America’s Deadliest Irishman - He Trained the Devil’s Brigade in WW2

Dermot 'Pat' O'Neill was a ferocious Irishman who fought gangsters and triads on the streets of Shanghai and Nazi storm-troopers in Italy in WWII yet lived to tell the tale. O’Neill is a legendary figure in combatives history, yet little has been written about him - especially when compared to his peers, such as William Fairbairn or Francois d’Eliscu.
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[@justjosie1163]

Thank you for your excellent presentation!!! My one wish is that this gentleman had produced written material on his systems, as WEF had done. His work spanned many decades and it is a tragedy that we do not have more of his lifetime's knowledge passed down to us. Thank you again for this fitting tribute to an amazing and inspiring gentleman.

[@UlyssesFiles]

Hi again Josie - so true - a great pity. If he had written his stuff down I’m thinking it would be as popular as WEF’s works.

[@justjosie1163]

@@UlyssesFiles I agree 100% !!

[@robertlehnert4148]

While the photographs are horribly stilted. the unarmed section of the Field Manual (FM 21-150) _Deal the First Deadly Blow_ is largely O'Neil's method. The manual is in the public domain and downloadable from several online sites.

[@justjosie1163]

@robertlehnert4148 You are absolutely correct and I agree that the photos are horrible. The sad thing to me is that it was a different system that O'Neill had devised for the regular soldiers. It is said that the system he taught to the Devil's Brigade was for rapid training of "shock troops."After the war it is alleged he developed a system for training intelligence personnel and later a system for law enforcement. All were said to barely scratch the surface of the man's knowledge. Thanks for your reply.Always good to hear from another person who appreciated this gentleman.

[@palmergriffiths1952]

I remember my Grandfather talking about this Man. My Grandfather was a Canadian member of The First Special Service Force. He said this Man taught him hand to hand combat.

[@howardpage9915]

God Bless the Canadians!

[@littleengine9502]

i read "The World's First SWAT Team: W. E. Fairbairn and the Shanghai Municipal Police Reserve Unit" very interesting. thank you for your great video - excellent

[@UlyssesFiles]

Thanks for your comment - I know that book - a great read on the subject 🙌🏻

[@DB-yj3qc]

Very educational, I had not heard about him. Many years ago I did get that training of the condensed hand to hand combat in Army. Oddly enough I was later at that camp in Helena MT. in 1988.

[@sierradenali3270]

My uncle, Sgt. George Robinson 6-2 was in the FSSF, "Devil's Brigade". KIA'd Feb. 18/44 at Anzio.

[@mohammedsaysrashid3587]

It was an excellent video. Thank you for sharing

[@UlyssesFiles]

Thank you for commenting Mohammed, glad you enjoyed 🙌🏻

[@andrewruddy962]

A wondeful presention and narration. Thank you , Seattle Irish.

[@UlyssesFiles]

Thank you kindly, Andrew! 🙌🏻

[@carthy29]

Never heard of him, great vid thanks for posting, another mad Irishman

[@UlyssesFiles]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it 🙌🏻

[@billestew7535]

I know more than a couple of Canadian soldiers who wanted to be in the PPCLI because that was the unit flash on O'Neill's jacket in The Devil's Brigade movie

[@skyislands8887]

I heard of O'Neil in references in fairburn an Sykes videos. What an expansive and incredibly extreme life.

[@howardrich2662]

I heard of a Philippine Sargent that had knife fighting skills that scared the hell out the invading sons of Nippon.

[@englishlondon-pacific6177]

Another interesting documentary, thank you!

[@UlyssesFiles]

Our pleasure!

[@tommacwillaim887]

O'Neill was actually an instructor at "Camp X" in Ontario, Canada, teaching unarmed combat skills to agents being sent into occupied Europe when he was seconded to the FSSF.

[@UlyssesFiles]

Yes, the video mentions this

[@N108funshow]

Excellent video and excellent channel. Thank you.

[@UlyssesFiles]

Thank you very much Uncle Nick 🙌🏻

[@michaelw2288]

In the movie The Devils Brigade he was portrayed by actor Jeremy Slate and had a pivotol role in the training of this unit.

[@self-studyenglisheveryday3952]

Thanks!

[@goffy1963]

Those were the days!

[@mktf5582]

Rick Rescorla next please.

[@joeanita8654]

A man of true grit.

[@UlyssesFiles]

For sure 👌🏻

[@grahamr-oj3wf]

Us Irish been fighting the the Brits for 800 years from the day where born we r taught how to fight it's part of our culture 💯🇮🇪

[@googlesmostwantedfrog147]

O'Neill was a an Orange man Protestant who came from a family of police officers and was recruited into the SMP to fight specifically for the British as his family had done before him

[@seandoyle2983]

Ye can't keep those Cork boys down.

[@Connorparker155]

And us Belfast bhoys aswell

[@liamoreilly8939]

Unless its against the Kingdom ☘️👍🇮🇪..

[@michaelw2288]

Can you do one on Leonard Hector Grant-Taylor, SOE, Commando instructor in UK and Palestine, outside of SF circles he may be little known but his influence was significant.

[@UlyssesFiles]

He does look interesting indeed - and I have a connection to Mount St Mary’s - the school he went to. We will look deeper into him, thank you 🙏🙌🏻

[@aidanwalsh3930]

Fascinating biography. Appreciate the research.

[@UlyssesFiles]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it 🙌🏻

[@aidanwalsh3930]

Thank OdysseusFiles, was delighted to learn that unknown biography. Look forward to more posts👌👍

[@robertlehnert4148]

While the photographs are horribly stilted (WAY too straight-legged, in actual training photos, everyone is in a knees bent fighting crouch). the unarmed section of the Field Manual (FM 21-150) Deal the First Deadly Blow is largely O'Neil's method. The manual is in the public domain and downloadable from several online sites.

[@theedain]

Ah I knew about Fairbairn but O'Neill, no. Thanks.

[@nazthewanderer]

🎉Interesting vid bro..

[@UlyssesFiles]

Thanks bro 🙌🏻

[@self-studyenglisheveryday3952]

💯👏🏻

[@user-cp9hy2ky6z]

It's difficult to find information on the O'Neill system. Does anyone know where i might find some?

[@UlyssesFiles]

There’s some info on the web. For example here’s a decent article on his system and the man himself in pdf form: pdfcoffee.com/dermot-m-oneill-and-the-oneill-system-of-hand-to-hand-combat-steven-c-brown-2010-pdf-free.html

[@user-cp9hy2ky6z]

@@UlyssesFiles brilliant thank you

[@sonnysantana5454]

another old WW-2' bad a#$ O'Neil right up there with mike enchanis , and it was the 4'th mar regt not the 3'rd

[@jamespfp]

11:08 -- RE: Commission as Captain in U.S. Army = Extraordinary?; I'm not sure that it was, considering the history of the United States on the whole. It seems to me that during the period of the Civil War, for example, the Union had been inducting immigrants practically right off the boat into the U.S. Army as volunteers (not officers on the whole, True) with the understanding that service immediately resulted in citizenship, and the payment was them surrendering their freedoms for a time because Army Duty. Another complication which meant opportunity was the nature of the Allied cause between the U.S. and the British Commonwealth, although whether he was a British citizen or not I have no idea. At any rate, the deciding factor was the U.S. Gubmint and it is famously willing to brain drain anyone at all *especially technically talented persons* to put those persons directly into its command structure.

[@chinhtran3211]

😎👌🏻

[@roymartin3433]

Thank you for this. My Dad was an original member of the FSSF one of the many Canadians. He always spoke of his time in the force with great pride. I still have his V42 dagger and sheath. Along with other of his momentos that I will pass on to his grandsons

[@SeanDiVarco-bu4eu]

Oh ok that's fine 😮🎉SH fighter and Dirty D the camera is photos from the old school and film and teacher real science and your a great movie was saw in protection for service 🐕‍🦺 power people shot in soccer ⚽ and no connection I never thought 💭🤔 not good.

[@user-ut1sr2ti6y]

😮😊

[@7071t6]

So basically got trained by the best Kung fu master in china, as part of the chang hi police force hand to hand close quarter combat techniques full stop, which is why the close quarter hand to hand combat is fast and deadly form of kung fu known to man, simple and quick one step to kill a man ? Use what you have at your disposal and always carry a weapon on yourself, but does not look like a weapon at all, like a simple 6 inch bit of steel or very hard wood, even one end of nunchucks?

[@celaowen4831]

Yawara stick?

[@trevortaylor5501]

He was Canadian.

[@UlyssesFiles]

Who says?

[@TruthTellert63]

Understandable that anyone would think so, as that was how he was portrayed in the excrement roll "The Devil's Brigade." However, that anti-American propaganda piece had little to do with either the book on which it was supposedly based or with reality. Actual Forcemen hated the movie; that includes O'Neill.

[@UlyssesFiles]

V true 👌🏻

[@cowtown9437]

and today the Irish is still fighting for their country, oh well

[@TBButtSmoothy]

fighters from today, back in those times would absolutely annihilate them

[@DB-yj3qc]

Depending on what the objective is. The fighters of then didn't fight to "win" they fought to kill and fast. No "gentlemen rules"

[@celaowen4831]

I call Bull$#+ What makes you believe that delusion?

[@karlcarlysle3578]

I truly believe those men were straight to the point... Dangerous