your channel has gotten. I actually joined after your first oversimplified video and now you already have around 50k subscribers. Incredible
Yeah Hacksaw ridge is amazing, and no matter how many times i see that movie, someone is always cutting onions at the scene where doss is saying "help me get one more"
FINALLY, been waiting for you to cover one of my favorite movies. Loving the videos, you’re honestly a natural in front of the camera. Keep the great work up man.
well, rules of war have always been more of a suggestion when it actually comes down to it, but i think what actually makes people follow them in many cases is the fact that if one side starts shooting medics then the other side is more likely to do so. Of course, you can't always tell what is a danger in combat and what is not, but knowing that if you refrain from shooting the enemies medics makes them more likely not to shoot yours is probably what keeps it all together
Yeah. The two big offenders were Russia and Japan. In Japan, there was no cultural precedent for a "supportive soldier". If you were on the battlefield, you were a combatant. Even civilians were expected to carry knives, train with bamboo spears, and attack any target of opportunity they could. Russia, on the other hand, had a far less romantic view of warfare than anyone else. They fully expected their enemy to break the rules, so they would decide to break the rules first. The history of Russian warfare revolved around destroying anything that could be used by the enemy, or preparing it to do more harm than good. I remember reading excerpts from the journal of a soldier in Napoleon's army discussing how Russian women would offer retreating French soldiers shelter in their houses, only to slit their throats while they slept and feed them to their pigs, or leaving behind soap in containers for butter in hopes of poisoning them when they scrounged for food. For them, killing medics was just another weapon to use against a country that, in their minds, would do the same if given the opportunity.
The CMH is rarely awarded to a surviving service member, as you said. The debate over conscientious objector essentially settled down as was suggested in the movie Hacksaw Ridge, which is about this very story and person. During WWI, many Amish men were conscripted, but refused to accept a weapon or engage in any violence. A sizable number died in federal prisons, due to harsh conditions and abuse by guards and prisoners alike. Needless to say, the public recoiled in horror, given the well documented pacifism of the Amish and Friends. A non-combatant, such as a medic or chaplain are permitted self-defense and for medics, self-defense and the defense of the patient. Any violations beyond a one off, fog of war error, but habitual for a specific unit (Waffen SS comes to mind) repeat offenses opens said unit up to, if authorized by a General Officer to reprisal in kind, such as refusing to accept surrender or take prisoners, which happened to specific war crime committing as a habit SS units, from whom no prisoners were taken - they were summarily executed. Upside and downside to some articles of military clothing, wool and synthetic clothing can both be warm, synthetics tend to melt and burn fairly easily, wool, not as much, but can be itchy. I'm old enough to have been issued and worn both. Today, if an infantry company loses 10% of their fighters, the unit is marked NMC - non-mission capable. Replacements would have to be sent to bring the unit back up to strength, although line companies that were hard hit could have men reassigned to one company, then the commander would get replacements to fill out only one company, while remaining one company down, rather than two. A white phosphorus grenade or mine would leave metal fragments and white phosphorus fragments smoldering on and in their flesh. We had copper sulfate solution bottles to treat that at our BAS, which covered the WP and prevented ignition once the fragments were exposed to air, as those are the exception of removing shrapnel in the real world (unlike Hollywood, where the bullet always has to come out), as phosphorus is poisonous. Odd, given it's part of our DNA, as well as our cellular machinery, illustrating well that too much of a good thing is frequently lethal. Jungle fighting, fighting in an environment lousy with tons of "I can't see shit", due to the foliage density. Private Doss, post! Here, Doss, these local vegetables I've personally checked and they're edible, I also collected beans from volunteers... Take care of your men, they'll take good care of you. By the time of these events in the war, the Japanese commanders were telling their men that the Americans would literally eat prisoners. Do research it, given that Japan was a non--signatory to the Geneva and Hague Conventions, the best educated men could easily not know that the US was a signatory to both - with reservations. In that particular battle, the Japanese forces were largely sheltered in lava tubes and protected from even the 16 inch guns from US battleships. Life of a medic, ask an inner city EMT or paramedic, both have very similar experiences, save that a medic lives with his line company. Under the command responsibility to Battalion, the line company medic is administratively attached to the line company, today, complete with vehicle for use as an ambulance. So, that casualty is also a friend, possibly even a close friend and one develops a mindset of symptoms, mechanism of injury, addressing issues in the proper order and name is always last. The rest goes tucked in a corner of your mind that's busily sucking its thumb in a corner, in the end, you did the best that you could with what you have available and know, even if some injuries happened in a trauma center parking lot, some things just are too severe to be survivable. What really tears at minds, infantryman, SF Operator or medic while under treatment for one's own injuries, that you're not there to help your buddies out of the shit. Life expectancy for a line medic was around 10 minutes at that time, we've improved survival by helicopter MEDEVAC and the bird carries whole blood for casualties. Most of the time when I was treating someone, that rifle was seven kinds of in my way, so I handed mine off to an appointed litter bearer, along with a casualty's weapon, save of the casualty is aware and oriented times three, then he's also security while I was treating him.
11:01 ones, randomly my friends came over to hang out and one of them was wearing a full Soviet uniform (It was real but shrunken to his size and with heavy padding removed) he also had a modern Canadian phone holder on the belt... *It was the hottest day of that summer*
Have family who are 7th day Adventist, kinda am, not not myself, Sabbath is (more accurately) from Friday's sunset to Saturday's sunset (yes very awkward I know). Oh not to be left out of saying it, the movie is Hacksaw Ridge, and it's about Desmond Doss.
E L went ahead to do a bit of research to check that for you. Doss was the first of only 3 COs to receive the Medal of Honor in US military history. I can link the exact site I found if you would like that has info on the three of them
I believe in the Western Front of WW2 they tried their best not to shoot medics as medics were required to help out both soldiers if needed. But I know in Pacific and East the rules were not applied at all.
Well 11:24 Ive heard that helmets are more for keeping Shrapnel out of your brain vs rickocheting bullets idk if thats still the case with 21 century helmets, would be an interesting topic i think i saw Lindibeige talk about it in 1 of his videos.
You should do the Sabaton song Purple Heart and the Sabaton History Channel video to go along with it. I learned a lot, and it almost brought me to tears knowing we don't honor a holiday that is officially created to remember and honor Purple Heart recipients.
This channel is growing almost as fast as bacteria in a petri Dish. Incredibly impressive. Keep up the good work and you'll be at a 100,000 in a month.
26:57 I'd guess that depends on personality. Most people probably don't get used to it per se, just numb to all the deaths. Kinda like working at a conveyor belt in the industry? You do your job, and hope for the best, but push your emotions away in the meantime (until later, that is, when you can't ignore it any longer). The same goes for other "jobs" with a lot of deaths, like rescue work after natural disasters and the like. I've once read an article which mentioned that rescue workers actually work in shifts when looking for survivors amongst the rubble of collapsed buildings, in order not to get burnt out. The shifts get shorter the longer the search takes, since the amount of survivors found gets smaller and smaller the longer it takes, and the amount of corpses higher. Interesting part of the article was the fact that even their dogs suffered from such burn outs after finding too many dead people. The only solution to this was to regularly hide some other rescue workers among the rubble, and make the dogs find them as live "victims" instead, which made the dogs ecstatic and motivated them to continue the work.
Hacksaw Ridge really portrayed this soldier by Andrew Garfield and mel Gibson really did his best as a director showing this interesting story in history within the ww2 era
Desmond Doss is one of those heros who absolutely lives up to the namesake status. Pious but patriotic, he went to serve the best way he knew how, not daring to leave his men even amist fanatical imperial japanese gunfire. After hearing of his survival without a weapon, if I were japans military command, Id have seriously considered a "retreat on sight" order concerning him. If a man can survive ALL of that, NOTHING short of age would kill him XD He sadly passed away some time ago. 2005 or 2008 I believe
Interestingly highlighted by the movie about Doss, Hacksaw Ridge, the Japanese in the pacific theatre tended to target medics marked by their Red Cross helmets and patches, as Doss was told to remove both of his to avoid targeting from Japanese fire.
If you wonder about how Medics felt, there is an interview with one on channel "Memoirs of ww2". You might want to watch it, if not for a reaction video, then just for your own "pleasure" so to say.
The word for that ( 18:40 ) would be guerilla warfare. The japanese and the finns excelled at that. Most likely other nations did too of course (my knowledge is lacking regarding them), but those two nations are what comes to mind when talking about WW2.
I can imagine many japanese soldiers believed it was unhonorable thing to kill a man if they saw he was unarmed, which certainly improved his surviving chances.
Desmond Doss was played in "Hacksaw Ridge" by Andrew Garfield, the same actor who played Spider-Man in "The Amazing Spider-Man" (2012) and "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" (2014).
in Germany when we still had public military service for male teens you always had the option to deny it due to your beliefs (didn't to be necessarily religious but in general your stance towards violence, weapons, killing, etc) but then you would need to do for the same amount of time do a social service like working in a facility for elderly people or other acknowledged social facilities.
I totally agree with Mr. Terry about the WW2 steel helmets they are heavy, especially if you never wore it before I remember when I first wore mine my neck started hurting after 10 minutes :D and about the WW2 boots well I never wore an original but I wore a Czechoslovakian one which was made in around 1980 even though it isn´t really old its still really heavy and uncomfortable. (And if anybody wondering why I wore these things, Well I am a reenactor :D)
hi mr.terry, i loved your reactions since i accidentally click on your ww1 oversimplified reaction. i would like to recommend this The WW2 Japanese Soldier Who Didn't Surrender Until 1974 by Simple History. thanks !
Mr Terry I know it's a completely different realm, but have you thought about playing a historical game like Europa Universalis or Crusader Kings? It would be cool to see your take on the games' interpretation of history, but they also take a lot of time to play, and of course cost money, so it might not be in your best interest, I just thought it might be cool to see your take on these historical games. Love the video, btw, great job and keep it up!
20:17 Ok, so if you've ever had an MRE cracker. You understand... they also give you peanut butter or cheese for the cracker... but eating both of them together, is like eating 20 popeye biscuits at once. The crackers still taste like nothing, but they put protein in the cracker. Almost every MRE has been doctored to have essential vitamins and minerals.
Basically what the Japanese at Okinawa and Iwo Jima thought is they knew that they could not win they had accepted they were going to die. Basically their only goal was by causing as many casualties as possible they could convince the allies not to invade Japan or at least get Japan a better peace offer. Imagine facing an enemy with that mentality.
You should defeniely chekc out some videos by 'Guy Bloke', preferably "History of Austria" or "How to fail a democracy". Anyways, love the channel, keep up the good work.
Search TH-cam for "This Is Your Life - Desmond Doss" it is an old half hour biography tv show from 1959. You can see him, his family a commander and three men who witnessed his bravery. Two of the men thanked him for their lives.
Ww1 and ww2 helmets were not meant to stop bullets. They were meant to block small pieces of shrapnel and possibly make a small arms round rochette if if hit at a lucky angle. Otherwise a rifle round would go straight through.
Not so sure if the rule "shooting medics is against Geneva conventions" was uphold that well in WW2. Perhaps a bit more on the Western front, but at least on the Eastern front the German medics stopped wearing the pieces of clothing that identified them as medics, as it made them stand out, and priority targets.
Mr. Terry, the name of that movie based on Desmond Doss is called Hacksaw Ridge. A really good movie starring Andrew Garfield (aka the Incredible Spider-man) as Desmond Doss
I think it's worth noting the 77th division "Liberty Division" has a history of making legends. It was the very same Division that was trapped in the Argonne in the first world war. They tens to leave legends in their wake.
22 veterans take their own lives every day Mr. Terry, so to answer your question in regards to If it gets easier, unfortunately for many, it does not. Great video and love your work.
I'm watching this in 2021(may specifically) and I only ever heard of this dude THIS YEAR from a science show about abandoned sites of all things(well there is history involved, its more history than science but there is science as well) and the only reason I heard of Desmond Doss was when that show mentioned the Battle of Okinawa and Hacksaw Ridge. I was watching with my mom at the time, and when I heard "they were expecting something like Iwo Jima" I was thinking "so it was the EXACT opposite in terms of amount of resistance?" than my mom said it was a very savage battle. I never been a big history buff, I'm more science myself but I do pay attention to history as to NOT repeat mistakes.
What was missing is that Desmond Doss was THE ONLY conscientious objector to recieve the Medal of Honor during WWII. So not only did he recieve a Medal of Honor while still alive he also was the first and only one to do so by technically not even being required to ever enter the army or a battle. And he stayed true to his ideals to the very end. He also probably has the highest negative KD of anyone to ever do the war. And that is an achievement initself
Guam and Leyte golf... Sounds like this was a grunt under the protection of the USS Enterprise. CV6. If curious check out Battle 360 Enterprise. Worth the hours to see what that ship did
the movie is Hacksaw Ridge which was base on this story the most different in the movie, Desmond almost kill his brother when he was young so he took a vow to not kill and then become religious
Mr. Terry The movie you are thinking of is Hacksaw Ridge..... This is actually the same story.
Such a good movie 9/10, Saving Private Ryan is still 10/10
Belgian Tarkov Bear I would say the Battle of Britain or Tora Tora Tora are the 10/10 films
@@jamesknighton4489 ill go check them out and see :-) always love a good war movie
@@belgiantarkovbear3710 a very good war movie
@@MrChet407 Bruh
This guy was so bad ass that they had to tone down what he did in the movie because otherwise people would have thought it was to unrealistic.
Spartan265 it was actually Doss himself who had the number reduced. The aid station and commander determined it was over 150 men saved but Doss refused the medal as he believed he was merely doing his duty and so a compromise was reached. The official number became 75 and he was awarded the medal of honour.
It's true but it already seems so fairy tale like
The same thing happened with Audie Murphy in "To Hell and Back". The movie had to tone down his heroism because people would think that Murphy was making shit up to make him look good, especially since he starred as himself in that movie.
Audie Murphy had to do the same thing, even when playing himself in To Hell and Back.
Hacksaw ridge is the movie about Desmond Doss.
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Love the username. C H E E S E & C H E E S E . is the best username ever.
@@a_MhetOtw.4334 he sadly changed it.
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This is a bit late, but the story of Desmond Doss is very personable to me. He was a distant friend of my parents as they went to church together on occasion. There is a statue of Desmond Doss in Colledgedale, Tennessee in the Veterans Memorial Park as it is close to the epicenter of the Seventh-Day Adventist's university which is owned by the Southern Union, Georgia Cumber-land Conference. Desmond Doss was a advocate supporter of the Southern University and the youth program Pathfinders. Within the Pathfinders organization they have dedicated a whole class to Desmond's story, that teach about his heroics to the youth.
This is a really great thing to hear about and something I never knew!
You described this perfectly. My grandpa actually met Desmond Doss just before my grandpa went to Korea as a medic. The Bible that Desmond Doss carried with him during WWII, is the Bible he gave my grandpa. I now have that Bible.
Hacksaw Ridge with Andrew Garfield
His actual life with Desmond Doss
i knew i saw that movie i just forgot the name
Devon Doweary great actors in his own right that film made me like him ever more
Roland Deschain I absolutely love the movie so I recommend it
@Roland Deschain the movie is good
A small but very important correction. Helmets in ww2 were never made to stop bullets. The purpose to stop shrapnel from raining down of the soldiers head.
Magister ya ww1
Correct. Military helmets are still not designed to stop a bullet. It is more of a safety thing in case of ricochet, shrapnel, or car accident (which is why it is required to wear helmets when driving a military vehicle.) Even if the helmet would block the bullet the force of the impact would still cause serious injury so designing it for that would be a futile endeavor.
The german B/II was invented to stop a bullet.
I heard of a military engineer or something saying "a helmet thicc enough to stop a bullet would break your neck the moment you sneeze"
Sarô Jolibois lol wtf I mean it’s probably pretty accurate lol
You should react to the man who faught in three armies by simple history
There is also a Song about him by sabaton
*fought
@@rupty6573 what the song name ?
@@T1G3R_Qc Song Name is "Soldier of 3 Armies" and its in the Album "Heroes"
Can’t forget “to Hell and Back” either!
As an Australian I now feel the need to bring up the story of Jack Simpson Kirkpatrick and his donkey. He was an Englishman who had joined the merchant navy to support his mother and sister but jumped ship after disliking the experience. After trying to get work in Australia to continue to support his family he ended up getting home sick and volunteered to the Australian Imperial Forces during WW1 as a stretcher bearer in the belief that he'd get a free trip back to Europe, at which point he'd go home after the war. But his unit was rerouted to Gallipoli when the Ottomans joined the war. Shortly after arriving he was carrying a wounded trooper on his shoulders when he spotted a donkey and started using it to help carry the wounded. In total it's believed he used 5 different donkeys. According to legend over the course of 24 days he and his donkeys saved 300 men, or 12 per day, before he was ultimately shot and killed while transporting another wounded man back.
The amount of respect I have for medics is beyond description.
According to legend he died as an infant. That statement means nothing other than its not a reputable source
Robert Smith it has sources, the amount of people he saved, is the “legend”. He was real and he was a medic who used a donkey to transport the injured. Just the amount he saved is up for debate.
@@wezleyhead When talking history, the amount of men any medic saves or any soldier kills is up for debate honestly. Its not like records are kept for that kind of thing afterall. The most reputable source would be the man himself and i would imagine it would be pretty hard to get his account of the story. Even if we could its unlikely even he truly knew how many men he saved. Saying "according to legend" doesnt make the information youre sharing any less valuable. Some people just dont have anything interesting to share and like to act like pseudo intellectuals and overanalyze the information shared by others.
Dan A Did you read the same thing I wrote? Am I missing something? I legit say, “the amount of people he saved, is the “legend”.”
My comment was legit saying he was a real person that is backed by sources but the amount of people he saved is debatable. My comment in no way was saying that the “legends” are true and giving it credibility.
I have no idea where you got that from 😐
That story made me tear up. That man was a true hero.
Watch the movie. This doesn't come close to doing it justice
We had real American heroes in our grandparents’ time.
11:17 Helmets are not for ricocheting bullets, they are for providing protection from debris caused by artillery strikes. Even modern helmets can't stop every bullet.
maybe a handgun bullet from a fair distance (a handgun bullet can still penetrate the helmet at point blank).
Modern helmets can and do stop bullets, I should know mine did. It's not a 100% guarantee especially if it's a direct straight hit. Rounds that hit off center have a decent chance to bounce the round. Even WWII helmets could deflect a rifle round but the chance was much lower. Protections from shrapnel is still the best thing the helmet does.
Nicoli Voldkif damn man you’re lucky that these guys are wrong about those helmets lol
Actually nowadays helmets DO stop bullets, they are made of Kevlar, at least Canadians ones are great. Lots of videos on TH-cam with point black helmet shooting if you are interested
FYI: the American M1 helmet was never designed or rated to stop a bullet... it was specifically designed to help prevent shrapnel injuries from artillery bombardment. the m1's ability to "Defelct" a bullet was an added bonus.
Even if the helmet was strong enough to stop a bullet, the momentum and energy of any rifle bullet will crack your skull. And probably your neck too...
The movie is called Hacksaw Ridge, where Desmond Doss is played by Andrew Garfield. This man is truly a hero. He has always been one of my favourite heroes. 75 men survived and still managed to have a life back home bcoz he went above and beyond the call of his duty. RIP Corporal Doss!
Wait Garfield played him, jesus he looks so much like Doss
There's an incredible movie about this guy called Hacksaw Ridge
Wow Mr. Terry your channel is blowing up! I was subbed when you only had 2000 and now you’re at 47K! Great work I appreciate what you do!
Here at 14k, still feel kind of privileged to see such a niche channel grow and explode.
flex
I was here at 854 subs and to see a channel blow up so fast is astonishing.
He's at 60k everybody.
87.4K 9/30
I can tell you the equipment today is still heavy and blistering feet is still a thing ;)
Growing up, Desmond Doss was one of my heroes. I grew up in the Seventh Day Adventist church but was also interested in the military here in Australia. The fact he chose to sign up to serve in a time of war was something that I always admired. He was never drafted. It wasn’t the church held belief against fighting, but he had an encounter as a child and promised his mother he would never kill with a weapon of any kind. He spent the rest of his life teaching others trauma first aid, which I also did, ages 10-18.
Edit: although the official number was 75 men saved, it was actual over twice that number, but Doss in his everlasting humility refused the Medal of Honour as he was merely doing his duty. A compromise was reached and the official number became 75 and he accepted the medal.
Edit 2: Doss always refused orders to stop treating Japanese soldiers. He met soldiers after the war where saved by his first aid and enabled a lot of reconciliation between the two counties and their veterans.
Mr. Terry, can you do a video on your game collection? I am really interested in seeing that great wall of games!
Me too.
I just finished watching Hacksaw Ridge again and came back to this to watch more videos about Doss. Makes me cry every time. An absolute hero. Pray for our soldiers and veterans this Memorial weekend and always❤
Such a heart touching and lovely story,
the man deserves the medal of honor,
he deserved it.
my dream to be a military medic,
my inspiration, my idol,
great person.
Glad to see how much recognition your channel has gotten.
I actually joined after your first oversimplified video and now you already have around 50k subscribers.
Incredible
The hype is real. One of my favorite TH-cam channels.
He has been making videos for less than 3 months and he's already at 50k
The movie you’re thinking about is about Desmond. At the credits you see Desmond getting the medal of honour I think
the movie is called hacksaw ridge and its about the same guy
One of the best history teachers on any social platform.
At times, on both theaters, medics had to change their uniforms so not to stand out because the enemy would target them in combat.
Yeah Hacksaw ridge is amazing, and no matter how many times i see that movie, someone is always cutting onions at the scene where doss is saying "help me get one more"
I love how you go into detail of the battles
FINALLY, been waiting for you to cover one of my favorite movies. Loving the videos, you’re honestly a natural in front of the camera. Keep the great work up man.
well, rules of war have always been more of a suggestion when it actually comes down to it, but i think what actually makes people follow them in many cases is the fact that if one side starts shooting medics then the other side is more likely to do so. Of course, you can't always tell what is a danger in combat and what is not, but knowing that if you refrain from shooting the enemies medics makes them more likely not to shoot yours is probably what keeps it all together
Yeah. The two big offenders were Russia and Japan. In Japan, there was no cultural precedent for a "supportive soldier". If you were on the battlefield, you were a combatant. Even civilians were expected to carry knives, train with bamboo spears, and attack any target of opportunity they could. Russia, on the other hand, had a far less romantic view of warfare than anyone else. They fully expected their enemy to break the rules, so they would decide to break the rules first. The history of Russian warfare revolved around destroying anything that could be used by the enemy, or preparing it to do more harm than good. I remember reading excerpts from the journal of a soldier in Napoleon's army discussing how Russian women would offer retreating French soldiers shelter in their houses, only to slit their throats while they slept and feed them to their pigs, or leaving behind soap in containers for butter in hopes of poisoning them when they scrounged for food. For them, killing medics was just another weapon to use against a country that, in their minds, would do the same if given the opportunity.
The CMH is rarely awarded to a surviving service member, as you said.
The debate over conscientious objector essentially settled down as was suggested in the movie Hacksaw Ridge, which is about this very story and person. During WWI, many Amish men were conscripted, but refused to accept a weapon or engage in any violence. A sizable number died in federal prisons, due to harsh conditions and abuse by guards and prisoners alike. Needless to say, the public recoiled in horror, given the well documented pacifism of the Amish and Friends.
A non-combatant, such as a medic or chaplain are permitted self-defense and for medics, self-defense and the defense of the patient. Any violations beyond a one off, fog of war error, but habitual for a specific unit (Waffen SS comes to mind) repeat offenses opens said unit up to, if authorized by a General Officer to reprisal in kind, such as refusing to accept surrender or take prisoners, which happened to specific war crime committing as a habit SS units, from whom no prisoners were taken - they were summarily executed.
Upside and downside to some articles of military clothing, wool and synthetic clothing can both be warm, synthetics tend to melt and burn fairly easily, wool, not as much, but can be itchy. I'm old enough to have been issued and worn both.
Today, if an infantry company loses 10% of their fighters, the unit is marked NMC - non-mission capable. Replacements would have to be sent to bring the unit back up to strength, although line companies that were hard hit could have men reassigned to one company, then the commander would get replacements to fill out only one company, while remaining one company down, rather than two.
A white phosphorus grenade or mine would leave metal fragments and white phosphorus fragments smoldering on and in their flesh. We had copper sulfate solution bottles to treat that at our BAS, which covered the WP and prevented ignition once the fragments were exposed to air, as those are the exception of removing shrapnel in the real world (unlike Hollywood, where the bullet always has to come out), as phosphorus is poisonous. Odd, given it's part of our DNA, as well as our cellular machinery, illustrating well that too much of a good thing is frequently lethal.
Jungle fighting, fighting in an environment lousy with tons of "I can't see shit", due to the foliage density.
Private Doss, post! Here, Doss, these local vegetables I've personally checked and they're edible, I also collected beans from volunteers... Take care of your men, they'll take good care of you.
By the time of these events in the war, the Japanese commanders were telling their men that the Americans would literally eat prisoners. Do research it, given that Japan was a non--signatory to the Geneva and Hague Conventions, the best educated men could easily not know that the US was a signatory to both - with reservations.
In that particular battle, the Japanese forces were largely sheltered in lava tubes and protected from even the 16 inch guns from US battleships.
Life of a medic, ask an inner city EMT or paramedic, both have very similar experiences, save that a medic lives with his line company. Under the command responsibility to Battalion, the line company medic is administratively attached to the line company, today, complete with vehicle for use as an ambulance. So, that casualty is also a friend, possibly even a close friend and one develops a mindset of symptoms, mechanism of injury, addressing issues in the proper order and name is always last. The rest goes tucked in a corner of your mind that's busily sucking its thumb in a corner, in the end, you did the best that you could with what you have available and know, even if some injuries happened in a trauma center parking lot, some things just are too severe to be survivable. What really tears at minds, infantryman, SF Operator or medic while under treatment for one's own injuries, that you're not there to help your buddies out of the shit.
Life expectancy for a line medic was around 10 minutes at that time, we've improved survival by helicopter MEDEVAC and the bird carries whole blood for casualties.
Most of the time when I was treating someone, that rifle was seven kinds of in my way, so I handed mine off to an appointed litter bearer, along with a casualty's weapon, save of the casualty is aware and oriented times three, then he's also security while I was treating him.
11:01 ones, randomly my friends came over to hang out and one of them was wearing a full Soviet uniform (It was real but shrunken to his size and with heavy padding removed) he also had a modern Canadian phone holder on the belt...
*It was the hottest day of that summer*
Have family who are 7th day Adventist, kinda am, not not myself, Sabbath is (more accurately) from Friday's sunset to Saturday's sunset (yes very awkward I know). Oh not to be left out of saying it, the movie is Hacksaw Ridge, and it's about Desmond Doss.
The man was the first and only(?) CO who was awarded a Medal of Honour. Bruh
E L went ahead to do a bit of research to check that for you. Doss was the first of only 3 COs to receive the Medal of Honor in US military history. I can link the exact site I found if you would like that has info on the three of them
What's CO ?
@@klauserji concentious objector
I believe in the Western Front of WW2 they tried their best not to shoot medics as medics were required to help out both soldiers if needed. But I know in Pacific and East the rules were not applied at all.
Well 11:24 Ive heard that helmets are more for keeping Shrapnel out of your brain vs rickocheting bullets idk if thats still the case with 21 century helmets, would be an interesting topic i think i saw Lindibeige talk about it in 1 of his videos.
You should do the Sabaton song Purple Heart and the Sabaton History Channel video to go along with it. I learned a lot, and it almost brought me to tears knowing we don't honor a holiday that is officially created to remember and honor Purple Heart recipients.
This channel is growing almost as fast as bacteria in a petri Dish. Incredibly impressive. Keep up the good work and you'll be at a 100,000 in a month.
26:57 I'd guess that depends on personality. Most people probably don't get used to it per se, just numb to all the deaths. Kinda like working at a conveyor belt in the industry? You do your job, and hope for the best, but push your emotions away in the meantime (until later, that is, when you can't ignore it any longer). The same goes for other "jobs" with a lot of deaths, like rescue work after natural disasters and the like. I've once read an article which mentioned that rescue workers actually work in shifts when looking for survivors amongst the rubble of collapsed buildings, in order not to get burnt out. The shifts get shorter the longer the search takes, since the amount of survivors found gets smaller and smaller the longer it takes, and the amount of corpses higher. Interesting part of the article was the fact that even their dogs suffered from such burn outs after finding too many dead people. The only solution to this was to regularly hide some other rescue workers among the rubble, and make the dogs find them as live "victims" instead, which made the dogs ecstatic and motivated them to continue the work.
Hacksaw Ridge really portrayed this soldier by Andrew Garfield and mel Gibson really did his best as a director showing this interesting story in history within the ww2 era
The helmet is only for deflecting shrapnel and possibly a pistol caliber if it just glances off the sides of the helmet
Desmond Doss is one of those heros who absolutely lives up to the namesake status.
Pious but patriotic, he went to serve the best way he knew how, not daring to leave his men even amist fanatical imperial japanese gunfire.
After hearing of his survival without a weapon, if I were japans military command, Id have seriously considered a "retreat on sight" order concerning him. If a man can survive ALL of that, NOTHING short of age would kill him XD
He sadly passed away some time ago. 2005 or 2008 I believe
Interestingly highlighted by the movie about Doss, Hacksaw Ridge, the Japanese in the pacific theatre tended to target medics marked by their Red Cross helmets and patches, as Doss was told to remove both of his to avoid targeting from Japanese fire.
If you wonder about how Medics felt, there is an interview with one on channel "Memoirs of ww2". You might want to watch it, if not for a reaction video, then just for your own "pleasure" so to say.
The word for that ( 18:40 ) would be guerilla warfare. The japanese and the finns excelled at that. Most likely other nations did too of course (my knowledge is lacking regarding them), but those two nations are what comes to mind when talking about WW2.
when your healer is hardcore as fuck
Hacksaw Ridge is literally made to tell the story of Desmond Doss, and is the same story here
Mr terry Hacksaw Ridge directed by my boi Mel Gibson is based on this story.
3:11 yes it is based on this story
I thought it was directed by Clint Eastwood lol
“Whatsup TH-cam! Ishya boi, Mel Gibson, and t’day...”
@@MemestiffGaming I would love to see that version of it honestly.
I love this movie, I had a feeling of Private Ryan mixed with The Pacific and there were awesome scenes like the one in the Barracks.
Movie was hacksaw ridge,it was actually about Desmond,and is also a phenomenal movie
I can imagine many japanese soldiers believed it was unhonorable thing to kill a man if they saw he was unarmed, which certainly improved his surviving chances.
Desmond Doss was played in "Hacksaw Ridge" by Andrew Garfield, the same actor who played Spider-Man in "The Amazing Spider-Man" (2012) and "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" (2014).
It's hacksaw ridge the movie your thinking of
in Germany when we still had public military service for male teens you always had the option to deny it due to your beliefs (didn't to be necessarily religious but in general your stance towards violence, weapons, killing, etc) but then you would need to do for the same amount of time do a social service like working in a facility for elderly people or other acknowledged social facilities.
I totally agree with Mr. Terry about the WW2 steel helmets they are heavy, especially if you never wore it before I remember when I first wore mine my neck started hurting after 10 minutes :D and about the WW2 boots well I never wore an original but I wore a Czechoslovakian one which was made in around 1980 even though it isn´t really old its still really heavy and uncomfortable.
(And if anybody wondering why I wore these things, Well I am a reenactor :D)
hi mr.terry, i loved your reactions since i accidentally click on your ww1 oversimplified reaction.
i would like to recommend this The WW2 Japanese Soldier Who Didn't Surrender Until 1974 by Simple History. thanks !
I'd love to see you react "the winter war - the war that became a meme"
Mr Terry I know it's a completely different realm, but have you thought about playing a historical game like Europa Universalis or Crusader Kings? It would be cool to see your take on the games' interpretation of history, but they also take a lot of time to play, and of course cost money, so it might not be in your best interest, I just thought it might be cool to see your take on these historical games. Love the video, btw, great job and keep it up!
20:17
Ok, so if you've ever had an MRE cracker. You understand... they also give you peanut butter or cheese for the cracker... but eating both of them together, is like eating 20 popeye biscuits at once.
The crackers still taste like nothing, but they put protein in the cracker. Almost every MRE has been doctored to have essential vitamins and minerals.
just finished watching hacksaw ridge as i saw this in my recommended damn good movie
Basically what the Japanese at Okinawa and Iwo Jima thought is they knew that they could not win they had accepted they were going to die. Basically their only goal was by causing as many casualties as possible they could convince the allies not to invade Japan or at least get Japan a better peace offer. Imagine facing an enemy with that mentality.
And you have great content.
Mr.Terry thank you for making this channel, this is great content
He's not really active these days, but History Buffs does a lot of good reviews of history based movies.
Yes the movie is called hacksaw ridge and it's about a man by the name of Desmond Doss.
The movie you were thinking of is in fact Hacksaw Ridge, also about Desmond Doss
To speak for the medics and all the soldiers, it never gets easier.
I think the movie you're talking about was made about a man with a similar story in the Great War. I watched that in my freshman year of high school.
The movie was Hacksaw Ridge and it was about Desmond Doss
That movie was hacksaw ridge and is about the Dodd’s story. (For the most part)
I recommend the Extra History video on the battle of Saipan. It's more of the carnage and horror of the Island Hopping campaigns of the Pacific.
You should defeniely chekc out some videos by 'Guy Bloke', preferably "History of Austria" or "How to fail a democracy". Anyways, love the channel, keep up the good work.
Search TH-cam for "This Is Your Life - Desmond Doss" it is an old half hour biography tv show from 1959. You can see him, his family a commander and three men who witnessed his bravery. Two of the men thanked him for their lives.
Ww1 and ww2 helmets were not meant to stop bullets. They were meant to block small pieces of shrapnel and possibly make a small arms round rochette if if hit at a lucky angle. Otherwise a rifle round would go straight through.
Not so sure if the rule "shooting medics is against Geneva conventions" was uphold that well in WW2. Perhaps a bit more on the Western front, but at least on the Eastern front the German medics stopped wearing the pieces of clothing that identified them as medics, as it made them stand out, and priority targets.
In 2016 there was movie called Hacksaw Ridge is about Desmond Doss.
I love this channel and the one that posted the original vid
If you want a good historical movie to watch, I would recommend Bridge of Spies
Mr. Terry, the name of that movie based on Desmond Doss is called Hacksaw Ridge. A really good movie starring Andrew Garfield (aka the Incredible Spider-man) as Desmond Doss
Mr Terry your channel is growing sooo fast
I'm crying... That is an incredible story and an incredible faith.
It's called Hacksaw Ridge
I just want you to know I really enjoy your videos.
I think it's worth noting the 77th division "Liberty Division" has a history of making legends. It was the very same Division that was trapped in the Argonne in the first world war. They tens to leave legends in their wake.
22 veterans take their own lives every day Mr. Terry, so to answer your question in regards to If it gets easier, unfortunately for many, it does not. Great video and love your work.
At the eastern front soviets targeted medics and German medics stopped using the red cross because of that.
The movie you’re thinking of is about this is exact man, Hacksaw Ridge, great movie
I think you should react to “The history of the USSR arranged to the melody of Tetris”
Yes Terry this is the guy in the film drums called hacksaw Ridge since he wanted to know
Mr. Terry, will you react to Memoirs of WWII?
The movie is hacksaw ridge.....and it's about the same guy.
Yes, they made the movie on Desmond Doss!
I'm watching this in 2021(may specifically) and I only ever heard of this dude THIS YEAR from a science show about abandoned sites of all things(well there is history involved, its more history than science but there is science as well) and the only reason I heard of Desmond Doss was when that show mentioned the Battle of Okinawa and Hacksaw Ridge. I was watching with my mom at the time, and when I heard "they were expecting something like Iwo Jima" I was thinking "so it was the EXACT opposite in terms of amount of resistance?" than my mom said it was a very savage battle. I never been a big history buff, I'm more science myself but I do pay attention to history as to NOT repeat mistakes.
Desmond Doss is my profile picture!
What was missing is that Desmond Doss was THE ONLY conscientious objector to recieve the Medal of Honor during WWII. So not only did he recieve a Medal of Honor while still alive he also was the first and only one to do so by technically not even being required to ever enter the army or a battle. And he stayed true to his ideals to the very end.
He also probably has the highest negative KD of anyone to ever do the war. And that is an achievement initself
Mr. Doss also tried to treat a few enemy soldiers as well. Most of them refused his treatment though.
Great video, please react to some more Sam O'Nella aswell
Medal of Honor, two Bronze Stars incl V, 3 Purple Hearts between 3 battles and 8 months.
Hacksaw Ridge is a Mel Gibson Movie about this starring Andrew Garfield. It also has Vince Vaughn as a drill instructor which is interesting.
the movie your thinking of is hacksaw ridge which is Desmond Doss's story btw he wasn't drafted he signed up.
Guam and Leyte golf... Sounds like this was a grunt under the protection of the USS Enterprise. CV6. If curious check out Battle 360 Enterprise. Worth the hours to see what that ship did
the movie is Hacksaw Ridge which was base on this story
the most different in the movie, Desmond almost kill his brother when he was young so he took a vow to not kill and then become religious
it seems like some people truly are recent legends