The Victoria Cross Hunters In Search of Valour - Number 17 Henry Tandey

The Victoria Cross Hunters - In search of Valour · Oct 23, 2026 · 36m

At number 17 in our Top 20 Victoria Cross recipients is Henry Tandey VC, DCM, MM — a man whose extraordinary courage goes far beyond the claim that he once spared Adolf Hitler.

Join Ron and Adam as we explore Tandey’s First World War service and his remarkable bravery at Marcoing on 28 September 1918. Under fierce enemy fire, he silenced a machine gun, repaired a vital crossing and later led a desperate bayonet charge — refusing to withdraw despite being wounded twice.

We also examine the disputed Hitler story, the famous Matania painting and Chamberlain’s alleged role in an account that…