Entebbe 1976, The Outrageous Special Forces Raid - Animated

[@TheOperationsRoom]

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[@wordsshackles441]

I always knew you were a zio shill

[@garetheckley7018]

Have fun removing everything that could possibly be construed as offending the algorithm? I bet you did! Thanks for the content. The tone, clarity of graphics and lack of sensationalization is great. I'd Patreon but I'm poorer than a church mouse who got home to find out Mrs Mouse ran off with all the cheese.

[@Autobotmatt428]

Your mispronouncing names

[@garetheckley7018]

@@Autobotmatt428 You're not exactly nailing it with grammar either - but I imagine the feedback is welcome? Maybe cite specific examples?

[@Autobotmatt428]

@@garetheckley7018 Yonis name for one thing and the names of a few others.

[@Verminator4]

Utterly wild how they were able to fly a bunch of bulky cargo aircraft and land at the airport when there were literally jet fighters stationed right there.

[@Unknown-user7]

“It’s an older code sir, but it checks out”

[@Eboreg2]

I get the feeling Ugandan radars weren't exactly up to snuff at the time.

[@kanrakucheese]

@@Unknown-user7 So they were allowed to get away with this because IT'S A TRAP?

[@nolanlee5917]

Sneak 1000

[@dumaran8861]

all thanks to russian tech

[@HYDRAdude]

The real amazing thing about this raid is that the men involved only had time to drill the raid once before departing on the mission, and that one drill was a failure that almost lead to the cancellation of the mission.

[@julianmhall]

That's testament to the accuracy of their intelligence. They knew what they were getting into. Plus the failure of the drill might have paradoxically led them to think further drills were pointless. Besides they were under a time crunch too.

[@LEFT4BASS]

@@julianmhall plus, even just one failed drill could be valuable for finding flaws in their plan

[@justalonesoul5825]

To me the real amazing thing is that there is not a single casualty in the commando while they dispatched 7 terrorists and a bunch of ugandese armymen. Those Special Forces were quite obviously already ultra-extremely trained, freaking machines, and their opponents such "amateurs" in comparison. Sounds like the drill was far more than enough. edit : Yonatan Netanyahou died indeed. Not explicit in the video ("he fell to the ground with wounds" is not saying he died), which sounds a little deceptive bcz of that.

[@spikespa5208]

@@justalonesoul5825 Yonatan Netanyahu died.

[@julianmhall]

@@LEFT4BASS that's true too.

[@texastriguy]

Quite sad the only hostages killed were from friendly fire. But an insane raid and a super difficult call to make to conduct it given the risks involved.

[@reimuhakurei2123]

Collateral damage

[@connorbranscombe6819]

@@reimuhakurei2123 Ironic that the rescuers killed more hostages then the terrorists though

[@BeedrillYanyan]

@@connorbranscombe6819 if they hadn't done the raid to stop them, the hijackers would've killed more.

[@keda5065]

@@connorbranscombe6819 I mean in this case I would count the Uganda soldiers as the bad guys as well since they defendedthem

[@mathias6542]

@@connorbranscombe6819 all in all, better than over 100 dead

[@TheJJJJs]

Hostage Dora Bloch was also a casualty. She was rushed to a hospital because she was choking on some food. This was prior to the Israeli military engagement at the airport. She would be later found dead. Her remains were eventually returned to Israel.

[@Mortablunt]

Fucking LOL.

[@LilNeenerMcWomanRaypist]

Is this even kosher?! 🤥-🤢-💀

[@Newdivide]

Killed under the orders of that asswipe amin

[@notthefbi7932]

It's kosher, and it's sad

[@TheJJJJs]

@@notthefbi7932 Very sad.

[@aninweizmann]

The captain of the hijacked Air France plane Michel Bacos refused to be rescued and return to France and stayed with his Israeli passengers with whom he was rescued in the Entebbe operation. On the return flight he was honored to sit in the Hercules cockpit. For his bravery, he was awarded a badge of honor by the Israeli Prime Minister, and he also received the National Order of the Legion of Honor, the highest decoration in France. He returned to flying two weeks later and his first flight at his request was to Tel Aviv. The people of Israel will never forget his heroism. A representative of the Israeli Air Force attended his funeral in 2019 kzbin.infoVKoGcojpqtA

[@scottjoseph9578]

Bacos was a Righteous Among the Nations.

[@Constitutionalist76]

A true Captain

[@The_ZeroLine]

Must have been a hot chick on the plane he wanted to nail. I’m kidding BTW. The entire crew deserve our thanks.

[@Leopard_II]

was it this videoa?

[@Dantick09]

You know who else has the legion of Honor? Vladimir Putin xD

[@AlaskaErik]

In August 1994 our unit landed at Entebbe as part of Operation Support Hope. One of our C-130 aircraft was parked in front of the old tower and the other one was parked in front of the old terminal where the hostages were being held. One of the locals took a few of us to the top of the tower, where you could still see where Israeli bullets struck the tower. We couldn't get into the old terminal as it was fully occupied by squatters. While we were there the only Israeli soldier to be paralyzed during the raid made a pilgrimage to Uganda to see where he had been wounded. We read about it in the local paper but never got to meet him. We were there for almost a month before our mission was accomplished and we headed back home. Definitely one of my more memorable TDYs.

[@SirJamesSomerville99]

That will be the Israeli soldier who was shot by a Ugandan police man on a staircase in the New Terminal. How fascinating.

[@AntonAdelson]

What's TDY?

[@odinncool]

@@AntonAdelson it means Transnational Dyslexic Yearning

[@AlaskaErik]

@@AntonAdelson Temporary Duty. It's when you're sent from your home base on a temporary assignment. As a flying squadron, anytime we went on a mission away from our base it was known as a TDY. Local training missions and flights that were day missions were not considered TDY. We had to be on orders and away from home station overnight for it to be a TDY.

[@jububoobaroo67]

Yea and you did it all so Muslims could sexually abuse and enslave a literal million British kids. That's for your service shlomo

[@ihymns]

I was living on a kibbutz in Israel when the Entebbe Raid happened. I'll never forget putting one foot on the work wagon at 4 a.m. July 4, 1976 and being immediately told, "Don't get on the wagon! The hostages have been freed! There is no work today! One of the best days of my life!

[@garybuck6535]

Awesome!

[@bredsheeran2897]

I feel that the raid gets mostly overlooked because it happened on a day when most of the world was focused on America celebrating 200 years of freedom

[@chazzbranigaan9354]

Why work when the goy cattle can do it for u?

[@lanceclement4087]

@@bredsheeran2897no one except the US actually gave a shit about that dude

[@bigman-adv]

My father, then Cpt Naveh, was the navigator of the 4th C130 Hercules, AKA Karnaf 4 in this video. I've been in a re debriefing done in 2001 at squadron 103, the flying elephants, 25 years after the operation. The mission was very close to a complete disaster and loss of all 4 airplanes. The IAF didn't have GPS back then. Navigating those distances at the conditions that night was very complex and dangerous.

[@16rumpole]

your father is a hero! Buy him a beer for me.

[@BBBrasil]

That is one important piece of information! Navigating at night, you gotta be a helluva pilot.

[@shevetlevi2821]

Our people will always be in his debt. Kadima Tayasim Hey'l HaAvir.

[@AudieHolland]

I have seen two dramatized versions before this video. 1. Operation Thunderbolt (1977) The focus of most of the movie is exercise, excercise and more excercise. In the first minute or so of the movie's opening, several anti hijacking assaults are being shown, one or two of which were actually performed in history. I believe it's the one where the commandos are hidden in a bagage train that drives past the hijacked plane. The mission to save the hostages is a complete success, hostages that are killed are all done by the terrorists. However, even in this, Israeli movie, the leader of the hijackers, Wilfried Bose, is shown hesitant to kill the hostages and he is shot and killed while he tarries, to the shock of one of the hostages onlooking. 2. Raid On Entebbe (TV, 1976) A much less emotional movie, emphasis is on the planning and timing of the entire operation. The need to refuel before taking off is stressed. Although I believe the commandos and rescued hostages took off earlier and were allowed to refuel in Kenya. During the fighting, it is much less clear by whom the four dead hostages were killed though it is implied that Israeli fire, targeted at terrorists hiding among the hostages, was the cause. Also, the leader of the hijackers, is again shown in a not unsympathetic light. When he is seen preparing handgrenades to blow himself up with the hostages, one of the hostages looks at him intensely, after which Bose stands up, firing his guns at the commandos, after which he is instantly killed. So today I learned that unfortunately the hostages were killed by friendly fire. Same thing happened during a commando raid on a hijacked train in The Netherlands, May 1977. And from watching several dramatizations of the SAS raid on the hijacked Iran Embassy in London, 1980, I have learned that anyone not following directions issues by the commandos, is assumed to be a terrorist. In the SAS raid this was the reason why all hostages were handcuffed and gathered on the lawn so they could identify and confirm they were hostages, not terrorists.

[@bigman-adv]

@@AudieHolland war is dirty and unfair.

[@fernandomartin661]

Another hostage rescue mission that I would love to see would be the hijacking of Lufthansa Flight 181.

[@LordOceanus]

The baptism of GSG-9 good choice.

[@Luis-be9mi]

How about the Air France Flight 8969 involving the French GIGN?

[@SCATXXIV]

And Singapore Airlines flight 117

[@navyseal1689]

I want a review on Beslan School Siege, rescue operation turned disaster with over 300 deads

[@navyseal1689]

Another disasster rescue operation, Moscow theater hostage crisis with 170 deads

[@wilhelmpfusch3699]

Side note to the Mercedes, because you may wonder why they took such a civilian car with them. Idi Amin at this point also had a black mercedes which was famous for carring him arround. So before the raid, Israel Forces manage to find a similar one. They used it to stretch the moment of surprise while advancing the building, because the uganda soldiers would be afraid to open fire on the Mercedes, cause they would think its Amin making a visit in his famous car. Thats the reason, the two guys in the beginning where so unsuspecting in confronting the first israel raiding force.

[@persimmon3458]

I worked for more than a decade with one of the commandos who participated in the raid. A great guy. He has a disabled daughter which is the most important thing in his life. A standup guy.

[@xc8487]

These animations are great. It'd be awesome to get some episodes on the various African bush wars like the Congo Crisis, Rhodesian counterinsurgency missions, and Angola.

[@Mr.InbetweenFX]

I'm also really hoping that this happens. Extremely into these little known African wars as well.

[@ScumfuckMcDoucheface]

Fantastic idea, I would very much enjoy that. Edit: On a side note, I saw a random interview on a local news show from across the border in Detroit, and the middle aged black woman they were talking to was named Rhodesia. haha man oh man.

[@penultimateh766]

"Rhodesian Counterinsurgency"? You mean colonial slaughter of native Africans?

[@xc8487]

@@penultimateh766 No, but if you want to compare stats, during the entire 15 year bush war there was about 20,000 deaths combined, in the 2 months of Gukurahundi, Mugabe killed the same number of Ndebele and Kalanga peoples.

[@godsgifttoearth3251]

I suggest watching "The Front" Untangling African series where he covers africans conflict since the cold war www.youtube.com/@TheFront

[@SgtMjr]

In Adm William McRaven's book 'Spec Ops' this op stands up to close scrutiny and " even with today's advances in technology and training, it is doubtful that a modern force could have improved on the Israelis' success". The commando's had relative superiority and ensured mission success within 10 minutes. Pretty good by any standards.

[@Yea___]

Thanks for the insight

[@penultimateh766]

They also had the advantage of rehearsing on a mock-up terminal made to the blueprints of the original, which was built by, of all things, an Israeli construction firm. Freakishly improbable luck. Or WAS it??

[@montyburnz]

I'm guessing today's Tier 1 units could improve on Israel's success. Entebbe was a classic operation that informed and influenced the creation of commando units around the world. I am completely impressed with the Israeli commandos, but I saw instances where a modern unit has specialized aircraft, vehicles, gear, and training to solve the problem better. I'm thinking of Nightstalker helicopters to get to the target and suppress the roof soldiers. Today's units have snipers, breaching gear, and world class cqb (fewer civilian deaths.)

[@IonoTheFanatics]

​@@montyburnz not sure the helicopter would be viable for this op... remember, this is deep in basically foreign soil, that's why they are bringing all the assets including the armed transport vehicles in the hercules (the ones with sufficient speed and range). I am sure the commandos would love to get some air support, but yeah... this is literally over 4000km away from their own country which is partly why they used the hercules to transport the commandos over and their assets, it's one of the few aircraft they have to actually reach that deep. And even THAT was not enough. Without Kenya's assistance to allow them to refuel, this operation basically would be impossible (and Kenya faced a backlash and revenge actions by Uganda's terrorist act because of it). Add helicopters with even shorter range and reach and the question of how exactly one would get those assets close enough to Uganda basically turns them non-viable as an asset unless you are United States and have either a friendly military base nearby or a CBG to allow those helicopters to operate in the field. It should not be a surprise but very few countries in the world have the expeditionary capability to support an operation (even just a small commando raid) THAT far from their own soil, and even for United States... it would be very difficult to perform this sort of operation without an agreement with the neighboring countries. That's part of what made this operation remarkable, not just for the commandos skill... but the fact that they were able to do this operation THAT far away with minimal resources.

[@AntonAdelson]

@@montyburnz helicopters wouldn't able to get there even today. Other than that I'd like to discuss more on how modern teams would perform better. Because I'm not sure they would. The only advantage I can think of is night vision. Maybe better sights: reflex optical. And maybe subsonic suppressed ammunition. Modern body armour would help to protect the commandos, most likely. But we must not forget, that by some accounts the success was also because the German terrorists refused to murder all the hostages after they realised they were raided and before they were neutralized.

[@joshuamoskovitz4074]

Amir Ofer was my CEO. Great guy. I always enjoyed hearing his story. He said they weren't worried about the planes crashing on the way there (because they were flying low and dark) but they were worried about the idea of having to fight off crocs if they did.

[@petermainwaringsx]

I remember the whole incident, from the hijacking to the rescue. I remember the story breaking on TV on the Sunday evening and was so moved by the report I could hardly speak. Thanks for a superb retelling of the story.

[@alanaldpal950]

I believe there was one elderly female hostage who had been taken to a hospital prior to the raid. I believe she was murdered with Idi admins approval or direction after the raid.

[@Orangefan77]

Yes she was.

[@lupita3689]

Killing civilians, Israel should’ve sent another bombing run.

[@Jump-n-smash]

Incredibly sadistic

[@RCAvhstape]

Amin was a giant POS is ever there was one.

[@penultimateh766]

But she probably took down an entire platoon of Ugandans before they got her.

[@Marshal_Dunnik]

Certainly one of the most daring commando raids in history

[@ericaugust1501]

daring sure. a good idea, yes. but the execution of it seemed like a clown show. i was surprised at how poorly the operators performed. ignoring enemies at higher vantage points. clowning around front doors. killing hostages in crossfire. killing hostages who happened to move. bouncing grenades off walls directly in front of them and taking shrapnel damage. maybe the other locations taken were done competently, but the hostage location raid seemed barely competent.

[@Pilvenuga]

@@ericaugust1501 to be fair, these were muslims that took hostages - waiting until they emerge from hostages to detonate a bomb vest or throw grenades is a no-go. likewise, as the hostages had no idea they were being rescued, would rather rise and fight than be slaughtered like lambs. i can only imagine the thoughts going through their heads as they started recognising shouts in their native language over the deafening indoor gunfire.

[@ItayM]

@@ericaugust1501 you call 4 civilian casualties out of 90 a failure? Clearly, you have no military or tactical experience out of computer games.

[@wiskskak2984]

@@Pilvenuga ​ that’s the same mentality as the police just shooting someone in the middle of a mass shooting for running- oh wait

[@wiskskak2984]

@@ItayM the deaths are not the problem it’s why they happened, the people killed were basically executed for simply moving while probably being scared out of their mind

[@Defort-jd8xe]

„For the whole country I need 1000 men, for Entebbe 200“ Now thats a quote.

[@yoamal1187]

Goes hard

[@sillylittleowlguy2392]

No matter what you think of the legitimacy of the state, you gotta admit; the Israeli military doesn’t fuck around.

[@bastymanguy]

Ya or just one Chuck Norris.

[@JohnClam]

*Laughs in Mogadishu*

[@Defort-jd8xe]

@@JohnClam the US can only nuke countries, otherwise they're losing their wars against farmers.

[@Nick-hm2dm]

Every operations has its flaws, but that lightning fast and ridiculously well executed airfield takeover is mind blowing. Those men were precise, mind numbing quick and to be able to plan that operating in such a short period of time, my hats off to them. Outstanding performance. Oh, and I can’t forget to mention that this video and narration is fantastic.

[@ladyabelev4166]

"precise" the only hostages killed were killed by them

[@SG-gf1uv]

I know one of the hostages personally. He was the last one released before the raid.

[@RangerSidewinder]

Production quality just gets better and better, keep it up

[@SirJamesSomerville99]

This episode was really well made. Credits to the animators for the night-time sections.

[@Bozothcow]

Friendly fire is always unfortunate, but in a really unpredictable situation like this recovering all but 4 of the hostages is really good.

[@Jabarri74]

It wasn't really friendly fire though as often terrorists will change clothes with hostages and try to escape and let the hostage get shot. Not doing what you are told and making yourself a threat means you need to be eliminated just in case

[@oozly9291]

@@Jabarri74 it was still friendly fire considering they were civilians

[@moiseslaya3220]

@@oozly9291 it's collateral damage not friendly fire, friendly fire is when you shoot by mistake somebody who is on your side during the fight, collateral damage is when people who are not on the military get killed or wounded by any of the sides fighting. Even if all those civilians where their compatriots it can't be considered ff, think if some of them had ran away scared because they didn't know what was happening, then take a gun from the ground and shoot a spec ops it still will be considered a cassualty as if he was shoot by an enemy combatant.

[@temeria1986]

@@Jabarri74 Quite stupid of them not to listen to the orders, but then all the; stress, confusion, fear etc its understandable. Still a shame innocent people had to die

[@EL-oj6uq]

@@Jabarri74 Imagine how much panic was in that room during the fight, I bet the soldier is haunted by the civillians he acciedentially killed, but sadly it had to be done, just like the terrorists who acted like they're civillians and tried killing the soldiers they had no idea who's on their side

[@Snarkbar]

Very sad that those 4 hostages were killed by friendly fire, but also...if I were in their shoes then I'd take the "there's a 4% chance of accidentally dying by friendly fire as we rescue you" over the "there's a whoknows% of dying by torture for propaganda purposes" every fucking time. RIP to the poor hostages, *especially* to the man who went to help the other wounded hostages.

[@LEFT4BASS]

That’s such a tough thing because they shouldn’t have been killed, but I also understand why the operators couldn’t take any chances.

[@ericsilver9401]

@@Excludos some people are just wired differently. They also could of had traumatic experiences before this that caused them to immediately jump into fight or flight. Outside looking in its just hard to imagine what any of them were thinking. The noise, chaos, smoke/darkness, bullets and blood could of just been too much

[@Viper-ds1ue]

its sad but on the other hand i also agree with the special forces actions better to be safe than run a risk that one of the hostages is a militant or terrorist with a suicide vest disguised as a civilian and end up causing more casualties than needed.

[@nikel-]

In a hostage situation every persons are guilty until proven otherwise

[@AscendingAshTree]

@@Excludos I think this comment just proves you cant visualise what it actually looked like in there - a group of men burst in, shooting everyone, killing the two other hostages next to you (The guy actually shouted "The Ugandans have gone crazy", who knows what combination of languages were going on though), there's shouting, and dying, and people injured, nobody's sure if they should stay or run.. For just one person to come to the conclusion, based entirely on adrenaline, that running, at least away from where the two people next to him were shot (and presumably many more injured) even if it's just to avoid further friendly fire, is not at all something to criticise. As for helping the other dude, if the instinct to help kicks in, you assume it's obvious you don't look like a threat... Perfectly reasonable split second decision. The special forces obviously had to be aware of risks such as suicide bombers among the civilians etc, so they had to be tight... But you can't say the dead were at fault. There are times when you do everything right and still lose.

[@RRaquello]

I was a teenager at the time and you may be surprised to know that this got very little play in the US media while it was happening. The reason was the date: July 4, 1976. Everything was focused on the US Bicentennial celebration and what otherwise would be front page news was kind of overlooked and became a big story only in retrospect.

[@domineprinceps]

Similar age. I remember what I was doing on July 4th, 1976 with the family at my aunt’s farm in Indiana. I don’t remember much about this until seeing retrospectives years later.

[@noahzimmer7181]

this channel has come a long way! The graphics and audio have improved so much since the early videos (not that it stopped me from watching all your videos lol). Have you ever considered a video about the Norwegian or french resistance during the war? Id love to learn more about Norway's relationship with the axis & russia. Keep up the great work!

[@anonmeatcheesebun]

To me, this is way crazier than the Iranian Embassy Siege or any other operation that has ever been done. I have no idea how this was really and truly pulled off.

[@walli6388]

Not really. The SAS got it done without any dead hostages.

[@AdamIndikt]

I think he means, rightly, that the SAS were in London a stone’s throw from their base. The Israelis had to fly covertly thousands on miles with no support.

[@commisaryarreck3974]

Like it's not even that impressive. It would've been had it been done against a civilized nation rather then one in borderline Anarchy You could unironically overthrow most African countries back then with a single attack helicopter. The 1000 soldiers to conquer the nation wasn't hyperbole

[@julianmhall]

Entebbe made a few mistakes - such as weapons on full automatic fire - and later operations (such as the Iranian Embassy siege in 1980) had the advantage of learning from those mistakes. You cannot compare an airliner hijacking where the airliner is landed at an airport friendly to them and protected by army troops, and hostages kept in a single known location which was a huge wide room, with a multi room, multi level building with terrorists spread about and hostage locations unknown. The two are totally different.

[@julianmhall]

@@AdamIndikt no the SAS were and are based in Hereford; where they were lucky is that their hostage rescue / counter terrorism team were only just coming off a training rotation so they were ready immediately.

[@mrl2814]

Amazing video. But there are some missing context. The first two hostages that were shot by the Israelis, accidentally nonetheless, were not just simply mistakes. The operators, upon entering the chaotic indoor battle had to kill the enemy fast to prevent hostages being executed, hence they were not able to do it "carefully slow", and the instructions were to run in, kill any armed individuals, and yell to the hostages to lay on the ground. The command was yelled in hebrew, and anyone who remained standing was considered enemy (imagine a large dark terminal with no lights, during an intense firefight). The two first hostages who were shot remained standing long enough after everyone else went on the ground. One of them was a non hebrew speaking jew, who simply did not understand the command. The other one was an older person. The other two, as the narrator states, bolted off in the middle of the firefight and were targeted. Also, I am writing without watching the video in the sister channel, so forgive me if I am stating the obvious, but there was a specific preparation for the first 3 vehicles that came out and headed to the old terminal where the hostages were. The president of that country had recently bought a specific Mercedes vehicle from abroad as his personal car. He personally was away on a 2 day trip during the operation, so the special forces hoped that the guards will take the Bait if they pose as the presidential convoy. The reason the two guards were alerted, was the fact that the president painted his black BMW into a white color a few days prior, and not everyone of his people knew about this. The guards were suspicious of them, but were terrified to shoot at the presidential convoy in case they guards were mistaken (kind of death of Stalin situation). Their president is famous for eating human flesh and bragging about the special powers it brings. And thirdly, I promise that's the last of my annoying points, they hoped that Gaddafi will allow them to hold the hostages in Libya, but Gaddafi knew Israelis very well, and knew that Israel will wage a war Gaddafi would never recover from, so he gave them fuel and rudely expelled them from Libya. The terrorists were negotiating with many African leaders while they were in the air, they simply had no plan, only hoped someone will host them. They were lucky enough that the Ugandan president was upset at Israel at the time, even though he had good relations with Israel a few years prior. The airport in Uganda was built by an Israeli contractor from Israel even, they had the blueprint in an office in Israel, that's how they knew the location so well.

[@MoonWeasel23]

Imagine your country’s Army being so bad, that it can be conquered by 1000 soldiers. Honestly one of the best burns I’ve heard.

[@killer3000ad]

Uganda was ruled by a brutal and horrible dictator, General and King of Scotland Idi Amin. If Idi was taken out, his admin would crumble and the Ugandan people would probably have thanked the Israelis.

[@commisaryarreck3974]

Most of sub saharan Africans is like that friend 1000 soldiers from a ci- I mean a nation with a functional state and military against conscripts. Untrained soldiers and generally warlords with old poorly maintained equipment A single mercenary with an attack helicopter has overthrown a country before. Or completely changed the tide of a civil war

[@potatosmasher1072]

@@commisaryarreck3974 Source on that last part?

[@lucasng4712]

@@commisaryarreck3974 no

[@scoutsnkniv]

@@potatosmasher1072 probably a reference to Executive Outcome’s role in Sierra Leone

[@theanglo-lithuanian1768]

This is one of the most badass raids I have ever heard off. Great video.

[@TheOperationsRoom]

Check out our other new video, Haguenau - Easy Company's Last Patrol, 1945 - Animated

[@somamaczko2549]

great work! 🥶

[@MrHowhot]

I'm a fan looked at it already, Land mines really suck.

[@mark.J6708]

Flew into Entebbe a few years back, all I could think about was this Raid. It was a trip flying in and out of there, maybe a dozen times or so.

[@arikcarmi]

Sayeret tzanhanim = paratroopers recon. Sayeret Matkal is the equivalent of the U.S. delta force. Another unit that was involved in the raid was Sayeret Golani, which is one of the most elite special forces in Israel. Only 3 hostages were killed in the operation. A fourth, old women who became sick, was murdered by the Uganda president in retaliation to the raid. In total 45 soldiers and 7 terrorists were killed.

[@SirJamesSomerville99]

The script says a fourth was shot, not that a fourth was killed. There is no precise figure of how many Ugandans were killed (literally no actual source even suggests a definitive figure). *there is a discrepancy between the script/voice-over. An honest mistake. Yitzhak David was shot and wounded; not killed.

[@s123-v3x]

Golani is considered an elite unit??? No lol, not in Israel

[@SirJamesSomerville99]

@@s123-v3x It's just an infantry formation.

[@alonsaban4063]

​@@s123-v3x Sayeret Golani definitely is an elite unit.

[@HalfLifeExpert1]

The greatest counter-terrorist operation of all time

[@TomFynn]

Achievement unlocked: You have taken Israelis hostage. Life expectancy is now zero.

[@okaydookay8556]

For hostages as well apparently

[@TomFynn]

@@okaydookay8556 New DLC: If state.hostage && men.armed.present DO NOT initiate.get-up.floor.

[@korosuke1788]

Not even Christ could beat them.

[@redactedagentdataexpunged9431]

Let's hope this holds up after Hamas attacked Israel

[@paradigmagabriel7500]

​@@redactedagentdataexpunged9431 Update: this still holds up, since now Gaza is reduced to rubble and hamas supporters are demanding ceasefire (which mean they're totally screwed up)

[@adamminichino5731]

I'd love to see a video on the more infamous hostage rescue operations. Specifically the Spetznaz school and theater hostage rescues

[@Mortablunt]

Beslan is brutally depressing. Teatr isn’t much better.

[@adamminichino5731]

@@Mortablunt I'm aware. I just want to learn more about these through The Operations Room's style.

[@imgvillasrc1608]

Second here for a Beslan School Siege video

[@andrewsmith1655]

@@Mortablunt Only the Russian's respond to a school shooting and hostage taking with air support and an armored unit. It a true WTF were they thinking.

[@atomicbuttocks]

sgt. ovakillov: you see comrade, the can be no terrorist if you level school da? pvt. conpliantov: but what of the hostages? sgt. ovakillov: what hostages?

[@hanovergreen4091]

You, Sir, do a great service. Your work is always of the highest calibre. Well spoken, presented, excellent animation and engaging. Thank YOU very much! Best Regards and Best Wishes!

[@morgan97475]

This operation is the embodiment of the motto "Who Dares Wins".

[@juliuszkocinski7478]

Well, I wasn't first, I see. Same thoughts

[@KnightsWithoutATable]

They even stole fuel to refuel the aircraft? That is something that you would see in a Hollywood film and have to suspend your disbelief to allow it to slide for the sake of the story. These soldiers pulled it off. That is seriously risky and impressive at the same time.

[@HeronPoint2021]

10 minutes; sorry, just a top up with Premium.We're in a hurry.

[@16rumpole]

Israelis pretty much declared itself as the badasses of badasses here.

[@asiangaming8409]

No not really, they had better, but this just felt like a shit show

[@jakemocci3953]

@@asiangaming8409Yeah. They’re lucky the Ugandans were so incompetent. This wouldn’t work against a real opponent.

[@asiangaming8409]

@@jakemocci3953 honestly

[@YY-mk4ti]

Disembarking from a plane with a car? I thought I'd only see it in movies. Cool as heck!

[@hangonsapto2338]

You Never see Vietnam conflict then. Usa even make M551 "Sheridan" tank just for this airborne mission.

[@Cheka__]

What gigantic balls those IDF commandos had.

[@williamglaser6577]

Great Presentation, thanks !

[@wirb3859]

Landing 4 cargo planes with jeeps and armored cars stuffed with 200 special operations soldiers in complete darkness, completing the mission with minimal losses and extracting from the same planes sounds like something out of call of duty

[@apachem2a3]

Wasn't expecting the Entebbe raid, very well done!!

[@christopherchilders1049]

Amazing how great these videos are! Thank you for the time and effort you put into these!

[@donchaput8278]

Great video! I really love your animated history! Crazy that those pilots laded those planes after the runway lights were switched off too!

[@jamiewashere]

Another great video, thanks for making it, I've grown up knowing about that raid, and seeing it play by play here really brought it to life.

[@tjaydakidd9355]

Operations Room is back we missed you guys keep the success going 👍🏾 good job on this one

[@1czechit1]

Muki Betser did not run to the right door (first door) but ran to the second where Ofer and Amnon entered. He later claimed the door was locked but the soldiers in his group deny this. He also stopped for some strange reason and his excuses changed over the hears. There is a great book where the operatives discuss the raid from their perspectives. Ofer's account is both hilarious and heartbreaking.

[@meravmamorsky6320]

As a young kid living in then USSR i learned from the state radio that: "Israeli zionist aggressors cruelly attacked peaceful ugandans.....".😄

[@ofrikalif4938]

It's the same with how things work with Israel and the Palestinians😂😂😂

[@Cooltech06]

Ah yes, very "peaceful" Ugandan soldiers🤣

[@dustinf11]

This was an amazing video... Seriously, this style video with these smallish type raids will always get multiple views and shares from me.

[@54032Zepol]

Keep up the great work loving the content!

[@7thsealord888]

Very well-presented. It is an amazing story that so many people now are unaware of, but you cannot underestimate the huge impact this acheivment had at the time as regards counter-terrorism. The tactics were taken on board by the special forces of many other countries, developed further, and successfully used.

[@yanirshachar8797]

My father, as part of the 13th flotilla (Israeli navy seals), was part of an alternative operation plan- one that involved getting there by boats across lake Victoria. I think they already leased some boats in Kenya, but It was decided against it because they didn't know how to handle the alligators swarming the lake. But honestly having alligators eating your special forces soldiers would have made for one of the greatest operational failures in history.

[@gimmethegepgun]

Crocodiles, not alligators :)

[@yanirshachar8797]

@@gimmethegepgun Thanks:), can never tell them apart.

[@jhonbus]

@@yanirshachar8797 Easiest way to tell them apart is to check whether you see them later, or in a while.

[@gimmethegepgun]

Basically, alligators are from the USA (except for the almost-extinct Chinese Alligator in China). It's not quite so simple as saying the rest of them are crocodiles, though. Caimans are alligatorids from Mexico and Central/South America, and on the side closer to crocodiles, the Gharial, from the Indian Subcontinent, and False Gharial, from Malaya and Indonesia.

[@timf2279]

@@gimmethegepgun Do you think the story is BS?

[@chrisbrowning771]

Thank you for all your great episodes. Always keeps me coming back for more

[@MischeifMakerz]

Crazy story. Great job telling it. Thank you!!

[@kassthered8452]

Your videos are just top notch quality!! I dunno if it fits into the scope of this channel, but a very similar case happened with Lufthansa Flight 181, which I think could make for a great video! It was a dramatic rescue and the first deployment of the German Federal Police's elite unit "GSG9"

[@OBJ317]

Proud of ya Ops room. Continue being great. Million soon. And you still interact with us like it was back when it was 80k subs. Told you in the new year 2023 was the year. The countdown is almost complete! 🤝

[@jsleinonen]

Oh yes, this one always seemed such a great fit for this channel.

[@brokenbridge6316]

I think a movie was once made about this raid. It starred Charles Bronson. I liked how it ended. Nice video.

[@shlomomark2275]

The rescue force was made up of 3 special forces units: The first one was from Sayerth Matkal, which translates to General Headquarters' reconnaissance unit. They were supposed to rescue the hosteges. Sayert is the Israeli name for a reconnaissance unit and is usually used as aname for a special forces unit. There were elements of 2 other Sayarot (Sayert in plural): The Paratrooper brigades sayerth (in Hebrew - Sayert Tsan'hanim) and the Golani brigade Sayerth, Sayerth Golani or the Flying Tigers, as is their nickname

[@stevek8829]

An additional hostage was murdered at the hospital. Her name was Dora Bloch.

[@minkymott]

Excellent video. I found out a couple things I'd never heard before. Like the storm over Lake Victoria drowned out the sounds of the planes. Love the animation. I could listen to the narrator all day.

[@StartledPancake]

Such great storytelling and narration.

[@thedudeabides3138]

Superb documentary, thank you. The animation keeps the viewer riveted to the unfolding narration. Kudos to all involved in the making of this video essay.

[@thulanitshabalala1983]

One of the rare instances where my legal studies coincide with my interest in military history. This happens to be one of my case studies in International law. Thank you very much for bringing my book into life.

[@dmk124]

So any insight on this from legal perspective?

[@superguy911]

international law doesn't exist, so from a legal perspective it's totally fine

[@davidnemoseck9007]

I'm so happy you did this one. Thank you. And nicely done.

[@juliuszkocinski7478]

This operation is for me absolute embodiment of "Who Dares, Wins" Apparently not only SAS uses this motto, but Sajjeret Matkal as well and it's definitely fitting

[@s123-v3x]

This is exactly the motto of Sayeret Matkal, it is from the SAS

[@osirisianplays8089]

incredible presentation. thank you for sharing the video :)

[@christosdeschaine9444]

I know they say that TWA Flight 847 was the inspiration for Chuck Norris' Delta Force movie, but this operation sounds much closer to that script.

[@robwernet9609]

I suggested they do the raid on Entebbe last year! Thanks for finally covering it! Some Korean war battles and Vietnam war battles would be greatly appreciated. Plenty of battles to cover for sure! Been a subscriber since the channel launched! Keep up the great work and keep the top notch content coming. Almost to a Million subs!

[@Sensekhmet]

8:09 So... You and your buddy stop 3 suspicious vehicles on an airstrip at night, you wander off, suddenly there is gunfire and your buddy is on the ground... and you decide to come in and have a closer look? Wow.

[@switch2409]

What no military training does to a soldier. The original plan had them pretend to be the actual fucking dictator.

[@PolakInHolland]

I'd give an explanation for this behaviour, but KZbin would ban me.

[@hangonsapto2338]

@@PolakInHolland let me guess, black's behaviour in 70s ?

[@brunorenno7493]

Video-game guards behaviour

[@technotoaster]

Just read about this raid in within an article in the Daily Mail. All I could hear was it narrated in true Operations Room style, and rushed over to KZbin to see if a video existed. I was not disappointed. Another excellent video.

[@Simon-vv3kl]

awesome video once again! thanks for this ops room!

[@steyrproof]

excellent report. thanks for all you do !

[@Dr_Larken]

I love how you did the animation! I just subscribe, I hope there is a lot more videos like this and hope that you continue to produce more videos such as this one! When I was in the Marine Corps 06~11 it’s hard to talk about a lot of stuff, but these videos, I hope your people and understanding of what people in the military, some time to go through! Regardless of your MOS!

[@kommando7483]

Woow I've seen various documentaries regarding to Operation Entebbe. But this animation is the most extraordinary I've ever seen. The mapping view is perfect and makes watchers understand so easy

[@alexmarshall4331]

I've just binged a good 2+ hours of Operation Room and Intel...EXCELLENT!!! 👉🇬🇧👈👉💎👈

[@janlindtner305]

Another good episode. Thanks.

[@bikenavbm1229]

Brilliant as always thanks

[@kwcykelvin]

very detailed! great effort!

[@daheels5280]

Excelent video! I read the c-130s flew to Kenia to refuel because it was taking too long to refuel at Entebe due to the pumps they were using. Still an amazing raid ana amazing animation. You got my like and subscription

[@shlomomark2275]

Benney Peled was the commander of Israel's Air Force before and after the operation. He was commander of the Air Force during the 1973 Yom Kippur war. He shared the supervision of the operation with Major General Yakutiel Adam, Chief of Operations Directorate in Israel's General Staff. However, the direct commander of the operation was Brigadier General Dan Shomron, GOC Infantry, and Paratroopers corps. He was on the third C 130 that landed in Entebbe, and directed the operation from the airfield through the entire operation.

[@Helscreama]

Love your work. Commenting for the all mighty algorithm!

[@npizu]

you guys keep producing top notch content. love it!

[@slehar]

Wow! Great presentation! Just the right level of detail. Fascinating!

[@DinoPwn]

I have sponsor block, but I will never skip the sponsors for this channel

[@Pwn3dbyth3n00b]

That is wild. Weird how I never knew this happened before.

[@jimirayo]

There's a terrific made for TV movie called 'Raid On Entebbe" that is worth a watch. It's on KZbin for free.

[@ilimes]

crimes by jews are almost always covered up

[@robertsansone1680]

@@jimirayo There are at least three movies. Raid on Entebbe, Victory at Entebbe & an Israeli version which name I have forgotten. They are all good movies but I still like documentaries the best.

[@michaeldover]

@@robertsansone1680 The Israeli movie is called "Operation Thunderbolt." IMHO, I think it is the best one of the three.

[@robertsansone1680]

@@michaeldover That's right. It was a good movie.

[@DeltaDemon1]

There's a movie (Raid on Entebbe, I think) that details fairly well the details of the raid.

[@taun856]

I remember that when that movie (which was very good BTW) came out, the joke was that "Entebbe II" would be the Israelis going back for the hostages luggage.

[@nekrodex4539]

HOW ON EARTH HAVE I NEVER HEARD ABOUT THIS RAID?

[@digitaurus]

Hi. Thanks for the video. A quick correction- it’s Amos Goren not Amon. (I worked with Amos for many years in an unrelated non-military setting.)

[@flyingcod14]

Another fantastic TOR video. Never knew much about this raid, so it was interesting to watch. Excellent animations.

[@welshwelcome]

Don't forget about Dora Bloch.

[@Yeshua_Ha_Mashiac]

Anyone know any other youtube channels that make top-down, play-by-play, military operation, animated reports like The Operations Room? I can't get enough of them! I've watched all their modern warfare videos! (all the post-WWII videos).

[@Piltybones]

Love this channel! Would love to see more hostage rescues, raids, clandestine ops in the future!

[@mikekauzlarich5724]

Tricking me with a Early week release! Made my week!

[@MrAlexkyra]

One of the hostages Dora Bloch, a 74 year old Israeli-British woman, was unfortunately left behind as she was in hospital in time after choking on a chicken bone. After the raid, Ugandan soldiers went to the hospital and murdered her, along with some Ugandan doctors and nurses who tried to protect her. Amin also retaliated against Kenya for their support for the Israeli raid, killing around 245 Kenyans living in Uganda (including airport staff at Entebbe) and 3000 Kenyans fled Uganda to avoid being killed. The operation would have been impossible without Kenya's (or another East African nation) support as Israel lacked the means to refuel aircraft so far from their borders. Amin was overthrown 3 years later when Tanzania invaded Uganda (in retaliation for Ugandan attacks on Tanzania) and captured Kampala. Dora Bloch's body was discovered on a sugar plantation outside of Kampala after the invasion. Another interesting fact: Uganda's ambassador to Kenya overheard Kenyan air force officers talking about the raid, and alerted a Ugandan army commander, who failed to warn Amin or anyone else. The raid was a success also due to incredible incompetence from the Ugandan military.

[@SirJamesSomerville99]

Kenya had no prior knowledge of the raid until it was underway. Israel effectively secured permission to make use of Jomo Kenyatta international airport in situ.

[@bigsarge2085]

What daring! What outrageousness! What insolence! What arrogance!... I salute you. ~King Osric

[@frankt.6982]

Only reason I knew about this raid the movie 8 Days in Entebbe, did more reading afterwards and I don't envy the decision makers on how to execute this mission.

[@Ozraptor4]

Only reason I knew about this raid was because of the Chuck Norris film Delta Force.