Terror Behind the Japanese Lines: Australia's Z Special Unit Explained

[@Wanderingwalker-ke6mg]

Last words heard by the Japanese: “now THIS!,is a knife..”

[@morfiaanimation7936]

Lol

[@ogilvy85]

You mean a KNOIFE

[@aussieguy3689]

😂😂👌👍

[@keenl4057]

"That's not a knife.... that's a knife"

[@hurricanemac]

as a butter knife goes into the jar of vegemite

[@nicholasfoong4575]

As a Sarawakian, we owe them a lot especially the liberation of Kuching (my hometown) we even have a memorial for them every year. Thank you Z Units.

[@James-kv6kb]

Wow that's very cool to know about the memorials they have similar things happening in Europe for the Australians but I didn't know about it happening in your country

[@nicholasfoong4575]

@@James-kv6kb exactly, the stories of these people are the sole reason why I join the service. Now I'm an active reservist in the territorial army.

[@James-kv6kb]

@@nicholasfoong4575 that's fantastic to hear. Always remember you don't have to be big and loud like the Americans just go in quietly and get the job done

[@nicholasfoong4575]

@@James-kv6kb aye mate, aye

[@James-kv6kb]

@@nicholasfoong4575 you sound like an Australian from the eastern states lol they're the ones that sound like the crocodile hunter 🤣 good luck with everything you do and if you ever need a hand I'm sure Australia will be there to help

[@williamm6764]

There is actually a plaque for Z force in refuge bay in New South Wales acknowledging their achievements and thanking them for their service.

[@bulkhammerii3419]

Also one in wa

[@TheBeard_And_TheBald]

Also one in Hervey Bay.

[@dalebridger750]

I read plague. Damn covid hahaha

[@marktuppen5526]

They also trained in Victoria at Wilson Promontory

[@blueycarlton]

@@marktuppen5526 There is also a monument and plaque at Tidal River where there was a training base.

[@ceojw8]

I'm from North Borneo, Sabah, and I always remember my late father's message, which said "'if you go to Australia, don't forget to thank them immensely for the sacrifices they made to free us from the crazy Japanese soldiers.'" I did. that was when I was studying at RMIT. Again, thank you for your sacrifice Z Force, thank you so much and we will remember it forever more. Salute 🙋‍♂

[@James-kv6kb]

That was so nice to read your message we do try . Was just watching a video made by the Americans and according to them they single handedly rescued the world with no mention of the Australians lol

[@thecanticleofcrom4787]

My grand father was in Z force and brought home the gifts the people of Borneo gave to him. He loved Borneo and the people. Nice to see they are remembered, thank you.

[@kevinmoh3882]

Fellow Malaysian here, not just that. The Aussies have lent us a hand in almost any conflict fought near or at home. Remember the PKM? Yea I'm glad I ain't communist today.

[@jimhowes2983]

Hmm so grandpa's "back in my day we walked 5 miles to school" really meant "we paddled 100 miles to blow up Japanese shipping"....

[@windsorSJ]

I'm 64 and I live in the UK. When I was a teenager there was an Australian TV series called Spyforce. It focused on a special unit in the Australian army and it starred that great Aussie actor Jack Thompson. My memory is cloudy now but it sounds like maybe it was based on this Special Unit. It was on late at night and me and my mates would role in after a night on the beer and we'd all watch Spyforce while sinking more beer. Great times.

[@charanimations9801]

Sounds fun thank you for your insight.

[@kristinehayes4885]

It was totally fictional.

[@maxcrowe3900]

I think anyone lucky, tough and smart enough to survive such service would have no trouble keeping their yap shut. Thanks to all of them.

[@axle.australian.patriot]

Yes and no, it tortured them until they day they died. (That's not meaning to say they didn't have happy and meaningful civilian lives, but the ghost of the past were always there).

[@madscience1221]

"YOU'VE CALLED ME ENGLISH FOR THE LAST TIME, AKIHIRO!"

[@walnut6684]

Marmite

[@JonathanToolonie]

@@walnut6684 Dad might not.

[@walnut6684]

@@JonathanToolonie marmite

[@travisreed1730]

"what?" (Death noises)

[@SamO-ik2cm]

@@walnut6684 dad might not

[@justy6420]

Australian armed forces videos have been popping up all over KZbin lately, keep it up because we love your content

[@vrtosag9472]

Because Australian SF'es have committed war crimes in Afghanistan a while ago, killing civillians on purpose and destroy villages.

[@toad3222]

@@vrtosag9472 were you there??

[@mrroberts7828]

@@toad3222 He's right, a platoon of our special forces, specifically the SASR, recently was found to have committed war crimes. However he shows that he's a propagandist by exaggerating the scenario. They weren't civilians, but captured enemy combatants, and they didn't destroy a village. What they did was awful, and I reckon as a country we have to own up to it, but we also can't let dickheads like the prick above you to control the narrative.

[@benjaminprince6424]

@@mrroberts7828 fucking oath bobby

[@BatMan-xr8gg]

@@mrroberts7828 I am Aussie, and I do hate to say this, but there were a couple of civilians killed. But as you say, they were very few the whole scheme of things. Americans were much worse in Iraq.

[@jdh992]

Aussie's have always been highly respected in war. Brave and tough as hell

[@ryanfrazer390]

Us and the kiwies were the best in WW1 and WW2 even the Americans said so as America was just throwing people at them and supplies while Britain was best at spys and intell

[@iexist1300]

We are tough although the emus are tougher.

[@tyrusbates2880]

@@iexist1300 emus have just been australia longer

[@Wile_E._Wolf]

@@tyrusbates2880 didn't help the natives...

[@millennium677]

@Harry Christie the emus war wasn;t a war

[@Eskay1206]

My Father was from "Z Force" no one knew not even my mother, He never spoke of it to ANYONE. We only found out when a military representative turned up at his funeral and informed us. My friend is a Dr at the Vets hospital, a patient there was part of Z force and knew my Dad, he said he had to do "the wet work" lived with my Dad my whole life and never knew. It does explain quite a bit though. He was not a man to be messed with

[@bruceherbert2414]

My father had a similar story. Served in RAN but told 2 of my older brothers he was involved with Z Force. Never shared with anyone else including my mother. Had strange stories of training in WA and going to Burma & getting very sick. Carried a Burmese one pound note in his wallet till he died. Only clue we have is a full blank year on his Navy service record based in WA. We were told by others that unit records were destroyed at the end of the war to protect against scrutiny later. Definitely the secrecy oath worked. Love to know more but don’t know where to start.

[@Eskay1206]

@@bruceherbert2414 Mine was in the RAN as well on N class destroyers

[@bruceherbert2414]

@@Eskay1206 Intriguing - was he ever based in Fremantle? That’s where my Dad spent a year from March 44 to Feb 45. Before that on Fairmile Motor Launches and after on HMAS Toowoomba (Corvette)

[@Eskay1206]

@@bruceherbert2414 Im not sure I know he went to HMS Cerberus in Vic and Fraser Island for training, He was on The HMS Nepal for a while

[@bruceherbert2414]

@@Eskay1206 I’ve done a fair bit of research on my father’s service. If you’re comfortable to give me his name I could see if there was any overlap. Service records are publicly available so not difficult. My Dad spent time at Cerberus also before going to Fremantle. First time I’ve found another RAN connection. Of course no problem if you don’t want to share...

[@ankec7567]

Merry Christmas from Serbia 🎄🇷🇸

[@reeeeeeeeeeeeeeman6757]

Merry Christmas from Australia

[@ankec7567]

@@reeeeeeeeeeeeeeman6757 tek you meit

[@ВДВЛюбитболь]

Merry Christmas from the United states

[@reeeeeeeeeeeeeeman6757]

@@ankec7567 kiitos

[@emelyarye2641]

my grandad was one of these. god bless

[@akramgimmini8165]

Imagine a Sword Fight between a Japanese Officer with a Katana and a Aussie with a Machete ... Epic

[@boykayak001]

When an American observer witnessed a battle between Japanese and English soldiers who charged with bayonets he described it "like a medieval battle"

[@GrahameGould]

Ha! Katana? That's not a knife. This machete is a knife! (Seriously though. I'd give the edge to the katana, especially if operated by a trained user.)

[@akramgimmini8165]

@@GrahameGould would still be an interesting fight

[@GrahameGould]

@@akramgimmini8165 indeed. As an Australian, I hope he figures out a way to win. But a well made katana wielded by an expert would destroy a machete.

[@akramgimmini8165]

@@GrahameGould yes but still nice, Mate

[@willyvanloon1440]

Yes i here of Z force I am dutch To bad that that i dont see much of it here Greetings from the Netherlands👍😀

[@ianfarr-wharton1000]

Don't worry, your in Australian history books Netherlands with Z force and other things you did in Borneo. It's the US and UK that always forgets the Netherlands, Australian's, new Zealand's in there history books. eg they forgot about us in D day landings, not one word in there history books.

[@THXn11]

@@ianfarr-wharton1000 ask any yank about the ANZACs at the battle of Long Tan in Nam and I bet you 99.999% if them wouldn't have a clue what you're talking about. Hell, they probably don't even know we were there in country with 'em :/

[@alexwarburton5083]

My grandfather was in Special Z Force, they have a plaque in the gardens surrounding the war memorial in Canberra….I don’t remember how old I was…. Best guess 12 years old, my grandfather took us to a memorial on a ferry to Refuge Bay and onto a ceremony of the Krait at the national maritime museum……. I truly didn’t appreciate the significance at the time… but on reflection, I appreciate the hell my grandfather must have gone through…. He never spoke of his experiences. I later learned he was a coast watcher behind enemy lines in PNG.

[@CMIKAEL1172]

Learned about this unit from the movie “Attack Force Z”. I initially watched the movie as a kid. Older now, I love studying various special units. Good videos.

[@CailenCambeul]

There's been two mainstream media stories put out: First and early 80's movie, Attack Force Z with Mel Gibson, and later, a miniseries about the Krait with Jason Donovan.

[@stephenle-surf9893]

Always thought the silenced machine guns they used were to good to be true, then I saw one on KZbin and they really are that quiet! Amazing weapons for amazing men!

[@jamesdillon9069]

Great video. I only knew of Operation Jaywick and Operation Rimau before seeing this video, so found it really informative. My great aunt married an Operation Z force member who was unfortunately ultimately captured and killed by Japanese forces in Operation Rimau.

[@Andrew-df1dr]

The Krait can be visited at the Australian Maritime Museum in Sydney.

[@auscam6666]

Great doco done a few years ago on one of the Z/SRD missions called "Known unto God" and anything you can find on the OBO missions is a good read, especially Roland Griffiths-Marsh MM who joined the 2nd AIF at the tender age of 15 & fought in Nth Africa and Greece/Crete.

[@HorribleGamingFun]

last thing you hear before an aussie commando kills you, is the Vegemite Song additionally, the story of the Light Horse Brigade is a great one, unless you've already covered it on here

[@axle.australian.patriot]

Last thing the Japanese solder heard before X was his own breath. Z Special, silent but deadly.

[@the_black_douglas9041]

Great vid, keep them coming. My great uncle Lt D.S.Hicks NX53090, was an officer in the 2/5 Independent Company Cavalry (Commando) Squadron, among the first Commando units formed when independently operating atypical warfare was a new idea and some of the Australian brass were sceptical about how effective they would be. They 2/5 had embarrassingly spectacular success at the Salamaua raid of 1942 in Papua New Guinea. 100 enemy taken out for only 2 injured 2/5 men, plus destroyed communications equipment and captured battle plans. This achievement is barely known about. You have to dig for info. My great uncle David was a funny, clever and kind man, much beloved by my family. He was a young new barrister and Army reservist before the war and did his duty and enlisted to fight when the time came. He returned from the war with malnutrition and Malaria, and no doubt some mental scars. The thought he had to endure such horrific things troubles me and also that he never spoke about it to any of my relatives.

[@martynmurray8927]

Love hearing about erlay special forces from ww2 respect from Scotland

[@minivandetta]

I remember everytime i went to fraser island when i was younger (i live rlly close) i would always love trying to uncover information first hand about the z unit, it got so far that we found the area where they would dock smaller boats onto the island on the west side. Really fucking cool

[@bh8671]

I only just recently found out my great grandfather fought as part of this unit and spent most of his time in Singapore. The crazy part was none of my family even knew about it until I found his service record with medals and sign up. They all thought he was only a cook. He never told anyone anything and apparently he was just quiet and stuck to himself. But it was definitely cool to find that out.

[@AussieMaleTuber]

I was a student, and then registered nurse at Concord Hospital throughout the 1980's. I already new about Z Special Forces and their major operations. I nursed a Z Forces officer that I spoke with at length over a number of days. He had a Z Force officer friend who visited twice during thar time and they were generous in their engagement. I do not remember a lot of detail, but the quality of their personalities was striking. My patient I do recall telling me, had a long career as an executive with Shell Oil after his de-mob (until his retirement).

[@margaretscharf1682]

My RAAF Dad serviced the Liberators for the Borneo missions, based in Leyburn QLD. He never told us about his assignment all his post-war life. He suffered from dementia later in life so when he could finally talk about, sadly, he couldn't. It wasn't until recently that I saw on his War records that he was in Leyburn, and so started the research journey. He died in 1998. Thanks for the info on the Z Force.

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

I always imagined the Z unit being a pack of hungry crocodiles in New Guinea

[@davidcleary9510]

Seriously, you need to read the story of the Battle of Ramree Island. Go, Google it now.

[@N0M0RENAME]

A good video, definitely deserving of a comment. Have never heard of Z Special Unit before.

[@greg49908]

I have visited the Z-force training camp site 2 times, and was actually on Frazer island yesterday. So watched your video, and I didn't know about the other Z operatives covert operations. My Grandfather served in the islands as an Australian engineer, I have his actual photos. He told me stories, very interesting, but none about death. Awesome video, thanks. 👍 Liked and subscribed.

[@neilwhisler7817]

I had the privilege to meet JACK SUE a fantastic bloke . When he was training in Queensland, because he wasn't in uniform on his time off. Someone pinned a white feather to his front door. If only they had know'n. He come home after the war and established a diving school

[@admiralradish]

Aussies and Americans have always been good at guerrilla tactics.

[@TheFront]

Yup! It simply has to do with geography and history!

[@chiapets2594]

Americans learned it from the Native Americans during the times of the revolutionary war actually before that where George Washington learned it fighting the French

[@sithlordjeffbledsoe651]

@@chiapets2594 the French and Indian war and way before about the time of Roanoke. The scotts were good at it to the highlands way.

[@papaversomniferum2365]

So were Polish. In AK (Armia Krajowa) they even had a half native american Sat Okh and this guy was amazing. He could go into the river brearhing through a straw (obviously AK had no diving suits) to put explosives on a brigde, then blow it up and simply vanish leaving no trace at all using techniques that that his tribe taught him. And this is just one of many actions that Sat Okh did against germans.

[@mileskerr5649]

Well nam didn’t help

[@ShaneJones-rn3nl]

I have an old book about the Z commandos, it's called, "The men who came out out of the ground" It's a great book, I recommend it if you haven't read it.

[@sjay67]

I can only admire that sort of bravery and selflessness.

[@rupert5390]

Their headquarters was Airlie police college in south Yarra they were not allowed to see each other during briefing so they wouldn’t give each other up under torture - there was holes in walls between rooms where instructions where passed between one room and another .

[@johntom_fnq]

Yo you should dedicate a whole vid to the Aussie Owen gun. Its whole conception and prototyping by a random 21 year old kid is awesome considering it ended up beating out the Thompson and other widely used semi automatics

[@allangibson2408]

The Owen was full auto - and the commando versions were silenced.

[@johntom_fnq]

@@allangibson2408 even better

[@covenantor663]

Forgotten Weapons has a video on the Owen gun and another on the F1 sub-machine gun - it’s successor.

[@wufongtanwufong5579]

It's a miracle some kiwi isn't in here trying to take credit for the Owen gun.

[@moy_moy85]

I think this is what you're looking for: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZCWcqJ6m5x2m6c&ab_channel=ForgottenWeapons

[@jeffreyflynn2805]

I have visited their old training base on the west coast of Fraser Island, camped on the attack training site at Jeffries beach on woody island and been aboard the old ship the Krait that took them to Singapore she was mired in the Southport Broadwater in the 80s

[@unlocated7448]

My grandfather was a Z Special, my father and his brother were both in the SAS, one of my cousins is in the SAS today, I have other cousins in the navy and I am an RAAF pilot. When my cousins and I were in school together we were widely known as a family you don’t mess with!

[@aussieausdeutschland4245]

My Grandfather was in the RAN during the war serving on the Fairmile coastal ships, served in the Mediterranean and was involved in the Battle of Crete, after his time there, he was doing patrols in the Torres Straight & Noth Queensland as well as dropping off some of those boys on coastal PNG and other various islands. He knew that most of them would never come back.

[@TwistedDonners]

Having grown up with members of Z force even I didn't know half of the exploits that they did as they only gave brief descriptions of what they did and where.

[@axle.australian.patriot]

They didn't speak much about it out in public, and only amongst them selves on most occasions. In the later years some spoke more openly with me.

[@rogerdavies6226]

Keeping quiet was the easy part. I am referring to the Navajo Code Talkers. For example, two brothers were code talkers and each knew the other was as well but not a word passed about their work until after 2000

[@amostrask1370]

I don't know how it is possible for Edgar Dennis to escape from the Japanese, dragging his massive balls around.

[@moy_moy85]

What an original comment.

[@ronfarrell3034]

My father was 2/2nd commando indendent company. This is the sort of thing he was involved in. He never ever spoke about it & it took my mother far too long to understand why he was like he was. Simple explaination, pstd.

[@joshmarks3954]

Interesting, my grandfather was in that unit I believe. His name was Howard Glen Marks. Do you have any info about this unit? I have googled a lot and haven’t found much. Unfortunately both my grandparents have passed away and I never got to ask them about his service. All the best

[@ronfarrell3034]

@@joshmarks3954. Im sorry Josh, O only have very limited info to work with unfortunately. I have tho been considering contacting the commando association as they, like all military associations will have exstensive records. I dont know if you know the independants were the badarses, going behind lines, recruiting locals, blowing bridges, doing hit & run attacks on outposts etc, that sort of thing, doing their thing with a bounty on their heads while giving the enemy a headache. My fathet was 'mentioned in dispatches' a couple of times. One step down from a medal for gallantry. I hope you can find out more in his history ad its a story not often told.

[@joshmarks3954]

@@ronfarrell3034 Thanks for your reply Ron, yes that sounds like a good plan. Next time I go to the AWM I’ll see what information they have. If they have anything significant I’ll let you know. All the best Josh

[@ronfarrell3034]

@@joshmarks3954 good luck with your searching, & thx in advance

[@michaelau6976]

Nice story Talking about special unit, if you don't mind , maybe introduce the Hong Kong Volunteer Company in the Burma Campaign. It is hard to find the formation on internet

[@That_Freedom_Guy]

No I hadn't heard of Zed before . Thanks very much for revealing it for us.

[@maxmanuelmicklymiru3636]

my late grandmother use to have 3 japanese soldier heads and 1 british soldier head hanging at our old long house, she said it's was her father who bring the heads back during the war.. but after she passed away my family decided to gave it to the forensic or something... I didn't remember.. I heard alot of this story from my uncles when i was a kid (most of their father fought along side with the Australian) , I thought I was just another made up story during the war cuz the way they tell the story is so "secret mission this" " secret mission that" 😑😑 soo i never thought much about it... well it turns out it's fcking real.. great to know thou.. Thank you, really like the video😊 👍🏻From Borneo ✌🏼✌🏼

[@dezignateddriva]

my grandfather was there.. but didn't talk about it until the grave.

[@maxmanuelmicklymiru3636]

@@dezignateddriva youre Australian?

[@papadonttakenomess1764]

Snuck in and exposed holes in naval defense? Should have given that left-tenant a medal and promotion.

[@gustajuy5983]

Everybody gangster till the trees start speaking vegemite.

[@kingy463]

Thanks I was asking for this video and it’s amazing

[@matttuffy8933]

My grandfather was in the Z special force. Trained on Fraser and was a paratrooper behind enemy lines. He never revealed anything about his time in the war, but it tortured him all his life until he died in his early 60s. He would dream of Japanese soldiers chasing him down and beheading him, so I imagine he saw some nasty stuff. I really wish I knew his stories just so his heroic stories would have lived on, making us Aussies know just what they had to go through to keep our freedoms. Was a hero!

[@judebolton1796]

At first I thought the Australian commando was whispering to the Japanese soldier about the true price of the PS5 in the thumbnail.

[@jameswaterfield]

The "attack on Townsville". When the SAS did this in Egypt, they rang up the harbourmaster and asked for their mines back, there was much shouting and swearing, but nobody was RTU'd and, as it proved the concept, an operation was subsequently planned on Tobruk. Which actually fell to the allies before it went ahead. (due to weather delays and other stuff)

[@WanderlustZero]

There was a film about The Krait's crew. 'The Heroes'. IIRC there was 'The Heroes 2' about the mission that went wrong too

[@mgrant011]

You also forgot Z force also used our magnetic island which was converted to a base was used to train as well Z force snuck a shire to practice convert ops

[@jesusinacan2]

I love this channel amd your other so good.

[@bazzamundie]

I learned about these guys from a memorial plaque in Hervey Bay! They ran quite a few training scenarios on Fraser Island as well as scenario where Marlborough was held under Japanese control.

[@bazzamundie]

Maryborough*

[@texrex2848]

In cairns Queensland there is a small memorial for the z unit

[@goodshipkaraboudjan]

Saw the movie only recently and got to see the Krait afloat at the Maritime Museum in Sydney. Pretty wild that they took that little fishing boat all over the Pacific during rain, hail and shine.

[@Scruffiannat]

Old fella in emu Park QLD was involved in covert ops and Intel, training irregulars in Papua new Guinea etc. He won't talk about it though, he won't take it from me the official secrets act no longer binds him. Really smart fella. Learned heaps of the dialects during the war.

[@sixthreeyankeejp1918]

If you visit the Marino wreck on Frazer island you can still see the shape charge holes that z force would practice on

[@jameswang7950]

100 likes and no dislikes? Lets gooooo

[@TheFront]

Let's keep it going!

[@coiledsteel8344]

@@TheFront NOPE the Trolls are downvoting.

[@slimwilson]

Aussies are like us southerners in America. Always enjoyed hanging out with any of them

[@frankensteinracing3520]

I’ve actually read quite a bit about z force. Another group who were instrumental and largely unknown was the coast watchers.

[@gregbolitho9775]

yeh knew about Z force, not only by the movie. Spyforce has always been a favorite as well

[@averagewanderer1732]

Damn, I never thought these forces existed til now. Much respect to Australia and all member countries for their contributions. Gotta check the memorial site too once lockdown is over.

[@nickwood176]

Thanks to a concerted and long, running campaign by 'those who do not forget', I am delighted to tell you that the Z Forces MV Krait is on permanent display at the Australian National Maritime Museum (ANMM) in Sydney

[@goodshipkaraboudjan]

Yep, saw her a few years ago. She was in great condition and afloat which is testament to those volunteers at the museum. She's not very big and living aboard her for long trips would have been a pretty Spartan like experience.

[@jamesworrall6499]

3:46 “Singnapore”?

[@Skitshot]

I remember my uncle telling me about some of the stuff they were doing in the 80's and 90's, leading up to the Gulf war. He was a submariner, and they were always doing covert ops with the Americans, dropping off spy's and people. Another of the stuff they did, they will never get recognition for, because of classification, but they did finally get some acknowledgement in the last 10 years.

[@RodneyAllanPoe]

ATTACK FORCE Z is now out on local Blu-ray. It's an average action movie but stars Mel Gibson and Sam Neil.

[@dalemore9645]

Mel Gibson in attack force Z was a great movie. There were also a couple of movies about the Kraite made.

[@axle.australian.patriot]

Nice, I knew every one of these men, like fathers and mentors :) My Father was actually involved in the Townsville harbor dummy run, but wasn't selected/volunteered for Jaywick or Rimau ( thank the gods as I may not exist ). I have sailed on the Krait with the vets in the years when it was on tour. > They spoke little about their time and training, but little pieces came up in conversation when they were together at special events. Later on in life those who I were closer to did talk a little about different events, as father figures or mentors. > "Through mud and blood to the green fields beyond” Lest We Forget M†Z

[@untillthend2300]

"Good on ya" Patriot! WWG1WGA

[@bhrsdafqwbce6206]

3 views 5 like gotta love KZbin

[@TheFront]

If I had a penny for every time that KZbin has been a hot mess, I would still be making these videos but I definitely wouldn't have to monetize them.

[@ReDFootY]

Here is Tom Scott to explain to you why that is the case: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iIrCY5p7odlmiaM

[@andybarlowadventures]

Just a heads up there were 14 on the Jaywick raid, not the 15 as you said. Regards.

[@YouTube_user3333]

In Australia, this story is well known. Krate bay in Western Australia is named after the vessel

[@itsbuddhaone]

The boat was spelled *Krait* though

[@YouTube_user3333]

@@itsbuddhaone Yep, that’s right.

[@jouebien]

Vegemite powed. That's a good timing of a joke. The deputy premier of New South Wales has a defamation law suit against a comedian - one of the complaints being called "spegetty powered".

[@charlesbawden5924]

I can’t get past this new Australian accent of the narrator and his generation.

[@NelsonMuntz1]

Its weird aye? Im 38 and have an old school accent, all the youngsters nowadays talk like this

[@buttsniffa7469]

Tru. Some young blokes sound like wooly woofs these days

[@goodshipkaraboudjan]

@@buttsniffa7469 Not all, I'm 30 and in Queensland we sound different to the paddle batters in Melbourne who sound like effeminate try hard yanks.

[@timothylewis2309]

One of my relatives was a 2/2 commando company lieutenant he was also the one who answered the questions over the whinnie the war winner radio too

[@SureJungle23247]

I'm sure there's an old movie about these guys I saw when I was a kid.

[@realmonologue]

Photo of Wake Island from Battlefield V at 0:17

[@kevinnewton8351]

I've known about Z force for years, I was actually lucky enough to meet one back in 2003

[@xoose]

There was absolutely nothing on that list of exploits that I would consider worthy of suppressing public knowledge of after the war, let alone keeping secret from other members of the same unit. Much of it could have even been broadcast on propaganda newsreels during the war to boost morale. What changed in 1980 that suddenly made the Australian government decide that it didn't need to be kept so secret from then on?

[@tonyriedle2990]

One of the reasons that they were told to keep quiet was for example the Singapore operation caused the death of thousands of Chinese in Singapore as the Japanese thought it was an internal sabotage operation. Many were tortured to death as the Japanese tried to discover the names of the guerrillas. So Australian government kept quiet about our involvement in the operation. In Borneo the head hunters took Japanese heads. No bullets wasted there.

[@stevenobrien557]

They were talking about it in the 50s, the stories about it being super secret are from blowhards embellishing their boring service during war. Even some guys who actually were members got exposed making stuff up eg Jack Sue. A notorious one was the former head of the POWs association, he was even charged with fraud over it.

[@Marcus_from_OZ]

This was pretty good, it might be worthwhile to look at the Coastwatchers.

[@Raphaelmasbro]

8.24 I live in Indonesia and i think operation Semut is named from indonesian language Semut is Ant = Operation ant

[@Raphaelmasbro]

Right ?

[@StandbyMilko]

0:30 I know that photo it’s like I have seen it in a game or something.

[@wadecrawford8627]

Outstanding video and content. I've never heard of the Z operatives and I'm Australian.

[@steventhompson399]

Was the force sent with that British anthropologist to contact us airmen sheltered by dayak headhunters part of z force?

[@tolecmaviclae7349]

Camp Caves near Rockhampton

[@nathanroberts355]

The z force is birth of the Australian special air service regiment and my dad was based in Tully in 1971 to 1974 and he was in Darwin during tropical cyclone Tracy Christmas 1974 and he was a platoon company sargeant and he was sniper with the sas regiment in Campbell barracks swanbourne Perth w.a Australia

[@sandythethird2292]

My great gandfather was a commado mostly posted in Borneo during ww2, he died a few years before i was born and never really spoke about his time during the war apparently, so finding out details about him has been difficult, the only thing of his i have from that time is a tiny tank he carved from part of the windshield of a Japanese zero, as part if a set of toys he made for his kids. I wish i had gotten the chance to know him. If anyone knows of any ways or places I could look for information I would greatly appreciate it.

[@sandythethird2292]

O and a chess set he fished out of the harbour he was stationed at for a while, probably off an American ship I've been told.

[@ImperadorLucius]

Aussie batallion names, always make me think they are in a Zombie dystopia and they are a special force fighting against it.

[@jono.pom-downunder]

Many Z force or those civilians trained by them, native, ex Pat's, or concerned other's, were "watchers", taking note of Japanese shipping, troop and Aircraft movement throughout the Pacific islands, reporting via Radio, courier, etc, to Allied forces, theses people were isolated, some living under Japanese occupation, many were caught and executed, theses people are a forgotten yet vital part of the Pacific war,

[@LuvuYT]

Hold up, is that a picture if the real island or the battlefield 3 map at 0:17

[@FreyaofCerberus]

Z Special Unit is what happens when you apply the insane commando mindset to the already fiercely independent and creative ANZAC mindset.

[@shanehansen3705]

yeh mate the Zforce raid on singapore was on the Sulivans TV soap opera where you been

[@monk3ynutz42]

Fucking wicked. My great grandfather was in the Z force unit and I have so many of his old stories. If you would like me to share some of these with you I can give you his experience of kayaking to Japanese boats and blowing them up.

[@daniellebcooper7160]

Didnt Jack Thompson use to star in a tele series in the 70's about Z force?.

[@BLUEZz73]

Very interesting video; yes i did learn something new goodonya Mate

[@badbigfella1360]

Surely they make a movie on this

[@robertmacdonald7060]

Reminds me of the CIA/SOG missions into Cambodia, Laos. Great Video and thanks for the info :)

[@ianfarr-wharton1000]

The Aussie were there before the Yanks too. The real Colonel Kurtz from Apocalypse Now was a Australian and he trained the Tiger man head hunters, then the CIA sent some one to kill him. He was to good for the CIA and ended up back in Australia were his lived out his life. The CIA was very deep state back then, Australia didn't get on with the CIA and didn't trust them. It took 10 years and a clean out of the CIA before Australia trusted the CIA. Now ASIO and CIA work together.

[@Wile_E._Wolf]

@@ianfarr-wharton1000 there's quite a few tall-tales in your comment. Also, ASIO and the CIA do not generally work together, that would be ASIS. ASIO is internal...