Operation Eland: the Selous Scouts’ Triumph (the Rhodesian Bush War, 1976)

[@LeonSteyn-rx7uu]

I served 3 and a half years in the Rhodesian Army during the bush war. My father was a Selous Scout. We were proud to be Rhodesians and to serve our country. Sad memories of friends who were killed in action. RHODESIANS never die. They just get older.

[@Xycomm]

“Rise o’ voices of Rhodesia”

[@mikestone9129]

Rhodesia will always be "Rhodesia" to me. I was there in the 70's and am proud to have fought with them.

[@greenleader3520]

God bless you warrior, your sacrifices will never be forgotten

[@henrikparsgaard9648]

God bless you, your fellow men and Rhodesia

[@brianmuvuti2102]

@@greenleader3520 Actually they've been forgotten. That's why he's stuck in some far of lands as the vanquished and ZANU is ruling till the second coming of Jesus.

[@REBEL368KSW]

I have nothing but the utmost respect for you, Sir. It’s a damned shame what has become of Rhodesia AND South Africa over the last 35 years or so..

[@dennylonk825]

@@brianmuvuti2102 the sad part is you consider that a win...... bread basket to a empty basket. Smh

[@ca9968]

My uncle was part of the planning team for this op, he never spoke much about his time in the Rhodesian forces but he always had a great sense of pride for having served a country that welcomed him with open arms after he left the British Army and found his way to Rhodesia. Great content! You have a new subscriber.

[@AnecdotesofHistory]

Thank you for watching!

[@Jball99]

We’ll keep them north of the Zambize till that rivers running dry, and this mighty land will prosper for Rhodesians never die

[@pedropedro58er]

Sorry, I've just seen your comment, sorry to repeat

[@brianmuvuti2102]

Would have sworn its been dead for over 40 years. That's a long time to be dead.

[@lmonk9517]

Five Romeo Romeo recommended this and I'm glad he did. good video.

[@AnecdotesofHistory]

Hello everyone! I would like to first thank 5RR for recommending me on his community tab. He has introduced my content to hundreds or even thousands of new viewers! All of you have convinced me to work on another Rhodesian project: Operation Dingo. I am still early in the script writing phase, but I am aiming to have a finished video in 2-3 weeks. On another note, the engagement on this video has been spectacular, especially in terms of feedback. The vast majority of more constructive feedback is predicated upon my bias/framing of ZANLA and ZANU by extension. My objective in this video was to cover Eland in as objective of a manner as possible. Based on your feedback, it is evident that I should have gone into more detail on ZANLA. The armed wing of ZANU was a Maoist (Communist) revolutionary army which aimed to uproot Rhodesian society (capitalist imperialism and white supremacy in its own view) by any means necessary. In this regard, they often resorted to fear tactics such as targeting civilians and isolated farmsteads. Therefore, when I refer to them as "Zimbabwean Freedom Fighters" it was meant as a descriptor. I have since used the terms "ZANLA Personnel" or "ZANLA soldiers." If you have any further criticism of my framing please leave it under this comment. Cheers!

[@amuslockhart519]

Yes! I, self declared pro counsol of the plebs, request more Rhodesia!

[@glendodds3824]

Hi. Although ZANLA was armed and trained by China, and ZIPRA received weapons and training from the Soviet Union, the blacks who joined their ranks were primarily African nationalists who fought against Rhodesia because they wanted to end white minority rule. White rule had positive and negative effects for the blacks. For example, Rhodesia’s African population grew rapidly, partly because tribal warfare ended and because the government built hospitals, houses and schools for Africans, as also happened in South Africa. However, many of Rhodesia’s blacks resented the discriminatory aspects of the Rhodesian way of life, such as white-only regiments like the RLI, and the segregated suburbs and segregated government schools. Ian Smith acknowledged that discrimination existed in the following speech in 1976: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKSqeKihpsZjY68

[@stevecooper2541]

Greenleader please

[@ianedwards3482]

really like how responsive you are to feedback, brother

[@DanielMakaripe]

Nyadzonya was a refugee camp which was annihilated.i was a victim of that attack. it was a massacre indeed killing innocent civillians. that racist army shld definately have returned to Uk.

[@warty3620]

The term 'Freedom fighters' was a term used by the Left sympathisers of Mugabe (in particular). Did they win freedom? Well compare the two countries (Rhodesia and Zimbabwe) and the answer is clear: both blacks and whites were far better under Ian Smith than ever they were under Mugabe. Mugabe suffocated any hint of freedom and prosperity.

[@AnecdotesofHistory]

See pinned comment.

[@warty3620]

@@AnecdotesofHistory I assume you're referring to the 'early in the script writing phase' statement.

[@AnecdotesofHistory]

@@warty3620 "Therefore, when I refer to them as "Zimbabwean Freedom Fighters" it was by no means an endorsement of ZANLA. I clearly should have referred to them as either "ZANLA Personnel" or "ZANLA soldiers." If you have any further criticism of my bias/framing please leave it under this comment.'"

[@warty3620]

@@AnecdotesofHistory No, this is not the point. Zapu and Zanu together won the propaganda war, by using euphemisms/terminology that would be most likely to earn them support from 'globalists'. We see a modern equivalent in the use of the term 'Black lives matter', and who wouldn't support that. Neither the RLI, nor the SAS, nor the Selous Scouts (check elsewhere for the correct pronunciation) ever lost a single contact. But through naivety on our part, and other factors, we lost the propaganda war. The war of words was there was just as important, as it is in America today. Very few Zanla or Zipra were actual soldiers, they were largely insurgents. Towards the end, some Zipra units were trained for a conventional warfare invasion of Rhodesia, though this never eventuated. Incidentally, Zipra were by far the better fighters (than Zanla).

[@Paulusdef1]

@@warty3620 of course Zipra was better in combat- Ndebele cousins of the Zulus, but they were not good enough. See comment above. We kicked all their asses, as usual, the hypocrisy of the west is what did Rhodesia in, what a surprise. Good luck Mr Crocodile and your party of reprobates, good luck dealing with the Chinese who now own you.

[@notapuma]

It's also worth noting, it's a war-crime to operate an Insurgency such as ZANLA, so how can you commit war-crimes against people who are fighting for a nation that didn't exist (Zimbabwe)? The Bush War's Legal Crimes, Avenues, and Loopholes are so immense someone could write a book about them.

[@rogermoore6726]

Pamberi 🙏 our Rhodsian Tribe.We were Black and White and stood side by side and were DYNAMITE 🤜🤛 Respect.

[@glendodds3824]

Hi. In my opinion, our tribe was white. I didn't view the Shona, Matabele or Venda etc as fellow Rhodesians. Many of them were fine people, nonetheless.

[@ayodejiolowokere1076]

You were white. And certainly not African.

[@mazambane286]

@@ayodejiolowokere1076 So in your opinion only blacks can be African? So please explain the San, Khoi, Berbers, Arabs and oh yes the Afrikaner who arrived in Southern Africa long before the invading Bantu tribes from the Niger Congo basin.

[@robertlanning7612]

Five Romeo Romeo recommended, and like him, you don't disappoint!

[@RykerRider46]

Excellent video. God bless Ian Smith and the old Rhodesia. ✊❤

[@BallisticCoefficient]

The Rhodesian Army was the most competent, well trained and motivated Army in Africa. The Men where Anglo Saxon Protestants in culture and very few egregious events happened at all. The Marxist terrorists, however, brutalized, murdered and hacked their way to victory. This fight was a righteous fight that was lost due to overwhelming odds. Zimbabwe today is a horrid basket case of despair and disrepair, whilst most Rhodesian and their descendants are successful people in Australia, SA, the UK and New Zealand. They where the ones who turned the country into something useful, and that is now gone.

[@adjunior888]

The most competent? Four years after the Portuguese left, Rhodesia fell. The Portuguese however had been fighting THREE different wars thousands of miles from home for THIRTEEN years. They are not anglo saxon crap talkers off-course Stick to the facts and forget bar talk.

[@glendodds3824]

The wars Portugal fought in Africa deserve to be better known.

[@ayodejiolowokere1076]

I suppose to people who would support a white supremacist state, forced removals and segregation wouldn't seem egregious. You like those Rhodies would do best to put Africa permanently out of mind.

[@mazambane286]

Um......NO! Those accolades go to the South Africans I'm afraid. The Rhodesian's were pretty good at counter insurgency and that's it. The exploits of the South Africans against the cubans in Angola were the biggest battles fought on African soil since WW2. And the South Africans thrashed them even though being outnumbered over 20 to 1 in most of the major battles. Regarding counter insurgency the South African Police COIN units successes against swapo terrorists resulted in far greater enemy kills than all of the Rhodesian kills by all units combined. Granted the SAP did learn these skills in Rhodesia.

[@cm2973]

The short shorts and FALs were common in most units, man. Selous scouts were noted for using black face nearly all the time!

[@AnecdotesofHistory]

How do you think that would go over with KZbin 😂?

[@cm2973]

@@AnecdotesofHistory touche 😅

[@calummackenzie1797]

Trust me, with the exception of RLI Fireforce, all security forces used "black is beautiful" skin dye or camo cream. It was to make you harder to be seen especially at night. Whilst you caused that split second of indecision in your enemy if gave you the drop to start shooting 1st. When you are operating in a four man "stick" & commonly having firefights with 20-30 terrs it's best that you start shooting 1st. So "black face" gave us that vital lead time

[@johnnyamerica130]

Selous scouts generally didn't use FALs, or normal Rhodesian brushstroke uniforms. They often used communist weapons and webbing/uniform as they were often performing pseudo operations. Tim Bax book "Three Sips of Gins" is an excellent read if you want some more details on the unit

[@cm2973]

@@johnnyamerica130 yep. Almost exclusively AKs

[@amuslockhart519]

That was great! Its so hard to find anyone willing to talk about this conflict honeslty, without hostility to one side or the other, great job my man. I subbed, sharing with my history buddies

[@AnecdotesofHistory]

I make these videos for comments like this. Thank you 🙏!

[@johnkidd1226]

After the defeat, as much by treachery as by combat, Rhodesian military scattered and turned up in armies and special forces units in every part of the Western world. I had the pleasure of working with several in the military and later in UN policing actions. They were the hardest, bravest and most capable men I ever came across.

[@ayodejiolowokere1076]

Treachery how?

[@johnkidd1226]

@@ayodejiolowokere1076 They did not lose the fighting war, the politicians made a treaty that Mubage ignored as soon as he was in power.

[@ayodejiolowokere1076]

@@johnkidd1226 rubbish. They lost the shooting war and signed a treaty. Mugabe honoured it and abolished white seats in parliament the 20 years the treaty stipulated he could.

[@Marvin-dg8vj]

@@johnkidd1226 of course they lost it. By the end the country was overrun and borders indefensible.If the guerillas couldn't fight the Rhodesian army they could attack with terror tactics.

[@mikebellis5713]

@@Marvin-dg8vj were you there?

[@tballstaedt7807]

What an outstanding bit of soldering! True unabashed badassery!

[@politicalsheepdog]

Those same odds have been dealt with by Executive Outcomes. They had, I think 150 men a MI-25 Helicopter and a prop plane against 15,000 rebels in Sierra Leon.

[@tightcamper]

Why do you keep saying "aparthied" South Africa. Do you also say "liberal" Canada or "imperialistic" Britain or "expansionist" Morocco or "zionist" Israel - of course you don't. You are just towing the liberal line.

[@AnecdotesofHistory]

Simply for clarification. Based on my analytics, my audience on these videos is older and appear to be connected to Southern Africa in some way. I made this video with a less knowledgeable audience in mind.

[@ginoedwards6189]

@@AnecdotesofHistory so now you need to call it corrupt south africa.

[@AnecdotesofHistory]

@@ginoedwards6189 Fair enough

[@frogsgottalent1106]

Terrorists, not " freedom " fighters...

[@jameswright6886]

Calling the zanla"soldiers"is a gross exageration!

[@joer9156]

"ZANLA riff-raff" they used to call them. Now ZIPRA on the other hand...Many Rhodie soldiers were genuinely scared of being sent to the "Russian Front" (Zambian border). Some of the ZIPRA officers had 9 years of officer training in Russia, and they used conventional tactics alongside guerrilla tactics.

[@jameswright6886]

@@joer9156 they were matebeles as well.

[@joer9156]

@@jameswright6886 Indeed, a tribe known for their warrior culture. A off-shoot of the Zulu, originally made up of a certain group of Zulu soldiers and their families I believe.

[@brianmuvuti2102]

And at the end Zanla took all the spoils . Wonder how that came to be.

[@jameswright6886]

@@brianmuvuti2102 with the help of britain,the US,mozambique,south africa north korea and china.

[@huntergray3985]

8:43 I bet the Selous Scouts didn't fire "indiscriminately". I bet they fired systematically and deliberately.

[@AnecdotesofHistory]

Indiscriminately as in “not exercising discrimination.” Nyadzonya was a military target but a porous one. My point was simply that the Scouts shot at everyone in the parade ground whether raw recruit or veteran guerrilla.

[@kevinfinaughty7183]

Not sure if it was on this op but a buddy of mine was telling me that they thought it was a pay parade and they flocked the vehicles. he said that the terrs infront could see that they were white but the ones at the back were pushing them forward. He said a lot more died than what is claimed here.

[@JagerFrostTroll]

@@kevinfinaughty7183 I'm curious to see what the 20mm fitted unimogs looked like. Were they completely exposed? I'm assuming they used 20mm HE or frag, which shooting into a crowd would be total carnage

[@kevinfinaughty7183]

google it. I was an OP driver and knew nothing about the cannons.@@JagerFrostTroll

[@kevinfinaughty7183]

I was in the SADF and not the RLI although i was Rhodesian born, I grew up in SA.@@JagerFrostTroll

[@wriggler6983]

5RR recommended this video. Glad I dropped by. Very informative! Thanks.

[@samuelvernancius7229]

Man watching this vid blew my mind. I mean blacks and whites fighting as a unit....and wearing fucking SHORTS!! how bad ass of a unit is this!! now in all my years of learning and covering every known military units in the world. I've NEVER came across any other units like this. Very badass and unique. I can only imagine what those brave men felt like when the unit got disbanded. RESPECT 👏!

[@billmiller3345]

It seems to me that ZANLA was INCOMPETENT!

[@vidard9863]

Fortunately most terrorists are remarkably incompetent.

[@calvynnobrega9951]

Absolutely and the political wing which went onto rule the country were just as incompetent, turning the country from a prosperous self sufficient nation into a broke dictatorship

[@brianmuvuti2102]

Incompetent ? When Zanla and its political wing ZANU went on to win the spoils of war ,

[@calvynnobrega9951]

They never won a single military engagement. China and their lackeys should be credited with the "victory".

[@vidard9863]

@@calvynnobrega9951 to be fair though, American and European blockades/embargoes of trade did a real number.

[@Plectognath]

Good video. It’s pronounced Seh-Lou because it’s French name. Named after Fredrick Selous, who is ‘the most interesting man in the world’.

[@AnecdotesofHistory]

Well shoot I did not know that. I suppose that is the issue with relying on written works for all your research. Cheers!

[@user-sp6os6tc2r]

@@AnecdotesofHistory John Edmond has a good song about FC Selous on his album "Legends"

[@AnecdotesofHistory]

@@user-sp6os6tc2r I am think about making another video on this series for operation Dingo. I will give it a listen!

[@smeggerssmeghead3100]

ITS SO LU NOT SEH LOU

[@Paulusdef1]

No it is not....what an idiotic comment...He was a British explorer and even though part of his name was french in origin it was anglicized and the S became pronounced as is the same with many other English names of french descent. You surely know no Rhodesians or Zimbabweans for that matter making a statement like that. I would bet you probably have never been to Africa at all unless it was to take a selfie at the top of Kilimanjaro with a Coke and a smile...idiot

[@johnharrison-sg8tv]

Majority black rule has been a roaring success in Rhodesia just like it has been throughout the rest of Africa. The disaster of Zimbabwe was entirely predictable, there were no winners black or white. The international do-gooders who facilitated it should have been held to account.

[@BlackHeartMan_NoSoul]

That's ok, just leave them alone, that's what they want, even if it's to their detriment so be it.

[@evanpetelle5669]

One of the most insane operations I have ever heard of.

[@anon2427]

Here from five Romeo Romeo! Great history content, going to subscribe for more

[@kevinkeyser1110]

20mm as anti-personnel? Wow

[@AnecdotesofHistory]

What I love about a lot of Rhodesian military operation is the level of resourcefulness they had to employ. With the international embargo, Rhodesia was forced to employ creative means to tackling complicated objectives. In this case, Rhodesia had a large stockpile of WWII era aircraft and equipment that were essentially obsolete. Rather than scrapping the old aircraft cannons, the Rhodesians found an ingenious use for them!

[@dr.wianmeintjes9028]

I have studied this war over a long time. Stil superficial. You gave me a new perspective ' the convention - savage the war was '. Grew up in South Africa born 1970. The penny dropped. Thank you

[@johnkidd1226]

First time I've ever heard an attacking force underestimate the enemy body count this much. Makes me wonder if the enemy commanders didnt kill a lot of their own to cover up their incompetence.

[@icmull]

Probably to make it sound like more of a massacre for international press.

[@Paulusdef1]

@@icmull They did that all of the time and always blamed us for it

[@wernervanderwalt8541]

A shitload drowned because the base was built in the meander of a river and when the shooting started they ran towards the river. Many couldn't swim and drowned or were taken by crocodiles.

[@pedropedro58er]

We'll keep 'em north of the Zambezi,' till that river runs dry, and this mighty land will prosper,!

[@CurrencyConverter299]

My grandad's friend was one of the mg gunners during the operation. Hes still alive and lives in New Zealand

[@AnecdotesofHistory]

@@CurrencyConverter299 Has he seen the video? I have had a few veterans of Dingo comment on my videos and would love to hear his thoughts.

[@CurrencyConverter299]

@@AnecdotesofHistory It's hard to get the man on the line. Sure I'll try

[@philmccracken1392]

Great video! 5RR sent me! Those Rhodesians are brave men to look up to.

[@robert-trading-as-Bob69]

In Peter Stiff's book Selous Scouts - Top Secret War, there is an aerial photograph of the camp and it environs. You can see the aftermath on the parade ground. I first read this book in the mid 80's while I was in high school in South Africa, and was quite happy to see the bodies lying there until I did my National Service in 89/90 and I realized that each body represented a life lost forever. War is never glorious.

[@JG-tt4sz]

Easy to accuse Rhodesia of "strategic ineptitude", but what other choice did they have?

[@AnecdotesofHistory]

This is a valid criticism. Moorcraft can look at the the Bush war with hindsight and a better overall picture of the international situation.

[@JG-tt4sz]

@@AnecdotesofHistory My question remains unanswered.

[@AnecdotesofHistory]

​@@JG-tt4sz The strategic ineptitude refers to the Rhodesian focus on inflicting casualties as its highest priority. Frankly, this kind of strategy was untenable after the fall of Mozambique. Rhodesia's best chance of "victory" was a more pragmatic political approach.

[@JG-tt4sz]

@@AnecdotesofHistory Pragmatic political approaches were attempted, but the African moderates that Rhodesia negotiated with were rejected out of hand by both the Communist bloc, as well as the Western world order. It was fight or die.

[@AnecdotesofHistory]

​@@JG-tt4sz It was certainly too late after Carter was elected.

[@liamfoley9614]

6:08 - your point here might be easier to accept if Rhodesia was at war with Mozambique and the raid was an action against Mozambique. They weren't and it wasn't. That said, well done on the video. It's worth saying the numbers here were less favourable than those at Rourke's Drift which was a defensive action but Bromhead didn't have 20mm canons ...

[@mariomoser2280]

this vid made me buy a selous scouts t-shirt.

[@Kimchiboy08]

Simply badass, and Daring.

[@swampfox7522]

Was also sent here by five romeo romeo

[@ramal5708]

84 farmers with pale tactical shorts and FALs beat 5000 freedom fighters

[@Zakariya3603]

4,000 Moroccans defeated 100,000 Songhai blacks in Tondibi. History repeats itself.

[@Briselance]

06:17 It is indeed a war crime. But it is most-common amongst special forces and secret services field units to use such tactics, is it not?

[@mazambane286]

Have you ever seen members of these forces out in the field? Not one of them, be they zanla or frelimo, wear (wore) anything that could be construed as a standard uniform. In fact it's even difficult to tell them apart. They mostly wore "shoes" made from old car tyres. Their "uniforms" were a mix of various bits and pieces from all over the eastern block, with civilian clothing mixed in. You'd be hard pressed to tell them apart mostly.

[@wernervanderwalt8541]

At the time ZANLA was an insurgency group. Not a formally constituted army. Part of the Selous Scout's tactics was to be pretend insurgents. Even when they went into Mozambique at times they were usually dressed as insurgents. They also had strict orders not to tangle with Frelimo unless the later interfered in their operations. And yes sometimes they dressed like Frelimo because Frelimo provided military aid to ZANLA. This was done to get close in to ZANLA and to strike effectively using subterfuge and surprise.

[@collinmc90]

can some one explain how white creation and rule of Rhodesia isn't colonization and inherently racist?

[@mazambane286]

Let's start here. Are the black Zimbabweans native to Zimbabwe or are they themselves colonialists? Any idea on the origin of the Bantu peoples of Southern Africa?

[@ayodejiolowokere1076]

@@mazambane286 peculiar stupidity. Are the English native to Britain? Does that mean Zimbabwean immigrants have as much of a stake to England as the English? Very strange stupidity. Very strange.

[@mazambane286]

@@ayodejiolowokere1076 Exactly my point! Thank you for reinforcing it! You stupid golo

[@ayodejiolowokere1076]

@@mazambane286 well European, tell your English kin they have no greater right to their island than Africans. That'll solve the immigration drama once you clear that up. If they look at you like you're an idiot, know that you are.

[@tonykirkham4087]

Love these stories. Thanks keep them coming

[@pieterwillembotha6719]

excellent new channel. keep up the good work

[@vidard9863]

Over all, I think that you are missing the reality of the situation. The terrorists were being funded and trained by Russia, China, and north Korea, while given food, medical supplies and political and economic support by Europe and America. At the same time South Africa was becoming strained in within their own borders. Regardless of what Rhodesia did they would have been alone and isolated, attacking the base did destroy a vast amount of weapons and equipment that was being prepared to be used in Rhodesia. While we cannot know what would have been, I suspect that those munitions would have been used to kill even more Rhodesian civilians, of all races, and no other meaningful effect on the war would have happened as the delay of isolation from not attacking the base would have been offset by the literal army on their doorstep.

[@AnecdotesofHistory]

I can see where you are coming from.

[@kevinfinaughty7183]

Ja, we enjoyed the Danish sardines that they carried very much. Made a nice change to the rat packs.

[@icmull]

On the bright side at least the Freedom fighters brought the country which was once a power house of Africa up to one of the most successful in history and it was all worth it in the end... right?

[@umvhu]

A rout iis a military defeat (pronounced r out) A route is the path of a journey (pronounced root)

[@AnecdotesofHistory]

In American English both pronunciations are common and acceptable. No need to be pedantic 🧐

[@mazambane286]

@@AnecdotesofHistory No. It is imperative that one speaks the correct Queen's English.....sorry King's English... None of this Yankee crap. Like driving on the wrong side of the road etc.

[@ianhall3822]

Operation Eland was a disaster for Rhodesia, because it caused problems for South Africa's John Vorster, who was trying to develop good relations with Mozambique. Vorster was already fighting a war in South West Africa and Angola, and what with the disastrous killing of dozens of black school children in Soweto, desperately need to improve his relationship with the West. Vorster, after operation Eland, wanted nothing more to do with Smith, and pulled all South African troops out of Rhodesia and stopped the export of petrol to that country. It was the beginning of the end for Smith. Desperate phone calls from Smith to Vorster went unanswered. "Settle with Britain!" screamed the South African leader.

[@kevinfinaughty7183]

John Vorster was a nazi sympathizer during WW11 and wasn't very popular in SA. At a rugby test at Loftus the tv camera picked out Smithy sitting next to Vorster. The crowd cheered and when it panned to JV, the crowd booed.

[@mazambane286]

Rubbish! Absolute nonsense. The South African government never stopped the supply to Rhodesia of any materiel or fuel or ammunition. At all! Vorster did withdraw the South African Police from Rhodesia but PW Botha took over in 1978 and he increased the aid and sent the SADF in. As for the shooting of school children in 1976......well the lesson there is don't send your children to murder, rape, pillage, burn and rampage. And most definitely do not use your children as human shields during rioting.

[@ayodejiolowokere1076]

@@mazambane286 try to read sometime. They did then re-commenced arms transfers.

[@robinmclaren4596]

Rhodesians never die...

[@FirstnameLastname-py3bc]

Crazy stories... Tell more stories of the Rhodesian war of Survival, both early years and later years are very interesting

[@toad2117]

bloodiest drive by shooting in history

[@user-bv7hx7wr8l]

If anyone remember mad dog Gallagher he passed in April '24

[@angogablogian2168]

Fantastic, you have a new subscriber. That was one helluva strategy.

[@AnecdotesofHistory]

Glad to have you. It is a good time too, because I just ended a 6 month hiatus! I am experimenting with drone footage!

[@johnleckieWATP]

Good work fella

[@angeldustfather]

Great video, thanks for sharing.

[@AnecdotesofHistory]

Thank you for watching! A new video is finally on the way!

[@thefrenchbaguette919]

Impersonating enemy combatant is only a war crime if you don’t show your true colors before attacking

[@atilla6612]

AWESOME

[@AnecdotesofHistory]

Glad you enjoyed it. These videos are not easy to make, but the are rewarding!

[@alive4627]

Why frame a single country’s name with an adjective, ie. apartheid South Africa? You might as well give all the countries in the video an adjective. Maybe there is another South Africa that is not apartheid, and this is simply to distinguish which one you are referring to?

[@heinimohr6530]

Brilliant 👌🏻

[@daverobins7345]

Third time watching this and I've just noticed you're playihg the Rhodesia National Anthem at 10:45.

[@AnecdotesofHistory]

I am glad that you enjoyed my video enough to watch it three times!

[@ChibabaDave]

Dave its actually a Piano version of Rhodesians never die. Rhodesias National anthem was rise o voices of Rhodesia sung to the tune of ode to joy

[@d-fens-1993]

Rhodesians never die!

[@user-qy6yn4kl8d]

Careful what you wish for. Maybe there was no other card to play. The plan made sense per se. But it was a broom against the tide. There never was a military solution.

[@sishomot2548]

I am sorry that Rhodesia-Zimbabwe didn't kept going. The internal compromise was the most logical and sensible way to go.

[@ayodejiolowokere1076]

With the people who had put then through so much hell to maintain a segregated state? Why negotiate with your enemies when you can just win?

[@s.wvazim6517]

​@@ayodejiolowokere1076win what ? Zanla lost the war and the uk put zanu in charge. Smith and nkomo got hustled

[@ayodejiolowokere1076]

@@s.wvazim6517 you're delusional.

[@ayodejiolowokere1076]

@@s.wvazim6517 are you South Asian in origin?

[@s.wvazim6517]

@@ayodejiolowokere1076 origin we are all African...the science tells us this. Like the science tells us zimbabwe is the shadow of rhodesia

[@jacksonraulerson6538]

We only have to know , and remember, the seer, Von Riensburg YA !!

[@Toncor12]

Great video but Selous (Scouts) is pronounced Seloo

[@AnecdotesofHistory]

An unfortunate oversight on my part. Thanks for providing helpful feedback on my videos!

[@Toncor12]

@@AnecdotesofHistory No worry, there are a lot of words I can't pronounce either. Keep up the good work. If you need any information to beef up your reports email me on [e-mail] - I have an extensive bush war library and access to many records via a colleague of mine.

[@AnecdotesofHistory]

@@Toncor12 Thank you. I will reach out to you if I make any other Bush War videos! My video on Tembue is already past the research phase, but I will definitely keep exploring Southern Africa on this channel.

[@Toncor12]

@@AnecdotesofHistory Do look at South Africa's involvement in Angola. They fought big tank battles to the east of Cuito Cuinavale in the Tumpo Triangle. Buy a book (Kindle) called The SADF and Cuito Cuanavale on Amazon or the The South African Defence forces in the border war 1966-1989 by Leopold Schultz. There is enough material in there to make quite a few videos. And have you done Rhodesian Operation Uric? The attack on Mapai. Contact me if you need to know how to pronounce words etc and if you do videos on South Africa in Angola do not use the term 'Apartheid South Africa'. That goes down like a lead balloon among ex servicemen. Good luck. Finally have you seen the fighting men of Rhodesia series on KZbin. The first couple may not inspire you as, sadly, the talks were more about infighting than stories of fighting, but they got better and better.

[@AnecdotesofHistory]

@@Toncor12 That is a great suggestion. I am going to screencap this comment.

[@johnwalsh4948]

I knew the RSM on that raid.

[@aydon1276]

WOO

[@Briselance]

How come they were able to pass that camp as a refugee camp?? What the fuck???

[@SirDrakeFrancis]

Well, some people were really dumb

[@umvhu]

The Rhodesian army was never 25% white, a mix of volunteers and conscripts, the other 75%+ were Black volunteers (no conscripts)

[@mikebellis5713]

Nyadzonya had NOTHING to do with South Africa pulling out

[@taylorcasale680]

It’s a bit jarring hearing “Zimbabwen freedom fighters“ considering what happened under the Mugabe regime, lol.

[@ekoenriko8009]

Well in that period the western charisma, was crumbling, USA still recovering the economical, and physical lost in SE Asia, british was busy with internal "troubles" of IRA, so practically european african was being left by themself against rising popularity of native and communist movement

[@tylerfreal6472]

sorry but the build up to the ambush animation then the animation had me laughing my ass off

[@japieduminy8058]

Pronouncing Selous Scouts the way you do should also be a war crime😂

[@smeggerssmeghead3100]

You are talking shit hundreds of South African police, mechanics, medics, pilots served in Rhodesia, the South African recces had lots of missions in Mozambique and even Zambia. its pronounced SO LU scouts.

[@kevinfinaughty7183]

Vorster put a stop to that in '76 or so. I think it was shortly after we went into Angola in aug '75.

[@williamoleary1958]

You would think the reader could learn to pronounce SeloUUUs !.

[@larryhill1192]

Pretty sure apartheid was over and power sharing was beginning in South Africa already. You've got to be careful about the history we were taught in school, as we can all see now there's been some agendas for quite a long time and the geo political framing of South Africa is not correct in the history books in the schools. And this may seem nitpicky but it's actually very important because the people behind all that, people starting and benefiting most importantly from these wars and the new power structure with the strong man, were the same people in general, if not directly, supporting the fighters coming in to SA and what's now Zimbabwe. As we can see now this country has been, now im speaking of America, which also means Great Britain, has been infiltrated for a very long time through the banking and corporate interests it's been infiltrated with what's called communism, also a creation of the bankers and they use this to fire up people to go to war and even die and kill others in order to change up the world's chessboard and in retrospect we can look back and understand why certain things were going on, but clearly they did not want Africa to be prosperous for its people or to be represented or have anybody there who gave a care for the people or that had any type of issues with robbing them blind because that's really what's been going on once they installed all these strong men. People can say this and they can say that but all Christian nations have given rights to every single person in the modern times and they were a Christian Nation, the Bores(*spelling)of South Africa and the English were very Christian in that area and are still that way by world standards, and besides what people think, there was a lot of love between both peoples. Yes I'm sure there was some animosities but they were on the way to getting figured out that's just the reality of the situation on the ground there. The people who brought in the strongman through communism greatly set back the whole of Africa. And it matters because TRUTH matters, if we continue a lie knowing it's a lie we are complicit in...we'll say the eyes of the universe. Basically we would be guilty of obfuscation of facts, and even in the Bible it talks about that, and that it is the same as a lie, so whatever your beliefs are, my point is it's generally not good for the person obfuscating. It's morally wrong. So the truth needs to be told finally, because a lot of people got killed and suffered and are still dying and suffering over there of all colors. Probably the biggest thing the people there are bereft of is knowledge, shoot we're pretty bereft of that here too. It's not possible to fight an enemy that you don't know exists. It is important that we always seek knowledge consciously because in the end a lack of knowledge is slavery, actual slavery, physical slavery and mental, these are things that were understood by all in previous generations and they have recently been able to rob us of even this knowledge. Facts matter, truth matters, the only people who don't want you to know the truth are people who would benefit by you not knowing it and clearly we can all see there's probably a hell of a lot of that going on right now, combined that with a lack of morals, family and God and you have a pressure cooker.

[@ayodejiolowokere1076]

Apartheid wasn't being resolved in either country in the '60s.

[@mazambane286]

@@ayodejiolowokere1076 How would you know? Judging by your previous comments elsewhere I'm sure you're only about 10 or 12 years old.

[@wert7773]

Rhodesia really pulled off Among Us levels of lying and deceit on Zanla here 😂

[@carolmiller760]

I am so ashamed of South Africa.

[@kevinfinaughty7183]

Don't be, it was the Nats, not the normal Saffas. Vorster was a real nazi.

[@Zakariya3603]

@@kevinfinaughty7183 "Nats" as in natives?

[@mazambane286]

Carol that is bullshit. South Africa supported Rhodesia to the end. Don't believe the propaganda

[@mattyallen3396]

Your so out on your information

[@mikemcavoy181]

For God's sake learn to pronounce Selous properly. ThT mayo stunr shows your prejudice

[@javierm.n5455]

the rhodies did a little trolling

[@antonlombard7945]

Yeah, the so called freedom fighters were useless. As in south Africa. Umkonte we sizwe were an absolute joke

[@sacoolman]

Oh,yeah... the freedom fighters certainly freed Zims....Shattered economy and the country is one of the richest in Africa of Diamonds.....All gone to the freedom fighterz😂😂😂😂

[@ayodejiolowokere1076]

They're no longer ruled by aliens. That's one step in the right direction, the rest will come in time.

[@sacoolman]

@@ayodejiolowokere1076 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤡🤡🤡🤡 if you are happy with Zims...good. Keep waiting for the recovery....over 40 years later..... you will be dead and buried and the country will still in the SHIT..

[@alainportant6412]

🐒🐒🐒🐒

[@Briselance]

08:19 Oh, man... point-blank range, with 20 mm? Now, that was a war crime, alright. :-S And a messy one, at that.

[@skippy528]

Yankee kak

[@mariusvermaak6575]

Go Home and leave future videos of the Rhodesians to Glen Dodds to handle thank you Jan

[@ianhall3822]

Mugabe won in the end. Zimbabwe now has fifteen million blacks and 40,000 whites. As for South Africa, it has fifty million blacks and five million whites. Smith should have settled with the blacks in 1965. As for the white Rhodesian, he is now virtually extinct. The Black man sheds no tears.

[@jaredgarbo3679]

Except for their starvation.

[@ayodejiolowokere1076]

@@jaredgarbo3679 no one must have told them they're starving. They've all but forgotten to die off after forty years of starving. Crazy.

[@mazambane286]

@@ayodejiolowokere1076 With at least 6 million Zimbo's living in South Africa alone today. I'm sure that at least those 6 million are not starving. Pity the same cannot be said for those who cannot escape.

[@ayodejiolowokere1076]

@@mazambane286 with a medium HDI? That's higher than most of Africa. I didn't realize most of Africa was starving despite having the world's fastest growing population. What a paradox. ...Or it could just be you're a clown.

[@mazambane286]

@@ayodejiolowokere1076 Best you get out more! Try actually traveling around Africa a bit. So what are those 6 million odd Zimbabweans doing in South Africa? Surely life must be good in Zimbabwe??? By your esteemed estimate that is!

[@kramblehead3499]

Based war crime committers

[@TheTigerOC]

ZANLA were irregular forces. The use of Mozambique (FRELIMO) uniforms were not used to attack members of the State's own armed forces. Neither can claim a violation of the Geneva Convention. Ergo it was not a war crime.

[@paultrevett1287]

Big up to the Sealus Scouts make the SAS,SBS,Navy Seals,Spetznas look amateurish what do you think guys?

[@JagerFrostTroll]

War crimes? The USA is responsible for war crimes world wide. The US has killed more civilians in Iraq alone then all military deaths in the Bush War

[@antskaljurand3091]

Freedom fighters hahahah cowards more like it.

[@kenbird899]

The same, NP, treacherous South African government, unconditionally, surrendered to the ANC, an untrained terrorist rabble and when they surrendered they handed over everything, without firing a single shot in anger.

[@franktalan5441]

Nice work. please do a documentary on operation miracle 1979.

[@MassimilianoBoveri]

Neverending honour for those real warriors.PAWME CHETE!

[@MrFelipefelop]

That would be PAMWE CHETE