When Being Dropped Behind Enemy Lines In WW2 Goes Horribly Wrong | Secret War

Sometimes operations go wrong. An operation behind enemy lines in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands quickly becomes a deadly battle for survival, marking the beginning of one of British intelligence's greatest disasters.
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[@markoyamashitach]

This is a classic case of why the military/intelligence agencies have a SOP (standard Operating Procedures) and need to follow it to the letter. (no pun intended) The lives of dozens if not hundreds of people depend on following the procedures to the letter so manpower, weapons and equipment get to their intended targets safe and intact.

[@Hunter_Nebid]

I beg to differ. The ability to take initiative, be creative, and unorthodox are just as important.

[@IMeanMachine101]

The guy being interviewed is quality I wish more people where direct like this 🙏

[@notmaireelneim]

The old double, double agent trick. Fools them every time...until we pull out the old double, double, double agent move.

[@manfredconnor3194]

Surely you mean the treble double agent move or is it was commonly known "Todger's finger"?

[@codyabbott4791]

Its almost like you shouldn't trust someone you know has no loyalty lmao

[@manfredconnor3194]

@@codyabbott4791 Ah, but how do you know if they have any loyalty or not? And how do you know if maybe in the middle of their being loyal, they do not change their mind?

[@jobymahon2871]

Twas a quintuple cross.

[@manfredconnor3194]

@@jobymahon2871 With a double whammy!

[@kennethlane3896]

I had never heard of this before. Absolutely captivating.

[@WideAwakeHuman]

These would be so much better without the loud background music thru out the whole thing - super annoying

[@thenoworriesnomad]

Is that all you've got to say....LMFAO

[@PrinceChaloner]

This should be made into a good movie.. Spy vs Spy..

[@РозаВетров-з8щ]

What a tragic story....

[@MrYashka12]

A Right Royal British Balls Up

[@martin777xyz]

Similar issue with F section. Massive incompetence which cost many lives 😭

[@BenTrem42]

1972 U just *_mentioned_* paradrop, being a certain type of comms operator. Only reaction I got: 1 wry smile from Snr NCO. Into the frying pan!

[@dreamjackson5483]

This was great!

[@JB-rt4mx]

Posters of Admiral Canaris are avalable on Ebay,..also a cafe in Spain near Gibralter..

[@katherinecollins4685]

Interesting documentary

[@chuckking4188]

That was a very interesting read and it was brought out for us to use 😅😢😢

[@mgabriel2636]

This is some real Hans Landa type material...😢

[@user-cg9zq4bt5q]

Dang now I have to watch again

[@nicksonmpofu1103]

Whats the name of the narrator? he is brilliant

[@thefreestylefrEaK]

OMG get you get more incompetent than the British on this one? Completely out to lunch the lot of them.

[@QueenieForrester]

very good

[@joonotfins]

0:56 origin of palpatine

[@zen4men]

Barbara Sarah ( Sally ) Sparrow of FANY ====================================== has an as yet not fully understood connection to French Section SOE. In 1944, she was selected by Major Lewis Gielgud to accompany him to Europe, for which she was promoted to Ensign. This suggests she was known to Gielgud previously, she had skills he needed for his role, for which she required the authority of a commission. This contradicts the Wikipedia entry for Gielgud, and suggests at least the possibility that Gielgud was up to something that is still secret, or simply just not known. To my knowledge, Sally had a close knowledge of the Beaulieu area, while her family in South Devon were considered sufficiently secure to have an auxiliary hide on the estate. If anyone has come across any mention of Sally Sparrow of FANY, I would be glad to know more, for her FANY records are sparse to say the least. Zen /

[@samiam5557]

"It's a trap!!!" -Admiral Ackbar

[@sophie_arkenstone1484]

Not a fan of how much and how loud the “background” music is.

[@jamesthornton9399]

Could not Headquaters SOE tell some thing was wrong if there was no things blown up??

[@jameswhitbread7173]

Imagine you train your oarachuted in ti holland your thinkig about what your going to do but as soon as you land your captured. Knowing that your be exicuted if caught imagine the fear and all because of sloppyness

[@MladenPostruznik]

On my dying day, I want things to be narrated by Alisdair Simpson.

[@partygrove5321]

Maybe Kim Philby and/or his Red pals had their slimy hands in it?

[@HistoryDocumentaries-b1r]

Very❤

[@mohammedsaysrashid3587]

English game in Holland 🇳🇱 where smartness was exploited by German counter- intelligence during WW2...Another times that reality revealed..US quantitive and qualitative capacity of weaponry rescued British friends total capitulation.

[@benscottwoodchopper]

Yet british intelligence fooled tbe germans far more, operation mincemeat, D-day and breaking the enigma. Your bias is showing

[@jobymahon2871]

And English people will tell you they could have beat the Nazis with a straight face....

[@WOLFGAZA-qv8hy]

British arrogance

[@Noneya5241]

Exactly what I was thinking

[@johndawes9337]

what is arrogant about taking the war to the enemy?

[@tomitiustritus6672]

​@@johndawes9337I think they meant the complacency of SOE HQ.

[@lessparks8553]

The 10th nd 12th Panzer division Waffen SS in France Those paratroopers didn't stand a chance

[@muscuut]

Could the same be happening now in Ukraine with NATO dropping supplies to Ukraine army?

[@AKSnowbat907]

To be fair... anytime you're dropped behind enemy lines, something has already gone bad..

[@raymondtabengwa]

WTF😦

[@jebbroham1776]

The British never could have survived without US intervention in the war, and this is for 2 reasons: combat capabilities and NUMBERS. Germany fielded an army that was almost 7 fold the size of Britain's entire military strength at the height of WW2, and the U-boats were throttling their shipping even despite the convoy system put in place in 1941.

[@spanglelime]

Yes.

[@tonysadler5290]

Yes, but you forget the numbers of troops committed by the Canadians, New Zealanders, Australians, India and all the other Empire communities including Airforces and Navies. However, you are correct that the US involvement in supply, resources and as an allied power after Peal Harbour was critical

[@jebbroham1776]

@@tonysadler5290 You’re right, 237,000 Canadians alone from those nations fought in Northwest Europe. Still, the manpower of the Commonwealth nations took quite a bit of time to mobilize, train, and then ship to England. It took until early 1942 for them to really start to arrive in sizable numbers. Australia kept much of its forces at home to guard against Japanese invasion as well as fight them in the South Pacific as did India. The war in the Pacific tied down a lot of their strength, but yes the remainder did go to Europe.

[@grahamfisher5436]

🐇

[@jesseharriott4253]

Well that’s just embarrassing lol

[@teridacktaljones4553]

🦝

[@jobymahon2871]

And English people will tell you they could have beat the Germans with a straight face....

[@1776-or-die]

I think I seen joe Biden jump out that plane rifle and all.

[@me5atworld]

This one's boring..

[@TheMatin1]

Never did any World War happen!

[@Mesjasz]

Without internet I would never know how many brain dead people are in the world

[@TheMatin1]

You ought to be thankful, with the internet, you're increasingly realising about your dumbness, student of 2 European wars.

[@sharky7002]

@@Mesjaszthis guys is either stupid or a unfunny child who severely overestimates how funny he is

[@phunkeehone]

​@@Mesjasz And maybe we would all be better off without knowing...

[@hellboundrubber4448]

And the Earth is flat too. Sure. Did u go to High School? Or School High??

[@samashkannejad8440]

IT GOT FAR TO MUCH ADVERT,,,FU,,,CK,,WHY

[@RichardRhodes-jw9vj]

STUPITITY

[@kennethlane3896]

Watch your spellllling.

[@jobymahon2871]

And English people will tell you they could have beat the Nazis with a straight face....