French Special Operations Commandos (Marine Reacts)
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The french finally getting some love after almost 20 years of bashing, almost brings a tear to my eyes.
@@sallepoly Les commentaires sont positifs.
@SSJ t'as raison reecris l'histoire a ta facon...
@SSJ tu commences à être bien lourd avec tes commentaires périmés on croirait entendre Hoover dans les années 60... même ton fachisme est ringard !
The GIGN is a no fucks given organization, so is the french foreign legion and commandos they have done more in Africa then the u.s has
@@sallepoly T'es debile? Il n'a rien dit de mal! au contraire... si tu ne comprend pas l'anglais ne commente pas! Connard!
The French COS is basically the same as American JSOC/ SOCOM, it's the organization that host all the SF units with in the French Armed Forces, plan and direct the operations. Those "white flag" jokers = those that probably never served and for sure not served with French troops do not understand what a formidable force the French military is and in particular the French SF.
Just about two weeks ago French SF killed Africa's Al Qaeda leader/ Emir Abdelmalek Droukdal and several of his men and they've conducted several raids over the years that was very successful.
Good video and I've have had the fortune to both serve in the French armed forces ( Foreign Legion ) and also during my years in the military both worked and train with French troops, they are very professional and well trained as well as equipped. There are imo no other force that are more efficient in the African environment as France with centuries of experience in Africa. I even go as far as to say that I think that the French military are the best overall in Europe today if you don't count Russia ( as I do not see them as Europeans ) France have the biggest army in Europe and 5th largest in the world. With all their experience from the colonial era I'd say they are pretty knowledgeable and good at any part of the world.
The Legion was praised during the Gulf War by all other forces however they got no shine in the camera light, they totally opened up the left flank and opened the way for the allies troops who hardly could keep up with the legionnaires, that is a fact.
Edit: For the Brits and Americans here that whine about "White Flag" and "Surrender" as soon as there is French military involved I suggest you google these battles:
Brits.
1. Battle of Singapore
2. Siege of Yorktown
3. Siege of Kut
4. Dunkirk
Americans.
1.Battle of Bataan
2. Harper’s Ferry
3. 106th Division Battle of the Bulge ( 2 divisions surrendered )
Then look at French history and see how many battles/ wars they've fought and lost then give them the proper respect. I'm not French but I know my war history and also been in the military for almost 40 yrs ( next year 2021 ).
There are some trash military/ units out there but in general I wouldn't say French military is and for those talking smack about the French military they have obviously not served/ worked with these fine soldiers and frankly I doubt they served at all unless it's the "home guard" or some 4 star Call Of Duty gamer.
Give crap when it's deserved and honor when that is deserved and not just because you don't like the French or American or British what ever.
Had a discussion with a Norwegian guy the other day on this channel that said Swedes was no fighters because they did not get involved in WW2, the ignorance is so high it's sad. I left Facebook because I couldn't stand all the trolls but sadly CZcams is becoming more and more of the same were all wannabe elite soldiers gets involved in the battle of their life.
I agree there is a lot of ignorance floating around for the xbox crowd. From what I know of the French military, I have always been impressed. In reference to Sweden, the politics of who joins a war has nothing to do with it's fighting men. I try to highlight what is good training from my vantage point. Smart leadership in the ranks.
Everyone wants to do SF work until they are stuck in Mali for 6 months, deployed for 15 out of 20 years and then have to figure how they mentally exit the game gracefully. Caught up with an old friend who just finished 30 years. Infantry, Recon then MARSOC and a Sgt Maj at SOCOM. The transition is hard. Fortunately advisor works fills his time and he never really got out of the game.
True words Jameson.
I spent a good 10 years straight on different deployments in the mid 90's up to mid 2000, I'm one year from 40 yrs in the military and well no family, no kids so this life has its price. I do not know anything else to do to be honest, sure there is a civilian market but I can't see me in what we call "the civilian hell" simple as that.
But just by reading the comments below, sure I respect the opinions that British S.A.S are better and I somewhat agree, the original is often the best but when people start cry French just surrender and especially the Brits who got some great history of surrendering then it gets pathetic. Anyone that has worked with or served alongside French soldiers knows they are top notch and that is not just the SF or the Legion.
When you ask these Internet warriors most of them have not even served or if they have they've never been deployed and subsequently never seen French soldiers, that is what is pathetic and actually piss me off.
I sure got my temper getting close to 60 yrs and if you're a alpha personality or a "warrior" that is pretty much how you work, aggression is in our DNA.
So there is the reason I left all social media except for CZcams but these internet warriors are f'ing taking over everything, they say "don't feed the troll" but f*ck man I just can't sit still and listen to their BS and crap!
Still love your channel and by far the best one out there in this genre also not your fault the morons stack up.
I think the French have a proud military history, and like you say, hundreds of years of legacy and experience behind them. Much like Britain, they have experience in different parts of the world for a long time.
I think our armies have become much more specialised in general..... and couldn't hope to compete in large-scale conflicts like America could. Projection of power is still very much real though..... and that's where France, UK and US all excel, and why they have the special forces to be able to punch hard and fast across the globe.
And for sure, the French get made fun of for getting beat in 3 days in world war 2...... but no country could have withstood that Blitzkreig and a fighting force that didn't sleep for that entire time....... not without even radios...... they got pummelled hard and could not respond effectively....... even the telephone wires across the front were taken out uick, leaving the French in total disarray.
If it wasn't for Churchill and the uick organisation of our navy and merchant fleet..... the UK's entire army woud have been destroyed as well.
@Astro Nomie I'm sure they did. Listen, the Nazi's pummelled the British in France as well, 100,000 troops on the border with Belgium, and we literally had to run away into the sea lol
I watched a documentary recently and a French scout plane actually reported a mass build-up of German troops..... the command did not listen and did not redeploy their troops accordingly.... it was a command fuck-up of the highest order. No one believed they would try to punch through where they did, despite the intel there. Couple that with the lack of radios and radar and the French did not stand a chance. Lot of technological advancements were being made at the time and the French were just not up to speed at all..... the reason the British done so well defending our skies was the fact we seen every attack coming from over 100 miles away, and could intercept. (Radar all over our East south coast), couple that with our navy and the fact we are an island, saved us.
As a Brit living in France I have come to admire our (French) forces. If I can sum it up, France is a nation of farmers and hunters plus they love maths and science. In other words hard as nails and smart. I am glad they are an ally. Allez les bleues. If you think France is about poetry and art, all you know is Paris. Get out into the country and you will meet big lads who know the land.
Thank you Liam...
Thank you Liam, all my respect to the great people of UK
Merci mon ami, j apprécie les étrangers qui connaissent autre chose que Paris
Ethan Stang Yes but you need a hunting licence or a shooting range licence. To keep it, you need to do a numbers of hours per year. If you don’t, you must resell your weapons or police will confiscate them.
@@Pierric556 well that is bullshit. The world needs more of the right to bear arms.
The French are smart and tough as nails. Despite being occupied in WW2, they fought through the resistance with incredible bravery and effectiveness. The US owes France a deep debt of gratitude dating all the way back to our revolution. Semper fi. Merci !
Love and respect 💪🏻🇫🇷
And even the germans recognized that they failled Dunkerque battle, because french are the best in desesperate condition, when fighting 1 against 20.
As a french i want to say i appreciate the kindness of the people in this comment section, thanks a lot.
Je suis tout à fait d'accord avec toi 👍
My friend. No thanks are needed. The positive comments are made by knowledgeable people who rightfully give the respect that is due to the brave men and women of your country. Vive la France.
Très bonne chaine, pas de commentaires inutiles et analyses très justes. Alors mes compatriote Français ne pas oublier le pouce bleu et un petit abonnement cela ne coute rien :)
Ce mec est excellent et juste..
@@dutch2b bonjur un petite croissant
Exacte ! Petit pouce bleu :)
ouaip ^^
@@-Caine rosbeef ?
On May 9, 2019, French Navy Commando Hubert, supported by the United States Africa Command, conducted a rescue operation in Northern Burkina Faso that resulted in the deaths of two French petty officers, four of six gunmen died.
While the terrorist organization behind the hostage crisis was unidentified, French military believed that the hostages were about to be handed to the Macina Liberation Front, a terrorist organization in Mali. Before the rescue, the abductors had been moving northbound through Burkina Faso, but had set up camp overnight in the Sahel region.
The hostage rescue occurred during the night . French special forces approached the abductors' camp, covering 200 meters of open ground before being noticed 10 meters away. The squad managed the recovery of all four hostages of French, American, and South Korean nationality.
IN MEMORIAM Maître Cédric de Pierrepont
IN MEMORIAM Maître Alain Bertoncello
A colleague of mine served in Mali for the swedish military. He told me the base he was on got hit by terrorists/rebells and several soldiers where killed in the attack. The next day a couple of french transport planes landed with some grim looking fellas. They went out in the night, all hell broke loose, heavy gunfight and after that the base was left alone....
Guys, the french bashing is actually a cultural thing. The Anglo Saxon world was for the most part of its history rivals of France. We also make jokes about Brits and americans in France, doesn't mean it's true.
I don’t get it. Love the French Audience. Nice people.
@@JamesonsTravels well thank you, we love you too! Pretty good videos and reactions
@@JamesonsTravels Merci Monsieur.
A cultural thing... Meh, ask that to the Americans. They still didn't digerate that destroying the Iraq of Saddam Hussein and distabillizing all the region was a bad idea. See now how the world is so much in peace thanks to the new Policemen of the World.
@@huriale1617 oh... You have found those weapons of mass destruction in Irak.... Good news dude, well done !! Greetings from Paris.
Have meet a few guys from SF France.... Have a couple of them I can call friends... Damn! Balanced and calm.. These guys do not brag..
Because people who brag dont have the profil needed most of the time
All special forces are to be humble and balanced. I am Belgian but I recognise their value.
Look at the burial ceremony of the commandos killed in burkina/Mali liberating hostages, one or two Americans. So moving.
Any selfrespecting sf operator doesn't brag, the job speaks for itself no bragging needed
Well, let's say one brag. What happen? "Well hello i am in special forces".How many peoples would pay to extract info or kill COS guys? the second they brag, they're as good as dead.
French are the best disciplined best trained military force in Western Europe by far. I was in the Marine Corps as an Infantryman from 2003 - 2011 and we had some guys from one of our boat companies get their French Commando Badge training with the french in East Africa and they are no joke. Jokes aside about WWII and such their training doctrine, tactics, and discipline are better than any force in Europe and there is a reason we sent men to train with them in coastal raiding tactics.
watch the FFL videos, I wanted to join the FFL when I got out because of the pride, next to the USMC I cannot think of a unit with more pride and honor than the FFL.
He got hes badge at djibouti
Luke Ruzinsky ffl is indeed very good, but as a French myself, I can tell you the Marine Special forces are on another level
Au top les gars
It depends of the context and the goal of the mission.
For peace keeping in kosovo it's the swiss army who is the most effective by rebuilding bridges, water treatment stations and agricultural vehicles... with no weapon and never creating problems. All this with the help of our dear Austrian and German (they were armed) who quickly understood that showing their weapon is uselessly agressive and arrogant.
All this just to illustrate that it depends your goal. In the onei i gave, rebuilding peace buy Rebuilding the country have a real effect.
Of course if your goal is just to separate belligerent, a military base and involving into other culture and behaving like a an invader then coming with weapon is working... but only in a short term
10 word intro. Love that, no time wasting which really annoys me with most youtubers.
Yep
i know. i get sick of long intros. slo motion coffee and studio video crap. i watch youtube for something not like network tv.
Errtime I see a CZcamsr with more than 1 min intro, head out, with a straight dislike.
Edit: Mostly Talking about reacts channels
Exactly
Mmmhm. Shout out to person I've never heard of. Apologies for how long it's been since last video. List of medical issues affecting life. Disclaimer designed to prevent criticism. 4 minutes in now....
French army is one of the most active army in the world, the french army is deployed on every continent, and are still highly active in the middle east, africa, and east europr
east europe ?
@caius Marius yeah i watched a documentary
@@pren1verd05ukraine
"La garde meurt mais ne se rend pas !"
ça n'a rien à voir!
@@remoraexocet ouais mais ça sonne bien, alors on le laisse 😂
TABS avec Bob Lenon?
@@UndyingSpirit0 Peut-être mais de base cette phrase vient d'un commandant français à la bataille de waterloo, il aurait dit "la garde meurt mais ne se rend pas !" à un général anglais qui leur aurait demandé de se rendre
@@Pomplecul C’est Pierre Cambronne qui aurait dit ça , mais il a tjrs affirmé qu’il ne l’avait jamais dit ( d’ailleurs il s’est rendu et n’est pas mort) . Un autre grand moment serait qu’il leur aurait répondu « Me***e !» mais c’est aussi un mythe .
I have a dear friend who served in one of the finest French parachute regiment.
The 13e RDP, a special reconnaissance regiment, part of the French Army Special Forces Command. These men are no jokes. In general the French Spec-ops have a very different mentality than their foreign counterparts, they are extremely low keys and discreet , they don't walk around with a chip on their shoulders, and you generally never heard of what they have done or doing. It is a different state of mind when it comes to Special Operations or blacks-ops. I am glad you are straightening things here, because usually French are being considered cowards and losers, and this cannot be further from the truth.
I can't agree more. I have a colleague who is an ex CPA 10. The man is funny, never shows off and extremely humble about what he did in opex.
@@MajorDenisBloodnok Thank you for your comment.
@@nuxbot919 Thanks for your input. I do agree with you, French have a very different approach in regard to how spec ops operate. This is a model that should be implemented everywhere. Personally, after leaving the army, I worked in PMC alongside some French guys, and they were low key, extremely professional and reliable in every conditions. Top notch guys.
Its a general things about our army even in the police.. The national Police (Civil police) are like cowbow infront of the gendarmerie (Military police) and gendarmerie also act more effectively and not on personnal feeling trust me in france you will 100% prefer to be controled by gendarmerie even comparing the two force when you do something wrong gendarmerie will just do what they need to do and end the thing quickly they dont need to keep you hours and hours on useless things
So yes it is something general about our army and now that you talk about this i had this comparision in mind that slap me in the face the two are police officer but they are completly different so i guess it should be this kind of feeling when comparing with other country soldier
Its the same spirit in most French Army regimens i'd say. Rare are those who brag and when they do, you can quickly figure out that they are full of shit. I have members of my family who were part of the Fusiliers Marins (FORFUSCO) and Commandos Marins and you wont hear them brag despite the fact that they participated in some really deep operations and even wars.
I enjoy american people interest by our army, very interesting 🇺🇲🇨🇵
Big fan of the French. I learned a lot doing these videos about your military.
I've seen (on tv) French special forces and Le Legione Etrangeer training in La Guyane, very impressive! I have also always admired the French aeronautique industry going back to the Mirage fighter jets up to the current Rafale, and the Puma and Tigre attack helicopters. Amazing machines. Allez Les Bleus!
@@geoffoakland Can I ask you were are you from ? It's really interesting to see someone like you who isn't French but know that much thing about french army 👏
@@Line10 USA, but i live in France now
Nice to see a civil comment section. Not full of whit flag jokes.
White flag jokes are a boomer thing, and boomers overall don't use the internet as we do.
lefr33man I’ve seen lots of young keyboards warriors on the internet who made that joke. But most of the time they are brits.
Commandos marine, toujours présent !
Vous faites parti des éclaireurs vous il me semble. Opération KAA ? ;)
@@johngarry3723 ?
@@maximederak Il faut libérer nos compagnons. Faites revenir les maquignons..
@@johngarry3723 🤔
@@johngarry3723 Toute façon il s'est pas reveillé cette nuit et il a loupé le cassdale de 2h ..
I am French and I appreciate your objectivity in your comments
Moi aussi ils sont cool en commentaire
Pour une fois où on ne représente pas les français avec le béret et la baguette sous le bras sa fait plaisir 😉
Man I feel bad for snipers, they get celebrated for their shots but no one ever talks about just how much ground these dudes can cover with well over the average combat load just to set up an OP or get on target.
Like every trained combat regiment ^^
But they are.... special, no pun intended
Good channel! Nice comments, no French bashing just respect nice very nice! 11 years in french army, salutation my others country brother in arm.
In my opinion all the debate about which country as the best special forces is a complete non sense. The only things that matters is getting the job done. I'd rather pay tribute all those people all over the world who are ready to sacrifice their lives for our own good. RIP to Alain bertoncello, and Cédric de Pierrepont who are the perfect exemple of that spirit!
I understand its nonsense and its like who is the best boxer of all time. It's conversation not final judgment.
Every Special Forces unit has its successes and failures, anyone who has served and has been involved in any type of operations knows that its a combination of things that allow them to prevail. Training, intelligence, equipment, luck and even the weather amongst other things all factor into it...
@@woods457 you are very true!
t'es quel genre de Ndiaye toi ??
the 1st rpima of bayonne are actually SAS they follow the same training since 1942
Qui ose gagne, who dares win...
Yep, who dares wins 👏👏
@ROBERT DEAN I didn't know that, I know the republican where in the leclwr division and frenh foreign legion also in the resistente, but no idea about sas.
If you can give e more info 👏👏
Im a ex 1stRPIMa and yes our traditions are coming straight from the British sas, qui ose gagne (Who dares wins), we are working closely with Groups from the COS.
1ee RPIMA = Delta Force (laquelle est calquée sur le SAS au niveau des Squadrons et sûrement au niveau entraînement donc on se rejoint :)
Some of SF that appears in this video are also know in France as SAS. It is a legacy of WW2 because this units were trained among British SF. French SAS known as 1er RPIMa kept the motto "who dares win" translated in french. It is the only unit that share a motto with a foreign army.
actually, there is also the 9th compagny at Montluçon gendarmerie school that use it
Hearing a voice over translation of a video where you are fluent in both languages is trippy af...
I'm used to US soldier mocking french army, I'm pleasantly surprised you didn't and for that, thank you.
Any US soldier who mocks the French army hasn't trained with it :)
@@naunau311 I'm glad to know that, it seems that we came out of the French bashing times !
Jamais vue de soldats américains avec se genre de mentalité. C’est normalement les mec qui n’ont jamais vécu la guerre ou même le service militaire qui font se genre de blague. Les anglais disent keyboard warriors
@@cotefabrice1801 Ouai je sais bien, mais même au début en Afghanistan, la plupart des troupes US pensaient les troupes FR bien en dessous de leur niveau, et avaient ce genre de propos. Il y a plein de témoignages d'expériences comme ça, jusqu'à ce que les choses sérieuses commencent et à partir de là , les moqueries ont bien diminuées. C'est vrai qu'aujourd'hui, j'en vois de moins en moins, et ça fait plaisir.
@@1604Sylvain tu as raison. moi aussi je suis bien satisfait de voir les opinions étrangères changer
If you compare the SAS to the french special forces, you won't find many differences as when the french sf were created during ww2, they were trained by the SAS of Major Stirling in North Africa. And the 1er RPIMA, the french paratroopers special forces, is also known as the 1st french SAS, with the famous motto "who dares wins"
As a French-American who wants to join the military, the standards in France are so insanely high, honestly from talking to recruiters, becoming a Ranger or any SOG is easier in the US for a variety of reasons.
The French have a HUGE chip on their shoulder and do not like to be fucked with.
They are very very quiet about it.
J ai pas exactement compris... tu as dis que tu étais franco américain et que tu voulais rejoindre l armée mais j ai pas compris le reste
@@zouckaa en gros on est discret, pas comme des americains, et que c'est bien plus dur de rentrer dans les forces spéciales francaises, qu'américaines.. en gros il défonce des portes ouvertes mais les américains ne le savent pas forcément
@@zouckaa @The Cracks a plutôt bien expliqué ce que je voulais dire.
Un de mes poto Américain a fait un exercice OTAN en 2009 ou 2012 et d'après lui, les soldats "normaux" etait super marrant mais tout ce qui est forces spéciales étaient convaincus que le G2 > tous les autres fusils sur la planète et que le Félin était le futur (mdr), tout le monde était jaloux de l'armée Française: le LeClerc est le meilleur char, le réacteur nucléaire sur le Charles de Gaules était supérieur a tout ce que les Américains ont, nanani-nanana.
Malheureusement le stéréotype du Français snob (qui vient en grande partie de Paris, Lyon et Annecy + villes friqués) est un stereotype relativement proche de la réalité.
Tous les stéréotypes partent d'une certaine vérité, faut jamais généraliser toute un peuple mais bon; il faut avouer que certains mecs reviennent du Mali sans tirer une balle ou même nettoyer leur chargeur donne une SUPER mauvaise impression de l'armée Française.
C'est dommage et y a du travail à faire sur ce plan!
Tes dans quel service?
@@789french5 oulà pas encore ! Je m'engagerais l'année prochaine, (je prend un ans pour me reprendre en main et m'entrainer physiquement, je suis une crevette ! (Certe je suis nerveux et mon mental ne pose aucun problème, mais j'ai pas de cardio !) Et puis je m'engage ! Je voulais faire la légion directement étant donné que je veux faire partie des meilleurs. Mais on m'as conseillé de ne pas forcement commencer par ça étant donné la difficulté, comprend moi je veux pas me trimballer dehors a faire le beau en uniforme, je veux proteger ma France de ces terroristes en sandales ! Comprend moi ! M'enfin si il faut passer par là soit. Si tu veux bien me conseiller je serais ouvert ! J'ai 17ans, donc j'y serais dans 1ans un poil plus (voir moin si je me sens plus péter)
@@thecracks3773 niveau d'anglais?
As a Frenchman, I note that, whatever the country, these brothers-in-arms all have the same reflexes when it comes to the field. All these soldiers are made of the same wood: devotion, courage and sacrifice. Respect for all these men.
Too bad they now all work for the banksters...
@@etoiledesneiges3999 ça reste à prouver.. Réponse hors sujet vis-à-vis de mon commentaire.
@@valswk6216 Oui, les spetsnaz ne bossent sans doute pas pour les banksters.
I'm glad to see all these kind words and respect towards the French forces here. Thanks guys!
I am living in a village where the commando hubert ( one of the most elite special forces) is situated and i'm lucky to have good friends among them, and it's a great honor to have such friends, knowing such skills persons which are dedicated to their job and their country 24/7 . Two of them have been KIA recently and all my thoughts goes to their family and their brother in arm.
Thank you for your chanel contents , no one ever think about the french special forces ( commando marine and CPA)which are , at my point of view part of the best special forces in the world.
Tres beau St Mandrier!
Vive la France , they are the soldiers the most trained of the world. Since his creation , French army are very powerful and impressive
Except when it comes to German's or Russian's.
Yuri van der Schelden ??
@@lh5054 faudrait avoir fais ces preuves pour dire ça ! vous êtes certe bien entrainer et equipé, mais neutre depuis 200ans donc voila quoi, pas mal, mais contrairement aux français vous n'avez pas l'expérience du terrain, merci la neutralité (ou le pognon je sais pas trop)
L H ça me fait penser à la france au début de la 2 eme guerre mondiale ça, bien entraîné mes aucun equipements moderne
@@lh5054 bah en fait jvais m'engagez donc bon, mais pas chez les helvètes hein, histoire de faire quelque chose d'utiles
You should react to the GIGN. They are a miilitary unit, but they usually carry out extreme police operations.
Thats because they are a special unit from the gendarmerie , they are a btanch of military but their mission is very similar to the police's one
@@misterkirikou Yeah, I know
GIGN>>>>Raid
Dylaniam1 c pas la même chose
@@misterkirikou le gign their mission is attenta
Tellement fière de voir que notre armée est reconnue à l’étranger ^^ 🇫🇷🇫🇷
thanks for this video
T'es dans quel régiment ?
One of my colleagues is an ex SF from the CPA10 shown in this documentary. I can tell you that this man is funny, very humble and discret about what he lived in operation (I understood that he lost a good comrade during an operation in Africa against ISIS). Now, he works in a civilian office but his mind is still with his comrades, even he is himself a little physically broken because of the fully equipped low parachute jumps. As he points it, he is too old for that now...
I was part of the troops dropped in Mali at 6:55. The troops dropped dropped by Transal aircraft on thermal imagery. We gave them hell.
Pamir, Serval... un autre peut être?
T'as été gâté toi!
@@peletsoivre9110 Comment tu sais que j'étais sur Pamir?
@@randallshughart une vidéo sur ta chaîne où tu tires avec une M4, je suis presque sur que c'était une FOB en Afgha.
Pel et Soivre Correct. Bien vu.
@@randallshughart Tu pourrais faire plus de vidéos s'il te plaît ?
C'est assez rare en France ce genre de chaîne.
French COS special forces are top notch (RPIMA, Dragons Parachutistes, CPA and Navy Commandos) / The Service Action of the DGSE is also highly trained and effective (members often come from COS special forces)
I had the chance to meet some French SOF guys when I was serving in the Swiss special forces, and they're pretty damn impressive...
Swiss 🧀 spécial force and French 😅😂🤣
Very glad to see this and proud of my country, I've always admired US army, probably because the most famous war movies are all about US, but I realized a few months ago that France had a great army too, full of smart, trained and talented warriors. Of course, I respect every single person that's ready to give his life for his country in this world.
Vive la France
Son peuple unique au monde et son histoire incroyable.
Personne ne rivalise et jamais personne ne rivalisera avec la beauté et la grandeur qu'est notre pays.
Thanks for what you did for the french army ( i am french that's why) and everything else you are and absolute legend
I enjoyed learning about the French military. Visited France for the first time last year.. Look forward to going again.
In some ways, France has had the first SF outfit with 'the foreign legion'(Legion Etrangere) since forever(1831).
PS. French soldiers are often super motivated and dedicated. I just wished they'd focus more on casualty avoidence(Yes, that's an oxymoron 😁) as in the fantastic 'Burkina Faso Grom-Grom' operation.
I’m an old WAC who served in the 70s. I love your channel and I’m learning things.
Il n'y a que les ignorants et les idiots qui pensent que l'armée française est une bande de bras cassés.
Nous Français, sommes fières de notre histoire et de notre Armée à travers les temps.
Nous avons l'armée avec le plus de victoires militaires au Monde.
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Merci pour vos vidéos🙏👍
yet we Americans have to train you French soldiers
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You are the best in the business bro, thanks from a French man, relocated in central Florida.
Pilot from the special forces helicopter regiment are notoriously crazy. They love their low fly shit and their low-altitude strafe (if I remember correctly, first french dead in mali war was a sf chopper pilot , when they stoped pick-up column during a low alt strafe).
Exactly, security is low pass and mobility.
This guy is a Pilot of 4th RHFS, Damien Boiteux
I can see lot of people talking about french bashing, saying that we have to forget the WWII... I don't think we have to. The WWII is a strategical defeat of France AND England ! If they weren't on their island they would have lost too ! Don't forget that french army have saved the british army at Dunkirk, french army have fought at 1 vs 10 and sometimes 1 vs 30 to protect the british evacuation. Don't forget about the defeat of Italy at 170 000 vs 300 000. Don't forget about Stonne with 2 or 3 times more soldiers the german have lost 4 times more soldiers than France. We can be PROUD of our WWII soldiers, as some german officers said "Dunkirk is the proof the french soldier is one of the best in the world"
And those soldiers were conscripts not professionals... remember that as well...
Wrong our royal navy and air force were too much for the germans to handle
"Qui ose gagne" are their motto, the traduction of "who dare win"
Actually no, those guys are not sas
@@maximederak Maintenant la tradition des unités de parachutistes SAS de la France libre et d'Indochine, ce régiment est la seule unité en métropole à utiliser la devise « Qui ose gagne » traduite de la devise des SAS britanniques « Who Dares Wins »[2]. Wikipedia?
@@kerambeach Pour le 1er RPIma oui, mais dans la vidéo c'est des commandos marine.
@@maximederak il y a de tout, il y a des membres du 1er RPIMA, commando Marine, 13e RDP, et le 4ème RHFS...
@@lucasadda2432 Dans la vidéo c'est juste des commandos marines.
If you can find a documentary on the French 13th RDP "Dragoon Regiment" I highly suggest you watch that, it is one of the most secretive and highly specialized intelligence and recon unit, one of the best.
There's is one on CZcams, where a journalist follow them in winter training in Northern Scandinavia
@M.Reed I will definitely have a look. I just find military, SF and policing documentaries just very interesting. Plus it helps me with my career in the security industry..
@@PpierrotT1 do you know the title of this video, I would not mind checking it out✌✊
@@goodtogolifestyle630 the documentary name's l'insider 13eme rdp
Prefer RPrima
Thanks for your frequent uploads sir, its been a pleasure to binge watch your videos!
awesome. i have some good stuff coming everyday for a few then every other/few days.
I like the french approach displayed here: More of specialized forward intelligence, reconnaissance and even engineering repertoire!
Its different to the brute force approach other nations take and seems a bit more modern to me :)
There are so many anecdotes. A friend of mine told me a very recent one, a simple one that struck me by how unexpected it was. A couple of all terrain vehicles were parachuted in a very tough rocky desert in the night, to attack a small jihadi camp that held western hostages. Timing was accurate and with little margin. Unfortunately, while en route over land at night, one rock cracked the fuel tank on one of the vehicles. All at night and in some crazy place. You'd think the mission was compromised, but no. An aircraft very quickly flew over and dropped a new fuel tank and a mechanic to change it on the damaged car. Less than one hour after the puncture, the operation could resume, and the mission was successful.
I never had any doubts about the capabilities of the French army. The second war was a mistake, The next opponent will pay the price. Nothing to worry about Anglo Saxon French bashing.
Let's go, Put that in the comments!!
Guessing he doesn't want a desk job!
so good to see see such a non-toxic community, subscribing
what the origianl video failed to mention is that during WW2 the french commandos were not only trained with British forces, but with the SAS themself and therefore SAS was the blueprint for French SF.
And by the way, to honor this lineage the French 1st RPIMA has adopted the same red beret as the SAS (worn differently) and the same motto (who dares to win literally translated into French "qui ose gagne"). They are often refered as "French SAS".
Night aircraft carrier landings and takeoffs are absolutely insane! Such skill is required on top of the coolness its unbelievable. There are a few videos with them on here -awesome!
Great reaction video, Jameson. Interesting to see the differences and (more often) the similarities in the elite units around the world.
Very true!
Merci pour vos commentaires sur l'armée française .
Cela nous rend fiers de notre pays, et ça fait du bien !
Really interesting. Thanks for posting.
Thank you Mr Jameson for your great channel. It is informative and I really enjoy the variety of topics and forces that you critique. Go Navy
Compared to SAS ? well they were created at the same time as the SAS, being the the french company of the SAS during WWII. That is why their motto is "qui ose gagne" litterally translated from "who dares win", sharing a lot of traditions (commando knife as a symbol etc.). They are litterally the french SAS, at least the 1st RPIMA.
Its really hard to focus on 1 language when you can understand both xD
So true! 😂
So much training for a few minutes in action! All great individuals
Because the French have gathered all SF under one roof (COS) the intro to this video includes airborne HAHO, small boat raiding and long distance reconnaissance. That would be the equivalent of SAS, SBS and RM Commandos together! Not just the SAS alone!
Thanks for your video. My dad was in 3rd RPIMA, I was so proud of him. I made the selection tests in the past because I wanted so much to do the same job, but get refused due to knees injuries I had in kick boxing. Deception of my life, I steel feeling bad about that.
I know what it takes to do this job, so much respect for these guys.
(Sorry for my bad english)
Toi parle ingles est parfait
People knocked the French Military, but they have Ancient Military History and everything recorded, excellent Special Forces, their K9 units are awesome.
Thanks you for your service
after 2 weeks of casually watching as a army infantry vet im subscribing today. you're smart and these videos make me miss the military
Good morning sir. Great job. Respect from Northern Ireland 🇬🇧.
Morning!
Jamesons Travels. Well it’s a fine morning here sir. Hope you do a video on your career soon.
Morning from fort campbell KY
Afternoon from northern Ireland
Impressive group.
Love your presentations and commentary.
I love your channel keep it up! Much respect from France 🇺🇸🇫🇷
I was a corporal in 2 REP quite a long time ago and the COS in the REP were actually called C.R.A.P this made us brits laugh but in reality they got a lot of respect albeit in those days the equipment, weapons etc was not as good as it is now. Tough bunch respect
I like your videos for one reason. You stay on point. You dont go on tangents or make bad jokes.(well, not too many anyways). Also I bet you are funny as hell when you are with your true friends!
thanks. i think i am more fun in real life. i try to remember people are taking time out of their days to watch so I want it to be on point and worth coming back.
Pretty cool how they can make those landing strips.
Sir, yes Sir! Thanks for this great synthesis.
Viva la France and viva la Resistance 👍💪🙏🇫🇷
viva is more spanish.
In french it is "vivE" with a "e"
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@@matthewanderson8180 you should look into why the Germans weren't able to reach the British on the beach at Dunkirk.
@@matthewanderson8180 Cameron battle, Dixmude, Bir Hakeim...
It wasn’t meant to be that deep just a little joke
“ so I’m guessing he doesn’t want a desk job” haha best intro , you made my morning before a packed day
Bravo et merci pour cette vidéo , qui démontre une fois de plus le courage et la détermination de ces hommes et femmes qui ont donné leur vie a ceux métier très particulier 🙏
Bravo and thank you for this video, which once again demonstrates the courage and determination of these men and women who gave their lives to this very special job .
you really are good at showing these videos and your comments are great your the real thing
SAS although maybe slightly biased... 🏴 love you’re videos only started watching a week or so ago and I’m hooked, keep up the good work friend.
French paratrooper forces descend from the SAS.
justt1ice not all french para
Actually french SF regiment 1st RPIMA is the inheritor of the 2 french SAS batalions from WW2 ! At the time when SAS were founded there were 3 british batalions, 2 french and 1 belgian (if my memory serves me correctly)
Actually, the U.S. has a similar structure to the COS (Commandement des Operations Speciales, created in 1992), which is SOCOM (Special Operations Command, created in 1980).
Hello ,and thanks for your reaction .....impressed by the video .
I like the way you begin by being sceptical for what you are about to watch....but this video got your attention in a different way than other reactions you've done....
Proper special unit in my opinion......
Thank you! 😃
Former Desert Storm Green Beret here and graduate of French Commando School in '86. I'm way outdated, ha ha! But, at last year's 75th Anniversary of D-Day at St Mere Eglise, some French SOF units were out and about. I was able to introduce myself and gain common ground with a youngster. Very impressive. He was a LRRP and his ruck was as tall as me (exaggerating just a bit). I've shrunk to 5' 6''. He also showed me all of the different small arms, sniper, scopes, laser designators and such. Hell of a load to carry. I'd definitely go to war with this kid. Commando Entrainement!
@Chibo Boo Yup, knew them well. Incredible soldiers. I was close with Mike Trexler. ODA 596. BTW, Mike refused his Bronze Medal. He told me why should he receive one for doing his job? Great guy. Pleasure to meet you Chibo! Commando Entrainement!
@Chibo Boo Cool! Mike told me about being attached to the Legion. 596 was under my control during a Foreign Internal Defense mission, training the Arab Coalition in NBC. Mike came over to me one day and said, "our translator just self-injected himself with the NAAK (nerve agent antidote kit). What do we do?" After my shock and chuckle, I asked what happened? Mike said he was simulating using NAAK and the translator grabbed the live injector to translate but literally auto injected himself! I told Mike to let him rest because he was going to get a dry mouth and rapid heartbeat. Anyway, that was a good laugh over a beer back at Ft Campbell months later. I live in Germany now. How about you?
@Chibo Boo I'm near Ramstein AB. If you're nearby, lets get together for a beer.
Do a video on the Aussie Commando's
Had a friend who fought overseas in the australian army, he came across a few of them in his travels said they were the hardest men you'd ever meet
i did one a while back. its coming soon.
France is looking on point!
you got a great show.THANK YOU
Love your videos man! Keep it up brother 🙏🏻
When you speak french so you try to hear the french guy talking to understand it easily
*Grave mdrrr*
I like how it says they use the most modern equipment...and most of the equipment seen on screen is really old...
That's common in the french army, make do with what you have and use it till it's dead.
At least that makes them ressourcefull and they don't depend on a lot of support to back them up...
I like those Gazelle helicopters. The pilots do some insane things with them!
@Dark Vadertrauebrein "Please use your brain"...I have the upmost disgust for people that open up a conversation by insulting someone.
I am french, therefore my opinion is not based on what you see here, but upon a lot more videos, upon people in my family being in the army, upon friends being in the army, upon the army's history, etc...
It's a fact that most of the equipment used has to last as long as possible because of budget. France is capable of making some very high end equipment, but it is not commonly available! Because of budget some of the equipment takes to much time to be fielded.
So yes they do have some high end equipment, like vision, communications, intel. But for the rest, some of the equipment is really old stuff. It is not insulting, some old stuff (like the gazelle I mentionned) is quality and works fine...but that is mainly out of ressourcefullness of the french soldiers!
So yeah I know my stuff! I love and respect french soldiers! I think they are very underated.
@@zepedrofd Tu as bien parler mon ami! je n'aurai pas fait mieux, notre armée et nos matériels n'ont rien à envier à aucun pays et nous faisons quasiment tout made in FRANCE!!
Thanks for another great video
You bet
what they use is direct line of communication so that comms don't need to be repeated by a "middle man" if you will.
When you mentioned the runways and planes being so expensive, I had the thought of "yeah but they're probably insured" (civilian if you couldn't tell) xD
Agreed. Insured by more taxes on the French.
Technically, it is ensured directly for the government, by the governement. But as it means any damage will be paid by the government... there's a law exempting governement basements / equipment to be insured.
You can't be in the same time the one insured, and the insurance company. Which is also why the Queen of England drives her car since 1938 without a driving licence : because every English driving licence is delivered in Her name, and you can't deliver a right to yourself.
Well as a normal French I'm going to pay 1000euros of annual taxes on my incomes + 40% taxes on my work + 700 euro local Taxe + 900 e of landing taxes + 20% on everything I buy... So yeah... Army as an '' insurance '' 😂😂😂
“Lets go”
Good stuff, salute encore!
From your live chat yesterday to this video now has been some good watching. You seem to upload new videos fairly frequent! Keep up the good work :)
thanks. i did a lot during the covid. trying to go the channel while there is momentum.
@@JamesonsTravels whatever your doing is working so again good job! I enjoy the content.
Many people underestimate france just because it surrendered in ww2 but they forget that france has the most successful millitary in the world. france have a history of greatness so please dont judge france because it surrendered once and that tou because it was greatly affected by ww1
Not me. I respect the French military. Those who say the tongue and cheek crap about the French do not know what they are talking about.
France didn't surrender in WWII
God bless America 🇺🇸 et vive la France !🇫🇷
I sub because I see a man of great quality, speaking for something, every words are just. Thank you for that. Have a nice day.
Thats a great way of putting it, 'these guys are like Olympic athletes...'. The Tier 1 special forces guys are just like that. Non-stop honing their craft and continual training and keeping fit on top of it...well said.