RECCE: The Mission That Went Horribly Wrong | Operation Kerslig

Japie Kloppers (Kloppies) - Operation Kerslig - A Seaborn Classic - RECCE STORIE EVENING 25 July 2014 "It’s a rare story, a very special story." 🇿🇦 Dive into the harrowing firsthand account of a decorated South African Special Forces (Recce) operator during Operation Kerslig (1981). From the stealthy approach in Luanda to the heart-stopping moment a limpet mine detonated prematurely, this is a tale of bravery, survival, and the high cost of war. Chapter Timecodes: 00:00 Introduction: A Special Forces Legend 00:47 Early Career and the Honor Cross 01:49 Mission Brief: Operation Kerslig 03:31 Training and Boarding the SAS Protea 07:05 The Kit: 35kg of Survival Gear 08:13 Scrambling into the Baracuda Boats 10:11 Planting the Mines in Luanda 10:35 Disaster Strikes: The Mine Explosion 17:15 The Immediate Aftermath and Injuries 20:42 Rescue and Escape 24:12 The Road to Recovery 26:00 Life After the Special Forces #Recce #SpecialForces #MilitaryHistory #OperationKerslig #SouthAfricanMilitary #WarStories #SADF ---- The media is shared for educational purposes and under the "FAIR USE" doctrine, not to glorify the apartheid system. Fair Use in US copyright law allows brief excerpts of copyrighted material to be quoted verbatim for purposes such as criticism, news reporting, education, and research, without the need for permission from or payment to the copyright holder. 🎖 #SAHistory #MilitaryHistory #SAMHChannel #SouthAfricanHistory #Military #grensoorlog #bushwar #borderwar #southafricanborderwar #angolancivilwar #sadf #History #LestWeForget #Education #UionDefenseForce #SADF #SANDF #SAAF #SANavy #za_special_forces