Overlord Bite the Bullet Warsaw Uprising Oskar Dirlewanger
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Military Despatches Vol 36 June 2020 Overlord D-Day - Facts, figures and trivia Bite the bullet Sayings that originated from the military Oskar Dirlewanger The most evil man in the SS Warsaw Uprising One of the greatest betrayals of World War II For the military enthusiast CONTENTS June 2020 Page 10 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 The Special Boat Service outside the military could hope to under- stand. Some of the terms Features 32 were humorous, some War, what is it good for were clever, while others 6 According to Edwin Starr, war were downright crude. Ten strongest African armies is good for absolutely nothing. Africa is no stranger to wars, Yet many items that we use daily so most countries want a strong were actually developed for war. Part of Hipe’s “On the military force. We look at the couch” series, this is an 10 strongest military forces in 36 interview with one of Africa. 26 A matter of survival author Herman Charles 16 Bite the bullet This month we look at making temporary shelters. Bosman’s most famous D-Day - Facts and figures Many sayings that were once characters, Oom Schalk A few facts, figures and trivia popular, and some we still use to 38 A taxi driver was shot Lourens. Hipe spent time in about D-Day, the Allied inva- this day, had their origins in the Ranks Hanover Park, an area sion to liberate Europe during military. So, pull your finger out This month we look at the ranks dead in an ongoing and find out more. war between rival taxi plagued with gang World War II. of the Royal Marines organisations. violence, to view first- 22 hand how Project That didn’t last long 30 Quiz Ceasefire is dealing with Some wars continue for years, MOTHs for life 29 the situation. decades, or even centuries. Yet It is not often that military vet- Patches and Badges some wars have been over al- erans are awarded life member- This month features patches Hipe TV brings you videos ranging from actuality to humour and every- most as quickly as they began. and badges from World War II. thing in between. Interviews, mini-documentaries and much more. ship of the Memorable Order We look at the ten shortest wars of Tin Hats. Here is the story of We show you 15 of them, you in history. tell us what they are. Check out Hipe TV and remember to like, comment, share and subscribe. two of them. 00 3 CONTENTS Page 64 Editor’s PUBLISHER Sitrep Hipe Media EDITOR Matt Tennyson PHOTO EDITOR ext month will see the the feeling that many people think Regine Lord third birthday of Military that everything is back to normal. Despatches. Trust me, it is not. CONTRIBUTORS N Raymond Fletcher, Ryan Mur- June in military history In the three years that the mag- On 6 June it will be 76 years azine has been running, it has al- since the D-Day landings at Nor- phy, Matt O’Brien, Matt Tenny- ways been free of charge. And it mandy. It is frightening to realise son, Pieter Viljoen. Head-to-Head Forged in Battle Book Review will remain so. just how few of those brave men However, a situation has arisen that carried out those landings are Military Despatches is pub- 40 52 63 where I want to make an appeal to still with us. lished on-line every month. Journey without boundaries Strongest military forces Grenades our readers for help. On 6 June I for one will bow The articles used in Military The memoirs of the late Colonel This month we take a look at the These small but often deadly weap- As most of you know I host a my head in remembrance of those Despatches are copyrighted André (Diedies) Diedericks. radio show on Zone Radio 88.5 brave men, and I trust that many and may not be used without fighter jets of the ten strongest ons have been around since as ear- FM. It is something that I really of you will do the same. prior permission from the edi- military forces in the world. ly as 741 AD and they can still be enjoy doing. At least from 1 June we will be tor. found on the modern battlefield. Unfortunately the Covid-19 able to buy something to drink. The views stated in this mag- pandemic has hit the station hard. For those poor people that smoke, azine do not necessary reflect Infamous Figures Battlefield Front Cover well you’re just going to have to It is not cheap to run a radio sta- the views of Hipe!, the editor, tion and revenue for the station is wait a bit longer. How long? Only 56 the staff, or Hipe Media. 48 American troops land on generated via advertising. the Minister of Silly Hats seems to Oskar Direlwanger Warsaw Uprising Omaha Beach, Normandy on 6 The lockdown has meant that know. Hipe! Doctor of Political Science, One of the most tragic betrayals June 1944. Of course you can still buy cig- most of the advertising has dried SS-Oberführer, holder of the of World War II. up. So I am appealing to our read- arettes. That’s if you’re willing to P.O. Box 31216, Tokai, 7966 Knight’s Cross, and described ers to donate anything they can to pay between R150 and R300 for South Africa. keep the station on air. a box of 20 cigarettes. It all feels as the most evil man in the SS. Now you may well ask why this like madness to me. And what re- email Few could compete in cruelty Gaming with Oskar Dirlewanger. is important. Well six of the pre- ally gets me is that the country is [email protected] 60 senters at Zone Radio are military losing R35 million per day in tax- veterans and most of them have es. Can we really afford it? Back Issues Company of Heroes contributed articles at some time That’s about it for this month. To view any back issues of An excellent World War II real- to Military Despatches. All of us Please consider supporting Zone Military Despatches, go to time strategy game. love what we do and would hate Radio. www.militarydespatches.co.za Movie Review to see the station close down. Until next time. or click here. So if you can help, please e-mail me at [email protected] and I will 62 give you the details. The Longest Day So from 1 June we move into Epic film about the D-Day land- Stage Three of the lockdown. I get Matt ings in Normandy. 4 5 Top Ten Top Ten dom and the United States. Since bered between 144,000 and The air force has a total of 86 Ten strongest militaries in Africa Muammar Gaddafi rose to power 159,000 personnel. planes, including 24 fighters, 9 in 1969, Libya received military In addition, there is a presiden- transport aircraft, 20 trainers, and Africa is no stranger when it comes to wars. So it makes sense that nearly every country in Africa assistance from the Soviet Union. tial force called the Republican 33 helicopters including eight at- likes to have a strong military force. We look at the 10 strongest military forces in Africa. The Libyan military fought in Guard, but it and the Congolese tack helicopters. several wars, including the Liby- National Police (PNC) are not an–Egyptian War (1977) and the part of the Armed Forces. 6. Morocco t was Gaius Plinius Se- yan Civil War since 2014. 10. Tunisia Chadian–Libyan conflict (1978– The army has a total of 175 The Royal Moroccan Armed cundus, commonly known • Tunisia - ongoing ISIL in- The modern Tunisian army 1987). tanks, 100 armoured vehicles, Forces are the military forces of Ias Pliny the Elder, who is surgency since 2015. was formed in 1831 by Al- After the 2011 civil war and the 16 self-propelled artillery, 120 the Kingdom of Morocco. They credited with coining the Lat- • Algeria - ongoing insur- Husayn II ibn Mahmud. fall of Gaddafi, the armed forces towed artillery, and 57 rocket consist of the Army, the Navy, in phrase “ex Africa semper gency in the Maghreb since During the period of the consisted mostly of local mili- launchers. the Air Force, the Royal Gendar- aliquid novi”, meaning “out of 2002. French Protectorate (1881– tias that were frequently created The air force has a total of 53 merie, and the Royal Guard Africa there is always some- • Morocco - ongoing insur- 1956) Tunisians were recruit- or ceased to be active and made planes, including two fighters, 13 The Royal Moroccan Armed thing new”, although the orig- gency in the Maghreb since ed in significant numbers into temporary shifting alliances. transport aircraft, and 34 helicop- Forces are large, expensive and inal source was more likely the 2002. the French Army, serving as Libya has an army, air force ters including eight attack heli- well-trained with extensive ex- Greek philosopher Aristotle. • Burundi - ongoing Burundi- tirailleurs (infantry) and spahis and naval and a total of an esti- copters. perience in counter-insurgency, One of those new things that an unrest since 2015. (cavalry). mated 30,000 military personnel.