"America's Special Forces During WW2" - 1941-1945

Bringing to life with vivid recreations, sound and editing -- a focused living-history documentary on the battles and training of America's Special Forces -- as well as some of the men who led and those who followed and fought with heroism and without regard for themselves - fighting for family, home… love of country and the men next to them.
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[@sonyascott6114]

My uncle was one of the very first special forces soldiers.His name was James Claude stover.He retired a Master Sargent E-8 from the 1 st special forces group,Airborne LAOS,1961. He also worked for the CIA while in Laos,and was a military advisor.He made 2 combat jumps in Korea with the 187th response team,won a silver star,bronze star with combat v.He was with the 11th airborne in Korea,the 503 infantry,2nd airborne battle group in Okinawa.He had to many medals to mention here.He had a giant gorilla wearing army greens with helmet smoking a cigar tattooed on his chest.Tough as they come.Thank you for this video.

[@majcorbin]

My Signal Corps Father (1923-2002) Served with the OSS Behind Enemy Lines in France prior to D-day training free French Resistance in Radio Operations.

[@charlesuhlir3652]

My father served in the signal corps. All in his group were bi-lingual. My dad spoke German. They were behind enemy lines more than they were with the regular troops. His platoon trained with the "devil's brigade" in Italy. They were all over Germany, having jumped over a dozen times. Unfortunately, all of those records were lost in the storage facility fire.

[@dimvalsgames9721]

Thanks nice info!👍👍👏👏👏👏

[@karlcarlysle3578]

May God in Heaven bless you and your family

[@dogstarstudios718]

I would love to see you do a video on Merrill's Marauders. My cousin John Aid (R.I.P.) lied about his age to enlist after Pearl Harbor (he was 17), he graduated from the early Ranger School and later found himself serving in Merrill's Marauders. He would go on to fight in both the Korean & Vietnam Wars.

[@sonnysantana5454]

their was no early ranger sch the 1'st 4' ranger BTN's were trained in the UK with the limey codo units of the war

[@palmergriffiths1952]

My Grandfather served in the U.S./Canada First Special Service Force (The Black Devil's). They saw action in the Italian campaign The Rhineland The Alutieans and Southern France.

[@michaelzann6485]

My Father did also. Is your grandfather still alive?

[@palmergriffiths1952]

@@michaelzann6485 No he passed away in 2008

[@davidleadford6511]

The Commanche language was also used as code. They participated in the European theater.

[@michaelmcgraw1536]

That clip that shows Larry Thorne is awesome! He disappeared in Laos in 1965.

[@williamkornemann5171]

I have never seen anything on the I15/90th Special Operations Squadron flying MC-130s with terrain-following radar flying in support of highly classified organizations and activities during Vietnam. I was an Instructor pilot in command of an unusually populated crew (S-27). What was top secret then may well be unclassified now.

[@kenrobison9528]

Remember everyone deployed. God bless you all. 🇺🇸 All the way.

[@josephmazzotta8813]

Sgt rock of easy company brought me here 🇺🇸

[@sonyascott6114]

Thank you Joseph for bringing back some old,very old memories.We used to trade the comic books in grade school.He had a blonde crew cut,and was tough as rusty nails.Oh ya,sgt.ROCK,WOW.Oh the memory's,thanks.

[@TheBmco99]

Miss the good old days these days we really can’t fight a war with out worrying about a nuclear war

[@riverbender9898]

Well-done! Thank You.

[@sonnysantana5454]

for the us army by the intensity and diversity of the training the 1'st special service force was #1' and #2' the us rangers , 3' the Alamo scouts , 4' the 5307' provisional unit -Merrill's mauradras , the us navy 1' NCDU , 2' the UDT's , 3' joint combined service unit ( army & navy ) the scouts & raiders , 4' the SACO= Sino-American comando op's , usmc 1' the marine raiders , 2' the amphib recon units , 3' the para marines ( sadly they never got to jump into combat ) , 4' the usmc jasco teams ( the Navajo code talkers ) , and the OSS intelligence & covert operations ,the jedburgh units and the O' groups which operated in every theater of conflict

[@earlcollinsworth4914]

Great video!

[@behindthespotlight7983]

….proof that a documentary can implode with the very last sentence of the script.

[@kokomokid4006]

There's nothing like a good Darby Queen before breakfast.

[@nichtsisttieferalsunserstaat]

... and if you have nothing left, at least you still have some old movies.

[@sonyascott6114]

I wonder what kind of plane they flew to north Africa in?

[@Hew.Jarsol]

The origins and inspiration of all special forces since WW2 come from the Commandos (green berets) of WW2 in 1940. The Commandos were created in 1940 utilising unconventional (ungentlemanly warfare) "Set Europe ablaze". Classic unconventional Commando skills and speed marching etc. Over 25000 troops from all over the world were trained in unconventional Commando skills Achnacarry Scotland. All spec ops now use classic Commando skills of WW2. Even the legendary SAS (LRDG) merged skills . The first US rangers 1st and 29th Rangers were born in Achnacarry Scotland under Lord Lovats Commandos in 1942. These were disbanded and then the 2nd and 5th US Rangers subsequently copied these unconventional Commando skills and took part in Torch and D day etc. Pikes First Special Service Force are also a Commando-type type unit also utilising these unconventional Commando skills. Good to see it all still being kept alive by the rest of the world.

[@indigenousnorwegianeuropa4145]

Old school is the new school💃🕺

[@sonnysantana5454]

= you mean Old Sch is the only Sch

[@agar2134]

ALAMO SCOUTS

[@vinniethefinger7781]

Carlson stole half of Edon's men for the love. The Hollywood effect certainly made Carlson a media darling that still persists to this very day.

[@andrewvanveen1804]

1. When you are showing clips from operation Torch, please don't use a black and white clip of a C130 taking off. 2 a number of clips show US personnel in late 1950s fatigue uniforms. 3. When discussing the proposed 1SSF job into Norway - you show a clip of Mad King Ludwig"s castle in Bavaria. 4. The Bar room scene of Yanks and canucks drinking together actually shows Australians- in their slouch hats. Please....attention to detail

[@larrypatchett3474]

The information you provide is well put together but your use of non-period images is distracting.

[@mitty361]

What about the S.O.E .