So we've learned a lot about the Netherlands in the last little bit here on FTD facts
We've learned a lot about what is great about the country and most obvious its military divisions
And with that I found that the Dutch
Although maybe a small force are a capable fighting force
who strive for peace and security and today we continue to add to our playlist on the military divisions of the
Netherlands and learn as much as we can about the paratroopers and the airborne of this country. Hey everybody
how's it going - welcome to FTD Facts, the channel where I look at people cultures and places and militaries from all around the world my
Name is Dave Walpole. And if it's your first time here and you guys are liking this content already other way going
Hey, wait, somebody's actually talking about the paratroopers from the Netherlands the Dutch ones. Yo, I like that stuff
You want to hit that subscribe button because that's the kind of stuff I'm doing and also with that just letting you guys know
You're probably already into military stuff and you might be already from the Netherlands
I've got some playlists around all the different divisions that I've talked about talked about like the Air Force the the Navy
the
Army itself how much power of the country it has I'm gonna put some cards in the video that you guys could check out it
Anytime throughout this video
but before you guys skip out and go learn there you want to chill here and learn about the
Paratroopers because that's what this video is about. So to dive right into it, what are paratroopers and what do they do?
Well, basically they are specialized troops that learn how to jump out of planes land on the ground
they sometimes are all about recon going behind enemy lines and
Basically doing what a GI does but dropping out from a plane. Of course. I'm not saying they're like GIS
There's a lot more specialization and the things that they do
But I'm just giving that as a good example to everybody else who has no idea what they are
However within the Netherlands there is one major paratrooper group and that is the 11th airmobile brigade
Of course that does not mean that they are the only guys that para drop and do airborne
Exercises and operations not as a matter of fact
There's a few other groups in the Netherlands military that are also trained in
airborne attack or airborne defense
I guess that would also come into play as well. For example
parachuting and aerial
Insertion drops are common in the Special Forces group known as the corpse commando troop
n' and even the Netherlands Marine Corps
the core marinara have a
History in airborne activities and just so you know in that military plane
I said told about I've done a video on them
Just to let you guys know for that military playlist and to give you an example of how it works within the Marine Corps
they actually have one unit in their 1st and 2nd Marine combat group and these two groups are known as the 11th and
23rd parachute raiding squadrons, but before I get into looking at the modern aspect of the paratroopers within the country
I want to look at its history now one major downside. Is that the
Paratroops sort of division and that sort of history is really clouded also
It's really hard to find a lot of images on these guys
So when you're watching this video just keep in mind not all of the footage and images you will see in the video are going
To have the actual paratroopers in it because it's hard to find footage
however, as for the parachuting history, it evolved out of the commando units even as far back as World War two
This is because many of the Dutch troops were trained at econo Harry in Scotland during the Second World War
Because the Dutch commandos that were trained here were part of what is known as the ten inter-allied
commando unit and more specifically they were known as the number two Dutch troop and were originally formed with
63 men as for the paratrooper history itself. It was in May of
1943 that the number-10 inter-allied commando unit were trained in parachuting in Eastbourne
UK one really interesting thing about this when it comes to these type of commando units that were not normally trained in
parachuting but because times have changed the whole unit was
Actually trained at the number one
Parachuting training school that was part of the RAF and was located in Ringway UK as a matter of fact when it comes to Ringway
in 1942
1946 it said that it trained anywhere between
60,000 airborne troops. It was quite large for its time and world renown and of course of these
60,000 troops many came from all parts of the world. And yes, the Dutch were trained here as well
Now shortly after this group was formed and was trained
They were taking part in what was known as Operation Market Garden in which during the Second World War Operation Market
Garden was the largest airborne offensive in history at the time now for the Dutch when they were there they acted as more or less
liaisons for the rest of the Allied troops, but eventually by
1945 this group evolved into what was known as the core special tropen or the KS d KS t not d
KS t and basically this was the country's real official first
airborne unit partially because the country itself had been liberated and it was back to its original power and
Now it had its own airborne unit. Now, of course the KS T was a rather large group
They specialized in many different things
but within it they had the number one parachute company this group also worked separate from the KS T and because of that they
Identified themselves by wearing red or maroon berets the rest of the company actually wore Green Berets
So that's how you could tell them apart
now the first major parachuting school that was part of the Netherlands was known as
SOP and it operated out of the and Deere Air Base in Bandung, Indonesia
And one of the first operations that the number one parachute company was a part of was Operation cry
I think that's how you pronounce it. Maybe it's Crais cry
KRA III
Now the first battle of this operation was on December 19
1948 this was when the Dutch paratroopers landed on the airfield of
McGoo and in total they say there was about 900 troops that took part in this battle and they jumped out of the Douglas
d7 threes in which the Netherlands had 23 of them during this battle, of course now this battle was won in
25 minutes flat it was crazy. Keep in mind though
They were only up against 47 light infantry units, so they really didn't stand much of a competition after that
They continued to be mobilized in Indonesia in the Battle of Yogyakarta
And of course fighting for this group lasted until there was a ceasefire between Indonesia and the Dutch in
1949 after this though in 1949 the KST pretty much merged everything together
And yes, this included the number one parachute company, which there was about 250 men
This was because after the independence war of Indonesia
They realized that because the regular KS T and the KS T number one parachute company had dropped together
They should just merge them into one unit
however
Though this wasn't meant to be for long because both of these units were part of the K and il which was the Royal
Netherlands East Indian army and because of that the K ni l and these units were disbanded on July 26th
1950 however, of course that didn't mean that parachuting just ended completely in the Netherlands
No
It actually lived on in many other units within the country like I stated there were those two
individual units that were part of the Marines that was the 11th and the
22nd parachuting raiding squadron this is because they act as a Special Forces
Operation group under the Marr soft and are trained in parachuting
But of course that was for the Navy because the army itself did not have a dedicated
Parachuting group until the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 because it was shortly after that
The Netherlands realized that they were in need of paratroopers and it was in
1992 that they moved forward and created what is known as the 11th air
Maneuver brigade and as for the troops in the beginning of the 11th air maneuver brigade
most of them were all volunteers and one crazy part is it wasn't until
2003 that this group was pretty much cleared for operational effectiveness, by the way
They're also called the 11th airmobile brigade in case some people are getting confused
Partially because I mentioned that earlier it's just a different way of saying as a matter of fact one people actually also
Identify this group as the replacement as the number one
KSD parachuting company this is because they also even wear the same red or maroon
Berets and as well one interesting thing is that on their emblems. They have e/m, which stands for
Expeditionary force which is also a bit of a tip to the hat to a group that was disbanded in
2004 as for the 11th airmobile brigade they say in today's world. There's about
4,500 troops and of course they are also considered a Rapid Reaction Force
Meaning they can be deployed anywhere in the globe and have enough equipment and food to operate in the field for 72 hours straight
currently their main garrison is located at they deal in air base and the
barracks witches in Sharpsburg in Assam and ask for them
They all fall under the command of Brigade general Ron Smith's keep in mind as of June
2014 most of these troops now actually work with the Germans the 11th airmobile brigade is under what you would call a
German army rapid Force division meaning that when it's necessary. These two groups will work together
However, they are under German command. And of course that also means both countries have to agree to deploy this force
So say the Netherland says I want to go and Germany says no. Well, they can't really do that
However, they did say there were plans on having this group operational up and running in 2018
So I don't know as of the status on it so it could be still in the works
It could be happening right now. I don't really know either way guys. That is me looking at the Netherlands paratroopers
I know it's not a lot of information like our other videos, but this is the best I could find for you guys
So I want to thank you guys all for
Tuning in and if you guys are really liking this content and you want to learn more about you know
Military history or just military divisions of the Netherlands you Dutch folk out there
Well, be sure to hit this playlist right here because it's just some good stuff
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Okay, so here you go guys here is the playlist that you can check out on the Netherlands military by the way if you also
Just want to learn about the Netherlands as a whole. It's a really awesome amazing country. Feel free to check out our Netherlands playlist
It's just about the country and some great facts about it. So have yourself a good day, and I'll catch you guys later. Bye