The People's Militia Isoroku Yamato We Don't Talk About That

Military Despatches Vol 40 October 2020 Changing the face of warfare Inventions that changed the way war is fought We don’t talk about that Topics the military would rather avoid Volkssturm - The People’s Militia Germany’s last ditch effort during World War II Isoroku Yamato The architect for the attack on Pearl Harbour For the military enthusiast CONTENTS October 2020 Page 12 Click on any video below to view How much do you know about movie theme songs? Take our quiz and find out. Hipe’s Wouter de The old South African Goede interviews former Defence Force used 28’s gang boss David a mixture of English, Williams. Afrikaans, slang and techno-speak that few Special Forces - Special Forces Group outside the military could hope to under- stand. Some of the terms Features 24 42 were humorous, some Operation Cicero (Part II) Survival were clever, while others 6 In probably one of the most im- This month we look at more were downright crude. Ten Military Achievements portant spy stories of World War permanent shelters, used if you II, an Albanian, code-named have to spend more than a few Ten military achievements that “Cicero”, was selling top secret days in one spot. changed the face of warfare. British information to the Ger- Part of Hipe’s “On the 44 couch” series, this is an 16 mans. By Paul Rosslee. Ranks interview with one of We don’t talk about that 28 This month we look at the Japa- author Herman Charles The military often likes to boast By the left, quick laugh nese Self Defence Force, in- Bosman’s most famous and dazzle people with facts We could all use a bit of a laugh cluding the army, navy and air characters, Oom Schalk and figures, telling everyone at the moment. forces. Lourens. Hipe spent time in just how great they are. Yet A taxi driver was shot there are topics that they would 36 dead in an ongoing Hanover Park, an area rather avoid. Sea Cadets get creative war between rival taxi plagued with gang Sea Cadets resort to creativity organisations. violence, to view first- 18 during lockdown. The fine art of gypoing Quiz hand how Project 38 Ceasefire is dealing with The South African Defence Force Germany’s last ditch militia 23 the situation. had their own language - a mix- Grenades ture of English, Afrikaans, slang During 1944-1945, the Volkss- This month we’re longing at Hipe TV brings you videos ranging from actuality to humour and every- and techno-speak. One of the turm, or People’s Militia, was designed to salvage victory from things that go bang. We show thing in between. Interviews, mini-documentaries and much more. first worlds new conscripts learnt you 15 grenades, you tell us the jaws of defeat. It failed on all was “gypo” - the way to get out what they are. Check out Hipe TV and remember to like, comment, share and subscribe. of work or make life easier.. levels. 00 3 CONTENTS Page 74 Editor’s PUBLISHER Sitrep Hipe Media EDITOR Matt Tennyson PHOTO EDITOR irst of all, I can’t believe that it does, I wonder what restrictions Regine Lord we’re already in the tenth will be put in place? month of 2020. Secondly I’ve been lucky in that doing a CONTRIBUTORS F Raymond Fletcher, Ryan October in military history it’s hard to believe that we’ve been radio show every Sunday meant under lockdown for six months. that I could at least get out of the Murphy, Matt O’Brien, Paul The whole Covid-19 pandemic house from the start of the lock- Rosslee, Matt Tennyson, Lt Head-to-Head Forged in Battle Book Review has been a hard knock for most down. Radio was deemed to be an Cmdr Glenn Von Zeil. of us on a financial, emotional, essential service, so I had a permit 48 58 73 psychological and even spiritual to travel. Military Despatches is pub- Move the Border The 1967 Six-Day War French Foreign Legion level. Quite a few of the military By the way, if you haven’t lis- lished on-line every month. A concise history of the Angolan veterans that I knew passed away tened to our show, please do. I do The articles used in Military This month we take a look at While they may be part of the Border War and the main battles during lockdown, and we were a show every Sunday morning Despatches are copyrighted some of the aircraft used by Is- French Army, the French For- of the war. unable to pay them their due re- from 09h00 to 12h00 along with and may not be used without rael and Egypt during the Six- eign Legion swear allegiance to spects because of lockdown re- a fellow military veteran, John Day War. the Legion. prior permission from the edi- Front Cover strictions. Verster. It’s called the ‘Sunday tor. The last time I attended a vet- Breakfast Zone, featuring the two The views stated in this maga- Famous Figures Battlefield Members of the Special Forc- eran’s function, it was a MOTH Grumpy Old Men’. We play mu- zine do not necessary reflect the es Group, Japan’s Special Forc- meeting, was back in March. I sic from the 60s, 70s, and 80s - in 64 views of Military Despatches, 52 es unit, on manoeuvres. They have also been unable to visit a lot other words, our kind of music. Isoroku Yamamoto Operation Deadstick of friends because of the restric- We also feature the Retro Top the editor, the staff, or Hipe are part of the Japanese Self Media. Japanese Fleet Admiral of the One of the most important op- Defence Force. tions. Twenty at 09h30 where we take Imperial Japanese Navy, Com- erations of D-Day. Now, under Lockdown Lev- a look at the South African Top Hipe! mander-in-chief of the Com- el 1, things are starting to slowly Twenty charts for a particular year Gaming get better. But this does not mean in the past. P.O. Box 31216, Tokai, 7966 bined Fleet during World War that the pandemic is over by any The station broadcast on 88.5 South Africa. II, and the architect of Pearl 70 means. FM, but you’ll only pick it up if Harbour. Bomber Crew Most military veterans, and I in- you live in the Fish Hook area. email Pick the right crew to carry out clude myself here, have long since Otherwise go to www.zoneradio. [email protected] your mission and bring your passed the spring of our youth. co.za and click on ‘Listen Live’. crew back safely. This makes us high-risk, so we That’s about if for this month. Back Issues have to take even more precau- Enjoy this issue and please re- To view any back issues of Movie Review tions than most. member to stay safe. Military Despatches, go to It also means that we have www.militarydespatches.co.za 72 missed out on many parades and Until next time. or click here. functions this year. I wonder if the The Monuments Men annual Remembrance Day Parade Good WWII movie based on a will take place next month and, if Matt true story. 4 5 Top Ten Top Ten The sarissa-bearing phalanx and capable of long voyages. At first cannons were immo- would usually march to battle By 1200 AD this type of ship bile and it took time before the 10 Military Achievements in open formation to facilitate was used by militaries through- development of the two-wheel Ten military innovations that changed the face of warfare. movement. Before the charge, out Northern Europe. The gun carriage. it would tighten its files to close skeid, which means ‘that which This development led to the formation or even compact for- cuts through water, were larger formation of a new service arfare has been allowed the construction of millennium BC, making these mation. warships, consisting of more within the military and the artil- around for as long light, horse-drawn chariots was weapon systems the early foun- Their tight formation meant than 30 rowing benches. lery joined the ranks of the cav- as recorded history. the spoked wheel. The earliest dation for cavalry. W that the phalanx created a wall The technology of the sailing alry and the infantry. And those involved in wars spoke-wheeled chariots date to of spears that were so long that warship developed from 1775 The cannon was a shock have always been on the look- around 2000 BC. 9. The Sarissa there were five rows of them to 1862 and required little ex- weapon that was usually used out for weapons or innovations The chariot, with a driver and It was Philip II of Macedon, projecting in front of the front tensive research and there were in mass and its placement was that would give them the edge an archer armed with a compos- father of Alexander the Great, rank of men. Even if an enemy few new developments. Sails, critical. over the enemy. ite bow, revolutionised warfare that introduced the sarissa, a managed to get past the first ropes and guns would eventu- A volley of cannon fire at In this month’s ‘Top Ten’ we after 1700 BC. long spear or pike about 4-6 row, there were still four more ally become the main compo- look at ten military innova- A common tactic was for a metres in length. rows to stop him.

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