1944 WWII RESTRICTED COMBAT BULLETIN #30 SINKING OF BATTLESHIP TIRPITZ BOMBING IN ETO XD31191

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This declassified 1944 black and white Combat Bulletin produced by the United States Army Pictorial Service of the Signal Corps for the U.S. War Department (#30 in a series) offers glimpses of successful Allied efforts during World War II, covering British Royal Air Force campaigns and United States ground operations in Europe (TRT: 11:06).
Title cards: “This Film Is Restricted” and “Produced by Army Pictorial Service, Signal Corps” (0:08). Title: “E.T.O. Activities in European Theatre of Operations” (0:37). Title: “R.A.F. Sinks “Tirpitz.” A map shows an attack range extending from England to Tromso in northern Norway (0:44). A British four-engined strategic bomber, an Avro Lancaster, takes off from a runway. A formation of Lancasters in flight (0:55). Aerial photography of a smokescreen in effect. The German battleship Tirpitz fires guns from long range (1:12). Another smokescreen, then clearer conditions offer an opportunity (2:01). Direct hits on the Tirpitz are seen from above in footage from R.A.F. camera planes (2:25). Title: “Front Line Steel Production.” A French front converges on a point in Differdange in Luxembourg. Steel factories along the Moselle River (3:27). A tram carries mine workers. Mine cars loaded with rocks. Inside a foundry, pouring molten steel from bull ladles. A block of molten steel is formed into a beam, placed on a conveyor belt, and hauled away (3:52). Title: “Bombed Belgium Rail Networks.” A map illustrates railroad lines running between Courtrai, Malines, Hasselt, and Louvain (5:08). R.A.F. films survey damage to Belgian rail centers. Destroyed train tracks, decimated boxcars at Malines (5:17). Hasselt shows similarly extensive damage. Courtai’s warehouses in ruins (5:50). Marshaling yards at Couvain show twisted rails and derailed trains (6:44). Title: “Allied Armies Face Rain and Snow.” A map indicates Aachen in Belgium, Metz and Belfort in France (7:21). General Dwight D. Eisenhower, wearing a heavy coat, boards a Jeep while inspecting troops. Soldiers along the roadside salute in the rain. Eisenhower reviews smiling troops (7:32). Eisenhower shakes hands (8:14). Flood conditions show swelling rivers, waterlogged roads (8:19). A plane is pushed through the flood (8:47). Boats of the 90th division prepare boats and rafts to cross the Moselle (9:10). A farmhouse, a tank, rainy conditions, muddy roads. An overturned truck is reclaimed from along a muddy roadside, towed by a tank. Film ends abruptly (10:08).
The German battleship Tirpitz was the second of two Bismarck-class battleships built for Nazi Germany’s navy (or Kriegsmarine) in the WWII era. It was named for Grand Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz, and was launched in 1938. It bombarded Allied positions on the island of Spitsbergen in 1943, but was subsequently attacked by British mini-submarines and the 1944 air raids depicted in this film.
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[@luciusvorenus9445]

The reopening of a steel plant so close to the front lines is fascinating. No idea that occurred.

[@dennisriblett4622]

Remember Germany is roughly the same size as Oregon ,300 miles across.

[@johnwright9372]

@@dennisriblett4622 f

[@oceanhome2023]

@@dennisriblett4622 That is why Germany was overwhelmed by the Vast distances in Russia, The best description by Glanz was that “they were playing ping pong on a tennis court “

[@johnmc8785]

In addition to the US Army's combat and civil engineers, were American civilian contractors, from oil, steel and other heavy industries following close behind advancing troops. In some instances, those American contractors had contacts among the European industrial companies, and used their influence to thwart sabotage plans of the retreating Axis forces. While some of this activity was a bit nefarious (i.e. IBM, GM and Ford still communicating with their German subsidiaries AFTER the US entered the war) much of it bootstrapped post-war reconstruction. My friend's grandfather was a petroleum engineer with Standard Oil in New Jersey, and was shipped over just before the end of the war, to evaluate the prospects of restarting production at some of the German synthetic fuel plants throughout Europe. Unfortunately, most of the facilities were either too badly damaged, or were too isolated to supply with the necessary materials, due to damaged transport infrastructure. He did bring back a ton (actually several tons) of technical materials, blueprints, etc. Much of the material was hidden by German engineers, to prevent the destruction of all their hard work.

[@gregorydahl]

The bridges were fixed with it to speed up the invasion of america

[@Doodlesthegreat]

7:23 - This would make this film just over a month before the German counteroffensive in the Ardennes, AKA The Battle of The Bulge. Given editing and production time, said battle would either be about to start or just started as many GI's were watching this.

[@postal_the_clown]

Nov. 1944 to May 1945 doesn't seem that long now because we know how it turned out. Hearing news of progress like this at home might have made you think it would only be a matter of weeks. But if you were there and had to fight through the long winter, it probably seemed forever.

[@oceanhome2023]

The soldiers in the field were not concerned with the industry cranking out tanks, ships and aircraft , that is 20/20 hindsight . The guys on the front line were not comforted by this at all . They thought we could lose this battle and this war . The same in the pacific war for 2 years the Japanese and the Allies were on almost equal strength (think Iron bottom sound) none of our boys thought that we had them in the bag !

[@micheal49]

While for front-line troops in Europe it must have felt like years.

[@l337pwnage]

Just like Ukraine now. No one really knows how long it will go on or how big it will get yet.

[@craigross341]

The Tirpitz. The first bomb hit. Incredible. An away win of some significance.

[@trynsurviven2440]

Love watching these old war docs.

[@Jack-fu5ns]

Same

[@j.dunlop8295]

Social scientist, found out in 1914 that keeping, workers or soldiers informed, motivated them to do better, or give their best efforts. Weirdly it would seem, many employers seem to have no clue about this simple concept!

[@SonsOfLorgar]

That's because it would reveal how much of the profits created by the workers that the corporate economists, shareholders and board executives are stealing for themselves...

[@JohnJ469]

@@SonsOfLorgar Of course it is. Because it would never occur to any of the workers to Google the company's annual statement and read those figures for themselves. The problem with attempts at political point scoring like yours is that it insults the intelligence of the very people you supposedly support.

[@clacicle]

This is very interesting. I work for a Taiwanese company and the paranoia that management expresses about sharing any kind of information with employees that can benefit our work is astounding. Everything is kept secret and compartmentalized. Even when everyone knows the “secrets”. It’s so stupid.

[@voxveritas333]

@@JohnJ469 those statements are most likely "cooked books" of figures that hide the truth. Corporate value is lied about often. You never see the full story.

[@JohnJ469]

@@voxveritas333 That's true to a point. Remember that investors, especially large investment companies are not nice to companies that cook the books. They can destroy a company literally overnight by selling their stocks. Companies will make things look as rosy as possible but not regarding executive salaries. You may not see individual salaries, but you do see the aggregate.

[@Arivera41682]

I love all these vids. Keep up the good work

[@moncaman1]

Excellent watch... It's truly amazing to watch these videos and see the progress that was made to defeat those evil Nazis God bless all our boys and uniform and all those who participated and dedicated their lives to keep this world a safer place God bless America and all those countries who are trying to achieve peace and the dream of living a happy life....👍🗽🇺🇸.....

[@--Skip--]

I so wish someone would clean up and restore these periscope films. They are part of world history!

[@hornetscales8274]

One of the persons on the Kon Tiki raft expedition in 1947 was referenced as being one of the persons responsible for radio-updated reports on the Tirpitz, leading to her eventual demise. I forget which of the 6 it was: Guess it's time to read a good story once again......

[@mikeray1544]

Thanks Periscope- the counter is fine....lol

[@danstinson7687]

Great footage.

[@kennethjohnson6319]

I watched this actual restricted Army footage of ww 2 in the early sixties liked when they showed the sinking of the german shipTirpitz by the British RAF and all the other events that happened

[@allgood6760]

Thanks for this brave souls!

[@claudermiller]

A tank sure comes in handy when your vehicle gets stuck in the mud.

[@orlock20]

Tanks can get stuck in mud and snow. Just ask those Germans on the Eastern Front.

[@colintuffs568]

Buy yourself a Scammel

[@paulbacon517]

Fascinating footage from a time not so long ago the final segment of the wrecker-truck accident made me think of the danger of getting hurt providing support and how easy it was to rollover huge rigs that weren't meant for country roads you try driving one at night in total darkness towing a truck behind you that's a white knuckle affair if that was the point of disseminating this internally to the troops I vot the message lol

[@frankhuber9912]

All empires are temporary. -- History

[@kneelneil]

All history is temporary. -- The BBC.

[@haydengoodall6767]

@@kneelneil And Temporary was the neighbouring town to Tipperary. For some peculiar reason the locals never stayed long...?.

[@TimMonbrod]

Military Geography. The highest form of Old School Geography.👍🇺🇸🇺🇳🗺️🌍🌐🌎🌏

[@tonnywildweasel8138]

Thanks for sharing, appreciate it a lot! Greets, T

[@jscottupton]

I've watched several documentaries about this bombing but this is the FIRST time I've heard about the smoke pots.

[@georgebliss5134]

I've heard visibility issues mentioned, but I too have never heard or seen this footage of the smoke pots

[@bimble7240]

See the Mark Felton documentary. He describes it in detail.

[@downhilltwofour0082]

Great video!

[@protonneutron9046]

Thanks! Downloaded for my video section.

[@natesquestyouknowthatsrigh8269]

The Greatest Generation ❤️🇺🇸

[@philbyd]

Awesome footage,my dad was somewhere in there , RIP

[@billyponsonby]

A bomb crater can still be seen under water

[@JGCR59]

Differdange/Differdingen steel plant, surprisingly enough, is still operating today. But of course it is owned by Arcelor Mittal

[@andersmusikka]

Interesting remark about the Tirpitz firing its main guns during the air attack. Did they have anti aircraft shells? Elevation must have been a problem.

[@EgoAlters]

They did develop special fuzes for the 38 CM SKC/34 after the earlier raids in the year, but elevation would have prevented them from hitting the heavy bombers. Might have been a different story, had the RAF opted to attack with dive/torpedo bombers again.

[@jimtownsend7899]

@@EgoAlters And it helped immensely for the heavies that Tirpitz was a stationary target. Would have been a lot tougher if she was underway. A lot of dive bombers and torpedo planes would have bought the farm.

[@craigross341]

There's a fantastic BBC documentary. The crew said they could see the shells coming up and past. One old pilot said IIRC, "Terrible thing killing all those young sailors. Still, we'd do it again if we had to. Can't have Nazis in charge. No way". Does me in every time I think about him saying it.

[@gleggett3817]

the main guns could elevate to 30 degrees. which works out to around 18000ft at 6 miles. Service ceiling for a Lancaster is around 21,000 ft but the attack was made at around 14,000 ft. so the guns were a threat.

[@stargazer4683]

I was going to watch the video but apparently its Restricted.

[@倉島智彦]

まさに、地球上であった歴史のドキュメント映像です。

[@nobodyknows3180]

3:45 - I didn't know that the allies were already getting industrial output up and going again in the liberated areas. Would love to see more about liberated areas as they went from occupied to liberated and started recovering. Especially about advance airbases - long range bombers had to continue flying out of England due to supply logistics, that I get, but their escort fighters would have been able to form up with the bombers from bases much closer to the German homeland, allowing them to swap out the need for extreme range with increased time over target. Anybody know of any such videos, shoot me a link!

[@Joshua_N-A]

They produce for the allies? If that so, they must've taken a page from Sun Tzu.

[@gleggett3817]

the escort fighters could already fly the distance required from Eastern England so no point in causing disruption to missions by moving the bases and logistic operations just to save some miles of range. The Tactical Air Forces that operated in support of the ground war did move to the continent.

[@johnnybuttons8814]

Were the Tirpitz and the Bismarck built as sister ships? Were they the same construction and armament?

[@Davey-Boyd]

Yes they were sister ships. I don't know if they were totally identical though.

[@bimble7240]

@@Davey-Boyd Not quite identical. Tirpitz was 2000 tons heavier.

[@Davey-Boyd]

@@bimble7240 Thank you!

[@wpatrickw2012]

Who would have been the audience for a classified newsreel? Where would it have been shown?

[@l337pwnage]

Mostly for the elites to see and pat each other on the back over.

[@timwhitford6855]

I wish Periscope films would get rid of the stupid on screen counter. I can live with a small water mark the counter is just annoying.

[@quantumleap359]

If these films belonged to you, wouldn't you use a hard to defeat active watermark? If there weren't assholes stealing footage, this watermarking would not be necessary.

[@johnblair8146]

@@quantumleap359 Government films are PUBLIC DOMAIN!!!!!

[@pressureworks]

Every video Periscope. Is trying to make money from, is public domain. And at least 5 other channels have the same content. So basically anyone can also add to their channel and cash in.

[@richardcline1337]

FOUR "watermarks" including the screen counter? And they claim they are protecting their work? This was NOT created by Periscope but by the US military and is NOT their private domain. They themselves are STEALING something they did not create!

[@nobodyknows3180]

@@richardcline1337 I think they are just protecting it so someone else couldn't just as easily steal it and reupload it to their channels. If you want this content, you have to put in some work to get it from national government archives, and that is time consuming.

[@kevincoleman9761]

Would be amazing what mankind could do if we weren't always trying to kill each other

[@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684]

Well the elites do like to have their little games, and you can't make much profit during peacetime.

[@johnnybuttons8814]

It's in our DNA. We are taught Hate at an early age. As one matures, the Hate never does. That and leaders of nations with an agenda that offers something of value in return.

[@bsanmoogan]

Well war does allow for technological growth, as you can tell by the progression of aviation from the beginning of the war to the end

[@nobodyknows3180]

@@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684 rich man's war, poor man's fight.

[@dennisriblett4622]

Trying ?

[@christhesmith]

Please would you put the periscope counter lower down on the screen.. please!

[@RIcklacantina]

Funny, in the map with the titles of the parts , in the Netherlands there is a new polder. The polder north west of Flevoland has until now not even been realised. That area has been called Markerwaard and is a nature reservation for fresh water fauna and flora (2024) Plans for poldering have not even been made

[@harrykuheim6107]

The Belgium Rail Yards look like Hiroshima...

[@craigdonald551]

The bombers flew from Lossiemouth and Milltown in SCOTLAND funny that I only saw England on the map.

[@gleggett3817]

And the Netherlands is given as "Holland". It's tailored to the audience's grasp of geography.

[@neiloflongbeck5705]

Because at the time, England was used as a synonym for the UK. The last time I'm aware of the use of Anglo to refer the UK was the Anglo-Irish Agreement of 1985.

[@JohnJ469]

That the steel mill wasn't bombed flat gives an insight into the forward planning of the Allied bomber offensive. I wonder how many other factories, etc were spared major damage because they would be needed later for the advance? And the destruction be Allied bombing is almost beyond belief. Those marshalling yards shouldn't have been spoken of in the present tense, they _were_ part of the network.

[@peterparker9286]

Demolition of a dam you dont say?

[@Ofinfinitejest]

The video timecode in the middle of the frame is annoying.

[@PeriscopeFilm]

Here's the issue: Tens of thousands of films similar to this one have been lost forever -- destroyed -- and many others are at risk. Our company preserves these precious bits of history one film at a time. How do we afford to do that? By selling them as stock footage to documentary filmmakers and broadcasters. If we did not have a counter, we could not afford to post films like these online, and no films would be preserved. It's that simple. So we ask you to bear with the watermark and timecodes. In the past we tried many different systems including placing our timer at the bottom corner of our videos. What happened? Unscrupulous KZbin users downloaded our vids, blew them up so the timer was not visible, and re-posted them as their own content! We had to use content control to have the videos removed and shut down these channels. It's hard enough work preserving these films and posting them, without having to spend precious time dealing with policing thievery -- and not what we devoted ourselves to do. Love our channel and want to support what we do? You can help us save and post more orphaned films! Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/PeriscopeFilm Even a really tiny contribution can make a difference.

[@wallyworld9096]

Look who’s sitting in the back seat of the Jeep …..PATTON! @7:39

[@jacksons1010]

Not likely; Patton wore a distinctive polished helmet most of the time. I believe that is General Leonard Gerow.

[@redtobertshateshandles]

They abruptly stop filming when they get to the residential area.

[@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684]

So what? Do you want civilian deaths played for your viewing pleasure?

[@marine4lyfe85]

@@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684 I think he's implying that they didn't want evidence of what they did, to the women and whatnot.

[@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684]

@@marine4lyfe85 I know what OP was suggesting, "They" (The British) already had first hand experience of what it felt like to be on the sharp end of civilian terror bombing. The nazis had liberally sprinkled their high explosive over Europe before a single bomb fell on a German city.

[@velocitymg]

Both Axis and Allies bombed the hell out of civilian areas. War is just a series of atrocities committed by all sides and no-one is innocent

[@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684]

@@velocitymg Absolutely velocity.... I simply get sick of the "lefty mob" whinging on trying to make out that the allies were worse than the FAR worse genocidal axis. Moral absolutism is a lovely concept but rarely of any use in the real world.

[@geoffreylee5199]

Why is the TimeCode on this? Really?

[@PeriscopeFilm]

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[@jetstreamer374]

just before the bulge attack

[@aculasabacca]

Boy good thing the war went the way it did, imagine how things would be had it gone the other way. LMAO

[@curbmassa]

Things are much different now. Fascists are defeated by taking away their Twitter accounts.

[@dionysius1b870]

it would have been the same; maybe better.. you know..look around and try to use your minD??

[@curbmassa]

@@degamispoudegamis A bit extreme, perhaps. I'd go for the tar and feathers first.

[@curbmassa]

@@dionysius1b870 We'll get a man right on it.

[@aculasabacca]

@@curbmassa Oh yes defeating fascism with fascism. "Everyone who does not kiss the establishment boot is a fascist". Freedom of speech is your most important right and you just give it away. I remember when young people were rebellious, now they just kiss the governments ass like a bunch of trained seals.

[@windypup8845]

As it was a restricted film I could not watch it. Anyone tell me what's it about?

[@sandmanbub]

@Whoop!!

[@painmt651]

I can never get enough of the old news reels, and propaganda films from the WW eras. Americans have not seriously been attacked by foreign ARMIES, in about 200 years. It would be a slaughterhouse! Not sure what made me think of that...

[@savageman7047]

Wow

[@PauloPereira-jj4jv]

I don't see anything "restricted".

[@bigal1863]

Timer and watermark in the frame is useless. There is NO reason to have it there except to keep your channel name in my face. I want to see the whole picture.

[@PeriscopeFilm]

Here's the issue: Tens of thousands of films similar to this one have been lost forever -- destroyed -- and many others are at risk. Our company preserves these precious bits of history one film at a time. How do we afford to do that? By selling them as stock footage to documentary filmmakers and broadcasters. If we did not have a counter, we could not afford to post films like these online, and no films would be preserved. It's that simple. So we ask you to bear with the watermark and timecodes. In the past we tried many different systems including placing our timer at the bottom corner of our videos. What happened? Unscrupulous KZbin users downloaded our vids, blew them up so the timer was not visible, and re-posted them as their own content! We had to use content control to have the videos removed and shut down these channels. It's hard enough work preserving these films and posting them, without having to spend precious time dealing with policing thievery -- and not what we devoted ourselves to do. Love our channel and want to support what we do? You can help us save and post more orphaned films! Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/PeriscopeFilm Even a really tiny contribution can make a difference.

[@bigal1863]

@@PeriscopeFilm It's hell to be popular huh? Well I get it, your money is more important than your viewers. That is why I don't watch periscope films today.

[@tallandhandsome29]

These films are great. Not so great is the stupid bar across the bottom of the screen which completely ruins the vibe and occasionally obscures the action.

[@NonoAllimant]

wowww

[@timpriddy349]

Uh oh.......I better not tell myself not to watch a restricted film......

[@Moose803]

If you could do away with the time counter it would help.

[@PeriscopeFilm]

Here's the issue: Tens of thousands of films similar to this one have been lost forever -- destroyed -- and many others are at risk. Our company preserves these precious bits of history one film at a time. How do we afford to do that? By selling them as stock footage to documentary filmmakers and broadcasters. If we did not have a counter, we could not afford to post films like these online, and no films would be preserved. It's that simple. So we ask you to bear with the watermark and timecodes. In the past we tried many different systems including placing our timer at the bottom corner of our videos. What happened? Unscrupulous KZbin users downloaded our vids, blew them up so the timer was not visible, and re-posted them as their own content! We had to use content control to have the videos removed and shut down these channels. It's hard enough work preserving these films and posting them, without having to spend precious time dealing with policing thievery -- and not what we devoted ourselves to do. Love our channel and want to support what we do? You can help us save and post more orphaned films! Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/PeriscopeFilm Even a really tiny contribution can make a difference.

[@matthewshannon6946]

I like the counter and other authentic earmarks of the original product!!!

[@RichardGraham-l6f]

Scotland and Wales did not exist at that time!

[@incrediblesimilarity5858]

Regarding the Belgium railyards. Which were bombed, how did they acquire the ground-level footage? Do you understand what month and year they bombed these Rail Yards? I'm sure I'm missing something here.

[@earlshaner4441]

German film crew

[@unklezam7873]

They liberated most of Belgium in September 1944 (Brussels 4th September) so they captured the areas a few days/weeks after bombing them.

[@Davey-Boyd]

@@earlshaner4441 No, you can see British personnel in the footage, so it was after capture.

[@incrediblesimilarity5858]

Combat film number 32 was released after this number 30. Number 32 was regarding the action in the Aachen town which occurred October 2nd through October 21s 1944. . So right now I believe combat number 30 bulletin probably was shot in September 1944 when the allies were in this bombed rail yard. 👌

[@unklezam7873]

@@Davey-Boyd The british/canadians captured most of the western part of belgium. Of course british personal is on the footage

[@randallwong7196]

Ah, the 29th Infantry Division

[@MervynPartin]

It doesn't say much for the mapmaking skills of the Army Pictorial Service when they cannot name the countries correctly, by calling the affected countries like the UK and the Netherlands after just one constituent part. If the USA was treated the same way, it would just be called Texas, for example.

[@gregorydahl]

It was a europeon map back then . They didn't have the EIU yet

[@LuxCirilo]

This obviously inspired the Army Men games intro for the Playstation

[@NonoAllimant]

Faltan Videos Bro.

[@indigohammer5732]

The bombers flew out of RAF bases in Scotland, which is inside England. Tools!

[@mountainhobo]

"Scotland, which is inside England" -- I can imagine a Scot might take exception to that. 🤣

[@wardenstone6021]

@@mountainhobo is imagine literally anyone would. Scotland is inside Great Britain. The collection of Wales England and Scotland. As well as being within the United Kingdom, which incorporates Northern Ireland.

[@timwhitford6855]

" Tools " I think you may not be sharpest tool in the box. Geography mate learn some.

[@indigohammer5732]

@@timwhitford6855 Scotland isn't a part of England. Or inside England. The map shown here has the whole of the UK as "England". In real life, the bomber flew from bases in Scotland. Dipstick

[@indigohammer5732]

@@mountainhobo I am a Scot, that's why I posted a sarcastic comment

[@Russia-bullies]

There was no Russia in WW2.Some Russians fought for the Axis powers.

[@kenk7451]

I hate the fake grainy effects.

[@billwilson2160]

Good thing Bidet wasn't president then, no telling how bad he could have screwed things up

[@neiloflongbeck5705]

No President would have been able to extract the military from that Hell hole without problems. Didn't President Trump want it of endless wars theybwere costing American lives and draining resources? And didn't his administration set up and sign the peace treaty which called for American forces to leave by May 2021 and which drew a backlash from the Republican Party? FUNNY HOW EASILY YOU FORGET THESE INCONVENIENT TRUTHS.

[@A-FrameWedge]

@@neiloflongbeck5705 Trump did plan to leave but only if the Taliban abided by the terms which they violated and every time they did Trump put sanctions on them and if Trump was still President he would of delayed getting out of Afghanistan because the Taliban were violating the terms of the agreement. When Biden became president the Taliban got worse and Biden did nothing no sanction, no nothing, then Biden and his Generals left Baghram Base which was easily defendable for Kabul which was right in the middle of a big city and almost impossible to keep out the Taliban.

[@neiloflongbeck5705]

@@A-FrameWedge sanctions only have a chance of working if the people under those sanctions notice their effects. Just how long was anyone going to stay in Afghanistan? 50 years? 100? 1000? You can't impose a system on a people who just don't want it. The Amish in America are little changed by modern technology that society thinks they should have.

[@djtrainspotter]

Get rid of the counter and self promo crap on screen.

[@PeriscopeFilm]

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[@Ratko_Suzic]

Restricted, no one asked Why this footage was restricted... As well as no one saw a real saucer shaped ufo flying in a split second right at 3.24 from left upper screen corner to the middle... Actually, if you slow down that second at .25 times or quarter second interval, you all will see it in a plain sight... THAT'S WHY this footage was restricted... ☝️😏

[@Rasho_Monich]

Wtf... 😲

[@Davey-Boyd]

Oh look a moron has entered the comments.

[@Ratko_Suzic]

@Colin Killian And this cloud besides other ones in the vicinity is moving away 10 times faster..? Yeah, you might as well stated it's a swamp gas reflecting the surface of the Venus... ☝️🤔🤣🤣 This has a structure to it, saucer shape below and dome above. There's no clouds like that at that speed with so obvious background... Give me a break m8...

[@Rajamak]

Foo fighter detected. Clearly not a cloud.

[@Ratko_Suzic]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/eWGzkJqGiN6UlcU

[@busaw7349]

See! Climate change even way back then!

[@MultiPorkpie]

Sounds like Humphrey Bogard

[@robmiller1964]

The Brits were too scared to take the mighty Tirpitz on with their Battleship!

[@Daledavispratt]

For you to imply the Brits were "scared" really displays your damned ignorance.

[@timothyball3144]

Or too smart. My thought on it is that it may have been better to bomb it enough to damage it severely. Then they spend time and material working to fix it. Then bomb it again, keeping them busy trying to fix it.

[@davidparsons452]

The tirpitz had been hiding in that fjord for over a year, seems like THEY didn't want to face the royal navy

[@bw6524]

Agibot too dumb to realise that discretion is the better part of valor.

[@Dr.Pepperdave]

Remember the fate of the Hood, the British are a brave and intelligent people.

[@ezequielpiacenza3776]

👍😶✌️✌️✌️🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸💪💪

[@clayz1]

Well don't be a noid.

[@DollySvengali]

"Restricted!!" Must have been a joke, since it was a nose-thumbing propaganda film.

[@Doodlesthegreat]

Propaganda, yes. But still restricted as this would only be shown to armed forces members and not the general public. Selected bits would later be passed on to newsreels for the Home Front.

[@orlock20]

The military has a habit of classifying everything. The U.S. military was said to have even classified data on the bow and arrow.

[@tectopic]

@@Doodlesthegreat That makes sense. I wondered who would be the intended recipient as it is (now) general knowledge.

[@rainerlovesjapan9468]

Genocide on Tirpitz

[@tinymonster9762]

Genocide is the 42,500 camps and ghettos that Nazi Germany set up between 1933 and 1945 where 15-20 million people were murdered. Tirpitz crew were lost in battle, like Bismark, Hood and Yamato.

[@Ah01]

The actual sinking had no military significance whatsoever, since Tirpitz had already been rendered a more or less useless floating fortress, british knew that and besides that the allies had no intention to invade the northern Norway anyway.. Was just a question of prestige, killing as many enemies as possible and a total revenge, just like the night time aerial raids on german cities. Waste of effort that could have been used elsewhere.

[@2ID_Doc]

It was a hazard to Allied shipping going to St. Petersburg to supply the Soviet efforts in pursuing war against the Germans. The Tirpitz had the ability to hit Allied ships, they needed to stay close to shore to avoid ice floes that far north. According to a WWII I knew the sink rate of Allied ships was on the order of over 25%, either from subs, naval bombardement or icebergs. The water was so cold even with a life jacket, hypothermia would set in in minutes. In the 1980s he was presented with a medal by the Soviet Union for his efforts in WWII.

[@Ah01]

@@2ID_Doc Tirpitz was a floating battery & barrack at Hakøya, Tromssa with very limited mobility and one of the main turrets shattered from it`s ball bearings before it eventually was sunk, and brits knew that. Crippled, it was no fleet in being in autumn 44. So, it was purely a matter of prestige at that stage for RAF.

[@sgtpecker7092]

"I want to understand white rage, and I'm white" . General Milley

[@oliversmith9200]

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