Comments by "COL BEAUSABRE" (@colbeausabre8842) on "The Zeebrugge Raid - A Vindictive Operation" video.

  1. On the way to see her husband off, Admiral Keyes' wife mentioned that the next day was St George's Day, so he sent the ancient British battle cry from the Middle Ages, "Saint George for England!" as a signal to the force after it had formed up. Also, Iris and Daffodil were renamed with the prefix "Royal" by order of King George V and carried the titles with them when they returned to a hero's welcome in Liverpool. Both ships had a plaque mounted in the passenger cabin to recall their gallant service. SS Royal Iris - Wikipedia SS Royal Daffodil - Wikipedia Admiral Keyes was recalled from retirement to be the first commander of the Commandos in World War II. Sadly, his son Geoffrey was killed leading a raid on what was thought to be Rommel's headquarters. Operation Flipper - Wikipedia
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  2. From, Ikea, no doubt
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  3.  @michimatsch5862  He was enlisted in the Royal Bavarian Army (Bavaria was allowed to keep a nominally separate army after the Empire was established). Specifically, Reserve Infantry Regiment 16.
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  4. Commander Brock was the heir to the foremost British fireworks firm (founded in 1698!). It was a job he was born for. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brocks_Fireworks
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  5. He was the first captain of HMS Dreadnought and retired after serving as Director of Naval Ordnance to become managing director of Coventry Ordnance Works. COW produced the British Army's huge 12 inch howitzer and then produced an even bigger 15 incher. The Army didn't want anything to do with it, but Churchill bought it, the entire supply of shells, manned it with men of the Royal Marine Artillery and put Bacon in command with the rank of Colonel, Royal Marines. After a successful command tour, he reverted back to his rank of admiral and founded the famous Dover Patrol. " On the outbreak of war, prompted by the German army's bombardment of the Liège forts, the Coventry factory privately designed the BL 15-inch howitzer, designed to be road transportable by three 105 hp Daimler-Foster Artillery tractors. The Army was unimpressed by its lack of range and didn't adopt the weapon, but Winston Churchill, as First Lord of the Admiralty, formed the Howitzer Brigade of the Royal Marine Artillery with the twelve guns. The first howitzer was shipped to France in February 1915 and Bacon was given a temporary commission in the Royal Marine Artillery as an extra Colonel 2nd Commandant.] In April 1915 he was called to the Admiralty, where Churchill and Jackie Fisher were keen to send a single 15-inch howitzer to Gallipoli. He arranged for the howitzer (no. 3) to be transported, and a few days later was in Paris ready to start for the Dardanelles, when he was recalled to London by Churchill and made Commander-in-Chief, Dover, replacing Rear-Admiral Horace Hood." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BL_15-inch_howitzer
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  6. I should have added a link to the Queen of the Raid - HMS Vindictive https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Vindictive_(1897)
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  7.  @thecalmclone2813  True, my misteak!
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