Outstanding acts of war

[jpm1]

post outstanding acts of war or bravery examples here

 

1942 Doolite raid : a B-25 squadron takes off from a carrier in 1942 to bomb Tokyo . the story is unbelievable at all level from the conception to the carrying out link

 

1939 Scapa flow raid : on 14 of october the unterseeboot 47 with at its commands Gunther Prien sneaks between Scapa flow harbour defences . the harbor was Admiralty main naval base . the german captain and its crew sinks a 29 000t battle ship and manage to escape without being detected link

 

1805 Trafalgar : Admiral H. Nelson with 33 ships destroys 47 french and spanish ships with no ship loss for England link

 

1836 Alamo : 187 Texians resist to 1500 mexican soldiers at the Alamo fort . the Fort will be lost but the besieged managed to resist enough to weaken the mexican 600 mexican deads over a 13 days siege . the besieged tenacity will lead to the Republic of Texas birth link

 

1863 Camerone : 62 legionnaires resisted a whole day to 2000 mexican soldiers to protect a vital convoy . only two legionnaires survived but they succeeded in their mission as the convoy managed to reach its destination link

 

1915 SMS Dresden : a german light cruiser manages to escape a gigantic manhunt operated by the british during three monthes in south america . the german cruiser being a symbol of mistrust to the UK , it will finally be catched up at Robinson Crusoe island with no ammos and no supplies left . but the Dresden crew attitude is unbelievable nonetheless . can't find stories enough complete as the documentary i saw on TV Dresden @ wiki

Edited July 27, 2010 by jpm1

[bumfire]

If you ask me, and I know some will disagree, but one of the most astounding acts of war that I personally think was great and took place, was the nazis initial thrust from germany to the north sea via the ardennes and capturing all those countries inbetween in such a short period of time.

 

That is if you ask me, probably one of the greatest acts of war that has been seen when it comes to traditional massed mechanised war fighting.

 

However saying that, I am disgusted at what they did to western europe in the years after they had initially conquered it, but you gotta admire the initial blitzkreig that just pushed everything in its path aside, great tactic at the time and a great battle win.

[mig29movt]

6-day war: Israel wins against 3 very strong countries within 6 days

I respect Israels military force above all others, it was amazing how they did that

[L4key]

Battle of Britain

The defence of Stalingrad

 

I pretty much revere any person who has been in a proper war. Regardless of the conflict or side, what it must take to put yourself in the firing line for your country away from your family, especially when they are in peril at home like in WW2. The courage of the average seaman, soldier, pilot etc is outstanding to me.

 

I think that a lot of the conflicts of the early part of the last century bred a special generation of people who learnt about their own moral code and respect inadvertently through conflict. That generation didn't take much for granted subsequently and these days it's easy to see why so many people, who haven't known that kind of sacrifice are unable to take responsibility for themselves.

[Vault]

Talaiasi Labala http://www.specialforcesroh.com/browse.php?mode=viewiroll&rollid=4665

 

Simo Häyhä http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simo_H%C3%A4yh%C3%A4

[DTWD]

St Nazaire: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Nazaire_Raid

 

Black Buck (1): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Black_Buck

[Zulu]

Rorke's Drift http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Rorke's_Drift

[FLANKERATOR]

Saburo Sakai (the Samurai) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saburo_Sakai#Serious_wounds

[Kile]

by far the most hilarious article on that site. nevertheless, it contains 5 outstanding people and their acts in the war

 

http://www.cracked.com/article_17019_5-real-life-soldiers-who-make-rambo-look-like-pussy.html

 

and this article too

 

http://www.badassoftheweek.com/hussars.html

[jpm1]

St Nazaire: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Nazaire_Raid...

 

respect total

 

by far the most hilarious article on that site. nevertheless, it contains 5 outstanding people and their acts in the war

 

http://www.cracked.com/article_17019_5-real-life-soldiers-who-make-rambo-look-like-pussy.html...

 

Hahya thing is amazing

 

 

1941 : Bismark . the german battleship already very heavily damaged by an aerial attack fights up to the end with two british battleships coming to finish her link

 

1940 : the HMS Glowworm , a 1300t destroyer rams under heavy fire german heavy cruiser Hipper (18 000t) link

 

1974 : two japanese soldiers are discovered , they thought the war was still underway . one of them refuses to surrender and his former officer has to fly to Phillipines to order the soldier to surrender . T. Nakamura H. Onoda (gonna buy his book :D)

 

edit : book purchased

Edited July 29, 2010 by jpm1

[Bucic]

Wojtek (pron. Voytek) - Soldier Bear

 

 

 

[Namenlos Ein]

May 14, 1829. Russian brig Mercury (18 guns) vs Turkish line ships Selimie (110 guns) and Real-bei (74 guns).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_brig_Mercury

 

June 23, 1940. Italian submarine Torricelli (a single 100mm gun) vs British destroyers Khartoum, Kandahar and Kingston together with the sloops Shoreham and Indus.

http://www.worldnavalships.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2003

The British fired 700 4 inch and 4.7 inch rounds to achieve one hit and were so impressed with the Italians actions that they picked up the survivors and honoured Pelosi and his officers at a formal dinner. One British officer made the following toast….."though we were five to one, we were able neither to sink you, nor capture you, nor force you to surrender".

May 21, 1879. Agustín Arturo Prat Chacón. A single man armed with sabre vs monitor warship.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arturo_Prat

Edited July 30, 2010 by Namenlos Ein