Bukavu - Congo '67
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Danny and the Counts - Ode to the Wind
In 1967, as the now President Mobutu continued to solidify control over the Congo in pursuit of his eventual dictatorship, the exiled Prime Minister and former rebel Moise Tshombe attempted to return to the Congo to rally his fellow Katangese against him.
Two-hundred or so mercenaries, led by the settler-turned-mercenary Jean Schramme swapped sides, aiding the Katangese in their uprising. Which fell apart when Tshombe was arrested. Schramme decided to gather up whoever he could and hold out in the resort town of Bukavu until help could arrive, eventually deciding to turn themselves in to the Rwandan government, who refused to repatriate them to the Congo.
After the uprising ended, Mobutu began a campaign against not just the Katangese, but many of the Congo's ethnic groups he saw as disloyal, every Katangese that had taken part in the uprising and later accepted his offer of "amnesty" was executed upon their return.
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This man literally has footage for every Military Conflict and Training in the 20th century
@davidhughes4089
Жыл бұрын
Kinda makes you wonder right 🤔 😄
@case3270
Жыл бұрын
@@davidhughes4089 theyre very easy to find online, common in archives and other sources but you need to dig a little bit
@davidhughes4089
Жыл бұрын
@@case3270 nah he's a 100 year mercenary with a penchant for recording his war crimes it's obvious
@jimhawkns
Жыл бұрын
@@case3270 donde encuentras los archivos para empezar? Esa es la pregunta
@gold8857
Жыл бұрын
@@jimhawkns Páginas de archivo de varios gobiernos y/o de fuerzas armadas, también en páginas con metrajes periodísticos como AP
Damn. 10 months already. I hope you're alive and fine. Thanks. (At least if you're reading this please let us know)
@GAMER123GAMING
4 ай бұрын
@Poopinthestreet-pajeeeet hes brit
@fredfazbar8967
3 ай бұрын
Why would he not be fine. Did he go to war or something? Is he russian or ukrainian?
@garge7676
3 ай бұрын
@@fredfazbar8967 His profile picture is that of Imperial Russia, which is still used by some Russian Nationalist and Monarchist groups, so presumably either Russian or just Pro-Russian That said, yesterday he posted on the Community page on his channel, so hopefully all is well.
@konigweeb3072
3 ай бұрын
He lives!
@bolnol
3 күн бұрын
@@garge7676he is not
Miss you MajorSamm hope you are doing good man.
@moddedkaine1427
5 ай бұрын
he was working on a really long (3 hours plus) video as of september so hopefully it should be out soon
@tobybeggs8676
5 ай бұрын
@@moddedkaine1427ah i see, I didn’t know that, thanks for letting us know
@bolnol
4 ай бұрын
@@moddedkaine1427he’s ok??!! Thank god
@giovannicervantes2053
3 ай бұрын
@@moddedkaine1427ooo that is juicy
@moddedkaine1427
3 ай бұрын
@@tobybeggs8676kzread.info/dash/bejne/kYmAuMproaieiMY.html possibly the same video i mentioned but he is now officially back
Another masterpiece, as always.
@jamesedwardladislazerrudo1378
Жыл бұрын
Congo has wild history man
Brazil '64 would be a nice idea for a video some day. There is plenty of footage and outstanding songs of that time too!
@IgorDCruz
Жыл бұрын
I support 🇧🇷
@arturocavendish6859
Жыл бұрын
Always felt a Sergio Mendes song could go with that
@atlanntis8064
Жыл бұрын
Was there a war tho?
@henriquekonradt541
Жыл бұрын
@@atlanntis8064 there were riots, guerrila style conflicts, repression of protests, that kind of stuff. He has done videos with more peaceful things.
@IgorDCruz
Жыл бұрын
@@atlanntis8064 There was the Araguaia guerrilla
Please wake up - we miss u :'(
These things will never be forgotten, thanks to Samm. The amount of times these pieces have lead me to research a particular conflict and go on a journey of learning, is innumerable. I rewatch some regularly, there’s something almost hypnotic and soothing about the way the music works with the images and vice versa. Masterful, sir.
Well done Majorsamm, Please come back.Much missed. And thanks for all your outstanding work - it's something other than else :^)
Black and white video, scruffy sounding old school recording. A match made in heaven, just like usual for MajorSamm!
Samm, I’ve been a follower for several years. I want to thank you for all of your content you have shared with us. Every video is a classic forgotten time piece. You have the best channel on KZread, thanks again.
@clevtrog
7 ай бұрын
Amen
@steventrotter4958
7 ай бұрын
What happened any ideas? Does he share project updates anywhere? Fucker vanished
@rubengutierrez19
7 ай бұрын
Did he leave?
@clevtrog
7 ай бұрын
@@rubengutierrez19 Nah he's just making a very long documentary on the Congo. He's been working on it for possibly over a year now so it will be worth it.
@rubengutierrez19
7 ай бұрын
@@clevtrog ah thanks friend
I remember the conflict in the Congo as a young man. I followed the action to the extent that I could.
Worth noting that one swiss-polish former R.A.F. pilot (12 confirmed kills) and also former Commander of Catangan Air force in '62 was fighting for Biafra with an old B-26 which was essentially all of biafran Airforce. A Madlad abslutely worth looking up; "Mr.Brown" Jean Zumbach.
@vednacold7937
Жыл бұрын
12 confirmd kills + 1 unconfirmed kill of Dag Hammarskjöld?
@airosoul1
Жыл бұрын
@@vednacold7937 nah, that woulda been Jan van Risseghem most certainly
@vednacold7937
Жыл бұрын
@@airosoul1 The most certain answer is - we'll never know.
@airosoul1
Жыл бұрын
@@vednacold7937 shouldnt post assumptions then either
@vednacold7937
Жыл бұрын
@@airosoul1 'twas a joke, my friend. U don't have to protect the honor of that pilot. I worked in aviation and have deep respect for all pilots, especially for those who had fought the nazies.
literally the only channel I always hit the like button immediately after starting the video, that's a compliment majorsam
@Dantheferret
Жыл бұрын
Will you upload anymore eurobeat and drift videos?
Stanleyville mutinies! Excellent. Will make a great companion to your previous Congo mercenary videos. Good work as always.
@esr243
Жыл бұрын
That is not Stanleyville, but the mercenaries of Schramme taking, holding and eventually giving up Bukavu encircled by the Congolese ANC … nearly all footage comes from famed French national TV programme “Cinq Colonnes à la Une” whose journalists had slipped from Rwanda into Bukavu, via Cyangugu. The same itinerary the mercenaries took when they finally gave up and negotiated their surrender and for many safe passage into Rwanda.
@jamesedwardladislazerrudo1378
Жыл бұрын
@@esr243I remembered Congo went divided into three sections
@yryes
Жыл бұрын
@@esr243it's the consequences of the second Stanleyville mutiny.
@esr243
Жыл бұрын
@@yryes hello, yes there was a “second mutiny” in Stanleyville, but not only. They mutinied in Kindu and Puniya (Schramme) as well. Those from Puniya took Bukavu. And the footage represented in the video we comment concerns Bukavu, not Stanleyville.
@MrChispa06
Жыл бұрын
@@esr243 Damn I looked it up and found the original full program on google, you certainly know your history very well!
God bless these boys. Not just Europeans, but Katanguese as well. After the Mobutu coup they migrated to Angola and fought shoulder to shoulder with the Portuguese (the "Katanguese Faithfuls" force). Absolute chads!
@naoyanaraharjo4693
Жыл бұрын
Mobutu is a supporter of UNITA, even trying to attack Luanda once(Battle of Quifangondo). Their mutiny is stupid and is against US imterest
@lijger1
Жыл бұрын
Dutch wikipedia and MajorSamm state that a large number of them 'received amnesty' from Mobutu ... and they were killed when they returned. How many went to Angola?
@martkbanjoboy8853
Жыл бұрын
The entire history of Congo leading up to the crisis is a convoluted mess of similar complexity to the Yugoslavian Wars.
@aregularperson7573
Жыл бұрын
@@martkbanjoboy8853 that puts it mildly and this is from someone who researched the Yugo Wars
@willcrawford6685
Жыл бұрын
These Europeans and Katangans where supported by Belgian mining interests and used to execute Lumumba. They are a representation of the start of the end of hope for an sort of democratic republic in Congo.
MajorSamm graces us with impeccable content yet again.
FALs, warm weather, low running and no real aiming. Yep this is Africa
@carteranderson5907
Жыл бұрын
I don't know how you summarized every African conflict since the 50's in one sentence, but you did basically perfectly, maybe minus no AK-47s and mass people "deletions" since YT doesn't like the G word.
I said it before and I say it again best channel on this platform, keep up the magnificent work Samm!
0:17 walking with such comrades might have been more dangerous than fighting the enemy.
@user-ez7ed7kd8e
11 ай бұрын
Lol
These videos are just so high quality. I love seeing and learning about the unpopular conflicts of humanity,.
"every Katangese that had taken part in the uprising and later accepted his offer of "amnesty" was executed upon their return." I keep learning about Katanga, and all I hear is tragedy. Well done as always, Major.
@logynmohamed1615
Жыл бұрын
The Congo crisis is my fav I always draw or watch about it
@Bolognabeef
Жыл бұрын
@@ColinMor-fj3qc now I'm curious too
@whyamihere5732
Жыл бұрын
@@ColinMor-fj3qc how do you know??
@alwynvanwyk1851
Жыл бұрын
Not gonna say, but yes, I feel it.....
@user-ez7ed7kd8e
10 ай бұрын
Why did they return at all? Did they really believe they would be given amnesty? 😂
I really hope he comes back
Ah, Bukavu...Great place, I've been there twice. Thanks for the new vid, MajorSamm!
@hagnartheviking6584
Жыл бұрын
As a mer...err *PMC* or just visiting?
@carteranderson5907
Жыл бұрын
@@hagnartheviking6584 that made me laugh harder than It should have...
@vednacold7937
Жыл бұрын
@@hagnartheviking6584 I was just passing by, heading down south to Lake Tanganyika. Uforgettable memories basically because that was my first trip to Africa and first "real & wild" tropical Africa vibe.
@justforthis3208
Жыл бұрын
@@vednacold7937 Did you visit anytime around 1967?
Tus vídeos son muy extraños, de conflictos olvidados, pero eso los hace muy interesantes de ve ver! Son geniales, saludos 🇦🇷
"Babe wakeup, Major Samm dropped another banger!!!"
@Prizrak131
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Stolas
If you want something more recent but often ignored, you could do one on the Marawi conflict here in the Philippines back in 2017. Lots of great footage and really funny art on the APCs
@elboyoww
Жыл бұрын
Yessir
@martkbanjoboy8853
Жыл бұрын
Darn near the fifty first state! 😀
@Not_actually_a_commie
Жыл бұрын
“Free WiFi” will always be peak comedy
@jamesedwardladislazerrudo1378
Жыл бұрын
@Chase Williams it would be better if Philippines have their APC have better armaments and thermal device at gunner
@aregularperson7573
Жыл бұрын
@@jamesedwardladislazerrudo1378 having armor vehicles are better than having none but your point is valid the Philippine military had hardly changed equipment Wise since the end of the Vietnam war and Marwari was a wake up call
I’d like to see a Majorsamm video of Biafra, and/or Ogaden War. This is excellent, gritty footage.
Your videos are literally my entire playlist. Keep em comin!
More music like this is absolutely opening a door into a whole new world of perspective. Keep it coming, man!
it’s been a little while since you posted
You made my day, thank you from Brazil 👍🏻👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻
What I love about MajorSamm's videos is that you get to see the real face of history. Another cracking video Major.
Ah the old heavy AG43. We had to use that one in the army. Insanely powerfull.
Hell yeah, please never stop making videos
Belíssimo trabalho, Major Samm!
We miss you. I hope you alive and safe rn
Please come back man if you can, we really Need you
Genuinely changed my life for the better these. Well bloody done majorsam
Miss you.
The guitar sound so very raw. Everything about this video feel so RAW and I am just loving it!!!
Another day another Major Samm video, What a beautiful day.
Major , We miss you
Easily one of the most under rated channels on this platform.
Turned out Mercenaries were more useful than the UN even though they failed in this case.
@H-No114
Жыл бұрын
Pretty much anyone is more useful than the UN
Major, oh, Major. Where are you?
@clevtrog
7 ай бұрын
Making a huge congo documentary apparently.
@user-sb8rv4ke6w
7 ай бұрын
@@clevtrog Alright, I'll excuse him then.
“We live in the flicker -- may it last as long as the old earth keeps rolling! But darkness was here yesterday.” ― Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness
hey, MajorSamm, i really like your videos, but there's one type of video i'd like to see. i think it'd be very interesting if you made a video about the battles happening in mexico right now, between the different cartels, government, and vigilante groups. just a suggestion.
MajorSamm notification I click right away Great content as always
Thanks Major Sam for these video di grande spessore
The whole movie "mister bob" is available on KZread with English subtitles. A French movie depicting these precise events and the Simba Rebellion before tht (and the tense relations between Bob Denard, the most famed French mercenary, working for French interests, and Mobutu, Congolese general, working for American interests).
does anyone know what happened to majorsamm
@clevtrog
7 ай бұрын
He's fine. Just making a big 3 hour documentary. Stuff like that takes time and research.
Your videos are top notch sir!
majorsamm coming out with great shit like usual
dude I love your stuff, it vibes so well
Just found this channel, think it just became one of my favorites. Great work.
blud's never coming back
Major … I need the Soundtrack collection- your picks are so on point and I love every single song ! Thank you
Good work as always Major
You have a nice, long sleep, old man. I’ll take it from here.
@Mac-ih1zf
4 ай бұрын
So when do we call a doctor?
@tomdh8394
3 ай бұрын
@@Mac-ih1zf we should have called one long ago :((
we miss you mr samm
You are creating great content, keep it up, bro.
What an amazing video and piece of history. This era of the Congo crisis and Mad Mike Hoare is something I have been interested in since reading Congo Mercenary and the Road To Kalamata back in the seventies. Thanks for putting this up.
@thing8629
Ай бұрын
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0:13 that goddamn mercenary smile
The bullet for ear pro. (Protection) is amazing.
I always wonder what came of the people on a lot of historical footage. Many will be dead now, but how did they live out the rest of their lives? The little girl at 2:30with what I assume is her mother could very well still be alive today. If she were say 6 in this footage today she'd be 62.
Music on point as always
Amazing work!
Always cool to see you upload
Such an ominous sounding track , shits about to get real
Keep up the great work on theses videos. God bless and remember never surrender
That closing clip was brilliant.
Another great video
Release more videos pls!
First time i hear this song and its absolute masterpiece as the video Is ♥️ peace out major
Another great video 👍🏻
Was in central Africa in the early 2000s the faces have changed. The drama never does end
Is Samm dead or somethimg?
@palestiniangigachad3423
5 ай бұрын
im wondering the samething
@Johnnytree67
4 ай бұрын
Could be who's knows 😏
Yo, I can't explain why, but I'm one of those people who find it oddly comforting watching videos of military conflicts, revolutions, coups, over occasionally upbeat music. Cathartic?
Good video I like that you put some context in the description and not directly in the video
Yo, Samm. Where did you go? Your anonymous admirer
Please do one of military regime in Brazil '64 - '85 I'm sure it will be as perfect as your other videos! 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷!!!!
Another good video with a good song
Great vid
what happened to bro??
I had to check if it was the 1st or 15th. Another banger!
Another song that will get imprinted on me
The footage is really good MajorSamm do it again
Best chanel in the world ❤
New video will come soon, i hope. Waitin' for your post again Major!
I Really love.. The MajorSam Things.. i can feel that little melanholic taste
Poor Congo, America Did Same In My Country Iran 1953 and Guatemala 1954 🇨🇩🇮🇷🇬🇹
I'm convinced MajorSamm is Mad Mike Hoare's burner
holy shit i'm early. i hope this is a banger.
The Best edit
You should make one about "Tlatelolco" Mexico '68
Dad, please come back
@clevtrog
7 ай бұрын
Don't worry, He's just cramming a 3 hour Congo documentary. Back in September he responded on his Twitter to someone asking about it by saying it'll be out soon-ish-ish, which i guess means 2-3 months from September. It was in the editing stage back then so i guess it'll be out pretty soon its just that its a very huge project. I love man's dedication, He probably has more of it than some filmmakers.
Great video as always. Could we get another one about the agression on Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 90s
The shell casings in the ears is a pro move I learned from my grandpa
He's back!
Excellent portrayal as always.