The Highland Scotsmen Who Suckered Hitler

[@ScotlandHistoryTours]

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[@lynnemurphy114]

How come you've got 6,000 people that have seen this gets there's not even 1000 have hit the like button I told you you should be on TV I've got a good feeling when someone tries to put you down something pushes you up I don't know what it is but you're gonna be fine❤

[@jotw180]

One of the best history channels on KZbin. Put this on the box and you'd blow mainstream out the water. Keep on truckin'!

[@ScotlandHistoryTours]

Wow, thanks

[@frankgellenthin3733]

They were seriously thinking on their feet. Seems llike the Scots talent for pulling clever pranks had a very practical use for those three. Thanks for another wonderful story, Bruce!

[@anthonyhargis6855]

Another "Great Escape." I love it. Needs to be a movie.

[@ScotlandHistoryTours]

You'd think so

[@pjmoseley243]

@@ScotlandHistoryTours I remember being in Balahulish in 1965 a bit of adventure training, the loch was cold swimming in it, my swim lasted 0.5 of a second.

[@ScotlandHistoryTours]

@@pjmoseley243 Sounds like 0.5 sec too long to me😂😂

[@Allastrology]

Holy crap! I have come to appreciate Scotland's people and its historical contributions on a whole other level. These folks were able to pivot, be inventive and keep moving forward. Whether in war times or not they stand out!! Thank you Bruce

[@joiedevivre2005]

What an incredible story! And why hasn't this been made into a movie yet? Disney, Netflix, Hulu, HBO...are you listening? The world needs this story in movie form ASAP! With Bruce as the narrator!

[@LimeyRedneck]

I thought the same and turns out there was talk of one in 2017, but can't find anything since. The production company's website and Twitter is silent 😔

[@TransRadioUK_Andrea]

This is an incredible story that needs to be told and ideally as a Scottish made film with Caelic speakers in it. I would pay to watch it. Thank you Bruce for bring this story to light.

[@Wee_Langside]

Another good reason to learn Gaelic🫡 Thank you for telling the story Bruce . I don't know if this is the story from my youth but I had it in my head that 2 escaped POWs travelled across some part of occupied Europe speaking to each other in Gaelic, escaping attention as just some workers from somewhere in the new German Empire.

[@danielwgorrie6087]

Morning!! Being of Scottish heritage makes me so proud! Love your videos

[@ScotlandHistoryTours]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@chris8612]

I love how passionately your talk about history.

[@alansmithee8831]

A'reyt Bruce. Great Scots! A tale of cossacks from near the Trossachs! I had an uncle that had his teeth knocked out by an Italian rifle butt on recapture in Italy, having been taken prisoner attacking behind the lines in North Africa. He later got away from German captivity in a Silesian POW coal mine, through the eastern front to a Turkish ship in Odessa. A Polish work colleague pointed out that another colleague's dad had been made to march to Germany from Silesia, but my uncle was back in UK for VE day. He met some celebrating Italian POWs and a disagreement led to them getting hurt, apparently. As a result, I am told he was not demobilised, but made an MP and sent to look after Nasties in Nuremberg. Tell the kids today ...

[@autiejedi5857]

Amazing story! Thanks Bruce 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💜

[@ScotlandHistoryTours]

Very welcome

[@gadgetman_nz4092]

Now come on now, Bruce, do you really expect us to believe there was a ginger from Scotland? Who would believe such a thing?

[@davidarchibald50]

🤣

[@bryansammis998]

I’m shocked! SHOCKED!!!🙄

[@krisendicott2306]

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[@ScotlandHistoryTours]

Aye they just called him that though

[@lpc61]

😅😅😅

[@janetmackinnon3411]

You're doing something important in making these stories better known. THank you.

[@ScotlandHistoryTours]

You're welcome

[@melissavancleave8686]

I never tire of hearing your wonderful stories of courageous Scots. No matter the era, they are fierce and brave. Thanks again.

[@ScotlandHistoryTours]

Thanks for listening

[@callumgordon1668]

I’d heard the story before and wondered when the Gaelic was going to come into it. You didn’t disappoint and the story was most entertaining in your telling.

[@derekweir7692]

When my uncle Charlie Weir was shot down over France in May 1944, he used Gaelic that he had learnt at Musselburgh Grammar School when he was stopped by a German Soldier en route to Freteval Forest. He said that it was the only non English language he knew, and the German couldn't understand him so he just motioned for him to move on. He was 19 at the time, he made it to the forest and was liberated by the Americans in August 44. His life saved by knowing Gaelic.

[@thomasshepard6030]

I worked with an old painter in Oban in 1973 he told me the same story about him and his mate who had escaped from a pow camp they were stooped by German road block and when they were as who they were the started speaking Scottish 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 GAELIC THEY MANAGED TO GET HOME

[@Bart-k8g]

Well done Bruce, they should make a movie, comedy, drama 😊

[@shugharries]

Another cracking video Bruce. Hope ye have a bari time ower in Canada

[@ScotlandHistoryTours]

Thanks 👍

[@nancyholcombe8030]

Very cool story Bruce! I'm not sure which about it is more amazing; that three escaped POWs got all the way across France, Spain and the Atlantic to freedom, or that they were more intelligent and calmer than every German soldier they ran into!😃 I was so pleased that they are praised and cherished to this day! It's these small stories of very brave people that truly make a war, or any larger historical story, come to life. Thank you for researching and bringing them to us. Y'all take care now!😊

[@-SueT]

Holy Moly what an incredible tale! Thanks once again Bruce for another FAB video 😊❤

[@ScotlandHistoryTours]

My pleasure!

[@jenohogan9254]

What an intense story. That could be a movie.

[@ScotlandHistoryTours]

True

[@gailsears2913]

What an interesting story! Thanks, Bruce!

[@Hsalf904]

Haha love this story! From Nova Scotia and I speak Gaelic whenever I need to get out of a tricky situation or a telemarketer calls

[@jbearmcdougall1646]

My grandfather was in that force on the maginot line.. he escaped on the way to Poland to a pow camp.. stole a horse got to the sea and he and 2 others stole a boat and made it back to the uk… lance corporal Thomas Grimes of the black watch was only 18. My grandfather…… he died in 2006.

[@larryargent503]

I do love it. Your passion is contagious and I'm jelly of your ability to speak Gaelic. It's no easy. lol

[@ScotlandHistoryTours]

I like jelly😜

[@djalba1163]

Proud but not surprised being Scottish, quick thinking and braveness is in our dna, an amazing story, Alba gu Brath

[@resourcedragon]

I'd heard a very much cut-down version of that story, in which there were just two highlanders. I didn't realise that the Germans had a Polish speaker among their interpreters, because that was really cutting it close to the bone. Ukrainian and Polish may not be wholly mutually comprehensible but there is a fairly large shared vocabulary (even if there is also a significant number of 'false friends' within that shared vocabulary). Nor did I realise that the three highlanders were captured a second time and that they'd claimed a different nationality again. That story totally needs to be made into a film, I am only surprised that it hasn't been to date.

[@ScotlandHistoryTours]

I think an attempt was made that didn't come to fruition

[@Bob-v3g4m]

Another part of history very well told.

[@kurtvanderweg9147]

Absolutely astonishing! Thanks.

[@paulstone9667]

Once again another fantastic video by yourself.😊

[@ScotlandHistoryTours]

Thank you so much 😀

[@mauricejohnston8454]

Brilliant story,,so well told.. should be a film

[@ScotlandHistoryTours]

True

[@NoOneUNo]

Good Day and thank you kindly Bruce with another great story. Can you spin one about the ww1 memorial in Well Park, Greenock? I was told I am related to 1 or 2 of the names listed on it when I was a wee lad. Greenock was my grandparents hometown and grandpa and kin built ships there before joining the KOSB and Seaforth Highlanders going to France in January 1915. As always, many thanks

[@ScotlandHistoryTours]

Not quite the same visual delights as Ballachulish 😜

[@buckodonnghaile4309]

You have a gift for telling a tale. Good on you.

[@gray4481]

You’re story telling is just so captivating I can’t even watch just a clip without getting lured in. I love learning about my ancestors and the way you tell it is so incredible!

[@haraldtheyounger5504]

Hey Bruce, another great show.

[@TheTimelord62]

That was a brilliant peace Bruce. I had to listen to it twice. Am sending it in to relatives in Canada in clouding my sister. Am sure she will pass it from there to my family all over Canada. Think there are more of the family there now than left in Scotland.

[@ScotlandHistoryTours]

Well done you. No commission payable🤣

[@kentait66]

Sensational presentation again, Bruce... (What an account!) I wonder if you'd ever done one of Fitzroy MacLean? (Forgive me if you'd already covered that... I'm not quite sure)😊 I know he was very much part of 'the Establishment' down there🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿, but if perhaps for just his celebrated Heritage... 😊 Btw, Dunblane... (You lucky beggar!)😁 What a lovely wee toon... ❤ (Near enough to both the lovely Ochils n Trossachs for me) 😎👍 Best of luck over here🇨🇦

[@Strength-in-Union]

Erm... excuse me Ken... Dunblane is a wee city. And please don't feel the need to be critical of 'the establishment' in England. Very many of us Scots (including those who live in Dunblane), are proud of our Scottish history (and service in The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders!), and are not particularly impressed by 'plastic jockery' and anti-Britishness from thousands of miles away. If you are so proud of your Scots heritage, why don't you pack up and come 'home'? Am sure you'd be made very welcome strutting along George Street in Dunblane - in 'yer bonnie kilt and bunnet'. Hoots Mon! Freedum!

[@lilibetp]

Weird this was posted today. A few minutes ago, the word Ballachulish came into my head, out of nowhere.

[@ScotlandHistoryTours]

Alexa is listening

[@davidarchibald50]

A great yarn Bruce, told in only the way ye can. Arohanui

[@brianjohnson7212]

I love your storytelling, even from a McDonald who also married a Campbell, a mere couple hundred years after the slaughter you taught me about

[@northernlight8857]

Scotland housed many of my countrymen during WW2. Even the famous guys from Operation Gunnerside from Kompani Linge. They executed one of the best commando raids in WW2 and they wanted no other place than Scotland to train for their future missions behind enemy lines. Arisaig House, Inverailort became a Commando training school. Many other country houses in the area were requisitioned to provide accommodation and training facilities for the men and women who were to serve in the Special Operations Executive. Reading about their training and exercises they were glad that the Scots were such gracious and overbearing hosts.

[@Triple265]

I hated history lessons at school, now im hooked! thank you for making it really interesting

[@ScotlandHistoryTours]

Our pleasure!

[@mairiconnell6282]

I had family in Ballachulish and this story was often told within my family.

[@deejayk5939]

I love the part where they catch a ride! Great story❤

[@hunterblackforesthy5980]

my great uncle was part of the 51st highlanders he was at dunkirk

[@covenantor663]

You must do one on SOE’s The Kilted Killer, Tommy McPherson. Germans had something like F300,000 reward on his head. After the war he had an audience with Tito who said, “at last I meet the man I have tried so hard to kill!”

[@ScotlandHistoryTours]

He has come to mind

[@daz4158]

I love your videos to bits pal keep em up 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@mcmurphy3690]

Mate just a quick question who is he pal?

[@johnclayden1670]

Great tale great telling. Thanks,

[@ScotlandHistoryTours]

Our pleasure!

[@stanleybuchan4610]

First I've heard of this Bruce thanks. Not sure if today's generations would have the courage and guile to carry this out.

[@brucemcintosh2773]

Hello, Bruce! I've had tickets to your Toronto show for ages. I can't wait to see you in person, and I hope I get a chance to shake your hand and thank you for all you do.

[@lindastreet-ely9780]

Excellent episode!

[@ScotlandHistoryTours]

Thanks

[@ScottishDayZer]

My grandad was 51st HD black watch, caught at St Valery. Spent the war in POW camps XXA and XXB. Then put on the death march back to Germany so they could be used to build defences around Berlin, but they never got there thanks to allied forces. He was a broken man after the war.

[@jameshorne9351]

Thank you Bruce for another great story, with out a doubt, these are my favorite kind of videos because you are a great story teller... 💙🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@arlenesobhani8739]

What an incredibly thrilling story. It leaves me wanting more!

[@spikeyflo]

Great story.

[@ScotlandHistoryTours]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@macdodd]

Affy fine story Bruce, a fair liked it

[@raydriver7300]

I love your stories, Bruce, told so well. Now, aren’t people imaginative - what shall we call this place we’ve emigrated to? I know, New Glasgow. And you didn’t make any reference to stereotypes during that video, did you 😂🌞

[@ScotlandHistoryTours]

None😁

[@moto_scotland]

Bruce, what a fabulous wee story and superbly crafted. If you don’t already know it, please check out The Beaches of St Valery by the Battlefield Band. A beautiful song, sung by the late great Davy Steele of Prestonpans. 💙

[@angieallen4884]

I have a particular interest in all things WWII so found this doubly fascinating. Excellent content, as always.

[@unclenogbad1509]

Amazing story. I swear, though, Bruce, if it was anyone but you telling it, I might not even believe them. Another great video, thanks.

[@vickiepower6201]

Thank you Bruce just love your stories ❤ From Perth Australia

[@ScotlandHistoryTours]

See you when I'm back in town to perform at Fringeworld next year

[@ScotlandHistoryTours]

See you in Perth WA fringeworld.com.au/whats_on/scotland-made-the-world-fw2025

[@ScotlandHistoryTours]

In February and March I'll be visiting the major towns in Australia and New Zealand with my live show Scotland Made the World. It would be great to see you. Get info at www.brucefummey.co.uk/shows.aspx

[@jamieblanche3963]

Only just found this channel! What a belter! You really should be on the telly!!

[@geraldgrieve4106]

Shows it's great to know a second language, especially a fairly obscure one.

[@BlackwaterOperative615]

Another cracking episode,👍

[@ScotlandHistoryTours]

Cheers

[@EliRedman]

I love this story! Thank you Bruce and safe travels to you.

[@ScotlandHistoryTours]

You are very welcome

[@harryishatless]

Still laughing at the thought of three Scottish guys keeping a prison awake by singing Gaelic songs.

[@ScotlandHistoryTours]

😜

[@lauralott2741]

My mother’s uncle and his friend were also trapped behind enemy lines in WW2 Germany. He and his friend walked out of Germany because they just spoke Gaelic the whole way. I wish I knew what escapades they encountered on their way?

[@paulapridy6804]

These survivors used everything they had. Being Scottish, they had more than the average bear. As we say in the States. Incredible.😮

[@allanlank]

I've seen some of your Canadian videos. Glad you enjoyed our hospitality.

[@ScotlandHistoryTours]

I did indeed

[@Wlf5953]

Excellent story Bruce,thanks for sharing. As a US citizen never would have heard this if I wasn’t interested in history from other countries.

[@nicknellany2336]

The Germans called the Highlanders devils in skirts.

[@josiahfinley9075]

What a great story , thank you bruce.

[@gijgij4541]

WHAT-A-STORY!

[@ScotlandHistoryTours]

Indeed

[@paulwilkinson7977]

Great video ..always had the utmost respect for the Scottish regiments ..being from the North East of England we seem to have a mutual respect when in the forces ...

[@chrissaltmarsh6777]

Grand story. I hope they got to see Bidean nam Bian again.

[@leslieross8708]

Lots of Scottish descendants, including me, in western North Carolina. Maybe a US east coast tour, please, please, please?

[@muffinman2889]

Really enjoyed this 👌 natural story teller 😎

[@musingwithreba9667]

See you in Toronto on the 27th! 😁

[@ScotlandHistoryTours]

Wohooo

[@macfiercesome]

Stoatir, Bruce, evir thocht o daen a vid aboot Gentle Johnny Ramensky?

[@ScotlandHistoryTours]

I have. I even read the book. Not got round to vid yet though

[@LimeyRedneck]

Very scary and cool story!! 🤠💜

[@gordontickle1673]

Fab story

[@ramsnover3599]

God Bless those Amazing men, I escaped Detroit to California,love and respect Bruce.

[@crazychicSHENA]

German army wêre in Scotland and made there way to England 😮🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧 that's very scary.

[@gijgij4541]

Morning!

[@ScotlandHistoryTours]

Moaning

[@jacobitelivinghistory]

@@ScotlandHistoryToursGood Moaning 😂

[@gijgij4541]

@@ScotlandHistoryTours Heavy night?

[@cyankirkpatrick5194]

Anything is possible.

[@JohndEdmond-oy9lj]

Beautiful backdrop.

[@junesmith852]

Hey Bruce, I'm a little late to the party (nowt new there).. I'm watching from a very wet perth ( bet you're not missing the Scottish weather 😉) it's the 29th April so you'll have already started your busy tour..wishing you all the best with it, have fun and safe travels 🥃🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@ScotlandHistoryTours]

Leaving Toronto this evening to head to Nova Scotia

[@kym2834]

Great story, though with title, i was kinda hoping for story about some Scots actually meeting hitler.

[@ScotlandHistoryTours]

You're confusing Scots wit the British royal family😜

[@resourcedragon]

@@ScotlandHistoryTours: Oooh! 🔥

[@AnimatedCardboard]

Enjoyed seeing you in Cumbernauld last Saturday, enjoy North America and do let me know if you find anymore of Bruce's descendants! 😉🤣

[@ScotlandHistoryTours]

Shhhh, don't spoil it 😜

[@neilbush9873]

We had an old freind who served in Africa, he told us that the british schoolboy french was so badly pronounced that it could be spoken in wireless comunication without the jerries understanding it😅

[@Sean-qw3jp]

Loved this one Bruce! Was over in Ballachulish and Stirling castle at the Argylls museum last summer while visiting family in Wishaw! 🇨🇦🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@craigevans6156]

An amazing story, what courageous men.

[@ScotlandHistoryTours]

True

[@user-gl2eq2ly4g]

Love the black watch

[@Strength-in-Union]

Why?

[@HOUSEDOMEFUNKofficial]

Wish I could be home to catch your Hali show... Tell the lads Jonesy says Tioraidh, chi sinn sibh a-rithist ;-) Sit yerself at the SEA PIG a spell as well (Seahorse tavern), as you'll love it, doubtless.

[@CynthiaMurray-q5v]

Great video! Looking forward to seeing you in May. Just so you know, Moncton, NB is not spelled with a "k". 😸

[@KateGladstone]

New Brunswick is not spelled with a “k”?

[@CynthiaMurray-q5v]

​@@KateGladstoneNew Brunswick is, but Moncton isn't.

[@dough740]

The whole history of the 51st is stunning. They were sacrificed at Dunkirk as the rearguard, but became the go-to division for difficult fighting - North Africa, Italy. The only similar force was Frieberg's Kiwis, who were another division who fought well above their weight. Worth researching

[@Strength-in-Union]

The 51st Highland Division wasn't sacrificed at Dunkirk. It wasn't at Dunkirk. And to add a little extra detail (which will put a lot of folks' gas in a peep), as some of the 51st managed to get away, and the remainder rounded up into captivity at St Valery, the 52nd Lowland Division was landing further down in France at Cherbourg and St Malo. I wish Nationalists (and plastic Jocks from the colonies) would stop moaning about Churchill's sacrifice of Highlanders. They were soldiers of the British Army, and that was the task the Division was allocated. Does anyone complain about the reconstituted 51st being dealt an 'easy' hand and dodging D-Day (whilst having fought across North Africa and up through Sicily and Italy)? What about the 2nd A and SH abandoned in Singapore? Accept the fact that the 51st Highland Division (including many non-Highlanders - even Englishmen!) played its part in the fighting withdrawal from France. Those soldiers (Regular and Territorial) fought bravely and fought well. Their stoic fight deserves respect - not third-hand whinges about victimism and anti-Scottishness on the part of the 'English government'. I do agree with your praise of Freyberg's (he was English!) New Zealanders, but there were brave and fierce bodies of men from all parts of the United Kingdom, it's Empire (now Commonwealth) and the other Allied nations. It was a team effort - and our team won. Praise to them all!

[@dough740]

@@Strength-in-Union Not sure where my comment implied "nationalism", "plastic jocks", "victimism" or "anti-Scottishness on the part of the 'English government' ". The point was to praise the whole ethos of the 51st Highland, and nothing political. There is a time and place for politics, and this wasn't it.

[@Strength-in-Union]

​@@dough740OK. Thank you for your reply. If my response was incorrectly directed at your comment, then please accept my apology.

[@cindchan]

What an amazing story!!

[@Doubleelforbes]

That's the kinda brass neckitness what reminds me of my old man. My maw said if he fell oot the windae, he'd fall up the way!

[@taiikomochiyuurichin1459]

Isn't brass naked ordinary when you take a wash in the cold river water?

[@007JHS]

Great tale.