We would have been better off going with the English but dev was a spineless fuck and a nazi sympathiser we were like a third would country and its no better today from the start of the state we have been lead by ignorant muck savages
Katanga broke away and chose democracy, the UN sent in troops, crushed them, and let them be enslaved by the communists... the UN lost all legitimacy after that.
People to this day slander Ireland for not fighting in WW2 (Even though plenty of Irish men died fighting for the British), but forget that Ireland had just been fighting the British 20 years prior. The crimes the Germans were committing were not known, so why would they have Ireland destroyed their country which was peaceful for the first time in 100s of years to fight and die with a country that they were still in the process of gaining independence from, still owned their land and had committed atrocities in their land only a couple of decades prior.
If you want to know what the actual state of affairs was with regard to equipment prior to WW 2, then get the Irish Sword publication and it tells the whole story. The Goverment and Army were more than aware of how badly they were equipped and they started a programme of buying or manufacturing as much as they could afford. They examined every weapon that was in stores and concluded that the best route was to stay with British arms. There was a large pool of Civil War weapons but most were obsolete or rusted or of odd calibres so they were scrapped or stripped for spares. Old artillery guns were either scrapped or overhauled and modernised,such as the 18 pdr,which in 1939 was still a useful field gun. Thompsons of Carlow were commissioned to make mines, grenades and armoured cars and were very successful at this. A lot of personal equipment such as uniforms and webbing were made in Ireland from civil stocks of cloth, to avoid having to buy it from the UK. Groups of Officers were sent to the USA and UK to inspect arms for potential purchase but quite often, their suggestions were refused by the Dept of Finance. Often, as war got closer, actual placed orders were delayed by the vendor countries for political reasons. Every man of the Army knew full well that they were short of everything and the country tried valiantly to rearm and refit at a time of serious national poverty.
Irish Quartermaster: I could have sworn the surplus vendor described them as 'cheap STOLEN helmets' not 'stahlhelms'. Sorry boys, they'll have to do for yous.
The Irish army wasn't formed until after the end of the 1922/3 civil war and saw no active service until it served as UN peacekeepers in the newly independent Congo from 1960. Apparently when a reporter asked their commander how he thought they'd do, their commander replied by saying they'd be fine because 'Weren't they and the combatants both from countries that had suffered from colonialism?' This optimistic attitude only lasted until the Congolese rebels hijacked a tanker full of Guinness destined for the Irish contingent. Strangely enough, all hell then broke loose. The story goes that one of the Micks was captured and murdered by a bunch of local tribesmen and when his dear old Mum back in the ould sod was informed that her son had been strung up by the Baloobas, she said 'Whoy did dey have to do dat? Could dey not have just hanged him by de neck as in de normal way of such t'ings?' ... and if you believe that, you'll believe anything.
Id no idea the Irish had Lysanders...i knew about the vickers produced stalhelm copies ( sure had alot of dents in them though!) I know the rifles were british hand me downs too. But youd have expected the Irish to at least want to look more different from the british, considering the history...
The entire uniform is a British uniform basically. The tunic is a ww1 Service dress with fancier pockets and a stand up collar. The webbing is british, just dyed black, the rifle and the boots are british. The only things that are not British style is the jodhpur trousers, helmet and leather gaiters
At least they're Not lead by a Family......with inbreeds... Perverted Child Molesting King's and Queens.... They look.....sick. ....... Those "English Pedophilia" Royalties ........ Are The Nazis and the English Royalties related by blood ? ..... Start around Yr. 1900 WW1 Sure nuf....Uncle Willy ... The Common people's of England..... deserves better Thanks for the prop
Ironically the entire uniform is british aside from the helmets, trousers and leather gaiters. Technically the helmet is british but its not british style
Shame they never made a move to fight the Nazis. Thankfully many Irishmen joined the International Brigade and fought Franco, while many others joined their British neighbours in the crusade against Hitler & Mussolini. Meanwhile, these guys sat in their barracks eating eggs and butter.
@@lagancider6153 In the British army the Irish Guards and the Irish Rangers are among the best fighting formations in the world. Many Irishmen died in the cause for freedom fighting against Nazism even if their political masters pretended otherwise. Those Irishmen who served were true heroes and deserve to be recognised as such.
The Irish government did allow RAF Sunderland flying-boats to overfly Derry in the battle of the Atlantic. To this day there are large concrete number along Ireland's west coast. Built to assist WW2 USAAF bombers which had wandered to far south on their journey to Britain.
The UK navy got an aircraft carrier with no planes. The US navy lost a ship worth £9,000,000,000 because of a disgruntled sailor. Meanwhile the miniscule and poorly fund Irish naval service protects national waters and carries out rescue missions in the Mediterranean. Value for money it's no contest.
So many comments on this about how the Irish won this , or won that, and more medals of honour etc etc........amazing how such a vaunted bunch of fighting men stayed at home. Let's be right here, if Adolf had got his foot into the UK, they'd have fallen in step with him.
You know, in a way, it would have been worth it just to see how you’d like occupation. We wouldn’t let it go on too long though. We’d row over after a few years and kick the Germans out for you : )
Na during early ww2 the Kaiser was having great fun chopping down trees near his house in the neatherlands , he died inbetween 1942 and 1944 there's actually a good moive him during the nazi occupation of the neatherlands will see if I can find the name
@@LiamHickey2967 I think he meant the helmets were leftovers from WWI they look like the 1916 pattern stahlhelm, with the ventilation lugs on the sides. and a more flared brim and visor
They performed out of their skins at the siege of Jaddotville. Ok not much since then but the Irish Army is made up of the same men who fought ( brilliantly ) for the Allies in WW1 and WW2 on land and in the air. The third highest ace of the Battle of Britain was an Irishman.