Battle of the Bulge, Animated - Part 3, St Vith

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The key town of St Vith is under siege. Along the whole front, the American units are desperately trying to delay the German advance as much as possible, to allow British XXX Corps and Patton's Army to arrive to halt the offensive. Bastogne is cut off.
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[@jet45390]

Imagine being the tanker crew who ran from their tank and then had guys who've never operated a tank before get in your tank and make the enemy retreat solo

[@josephahner3031]

Imagine getting shrapnel in your face or a limb blown off, barely surviving only to have some unthinking twat talk shit about you 80 years later in a comment section because some paratroopers found your knocked out tank and made use of what still worked.

[@jet45390]

@@josephahner3031 Imagine being fun at parties

[@d4ntheman]

sounds like a call of duty missiom lmao

[@briantrudell8248]

I thought the same instantly 😕

[@CZProtton]

They figured out how to traverse the turret, reload the gun and managed to kill an enemy tank... without ever being in one. The airborne really are something else ever since their inception.

[@vcolin]

Respect to the soldier giving his life to take out a Panzer.

[@novemberdawn8145]

Absolutely... He had to have known it would kill him. What a legend.

[@Oscar-ds2vb]

nah disrespect to him.

[@Kabovman55]

@@Oscar-ds2vb have a reason?

[@507764CAT]

Brave but very, very, VERY dumb. He didn't need to kill himself to destroy the tank in any way, shape, or form. The HEAT warhead on a bazooka will do the same thing whether it's 10 feet away or 1000 feet away.

[@mitchwood6609]

who was it

[@intruative]

And when he gets to heaven, to St. Peter he will tell, "Another soldier reporting, sir. I've served my time in hell." Thank you for all who served.

[@beeg8615]

Wasn't that about Iwo Jima?

[@captainclone1367]

@@beeg8615 No it was Guadalcanal and it's a Marine reporting to St. Peter!!

[@daniellee2343]

The ZOG thanks all who served

[@willkettle3959]

@@daniellee2343 stfu nazi

[@zackwaffen9210]

I can't comprehend how you are able to consistently put out so much high quality content in such a small time span. Thank you so much.

[@TheOperationsRoom]

We've been working on this series for 12 months :) Thanks!

[@shmallkine]

@@TheOperationsRoom it’s kinda sad how long it takes to make these type of videos. We need to step up technology not even gonna lie

[@diskopartizan0850]

​@@shmallkine good things come to those who wait. It'll be a long time before technology can replicate the intricacies of research, storytelling and presentations that make these and similar stories so compelling.

[@shmallkine]

@@diskopartizan0850 I don’t mind waiting. It’s just that I’ll be dead ain’t it

[@turtledan2513]

History is forever content...especially when done well, and without bias. I'd like to see a video about the American 442d combat team in ww2. Like bad

[@wannabedal-adx458]

I like how you keep bouncing back between individual engagements and the greater view of the entire battle. Well researched as always. That's why I wait for each new release from your KZbin channel.

[@TheOperationsRoom]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@K_lub]

@Curiosity 🤡🤡🤡

[@kane-111]

@Curiosity rood!

[@TheBIGB420]

Yeah but it's trash how you thrown in random other yourubers with the most annoying voices in the middle of the video -.- stop cross promoting and stick to your own stuff my man! We only want YOU!!! Not these other dumb sounding fools, if we did then they would have more views without needing help but they don't and that's cause we find their voices more annoying then entertaining or anything.

[@johnkozusko2624]

My father John was on the American 72nd Ordinance Group. He was in Liege when the Ardennes Offensive began on December 16th. His brother Mike was an infantryman stationed near St Vith. He was engaged in intense combat there which my father told me about when I was a kid but I never knew until I read my Uncle’s obituary decades later that he won two Bronze Stars for valor during that fight.

[@jeaton1224]

My great grandfather on my dads side was In Ardennes when they were being shelled. They were told to retreat by the Lieutenant as the lieutenant was struck by artillery fire in the head, killing him instantly. “We stayed in our foxholes until dawn” he told my father. It was the only story he ever was comfortable speaking of, and he only told it once. He got a bronze star for saving a fellow soldier, but said he never accepted it because he was “ordered to do it, and he had no choice.”.

[@conman698]

Anyone else on the edge of your seat wondering what happens next as The Operation Room narrates battles? Even the battle is an historic event and you already know what happens. Or is it just me?

[@viking8796]

Their narration is very good, definitely on the edge of my seat here.

[@willbxtn]

It's the sign of good story telling!

[@_fiend]

I’ve been rewatching band of brothers in Bastogne while also watching this and it’s very interesting to try and picture it all. BoB manages to show us a small sliver of a front that’s across an entire country, and in it they depict so much chaos I can only imagine the rest of the frontlines.

[@DJSockmonkeyMusic]

Definitely not just you. I find these videos captivating.

[@conman698]

@@viking8796 Agreed.

[@meemoothecow7241]

Hearing this collab with Eastory is like watching a movie when your favourite actor makes a sudden cameo

[@timmccarthy872]

"Now where have I heard that Estonian accent before?"

[@gr6373]

Love Eastory

[@itsmemogul889]

@@timmccarthy872 lmao

[@IrishTechnicalThinker]

These videos are absolutely brilliant, it's like watching band of brothers.

[@StageCombat]

Yeah, now that you mention it. Except, of course, there's no snow, we got warm grub in our bellies, and the trees aren't f******g exploding from Kraut artillery, but yeah... Frank... other than that, it's a lot like Band of Brothers.

[@Empereur-Franc]

@@StageCombat right?

[@Yvolve]

After watching the episodes on Easy Company, it made the series a lot clearer in terms of scope of the operations they were involved in. As well as Easy's attack on the four guns at Brecourt which I had a hard time imagining the lay-out and situation for.

[@Slim-iDot18]

@@Empereur-Franc Bull, slap him for me

[@voidwalker9223]

@@StageCombat calm down

[@huntclanhunt9697]

I have a friend who's grandad was part of the retreat out of Bastogne where the 101st started taking ammo from fleeing troops as they went in. When he was told by a US officer to hand over his rifle to the paratroopers, he said "F*ck that, sir. I'm coming with you!" And hopped in the truck. He then proceeded to fight in Bastogne.

[@glennheth3472]

That's badass.

[@HamburgerTime209]

Probably 28th Infantry Division, probably Pennsylvania National Guard.

[@gabrielmora8403]

Your friends grandpa is a gigachad. I hope he lived to have a full life :)

[@sfryderz81]

BDE right there. Mad respect.

[@panzer._1699]

My Great Uncle fought in St Vith, he captured by the Germans, and when he was on a train being sent to a POW camp, Allied fighters mistakenly thought that the train was a supply train so they strafed it. He was wounded but miraculously survived. After the war he was released and came home.

[@enjoyinsanity7065]

Honey, wake up. New Ops Room dropped.

[@Marin3r101]

Women don't watch this show.

[@squillz8310]

@@Marin3r101 that's quite the sexist blanket statement.

[@fankeek]

@@squillz8310 for real.

[@jasondouglas6755]

That soldier who blew up that German tank and himself with that Bazooka is arguably the bravest man I have ever heard of

[@oldfrend]

dude read any medal of honor citation from WWII. they'll all blow you away with the unimaginable valor of these men.

[@507764CAT]

Also one of the dumbest. He didn't need to kill himself at all

[@NorthKoreaUncovered]

@@507764CAT Nobody cares. The average GI in the 1940s doesn't even know what a shaped charge is, nevermind how it works. He's 10x the man you'll ever be in your comparatively pathetic life.

[@daniellee2343]

He's a suicide bomber dipshit. Looking at this vid he could have hit the Panther from the back and run it back on the treeline.

[@astrosherlock374]

@@507764CAT More than likely he was already badly wounded

[@Fernando.1607]

Didn't expect eastory as a guest! this series it's a massive crossover

[@BaronVonMott]

"So some random German had wandered out into the trees to take a crap, got turned around in the darkness, and casually walked straight past the OPs, right through the MLR, past the Company CP, and was halfway to Battalion CP before anyone noticed him! That sure was some line of defence we had that first night!" (From Band of Brothers, about the 101st's intial deployment in Bastogne)

[@adamatch9624]

It’s a shame no one is talking about the solider who charged a tank by himself and blew it up knowing it would kill him but he still made that journey and sacrificed himself. To me that is on a total different level to any other solider I respect all them men but that guy who is so thing else.

[@daniellee2343]

He was an idiot. A suicide bomber

[@bellis8084]

Boyer and his men were heroic. The level of their stand was fantastic. I can't imagine how hard it must've been to stand that ground hour after hour. They had to know it was only a matter of time before they were simply leveled. One of the things about this series that's so important is remembering this type of specific action. History remembers the generals and a few of medal winners but unfortunately, we never got to hear about Boyers men and all the other men & units you've taken the time and effort to research. This series highlights the need for this type of education. Our country and frankly, the rest of the world, owes so much to our brave, heroic soldiers that literally stared down death. And these people deserve to be named and individually recognized & remembered. Thanks again for your hard work.

[@ethanle8847]

You can always depend on the Ops Room for top tier content.

[@USAR8888]

That is absolutely incredible a group of airborne infantry just commandeered a Sherman tank with no training whatsoever and managed to actually fire back and knock out an enemy tank, and send the others in retreat. I would love to learn more details about this story. WW2 is absolutely fascinating, just learning these small scale stories of individual valor that get overshadowed by the bigger picture.

[@Ukraineaissance2014]

They were very similar setups to anti tank guns which they have training on

[@ashoka9306]

"We have no idea how to use a tank!" "Fuck it, we ball!"

[@treebush]

man its so amazing how brave these men were during ww2, im always dumbfounded by the acts of valor they are able to do, from jumping into the tank, to sacrificing yourself blow up a tank and insane artillery calls

[@p0xus]

12:00 Was this man not assigned a Medal of Honor? That deserves one.

[@williamanderson93]

Given by the lack of name, I don't think there was much left of him to identify sadly.

[@a.e.9821]

It was incredibly brave but also incredibly stupid

[@p0xus]

@@a.e.9821 He was successful in destroying the tank though. If that tank would have killed more than one other men, it would have been worth it.

[@MrNicoJac]

@William I would've expected his dog tags to survive But perhaps not

[@a.e.9821]

@@p0xus Which is why it was brave and commendable, but his death was easily avoidable.

[@thebusstop]

Incredible fortitude by those Americans holding the lines, but also I'm impressed by how powerful the Germans still were this late in the war, especially considering how short their training was.

[@mgway4661]

Advantages of having shorter supply lines

[@kameronjones7139]

@@mgway4661 and luck in certain situations

[@CZProtton]

@@mgway4661 And very and I mean very good tactics and strategy. The germans managed to revolutionize how wars are fought with their combined arms doctrine, stuff that is still used today. They seem to have been better at it then than the russians are today.

[@ethanertl5021]

Additionally if you think about how many supplies they threw at this. It was everything they had left pretty much and they still weren’t even close to their set objectives. Idk I’d argue this was like an animal in a trap lashing out with all its remaining strength. And they were going up against an army that truly didn’t expect it.

[@stc3145]

Even very late in the war the Germans were still quite capable defenders.

[@ggtt2547]

This is amazing quality. Bravo! Also, every little specific story is unbelievably heroic. Thanks for the good work!

[@TheOperationsRoom]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

This series is simply amazing. I’ve spent a bit of time in those woods east of St. Vith and this has really helped me to understand the bigger picture. 👊🏻

[@chimchim2_]

I love the collabs! I never imagined all of my favorite history KZbinrs working together. You guys are amazing!

[@thomaselmore1155]

My Dad was there, a Combat Engineer Captain. He said during a terrible Buzzbomb attack one landed next to him in his Foxhole throwing dirt on him but didn't explode. He was blowing up stuff and building bridges. Was with the first into Paris also. He told many stories, but didn't speak of the Battle of the Bulge very often. Said the cold was brutal by itself. Thanks for this.

[@TheMrlister72]

Wow this is epic ..... I'm a Scottish guy living in Bollendorf on the German side .... I'm ex Black watch and I've been trying to find information about what happened around where i now live ..... this is thee most detailed information I've ever found ..... thank you so much 🙏👊👍

[@morgan97475]

The Black Watch.....tip of the hat from retired U.S. Army.

[@chasechristophermurraydola9314]

Graham young that’s very interesting that you used to serve in the black watch and that’s interesting to me because I play the tenor and sometimes base drum in a bagpipe and drum band that is based in the United States and the band I am in is actually named after the black watch but the band is called the Atlantic watch and besides the bands name the band I am in also has permission from the Queen mother and the permission grant’s the band that I am in to wear the red hackle.

[@TheMrlister72]

@@danorthsidemang3834 nope 🙂

[@TheMrlister72]

@@chasechristophermurraydola9314 wow cool 👍 wear it with pride sir .... an when you play .... play it loud 😉 i love the pipes and drums, I've marched behind them a few times and I always seem to grow a foot taller lol ... can i direct your attention to my favourite pipes and drums " Clann an Drumma " they can be found here on YT .... if you have never heard of them already that is 😉 Anyhoo i send my best regards to you and your band .... play with Pride 🥰

[@chasechristophermurraydola9314]

@@TheMrlister72 well thanks and I try to beat it loud and I will always wear the red hackle with proudness especially since I am part Scottish and thanks for the regards because it means a lot to me and my band especially since my band just got designated the official pipe and drum band for the town that we practice in and I would say that I feel very proud to play in the band I am in because in 2019 I was nominated best drummer and as my reward I got my own dirk and like I would also sort of say that my band is sort of lucky since my band got to play with the chieftains and also since the band I am in has been asked to come to Normandy for the 80th anniversary of D Day.

[@JeffWalker121]

Please, please do a full series on Operation Market Garden. It's a wartime classic. A 10 day dash (Nov 17th-27th 1944) up a major highway to take three major bridges leading into Germany from the Netherlands. Some 100,000 troops involved, allied armor against German armor. I think three VCs awarded and a half dozen Medals Of Honor. The allies failed in their objective, the Germans held the final bridge over the Rhine, extending WWII into 1945. It's one hell of a battle. With respect.

[@timf2279]

Happy Veterans Day we appreciate your service.

[@Hillbilly001]

If you're not willing to call fire on your own position, you're not willing to win. Sgt. Murphy. Cheers.

[@vortega472]

“They’ve got us surrounded again, the poor bastards.”

[@PhillyPhanVinny]

As always another amazing episode by the Operations Room. I think the OP Room has become my favorite history KZbin channel at this point (and I follow hundreds of them). It is really amazing how he is able to put out as many videos as he does with the insane amount of detail and work he has to put in to create such great videos!

[@neilwilson5785]

Brilliant as always. Great to see Eastory on here!

[@TheOperationsRoom]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@cadenbigler]

Absolutely captivating. The way you tell and animate this story is just breathtaking. Seriously amazing work

[@ArchonShon]

This format really makes the battle reports come to life. Great work!

[@Alwuwa]

Fantastic Series so far. Can always rely on this channel for some high quality productions. Loving the Intel series' too!

[@TheOperationsRoom]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@t.n.h.ptheneohumanpatterna8334]

@@TheOperationsRoom did this really take a year to make

[@t.n.h.ptheneohumanpatterna8334]

@@TheOperationsRoom goodness a single year for one battle that’s not even that grand compared to thinks like operation Barbarossa

[@TheOperationsRoom]

@@t.n.h.ptheneohumanpatterna8334 it took a year to make the whole series

[@Shadow-rt3fx]

12:00 that man deserves a Medal of Honor.

[@BattleHistories]

Another great addition to the series. This should become more of a thing I must say. Watching historic events being explained in chronological order week by week really gives another dimension to the storytelling. Keep it up!

[@gunpowder7777]

The bravery shown by men on both sides of WWII is something else.

[@gunpowder7777]

Its just a shame it was necissary to begin with

[@mattjk5299]

Incredible bravery, but incredible cowardice too. Much like today, a lot of the deaths and suffering that resulted from the war were inflicted by people from relative safety against those without means to defend themselves. Intentionally against civilians, not as strategic bombing but as depopulation or occupation operations. The bravery that others showed only exacerbates it.

[@just9911]

Yeah… I’m going to have to go with a big no on that. Fuck literally all of those nazi pukes. Their “bravery” paved the way for the slaughter of millions. Massive swathes of both sides of my family were entirely wiped out, basically the few that came here in the early 30’s were the only ones who survived as everyone who stayed didn’t make it through the invasions, occupation, and camps. I would have been 100% fine with prison terms or execution for every single man in uniform. You put a swastika on your uniform, you deserve a bullet.

[@3idraven714]

My M. Grandfather was a WO, 147th Amrd Sig CO, (Am.FArty "Lucky 7th"), and he told me stories of the cold, and the German infantry infiltrating their lines everywhere, at St. Vith. He stretched the radio cables between guns, and gun batteries, and the CP, so they were alone a lot, with a 30cal MG on a jeep (with cable spools) and their personal weapons, supposedly behind the lines, but at St. Vith there were no real lines. He had some scary run ins.

[@ramal5708]

Bastogne get the most spotlight of the defense in Ardennes, since there's many war correspondent were in the Bastogne area, but the US soldiers at Elsenborn held the Germans without the media even recognize the valiant defensive effort. The VT fuze HE shells, ToT tactic of the American artillery in the Elsenborn defensive lines also contributed the major casualties on the Germans in Elsenborn area, plus AT mines, bazookas and the American tank destroyers setup ambushes along the Germans axis of advance.

[@onylra6265]

The Germans have vastly underestimated the elan and courage of American soldiery - even without advantages in numbers and support they've decisively checked the northern advance with True Grit. Monty's initiative in sealing the Meuse is admirable, as is Eisenhower's grip of the threat when Bradley and Hodges lost the plot. The battle is an admirable display from armies that certain people to this day like to denigrate.

[@cdemr]

As a Belgian I am learning details of my country's history I had never learned before, crazy stuff and amazing work

[@foo-foocuddlypoops5694]

Absolutely loving these new series

[@IrishEye]

Marvellous way of telling this tale. Highlight of the day when they appear.

[@JosephLupoli]

Hell, this documentary is more informative than even the "World at War" series!

[@johnburns4017]

The World at War gave the Bulge little time. They said that Hitler wanted to take Antwerp, which they described as _fantasy._

[@BravoCheesecake]

Absolutely brutal fighting.

[@VideoGameEntrees]

I would just like to remind people that the US put up this much resistance *while being on another continent with an entire ocean between her and her troops*. Crazy amount of logistics to deploy a force large enough to push back an opposing nation's mass of hardware rolling towards them.

[@glenchapman3899]

The US reached Boss level when it came to logistics. Some of the ideas such as containerizing the cargo are still dominant in world commerce today

[@amkrause2004]

It's because the US itself wasn't being attacked. Let's say for example the Japanese actually did invade the US and got as far as salt lake city things would've been different. It's because our industries weren't being attacked is why we were able to amass logistics the way we did in WW2. Also, it was per our strategy to do so as well.

[@l0rcas]

Loving these long winded series for these complex operations. If I can offer small feedback, it would be nice if you could add some highlight of the icon when they are mentioned, specially when there are over two dozen icons on screen. Otherwise, this is legendary content. Keep them coming

[@m.streicher8286]

I love how clear and detailed the map is concerning roadways

[@DrLoverLover]

Love?

[@engineco.1494]

The details in your videos is amazing .

[@fakecubed]

This video gave me such a nervous, uneasy feeling, I had to remind myself a couple times that I'm watching history and am not actually there going through all that.

[@christopherjamesblackwell]

Amazing videos. My grandfather's brother was in Company A, 1st Btn of the 506th PIR, 101st Airborne. He was killed on the day they knocked down the church steeple and retreated (Dec 20, 1944). I'm not sure if he was already killed early in the day and was loaded onto a vehicle before the traffic jam or if he was killed when the Panzers attacked the line of stalled vehicles. Either way these videos give me an unparalleled detailed connection to these events. These details are things I never dreamed I would ever be able to learn about. I am anxiously awaiting next week's episode about the Battle of the Bulge because my other grandfather was in the 358th infantry regiment, 90th Division. They came up to the north through small villages in Luxembourg to the east of Bastogne. He was in some fierce fighting especially in and around the town of Oberwampach in a battle that lasted a couple of days. On January 17, 1945, the after action report from that day describes the two "huge men from Remer's brigade" who he personally captured along with a group of other soldiers. We still have the pistol of one of those German officers in our family. I am confident that someday I will learn the identities of these apparently high ranking German officers who he captured. Keep doing what you are doing. I am extremely grateful and will support your efforts. Thank you!

[@geordiedog1749]

I love it when you guys do co-ops. It really enriches the content. Well done.

[@EntryLevelLuxury]

Some of the best gaming in my life has been in Darkest Hour (The Red Orchestra mod). It goest through damn near every bit of the Buldge... Golden years were 2010-2015ish. Man those were good times.

[@alanrogers7090]

My dad was at St. Vith with the Seventh Armored Division where his tank, (he was the driver), was hit by the German's fire ripping off the tracks from his tank forcing everyone to bail out and head for the US lines. This was his closest event to losing his life during the war, (at least through his telling), where I as able to verify the events through my research from the US Archives. His tank wasn't on of the M4 Sherman's, but a M5A1 Stuart light tank used for reconnaissance, as it had one of the fastest speeds of any tank during the war.

[@johnburns4017]

He sounds like a scout.

[@magellantv]

Such an incredibly well-done video 👏

[@jacobveryberry]

bastogne as represented in band of brothers was excellent and my most memorable portrayal, can't wait to see your breakdown and animations!

[@schlirf]

For those of us who trained, or actually used, ATGMs against enemy armor can only stand back in awe of the guys who manned the semi-mobile anti-tank guns in fixed positions.

[@ChavaYang]

Get the popcorn! Operations room uploaded!!!

[@saulgarcia6659]

Shout out to the trooper who blew that panzer up he’s the real GOAT

[@OBJ317]

My new routine when seeing that a new ops video drop is to go search “ The Intel Report “ & see the title for the coinciding video. This is gonna be a good one!

[@ISawABear]

Thank you for covering everything, not just Bastogne

[@branislavcika]

All my favorite history channel' voices in these videos! Great job!!!

[@preacher1776]

Thank you for this production. Well done. My mother's uncle was a tank driver and landed in Africa and France. He couldn't speak of the experience around the table without crying. I miss him. He was a valiant soldier.

[@pichael38]

Loving these. Obviously seen documentaries on this before but the level of detail along with simple but very effective images is incredible. Keep up the great work.

[@TheOperationsRoom]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Whitelightnin76]

My great grandfather was at St. Vith when SHTF. Cool to see this posted on Veterans Day/armistice day

[@lukefiggins6851]

I feel very privileged to know about and watch your content - this is by far and away the highest quality material I know of on conflict. Thank you very much.

[@JaguarWarri0r1]

that one GI @12:01 is something else. Ultimate trade. Solider for a Tank. o7 salute to that guy

[@brenpp]

The operations room superior firepower forces the history channel to retreat to prevent a rout

[@Tiltingyousoftly]

Thank you for the time and effort you put into your content. We really appreciate it!

[@TheOperationsRoom]

My pleasure!

[@npizu]

The painstaking research that must have gone into developing this detailed analysis to educate/inform the rest of us is simply breathtaking. This is the most underrated channel on this platform as far as I'm concerned.

[@dfresh93086]

I can’t imagine what that time on target barrage must have looked like.

[@peterjthompson1967]

Great to hear Eastory working with The Operations Room. Amazing in-depth work all!

[@ellisbkennedy652]

I love your content so much, thank you so much for these, i hope someone picks up and airs some of these on tv some day, its a blessing to see these in my notifications

[@pickleballer1729]

This video tells me something I've long suspected, that stopping the offensive was a lot more complex than just the success of the guys holding Bastogne. Thanks for providing some insight to all the other stuff going on at that time.

[@jeffstaples347]

I gotta say, these collabs are all great. It's fantastic for all the best history KZbinrs to support each other.

[@folhart]

Great content! Been looking forward to Part 3 of the series all week

[@TheOperationsRoom]

More to come!

[@AshanBhatoa]

My teacher shows your videos in class. Thank you for your comprehensive and incredible videos.

[@skykeg4978]

God I love this channel!!!! Such, great, well researched content presented in a clear and easily understandable manner.

[@Ilostmycactus]

I really appreciate the closer looks at individual engagements.

[@breme594]

this video is so underrated and good. the animation is really smooth and the details are great. you deserve a lot more.

[@Falkirion]

Though I know exactly how this battle is going to play out, your narration of it is just so well done that I can't help but be on the edge of my seat. Love Eastory's content too so I'm thrilled to see him contributing to the series. Hope to see some more Pacific theatre content sometime in the future

[@derrickstorm6976]

Lol how cool, friend getting a present that cost you nothing. What a great wrap-up for a sponsorship ad

[@Indoor_Carrot]

4:00 Can only imagine the guilt that truck driver must have felt causing that mess. Also, this moment highlights why the airborne were regarded as some of the best soldiers the US had.

[@ojsimpin8346]

I tip my hat to you/you guys for the quality and consistency of your content!

[@CaptainG9318]

Really enjoyed your series, helped us in our first game- which we really enjoyed. Look forward to your summary & recap.

[@donchaput8278]

Absolutely amazing content as always! I wish I could have learned about history in school like this.

[@sam_15_svk90]

Love these videos, Battle of the Bulge finally!

[@steveinspokane3096]

Its always a pleasure to have you narrate WWII history. Thank you.

[@taylorremund5249]

I just watched the first two parts of this today and was disappointed that the third wasn't out yet. what perfect timing!

[@mattgraham9515]

Great video, thank you. Huge effort and it brings alive the Battle of the Bulge so well - I knew barely anything about it before watching this.

[@TheOperationsRoom]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Lanky009]

I love how you end it on a juicy part

[@CdotH1506]

The guy who gave his life to take out the tank point blank range needs to be named!

[@jamesnigelkunjuro12]

Glad to hear Eastory on this video! Fantastic job, Operations Room. These are among the highest quality historical videos on youtube

[@TheOperationsRoom]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@JamesPhieffer]

Excellent series. Looking forward to future episodes.

[@kirbyL3]

These videos are great. Thank you very much. I’ve been waiting for #3 because I have a picture of my father, General Patton and General Desobry taken at Fort Knox.

[@bikenavbm1229]

excellent in all respects, read and watched a bit about these events but this is by far the best at giving the big and finite details so well. Very much thank you, please keep it up.

[@TheOperationsRoom]

Much appreciated!

[@JosephLupoli]

My Father was right in the thick of this battle, from start to finish. I believe he was a SGT Major in the 73rd Airborne Division. He even received a battlefield commission as officers were in short supply due to all the carnage.