American Tank vs German Tank Caught on Camera - Cologne Cathedral

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When American forces set out to cross the Rhine River in March of 1945 to continue advancing into the heart of Germany, the heavily-bombed city of Cologne stood in their way.
Entire city blocks had been reduced to rubble during the war, but German forces still lurked beneath the ashes of their homes and churches. More impressively, the striking Cologne Cathedral remained standing after having resisted dozens of bombs.
Spearheading the assault into the country where the American T26 Pershing tank crews. These brand new war vehicles were the American response to the ferocious Panther and Tiger tanks.
In one of the main streets leading up to the Cathedral, a Pershing heavy tank would come face to face with a lone Panther waiting to fight a last stand. In a matter of seconds, both tanks aligned their shots and aimed at each other.
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@ColoursCapello
@ColoursCapello 3 жыл бұрын
I moved to Germany and I walk over the very spot where the panther was destroyed each day on my way to work. It's crazy to see what went on there and how it looks now. In fact, I was also able to follow the route the Pershing took by the Commerz bank building which is still there. The video itself was filmed from what is now my doctors office. To the left of the panther is now a McDonalds and to the right where the crewman runs for cover is a Tourist information shop. The two people in the car were actually killed. The driver died behind the wheel, crashing the car. The passenger, a young woman, was treated by US medics at the scene (also filmed and on KZbin somewhere). What happened next is contested, but it appears that she died of her wounds shortly after and the medics moved her body off to the side. Some time later, a Sherman, likely wishing to bypass the wrecked car, left the road and ran over her body. There's a few videos on the subject here on KZbin including one with the sister of the deceased woman. If I find them again I'll post links. I made quick video from the location on my channel. Nothing fancy...
@TheBrandon40500
@TheBrandon40500 3 жыл бұрын
Excellent Thank you.
@commenter7893
@commenter7893 3 жыл бұрын
What a horrible story.
@parrot849
@parrot849 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the follow-up info
@Carlos-nq7up
@Carlos-nq7up 3 жыл бұрын
@@commenter7893 Wars are horrible!
@CarlosRodriguez-hb3vq
@CarlosRodriguez-hb3vq 3 жыл бұрын
One German Gasthaus is better than 10 McDonalds. The problem is, the Americans always show up with 11 or more Micky Ds
@krisfrederick5001
@krisfrederick5001 3 жыл бұрын
"He's just sitting there like he owns the place..." Priceless
@JoeBrenn
@JoeBrenn 3 жыл бұрын
Americans tend to bristle at this sort of thing.😉
@aoibhinnomahony7712
@aoibhinnomahony7712 3 жыл бұрын
Almost like he was defending his homeland
@jajesamsigurno1002
@jajesamsigurno1002 3 жыл бұрын
Probably out of fuel or out of order.
@markmccummins8049
@markmccummins8049 3 жыл бұрын
The German was defending his homeland - a defeated country. Problem was he was defending it against “Amis;” whom the Germans regarded as inferior mongrels. Yes, he owned the place: he had just knocked out a Sherman. Arrogance is a hard enemy to defeat.
@classicgalactica5879
@classicgalactica5879 3 жыл бұрын
@@markmccummins8049 Yes, the Germans were arrogant. They simply couldn't grasp the fact that a far more powerful opponent from across the pond could field tanks as lethal as their own. Had the war lasted longer, they would have learned this first hand and with increasing frequency. Once the allies awakened from their slumber, the Nazi's were doomed.
@WarTool360
@WarTool360 3 жыл бұрын
I met the American Gunner, Clarence Smoyer. He's the most down to earth old man I've ever met, and a hero of mine.
@The_Stumbler
@The_Stumbler 3 жыл бұрын
You get that when you see how much actual impact you have. It is definitely very humbling when something threatens your life, and there isn’t much you can throw back.
@WarTool360
@WarTool360 3 жыл бұрын
@@The_Stumbler I got to talk to him after the bronze star ceremony about what he did and the difference in the tanks back then and now. He seemed to be interested in how easy the Abrams is to engage targets. Super cool guy. I'll always keep the memory of the time I had with him
@marquisdelafayette1929
@marquisdelafayette1929 3 жыл бұрын
That’s awesome. I spent a summer in Europe and saw the Cologne Cathedral and it’s absolutely beautiful. Even though, admittedly I didn’t have much interest at the time (I had just graduating high school).
@sylvainfalquet6350
@sylvainfalquet6350 3 жыл бұрын
I got to talk to him earlier this summer at WW2 Weekend, I got my copy of Spearhead signed by him. He was so lively and was talking about his girt he had in France!
@WarTool360
@WarTool360 3 жыл бұрын
@@sylvainfalquet6350 haha yea he did talk about her. I also ran and got a copy when I realized I was meeting him. I already read the book but left it back home. I got him, his PL, Buck, and Mr Makos to sign it. All good people
@carlcrisp8700
@carlcrisp8700 3 жыл бұрын
My dad and three of his brothers served in WWII. His older brother, James, was a tanker and saw action in North Africa, Sicily, and Germany. He had three Shermans shot out from under him. He (and my dad) said the most horrible sound in the world is that of an incoming 88.
@robertovalenciavalencia4427
@robertovalenciavalencia4427 3 жыл бұрын
🥵😱👽👀🎸🧨
@sheilamorrison1954
@sheilamorrison1954 2 жыл бұрын
You wouldn't hear one coming. They are supersonic.
@guardian8319
@guardian8319 2 жыл бұрын
@@sheilamorrison1954 If they break the sound barrier you can very clearly hear the loud "crack"
@sheilamorrison1954
@sheilamorrison1954 2 жыл бұрын
@@guardian8319 Buuuut, you wouldn't hear it coming, you hear the crack AFTER it has arrived, thus the comment from OP doesn't make sense, as you wouldnt hear it coming. If he misses, you are actually hearing it after its gone by....
@guardian8319
@guardian8319 2 жыл бұрын
@@sheilamorrison1954 I dont know if you know this but anything that breaks the sound barrier (1200FPS) such as an APCR round from a 88mm you can hear it as soon as it exits the barrel
@jimmylieb5225
@jimmylieb5225 Жыл бұрын
My father was there in Cologne. And Dresden. He was awarded a Bronze Star for his courage under fire. Just died in October 2020. RIP dad.
@atomicwedgie8176
@atomicwedgie8176 Жыл бұрын
@Interfacer ^doosh-bag
@cherrylenevendicacion4786
@cherrylenevendicacion4786 Жыл бұрын
That's one patriotic father
@Kitten1-e2r
@Kitten1-e2r Жыл бұрын
O7
@Kitten1-e2r
@Kitten1-e2r Жыл бұрын
O7
@Devawake47
@Devawake47 Жыл бұрын
Do you mean ur grandpa or dad wtf 👁️👄👁️💀💀
@999theeagle
@999theeagle 3 жыл бұрын
"Too bad the Americans always showed up with more than 12." Who said Germans have no sense of humor.
@Echoyourwolf
@Echoyourwolf 3 жыл бұрын
Are you german or something I can prove it what does nein mean
@sensei3265
@sensei3265 3 жыл бұрын
😁
@randomcast3183
@randomcast3183 3 жыл бұрын
I think to many people confuse all of the German army as being complete monsters during ww2 when it was mostly just the SS and everyone in the Nazi party that were the monsters.
@999theeagle
@999theeagle 3 жыл бұрын
@@Echoyourwolf one less than 10?
@Joebama1911
@Joebama1911 3 жыл бұрын
I thought it was one tank took 4 but the americans had 5
@BeardedFrog
@BeardedFrog 3 жыл бұрын
I'm always fascinated by the fact that during chaos like this, someone was willing and able to navigate through it to film it. Obviously the future and current present are very grateful for such footage, but it is crazy to fathom doing it at the time.
@zachzwerneman5061
@zachzwerneman5061 3 жыл бұрын
Very true, I feel like not many people give combat photographers and videographers the love they deserve, they’re some pretty brave folks to be running around with no means of self defense in the middle of combat
@alexander1485
@alexander1485 3 жыл бұрын
@@zachzwerneman5061 their pioneering vision is the weapon of truth and documentation.
@orange70383
@orange70383 3 жыл бұрын
@@alexander1485 What pioneering vision, that was their job, they were told to get out there and get the shot, they didn't have a choice in the matter.
@pauliewalnuts240
@pauliewalnuts240 3 жыл бұрын
This goes for all soldiers, but i think they just become immune to seeing crazy shit. Its not like you can just hide, close your eyes or pay it no mind. War requires your undivided attention if you want to live. Makes no difference to hold a camera up and film it when you see it every day.
@zachzwerneman5061
@zachzwerneman5061 3 жыл бұрын
@@pauliewalnuts240 first of all big respect to anyone who goes overseas, be it pilots, cameramen, your average solider and even the logistics units. I’m not saying anyone deserves more or less respect I’m just saying they don’t get as much recognition and it takes a certain kinda crazy to wanna join the military, let alone join the military to film combat
@jasonfuller9440
@jasonfuller9440 3 жыл бұрын
2:42 Did they just power slide a tank? "Power and speed solves many things." J. Clarkson
@ramal5708
@ramal5708 3 жыл бұрын
It's the Russian T34, probably only tank could do that in WWII lol
@MG-wi1eq
@MG-wi1eq 3 жыл бұрын
*picks up microphone* SPEED AND POWER
@tukier1685
@tukier1685 3 жыл бұрын
Dejavuu
@cristsan4171
@cristsan4171 3 жыл бұрын
That's Soviet Bias in a nutshell
@raptorjesus3894
@raptorjesus3894 3 жыл бұрын
@@ramal5708 The BT-5, BT-7, Cromwell, Comet and Crusader would all be more than capable of it as well.
@IdesofMarch223
@IdesofMarch223 3 жыл бұрын
This video is horribly misleading with the footage and information. Talks about the Sherman being hit and it’s crew evacuating, but shows the panther that just destroyed it. I implore everyone to watch the unedited footage for an accurate rundown of this duel.
@xDrexelx
@xDrexelx 3 жыл бұрын
Agreed. I was excited to see this video, but it was so full of errors that I didn't even finish watching it. Read the book "Spearhead" to learn the real facts.
@blomgaming6480
@blomgaming6480 3 жыл бұрын
That is how shit this channel always is
@romansternberg5696
@romansternberg5696 3 жыл бұрын
The random stock footage and erroneous information is why I rarely watch this channel and it's cousins. To the best of my knowledge, there was no German made tank deployed during WWII armed with a 47mm gun, certainly not a Pzkpwf IV or Pzkpfw V. Maybe the Kwantung Army showed up to lend the Germans a hand...
@uradaisyifyado9504
@uradaisyifyado9504 3 жыл бұрын
@@xDrexelx Just finished Spearhead, great book!
@chiphailstone589
@chiphailstone589 3 жыл бұрын
The video he referrs to about the Sherman being hit and the commander losing his leg are actually real....I wonder why they did not use it....its terrible, seeing him fall fom the turret to the rear deck and then onto the street with a leg and a stump...real time...
@larryehrlich57
@larryehrlich57 3 жыл бұрын
As a cargo pilot flying the MD-11 jumbo jet, I spent a lot of time in Cologne Germany. It was incredible that the Cologne church survived the war. If I remember correctly, the church was started around 500 AD. Cologne is my favorite German city.
@oscaralbertomendozachavez5611
@oscaralbertomendozachavez5611 3 жыл бұрын
When I was in Cologne, I heard that the Dom was a landmark for the bombers so they can fly to inner Germany from there. It actually makes sense.
@Tam0de
@Tam0de 3 жыл бұрын
There are a few videos on KZbin that document this particular encounter. One was titled 'Battle for Cologne - tank duel' where it shows the Sherman tank commander trying to escape his stricken tank. You can see that one of his lower leg was gone - it was just awful. Another video was called 'Battle of Cologne 1945 - a young woman between the frontlines'. This was about the woman inadvertently getting ran over by the American tank - another sad & unfortunate outcome. War is hell, no sugarcoating it.
@johnburns4017
@johnburns4017 3 жыл бұрын
What were they doing in a car amongst fighting tanks and soldiers? That is the question that has to be asked. A silly thing to do.
@cattysplat
@cattysplat 2 жыл бұрын
@@johnburns4017 Civilians going about their daily life will always be a reality in war. Life doesn't stop.
@johnburns4017
@johnburns4017 2 жыл бұрын
@@cattysplat When there is fighting you not get between it.
@25xxfrostxx
@25xxfrostxx 3 жыл бұрын
In an armored engagement you shoot the target until it changes color or changes shape. Until then, assume it's still a threat.
@gone547
@gone547 3 жыл бұрын
Three rounds AP - centre mass followed by top edge followed by bottom edge - target destroyed. No room for the slightest of error.
@nikolakaravida9670
@nikolakaravida9670 3 жыл бұрын
Exactly. The Panther had them lined up. If that gunner just pulled the trigger they'd likely be dead. You don't stop firing until it's completely engufled with flames or you count all 5 crewmembers bailing.
@ChristianSilipo
@ChristianSilipo 3 жыл бұрын
That is one odd looking Sherman. Seems it's got a panther hull, panther turret, German suspension, and a German 75mm gun. Odd.
@toasteracle4521
@toasteracle4521 3 жыл бұрын
It's so funny how the germans got confused '' oh hey it's a freindly panther'' BOOM
@oof8911
@oof8911 3 жыл бұрын
Not at all, T-29s, and Pershings in general are easily distinguishable from Pz. 5/6s and Tigers. It may have been misrecognized as a leKPz M41. Even then the turret is a lot different. Pershings hulls are lower and have American Hull MG ports. The tracks arent as thick. The turrets between a Pz 5/6 (Panthers) and Pershing look nothing alike.
@oofer-ri1to
@oofer-ri1to 3 жыл бұрын
@@oof8911 war thunder players bro
@ChristianSilipo
@ChristianSilipo 3 жыл бұрын
@@oof8911 I think you're missing the punchline
@fakumadda1632
@fakumadda1632 3 жыл бұрын
@@oof8911 .......it's more like...."what the hell is that?" Just a second of confusion. Enough for the Yanks to get off the first, and most important shot.
@CTCAC2000
@CTCAC2000 3 жыл бұрын
8:59 people really would ask why he didn't give the german tank crew time fire?? what idiot thinks it is a good idea to give the enemy a sporting chance?
@wombatwilly1002
@wombatwilly1002 3 жыл бұрын
KAREN:Participation trophy for ALL.
@waltonwarrior7428
@waltonwarrior7428 3 жыл бұрын
Anyone today in the democratic party.
@HighDiver5555
@HighDiver5555 3 жыл бұрын
People who don’t understand and have never been in a life or death situation, obviously
@jessejohnson159
@jessejohnson159 2 жыл бұрын
In the early 1980's, as an Army Sergeant, I stood where that Panzer was. Unless you stand next to this Koln Cathedral, and also Notre Dame, it's easy to not feel small. And the designers of those cathedrals meant for you to feel 'small'.
@brianartillery
@brianartillery 3 жыл бұрын
My late father was called up just too late to see action in the war. He was first posted to Germany in early 1946, and, in due course, was sent to Cologne. He told me, many years after, that he had stood near the Cathedral, and all around were signs of utter devastation. Now, my father was a very tough man, not given to displays of emotion, but he said that the feeling of fear, destruction, and utter loneliness he felt, standing in those ruins, brought tears to his eyes. He was 18 at the time. There were still horrors to be found in Europe, and some of these he saw, but he would never tell us of them. I know this, because he told his parents, and my nan told me never to ask him.
@mileshigh1321
@mileshigh1321 3 жыл бұрын
My Dad was 9 yrs old at the end of the war, and survived being bombed out 3 times in Cologne, as well as being in Dresden during the bombing there too. I have visited Cologne, beautiful city still with signs of the war if you look. We have it easy compared to what some our parents went through!
@agoodlife2
@agoodlife2 3 жыл бұрын
I was stationed in Munich in the 60’s and there was still heavy devastation, former Nazi soldiers liked insult us, attempted to instigate fights and store keepers, tried to refuse serving us
@johndilday1846
@johndilday1846 3 жыл бұрын
My Dad was in the Army in WW2, and passed through Cologne. He said that there were only a few buildings standing intact, and few windows in those buildings. He said that what he remembered the most was the smell of death of the buried dead in the collapsed buildings. He said that the cathedral was damaged but miraculously still standing. He said that the damage in Cologne was incredible. He said that many blocks in the city were nothing more than piles of rubble with the roadways bulldozed clear between them.
@ltdees2362
@ltdees2362 3 жыл бұрын
Wow...almost same story as my dad...he was in the pacific...the man would never talk about it...I finally understood after two tours in Vietnam...72-73...an Air Force C-130 loadmaster...nough said...God Bless your father, I thank him for his service and sacrifice...You can never get rid of it...you learn to live with it...😌
@jemkey6930
@jemkey6930 3 жыл бұрын
My grandfather served in Vietnam, 45th Para-maines division, my dad would often say grandpa wouldn't talk about the war. Grandma says there are some shiny metals in a shoe box but grandpa won't display them. 2 years ago his friend passed away from natural causes that was the first time I've ever seen my grandpa in his marine uniform. After the ceremony sitting alone with grandpa I asked about the war ( I'm a history nut). Grandpa took my hand and said this "Honey if you met the devil on a blistering cold pitch black night and could ask one question, don't ever ask him that, he might just tell you." My never ending thanks to those who served.
@SiloSoundStudios
@SiloSoundStudios 3 жыл бұрын
the Panther commander had never seen a Pershing before, he hesitsted.
@logan52s36
@logan52s36 3 жыл бұрын
That’s what he said
@johns3544
@johns3544 3 жыл бұрын
Simply cause it looks Germen cant blame the Germen.
@orange70383
@orange70383 3 жыл бұрын
Sounds like he made that part up.
@chebb3699
@chebb3699 3 жыл бұрын
@@orange70383 no it’s said in other documentaries and veteran accounts. Think you see a new vehicle you’ve never seen before and can’t have good target identification. You don’t want to blast your own guys. Either way both tanks are beasts. But the way the KZbin potrays the Sherman as a weak tank no match for a panther and that feared the panther isn’t true when the Sherman mortality rate was 3percent which was extremely low. Not too mention tank combat wasn’t common for Sherman’s and especially not with panthers and tigers. Infantry anti tank units were the biggest threat to Sherman’s it’s why many Sherman crews denied the 76mm Sherman to keep their 75mm among other reasons
@wyomingptt
@wyomingptt 3 жыл бұрын
@@chebb3699 Yeah I rolled my eyes when he started on about how bad the M4 was and how _legendary_ and _amazing_ the Panthers/Tigers were. We still gotta keep that myth alive I guess.
@JackGordone
@JackGordone 3 жыл бұрын
"One of these early crews was led by Sgt Robert Early...." Imagine that!
@orange70383
@orange70383 3 жыл бұрын
That would be the late Robert Early.
@caymanhunter2612
@caymanhunter2612 3 жыл бұрын
Who is Robert Early? Not Robert Early Clearly, so who! I am
@randyhome1544
@randyhome1544 3 жыл бұрын
The Americans didn’t try to bomb the church because it was a flying landmark that helped the pilots know where they were at.
@Djfkffueikrfkeiekrkf
@Djfkffueikrfkeiekrkf 3 жыл бұрын
Ooooh thats realy fair
@keepingitreal6793
@keepingitreal6793 3 жыл бұрын
There is an incredible documentary about the car you see driving at 6:14. I recommend you watch the documentary which includes interviews with the American tank gunner Clarence Smoyer and Nazi gunner. My apologies if I make a mistake recalling what happened. The car contained two occupants, a business man (I think he was a lawyer) and a young lady (around 20 y/o) who was his assistant. Unfortunately, they drove into the Nazi / American cross fire and were hit. The man was killed but the young lady was badly injured. Some American soldiers found the young lady lying half way out of the car and tried to comfort her. Unfortunately, after spending a short time with her, the soldiers had to move on. Not long after they left her, a tank ran over the car. The identity of the deceased was a mystery for 70+ years but once the researchers confirmed the young lady’s identity, they were able to find her older sister. The older sister never knew what happened to her younger sister. Saddened by what happened, the researchers’ information helped her with he4 grief and closure. The older sister also provided photos and additional information to identify the man and why they were driving through a war zone. The documentary also includes interviews with the gunners from both tanks. As mentioned Clarence Smoyer was the American gunner. Both gunners said they weren’t trying to shoot at the car but they were both surprised to see a car driving through the cross fire. I don’t think the researchers were able to identify who’s bullets the car drove into. Anyway, watch the video. Peace.
@ricardoperez8879
@ricardoperez8879 2 жыл бұрын
Whats the name of the documentary?
@Idahoguy10157
@Idahoguy10157 3 жыл бұрын
The 90mm gun arming the M26 Pershing tank wasn’t new in Europe. The 90mm armed M36 Jackson tank destroyers had been used in combat since October 1944
@jamescurth701
@jamescurth701 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks, so many people sleep on the Jackson
@Idahoguy10157
@Idahoguy10157 3 жыл бұрын
@@jamescurth701 …. There may have been towed 90mm guns used since Normandy. IDK
@thedungeondelver
@thedungeondelver 3 жыл бұрын
@@Idahoguy10157The 90mm gun M1 was first put in service as an AA weapon in 1938. The M1 couldn't be used against tanks (unlike the KwK 8.8cm and the British 3.7"), but the mounting was revised after 1943 to allow this. By the time the mount was put in service, in both the African desert theater and Italian theater, though, there were no enemy tanks to engage. The T7 version of the M1 was trialed and mated with tracked tank destroyers and the rest as they say is history (although the APBC ammo for the T7/M1 didn't have the same penetration capability as the German 8.8, but tungsten shot did although that was in short supply).
@Idahoguy10157
@Idahoguy10157 3 жыл бұрын
@@thedungeondelver …. In 1939 the standard American antitank gun was 37mm. But they knew they needed large high velocity antiaircraft gun. However the Americans were slow adapting mounting a 90mm on a tracked vehicle. Tank production was run by the American auto industry much more than by the army. So there was a bias towards production. The Sherman was being continuously improved by Detroit throughout production.
@ramal5708
@ramal5708 3 жыл бұрын
Nah I prefer the M36 Slugger than the M36 Jackson. Name much cooler imo, Slugger ftw
@joshsquatch7474
@joshsquatch7474 3 жыл бұрын
Panther: *tries to go up hill* Panthers gearbox: *explodes*
@orange70383
@orange70383 3 жыл бұрын
V12 600~700 hp.
@ianherp5678
@ianherp5678 3 жыл бұрын
You mean. *gets hit with smoke grenade* *FUCKING EXPLODES*
@spvillano
@spvillano 3 жыл бұрын
@@ianherp5678 smoke, white phosphorus, six on one, half dozen of the other.
@1969JohnnyM
@1969JohnnyM 3 жыл бұрын
It had kinks in it like most brand new weapons especially rushed one's but in time those kinks were largely ironed out.
@An_Dread
@An_Dread 3 жыл бұрын
Dont you mean Elefant?!
@samuelWx
@samuelWx 3 жыл бұрын
The book "Spearhead" documents this Pershing crew's story.
@Chilly_Billy
@Chilly_Billy 3 жыл бұрын
It is an excellent read.
@HollywoodMarine0351
@HollywoodMarine0351 3 жыл бұрын
Here is an interview with the Pershing tank gunner Clarence Smoyer meeting the Panther tank gunner, and family of the civilian woman killed in the battle: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hmSzla2snrCkerM
@ninjaclan83
@ninjaclan83 3 жыл бұрын
Well I know what my next read will be. 👍
@cvandy2252
@cvandy2252 3 жыл бұрын
Awesome book by an awesome author Adam Makos.
@samuelWx
@samuelWx 3 жыл бұрын
@@cvandy2252 Concur!
@marksmith8928
@marksmith8928 3 жыл бұрын
Didn't know a German Panther had a 47mm gun. You missed it by 28mm. You need to check your information.
@deadlybladesmith3093
@deadlybladesmith3093 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah lol. Almost everything German uses 88mm. The Panthers use 75mm, and some German gun carriers have 105mm.
@renegadusunidos6151
@renegadusunidos6151 3 жыл бұрын
lol XD
@georgeklemens7577
@georgeklemens7577 3 жыл бұрын
They only had 37mm anti-tank guns, never any 47mm ones
@charlespatterson8412
@charlespatterson8412 3 жыл бұрын
75 mm. Period.
@peghead
@peghead 3 жыл бұрын
If I didn't know tank identification, I would be very confused with the narrative versus the images on the screen.
@dylanreynolds4334
@dylanreynolds4334 2 жыл бұрын
I remember receiving “Spearhead” after waiting for a few months. The book covers this event, among other things. A great book! But it certainly covered the battle for Cologne. From the American tanker(2x), the American armored infantry, and a German tanker. Great book, great topic!
@zerofail.455
@zerofail.455 3 жыл бұрын
I've seen the footage where the Sherman tank crew bails out and that crewman is visibly missing a leg. Its pretty brutal, I wish they would used it instead of the burning panther.
@Sushihunter250
@Sushihunter250 3 жыл бұрын
They used that same footage for both tanks.
@jsmariani4180
@jsmariani4180 3 жыл бұрын
That would take away from the glorification of war.
@StephanieElizabethMann
@StephanieElizabethMann 3 жыл бұрын
The tank commander is correct. Any tank that has even one crew member inside the tank is a threat. It remains a clear and present danger until unmanned and destroyed.
@remydaitch9815
@remydaitch9815 2 жыл бұрын
Ranger That!!
@michaelzahnle5649
@michaelzahnle5649 2 жыл бұрын
A slight error. The panther didn't have a 47mm gun, it was a 75mm (at aprox 6:50).
@stormtrooperproductions7888
@stormtrooperproductions7888 2 жыл бұрын
I would agree, the German tank shown in the video at that time (6:50) is one of the early-German-Panzers. They just have a smaller 75mm gun.
@ysoitney
@ysoitney Жыл бұрын
I like the Dark series for production, but the writers REGULARLY fuck up information.
@jeffreyhartwig4965
@jeffreyhartwig4965 2 жыл бұрын
I was in Cologne in 2001, I visited the Cathedral on the Rhine. It was magnificent. I heard the allies didn't bomb it into oblivion because the Air Force was using it as a landmark for bombing runs into Germany.
@davidfrancis6947
@davidfrancis6947 3 жыл бұрын
I've been to Klon twice and hope to return at least once before I have to retire. the cathedral was largely untouched because it was used by bombers for navigation and as a bomb site offset point. what I found most curious is that the airbase across the Rein was untouched and functioned intact to the end of hostilities and remains active today
@gabrielgalaxygh
@gabrielgalaxygh 3 жыл бұрын
Wow that cameraman was a boss. Much respect to all of them
@Nativeat1YT
@Nativeat1YT 3 жыл бұрын
There is a book on this tank crew and the battle fought between the m26 and panther. The book is named Spearhead written by Adam Makos, one of the greatest books I've ever read. I highly recommend.
@tagesvaterpatrick8780
@tagesvaterpatrick8780 2 жыл бұрын
There has been no Panzer equipped with a 47mm as narrated once in the clip. But there has been a PAK (AT) with this caliber. The tanks from 39 to 42 had a 37, 50 or 75mm until 1942 (stage entry for the Tiger), now the heavy tanks had 75mm (Pz IV & Pz VI Panther), 88mm (PzV Tiger *88L56 and Tiger II *88L71) up to a 128mm (PzKw Maus) in 1945
@Coldcooler3
@Coldcooler3 Жыл бұрын
it was also really confusing around 7:10-7:25 he keeps referring to the crew bailing out of the Sherman meanwhile he is showing the video of the crew bailing out of the panther.
@chuckvan1568
@chuckvan1568 3 жыл бұрын
Wherever the Pershing showed up, it became the tip of the spear. However it was still vulnerable to 75mm and 88mm rounds. The civilians in the vehicle were both killed. There's a book witten about this story. A critical factor was the Panther crew hesitated because of the Pershing's profile.
@alastair9446
@alastair9446 3 жыл бұрын
Drive a car in the middle of a battlefield? Not the smartest thing to do.
@goodfellowboris8958
@goodfellowboris8958 3 жыл бұрын
6:53 can someone explain why he said two 47mm shells destroyed the sherman, when he said it was a panther that shot at them so it would be 75mm right?
@alastair9446
@alastair9446 3 жыл бұрын
Maybe he is dyslexic
@vertigo1947
@vertigo1947 3 жыл бұрын
I noticed that too. If it was a Panther, then it was definitely a 75mm gun.
@larrymead151
@larrymead151 2 жыл бұрын
Crappy research and writing.
@darrendeluca8938
@darrendeluca8938 3 жыл бұрын
The Sherman's vulnerability was essentially by design. They were so cheap and easy to make. A ton of them could be manufactured in a short period of time and shipped all over the world, to our forces and our allies. They were were not designed to fight German armor. They were an infantry tank, which made sense considering the Wehrmacht was primarily an infantry force. The addition of the long barrel 76mm gun gave them more punch, but the idea was not to have single combat between Shermans and Panthers or Tigers. Either the Shermans would win by sheer force of numbers, or we'd destroy German armor from the air. Interestingly the Pershings faced quite a number of T-34's in Korea and did very well against them. The leftover Shermans held their own too.
@shebadog9628
@shebadog9628 2 жыл бұрын
I've heard that part of the consideration was because of the shipping space available on those Liberty ships or whatever they used to transport them.
@lucasmembrane4763
@lucasmembrane4763 Жыл бұрын
The US doctrine was that tanks don't fight tanks, tank destroyers destroy tanks. My father was in the tank destroyers. If you stood next to a tank destroyer (M10 or M18, he was in each for a while), it was built on a Sherman tank chassis and looked pretty much like a tank, but the turret was open at the top. The US Army and Army of the US had something like 500,000 men in tank destroyer battalions on VE day, but they were considered obsolete (probably because the Russians had learned about the proximity fuse) and disbanded within a few months in mid-1945. Right around the day of the battle at Koln, my father, then 18 years old, was spending his first moments under fire in combat, loading 42 shells into the gun as fast as he could, to be fired on the last part of the Siegfried Line to be taken by the Allies. It seems that tanks really didn't fight each other much. Some other educational resource I recall viewing on-line said that there were only three face-to-face confrontations between the Pershing and the big Panzer in those last 2 months of WWII.
@sylvainfalquet6350
@sylvainfalquet6350 3 жыл бұрын
The woman who was driving the civilian car in the crossfire was killed, contrary to you staying that 2 were wounded. Clarence Smoyer visited her grave along with the German bow gunner who was in the panzer 4 he was fighting years after the war
@peterpenberthy2918
@peterpenberthy2918 3 жыл бұрын
No she wasn't crushed by a US tank or any other tank.@John Adams
@sylvainfalquet6350
@sylvainfalquet6350 3 жыл бұрын
@John Adams I'm basing this off Adam Makos book and his extensive research, which included several eyewitnesses and reports. But idk what sources you got that from maybe there is something to it
@ramal5708
@ramal5708 3 жыл бұрын
@John Adamsfake news
@thomaswolf2896
@thomaswolf2896 3 жыл бұрын
the driver was killed on the spot. The woman, 26 year old Katharina Esser, was killed later on by a retreating US tank. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fYanhWycoaaCpqM
@simonjfear
@simonjfear 3 жыл бұрын
I want to thank you for this as I had been given a photo of Cologne to restore and understand why a British Soldier carried it until the day he died. I had information why he was there but the photo was of a pristine Cologne street. This video demonstrated what devistation looks like and explains why he was sent there. I was very fortunate after analysing the photo to find an expert in trams who provided the year based on the model of tram in the photo. Your video has put the last piece of the puzzle together. Thank you once again for your excellent videos.
@johngraham3020
@johngraham3020 2 жыл бұрын
The photographer, Jim Bates, was a friend of mine. He documented a tremendous amount of warfare at great personal risk and valor.
@albertbatfinder5240
@albertbatfinder5240 2 жыл бұрын
I’ve read elsewhere the city was called Fortress Cologne, 4th largest city in Germany, vital for the allied victory, etc, etc. The city was leafleted by the Americans on the 5th March 1945. It fell the next day. The siege of Leningrad began in September 1941 and ended in January 1944. The US Military Academy evaluated that Russian casualties during the siege were bigger than combined American and British casualties during the entire war. Always worth remembering who suffered the most, fought the hardest, and ultimately defeated the fascists. On the home front, we in America were debating whether we should shut down professional baseball “for the war effort”. We didn’t.
@wakandawildman2043
@wakandawildman2043 3 жыл бұрын
Ive often wondered about this video, I’m pretty sure “mark felton productions” has a some videos on it
@maxstr
@maxstr 3 жыл бұрын
I think the only reason this was even filmed was because they were trying to test the Pershing in real combat, so cameras were always ready around it
@anthonyluisi7096
@anthonyluisi7096 3 жыл бұрын
@@maxstr , well it worked out well 👍🏻🙌
@rider660r
@rider660r 3 жыл бұрын
Mark Felton Productions is a much better and accurate channel than this one... he has a PhD in history and makes sure what he's talking about is true and correct.There may be a few flubs here and there that slip through but nothing at all like this Dark Docs...... A lot flubs and wrong information on this channel..... At least watch for flubs and misinformation before final post,Dark Docs......it's the reason I seldom watch any of the vids...
@wakandawildman2043
@wakandawildman2043 3 жыл бұрын
@@rider660r mark is for sure my go to when I wanna learn about random events in ww2, he’s probably forgotten more about ww2 then I’ll ever learn
@insideoutsideupsidedown2218
@insideoutsideupsidedown2218 3 жыл бұрын
@@rider660r like the Panther firing 47mm rounds at the Shermans…smh
@thegunslinger1363
@thegunslinger1363 3 жыл бұрын
This channel and your other ones. Are among some of the best on KZbin.
@jamescameron6819
@jamescameron6819 3 жыл бұрын
Among my favorites for sure
@thebrowns5337
@thebrowns5337 3 жыл бұрын
If you like adverts
@Joost-Fabian
@Joost-Fabian 3 жыл бұрын
Maybe also interesting for you kzbin.info/door/j5Sh_IDAp2zUTOuj3aiAJg
@Chilly_Billy
@Chilly_Billy 3 жыл бұрын
German panzers never used 47mm guns, as noted in the video at 06:50. The guns used in Cologne that day were 75mm on both Panzer IV's and Panthers.
@PlainsmansCabin
@PlainsmansCabin 3 жыл бұрын
They used captured French and Czech 47mm ATGs, see links below. tanks-encyclopedia.com/ww2/nazi_germany/panzerjager_i.php en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/47_mm_APX_anti-tank_gun
@quadcannon
@quadcannon 3 жыл бұрын
Continuing the myth of the “bad tank” Sherman makes me sad.
@Insert-Retarded-Reply-Here
@Insert-Retarded-Reply-Here 3 жыл бұрын
@MajorRenegade that is the most retarded way to describe german tanks. German tanks were the worst in the war because they were underpowered, complicated to insane degrees, without any standardized parts making field repairing the piles of junk almost impossible. Besides, the soviet IS-2 has better armor, sufficiently powered, and a much more powerful gun than any German tank.
@Insert-Retarded-Reply-Here
@Insert-Retarded-Reply-Here 3 жыл бұрын
@MajorRenegade yet the front of a tiger I could be penetrated by a Sherman firefly or M4A3E8 easily, and the Panther probably already broke down before even getting to the fight. Not to mention German steel quality at this time, (god dam horrible) due to constant bombing of German factories
@williewilson2250
@williewilson2250 3 жыл бұрын
@MajorRenegade not hard when there's only a couple hundred or thousand German cats that can't make it off the floor with problems, Germany lost the war due to low resources and insane, desperate, and outrageous ideas such as the ratte and maus
@Insert-Retarded-Reply-Here
@Insert-Retarded-Reply-Here 3 жыл бұрын
@@williewilson2250 Germany lost the war because of their ambition to do the impossible (like invading the Soviet Union), meaning that they EVEN if they won (which is already impossible, due to how unequipped the German military was for a freezing war of attrition), it would equate to 1 German soldier occupying over 3 square miles of land. This means there is literally not enough men to establish control over 8.6 million square miles of territory
@williewilson2250
@williewilson2250 3 жыл бұрын
@@Insert-Retarded-Reply-Here exactly, Hitler was just power hungry and it ended up ending the German empire he wished for
@edilbertorivera3467
@edilbertorivera3467 3 жыл бұрын
"It was considered as heavy tank because it's weight is 40 tons". M1A1 Abrams: so what am I? A colossal tank?
@obispaghettiravioli6148
@obispaghettiravioli6148 3 жыл бұрын
Maus: hold my beer
@lavlav2340
@lavlav2340 3 жыл бұрын
@@obispaghettiravioli6148 he was talking about American tanks... And also if u think German maus tank was the heaviest... Rattle: Am i joke to you?
@obispaghettiravioli6148
@obispaghettiravioli6148 3 жыл бұрын
@@lavlav2340 *Ratte not rattle
@alastair9446
@alastair9446 3 жыл бұрын
To answer the M1A1 Abrams, you are a Main Battle tank.
@johnyreb0247
@johnyreb0247 3 жыл бұрын
Did anyone else hear him say the panther, and then say 47 mm shells? 6:40
@bertster28
@bertster28 3 жыл бұрын
That & he has the wrong footage for the Sherman scene. He shows the Panther being shot by the Pershing
@kaushiktalukdar7949
@kaushiktalukdar7949 3 жыл бұрын
​@@bertster28 It is a representation. There mayn't be any footage available of the Sherman so something to fill in the blanks from that day.
@garygemmell3488
@garygemmell3488 3 жыл бұрын
Panther 4's do not mount a 47mm gun.
@jaythe2nd38
@jaythe2nd38 3 жыл бұрын
Mark Felton wouldn't make a mistake like that.
@Lugi45nubs
@Lugi45nubs 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah I rolled my eyes. Mistakes are common in these videos
@TheRumbles13
@TheRumbles13 3 жыл бұрын
The soviets lost more people on the eastern front then all of the other players (both sides) combined. 80% of German casualties in WW2 were on the eastern front. The Ostfront doesn't get enough attention over here
@alastair9446
@alastair9446 3 жыл бұрын
And the Germans had about a 3:1 kill ratio against the Russians.
@morefiction3264
@morefiction3264 2 жыл бұрын
I would expect the Russians to tell stories about Russians and Americans to tell stories about Americans. The Soviets used tactics, human wave, that were more expensive than the other combatants. The Japanese Banzai attacks were similar but they didn't have as many to lose.
@deaththereaper36
@deaththereaper36 3 жыл бұрын
What's more impressive is that this was recorded way better than half of the people can with their cellphones
@mariobosnjak99
@mariobosnjak99 3 жыл бұрын
"The fight was caught on camera but for the sake of the convenience we will not show you the video. Heres some unrelated footahe of tanks"
@kadenvolan3557
@kadenvolan3557 3 жыл бұрын
Funnily enough the Panther crew (according to the commander) thought the M-26 Pershing was a friendly vehicle so the commander ordered to cease fire. Otherwise the Panther had already lined up a shot expecting a Sherman to round the corner, so the Pershing crew was lucky that the U.S. hadn’t fielded a lot of Pershing’s other wise the Germans would’ve known it was American.
@rathsacks
@rathsacks 3 жыл бұрын
The muzzle brake on the Pershing is what caused the German commander to hesitate. Until the Pershing was introduced, no Allied tank had one. As the Pershing came around the corner into the intersection the muzzle brake was the first part of it the German saw and that's why he thought it was a German tank. Easy mistake to make. Also a deadly one.
@kadenvolan3557
@kadenvolan3557 3 жыл бұрын
I would have to disagree with you there since the British 17pdr and the American 76mm both had muzzle brakes. In fact most British guns had muzzle brakes 6pdr, 17pdr, etc. The Soviets also had muzzle brakes for their 122mm guns on the IS-2. Brake kept on Auto correcting to break.
@thefantasyreview8709
@thefantasyreview8709 3 жыл бұрын
@@rathsacks Yeah, the firefly has a muzzle break, and plenty of those were around a the time. Could be the Allied tanks in the area otherwise didn't have them so he wasn't used to seeing them.
@alastair9446
@alastair9446 3 жыл бұрын
@@kadenvolan3557 Well, let's see, they see Americans troops so it must be Americans tanks and they expecting Sherman tanks. The Firefly tank were 2000 out of 50000 Shermans. So that would be 1 out 25 Shermans. They also only started to appear in early 1944 and this was early 1945. So did the Germans even have intel on this tank. Even if they had doubts the tank does not look like a Sherman and much bigger like a German tank.
@alastair9446
@alastair9446 3 жыл бұрын
@@thefantasyreview8709 1 out of 25 Sherman were Firefly and only started to appear in 1944. So you can assume lack of intel.
@gandydancer9710
@gandydancer9710 3 жыл бұрын
Thumbs down. The mismatch between the breathles and inaccurate narration and the inappropriate images on display is positively ridiculous. This material is covered much better elsewhere.
@1betterthan
@1betterthan 2 жыл бұрын
I watched part of this tank battle some 30 years ago in a documentary on the tv and in the back of my mind i wondered for some years what had happened to the poor lad from the Sherman tank who had lost his left leg, for years i wondered had he died or had he lived, some years later in a different documentary i found out, unfortunately the narrogator said that he had bled to death. How sad. What brave souls men and women.
@remydaitch9815
@remydaitch9815 2 жыл бұрын
War Is Hell.
@MrWinotu
@MrWinotu Жыл бұрын
it is told -he perished an hour later...
@1betterthan
@1betterthan Жыл бұрын
@@MrWinotu Interesting, thank's for your reply.
@tgmccoy1556
@tgmccoy1556 3 жыл бұрын
My late Father in law was tank driver-9th armored. He was at Remagen when Hitler threw everything but The kitchen sink at the bridge, and missed. Great video...
@jedironin380
@jedironin380 3 жыл бұрын
Hitler shoulda thrown the sink, then. ;)
@tgmccoy1556
@tgmccoy1556 3 жыл бұрын
@@jedironin380 probably would've bounced off the deck into the river.
@jedironin380
@jedironin380 3 жыл бұрын
@@tgmccoy1556 True, but it's the point of the matter, yes? haha
@SuperDave9871
@SuperDave9871 3 жыл бұрын
You should read "Spearhead" by Adam Makos. Its about the guy that was in that Pershing Tank. It's an easy read and amazing story
@ehulbert5
@ehulbert5 3 жыл бұрын
Without the self promotional fluff, this could’ve covered in 3 minutes.
@crhend512
@crhend512 3 жыл бұрын
Adam Makos authored a book about Smoyer's experiences called Spearhead. The book is outstanding and provides great detail about many events including the battle with the Panther. The book also follows the experiences of one of the crew members in the Panther.
@charlylucky7508
@charlylucky7508 3 жыл бұрын
21 years old. Manning that new tank perfect. Hats off to you sir. Truly an American hero. 👍, and your crewmates too, of course.
@Murrel.
@Murrel. 3 жыл бұрын
Fun fact: In World War II, the youngest serviceman in the United States military was Calvin Graham - age 12.
@ceesvanderschoot9799
@ceesvanderschoot9799 3 жыл бұрын
Fun fact : World War II, the youngest serviceman of the Hitler jugend was age 6.
@Murrel.
@Murrel. 3 жыл бұрын
@@ceesvanderschoot9799 gotdamn
@averagehistoryenjoyer9017
@averagehistoryenjoyer9017 3 жыл бұрын
He must have lied about his age when he enlisted or whatever
@Murrel.
@Murrel. 3 жыл бұрын
@@averagehistoryenjoyer9017 yeah
@RampantBasilisk
@RampantBasilisk 3 жыл бұрын
Distant cousin doing my family proud.
@SWARM_OF_GNOMES
@SWARM_OF_GNOMES 3 жыл бұрын
It wasn't classified as a heavy tank because it was 40t, crews were told it was a heavy tank to make them feel safer and boost moral.
@CupOhCoffeeTwitch
@CupOhCoffeeTwitch 3 жыл бұрын
They also tended to classify vehicles wrongly incase there crews where captured and interrogated they would give the wrong information
@LordMustangGT93
@LordMustangGT93 3 жыл бұрын
you showed the same tank burning over and over and said it was the German one, come on man, we can see it.
@Analyst104
@Analyst104 3 жыл бұрын
There is stabilized footage of this tank battle.
@justinlizamor1541
@justinlizamor1541 3 жыл бұрын
Probably shot on a GoPro.
@schlirf
@schlirf 3 жыл бұрын
Thats what most Tankers call Danger Effing Close!
@philstaples8122
@philstaples8122 3 жыл бұрын
In the British Armoured Corps it's knows as an emergency shoot an engagement at or below 800m in range, you don't really need to aim it's more a case of point and squirt
@schlirf
@schlirf 3 жыл бұрын
@@philstaples8122 100m engagements in the CAV were to be avoided. Why give a sucker an even break? 🤔
@philstaples8122
@philstaples8122 3 жыл бұрын
@@schlirf The plan was not to end up in this kind of situation but to be trained and be able to deal with one should it happen. Only an idiot wants a fair fight ;)
@agentwhite1
@agentwhite1 3 жыл бұрын
respect for the camera man
@roberturlaub8526
@roberturlaub8526 3 жыл бұрын
Balls of steel xD
@buck3336
@buck3336 3 жыл бұрын
The photographer did a better job at capturing the moment of what was actually happening than anyone now using a computer that can record and take pictures that can fit in your pockets lmao
@treeherder2201
@treeherder2201 Жыл бұрын
Well done and great shout out to Magellan TV. That's a fantastic channel too.
@JamesThomas-gg6il
@JamesThomas-gg6il 3 жыл бұрын
Why did he shoot three times? Because he didnt need four.
@jackrubenfeld1735
@jackrubenfeld1735 3 жыл бұрын
They couldn't see through the dust after the first shot and thought they had missed. They were worried that given that the panther was not burning after the second shot, someone could still reach the cannon and kill them all in their dying breath.
@MrMAKFoto
@MrMAKFoto 3 жыл бұрын
8:00 well he actually owned the place, that was his freakin country!
@soggmeisterlasagnagarfield
@soggmeisterlasagnagarfield 3 жыл бұрын
Cologne is in France. And don’t try to sympathize with the Nazis.
@rat_god69
@rat_god69 3 жыл бұрын
@@soggmeisterlasagnagarfield Cologne is in Germany
@halbarbour7340
@halbarbour7340 3 жыл бұрын
Not in April of 1945.
@TexasTeaHTX
@TexasTeaHTX 3 жыл бұрын
@@soggmeisterlasagnagarfield Don’t sympathize with communist unless they’re helping you kill Nazis.
@HollywoodMarine0351
@HollywoodMarine0351 3 жыл бұрын
@@soggmeisterlasagnagarfield Cologne is in Germany. It was occupied by the French (1794-1815) and then by the British (1918-1926).
@loganholmberg2295
@loganholmberg2295 3 жыл бұрын
Ok I just want to point something out. By the end of the war the Sherman was still a good tank. Heck, they were using it in Korea. Also the Sherman had just as good armor as a Tiger. The slop gave it equivalent armor protection. The problem has always been that the Germans made very good anti-tank guns. While the 75mm on the Sherman was more of an all-around gun. Which destroyed a hell of a lot of emplacements, vehicles, and infantry. The later longer barrelled 76mm for the Sherman was a much better anti-tank gun but lacked the proper development of good AP ammo initially. But that also came at a cost to its HE round which was not as effective on other targets as the 75mm was. The Pershing was the future but it was not ready in 45. It wouldn't be till after the war that they fixed a lot of the problems with the tank. Heck you just have to look at the Korean war where they were still using Shermans at the start to realize they were still developing the tank. I also find it funny that people bitch about the Sherman but the stats show that being a Sherman tanker was actually one of the safest combat duties of the war. So obviously they were doing something right. Survivable, dependable, and easy to fix and transport. That's what the US needed with a tank they had to ship across oceans. Something the Pershing was not.
@yeahboi7779
@yeahboi7779 3 жыл бұрын
they don't call the sherman "the most succesful tank of the war" for no reason
@Carandini
@Carandini 3 жыл бұрын
Tankers who had to crew those Purple Heart Boxes would disagree with you there, champ.
@naturalobserver1322
@naturalobserver1322 3 жыл бұрын
@@Carandini the sherman was the most survivable tank after being hit in ww2 but most people just want to believe what they want.
@chebb3699
@chebb3699 3 жыл бұрын
@@Carandini look “champ” facts don’t care about your feelings. Stats show Sherman was one of the most effective, reliable, advanced and safest tanks of the war. Do research and you will see. Just because your uneducated on a topic doesn’t mean you can slap your feelings on the topic and assume your right
@1pcfred
@1pcfred 3 жыл бұрын
For fighting a war across an ocean the Sherman was an excellent tank. The US did not use tanks like the Germans did. If a Sherman spotted German armor it could call down heavy fire on it from either artillery or the air. Any Sherman crew getting into a gun battle was just screwing up.
@Sk8ordiE151
@Sk8ordiE151 3 жыл бұрын
Holy cow this was entertaining! Dark Docs only gets better and better!
@one1zero0eight8
@one1zero0eight8 3 жыл бұрын
Interacting with children considered fraternising with the enemy? Insane.
@CRuf-qw4yv
@CRuf-qw4yv 3 жыл бұрын
The Pershing could have been introduced in mid-1944 but commanders like Patton were steadfast about overwhelming the enemy with infantry support tanks like the M4 Sherman. The Sherman was effective in that manner and was never designed to go head-to-head against German heavy armor.
@alarminglyfastmovingskelet7289
@alarminglyfastmovingskelet7289 2 жыл бұрын
This was something Patton was definitely right about. While the Pershing was a great tank the simple fact that the United States could produce so many Shermans definitely made it the better of the two. Germany maintained the armored initiative pretty much throughout the entire war. The Soviets were closer to dislodging that title from Germany than the US. For no matter how good of a tank the Pershing was it still could not stand up the likes of the Tiger II or the Jagdtiger.
@SmaxyMiguel
@SmaxyMiguel 3 жыл бұрын
7:10 that's not the Sherman tank tank crew.... They filmed the U.S soldier leaving the tank without one of his legs.... Why didn't you show that? At least sensor it..
@Shafeenbedt
@Shafeenbedt 3 жыл бұрын
Wish I saw that
@Megabob777
@Megabob777 3 жыл бұрын
for all we know it could be still classified or something
@KarsonNow
@KarsonNow 3 жыл бұрын
Indeed strange decision... I know the other video also.
@Megabob777
@Megabob777 3 жыл бұрын
@@KarsonNow i stand corrected
@spottydog4477
@spottydog4477 3 жыл бұрын
@@Shafeenbedt you can view it here kzbin.info/www/bejne/emevonVjh76IrLs
@MrMetalMech
@MrMetalMech 3 жыл бұрын
My wife and I walked these streets in October 2019 and I can recognize some of the buildings that were there and survived.
@honkhonk8009
@honkhonk8009 2 жыл бұрын
It wasnt that America "couldnt keep up with german technology" It was that America litterally did not care. The biggest issue facing American heavies such as T-34's and M26's, were that it would be more expensive to carry across, and would ultimately be PURELY a moral tool. There would be no practical benefit to have heavies like Germany. Generals were more concerned that the supply lines for essential equipment and M4's, would be interupted by introducing the M26 into service. If Americans encountered an actual Tiger, they could either bomb it, or just load up an M10/M36/M18, and quickly pen it. It was infinitely more practical to upgun the M4, rather than introduce a competitor. Germany was run by the mustache man. Germany knew they wanted a medium tank like the Sherman or the T34, but the mustache man wanted to inflate his ego, so they got the panther instead.
@KillerT-Bone
@KillerT-Bone 2 жыл бұрын
Exactly.
@Zesmas
@Zesmas 3 жыл бұрын
imagine getting your bronze star taken away because u where nice to some children.
@ericbrooks5662
@ericbrooks5662 3 жыл бұрын
That was a history lesson our kids will never see in school. I never heard of a Pershing tank until seeing this video. Thanks for the video.
@andreasvoss4931
@andreasvoss4931 3 жыл бұрын
I am a retired bundeswehr soldier....and I know about the pershing tank.....why???? Because of the computer game world of tanks. Lol....after playing that game for a long time I was able to recognise what tanks I saw in old ww2 footage......it's kinda funny because you would think it should be the opposite.
@t1e6x12
@t1e6x12 3 жыл бұрын
@@andreasvoss4931 Don't forget War Thunder.
@bluewinter9863
@bluewinter9863 3 жыл бұрын
Comapny of Heroes too.
@norwegian_noisemaker6737
@norwegian_noisemaker6737 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah when most people think of WWII tanks they think of the Tiger T-34 and Sherman. Most don’t realize the Allies made heavy tanks of their own like the Pershing or IS-2.
@sharkysmachine9248
@sharkysmachine9248 3 жыл бұрын
Amazing how the ARMY could withhold a heroes medals for *75 years!!!* .... disgusting
@TheJtjensen
@TheJtjensen 3 жыл бұрын
the whole crew off the panther escaped! there's film off the Sherman burning and crew getting out, this is the first i really think you missed the spot
@ramal5708
@ramal5708 3 жыл бұрын
The sherman tank commander's leg was blown off by penetrating round from the Panther
@christianpervert525
@christianpervert525 3 жыл бұрын
Also I'm pretty sure that footage they show and say is a burning Sherman is actually the burning Panther tank. Look at the barrel.
@insideoutsideupsidedown2218
@insideoutsideupsidedown2218 3 жыл бұрын
The whole crew did not escape from the Panther. Either the loader or a driver did not get out..
@ramal5708
@ramal5708 3 жыл бұрын
@@christianpervert525 i mean on the real cologne tank battle footage not from this channel where the Sherman tank commander got out but his legs was blown off and eventually died
@Dalesmanable
@Dalesmanable 3 жыл бұрын
Wrong. The gunner died. You can see him fall back into the burning Panther when the second round slams home.
@ArmyVet82ndAbn
@ArmyVet82ndAbn 2 жыл бұрын
Good video thanks, one correction the German Panther tank was armed with a 75mm gun not a 45mm.
@mrbreadgang
@mrbreadgang 2 жыл бұрын
bro just show the video of the tanks fighting💀 we don’t need all this extra information
@teutonalex
@teutonalex 3 жыл бұрын
The German panther was of the Feldherren division, Sgt Bartelmann as commander. He had his gunner traverse to the street in anticipation of an American push from there. When the Pershing appeared from there the German gunner hesitated from firing despite having the drop on him as the Pershing was still fairly unknown to German tankers. The Pershing too much resembled a German tank in general appearance, thereby saving the American crew from a shot at close range.
@ManyLegs
@ManyLegs 3 жыл бұрын
I lived in Köln for a couple of years. I remember when I watched this footage for the first time I felt heartbroken, I've been on this location numerous times. It's hard to believe what People had to go through and sacrificed so we can have what we have nowadays.
@Triggernlfrl
@Triggernlfrl 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you WW II we have now a nice terror US/NATO and Illegal criminal state of Israel thanks to you....
@ManyLegs
@ManyLegs 3 жыл бұрын
@@Triggernlfrl thanks to me? I was born in the late 80s
@jackanory-balamory
@jackanory-balamory 3 жыл бұрын
That has to be some of the most brutal WW2 footage I have ever seen. The way the shell holes glow brightly and seeing the crew desperately trying to escape their burning tank and the tracer from the Pershing crews machine guns bounce around the stricken tank.
@edelweiss45
@edelweiss45 3 жыл бұрын
“People ask why I fired at the tank, it’s because they could’ve shot me” -lights up surrendering unarmed panzer crew-
@alexstafford8347
@alexstafford8347 3 жыл бұрын
should look at modern day footage, much more insane..
@nikolakaravida9670
@nikolakaravida9670 3 жыл бұрын
@@edelweiss45 They weren't surrendering, they were retreating. The Panther was aiming straight at them, if that gunner fired it they would've been dead. You don't take such chances in war, especially with a fanatical tank crew fighting an already lost war.
@duane356
@duane356 2 жыл бұрын
You know you're having a bad day when two opposing tanks target your car.
@princesssolace4337
@princesssolace4337 3 жыл бұрын
I don't have an opinion of the Köln tank battle but your VO is.damn gud. The paused,diction and pronounce of every name are 100%. Wish the others would look you up. Excellent VO👍
@stewpacalypse7104
@stewpacalypse7104 3 жыл бұрын
When talking about the Sherman burning you show the Panther, in fact you never show the actual Sherman involved in this action.
@beetyeet2325
@beetyeet2325 3 жыл бұрын
panther: moves 1 inch panther gearbox: Aight ima head out
@vladimirpootis9690
@vladimirpootis9690 3 жыл бұрын
Panthers actually had issues where the transmission would break if it tried to neutral steer at full engine power, could be mitigated by a well trained crewman keeping it at half throttle tho, But technically speaking it could break even without moving one inch
@ausfuhrungg7337
@ausfuhrungg7337 3 жыл бұрын
Nearly all of the crew survived in that Panther which shows the strength of it's design
@remydaitch9815
@remydaitch9815 2 жыл бұрын
Not of production.
@The_krazy_kriegsman
@The_krazy_kriegsman 2 жыл бұрын
2:54 question why do you show us a M3 lee while talking about german tanks ? is it bcs of lack of footage or it's intentional ?
@bremo2059
@bremo2059 3 жыл бұрын
Why is he talking as if he is in a hurry? :P Or at gunpoint lol
@davejob630
@davejob630 3 жыл бұрын
The Germans didn’t have to ship their tanks across the Atlantic Ocean . And in the initial blitzkrieg, French tanks were superior , but lacked the communication that gave the 3rd Reich such an advantage.
@dwightanderson8331
@dwightanderson8331 3 жыл бұрын
Germans weren't using their better tanks yet either.
@edelweiss45
@edelweiss45 3 жыл бұрын
The only “superior” french tank was the B1 Bis and maybe the matila, but the matila was british anyway. Every other piece of french armor was outdated dogshit. Consider that most of their tanks had 47mm cannons, fighting german 50mm and 75mm cannons, and the light tanks of germany were either 37mm or 20mm autocannons
@1pcfred
@1pcfred 3 жыл бұрын
When the German tank crew thought the Pershing might be a German tank that's what I like to call wishful thinking.
@bubbasbigblast8563
@bubbasbigblast8563 3 жыл бұрын
The Germans had so many tank designs that it would have been hard for a regular soldier to identify them: while the profile of a Sherman would be immediately obvious because of its slope, the Pershing is noticeably less distinct, and is generally shorter than most Shermans. With smoke also partially obstructing the crew's vision, it would have been quite easy to look at the gun size and slope and decide it was another Panther, or some weird variant that Germany only built 200 of.
@1pcfred
@1pcfred 3 жыл бұрын
@@bubbasbigblast8563 we managed. You make a mistake and then you have to pay for it.
@mcdermic
@mcdermic 3 жыл бұрын
"why did you shoot three times?" "Because if one of them is still alive in that thing, they're pulling the trigger." well, I cannot argue that logic.
@MetroplexAerials
@MetroplexAerials 3 жыл бұрын
The US did NOT struggle to keep up with technology, the problem was the logistics of ships and landing craft to transport bigger, newer stuff.
@darionbalkaran790
@darionbalkaran790 3 жыл бұрын
France: exists* Germany: your talking alot of sht for someone in World War distance.
@Cashcrop54
@Cashcrop54 3 жыл бұрын
The reason the US went with the Sherman as they did because it was made quickly and repaired easily. And most of all they could make them almost by the gross. That's why they were able to show up with more than 11 all the time. So many great stories from then.
@marksummers463
@marksummers463 3 жыл бұрын
Not only that but unlike the German heavies, they were as reliable as the tides and were good at their main job - destroying enemy troops and fortifications. 80% of the time they were not fighting other tanks. Using low velocity shells meant having MUCH more room in the shell for HE rather than propellent. Also medium tanks like the Sherman could climb hills and cross bridges the heavies couldn't. Also there just werent a lot of German heavies. During the whole war, only abut 8500 were produced compared to 50,000 Shermans and more than that the heavies were constantly in the shop and often had to be sent back to the factory for repairs - a logistical nightmare - where Shermans could be fixed at the front lines. Moreover, when the S's were fighting German tanks, the tanks they were fighting were usually medium Mark IVs, tanks the S was well equipped to fight. Lastly the Shermans had to be loaded and unload on to ships which meant they had to be under a certain weight in order to be craned on and off the ship. Hence the production of medium and not heavy tanks.
@Cashcrop54
@Cashcrop54 3 жыл бұрын
@@marksummers463 absolutely. Sherman's were pretty easy to repair as well.
@lisamallette1635
@lisamallette1635 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you to all of the WW11 soldiers alive or passed on, you were the best of your time.
@anthonyfeliciano5533
@anthonyfeliciano5533 3 жыл бұрын
Ummm, WW11, WORLD WAR 11, WORLD WAR ELEVEN?!
@bread2078
@bread2078 3 жыл бұрын
@@anthonyfeliciano5533 lmao
@Cornblumen
@Cornblumen 3 жыл бұрын
Wait what?
@KevinT2553
@KevinT2553 3 жыл бұрын
You from the future? We just skipped straight to 11.
@suckmeoffdaddy9979
@suckmeoffdaddy9979 3 жыл бұрын
Ww11 will be fought between ducks and gorillas
@crispy-k
@crispy-k 3 жыл бұрын
Vid starts at 2:00
@tj9382
@tj9382 3 жыл бұрын
Nicely done video.
@ritcheymt
@ritcheymt 2 жыл бұрын
Dark Docs, you show the wrong tanks several times during the narration. The worst is at 7:08 when you're narrating the destruction of a U.S. Sherman while showing well known footage of a German Panther burning and being abandoned by wounded crew.
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