As a Czech myself I really appreciate the British presence in the Czech republic, not only from military stand point but also from a cultural and historical one and I hope this partner ship will continue for a very long time.
As Czech citizen, i must thank all our allies for sharing their knowledge with us and practicing with our troops. All this knowledge can save many lives and can be used to educate more our troops and increase the effectiveness and cooperation of our troops with allies in real combat. British people have great sense of humor and they are good peoples, i appreciate them very much and I am glad that they are our allies and friends. Thank you all for your service stay safe out there and take care. 💖
I have a special place in my heart for Czech people, I grew up around Czech people. They are very smart, resourceful, and hardworking people. I am native American, Mediterranean and Danish.
My, Ukrajinci, jsme velmi vděční našim českým bratrům za tanky a dělostřelectvo, které nám poskytujete. Sláva České republice a jejím skvělým lidem !!!
Big thanks to all British military personnel for participating in this useful project. Your knowledge, skills and support is greatly appreciated. Well done lads.
Me too. They are lovely people. The Poles, Hungarians and Czechs are true and worthy friends. They really are and share our values. I just wish all those we have trained were of the same calibre.
Ukraine has openly stated one of the biggest reasons their troops have held out so well, besides equipment sent from around the world, is the training provided by the British during Op Orbital
@@crowbar9566 the toughest British soldiers are British so just calm your silly self down. And that’s no disrespect to the formidable Gurkhas. Remember who trained them before you write stupid comments.
The city near Vyškov that is in the video is Brno. Maybe someone remembers the Bren machinegun. Another example of British and Czech cooperation (BRno - ENfield).
Im British originally but now live out by Benesov, I was also in the British army twenty years ago. When I was in the army my Uncle Jimmy used to ask me about what weapons we used and talked about when he was under conscription in the 1950's that they were still using the BREN, also the STEN gun which the Czech team who assasinated Heydrich were armed with.
@@themouflon2936 Which jammed as it was prone to do, with 5000 innocent Czechs slaughtered after. Not worth it IMHO. They also used the Bren in 7.62 in Northern Ireland and other locations, my uncle used to carry one. Model L4A2 and L4A4 i think. The ZB26 was used by a great uncle who served in ww2 with the Ravna Gora Chetniks , he was British liason.
Fantastic! Lest we forget the many, many Czech’s (and very clearly many other regional to Czech Rep countries) that fought by our side during the last European war. It’s great to see that our relationship is so strong👍🇬🇧 🇨🇿
Something like 78 Czechs fought in the air during the Battle of Britain, with a Czech getting the most "confirmed" enemy aircraft kills.. The Czechs also gave Britain their beloved BREN gun.. So ya, long military history
It shows jusr how highly other Countries think of the British Army and we should definitely be proud of that. We have pretty much been involved in some kind of conflict since WW2 so our forces have gained a lot of valuable experience and this, in turn, is being passed onto our friends and allies on courses like this. Fantastic work fellas, well done!!🇬🇧🇬🇧✌✌
Proud of my country for the support it is, and has given our Eastern European brothers and sisters. The continued commitment to supply arms to Ukraine has won us respect again in the international community. Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦
As an American sapper in Afghanistan I provided dismounted route clearance patrols with the cZechs I basically just carried a THOR radio cell phone jammer. The Czechs could not use our jammer equipment even though it’s just an on switch… anyway though they were by far the most professional dismounted troops I had seen and had a ton of confidence in them… that was the highlight of my deployment was going on missions with them..
@@matejsvoboda5676... Indeed, it's that highly contagious progressive left virus, known to most as woke,it's effected so much, civil service, government's, government institutions, military 🥴
This is how the UK operates: Quietly, under the radar, forming strong relations with people who need our help and advice and staying with them. Just to note this unit has been training Ukraine forces for TWENTY years and no one knew but more formally since 2015 after Crimea was annexed. Others might be late to the party and make the most noise (guess who?) but we know who has been there and doing it the longest. Well done each.
Well said. The “guess who’s” seem to think the world was living in caves by candlelight until they came along. The “land of the free” where you cannot freely cross a road 🤦
UK has the best trained and most capable soldiers on the planet......,it's a shame they ain't backed by the politicians what with constant cutbacks and lack of funding.
I think it was used in a ‘historical meaning’ that is countries of the ex-Walsall pact. Where Soviet style (and still current Russian) leadership and decision making did not include junior officers and below.
Thank you for your work. I wish as a civilian I could do similar courses not to become a member of the military but I get the impression I could learn a lot about myself & how to handle issues in my life.
@@robshirewood5060 not to sure who they are? I was mostly in Ukraine Georgia Kazakhstan Romania Morocco. Then all the courses we ran in house at Vyskov.
It never ceases to amaze me the connections the British Armed Forces have with various armed forces around the world - good ones and good people at that!
1:26 damn, I thought that the V3S is completely out of service already. Also I'd like to thank our Brittish friends, really awesome that we can cooperate like this!
Hrdinský akt to byl ke všem těm Česko-Slovenským paras co bojovali do posledního muže v obklíčeném kostele cítím neuvěřitelnou hrdost (Až na toho jednoho zbabělce a zrádce co je zaprodal skopčakům jak víme a známe ) ovšem i tenhle hrdinský čin měl odezvu mi Češi a Slováci si to vybavíme pod názvem Lidice... i tyhle činy naších hrdinu měli hrozivé následky i přesto nám ukázali že i na ty naše dvě země (kdysi jedna) máme důvod proč být hrdí a navždy zůstat spolu jako bratři Čechové a Slováci (jsem z Moravy a k naším Slovenským bratrům mam blízko dokonce tak že jsou v mé rodině vždy mě těší jak moji bratránci komoli Češtinu a Slovenštinu dohromady i já tak činím ) protože už od československých Legii jsme spolu bojovali a umírali na Sibiři jako jako jeden národ jako bratr vedle bratka. Jsem rád že v historii máme takové hrdiny kteří mě dávají možnost být hrdý na naše dvě země ...protože v dnešní době kdy na nás naše vlády dlouhodobě serou si musíme hledat naše hrdiny v Historii .... čest jejích památce a všem těm nevinným lidem v Lidicích.
Thanks Petr, I now know that in 1941 Jozef Gabcik and Jan Kubiš were dropped into Czechoslovakia as part of Operation Anthropoid, where Jan died following the successful assassination of Reinhard Heydrich. His remains were buried secretly in a mass grave at the Ďáblice cemetery in Prague, In revenge, the Nazis murdered 24 family members and close relatives of Jan Kubiš in the concentration camp, Mauthausen: his father, both full and half-siblings, including their wives and husbands, cousins, aunts and uncles. On Sunday 23 July 2017, a memorial stone dedicated to the historic friendship that occurred during World War II between two Czechoslovak paratroopers, Jan Kubiš and Jozef Gabčík, and the local Ellison family was officially unveiled in Ightfield, Shropshire. Reference Wikipedia RIP you are not forgotton
Just wanted to say thanks for this. I started watching your channel as a result of the the 2022 extension of the 2014 to date Russian war with Ukraine. And I have learnt a lot. As someone who would never have been allowed to serve (too many disabilities), I keep appreciating how much I can learn from the military & apply to my own life. I honestly wish sometimes if I ever manage to get fit enough to do it, I could pay to go on a boot camp because I am sure I would learn a lot. One of my biggest regrets is that due to becoming increasing ill due to an ongoing medical mistake from 16 years I was unable to do a 4 year post-graduate course to qualify as a doctor & as a psychiatrist. Because I would absolutely applied to work with the military when I graduated. We as a planet are still very bad at preparing people for & recovering from the psychological effects of combat whether your personally involved or having to manage the consequences on other members of the military & civilians. I know we have advanced since the mess caused by shell shock in WW1 but given the number of the ex-military who cannot heal their psychological trauma we still have a lot to learn & do. Thank you again for this reporting
The lessons learned in Afghanistan and Iraq, are now being visited on the Russians with devastating effect by a new breed of warriors. Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦 🇺🇦 🇺🇦
Great video!! Very interesting that a number of former instructors have chosen to settle in the local area; that speaks volumes about the close working relationship between the two countries. Interesting too, to see the CZ BREN assault rifle being used. Up to this point I've only seen it in pictures. Hopefully it's been a good replacement for the Vz58.
These are CZ 805s, which are already being replaced by CZ BREN 2s in the Czech army. CZ 805s are now being transferred to reserve units, which in some cases still use Vz 58s. Some soldiers had reservations about the CZ 805s, but the BREN 2s are generally considered a quality weapon. Recently, Hungary has decided to switch to them as well.
@@ToKro Thanks!! I didn't know that about Hungary adopting the BREN 2 as a replacement service rifle. Just to note, I'm a big CZ pistol fan; the older, non-polymer ones. They fit really nicely in the hand. I haven't owned a non-CZ pistol in years.
@@josephryan9230 Hungarian army is actually adopting a whole range of CZ weapons. Hungary has purchased a 10-year license for production of CZ guns on its territory in the Arzenal factory and they're gradually equipping their units with P-07 and P-09 pistols, Scorpion Evo 3 submachine guns and BREN 2 assault rifles. This means that the Czech and Hungarian armed forces will have the same infantry weapons - apart from the pistols, as the Czech Republic uses CZ P-10 C. In addition, the Czech Republic is in the process of replacing the SVD Dragunov sniper rifles with CZ BREN 2 PPS (7.62×51 NATO) precision rifles. BTW this allowed us to donate over 30,000 CZ vz. 82 pistols, five thousand CZ vz. 58 rifles, 2,000 CZ vz. 61 Skorpion submachine guns, 3,000 CZ vz. 59 machine guns and SVD Dragunov and SVDN-3 Tigr sniper rifles to Ukraine in the first days of the war.
@@ToKro Interesting. Thanks!! It's great to see the countries of Central Europe working together in a collective defense of one another. NATO membership is fine, but I suspect you can build a stronger defense relationship with a neighboring country, who has a shared history, than some other country elsewhere in Europe. I guess the small arms donations to Ukraine could be considered "payback" for 45 years of Russian occupation of the former Czechoslovakia.
While the Bren 2's and 805's are modern and well made, don't exclude the VZ58 as a viable rifle. They're currently all being used in the defense of Ukraine and you're more than ok with a VZ58 in hand. They are well made, even though some of the furniture is pressed wood, it is accurate enough and very reliable.
If the 'Ranger Regiment' is still looking for a new rifle, then look no further. Rather than a acquiring a rifle that is 60 years old, buy the Czechs rifle.
@@crowbar9566 who cares the Russians would already be done if it was the britush they were fighting, the Ukrainians are using British tactics and the Russians expected to be done inside a week, they have been embarrassed with they're out dated tactics, I mean who thought sending tanks close together on a main road a good idea? Stupidity has got a lot of innocent Russian conscripts killed because they have no resources and commanders are never seen.
Training is the most important thing! I hated training all the time. lol I saw A Maldova patch. They are for sure the next country Putin will invade if we don't stop him in Ukraine! 💛💙🤘 Slava Ukraine!
@ 6:04. "You learn new sense of humour." Such wise words. We all like to laugh. Once you know why someone thinks something is funny, you can share the jokes. You can also read his character. Nikolai Gogol had much to say about the cruel, hard humour of Russia and despotic leaders. I was looking for a quote, attributed to Gogol, saying that "In terms of national character, what the English had in a sense of humour, Russians had in cruelty.
See I always felt teams like this are one of the most important. Like the ones mentioned along with like American green berets don’t always get the credit they deserve. For instance during the Cold War American Green Berets in west Germany knew they would be overtaken rather quickly and they were supposed to evade being killed or captured and raise a guerrilla force to fight the Soviets along with attacking supply routes. I mean they KNEW they were small units that would be behind enemy lines for god knows how long but it was an important mission and you’d never hear a complaint from them.
I hope these guys are still fighting strong. As an ex-instructor myself, I know how much passion and heart these brave warriors have. Please stay safe. Slava Ukraine!
every platoon member should be trained to take over the job of the general... time is key in a firefight... and if the gereral is killed and he is the only one trained the unit falls apart
