Das Boot: What Are The Military Awards Of The U-Boat Commander?

[@CaptainChip501]

Oh please do the Red Barons Medals. That would be legendary.

[@RazzerKFG]

thanks for the video, the rear of the RK should have 1813 on the lower part.

[@BrianJensen-ym5gk]

Thanks for the video. Das Boot ran as a TV-series as well (in the mid-80's?). There's a memorial in Kiel, Germany, dedicated to the uboat men of WW1 and WW2, who are still on patrol. I've passed it a fair few times, when going through the Kiel Kanal (or Nord-Ostsee Kanal, as it is named in German). You can also see U-995 on the coastline close to the memorial, where she's a museumship today.

[@ClaspsofCourage]

Thanks Brian, that's really interesting. I'd definitely like to visit the U boat museum in Kiel one day.

[@GeorgHaeder]

@@ClaspsofCourage You should, you really should.

[@AeonVoom]

@@ClaspsofCourage The directors cut of Das Boot is really a condensed version of the TV mini series though. It is really hard to find the TV series as a DVD box set. I think it got released once. That is where i got mine. The thing is that without the TV series, they would not have gotten the budget to produce this on such a large scale. The 1:1 scale movie prop u-boat that could be watered and swiveled and angled can still be visited in the movie studios Babelsberg. It is quite the feat of engineering.

[@garethjohns5545]

At Laboe

[@HG-ru3nr]

The Marine Ehrenmal is not in Kiel. It is in Laboe. The U-Boot is aTyp VII c, the same class like U 96 from the movie.

[@Stillgotallmyfingers]

Absolutely wonderful film Although fascinated about military history I actually know very little about it, especially the astoundingly profligate deployment of U Boats to the Far East There was an episode in the recent Sky TV series ’Das Boot’ where a U Boat rendezvous with an IJN Submarine Keep up the great work, thank you 🏴‍☠️

[@inwalters]

It's kind of late for this year, but maybe you can put it on the calendar for next year. A few days ago I was watching the iconic film "White Christmas". In one of the scenes at the end of the film I noticed two of the main characters, Capt. Bob Wallace (played by Bing Crosby) and Pvt. Phil Davis are wearing their uniforms and both are wearing medals. It would be interesting to hear you discuss what they were.

[@Echowhiskeyone]

I have not watched "White Christmas" in a long time. But it would be interesting to see the medals in that time.

[@markflowers4814]

Great video! I love this format for providing interesting information. Keep up the outstanding work.

[@stevenkeating225]

Fascinating video, thank you. I never realised that the U-Boats operated so extensively in the Far East. Could you please try a video about the decorations and medals of the German cast of "'Allo, 'Allo"?

[@PaulDenham-h1l]

I would be interested in seeing the Red Baron’s decorations.

[@jcaseyoneseventy]

Just a quick point about pronunciation, the first vowel of Kriegsmarine rhymes with Creak in English. Interesting video as always!

[@sirpurrsalot6588]

How about an Episode about Hans Landa from Inglourious Basterds?! He has a whole metalworkshop on his chest to analize.

[@Crissy_the_wonder]

Great video, yes please do a WW1 German one.

[@brownwrench]

Tell us more about Captain Flashheart!❤

[@philvanderlaan5942]

Some music please, the Tipperary song , if you don’t mind !

[@SafetyProMalta]

U-boat service was virtually a kamikaze death rate outfit at the end of the war.

[@SampoPaalanen]

From what I've read it was even worse then with Kamikaze pilots, so that says something about how dangerous it was that the death rate was worse then in service where whole point was to go and get yourself killed.

[@DaveAinsworth-y8h]

There is a good film about called The Sea Wolves in the 1970s which have Gregory Peck, Roger Moore and David Nivean.

[@gerhardwuhrer6764]

Thanks for the very interesting u-boat story of the far east!

[@TheSgtsMess]

have you done any of the more famous Germany generals or Sukov

[@viking1236]

Red Baron yes please

[@donl1410]

Why the pixelation on the boat sail at 7:53?

[@GeorgHaeder]

If not done so KZbin will demonetize the video.

[@donl1410]

@@GeorgHaederWhat's there to demonetize?

[@Scooternjng]

@@donl1410 the particularly unique symbol of the NSDAP. KZbin has weird rules when it comes to World War 2 history, and sometimes its better to be safe than demonetized.

[@GeorgHaeder]

@@donl1410 The U-Boat in the picture had a swastika as a turret emblem.

[@markhindmarsh2811]

Another informative video Daniel. I would like to recommend a companion video to this subject. Mark Felton productions. He made his U-boat topic just over week ago. Please check it out As always good work

[@TheSgtsMess]

Resupply from Fernando Po?

[@NorseBirdman]

Please do, Mr. Miyagi from Karate Kid !!! 🙏🙏

[@ClaspsofCourage]

Great idea, thanks! I will add him to the research list

[@Tammy-un3ql]

👌👌👌👌

[@jamespfp]

RE: "The Old Man"; *Fun Fact!* I like to have tongue in cheek fun with this character's name while discussing the film in public. Normally this means saying "Hair Curling Iron" whenever referring to him.

[@Ciborium]

Thank you, KZbin Ministry of Truth, for making *historians* censor themselves to please Big Brother.

[@exploatores]

Do someone know if a german military only carries the highest version of Ironcross. It kind of looks like germans didn´t like to fill their chest with decorations.

[@gwtpictgwtpict4214]

If you look at German uniforms of WWII you'll frequently see a red white and black ribbon on second buttonhole from the top of the tunic, that indicates the wearer had been awarded the Iron Cross 2nd class. When the Iron Cross 1st class had been awarded the medal was worn centered on a uniform breast pocket, usually the left one from memory? Finally the Knights Cross was worn around the neck. Again, look at wartime photographs, you'll see Wehrmacht personnel wearing all three.

[@exploatores]

@@gwtpictgwtpict4214 i must have missed those pictures. But if you compare that to a russian military. that looks like they have the risk of falling forward du to thei weight of the medals.

[@MrGoodSpoon]

The medal of the Iron Cross 2nd Class was pretty much only worn on the day of receiving it. Afterwards the ribbon (only) would be worn through the 2nd buttonhole on the tunic. The Iron Cross 1st Class was worn on the shirt pocket and would typically continue to be worn, also if a higher class ie the Knight Cross was awarded.

[@riff2072]

How about Admiral Percy Fitzwallace from the West Wing TV show.

[@jannarkiewicz633]

Clapping b/c you went movie not the more modern tv show... You got like 12 claps :-) Your German pronunciation is better than you French :-) Really quality video.

[@Riflelock]

I absolutely dont want to start a group argument. Why did you choose to sensor the swastikas in the video?

[@MP-uw1qc]

I suspect it is because KZbin will de-monetise the video. KZbin censoring history is pathetic!

[@GeorgHaeder]

@@MP-uw1qc That's exactly the reason.

[@gsigs]

Oh no! I almost saw a symbol of a regime that was totally crushed almost 80 years ago!

[@GeorgHaeder]

@@gsigs Actually YouTUbe has demonetized whole channels for even less that a symbol of a regime that was ripped a new one some 80 years ago.

[@deadon4847]

You Tube doesn't like Adolph's spicy cross.

[@severs1966]

"Der Alte" ("The Old Man") was a slightly fictionalised version of Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock, who went on in peacetime to be the captain of West Germany's first nuclear-powered freighter, rather than dying as the fictionalised character did at the end of the original TV series/film en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinrich_Lehmann-Willenbrock

[@JFS3]

Pronounced sub-muh-reen-er, not sub-mariner.

[@ronstreet6706]

Wrong, it is pronounced just as it is spelt.

[@Stillgotallmyfingers]

As a former RN Submariner I can assure you that Daniel’s English pronunciation of the word ‘submariner’ is correct 🏴‍☠️

[@melgranger6450]

Guess your only going on what was seen on screen and not his historic awards? Wikipedia has the entire list. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinrich_Lehmann-Willenbrock#Awards