A great story

[Spork]

I'm sure many of you in this community have heard this story because you are so versed in WW2 history but for those who aren't: this is an awesome article on what it means to be honorable.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/09/living/higher-call-military-chivalry/index.html?hpt=hp_c1

[Ripley]

Yes, this was actually posted on this forum already. Reading about it has pushed me to buy the book, it's a truly great story!

[Rob52240]

This is a great story.

My personal favorite out of all the unknown stories is Operation Chariot.  Jeremy Clarkson did a documentary on it that can be seen on youtube.

British commandos loaded this lend lease destroyer with of tons of high explosive and then never bothered to pay for the destroyer we lent them.

[palef]

British commandos loaded this lend lease destroyer with of tons of high explosive and then never bothered to pay for the destroyer we lent them.

I'm sure the UK's lend-lease payments finished in 2006, and I'm pretty sure the almost obsolete 4 stack destroyers the US chucked the UK's way rather than go to the bother of scrapping them were paid for.

[danny76]

Not to mention keeping up our end for more than 2 years whilst the US waited to see what would happen

Another example of US passing obsolete crap to foreign navy's was embodied in the USS Pheonix. Brits sorted that tin bucket out as well

Operation Chariot was about the ballsiest example of maritime special forces actions ever accomplished. I especially like the captains interrogation " so, you britisher pigdogs sink zat de schmall boat vut destroy our ......boooom

[pipz]

LOL!!!!!!!!!!! Guys dont take the bait for heavens sake!

[Spikes]

This is a great story.

My personal favorite out of all the unknown stories is Operation Chariot.  Jeremy Clarkson did a documentary on it that can be seen on youtube.

British commandos loaded this lend lease destroyer with of tons of high explosive and then never bothered to pay for the destroyer we lent them.
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I am going to buy the book and watch the doc, never heard of this Op. Looks very interesting.

[BluBerry]

I'm sure many of you in this community have heard this story because you are so versed in WW2 history but for those who aren't: this is an awesome article on what it means to be honorable.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/09/living/higher-call-military-chivalry/index.html?hpt=hp_c1

Thanks for reposting this or else I wouldnt have come across it. 

           

[guncrasher]

I'm sure many of you in this community have heard this story because you are so versed in WW2 history but for those who aren't: this is an awesome article on what it means to be honorable.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/09/living/higher-call-military-chivalry/index.html?hpt=hp_c1

yay only posted twice in one week.  then you probaly already knew it as you read it in the other forum.



semp

[Spork]

Neat. Thanks for the contribution to the thread Semp

[Oldman731]

Not to mention keeping up our end for more than 2 years whilst the US waited to see what would happen

Hummmm.  Not to mention getting into that fix in the first place.

- oldman (but hey, bailing out the Euros is what we do!)

[Mano]

Chivalry in the skies. Pretty amazing, indeed.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/09/living/higher-call-military-chivalry/index.html?hpt=hp_c1

 

[manglex1]

... You're kidding. Right?

[coombz]

3 threads on this is not enough

We need more OFN!

I predict at least two more by Friday

[guncrasher]

Neat. Thanks for the contribution to the thread Semp

same to you.  since you copied it from the toher thread.


semp