I was born in Brazil, but I live in Colorado. I am endlessly moved by the fact that Colorado's 10th Mountain Division and the Brazilian Expeditionary Force fought side-by-side in the Italian Campaign. The 10th captured Belvedere and the Brazilians captured Monte Castello. They were literally side by side in that campaign.
@igortiger98624 күн бұрын
I am Brazilian, I have served in the armed forces and I am currently a police officer. I am very proud of the Brazilian expeditionary forces, as is most of the nation, and the stories are extensively told in the barracks. But there are points to be made: the first is that Getúlio Vargas was a fascist dictator, just like Franco and Salazar. He copied Mussolini's carta del lavouro, which is our current labor law. There was a national fascist branch here, the integralists. That was the case at the time, but due to pressure from the US, we were directed to the right side of the war. The allies created some bases in the Brazilian Northeast (by the way, visit them. There is no place more beautiful and much safer in the world than Rio de Janeiro), such as the base in Parnamirim in Rio Grande do Norte, which was widely used for the allied invasion of Africa in 1943/44. In fact, the impact was so strong that in that region the English language was mixed with Portuguese, where the word "boy" is used without translation, which in our language is "RAPAZ" or "MOÇO". Returning to the conflicts, the combatants had nothing to do with Vargas; they were men of character and a desire for freedom. Furthermore, the story of the "smoking snakes" was born from a story in which Hitler and his high command, discredited by rumors that Brazil was aligning itself with the Allies, said in his circle of generals "It is easier for a snake to smoke than for Brazil to enter this war". After that, this phrase became a slogan of the Brazilian campaign, and there are several writings on artillery shells and bombs with the words "The snake is smoking, Adolf". Finally, the Brazilian campaign was primarily in Italy, such as Monte Cassino and Montese, with a force of around 25 thousand soldiers. There are several stories from veterans, from heroic deeds even with second-rate donated equipment (as a rule, we fought with 1903 Springfields, M1 Garands were only for non-commissioned officers) to pranks on the Yankees involving the theft of a Sherman tank hahaha. If you have any further questions, I can tell you from what I know and what is popular in my country.
@marcuswilkins50112 күн бұрын
THANK YOU😂
@floriangeyer34542 күн бұрын
"Western democ rats" never had a problem with fascists if they were useful allies. Just as the Sowjet Union provided valuable intel to the Argentinian fascist regime in 1982.
@Lucifer6669hellКүн бұрын
Vargas was never a fascist, just like Franco or Salazar. Vargas made Integralism, the blatant brazilian copy of Nazi-fascism, illegal. Just as he did with communism, by the way. Vargas was a RIGHT-WING ruler. The current far-right hates him because he was a developmentalist, while the latter represents an elite nostalgic for its colonial slave-owning past, subservient to big foreign capital and that hates its own people. He managed to negotiate with the Americans the installation of the first steel mill in Brazil. Regarding the Consolidation of Labor Laws, it was indeed inspired by the Italian Carta Del Lavoro, but, while the CLT has 922 articles, the Carta del Lavoro is just a manifesto of 19 principles. Brazilian labor laws are, in fact, a conquest of Brazilian workers. Vargas was no saint, far from it. But this villainous and caricatured image that is made of him today, generally by admirers of the 64 dictatorship and its unpunished torturers, makes no sense whatsoever.
@joaoaugustoferrazdesampaio215912 күн бұрын
Em Montese, cidade italiana que foi libertada pela Força Expedicionária Brasileira, até hoje existe um dia em homenagem ao exército brasileiro. No inverno, com falta de comida, os soldados brasileiros, diferente dos outros aliados, se recusaram a se alimentar antes que as mulheres e crianças da cidade recebessem comida
@rtyrsson13 күн бұрын
I'm glad someone finally gave these gentlemen some credit. Brazil was late to the war, but that was a political decision of their dictator, and by no means a failing of the Brazilian soldiers themselves. That the Germans buried the three fallen Brazilians with honor in their final attack speaks volumes about their prowess.
@KOMET200613 күн бұрын
Brazil declared war on Germany in August 1942.
@stomper288812 күн бұрын
lol please all you allied countries declared war in the last days of ww2 your all pathetiv
@stomper288812 күн бұрын
@@KOMET2006maybe but over a dozen countries declared war on Germany in the last days of ww2 cuz your all pathetic
@JamesLindsey-p8g12 күн бұрын
athletic you say!!!Who won??
@cmc255012 күн бұрын
@@KOMET2006You are correct but they didn't enter the front lines till July 1944. This was pretty late in the war to start actually fighting
@OuroborosAnarchy13 күн бұрын
Far, far from home, to a war Fought on foreign soil and Far, far from known, tell their tale, Their forgotten story Cobras Fumantes, eterna é sua vitória
@rtyrsson13 күн бұрын
Very nice!
@ebikeengineer8 күн бұрын
Three men stood strong and they held out for long Going into the fight to their death that awaits Crazy or brave, will it end in the grave? As they're giving their lives As their honor dictates
@ajbagniewski43492 күн бұрын
man of culture I see 🎉
@leonardonabingerКүн бұрын
My greatgrandpa was a Brazilian Navy artillery officer in the Minas Geraes battleship. It was a very though time for my family as we are German descendants and his cousins were in Germany fighting for Hitler. On the other side of my family, the brother of my grandpa was enlisted in the Brazilian Air Force and fought in Italy. So, just in one family, we were fighting on both sides! Crazy stuff!
@snakeinthegrass744313 күн бұрын
Great information that needs to be known. I've never heard of Brazil's involvement and I salute the nation and their brave citizens! Those three young men took as many Nazis with them as they could, instead of surrendering. They weren't dying for an emperor like the Japanese, at the time. They died inflicting as much damage to evil as possible. John 15:13🙏
@judsonsilva86186 күн бұрын
...and they were promoted to a rank higher bf going to the reserve, also they got free HC, free lodging anywhere in the country, free bus rides all over, and a pension to go with that promotion. See why we Brazilians don't go fucking around in wars?
@rangerista39334 күн бұрын
Theirs is a great story and really does deserve far greater recognition than it currently has. This video will help spread their fame, thanks for producing it.
@dennisud13 күн бұрын
My Brother was born in Brazil and he told me of the contingent that fought in WW-II. They have a section in the Air Force Museum in Dayton, Ohio dedicated to them! I never knew of this division only that they were a part of the allies.
@floriangeyer34542 күн бұрын
They fought at Monte Cassino with distinction.
@Tucoization14 сағат бұрын
There were a Brazilian Aviation Group in Italy too, fliyng with the P47. The 1st Fighter Aviation Group (Portuguese: 1º Grupo de Aviação de Caça, 1st GAvCa) ..
@Tucoization14 сағат бұрын
The battle for Monte Cassino happened in January-May 1944 before the Brazilian division was send to Italy. The Monte Castelo, November 44-January 45 was the battle where the soldirss from Brazil got a bloody and difficult victory.
@dennisud13 сағат бұрын
@@Tucoization Thanks for the clarification!
@ricardoazedodeluca4 сағат бұрын
Senta a pua!
@rafaelrodrigopachecodasilv815013 күн бұрын
As a brazilian. I say. We brougtht a modest force. But we figth well.
@rtyrsson13 күн бұрын
Indeed you did.
@maraprotta233913 сағат бұрын
My father was a voluntary in the 6th Infantry Regiment. He fought for a year in Italy, including Monte Soprasasso and Montese. He was 19 and turned 20 at the front.
@carloshenriquezimmer75434 күн бұрын
Another important point that needs to be recognized from theyr service at the war is the fact that the UN Charted declares Brazil as THE FIRST FOUNDING NATION. Hence why the Brazilian representative speaks first at UN meetings. Even when they should sht up and not be there...
@truetoffee868413 күн бұрын
If they fight even half as well as they play football they will be a scary proposition
@allandavis82015 күн бұрын
Just to add my own thoughts and perspective to this video, I had not heard of this Brazilian 🇧🇷 force until today, it just demonstrates that in history it does not matter when people try to assist in a global crisis, in this case WWII, but it does matter that they did help, and nobody can ever take that away from those men or Brazilian 🇧🇷 history what they stood up for and the sacrifices they made. Thanks Brazil for your support in WWII, your numbers were small but your actions spoke volumes for your country. 😀👍🇬🇧🏴🇧🇷🇨🇦🇺🇦🇮🇱🇺🇸
@PauloPereira-jj4jv5 күн бұрын
I supppose you also never heard about the over 30 English words frequently used that originally were imported from the Portuguese... That the UN building was projected by a Brazilian architect... And that among the 25 main ethnic groups in Brazilian population is the American group... And that after the Civil War many confederate families came to Brazil and found a city, where they continued to celebrate the old south, including the use of the confederate flag even today. Thanks, anyway.
@jucaxpto41737 сағат бұрын
Thanks Brother ! Brazil and US are Natural Allies ! Respect from Brazil... SMOKING SNAKES of Sabaton ! Get that one you will like it ... And Also look for the Brazilian P-47 Squadron in Italy too... They simply destroyed the shit out of the Nazis.
@brunonoronha64192 күн бұрын
"Verás que um filho teu não foge á luta, nem temes a quem te adora a própria morte, terra adotada. Entre outras mil és tu Brasil a patria amada." 🇧🇷❤️ Trecho do hino nacional brasileiro.
@voldicz3 күн бұрын
The BR army used the '5th army' uniform and military emblem, the same as the Americans. How did Germans identify the BR? White and black people fighting together, not separated...
@rafael-flu560214 сағат бұрын
Exatamente, desde o Brasil colonial, leia sobre 1 e 2 batalhas dos Guararapes.
@DS.proudkiwi10 күн бұрын
Dude 👍 its awesome that you bringing some focus to the smaller countries that contributed greatly to the winning of the war and the freedom we all grew up under. Say what you want for today's politics and wars , we don't see men like the Anzacs or Brazilians who sacrificed in the wars these days and that's a shame . the people presented to us as heroes in most media don't really seem like heroes or even good people to me . Praise the memory of those men and women who sacrificed so much for those wars and us
@PauloPereira-jj4jv10 күн бұрын
Brazil is not a smaller country. Actually, its territory is BIGGER than the US continuous territory ( i.e., without Hawaii and Alaska).
@DS.proudkiwi10 күн бұрын
@PauloPereira-jj4jv kinda meant in terms of contributed force's. Unfortunately history programs focus on American and British contributions forgetting often other countries smaller force's were the ones who went in first did allot of the heavy fighting and the America or the British would clean up what's left and take all the glory and praise .
@PauloPereira-jj4jv10 күн бұрын
@@DS.proudkiwi... all Brazilian forces were involved in the war. Navy, air force and army. The US stablished important bases on our coast (like Parnamirim Field), and 11 German submarines were sunk (10 by the US Navy and 1 by the BAF). There was an intense movement of US bombers during that period, from those bases to Africa. Even B-29s could be seen in Parnamirim Field. And many convoys, too. Also, the 1st Brazilian Fighter Squadron received the US Presidential Unit Citation.
@GeoffreyTotton13 күн бұрын
Thanks very much very few know about this Touched by German respect to the three brave Brazilians
@rossfaulstichjunior76284 күн бұрын
I am brazilian with german citzenship Below, part of the Brazilian Expedicionary Force song , a beautiful song ,my father sang when I was kid: No matter how many lands I travel through, oh God, don't let me die without returning there Por mil terras que eu percorre, nao permitas Deus que eu morra, sem que volte para la
@glennvogt119413 күн бұрын
Those three Brazilian soldiers with no Ammunition, no reinforcements and with no chance of escape fought bravely and Died with honor.
@X3B3CH311 күн бұрын
This is great! I didn’t know Brazil had men fighting in the war. More of this please.
@PauloPereira-jj4jv10 күн бұрын
All Brazilian forces were involved in the war, army, navy and air force.
@graylromo27992 күн бұрын
Great video. As a Brazilian I'm proud of the modest, but brave role of the BEF and the Air Force to help the war effort. 🇧🇷
@paulocezarthiebaut233212 күн бұрын
It's important to note that Brazil uniquely entered World War II, despite its president's initial reluctance, due to overwhelming public demand - "We want war!".
@glennhubbard50089 күн бұрын
I'm really glad one country in South America stepped up to fight. I know the Mexicans fought in the Pacific, too. And the Cubans sank a U-boat.
@PauloPereira-jj4jv10 күн бұрын
Since the channel started the subject, it could tell the important part played by the Brazilian 1st Fighter Unit, wich received the US Presidential Unit Citation... and the Brazilian navy and air force, along with the US Navy, fighting against the U-boots in the Brazilian coast. Together they sank 11 submarines.
@MSR_66613 күн бұрын
Great video dude !
@giancarlopellizzari175113 сағат бұрын
Great video, thanks.
@yankeepapa30410 күн бұрын
The troops are remembered today... But when they got home, after a big parade...the dictator ordered them disbanded as a unit...small numbers remaining sent to obscure posts. The men were forbidden to form a veterans' organization...and promises of pensions and the like not kept for decades. YP
@NA-oq4ty13 күн бұрын
I heard of these guys they were so determined and damn near crazy with their determination the officers are having to hold them back harder than a Marine Corps officer as the units
@pedrorocha48172 күн бұрын
12:55 We remember, no surrender Heroes of our century Three men stood strong and they held out for long Going into the fight to their death that awaits Crazy or brave, will it end in the grave? As they're giving their lives As their honor dictates Far, far from home to a war Fought on foreign soil and far Far from known tell their tale Their forgotten story Cobras Fumantes, eterna é sua vitória Rise from the blood of your heroes You, were the ones who refused to surrender The three rather died than to flee Know that your memory Will be sung for a century Three took the blow while impressing their foe Throwing dice with their lives as they're paying the price Sent to raise hell, hear the toll of the bell It is calling for you as the Wehrmacht devised Far, far from home to a war Fought on foreign soil and far Far from known tell their tale Their forgotten story Cobras Fumantes, eterna é sua vitória Rise from the blood of your heroes You, were the ones who refused to surrender The three rather died than to flee Know that your memory Will be sung for a century Sent over seas to be cast into fire Fought for a purpose with pride and desire Blood of the brave they would give to inspire Cobras Fumantes, your memory lives Sent over seas to be cast into fire Fought for a purpose with pride and desire Blood of the brave they would give to inspire Cobras Fumantes, your memory lives Cobras Fumantes, eterna é sua vitória Rise from the blood of your heroes You, were the ones who refused to surrender The three rather died than to flee Know that your memory Will be sung for a century We remember, no surrender Heroes of our century
@bobyouel76743 күн бұрын
thanks for the info great stuff
@rodrigues279310111 сағат бұрын
I'm really, really proud to finally see the proper recognition to our heroes' efforts. Many thanks to the channel! 🇧🇷🐍
@sandymackay401715 сағат бұрын
Again, I'm old . Never heard of this.
@matthewgood187313 күн бұрын
Love these videos sir
@luizcam30174 сағат бұрын
As a ex soldier from Brazil I d like to thank you very much for this video.🎉
@MagronesBR214 сағат бұрын
Brazilians were chilling, until someone told us "I DOUBT YOU CAN DO IT"
@Don1924-mc2rm13 күн бұрын
Hidden Hero's PRAYERS UP 👆.
@doncarr986013 күн бұрын
Great video sir!
@leandrosouza926116 сағат бұрын
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. Cobras fumantes eterna é sua vitória!!
@roberto65368 күн бұрын
In Italy they were without experience and without winter and snow equipment so in the Appenins the Germans killed them in mass: in Pistoia, west of Florence, there is a huge Brasilian military cemetery with the soldiers killed in winter '44/'45.
@vitorferreirapecanha1767Күн бұрын
06:10 Man, that german pamphlets were very convincing and well written in Portuguese. Here is the translation of some of them that can be found on the internet. "Comrades, here the German soldiers speak, addressing you, brazilians. After all, for what and for whom are you fighting here in Italy? After all, it's because the americans, who are not esteemed by anyone in this world, they try to convince you that this is about defending the interests of Brazil. And why did you abandon your land full of sun and radiance, and now fight here in the fog, mud and filth, waiting for the horrible winter, with to the your snowstorms and endless avalanches? Is that worth the 95 dollars you receive every month? Should the bullet-riddled body or a grave in Italy always be better paid? (...)". Anyway, the pamphlet continues and has other examples. Some of them had very appealing illustrations with a brazilian soldier killed in Italy and an american soldier planting a flag in Rio de Janeiro. There's a very curious one with a bald eagle with Roosevelt's head placing its claws on the map of Brazil and talking about imperialism, etc. Now imagine the moral effect of these pamphlets if you are a soldier far from home, with a certain resentment for the americans (who consider you someone inferior) and having more affinity with the German and Italian cultures that exists in the south of Brazil.
@robertotrabalzi73464 күн бұрын
Thank you "OLD BOYS"
@johnrestucci826913 күн бұрын
The Brazilian troops also fought At Monte Casino with allied troops ! 🇧🇷🇧🇷
@Lajs65712 күн бұрын
No. They fought in Monte Castelo, near Toscana. Monte Casino is near Naples.
@sage126112 күн бұрын
The smoking snakes, sounds like one of the teams from Legends of the Hidden Temple
@Sofus.Solivagante3 күн бұрын
The neighborhood where I live in my Brazilian small town is called "Expedicionarios" as homage to those brave soldiers, and I met one of them, allready very elderly, when I was a kid. Of course, at that time, I didn't understand what he had done in Italy. Unfortunately, they didn't get all the recognition they deserved, and are almost forgotten now in their own country.
@EdnaldodasChagasSouza2 күн бұрын
Thank much😊🎉
@chrishawn832Күн бұрын
I had never heard this story before. I knew that Brazil had joined the Allies but did not know that they had contributed a reinforced division to the cause nor that they had been in combat in the ETO. Next time I see Royce Gracie I'm going to ask him about it.
@lurocharadialistadarmorj11 сағат бұрын
Excelente documentário! Parabéns.
@sword_of_light11 күн бұрын
Interesting that no mention of Argentina was given when talking about Brazilian motivation. There were worries that the very pro-German Argentina might begin their own land grab, similar to what the other fascist powers were doing in the 1930's, which was one of the reasons Brazil realigned with the United States. It was, however, also one of the reasons Brazil was reluctant to begin active opposition of the Axis powers once they were aligned with the Allies.
@jorgegallo326115 сағат бұрын
God Heavens! Were there any nations NOT involved in WWII?
@WBRbatera3 күн бұрын
uma das maiores se não a maior base aérea aliada era em Parnamirim, chamada por muitos o trampolim da vitória.
@daniellane41913 күн бұрын
Challenge: Name one video from dark docs, that is not incredibly interesting. Impossible.
@franciscodeassispintodasil12575 күн бұрын
Orgulho.
@dudley565813 күн бұрын
I feel you could teach a snake to smoke quicker than you could a fish.
@01VASB2 күн бұрын
Cobras fumantes , eterna é a sua vitória!!!
@bobyouel76743 күн бұрын
REspect
@Tucoization14 сағат бұрын
Just adding that the soldiers of FEB (Força Expedicionária Brasileira) were called "pracinhas" by the press and by the public during the second world war. "A Cobra vai fumar" was the motto of the brazilian divion, but their integrantes were never called "smokings snakes" until a certain song appeared some years ago. As "snake" in Portuguese is "serpente", not "cobra", if there was another nickname than "pracinhas" to the Brazilian soldiers in Italy, these nickname in Portuguese it would had be "As Cobras Fumantes". (I personally very much like the song..._)
@robertoluispratesdenoronha45607 сағат бұрын
Few people knows about it, even in Brazil
@andrealvarengaarq2 күн бұрын
Por mais terras que eu percorra Não permita, Deus, que eu morra Sem que volte para lá Sem que leve por divisa Esse V que simboliza A vitória que virá Nossa vitória final Que é a mira do meu fuzil A ração do meu bornal A água do meu cantil As asas do meu ideal A glória do meu Brasil
@aleksandarvil5718Күн бұрын
Sabaton: *IT'S FREE REAL ESTATE !!!*
@filipeguerracrow8818 сағат бұрын
SMOKING SNAKES we don't forget our name's!!! Proudly our FEB (FORCE EXPEDICIONARY FORCE) FIGHT FOR OUR LAND!!!
@auscam66662 күн бұрын
wow, about 55% thorugh you see loads of palm trees, didn't know Italy had those??
@PhcsilvaКүн бұрын
The snake is smoking🇧🇷
@galegocossia55064 күн бұрын
Fun fact, most of them were italian as my uncles.
@BDarOZ14 сағат бұрын
Same in my family
@iskandartaib3 күн бұрын
8:43 - did the Brazilians really use French Adrian Helmets, or is this more Generic War Footage?
@rodrigoneves3573 күн бұрын
They never used it in Europe. They did in some army units in Brazil during the 30s
@luizrobertomagalhaes54133 күн бұрын
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. A COBRA VAI FUMAR!
@eduardodavid10218 сағат бұрын
Vargas !
@mingfanzhang460013 күн бұрын
😊
@mingfanzhang892713 күн бұрын
😊
@mingfanzhang892713 күн бұрын
Just
@mingfanzhang460013 күн бұрын
😊
@billballbuster718610 күн бұрын
Hey such a big impact on the war nobody heard of them!
@rev.dr.davidcole891513 күн бұрын
I never knew that these heroes existed. It's ironic that Brazil became a bastion for Nazis after the war.
@rtyrsson13 күн бұрын
They also had some squadrons of P-51s that served with distinction as well.
@rwarren5813 күн бұрын
Are you thinking of Argentina or was Brazil just as bad?
@KOMET200613 күн бұрын
@@rtyrsson - No, those were P-47 Thunderbolts.
@chrisbentleywalkingandrambling12 күн бұрын
@rwarren58 Argentina, Chile and Brazil according to the Google machine. I thought it was just Argentina too.
@Lajs65712 күн бұрын
@@rtyrsson P-47, in Italy.
@gigipeedee13 күн бұрын
You have 10 minutes to tell me what the red arrow is supposed to be pointing to that isn't immediately obvious or bad things are gonna happen.
@Unruly6ixx7 күн бұрын
Would it not have made more sense to send them to the pacific theater being that similar climate🤷🏽
@jonesfonseca49087 күн бұрын
No because we were attacked by German and Italian submarines. The anger in Brazil was against the Germans and the Italians. If the war had lasted for more time, probably a fighter squadron would be sent to the Pacific.
@Unruly6ixx7 күн бұрын
@ that makes sense aswell they probably would of excelled in the pacific to be honest if they had the chance
@PauloPereira-jj4jv5 күн бұрын
I believe you're unaware that there is SNOW in southern Brazil.
@PauloPereira-jj4jv5 күн бұрын
@@Unruly6ixx... Brazil was not attacked by the Japanese, although the government also declared war against Japan.
@AlexCarloss3 күн бұрын
My father joined the Brazilian Air Force in the late 44, and was sent to be trained in the US at an USAAF base.There he made his first solo flight on a Boeing Stearman. He told me that the war in Europe was at its final moments by the time he and his brazilian fellows finished their basic training at the USAAF base, and from then on they would be joining a P-38 squadron to fight in the pacific, but the japanese surrender came first. He also flew AT-6 Texan but became a transport pilot flying C-47's and PBY's here in Brazil.
@allahuvonaugustera7895Күн бұрын
@garetz20117 сағат бұрын
I grew up hearing "monte castelo" dozens of times on TV. When I was eleven I found a book named Monte Cassino ou our bookshelf. Sorry, Monte Cassino was a battle; Monte Castelo is a battle only here in our fucked up banana's republic.
@JM-nd9zf13 күн бұрын
Could you be any more dramatic? The Brazil Expeditionary Force fought some minor battles in a minor theater. They hardly "took Europe by storm"
@QuestionableAdviser_13 күн бұрын
Gotta need to up that hype for the views m8.
@mick7even13 күн бұрын
To be fair as an expeditionary force they did?
@Charles-k9g5y13 күн бұрын
The battle in Italy was not a minor battle.
@jmms-e1p13 күн бұрын
@@Charles-k9g5ymy grandfathers brother would have certainly agreed with your comment. As it was he was KIA in Italy.
@scoutdogfsr13 күн бұрын
How many deployments have you had? Armchair Team Six talking about minor actions. There are no secondary or minor actions when you are the one on the ground. Learn respect or keep your negative pie hole shut!
@wolfganggugelweith87603 күн бұрын
What a shame for Brasil!
@thomaslinton576512 күн бұрын
Rubbish. A contribution, but a trivial one. "took Europe by storm" is preposterous. And underequipped division that showed up in SEPTEMBER, 1944.
@PauloPereira-jj4jv10 күн бұрын
Not underequipped. All equipment was exactly the SAME as the Americans had. As for "september", Brazil declared war in AUGUST 1942 and there was no intention, initially, to send troops to Europe. It took a long time to prepare a division of enlisted men from a mainly still non-industrial country. Show some respect, they fought for you, too.
@thomaslinton57659 күн бұрын
@@PauloPereira-jj4jv You miss my point. I did not question the courage or motivation of the BEF soldiers. I do utterly reject the notion that a single non-mechanized infantry division, lacking integral armor battalions, entering the war in a secondary theater in the 57th month of a 67 month war, involving millions of troops and tens of thousands of aircraft, tanks tank destroyers, and trucks "took Europe by storm" is preposterous. And while some U.S. troops carried the bolt-action rifles issued to BEF infantrymen (:39->) , most carried M-1 semi-automatic rifles. I did not assert that they did not contribute. You should carefully listen to the video. IT greatly disagrees with your view AFTER its overblown title.. it may be unfairly minimizing the BEF performance.
@PauloPereira-jj4jv9 күн бұрын
@@thomaslinton5765.... the BEF used the Springfield rifle mainly because the Americans "needed" the Garands... furthermore, the BEF was equipped with M8 light cars, too. As for the title, you are correct. It was a small contribution, that hardly could be considered as " taking Europe by storm". Since the war was near the end, the initial idea of a 100,000 troops division was abandoned by the government as unnecessary. Anyway, this was just part of the war effort because there was a fighter squadron too, and the air force and navy, along with the US contingent in Brazil ( specially the US Navy) had an important role in the South Atlantic. Eleven submarines were sank on Brazilian coast, and Parnamirim Field was a very important base during the period, with a continuous traffic of American bombers crossing the sea to Africa. Even B-29s were stationed there on its course from overseas. This was hardly a "trivial" contribution.
@allandavis82015 күн бұрын
It’s just clickbait, as lots of channels do, but it doesn’t make clickbait a legitimate way to get viewers or views and the same applies to thumbnails, tbh this channel is one of the worst.
@PauloPereira-jj4jv5 күн бұрын
@@allandavis8201... As for this, I have to agree with you.
@auro198610 күн бұрын
this is how you taught them to trade cocaine?
@Jotinha61315 сағат бұрын
Wtf dude, who are you, a cocaine user?
@MarceloBorba-t5m13 күн бұрын
E a cobra fumou.... I'm brazilian and I thank you for this video.