🇳🇴Norway's female tank commander
Lieutenant Silje Johansen Willassen is Norway’s Telemark Battalion’s first female tank commander.
Norway will be sending a tank company to Lithuania in May to support NATO’s enhanced forward presence. The company, of around 200 troops, will be sent from Norway’s Telemark Battalion. They will provide combat support to the German-led multinational battalion. The deployment will be for six months.
Commanding one of the platoons is Lieutenant Willassen. She discusses the deployment and how she’s looking forward to working with NATO Allies.
At the NATO Warsaw Summit last year, plans were announced to increase troop numbers in the eastern part of the Alliance with the deployment of four battalions to Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland on a rotational basis.
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Пікірлер: 86
Everyone gangsta until the female viking comes in with her tank
@JehielLyreLMalan
Жыл бұрын
Nah dude, it ain't just one tank, she commands four tanks.
You can tell by her way of speaking that she is a driven, humble, natural leader.
Big respect for her!
I was expecting her to say "winter is coming" anytime.
@Trooper-tr6zi
6 жыл бұрын
Bananas lol I'm late by 5 months but I aggre
@alexandarvoncarsteinzarovi3723
2 жыл бұрын
Its on the bumber stickers
Being a Tanker is a mentality tough and a lot of heavy lifting, good for her
@kubixx2434
5 жыл бұрын
Not as a Commander
@demiurgoassonnato7251
3 жыл бұрын
@@kubixx2434 also, the training Is the same for all.
It is very nice to see all this countries training together. Together we are invincible !!
She appears tough. But this video doesn't do her justice. She was the only female officer in the Combat Squadron of the armys weapon school, and she was the toughest soldier in the Squadron with a considerable margin. Proud to have served as her gunner!
Norway has been in NATO since it was set up. I hope Finland and Sweden join soon, and then all the 5 Nordic countries will be in. Love Norway, from Britain!
@peacefulminimalist2028
Жыл бұрын
Yes Norway is one of the founding members
@amckittrick7951
Жыл бұрын
You've got your wish
It doesn’t matter if they are female it matters who’s better at the job
@evaapanasjonoka6496
4 жыл бұрын
Yes. female or male- everybody can be good at the job
Norwegian pride
I wish here all the best for her Mission in Lithuania, will keep my fingers crossed.
I’m so proud of my country ❤🇳🇴
Go Norway!
I LOVE MBTs But now I am not sure which I love more here. The tanks or the amazing woman that commands the tanks.
Norways Tanks and german infantry... ok, we can win this fight now ;-)...
@jacksonthesyndicalist2771
5 жыл бұрын
as if we couldn't already
@kubixx2434
5 жыл бұрын
Because norways tanks arent german, leopard 2
@mdkcjtl5523
5 жыл бұрын
Norway uses German tanks of course their good and we also have the Americans on are side they have the strongest military where chillin in Canada
@SebHaarfagre
4 жыл бұрын
Norwegian tank crews, but the tanks are German design xD Well, the Norwegian tanks are modded to meet Norwegian conditions, of course. For instance, we dropped the L76 (iirc) of the newest Leo models, then retrofitted with Norwegian optics and electronics.
@SebHaarfagre
4 жыл бұрын
@@kubixx2434 Leopard 2A4NO to be correct, 52 of them at the moment now in peace time.
Telemark bataljon > Til valhall > Hurra.. She is a very good, human Commander > looks great. Respect from Germany
@SebHaarfagre
4 жыл бұрын
Til Valhall!
Go Norway, go girl, be strong. From a Nordic friend.
Congratulations. An amazing woman.
The British SAS Say if you can soldier in a Jungle you can soldier anywhere
@Tuhoeterra
7 жыл бұрын
u must be thinking of the Antarctic :)
@kristianbrandt3012
6 жыл бұрын
No he didn't, northern Norway is in the Arctic circle.
@dylan1476
5 жыл бұрын
Lasse Riise Yes, but the jungle has the animals, the disease, the incredible heat, the difficult terrain, etc.
i'm norwegian and i always find it funny when the army makes it seem exclusive to have women soldiers. I am just so used to living in a country where all can serve that it seems so natural. It is fair though. Equal rights equal responsibilities
@Manaphy0882
Жыл бұрын
Women actually serve in many armies but true, looks like there is the highest number in the nordic countries.
bravo! Inspiring speech and lovely girl!
this is the woman u dont want to mess with!
Tank platoon leader woman must be a badass woman !
Is Norway going to be getting the new leopards because the 2a4 is 90s tank and could do with an update/upgrade
huge respect for you commander! Nordic power!
I am in love 😍
Good for her! Times are changing!
@TheGhost91
6 жыл бұрын
Norwegian females have fight side by side with the men sins the Viking time.
There is a saying up north........ ........ Winter is coming 🐺
This is cool .
Wat is music plz ?
nice.
Keep up the Great work
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intersting storry
shes scary
@britishempire3342
3 жыл бұрын
yea she is a viking....indeed!!
are those Leopard 2's ?
@einarbolstad8150
7 жыл бұрын
Leopard 2 A4NO. A tiny bit of more information here: forsvaret.no/en/facts/equipment/leopard2
@josuemendez4420
7 жыл бұрын
Einar Bolstad thank you. That tank really does get along. sweden uses it, Norway uses it....
Population of Norway is 5.2 million so how many tanks do they have? how many are operational?
@jacksonthesyndicalist2771
5 жыл бұрын
Norway has 52 Leopard 2's with 36 currently operational according to Wikipedia.
@taffelost6221
5 жыл бұрын
Norway isn't particularly well suited for tank warfare though. There's lots of choke-points, bridges and other ambush locations.
@nicholasholloway8743
4 жыл бұрын
@@taffelost6221 yea but if I recall theres these Norwegian autoloading arty that's badass. Send alot of shells in no time, shoots 16 shells until it has to be reloaded
@nicholasholloway8743
4 жыл бұрын
@@taffelost6221 Archer Artillery System. Amazing manufacturers I'll say
My sister's in the U.S. Army...girl soldiers rule.
@erictaylor5462
7 жыл бұрын
Hoo-RA!
@ispbrotherwolf
6 жыл бұрын
No disrespect, she is not in the US army, please respect her as she is a member of the Norway force. But she is your sister as a member of NATO! I say this from Sweden, we are not in NATO, but I respect every one serving after I have served.
@eride4171
6 жыл бұрын
my sister is in Lithuanian army;3 I want join army too. And sooo true;2
Bravo Zulu, tanker.
Leopard 2 op
KUDOS
True commanders dont wear helmet's...
@MistiriousStranger1
7 жыл бұрын
If you want brain aneurysm go ahead.
@RadierGummiWars
7 жыл бұрын
Its like the brithish officers dont duck
@Tuhoeterra
7 жыл бұрын
true warriors dont have keyboards :)
Le retour des vikings
In a nuclear war (with Russia), why do you need a tank..?? it has no sense.😞
@jaihadgeppo150
6 жыл бұрын
Joaquin Phi No country will shoot its nukes immediately. The first offence will be of traditional infantry and tanks.
@disceva6443
6 жыл бұрын
Modern tanks can be sealed against raidaition.
@kubixx2434
5 жыл бұрын
@@disceva6443 but not against the nuclear blast
Hate to bring it to you guys but tanks are becoming more and more outdated.
@zetankerplayz9181
7 жыл бұрын
Niccolò Machiavelli no they are not the panzars is unstoppable they transport or troops even the fastest panzars can do the lovly blitzkrieg while mbts is the backbone that clears the left overs i love the action gets my blod to go warm and my head cold to think react faster and no fear of death
@jacksonthesyndicalist2771
5 жыл бұрын
Why?
@arcticblue248
3 жыл бұрын
I used to think that myself, but then I have seen so much on how they can protect a tank from IR and other threats... I changed my view about it after seeing how for example the swedes have these panels they place on the tank to muffle the IR view of the tank.... so tanks can be very well protected against new weapons.
@generalmortars7557
Жыл бұрын
Tanks are not becoming outdated. Using tanks the way Russians are using them is.