It was the night before one of the most transcendental military invasions in human history, and hundreds of C-47 Skytrains darted across the English Channel carrying thousands of brave paratroopers about to face the darkest chapter of their lives.
The warplanes carried a group of paratroopers unlike any other, with mohawk haircuts and tribal face paint. The outfit led by the rebellious and untamed Jake ‘McNasty’ McNiece laughed and joked even as their aircraft was engulfed by fierce German flak fire.
As the Skytrain lost altitude, McNiece ordered his men to prepare for the jump. The lights inside the cabin then turned red, and the men scrambled to their feet amid fire and thunder. As McNiece and his comrade Willy made it to the door, flak burst through the warplane’s belly, hitting Willy’s backpack and unraveling his parachute inside the plane.
Now significantly damaged, the C-37 continued to lose altitude as Willy desperately tried to gather his parachute and move away from the door so other paratroopers could jump. McNiece then jumped into the flak-lit skies over France, and the Skytrain exploded in midair only a few seconds later.
There was no time to mourn, as McNiece and the rest of the notorious Filthy Thirteen outfit were now behind enemy lines in Normandy, and they had a crucial mission to finish…
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43 Comments
Hey I played one of these guys in winds of war, war and rememberabce. We filmed at Duxford airfield and imperial war museum in 1986.
You relish danger.. you don't need "in"…
We owe such a debt to these men and I wonder how revolting they would be looking at trumpolini and what disgrace he's done to this country. My Dad was on PT boat's in WW Two and I miss all these men
He was literally the first Special Forces A Team leader. What he did during the way, is exactly what special forces soliders do now… except he had 1 extra team member and he raised a 40 strong unit of other troopers as opposed to natives.
My Grandfather captured 12 Germans in ww2, and the gave him The Metal Of Honor.
Beware the "Mohawk"
Why do they make up so many stories to create movies? No one learns anything when the truth is not told. I think Hollywood shrinks from inconvenient truth to make a more palatable sellable story. Maybe it's too much work to really tell the story of what these men were all about, warts and all. Maybe the people that make and invest in these movies don't trust the audience . I say the average American is getting a bit tired of costumed heroes taken from comic books "Saving" the world. Knowing that there were people like Jake McNiece that actually did something to save the world and were left to be forgotten leaves me saddened.
In 1995 when I got to Ft Bragg with the 2/505 82nd Airborne, I was told our company was banned from running pt on Ardennes because of fighting. I was thinking, what have I gotten myself into? We fight on pt? When we were reinstated I saw my we were banned. Right back to degrading other units and picking fights.
George Patton was assassinated for saying "we defeated the wrong enemy" after WWII.
I figure if u go to war with the mentality that u are already death and u don't fear or care maybe u are able to accomplish more
Oorah from a Marine! Our military needs more men like the “13”. Thank you to all the brave men of World War II for your service to your country
Stories of bravery such as this should be taught in our schools. Instead of some disgusting drag show!
If you listen to the commentary, the voice over, while explaining what happened when the men exited the plane he said the c-37, when infant they were C47s!
the nastiest soldiers? you mean the greatest human beings our country has ever known?
Why isn’t this a movie already?
They are not nasty….
They don’t make tough men like this these days. Men now days seem to prefer wearing womens clothing and makeup
Meanwhile marines are collecting human skulls in the pacific
Today, the woke freaks would call all these heroes Toxic masculine evil.
If you’re going to brand yourself a hell raiser in the military, be prepared to cash that check when it’s due! 🤗 You are the government’s meat for the grinder.
God bless those who served in WW2 (like my dad) and ALL service men and women!
We need them again..
Great story and badass men.
Or we just need a weaker more febile president or a lady.,,, hey where's the laughing camel what does she do ……… nothing so far.😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
My wife's grandfather was a marine raider and on tough SOB. Was one of a handful in his unit to make it off IWO and that was gravely wounded. Survived two sucking chest wounds, beat 2 different cancers, survived for decades with 25% heart function cause of chemo, and a tear in his heart when a lead goes loose.
With our current state of affairs, world wide, we need to dig deep again. I've been out of the ARMY for 9 years now, ENGINEERS! I want to get back in the fight but at 54 years old, my knees are still intact, I've already been shot twice, why push my luck. This is a great video showcasing some real balls to wall badassery, HOOAH!
(Doing the math, 9 years out, yeah, I got my Honorable Dis. at 45 years old. I went in late in life at 37 years old in 2005 after a 10 year law enforcement career. Instead of MP I switched to ENGINEERS to run heavy equipment then reclassing to a Fueler. I was licensed on everything the Motor Pool. A good time was had by all.)
british commandos were 15 mile's behind german lines creating havoc on D DAY
Makes the dirty dozen look like boy scouts. What winners.
What armies need are disciplined troops!!! "Nasty" are those most liable to commit war crimes, as well ordinary crimes.
B***es on my d** cause my swags on 100, down in Ohio, swag like Ohio!
Bad mofos.
I love the commentary, but you will never know those feelings, and I find this really disrespectful that you bend the truth of a soul unknown.
Mcniece was someone that without the army / war he would be locked up. There are so many aggressive men in prison that can be very useful in a time of war
My Dad was born in '23 and the stories he relayed about life after the crash of the market in 1929 prepared him (somewhat) for the tough times of combat in WW2. These men who served weren't ordinary in any way, they were rougher and tougher than myself and the men I've served with in the Navy and Army. I'm 58 y/o and my kids think I'm tuff because I've "served", but I'm just a powder puff compared to these real men. Respect, mad respect for keeping America safe.
Never forget these heros . Thank you. GOD BLESS FOREVER.
My wife's nephew resigned his commission from the army because of: A. the vexxine & B. He was ordering bras and panties for the male enlisted. We're screwed as we now are depending upon politically correct satanists, homos, butches and crossdressers who can't, or barely pass, physical training requirements to protect us and to fight on our behalf. We get what we vote for…wake up, Amerika! May God help us.
They are what Woke Fools call "toxic Masculinity"
Toxic Masculinity is what saved the world. And keeps it going.
What a waste.
My grandfather was a paratrooper, he died over 20 years ago, I use to say looking at the state of London would you have bothered, I’ll let you guess his answer.
The Greatest Generation
God Bless this wild bunch. Sometimes you gotta un leash the beast to get the win. 😉
T
Your mom calls me the filthy 13
Shoutout Oklahoma! Love this guy