SEIGE OF JADOTVILLE - UN

[mrclark303]

The only thing that was a little off was the Sniper T with only a post reticule and the S/A shot by the bren gunner of the man in the white suit everything apart from those 2 minor things made a thoroughly good movie along side We were Soldiers and Danger Close all good flicks.

Hope your getting better Clarky..

Cheers Ron, much better thanks mate.....

I thought Danger Close was an excellent film...

[Flying10uk]

Do we know how many veterans have passed away in the 50 years before the medal was issued?

[CINDERS]

I just watched it again it was a miracle that none of those brave lads perished in what was basically a hang you out to dry situation and so great to see that for at least some of the surviving Irish soldiers of that siege received a just and well deserved honours.
I hope it mends some of the old wounds they would have endured over the years.

A little known fact about being hung out to dry in WWII Winston Churchill knew that they had cracked the German Naval Enigma (It used 4 rotors instead of the armies 3 rotors).
So to keep the illusion that the code was secure some convoys were left to the mercy of the U-Boat Wolf Packs with the desired result with being ships sunk.
As had the convoys suddenly disappeared from the prowling U-boats then the Germans would have twigged the code was broken and changed the Enigma machines, it would have taken time but it would have put the allies on the back foot.
I wonder how they all slept knowing that in certain instances those in the merchant ships were going to their deaths to keep the illusion going we will never know the full truth but it goes to show how people get hung out to dry.

[30Three]

I think the merchant men on the Atlantic run must be some of the bravest of all! At least on a warship you can fight back.

[Flying10uk]

I do wonder if the Kriegsmarine were suspicious that the Enigma had been cracked because there is no other explanation to converting to the 4 rotor Enigma machine that they did mid-war. I do think that the allies were "pushing it a bit" with the amount of intelligence that was being used in the Atlantic war that came from Enigma intercepts.

Problem is one can't always use the intelligence one has, without revealing the source, and this can happen in many conflicts. Sometimes the enemy has to be allowed to do whatever they are planning to do in order to protect one's source.

[CINDERS]

From my collection a good read if your into the secret side of things.