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Peckham
1:19 Sat Jul 21
Re: World War Time Machine
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Any battle involving this mob - The Black mafia.
The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, the Kings Royal Rifle Corps and the Rifle Brigade.
In modern times The Royal Green Jackets, now the Rifles.
Peninsula War.
1808-14. Renowned for fitness, initiative and fighting spirit in Spain and Portuga, Riflemen were the first to be issued rifles and 'swords' rather than muskets and bayonets.
World War I
1914-18. The Forming Regiments of The Rifles made a massive contribution, earning 49 Victoria Crosses.
World War II
1939-45. The first Mechanised Infantry, and first soldiers on the ground on D Day (Pegasus Bridge) were Riflemen.
The regiment reminds me of the West ham way and humour of the West Ham Old School firms.
Leaders who really know and care for their riflemen, a leadership style based on absolute professionalism, self discipline, mutual trust and loyalty, a spirit of self reliance , historic tradition of the "fighting, thinking rifleman", a forward looking attitude, a level of competence and military effectiveness which are second to none, and knowledge that all of this comes through hard work and getting the detail right, but without making a meal of it.
Doing things different - and that is with a light touch, a sense of humour, style and a spirit of adventure, without fuss and without any form of rigid formality.
It is based on mutual confidence, mutual respect, mutual affection and a love of soldiering. The Green Jacket way combines a light touch with a tight grip, a difficult trick to pull off if relaxed efficiency is not to descend into relaxed inefficiency.
Check these quotes for from those that really know abour War and Battles.
"I have the pleasure to observe that this Regiment possesses an excellent spirit and that both officers and men take a pride in doing their duty. Their movement in the field is perfect; it is evident that not only the officers, but that each individual soldier knows perfectly what he has to do; the discipline is carried on without severity: the officers are attached to the men, the men to the officers."
Sir John Moore
"Six years of warfare could not detect a flaw in their system, nor were they matched in courage or skill. These three regiments were obviously the best that England ever had under arms. This is no ideal boast".
Lord Napier
"And what more can I say to you Riflemen that wherever there has been fighting there you have been, and wherever you have been, there you have distinguished yourself.“
King William IV.
“They have added another glorious page to the glories of the Light Division.”
Sir Winston Churchill.
913 battle honours, world record 117 Victoria Crosses (VC) and has a living history that is second to none.
The Light infantry. All and any battle with this mob.
But I am a biased Rifleman. But proud despite ending up a mess in life.
They have the humour, loyalty and, class of thinking men that remind me of West Ham supporters when I was younger.
The stadium move really fucked up my way of thinking of comparing the two. But Uncle Albert , Stalin and Kunty Karen fucked this illusion I had.
If any one begs to dfifer , sweet , its just my opinion. I am no War historian, but taught this to MCOE SPAIN teaching English, Mando Command Operations Especiales , basiically Spains special forces, that has oen of lowest pass rates on their Special Forces course due to its toughness. Obviously nowhere near as good as SAS or Israel's Sayeret Matkal , proper shit hot also.
COYI.
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