The Filthy Thirteen: The Real-Life ‘Dirty Dozen’ of World War II

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[@kusaiashionamete220]

*Discount Harvey Weinstein* ain't got nothing on Mr. Simon Whistler 😂😊

[@harrisonmiller6475]

Another good video Eric!

[@danidavis7912]

Great video! My grandfather was in the 101st and part of the Battle of the Bulge. But that cat in the background steals the show. Love that kitty!

[@woahhbro2906]

The Pathfinders are no joke. Only around 100 - 400 did it, and they had like a 80% casualty rate. Apparently when McNiece was offered a position, he thought the military was trying to kill him 😂

[@MissSiobahnMaebh]

Another excellent videos. Kudos to Mr. Alexander for a terrific script. Kudos to Mr. Malikyte for a wonderful presentation. Topic Suggestion: Caiaphas the High Priest at the crucifixion of Jesus

[@mitchellneu]

1. Down at the roadblock, we’ve just begun. 2. The guards are through. 3. The Major’s men are on a spree. 4. Major and Wladislaw go through the door. 5. Pinkley stays out in the drive. 6. The Major gives the rope a fix. 7. Wladislaw throws the hook to Heaven. 8. Jimenez has got a date. 9. The other guys go up the line. 10. Sawyer and Gilpin are in the pen. 11. Posey guards points five and seven. 12. Wladislaw and the Major go down to delve. 13. Franko goes up without being seen. 14. Zero hour, and, Jimenez cuts the cable, Franko cuts the phone. 15. Franko goes in where the others have been. 16. We all come out like it’s Halloween.

[@Panthror]

Great video once again! Hearing this story made me realise it might have inspired another book (besides 'The Dirty Dozen'). Namely 'Biggles - Spitfire Parade', in it lead character Biggles, a highly decorated RAF pilot, is given the command of a squadron of pilots who lack discipline, despise authority and/or are just a bit nuts. But given a job to do, come hell or high water, they are going to see it through. It's one of my favourite books.

[@ignitionfrn2223]

1:50 - Chapter 1 - Who were they ? 6:05 - Chapter 2 - Doube bridge on d day 10:35 - Chapter 3 - Operation market garden 16:10 - Chapter 4 - The path finders 19:45 - Conclusion

[@ThePARANOIDMarine]

Amazing story of the Best Generation Ever. ❤❤❤❤

[@hakeemfullerton8645]

Some names for future biographics video: Frances Perkins Jack Dempsey Dolly Madison Robert La Follette Sr George Westinghouse Henry Clay John J. Pershing Charles Evans Hughes

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Love your content ❤❤❤❤

[@Joe_Dirt82]

Anyone mention The Fat Electrician yet? Was one of his first long form videos about McNasty. Dude had plot armor.

[@maddieb9845]

Loved seeing the cat in the background climbing the shelves. Give it some scritches from this history lover

[@JulesMakesYouThink]

and yawning, so cute

[@annehersey9895]

There’s a great newsreel that clips from are shown a lot in documentaries about WWII and especially Dday. Great video of them with Ike, their Mohawks and war paint on. I always thought it the Germans saw them like that without helmets a 2:06 the boys charged the Jerries hootin n hollerin like Indians in a John Wayne movie those Germans would turn tail and run like hell! Thanks to you and Radu for a great tale and sett😊the record straight! Happy Holidays everyone!

[@gregbors8364]

So… they were kinda like a Dirty Baker’s Dozen, then?

[@AnnaAnna-uc2ff]

Thank you.

[@davidlancaster8152]

Dinty Moore? Really? Like the stew? Radu....good research buddy.

[@russelllomando8460]

love that movie... thanks for the info.

[@TheRealCoolDude1989-nt5ed]

Like who was the real Lee Marvin in the real "Dirty Dozen " , since that movie is so classic sixties .But it still timeless as a movie , and was more of fan the war movie "Patton " with George C Scott .

[@chrislittle2366]

The ghost army one is going to be awesome

[@benjaminepstein5856]

@18:40 depending on punctuation, it could mean that one of the Belgian women was a teenage boy and the other was a dozen chickens.

[@xmusicismyboyfriend]

The music had me wondering if my stomach was grumbling

[@keithwalmsley1830]

Have you not heard of the "F***ing Fourteen"? Wait a minute, that might have been one of Russ Meyer's later films!!! 🤣😲🤪

[@KelticTim]

Pretty sure The Fat Electrician already covered this. No offense, but once you’ve seen him cover something, you know all there is to know bout it.

[@PYROLORD7]

But how many millions of people have never heard of “the Fat Electrician”? Don’t get me wrong I think he’s great. I had never heard of Eugene Bullard until he did his video. I just think the more people who talk about history the better for society.

[@KelticTim]

@ I was just speaking for myself, once I’ve heard him cover something, the way he does it makes me beyond interested no matter what the subject was. I usually find myself on a search engine trying to learn anything he may have missed or didn’t expand on enough for me.

[@muhammadhussein4533]

I came here accidently

[@jonkomatsu8192]

Hah! Funny, me too! 🤓

[@kusaiashionamete220]

I came here looking for Simon but instead I got *Discount Harvey Weinstein* 😂😮

[@TheRealCoolDude1989-nt5ed]

You must get lost easily in a Mall no doubt 😅🤣😂

[@FiddlerRocket]

Sure, sure

[@johnrichardson8606]

That's how our third child was conceived!

[@vik.1903]

This should be interesting. Always wanted to know THE TRUTH about them... Which seems rare to find haha

[@WoxyBot]

Did you even watch the fat electrition

[@SpicyPotato8675]

The Fat Electrician did an excellent video on this group.

[@BenRollinsActor]

His name was McNiece (like your brother's daughter), not "McNice".

[@JackHankeAnd]

Great video, as usual, but I’m with Eric - Radu has a funny sense of humor if he thought that was a hilarious story. :P

[@russellwaters7381]

The photo your showing as Jake Mc neise is actually Joe Plauda

[@deansullivan4353]

If only they made a second one called the “Clean Fourteen”

[@csgraffiti]

Radu=Vlad Dracul’s brother. The writer is named like Dracula’s brother. It is not a name you hear/see often :-)

[@Crioten]

Starfishes love cosmic horrors, keep it up guys 👍

[@extropiantranshuman]

I miss simon whistler lol

[@leighpowell1062]

How? It's not like he's on KZbin anymore is it?

[@GlobalistHero]

HOW DID THEY BLOW DOWN TREES?!?!?

[@Canis_Lupus_Rex]

Explosives

[@SaintSlartibartfast]

One of them was the big bad wolf.

[@Jameywells777]

The Soiled 7

[@MushroomMagicGrowing]

Where’s Simon?

[@jokodihaynes419]

Yarn hub did his story already he is awesome

[@michellecrocker2485]

The original suicide squad?

[@dabulphilly]

The OG suicide squad 😂

[@heath508]

1. As always, stop calling me a space cowboy. 2. For real, where’s Simon? 3. Where the hell is Bastonia?

[@jameswritessometimes]

Simon left nearly 2 years ago. He isn’t coming back :)

[@markkarasik2211]

😎I came here to to recruit the easily lost into a brand new cult I’m starting just like Scientology except you give me money and I don’t do anything for my followers except ask for more money

[@PinkysBane]

I miss Simon

[@Christheonetruechris]

McNasty was an awesome person! A Sargent outranked by most! I never enlisted however i would create havoc with that man, if the US were to engage in war worth fighting.

[@vvalinc4168]

Cat

[@danners238]

I, like most long time subscribers, am not a fan of this Eric guy. No more Simon - im unsubscribin'

[@michaelvaughn1496]

Dude: grow up. You're an old man. Stop with the cutesy nickname Cosmo Topper or whatever.

[@kusaiashionamete220]

I came here looking for Simon but instead I got *Discount Harvey Weinstein* 😂😮

[@KetwigKeith]

About as funny as a tumor

[@vik.1903]

I don't buy most things that they say. I find it hard to believe it. In war soldiers are cannon fodder, they created this aura and lied about stuff. Maybe some things happened, and people started talking about them, and they seized the opportunity and created more false stories to make the most of that aura. That's my theory anyway. I really don't buy their own accounts...

[@mikealexander1859]

It’s healthy to be skeptical. But reality is stranger than fiction and much of these stories are well corroborated and track with historical events. Turns out people are capable of amazing things.