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How the Highlands made the ideal military training ground during World War II. Freagarrachd na Gaidhealtachd airson tr猫anadh s貌nraichte airm tron Dara Cogadh.
How the highlands of Scotland made an ideal military training ground during World War II. Murdo Macdonald revisits this dramatic part of military history.
Many of Britain鈥檚 fighting units were trained in the Highlands, including the Commandos and agents of the Special Operations Executive. Overseas troops trained here too, including Americans, Czechs and Norwegians. They came here to be put through their paces in the highland glens, rivers and mountains.
From stately homes across Arisaig and Morar to Achnacarry Castle and Glenmore Lodge near Aviemore, troops were trained in weapon handling, demolition skills, amphibious landings, cliff assault and unarmed combat.
Murdo travels to the locations where they trained, finds out about the pioneers of special forces training and tries out some of the revolutionary methods used to turn ordinary men into extraordinary soldiers.
Tron Dara Cogadh, bha a鈥橤haidhealtachd air leth freagarrach airson tr猫anadh shaighdeirean ann an sgilean 霉ra sabaid. Cluinnidh Murchadh D貌mhnallach mun earrann seo de dh鈥檈achdraidh an airm - is feuchaidh e fh猫in na sgilean aca.
Chan e mh脿in na Commandos, ach buidhnean c貌mhraig eile a fhuair tr猫anadh s貌nraichtemu thuath. Bha saighdeirean a d霉thchanan c猫ine cuideachd ann: th脿inig iad a dh鈥檌onnsachadh sgilean 霉ra measg nam beann.
Anns na taighean m貌ra uasal eadar 脌rasaig is M貌rar, null gu Caisteal Achadh na Cairidh agus Loids a鈥橤hlinn Mh貌ir 鈥� dh鈥檌onnsaich iad sabaid aghaidh ri aghaidh, armachd a鈥檒aimhseachadh, is faighinn gun fhiosda gu t矛r air cladaichean corrach.
Tadhlaidh Murchadh air na h-脿itichean san robh iad a鈥檛r猫anadh, gheibh e mach mun ionnsachadh 鈥� is feuchaidh e fh猫in air na sgilean 脿raid a dh-脿rdaich saighdeirean 脿bhaisteach gu bhi nan gaisgich sh貌nraichte.
In Gaelic with English subtitles
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