Berlin wall Border troops (Grenztruppen)

Border troops of the Army - the Grenztruppen were formed to protect the inner border with Western Germany, Poland and Czechoslovakia and the Wall surrounding West Berlin.
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[@Simplehistory]

What did you find most interesting about the Grenztruppen?

[@dantran160]

Simple History 72nd

[@white4356]

The uniforms and the weapons

[@xirb-4007]

They couldn't stop the Berlin Wall from falling

[@homoerectus4923]

yes

[@beaniemeanie4204]

The training

[@astrowolf_1313]

Germans used Germans to prevent Germans from escaping to Germans. Edit: typo check.

[@johnryangranada8026]

Don't forget Germas using German Shepards!

[@enterusername3364]

Germanception

[@randominternetperson8409]

Speech: 100

[@Valorhammer]

Russians used Germans who used Germans to prevent Germans escaping to Germans while using German Shepards.

[@MrRinoHunter]

@@Valorhammer I came here to say this.

[@darkstarnh]

I was there in 89 working on the TV coverage of the fall of the wall. We went through Checkpoint Charlie into what was then still the DDR and started filming on the east side of the breach in the wall. A border guard was watching us. He looked about 19 and was completely out of his depth with the new situation. It was cold so I was wearing gloves, I took off my glove and offered him my hand. He hesitated and then we shook hands and he smiled. It's one of my most vivid memories of that day.

[@bsansovich]

That must be a pretty amazing memory to have.

[@darkstarnh]

@@bsansovich Oh yes!

[@jeanfrancoisgilbert475]

Im wondering if all those guards got executed when they came back to fail of their duty of protecting the wall

[@jeanfrancoisgilbert475]

I hope not but just wondering**

[@Nugcon]

nice

[@walnzell9328]

After the Berlin wall fell, the guard dogs were put up for adoption. It turned out that they were completely harmless.

[@MrPennywise1540]

Really? That´s a happy ending to those puppies.

[@Byesteiners]

In eastern Germany the guard dogs dont get you. You get the guard dogs.

[@maxnoerenberg6370]

@@Byesteiners agree the guard dogs were just sniffers........the real threat was the machine guns the border troops carried......lots of unnecessarily shootings and kills happen back then!

[@hastytkd5768]

They where trained to find people but they weren't particularly dangerous, many would probably lick you before the guards found you and shot you.

[@cathanmccann1769]

Lol 😂

[@darthvader6533]

You know you have a problem when you’re building a wall to keep YOUR people in.

[@dcul8812]

Zhang Zhuisui literally?

[@theepicspy570]

@Zhang Zhuisui source?

[@KKRCeb]

@Zhang Zhuisui so why bother stopping your own people from immigrating outwards if they are all spies? just keep outsiders out in that case.

[@voltagedrop5899]

​@Zhang Zhuisui the americans were spying on you throughout the entirety of the cold war using spy planes and satellites. the ONLY reason why the berlin wall was built was to prevent east germans from defecting to the west. "Before 1950, over 15 million immigrants emigrated from Soviet-occupied eastern European countries to the west in the five years immediately following World War II. Until the early 1950s, the lines between German occupation zones could be easily crossed. Taking advantage of this route, the number of Eastern Europeans applying for political asylum in West Germany was 197,000 in 1950, 165,000 in 1951, 182,000 in 1952 and 331,000 in 1953, One reason for the sharp 1953 increase was fear of potential further Sovietization with the increasingly paranoid actions of Joseph Stalin in late 1952 and early 1953. 226,000 had fled in just the first six months of 1953. Because of the lack of resources and space in West Germany, at the request of Truman in 1952, the United States increased its resettlement admissions quotas under the United States Escapee Program (USEP). After the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, 171,000 Hungarian refugees crossed the border into Austria, while 20,000 crossed into Yugoslavia. In 1948, in the debate of a Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Soviets objected to the language that "everyone has the right to leave any country including his own." Arguing that "it would encourage emigration", the Soviets wanted to add the phrase "in accordance with the procedure laid down in the laws of that country", with only Poland and Saudi Arabia supporting the Soviet proposal."

[@jamesxm4240]

Voltage Drop He has a That Communist Flag as his pfp , Ignore them kind of people , They hard headed and constantly defend it

[@ignaz7612]

Grenztruppe: runs away Communist leader: Wait that wasn‘t part of my plan

[@mmWz-fz8to]

*our plan

[@dolghistefan2202]

@@mmWz-fz8to,ниет

[@JV-bj4kx]

@God is the way No

[@ollikoskiniemi6221]

@@flamu9183 there were some people of african descent who fough for the south. A tiny amount of people that is, but they did fight. African slavers, freed slaves and their descendants.

[@mardasman428]

My former German teacher was from East Berlin, he was a border guard directly at the Berlin wall during the early 80s when he did his conscription service. He told us in class how he escaped: He jumped down the wall when there was no other serviceman around, ran across the minefields and crossed the spring-guns to reach West Berlin, where they allowed him to leave to West Germany where he became a German teacher in a small Westphalian town until today. It's almost miraculous that he survived the incredibly dangerous death zone.

[@dahuyvamvrot]

Except that the minefields are a product of fiction and the spring guns were only installed at the FRG-GDR border to which the Berlin wall never belonged. Otherwise fascinating story!

[@MrZillas]

Didnt know there were East-German traps on the West-German side.

[@dahuyvamvrot]

​@@UCLAfilm01 and when exactly did that happen? feel free to share some data on some of the occasions.

[@zteblade2039]

Was für einen Schwachsinn hat dieser Lehrer euch erzählt. Ich habe gedient an der Mauer.

[@feuerreiteroderso8655]

My father also did border control and they had a saying for the Makarov: Nine missed shots and a good aim throw.

[@theglitchygamer6125]

Really

[@archieames1968]

People died trying to escape this type of society and people who've never lived under it want to bring it back.

[@archieames1968]

@@Unknown_Genius How many of them have entire college majors, 'respectable' institutions, and huge swathes of bearded professors, prominent professionals, and kids advocating for them.

[@luisemoralesfalcon4716]

Because they will the ones on top oppressing us.

[@kaiservonpanzer213]

@@luisemoralesfalcon4716 Exactly. It's all about power. The left is all about power. They want to brainwash the minds of young people (Of course I'm a young person but I'm not ignorant). They claim they want to protect minorities and women to make themselves seem like the righteous ones when they're really just Power Hungry Bastards who hate white men and just want to turn America into a Totalitarian Socialist state with them at the top and when their supporters realize their lies it will be too late. The only option will be another civil war. Did I go too far lol?

[@luisemoralesfalcon4716]

@@kaiservonpanzer213 Not at all, have you heard that Cuba reinforced the online social pages restrictions of it's citizens.

[@Boooooooooo541]

GYPSY KING FURY wtf internet troll lol

[@lucariolu4875]

This Helmet Looks like... the rebel helmet of Star Wars!

[@murderousintent7838]

no it looks more like the empire imperial navy helmet

[@creep881]

star wars outfits and weapons were inspired by german military from ww2. same with the helmet. was designed in germany at the end of the war, but only used by GDR

[@murderousintent7838]

no the imperial navy helmet looks nothing like the stahlhelm

[@creep881]

im talking about the NVA/DDR helmet..... the patent is from 1943, made in germany btw google is your friend.

[@user-ib4si5kf9k]

Such and ugly uniforms and heets... The helmet look so british.

[@TakoyaKyono]

I was living in Germany at the time of the collapse. We have photos somewhere of me as a four year old with a hammer and chisel taking small chunks out of the wall for souvenirs. Dad still has a large chunk as well as an official souvenir piece from Checkpoint Charlie.

[@malnutritionboy]

PauseForGames thats cool!

[@bryanmanuel4945]

That's great.

[@stevebrownrocks6376]

PauseForGames why on Earth would anyone want a souvenir of the Berlin Wall?

[@bryanmanuel4945]

To remember that two ideologies should never divide us that those two ideologies caused the separation on the same people,almost got us into a nuclear war and never forget history.

[@malnutritionboy]

stevebrownrocks historical significance?

[@Your_Mother881]

On of my FAVORITE quotes from JFK. “Democracy is not perfect, but we’ve never had to build a wall to keep our citizens in”.~JFK. Edit: There I fixed it, stop complaining.

[@captainnutsack8151]

"Freedom has many difficulties and democracy is not perfect, but we have never had to put a wall up to keep our people in, to prevent them from leaving us." He didn't say capitalism he said democracy

[@omegasato8407]

“Forgive our enemies, but never forget their names.”

[@purpledreams1110]

Trump : I'm about to end this quote whole carrer

[@redactedagentdataexpunged9431]

But what does Trump Do? Build a wall so he can keep his people in

[@redactedagentdataexpunged9431]

@@ricebowl4572 @Yeety Beety. Both in one way. He doesn't want Mexicans in the us. but he doesn't want his citizens in there

[@kathleenmcnally3968]

4:08... and RPGs. "oh look Hans a man is escaping" "oh no worries ive got ze RPG!"

[@peterlustig6888]

Guter Witz 😂

[@awesomesauceTN234]

And he was never heard from again

[@justarandomsovietofficerwi2023]

Blow him up to smithereens

[@yoboikamil525]

"don't worry, he is a fine red paste now" "Hans?" "ja?" "what the schnitzel did you do"

[@IntrepidMilo]

I remember when the wall fell.

[@SimonRiley135]

Aaron Wicklam were you there , personally?

[@MrMiniTako]

plot twist, he was shooting civilians from one of the watchtowers

[@alexmdpc4199]

You were there?

[@burritofilms1714]

Aaron Wicklam ii

[@aoli8142]

Not unbelievable. Its not that long ago (shocking ain't it? How people were like this just a couple decades ago, and some people are still like that) MrMiniTako lmao XD

[@sviatoslavs.1305]

Some old East German jokes (source - Wikipedia, link at the end): 1. How can you use a banana as a compass? - Place a banana on the Berlin Wall. The bitten end would point East. 2. Why do Stasi officers make such good taxi drivers? - You get in the car and they already know your name and where you live. 3. Early in the morning, Honecker arrives at his office and opens his window. He greets the Sun, saying: "Good morning, dear Sun!" - "Good morning, dear Erich!" Honecker works, and then at noon he heads to the window and says: "Good day, dear Sun!" - "Good day, dear Erich!" In the evening, Erich calls it a day, and heads once more to the window, and says: "Good evening, dear Sun!" Hearing nothing, Honecker says again: "Good evening, dear Sun! What's the matter?" The sun retorts: "Kiss my arse. I'm in the West now!" 4. Why do the Stasi work together in groups of three? - You need one who can read, one who can write, and a third to keep an eye on the two intellectuals. 5. What is the longest car on the market? - The Trabant, at 12 meters length. 2 meters of car, plus ten meters of smoke. *Source:* en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Germany_jokes

[@BIGBLOCK5022006]

Sviatoslav S. How do you know the STASI have been in your room? There is a new cabinet.

[@sviatoslavs.1305]

BIGBLOCK5022006 Don't forget about a trailer with a generator in the street. Yep, these guys from Stasi were like KGB but in East Germany.

[@boku5192]

Nice :-D

[@huntermulhall4849]

Those are actually really good lol!

[@voldo18]

The 3rd one is hilarious

[@jisagay3872]

Heheheh. The Federal Republic of Germany can be shortened to F.R.O.G

[@attiepollard7847]

Or use F.R.G.

[@hoody2639]

That’s true

[@lidulkadut]

Germany is now French?

[@Nugcon]

bruh moment

[@Fred_the_1996]

@@Nugcon Bruj

[@darthplagueis3488]

4:34 when you spot a fine woman across the Berlin Wall

[@azurlanefanboi1355]

69 likes nice

[@user-cz9pw7ph7d]

😆

[@arthurmorgan620]

The rape of Berlin

[@jasdeepsingh7874]

@@arthurmorgan620 Germany needs to take revenge.

[@firemangan2731]

In a two peice ;)

[@hammadiftw1742]

Civilian: escaping from west to east for some reason Soldiers: wait that’s not supposed to happen.

[@grimtea1715]

Insert Halo Meme: Wait but that illegal

[@bianc5596]

It happened in fact.

[@flamecharge8019]

Bang bang

[@HI-cz6uj]

This reminds me when JFK said that democracy wasn’t perfect but he never had build a wall to keep his people in

[@mataslol9628]

Oversimplefied?

[@HI-cz6uj]

No, but I do watch him

[@darkknightbatman8269]

Jfk is the cause of Cuban missile crisis

[@Killzoneguy117]

Nah, you just have to build a wall to keep people out

[@earrapemusic3190]

@@Killzoneguy117 Most of the time walls are built to protect the people inside, such as castles, the great wall of China, etc

[@bigricksmith8345]

I own an East German made Makarov pistol (made in 1965). Most believe they're the highest quality Makarovs made. Absolutely beautiful gun.

[@gneo5524]

Gimme it

[@bigricksmith8345]

@@gneo5524 How 'bout No? They're usually around 500$. A little hard to find, though, but they're out there. Built pretty tough for a little gun.

[@OffGridInvestor]

They also say they made the best eastern block AKs as well.

[@bigricksmith8345]

@@OffGridInvestor Probably. Those are definitely rare... Doubt I'll ever see one.😟

[@TheHaiko117]

@@bigricksmith8345 oh i would habe thought it would be worth around 2000€~

[@baconmcsizzle2656]

40% of comments: people talking about JFK’s quotes 30% of comments: people talking about communism in general (memes) 20% of comments: personal stories 10% of comments: people actually talking about the Grenztruppen

[@baconmcsizzle2656]

Mark C and you mentioning my pointless summary is indeed pointless. Have a good day 😊

[@baconmcsizzle2656]

*mentioning that my summary is pointless is what I mean

[@baconmcsizzle2656]

Mark C yeah ur right :/

[@hunterbg7531]

Dont forget about the 4:33 joke about the big binoculars

[@cuyohistoriador2858]

Sadly true

[@MasculineMan]

I think schools should hire you to animate all history lessons in school, that way people would actually be interested instead of reading a 20 year old text book with information that is mostly inaccurate. My content is nothing like yours, but I can appreciate the quality > Quantity, keep up the great work mate :)

[@stedy2000]

Masculine Man I know some schools who use this channel to teach lessons! I wish I could be in them classes

[@cup_check_official]

a lot of schools already use this channel. The history teacher in my niece's school used some of these videos to teach specific topics.

[@fxzeedits5456]

yeah

[@AshleyBlackwater]

My teachers tended to use what they could to tech. A Lot of the times they used videos, youtube, and slide shows to do it. as far as I remember we never actually used textbooks (UK)

[@Davy_Wavy4]

Teacher showed a couple of videos

[@Waldemarvonanhalt]

To me the most hilarious fact is that the Berlin wall's official name was "The Anti-fascist protection barrier".

[@joshwashington412]

Tipical of commies: "Everything that is not as red as I am, is fascist"

[@peaveyst7]

@@joshwashington412 lets be honest, nationalists aint better than that...

[@joshwashington412]

@@peaveyst7 Socialism is bullshit, don't pretend is better than fascism just because of their intentions.

[@jasoncummings7]

@@peaveyst7 agreed.

[@apilolomi4354]

@@joshwashington412 Fascism is inherently bullshit.

[@johnchausow4857]

Funny but true story: my father (an American) took a train ride from West Germany that looped through East Germany and back to the West. There was a stop on the East side and the guards boarded and checked papers. My dad asked one of the higher up German officers if he could take a picture of this church or cathedral. The officer said yes, and my dad got out his camera. As he was taking the picture a west German guard ripped the camera out of his hands and pointed his AK at my dad and screamed in English “cameras are forbidden, you are in trouble”. The guard went to the officer and showed him the camera and told him what happened. Unfortunately for the guard, my Dad was fluent in German and had spoken in German to the officer, so he heard every word of the conversation. The guard basically got chewed out by the officer who told him “yeah I specifically gave him permission to take the picture. You’re overreacting. Give him his camera back”. So the guard comes back and says “I will forgive you this time, but next time you will be arrested and imprisoned.” My dad was like yeah whatever lol I speak German and I heard what your boss said 😂😂

[@chesstant8482]

The story is funny however there was a chance that your dad could get killed cuz you never know what to expect from those strict guards on the other side of the border

[@carlosmpsenyorcapitacollon6977]

So actually the East German one was nicer.

[@billisgkinis7275]

West germans didnt have aks

[@Clone-up2ge]

@@billisgkinis7275 maybe he misremembered?

[@maregondrako]

@@Clone-up2ge West germans also werent in east germany

[@the_pureindian]

5:19 he escaped during Indian 🇮🇳 independence day. One nation was celebrating its independence on 15 August 🇮🇳 and another one was fleeing to freedom 🇩🇪

[@rexla1787]

Yeh india got independence in 1947, 15th August

[@komradeniloy6805]

Enough with the indian Bs

[@Michael-Kimm]

4:33 that guy is living 3018 and the other guy is only living in 2018

[@hoody2639]

The one with the big binoculars 😂🤣🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂😂🤣

[@jaimemagana1291]

Underrated

[@Duka6]

Hahahahaahaaha 😭😭😭😂😭😂

[@panzerleader4232]

xDDDDDD

[@KandiKlover]

I have a spotting scope like that. You can see better than your plain eyeballs at night. I was able to look off a hill and see people 10 miles away easily.

[@user-zt9ch2pv9o]

5:54 Papers please...

[@Slenderslayer351]

Glory To Askrosta

[@adamguinn5822]

위콥

[@duylai2224]

Hello , inspector

[@vanguard616]

Passport... Passport? No need! Arstotzka greatest country! ...DETAINED...

[@Firan25]

...dammit now i wanna play again

[@kolossis8283]

East German guy: Can I pass the border? My wife is there in West Germany Some Berlin Wall Guard: Alright, I believe in you.... But my gun don't

[@AnastasiaSaenz]

Get down on your knees and tell me "You love East Germany".

[@ApexSwords]

Is that a quote from the black and white movie in Home Alone 2?

[@deadass2.097]

@@ApexSwords yep

[@AnastasiaSaenz]

@barney black mesa gaurd Maybe I'm off The Wall, but I believe ya'. That's why I'm gonna let you go. I'm gonna give you to the count of three to get yer' lousy, lyin', low-down, floor-flushing carcass out my door"

[@AnastasiaSaenz]

@@ApexSwords Sure is.:D

[@therothegreen1239]

4:32 those are THICC binoculars

[@slavsosus8371]

Could you do the gestapo?

[@NoFlu]

I'd like videos on all/most secret police forces and intelligence services. I dunno if they gonna do alot of Cold War stuff now but after that would be nice....

[@creme1858]

Maybe stasi

[@philhsueh4860]

Or a video on their less known SS kin the SD.

[@Undead_E]

fun fact: my german teacher was in the border troops

[@_rk553]

cool

[@JawbolingWoW]

Heiliges Römisches Reich deutscher Nationen ask him questions about it and return back here with ur info

[@Crispy_pata]

Heiliges Römisches Reich deutscher Nationen nice!

[@Undead_E]

McChicken No, he wanted to study for a normal job at a university and so he had to go to the border troops

[@Undead_E]

JawbolingWoW He does not have much to say about everyday life, but he said he ended up twice in a military prison

[@vulturonix7460]

My mother was raised in east germany back then.. and she said she had a great life, she had everything she needed.

[@mikethurman3147]

I am an American that grew up in Berlin. There used to be platforms on the West side, adjacent to the towers. We would climb the platforms and throw trade goods... us cigarettes, playboy magazines, budweiser (us),etc. Nearly always got DDR or Soviet stuff back. If we got nothing (true believer on site), then we'd leave, and come back in a few days. I was mid teens, say 14 to 17. The guards might have been a bit older. Mayhap 18 to 25. Got lots of cool stuff. Always wanted to hang out with one of them since stuff has now changed. Zehlendorf 1984-1988

[@Mondo762]

I remember my father, a US Army officer, coming back from a visit to the Berlin Wall in 1964. He told me about how the East German Soldiers would watch through binoculars. They were especially looking for unit patches. It was an uncomfortable situation back then.

[@FedorovAvtomat]

Funny story from a former M60A1 gunner I know. During an equipment check which involved loading a piece of ammunition, the main gun fired... right into East Germany. The commotion stirred led to a lot of the officers of both sides arguing with no real consequences. Eventually both sides left it alone since it just launched into a random hill far away from any people or emplacements.

[@23GreyFox]

I hope that gunner was in prison later. That idiot could start a war.

[@derwolf3006]

No Not really There was much more accidents which could caused a war

[@MrKaido93]

There were allot of interesting occurrences,incidents at the Inner German Border including the Polish-DDR and CZSSR -DDR Border over the years between the various power factors.

[@johnbarnes5237]

@@MrKaido93 I'd like to know more about the situation on the Polish border, especially after Solidarity started up.

[@MrKaido93]

@@johnbarnes5237 Talk to former Border Guards and Google you will find accounts.

[@spoiled_bleach3011]

When you realise that creepers are just kid friendly suicide bombers

[@Jarvis_923]

spoiled_bleach and that has something to do with this video...how?

[@watchman0062]

Spider Kid More than you realize...

[@Jarvis_923]

Watchman 006 please explain?

[@reasonableraisin3366]

Jake_ Wooo dont ask

[@filipgolonka3758]

What does this have to do with the Grenztruppen?

[@NickVenters-ku1gt]

4:30 reminded me of that scene from Pirates of the Caribbean where they compare eyeglass sizes, like. “Mine’s bigger,” “no mines bigger”

[@armahpruski5877]

And then Sparrow comes back later with the Hubble Space telescope

[@chriskane1]

5:17 "I believe I can fly!" 🦅

[@xirb-4007]

Why do most of you have the corporal badge? (If you are a soldier, I would feel sorry)

[@chriskane1]

😊❤️

[@MalaccaTradeNode]

Can I use it on phone to sponsor? Asking cause I did not know

[@sviatoslavs.1305]

"I believe I can fly, I believe I can DODGE THE BULLETS."

[@chriskane1]

Syclone - Yep, in fact I'm responding to this comment from my phone. No matter how you view our videos, sponsoring affects them if you are one! 😀

[@tonypeppermint5329]

I think the fact they had rocket launchers got my attention.

[@mrbisshie]

Why did they even need rocket launchers?!

[@jeffreychen5130]

probably just a scare tatic or something, like i wouldnt even think abt going over that wall even if they didnt have an rpg

[@HkSniper]

The RPGs were for special use. They did not carry them on patrol. They were stored in the armories. Typically they would be used for either an attack from the west, or in cases of advanced escapes from the East. Such as using armored vehicles.

[@gideoncervan9915]

The rpgs would be used for anti-vehicle escapes. The walls of the Berlin Wall after a few successful escapes became L shaped so as a vehicle rammed the wall down the lower part of the L would rise and wedge the drive shaft up and prevent the wheels from getting momentum.

[@Maddinhpws]

They did however have some weak spots build in in case they want to attack the west. So they can run through the weak spots with tanks.

[@zjakoanwkqoqldndoo9264]

6:32 You can tell how much influence the Soviets and Americans had on German culture in the different uniforms

[@Nathan-jh1ho]

The East German NVA actually had uniforms very close to n@z1 ones. The helmet being the major difference, but it was also designed in Germany during ww2. This was done to give a false scene of national identity and distance themselves from the red army visually.

[@maxbennett4407]

7:00 As a person who can read Cyrillic, this hurts my brain.

[@prathyushareddy9404]

Lol what's Cylliric?

[@qwertybub5407]

@@prathyushareddy9404 the alphabet that the Russian language uses

[@sunclonkt7839]

@@prathyushareddy9404 The Cyrillic script (/sɪˈrɪlɪk/ sə-RIL-ik) is a writing system used for various languages across Eurasia and is used as the national script in various Slavic, Turkic, Mongolic and Iranic-speaking countries in Southeastern Europe, Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, North Asia and East Asia.

[@prathyushareddy9404]

@@sunclonkt7839 thanks

[@user-yj1gz3py9u]

Scbssaibz

[@matthewlee8667]

These uniforms look like they influenced the design of some of the imperial uniforms in Star Wars

[@fuckinantipope5511]

Matthew Lee because they did? To be more precise, the Empires Uniforms took inspiration from the third Reichs uniforms

[@matthewlee8667]

FuckinAntiPope Third Reich I know. But these border guard helmets are very distinct. I've seen some of the soldiers in the Empire who weren't stormtroopers or officers ehereing those helmets in Star Wars

[@silenthunteruk]

Third Reich Wehrmacht uniforms were basically of the same style that has run throughout Germany's history.

[@matthewlee8667]

Silent Hunter ah

[@Taistelukalkkuna]

Those helmets were in fact 3rd Reich era IIRC.

[@Agentohyeah]

Can you make a video about operation market garden?

[@user-ru3tu5rw9j]

Chexk out TIK channel for market garden highly detailed doc.

[@t.g.5256]

Post Scriptum vibes.

[@stalinium4769]

John Rafael Enriquez it ain’t money’s fault it’s a myth it was a German victory and the failure of the operation lays a The Nijmegen bridge and not at Arnhem. Go visit Tik’s channel for more info lol

[@miyakodazey4562]

Yes plz

[@tofu985]

Lets just ask soldier in tf2

[@silakkalaatikko]

If the internet had existed back then... "Let's destroy the wall. Let's see them capitalists."

[@renel8964]

Storm the wall, they can't stop all of us.

[@AlbertaGamer]

The Internet DID exist back then. It was started in 1971, and by the 1980's computer nerds with modems in their homes were on it, too. It wasn't widely used until the 1990's only because it became so easy to connect that all you needed was a computer, Windows, and an Internet provider.

[@howdillydoodilly4062]

AlbertaGamer and cars existed in the late 1800s but people didn’t use or buy them because they were unnecessary and expensive back then.

[@LazyAndFabulous]

@@neptunium2378 He gets the joke, why would it be a woosh if he stated a fact. Also this isn't reddit, if it is, I would've be someone from 4chan.

[@CoolAlex123Youtube]

4:53 Teachers when they see bullying 4:54 Teachers when they see someone with food in class 4:55 Teachers when they see a kid quietly ask another kid for a pencil

[@cathanmccann1769]

Lol 😂 all there steps

[@CoolAlex123Youtube]

@@cathanmccann1769 ikr

[@dailydoseofknowledge5244]

Lol😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@decoture9978]

this is really accurate hahaha

[@erimbesok9100]

„Niemand hat die Absicht eine Mauer zu errichten.“ It‘s an insider joke

[@blackcountryme]

OPEN MINDED ah... A German sense of humour is no laughing matter.

[@23GreyFox]

Dabei hat die Reporterin nie nach einer Mauer gefragt.

[@di24jj69]

Lol ... Wo bin ich gelandet

[@smingjr]

Mine Deutsch its nicht gut

[@woodys9841]

@@jona1280 Immerhin soll ja eine Tür verbaut werden.

[@chiaraguillen2324]

4:15 OMG you draw the dog so cute !!

[@chickenvasquez78]

Simple History, your channel really taught me alot of things like wars of the 20th century and more facts about WWII. I love your history videos!

[@elliekim3910]

Thankyou very much for this video!!! I am currently doing National History Day and this is so very helpful to my topic. Please keep up with these amazing videos!

[@littlejimmy8744]

Can we all agree the German WW2 stalhem look way more cool then this weird as helmet

[@23GreyFox]

The M56 is far better and was made for the first time 1945.

[@jackfisher9833]

Nothing that comes from germany looks cool. And the most filthy is the language.

[@23GreyFox]

Jack Fisher: strange i could swear i heard the same thing about your mother.

[@camrynhendrixs]

Jack Fisher racist, why do you hate Germany so much? You know that they were talked into not liking Jewish people, and they were pretty good soldiers giving the fact it took 10 nations to bring them down, but you shouldn’t judge German people because of what Nazis did because they were German.

[@maxwellhohensee9787]

Yeah, but SS camouflage looked badass. Same think with splinter camo.

[@poltergijs9959]

This channel is so underrated, I am so glad I found this

[@poltergijs9959]

I really hope so, they really deserve more views and attention than they already have!

[@greatgaddafisghost6388]

*class goes on trip to the Berlin Wall* Girls: “ew there’s so much rubble” Me and the boys: 2:50

[@Cjnw]

Sexist normie

[@guy4142]

Angela Kindness, can you take a joke, Feminist?

[@Cjnw]

@@guy4142 even if it weren't sexist, it is still *normie*

[@clueless5803]

@@Cjnw got offended by a year old joke lmfao

[@clueless5803]

@@Cjnw what's your point of anti-normie on this comment though lol, it's been a year, of course it would sound kinda normie if u look back

[@jeepinbanditrider]

Both of my parents served in Germany during the mid 80s. My mom intercepted Russian radio signals at Teufelsberg and my dad was an Infantryman. I was born in Berlin and soon after my mom's stint with the Army came to an end. I still want to visit some of the areas that they frequented and worked. Eich bin ein Berliner!

[@allanargamer5812]

I went to T Burg on a tdy for the Air Force in 91. Would loved to have been stationed there. Unfortunately only Army did my job there.

[@sgtpetergreen]

0:51 "To keep out possible Asians"

[@xyphyofthewest8208]

Admiral Jackson XD

[@IntelligentHorseworldofrandom]

Kek. 😂

[@Eatera]

Admiral Jackson Taiwan namba 1

[@alphaomegaprime3923]

Anime is strictly not allowed

[@trainfart98]

Hans S that worked out well in '92, didnt it?

[@autopilot5315]

5:36 "HELLO FROM THE OTHER SIDEEEEEE"

[@clangaman2810]

My father’s friend was in West Berlin when the wall fell. He took a piece of the wall with him as a souvenir and still has it.

[@marilynehrman3451]

This is my favorite video from you guys

[@chrislekse4242]

You’re the coolest KZbinr ever

[@Emil62003]

Chris Lekse *you're*

[@Nat3_H1gg3rs]

history meets south park

[@cooperjmills]

Chris Lekse you're*

[@oscarj3156]

Listen kid its you're

[@Chor1op]

Brace yourselves for the grammar nazis

[@prasad_ranade]

Please make a video on India Pakistan war Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. It was one of the largest tank battles in history since the Battle of Kursk in World War II.

[@rejoiceinchrist6822]

This channel is amazing. It makes historical events that I would never look in to very interesting and enjoyable.

[@mikkelnpetersen]

When you see a wall, ask yourself, is it made to keep someone out, or in.

[@jigglessupreme2048]

Definitely improving animations and more detail is being added everywhere! Keep up the good work on the amazing videos SH!

[@willthompson1861]

I remember hearing a story my father told me about a west border guard. He was patrolling the wall when he heard gunshots and someone on the other side of the wall in pain. It was an East German who tried to cross the wall but got shot, The West Guard talked and comforted him as he bled out and died.

[@fuckinantipope5511]

Will Thompson nothing to be proud of, patrolling the border I mean

[@martinmcclure1066]

I would imagine that was probably pretty routine for guards on the western side. I would imagine it would be pretty distressing.

[@systemxe_6072]

FuckinAntiPope he was west german not east

[@fuckinantipope5511]

SystemXE _ I don't talk about the one who comforted the dying one

[@kurtknispel.5281]

That border wall guard had a lot of sympathy for the east German. He was being a good man.

[@rowdyrico]

East Germany did not issue a bakelite mag for the 7.62x39mm MpiKm, it was standard for the MpiKm 74 which started being issued in the mid 80s but was not widely issued as training ammunition was scarce. It is basically seen in a few photos and one or two training videos. The stahlhelm stopped being worn with the dress uniform sometime in the 60s at the border as the field uniform changed to strichtarn camo and the stahlem or overseas cap would be worn with this. In the dress uniform the visor cap would be worn.

[@TitusCastiglione1503]

One thing I appreciate about this channel is the very strict attention to detail regarding military uniforms. Seriously; these guys do their homework.

[@sammysebastian7198]

I love how you do this! Keep it up👍🏻

[@finnmaes5804]

Can you do the siege of Jatodville 1961 Africa my grandad was one of the 150 Irish soldiers and it would mean the world to make the video

[@itsafreshmango8464]

What was his name

[@finnmaes5804]

ItsAFreshMango Patrick Gallagher

[@shadowling77777]

There’s a movie about that

[@nuker8504]

Irish UN peacekeepers. They were ordered to intervene against mercenaries hired by the State of Katanga in Congo, Central Africa. Irish, Indian Gurkhas, and Swedish UN troops attempted to reinforce the outnumbered Irish defenders, but were stopped several times by multinational mercenaries. The Irishmen, unit known as "A" Company , surrendered to the mercenaries after running out of supplies, and were held hostage for a month then released after bartering for the custody of the Congolese president during that time.

[@finnmaes5804]

Shadow Ling I know it’s great

[@oliversherman2414]

I love your channel keep up the great stuff

[@JohnDoe-pv2iu]

Pretty Good overview for such a brief video. Very good!

[@aquatardspecificepithet5482]

I met a girl in Germany who found out her father was a border guard for the east. When she asked him about this he explained that he and a few others that he served with always shot to miss when there was an escapee.

[@grammar_shark]

He lied.

[@grammar_shark]

@@UCLAfilm01 Because obvious lie is obvious.

[@Novac_Alexandru]

Nice video bro! you are good history youtuber!

[@Idk12295]

I love your video simple history

[@RobARug]

2:50 OMG! Terrance and Phillip were Grenztruppen!

[@williamblair3610]

I was stationed in Germany in the army. I had to pull guard Duty on that wall . we wasn't allow to look at Berlin.

[@Mugofbrown]

I remember in Eschwege there were signs on the approaches to the border saying "No US military personnel beyond this point". Being British school kids we found it great fun waving at the British military convoys and the DDR border guards too.

[@marieventoux5997]

Realy good video continue like this

[@exposingproxystalkingorgan4164]

This video information is fascinating. I did not know this until now.

[@AzamatoTheGreat]

You should include historical photos of events of important figures imo. Like Conrad's famous jump across the wall

[@chuckmcclain2499]

5:20 I believe I can fly!

[@oliversherman2414]

I love your channel

[@VirgonianConqueror]

love your vids

[@Flok6793]

1:02 "The Grantzpolizay" 😂😂😂 you slaughtered that one

[@fizpop01]

Somewhere in my house(in storage) is an actual piece of the Berlin wall, about the size of a hand. Someone my mom knows gave it to her as a souvenir. It's weird to think that a small part of that wall now exists in the United States. Great video!

[@ventroxii561]

My dad was there for vacation right after the Wall fell. He took home a piece of the wall that he found on the ground and showed it off to his friends. He never kept it so it’s gone now.

[@gma729]

I LOVE THIS CHANNEL !!!! 😃😃😃👍👍

[@braedembenoit1107]

You should remake some of your old videos because I know you animation has gotten better, keep it up

[@alphak1ller801]

Can you make The Chernobyl nuclear powerplant accident?

[@rolandramos6926]

ALPHA K1LL3R Give me a nuclear plant, I can do that.

[@dave2885]

ALPHA K1LL3R happend already. We dont need to do it again *hust* dumb Japanese building an Nclear Power Plant in an Earthquake area.

[@PigBenisss]

3.38 I had that rifle (with folding stock) during my conscription as a tank commander in Finnish army alongside my trusty sidearm, FN HP-DA :)

[@LordMaxwellx]

When they were tearing the wall down and David Hasselhoff started singing they started to put the wall back up

[@thebasedman3209]

Damn that pfp

[@HkSniper]

This is an excellent video with lots of good information. I belong to an East German Grenztruppen reenacting unit. We portray the Grenztruppen, but discuss all of the drama that occurred on the border (primarily the inner-German border) and the struggles of those who lived in East Germany. It allows us to tell both sides of the story. Good work on this.

[@_Matsimus_]

Not long until 1,000,000 subs guys!! Excellent work and bloody well deserved!! Well done!

[@Nietabs]

Ok

[@Zooboo1]

In 1968 2 Grunztruppen defected to the US sector...1 was in his early 20s married with a child in the East...the other single and a bit older in his late 20s. After arriving the first night they asked to see the Kufursentendam the following evening. Both impressed they were debriefed and sent to another group to be debriefed further. The younger I called youngee ( gave me his boots as a souvenir) and the other Lange. Lange was resettled in FRG with a stipend and the younger decided to go back to the East and face the consequences. I still can't figure out which one was the Stasi.

[@flufferusgoobus]

"married with a child" Oh no.

[@chubbycheekedassassins9854]

This is a very good an interesting video

[@ultimatestoryteller]

*NEXT* : DPRK Border Troops and how they always think about jumping ship and going to South Korea .

[@brooksh.6028]

SAIBAL CLUB drpNk

[@Matthew-du1ef]

brooks h. No it's official name is DPRK

[@strelok230]

Actually, they'll sometimes try and grab/kidnap South Korean guards, at least they use too.

[@notdave2993]

Matthew Mulcahy isn’t that something? A communist dictatorship that’s claims to be a democratic republic.

[@Matthew-du1ef]

In the tyrants hands slaves you shall be !!! I want saying they were democratic, I'm not stupid, I was just correcting his correction

[@fazeicameout]

Do the Battle For Berlin,Iwo Jima and Okinawa.

[@9965paul]

4:33 I never expected to laugh this hard watching this channel

[@acosta-animations5606]

Why ?

[@Jarvis_923]

Acosta - Animations because of the big binoculars.

[@Vercyyyy]

great vid

[@jonathanr802]

Our neighbor was one of them. He came to the West after the wall fell and Germany united.

[@bobjones4087]

Could you do a vid about the Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War?

[@masashitetsuo6684]

nice video

[@lelouche25]

When I was in JROTC, our Sergeant told us he was there when the wall fell. He was in a tank manning the 50. He said he nearly pissed his pants when the wall went down and he was just waiting for the order to open fire, because he was staring at east German soldiers armed on the other side pointing their guns at him lol.