Fighting Men of Rhodesia ep177 | Ian Mackenzie part 2 | Rhodesian SAS

In this video, we follow the men of the Rhodesian SAS as they fight in the bush during the 1970s in Rhodesia. SAS: Ambush Rhodesia is an intimate and powerful account of military courage in the face of great danger. Through the stories of real SAS soldiers, the video explores the depths of human fear and the heights of human courage. We follow the unit as they fight against rebel forces in what is now Zimbabwe, revealing the heroism and sacrifices of these soldiers as they defend their country against all odds.
Ian Mackenzie a Rhodesian Special Air Service (SAS) operative shares what it was like to participate in operations behind enemy lines. Ian goes into detail about one particular operation where they would lie in an ambush position for more than ten days waiting for a road convoy. Ian provides a passionate account of his experience. This is a captivating story about fear and courage and of being in combat.
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[@hiramabiff2017]

I am so addicted to this channel and the brave men & women of Rhodesia who readily stood up to be counted when the world turned against them and they fought to protect every inch of land their fathers & grandfathers toiled and suffered to turn into a home. I have personal feelings about Rhodesia as my father died there when I was just a baby back in England. I love the Island I live on, but the only shame I can feel for my country's history is how it turned it's back on and betrayed all those Rhodesian's and left them to the fate of a murderous dictator.

[@lesbeswick6172]

My story is similar to yours, my father died there, when I was 7 years of age, and we had to come back to England.

[@BrianMapuranga-e7z]

John Hello I Was Born In Rhodesia In 76 So Am I Rhodesian Nice Work You're Doing John And All Those Behind The Scenes,I Was Seek.Anf Tired Of Lies By The ZANU Pf Government About Rhodesian Bush War Thank You For Putting Record Straight....... Enjoying This Channel Thank You So Much

[@ericdawson7097]

Another great interview and account of the Rhodesian war. Respect to SAS and thanks Ian for your great account. Hats off.

[@rossitherhodie5659]

Salute guys. The ability not to talk till the tasks done is what makes great soldiers. You note, no names mentioned, each to his own story as he/she wants it told othewise aziko kwela. God Bless and thanks again to guys keeping this show alive.

[@rhodesia1578]

Thanks Ian for your counts of these events.. we Rhodesians thank you deeply for your courage and commitment to serving within the Rhodesian armed forces . Salute !

[@Simon_Hawkshaw]

Yet more insights into operations that not all of us were privy to, by incredible men. Thank you as always for sharing this with us all again.

[@fightingmenofrhodesia]

You're very welcome

[@gregmcmurray6112]

Great talk!

[@atilla6612]

Outstanding and fascinating stuff !

[@trevorpalmer1891]

Salute BROTHERS!

[@benbekker4201]

Master story teller. Thank you sir

[@user-vv6sy2ox4q]

Really interesting interview!

[@charlietreston4035]

Great interview much respect

[@colinriddell9553]

12min, railway line, Maputo to Tete, TOTALLY INCORRECT! The line from Maputo goes north to Rhodesia only, through Gaza Province. The railway line to Tete comes from Beira. There is no line between Maputo & Beira.

[@gedraath1639]

It's quite mind boggling that while the special units were doing the externals.....so were some of the NS guys in the Indep Companies being used also.

[@Toncor12]

The NS guys were trained by the cream of the Regular army and as a result the standard of NS troops wad very high and performed very well under Regular officers. In fact 1 Indep under Don Price was likened by many to being a 4th RLI commando.

[@Toncor12]

The recent chat with Darryl Watt indicated all of our codes were broken by the Brits in a matter of hours.

[@calummackenzie1797]

Tony knowing what a traitor Ken Flowers was, l wouldn't be surprised if the snake wasn't passing our codes onto the Brits. Certainly easier than having to break them. We were taught to keep our comms down to a max of 90 seconds. Once we were in OP position l would encode our locstat to company base & that was it. If we saw nothing then our sitrep would be NTR (nothing to report) & that would be our only transmission for the day. Obviously if the enemy was spotted then this would be relayed to base & then there would be far more radio traffic. But often in our 6 day OP there would only be 6 transmissions in total

[@Toncor12]

@@calummackenzie1797 yes Flower was a bastard. I agree with frequency of comms. One late arvie for locstat in shackle and one early am for NTR.

[@KernowekTim]

@@calummackenzie1797 English, NOT 'Brits' per-se Calum,

[@calummackenzie1797]

@@KernowekTim ah Tim you Cornwall separatist 🤣🤣🤣

[@chrisjones6736]

I don't think the Shackle code was that good. British Army system was similar and completely revised the system in 83-84. The new system was a lot better, but honestly, even that wouldn't last 24 hours.

[@hennies9509]

I believe a lot of South African Special Forces were seconded to the SAS wearing the same camouflage as the SAS. The South African Paratroopers were also in Rhodesia and going on Fireforce missions.

[@calummackenzie1797]

Yes Hennie. In the SAS they were known as D Squadron, not sure what the Parabats were called, but they were used in the south of Rhodesia as Fireforce & as Jumbo Fireforces. There are l think 2 episodes of Fighting Men of Rhodesia with the Parabats talking about their experiences. Dankie Suid Afrika

[@charlietreston4035]

Hi Hennie I knew a guy in joberg in the 70s who had been in Rhodesia with the South African army

[@colinriddell9553]

To Clarify, 1 Recce worked with SAS as D Sqn, based in Mabalahuta,SE corner of Rhodesia, into Gaza Province Mozambique. The parabat fire force, mid 1979, operated out of Gwanda as Fireforce Golf.

[@colinriddell9553]

Correction!, MNR Mozambique National Resistance. Rail line, not to Tete Province, but Gaza Province travelling north into Rhodesia, thru the "Russian front"

[@fightingmenofrhodesia]

Thanks Colin! Appreciate your corrections

[@JeffreyThomas-th2ps]

Wow I had no idea thst this shipment was coming in I was finishing school and about to enter uni at Stellenbosch after drinking 101 😅 I got my degree and was sent to six Sa infantry then officers school on the border mid 1984 as lt at grootfontein thst huge logistics base with lots of little secret sections ,where before this huge conflict was going on and now over and we knew NADA it's all avaliable now I used to fund payoffs as one of my my duties to recce commandos ect large amounts if funds ended up on little villages and the recipients all bought cattle and vehicles ,just a small part of my involvement, now we live in a communist lettuce was it all for nought ?

[@anndonnelly4209]

Did Ian Mackenzie receive the Bronze Cross?

[@colinriddell9553]

No

[@ktmtragic1397]

Britain the US and Australia still F it up ! The yanks have to be the worst !