‘The army spent much time checking regulations to see how to record his name, an early taste of army life’

@JamesThomas-gg6il

11 ай бұрын

Got that right

@AnthonyOMulligan-yv9cg

6 ай бұрын

Yeah, I remember getting an odd sized pair of Boots.....a "10" and a "10 1/2".

@andrewperlman6617

15 күн бұрын

😅

Good to see Stormin Norman get the credit he deserves 😊

@derrickstorm6976

11 ай бұрын

Yes the first time anyone has praised Schwarzkopf, the guy should have been knighted by the Queen and his hand shaken by the POTUS but no had to wait for random KZread videos

@mcyounglordlauch7012

11 ай бұрын

​@@Shadow_3-1nah dude, it's just some irony, what he basically says is, that being handshaked by POTUS and knighted by the queen is nothing (irony) in comparison to this YT Vid, what you could understand of the comment of OP. So no, he isnt saying that we shouldn't honour military heroes, but is simply making a joke about OP

@Eminentharp

11 ай бұрын

his book is great

@timf2279

11 ай бұрын

@@derrickstorm6976 Are you joking?

@StevenKeery

11 ай бұрын

@@derrickstorm6976 : Did you watch the video at all? He was Knighted by Queen Elizabeth.

My grandfather happened to be in the same class as him at Fort Benning back in 1961-62. A talented commander that showed a good general can still leave a mark in the late 20th century.

@doraemon61377

8 ай бұрын

I can argue that being a good general now is harder than in ancient times. Modern technology is not easy to understand!

@vilefiend9603

8 ай бұрын

His leadership qualities will be studied well into the 21st century.

@doraemon61377

8 ай бұрын

@@vilefiend9603 best general 😄

@user-jr3kb8qy8e

8 ай бұрын

LEFT A STAIN IN HISTORY👎👎

@sakaijin7270

5 ай бұрын

​@@user-jr3kb8qy8e He's the commander of gulf war. Not Iraq war. They were liberating kuwait. What are you. Sadamm's bastard son?

My father served under colonel Truong (that we see around 9:10) also during the same time as Schwarzkopf was in Vietnam. My father, Nguyen Duc Khanh, was commander of the Da Nang Air Force base. After the Irak war, General Schwarzkopf sent a plaque to now defunct general Truong to thank him for the lessons in Vietnam.

@MrNajibrazak

11 ай бұрын

truly an honorable man, we don't get to see alot of those nowadays.

@jbjoeychic

9 ай бұрын

That is a great story and family tradition, you must be very proud. God bless !

people don't realize how much of a badass Norman's father was. He was nationally known as a racket busting cop. The badassery was genetic. The apple most definitely did not fall far from the tree.

@BRuane-pw6xq

9 ай бұрын

Led investigation into Lindbergh kidnapping with Hoover

@arieltraasdahl-xh6ri

8 ай бұрын

Principled gentlemen seem to run in this family.

@James-kv6kb

2 ай бұрын

Yes Americans are so bad ass but they can't actually win a war

@Brslld

6 күн бұрын

​@@James-kv6kbThe Gulf war wasn't a US victory?

@James-kv6kb

6 күн бұрын

@@Brslld ok I was neglectful, I should have put in my comment the Americans can't win a war without other countries helping or doing all the hard work first. Now nothing was actually achieved the yanks just took out a middle eastern dictator to make sure the oil wasn't affected (after he was no longer friendly with the United states) ,which caused major instability in the region for the next 30 years. Which of course the Americans wanted so they can sell military equipment. Also you weren't the only ones at the gulf War, yet again the Australians were helping the Americans as we've done in every war since the civil war, you also had the British two countries that actually do know what they're doing in conflict .So your country is giving 600 billion dollars to the military every year and you can only come up with one example I think you've proven me right.

He's honestly one of the greatest generals in US history. I put him in same league as Bradley or Chester Nimitz.

@timf2279

11 ай бұрын

Just a point Nimitz wasn't a General, he was an Admiral.

@dragonstormdipro1013

11 ай бұрын

@@timf2279 I know. However the leadership styles are very similar.

@waitingfordaybreak8485

11 ай бұрын

Bradley was not a great general.

@Dipp182

11 ай бұрын

​@waitingfordaybreak8485 explain for research purposes

@kevinrobles8695

11 ай бұрын

@@Dipp182don’t listen to them. Bradley was one of the best generals in history and commanded the largest American force EVER during WWII out of anyone else. He also recommended Patton to be given command of the US II corps.

I can highly recommend his biography to anyone who has an interest in military history or who aspires to become a leader in any military or civilian role.

@Eminentharp

11 ай бұрын

it's a really good read for being an autobiography

@bambam144

11 ай бұрын

jip a really good one.

Schwarzkopf's press conference during the middle of Desert Storm is IMO required watching for any fan of military history. You can see the brilliance on display as he walks you through every step of the operation from start to the point at which the door was shut and the game was over, and it turns out he's one hell of a public speaker.

@sntslilhlpr6601

11 ай бұрын

Exactly what I was thinking. Was just about to go rewatch it myself.

@16rumpole

11 ай бұрын

he just projected strength in that conference.

@matasa7463

10 ай бұрын

@@16rumpole It's probably where he got the nickname the Bear. He just oozed control and confidence.

@16rumpole

7 ай бұрын

He was pretty much the anti Biden. Norman projected authority and confidence. He was very much a man. Of course now, he would be attacked as displaying toxic masculinity

Fun fact, in the 2008 video game "Tom Clancy's EndWar" the US Joint Strike Force faction uses the M5A2 Schwarzkopf tank as their main battle tank.

@razzy4159

11 ай бұрын

I thought I was the only person to know that game exists. But the reference of the Shwarzkopf tanks was always a nice touch

@counterfit5

11 ай бұрын

I liked the voice control of that one.

@svenrio8521

11 ай бұрын

That was such a good game, I wish there was a sequel.

@16rumpole

7 ай бұрын

That is cool

@James-kv6kb

2 ай бұрын

Maybe the video game should not allow America to win ever because they never have

This is the way that generals are supposed to be made. Not because their family is well connected or they're friends with the current dictator. Individuals that no only spend a career learning the ins and outs of the job but professionally interested in their career.

@KannabisMajoris

11 ай бұрын

His father was well-connected military/police man as explained in the first minute of the video

@kokits

11 ай бұрын

@@KannabisMajorisyou missed his point

@Xeonerable

11 ай бұрын

All careers should be like that... should do it because you care, not because of force or connections.

@whendoweeat

11 ай бұрын

@@kokits He didn't. Schwarzkopf lived a life of privilege. This isn't a knock against him. Just statement of fact.

@James-kv6kb

2 ай бұрын

I love the way you don't have to be very good at your job to be worshipped by Americans

When I was in Operation Desert Storm leading a tank company, I remember a quote of his that was read to all of us as the Order of the Day before the battle. "My confidence in you is total, our cause is just, now you must be the thunder and lighting of Desert Storm." Simple words, but we would take them with us as we went into battle and history on that day.

@matasa7463

10 ай бұрын

And boy, did you guys bring down the thunder! I don't think Saddam ever fully recovered mentally from that hit.

@steeltalon2317

10 ай бұрын

@@matasa7463 What was really amazing was waking up one morning with 100s of fighter jets flying 500 feet or less over you as headed toward Kuwait and Iraq. You could almost see the guys in the cockpits. It was non-stop for days of the airwar. Trying to sleep was really difficult. Once we got to our final position, I would have my MRE in the evening 1630 and watch B-52 fly over at 20,000 feet. With binoculars you could see the bombs being release for a few months and then wait for the ground to shake from the blast miles away from you.

@black10872

10 ай бұрын

@@matasa7463 You damn right he never recovered from that ass whooping! He went up against an army that was training for decades to go toe to toe with the Soviet Bear and its Eastern European minions! That boy Saddam thought he was going to fight them like he fought Iran for 8 years. But NOPE! He didn't see how this fight would turn out to be.

@black10872

10 ай бұрын

@@fudgepacker2858 me??? You are sadly mistaken.

@James-kv6kb

2 ай бұрын

How come you guys can't actually win a war without smaller countries helping ? Edit and why do you need to remove comments when people want to tell the truth ?

General Norman Schwarzkopf is one of the few American officer who believed in the fighting capabilities of the Army of Republic of Vietnam (ARVN)

@doraemon61377

10 ай бұрын

I used to think that North Vietnam was the good one and their army was better. Now I think they were arrogant and evil.

@tanletran7270

10 ай бұрын

@@doraemon61377 totally agreed with you as the Hons.John McCain had said to the face of the communist Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tien Dung during one of the official visit that" The Vietnam War was won by the wrong guy"

@doraemon61377

10 ай бұрын

​@tanletran7270 I used to admire the North Vietnamese army as the heroic underdog fighting against a superior enemy due to my Asian culture. However I now know that their generals are a bunch of cowards who left their poorly equipped soldiers fighting and living in poor conditions (they lived like rats in dangerous tunnels for years!). Real leadership is fought on conventional battlefield, not from tunnels.

@kingkoi6542

8 ай бұрын

The vietcong perpetrated the massacre of Hue against civilians. Murdering opposition and terrorism is the communist go to strategy...

@pilotlist6276

7 ай бұрын

@@doraemon61377 You can see the ARVN as more competent than first thought, without writing off the entire other side as evil We shouldn't have been there. US politicians sacrificed American lives for a political win.

Just as a really quick note on his knighthood: usually they are only granted to members of the British Isles and with the correct procedure members of the commonwealth may also be eligable for Knighthood. This man was an American, and was knighted.

@Jabarri74

11 ай бұрын

Used to be British good enough I guess

@Kurio71

11 ай бұрын

@@Jabarri74 Yes

@ReySchultz121

11 ай бұрын

*Technically part of a rebel colony *impressed the queen

@AsukaLangleyS02

10 ай бұрын

@@iridium8341 Why? It's a ceremonial role, get out of here with your bitching, it's really pathetic!

@Cloud-dq1mr

9 ай бұрын

@@Jabarri74 his name sounds german though

General Schwarzkopf lived down the street from me until he passed away. I was very young back then but he was always very nice and I remember he used to sit out at the front of his driveway and hand out candy for Halloween.

@James-kv6kb

2 ай бұрын

How do you know he wasn't a child predator if he was doing that

@Aredel

Ай бұрын

@@James-kv6kb Why are you in every single comment trying to crap on Schwarzkopf's legacy, no matter how farfetched it may be?

@James-kv6kb

Ай бұрын

@@Aredel someone has to tell you the truth about your bloody country and what you've done or I have not done because the internet who now runs all communication across the world won't tell you, your government won't tell you your teacher's won't tell you . Seriously I've seen people from your country on KZread that can't point to their own country on a map and you still think you're a superpower lol

His press briefing on the ground assault in 1991 is legendary.

@James-kv6kb

2 ай бұрын

Yes that's so American all talk but you can't win a war

I had the pleasure of meeting Gen Shwartzkopf at my friend's NJ State Police acedemy graduation ceremony. He often appeared and spoke at those graduations.

@paulprigge1209

9 ай бұрын

Not anymore!

@davebartosh5

9 ай бұрын

@@paulprigge1209 yeah. I just edited my comment to past tense.

@paulprigge1209

9 ай бұрын

@@davebartosh5 thank you I wasn’t trying to be a Rascal. I thought you had a post years ago maybe.

@davebartosh5

9 ай бұрын

@@paulprigge1209 No worries. Actually thanks. I wasn't aware what year he had passed. You got me to look it up. 😏

@James-kv6kb

2 ай бұрын

I still can't get over the fact that you worship these people but they've never won

Yet another great video! I really enjoyed learning about this particular individual. Growing up in the early 2000's as a northern European I never understood why the Iraqi war happened. Watching your series about the events leading up to it has really helped me understanding our current times. Thank you for doing an amazing job with all these videos.

Outstanding overview of the Bear. The General’s autobiography, “It Doesn’t Take a Hero”, is one of my favorites

His planning & execution are both stellar & outstanding. _A truly modern masterpiece_

@James-kv6kb

2 ай бұрын

That's why eventually the Americans were chased out of the middle east by men wearing dresses

Schwarzkopf is going to have a tank named after him for sure.

I hope he gets the Abrams replacement tank named after him, it would be fitting.

Didn't the US Congress put forward to promote him to a five star rank after the Gulf War,but he turned it down such Great Humility as I far as I'm concerned he is a Five Star General

Thank you. For reminding us what a true American hero is

I worked for an American company and was in the US for a meeting. He was a guest speaker. I don’t remember any of the the talk but he was an imposing figure

He is my Hero. A true American Hero.

@James-kv6kb

2 ай бұрын

They set the bar very low in your country don't they

@sgtcwhatley

28 күн бұрын

​@James-kv6kb we do. We even let guys named James post dumb stuff on KZread.

I would kill to have this man back with us and leading the US military again. Hell, I’d like to see him as President. He was an amazing man.

Schwarzkopf and Powell were both incredible Generals, and one or both of them should have received a fifth star for the victory in the Gulf War.

You know you were built for the military when you literally weren’t even given a first name

@geoffgreen2105

11 ай бұрын

If you need a first name, they'll issue you one!

Yep he's one US Army legend in the 1990s.

This is such a great break down! I’d love to see more biographical videos like this

Awesome video! These looks into individuals are great and you should definitely produce more

Awesome video. So many lessons from his life.

Outstanding job thank you

Storming Norman rocks. Us South Africans respect him.😊

Our last great General!

@TheLocalLt

11 ай бұрын

Patraeus, although he screwed up later in his career

@James-kv6kb

2 ай бұрын

You've never had any good generals that's why you've never won a war

@Aredel

Ай бұрын

Even Mad Dog Mattis?

@OldMusicFan83

Ай бұрын

@@Aredel Mattis is very good. But he didn’t fight a theater wide War like Schwarzkopf

Fun fact: Something sort of similar Happened to Grant when he was admitted to West Point. He was called Hiram Ulysses Grant, but the Congressman who recommended him had written his name as U.S. Grant. They wouldn't change the paperwork, so he had to change his name to Ulysses S. Grant, but the S didn't actually stand for anything, though he would be called "Sam" by his fellow cadets, in reference to having the same initials as Uncle Sam.

Awesome man!

This is taken straight from his autobiography. It’s a wonderful autobiography and this is a great summary

Another interesting story would be on BG Herbert Lloyd, who won a battle field commission in Vietnam as a young SGT. I’ll never forget the day he pinned on my SGT Stripes and said “SGT I lead troops into combat wearing that rank” A true gentleman who used to fly in to Camp Hovey S. Korea to pin rank on newly promoted enlisted soldiers and hang out with young paratroopers and he gave us his address in Alabama to come visit if we were ever passing through. Loved and respected by his soldiers.

Pro tip: if the most powerful military force in the world just finished training against your invasion plans, don’t do it.

Great video!

Next MBT Better be named Schwarzkopf

A fascinating subject. I believed his telivised brievings were extremely well done.

I love the man.

Awesome!

Very well written.

bro this guy went everywhere and did everything 💀

Stormin Norman.

One of the generals that served under Schwartzkopf during Desert Storm told me the joke going around was that if Sadam and Schwartzkopf walked into his tent and he had a gun with 2 bullets he would shoot Schwartzkopf twice.

What a truly remarkable life

His press conferences are legendary 😂

I have a picture of my parents with this great general! What an amazing life that man lived

One of the Great Generals of the US ARMY RIP General

I think one of his greatest honors was, he was made a honorary French foreign legionnaire, it makes sense that he speaks French

Man, I wish you covered what happened after Desert Storm. There's probably one or two Silver Stars in there somewhere.

Wow did not know he was at fort Richardson alaska. Thats were i was station from 2008-2012. With the 4-25 airborne infantry div. Fun during the summer but truly hated the winter. I was glade i only was there for 2 winters. being deployed missed the others

His difficult to spell name is likely the only reason the next generation battle tank, the Abrams X isn't being named the Schwarzkopf.

@user-vp9lc9up6v

11 ай бұрын

The Abrams X is a tech demonstration and not the next MBT

WE NEED MOREE OF THIS !!!

This was excellent..More generals please. Colin Powell maybe. Also wouldn't mind one on Smedley Butler

"Mom, can we get a General Schwarzkopf?" "No, we have a General Schwarzkopf at home" General Schwarzkopf at home [General Milley]

This was a nice look into the career of a fine military officer.

Epic Stormin Norman Schwarzkopf

He stayed close to Hal Moore until Hal's passing

I vote that the XM30 or the next MBT be called the "Schwarzkopf "

I like that he was so mad about the food fight. The most CO thing I can think of is them looking at a report and going “Why am I looking at this bs? Slap their wrists and take away dessert they’re teens”

Heaven is for Heroes, R.I.P.

Wait he got admitted to West Point via a Navy scholarship?

My dad was in the Americal! I still have his shoulder patches, one of which is the Southern Cross! "Under the Southern Cross"

I play valley forge in football. They absolutely suck (Its the coaching) but are some of the most disciplined people I have every met.

Would love for you to cover 1950-60’s conflict on either channel. The early Cold War before the Missile Crisis is one of the most interesting, quickly changing periods of military history. You had jets from WW2 alongside brand new weapons like Uzi’s and modern RPG’s that had all been upgraded after lessons from the war.

Absolute legend. Rest In Peace.

his autobiography is awesome

My cousin was his driver during Desert Storm

Please do a video about Hal Moore 🙏

3:25 That's hilarious. I had a similar problem, but with my middle name, when I arrived at boot camp on Parris Island.

And the rest, as they say, is history !!!

He was my Grandfather’s Platoon Leader at the 101st at one point.

Please tell me there is a second video coming! I would like more

@TheIntelReport

11 ай бұрын

What would you like to see?

@bookmark2232

11 ай бұрын

@@TheIntelReport more about the general and how he commanded the war would be cool

@oddursigurdsson9637

11 ай бұрын

@@bookmark2232 have you watched the series he made about the kuwait war? it's pretty thorough

I had no idea he saw so much action!

Great story. A true American hero

It would be cool to see a video about George HW ww2 plane crash

You ended on a cliffhanger! Did he succeed?

@FirstDagger

11 ай бұрын

ROFL.

@JamesThomas-gg6il

11 ай бұрын

You'll have to wait for the book.

I hope he's story is made in to a tv series

There should be a movie about this man

Norman would mop the floor with this Milley putz.

President Lincoln was right when he commented that "Generals were in some cases less valuable than a good Army Mule." The Bear was not one of that gaggle, undoubtedly on the same plane as Eisenhauer and Grant. The rest to this day have just met the level of Part Time Help!

I was there 1 week after the coalition forces srarted to assemble in Saudi Arabia. Hated every bit of that sand and the heat

Make one about Gen. Fred Franks

Utterly bizarre that his father hated the name Herbert so he named him "H" rather than literally any other name.

I wonder if men of his caliber will be seen again.

Master degree in guided missile engineering… didn’t know that was a thing

That’s my uncles dad 😂 and I didn’t even know this.

I think he dropped in on our unit during Reforger '77, or maybe '78. I was too dead tired.

watching this on 30/4 good timing ig

This man is brilliant. 173, I think it was, for IQ, as stated in an interview with David Letterman in the early 1990s. His social skills, atypically, are commensurate with his intellect. Amazing social aptitude. This man's brilliance was on display through CNN primarily, as I recall. I had never seen such a show of confidence and aptitude. He knew every detail backwards and forwards. Obviously he immersed himself in the subject matter to an extent that few others had. This was instructive to me. Helped to create a template to follow later on, an example to be mindful of and attempt to emulate. I dig this guy. Awesome sauce. Good people. Steadfast in his resolve. Big props to H. Norman Schwarzkopf. #Ihaveahighschooleducation 💀♠️🎯

Jast a question what he did during yugoslav wars?

THERE’S a man, a real man. Not the type of Generals we have today! Norm, sir, you are missed!!

Love it. I am a former Police Cadet and soon to be Cadet Inspector. Hope to be an Assistant Commissioner or higher one day.

@16rumpole

7 ай бұрын

If you want to know more police stuff Read about Norman’s dad. He was a truly badass nationally known cop. I think it may make it more personal for you. You can them realize where general schw. got his badassery. From

I know that my request may be out of place, but could anyone tell me is there any book which can explain tactics, usage of combined arms and etc, something like tactics 101. Thanks in advance

@leonardwei3914

11 ай бұрын

U.S. Army Field manuals are a bit dry, but are publicly available. Don't know what you are specifically interested in, but I would wager start with FM 3-0 OPERATIONS, FM 3-90 TACTICS, FM 3-94 ARMIES, CORPS, AND DIVISION OPERATIONS, FM 6-05 MULTI-SERVICE TACTICS, TECHNIQUES, AND PROCEDURES FOR CONVENTIONAL FORCES AND SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES INTEGRATION, INTEROPERABILITY, AND INTERDEPENDENCE. Further information can be broken down into ATP (ARMY TACTICS, TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES) but I don't know how publicly available these are outside of ATTP 3-06.11 COMBINED ARMS OPERATIONS IN URBAN TERRAIN.

@BobSmith-dk8nw

11 ай бұрын

You have a real problem with time here. Tactics and Strategy change over time partially in response to differences in technology and then the conditions present in one locality of terrain and people. You have people of some cultures who are very effective using some tactics but hopeless at others - so - it depends on what they are trying to do as to how successful they may be. You can do internet, KZread and Wikipedia Searches - then, especially with the Wikipedia Searches - look at their sources. What you are asking is something people have devoted their entire lives to - so - the amount of time you invest in this is going to depend on how much you care about understanding it. A Simple KZread Comment - is not going to get you an in depth understanding of how things worked at once particular time as opposed to another. Here - a major problem for the Historian/Enthusiast with CURRENT tactics - is that the my not want people to know what they are planning on doing and how they are planning on doing it. Here's a KZread Search on Strategy and Tactics kzread.info?search_query=tactics+and+strategy+ .

If the Stormin’ Bear told me to charge the gates of hell I’d be honored to follow Mi General into that mission. God give him the well deserved rest I wish I had a chance to have a beer with him