The Legendary WW2 Commando Raids Of The SAS | Behind Enemy Lines | War Stories

Few military organisations in human history have undertaken as many daring operations as the legendary SAS. From undercover operations to fighting deep behind enemy lines, the SAS have always thrown themselves inot the thick of the action.
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[@davidmills6203]

those 2 old guys giving demonstrations in the garden are something else

[@sirdgar]

I love them. taking their age into consideration they still got it.

[@smokeykitty6023]

For a brief period of time they weren't old men anymore. They were brave COMMANDOS!

[@jjspider22]

These men are still badass! Men of men

[@geraldmiller5260]

Mike Sadler, passed away the first week of January, 2024. The January 7, 2024 New York times on Sunday had a one page article about this.

[@geraldmiller5260]

He was believed to be the last man still alive from the SAS Jeep raid on the airfield.

[@lilmike2710]

One of the hardest pills to swallow about the realities of life is that not only do we have to grow old, but we must watch as our heroes wither with age and pass away, usually before we do. 😢

[@cloneofethan]

It would've been cool to meet him, maybe I'll get a chance in the next life to chat with him

[@wfatube]

Vale - To a Soldier’s Soldier 😢

[@marksheetz7488]

​@@wfatubemy Phys. Ed. Teacher at Ky. Wesleyan College was a British Commando in WWII. A Scotsman,MacIntosh.

[@dennismason3740]

Those two elderly vets playing in the garden make my day.

[@HealingwitWOOTSWP70]

2 Gangsta azz gentlemen from a generation that “spoke softly & carried a big stick.” 🎖️ I’m thankful to everyone of them.

[@tjdelio]

George returning the silver box, and the woman telling him to keep it got me a little misty eyed.

[@carmenlottner297]

Me too!

[@WW24343]

My Respect goes out to these men ... Brave men

[@capobilotti]

Brave kids. That's what they were back then. Bad opportunity turned these kids within minutes into tough men.

[@rickmills4801]

I just forwarded this program to my friends, with the attached note "Care to hear from the most dangerous old men in the world?"

[@Survivor_Man_o_Fury_2012]

Especially loved the incident of the kindly war veteran returning the good luck trinket to the town in Norway he obtained it from. A touching story of full circled redemption when she read the paper slips and wished him to keep it.

[@1TruNub]

Hearing that story moved me to tears.

[@mattskustomkreations]

She called the cops right after he left. 😅

[@PlateletRichGel]

Ninjas snuck into my room and were euttin' onions. Kind old man. Very touching moment. He was afraid and wanted a cross.

[@NaturalExplorerNZ]

This was a beautiful moment for both him and her, what a life to lead

[@GCMadej]

"Who dares wins"... I love that!!

[@robertsears8323]

Has much as I love the war stories. The love stories told by some of these old man is the best part.

[@cosmiccharlie8294]

I grew up surrounded by WWII vets. Make me wish I would have fully understood what they did.

[@markdonahue25]

What a fantastic account from the men who lived it. Thank you.

[@sharonwhiteley6510]

To really know about the SAS and LRDG, I highly recommend any book by Damien Lewis. You learn more about the exploits of Sterling and "Paddy " Mayne. He follows the SAS from the desert to the ETO, to finding Nazis after the war and into today's SAS. You can't go wrong with any of his books.

[@scottmulholland1329]

4.5 yrs in a Prison Camp because a couple Commandos couldn’t swim!? That’s a brutal outcome! At least they were able to tell their stories once they were set free

[@aliceberry9392]

My thoughts too! Knowing how to swim can come in handy!

[@williamherndon5065]

Thank God that they Survived the concentration camp and came home to their loved ones.

[@skiker4560]

I absolutely love listening to the hero’s tell their stories. Thank you ❤

[@lesleyghostdragon3149]

Love these old gents and ALL their stories. They were able to somehow make the mundane romantic. So much time has passed... Charming old heroes, I admire and appreciate you 🙏🕊

[@NaturalExplorerNZ]

that old fellow who got hit in the brain by shrapnel was a kind soul, loved his wife alot that was great to see his emotion so true

[@JRWiles]

Probably the best WW2 piece I've ever watched. These Men had some adventures, didn't have this much fun in Afghanistan.

[@jameshunter3867]

...I salute all these brave men!

[@vascoapolonio2309]

Every "old-timer" in the movie could easly erased me from this world... thats admirable

[@georgecoull1883]

From my American perspective Mr Churchill lacked heart but made up for it with diplomacy and balls SAS SBS and American special forces dominated german Nazis and we continue to war buddy to this day. Respect from across the pond 🙏🫡

[@eribertofirman588]

This soldiers are legends 🎉

[@lr882027]

Thank you for taking the time to create such a wonderful documentary.

[@josephwolosz2522]

"I can still kill you with one move." These guys are still tossing grenades,firing on imaginary targets and blowing things up!

[@dawnwennberg9884]

What a storied unit. Ty, very well presented.

[@MichaelNadilski-it9ts]

So dashing and yet effective killers

[@timrayburn2461]

Outstanding !

[@ianbeadle6313]

Pretty good! The SAS wasn't formed until 1956. The "originals" upon which the SAS was modeled was called The Long Range Desert Patrol.

[@lesleyghostdragon3149]

The "badass" music is perfectly, humorously juxtaposed with the aged warriors who could still kill you with one move ☺

[@aliceberry9392]

I bet they could especially if it was a surprise!

[@benjaminrush4443]

Love the Ad that informs younger people that they can improve their life & employment skills to the Maximum by working for McDonalds. But I really enjoyed this Docudrama on the British SAS. Watch & enjoy. Thank you. 🤞

[@begbieyabass]

Devine intervention. I'm so glad he got the chance to return it many years later

[@CharitoBaker]

The SAS was started by David Sterling in North Africa, not by Churchill in Norway.

[@tonyfranks9551]

Superb....thank you.

[@HorainBaig]

Love this video

[@tombergins8215]

What a Generation

[@Edward-iv9fs]

These guys are amazing. Real men.

[@YouriCarma]

Some impressive stories, personal ones too.

[@HealingwitWOOTSWP70]

two gangstas seen old Adolph for exactly what he was. Winston “the black grip of death” Churchill & Franklin D. “BadAzzMofo” Roosevelt. 🎖️🇬🇧🇺🇸 And we appreciate ya’s for it.

[@owensthilaire8189]

I've heard more than one old soldier say, " the real heroes never came home". I wonder how many kids these days could measure up to these guys in the day?

[@losjuanos1]

Great video. The amount of ads though. Absolutely wild

[@santababy1952]

Thirs make an amazing story make a great movie!

[@j.dunlop8295]

The UK had a population of 46 million in 1939 and lost 383,700 combat deaths. The US had a population of 131 million in 1939 (2.84 times that of the UK) and lost 407,300 combat deaths.

[@josh1977freeman]

Thank God for the Atlantic Ocean my freind

[@patricknoveski6409]

Glad we could help 😅

[@SoulArtSound]

Lol, Soviets lost more than 10 million soldiers only... if we talk who really beat Nazi's.

[@mohammedsaysrashid3587]

Nice narration of old past Britain soldiers ( commandos) ... nice memories.....thank you ( war stories ) channel for sharing

[@csonracsonra9962]

38:12 thought mad Jack Churchill was 2nd in command?

[@KetsaKunta]

"I think they loved it." "I think some of em really did love it." Sounds like they showed them a good time ;)

[@MarkM-sm6pb]

Very good documentary constantly interrupted by long advertisements.

[@christopheryoder8292]

Y'all will love the video he did on Millet

[@mitch3384]

Great footage, great stories from heroes. But the music doesn't fit with the topic, it's distracting.

[@generalgrant2477]

The music is worse than the Holocaust imo

[@lylecampbell9036]

​@generalgrant2477 you should reconsider your comparisons

[@user-jl7wn5nn7p]

I. Served. With. Some. Back in. Desert Storm. Great. Blokes for. Sure

[@timoakes450]

met a wittling few -all gentleman

[@robertalpy]

Thats not a knife or even a marines all purpose kaybar. Thats a villians dagger if i ever seen one. Made for puncturing and leaving a nasty wound nearly impossible to close .a dagger designed only to kill. I get chills just looking at it. Learning to use it must be nearly as awful as dying by it.

[@fandangofandango2022]

Men off Great Deeds / Great Man.

[@James-C24]

@1:39:42 Desert raiders / LRDG

[@jonhildahl9982]

I absolutely love hearing these first hand accounts from these men, I find it ironic that captioning is used for English speaking veterans from non English speaking countries, for example I watched a documentary on the Korean war & an old Korean man speaking nearly perfect English was captioned while these old English men receive no captioning & I can barely understand some of them. I think a 90 yr old English man is about the most difficult to understand what the h*ll they are saying. Kind of makes me chuckle.

[@user-jl7wn5nn7p]

We. Always. Had each. Others. Back. And. We. All. Got into. Some. Very. Bad. Situations. Omg.

[@mikeaguilar5764]

I know he misspoke but Campbelltown was a British destroyer that had been an American one first.

[@dougchance8891]

Stupid background sound. WHY?

[@johnhafford1970]

I wonder how many of these men’s families knew that grandad went commando

[@NehpetsRellek]

Listen to this young-en, I'm a Nam Vet and when you are sent into combat, (w/out a choice) and faced with a situation to kill or be killed you will kill or be killed and you are no different from anyother person. That is unless you hide or run away in cowardice. Maybe you are in that category.

[@fifty9559]

Please next time include subtitles if the people interviewed are speaking gibberish

[@lindablake8799]

❤A great story of 🫡🇬🇧SAS HEROES of WWII. Told in their owns words, with 🫡a few self-demonstrations of combat moves they had learned, & used while carrying out their missions. It is so important for laypersons, like 🇺🇸myself, to learn about the Allied soldiers who risked, & those who ✝️sacrificed🕯️, their lives to save their country & people, as well as, other countries & their peoples around the 🌎🌍🌏, from Hitler’s cruel, brutal, deadly, genocidal, & idiotic nazism ideology that plagued & warred against Europe from 09/01/1939-09/02/1945. 🇺🇸🫡✊🏼&❤to all of the 🇬🇧SAS Commandos who fought in WWII to save democracy. Thank you‼️

[@samckitty4906]

The close caption Ned’s some help.

[@richardgelsebach6511]

Never bring it home or worry about your duty service

[@oftin_wong]

I would've learnt how to swim then and there rather than spend 4 years in a camp

[@chuckokelley2448]

Quite

[@trixielonglegs8320]

Whatever happened to good, balanced, well edited and relaxing, bed time, on loop Documentaries??? ❤from Canada 🇨🇦 A++ 10/10 BS ASIDE

[@trollusa3206]

Semper Fi

[@johnferguson9431]

How can people who live on a island not swim?

[@kraigcochran9995]

I wonder how many of those old men’s families were aware that grandad was a stone cold killer?

[@mezashi1]

My grand father was one and he told me to the day he died he was a chef in south africa

[@anthonylagunas6737]

Unlike today they don't tell what they were told was secret.

[@MichaelNadilski-it9ts]

Christopher Lee was one

[@neilcombrink5231]

Let's face it someone had to do it so just say thanks for doing it an walk on

[@neuhausengroup4682]

It was war time and they did their service…

[@dougchance8891]

The gunner who refused to surrender was recommended - by a German officer- via the Red Cross- that he should be awarded the VC. Not sure if it was awarded- anyone knows?

[@danielstubian1165]

If you mean Sergeant Thomas Frank Durrant then yes he got VC after recommendation from Kapitänleutnant Friedrich-Karl Paul - commander of German torpedo boat Jaguar

[@dougchance8891]

@ danielstubian1165 Thank you​ for the info. Must have been the only person to be awarded a military medal based on the recommendation of the enemy.

[@PlateletRichGel]

The Wermacht were not Nazis. Winners write the history. LIsten to some German soldiers war diaries on youtube.

[@sonnysantana5454]

their post war work in the so called brush fire wars of the 50's , 60's and very early 70's was the stuff of text books to come

[@robertalpy]

We Americans still dont understand billiards. Its like cricket to us. Vaguely familia r but entirely alien all the same. Pool without pockets.

[@asullivan4047]

Probably very few fortunately. Not a very pleasant subject to discuss at the dinner table.😨 Thank goodness for their stone cold tenacity.

[@karloyu3484]

❤

[@tonyadeney1245]

reality check when younger often heard guys say would have liked to have done that never had such illusions bloody dangerous ..... friend family jersey for military buff types if you stand in one particular place in st helier main sq - you will see a large V in the stone during occupation much of the island was basically unpaid labour growing food or building and the commandant wanted the square re-stoned as by way of resisting a slightly different shade of stone marks a large V its clear when you know its there and the germans didnt realise friends two grandads said at night they would steal veg and fruit from the fields if caught they would have been in serious trouble but they knew the island so well at night were never caught ... on one occasion an allied fighter flew over and dropped toffees / sweets ? or something for the kids !! possibly reconnaisance mosquito not sure .... both grandads long gone i was born 1963 so obviously not there did do a tour of normandy for a week // cape de hoc looks still like a moon crater surface

[@KetsaKunta]

Oh my.. they used the Germans own helmets to snap their necks

[@mariaedwards6371]

Whatever happened to the moto no men left behind

[@sirdgar]

I think you have seen too many movies sweety. In this situation... its do or die. Or getting captured. These guys were send on a higly dangerous properly suiside misson and they knew it. Would you take the chance that this fellow could learn to swim in 2 minutes or he would take you both down. But wtf....they didnt learn these guys to swim before sending them out. I think that today that is a big part of their education...lol.

[@user-jl7wn5nn7p]

War. So. Horrible. Horrible. I was. Warned. I would. One. Day.

[@turbyoulance]

Who Dares Wins

[@fifty9559]

First 15 min is just gibberish by old people about landladies and one mission that made no sense

[@James-C24]

@50:28 St Nazaire

[@anonaki-mt6xb]

49:20

[@vink1007]

LOl British were saved by colonial army. who suffered major losses. British soldiers ran away at first instance.

[@Ninety4Giant]

horrifying audio mix, distracts from very interesting accounts - either remove background music altogether or ride voice channel up by approx. 5db after compressing it (music mix could also benefit from a shallow lowpass or high shelf filter at 1khz set to -3db)

[@kevinbwillson4161]

To many interruptions sorry looks to be a wonderful show

[@user-jl7wn5nn7p]

No. More of. Them. Left. 0. And. History. Has. Repeatedly. Itself. Through. History. Jesus. Please. Forgive. Us

[@aaroncarter4089]

Thats hilarious their "commandos" that cant doggy paddle. Come on maaaan

[@kirohoshi]

call of duty in real life

[@gelzamangitzaman1482]

I meannnnn come on i respect all of them but legendery?????

[@jerrysmith1887]

Ever been in the military? I’m going to go with no. Your inability to form a sentence or spell is LEGENDARY, if only in your mind. Demeaning a hero’s military service is not a good idea. I’m sure your parents just gush with pride for what you have accomplished from their basement…Jacka**

[@Joey71420]

Sas but cant swin?

[@forrestcarey8953]

That could be said for any solder in any war . What a stupid comment, killing is killing and it was war.

[@LeoKepaloloa-it9ef]

Paper work girls was putting paper work over man killing women but not make it down for on the sick time at we had at year 1 paper half and now lost....../ Man over working paper out going lost work kgl

[@altair458]

Without AMERICA their would be no england. Sorry mates it's sad but its true.

[@rosslynstone]

Without ENGLAND,as you call it,there would be no america,sorry bud sad but true

[@Dieselnut11]

Ha! That’s a laugh

[@davidnoel2977]

I have always wanted one of those v42 fighting knives. What's the matter of fact I was looking up the prices just yesterday and trying to figure out the difference in price between an original world war II v42 fighting knife and a reproduction. I wish I could afford at least a good quality reproduction. It would be a dream come true to have an original.

[@janiceduke1205]

💎 🫡 Thank you for your service! And that regular Army Brigadier 🤩‼