What a waste of money.

Who are the two sons of abraham

WOW !! THIS VIDEO WAS GREAT !!!! I LOVE how you did the entire thing, Music was perfect, and the description of the run-up to the dock gate, got me pinned to the screen ! this was like an old fashion radio thriller !! A real story teller,

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That is one stunning statement..

my great grandfather was one of the British commandos that took part in the raid. I feel so honoured reading this. thank you

That operation certainly baked the ethos of the Commando into the British military and other militaries who fought along side them. They were true heroes and if the British had an equivalent to the US Presidential Unit Citation that bunch deserved it.

What a top man and statement to appreciate his enemy's achievements, ive heard similar stories at monte cassino, both sides agreed a truce for their wounded and dead to be picked up, when they realised it was the falshirmjager and british Paras was fighting each other, they was horrified and shocked and said parachute kameraden and brothers should not be fighting each other both sides agreed, in fact ciggies and food got shared, along with jokes and stories and pictures, german medics helping british wounded vise versa the same with carrying the wounded and the dead, then seize fire ended and it was back to killing each other, but the falshirmjager did mainly pull out that night and left a small screening force, we all know what happened next.. Its a shame that more germans who survived the war didnt convey their experiences to video for all future generations to here, as at the end of day the average german soldier was just as heroic as anybody else and ive never heard a british veteren say no different...

They were all brave and real men on all sides brother

And The Stig will time trial it. =P

Tonight! I ram a dock gate! James builds a bomb! And Richard gets queasy....

As long as James doesn't try to jump a car on to it again.😂

ha ha ha👍🏻

This week on Jeremy Clarkson--Our Heroes 👏👏👏👏

Couldn't agree with you more, Nolan. You're right on the money, just like Jeremy and his no-punches-pulled commentary. Intriguing to learn also that every specialized military unit owes its heritage to this unique group of men.

You love Jeremy Clarkson, despite his RACISM or because of, not sure which.

@@marvelheroes4829 ok you clicked on this video and chose to watch it and or go through the comments. So if you thought he was racist why do you continue to watch him or click on any videos with him in it. Very hypocritical of you so shut up and mind your own business because no one asked for your opinion

@@nolandavis9040 Nicely said Nolan. I don't think I would have been as gracious. Guys like Henry would find fault with Ghandi, Martin Luther King, Mother Theresa or even God. Just trolls who like nothing better than to spew their diarrheia

@@darkprotector9562 it just drives me crazy because I was in it for the story and how it was told. I don’t care who the narrator is as long as they can tell the story with enthusiasm and honor. The story is what is important and some people can’t get past the past

The Greatest Generation who gave away everything for future generations.Rest in Peace 🙏🏻

@@michaelnorwood3164 Good god yes.I doubt we'll ever be privileged to see their likes again Michael.

@@Anglo_Saxon1 war creates brave and great people, it's only a matter of time before we find ourselves in another. And then those brave men will be remembered similarly. History is doomed to repeat itself after all.

@@MDM1992 Yes,I fear you may be right mate.

Every year, on the Saturday before remembrance Sunday, the South Wales Echo would publish tributes to individuals lost in the various wars. I remember every year, for many years, someone who knew Tom Durrant left an in memorium tribute to him, his name and the fact he earned the VC has always stuck in my memory.

Like that German tank commander , Michael Wittmann, buried in France and has flowers placed on his grave every day in respect

the german soldiers really didnt want to be fighting. the SS and gestapo were different . so they had comradery there

@@seinfeld11123 gee wee, men don't want to die, what a bloody surprise

Recognition of the utmost vile treachery, yes

Ka dina bro

That was tough to hear. Not only for the expected reasons of his incredible toughness, bravery and ultimate sacrifice and the terrible loss to his family. The shameful tragedy of this future generation that indeed gained everything from his terrible sacrifice, that they have no appreciation and are trying their damnedest to throw it all away.

@@jbdbean242 well not all of us are, I’m currently serving in the Middle East, trying to do my part

Same

@@sailingyoumeandjosapea6770 Bless you both, though the country he defended seems to be neither as free nor as proud as it was in his day.

@@kh0678 keep safe

Imagine being so badass that even your enemies salute you

Though they are enemies, Warriors always respect one another!

@LibtardsStillCant SilenceMe20 Interesting how you left the SS out... So no contempt for the SS, and the Mujahideen, but Asians, oh the Asians are contemptible...

@LibtardsStillCant SilenceMe20 one man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter. But I can't condone your theory

Yes, that's true, Mr Clarkson, has presented this very well, with some emotion,,

My grandad was a gunner in one of the ml boats

Your grandads a legend

Sounds like one of the 5,000 on the balcony of the iranian embassy...that must have been a big boat as everyones grandad was on it too.😂

@@MC14may - Most of everyone's Grand dad or Great Grand dad in Europe was in the War so why do you feel surprised that they have Grand kids watching KZfaq.

Anyone involved in this raid is a true hero. They should be remembered forever.

Je suis sûr que chacun de ces soldats vous dirait : " De rien, Christelle "...

I wish more French people had your attitude. So often the powers that be seem very ungrateful for the generation of men that died trying and eventually saving France, De Gaulle himself seemed to despise the British

Having worked in France and Belgium, I think it is a little lost on the British how much the people there still hold these heros and the liberation, in the highest regard and regularly pay their respects with great dignity and reverence.

I am also native of Saint-Nazaire, living in Britain. I would like to personally thank the author James Dorrian who is the main history adviser behind the BBC programme narrated by Jeremy Clarkson. There is a lot more about Operation Chariot that meets the eye: who supplied the plans of the Saint-Nazaire port installations? Who were the local inhabitants who helped one of the five commandos, Lance-Corporal Arnold Howarth (BEM, Croix de guerre) to escape from Saint-Nazaire? I wonder if anybody local to Saint-Nazaire ever heard of René-Yves Creston or Etienne Baratte except for a few people interested on Operation Chariot.

you dont live freely, and future generations will live less freely.

I find united biscuits funny

Cool story tho thanks for sharing

It really takes a special kind of human, thank you for sharing! Sounds like a good man.

Thanks, chickenswampable. Nice to hear from you. 🙂👍

he was the example of a good man to me.

In reality I doubt that happened

@@CheersDits2979 You'd know , you were there . ( sigh )

@@CheersDits2979 I once saw a guy with spiral crack up through his shin sit up, give the guy who caused it by accident his hand and tell him it was not his fault, these guys had way more adrenalin coursing through their vanes, this is totally believable to me.

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@@thelogan4641 Trust me, people who get their legs blown off do NOT sit their cheering people on, even after morphine. Someone with a catastrophic bleed if not tourniquet will die within minutes, they normally if conscious scream in pain. I’ve seen and dealt with a few so @bloke 75, yes i would know (sigh, civis 🙄)

he makes it interesting

Without a Doubt, Incredible!!

This is some of Clarkson's best work.

Agreed. From across the top pond.

I find him unbearable and so inadequate to those glorious men.

@@philippechevereau9818 Yeah, but you're French.

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Knick his gold watch if he's got one!

And he most certainly had.

then stick him with a bayonnet !

Such a wise and funny way to refer to saying I'm going to make a man sterile. Here in Baltimore MD you hear it as family jewels..

@@randymcfarland9930 That expression is also used in the UK.

PUBLIC OPINION ON AMERICAN INTERVENTION IN World War II. September 1, 1939: World War II BEGINS Gallup survey, Sept 1-6, 1939 Q. If it looks within the next few months as if England and France might be defeated, should the United States declare war on Germany and send our troops abroad? YES 32%,... NO 58% ....10% No opinion. October 6, 1939: POLAND CONQUERED Gallup survey, Oct. 5-10, 1939 Q If it appears that Germany is intent on trying to defeat England and France, should the United States declare war on Germany and send our army and navy to Europe to fight? YES 29%,... NO 71%. May 10, 1940: GERMANY INVADES WESTERN EUROPE Gallup survey, May 18-23, 1940 Q. Do you think the United States should declare war on Germany and send our army and navy abroad to fight? YES 7%, NO 93% June 22, 1940: FRANCE FALLS TO GERMANY Gallup survey, June 27-July 3, 1940 Q Which of these two things do you think is the more important for the United States? 1) to try to keep out of war ourselves. 2) or to help England win, even at the risk of getting into the war? HELP 25%,... KEEP OUT 71% ...4% No opinion. Yet they all claim they ''saved'' Britain in WW2? We read it every day, and yet what utter rubbish that really is? The truth is so obviously the complete OPPOSITE? As proven, we saved them! But they'll still deny it, and come up with their next lines of bull? They'll now be thinking to themselves, but … but ... but, we supplied the USSR, and it's only because of those supplies the USSR could even fight in the war blah blah? How many times have we all heard that outright lie? Again, I'll prove it was a lie.

And you'll also notice that not a single American would agree? This is what we really are talking about today?, they have nothing left, and nobody that could do the right thing for them. And it's all their own damn fault because of their own arrogance, their own stupidity, their own complete misunderstanding of this world we live in. Get lost USA. Great Britain, Russia, Germany, France, Spain, Sweden, Austria, Netherlands, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Romania, Estonia, Finland, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Greece, Slovakia, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia & The World.

They're all exactly the same today. If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, eventually the people will come to believe it ~ Joseph Goebbels, 1941. You only need to say it once to an American, as long as it was the American government saying it, they'd all believe it. American propaganda and lies are so ingrained in these people today, they're completely unable to recognise what propaganda is, what it's used for, or even why it's used? They've no idea, man? You'll read these people watch something happen with their own eyes, yet because they saw it on RT?, well that must mean it's propaganda? They don't even grasp the fact, that if you can see something happen yourselves, then it's never propaganda, but actually, the reality, the facts! If you watch a US jet purposely bomb a hospital in Iraq? That's not propaganda, it's a fact, as you can see it for yourselves? If, however, RT was just saying a US jet bombed a hospital? Without allowing you to actually see it? Then yes, we can call that propaganda, but even then, not all the time, they may not have the footage to show, so can only report it, that's where common sense comes into play. Only "common sense" with "American" in the same sentence, is illogical, as they're polar opposites. I really do think and believe, that these American people today, actually think that American tyranny over the world, would see them all better off, would see them on a level above the rest of us, this really is what these American people think today. It must be! Showing us all, they don't even understand what a tyrannical government is, or what it always does? As if they did know what any, and all tyrannical governments, always have done. They'd all know they're actually always the first to be killed, the first threatened, and the first subdued. It's always those people living under any Tyrannical government, who are always the first to be dumbed down, and always turned into nothing other than meaningless canon fodder, they're always the first crushed. And as it happens, ironically, that's exactly what we're watching them all being turned into today!

To survive we must see Britain, Europe, Russia and China fighting for our belief in our own freedom?. Against the United States of Global Terrorism, fighting for full global control and dominance, both financially, and militarily, - American Tyranny in other words. You decide!

Before every war in history, as soon as the people have found out it's heading to war, we've often seen enormous shifts in alliances, many times with some of the most unexpected alliances being formed, while the usual alliances get broken, and at times, by the demands of the people themselves. Every War in history has seen this, hopefully it will be no different this time. Every War in history has been lost by the country trying for domination, control or global tyranny. Not one has ever won, countries with some of the largest, greatest, most enormous military's ever seen at that time, have all lost, and not only lost but all have been annihilated. The American people would be very wise to remember that. Because there's a reason for that… When you're fighting for the right reasons? Fighting against attempted tyranny or oppression? You all learn very quickly to overcome anything thrown at you, you fight with all your might, everyone around you is the same, so you easily outfight anyone that's fighting for tyranny, or fighting for the wrong reasons, as those troops all lack any real sort of fight. So no matter what, or how many weapons they may have, they can't ever match the fight against them. We see this in every war throughout history, over and over again, we also always see that the troops all fighting for the righteous reasons, like their own country's freedom, always seem to become invincible! Every War is the same. It will be no different this time, only the annihilation might be much more severe, but just as deserved.

He's done a few history docs there's another one on KZfaq about Victoria Cross heroes, and I'm not sure if its on here but one about the North Atlantic convoys, and a series about weapons I think as well But I definitely agree he's great in these things like this

@@slyaspie4934 I saw the V.C. episode but was unaware of the others. Thanks for the heads up my dood. Will look for those, THX!

its ashame they did away with Top Gear and remade it with some Black guy on instead !!!!!!! .......it used to be good that ...

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I had a neighbour involved too. We went to St Nazaire in the 70s and saw the memorial. Swimming in the sea my sister and I found a rock of the same type and took it home to him. He cried and thanked us , I will never forget.

That's amazing. You can find some of the most bad-a$$ warriors resorting to the most peaceful things without even knowing how important they were to history.

@@darkprotector9562 And it's inspirational in how they mentioned how these Commandos were picked as ordinary people from mundane professions.

@@darkprotector9562 it is a real shame that they aren't looked after better. The government should have given these men, and others like them, land with no taxes and a massive payout. Without these kinds of men, we would be speaking German or Japanese. Incredible story.

@@simmo7670 Most of these commandos are the type of men who would not take such an offer. Saying they were only doing what had to be done.

If bombers would knock out some defenses and ships, some vague chances for return would have appeared. But there are no if's.

As a wounded veteran myself, you’re not supposed to return from this one. My Salute.

God definitely played a role in the commando's success here.

But given how useless Tirpitz really was, honestly it’s tragic seeing this mission happened in the first place.

@@bkjeong4302 you do realise it was basically made useless because of this raid.....

It's not worth engaging with someone so ignorant and small-minded that they do not like an entire race of people. I can't abide people like that, their abject negativity towards everything new or outside of their small worlds is so pathetic. People like that are never interesting or engaging, just tiresome and dull. You'd have to have zero logic, rationality, or imagination to judge people as a group, not the individuals they are.

Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery. Who's stood in front of the Soviets and told them if they didn't hold there advance into Denmark. He would open fire. Thankfully the soviets blinked first and the Iron Curtain didn't fall over Denmark. Just out of curiosity does that get taught in Denmark?

@@jamesmcstein6758 No sadly my friend.. I didn't even know this you just told me now.. we learned about ww2 but mostly the history everyone knows... Do you maybe have a link or so about this you told me so I can read about it??? Thank you for writing friend

@@jamesmcstein6758 citation needed

@@ArmageddonAfterparty The answer looks more like "Sort of". www.warhistoryonline.com/world-war-ii/canadian-saved-denmark.html He sent a contingent of Canadian Paras to hold them up, Then made sure the Russians stuck to the pre-agreed borders.

@@ArmageddonAfterparty This is where i got my information from Dr Mark Felton explains it a lot better than me though. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hb2Thc9otp3Ud6c.html

love that lot. go sas those who dare win

Dear Vaibhav, Would you appear to be a child. Welcome to the hotel auschitz.

There were a few canadians as well. Coming from a grateful Brit!

like film attack on the iron cost 1968 base raid st nazaire

Love that phrase, "spoil his prospects". when kicking someone in the nuts! 😂

@Biggus Dickus whats your wife called again?

@Biggus Dickus ah thanks for the reminder hehe ffssffs

@G SQUADRAN i found it about 4 years ago I love this story

Can't help thinking... what if there was a call up today? They'd be crying into their mothers aprons,

Clarkson is a schmuck who ruins every video he is in...

Communism?

@@chadhaire1711 least popular take of all time

I'm an American too - and this is an impressive story of en-masse bravery. But "the Queen" or anyone given a heredity position, is a revolting concept.

​@@stevealexander8010 These guys were fighting for "King & Country" and in most cases the armed forces pledge their allegiance to the Monarch as part of the Oath of Allegiance. i.e. "I, swear by Almighty God (do solemnly, and truly declare and affirm) that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Her Heirs and Successors...

Fk the queen

They were the reason Communism spread. Read history.

@@poweredbyrice5708 Republics usually have similar arguments to justify themselves. Power is given by God and is taken away when it is abused. It is an ancient principle.

Amen.

It is time once again for the English speaking world to save itself along in so doing the rest of it! GET YOUR KIT AND PREPARE TO LET LOOSE. My money is on my neighbors to the North of me to start the show?

@@genebohannon8820 WTF? 🤔

@MichaelKingsfordGray Oh give it a rest, sweetheart.

@MichaelKingsfordGray no one cares

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I can with morgan Freeman

David Attenborough

Karl Pilkington

Your mum

Lol

Watch the b&w film “ the Gift horse “ .

You may or may not know this but the film ‘Attack On The Iron Coast’ with Lloyd Bridges is based around this raid. It’s not exactly what occurred, but it’s pretty close.

Good choice,that gonna be the last bastion eventually of true britishness and culture along with glasgow and all above it......

These people were tough. Death showed up and they laughed in his face!

The British are good people believe me as are the people of the USA...we make a good team....

We all want to escape to our brothers in Red American States!

@@johnhanson5943 Please do not speak for me, as a child 75 years ago I eulogised about the Red Indians , now known as native Americans or indigenous people of America but sadly the worst type of our countries example has been picked up by the US, leave me out.

Also even if not of English ancestry, the founding values of the US were based majorly on British Enlightenment ideas; freedom of expression, consent of the governed, natural rights, etc. Ironically a lot of these ideas led directly to the War of Independence.

My Grandmother was born in 1893. Her parents came over from England on a sailing ship. Dad's side came from England also but Earlier. Much like lots of orhers from Virginia North and South Carolina.

That sounded suspiciously like Michael Caine.

@@austin2842 I'm picturing Blackadder.

AMAZING!!!! Thank you so much!! I just took the most amazing drain pipe clearing dump thanks to your Epsom salt recommendations!!!!! I dropped at least 15lbs of waste.

@@kevinsturgeon8414, only 170 left to go!

My Dad worked with British troops and had high regard for them during WWll.

I see what you did there. Who do you think taught us, "Don't tread on Me!"`?

Sadly the original is more fitting in the English speaking world again today. GET READY!

Who gave this a thumbs down? Shameful.

"we gave it to the germans..."

Royal Navy: "It's at St. Nazaire." US Navy: "Where about in St, Nazaire?" Royal Navy: "Everywhere."

@@cycadaacolyte6349 lm

@@HO-bndk there's a reason joint operations exist... similar humor, similar thoughts, similar training, but all regular men doing extraordinary things to use violence for good.

They definitely lost their deposit.

And God save France Mon Ami...from a proud Brit

You are an admirable individual. And you know, there are many thousands of people who are alive today because of the bravery and sacrifice of the French Resistance - truly the definitive guerilla force. And I find it a happy coincidence that my own flag, the Star Spangled Banner, shares it's colors with both France & England.

​​​​@@darkprotector9562 all about the red white and blue... The white stands for freedom, the red synifies the blood one as to shed sometimes for it, and the blue is for a mans noble cause.this englishmans proud to be under it...

There is an old movie from 1952 called gift horse based on this raid 👍🏼

Attack on the Iron Coast

@@Floody77 Maybe a new adaptation. The same epic story but modern movie magic like Dunkirk (film). Although I concur after watching this documentary, I think the Raid at St. Nazaire is more compelling.

It was made into a movie.

I totally agree with you this should be the next ww2 movie

I laughed at that, what a legend.

They did make a move, I think it was. Squadren 619 or 617- something like that. Related to the Dam Busters maybe. Mosquitos! Great planes! And of course lancasters

@@anthonywomack8027 633 Squadron from 1964? That is not depicting the same event.

They did I believe it was called the Gift Horse, they changed the name of the ship, Trevor Howard was in it I believe

Attack on the Iron Coast is the name of the movie

As are All our Allied Troops around the World, The Very Best of Honorable Souls.

The movie ‘Attack On The Iron Coast’ with Lloyd Bridges is pretty close to the real narrative, with some Hollywood spin.

When he finds out farming isn't easy?

@@williamrae9954 he took up farming?

@@ryannocera6690 yes, he made a show called "clarksons farm" on amazon prime. Its actually really good id recommend watching it

This programm was produced by Clarkson years ago. Just because this upload is new, it doesn't mean the film is.

He hasn't done a show like this for decades, all the men involved have long since passed. This must be getting on for 20 years old

Giants, indeed, Daniel - they were the epitome of courage.

We could do with their kind now.

@@daniellebcooper7160 I couldn't agree more.

Agreed, Danielle - I served with 2Para in the 1980's, but of course then, the Commando's were under the auspices of the Army & not directly affiliated with the Senior Service (RN), as now. In military terms, it's a whole different ball of wax, today. Keep yourself safe, Andrew.

They even knew which bathroom to use...

deserves it, but Hollywood would distort it with fiction and will more than likely make it an American commando unit or something like that. Like that U-571 film

No it doesnt. This has a documentary and its all the format it needs. No freakin hollywood BS with an "extended storyline"

@@kavasir7042 I agree that Hollywood would probably turn it into a movie centered around the US military.

@@chiron13 yes remember midway not 1 Commonwealth ships insight and did not see any of the kamikaze's bouncing off the decks of them ships because it would have stolen the show just a bit lol

If it's done right.

Excellent!!

Nice!

And still, everywhere in the world you see yelling insane populist politicians. One even damaged the US reputation for four years. Why do we accept that nonsense?! Do something to prevent a next war!

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Who dares wins!

The fact that I agreed instinctively with this sort of worries me....

That thinking didn't work so well for Burnside at Maryes Heights(Battle of Fredericksburg, U.S. Civil War). I'm glad it worked out for Lord Mountbatten though.

I hear living or dead they come on to this comment section everyday to see comments like these.. some might think it's a tad virtue signaling but nah you're the real deal.

you’re still british... well that depends how long you been living in france

Another ex-patriot who loves their country so much they don't live in it.

@@acesul8811 ,does it matter to you if this ....ex - patriot doesn't live in England???? My grand father fought in the war and his origins where nordic ,so does that make him any less british??, his grandparents came to england for a better life ,the same as i have done for my family. .

@@andrewbull3537 LMAO - left Britain for a better life. You went next door and shacked up with the neighbour and want to pretend you still love your wife, even though you don't live with her or financially support her.

Warriors.

Nor will I Roger. I live in France and every time I fly from Nantes to the UK the plane flies over St Nazaire and I always look down at that dock and marvel at what those brave men did. R.I.P.

I liked both.

Stiff upper lip... jolly good!

Or the guy who did Dunkirk.

Agreed. And I'm going to buy that book. Thank you.

Guy Ritchie also directing a film about this. Can't wait till it come out!

Great book! I read it last year.

I’d absolutely Love to read this Book, Thankyou for your referral! Hope I can obtain it in the U.S.A.!!

Yes the ship did explod watch till the end

@@denismelville2833 you should read to the end

WHAT THE? An American calling himself a Yank?

It's just too bad that both gov/military's are being over run by grifters/cowards and tractors.

@@LordZonaxe yeah, those pesky tractors, plowing the fields of people who never asked for it.

@@bobrockmann7521 lol the pesky Tractors all ways up to no good..

true yank hat off sir

Rangers are affiliated with British commandos, not the other way around.

@@HO-bndk Affiliations go both ways pal.

@@HO-bndk - Yes, you are right, Harry. A strong bond was formed during WWll and and remains to this day. The Americans did come to the Brits for orientation and initial training.

Yanks are babies compared to these guys,

@@darrenh0218 No need to be silly about it, I'm just pleased that some of our American cousins are finally finding out about events like St. Nazaire at last. I've known of this since I was a kid and read about in the comics of the 1960's, and much else besides.

Why not a feature film?

@@stuart5811 that could work

An entire series with multiple seasons of 12-15 episodes each. It could run for years just telling the stories from WWII

I'd watch them. Better that than Clarkson playing farmer.

@@markphillips2076 haven’t seen that yet