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Flared Hicks said:
I've vague recollections of the rifle story. For some reason I thought he was just bollocked for getting it wet, which seemed a bit harsh in the circumstances, so this account is probably closer to the truth.
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Ironic really given a good few of the lads on that beach had first world war rifles and were not actually given any ammo. Those in that position may as well have been fighting the nazis with twigs.
 

Just been in the empire cinema in town. They had a couple of small signs up about a special showing of the film, where a few survivors will be present to meet. I think it was on 26th.
 
Anyone seen the clarkson documentary on 'The raid on St Nazaire'. Think its called that. Anyway its on youtube, definitely worth a watch. An amazing story of one of the first SOS missions
 
Special operations executive came up with mad cap raids etc. Dont thing they were ever called sos or soe though, probably just called something generic at first. "Those blokes with tape over thier eyes"
 
Flared Hicks said:
I knew the Commando bit but not the SOS bit. They became the SBS tho yeah, and then the SAS out of that?
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I think the SBS were formed before the SAS, who were formed separately. The SBS were formed from the original Commando units.

The SAS were formed as a Commando type force as well, IIRC.
 
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Billy Rocket said:
Same here. I remember hating the ITV "World at War" WW2 documentary series on Sunday afternoons when I was a kid. Me parents were glued to it, but it was BORING.

Then about 5 years ago I downloaded the whole series and binged it in a day. Bloody marvellous programming.
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Laurence Olivier is the finest voice I have ever heard on a war documentary. Absolutely brilliant.
 
My grandad, born in 1900 served in both Wars. He went into the Navy when he was sixteen and served on a mine sweeper off the Humber. After the war he went into the Coldstream Guards, and had the honour of being chosen to be one of the Underbearers at the ceremony for the Unknown Warrior.

He was called up from the Reserve at the start of the Second World War and spent time on the south coast shooting down doodlebugs flying over from France. He received the BEM for services on the Home Front at the end of the war.

He would never talk about his experiences. Mike Neville, from the BBC, wanted to interview him, but Grandad said he was too shy!
 
Bob Fleming said:
Which bulls bollock did you read that from?

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When the Americans finally cast off their cowardice and ventured over the Atlantic to join in the war on Dec 7 1941 (long wait eh?), the VERY few blacks they brought with them were 100% racially segregated.
 
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