Military Deceptions That NO ONE Saw Coming 

Scoped Rifles: The British actually tested a scope on a "rifle" in 1840... it was successful but the British deemed it (like many other things) "Un-Gentleman like". The guy who designed it (Chapman) moved to America and sold it to USA patents.

11:04 Friendly shrapnel mine; remember, kids, once Mr. Mine is armed, he's no longer our friend.

Seems like Lauri Tõrni joined whichever force that would fight against Soviet. Joining both the nazis and the Americans he seemed to do it solely to fight the Soviets. "enemy of my enemy" through and through

"Deceiving deceptions." Edit: They changed the title.

"All warfare is based on deception." -Sun Tzu

“You should be ashamed of your military honor!” Theodore Roosevelt

Man, Larry Alan Throne was an absolute soldier, man it sucks he went out that way

You should talk about "the dai hong dan incident". Where in 2007, a north Korean cargo ship got hijacked by Somalian pirates. And a US warship came to the rescue after hearing their distress call. Fortunately, the NK sailors took the ship back after killing 2 of the baddies, and capturing 5 more. 3 of the sailors needed medical treatment, where US Navy medical personnel helped them. When the news spread around NK, they made a VERY RARE statement, PRAISING the US navy for answering the distress call for the their sailors. Worth talking about it. I'mma keep posting this comment until I get Simple History's attention! 😅😅 BREAKING NEWS: Simple History got back to me on Instagram DM, and they said they’ll do it!!!!

Escaping with no one dying, yup that’s worth a medal

These inventions are truly genius. And as for the Finnish soldier who fought in three armies, I’m surprised he isn’t more well known

In the show ancient discoveries there was an episode where they explored the ancient worlds deceptions. One such tactic was in Egypt where one military force was trying to conquer the other but was severely undermanned and didn't stand a chance against the other group. So the leader of the smaller group was able to wrangle all the animals he could such as donkeys cattle horses and tie brush to their tails and made them circle around and make a dust cloud that was enabling them to see what was going on. When the greater military force saw that they fled thinking that there was a bigger army coming to defeat them.

Correction: Finland didn't advance as far as their original border. They absolutely did conquer a sizeable bit of Russia as well, but they refused to go too far, irritating Hitler.

Still voting hard on a unit video on MACV-SOG the black ops unit in Nam

First British scopes used in WWI were from Germany. Germany needed rubber (which they couldn't get because of the blockade), and Britain needed scopes. Being friendly, combative, nations the two came to a deal in Switzerland.

This was an amazing video I was hooked the entire time. Very well put together. Thanks!

Jayne : Not as deceiving as a low down, dirty... deceiver. Mal : Well said. Wasn't that well said, Zoë? Zoë : It had a kinda poetry to it, sir.

Larry Thorne a True Soldier....Excelled in every Army he joined🥇

Imagine getting killed by a drip rifle.

It's crazy how much more effective and use for a knowledgeable people wear 80 years ago than they are now

"To trick your enemies you must first trick your allies "-Persona 5

The decoy heads would make nice wall decorations xD

Deception has a very long history in warfare. It is very important! Many nations have used it. I particularly admire the British use of it!

Excellent work dudes!!

love ur videos keep it up

There was a good movie in 1956 about Operation Mincemeat called, "The Man Who Never Was"

In fact, the Aussie drip rifle was eventually made much more sophisticated than your depiction. When the ANZAC's were transferred to Europe, they made "sentry guns" that had a proper clock-work escapement running the trigger. They have a full sized model of the repeating version of it that the men developed, at the Australian War Memorial Museum, Canberra. . The rifle sat in a shaped container that the soldiers called "The saddle" and when it fired, the recoil rocked the rifle around in the "saddle" which worked the bolt, and chambered another round. The purpose was to make the trench look like it was fully manned, and to attract the fire of fixed guns and the like. The Aussies also dealt with the enemy machine gunning their trench at night time. They set up theodolites looking down periscopes, which enabled them to watch and mark exactly where machine guns were set by looking at night time, and spotting the muzzle flash. This would give them exact bearings for the distance and angle . All the forces did this, and then called in Arty but the germans would simply disappear into their bunkers when the arty started. The aussies used the exact bearings for the distance and angle a different way, they would go carefully along the trench and lay sand-bag embrasures with the correct angle and elevation calculated for each man. Then when the machinegun would start firing, they would wait for the pause when its ammo ran out, and in that instant all along the trench men would leap up, fire one shot down the calculated line, and drop back into the trench. The germans got the message and stopped bothering the Aussies at night. .

I seen these decoys on the Baltic sea coast in Latvia near Jurkalne in Soviet times. They been made of plywood ( howitzers and cannons).

During the spy scare in the US Army, Gen. Bradley had also been arrested. He was quizzed on which city was the capital of Illinois. Bradley had correctly answered Springfield, but the questioner thought it was Chicago.

The movie "The Man Who Never Was" takes some liberties with the Mincemeat deception but does a great job of telling the story. It is one of my favorite movies.

I can't hear " Adolf Hitler " now without thinking " Commander of the Third Reich. Little known fact: Also dope on zhe mic "

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I have to say that this video 📹 is one of your best based on the videos content.

The thumbnail alone made me laugh XD. And got me hooked too

26:53 No matter who… that is some Titanium Balls, extra heavy and itchy.

Larry Thorne: Some guys are just built differently.

I have the book The Ghost Army of World War II. This is a wonderful book. It does in depth to what the Ghost Army did not only in England but on the European continent.

Lorni Torni was freedom loving, communist hating, badass. Apparently John Wayne's character in the movie "The Green Berets" was based on Torni.

We trolling the opps wit dis one 🗣🗣

You need the "Drip Rifle" had a drip necklace and cool sunglasses and a supreme cap😂

@9:34 - you cannot promote a first lieutenant to a second lieutenant. Thats a demotion. A first lieutenant outranks a second lieutenant

"...he was reduced to carpentry..." - oh fer crissakes. Who edited the writing?

how the sniper was invented: “hey lets add the metal tube with some glass to this rifle”

Amazing video as usual, keep it up! 👍

Best thumbnal

in vietnam, i think, the locals were fighting the americans and the americans were bombing bridges. so the locals made bridges UNDER the river, just a few centimeters. they could cross rivers, but the planes were unable to see the bridges

38:57 dude, that smile...

25:40 they might spot an arm poking out. 😳🙆🏼‍♂️🤣😂😂

"WW1 "unofficial" anti - sniper measures" also included British Army officers disguising themselves as low ranking, rifle carrying, ordinary soldiers or even sappers while serving at the front. This early initiative eventualy morphed into today's "official combats", a complete suite of clothing, protective meaasures, etc. worn by all to help minimize casualties.

Make a vid about ata island 1966 6 teens lived there

"I'm an OP-tree, yeah you know me"

Theatricality and deception are powerful agents to the uninitiated

Simple history pls respond I’ve been a fan for 5 years

Lets be real if hitlar had some of these seemingly crazy ideas ealier or had any exess time or resources like he did at first he wouldvebeen even more terrifying like if had people learning english earlier and he was collecting enemy stuff early he couldve made it a sucess or if he actually made the german supertank and put the gustave gun on it wouldve been horrifying

"OP trees" sound almost too modern for that date

Narrator sounds like, good ol Sheen ,Charlie Sheen ...miss his comedies and funny skits

27:27 The battle of the bulge... it is rumored that to this very day Americans are still fighting this battle... especially Americans over 40 years of age... (I know, I am one of them...) (Edit: Time stamp correction)

Most best title.

Basically how to troll your foes in war

For the ad i just watched: No I will not sign your petition.

Operation Grief is probably one of the most Interesting Stories I’ve ever Heard, I can only imagine how modern Militaries would Try to do something similar

Lee-Enfield No 4 rifle in .303 British calibre, I was issued one after joining the Canadian Rangers. They were finally replaced with the Colt Canada C19, Finnish-designed Tikka T3 CTR bolt-action rifle modified for the Canadian Rangers. Though we have been trained to use every gun the Army uses. The Canadian Rangers role is Domestic operations; surveillance and sovereignty patrols, first response. Our rifle is protection from whatever, a nutcase, polar bears get to close, so we shoot a round to scare it off. lol. Yup.

"All Warfare is based on deception." Art of War by Sun Tzu

Can you do the USS Sangamon cve26 converted to oiler to an escort carrier

Blitzzz 🎉 36:47

Same

The most deceptive force usually wins

Man, i read "military decapitations"...

nice, an overpowered trees

Sad that Lauri wasnt brought to Finland

this is cool

Why did they censor the eyes?

the thumbnail scared the living daylights out of me

The thumbnail 💀

4:17 imagine being killed by no one

“Dummy Head” 🥵

That's a belly flop that ya momma would feel!

35:20 Likely would've worked without all the vehicles. Needed to just have skirmish teams in groups of 5 or up to 12 men. Have jeeps or other trucks try to drive most of the men, to a dismount point and have them infiltrate on foot. The jeeps an trucks after the dismount point could take a team of 5 an go further on to other points. Skirmish teams could operate more effectively an quietly and move quickly from point to point, an if neccessary "Acquire" what they need along the way, an when their mission is deemed over they may try to blend in later on with civilians and retreat back, or act like awols if caught of either military, or crazed..

Yo dawg, I heard you like deceptions😂

Decepticons

0:01 IS THAT THE FUCKING :3 FACE

I need me some dummy head fr

Jolly good content and narration!!! however, next time please please tone down the music: it was much too distracting.

WTF???? He was "REDUCED" to doing carpentry? And cleaning jobs? Like these are base employments? HOW DISRESPECTFUL to honest workers and honest work.

Is it weird that I read the title as “Deceiving Military Decepticons”?

This title is out of control 😂

Japanese Sharpshooters probably the only thing in ruse art of deception Xbox 360 game PC

american civil war had snipers.

Deceit is the first step in war

Perhaps snipers should be banned in war, when in any area that non-aggressors might be wondering about.

All warfare is based -Sun Tzu

You can't be AWOL if you have leave. AWOL stands for Absent With Out Leave. Meaning you have left your unit without permission. It sounds like he was granted leave to return home, but chose to remain with his unit after his recovery. If he had been ordered to return home, he may have been in violation of his orders, but he could not be AWOL for two reasons. First, he had leave, and the other, he was not absent. If it were a thing he could be PWL, Present with leave. Depending on policies and regulations a solder may refuse to take leave, but me may also get into trouble. If circumstances dictate, the solder may refuse leave, at least until the current circumstances change. This is what happened in the movie Saving Private Ryan. Captain Miller and his men were ordered to find Private Ryan and return him to a place where he could be sent home. When Miller and his men finally find Ryan, he is part of a unit tasked with holding a certain town against an imminent German attack, because Ryan believes he will be able to make a difference in said attack. At this point Captain Miller could have disagreed and ORDERED Ryan to leave. Or he could agree and Miller and his men would join in the defense of the town.

Barchonok!

27:52 wie bitte?

You dont blow into a dummy heads cigarette tube, at least not untill you have inhaled a nice relaxing lungfull of smoke

FACT 8 million horses where killed in WW1

44:35 dusko popov u sure is fictional

The thumbnail me: real

Russia is like a jilted lover who can’t take ‘no’ for an answer. Take a hint buddy, no one wants to be annexed by you.

I don't buy the argument that he knew nothing about the ss oath he swore to. All the Germans and Fins serving were nazis and those in the ss were given no excuses before the Hague. He loved killing and was good at it and therefore did whatecver he could to continue. And remember, the fins and Americans invaded the Soviet Union before as well.

Why change title