The Irish were taken prisoner and paraded in front of news cameras—a propaganda victory for Tshombe. They were held for one month, beaten, starved, and interrogated. Yet not one man broke. Not one gave information beyond name, rank, and serial number. When released in a prisoner exchange, they expected a hero’s welcome.
Instead, they returned to Ireland to silence. The Irish government, embarrassed by the surrender (the first mass surrender of Irish troops in history), imposed a gag order. Officers were passed over for promotion. Commandant Quinlan was denied a medal and never commanded a company again. Many soldiers suffered from what we now recognize as PTSD, but in 1960s Ireland, they were simply told to "put it behind them."
The official military history dismissed Jadotville as a "tactical withdrawal." No mention was made of the enemy’s numerical superiority, the lack of support, or the impossible odds. For 40 years, these men lived in the shadow of shame. the siege of jadotville me titra shqip
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I publikuar në vitin 2016 nga Netflix, "The Siege of Jadotville" është një film lufte i drejtuar nga Richie Smyth, me aktorin irlandez Jamie Dornan në rolin kryesor. Filmi tregon historinë e vërtetë të kompanisë "A" të trupave paqeruajtëse irlandeze të OKB-së, të cilët në shtator 1961 u rrethuan nga forcat vendase dhe mercenarët francezë dhe belgë në qytetin e Xhadotvilës (sot Likasi) në Kongo. The Irish were taken prisoner and paraded in
Ajo që e bën këtë film të veçantë është fakti se 150 ushtarë irlandezë, të udhëhequr nga komandanti Pat Quinlan, i mbajtën pozicionet e tyre për gjashtë ditë kundër mbi 3,000 sulmuesve, duke vuajtur vetëm pesë të plagosur – ndërsa armiku pati qindra të vdekur.
At 7:40 AM, the Katangese attacked. The first wave included armored cars, a vintage WWII fighter plane (a Fouga Magister trainer turned bomber), mortars, and a 75mm recoilless rifle. The Irish, vastly outnumbered, did not panic. Not one gave information beyond name, rank, and
Quinlan ordered his men to hold fire until the enemy was within 400 meters. When the order came, the Irish response was devastating. Using the Vickers guns with mathematical precision, they cut down wave after wave of attackers. The machine gunners—men like Sergeant John Monks and Private Thomas Kenny—fired in controlled bursts, barrel changes every five minutes, water jackets steaming in the African heat.
For six days, the pattern repeated: mortar shelling, ground assaults, probing attacks, and sniper fire from the surrounding hills. The Irish answered with disciplined fire. At night, they repaired trenches, redistributed ammunition, and treated the wounded. The only medical aid was from Private Michael O’Leary, a 22-year-old medic who operated under constant fire.
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