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The unauthorized M1 Carbine modification that Staff Sergeant Thomas Kovac invented after a friend's death became the secret weapon that saved his squad during Operation Market Garden. Discover the incredible true story of Staff Sergeant Thomas Kovac, a WWII paratrooper who became a hero by defying Army regulations. After his friend, Danny Morrison, was killed due to a catastrophic failure of the standard M1 Carbine magazine spring, Kovac used his machinist skills to invent an "illegal" fix: doubling the magazine springs to guarantee 18 pounds of reliable feeding pressure. This hack was crucial during Operation Market Garden, where Kovac's small squad of nine men, all equipped with the modified magazines, successfully assaulted a fortified farmhouse and then held it against a coordinated counterattack by 50 veteran SS Panzer troops. This deep insights video examines the technical flaw in the M1 Carbine, the devastating consequences of supply shortages, and how one soldier’s ingenuity and willingness to break the rules changed the odds in combat. Learn how the double spring modification spread through the 82nd Airborne, securing a critical objective against overwhelming force.

CHAPTERS:
0:00 The Unauthorized Jump
05:30 The Fatal Flaw of the M1 Carbine
12:15 The Secret to 18 Pounds of Pressure
22:00 Spreading the Illegal Fix
30:30 Holding the Farmhouse Against 50 Germans