Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare

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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare

Posted: 11/6/2014 3:36:01 PM EDT

http://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/kill-without-mercy-party-like-theres-tomorrow-churchills-secret-band-fearless-warriors-broke-hearts-ruless.html

One of the most extraordinary stories of World War II is also one of the least commonly known, that of a small band of men charged by Winston Churchill himself with carrying out ‘a butcher-and-bolt reign of terror’ behind enemy lines. Often dosed up on powerful amphetamines, they were an eclectic, wildly unconventional bunch, one of whom favoured the bow-and-arrow as his weapon of choice.

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In Italy in 1945, one regular officer told Lassen that he and his wild bunch were a disgrace. What, he thundered, would the enemy think of them, if they were found not just dead, but unshaven? It is certainly true he was no respecter of bureaucratic authority. After every raid, he and other key commanders were supposed to file an operational report. But he detested all such paperwork and his reports famously consisted of no more than five words: ‘Landed. Killed Germans. F***ed off.’

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Posted: 11/6/2014 3:41:16 PM EDT

[#1]

I could use a bunch of guys like that nowadays...

Posted: 11/6/2014 3:43:20 PM EDT

[#2]

Posted: 11/6/2014 3:43:55 PM EDT

[#3]

Holy fuck.

My kinda men!

Posted: 11/6/2014 4:09:59 PM EDT

[#4]

Most definitley tagging this one.

Posted: 11/6/2014 4:56:45 PM EDT

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Posted: 11/6/2014 5:03:33 PM EDT

[#6]

Oh no, they had beards??? The horrers.

Posted: 11/7/2014 12:44:58 AM EDT

[#7]

Good stuff!

Posted: 2/11/2015 9:30:15 PM EDT

[#8]

There's a good series of military historical fiction written by Phil Ward about this group - the Small Scale Raiding Force.

Phil Ward

Posted: 2/13/2015 10:01:48 AM EDT

[#9]

Is this about the SAS, SBS, SOE, LRDG, Popski's Private Army?

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare

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