My fiance and I are planning on making a trip here for a honeymoon my last name is Speicher and and her maiden name is Rhine

Thanks for the memories. Stationed at Spangdahlem 89-92 and in lived in Oberkail.

Beautiful 😍

The beautiful city with full of Christian culture God has blessed me with ❤❤❤ I got much love my first European country Germany

My brother was stationed there in the 80s went there in 1986 love bitburg ❤

Yvettes ...back in the early 80's anyone?

What a pretty spot ,should be a college or university, It always makes me sad seeing abandoned and disused places, it also shows how wasteful governments are and how they get away with it instead of being forced into keeping and maintaining bases and receiving funding only if they can repay the treasury the original costs, I love the eurofighter typhoon street lights

I was there from 1986-1988 worked in the post office

Makes me sad it’s done.

I lived in Wittlich for five years during the sixties and fell in love with that pretty city!

I dont know if was a normal person a soldier or what but the only idea i have now is why that senseless man scraped the tank almost entirely 😢

Does eating wurst all the time not give you guys heartburn?

In America there would be several mcmansions on those surrounding hills, all built within the last 10-20 years.

I made that drive almost daily from 93-96. They used to call it Blood 50 because of all the accidents Americans had back then.

Apparently there is some incorrect information here. Firstly the damage to the barrel was caused after the war by Belgian deminers who discovered a live shell in the gun tube. For whatever reason it was deemed easier to just blow it up in the tube. Second its unclear if it was the town priest or the mayor's son who stopped the tank from being scrapped. Its possible it could have been both I suppose but accounts are unclear. Third despite what the paint inside the tank says this tank was neither knocked out in December 1945 or even December 1944. It was knocked out on January 14th 1945. And last this isn't an M4A3 Sherman as indicated inside the tank. This is either an M4A2 or a late model M4(75). The bulges on the front for the small hatches gives it away.

Muito interessante, só me intrigou que a pintura interna estava bem conservada, mesmo parecendo original, aparentemente não houve nem explosão, nem incêndio.

Shame they vandalised that beautiful patina with the green paint

The Sherman. Nicknamed the ‘Ronson’, because it lit first time….cruel, but true

3:05 why does it say december 1945? typo?

There is another one at Beffe near Rendeux that is between Laroche en Ardennes and Hotton. This last one is with a long barrel and was abandonned along a road due to fuel shortage during the battle of the bulge. A photo is existing in the "After the battle" periodical. This tank was moved to the village of Baffe long after the battle.

Easily repairable in 25 seconds

Yea i actually liked this and I am preparing for a Euro trip for WW2 historical reasons. My Grandfather landed in France and I lived in Zorin Germany near Hahn AB as a kid. I am 37 years US Military and preparing to retire and I want to check my bucket list. Great video

Four year old video, no comments. First, lol.

Nice to see this part of history so folks remember

I am living in Gandaldorf

Clearly an american soldier stationed at Spangdahlem :D

stg they want us to take them seriously while they be namin towns Schminkeldinkeldorf

Where do you think they got the inspiration?

dorf means village

Memories❤ at Bitburg housing, but traveled this road many many times.

Yes, because it is based on German folklore 😂

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Happy to see a new video! 👍

I have watched this so many times! Our daughter and family lived there for several years and I walked around this village several times. I loved it so much❤❤❤❤I miss it

I don't know why I love this tank so much and I think it's the best one to date

Hello, we believe my wifes grandfather (Opa) was captured in this area and on his POW internment papers it's dated the 18th Feb 1945. He was part of the remnants that made up the 276th VGD. His unit is documented to be 580 VGD and we also have some documentation that refers to 986th Regiment. He was captured by Americans during an attack on his Pillbox and I am trying to find the area which we suspect to be near Kesfeld/Grosskampenberg, your video which mentions the 18th Feb 1945 really grabbed my attention. Could you tell me exactly where this location is please?

Spangdahlem was such an awesome assignment for the 2 short years I was there, 93-95. I lived in Orenhofen after moving off base when Bitburg was closing and we were getting personnel to Spangdahlem. I miss it a lot and have been back a few times since as I have German friends I stay in touch with. Bitburg is all businesses now and some of it is abandoned (high school area) I wish I could've got stationed there in Germany longer, it's awesome.

Castles castles castles 💞💞💞🏰 love love love 🇩🇪✨✨Beautiful place . Rick steves enjoy your travels👏👏👏👏

I remember this drive so clearly, stationed four years at Bitburg and my wife was stationed at Spandahlem so we lived in between at Philippsheim. Great time!!.

Omg “moms place” @3:52 on the right I remember driving thru from a small town called schwarzenborn (sp?) to get onto base great memories Germany is so beautiful thank you for sharing there was also a video shop on the right❤️❤️❤️❤️

Doesn't look like B50 to me. I've driven it. I lived in Huttengen

Love from Kyllburg 2 all of you! Thx everybody for your service. God bless the USA <3 .. with a good future :) <3

I lived here while stationed in spangdalham. The building I lived in is on the left at the 2:00 mark.

Hello, Could you please provide an updated link to the map? :-) Vielen Dank aus den USA!

Good camera work! I lived and drove in Germany for five years. It was a learning experience. George Machtans.

At what time of the day did you visit? There are hardly anyone there and I though there was many many tourists usually.

Bruh ich wohne in irrel und chille immer da Oben

like many places in Germany, beautiful old houses between horrid post-war buildings. Wish they had taken better care of their architectural heritage. Kyllburg did not suffer much damage in WW2, only from modernization without concern for beauty.

Thank you!!

My last name is Speicher.....we actually visited this town back in the late 1970's when my dad was stationed at Rhein Main Air Force Base. Weird.