British Couple Reacts to Desert Storm - The Ground War, Day 1 - Crush the Saddam Line - Animated 

As a veteran of this conflict I know of loss of every American soldier, sailor, airman and marine as it was my job to return their personal effects to their next of kin. To this day I have memory of each and every one.

I led my Tank platoon on that US 1st Infantry Division attack of the Iraqi defenses....we worked with your fellow Brits quite a bit leading up to the attack.The video doesn't do it justice My tank company had our 1st re-union last May -- 31 years later...18 of our 62 Tankers participated, many of us have since had multiple combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan in the years since -- what an impressive bunch of warriors

General Norman Schwarzkopf was brilliant in commanding Desert Storm plans!!

This complete and lopsided victory wasn't as much that the Iraqi army sucked, which they did, but it was more because the Americans and coalition partners were so, SO much better. Better training, better equipment, better tactics, better motivation, better everything.

“Soldiers win battles, Logistics win wars” General John J Pershing

The 3:1 rule of combat states that in order that for the attacker to win the battle, his forces should be at least three times the force of the defender

You must follow this up by viewing General Norman Schwarzkopf's "mother of all briefings" he delivered four days into the ground war! Amazing. What a leader.

09:50 the MLRS rocket artillery you saw then is basically today's HIMARS. The major difference being the US used cluster bombs then vs singular warheads they use in Ukraine today. HIMARS is on a Truck with up to 6 rockets, MLRS is on a tank body with up to 12 rockets.

Easy company from Band of brothers was part of the 101st airborne Division is WW2.

Dictatorships aren’t worried about preserving their people or their nation, they’re concerned with preserving their power. Giving up would possibly result in them losing their power, even if it would save a lot of their people and be better for their nation on the world stage, so they make other people fight.

Can anyone imagine the logistics to get all of these men, machines, and supplies over there? Impressive.

And, they weren't just fighting the U.S., the entire Western world was standing against them. As well as the majority of the Arab world.

Also a vet of Desert Shield/Storm (2nd MarDiv). The #1 incident I recall was a Stinger AA missile team that got off track when crossing the minefield and hit a mine. They returned to their unit and got a new HMMWV and weapons. Then had the bad luck to have a mortar round blow up their second vehicle. Once again they returned to their unit and were told, NO! You've used your share of luck, you're not going out again. We did have some artillery land about 500m from us, once. Last Iraqi artillery I saw during the invasion. We spent 2 days of the 4-day "war" stopped waiting for the US Army's to get their big flanking maneuver in motion and to their final attack positions.

The 101st Airborne, mentioned in the beginning.... you guys are watching part of their WW2 story in Band of Brothers right now.🙂

i actually haven’t seen this one yet, i’ve seen the air war parts but looking forward to this one with ya guys.

Referring the 101st Airborne as "paratroopers" is confusing, due to the fact that they haven't been on jump status since Vietnam. They are what is known as an Air Assualt Division where they transport in mass by use of helicopter.

The main criticism of this war was the “highway of death” but I didn’t see anything wrong with it. The Iraqis were told to leave all their military equipment behind, and they didn’t. They also were fighting as they were fleeing. But the optics were pretty bad because we totally decimated them.

14:16 Infantry wins battles, logistics wins wars. -Army General John J. Pershing, commander of the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I The US fight constant wars since WW2 that are oceans away has made them experts at logistics, which is everything in war. A tank can't move without fuel and a soldier can't fight without food.

Happy St Patrick's Day everyone ☘️🍻🇺🇲❤️🇬🇧

I was one of the Marines in a Tank Division that breached the Minefields. Its hard to describe how big and scary those minefields were. The mines were on top and very visable. We were told that crossing through them is a great opportunity for thr enemy to strike and cause a panic. I can still remember being stalled in the middle on the narrow path, and knowing there is nowhere to run to and take cover if attacked. Best of times, worst of times. Semper Fi

the people that gave up knew they wouldnt be treated badly, but would also get food and water and needed supplies.

My father was a radar warrant officer, and he was with the first infantry division from Fort Riley, Kansas during desert storm. Crazy time y’all I can remember when the air war started then when the ground war started it got real for us because that’s where my dad was . Y’all keep up the good work.

Not to diminish anyone's involvement in Desert Storm, but if you are facing The US Army's 101st Airborne in the north, and 1st Marines in the south you have 2 options. Surrender or repent in the eyes of your creator because you're about to meet them . The Japanese in WW2 said the 1st marines came from insane asylums and fed on human blood. During the Vietnam conflict the north Vietnamese told their soldiers to avoid the 101st airborne (called the chicken men by the NVA for their eagle insignia ) at all cost due to their success rates. All those who helped liberate Kuwait are heroes. A Northern Iraqi student I met in 2005 told me a very odd fact. After Desert Storm there were lots of children named George in Northern Iraq, in honor of George HW Bush. Not only did the coalition forces liberate Kuwait but they stopped the slaughter of the northern Iraqis at the hands of Hussien's biological and chemical weapons being testing on them. The Men and Women of these forces are sometimes obscured by the most reason events in Iraq, though they laid the ground work for Operation Iraqi Freedom and stopped a modern genocide. For this they are owed a debt of gratitude that unfortunately, at least in my eyes, has gone unpaid.

My brother in law was a marine recon sniper, and was giving targets while on top of a building in Kuwait city for the battleships... he said it was the most impressive thing he has ever seen

Another great video.... It might be time to step up your thumbnail game James & Millie. You are getting big enough now that recycling thumbnails just looks odd. It only takes 30 seconds to get one while watching the video. I just want to see you 2 and the channel grow.

The Battle of 73 Easting, which I do believe was in the second day, was the largest tank battle since WWII. It was a total slaughter.

enjoy your videos ty for making them

Saddam didn't think anyone would do anything about the annexation of Kuwait, then he thought that his army would inflict severe casualties against the US and the people back home would demand an end to the operation. Iraq had been successful against poorly trained and equipped Iranian forces in their long war by digging in and mowing down waves of Iranian teenagers despite being outnumbered, he thought the same tactics would work against the professional, motorized coalition armies. He was wrong on every count, but he still managed to hold onto power after defeat, usually dictators that lose a war are not so fortunate.

This guy has such a good channel. The videos he creates take a lot of time and painstaking effort.

Hopefully Russians don't end up making this mistake while being told their invincible and fighting some kind of weak and "horrible" west.

1st Cav!!!!! BOOM!!! My brothers!! And I guess nowadays.. my sisters. Too

I love listening to yall while i work 😊

I was one of the first people in IRAQ WITH THE 101ST before the main body went in❤❤❤❤❤

You should watch the press conference General Schwartzkopf gave at the time.

That MINE CLEARING LINE CHARGE is a beast.. it'll rattle your guts.

And at the 12 min mark It was LTC Rich Comer (retired as a major general) that led the AH-64's in with mighty MH-53J Pavlow

As an American, I’m proud of what our military accomplished and George H W Bush made the right choice in getting out of there after Iraq was kicked out of Kuwait and their military was basically destroyed, WITHOUT causing additional casualties, loss of tax dollars and political/social instability in Iraq by prolonging the war to remove Saddam from power….something his son was too dumb or arrogant to learn from. One of my favorite quotes was from James Baker (Secretary of State for Bush #1, George HW Bush) when he was asked a few years ago about the chronic mess in Iraq since the war….he said “People used to ask me why we didn’t extend the war to remove Saddam Hussein from power….they don’t ask me that anymore”.

Keep in mind this wasn't some sand cave, the Republican Guard was the 4th or 5th best military in the world. They were no joke. It's just the US is so extra

When we first landed in Saudi and began digging in on the Iraq border, we brought with us, 10,000 body bags and had every expectation of using most of them. We thought for sure we would be in deep shit when we arrived. We couldn't believe they never attacked us (in force, there were random mortars, but they were ineffective). We only lost one Trooper. It was due to a vehicle accident that was not combat related.

Maybe you could forgive Saddam for thinking GHWB was bluffing the first time. But not the second time. Such a waste of so many lives. And so topical.

There is a very important axiom: Amateurs talk tactics. Professionals talk logistics. Meaning you might have the best of equipment and men, but without food, water, ammo, fuel, spare parts, etc you aren’t going very far and you won’t win.

I was a tank driver in The 1st Infantry division . My platoon was a breach platoon. 2nd Platoon C Company 3rd Battalion 37th Armored regiment. We were the tip of the spear for 7th Corp.

They never had a chance. My brother's son was with a unit that was in Iraq 4 days before the war started. They never knew they were there. They flanked Iraq troops and advance from the west to Bagdad.

More of our soldiers died under friendly fire than from actual combat in Desert Storm

There's an old movie called "The Big Red One" with a very young Mark Hamill (aka Luke Skywalker) about their role in WW2...

Just a note on the 101st. It is no longer a paratroop division. It is an air calvary division and uses helicopters for insertion and egress. The 82nd is the only Army paratroop division.

When the military in my town mobilized to go to the Gulf War every citizen turned out to line the streets cheering them on, waving flags and spontaneously singing patriotic songs. Never doubt the US reverence for our military, for our soldiers. ❤ to everyone who has served this blessed & great country,

My Dad was one of the 16,000 soldiers in the 101st Airborne Division

Served with the 403rd Miltary Police Prisoner of War Camp during Desert Storm. Expecting 10,000 POWs and at peak were over 15,000. Took us over 24 hours with everyone working to process the first wave of POWs we received.

As an 82nd Airborne division veteran of desert shield and storm i can say this video makes me feel old. 😂😂😂

i was in England when the ground war started. At the time they had 4 tv channels, how did they miss it?

I had 3 family members serving in the ground war. One was at a famous tank battle called The Medina Ridge tank battle

Please react to America's most armed man please

The asked the American's if they could invade Kuwait, and they were given approval. Either a break in communication, or a deliberate bait of Saddam - most likely a case of poor communication from the US to Saddam.

I was in boot camp when Iraq invaded Kuwait and in Tech School when the war began and was over by the time i got to my first ship. I do remember how the pundits and military reps were saying that at the time, Iraq had the 4th largest standing Army in the world. What made the difference was our tech and training. Better equipment, tactics, and most of all people. Best trained, fed and led. People were nervous, everyone was, but our leadership had it nailed down and thiers wasnt great. Some was though.

I can remember the day my dad came to my daycare to let me know he was getting deployed for desert storm. Talked to him through the years and thankfully, his unit never saw actual combat, he was a mechanic, but they did go on patrols and one time accidentally crossed the lines and thankfully stumbled on a friendly base. He said he was there for months with nothing happening, then one morning rockets were flying.

When it comes to war, and especially large conflicts, while strategy might be important, Logistics are the difference between greatness and mediocrity.

1st Marine division my old unit

We smoked the republican guard like a fine cuban cigar.

My dad was with the 101st during the Gulf War, the only other time I've seen Campbell that empty was when I went for air assault and they were in Afghanistan.

My Uncle was there. Us First Cavlary Division. 2nd Battalion. 5TH CAV regiment. Mechanized 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲

Damn! Millie got that brow game on point!

React to the f 16 pilot one that one is heart racing

Millie hair is on point today 🤌

Amateurs talk strategy, professionals talk Longistics.

You should do a reaction video to "Letter's From Home" by John Michael Montgomery or "Arlington" by Trace Adkins ❤

The first war fought using GPS. Iraqi officers could not believe that the U.S. army crossed the desert, they said it's impossible. Yet it happened..

Marines US were in Kuwait on February 22nd,Taskforce Grizzly, I was there.

I was there. Infantry, 101st Airborne. Thanks for doing these videos about DS/DS

Proud Desert Shield Desert Storm Veteran. 12B Combat Engr.. Sappers Forward! 8 months in Saudi Arabia TRNG every day to fight the Elite Iraq Army that put up a fight after being bomb everyday and night, but the ground war was over 100 plus hours later and they gave up, they was defeated and at the ground war cam to an end, my unit was 6 kilometers from Baghdad. My Army Unit was 72nd Engr Co, 197th Infantry that support the 16 Airborne Division that supported the 24th INF Division.

The Iraqis found out real quick why America doesn’t have universal health care

My unit was attached to 18th Airborne Corps and later on permanent attached. 3rd ACR. From the original Opperation order, things moved quite fast. Was surprised how early we were ordered in. Nice to see it all onthe sand board though. Things got bogged up with all the surrenders though. No real will to fight. Nice reaction I think. Puts my head in a totally different place seeing it again. ❤️🌹🤘

The 101st Airborne Division has been a paratrooper division since Vietnam. During Vietnam, they transitioned to Air Assault. Meaning they enter battle in helicopters. The only paratroopers left in the US Army are the 82nd Airborne, the 173rd Airborne Brigade, US Rangers, US Special Forces, and US Delta Force.

The Iraqis buried alive actually died from suffocation l.

You need part 2 of the air war. The ground war is separate.

If you found this interesting you should watch a video on a tank battle in this was called "The Battle of 73 Easting" The American M1A1 Abrams tanks against the Iraqi T-72 was basically like little kids playing army getting in a gun battle with a Navy SEALs platoon.

Hi you two from SoCal... I recently saw a video I thought the two of you might enjoy. The RU-vid video name is: "British Highschoolers Try Biscuits and Gravy for the First Time!" :)

Man ,,, respect Iraqi forces beacuse vs 6 country 😂 👍🏼 😉

This is the war that Al Murray refers to when he mentions:- America sent Water Soldiers to fight in the desert, The British then had to send in the desert rats to help them, Some 1,800 Marines, 14 pieces of major equipment, and 19 aircraft participated in the Desert Storm National Victory Parade in Washington, D.C. that was led by General H. Norman Schwarzkopf, Commander of the U.S. Central Command and Desert Storm forces The British part of Operation Desert Storm was called Operation Granby. The operation began on January 15, 1991 with the first air raids by British Tornado fighter-bombers starting the next day. The Tornados proved their worth during the month that followed as rugged aircraft and achieved great results, but the land phase, which began on February 24, was no less successful. In fact, some of the achievements by the British, such as the longest tank to tank kill to date, are yet to be beat. Within 66 hours of the fighting, the British managed to advance almost 300km across Iraq (a feat almost unheard of) and destroyed no less than three armored Iraqi divisions in the process. Much of this success can be attributed to the Challenger 1 Main Battle Tank, the workhorse of the British Army and one of the best MBTs of its era - if not the best. Of the 420 vehicles built in total, the British deployed 221 during the operations. These vehicles belonged to the following units: 7th Armoured Brigade (the legendary Desert Rats), specifically: The Queen’s Royal Irish Hussars (deployed initially) The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (deployed initially) 4th Armoured Brigade (the Black Rats), specifically: 14th/20th King’s Hussars (both regiments merged in India before the Second World War) Life Guard (an elite formation with hundreds of years of tradition) Both brigades had previously been deployed to Germany and were moved to Saudi Arabia from there in November 1990 as a part of a major military buildup. Before the fighting commenced, these vehicles were modified as such: Installed blocks of extra composite armor and ERA, Repainted to desert sand color, Fitted with additional storage for water and other equipment, Fitted with long-range fuel tanks, Fitted with a smoke generator, injecting diesel fuel into the exhaust system, Modifications to the cooling system and other adjustments for the desert environment How the Desert Rats helped to capture Kuwait:- The 7th Armoured Brigade returned to the desert when it arrived in Saudi Arabia in October 1990 as part of Operation Granby, intended to protect Saudi Arabia from invasion by Saddam Hussein's Iraq. The brigade, commanded by Brigadier Patrick Cordingley, later took part in the Coalition of the Gulf War ground campaign to liberate Iraqi-occupied Kuwait on 24 February 1991 that began after a sustained air campaign. The Desert Rats, along with the rest of the 1st Armoured Division, carried out a left-hook manoeuvre that swung round the Iraqi Republican Guard. The brigade advanced deep into Iraqi territory, encountering some armour of the Republican Guard. The ground campaign formally ended on 28 February with the liberation of Kuwait achieved. 🇬🇧😎👍🏼

I went to this little barbecue get together as a Marine Corporal, Task Force Ripper... "C" Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st MarDiv. We arrived in Saudi Arabia a few days into August 1990, and when we drove into Kuwait in February of 1991 on Amtracs, we wiped our asses with the Iraqis, which offered little resistance. It was over within a day. By nightfall we were told to stop and dig in just south of Kuwait International Airport because we were moving too fast, even though processing thousands of surrendering Iraqis slowed us down quite a bit. The next morning we discovered many anti-aircraft guns emplaced around the airfield that had been aimed straight at us like regular heavy ground weapons, and we had slept with them pointing at us. The crews had either abandoned their guns and deserted, or had been neutralized the previous day by our artillery and Cobras and Air Force A-10s. Lovely. We departed after 8 months in the desert in April, flew straight back to 29 Palms, put our junk in the barracks, and that was it. No fuss, no muss. Semper Fi.

Why are your playlists last day to day 1, instead of day 1 to last day? It’s not confusing but it’s seriously inconvenient. Still enjoy the videos!

After decades of small operations everywhere it's almost easy to forget that this is what America is truly capable of when it's gloves off

If you haven’t watched 73 eastings tank battle yet , it WILL blow your mind about the overwhelming firepower, advanced weaponry, and strategic planning involved. All this seemingly over the top attack is referred to as “shock and awe”! A “war” we were finally allowed to win! (Politically approved)🤔

I was in the 43rd CEC unit with the 7th corps, breached threw the Dead zone to cross into the desert to bump heads with the republican guard. Good times but scary as hell! God bless 🇺🇸 6 months I’ll never get back of my life. But it defines a part of who I am! 😢 I luv my country but I don’t trust my government for shit! Sorry that’s just the wine talking but true nun the less. God bless my wife who was faithful thru it all. Brave Rifles to my brothers @ arms! Blood and Steel !!!!

I was a 20 year old with the Third Armored Division, and I still remember crossing the sand berms into Iraq. It was a long haul from there on into Kuwait with a fight with the Republican Guard.

You guys know this was the 1991 invasion of Iraq/Kuwait after iraq invaded Kuwait....im sure you do but i just started the video

Dude I'm way behind but holy hell your wife is stunning. Those eye brows stood out and are beautiful. Lucky damn bloke. Beautiful Millie

You're looking at Maps you should really be looking at the videos

I would serve in 94 with a sailor who was offshore during Desert Storm. He said that he watched a V (Vic to you British) of three B-52's just drop their bombs on The "Goddamn Saddam" line, and you could see another V making a turn towards the line. After the three B-52's dropping bombs were empty, in just a few seconds the next three were dropping their bombs with the first bombs within feet of where the other V dropped their last bombs! Meanwhile, another V of three B-52's were making their approach turn!!! He said you could hear it coming soon after you saw the contrails of the bombers "in dawn's early light", and it would go on all day, from the start of the line, to the sea...

the segment is technically incorrect in the beginning; the 101st Airborne is not Paratroops anylonger, they are Air Assault/Air Mobile, use of helicopters vice paratroop drops. So, they are only historical in terminology from WW-2, for historical value; their concept in battle is much different. just to clarify for you.

Related Suggestion: YT channel -- Not What You Think; Video -- "The Bomb That Ended a Wat" It's not the only reason Saddam gave up, but the story of the quickly invented bunker buster is great.

Prior to this the last image people have of US military was Vietnam and the failed attempt to rescue Us hostages from Iran in 1980. There were some minor skirmishes with Libya with aircraft and the small invasion of Grenada in 1983. Nobody had seen a serious U.S. military action since Vietnam so they didn’t respect us. Iraq huge mistake (besides invading in the first place) was stopping at the Saudi border. He should have continued on and took over Saudi before the US could respond. The buildup was 6 months in the making before the air war and then ground war. Obviously the war went unbelievably well, but the media and world expected tens of thousands of allied casualties. Thousands of body bags were ordered by the defense dept.

If you heard the numbers 333+333-666 he!! Is coming....

The level of disrespect Gen. Norman Schwartzkopf had for Sadam and his military was unreal, and he wasn't wrong, the ground war went far easier then he had even expected.

One thing that gets lost in these very good videos is the distances involved. Where the French division and the U.S. XVIII Airborne Corps crossed the border is 175 miles from the westernmost point in Kuwait--about the same distance as from London to Leeds. This came as a huge strategic surprise to the Iraqis.

Navy vet retired CPO Corpsman and Desert Storm combat medic, I remember this all too well. Lost a classmate in the first barracks SCUD attack.

After a serious injury in 1982 I had to leave the military my father-in-law finally revealed his part in World War II. He was a pilot he thought the battle of midway he flew over 50 missions. I was shocked you’d never look at this man and see how strong and how brave he was I contacted some friends in the military I decided to return because my specialty was tanks and I ended up in the gulf war and I was proud to serve in the first war and I did that for my father-in-law God bless him.

Time stamp 5:46. When Seventh Corp breaced the border I was in a Blackhawk over the FLOT Forward Line of Troops. There was a solid wall of Armor for as far as I could see, in both directions, the Iraqi Army had no chance. It was a tsunami that opened fire on them almost simultaneously across the the Front.

The Iraqi soldiers who surrendered had the right idea. If the 82nd Airborne and the 101st Airborne, the Screaming Eagles, two legendary US paratrooper units who made their name in the second World War, are showing up to the same exact operation, trying to "fight back" is not a realistic proposition. While we're at it, I guess we could mention the 30+ other allied nations that are now beating down your door.

I liked how you had slight doubt on the first vid., and seemed worried for the boys and girls🤣❤ US military is like a … problem🤣🤣