Happiness is being a Paratrooper, and being alive to brag about it.
@joenail39625 жыл бұрын
Airborne. All the Way.. 🇺🇸
@louadams49424 жыл бұрын
All the way
@joenail39624 жыл бұрын
And then some!! Life's too short to be a Leg!! 🇺🇸
@RivetGardener4 жыл бұрын
Combat Airborne all the way!
@nmelkhunter14 жыл бұрын
The triple 5’s mission gave a whole new meaning to landing in a hot DZ. That’s an interesting mission that I didn’t realize was the forerunner to modern day smoke jumpers. God bless them all!
@darrylb.roberts71815 жыл бұрын
Wow! I had recently learned about the Japanese Balloon Bombs, but the story didn't mention that an African-American Airborne Unit was used to counter the attacks. Thanks for finally sharing this little known fact.
@eogg257 жыл бұрын
We had one guy in our outfit who had been a paratrooper, one night he came back to camp drunk and jumped out the 3rd floor window onto the back of a 2 1/2 ton truck that had a tarp covering it. never got a scratch.
@bluewardog4 жыл бұрын
@VolDep45 it's because there trained how to land in a way which reduces the chance of damage to your body on impact. It's a universal thing and even the German paratroopers of the second world war had a requirement to join where they could fall flat on there face on command without any hesatation
@thomasohanlon10604 жыл бұрын
@@bluewardog You do realize that is what a PLF (Parachute Landing Fall) is, just VolDep45 posted.
@gregburks3144 жыл бұрын
As long as he kept it tight on his exit! Knees in the breeze!
@bradb37788 жыл бұрын
why is this potato talking to me and why does it know so much about paratroopers.
@harrygardiner54018 жыл бұрын
🍑
@mendezmarcos388 жыл бұрын
Holy shit this comment is funny 😂
@AshleyBlackwater8 жыл бұрын
At least it isn't the guy who can't talk proporly
@cameronalterne31078 жыл бұрын
Neither can you.
@AshleyBlackwater8 жыл бұрын
cameron Alterne You need to reply to a comment so that people know who you are replying to dude, if it was supposed to be me, i'm talking about one of the presenters they have who seams to randomly stop and speed up his speech.
@timbumgarner48675 жыл бұрын
I'd like to hear more about 82nd airborne, 101 gets a lot, my dad was and always will be 82nd
@donchrist7484 жыл бұрын
The only time a trooper will fight another trooper is when there are on legs in the bar. Great comraderie.
@lisarenee35058 жыл бұрын
I was part of Operation Uphold Democracy in '94. We were in lockdown at an 18th Abn Corps maintenance facility that was used as a staging area for at least 10 days prepping for the mission, studying sand tables and maps, drilling engagements (my unit was tasked with securing a power plant and a "police" barracks, then follow-on missions as needed in the highlands), getting briefing after briefing about threat levels, use-of-force standards, local culture, and pretty much anything else you could think of. I remember being on the tarmac at Pope as part of the 2nd wave, having just helped one of my fire team get his 'chute on, and just as he was helping me shrug my own rig on someone yelled "Everybody stop what you're doing... we're on a 30 minute hold!" About 15 minutes later the word came down that we were on a 2-hour hold, and later we were told that the invasion had been cancelled. They moved us all back to the staging facility where we decompressed for nearly a week before they let us go. That was probably the best decision they made. If they'd just turned 10,000 amped-up paratroopers loose on Fayetteville NC, I'm pretty sure we would have turned that place into a war zone just to vent all the pent-up adrenaline and frustration.
@rangarthorvin8 жыл бұрын
I was too! I was with C Co. 1/504. My unit was supposed to clear a building called the frat house if I remember right.
@lisarenee35058 жыл бұрын
A Co. 3/505 here. Did I get that right, about the 10 days in lockdown & prep? My memory is a little fuzzy about some details, but then again it was... ugh, 22 years ago.
@mrrossn7 жыл бұрын
That sounds like a total kick in the balls.
@utparatrooper17 жыл бұрын
lisarenee3505 was there also. A co. 3/505 PIR. one of the guys in my squad wanted a gold star in his wings so badly (we all did) he threw his Kevlar down and swore when we were told to stand down
@mksonmor5 жыл бұрын
I was part of operation Just Kidding. E co 782 that's what we Riggers called it. After everything was said and done we had the biggest retainer band fight at green ramp. I was to air land and start securing air items the next day since I use to be a grunt. Airborne.
@anthonyhargis68558 жыл бұрын
Having served with the 82nd Airborne, I did know these things. Back in the late seventies and early eighties they taught us this history. Don't know if they still do it today.
@johnmarshall94878 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your service 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
@anthonyhargis68558 жыл бұрын
You're quite welcome . . . and thank you.
@yasakai11758 жыл бұрын
Thank you for keeping us safe! 🇺🇸
@anthonyhargis68558 жыл бұрын
Happy to have served.
@msaret43848 жыл бұрын
Got the same history when I was with 3/325 1980-83! AATW!
@kyle69207 жыл бұрын
i just got my wings, i aint a nasty leg no more
@mikebox3 жыл бұрын
Just a cherry.. same thing
@Dingdongwitchisdead2 жыл бұрын
Nah, your good bro. I’ll take a cherry any day. At least you got off your tail and did something with your life👍
@anderspan12268 жыл бұрын
Very interesting video, but you should cahnge the title to "5 Things You Don't Know About: US Paratroopers"
@tacobell51505 жыл бұрын
It's the U.S. military's UTUBE channel dude...
@FartInYourFace2343 жыл бұрын
Very interesting comment, but, no it is not an interesting comment.
@connerbrook19898 жыл бұрын
You guy should do 5 things you don't know about special forces/delta/Rangers/seals etc
@Fenrir_Wrath8 жыл бұрын
and combat control as well as pararescue
@cartoonsncereal13388 жыл бұрын
And the very best special forces....
@alexmariner74788 жыл бұрын
Ummm excuse me? Did I just see a comment about special forces that didn't have anything about the Royal Danish Navy's Frogman Corps? 🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰
@spitfire1258 жыл бұрын
+Alex Mariner he said ect dumbass
@epicsushiroll25338 жыл бұрын
+Alex Mariner um excuse me are they part of a world super power, i think not
@litorres41257 жыл бұрын
I thought the clicker was common knowledge
@combatjm897 жыл бұрын
+DJ I know, who hasn't seen "The Longest Day"?
@litorres41257 жыл бұрын
Not even that, band of brothers or even reading a book 📚
@dreedknight7 жыл бұрын
I plan to enlist with the US Army very soon and I'm going to make it clear to my recruiter that I want Airborne training in my contract. I actually ended up sharing my idea with a Vietnam Veteran I'm acquainted with, he was a Paratrooper during the war, he shared a lesson I will never forget. He told me something along the lines that when we was in boot camp his Drill Sergeant told their group that there are Airborne looking for volunteers. When they finally took the first group of volunteers his Drill Sergeant came up to him and told him that "Only two things fall out of the sky, bird shit and paratroopers. The only difference is chicken shit stays on the ground." I don't remember the exact quote, but I believe it was something to that affect.
@3DArchery8 жыл бұрын
6th Thing; We hate Legs. And when we were banned from calling them that, we called them NAPS (Non-Airborne Personal). Out classic line: What holds up a chickens A**? Two dirty nasty legs! AATW.
@bartdejong53638 жыл бұрын
Your not a paratrooper you just want attention
@Crystal_Monarch8 жыл бұрын
plural
@3DArchery8 жыл бұрын
Bart de Jong Jump School 1981 Jump Master School 1986 1689 jumps Master Parachutist Badge 1/509th ABCT Vicenza Italy 81-83 101st Pathfinder Company, 101st Airborne Division 83- 87 JTF Bravo Pathfinder Detachment Honduras 85 - 86 17th Aviation Pathfinder platoon Korea 87-88 Airborne enough for you?
@3DArchery8 жыл бұрын
***** NAPS is what we called them, the plural is because there is always more than one.
@3DArchery8 жыл бұрын
168 Jumps, 1689 is a typo.
@terryrussel5238 жыл бұрын
A paratroopers natural habitat : Surrounded by his adversaries. Barracks, bar or battlefield. Thanks, Great Uncle Burnard.
@otteroftoast26168 жыл бұрын
"They're in front of us, they're behind us, to our left and to our right. We've got them right where we want them."
@LeeRaldar5 жыл бұрын
I had not been in the army long when I became ill with some kind of gut infection so was sent to military hospital. In the next bed was a para, after about a week we were both getting better and a bit bored so would fight each other. It was scary just how skilled he was at hand to hand and I lost count of how many times he 'killed' me. I left the hospital feeling grateful that we were on the same side.
@clevelandrobinson75052 жыл бұрын
Good f***ing story.
@OlafoWaffle8 жыл бұрын
I was wondering if they were gonna play it tongue and check and mention the unchecked alcoholism, but I don't think most non-military would get the joke.
@johnthom29108 жыл бұрын
Yeah you guys need to change the title of this video to "5 Things You Don't Know About: American Paratroopers."
@Jason-tx3go8 жыл бұрын
It's an American military channel
@ridgerunner4208 жыл бұрын
Yup. American channel.
@johnthom29108 жыл бұрын
Ja Du Yeah, so? If the video was 5 things you didn't know about motorcycles, would you expect them to only talk about Harley Davidsons?
@mattr82377 жыл бұрын
Wait a minute, there are other militaries in the world besides the US?...
@mrrossn7 жыл бұрын
Not really.
@Ed_Stoddard4 жыл бұрын
I was in the 82nd for two canceled deployments. B 4/68th Armor for the Zaire alert in 1978. Our tanks were not being deployed, but those going sat on Greenramp for several days before the mission was called off. I was also there for the 1994 Hatian invasion, again not deploying because we were in Division Artillery, not very usefull on an island full of houses. The reason the units were held in the contonment area for a week was the missing ammunition after it was all turned in. Finally a private told them to look in the dumpsters. My Fire Direction Officer weighed in at 380lbs getting on the plane, so a lot of folks trashed what they considered excess.
@otteroperator38226 жыл бұрын
My dad was supposed to jump into Haiti...everyone was pissed they didn't get to jump
@MrAwsomenoob8 жыл бұрын
the 6th, 9th, 18th, 21st, and 135th airborne
@TheresOnlyOneWayToRock8 жыл бұрын
It would be nice to have a part 2 of this video. Perhaps some of the more recent uses of paratroopers. I heard a story not too long after Sept. 11. about a paratrooper assault on a terrorist training camp in Afghanistan. I heard Rangers lead the way. Anyway, Thanks to the producers of this video.
@jodan44 жыл бұрын
I was in the 101st from 58-60. We were 911 just like the 82nd and the 4thID at the time. No non Airborne(Jumping) personnel or females were in the Division at the time. Even though there was always a rivalry between Airborne units, you better believe when push came to shove, when it's time to do what they do best, all that crap goes out the window. AATW
@donchrist7484 жыл бұрын
I was 502nd 56-59. Thanx pal
@jodan44 жыл бұрын
@@donchrist748 Remember the Division exercises Eagle Wing White Cloud,Dark Cloud and Puerto Pine.? We spent a lot of time in the woods.
@donchrist7484 жыл бұрын
@@jodan4 I thought I was a loblloy pine for about six months. HOOHA
@jackozbloke50798 жыл бұрын
5 things you don't know about American paratroopers
@randompanda8768 жыл бұрын
Well this is an American military channel, what do you expect?
@MegaBanne8 жыл бұрын
One of their videos is about an ak 47
@nayeemali25738 жыл бұрын
+Electro-Cute the ak is Russian
@MegaBanne8 жыл бұрын
Nayeem Ali That is my point.
@srbutrej018 жыл бұрын
Jack Ozbloke He literally says that in the beginning.
@richardjones71767 жыл бұрын
Airborne Airborne where you been? Down in Columbus drinking gin....
@kentcarter65477 жыл бұрын
Whatcha gonna do when you get back? Run it all off on the PT track!
@harrykellogg3346 жыл бұрын
Richard Jones we Dee
@ScottyM19595 жыл бұрын
Parachute testing by platoons from the 101st division and the 82nd division were done in my home town in NJ. Saw the article at the Donald F. Pratt museum at Ft. Campbell when I was stationed there. I was in 2/327th Glider Infantry Battalion 80-82
@jeffsanders6635 жыл бұрын
That's a cool museum. I was 2/327 85-86. Charlie Co. No Slack mike foxtrot
@ScottyM19595 жыл бұрын
@@jeffsanders663 NO SLACK BROTHER!
@cyclingtj4 жыл бұрын
Regarding #3, I was part of that. It was actually last minute negotiations, the knowledge that the 82nd was in the air...AND a large suitcase full of money that got General Cedras to give up.
@survivor1948 жыл бұрын
I enjoyed your video. Nice to see a documentary that tells the truth (rare) P.S. The German invasion of Crete using Paratroopers and gliders caused horrendous losses. The Germans never did that again.
@bermripper Жыл бұрын
My father was 101st Airborne in 1959. He is the toughest man I've ever met. Growing up, I had no clue. Lucky to have him as my Dad.
@PEACE87LOVE18 жыл бұрын
They also lose 1'7 height and suffer from bone problems due to the hard landing
@kibsavp48658 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video! :)
@ISLWYN20078 жыл бұрын
My dad was attached to the airborne in the 50's. He said they were great guys but a bit mental. :-)
@sturmbanfuhrerpena7 жыл бұрын
Bad Ass! Thanks for giving my unit kudos. I was in "A Co. 1st 504th P.I.R. 3rd Bdge 82nd Abn Div " aka The Devils in Baggy Pants! Hurrah!
@jaywellington99046 жыл бұрын
The 504 was in 1st Brigade, not 3rd.
@markgaus30128 жыл бұрын
If you ever watch the longest day you would know #5
@abc64pan8 жыл бұрын
John Wayne: A'right, knock it off. He said this to his paratroopers who were clicking away with their crickets and causing a huge racket during the all-personnel briefing.
@Moonbagger18 жыл бұрын
I think they also used it on Band of Brothers didn't they.
@TheAverageSushi8 жыл бұрын
Yea
@marlinheger29666 жыл бұрын
Mark gausp
@skunkers11206 жыл бұрын
And if you watched The Longest Day. The clicker also sounded like the bolt on a German rifle.
@ArndroidInc8 жыл бұрын
Capable of dropping into action at a moment's notice my ass.
@roguevector12688 жыл бұрын
Being able to get anywhere in the world within 24 hours... that's fucking impressive, in terms of logistical sleight-of-hand by almost any military standard you can think of in history.
@ArndroidInc8 жыл бұрын
Yeah That sound like what I remember. Have a good day.
@ckazanes7 жыл бұрын
HHC 3/504 1994 I remember this very well we were on DRF1 than.
@Tiger-zd2oo7 жыл бұрын
This video makes me proud and honored to be a paratrooper in 2-504 PIR, even when it absolutely sucks from time to time. I actually have a battalion mass tac tomorrow night, and, like always, it'll be a terrifying and thrilling experience. I can't wait. For any White Devil's out there or Alpha company Black Hearts, Strike Hold.
@davidthomas2921 Жыл бұрын
Cherry jumps today, t-10 or mc-1bravo ..Now you are jumping CHERRY 🍒
@TigerBaron6 жыл бұрын
I think a fair bit of us known about #1, what really surprised me was the 555th unit, I never even heard of these guys before or what they did and I really do believe that they should be more widely credited for their actions, even if they weren't involved in the actual fighting, they probably saved a lot of lives.
@way75mit93 жыл бұрын
My grandfather served in the triple nickel battalion, He inspired me to become a paratrooper, and later a Ranger, His unit pioneered many techniques later used by other airborne units during WWII, But those brave men were until recent years NEVER reported on , or given recognition as one of the nations elite units , The US Army also had a all black Ranger unit during the Korean War that still is not talked about as American fighting men !
@chikenchasa7 жыл бұрын
why was the german writing in perfect printed english?
@buckplug24235 жыл бұрын
He must have predicted that he would die and that his memoir would be captured!
@markfisher82064 жыл бұрын
But in Gothic script
@Nipit-po8fl4 жыл бұрын
I had nine parachute jump with 82nd before I even turned 18. 79 - 82
@stevele21088 жыл бұрын
Can you please do 5 things you don't know about attack choppers?
@McManMinecraft8 жыл бұрын
1) you can sexually identify as one. :D
@McManMinecraft8 жыл бұрын
Colonel 100 doesn't matter
@McManMinecraft8 жыл бұрын
Colonel 100...
@wyzuxirus-81748 жыл бұрын
there was only one small problem with the clicker it sounds exactly the same as readying a german mauser when clicking twice
@bartdejong53638 жыл бұрын
You got that from the longest day and its not exactly true Because a mauser reloads slower
@wyzuxirus-81748 жыл бұрын
+Bart de Jong not the reload sound the readying/ saftey and pull back the upper back part of the gun sound
@deepbludreams8 жыл бұрын
Er no, if your mauser is making that noise i would be careful with it, infact its safety should be totally silent, it should make a gentle thud when closing the action as well.
@tacobell51505 жыл бұрын
That's complete bullshit, they sound nothing alike, not one single documented incident of that happening, pure Hollywood (the longest day) nonsense...
@TheHawkeye615 жыл бұрын
WyZuXiRuS...You saw the movie The Longest Day Too?!😂
@daksanders45798 жыл бұрын
The only 2 "Phantom Airborne Units" I can possibly think of might be the 550th Airborne and one other. It's in the 500 range, think it's something like 523rd? But those are the only 2 I can think of. I don't know if they were per-say in England because the Army had a SHIT ton of Ghost Divisions and Corps out there.
@soccerguy24338 жыл бұрын
5 things you don't know about aerial refueling
@mrrossn7 жыл бұрын
A hose goes into a hole?
@mikebox7 жыл бұрын
I was on the bird on the Haiti Operation when we got turned around.
@markstanich643 жыл бұрын
Excellent video
@nomad6-18 жыл бұрын
Nice format guys
@MrPinhead667 жыл бұрын
anybody who has seen the longest day will know about the noisy crickets.
@sf0tacticalguy3 жыл бұрын
Beginning in 1987, I was a "devil in baggy pants". Best time of my life at Bragg. 1/504th, HUA!
@clsherian7 жыл бұрын
That"s Why They are nicknamed the Hati 2nd Scareborne!
@ngh3254 жыл бұрын
#3 is a little incorrect, we were in flight and were turned around the first time but a few days later we did not turn around. While in route our leaders cancelled the combat jump found a place that the C130 could land and called it a humanitarian aid mission. My unit was the 3/73rd a sister unit to the 82nd and my unit stayed in country for around 30 days.
@mattschmidt5568 жыл бұрын
My grandfather was part of the 503rd during the assaults on Corregidor, he said he had to shoot a guy that ran at him with a sword
@noveseth28638 жыл бұрын
nice
@zoltancsikos56048 жыл бұрын
Was he German?
@stephenwoods41188 жыл бұрын
Japanese officer.
@dacrackhead8 жыл бұрын
I mean shit he could have betrayed a Major in WW2 cause there was a US major who kept the idea that all officers carried a sword into battle, sadly to say he was shot in the back by a gewehr
@kevinheinst78488 жыл бұрын
Nice video mate
@RivetGardener5 жыл бұрын
DEC 1989 we Jumped in to take down Manuel Noriega Panama.Rangers, 82d ABN..... taking fire as we jumped. What a night. Dec 20 1990.
@96Delta Жыл бұрын
Here's some more history. Back in the late 70's, early 80's the reserve chute had a pouch that contained a little book that the rigger would sign/initial along with the date after the reserve was packed-not sure if the new chutes have that. Anyway, one day I checked out one and it was signed by "Donald Duck" in the 60's. Miss those days at Bragg and the near constant chop-chop of the two-bladed Hueys. Wish they would do some kind of legacy jump featuring us old jumpers during All American Week. It would be a real treat to jump into Sicily one final time. I've actually dreamed of this while sleeping!
@Rick-rc5mc Жыл бұрын
I had a reserve chute once that had written your going to die. I was a jumpmaster and during JMPI the jumpmaster that checked my cut the straps on it and didn’t let me jump the chute
@jackofnone94395 жыл бұрын
Being an ex-paratrooper I thought I would know all 5 of these...I only knew one, number 5!!!
@r5t6y125 жыл бұрын
5:15 .........I wonder if they still use that tactic these days.........???
@tomreneqe73435 жыл бұрын
I knew Billy Mitchell had a group of soldiers parachute to the ground from an aircraft in flight and assembled a machine gun as part of a demonstration at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri, but had not heard about the Big Red One proposal. I got 4 out of 5 Not bad for a LEG on a ROPE
@tomreneqe73435 жыл бұрын
I knew Billy Mitchell had a group of soldiers parachute to the ground from an aircraft in flight and assembled a machine gun as part of a demonstration at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri. I did not know about the big red one. I got 4 out of 5 Not bad for a LEG on a ROPE
@donkemp81514 жыл бұрын
So the first thing you don’t know about US Paratroopers is.....some WWI Troops almost jumped out of plane. But they didn’t.
@sgt.airborne37335 жыл бұрын
Neat video, thanks!
@123abc4224 жыл бұрын
Strike Hold!
@germanstudent06 Жыл бұрын
The clicker was a great idea for it's time to identify friendly forces!
@KrokLP8 жыл бұрын
Sorry, but after there's nothing with US in the title I don't give a damn that the 1st infantry division was almost used as airborne unit... Is there a less selfish channel on the world?
@BLUECHET4 жыл бұрын
I have 555 written on my helmet band .
@donchrist7484 жыл бұрын
Some of these cops should show more respect for the people of color
@airlinefood55575 жыл бұрын
I’m considering joining the 82nd in my future
@mmarlow66973 жыл бұрын
I’m 504TH PIR born and breed!!! Strike Hold!!
@KazroLife8 жыл бұрын
This has been my dream job since I was 8
@aysixaysix3 жыл бұрын
Likewise, hope to be one in 2 years when I'm 18
@MrPyrt6 жыл бұрын
Healthiest alcoholics in the world.
@eugenecbell7 жыл бұрын
Can anyone tell me the name of the operation that first responded to the Iraq invasion of Kuwait?
@marcoh.34677 жыл бұрын
number 5 is a very genius way to communicate, there's a movie original in black and white called "der längste Tag" (the longest day) that plays on D Day 44 where this little toy clickers play a big role in one scene : an allied paratrooper heares somone coming in the dark and he clicks 1 time and the other soldier is clicking 2 times. the allied paratrooper is in the believe the other one is an allied soldier to and in this moment --- BANG--- the allied soldier is shot down and the camara switches to the other (german) soldier who is reloading his carabiner with an epic -clack clack- - clack clack-. This is the best scene in history of war movies.
@fogstreet1086 жыл бұрын
The 504 had to be tough to make it out of their "Vomit Comets" with all the gear they carried ! what we had when I was in the Deuce was pure luxury in comparison.
@eriksemelson4098 жыл бұрын
oh why the f is this about US paratroopers now? Why no fallschirmjäger?
@arisaka2337 жыл бұрын
Erik Semelson Johnson M1941 > FG42
@flalawdog94636 жыл бұрын
Because Germany lost the war.
@tacobell51505 жыл бұрын
Because it's the US military's UTUBE channel NUMBNUT
@tightg1117 жыл бұрын
oh so the title says "paratroopers" but its actually "U.S. paratroops"
@tacobell51505 жыл бұрын
It's the US military's UTUBE channel NUMBNUT
@edsalisch43226 жыл бұрын
The city of Metz was not occupied by Germany in WW1 but rather owned by Germany.
@sunjabibahladeen63948 жыл бұрын
5 things I didn't know or needed to know....
@pancakenipples47948 жыл бұрын
"needed"
@sunjabibahladeen63948 жыл бұрын
Needed hahaha
@gregoryharkinsjr542098 жыл бұрын
You should do a Navy Corpsmen episode
@likeaboss8608 жыл бұрын
Airborne all the way. Gotta be infantry. Thumbs up for 11bravos!!!
@likeaboss8608 жыл бұрын
+Philp Roza Mortors bring the hurt man. 240 bravo still with a 1000 rounds and spare barrel and tripod pretty heavy though too lol.
@likeaboss8608 жыл бұрын
+Myles Lenover mortars*
@winddmmy8 жыл бұрын
love the bavos but give us ada a shout!ALL THE WAY!!
@SGTJDAY4 жыл бұрын
11Bang Bang Population Control Specialist :] Dirty Nasty Legs Why is the Sky Blue Jumpers Hit it!
@jjwallace6667 жыл бұрын
Can't name any of the fake airborne units, but I do vaguely remember someone telling me that seal team six was named so to give the illusion of there being more seal teams than there actually were. Not relevant, I know, I just found it interesting
@fredgohlke41287 жыл бұрын
Joe Wallace. 501st to 509th then 551st regiments so Germans could not get an idea of how many. rgts there were.
@someguywithaccesstotheinte5277 жыл бұрын
How effective are paras in modern day combat?
@Ryansanders807 жыл бұрын
EtHaN Jay BaRRett the 82nd is used a lot
@someguywithaccesstotheinte5277 жыл бұрын
Oh really! that's awesome...I was hoping to be one someday, that's reassuring to hear! But in what way...I know that sounds kinda stupid but are they commonly used to para shoot or would they more likely be deployed with light infantry affiliated.
@Ryansanders807 жыл бұрын
EtHaN Jay BaRRett I believe it depends on the situation, I know they use both, not sure about witch one is used more
@someguywithaccesstotheinte5277 жыл бұрын
that makes sense thanks for some stuff clearing up really appreciate it brother!
@someguywithaccesstotheinte5277 жыл бұрын
I knowwww there fucking awesome!!! But they still parachute into combat right, but just not on a large scale And what would they do once their deployed that makes them stand out from regular infantry?
@andrewgiordano52753 жыл бұрын
504th PIR, "Strike Hold".
@arilagi8 жыл бұрын
u should do more like this please
@zaccampbell42567 жыл бұрын
You should use better grammar.
@marioflavin21413 жыл бұрын
Never Heard of the 555th like a lot of black American guy's got recognition thank you for your service Guy's from my generation in the U.K.
@WilliamHerndon-w5e7 ай бұрын
You are wrong. The only thing I didn't know about paratroopers was the use of the 555th to fight forest fires.
@mikemcquillan75603 жыл бұрын
A phone call was made from a pay phone in Spring Lake. Just out side Pope AFB shortly the 82nd became airborne to Haiti alerting them to the United States intentions shortly afterThe Haitian government was restored and the 600+ aircraft returned to Pope Air Force Base
@steves11120005 жыл бұрын
Didn't know about the first infantry division...and I was a paratrooper.
@nickdawn39857 жыл бұрын
Anyone who saw Band of Brothers would have known the toy one. I give him a 3/5.
@murattosun65984 жыл бұрын
I think the best paratrooper unit is 101st. Airborne Division. My favorite unit in the U.S. Army. the reason for Band of Brothers.
@donchrist7484 жыл бұрын
I was a screaming eagle but man for man both AA and101 are equal.
@mr.muldoontoyou4 жыл бұрын
The 101st isnt exactly a parachutist unit, and hasn't been for some time.
@Magpie40008 жыл бұрын
Has anyone ever watched a "5 things you didn't know about ...... " and actually found out something they didn't already know ?
@jeffsanders6635 жыл бұрын
LOL 2 years and no response.
@Chino567518 жыл бұрын
They gave up before we even got there..?
@Dragon.77228 жыл бұрын
Paratrooper. You mean some random US-american paratrooper units. This is not about paratroopers in general, misleading title. This is about us-american military history, not about concepts.
Thanks, I was scanning the comments to find the answer.
@Jeremiah905268 жыл бұрын
ThePicklepirate No problem
@jt187078 жыл бұрын
Why do you not do any videos on British stuff
@young.angry.devildawg5 жыл бұрын
Japan- Burn ‘em America- *Nuke ‘em*
@jamestaylor94b8 жыл бұрын
Metz in 1918 was not occupied territory but an integral part of Imperial Germany with a + 95% German population
@estebahnrandolph87245 жыл бұрын
The first parachute jump was accident ! The pilot bailed out in baggy clothing and flew like a bat .
@skylargross55098 жыл бұрын
Screaming eagles
@TheHawkeye615 жыл бұрын
Puking Buzzards😂.
@eddiealvarez54934 жыл бұрын
Screaming Chickens, buken buzzerd! Did someone say air assault?😂
@vonzigle8 жыл бұрын
Actually the balloon bombs were not that effective, as they would often malfunction. Also, most of them arrived in the rainy season, so they didn't have the effect the Japanese desired...
@dacrackhead8 жыл бұрын
To add to that it was reported that nearly 20% of the balloons landed back on japanese soil
@vonzigle8 жыл бұрын
+Malfeasence Wouldn't be surprised! Using the Jet Stream at that time was very ingenious, but lacked something in the execution! 😋
@Rockinruffhouser5 жыл бұрын
U.S. Army! This we’ll defend
@matheusgclassen8 жыл бұрын
why exclusively the us ones?
@Stealingiscaring8 жыл бұрын
They did say US paratroopers, though the title is a bit misleading
@Mckay24558 жыл бұрын
It's the US military KZbin channel....(face-Palm) bruh...
@richardgreenleaf32598 жыл бұрын
Knew about the crickets. Anyone whose watched "The Longest Day", whether they studied the Normandy landings or not, probably knows about the crickets. Though the first time I saw the movie was in grade school and the principle told us how the use of crickets in the movie was based on fact. Also knew about the Fu-Go bombs, but didn't know that many had successfully reached the US and detonated. I knew of the Oregon Fu-Go bomb that had killed the Sunday School teacher and some of her students while on a picnic and knew a few had started fires. Though this is more than I knew off starting fires in the US. But in comparison to the number the Japanese launched, this is only a handful. Scary thing is there may be more Fu-Gos out there in the US, Canada, and Mexico that are still live and just waiting for someone to accidentally stumble upon them and set them off. Face it, we still hear of folks finding live rounds from the American Civil War which maim or kill them when they go off. The ACW ended a hundred fifty-one years ago and there still people dying from it today so why can't Fu-Go bombs still be leathal today?
@abc64pan8 жыл бұрын
I recall that Sal Mineo's character, a 101st trooper, was killed when he thought the sound of a German rifle's lock and load action was the return two-clicks of a fellow paratrooper. I guess some troops learned the hard way that the cricket's sound could be duplicated.
@richardgreenleaf32598 жыл бұрын
abc64pan Yeah, that's a scene I love "I heard two clicks. I heard two clicks." I do wonder in reality how many troops actually died from that, if the crickets really sounded that close to the loading and cocking of a German rifle. Could swear some of the stuff I've read said about the crickets that the troops issued them were to follow it up with the code words to reduce that possibility. But don't recall "The Longest Day" actually having troops use the code words.
@stephenwoods41188 жыл бұрын
Cycling the bolt of a Kar 98K (or any bolt action rifle) doesn't sound like 2 clicks it's more of a chunk, metallic chunk, scrape, chunk (as the bolt unlocks and opens, then hits the bolt stop, then feeds a round from the magazine and finally locks closed).
@abc64pan8 жыл бұрын
Stephen Woods I know, but in the movie they made it sound different, just like a cricket. Of course, that was for dramatic effect. Even a movie based on fact ins not 100% accurate.
@richardgreenleaf32598 жыл бұрын
abc64pan Most movies based on fact aren't even close to 100% accurate. It's not always a case of accuracy having to take a back seat to entertainment.