World War 2 Hero - Tommy Macpherson - The Kilted Killer

[@richardcleveland8549]

[Shaking my head in awe and amazement!] What an astounding, audacious man! Each branch of the British military in World War II produced its share of audacious, imaginative and wildly fearless men (and the occasional woman), but the Scots seem to have been both fearless and slightly bonkers in their approach to problems! This video is proof of that!

[@kaoskronostyche9939]

Great story. Never heard about this gentleman. I think it would be hard to find a man of his measure in the modern world. Cheers!

[@harryshriver6223]

The set of cajones on this Scot, the stuff of legends. I laughed heartedly, and often during this video, he did all this in France wearing his kilt! 😂😅I especially loved the fact that he was drinking wine after punching a fuel tank in his kilt at a French cafe. Well done, amigo, someone should do a screenplay for a movie about his life, add exploits, the Kilted Killer!

[@smythharris2635]

Cojones.😅

[@TalorcMacAllan-p2l]

Aye he was some lad........thrived in war time, while many cowed down, film would be superb and I would watch that also......heart of a lion.

[@resnonverba137]

What a man! RIP, sir. Thanks for upload.

[@shanemossmoss]

This was one of your best. This soldier should never be forgotten.

[@TheHistoryChap]

Very kind of you, thanks.

[@grahamlait1969]

I was fortunate to meet Tommy MacPherson many years ago. I was spectating at a veterans rugby match and there was this wee old skelf of a man who got passed the ball and went haring off down the wing. It was remarkable. He was clearly of an age when most people would be having difficulty walking quickly, let alone running and dodging tackles. When I met him after the game I discovered that he was well into his seventies. I had never heard of him at the time, but he was charming, unassuming and thoroughly good company. Anybody less likely to strike you as a war hero is hard to imagine, which is probably why he was so good at it.

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[@R0nge]

Oh Wow! I was going to ask you to cover Tommy. He is my great grand uncle. Thank you.

[@grahampritchard5284]

Read his wartime history, what a man, you must be very proud😎👍

[@R0nge]

Haha.. he was a character.. I did not know him well but I understand that he was not the easiest of people to be around. It is quite interesting he came from a very high achieving family. His older brother was the Secretary of State for Ireland in 1919 (my great grandfather) and another brother was Scotlands greatest ever forward attacking player (flanker ) GPS MacPherson.

[@la_old_salt2241]

Wow! A man in a kilt really is a man and a half! Thanks for sharing Colonel Macpherson's story Chris! Now I need his book. God bless, Rob

[@TheHistoryChap]

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[@michaelmalone9062]

It's amazing how some soldiers lived through the war when the odds were completely against them. A loud "Hooah" to Sir MacPherson.

[@marccs1978]

Glad you've done this story, definitely one of WW2 heroes, in the same mold as Mad Jack Churchill, Lord Lovat or John Frost but without the wider recognition. His book really is a fantastic read.

[@mitchell1804]

Great presentation of the story , love your channel . Its amazing how many times we Scots feature down through history .

[@TheHistoryChap]

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[@ludwigderzanker9767]

You made my day once more Chris! Never heard anything about this surrender, much obliged. Imagine the young Connery in this role, it would be great! All the best Ludwig

[@erikM64]

After as fast-paced, quick and lively presentation from the History Chap, what can I possibly say ? As a Swede, with German as my second "foreign" language, and only a minimal knowledge of French, I must admire men like Tommy Macpherson for their resourcefulness and savoir-faire. Here we have the quintessential tale of a Tommy, not Tommy Atkins then, but a British soldier nonetheless - and a man who not only became an officer, but something of a diplomat, a linguist and much more. In just a few days from now, 24th of October 2024, we can celebrate UN Day - and by "we" I mean all those who served as peacekeepers, members of different armed forces, in law enforcement or even as paramedics or firefighters. Tommy Macpherson spent time in Poland, during his captivity, but this year - as in 1941 - when his war started in earnest - we look further east. To the plainlands of Ukraine, and beyond towards the Middle East. Let us all strive for a better, more peaceful World.... And remember those who taught us, leading from the front as it were - from many different clans..

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[@douglasherron7534]

Another excellent video Chris - keep it up!

[@keenymeeny2]

Brilliant piece of history thanks

[@TheHistoryChap]

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[@plunketgreene3646]

I went to the Edinburgh Book Festival launch of his autobiography, where he appeared alongside the journalist Richard Bath who had co-authored it. Although by that stage very elderly and not in great health, he held the audience spellbound.

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[@alrude2847]

Another great story. I look forward to my lunchtime with you on fridays. Your enthusiasm is catching.

[@chickenlampbrent]

I owe you an apology. The audio cutout problem is all the fault of my new smart television. There's nothing wrong with your software. Damn. Thanks for another brilliant video BTW.

[@ProfessorM-he9rl]

Thank you, what a lad and great post.

[@TheHistoryChap]

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[@andrewsteele7663]

Good morning, Chris, another cracking story and brilliantly told. And I purchased his book as you suggested. Love your channel. Cheers

[@jamesgarman4788]

What a fascinating story! I would love to see this in movie theaters! Thanks for sharing Chris!!

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[@eliottsantos2654]

What an utterly brilliant story........great work as usual.

[@JoeRitchie-e5l]

What an awesome warrior. Thank you for sharing his story with us

[@TheHistoryChap]

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[@samrodian919]

Great episode Chris! RIP sir Tommy.

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[@maxreed2343]

You've done it again, Chris old bean (was wondering where ya were yesterday as ya didn't update then, but it did actually allow me to finish off a season of a US TV show I'm in urgent need of doing before it expires from Amazon Prime at month's end), wowing us with yet another INCREDIBLE story of a true war hero, in this case Sir Tommy Macpherson, the "kilted killer", whose 1944 war action days alone make SUCH a wowsome tale indeed, and would CERTAINLY do for a movie indeed- once again, I think to Adrian Paul, old Duncan MacLeod of the Clan MacLeod from the show of 'Highlander', or, if he was still at a young age, and considering that he played Patrick Troughton's Doctor's Scottish Highlander companion figure Jamie McCrimmon throughout the entire length of the former's Doctor Who run, save for the very first episode of course, Frazer Hines, as the two I'd certainly pick for absolute considerations for playing Tommy, or if not them then DEFINITELY either Doc 10 aka David Tennant or action actor boy Gerard Butler

[@drtimsmith]

Wow! What pluck and courage !! Another tale, superbly told. Thank you.

[@peterbarker3433]

Once again, a terrific tale, Chris. What a Highland Warrior was 'oor Tam!'

[@TheHistoryChap]

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[@martinhogg5337]

Great stuff! Quite a story about a remarkable man! Thanks for that.

[@BMW7series251]

Brilliant story, brilliant man. Thanks for posting. Regards, John.

[@AlbertComelles1970]

Once again, an amazing story! Thank you Chris!

[@ShaunTame-re5us]

Bloody Mc. Brilliant!

[@TheHistoryChap]

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[@stigg333]

Another fantastic story, thank you and stay well.

[@derekstynes9631]

People like Tommy are truly extraordinary and once again a Superb Post , Well done yet another fascinating glimpse at History Thank You .

[@TheHistoryChap]

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[@andytraill]

Very interesting, thank you very much for this. Looking forward to watching more. 👍

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[@davidwoods7720]

As always thanks so much Chris

[@LoganTellsHistoryZW]

Another Amazing Video Like Always Chris. Love It!

[@Tal-q3r]

thx again, Chris

[@mattdragonrider7888]

I read his book " behind enemy lines", in later life he was the chief of clan Chattan, he was a quiet little guy

[@TheHistoryChap]

I thoroughly enjoyed reading his book too.

[@simonnoble7589]

Hi , whot a man ! And all these solders are so young to carry out these mission's ... Thank you for your work ...

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[@simonnoble7589]

@@TheHistoryChap have a nice evening

[@davidwhelan1545]

Another fabulous story of courage and tenacity from you Sir. Thank you very much for brightening my Autumnal evening yet again! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧👍

[@MichaelDobran-is7pr]

Great. You've peaked my interest. Can you do something more about operation Jedburg ? Regards Mick.D.

[@jonathanpersson1205]

What an awesome story, what a great soldier

[@DaveAinsworth-y8h]

A US Marine officer was in OSS in France and captured by the German after the large operation by the French resistance in 1944,he was an actor in a John Wayne film She Wore a Yellow Ribbon as an 2nd Lt.

[@elviramcintosh9878]

A wonderful story, well narrated. Thank you. I'm looking forward to reading the book.

[@TheHistoryChap]

I hope you enjoy it. I certainly did.

[@UkrainianPaulie]

He wore a kilt because he couldn't fit those "stones" in trousers! 😂

[@philiplevins6702]

brilliant 🤣☘☘

[@jimsregaturntableshifijukebox]

Classic! 😂😂😂 Jim🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🙂

[@helenabiesma5560]

brilliant sport he was and brilliant story - I loved it and many other people like this were in war and relentlessly brave and these unclaimed heroes freed Europe and we are forever grateful being Dutch my grandmother always said we celebrated D-Day in secret

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[@saadkhan1128]

another excellent video. keep it up. please do a video on Percy Hobart and 79th division and also the corps of Guides

[@Parker_Douglas]

No enemy will outfox a Scot , I love how Scottish men proudly wore their Kilts to battle/war with such pride. Tartan army do likewise when we’re lucky enough to make a tournament lol 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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[@Calum_S]

Some lad. Thanks for telling his story Chris.

[@TheHistoryChap]

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[@Al-iv3mb]

The Clan Macpherson museum in Newtonmore is well worth a visit and has a wall devoted to this gentleman

[@TheHistoryChap]

Thanks for sharing.

[@forbesmeek6304]

Take it his was the hoose with the sentry box👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@ianbell5611]

Another Brilliant video. Cheers

[@TheHistoryChap]

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[@eamonnclabby7067]

Excellent...his book was good too....cheers....E

[@philipjackson6882]

Brilliant!! Well done ...

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[@jockster5525]

Awesome work thanks for your efforts ❤

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[@gripper58]

Such an interesting podcast!!

[@TheHistoryChap]

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[@papabenoit782]

Quite a story.

[@robinwhitebeam4386]

I worked with and old chap in Birmingham in the 1980s who was parachuted into France behind enemy lines around D-Day .We had a lot of reserved occupation jobs where I worked and talked to several ex servicemen from the Second World War.

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[@miked4377]

what a man he was....wow! this guy is incredible ..

[@TheHistoryChap]

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[@thenoworriesnomad]

Excellent...👍👍

[@TheHistoryChap]

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[@tommystevenson2921]

brilliant

[@TheHistoryChap]

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[@stanboyd5820]

The fuel depot incident, was that at Decazeville? When I visited there, many years ago I heard tell of a British commando raid.

[@MrCsepregi]

awesome guy

[@TheHistoryChap]

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[@Jeff-gj7ko]

The moral, NEVER mess with a man in a kilt!

[@TheHistoryChap]

Indeed!

[@Thurnmourer]

A nickname Kilted Killer makes it sound like he was a WW2 vet who became a notorious serial killer after!

[@rangerista3933]

What a tremendous soldier, his story is astonishing. I can imagine that in his post war career he was equally able to make the best business deals, before his rivals realised what they'd signed up to. A remarkable man.

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[@oneofdavidsmightymen]

You should do one on Popski he’s a very interesting character and you would enjoy his sorry very much his biography is in book form as “Popski’s Private Army” by Vladimir Peniakoff (Popski)

[@TheHistoryChap]

Thank you for the suggestion.

[@Q_The_Rabbit]

Probably half the Allied logistical resources were dedicated to carting around his knackers for him.😅

[@pauloneil8531]

Taking from a popular SF series by Gordon Dickson, Shai Dorsai!

[@LeePenn2492]

Some lad he was ..

[@gsigs]

Reading between the lines, this demonstrates that there were a lot of Germans who knew it was all over and chose to surrender rather than die needlessly. This is not to detract in any way from the heroics of Colonel MacPherson, a regular Chad, as the kids would say.

[@callumgordon1668]

Worth pointing out that Das Reich were travelling to Normandy by road because the rail trucks they were scheduled to take had been sabotaged and that among the atrocities perpetrated by the division was the massacre at Oradour sur Glane.

[@dsamnath]

I’d like you to do something on RICHARD PAPE. I read his book BOLDNESS BE MY FRIEND.

[@davidsedlickas8222]

Interesting note to disrupt German activities near Normandy. Surely they could not know D Day landings were going to happen in Normandy since there capture and torture would have caused the D Day landings to fail ?

[@TheHistoryChap]

I don't think the commandos were in on the plans doe D Day, simply to make as much mayhem as possible.

[@johngreenhorn8853]

Movie incoming surely.

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[@jimmyyu2184]

Only 300,000 Franc bounty? If he had "armed" himself with a bagpipe, that would have tripled the bounty. As we all know, bagpipes are weapon of war!! 😲😁

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[@grahamepigney8565]

A revolver being loaded with a magazine picked up from the table?

[@crunch4308]

I did notice the slip of the tongue. But To be fair to Chris he’s a historian not a weapons expert

[@helenabiesma5560]

my grand mother always said = as I asked her once what was the best day in the war and she said of course freedom day - the 5 of May of course and then she said no D- day but we had to celebrated in secret

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[@StephenCowley001]

French author Vincent Reynouard recently spent 13 months in a Scottish prison for writing and advertising a book about Das Reich and their journey north to Normandy through videos.

[@TheHistoryChap]

Interesting.

[@robinknox3569]

Wasn’t he imprisoned because he was awaiting extradition to France and was on the run in Scotland?

[@StephenCowley001]

@@robinknox3569 Yes, his hearings involved consideration of whether the French Gayssot law of 1990 could be interpreted in terms of Scots law either on breach of the peace or the Communications Act 2004 (on "grossly offensive" communications). The verdict on appeal on 26 January 2024 went against him and a further edict was issued on 6 June. He's currently at liberty in France and still productive online and in print.

[@colinmacdonald5732]

Am I the only to mishear "feared Panzer regiment" as "Fiat Panda regiment"?

[@phann860]

Oradour-sur-Glane, disrupting 2nd Panzer Division led to a massacre of civilians, not to mention Vercors.

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[@TheSonsofFalstaff]

The primary lesson one learns from the telling of this mans actions......is just what a bunch of under-achievers the majority of us are !.

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[@markrunnalls7215]

Absolutely amazing stuff.. What a story .

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[@andyblyth923]

🎉🎉

[@davidcarr7436]

This should be made into a swashbuckling WW2 film.

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[@iandeare1]

My mother met him my father flew him.... They didn't talk about the funny forces ... 80 years later; I still don't talk about them, or getting a bacon fry up in my Grannies Cottage

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[@Rkolb2798]

Another eccentric Brit , must have driven the Germans spare that we weren’t taking the war seriously 😊

[@robinwhitebeam4386]

I am getting a message from google about my inappropriate comments when I click on your channel. I have no idea why , so I shall buggar on as our great leader used to say.

[@TheHistoryChap]

This one is showing…or at least for the moment 😀

[@31terikennedy]

I can't understand a Scot speaking English. Are you saying they're better at French? :D

[@ads74555]

James Wolfe please

[@TheHistoryChap]

Great idea. Leave it with me.

[@jbearmcdougall1646]

Scottish officer confidence…

[@daddad8707]

They don't make them like that any more.

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[@christopher-ke9nj]

As one does

[@aaropajari7058]

He was a peaceful man until someone called it a skirt.

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[@brianmacc1934]

If he was german , he'd be a demon

[@TheHistoryChap]

Maybe, but he wasn't was he?

[@bold810]

You though he was amazing in the King's Service, you should have seen was he he accomplised as a solo-artist. 😐

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[@aircrewphotog]

Colt “automatic revolver”. 😂

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[@nickwatson2167]

He would have been English though if he was born down south . Alba Gu broth

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[@haggismacphreedom]

MacPherson is spelled with a capital "P"... Just saying...

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[@VilhelmHammershoi1666]

It's pronounced mac fare son or mc fair son

[@janetmackinnon3411]

Or correctly "Macferrson"

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[@StuartTurner582]

balls of steel indeed

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