The Dirtiest Most Ruthless Commander of WW2
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- Mad Mike Calvert and his elite Chindits, who specialized in deep penetration operations behind Japanese lines in Burma, were attacking a heavily dug enemy position in March of 1944.
Calvert, already a rising legend in the UK due to his fierce bravery and unconventional tactics, was deeply adored and admired by his men. That day, rain and mud were everywhere, but he had orders to accomplish.
Noticing the enemy was focused on engaging another unit, Mad Mike, honoring his nickname, opted to try something different. Fixing a bayonet on his weapon, he ordered a full-on bayonet charge. The Chindits commander then sprinted toward the enemy by himself while bullets flew around him.
He then stopped and shouted: (QUOTE) “Charge, what the hell do you think you're doing! Charge!”
From machine gunners, mortar teams, and auxiliary units, all the troopers charged, bayonets fixed, behind their fearless, mad commander…
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My great uncle was in the Chindits , was left for dead as he had contracted malaria . Was picked up by natives who nursed him back to health , he then walked nearly 500 miles to the nearest British /commonwealth garrison . True story
My ol man was in the 1st Queens and he told me a chindit who travelled 100's of miles back to Brit lines volunteered to stay with the Queens.
My dad said he was a right nutter! Despised the japs....well i suppose they all did. This was down in the Arakan.
Clearly a man of character, grit and courage. You must be proud.
@@randolphscott3361 yeah I didn’t know him too well , my parents moved to England when I was young he lived in Scotland , was quite a character I was told. Met him a couple of times , he was old school , very strong ( he was a farmer ) and represented Scotland at tug of war. I remember he never spoke just ate like a man possessed at the dinner table , never seen anyone eat so fast.
Legend
@@alastairbrewster4274Did he spend time as a POW? Excessive Fast eating is usually a trait seen in former prisoners.
BRIGADIER Calvert did not do "inappropriate behaviour" with younger soldiers. When in Germany he was accused by three German civilians of something he did not do when they tried to rob him. He was falsely accused and court martialled, dismissed based on a lie, for something he had not done, which they later admitted they had done to cover their crime.
It also fails to mention here that his Malayan Scouts SAS, including men of the 21 SAS, ,
ww2 veterans, who had re-formed SAS after ww2, in the Territorial Army,were strengthened and enlarged and became superb in the Malayan and Borneo jungles, becoming 22 SAS, the Regular SAS Regiment . Thus a Reserve Regiment became a Corps which incorporated firstly 21 SAS (Artists Rifles)TA and then 22 SAS. Later incorporating a unit which had been MI9 (escape and evasion, survival experts) which became the Reserve Reconnaissance Unit and finally as 23 SAS (TA) in 1959.
This superb officer, supremely brave Commando and Chindit fighter and supremely courageous leader, not only commanded SAS in ww2 but helped to rebuild it into the unit we have today. Betrayed by his nation and the Army he served with great distinction who today posthumously has still not been given the justice he deserved. I suggest you read the biography Mad Mike. Another great book actually authored by Calvert is Prisoners of Hope.
Today his 77 Brigade is basically a propaganda unit and an insult to those superb 77 Brigade Chindits of ww2.
To Brigadier MJ Calvert i say "God speed and a salute Sir for your service" and pray he receives justice and exoneration with restoration of reputation.
You Brits using your Indians, Aussies & Chindit fighters beat Ho Chi Minh right after WWII in VietNam. The US Truman Administration & its Labour stooge Atlee refused to press the French who owed the Allies for its lousy WWII performance to give VietNam over to British Administration which would have saved US & SEATO Allies from VietNam War! Also, since the Brits were hurting would have provided compensation for recovery. Churchill would have insisted on that but Atlee was pro-Soviet & didn't believe in the Empire! USA under globalist influence of Dulles would later betray the French like they did PM Eaton over the Suez in VietNam guaranteeing what would later occur! Real shame!
@@djpurry-mw8vz "The US Truman Administration & its Labour stooge Atlee refused to press the French who owed the Allies for its lousy WWII performance to give VietNam over to British Administration which would have saved US & SEATO Allies from VietNam War! "
(x) Doubt. VN was prepared to fight anyone for their independence. They ultimately just wanted every invade to gtfo.
“Betrayed by his nation and the army he served” …Unfortunately an all too common occurrence.
Thank you for the time you took to share that information.
indicates the typical envious/ jealous attitude of peers toward fellow countryman like him. Breed of Brit fighters like him should be produced in modern day UK to deal with unwanted immigrants flooding the country.
@@user-dg1ho4tj2g Absolutely agree, stay safe and wise
In the very early 80's as I was starting my career, I worked with a proper soft spoken gentleman. The business went out of its way to help him when he was ill which was often, due to the diseases he'd picked up during "the war". I learnt later that he was a Chindit, he never spoke about it, and a kinder calmer person you'll never meet.
My dad's best mate, who lived two houses away from us, served as one of Orde Wingate's Chindits. He hardly ever spoke about his exploits, but still had nightmares years later. He once told me about Japanese snipers up in the trees and how they were dealt with. He never forgave the Japanese for what they did to civilians and POWs.
I dont think nazified US zombie marines were involved, stacking up under the trees until the samurai ran out of bullets? So what was it?
@@AremStefaniaK Charlie, patriotism and beer will take over the world, who wants to live in the dark ages or who's coming with!!!!!!!! Ex believers sound about good now, atheist???????? Does that mean ODIN OR woden should set the tone. ?????. Let's see if we can find, valhalla??????no fudge, simping soy will get you there, thats for sure..... Lets see what happens... Il take Nordic Christianity over any other!!!! What is a celtic cross again???? Can they let slip and forget love thy neighbour and love all, it don't work.....i will strike down with great vengeance and furious anger on he or try to poison and contempt...
It seems to me to be bad idea to install yourself in a tree. Once your position is given away, you're a sitting duck.
@@michaeldowson6988 Snipers never did hide in trees, it's a hollywood trope. Japanese snipers took lessons from German snipers and used different types of ground cover.
🤣 Dad's best mate that lived 2 houses down ... 🤗 Gorden Bennant was my Mum's 2nd Boyfriend had a Grandmother that Married a 2nd in Command 'Chindit' 👍🙃🍺🦘
My father was. Chindit. He was a tough man - he never let you know what he was thinking.
I had upbringing that taught you not to expect life to do you any favours.
Thank you for bringing the story of Mike Calvert to life. Clearly a fearless soldier who committed fully to his mission. Despite his struggles post war, I'm glad he made it to the late 1990s and I hope some or most of the post war years gave him some measure of happiness.
With name you sound like you from Jock stock from the east lowlands?!, if you like war history?, Give "Mad Mitch's tribal law" a ganders, battle of the crater!!, a proper warrior Scotsman in the Argyll & sutherland... Enjoy 👍..
Legacy:
• Calvert’s daring tactics and leadership under extremely challenging conditions left a lasting impact on special operations and jungle warfare.
• His contributions to the success of the Chindit operations are celebrated as key moments in the Allied campaign in Burma during World War II.
Mike Calvert passed away on November 26, 1998, leaving behind a legacy of bravery and innovative military tactics.
Wellington actually said "Next to a battle lost, the saddest thing is a battle won."
What does that mean?
If you have ever read Kipling's poem "Tommy"...you might understand a bit about how the Brits treat their soldiers. Only in times of war do they get respect...when the war is over...they kick him out the door.
And what happened to Vietnam vets?
@@nickjung7394 In a lot of ways, the USA does the same thing...oh, right...the Brits were our colonizers...so wonder where we got that habit from.
And by the way, I am a Nam combat vet.
Some men were born to be soldiers and couldn’t live without it
@arthurspearman7914 TBH Arthur, the Americans were the British colonisers up until the War of Independence/ American Revolution.
They then became American colonisers.
The presence of militia units in the American colonies was the result of the traditional English ruling classes dislike of standing armies.
Standing armies were seen as expensive and the tools of the European and generally Catholic absolutist monarchies who wished to retain an absolute control of their realms and their subjects.
This was not the kind of thing English gentlemen would suffer lightly, whichever side of the pond he called home.
It was only the advent of gunpowder weaponry that led to the formation of a standing army in Great Britain, and the army certainly didn't grow to match the size of the European conscript armies.
The experience of 19th-century British soldiers on leave was due to the working classes dislike of the soldiers, and not the result of demonstrations by highly politicised student activists opposed to the Vietnam War.
And thank you for your service.
“Oh it’s Tommy this and Tommy that and “Chuck him out the brute” but it’s “Savior of the country, when the guns begin to shoot”…
People (mostly Americans thanks to McArthur) often over look the New Guinea part of the pacific war. But the total campaign included not only the first land defeat of the Japanese by anyone, Milne bay by Australia. But also the totals are
USA Kia 7000
Australia Kia 9000
Japan Kia 200,000
It started rough but became one of the most decisive victories of the war and happened in tandem with guadal canal and if you count them as 2 parts of the same battle which the Japanese do, it gets even more comprehensive with what the marines did at guadal canal
Not to forget the "Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels" of those regions who carried wounded and supplies over the Kokoda and other trails, who were loved by the Aussies and their allies.
what has this goto do with the video? This is about the British Chindits in Burma.
Guadalcanal
@@spidos1000 Some of these commentators on here just dont seem to understand these are British troops...not Australians.
Sadly the way it ends for a lot of history’s best war fighters.
Sosabowski...❤
Not sad, typical
Only the compromised, like Hitler Churchill Kerry or McCain get elevated
@@ducomaritiem7160 A fine example, a superb Polish paratrooper reduced to working as a janitor.
I would probably be an alcoholic after seeing what he saw and what he did. He fought an enemy that was vicious and without morals. My Dad was an alcoholic after being wounded at Sidi Rezegh in Egypt 1941 and seeing the destruction caused by the Germans. His best mate was hit by a an 88mm Flak gun and disappeared before his eyes. He was on Valium and Librium, this was before we knew what PTSD was.
Alot of ww2 vets had PTSD they called it shell shock , my pa ,and all 4 uncles served ,as did I ,but my service was in peacetime . We were all geared up after Beruit embassy but never left for there or Grenada . Pa and uncle Sal had a Finnish friend Named Simo . That man really didnt play well with the russians .
Librium is HEAVY duty medication
@@AnthonyOMulligan-yv9cgthey giv ya libby's for the DT's aswell.... 👋..
My brother, we're about the same age, my father also WW2 vet. They struggled, some overcame it, and it overcame some.
Mhhh Valium they dont make creative pastimes like they used to
Sad finale for such a wonderful soldier. Sadder is that no one ever bothered to take care of him. After everything he went through, drinking was just an escape.
his country owed him and Failed him.
Those that demoted him would not survive his ordeals, yet he was pushed to do the duty his country demanded, and his country failed him when he had to deal with the ghosts of the terrible things he did
Same as it ever was!!🤮@@goforward123
We appreciated our Aussie brother's in Nam, they had more flexibility to make decisions in combat. In other words, weren't restricted to checking ID before engaging the enemy. They were there when needed.
Unfortunately the CIA undermined all the Allied efforts there.
This is about the British Chindits in Burma. Why is everyone thinking these guys are Australian?
Chindits were British and Indian soldiers picked from regiments who fought in the 14th army. The second battalion East Lancashires for example was one of those British units. Dont think there were any Australian units involved in Burma.
@@spidos1000 It's the slouch hats. Stereotypicallly Australian because it's a piece of uniform that was widely used in the Boer War, ww1 & 2 and still used as dress uniform across all branches of the ADF because of those beginnings. Alot of people for some reason don't put 2 + 2 together and draw the conclusion that it's an item of clothing inherited from the British army as the British army has a much longer history and has changed it's uniform in different eras and campaigns for a lot longer space of time. On the other hand Australia's military history being a much shorter branch off British military fairly recently the uniform hasn't changed as much in comparison. So people tend to attach it to the idea of being Australian because school doesn't teach much about British history prior to Captain Cook and settlement not even the Boer War which Australia took part in before ww1 and even then it's very minimal. People need to read more history books here.
@@spidos1000 Possibly because they wore the Slouch Hats.
Top notch Aussie Commandos always in the thick of it, God bless Australia!
Force Z!
Chindits actually...
Training of men and women from all walks of life, backgrounds, cultures, religions, and ethnicities by the British. Has led to some of the very best fighting and espionage personal ever. For example. Allied Commando units, the US Rangers, SAS regiments from France and Belgium. Persons from all over occupied Europe in the SOE. Current day Delta force. Formed by Green Beret and SAS trained Col Charlie Beckworth. The Australian coast watchers. Force Z. It would be of even more benefit to the world. If this dedication and success of inclusion to achieve a common aim. Could be transposed into everyday civilian life. A victory of harmony and personal success over division and failure?
@@keithdurose7057 try telling freeloading migrants and radical religions that then, oh and those of colour who feels entitled through victimhood..its not the natives who need to behave, be respectful and assimilate is it..
Bluey!!!
Glad to see this video. While he may have been forgotten by the military this video is one more form of remembrance of someone that truly deserves to be remembered. His end is not surprising given what he saw and did and that end does not diminish the heroic man in anyway.
My grandad was a chindit, but he didnt speak to much about things only to that the Gurkahs were the finest men he ever fought with
The 13th Battalion The Kings Liverpool Regiment fought with both Chindit columns with great distinction.
My Great Grandfather was in 13th Batt, we still have his diaries from his time in Burma
@@thatoneinasuit6404 absolutely amazing that , I was also in the kings regiment. I served in Bosnia and Kosovo in the late 90s early 2000s
Modern Australia has lost the plot !
I’m not going to disagree, but not sure what the relevance is?
Its all Orchestrated just part of the Plan to DECIMATE one of the Greatest Countries on Earth .
RIP Sir along with the men that served with you. 🙏
Got to admit, pure luck he wasn't filled with holes during his solo bayonet charge
British soldiers..
These guys were superhuman......
By todays standards anyway...
He reminds me of Paddy Mayne the SAS fighter
Didn't the Japanese start a rumor saying they was scared to fight up close and that's why he started charging with the bayonet. After the 1st one there was nobody left to tell anyone different so he done it again ...
And he done it so much the higher up told him they need to stop cause they couldn't afford to lose him
Seems like a lot of uncles were in the Chindits.
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F. Spencer Chapman's "The Jungle is Neutral" is a classic book. An account of his war in Burma, mostly behind Japanese lines.
Yes and a pre ww2 explorer with Gino Watkins, and expert in survival. who along with Peter Fleming, Anthony Quayle, Mike Calvert, helped form the Auxiliaries who would have acted as guerrillas within the UK had the Germans invaded. All of whom had special forces roles in ww2. Peter Fleming was Ian's brother.
I read "The Jungle is Neutral" which started my interest in survival, and medicine, which led to my career choices.
i have an old edition of that one but i have a few about stay behind and guerrilla units. isnt that the one where they spent most of there time lost and on the verge of starving but finding help just in time then having to recover and do it again? another book i dont recall the name of was about a stay behind unit that did quite well but the natives they used to carry and stash their supplies, tons of it, went back and looted everything. the two best ones i have is the "harriers" and the 2/2nd independents, both Australian. the harriers were 5 or 6 soldiers abandoned by there officers, singapore i think but could be wrong. they were'nt given the order to surrender so they island hopped there way home. they joined a chinese guerrilla force, as a few of these guys did, but left them for the same reasons. they were communists and focused more on training and indoctrination than fighting. when they got home the army called them cowards and put them all in crappy jobs. the 2/2nd is awesome, thought to have been captured they fought the japs in timor for a year or so before they managed to build a radio and contact Australia. they had the japs bottled up in their city in the end.
That flamethrower tank is insane!
I don’t know if it’s a ‘crocodile’ (an adaptation of the Churchill) it was a fearsome weapon that only a fool didn’t run from
@@lynby6231That's a Universal Carrier (aka Bren gun Carrier) fitted with a "Ronson" flamethrower. Most probably it's a variant called a Wasp. I don't think they were used in the Far East.
I spent many months trying to help a USMC Force Recon officer who had service in Vietnam. He was also a hero but his drinking and his inability to stop took the best of him. I got him into a VA Program for Special Operators but he left 3 days later.
It was sad we could not help him.
Finally, I moved on.
Why did you take him to the VA? I am a veteran, no substance abuse, but experience of them letting friends die, and Withholding treatment from me. We keep saying the VA is no good, and you civilians do not listen.
0:12 Gentlemen in the top right of this photo is Major James Rutherford Lumley- the actressJoanna Lumley’s dad 🌹
Fair Dinkum mate?
@@stevehall734 truth
@@revert6417 Crikey!
@@stevehall734 details like that should always be remembered, its not to spread other peoples business around, its more just to be grateful really
@@sufianansari4923 I'm certainly grateful. Always, having family in both wars and ex military myself. Just very surprised as I am a fan of Joanna Lumley. A fine lady with a fine father. Kind regards.
GOD bless the Mad Mikes in our services and the men that follow them into that madness.
When you are leading Gurkhas, you can do such things. As usual all recognition to the *** man without recognizing the valor of the Gurkhas.
My Great Uncle fought in Burma. Became a Sergeant Major.
The Japanese were out fought there , strategically and individually.
Leading from the front you cant ask more of a commanding officer than that.
Pencil pushing peace time officers will never know what it does to a man to see young men that entrusted him with their lives dead on a battlefield. I can only imagine the demons that man fought the rest of his life. Piss on pencil pushers and shame on any of his battlefield superiors that allowed the military to throw him away like that after the war. Men like him needed to be protected from themselves not admonished and hidden away in a glass box to be broken only in times of war. I truly hate what the military becomes in peace times. Great men like him become disposable and thrown away.
blame the government and the ruling elite for that those pen pushers generals were only doing what the political elite told them to do
Err... India was NOT "an integral part of the UK", it's never been part of the UK at all, you probably mean British Empire.
Kinda splitting hairs there aren’t you?
@@thehawk7064 Err...No. Since you don't seem to know much, the UK is a country comprising of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The British Empire was much bigger and included countries like India, Australia, New Zealand, America, Burma, Egypt, South Africa, etc. Confusing UK with British Empire is like saying New York is America.
Yep hair splitting @@asanulsterman1025
Yes but UK was the head of the empire. he implied integral part of the uks empire@asanulsterman1025
@@psngaming3796 What are you smoking? He literally said "As an integral part of the UK, India was the jewel of the vast and rich British Empire". That is quite clear, quite wrong and a very long way from whatever you are blathering about.
Unfortunately… an all too familiar story and end of a great warrior. Rest in peace.
Typical treatment from politicians. "Oh yes, you've done great things for this country.., but what have you done for -- ME -- lately?"
"Well, I did let you live."
nowadays, they'd call him a war criminal, colonialist and demand we feed Imperial Japan and not hit any civilians while fighting them
To experience war and not come out damaged would not be likely. What these heroes experienced is unfathomable. Pushed to the brink of death!
The sad end of this great soldier sounds a little bit like 'Fighting Mac' - Sir Hector Mc Donald, another sad end to another great soldier.
Chindits aka Burmese Hill people now called the Kariang are still fighting for their independence today ...
I wonder if we’d have won nowadays with the behaviour expected of our troops in the middle of a war, now.
My great uncle was a part of z force (Australian commandos)was in the 1st raid on singapore harbour having evaded undetected after successful mission the 2nd half of the raid was detected n 14 men killed in the fire fight n the other 14 having been caught after they successfully completed their mission having been executed on my bday some 67or 68 yrs earlier on 29th july 1941 or 42 not positive on the yr though god bless cpl ron gibbs z force (ret)
'Long pork' and Jungle 'bandicot' was just some of the items on the menu from what I was told by 'Paddles' in another Aussie group. Supply drops? Eat J ap! Or watch what the monkeys eat. A little swapping of dog tags as well to avoid unwanted wives on return. Just don't do what Paddles did, return to your home city and drive taxis unless you want to be spotted.
It was in September 1942 Milne Bay, that the 'Spell' of Japanese Bushido invincibility, was actually broken. Morale was altered on both sides of the conflict following this feat.
Commando units in Australia had been 'Officially' formed in 1941. Not by Calvert, although he would have shared some techniques with them. They had previously been natural Commando's who had matched the Boer Commando's of that same War of 1899-1902. It was a part of their History.
Always thought the second Chindit campaign would make a good film.
An American film, probably woke
Fascinating. Thanks for sharing!
Love your work.
A suggestion, since almost all your stories involves Comandoes, tell people about the origin, the Boer Koemandoes, 1890s. The first, Churchill knew and them after his experience in South Africa.
Going back to a tame civilian life must be close to impossible
mad mike for a quick minute looked like old orde wingate and although a bit eccentric he to was a ruthless and intense combat leader
and now that you're on it why not do a history video on old orde wingate , before the war ( WW-2' ) he did outstanding work on the unconventional warfare innovations his work in ethiopia as a military advisor on the ground working directly with the local indigenous people and with minimal support efforts from the UK , his ground breaking work in Palestine against the arabs and helping the jews form and training them for their special night squads , all before WW-2'
My Great Grandfather fought in Burma as part of the Liverpool Regiment, fought alongside Chindits and some how made it back alive after contracting dysentery, still have his diaries to this day, eye opening stuff
My grandfather was 2/6 independent company in New Guinea. I'm proud to be from his line
Im 🇨🇦 50ish years old. Seen a few things.
If i had to choose someone to go into a fight with and everything being equal my only deciding factor being nationality?
Gimmie the Aussie
these guys are British not Aussie.
If you were to go into battle with a Brit things would certainly not be equal ahaha coming from an Australian
India was not an ‘integral part of the United Kingdom’
RIP Mad Mike
I know that they were the toughest and bravest, because they absolutely had to be just to survive in that theater. Their situation was worse than Macv-Sog in Viet Nam because they did not have good logistical support !
The founder and commander of the Chindits was in fact Orde Wingate.
Morals:
You'll go through hell and they won't take care of your PTSD.
Not worth it...let them do their own dirty work...
People who respect their leaders don't ignore their orders.
Australian commando’s !!
These guys weren’t Aussies; there were some Aussies posted to British units in Burma but there were no solely Australian military formations operating on land in Burma. The actions detailed here (as mentioned in the video) pertain to the Chindits which were comprised of British and colonial troops.
The Australian military has been doing the dirty work for “ the British empire” for both world wars perfect example is the light horse brigade in Gallipoli. I don’t doubt all those boys in the video wearing their hats with the slant and fold would have something to say about this video and the one being beheaded at nam kin
My uncle was called up and joined the Chindits after having trials to play for Aston Villa, he never talked about what happened in the war, I still have his Pegasus India arm patches.
My granddad fought in Burma, and taught unarmed combat after the war. He would only tell me about funny stories from his times on this base and never about the battles. I understand why.
Orders to accomplish understand ...UNDERSTAND... all your base are belong to us
The men depicted in this clip are Australian, not British.
What was Stilwells problem?
He was more of a politician than a general. He cared about the optics far more than his men.
@robertschumann7737 Id have to agree.. but his hatred of the British was homicidal
Americans called him Vinegar Joe.
He was Commander of ALL US Forces in India, Burma and China.
At his level he had bigger problems. First and foremost was to keep millions of Chinese in the fight.
Yup, a proper Anglo-phobe who wasn't ashamed to admit or show it!, the same thing that did sometimes hamper progression on the western front in Europe with the top brass, leading to the loss of allied tribune unnecessarily....Ike said something along the lines of, you can call each other a yankee or a Limey, but i will not hear either being called a limey or a yankee 'bastard' or you'll be sent stateside or something along those lines..
@@wor53lg50pm ......
@ 2:05 is an actual scene of an Australian soldier just before his beheading by the Japanese
Absolutely disgusting
Lt Col. Churchill, meet Brigadier Mike Calvert. Brigadier Calvert, Lt. Col Jack Churchill.
I was expecting Wingate when I saw the thumbnail and title.
Jewel of British Empire - which was rudely ....
But, Orders are Orders. 🔥
This is a sad ending story 😢😢😢
I served 20yrs army airborne ranger 84-04 and these guys seem likè rangers
Thank you for your service!
I’m pretty certain Merrills Marauders were based on the Chindits; similar comparisons between the Rangers off the Commandos in Europez
The Chindits fought some of the loneliest and hardest battles, with least supplies and no chance of casualty evacuation. PTSD was the least you could expect. In 1952 Calvert was attacked by four thugs he'd invited home when drunk. He fought back visciously and expertly; the criminals then lied to cover up their robbery. The court martial is thought to have wanted to cashier an embarrassing drunk and its guilty verdict was appealed. A post-trial investigation found the true story. An army officer described the pub Calvert when to as a criminal gang HQ. German investigator obstained statements from all 4 main witnesses, admitting their evidence was false or been misinterpreted. One witness did not recognise his evidence from translated transcripts at all. Calvert's accusers served a prison term for robbing his flat. The Judge Advocate General rejected Calvert's appeal on the grounds the new statements had not been taken by a police officer. MOD refused a request for a judicial review in 1997. It is a festering scandal that deserves to be cleared up. Calvert died 1999.
Every war hero is forgotten and cast aside by their gov'ts once the war is over.
The empire forces inflicted the biggest strategic defeats of WW2 on the Imperial Japanese Army, whilst the US Navy swept across the Pacific dealing with the formidable IJN.
Australia actually inflicted Japan's first defeat on land during WW2, (THE BATTLE OF MILNE BAY)
Was Churchill behind this
Heroes, one and all...
If you read about it the Chindits under Wingate spent most of their time partiularrly in the early days hacking their way thruogh jungles losing a huge percentage of their men to disease for no good purpose .Wingate himself was an eccentric character to say the least with a dark past in Palistine and was unpopular with his offecers and men .
Really? Not madman Churchill?
in 1944 in Burmah the British had over one million troops in Burmah, this was the Pacific theartre and there were more British troops in this theartre than American.
Charging with bayonets? Bayonets are used for silent attacks or when ur musket cant be reloaded….Lucky until ur luck runs out….😳
Don’t talk wet British Army used a bayonet charge at Goose Green to finally dislodge and break Argentine resistance, recently used in Afghanistan against Taliban by Paras.
Hectic! Close range fighting is not for the faint hearted.
bayonet charges are often used as a morale breaker weather you have ammo or not even in the days of muskets they could still shoot but if they wanted the battle over they'd close in for a fight. If the enemy formation breaks they'd send in Dragoons to clean up the fleeing troops. As bayonets are also a deterrent for cav which is how they were born as weapons. These days not as much because engagement range is much longer and automatic fire is now a norm. But if you have the opportunity they still work to make enemies change their underwear.
The Devil lies at the bottom of every rotgut bottle.......and even the bravest men can be struck down if they underestimate the power of that enemy.
2:30 fredrick spencer-chapman The jungle is my enemy
The jungle is neutral
"The Jungle can be your friend"..
So very sad.
They were dressed like Australian soldiers, slouch hats etc.
Slouch hats aren’t/weren’t unique to Australian forces however.
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3:15 - Stinker
My grandad was chindit
It is better to be loved than to br feared but if fear us what it takes,,l to gain control, use it .
Never heard of dirlewanger?
" Lest we forget " 🇦🇺
Fuck all warfare
China and Russia must be shitting in their pants learning this.
Stillwell was a bad general.
I played a computer game just like this.
Attack force Z 🇬🇧 🇦🇺🇳🇿
Sorry, not even close to being the most ruthless. In the north Russian soldiers ate prisoners of war. They also murdered lots of women and children and were proud of it. Juri Andropov was one of the worst ones ever.
The British military is the very best but the officer class is still very elitist. When dirty work has to be done they love men like Mike but when peace comes they abandon them, I know it happened to me, I hold no grudges, I did my duty and my men know the truth, Mike was a soldiers soldier
Dirty Harry get a grip .
Best to play at .75 speed.
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