Lions Of Judah: The Special Forces Unit With A Vendetta Against Hitler | Secret War | Timeline

The Special Interrogation Unit were a unique force within the British Army. They all shared one common trait, they could all speak German and many were the children of German Jews whose families had been victims of the holocaust. This made their mission of disrupting the German forces and integrating them that much more personal.
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[@turbyoulance]

The true definition of Bravery at the highest order, Lest We Forget.

[@steveparker8785]

Too bad the group suffered such horrendous casualties. Extraordinary courage in the face of extreme odds. Bless those boys.

[@davidlancaster8152]

What an incredible force assembled to defeat Rommel. He was Germany's best. It took alot of balls and blood to beat him. And divine grace. We owe these gents alot.

[@marciogarcia4761]

Nice documentary! Amazing history.

[@mohammedsaysrashid3587]

It was an amazing work and thrilled watching documentary about SIG group beneath British forces in North Africa during WW2 .

[@markrunnalls7215]

I heard briefly that Britain had a Jewish brigade .. Really brilliant that you have covered this, very interesting indeed, thank you .

[@michaelw2288]

The Jewish Brigade was a different unit, formed in 1944 as 5000 strong standard infantry unit formed out of elements of the Palestine Regiment.

[@gordonfrickers5592]

@@michaelw2288 Yes you are correct sir. A tale to amuse. My father, a Londoner serving with 21 Army Group was invited to join The Jewish Brigade when it was formed, many Jews said, lamentably late. By 1944 he was attached to his Scots, they'd trained together, worked together, fought together, and they were likewise attached to to him their officer so he chose to continues to lead his Glaswegian Scots. He and both his brothers had 'special industry' permits and yet all 3 joined up & served.

[@gordonfrickers5592]

A very worthwhile video, thank you. These are the sort of men Britain welcomes as refugees, brave, loyal, dedicated. Hats off for the SIG, LRDG & SAS.

[@camrenwick]

They are at peace now. Gratitude

[@cynthiaalver]

Didn't know this piece of WW2 history. Very much appreciated. Thank you.

[@kwanchan6745]

the SIG substory was part of the 1967 film tobruk SIG were assigned to act as the africa corp guards to the british commandos that would conduct the raid on tobruk what this YT video doesn't tell people is that the mission was an absolute disaster, and that is why the SIG was disbanded despite what this YT implies, the motivation of the jews was to get british army training and weapons to fight against the british in the palestine mandate

[@creepyjoebiden3939]

This must have been the inspiration for the movie "Tobruk" where George Peppard played the Jewish commander of his men dressed in German uniform with Brits lead by Rock Hudson as their prisoners.

[@LMFNinja]

"... with Brits lead by Rock Hudson as their prisoners." Wrong! Rock Hudson played a Canadian topographer who was rescued by Peppard's SIG men while in custody of Vichy French forces in North Africa.

[@huwzebediahthomas9193]

Got taught French, German and Russian in the 1980s in the Cold War British Armed Forces, just in future case. Since I was Welsh, I sounded like a natural. (English can't do gutteral consonants.) 😎👍

[@wenthulk8439]

What do you mean English?

[@albertenriquecrowleybeastc217]

I think he means like east of Wales, speaking only English. Gaelic has a lot of guttural sounds similar to Teutonic tongues.

[@benediktmorak4409]

@@albertenriquecrowleybeastc217 what about all those -Umlauts-, the ö,ä,ü.THAT only a native speaker can speak and also use correctly. Or when to use s.ss.or ß ? I would love to have heard you speak German.Or to write or read...

[@albertenriquecrowleybeastc217]

@@benediktmorak4409 all I know is a little, I'm not a language master, but I can recognize languages when I hear them spoken, and recognize them when I see them written.

[@benediktmorak4409]

@@albertenriquecrowleybeastc217 that is another thing. i speak English since I was 11 years old.Now i am 73... And Russian language since 30 years. But my - German - ( actually i am Austrian) accent is always present in the languages. Actually i was told already it was thought, from the way I speak, that i was French,Polish, Serb, Chech when not speaking German... And as funny as it may sound, but will be a sure giveaway, when counting money, i always use my native language. Wonder why tough...

[@crazycoyote1738]

What a shame that today’s spoiled and entitled generation don’t appreciate their freedom and the sacrifices ppl gave to allow them what they have today..

[@anthonybush607]

I knew of the SAS and LRDG but hadn’t heard the history of the SIG. Incredible men and an elite unit worthy of greater recognition. Thank you for bringing their story to my attention. I plan to learn more about them.

[@nobbytang]

According to Moshe Dayan the IDF learned everything they did ( in the 1960s & 70s) off Orde Wingate in 1936 when fighting against the Arab uprising to the British mandate ….Orde Wingate was a maverick and went on to organise the Chindits …

[@LMFNinja]

Orde Wingate is revered in Israel for setting up a joint Jewish-British counter-insurgency unit prior to 1948. He was a very religious man and an ardent Zionist.

[@richardjames9091]

They risked certain torture if caught alive. Very brave men and must have contributed to the allies victory in Africa and the war.

[@sharonwhiteley6510]

You should read the book by Damien Lewis about the SAS, SIG and the Long Range Desert Group.

[@huwzebediahthomas9193]

Desert navigation - if you can find the plough and then off it the north star, you will never get lost in a desert, sand storms allowing. You simply use the Sun during daytime.

[@michaelw2288]

Simply using the sun for accurate bearings in a moving vehicle requires Bagnold sun compass, chronometer watch and a correction tables for local solar time and the sun's azimuth.

[@Bobario1]

@@michaelw2288Sounds like you know what you are talking about.

[@colonelfustercluck486]

that's probably OK in the Northern Hemisphere..... but only broadly near enough. Down south, I know the sun navigation method........ this also is only near enough in that it gives you a reasonable heading direction to follow, if you know the method and understand how things work (time of day when taking the readings)...... but it too is a near enough method with no precision. OK if you are heading to a land mark. What if you are heading to an inland location with no land mark... it is so easy to miss the desired location by a few hundred metres and overshoot...... and getting lost. Not totally (you know that you are in the middle of a landmass), but not good enough to know your real location and where to head to next. Using those method you need to know your margin of error, and at what point to stop and re-examine your situation. Weatherfarkarwe Tribe

[@saxonstacker1078]

Excellent documentary. Awe inspiring.

[@soldierofprophecy1019]

Badass documentary and story! Love what you guys are doing at History Hit, please keep up the great work!

[@huwzebediahthomas9193]

The British Inglorious Quentin Tarantinos.

[@starkerstuvwxyz]

that was my first thought as well

[@flimsyjimnz]

"...they even learned to snore in German..."!

[@davidwestfall4336]

Better than a movie, and gut wrenching

[@mcorbin9474]

The Judeans People Front?

[@huwzebediahthomas9193]

Popular Front, apparently, Reg.

[@RusThompson]

Amazing documentary!

[@puppyflight8303]

this reminds me of a factices movie with George Pepard and Rock Hudson, named "Tobrok" in 1966.

[@andrewsema359]

Incredible story and sacrifice. Thanks for the documentary/. Brave men in service to their country.

[@user-im9xq7fp5r]

wow, for king and country.....born with guts and convictions.

[@katherinecollins4685]

Enjoyed this

[@Horgi-vv2kh]

Very interesting something work others not but at least they had a go well done

[@zillsburyy1]

send in the special boat service

[@huwzebediahthomas9193]

SBS are just the SAS from Hereford that swim a bit better, with cylinders on their back. 😁😎

[@Semprini537]

Great story,i wonder there is no movie or series about these amazing brave men

[@colonelfustercluck486]

see ROGUE HEROES by BBC. About the formation of the SAS in North Africa, but covers a lot of what is in this video article. Including the Tobruk raid and the airfield raids, and the killing of the truckload of operatives. It's a doco drama series (6 episodes as I recall). I think it was produced and released around 2022. It is a quality production. I understand that they are going to produce another mini-series to follow up on the first batch. (I dusted off my VPN and found the series somewhere...I can't remember where though. It was a great binge watch, 6 episodes)

[@Semprini537]

@@colonelfustercluck486 well,thank you,that's my favorite entertainment

[@geoffmitchell6515]

Brave men thank you

[@lifestyleunleashed8046]

Brave, brave men

[@michaelw2288]

51 Commando was a Palestinian unit, about 60% Jewish and 40% Arab. The order to form SIS suggested recruiting Palestinians of German origin. At the time, the British used the term Palestinian for every legal resident of the British Mandate regardless of religion.

[@geraldmiller5260]

When he got to Tobruk, he stopped. Hence the phrase "The Buck Stops Here."

[@williamjenkinson9213]

Bravest of the brave.

[@constitutionalUSA]

Good story, background guitar hammering is out of place.

[@huwzebediahthomas9193]

Use only sure single rounds. Don't blat like in a cowboy movie!

[@zillsburyy1]

PLAY DIRTY anyone?

[@bazookagrunt5293]

What legends

[@DaveMaroldahasatinydick]

There was footage of Charles Upham VC in this?

[@colonelfustercluck486]

nope. But he was in that area doing his thing. I think he was normal NZ Infantry in different battles/incidents in the same or nearby campaigns in the same time frame.

[@richardtjan4757]

Now Albion has forgotten these soldiers and is anti-Jewish. History should not be forgotten.

[@huwzebediahthomas9193]

40:30 - oh shut up, darling. You are talking tripe, m' dear.

[@mikeyblueeyes8449]

.....

[@krm8494]

The music is unnecessary and far too loud

[@AnthonyTobyEllenor-pi4jq]

Why the bombastic music ? it is not necessary !

[@foxxrider250r]

Theres only one Lion of Judah..

[@imissyoumom7644]

And his modern day relatives hate him and those who accept him. Protocols of the learned elders of Zion. Go read it in the online FBI library.

[@benediktmorak4409]

And that was the Emperor of Ethiopia, THAT time still Abyssinia, Haillie Sellasse. And it was also not Emperor but also Nabob. I hope i got all the spellings right. Spell Check does not contradict or correct me. On the other hand, different languages have different spellings...

[@imissyoumom7644]

@@benediktmorak4409 yeah, not the Ethiopian

[@michaelking783]

Unwatchable due to the frequency of commercial interruptions.

[@hagechin]

I fully understand your feelings. The constant ads were driving me nuts. I have now subscribed to KZbin Premium for the whole family. Worth every penny.

[@idyx526]

First to view🤞🏽🤭

[@kwakagreg]

That stupid background music ruined an otherwise excellent doco. It kept blotting out the narrator

[@rexbarron4873]

Judism is a religion not a race. ..Brave men all but they were men not religious zealots.

[@roshanrasika9774]

Were they Deserst Rats?

[@christopherhinton6456]

what thanks did they get as the rest that lost their lives or those that made it back.

[@huwzebediahthomas9193]

Back story - say you are from a remote farm from wherever, it fills in the holes if you sound slightly not perfect. 😎🐑👍

[@premierhoner614]

Men of steel....

[@robertmitchell2178]

Why whisper?

[@andrewcombe8907]

Ah but did they have the Jew Bear? Had they heard of the Jew Bear? Because the Germans had. But seriously if it weren’t for British eccentricity in WW2 we would never have modern special forces with their tactical beards, tactical tattoos and ghost written autobiographical books on sale at airport bookshops.

[@azarellediaz4892]

Much respect.

[@PRLIBRE_SOBERANO]

And eventually today they have become the oppressors

[@wenthulk8439]

Ah yes a story of revenge on the Nazis

[@gimbatul9761]

It's crazy how quickly people suffer from amnesia. From victims to perpetrators

[@wenthulk8439]

The mind is a strange thing

[@benediktmorak4409]

short memories indeed. here AND there...

[@imochiexe5056]

❤x90RIP🫡🙏🤘💪💯🇬🇧

[@FieldDay-cj3tv]

Maybe it's time we start a new unit called the Tigers of Germania in solidarity with Palestine

[@TheZenGarden_]

Bereshit 10 2 The sons of Japheth; Gomer, ...3 And the sons of Gomer; *AshkeNazi* aka "jews," *Hebrews aka Yisra'eyl (Devarim **28:15**-68) descend from Shem, not Japheth.* Btw; Believe it or not, most Palestinians are Shemitic people.

[@israel_started_it_ALL_in_1948]

wow

[@user-fv5ck7ll6b]

🙄👁️men of guts , courage , grit and commitment 💯%‼️😁😌💪👍

[@Poshypaws]

Kompanie, aufstehen!!