German Advances Through Soviet Union | WW2 Color Footage

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[@papillon3986]

Wow man I’ve watched years of ww2 content and u think you’ve watched it all then you stumble across this gem! Thank you!

[@disme2072]

me too!

[@michaelsteven1090]

Very up front and personal more than any..

[@T-Gunns]

I had pretty much the same thought. I’ve seen years of footage, documentaries, movies, books, testimonies etc. yet I’m sure there’s a lot more footage out there we haven’t seen. Imagine if we could see what happened when the cameras weren’t rolling. Not just during ww2 but any time in history. For me it’s interesting to see what happened before me. And why. There’s just too much to learn in such a small amount of time. But any time we have is a gift. And we’re All a lot more fortunate than countless people of the past considering what they had to endure. Compared to people of today. Not only durning ww2. We’re lucky to by typing and to get a glimpse into the past in a time many have forgotten. Very few veterans/people who lived during that time are alive today. the people who experienced and can relate to all that happened and how it affects/affected the lives we live today. That for some reason many take for granted

[@prayermanone]

@@michaelsteven1090 The incredible evil that some people are capable of, absolutely shameful!

[@Garwfechan-ry5lk]

It is not complete it has been around all the time, but never the full film is shown, it was filmed by a Luftwaffe officer seconded as a propaganda filmaker with the SS. who's family kept in their house for decades after the War, there are terrible atrocities being committed on it as well, the winter scene where a Village is Massacred and the Women are raped and thrown down a well with the Children and the Murder of Hiwis all filmed. The Hospital people were all disposed of as well. Propaganda help the people and later murder them.

[@MiroslawGaweda]

It was amazing to watch this and that sort of quality and color . I've been watching ww2 docs for a long while. This was very unique glimpse into German day to day . Music really made you feel bad for all those poor folks and kids..regardless of country/politics. Sad period for humanity

[@whizzedywhiz2912]

If you would have a look "regardless" on the events, there are tons of war diaries, i dont know if the are available in your mother tongue or even in english. The sight of the "normal" Soldier on the german side differs largely from all the propaganda you see on a daily base. May it be the regular Landser, Panzerwaffe or Luftwaffe. Also interesting is to analyse WW1 diaries. You'll see how hard it affected human beings seeing all the stuff they did.

[@coyotedust]

@@whizzedywhiz2912 Yes, the diaries of German soldiers are just young men growing up in a unique time in history.

[@KavroFX]

​@@whizzedywhiz2912 Wo gibt es diese Tagebücher? Würde mich sehr dafür interessieren. Danke

[@internetcensure5849]

@@coyotedust Not "growing up", as most were in their 20s, but maturing in a nasty environment.

[@NotEvenDeathCanSaveU]

Documentaries will still show it black and white because they look more like bad guys but in "true color" you realize they were heroes.

[@agermaninsweden]

Fantastic footage providing deep impression in the daily horror of war. And still giving a glimpse of humanity at the scene at the field hospital

[@borgenpb413]

This footage is absolutely remarkable im so appreciative that you decided to take time to share this with us. So powerful wow a snapshot in time I salute you Sir you have provided wonderful insight that we just don't often get to view

[@disme2072]

I AGREE!

[@billd2635]

I've seen miles of wwii footage. This is some of the most interesting film yet. thanx.

[@asullivan4047]

Many a photographer were wounded/mortally wounded while plying their trade on both sides-!!!😇

[@gerardshort531]

I have learned more from this brilliant piece of work than all others I have seen. many thanks for showing it.

[@wilkobetzin8647]

Das wurde bei Guido Knopp nicht gezeigt. Das sind sehr interessante Aufnahmen, weil sie das Leben abseits der Kämpfe zeigen, und auch die sehr gute Filmqualität. Danke für das Hochladen!

[@AdrianDeer]

Guido Knopp :P Der Propagandist..

[@marios.5043]

Ja, man sieht viel über den russischen "Untermenschen", irgendwas muss bei der Einheit wohl schief gelaufen sein, denn diese Menschen werden ja nicht nach dem übliche Guido Knop oder SpiegelTV-Narrativ behandelt...Und N24 Nazi Ufos sieht man auch nicht, schon komisch irgendwie...Mal gucken, vielleicht wird das Video ja aus diesem Grund dann auch auf YT wieder gesperrt, schließlich leben wir ja in einer liberalen Demokratie mit Meinungsfreiheit ^^

[@notacknowledgeingyou]

Guido Knopp ist ein Scharlatan

[@Wattn_ditte]

Die hier ist auch ganz gut, aber kennst du bestimmt schon, kann dir leider nicht den ganzen link senden, aber ich denke ja du weißt schon wie Du es oben hineinkopierst: watch?v=G8QEApDh2IU

[@Lichtschwert1]

@@Wattn_ditte das Video auch schon vor zig Jahren gesehen, geht absolut unter die Haut, weil absolut authentisch und vor allem mit den Hintergrundkommentaren von Beteiligten........................also Wehrmachtssoldaten die damals mit dabei waren...........................

[@brandonkew9122]

Excellent footage. Greatly appreciated. And thank you for not blasting horrible techno music as do too many others.

[@daveweiss5647]

This is some of the most amazing footage I have ever seen... wow.... absolutely breathtaking... I actually felt like I was there... the Neverending vastness of the Steppe... the dust, destruction...never ending fields of destroyed vehicles, young soldiers doing their duty, a Mensard scarred doctor treating peasants...amazing...

[@DR.GuntherVonHagen]

Can you image what that must’ve looked liked in the winter 😱 Not only that as the battle group or army moves deeper and deeper there are vast distances with nothing behind you especially for the supply columns. I mean, all the equipment moves up to the front as a unit and there you are deep in enemy territory with man and machine hunting each other. I mean there must be detachments left behind but for the most point outside your battle group there’s huge gaps with nobody there. Must’ve been sketchy for the supply columns. And here my friend is where the partisans and local militia strikes! But to think the average soldier from 1939 through the end of 1942 were 18-25 yr olds I’m talking about collage aged kids/young adults. Take a bunch of 18-25 yrs olds send them off to war to witness 10’s of thousands of your fellow soldiers killed you bet the war is going to get ugly! I’m sympathetic to Germany and their Allie’s struggle in the East as far as mutual total war. That’s what it took in order to even have a chance fighting Stalin’s regime. I get it! It’s too bad the war dragged on the German armies only chance was to be sympathetic to Ukrainian independence and nationalism. That’s where they went wrong up until and after Stalingrad! I mean, by 44 there was over a million xSoviets helping the Germans but it was a little too late. Oh well! Now we Westerners will suffer the same fate but let it be known the destruction of the West all began in Berlin 1945.

[@daveweiss5647]

​@@DR.GuntherVonHagen absolutely!

[@tylerschoen5643]

@@DR.GuntherVonHagenRussia has no hope against the West 😂

[@Russian-pi9ki]

@@DR.GuntherVonHagen Well, this was already the 3rd time we were in Berlin. Maybe you'll understand something on the 4th try

[@robert100xx]

@@Russian-pi9ki Fat chance. Durak

[@mab4670]

Awesome footage.The narration of first 9 mins of footage is sort of odd- sounded like some tongue tied autogenerated AI.

[@brenhugh]

And the text is so overblown and repetitive. ‘Let the pictures do the talking’ as they say.

[@schechku19]

Sounds like Bald and Bankrupts grandpa

[@winnietheshrew2957]

@@brenhugh I agree, long-winded, meaningless blather.

[@Lokkodog]

Aussie accent

[@davidjackson2179]

It was like when you have to reach a certain word count for an essay so you just start repeating the same thing in different words 10 times lol

[@patrickd2013]

Incredible! As an old, cold war era soldier, I've gradually evolved into an insatiable student of the history of warfare. As such, this is an absolutely fascinating documentary for me. Mostly without narration or other distractions, it's easy for me to immerse myself into studying all the little details captured by the camera; landscape, equipment, soldiers and civilians. Had I mentioned that I found this incredibly fascinating? I'm gonna hafta watch it again...

[@JoshDeCoster]

4 million men entered a black echo in which most would never return, or ever see their home again. This is a nice tribute to honor all the lives that were cut short in the horror of WWII, and maybe some closure for the millions of families who never knew what happened to their loved ones

[@blooddef]

Well said. The eastern front was particularly brutal. Cannot imagine fighting there as a young man.

[@elnomio]

Tribute nazi scums?

[@haroldbell213]

They didn't understand how cold it could be. No proper winter gear would be pure hell.Led by a insane leader. A sad deal indeed.

[@K_one_w_one]

They were the invaders.

[@JoshDeCoster]

@@K_one_w_one oh yeah they were! Not defending any of their actions, but many were victims of their government and forced there at the time as well

[@larrys7122]

I'm now 55 years of age, I have seen countless hours of world war two footage , and this is hands down some of the greatest footage I've ever seen. Then to view it in such a manner as this,as the stillness is broken up only by the destruction that we see and people that attempt to live their lives in this strange new world as music softly plays in the background

[@blockboygames5956]

I totally agree. This is the finest footage I have seen of the war on the eastern front. Kind regards from Australia

[@Knochensack74]

Sehr beeindruckende Aufnahmen. Erdrückend und aufregend zugleich! Danke fürs Zeigen. Gruß aus Frankfurt an der Oder!👍

[@jjr6589]

That was put together so incredibly well, thank you.

[@scottnyc6572]

I’m in shear awe at the quality of film footage capturing the raw emotions during the time.

[@alexanderwolf6431]

I’ve watched tons of documentaries on World War II. This is the best footage I’ve ever seen. A really immersive experience.

[@T0mmy999]

Never seen footage like this before and the German Doctor treating everyone, not like the usual narrative you see most of the time. Excellent video.

[@agl3083]

А россиийская пропаганда по тв и в русском киноматографе про вторую мировую войну преподносит немцев как сущих злодеев !!!(((😮 🇷🇺🥴😕

[@blockboygames5956]

Without doubt the finest footage I have seen from the war in the east. Thank you.

[@dalebechtel8904]

Amazing clarity

[@BAHN-uw7ov]

The son of my grandma's sister was killed in action 1943 in Russia . On his last visit home before going again to the eastern front he told his mother , he's sure he will not survive and will never return home. They knew they were sent to death in the east.....😭

[@internetcensure5849]

You mean, your uncle?

[@Smudgeroon74]

What country you from?

[@BAHN-uw7ov]

@@Smudgeroon74 Rhineland---Germany

[@ext7661]

Земля ему стекловатой, фашисткая мразота. Hurensohn

[@SteeveeKeys]

@@internetcensure5849 That would be great uncle.

[@jakobmariasoedher4522]

no quietness ... awful loquaciousness; the footage speaks for itself

[@Dexteritas55]

finally someone saying it... this narrator would not shut up, how many times does he repeat himself I'm only 5 mins in???

[@vaxrvaxr]

@@Dexteritas55 It's AI generated.

[@justforever96]

He stopped after a while. I didn't think it was bad but I also would have rather just had the footage. I don't need an explanation.

[@bro5800]

Fantastic.I hope this doctor made it...

[@asullivan4047]

The seldom remembered medical personal.

[@2nostromo]

helping the people they were so vigorously destroying. How nice. this is nothing but propaganda to cover the mass murder of whole villages. "Come and See" for something approaching the truth

[@SamuelSilasjr-v2y]

Not only the German 6th army meet defeat also the axis allies of Hungary Slovakia Romania Italy meet the same defeat

[@kkvsn7294]

I heard Mussolini $h!t in his pants when heard about Barbarossa.

[@AdrianDeer]

You say it like it matters that other nations suffered in Stalingrad aswell? Why dont you put some effort into it and then mention them all. The Croatians that suffered percentage wise the biggest loss there. Or the Soviets that fought on the side of the Germans. Do you consider Austrians german? If so it can be forgiven that you didnt mention them. Though if you think they are their own people you might wanna consider that most of the "germans" that survived the battle of Stalingrad were Austrians. Most would never see their beloved Austria aswell.

[@DddFff-qg8tz]

@@AdrianDeer Germans Italians Romanians Czechs Slovakians Hungarians Spaniards Finns French Ukrainian Rebels Russian Rebels All were involved in its invasion of the USSR

[@AdrianDeer]

@@DddFff-qg8tz Go on.. there were more.. Communism / Bolshevism had many enemies in the 40s.

[@LOUIS-nx8jd]

@@AdrianDeer yes the list is huge, huge number of different ethnic groups trying to save Europe and with that, the world, some of my great uncles were captured and treated very badly, I was told he had to drink his own wee to survive, this was in allied captivity, still angry about it today.

[@Berzilla]

This is just excellent color film from that time ,just awesome thanks for posting this

[@fireabend_1226]

beautiful pictures, thanks for showing. :)

[@JeffreyClements-b1d]

Some of the very best I've.ever seen outstanding quality! Thank you!

[@AlexanderRogers-zf4wd]

Sad but its no difference to today . God Bless 🙏

[@chirawanphung]

Hitler, Putler, one and the same. You wouldn’t have credited it a few years ago.

[@Pathippie]

​@@chirawanphungPlease consider mental health treatment.

[@gorangoran6335]

@@chirawanphung Oh really?

[@justforever96]

Well, it's a bit different today. I don't see armies of millions marching and men dying in the hundreds of thousands every week.

[@gorangoran6335]

@@chirawanphung Nonsense

[@handy335]

Fascinating history! Thank you! One of the best I've ever seen!!!

[@rolandgeorgschramm1839]

Some German soldiers knew what lay ahead. My fathers brother who would have been my Uncle told him on his departure good bye we will never see each other again and to this day , nobody knows what happend to him. What a waste of life . 😢😢

[@robertschrum5496]

Sad to say that ur story repeated a million times over. Peasants paying the ultimate price to their overlord. defence of the motherland &/or fatherland.... probably pre-dates biblical times....Rwanda... Cambodia...Congo... same verb, different adjective... unique pronouns... GL

[@Leon-bc8hm]

@@robertschrum5496 War is a right wing hobby and it can be prevented but in their eyes people cost money.

[@АлексейМосковский-ь3ш]

Dein Onkel ist ein Faschist und ist wie ein Hund in einem fremden Land gestorben!

[@collinseretis]

That’s War unfortunately.😣

[@TheConqueror009]

​@Leon-bc8hmwar is human nature and not a right wing hobby. That's just Marxist stupidity speaking - not logical reasoning.

[@oleggattor]

My grandfather, Mikhail Ivanovich Popov, served as a machine gunner in the 169th Rifle Regiment of the 86th Rifle Division during WWII. On September 1, 1944, he displayed incredible bravery at the Battle of Reola, for which he was awarded the "For Courage" medal. He led the attack, courageously advancing with his comrades. After eliminating an enemy soldier, he was later wounded while delivering a message to the regimental headquarters, but he fulfilled his duty before finally seeking medical help. I am proud to share his story and honor his sacrifice. He, like so many others, risked everything to protect his homeland and secure our future. Remembering heroes like him reminds us of the courage and resilience that shaped our history.

[@Nakai_the_Wanderer]

10:35 3rd Panzer Division, Summer of 1942, probably during the failed summer offensive "Fall Blau". They used a different symbol for the 3rd Panzer during Unternehmen Zitadelle (Operation Citadel). 11:07 and 11:23 this is 35 year old Major Guenther Pape of the Panzer-Aufklaerungs-Abteilung 3 (tank reconnaissance unit 3) of the 3rd Panzer Division, wearing the Knight's Cross to the Iron Cross. He was promoted to Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant Colonel) in April of 1942, so these scenes are from March to mid April 1942, during the advance towards Tula. He survived the War, served in the Bundeswehr as Generalmajor (Major General) and died in 1984 in Duesseldorf Germany, the town where he was born.

[@chrisscott1633]

Thanks for the info PROST!

[@Americal-v6r]

Good history shown as it was. Continue such high quality informative videos!

[@pgolpa4829]

Excellent very well made loved it

[@Phoenix-Brah]

My gratitude for this extraordinary footage, I'm stunned this document is available for free. Thank you.

[@tgwcl6194]

Incredible footage of a whole army going into oblivon .....

[@lduranceau8046]

It does not show the 'oblivion' part, which would be the Stalingrad disaster. This whole video does not really make it clear what year and month we are looking at in most of it (the video).

[@maniek5974]

@@lduranceau8046 Wehrmacht suffered a lot of losses also in first months of Operation Barbarossa, it is myth that soviets did not resist and only retreated during first months.

[@DddFff-qg8tz]

@@lduranceau80461941-1944. But could realistically be around 1941 - 1942

[@Vasiliy7331]

@@lduranceau8046 Серпень (august/август) 1942.

[@NotEvenDeathCanSaveU]

@@maniek5974 You are a myth.. the losses were still around 1:10 because germans were much better equipped and trained, soviets divisions weren't really an invading force yet so yeah most of what they did was retreating and they lost over a million soldiers perhaps around 2, either dead, captured, wounded or similar.

[@kai-uwebartl8439]

In remember to my Grandfather, he was a German Soldier in WW2 and he told me everytime, it was wrong ... So please World come to Freedom and Peace ... a Man from Germany

[@DmitryVSokolov]

Hello from Moscow. My grandfather was a soldier too but he was deployed against Japan not against Germany.

[@IsoXable]

@@DmitryVSokolovsome 80 years later their grandkids share the stories of their grandfathers without fighting each other. Amazing

[@sp7873]

the problem is, that Russia with Stalin went from the battlefield as winners but their essence was as evil as Hitlers 3d reich. They didnt learn what germany learned. we can now see this in Putins imperialistic aggressions against other countries like chechnya, georgia and ukraine. from another german whose grandfather fought in the east..

[@winnietheshrew2957]

@@IsoXable But Germany is at war with Russia again! Ukrainians are fighting and dying with the weapons provided to them by our useless and greedy power elites. If the West had not torpedoed the peace talks in Istanbul, peace would have been restored 2 years ago and countless Ukrainians and Russians would still be alive.

[@H4PKOM4H_hi]

@@DmitryVSokolov Он скорее всего был слишком молод если его признавли уже к концу войны.

[@Pear_slingshot]

That doctor cared for the Ukrainians, one can tell.

[@8989griff]

Man to be captured there… I couldn’t imagine. Young boys fighting old men’s wars.

[@George-ee3wl]

This war had purpose

[@LOUIS-nx8jd]

@@George-ee3wl yes, they were trying to save Europa and the world, just looking around today gives a trillion proofs.

[@blakebunyard6716]

Like the Russia ukraine war!

[@internetcensure5849]

Young men fought old men's war, as always.

[@justforever96]

Hitler was an "old man"? I get so sick of hearing that quote, as if the young men aren't usually totally enthusiastic to go to war or that a man under 30 would definitely not ever start a war if _he_ was in charge. Most of the "old men" went off and fought in their own wars when they were young men, and would be perfectly willing to do it again if they could trade for their youth back so they were physically capable of withstanding the trials again.

[@Gallagherfreak100]

Pretty amazing footage. I thought I had seen just about all of the footage from the Eastern front, but, about 90% of this, I had not seen before. A lot of trashed out Soviet equipment. Many T-34's showed the unmistakable holes caused by 88 mm shells. The Soviets could sure take a beat down, and re-group to fight once again. Germany never had a chance against this country. I am assuming the color film was flown back to Germany to be developed. I don't think they had the capability to develop this film while in the field. Depressing to think some of the land shown in this film, is being fought over again.

[@matoberlin9894]

The holes you see in the T34s are from a PAK 40 not an 88. There probably 88 hits seen in the footage when the whole turret is blown of. An 88 just does not only leave a hole. in an otherwise intact tank.

[@Basedpilledandtradmaxxed]

They didn't have a chance? HAHAHAHAHAHAHA what utter nonsense. Truth is the Soviets barely held on and mostly because of Western allies lend-lease that kept them on life support long enough for the Brits (who got their asses handed to them consistently) to open up other fronts and the US to get tricked into the war (The US gov knew the Japanese were going to attack Peral Harbor but acted like they didn't so it would be a bigger tragedy and make the US go to war)

[@BlackMan614]

The destroyed bridge - apparently attacked while the Russians were using it! The horses were still in the water. I assume it was an air attack - like most of the damage shown, like the train.

[@internetcensure5849]

"Germany never had a chance against this country."😂

[@pkanne6057]

@@internetcensure5849schweig still Affe

[@wb6162]

The smart German soldiers knew they were in trouble even when they were doing well. The sheer size of the Soviet Union was shocking to them. They knew they could never hold the country no matter what. I doubt many of them could guess in their worst nightmares what the future held for them though.

[@enoczavalareyes8785]

many historicians say if the USSR would have had back then the roads and highways western Europe had, the Wehrmacht would have won Barbarossa: 24th December 1941 celebrating Christmas in Sebastopol and new years eve in Moscow, the main German weapon was the flashing speed Blitzkrieg talking by surprise entire enemy armies

[@alanledzep1967]

The size was shocking? They had maps no? I’m not being sarcastic.

[@wb6162]

@@alanledzep1967 When you grow up in a place like Germany wide open plains like the western US and Russia are intimidating. It's one thing to see a picture in a book and quite another to see it, travel all day and the scenery doesn't change.

[@desmondgriffith7855]

They conviently ignore the fact that the Soviet Union had 5.5 million men under arms and 14 million reserves, they conviently ignore the fact that as the Germans advanced into Rissia, the frontage became wider, they ignore the fact that Germany was losing 500,000 men dead, missing and permantly crippled every 6 months​@@enoczavalareyes8785

[@nerminerminerminermi]

For example Berlin - Moscow is about 1850 km Berlin - Bayonne in the far southwester corner of France is about axactly the same distance..

[@soelwin9766]

Hitler's Soviet campaign was another 'A bridge too far!'

[@balu79]

31:20 is a really sad scene to see. A father and mother sitting by their son, waving away the flies. It shows how helpless we are when getting wounded and crippled

[@winnietheshrew2957]

Hard to tell whether he was emaciated by illness or severely malnourished.

[@balu79]

@@winnietheshrew2957it’s normally not something you pick to argue about, but it looks to me like that he got wounded, because only one leg was wrapped up. Maybe he is malnourished what ever, his parents are still helpless

[@winnietheshrew2957]

@@balu79 I gave your comment a Like and I wasn't trying to argue. My comment was intended as an addendum to your observation.

[@balu79]

@@winnietheshrew2957 no front my friend 😀 sorry, for me it looked like you are correcting me😅

[@ThePserafin100]

My father was a German Paratrooper on the Russian Front , lot of the talk was what are we doing here, he was lucky got injured and was sent back, War is futile, poor souls on both sides 😢

[@ashocck8065]

Sadly, very often war is not futile. That of course, does not make right.

[@Semtex_1992]

Your father was a very courageous man and I'm glad I stumbled upon your comment from the German perspective. All too often we are not given the German perspective because our propoganda machine demonises everybody, which I find hypocritical coming from us.

[@asullivan4047]

Eventually diabolically evil😈 communist party dictator Stalin. Would have invaded Germany. WW-1 dispatch runner corporal Hitler. Should have allowed his seasoned/experienced generals run the war-!!!

[@raywhitehead730]

War is not futile. The Germans were defeated.

[@KenjiMapes]

Incredible footage. It’s such a treat to get color footage from this era & this conflict. It really captures the human element. At around @29:10 we see footage of a band & doctors, nurses & patients. We see their smiles & laughs despite all the chaos & death happening which is a testament to the human spirit. This looks like Ukraine right? Many of the women are wearing head scarves but this could be in multiple areas of Russia. Ukrainian women’s traditional dress is quite beautiful. The Ukrainians greeted the Germans as liberstors from the terrors of Stalin & the NKVD which the Germans stupidly didn’t capitalize on but instead brought their own form of terror upon the populace. Anyway, I’m a huge history buff & military history buff. The beauty of film is that it captures events objectively & isn’t soiled by bias like we see in WW2 documentaries or books. It’s amazing that it was over 80 years ago which is a long time yet also isn’t. I always wonder about what happened to these individuals on both sides - did they perish or survive the war? We see that that these are soldiers in a conflict but that they are just regular people. Oftentimes the Wehrmacht is regarded as bad or evil when it is far more nuanced. WW2 is often portrayed, opined about or looked at in reductive fashion when it is far more nuanced & complex. The atrocities committed by the Allies & civilians during & after the war are rarely discussed but they were manifold. The calamities of displaced persons & ethnic migrants kicked out of towns & countries was a travesty. Though everyone was shocked at the Holocaust many countries & people offered no help or refuge to the displaced Jews & they were refused from returning to their hometowns & getting back property. The sanctimonious hypocrisy is gross but all of this is beyond the scope of this film. What I find startling & amazing about this footage are the German doctors & nurses giving aid not only to Wehrmacht soldiers but the Ukranian populace. These histories are something I was unaware of & goes against the popular narratives. Again, it’s the human elements in this footage that is so moving & thought provoking. Good stuff. We are lucky to be living in a time of film & technology where we are able to capture & view some of the greatest moments in history. Imagine they had film during Jesus’ time or for Caesar’s assassination? This footage is both beautiful & haunting. In fact considering all the chaos & destruction of WW2 it’s amazing this footage exists. Movie footage was far more cumbersome & clunky back then. Film was very delicate & had to be developed, etc Posterity benefits from extant footage like this & I am thankful that this survived the war & was uploaded. It’s incredible especially when you think about it all.

[@КолтуновСерёга]

"The Ukrainians greeted the Germans as liberstors from the terrors of Stalin & the NKVD " Hungarian Wikipedia address "A magyar megszálló csapatok a Szovjetunióban. Levéltári dokumentumok 1941-1947" In addition to the Germans and Hungarians, Romanians, Italians, Finns, Latvians, Lithuanians, and *Ukrainians* took part in this activity, which resulted in the most extensive genocide in world history, claiming the most victims, and in which a total of 13.7 million civilians perished. German and Hungarian punishment squads killed approximately 103,000 civilians and 24,000 prisoners of war in just one administrative area of Ukraine, the Chernihiv region. ( As you can see, Ukrainians were on both sides of the conflict. )

[@internetcensure5849]

"Germans stupidly didn’t capitalize on but instead brought their own form of terror upon the populace. " Why would have Germans not used the popularity they enjoyed among Ukrainians and other nationalities? Did you ever wonder why, in you hare brain?

[@DonalMcDonnell]

Fantastic footage, thanks for sharing.

[@MausTheGerman]

My grandfather could be somewhere on these images. He did never talk much about the war, just some random things like „Can you believe, in Russia they don’t have toilets in their houses“. Must have been a culture shock for him.

[@coyotedust]

It was a culture shock for both German soldiers and Russians soldiers. Germans couldn't believe how poor Ukrainians and Russians were. They lived in mud thatched clay houses. Inside the house was one room with beds along the walls they slept in with a giant Russian stove in the middle with an oven. They even slept on the stoves. Hardly any food as Ukrainians were forced into collectivization under the USSR. A land rich in agriculture but everything was harvested for the government. There clothing was primitive and hand woven. The men wore basket woven shoes. On the other hand the Russians couldn't believe how rich Germany was when they invaded. They wondered why did they ever invade us when they had everything.

[@Gallagherfreak100]

@@coyotedust Stalin once boasted that collectivization took more Soviet lives than WW2. That wasn't quite the case, but, gives an insight into the value Stalin placed on individual lives.

[@reconnv3084]

@@Gallagherfreak100 you mean, more than 27000000, of which 14000000 are civs? Source?

[@reconnv3084]

@@coyotedust Remember, that the USSR used to rebuild itself from scratch, after WWI and civil war. Also, this is funny to hear, that ukries got starved to death by Soviet gov, since famine was in all USSR, like Volga banks, that suffered more, than anyone else there. And, BTW, famine was across the world durind that time. Like in US during the great depression.

[@Gallagherfreak100]

@@reconnv3084 "The world at war" Episode: "Red Star - The Soviet Union"

[@firingallcylinders2949]

It's just surreal seeing these men walking around knowing the majority of them were probably killed in the war.

[@Whiskey2November]

Many of these young men would never see Germany again, either dying in Stalingrad or the captivity that followed. How many of these men would end their lives somewhere in the depths of Soviet Russia, to be buried in an unmarked grave...?

[@정복희-h5o]

True

[@blakebunyard6716]

Well said!!

[@PopupH88terILoveJuice-iz7sx]

Buried in a marked grave that would later be unmarked.

[@dirkmul4802]

Kanonenfleisch gibt es immer wieder. NATO ist die folgende in Reihe.

[@alekskazansky3804]

Их никто туда не приглашал, они получили, что заслужили. Ненавижу фашистов!

[@WalterHart-k5f]

Amazing footage. Does anybody know who that German physician was who worked in that field hospital?

[@sixmax11]

the contrast between the mechanized machines and the horse and wagon, is really mind blowing

[@johnofypres]

First class documentary. Thank you for posting.

[@SamuelSilasjr-v2y]

The 6th German army was a victorious one but meet a bad defeat at starlingrad

[@mrpaddy3318]

this is what you allies never say. the german army fought always against a huge overpayment of soldiers the whole history. you never respect the germans because the english started to to demonise the germans in every way and it worked.

[@forexguy]

Absolutely fascinating to watch. Such a colossal tragedy. So much death and destruction. Very insightful, thank you.

[@greggrace967]

All started by Germany. I feel for only one side in WW2. The allies. The axis got their just rewards for their evil, demonic deeds.

[@zmeu_md3831]

interesting to see the war from a different perspective showing german soldiers taking care and calmly and politely talking to ukranians ,russians and locals in general and not killing everyone on sight like in russian or western hollywood movies

[@UzumakiNaruto_]

The thing is if the Germans stayed that friendly towards Ukraine and other USSR areas they took over, they probably could've gotten more troops to fight for them and many Slavs that hated Stalin and the Russians to be on their side. Fortunately for the world Hitler didn't do that.

[@ashocck8065]

Not to worry, they did plenty of that as well. The occasional act of kindness could never make up for the atrocities they were responsible for. Ahh yes, the kindhearted German invaders who simply came in to feed and heal the Russian and Ukranian people. Maybe in your delusional dreamworld, you can make a movie about that.

[@dertechniker8867]

Germans were very welcome in a lot of places in Ukraine and Russia.

[@mason7778]

Ja da hast du Recht,das denke ich auch immer!👍

[@Tim-F9242]

Ruhe in Frieden My great grandfather Kurt Apfelthaler born in wien austria June 26 1920 father of 2 occupation prior to the annexation of austria forest ranger died in stalingrad he was in pionier bataillon 80 commanded by the 6th army surving invasion of Poland and then france was stationed there for about 9 months then in 1941 the eastern front, he fallen November 28th 1942 his last 5 days of being encircled for operation uranus while having to suffer from a wound and having frost bite along with it must of been awful overall war is just bad itself but he was only 22 his remains we're not found until 2006 i believe I'm 31 now and I think my life is tough and bad at times but when I see clips or a documentary on things related to what MY great grandfather had to endure I thank him everyday cause if not for him I would not be here

[@charlesegan-wc8ug]

Incredible, thank you very much.

[@Pyjamarama11]

To think some of those young kids could be there right now witnessing it all over again in their 80's Mankind truly is a remarkable species ........

[@freefoyah2992]

At this real time footage, Its tells how germans also humans smiling and laughing unlike what the movies trying to express.

[@confusedbadger6275]

Laughing and smiling because they thought they were on their way to invade, kill and commit a 2nd genocide , which they invariably would have done if the Germans won the Easter Front.

[@whizzedywhiz2912]

@@confusedbadger6275 Bullcrap. Stfu worthless leftis scum, you are uneducated af and just blabbering down your shit. Nothing more than a clown, you are the perfect example of low standards of education and idiocracy combined. Worthless dimwit.

[@adambane1719]

Uneducated tool@@confusedbadger6275

[@adambane1719]

Your name explains you quite well @@confusedbadger6275

[@6876I]

​@@confusedbadger6275 you are confused indeed.

[@ronalddesiderio7625]

That was cool 😎 That Dr and the nurses appeared to have incredible bed side manners. The patients all seemed incredibly thankful for there care.

[@johnanita9251]

The payment was in food like eggs or chicken. The patients got watermelon. The doctor was a student. He got a sabrecut on his cheek. What an interesting movie

[@dr.wilfriedhitzler1885]

After the war, this was common in Germany too. Till the 60s there changed nothing. Afterwards much.

[@cliffgray9822]

Amazing video. And to think these young men were so close to the most catastrophic end in human history of war and had no idea. ❤💯

[@정복희-h5o]

Sure

[@Dark-7070]

Watching the German doctors and nurses caring for civilians was a very interesting insight to the compassionate deeds that were performed under the authority of the Wehrmacht. So much of history will never be known if not for this treasure of film. Thank you

[@arefkr]

This footage is part of the "German Newsweek" which was a propaganda publication at war time.

[@davidjackson2179]

Unfortunately these deeds will be forever overshadowed by the horrors inflicted upon the local population by the SS and the Einsatzgruppen.

[@Dark-7070]

@@davidjackson2179 True,, Ultimately we know now that Stalin killed more Ukrainians than Hitlers special units and two wrongs will never make it right,, ask the Ukrainian people now what evil is looming larger in the future of their children.

[@internetcensure5849]

@@davidjackson2179 "the horrors inflicted upon the local population by the SS and the Einsatzgruppen.", and vice versa! Russians were worse than Germans, as brutality is part of their culture.

[@l337pwnage]

@@davidjackson2179 Your propaganda isn't as effective as it used to be.

[@vindobonaification]

Never seen so crystal clear colour images of the eastern front. Amazing.

[@robk8463]

Early in the video I think I saw a M3 Lee/Grant tank. That would have been from American lend/lease to the Soviets, right? And at about 14:30 I saw what appears to be a M3 Stuart light tank towing some ancient looking prewar era artillery piece?

[@sg.slbsfrlt]

already from the battle of Moscow soviets started using allied tanks

[@ashocck8065]

You are correct.

[@sndrav]

Sublime choice of ambient. Like a terrence malick movie. Peace

[@popcornhead3479]

Sad very few of those young men ever made it home!😢

[@kevinbrennan-ji1so]

And none of the horses survived.

[@drgavinnicholson9334]

What is so sad; they where their to kill Russians by their choice;

[@sandtoy11510]

It’s also sad that the German soldiers were wearing the same uniforms during the Winter

[@brandonrohde5558]

Even the majority of the Germans that made it had no homes or families to go to.

[@malemesjager41]

By far, the Best Combat Soldiers of WW2!!

[@emilioalcazar-su9vi]

Just fantastic footage of the real face of war..authentic,terrible,fascinating..!

[@jacobc9104]

Different Armies, different time period exact same experience. let us not forget this peak through history

[@internetcensure5849]

Yes, human experience is the same, only the weaponry changes.

[@Bacon7666]

I remember back on 81 when I was 5 seeing footage of ww2 , and ever since I have always watched footage and since the birth of KZbin I have been able to find stuff that I haven't seen before. Imagine all the footage that there is still out there and has never been released. I think there are tons of films like this one that may sometime see the light , and some may be lost for ever.

[@poresporespores]

the narration is horrendous ... is this GPT + synthetic speech generated? Nothing wrong with it but it needs rework.

[@internetcensure5849]

"GPT"😂

[@skdKitsune]

Narration says the same 5 things 50 times over in slightly restructured sentences. Absolutely retarded

[@BugManRides]

My Grandfathers brother was sent to the Russian Front and he made it home, my Uncle Otto never really spoke of the time except too say he was glad that he got home.

[@substance90]

Fascinating footage but the narration felt suspiciously like listening to Chat GPT 🤔

[@2nostromo]

yes, i'm learning to recognise the vapid verbage... just no limit when the language model is large

[@coyotedust]

It's hard for me to find WW2 footage that I haven't seen. I haven't seen this. It shows you what a German army looks like on the move. I know the Germans were shocked when they saw the mud clay thatched houses in Ukraine and Russia. How poor the people were. I read a German soldiers diary, where they stayed in a Russians house. He said they build their houses around a huge stove with an oven painted white. They even sleep on top of the stove. The stove takes up the entire center of the house. The windows are small and low to the floor. People sleep in beds along the walls. He couldn't wait to get back home.

[@eugen2408]

Such living conditions existed only in villages, and in cities people lived in normal apartments.

[@olgabaker6525]

Oh, we apologise for not building RIZ CARLTON hotels for the invaders! Why did not they just stay home???

[@ЮрийСтаниславович-щ2ф]

NKVD-GULAG..Tiran Djugashvili..Pedofile Beriya..MORDOR..

[@Liam-ly8rv]

There is a flip side to that. When the Soviets started entering Germany and saw the high standards of living the Germans had, they couldn't understand why they would come all that way just to destroy their homes and murder indiscriminately. It made them even angrier than they already were from the destruction the Germans had done in the occupied territories. Many of them had relatives who were killed, raped, or mutilated by the Nazis. On the other hand, the general US population had been more or less safe from widespread atrocities. There was simply no real reason for your average GI to feel the need to make the ordinary German pay for what their soldiers did during the war.

[@jonathanglzplz894]

​@@Liam-ly8rvdonde encuentro mas información?

[@danielrendon8555]

So many young men lost their lives for two fools.

[@Pathippie]

Biden and Zelensky?

[@lukastichy7306]

​@@Pathippie Idiot

[@SAGA_Remixes]

@@Pathippie Ватку и сюда занесло?

[@СергейЗнамин]

Из за дурака Гитлера, Сталин не был дураком, он не хотел войны с Германией!

[@Austrian-Painter-88]

One evil fool & one great man trying to preserve traditional Europe. This war was a European crusade against Bolshevism. Dont believe me? Look at Europe today and tell me, who won?

[@carbo3017]

Fascinating, many many of these scenes I have not seen. More plz.

[@waltie1able]

Excellent video of an ancient film.

[@matthewwagner47]

Would be nice to just see the film with out 2second clips flipping back and forth. You can't tell whst is happening at all.

[@walterspaceman5592]

Since all those soldiers in the film are all dead shortly, and were all killed, as since they were in the vanguard front they were the first to see the gigantic counter attack offensives. No prisoners.

[@koncretesurfer]

my dad was there so lucky he came home he never talked about them days steve he walked home

[@67hoschie]

Ruhet in Frieden, meine Brüder...🇩🇪

[@brendanbutler7840]

All those young men never to see their home or families again, Hitler lost the best part of his army then and the war its self

[@sdfgdsgdskgkhgkhgk]

Кадры очень важны для истории.

[@Voss2120]

Seeing the flies flying around a destroyed tank make you realize there is bodies inside.

[@ReklessRagnar]

Very sad and quite confronting seeing the young faces, the children and knowing that most of the young soldiers never survived. And to make matters worse conflict today in that region continues. I often wonder are we as humans ever going to learn from our mistakes or forever keep repeating them.

[@hansvandijk1487]

Please, get rid of those birds’ noises. Moreover….. Excellent video! Greetings from the Netherlands 🇳🇱.

[@mcmike100]

The same footage plus much more with no sound effects or music. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iIrTlGZrr6l0r5Ysi=9b9zjKptSNPq2fli

[@DmitryVSokolov]

birds are fine. Why? Hello from Moscow.

[@tonyb8660]

@@DmitryVSokolov lay off the vodka

[@jonny-b4954]

@@DmitryVSokolovThey're a bit much. Constant bird chirping.

[@chrisscott1633]

I Feel the Pain of War..not only the vsuals ....also the music that was used ,it transports you back in Time , that seems to me not long ago.

[@tgwcl6194]

Incredible footage of utter madness ..............

[@hansgruber650]

Real madness was "liberating"? eastern Europe and handing it over to their partner for decades of death, tyranny and misery. Seem Ok with you?

[@LJWalter78]

The narrator is somehow was able to stretch 2 minutes of information/spoken word at the beginning, into an impressive 9 minutes. Again the classic saying is true; “If one cannot dazzle them with brilliance, then one should baffle them with Stiërscheiße!” If that does not prove effective, then you’re probably better suited to be say, a lifeguard at the local car wash

[@user-mq1up2fw4r]

I was looking for this comment. Narrator literally said the same thing for 9 minutes straight, just rephrasing it each time. Makes me want to turn the video off..

[@justyp]

Too much explaining by the narrator…..

[@greggrace967]

Either watch it or not. This isn't the page for the critics. Some one else watching this may not know as much as you do about this atrocity perpetrated by the Germans on innocent people.

[@adambane1719]

*by the Bolsheviks.... at least get your basic facts right !@@greggrace967

[@fofomrk5467]

Just repeat himself would prefer if he just shut up

[@greggrace967]

@@fofomrk5467 He does. Stop complaining. No one made you Watch?

[@fofomrk5467]

@@greggrace967 yes he did at min 9, now how about you shut up?

[@Eternal1811]

I will always be mesmerized by Germans… These people literally successfully invaded all of Europe. What an incredible people. I don’t condone the holocaust and I don’t condone any war in general but the capability of the German people is absolutely incredible.

[@hahohihi4753]

All Slavs will remember how the Germans wanted to exterminate us! They created a special plan for this. Thanks to their modern policy, they destroyed Europe already for the third time - the migrants were released, they created LGBT only to destroy the Eastern peoples! GLORY TO THE USSR AND ALL EUROPEANS WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THE LIBERATION OF EUROPE FROM THESE NAZIS and killers!!

[@gruppenfuhrer45]

Great video. Just sad so many died. Too bad mankind will never learn from war.

[@MitU-k6d]

Because it's always the same controllers, The Bankers

[@gruppenfuhrer45]

Yup true statement

[@jamesavery3559]

very nice thank you...at about 24:30 i see a hole shot though the gun barrel of the kv1

[@negumbop]

These were good men whose minds were poisoned by their leaders. What a loss human beings on both sides 😢

[@Arthur-tx8fd]

My second time watching this footage. Its amazing

[@BillHandlin]

great footage

[@montvilleo]

Interesting. But what's with the chirping birds ?

[@user-uh3rs2tf7z]

Sehr beeindruckende Doku

[@joegagnon2268]

Very good pictures remastered

[@Lugnut64052]

Most of those guys were dead by the following February. The rest died in captivity. Only about 6,000 members of the 6th Army ever saw Germany again.