Lions Of Judah: The Special Forces Unit With A Vendetta Against Hitler | Secret War | Timeline

The Special Interrogation Unit were a unique force within the British Army. They all shared one common trait, they could all speak German and many were the children of German Jews whose families had been victims of the holocaust. This made their mission of disrupting the German forces and integrating them that much more personal.
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  • @turbyoulance
    @turbyoulance2 ай бұрын

    The true definition of Bravery at the highest order, Lest We Forget.

  • @steveparker8785
    @steveparker87852 ай бұрын

    Too bad the group suffered such horrendous casualties. Extraordinary courage in the face of extreme odds. Bless those boys.

  • @davidlancaster8152
    @davidlancaster81522 ай бұрын

    What an incredible force assembled to defeat Rommel. He was Germany's best. It took alot of balls and blood to beat him. And divine grace. We owe these gents alot.

  • @mohammedsaysrashid3587
    @mohammedsaysrashid35872 ай бұрын

    It was an amazing work and thrilled watching documentary about SIG group beneath British forces in North Africa during WW2 .

  • @camrenwick
    @camrenwick2 ай бұрын

    They are at peace now. Gratitude

  • @marciogarcia4761
    @marciogarcia47612 ай бұрын

    Nice documentary! Amazing history.

  • @markrunnalls7215
    @markrunnalls72152 ай бұрын

    I heard briefly that Britain had a Jewish brigade .. Really brilliant that you have covered this, very interesting indeed, thank you .

  • @michaelw2288

    @michaelw2288

    2 ай бұрын

    The Jewish Brigade was a different unit, formed in 1944 as 5000 strong standard infantry unit formed out of elements of the Palestine Regiment.

  • @gordonfrickers5592

    @gordonfrickers5592

    2 ай бұрын

    @@michaelw2288 Yes you are correct sir. A tale to amuse. My father, a Londoner serving with 21 Army Group was invited to join The Jewish Brigade when it was formed, many Jews said, lamentably late. By 1944 he was attached to his Scots, they'd trained together, worked together, fought together, and they were likewise attached to to him their officer so he chose to continues to lead his Glaswegian Scots. He and both his brothers had 'special industry' permits and yet all 3 joined up & served.

  • @gordonfrickers5592
    @gordonfrickers55922 ай бұрын

    A very worthwhile video, thank you. These are the sort of men Britain welcomes as refugees, brave, loyal, dedicated. Hats off for the SIG, LRDG & SAS.

  • @cynthiaalver
    @cynthiaalver2 ай бұрын

    Didn't know this piece of WW2 history. Very much appreciated. Thank you.

  • @kwanchan6745

    @kwanchan6745

    2 ай бұрын

    the SIG substory was part of the 1967 film tobruk SIG were assigned to act as the africa corp guards to the british commandos that would conduct the raid on tobruk what this YT video doesn't tell people is that the mission was an absolute disaster, and that is why the SIG was disbanded despite what this YT implies, the motivation of the jews was to get british army training and weapons to fight against the british in the palestine mandate

  • @huwzebediahthomas9193
    @huwzebediahthomas91932 ай бұрын

    Got taught French, German and Russian in the 1980s in the Cold War British Armed Forces, just in future case. Since I was Welsh, I sounded like a natural. (English can't do gutteral consonants.) 😎👍

  • @wenthulk8439

    @wenthulk8439

    2 ай бұрын

    What do you mean English?

  • @albertenriquecrowleybeastc217

    @albertenriquecrowleybeastc217

    2 ай бұрын

    I think he means like east of Wales, speaking only English. Gaelic has a lot of guttural sounds similar to Teutonic tongues.

  • @benediktmorak4409

    @benediktmorak4409

    2 ай бұрын

    @@albertenriquecrowleybeastc217 what about all those -Umlauts-, the ö,ä,ü.THAT only a native speaker can speak and also use correctly. Or when to use s.ss.or ß ? I would love to have heard you speak German.Or to write or read...

  • @albertenriquecrowleybeastc217

    @albertenriquecrowleybeastc217

    2 ай бұрын

    @@benediktmorak4409 all I know is a little, I'm not a language master, but I can recognize languages when I hear them spoken, and recognize them when I see them written.

  • @benediktmorak4409

    @benediktmorak4409

    2 ай бұрын

    @@albertenriquecrowleybeastc217 that is another thing. i speak English since I was 11 years old.Now i am 73... And Russian language since 30 years. But my - German - ( actually i am Austrian) accent is always present in the languages. Actually i was told already it was thought, from the way I speak, that i was French,Polish, Serb, Chech when not speaking German... And as funny as it may sound, but will be a sure giveaway, when counting money, i always use my native language. Wonder why tough...

  • @creepyjoebiden3939
    @creepyjoebiden39392 ай бұрын

    This must have been the inspiration for the movie "Tobruk" where George Peppard played the Jewish commander of his men dressed in German uniform with Brits lead by Rock Hudson as their prisoners.

  • @LMFNinja

    @LMFNinja

    Ай бұрын

    "... with Brits lead by Rock Hudson as their prisoners." Wrong! Rock Hudson played a Canadian topographer who was rescued by Peppard's SIG men while in custody of Vichy French forces in North Africa.

  • @crazycoyote1738
    @crazycoyote1738Ай бұрын

    What a shame that today’s spoiled and entitled generation don’t appreciate their freedom and the sacrifices ppl gave to allow them what they have today..

  • @anthonybush607
    @anthonybush6072 ай бұрын

    I knew of the SAS and LRDG but hadn’t heard the history of the SIG. Incredible men and an elite unit worthy of greater recognition. Thank you for bringing their story to my attention. I plan to learn more about them.

  • @saxonstacker1078
    @saxonstacker107829 күн бұрын

    Excellent documentary. Awe inspiring.

  • @davidwestfall4336
    @davidwestfall43362 ай бұрын

    Better than a movie, and gut wrenching

  • @soldierofprophecy1019
    @soldierofprophecy1019Ай бұрын

    Badass documentary and story! Love what you guys are doing at History Hit, please keep up the great work!

  • @nobbytang
    @nobbytang2 ай бұрын

    According to Moshe Dayan the IDF learned everything they did ( in the 1960s & 70s) off Orde Wingate in 1936 when fighting against the Arab uprising to the British mandate ….Orde Wingate was a maverick and went on to organise the Chindits …

  • @LMFNinja

    @LMFNinja

    Ай бұрын

    Orde Wingate is revered in Israel for setting up a joint Jewish-British counter-insurgency unit prior to 1948. He was a very religious man and an ardent Zionist.

  • @RusThompson
    @RusThompson2 ай бұрын

    Amazing documentary!

  • @richardjames9091
    @richardjames90912 ай бұрын

    They risked certain torture if caught alive. Very brave men and must have contributed to the allies victory in Africa and the war.

  • @huwzebediahthomas9193
    @huwzebediahthomas91932 ай бұрын

    The British Inglorious Quentin Tarantinos.

  • @starkerstuvwxyz

    @starkerstuvwxyz

    2 ай бұрын

    that was my first thought as well

  • @mcorbin9474
    @mcorbin94742 ай бұрын

    The Judeans People Front?

  • @huwzebediahthomas9193

    @huwzebediahthomas9193

    2 ай бұрын

    Popular Front, apparently, Reg.

  • @flimsyjimnz
    @flimsyjimnzАй бұрын

    "...they even learned to snore in German..."!

  • @sharonwhiteley6510
    @sharonwhiteley6510Ай бұрын

    You should read the book by Damien Lewis about the SAS, SIG and the Long Range Desert Group.

  • @andrewsema359
    @andrewsema3592 ай бұрын

    Incredible story and sacrifice. Thanks for the documentary/. Brave men in service to their country.

  • @user-im9xq7fp5r
    @user-im9xq7fp5rАй бұрын

    wow, for king and country.....born with guts and convictions.

  • @puppyflight8303
    @puppyflight83032 ай бұрын

    this reminds me of a factices movie with George Pepard and Rock Hudson, named "Tobrok" in 1966.

  • @zillsburyy1
    @zillsburyy12 ай бұрын

    send in the special boat service

  • @huwzebediahthomas9193

    @huwzebediahthomas9193

    2 ай бұрын

    SBS are just the SAS from Hereford that swim a bit better, with cylinders on their back. 😁😎

  • @huwzebediahthomas9193
    @huwzebediahthomas91932 ай бұрын

    Desert navigation - if you can find the plough and then off it the north star, you will never get lost in a desert, sand storms allowing. You simply use the Sun during daytime.

  • @michaelw2288

    @michaelw2288

    2 ай бұрын

    Simply using the sun for accurate bearings in a moving vehicle requires Bagnold sun compass, chronometer watch and a correction tables for local solar time and the sun's azimuth.

  • @Bobario1

    @Bobario1

    2 ай бұрын

    @@michaelw2288Sounds like you know what you are talking about.

  • @colonelfustercluck486

    @colonelfustercluck486

    Ай бұрын

    that's probably OK in the Northern Hemisphere..... but only broadly near enough. Down south, I know the sun navigation method........ this also is only near enough in that it gives you a reasonable heading direction to follow, if you know the method and understand how things work (time of day when taking the readings)...... but it too is a near enough method with no precision. OK if you are heading to a land mark. What if you are heading to an inland location with no land mark... it is so easy to miss the desired location by a few hundred metres and overshoot...... and getting lost. Not totally (you know that you are in the middle of a landmass), but not good enough to know your real location and where to head to next. Using those method you need to know your margin of error, and at what point to stop and re-examine your situation. Weatherfarkarwe Tribe

  • @Semprini537
    @Semprini5372 ай бұрын

    Great story,i wonder there is no movie or series about these amazing brave men

  • @colonelfustercluck486

    @colonelfustercluck486

    Ай бұрын

    see ROGUE HEROES by BBC. About the formation of the SAS in North Africa, but covers a lot of what is in this video article. Including the Tobruk raid and the airfield raids, and the killing of the truckload of operatives. It's a doco drama series (6 episodes as I recall). I think it was produced and released around 2022. It is a quality production. I understand that they are going to produce another mini-series to follow up on the first batch. (I dusted off my VPN and found the series somewhere...I can't remember where though. It was a great binge watch, 6 episodes)

  • @Semprini537

    @Semprini537

    Ай бұрын

    @@colonelfustercluck486 well,thank you,that's my favorite entertainment

  • @lifestyleunleashed8046
    @lifestyleunleashed80462 ай бұрын

    Brave, brave men

  • @Horgi-vv2kh
    @Horgi-vv2kh28 күн бұрын

    Very interesting something work others not but at least they had a go well done

  • @geoffmitchell6515
    @geoffmitchell65152 ай бұрын

    Brave men thank you

  • @zillsburyy1
    @zillsburyy12 ай бұрын

    PLAY DIRTY anyone?

  • @katherinecollins4685
    @katherinecollins4685Ай бұрын

    Enjoyed this

  • @williamjenkinson9213
    @williamjenkinson92132 ай бұрын

    Bravest of the brave.

  • @huwzebediahthomas9193
    @huwzebediahthomas91932 ай бұрын

    Use only sure single rounds. Don't blat like in a cowboy movie!

  • @constitutionalUSA
    @constitutionalUSA2 ай бұрын

    Good story, background guitar hammering is out of place.

  • @mikeyblueeyes8449
    @mikeyblueeyes84492 ай бұрын

    .....

  • @bazookagrunt5293
    @bazookagrunt52932 ай бұрын

    What legends

  • @idyx526
    @idyx5262 ай бұрын

    First to view🤞🏽🤭

  • @geraldmiller5260
    @geraldmiller52602 ай бұрын

    When he got to Tobruk, he stopped. Hence the phrase "The Buck Stops Here."

  • @huwzebediahthomas9193
    @huwzebediahthomas91932 ай бұрын

    40:30 - oh shut up, darling. You are talking tripe, m' dear.

  • @krm8494
    @krm8494Ай бұрын

    The music is unnecessary and far too loud

  • @AnthonyTobyEllenor-pi4jq
    @AnthonyTobyEllenor-pi4jqАй бұрын

    Why the bombastic music ? it is not necessary !

  • @DaveMaroldahasatinydick
    @DaveMaroldahasatinydick2 ай бұрын

    There was footage of Charles Upham VC in this?

  • @colonelfustercluck486

    @colonelfustercluck486

    Ай бұрын

    nope. But he was in that area doing his thing. I think he was normal NZ Infantry in different battles/incidents in the same or nearby campaigns in the same time frame.

  • @michaelking783
    @michaelking7832 ай бұрын

    Unwatchable due to the frequency of commercial interruptions.

  • @hagechin

    @hagechin

    20 күн бұрын

    I fully understand your feelings. The constant ads were driving me nuts. I have now subscribed to KZread Premium for the whole family. Worth every penny.

  • @richardtjan4757
    @richardtjan475717 күн бұрын

    Now Albion has forgotten these soldiers and is anti-Jewish. History should not be forgotten.

  • @foxxrider250r
    @foxxrider250r2 ай бұрын

    Theres only one Lion of Judah..

  • @imissyoumom7644

    @imissyoumom7644

    2 ай бұрын

    And his modern day relatives hate him and those who accept him. Protocols of the learned elders of Zion. Go read it in the online FBI library.

  • @benediktmorak4409

    @benediktmorak4409

    2 ай бұрын

    And that was the Emperor of Ethiopia, THAT time still Abyssinia, Haillie Sellasse. And it was also not Emperor but also Nabob. I hope i got all the spellings right. Spell Check does not contradict or correct me. On the other hand, different languages have different spellings...

  • @imissyoumom7644

    @imissyoumom7644

    2 ай бұрын

    @@benediktmorak4409 yeah, not the Ethiopian

  • @rexbarron4873
    @rexbarron4873Ай бұрын

    Judism is a religion not a race. ..Brave men all but they were men not religious zealots.

  • @huwzebediahthomas9193
    @huwzebediahthomas91932 ай бұрын

    Back story - say you are from a remote farm from wherever, it fills in the holes if you sound slightly not perfect. 😎🐑👍

  • @kwakagreg
    @kwakagreg2 ай бұрын

    That stupid background music ruined an otherwise excellent doco. It kept blotting out the narrator

  • @roshanrasika9774
    @roshanrasika977429 күн бұрын

    Were they Deserst Rats?

  • @michaelw2288
    @michaelw22882 ай бұрын

    51 Commando was a Palestinian unit, about 60% Jewish and 40% Arab. The order to form SIS suggested recruiting Palestinians of German origin. At the time, the British used the term Palestinian for every legal resident of the British Mandate regardless of religion.

  • @premierhoner614
    @premierhoner61426 күн бұрын

    Men of steel....

  • @christopherhinton6456
    @christopherhinton6456Ай бұрын

    what thanks did they get as the rest that lost their lives or those that made it back.

  • @azarellediaz4892
    @azarellediaz48922 ай бұрын

    Much respect.

  • @robertmitchell2178
    @robertmitchell2178Ай бұрын

    Why whisper?

  • @andrewcombe8907
    @andrewcombe8907Ай бұрын

    Ah but did they have the Jew Bear? Had they heard of the Jew Bear? Because the Germans had. But seriously if it weren’t for British eccentricity in WW2 we would never have modern special forces with their tactical beards, tactical tattoos and ghost written autobiographical books on sale at airport bookshops.

  • @gimbatul9761
    @gimbatul97612 ай бұрын

    It's crazy how quickly people suffer from amnesia. From victims to perpetrators

  • @wenthulk8439

    @wenthulk8439

    2 ай бұрын

    The mind is a strange thing

  • @benediktmorak4409

    @benediktmorak4409

    2 ай бұрын

    short memories indeed. here AND there...

  • @imochiexe5056
    @imochiexe50562 ай бұрын

    ❤x90RIP🫡🙏🤘💪💯🇬🇧

  • @wenthulk8439
    @wenthulk84392 ай бұрын

    Ah yes a story of revenge on the Nazis

  • @PRLIBRE_SOBERANO
    @PRLIBRE_SOBERANO2 ай бұрын

    And eventually today they have become the oppressors

  • @FieldDay-cj3tv
    @FieldDay-cj3tv2 ай бұрын

    Maybe it's time we start a new unit called the Tigers of Germania in solidarity with Palestine

  • @TheZenGarden_
    @TheZenGarden_2 ай бұрын

    Bereshit 10 2 The sons of Japheth; Gomer, ...3 And the sons of Gomer; *AshkeNazi* aka "jews," *Hebrews aka Yisra'eyl (Devarim **28:15**-68) descend from Shem, not Japheth.* Btw; Believe it or not, most Palestinians are Shemitic people.

  • @israel_started_it_ALL_in_1948
    @israel_started_it_ALL_in_19482 ай бұрын

    wow

  • @user-fv5ck7ll6b
    @user-fv5ck7ll6bАй бұрын

    🙄👁️men of guts , courage , grit and commitment 💯%‼️😁😌💪👍

  • @Poshypaws
    @Poshypaws2 ай бұрын

    Kompanie, aufstehen!!

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