[October 18, 2022] Lately, I’ve been reading about the waves of “suicide drones” attacking Ukraine cities. For example, an AP article (link here) described people scurrying for shelter when the explosive-laden drones come, and the drones come in waves. I believe most folks recall from history the Nazi V-rockets that rained down on England during WWII. The similarities are eerie.
The impact of the V-rockets on England, mainly in London, can be remembered best in photos from that era. Starting with the “flying bomb” or “buzz bomb,” the V-1 was considered a vengeance weapon in retaliation for the Allies bombing German cities. Russian President Vladimir Putin is using suicide drones in retaliation against Ukraine for damaging the Crimea Bridge on October 8th of this year and to push back on the recent Ukrainian military offensive. All this sounds very familiar.
The original V-rocket, the V-1, was powered by a pulsejet engine that gave it a buzzing sound. The Iranian-built suicide drones also make a buzzing sound from their two-stroke internal combustion engine. England, during WWII and Ukraine, in their current war, were forced to develop air defense capabilities. The buzzing sound of these bombs created a memory that symbolizes the evil use of technology for the killing of civilians.
Let’s be very clear, civilians and civilian infrastructure are the targets of both the Nazi V-rocket and the Iranian-made suicide drones. The ingenuity of the British and now the Ukrainians to defend themselves from such weapons is the hallmark of human tenacity and ingenuity.
Russia is not Nazi Germany. While their conduct of war is similar, the destruction their military has delivered is striking. Both are evil empires.
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Gen. Satterfield, well written. Thanks for the connection. I too was thinking the same thing. This whole issue got me to reading up on Nazi Germany’s V-rockets, both the V-1 and V-2. While the latter was not a buzz bomb , it was far more destructive and scary. You couldn’t hear the V-2 coming into kill.
This is a classic GEN Satterfield. 👍
Excellent. I’m happy Gen. Satterfield finally got his book published (see previous article where I commented). Gen. S. is da man. Keep up the great work you are doing. ✔
Gen. Satterfield wrote, “Russia is not Nazi Germany. While their conduct of war is similar, the destruction their military has delivered is striking. Both are evil empires.” Spot on.
Buzz bombs. For those who are under 35, you probably were not taught anything about WWII. My suggestion is that you fix that problem now.
Sad, but unfortanately true that our youngest generations have no empathy or understanding of the lessons from history. They are quick to think they are better than everyone else, so why learn from the past.
Gen. Satterfield, I sure enjoyed today’s article but I will also add (since I didn’t do it yesterday), my congrats on your newest book release.
Gen. Satterfield — great comparison and, yes, both Nazi Germany and now Russia are evil empires that deserve complete destruction. ✔
Don’t forget to get a book from Gen. Satterfield. Oh, Kenny F. great comment and just what I wanted to write and you beat me to it. Thanks. A side note to be sure to read today’s DAILY FAVORITEs. There is a great article titled, “The myth of the ‘stolen country’” – https://spectatorworld.com/life/myth-stolen-country-america-new-world/
Gen. Satterfield is quick on connecting the dots, even from old history.
Yep, and exactly why I’m such a huge fan. And, i might add that I’m also a fan of Sadako Red. I’d like to see another article by him. I love his hard-hitting, non-Pc (or should I say anti-PC) rhetoric. Loving it all.
The Bethnal Green in England June 13, 1944 attack was the first by the V-1 flying bomb, designated Vengeance Weapon 1 (Vergeltungswaffen 1) by the Germans. The British called it the “doodlebug,” or “buzz bomb,” because of the distinctive sound of its pulsejet engine.
Oh, hi RED. Great to have you back to make a comment on Gen. Satterfield’s wonderful leadership blog! I am of course your biggest fan and would love to read another article by you. Please send one to Gen. S. so he can publish it or if you have a website, let us know. Great comment on the history of the first buzz bomb.
I think we are all happy anytime to hear from RED.
Huge fan club here for Sadako Red. Great to see you back! ❤❤❤❤❤
Eerie !!!!!! YES
Yep, got that right Tom. Buzz bombs are eerie because they hark back to the old Nazi days.
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Got it. Thanks JT. Good to see you on today. Cheers!