Somewhere, sometimes there were loads of German soldiers telling the tale of how they once saw three British tanks jump a canal.

@AHSValor

7 жыл бұрын

_At a reunion of German WWII veterans, present day. Fritz tells his story of the British Cromwell tank._ "Und so I point und yelled out 'You see zat, Hans?! Zet is why we are losing ze war! Zeir tanks can fly! Can you make our tanks fly, too, Mr. Smarty pants?'" _He still tells his story one hundred times over to this day..._

@baddgerpaw

7 жыл бұрын

My drunken state is pleased by your joke Valor. I shall give you land and nobility.

@AHSValor

7 жыл бұрын

King Keif Thank you kindly.

@Twirlyhead

7 жыл бұрын

***** What about them ?

@Twirlyhead

7 жыл бұрын

Great, yet another war thread hijacked by video game players.

Cromwell tank went 40mph, faster than a cavalry horse at full charge, indeed a worthy tank for the Cavalry.

@h3nder

5 жыл бұрын

And the training one was probably even faster.

@jakublulek3261

3 жыл бұрын

Cavalry tank, and was named Cromwell. Clever, clever...

@Tea-oc3gh

2 жыл бұрын

They had to put a limit on the engine, as the suspension would often fail, and the crew would literally Fall over at top speed. Talk about suffering from success

-"Hm. Well that's funny" every time, everywhere. you hear that, you know something is off.

I wonder what the Germans were thinking when they were confronted with the sight of three British tanks jumping the canal.. Explain THAT to you commanding officer when he demands to know why you failed to knock out those British tanks, while you had 4 88's and tons of infantry.. ''They jumped the canal, sir''

@4N9AR

8 жыл бұрын

+Evildeathmonkey Herr Oberstleutnant, die britischen Panzer sind über den Kanal gesprungen und geflüchtet!

@illiminatieoverlordgurglek140

8 жыл бұрын

4N9AR Verdamt, die Englander brauchen Redbull für treibstof?! (My German is terrible, sorry xD)

@Isildun9

4 жыл бұрын

It would be interesting to explain to your commander that three British tanks just "Dukes of Hazzard-ed" their way out of a tight spot.

@simonspacek3670

4 жыл бұрын

Well, do you remember that poor soldier who had to report Mad Jack Churchill? During Dunkirk evacuation this maniac used bow and arrows to kill few germans. The amazing part is when the german commanding officer stopped the attack for hour or two to investigate this because he didn't believe it first. He even said that he will execute the poor soldier who "came to tell him fairy tales".

@mulrich

4 жыл бұрын

@@illiminatieoverlordgurglek140 Red Bull verleiht Flüüüüüügel!

So they went through the entire war in a training tank... so they were basically driving a Stuart instead of a Cromwell, then.

@lindybeige

8 жыл бұрын

+Nicholas Carlisle With a 75mm gun.

@sirmanmcdude508

8 жыл бұрын

yes... it's a Stuart that did a lot of time in the gym

@keevomora

8 жыл бұрын

+Lindybeige HEY, can you recommend me some WW1 books, ive read 1 about a soldier in the black watch and the one by Ken Follet, but im looking for a bit more first person, maybe a non fiction, action packed and such, please

@Paciat

8 жыл бұрын

+SirMan McDude For many UK tankers war started in D-Day. EDIT: For all that want to reply me Im wrong, here are 2 British armored divisions that were formed in 1941, but were used only after D-Day: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guards_Armoured_Division en.wikipedia.org/wiki/11th_Armoured_Division_(United_Kingdom) Note how many morons said Im wrong and were wrong themselves.

@jaxativejax662

8 жыл бұрын

+Paciat Except for the vast numbers that fought in North Africa and Italy you mean.

"Now them Cromwell boys was fixin to find themselves in a heap o trouble..."

@SpazzyMcGee1337

8 жыл бұрын

+Rob Kinney I was just about to post this.

@kellyjackson7889

5 жыл бұрын

Just the Cromwell boys never meanin no harm'' Roscoe P Rommel- a ku ku ku

@aceofthesky1247

5 жыл бұрын

Just them cromwell boys, never meanin no harm, Just making their way, the only way they know how, but that's just a little bit more than the wermacht allows

@Isildun9

4 жыл бұрын

This was basically one giant Dukes of Hazzard moment.

@rdfox76

4 жыл бұрын

But would a Brit have a horn that plays Dixie?

But wait... Isn't a Cromwell tank 20ft long? So... a Cromwell can jump a Cromwell.

@Halo4Lyf

8 жыл бұрын

+Butterball CRRRRRROOOOOOMMMMM

@teutonieth

7 жыл бұрын

Crom, I have never prayed to you before. I have no tongue for it. No one, not even you will remember if we were good men or bad, why we fought, or why we died. No, all that matters is that two stood against many, that's what's important. Valor pleases you, Crom, so grant me one request, grant me revenge! And if you do not listen, then to hell with you!

@Twirlyhead

7 жыл бұрын

Evel Knievel had a Cromwell.

@kleiton__

5 жыл бұрын

jesus christ you're right

@dropdead234

5 жыл бұрын

@@Halo4Lyf CROM COUNT THE DEAD!

Hans shoot zhat tank! Nien it is just a training tank. Oh ja I see ignore it

@fuzzydunlop7928

6 жыл бұрын

Nien

@Punkrock1life

6 жыл бұрын

:D:D:D:D Small correction: no = Nein ;)

@Khetamine

5 жыл бұрын

Oh ja

@stefanltz7361

5 жыл бұрын

fresse

@ofdragonsdreamed8218

5 жыл бұрын

@@Khetamine I love the German word for 'Oh' cause it just sounds so absolutely German. It's Ach BTW

The canal jumping story it the type of story that, if you saw in a move, you wouldn't believe it.

@waizardsoda

8 жыл бұрын

I still don't believe it, and I was told about it by a scholarly british person!

@mungo7136

8 жыл бұрын

+kokofan50 Well, in a movie, it would make tremendous jump like a stunt car. Back to reality - 20 feet is some 6 meters. If you take into account, that Cromwell could reach fairly high speed and it has some length - 20 feet is roughly same length as its hull has - it may work. I am rather surprised that crew was not badly beaten after the "landing", that it could continue driving. No safety belts, lot of metal parts and some deceleration may be awful

@iancoheekelsey

8 жыл бұрын

+Mungo any landing you walk away from is a good landing lol

@kokofan50

8 жыл бұрын

+Mungo when I'm not surprised by the ability to get three tank shaped masses across a 20' gap. What surprised me was he same thing that surprised you.

@rbd6502

8 жыл бұрын

+zeke roach cromwell tanks could go 40mph , and it jumped 20 feet, which is pretty much 3 of you on the ground and they jumped from a higher point. it doesnt sound *completely* preposterous.

About the fellows who wanted to keep their "lucky" tank, it goes to show you what a superstitious lot soldiers can be. My old man was in a USAAF bomber unit stationed in England during WW II. Late in the war, the command wanted wanted the camouflage scrubbed from their planes. The reason for this is that it takes many gallons of paint to cover a B-24, and with out this, the plane's cruising speed would improve by 5-10 mph. But the air crews protested violently, as they thought that the paint made their planes lucky.

@peterknutsen3070

8 жыл бұрын

Even 5 MPH sounds like a huge amount...

@Decrepit_biker

3 жыл бұрын

@@peterknutsen3070 the first 747s (I think it was 747s anyway.... might have been 707s) sold to china were sent over in primer... they were both faster and more economical due to the laminar flow than the shiny polished look of american airlines....

@JBGARINGAN

3 жыл бұрын

Well if you think about the large surface area of the wings it is definitely plausible, you could use up to over a hundred lbs worth of paint. And you have to think aswell, this would not be the only coat a way to prevent rust was to put paint on to keep a layer between the steel and the oxygen in the atmosphere. More and more layers of paint are added to bolster the previous layers which have flaked off as a part of maintenance so definitely a part of equipment degrading in effectiveness over time can be down to mechanical fatigue wearing down all moving parts, rust eating away at the structural integrity, and the paint adding on more and more weight above.

My Grandfather trained in either a Sherman/Cromwell, and fought in Africa/Italy in the other. I can't remember which way around. He's told me stories of war so I found this video very interesting as I can somewhat relate to it. The best story he told me was a time when he was the gunner (normally the driver but they took turns). They were firing at a German tank when the gun misfired. He pressed the trigger a few more times and nothing...so the commander ordered everyone out of the tank, everyone, except the gunner as it was his job to clear the gun. My grandfather pressed the trigger several more times with no avail. His next task was to remove the shell. When he opened the breech, the shell fell out with force but he managed to just about catch it and stopped it from hitting the floor, which would have likely set the shell off. Anyway, he caught it and began to lift it out of the hatch, placing it gently on top of the tank so he could climb out. His crew were hiding in a nearby ditch for cover. He jumped down, took the shell and went to another ditch to get rid of the shell. As he threw it into the ditch, he threw himself to the floor ready for an almighty explosion next to him...but no, nothing happened. He breathed a sigh of relief and returned to the tank with his crew. One other brief snippet of his experience is that when your tank gets hit by an enemy tank shell, it makes one hell of a noise, like sticking your head in Big Ben when it's ringing. Love the vids and would love to see more about WW2 tanks. Subscribed, cheers :)

@NotAJollyPotato

7 жыл бұрын

Would be a sherman. We used cruiser tanks in africa up to the crusader. Cromwell came in 1943 i think.

@danielw2139

7 жыл бұрын

Dylan Le Lerre In that case he trained in a Sherman and fought in a Cromwell. Thanks :)

I don't know how effective it would be to shout "Driver, reverse!" In a British tank.

@Logan-xu1mm

7 жыл бұрын

I feel like this is a joke and it hinges on the part about it being British, but I still don't get it.

@skyflier8955

7 жыл бұрын

Callmesir_ British tanks weren't made to o in reverse. 5 MPH max, although i think iits faster because its a Cromwell

@braith117

7 жыл бұрын

I thought it was a reference to COL Martin. "The 75mm is firing but the 37mm is firing traverse round the wrong way. The Browning has jammed. I am saying 'driver advance' on the radio set and the driver, who cannot hear me, is reversing and as I look out of the top of the turret and see 12 enemy tanks 50 yards away. Someone hands me a cheese sandwich."

@LordXelous

7 жыл бұрын

Hmm, pretty sure the Cromwell had a Constant Mesh 6 gear (5 forward 1 reverse) gear box, and could go a blistering 4mph* in reverse :) * I base this on a guess that they were 4:1 ratio gears, and it could go about 16 (cross country) so 16 over 4 gives us about 4... For the cynic in me, that's 400% more than 1mph! (hehe)

@skyflier8955

7 жыл бұрын

Lord Xelous Yes, it only has one reverse hear going 4 mph. noy the most effective way of retreating.

"This rousing reception lent us wings." How can you not love the Brits!?

@r.hyland2986

8 жыл бұрын

+Muppetlord Always good to read a British commander's reaction to a bad situation.

@Lord_Unicorn

8 жыл бұрын

+Muppetlord XD

@1squeamishneophyte

8 жыл бұрын

+Muppetlord Opium Wars.

@jayf6360

8 жыл бұрын

+Muppetlord Try living next to them. Wears thin after a few hundred years.

@RealismFTW

8 жыл бұрын

Jay F Good thing humans only have a lifespan of around 80 then :)

I remember that, about four months into my tour in Iraq, we (the company) were told to report to supply to help schlep the new gear, and then pick up the add-ons for our IBAs (body armor). Whilst we we signing them out, one guy strolls over and glances at my front plate, which I had removed. He looks at it, looks at me, says "excuse me," and walks away. Him and another guy muttered to each other, looking at me the whole time. Next day, we're ordered to do the same thing, except now everyone must remove both of their plates. Some dudes with clipboards walked around the ranks, taking plates, and leaving little slips of paper to those now missing components. We were all issued new plates in exchange for the slips, front & back in my case, and were told to be about our business. Turns out, all those armor plates were defective, and were basically paper weights. We'd already been engaged numerous times by then, but nobody had actually been hit.

I'd like if Lindy told more crazy war/tank stories like this. I don't really care if they are about british, russian or german crews. I just find Lindy's tell style amusing and entertaining so I'd love to see more of these videos.

Really liked this. More WAR STORIES please!!

@globuleagrumes8236

5 жыл бұрын

Yes! More of it plz!

The Cromwell was already a pretty fast tank for its size. I can only imagine one with less armor but the same engine, would be much more nimble and haul ass. And since gunners learned how fast a target could go in order to hit it, a Cromwell going much faster than it should would have thrown off the aim of any decent gunner.

@rlbadger1698

8 жыл бұрын

+FireSpark Well said.

@jakublulek3261

2 жыл бұрын

I think hitting Cromwell in an open field would be difficult already because it is pretty squat and small tank. With speed and maneuver ability far greater than German tanks.

@CorePathway

Жыл бұрын

M18 Hellcat approves.

Have you ever thought about starting a podcast? I'd listen to it. You could call it the "Beigecast".

@MayhemCause

8 жыл бұрын

+Pr0phet Of Fear this.

@Khetamine

5 жыл бұрын

Heck

@Mikado8787

4 жыл бұрын

Sign me up

I love the dry British humor in that book XD Instead of saying "We got the F*CK out of there!" it's the much more relaxed "we 'ad a bit of a steeplechase, we did." I would imagine that would be an asset in war, to be that unflappable. Americans respond with aggression: "Alright you jerry sons-a-bitches! Let's DO this!!" Brits seem to be more "Well this is a sticky wicket, innit? Right, lads, combat maneuvers!"

@Papadragon18

8 жыл бұрын

+Miguel Cuervo I would pay good money to see that movie.

@TheJordanChronicles

8 жыл бұрын

I hate to be "that guy," but Americans wouldn't have used the term "jerry." For Americans, I'm pretty sure the most popular term for Germans was "crout." Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go back to jerking off.

@mcpartridgeboy

8 жыл бұрын

+Miguel Cuervo its dangerous I think we were at war in Egypt and the American commanding the brits asked how things were in some ditch type place, the Brit said its a bit of a sticky situation using the standard british tactic of somewhat downplaying situations, in reality they were getting massacred, the American kept them there not understanding what sticky situation actually meant ! it is fun though !

@spineyrequiem

8 жыл бұрын

+Miguel Cuervo Actually a major problem in the Korean War, American and British troops were working very closely and often the British had to call Americans for support. When the Americans heard 'we're in a bit of a sticky situation here,' they assumed 'well, they can hold on, we'll send reinforcements elsewhere.' In fact, the British meant 'we are outnumbered dozens to one and we just threw a load of canned food at the Chinese 'cause we were out of grenades and needed to make them duck.'

@lerenardroux

8 жыл бұрын

+TheJordanChronicles its "kraut" lmao. If you're going to be "that guy" don't be incorrect in the first place.

Am I the only one who heard the Dukes of Hazzard theme song? -"Well, them Duke troopers have got themselves into a whole heap of trouble. Three Flugzeugabwehrkanones 8.8cm and a whole heap of Panzerschreks behind 'em and a Dutch Grand Canyon in front of them."

@markwelschmeyer2426

8 жыл бұрын

"and a Dutch Grand Canyon.." omg lol

@CounterClaws

8 жыл бұрын

Dukes of Perril

@isoperuna2

4 жыл бұрын

murican pie style garbage porn movie has a theme song. Nice

4 жыл бұрын

@@isoperuna2 What? Your comment made no sense at all

The vocabulary is still there. Troops getting into vehicles are "mounting up". Getting out - "dismounting". Applies both to infantry loading into transports and crews getting into their vehicles.

@lavrentivs9891

8 жыл бұрын

+BWCMakro Same here in Sweden.

@fabiannymands3704

8 жыл бұрын

Same here in Germoney

@minuteman4199

8 жыл бұрын

+BWCMakro In the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps regiments, we still call maintenance duties on the vehicles while in garrison "stables", so there is that.

Damn! More of these please. That was the most interesting 12 minutes I've spent on the internet in a long time.

@kingravenink

5 жыл бұрын

Ditto

@globuleagrumes8236

5 жыл бұрын

LindyBeige master storyteller

If you're into WW2 memoirs, I quite enjoyed The Guns of Normandy - written by a Canadian artillery officer, talking about his experiences in the second half of 1944. Also, those stories are fantastic.

it's incredible how well he tells this story lol more action than there was in Fury

@Crazed-oi3bs

6 жыл бұрын

IndustrialDonut - Probably because this action actually happened.

@griffy1468

5 жыл бұрын

if he had have directed fury. it would have been an amazing movie

I used to be a tank troop commander (in the 1980's, not ww11) and I have also read a lot of this type of book. The one that immediately jumps to mind after seeing this is one called "Brazen Chariots", By Robert Crisp. He ended the war as a battalion commander in the RTR, but the book covers time spent in North Africa as a troop commander. It is one of the best of this genre. Another really good book is called "Warriors for the Working Day". Although it is a novel, it is based on the experiences of the author Peter Elstob, who was a tanker in WW11. If I looked trough my book collection I could find a lot more, but these are two that stick in my mind after 30 odd years.

@lindybeige

8 жыл бұрын

+Minute Man Thanks for the tip. Just bought it on Ebay.

“The 75mm is firing but the 37mm is firing traverse round the wrong way. The Browning has jammed. I am saying ‘driver advance’ on the radio set and the driver, who cannot hear me, is reversing and as I look out of the top of the turret and see 12 enemy tanks 50 yards away someone hands me a cheese sandwich.”

@RealistReviewer

8 жыл бұрын

+Mechanical Turk Just what you need when you see 12 enemy tanks, a nice cheese sandwich.

@sirierieott5882

5 жыл бұрын

Don't know what this is from but I thoroughly enjoyed it... Wot... no cup of tea in the story?

@meryatathagres1998

5 жыл бұрын

Grant was a lovely tank. So important in Africa. Built all kinds of wrong, but relatively a heavy against germans when it mattered.

@isoperuna2

4 жыл бұрын

dog... w.t.f.

@DanielFoerster

4 жыл бұрын

@@sirierieott5882 Some research indicates that this is a quote from Lieutenant Ken Giles, found in The Tank Museum archives.

i love this guys nerdy enthusiasm. He should be a history teacher

It seems somebody tried to catch the tank at 2:50 by throwing a net at it. It might have been one of the gladiator troops.

@Usammityduzntafraidofanythin

8 жыл бұрын

'Dammit Jim, again with it?'

@Whitpusmc

8 жыл бұрын

Yeah but he, the net thrower, was killed rightly by a thrown pommel....

@UVtec

8 жыл бұрын

+Whitpusmc I wouldn't expect anything less!

@ruzzyshuya4832

8 жыл бұрын

+Whitpusmc Load the tank's main gun with a pommel. That'll end someone rightly.

@Whitpusmc

8 жыл бұрын

+RuzzyShuya ok, I think we have beat this to death.... With a pommel...

you can just see his passion and having a fun time explaining what he read and that is why i watch this video :)

@GeneticVehicle

8 жыл бұрын

+김영범 - Yes, he combines knowledge, passion for the subject, humour and fun to make excellent videos.

Lloyd seems like a really cool guy to hang out with.

@wollfary

8 жыл бұрын

+Mike Rotella I'd buy him a beer if we ever met.

@Finkeren

8 жыл бұрын

+Mike Rotella He does seem very pleasant, but I'd get into a heated discussion with him in about a minute over his anti-science stance on climate change.

@lindybeige

8 жыл бұрын

+Finkeren My stance is strongly pro-science. Science is ace.

@drrisen-9442

7 жыл бұрын

I suppose a heated debate on the science of climate change. Well that would be fun to watch, people arguing with facts and evidence. Doesn't happen much in the US anymore. : /

You have such a talent for bringing history alive! Thanks so much!

@Damnagoras1

8 жыл бұрын

+Uncle Edward -- He definitely does! He had me, quite literally, at the edge of my seat!

So the stock Cromwell can easily hit 42 MPH on the flat in good going, which begs the question...... how much faster was the training tank??!! Also was the "Slow tank" in their troop one of the under powered Liberty engined Cromwells (actually a Centaur to be pedantic). Most Centaurs were converted to carry the 95mm. 32 Pounder howitzer (the first ever weapon to fire HESH ammunition on the battlefield..... in 1944!!) and used to deal with tough targets like pillboxes, fortified churches, etc. My son and myself wargame and given a choice between a Sherman and a Cromwell, the Cromwell is always chosen for Brit tank units.

@mitchverr9330

7 жыл бұрын

I thought the 95mm was only given a HESH round post war, with the only real "in combat" use of HESH being from the 265mm AVRE?

@HoverLambo

3 жыл бұрын

The prototype was being tested flat out when it failed to make a corner and came to rest some distance away, the instrumentation onboard was found to have recorded 50mph

@ericamborsky3230

3 жыл бұрын

I doubt it was a Centaur. Most Centaurs were converted into Cromwells by simply changing the engine, since the Centaur and the Cromwell were identical apart from their engine.

you are really a tremendous story teller :-) i enjoyed these 12 mins very much

@Divert486

8 жыл бұрын

+Herr Von Sinnen 12 minutes? Felt like three. I want more!

09:28 "Achtung! Liebfraumilch!" :-) We shall adopt this in the office as code for 'boss coming in'.

Why is this not a film? =P

@TheZombieboy100

8 жыл бұрын

That's the best part. At the end when everyone is up in arms about the unrealistic tank Olympic long jumping simply put up the words 'This film is an entirely truthful reenactment of events'. That would shut them up :D

@danielw2139

8 жыл бұрын

Why did they make Saving Private Ryan then? That was realistic...

@TheZombieboy100

8 жыл бұрын

urr they sent a group of guys to find another guy in the middle of a war, seems a bit unrealistic to me XD still one of the best films ever made, just made up

@korbin58

7 жыл бұрын

This sounds like it would be an amazing story for a film

@LordXelous

7 жыл бұрын

Watch out for the new "Dunkirk" film coming in 2017, I'm pretty sure the Americans will pop over and give us a lift off of the beach... *harrumph*

Long time ago when a much smaller version of me was still in school, i had a history teacher who could tell stories like Lindy. Realy a blessing to listen to!

Am I the only one who constantly tries to scroll up to get the whole head in view?

@Rabijeel

8 жыл бұрын

+einarjh nope^^

@doosteh

8 жыл бұрын

Lindy likes showing off his sweaters.

@NoahSpurrier

7 жыл бұрын

I was doing the same thing. Poor KZread visual design combined with certain videos causes the subconscious urge to scroll to the top that is already there.

Those stories are amazing, and you are a damn good storyteller. Keep them comming!

You are a good storyteller, I would love more videos about more modern soldiers.

I'm a Yank. But I married into a British family. Thanks to them, and our many conversations concerning the language, I easily enjoyed your stories. But it was my late wife who used to say, "declutch." Else I'd be lost, with that one. Anyway, I enjoy books, so thank you for these recommendations.

Thats literally the coolest story ive ever heard, loved the bit about the final tank gouging its way up the bank

If I may suggest this interesting book . It's title is " Flame Thrower". It's author is Andrew Wilson. It's the story of a tank commander of a Churchill Crocodile. The British flame thrower tank. I found it a very good read.

What a great story! I could listen to you all day. As a matter of fact, I have! Onto video number 12, Desert Boots...

Where has this channel been my entire life?

@blackdeath4eternity

7 жыл бұрын

youtube? depends how old you are :P lol

So many videos recently! You're spoiling us, Lloyd, keep it up!

@zackhorne4091

8 жыл бұрын

+NetheniahScrim Ikr? I love this! Tbh I just want him to ramble about anything, he's great to listen to.

@netheniahscrim2787

8 жыл бұрын

Zack Horne Exactly, he could be rambling about the medicinal applications of dog hair an I would still happily listen.

Just like to add that 'cavalry tanks' are also known as 'cruiser tanks'.

Best WW2 memoir I have read - by a large margin - was "Quartered Safe Out Here" by George MacDonald Fraser.

I love seeing you get so excited over old stories like this, it makes me enjoy the history that much more.

"...that's funny..." :D

@Runix1

8 жыл бұрын

+Peter Bočan Gotta love the vocabulary of an Englishman.

Lloyd is a fantastic story teller.

When the Royal navy harried the Bismark, they sent Swordfish biplanes to volley torpedoes into ship. Swordfish are slow, big, and not nearly as maneuverable as their monoplane cousins. Yet they faired surprisingly well against the AA countermeasures because their wood and canvas frame meant that rounds passed clean through without explosion or fragmentation

I really enjoyed this video Lindy! I could picture these things so vividly.

you rock! love this channel

@burragahardie2661

8 жыл бұрын

make this the top comment

@gabrielnieves3972

8 жыл бұрын

+Solaire praise the sun

@thelaurens1996

8 жыл бұрын

+rupert kiler (destroier07) praise the beige!

More of these please Lloyd! I love all of your videos, but seeing your enthusiasm about this is just infectious!

Never forget to declutch

@Straightfromthehorsesmouth

4 жыл бұрын

Jumped a dead badger on my 125 kmx that was in in the road. Did not know to declutch. Bike went sideways. Huge amounts of opposite lock. Regained control. Got home. Got of the bike. Led next to the bike until I calmed down!!

You sir are a legend and love to hear lots more stories!

Love the immersion to your story! More videos like this and I will be a happy man.

Make a number of videos!!!! DO IT

@ezrasilverburg1749

8 жыл бұрын

Roads

@xXJAKMACKXx

8 жыл бұрын

GEORGE SWAGSTANZA what?

@xXJAKMACKXx

8 жыл бұрын

***** Im all for roads, the oligarchy uses private companies anyway but instead of choosing the best choice they use their stolen money for the cheapest day laborers. Competition in road production would make the quality much better and the price much cheaper in comparison to the gun to the head model now. And hey, as a bonus its completely voluntary. The downside is that it requires a responsible non-victim culture that is capable of critical thinking in order to make these complex adult decisions, instead of lazily sending their pet government out for shakedowns.

@farmerboy916

8 жыл бұрын

Ancap/ voluntaryist here; kind of wonder if it was a taunt or what. Wasn't very clever. But I'd love for lindy to talk more on this topic, to get back to the original point.

@xXJAKMACKXx

8 жыл бұрын

farmerboy916 Obviously a jabbed programmed into his soft skull by some other progressive authoritarian.

your channel is quickly becoming one of my favourites

its storys like these that make me chuckle a bit, it takes a bullet flying towards you to give you the courage to do something most people would think is impossible.

this was great. more memoirs!

The only war memoir I can remember reading was one that I found in the discards bin at my high school library; "Fly for your Life", the story of Bob Stanford Tuck, a Spitfire and Hurricane aviator.

Lindy! I thoroughly enjoyed your retelling of a war story. It's the passion you have for the subject that is so fascinating to watch, along with the insight into the 'why.' I look forward to a future telling.

I am sorry but i couldn't understand what you were trying to say in German. You basically said "Achtung, Liefermilch!" (Caution, delivery milk!)

@Hobbyrepubliken

8 жыл бұрын

+Zajin13 When they should have been shouting "Actung, Hamburgerfleisch!"

@Zajin13

8 жыл бұрын

Republiken Óh definetely. Or "Achtung, Käsebemmen!"

@thomasfejdasz9907

8 жыл бұрын

+Zajin13 I thought he said 'Attention, milk love" I laughed so loudly I woke up my wife, and explained it five minutes later after my laughter subsided.

@Zajin13

8 жыл бұрын

Thomas Fejdasz Listening to English people trying to speak German is my main amusement. Not even meant to be insulting it simply is. ^^

@jaybluff281

8 жыл бұрын

+Zajin13 I thought he said "Achtung, Liebfraumilch!"

Haha, great story. I love WW2 Lindybeige. Looking forward to this series. Great video, as always.

You should really do audio books on topics like these. This is totally not an insult or has anything to do with age, but you're like the most interesting grandpa that would keep his grandchildren around listening to his stories for hours

@arckocsog253

8 жыл бұрын

He's not the grandpa type yet. He is not old. I like him;)

@Dragon.7722

8 жыл бұрын

+Arc Kocsog Yeah, he means the type of story telling. Very lively and interesting. I could listen to him for hours.

@tschechischesstreichholzsc4118

8 жыл бұрын

Totally agree

it's amazing how much character tanks have, like horses I suppose.

This has got to be my favorite video. Thank you lindy, for being enthusiastic and passionate about something that most people would ignore. Dan Carlin reads a lot of quotes in his podcasts and it is the most powerful part of each episode. Having it digested and formatted and explained is exciting!

Dear Lord that's a great story teller. More stories please! (Thanks.)

@jestersnb9761

8 жыл бұрын

+Christian Hildebrandt Damn right!

Thanks so much. Always looking for a good read. The subject of WWII tanks is particularly interesting to me. I had a great uncle who was a Lance Sargent in one. Unfortunately he didn't make it past June 5th when the Canadians broke out of the Normandy beachhead and met heavy Panzer resistance. By complete coincidence my great uncle's division the Sherbrooke Fusiliers gave my wife's grandfather's division the North Nova Scotia Highlanders (infantry) a ride on their tanks that morning. Since learning of that coincidence I have craved a better understanding of what it would have been like in a WWII tank.

@condorboss3339

8 жыл бұрын

+Kevin Outdoors June 5th‽‽‽‽‽ Better recheck that date.

@KevinOutdoors

8 жыл бұрын

+Condor Boss Yes I should. I probably also shouldn't drink beer while watching KZread. I meant to say June 7th. D-Day +1 not -1.

@kev_mclernon_family_channe4745

2 жыл бұрын

Do you have reliable information on the Sherbrooke Fusiliers’ Tank markings? I’m doing both Bolt Action and Flames of War as Sherbrooke. I know there’s a tank monument. Might get up during July. Thank you in advance if any information. Also for support vehicles since my troops are all going to be Sherbrooke but haven’t decided on arty or infantry. Best wishes.

@KevinOutdoors

2 жыл бұрын

@@kev_mclernon_family_channe4745 No sorry, I don't have any expert knowledge on this. I have found numerous photos online. Usually I see a large white number on the back of the turret, probably identifying the individual tank. And a small white maple leaf on the rear left of the tank. Other than that I don't know much.

I love listening to Lindy tell war stories.

Slowly binging my way through all of your videos Lindybeige since I've discovered your channel! Keep up the good work man!

These memoirs are awesome! I think I might buy it if I can order it in english. Thanks!

@Cameronise1

6 жыл бұрын

I would hope you could order them in English.. they are British memoirs.

Great stories Lindy, looking forward to more of these :)

I want to see this episode of the Dukes of Hazzard.

Hey Lindybeige, I really like your retellings of the WWII stories. Thank you.

My favorite memoir is Guy Sajer's "The Forgotten Soldier"

@albion1962

8 жыл бұрын

+HoboTango Excellent book, I got frost bite reading it.

I wonder Lloyd have you read "Devils Guard" the book about an SS officer that escapes Czeckoslovakia at the end of the war, makes it to the French Foriegn legion and is sent to Vietnam in the French Indochina war, where he finds that his anti guerilla tactics used in Europe are very effective. Excellent book and really makes you rethink the classic view of the SS we are always given.

@Cloudman572

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Hamish, wikipedia has the book down as basically fiction. It may be a good read (I have not read it) but I object to books stating they are non-fiction when they are not because the detract from the true heroes and their stories. My reply is not intended as a dig at you, there are a more and more books coming out that state they are true and are not- I have been caught out by a few. If they seem to incredible to be true check the internet for opinions.

Here is a fun anecdote from the same book that Bill Bellamy gives. They were in forward positions waiting for the lines to catch up so they could mass an attack and move forward, so they had their tanks all camouflaged in the forest and were keeping watch. I believe it was winter at this point, but anyway, some men of the 101st were going by their positions, and they just kept walking, not noticing Bill or his troop sitting there. One of the guys of his troop lofted a few things (cigarettes I think) over at these guys and they ended up looking around for where in the hell this stuff was falling from. It was considered hilarious by Bill's men, but he wanted to avoid friendly fire so he stuck out his head and said, "Don't worry, we're British." They nearly shit themselves. They were feet away from a tank that weighed 31 tons, and didn't see it. They later went on to trade stuff, as usually happened when they met up with the 101st (it happened multiple times in the war).

Absolutely tickled pink by this. My late father had to do National Service just after the war. In REME. Although he spent a lot of his stint carting tanks from Dover Docks back to depots he actually trained to drive a Cromwell so its really satisfying to come across something about them, especially so well presented. There was even an "operators handbook" in one of our bookcases, complete with "Top Secret" stamps - naughty daddy... Wish I still had it!

"Achtung, liebfraumilch!"....lmao too funny

This is so interesting. I need to pick up some memoirs to read.

Listened to the anecdotes with a wide grin. I enjoy your storytelling immensely! Please do more!

Lol, I was thinking he's going to tell us something about a tank that was made in Cromwell's age!

Dis was a gud 1

@Gstrangeman96

8 жыл бұрын

+Armoured Skeptic Skeptic!

@punishedpokemonfanboy1032

8 жыл бұрын

Senpai watches the same channels as me :D

@taigarl9840

8 жыл бұрын

Where is your SQUUUUIREEEE

@MrFivefivefivesix

8 жыл бұрын

+Armoured Skeptic Huh, didn't expect to see you here.

@MrCivildefense

8 жыл бұрын

+Armoured Skeptic Hey I know that guy..

6:55 I lost it. XD

Brilliant stories Lindy! :D My one friend loves the Cromwell more than any other tank, so I'm sure he'll adore hearing this pair of stories about his favorite tank. Can't wait to hear more stories like these because the way you get all excited while telling them makes them so much better.

Full marks for the steeplechase story and the enthusiasm with which it was told. Well done!

LOL @ "Achtung! Liebfraumilch!" I chortled heartily.

When he said that they got hit by something much larger i thought it was a german tankdestroyer.. but then again.. they probably wouldn't tell any stories about that encounter

@mikeb5063

5 жыл бұрын

Totally survivable cept the punchline would be "and that's how i lost my legs"

Brilliant work lindy, love all your stuff, but as someone who finds WW2 very interesting and a treadhead at heart a series on this cuts right to my field of interest, Keep it up :D

This is one of my favorite videos of yours, you should make some more my dude!

Great story! Another very good book is "The Tank War", by Mark Urban. It's written in the narrative style about the 5th RTR, in WW2, with the benefit of a ton of interviews with actual tankers from the regiment. Exciting, personal and very informative. Also lots of Cromwells!

Well, that's funny...

I'm very much looking forward to more of these videos, if possible. Good source material and you're a natural storyteller.

My favourite bit of this was when he said "Achtung, Liebfraumilch!" ;)

I lost it at "Achtung! Liebfraumilch!" Imagine a SS officer screaming that while looking at a tank.

This is such an awesome story, I'm glad I've stumbled upon this channel

My Grand-Uncle fought with the 7th Armoured (7th Hussars and later 5 RTR) in WW2, he died when I was very young but some of his stories have filtered down to me and they are mindblowing

Mr Beige I have a few questions: Are you wearing the same shirt all the time or do you have a wardrobe full of those strange collared medieval looking shirts? Also, if you have or ever had a job, does or did your boss let you come in in semi-cosplay? Genuine questions btw, just out of curiosity.

@Kyrieru

8 жыл бұрын

+demonstructie He made a video about it. He buys a lot of shirts and modifies the collars himself.

@Runegrem

8 жыл бұрын

+demonstructie I seem to remember him doing a video about his shirts. Short answer, he has a lot of them and he has modified them himself if I remember correctly. Edit: Eh, ninjaed.