Meet the unique UK-Czech training unit you might have never heard of
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- čas přidán 12. 06. 2024
- As heavy fighting continues in Ukraine, a unique joint British-Czech military unit training soldiers from Eastern and Central Europe is said to be more important than ever.
The British Military Advisory Training Team (BMATT) in the Czech Republic, has run courses for 12,000 students from 45 countries - including 1,200 Ukrainian personnel.
The team's mission is to develop and advise newer NATO members' militaries, as well as partner nations outside the alliance.
Forces News' Rob Olver visited the unit in the Czech Republic.
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As a Czech myself I really appreciate the British presence in the Czech republic, not only from military stand point but also from a cultural and historical one and I hope this partner ship will continue for a very long time.
Me too massive respect from UK
All the best from the U.K.
We pride ourselves on helping others to stand up for themselves. Train for months, friends for years!
You are part of the EU, look what the British are doing to upset peace on the Island I live on...still. Brexit has show their true attitude to the EU.
You bet.
As Czech citizen, i must thank all our allies for sharing their knowledge with us and practicing with our troops. All this knowledge can save many lives and can be used to educate more our troops and increase the effectiveness and cooperation of our troops with allies in real combat. British people have great sense of humor and they are good peoples, i appreciate them very much and I am glad that they are our allies and friends. Thank you all for your service stay safe out there and take care. 💖
I have a special place in my heart for Czech people, I grew up around Czech people. They are very smart, resourceful, and hardworking people. I am native American, Mediterranean and Danish.
The city near Vyškov that is in the video is Brno.
Maybe someone remembers the Bren machinegun. Another example of British and Czech cooperation (BRno - ENfield).
Im British originally but now live out by Benesov, I was also in the British army twenty years ago. When I was in the army my Uncle Jimmy used to ask me about what weapons we used and talked about when he was under conscription in the 1950's that they were still using the BREN, also the STEN gun which the Czech team who assasinated Heydrich were armed with.
@@themouflon2936 Which jammed as it was prone to do, with 5000 innocent Czechs slaughtered after. Not worth it IMHO. They also used the Bren in 7.62 in Northern Ireland and other locations, my uncle used to carry one. Model L4A2 and L4A4 i think. The ZB26 was used by a great uncle who served in ww2 with the Ravna Gora Chetniks , he was British liason.
@@robshirewood5060 Lidice and Ležáky 😢🇨🇿
@@liborjancik1182 yes, a bestial act, also repeated in Oradour-sur-Glane in France, we should never forget
I am proud that my country is helping our Czech allies!
Me too. They are lovely people. The Poles, Hungarians and Czechs are true and worthy friends. They really are and share our values. I just wish all those we have trained were of the same calibre.
The Brits and Czech's have been doing this as far back as WW2, so no real surprise. Great to see old alliances strengthening.
Something like 78 Czechs fought in the air during the Battle of Britain, with a Czech getting the most "confirmed" enemy aircraft kills.. The Czechs also gave Britain their beloved BREN gun.. So ya, long military history
Big thanks to all British military personnel for participating in this useful project. Your knowledge, skills and support is greatly appreciated. Well done lads.
Lovely comment thank you😊🇬🇧
Ukraine has openly stated one of the biggest reasons their troops have held out so well, besides equipment sent from around the world, is the training provided by the British during Op Orbital
Slava Ukraine
well now its uselesss cause small teams are no longer possible in the huge battlefield
1:26 damn, I thought that the V3S is completely out of service already. Also I'd like to thank our Brittish friends, really awesome that we can cooperate like this!
As a half Czech half Brit this is great to see.
What an awesome combo, you're clearly blessed 🇬🇧❤🇨🇿
It shows jusr how highly other Countries think of the British Army and we should definitely be proud of that. We have pretty much been involved in some kind of conflict since WW2 so our forces have gained a lot of valuable experience and this, in turn, is being passed onto our friends and allies on courses like this.
Fantastic work fellas, well done!!🇬🇧🇬🇧✌✌
As a citizen of the US I'm very impressed by the British military and this initiative. Also the content of the training.
Fantastic! Lest we forget the many, many Czech’s (and very clearly many other regional to Czech Rep countries) that fought by our side during the last European war. It’s great to see that our relationship is so strong👍🇬🇧 🇨🇿
Sad that there were also almost all volunteers from European nations that joined the Waffen SS
@@robshirewood5060 yeh, but the fact that so many joined the allies is particularly impressive since most of those countries were occupied throughout.
@@richardthornton3775 Agreed
As an American sapper in Afghanistan I provided dismounted route clearance patrols with the cZechs I basically just carried a THOR radio cell phone jammer. The Czechs could not use our jammer equipment even though it’s just an on switch… anyway though they were by far the most professional dismounted troops I had seen and had a ton of confidence in them… that was the highlight of my deployment was going on missions with them..
Respect to Czech Republic from Lithuania
Great Job! From your allies in Canada 🇨🇦
Allies?
Family!
Well said,Mark.
British troops Always seems to be THE most professionell and motivated!
Love From Nepal Aim British Army 🇳🇵🌍❤
Nepal will always be our friend much respect for your warrior troops my friend :)
Gurkhas…enough said 👍
The toughest British soldiers are Nepalese. Ayo Gurkhali
@@crowbar9566 the toughest British soldiers are British so just calm your silly self down. And that’s no disrespect to the formidable Gurkhas. Remember who trained them before you write stupid comments.
Gurkhas will always be welcome in my home
... Makes you proud,to be a Brit ! 🇬🇧🇨🇿
Makes u wish that this training never happend considering the shape of UK army today
@@matejsvoboda5676... Indeed, it's that highly contagious progressive left virus, known to most as woke,it's effected so much, civil service, government's, government institutions, military 🥴
I had absolutely no idea until I saw this video. Great to see Britain out there helping other countries as Britain does.
My, Ukrajinci, jsme velmi vděční našim českým bratrům za tanky a dělostřelectvo, které nám poskytujete. Sláva České republice a jejím skvělým lidem !!!
Ні за що, браття. Маємо честь підтримати вас у праведній боротьбі за свободу.
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I was a instructor here 2010-2012
Amazing posting, trained and spent a lot of time in the Ukraine.
Thank you!!!God bless Ukraine🇺🇦🇬🇧
My dad was Ukrainian🌻
Thank you for your work. I wish as a civilian I could do similar courses not to become a member of the military but I get the impression I could learn a lot about myself & how to handle issues in my life.
Did you train any of the AZOV?
@@robshirewood5060 not to sure who they are?
I was mostly in Ukraine Georgia Kazakhstan Romania Morocco.
Then all the courses we ran in house at Vyskov.
@@dannyfitz409 AZOV are right wing nazi adherents of the Ukraine forces
It never ceases to amaze me the connections the British Armed Forces have with various armed forces around the world - good ones and good people at that!
Worked briefly with Czech soldiers many years ago, a good bunch with a good history behind them as well, Czech are forward looking in a number of ways
Delighted to see BMATT(CZ) still doing so well and Paul in command.
UK has the best trained and most capable soldiers on the planet......,it's a shame they ain't backed by the politicians what with constant cutbacks and lack of funding.
New government we need and it should look better for our soilders and for the cezchs aswell
The British army might not be the biggest but in expertise and knowledge it's up there with the very best.....
The NCO/Junior officers training and independence seems like a big advantage.
This type of training may be the biggest advantage the Ukrainians have received since 2014 over the Russians.
As a former NCO(retired), you are truly the backbone of any military. In my opinion 🇨🇦
Proud of my country for the support it is, and has given our Eastern European brothers and sisters. The continued commitment to supply arms to Ukraine has won us respect again in the international community. Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦
remember Czech paras, trained in Scotland assassinated Heydrich! the most daring mission of the second world war.
Czech heroes.
Hrdinský akt to byl ke všem těm Česko-Slovenským paras co bojovali do posledního muže v obklíčeném kostele cítím neuvěřitelnou hrdost (Až na toho jednoho zbabělce a zrádce co je zaprodal skopčakům jak víme a známe ) ovšem i tenhle hrdinský čin měl odezvu mi Češi a Slováci si to vybavíme pod názvem Lidice... i tyhle činy naších hrdinu měli hrozivé následky i přesto nám ukázali že i na ty naše dvě země (kdysi jedna) máme důvod proč být hrdí a navždy zůstat spolu jako bratři Čechové a Slováci (jsem z Moravy a k naším Slovenským bratrům mam blízko dokonce tak že jsou v mé rodině vždy mě těší jak moji bratránci komoli Češtinu a Slovenštinu dohromady i já tak činím ) protože už od československých Legii jsme spolu bojovali a umírali na Sibiři jako jako jeden národ jako bratr vedle bratka. Jsem rád že v historii máme takové hrdiny kteří mě dávají možnost být hrdý na naše dvě země ...protože v dnešní době kdy na nás naše vlády dlouhodobě serou si musíme hledat naše hrdiny v Historii .... čest jejích památce a všem těm nevinným lidem v Lidicích.
Thanks Petr, I now know that in 1941 Jozef Gabcik and Jan Kubiš were dropped into Czechoslovakia as part of Operation Anthropoid, where Jan died following the successful assassination of Reinhard Heydrich. His remains were buried secretly in a mass grave at the Ďáblice cemetery in Prague,
In revenge, the Nazis murdered 24 family members and close relatives of Jan Kubiš in the concentration camp, Mauthausen: his father, both full and half-siblings, including their wives and husbands, cousins, aunts and uncles.
On Sunday 23 July 2017, a memorial stone dedicated to the historic friendship that occurred during World War II between two Czechoslovak paratroopers, Jan Kubiš and Jozef Gabčík, and the local Ellison family was officially unveiled in Ightfield, Shropshire.
Reference Wikipedia RIP you are not forgotton
Thank you Czechs for your sweet CZ pistols and Scorpions 💪😎🇺🇲
This is how the UK operates: Quietly, under the radar, forming strong relations with people who need our help and advice and staying with them. Just to note this unit has been training Ukraine forces for TWENTY years and no one knew but more formally since 2015 after Crimea was annexed.
Others might be late to the party and make the most noise (guess who?) but we know who has been there and doing it the longest.
Well done each.
Well said. The “guess who’s” seem to think the world was living in caves by candlelight until they came along. The “land of the free” where you cannot freely cross a road 🤦
@@dWFnZWVr ..... and cannot afford an ambulance... 🙄
It's us damn Canadians, incessantly making the noise about how important we are....sorry everyone. Sorry.
@@acchaladka Now THAT summed up Canadians wonderfully! 😂
(Sorry)
@@acchaladka you wish! I suspect that Canadian military reflect the Canadian culture and if so like Canada it self you have a lot to be proud of!
Czechs are "Central Europeans" not Eastern and take a lot of offense to being called Eastern.
I didn't know that, something to remember, thanks 🇬🇧
I think it was used in a ‘historical meaning’ that is countries of the ex-Walsall pact. Where Soviet style (and still current Russian) leadership and decision making did not include junior officers and below.
@@donxz2555 Don, I think you mean Warsaw :) Walsall is a small town in England...
@@vladtheimpala1 Its NOT small 🤨
@@crowbar9566 It's a lot smaller than Warsaw!
Just wanted to say thanks for this. I started watching your channel as a result of the the 2022 extension of the 2014 to date Russian war with Ukraine. And I have learnt a lot.
As someone who would never have been allowed to serve (too many disabilities), I keep appreciating how much I can learn from the military & apply to my own life. I honestly wish sometimes if I ever manage to get fit enough to do it, I could pay to go on a boot camp because I am sure I would learn a lot.
One of my biggest regrets is that due to becoming increasing ill due to an ongoing medical mistake from 16 years I was unable to do a 4 year post-graduate course to qualify as a doctor & as a psychiatrist. Because I would absolutely applied to work with the military when I graduated.
We as a planet are still very bad at preparing people for & recovering from the psychological effects of combat whether your personally involved or having to manage the consequences on other members of the military & civilians. I know we have advanced since the mess caused by shell shock in WW1 but given the number of the ex-military who cannot heal their psychological trauma we still have a lot to learn & do.
Thank you again for this reporting
British have always had the best Trained Army in the world
I wish to thank Czechia for giving us our old Bren Gun.
exactly so, I understand the name comes from a combination of Brno (city in CZ where it was made) and Enfield (British manufacturer)
@@friedchicken4326 exactly right, the Sten Gun has a similar name
Sterling and Turpin and Enfield.
@@stevethomas5849 didn't know that one, it makes total sense. cheers!
My next door neighbour "The Bren was a beautiful gun..... very low recoil.....easy to keep on target.
I wish I were fit to “assist” 🇨🇦
Reminds me of ILRRPS - great to meet and train with other Nations
Im from Czech
Many respects 🇨🇿 from 🇬🇧
this is so great! good job guys, all of you
Ancient Celtic tribes are common ancestors of Brits and Czechs.
Many countries have armies. Britain has soldiers and they are very good at it.
Who said that?
President Vladimir Putin.
Those CZ BREN's are so nice
The Czechs make some nice guns
Excelent work, BMAT, well done! :-)
Great video!! Very interesting that a number of former instructors have chosen to settle in the local area; that speaks volumes about the close working relationship between the two countries.
Interesting too, to see the CZ BREN assault rifle being used. Up to this point I've only seen it in pictures. Hopefully it's been a good replacement for the Vz58.
These are CZ 805s, which are already being replaced by CZ BREN 2s in the Czech army. CZ 805s are now being transferred to reserve units, which in some cases still use Vz 58s. Some soldiers had reservations about the CZ 805s, but the BREN 2s are generally considered a quality weapon. Recently, Hungary has decided to switch to them as well.
@@ToKro Thanks!! I didn't know that about Hungary adopting the BREN 2 as a replacement service rifle. Just to note, I'm a big CZ pistol fan; the older, non-polymer ones. They fit really nicely in the hand. I haven't owned a non-CZ pistol in years.
@@josephryan9230 Hungarian army is actually adopting a whole range of CZ weapons. Hungary has purchased a 10-year license for production of CZ guns on its territory in the Arzenal factory and they're gradually equipping their units with P-07 and P-09 pistols, Scorpion Evo 3 submachine guns and BREN 2 assault rifles.
This means that the Czech and Hungarian armed forces will have the same infantry weapons - apart from the pistols, as the Czech Republic uses CZ P-10 C. In addition, the Czech Republic is in the process of replacing the SVD Dragunov sniper rifles with CZ BREN 2 PPS (7.62×51 NATO) precision rifles.
BTW this allowed us to donate over 30,000 CZ vz. 82 pistols, five thousand CZ vz. 58 rifles, 2,000 CZ vz. 61 Skorpion submachine guns, 3,000 CZ vz. 59 machine guns and SVD Dragunov and SVDN-3 Tigr sniper rifles to Ukraine in the first days of the war.
@@ToKro Interesting. Thanks!! It's great to see the countries of Central Europe working together in a collective defense of one another. NATO membership is fine, but I suspect you can build a stronger defense relationship with a neighboring country, who has a shared history, than some other country elsewhere in Europe.
I guess the small arms donations to Ukraine could be considered "payback" for 45 years of Russian occupation of the former Czechoslovakia.
While the Bren 2's and 805's are modern and well made, don't exclude the VZ58 as a viable rifle. They're currently all being used in the defense of Ukraine and you're more than ok with a VZ58 in hand. They are well made, even though some of the furniture is pressed wood, it is accurate enough and very reliable.
Great video of Military cooperation in leadership, tactics and training enhancement. All good to train, better to get a result of train the trainer.
We should all start getting military experience.
Outstanding people.
Well done!👏👏👏
❤️Ukrainian 🇬🇪
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Hello from Ukraine
🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈
The lessons learned in Afghanistan and Iraq, are now being visited on the Russians with devastating effect by a new breed of warriors. Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦 🇺🇦 🇺🇦
Some of my most preferred and admired weapons are Czech made.
Many respects and thanks 🇨🇿 from 🇬🇧
Awesome service that these forces contribute to protecting NATO and of course their own countries as a consequence.
Total Warriors. Mente et Manu
ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC 💯
The lads, doing the Lords work.
som hrdy na nasich ceskych bratov !
🇨🇿🇬🇧👍
I sincerely hope that the Czech army will buy the CV90 soon.
It will be a great increase in their capability 👍🏻
We will probably buy Lynx instead
Hope it Drone proof!
05:36 what a fantastic achievement for that lady, congratulations to her. 👍
He will win whose army is inspired by the same fighting spirit throughout all its ranks. Sun Tzu art of war.
Work together for good purpose. Keep it up.
Some of those Czechs speak better English than some brits I've met 🤣
Should be titled Czech mates
Only 19? We need 1,900!
Love the British army, i think it’s agreed by all, the best in the world🫡
the Russians don't think so, but their metrics for 'winning' seem to be different from other countries.
Not the biggest, but by far the best 💪🏻🇬🇧
@@crowbar9566 who cares the Russians would already be done if it was the britush they were fighting, the Ukrainians are using British tactics and the Russians expected to be done inside a week, they have been embarrassed with they're out dated tactics, I mean who thought sending tanks close together on a main road a good idea? Stupidity has got a lot of innocent Russian conscripts killed because they have no resources and commanders are never seen.
I hope these guys are still fighting strong. As an ex-instructor myself, I know how much passion and heart these brave warriors have. Please stay safe. Slava Ukraine!
As you can also see this is country side which you can see in the Flashpoint and Arma games :) Since it was developed 50km from there.
If the 'Ranger Regiment' is still looking for a new rifle, then look no further. Rather than a acquiring a rifle that is 60 years old, buy the Czechs rifle.
How much are you selling them for and do they have warranty?
Agree with this, the czech assault rifles seem overlooked but I love them. Still need to move over to 6.5 or 6.8 though
@@crowbar9566 WHY DO THEY NEED A WARRANTY
GOOD ENOUGH TO USE AT HOME
GOOD ENOUGH TO SELL
Cheers!
Poor Czech lads having to understand the Jockanese DS. Get Dooon! Teak Cova!
lmao
😂 🏴
@ 6:04. "You learn new sense of humour." Such wise words. We all like to laugh. Once you know why someone thinks something is funny, you can share the jokes. You can also read his character. Nikolai Gogol had much to say about the cruel, hard humour of Russia and despotic leaders. I was looking for a quote, attributed to Gogol, saying that "In terms of national character, what the English had in a sense of humour, Russians had in cruelty.
I think this is great it’s good stuff
See I always felt teams like this are one of the most important. Like the ones mentioned along with like American green berets don’t always get the credit they deserve. For instance during the Cold War American Green Berets in west Germany knew they would be overtaken rather quickly and they were supposed to evade being killed or captured and raise a guerrilla force to fight the Soviets along with attacking supply routes. I mean they KNEW they were small units that would be behind enemy lines for god knows how long but it was an important mission and you’d never hear a complaint from them.
They should get Jiri Prochazka to train these soldiers in hand to hand combat. That would be awesome lol.
Another Cold War God bless you 🇬🇧 🇨🇿 ❤❤❤❤
Coo and fun...
🇬🇧✌️🇨🇿
Training all important for the fight for freedom.👍👍👍
Training is the most important thing! I hated training all the time. lol I saw A Maldova patch. They are for sure the next country Putin will invade if we don't stop him in Ukraine! 💛💙🤘 Slava Ukraine!
watch less TV, you will see fewer bad dreams
Czech mate, mate.
🖤🖤🖤
Good for them Mick Timson
I never knew this
Trenovat tezky boj snadno....😉
jiri prochazka champ
our beast
Ww2.5 or 3k u decide Al just b at the front thinking from behind.. see you there 💪
"Take the sword, do some stuff"
every platoon member should be trained to take over the job of the general... time is key in a firefight... and if the gereral is killed and he is the only one trained the unit falls apart
Rumor is 1200 Russian soldiers trained there too.... on paper. In reality their commander bought a sailing boat with the allocated money.
4:39 - RAF Regiment?
Correct 👍
It's like a franchise.. 🤔
how so?
Maybe they mean a franchise that it has involved 45 nations.
Take an idea and spread it around the world.
@@LoremIpsum1970 other countries run there own operations but get training and ideas from the central point.
@@davidhouseman4328 Are you saying other countries don't get external training?
SO IN AUGUST WILL MEET IN THE SAME WAR . WHAT A SHAME WILL LOOSE SO MANY YOUNG GUYS
Learning new sense humor
"HEY you invading basterd!! Say- Czech~ "
Interesting but only 19 men, should be a battalion at least.
Glory to NATO
CZ-Bren their Czech Army's SCAR
Rock apes instructing infantry !
🇨🇿 and 🇬🇧 are brothers
Czechia is Central Europe not Eastern
Ho well what do little boys play with ?