What topic should I cover next? >;]

@biab60

Жыл бұрын

Hi popo

@BearsNGym.

Жыл бұрын

WW2 Stories, that would be badass.

@MoGreen301

Жыл бұрын

DC Sniper

@matushka__

Жыл бұрын

You gotta do the one where the egyptian special forces killed a bunch of civilians in Malta, cause they were so bad.

@Former615

Жыл бұрын

What happened to the first video 😢

props to the absolute baller who sacrificed himself to get that door open, poor guy was left hanging, but looked like he landed ok

@operatorspectre7428

Жыл бұрын

Looked painful lol

@nilon5327

Жыл бұрын

He knew he'd have to get that damn door open or the whole operation could have easily ended in disaster. It's so good to know that there are guys out there that will just give them themselves to rescue innocent people, no matter the cost on their side.

@brandoncliff5653

Жыл бұрын

​@Nilon "so others may live" Thank you for understanding the sacrifice especially for the ones who don't make it back.

@cmendoza1094

Жыл бұрын

He definitely tore knees or broke something

@donny8652

Жыл бұрын

​@@cmendoza1094 he walked that shit off like a man tho🤣

As a GIGN Operator who also served in the SAS-R here in Australia and also serving 4 tours of the Clone Wars (22 BBY-19 BBY) and 1 tour with NASA as a shuttle door gunner against the Moon Nazi's in 2012 I appreciate all the hard work you put into your videos PoPo.

@Andreadu34

Жыл бұрын

Bro I believed you at first but then you started going about the clone wars and I was like what the heell

@dontblockthebox

Жыл бұрын

Had me in the first half

@VNExperience

Жыл бұрын

Sounds legit 👌

@MrFreakazoid24

Жыл бұрын

Ah a fellow shuttle door gunner, that was a shit gig.

@cstrick1113

Жыл бұрын

You should write a book

You know what’s crazy? In 50 years the GIGN have only had 9 casualties. 2 during operations and 7 during training incidents. In the 50 years since formation, having taken part in over 1,800 missions they have only lost 2 operators. These guys are the best of the best, mad respect Edit since everyone keeps bringing up Delta, SAS, SBS, etc… I AM TALKING ABOUT CTF AND NATIONAL POLICE FORCES. Think ones like the GSG9 or FBI HRT. Yes these guys can absolutely give Delta and SAS a run for their money but those are military forces, the GIGN is not.

@kyotra

Жыл бұрын

GIGN CHADS

@JohnDoe-on6ru

Жыл бұрын

Yeah but they couldn't stop Agent 47

@suntzu9693

Жыл бұрын

It’s that revolver sniper man

@Quindalious

Жыл бұрын

You ever heard of delta forces?

@poopooeater6894

Жыл бұрын

@@JohnDoe-on6ru they could be turning off the tv

That Delta Operator quote is VERY telling as this raid and the GSG-9 rescue in 1977 remained the textbook examples of successful recues on aircraft to this very day. Respect to GIGN, GSG-9 and other units like them.

@alexdavis1089

Жыл бұрын

Except whoever was driving and then the bro who just let his teammate fall and break his ankles

@065Tim

Жыл бұрын

​@@alexdavis1089 good example of "speech is silver, silence is golden"

@markvonschober6872

Жыл бұрын

@@065Tim just like nowadays every retired navy seal has a utube channel and a book if they we’re lucky enough…. Whatever happened to the silent professionals? I think that’s a delta quote.

@imGeistevereint

Жыл бұрын

@@markvonschober6872 I feel like the last couple of years this was solely a problem of ex operators from the United States. But in the last couple of month I have noticed that there are increasing numbers of ksk soldiers making KZread vids as well. Even tho they were masks in these vids it’s still not a good look.

@MrDJAK777

Жыл бұрын

It's really not a problem every navy seals book is vetted all content produced monitored, it's just another psyop.

Dude, that was wild. Glad to see you making content in a niche you seem to enjoy and are interested in, and I'm amazed that your production quality and narration get better each time.

@timpeplinski960

Жыл бұрын

@@washyourballs You got me there

I’m always so amazed when situations like this are resolved without any of the hostages or operators being killed. These guys are so good at what they do. Another great vid popo medic.

@nvgboiyes6386

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, and moral of the story, have a super soldier be in your ranks because the some GIGN operative got shot multiple times and survived.

@goinhot9133

Жыл бұрын

Moral of the story: When the dogs are let off the leash they do awesome work. Rather is bin laden, or this. When discretion is given to the pipe hitters, the job gets done.

@Deeaych

Жыл бұрын

@@goinhot9133 door hitters and piper kickers 😂

@danielmorris7648

Жыл бұрын

Yea its almost like this is a false flag op! No way!

@star-1814

Жыл бұрын

@@danielmorris7648 okay buddy 😂

Imagine getting smoked by a French dude rocking a .357 magnum in a airplane.

When I joined the army in 1995, I was assigned to the hospital were the only GIGN operator who got injured had reconstructive surgery and was recuperating. They had snipers on the rood 24/7. Their own armed guards (I was in a military hospital, so we already had security) roaming the facility. And as per tradition (and to protect their identity) they were all masked. Mad respect for those guy.

@sidvyas8549

Жыл бұрын

Wow that kind of esprit d’corps is incredible. That’s real brotherhood

Literally cannot get enough of your content. The editing, the soundtracks, the presentation, the commentary. All absolutely superb. Big things sure to come of this channel.

@user-qv9dc6sr8f9

Жыл бұрын

reminds me alot of j aubrey, at least the presentation

@walkie1985

Жыл бұрын

Lol same, I train to the videos I’ve already seen for the music

@rsod85

Жыл бұрын

Minus the Ruby Ridge/Waco one. He was defending the feds on those. Pretty inexcusable.

@Paragonoflaziness

Жыл бұрын

@@rsod85 idk about ruby ridge But Waco seemed balanced, everyone knows about how evil the govt is so there isn’t a need to waste time, many people don’t know about the people inside WaCo and their crackpot religion

Great video about an incredible assault. The GIGN operator leading the entrance of the plane,. Thierry Prungnaud, suffered many gunshot wounds and even had a grenade explode just next to him. It's crazy to think he survived that and that there were no casualties, GIGN is truly an elit SOF

Its always insane to me how quickly this stuff happens, they are seriously clearing it like some gaming levels, must be some badass people and training

@misterjohn8130

Жыл бұрын

Just like bideo game 🤪

@iCookCrystalMeth

Жыл бұрын

@@misterjohn8130 lol

@Bruh-d

Жыл бұрын

When your team loses more men in Training then in Operations then you know they train maybe a bit too much.

I have a participation in this story; I was then a young fireman, doing my terms (then mandatory) in the Paris fire brigade, the BSPP, and that night, when there was still a possibility that the plane would leave Marignanne for Paris, we were dispatched in the Ermenonville forest, briefed about a possible airplane crash, and then we waited. Luckily the plane stayed in Marignanne, had it taken off, it would have been shot down over the forest. It would have never reached Paris.

@Url_Idk

7 ай бұрын

Interesting story mate!

@jffry890

7 ай бұрын

Government do be cold blooded. That would have been political suicide for every involved in the planning and execution of such an event.

@Eye_Of_Odin978

6 ай бұрын

Yeah, there was no way that plane was gonna be allowed to fly to Paris under any circumstances, especially after hearing about their plans for the tower.

@jakek8101

3 ай бұрын

Who supplies your jet

I can’t say enough, GIGN, Badass Music, Perfect Tension Build Up, Rewarding And Intense Climax, And An Amazing Narrator. Can’t wait to see more ❤

Thierry Prungnaud is a french hero (as his teammates). On December 26, 1994, he was the second gendarme to enter the Air France plane at Marignane airport during the attack to free the hostages. Seriously injured by 7 Kalashnikov bullets (2 of which lodged in his bulletproof vest) and by the explosion of a grenade, he nevertheless neutralized 3 of the 4 members of the Armed Islamic Group. He will survive his injuries despite the after-effects.

Hi Popo Medic, I am glad that you covered this one masterpiece of an intervention. I remember seeing this live on TV, I was 14 Yo at that time. Some commentators about this case later said that this case had an impact on the 9/11 attacks. The Air France crew was clearly playing against the terrorist, but there was nothing the terrorists could do in return because they could not fly the plane. Therefore, Al Qaeda decided to use trained pilots instead, hence eliminating the crew from the start. Knowing how close were GIA and Al Qaeda ideologically, this seems possible.

@MM-qi5mk

Жыл бұрын

Same thought

@idontknow2stoned

Жыл бұрын

Cool story bro

@JohnSmith-gq9gn

Жыл бұрын

Planes did not bring down the towers. Explosives did. Building 7.

@66numero

Жыл бұрын

@@JohnSmith-gq9gn it does not change anything to the fact that the terrorists had to learn piloting the planes before hijacking them, and it could be a lesson learned from the Gia failure on that day. .

@JohnSmith-gq9gn

Жыл бұрын

@@66numero The planes weren't hijacked.

The GIGN are no joke. Massive respect to those guys.

These documentaries are short and to the point, the production value is great, and each one keeps being an absolute banger.

The *GIGN* is one of the many things making me proud to be French.

@Anino_Makata

Жыл бұрын

God bless your nation friend, and and all the strength to those tasked with her protection.

@TheRealFalkerry

Жыл бұрын

@@Anino_Makata Thank you very much my brother. Where are you from ?

@beliveau4943

Жыл бұрын

It's a shame these guys don't get much rep in video games

@Anino_Makata

Жыл бұрын

@@TheRealFalkerry Hail from the Philippines, from a forgotten race of fighters.

@TheRealFalkerry

Жыл бұрын

@@beliveau4943 unless it's R6 Siege

This raid, the GSG-9 Olympic raid and the SAS embassy raid are legendary. These SOF guys are badass and I'm glad they are there to protect us.

@derxer614

Жыл бұрын

GSG9 Olympic raid? I think you mean the Lufthansa Landshut raid, because the GSG9 was founded after the 1972 Olympics where the raid by regular police turned into a bad disaster.

@Fantax92

Жыл бұрын

@@derxer614 you're right I mixed them up

Amazing video as always, I’d totally watch a full 2hr long documentary by you!!!!

@PopoMedic

Жыл бұрын

I’ve got something in the works ;)

@nathanarievlis3985

Жыл бұрын

@Popo Medic , just so you know ... I feel the same way as On The Radio and we're not alone haha

@dicknixon7778

Жыл бұрын

​@@PopoMedic you had my curiosity, but now you have my attention 😂😂

@vavra222

Жыл бұрын

Same, but on one condition, its full of dark synth music like this one.

@AlexH-yd4vj

Жыл бұрын

Popo Medic has a way of making a ten minute long video go by in thirty seconds. His videos are just that good.

I appreciate Popo using actual footage and detailing these events for us. Top tier content.

GIGN on this day were amazing. As a Brit we both don't compliment each other often,lol,but those guys were bravery personified! Carrying on regardless when their team mates were falling around them blew my mind!They were absolutely superb!Hero,s every one of them.👏👏👏🤝🤝👍👍👍

I believe it would have been worth mentioning about the gign operator who first went it and got shot multiple times, took grenade shrapnel and didn't go down and kept pushing. Great video as always 💙

It's always epic & badass whenever I see a notification from this channel! I was already having a good day and now it just got even better! Also the GIGN are without a doubt one of the best counter-terror units in the world absolute true professionals right up there with Delta, GSG-9, and the SAS 💯💯💯🔥🔥

Damn, so stoked you brought more content. I love your stuff. Keep it coming!

My brother met GIGN officers in 2017, for some government things. As, India was improving its police Special Task force tactics. He told me how much professional they were.

Thank you for talking about the GIGN. If anyone wants to know more about this unit I advice to read the books "Nous étions les premiers" which is about the first members and misisons of the GIGN, and "Confessions d'un OPS" which is more recent, where a gign operator tells about his experience with the unit.

Informative and superbly produced as always! Thank you!

I mentioned this a while back so in that vein not sure if you’ve done Operation Thunderbolt but if not, take a look at that one too. One of the few ocassions where GIGN operators were outshined by the performance of the hostages themselves. A truly remarkable story on their behalf especially the Algerians who refused to leave the plane despite being offered to go by the hostage takers believing it might help the odds of the others to survive.

About time!!! I’ve been waiting every Thursday waiting for a drop!!! ❤❤❤ Thanks for sharing your amazing story telling skill.

I salute both your work, and the quick correction of the audio typo. Always a pleasure to watch your content. Hats off.

Probably one of the best channels on youtube...my only gripe is that you don't upload often enough lol every episode is just so damn good

@MrLense

Жыл бұрын

and length, we get 30 min presentations from someone like operations room.

@LagrangePoint0

Жыл бұрын

That and his refusal of covering the Operation Chavín de Huántar.

@ConflictMedia

Жыл бұрын

@@LagrangePoint0 why does he refuse?

@LagrangePoint0

Жыл бұрын

@@ConflictMedia Because it was a terrorist attack (the Japanese embassy hostage crisis) perpetrated by the communists, and most of his audience is far-left, he would be alienating his own audience and would lose subscribers. It's a shame because the operation was a huge success and not even the top-tier special forces around the world have done something like that with such efficiency.

Forgotten Weapons has a great interview with the founder of GIGN. Definitely worth watching.

I was literally just checking in on your channel this morning to see if you released a video I had missed. This was a great surprise to find this afternoon!

I just looked through your channel yesterday and was sad.. Nothing new and I’ve watched every single one! Awesome job! Please keep the new content coming!👏🏽

Awesome work once again! Love the backing music, and the levels are even again :)

After this topic I really want to see a video about the GSG9 raid on a kidnapped Lufthansa airliner

Your videos are the best on this damn platform dude

i love this! no useless boring explaining, straight into the action after a short briefing of what was going on at the time! and the music, it really brings the tensions up!

I love seeing the collective support in your comment section. Really , like 90% of the comments are great, positive words about your work and effort. I guess it's not surprising bc your style is awesome , it's just nice seeing. Some good ppl here and great taste in content 😄 .

Props to the GIGN guy that opened the door and fell off the stairs

Incredibly made music is just fantastic, editing is top teir and found footage. Can't thank you enough for the hard work.

Dude you’re production is legit, great video mate

Awesome content as usual. If you haven't seen it, L'Assaut 2010 is aFrench movie retelling this operation. FYI Denis Favier didn't remain anonymous. He was still serving as a General at least until the 2010s.

Thank you Popo Medic your videos are amazing.

love your videos. only channel i regularly check for new content. keep up the good work

bro i love your content and videos you make learning about shootings and events easier and funnier with your humor. thank you for all your videos and keep up the great work

Perfect timing for what's going on and not being reported on in France atm. Thanks for the content, Dane. 🤙🏽

@mrcheese5383

Жыл бұрын

What’s happening

@TheGeekiestGuy

Жыл бұрын

@Mr Cheese some pretty gnarly protesting. Same thing started going on in Israel. Not too much talk of that on KZread, but if you look at some other countries' news sites, you'll find a lot more on it.

Love the content keep pumping them out! 🙏🏻👍🏻

Happy to see you back bro. Thanks for the great content

Great Stuff as always, defiantly one of my favorites love your content! I was just looking yesterday for a new segment to get my fix lol

I remember hearing about this for the first time after watching 'Le Assault" and im glad you did a video on this.

your are highly undiscovered. KZread should be pushing channels like you way more. Thankyou for your amazing videos, and transformative looks into these gnarly events.

@shustyrackleford_710

Жыл бұрын

630k subs is not even remotely in the same universe as highly undiscovered hahaha

The narration, and story always goes past the expectations! Love the content always can't wait for the next video!

Dude your production is some of the best over ever seen man got me so hyped. Well done..

The romans would have paid anything to have siege ladders with such rapidity... Didn't think that scene would ever be played out in modern situations

If you want to know more about this raid, the officer that went first in the cockpit explained in various french interviews what happened. He ran to the cockpit where 3 terrorists were, killed one and wounded another before they could react and was without cover, got shot multiple times with uzi and AK47. His visor exploded due to an uzi round, he was shot multiple times by the same uzi in the chest (kevlar stopped it), took 7 shots of AK47 (only 2 were stopped by his vest) and while he was laying on the ground a grenade was thrown next to him and he survived because he turned around to turn his back to the grenade. He had severe injuries and they still affect him today.

Thank you Popo your channel is truly amazing and your content is riveting. You rock Popo!!!

These are awesome. I look forward to every one you put out. Keep up the great work!

another great video, very swift. From the UK here and it's great to see some stories from outside the US.

Hey! Thank you so much for covering this. I don't wanna beg you to cover other incidents that took place in France, but we do have a few that were massive and tactically interesting (Charlie Hebdo, Bataclan...). Anyway, great content, as always ♥

@adenkyramud5005

Жыл бұрын

I remember hearing about those on the radio on my way to school. Absolutely horrible what happened, but after reading a bit more about it I got fascinated by the tactics of the response. Would love to see this stuff covered by popo

These keep getting better n better. Keep up the good work!

Hey Popo Medic, Great video. Just one thing I noticed, why was the schematic displayed the Antonov an225 Mriya instead the Airbus A300? It looked kind of weird tbh. Nothing big overall, just wondering if this was an error or you weren't able to attain the top -down schematics of the A300.

For movie buffs out there, "The Delta Force (1986)" starring Chuck Norris and Lee Marvin, was based on two previous hijackings that were similar in nature to this. It's worth a watch.

These just get better and better man! Keep em coming.

Thanks! It was worth my time to watch this. Keep it up.

Just a small fact check, the operators actually killed 3 of the 4 terrorists using mr73 revolvers 😮

I've always been fascinated by the GIGN. Such an elite force, it amazes me.

@jamesbedukodjograham5508

9 ай бұрын

They should be known better in the english speaking world and nations.😢😅

I love your work Popo I am always happy to get that notification that says you have released some new amazing combat breakdown. Keep it up I love the history.

Always fantastic work! Tyvm as it was a great way to learn more about this 🎉🎉

For anyone who's interested there's a 2010 French movie based on this that last time I saw it I thought covered it well called L'Assaut. It's in French, so remember to turn your subtitles on, but I think the movie did this event justice.

@rpcheesman

Жыл бұрын

That movie was brilliant. Not your typical action based fast film either - but also not lacking the tension of the situation. The storming of the plane is chaotic and claustrophobic and really well done.

I’m thinking about making a similar video but hacking documentary format

@synistree

Жыл бұрын

Ide watch that

@balagadoo

Жыл бұрын

bro had to repost his comment too lol

@RealCyberCrime

Жыл бұрын

@@synistree see my most recent you’ll like it

I swear, these videos are just amazing. The editing, the music. I anticipate your videos like a kid on Christmas, good shit.

Sooo freaking good man!! Love watching your vids with a cup of coffee. Keep it up! 💪

Great narration, brother. No bullshit, no political or emotional interjection, just the facts. And the 80's "vice" soundtrack is a fucking perfect touch. Always look forward to the next installment. I'd love to see your take on the Lavoy Finicum and Bundy Ranch "incident". Or maybe Leonard Peltier Vs. FBI. You obviously do your research, so it would be great to see some coverage on those stories.

The bravery of The GIGN that day was outstanding! Once the rollerball starts you have to,and they did,keep going.These men kept going as team mates fell around them.Truly heroic with amazing professionalism Bravo,Bravo!As with their German counterparts GSG9,I believe The GIGN are a superbly and highly trained arm of the French Gendarmerie. 😢😇😇😇👍👍👍👍👍

These videos are always just as good as the last but at the same time even better everytime

Bro you make the best documentaries/long form videos on all of KZread.

Really well done! I feel like I should be paying to watch these

Damn this gives me major R6 vibes.

Man I watched every single one of your videos and every single one of them is a hit, keep it up!

Love the vids bro keep up the work man

That drop must’ve hurt at 8:05. I felt that.

Its commendable how GIGN responded 1994 and so sad for the loss of lives yet thankful to those saved. The whole events were so fluid and evoling tragic. Much respect whiskey 2925 SBS. keep it true worriors

You have become the channel that I instantly click on when I see a new video, quickly becoming my favorite channel. Your fkn killing it

I've been waiting on the next one 🎉 I love your work my friend, please keep up the amazing videos you make!

How big do we need to get this man's channel in order to get hour+ long documentaries including interviews with people followed in the videos?

Pretty amazing how in even the absolute best raids by the best teams, they still. have mistakes in planning or execution -- in this one, the airstair height (I guess they didn't have time to practice with the specific stairs on that model of aircraft elsewhere at the airport?), at Iranian Embassy SAS had the rappelling failure which set things off early, etc. Rapidly overcame it, which is why they were successful.

@marctestaniere3286

Жыл бұрын

They trained on the same plane....but GIGN snipers shooted the plane tyres to immobilise it and so the door entrance was less high...

@charlottelanvin7095

Жыл бұрын

@@marctestaniere3286 It doesn't look like it - 8:09 when the guy drops down, the front gear tyres are fully inflated

@MrFateorfaith

11 ай бұрын

Read on the military wiki that the height difference was because they trained on an empty plane. While the other plane was lower due to passengers and luggage.

@bestieswithtesties

11 ай бұрын

That's what makes them the best of the best. Things almost never go to plan once game day comes and it's their ability to adapt and think on the fly under high stress while still making good decisions that allows them to execute the missions.

Bro i was just wondering today why i hadnt seen any of your notifications in a while, literally an hour later, BAM, new vid😎

You do a great job with these videos. Your narration is spot on.

I was around 5 years old when this happened so my memory of this is hazy at best but I remember my mother watching the coverage on the news. I remember being worried because we had a vacation coming up and would be flying to our destination. I thought this was going to happen to the plane I was on.

@duonglethai8701

Жыл бұрын

Scary

There's an episode of I Survived which features one of the hostages, a woman, who was shot and thrown out the door of the plane but survived. Her account is absolutely horrifying. She sat there in line, so to speak, just waiting to be executed, watching those in front of her being murdered and her believing she would be killed any second. I honestly struggle to think of something more terrifying, more stressful, than that.

These videos are so god damn good. Keep it up man!

Great video, but the diagram used to show where the hijackers died wasn’t the actual plane but an Antonov AN.226

@andrewthomson

Жыл бұрын

That annoyed me too. It's a baffling choice of image.

As a Formal GIGN Operator who also served for 20 years, during operations lost my children and wife and having taken part in over thousand missions I can say good job!

@MORNINGST6R

Жыл бұрын

Rook and Doc from Rainbow Six Siege doesn't count as service to GIGN my man

@FunkyFunTK

Жыл бұрын

@@MORNINGST6R :(

This channel has quickly become my second favorite channel 👍🏻

You’ve reminded me of why thursdays are good days and you posting videos makes it a whole lot better

any siege fans here we will know the maps yo

Probably the most difficult entry a team can make. These guys were good.