German Armored Infantry WW2 Commandments

[@mariusdragoe2888]

I'm slowly starting to realize that my parents don't love me

[@wartornworld]

Life is a confusing and very dificult experience for most people. None of us are perfect and most wisdom is earned the hard way. Many will make a mess of things they tried to do right. Trial and error. Learning from others in the same predicament maybe. Don't be too quick to say your folks don't give a shit. Talk to them. Tell them how you feel. Help them. Help each other. Life is precious. They gave you a part of thiers and now its yours they dont know what to do with you. Say thanks for EVERYTHING and give em a hug. Trust me they love you but love can take many forms. Many not so wonderful but thats ok. Reality doesnt give a chuff. Do you love them? One day they will need you. Be there when its time. Childhood is what makes life worth living. They gave you a good one? I hope so. If so they did a good job of a hard often thankless task. Go easy on the poor buggers. Have a good christmas. Ps sorry for the wall of text.

[@Odin31b]

Do your pets know they are adopted?

[@lucianograff6512]

Join the club. Happy Christmas

[@shorewall]

I think OP was referring to the fact that their parents haven't gotten them a Panzergrenadier company for Christmas. Rest assured, OP, your parents do love you. ...Just not enough. :D

[@neurofiedyamato8763]

Your parents love you alright, its just that the panzergrenadier company got lost in the USSR enroute.

I got a penal batallion instead. Maybe I was on santa's naught list. :-(

[@dans.5745]

Not necessarily. Maybe you need some work done around your place.

[@oleskool4413]

That's simply Santa's way of telling you you got a minefield in your backyard.

[@dasmorbo3508]

Less hassle. No one will look at you sternly when you report 50% losses back to HQ.

[@gloomwoodguard9527]

Your lucky! All I got was a company of Volksstrum and half of them ran away!

[@thurbine2411]

Kiaser Willy and a quarter died of age

[@tomservo5347]

Having been a platoon commander's driver in an M113A3 APC I can testify about the starting the engine every 15 minutes per hour. We had two radios, one for platoon the other for company and battalion command. Couple this with the 'laser tag' system we used for maneuvers (that never seemed to work correctly) that had to be active and working, and it makes for serious battery drain. Also if you did run the batteries dead, be prepared for a total ass chewing and waiting for the subsequent miracle of the mechanics showing up and actually doing something.

[@christiandauz3742]

How effective would you APC be in WW1 for the Allies?

[@siegfried2k4]

@@christiandauz3742 Were there any Apcs in ww1?

[@jesspayne5548]

Justin Alexander sorta kinda the st charming the first French tank I believe was used sometimes as a APC I know they were used as such in the Spanish civil war.

[@thoughtfox2409]

@@siegfried2k4 In WW1 the British had the Mark IX APC, wich was based on the Mark V, in WW2 the Halftracks acted as APCs and the British had the Universal carrier.

[@thoughtfox2409]

@@christiandauz3742 An M113 would have been pretty ineffective in WW1 actually, as it is to short to climb ww1 trenches effectively. And even then they lack offensive weapons quite significantly. Sure, a .50 cal could do more damage than a lewis MG but there is only one .50 Cal on the M113, and the female versions of the Mark IV had five lewis MGs, the male version having only three but two 6-pounder guns... And the M113 could probably be penetrated by a german Tankgewehr. Additionaly they severly lack carrier pigeon cages for communication, so that would be another problem...

[@PelicanIslandLabs]

Commandment 9 would come in handy when stuck in a traffic jam: "Throw single vehicles from different units ruthlessly out of your column......"

[@spot1401]

That awkward moment when the column of half-tracks is not a Christmas present but accidentally followed you home after a traffic stop...

[@neurofiedyamato8763]

lmao good one

[@dans.5745]

@@spot1401 That actually happens, I've seen it. Bottom Line: Don't allow other units to cut into your march column, and don't do that to others.

[@QemeH]

@@dans.5745 Useful advice in civilian live as well. Can't tell you how often people try to cut into disaster relief/fire rescue convoys...

[@trashtrainpunk1542]

Was in a traffic Jam today, thought about the same tactics using my Cherokee to clean the column

[@derbananenbaumler9482]

ENDLICH!!! habe die Panzergrenadier Kompanie schon vor 4 Monaten zum Geburtstag bekommen und wusste bis jetzt nicht was ich damit anfangen soll danke

[@mikeromney4712]

Aufgrund persönlicher Erfahrung - Beschäftigen......^^

[@QemeH]

Er ist kein Mensch, er ist kein Tier, er ist ein Panzergrenadier :)

[@brianhuss9184]

I concur with Soldiers falling asleep anywhere. I have seen them, and once did myself, fall asleep while road marching. You just reach out and gently guide them back if they start walking off the road. When I did it I recall beginning a march after dark and waking up in Company formation as the sun rose. I'd marched at least twelve miles while sleeping.

[@ibraheemshuaib8954]

Aye, my brother is currently in training and claims that falling asleep while jogging is normal, though there was a time like 7 people fell into a ditch and the 8th barely woke up in time to avoid falling.

[@_Jaspy_]

I did not know that you could sleep in a standing position untill i joined the army😂 I've also seen dudes sleep while marching, it's pretty bizzard.

[@clevermcgenericname891]

Well my SO is got me some bolt action Panzergrenadiers for Xmas, so technically the intro is applicable to me.

[@DagarCoH]

You have a nice Staff Officer...

[@Chrinik]

@@DagarCoH *Significant Other[sic]*

[@DagarCoH]

@@Chrinik I know. It was a joke...

[@rokassan]

I got my older son US Airborne and Marines for Christmas. Younger son one got Soviets.

[@QemeH]

@@rokassan Way to tell your second son to get out the house, I suppose... :D

[@leonardusgroenendyk6027]

I look back on my days in Panzers (Australian army when we had Leopards) and all this was taught, and when I commanded a Troop (company + in size) of assault troopers, although in slightly different wording. Great video as always.

[@mikeromney4712]

Some things work evidently upside down......^^

[@popefang]

You didnt come across a Doug McDonald in Armoured did you? I worked with him in his job outside Army when he had triplets

[@mikhailv67tv]

Do you think the leopard a better tank than the Abrams?

[@leonardusgroenendyk6027]

@@popefang We had a McDonald as an ssm but what years was he in the system?

[@leonardusgroenendyk6027]

@@mikhailv67tv I remember when we had an exchange American and he showed us the promo film (35mm) we laughed as we knew at the time the early M1 had their tracks fall off took them somewhat 2 years to fix. As for the Leopard AS1 we had the best gunnery system which Leopard 2 took on board. Both current M1 and Leopard 2 are good vehicles. However Australia acquired second hand M1's that were as old as our Leopard AS1 when we retired them.

[@talknight2]

As for commandment 26, that's true even with modern armored vehicles. You have to run the engines regularly not just to keep them warm, but also to recharge the battery that all the computerized systems and lights rely on. From my experience though, the noise of an armored vehicle's engine - even though it's almost deafening up close - doesn't travel quite as far as you'd think, even in open spaces. You'd start seeing lights and movement long before you heard anything.

[@Chrinik]

I was a modern german Panzergrenadier. This stuff is still around. Minus the russia part. Oh and it add's a line about being lucky to receive a IFV from which to fight on. XD

[@MilitaryHistoryVisualized]

do you know where I can find the modern version?

[@Chrinik]

@@MilitaryHistoryVisualized I mean, I don't know if anyone ever wrote a book about it specifically, it was moreso conveyed during training, alot of it is common sense stuff now. But alot of it is in the Reibert, which I'm sure you already know about, and the ZDV 3/11 "Gefechtsdienst aller Truppen" which is a manual explaining how to Soldier in general.

[@thomaszhang3101]

Chrinik your counterparts in WWII were not much luckier. The halftracks were so scarce that only elite pioneer squads and battalion leaders get to ride them.

[@kushanblackrazor6614]

@@thomaszhang3101 It seems on average maybe one company to one battalion out of a regiment would be fully furnished. Somewhat more as the war progressed.

[@benjeiy7347]

@@thomaszhang3101 I mean the bundeswehr is a bit of a meme ngl

Really interesting. Thank you. I was a platoon commander in the mechanized infantry of an armour brigade here in Sweden.

[@robertward7382]

Turning the engine over for 15minutes every now and then....risky if you're guarding a bank full of gold, someone might sneak up and shoot you with paint.

[@dasgruukmaster1520]

Always with them negative waves Robert, always with them negative waves.

[@lostinpa-dadenduro7555]

Agree on sleep. We all fell asleep in the back of an open truck. In November, during a light rain. I also fell asleep standing up in formation once. My buddies grabbed me before I fell forward on my face. 😬

[@mattiasdahlstrom2024]

One of my best sleeps ever was on a winter camouflage net in the back of a.

[@mattiasdahlstrom2024]

BV2062 during a winter march

[@talknight2]

The inside of an M109A5 self-propelled howitzer can be surprisingly snuggly :P

[@dans.5745]

Walking quickly down a trail at night on patrol in Florida phase of Ranger School.

[@lostinpa-dadenduro7555]

😀

[@JasperFromMS]

In his book, "Tank Sergeant" Ralph Zumbro talks about his year in Vietnam with Company A, 1Bn, 69th Armor. One of the things that he mentioned was how drivers kept the M3A1 submachine guns in their laps in combat ready to snap shoot at pop up targets.

[@dans.5745]

Always a good idea. Even the loaders carried the grease gun (SMG) to shoot at any VC with an RPG.

[@Riceball01]

On a similar note, from what I understand, troops riding in M113s tended to ride unbuttoned either sitting on the roof of the vehicle (with sandbags lining the floor) or standing with the top hatch open and facing out. I've seen pictures of M113s with M60s behind shields sitting on the sides and back of the roof of the vehicle to help supplement the .50 in front.

[@dans.5745]

@@Riceball01 Yes. That is fact. Was common practice. Measures taken to reduce injuries from land mines. Was safer to be blown by concussion out of the vehicle than rattle around inside.

[@01Ezio]

In addition to Number 16 Even today a Recon-Element uses at least two soldiers or vehicles. One vehicle can´t fire and drive. But two vehicle can secure each others movment. (One drives, the other provides fire if needed). That Marching is a big part isn´t really suprising. You can be the best fighter in the world, but if you never reach your assembly area, reach it only in an very inefficient way or reach it only tired the unit might be useless in the fight.

[@pRahvi0]

0:37 "grab a plate of cookies... [shows meat grinder / wurst machine] ...with a glass of milk... [shows a bottle of wine / beer]" I see, I see...

[@Bj5m17h]

From the perspective of an old American recon/cavalry scout, most of this is sop. I could make a detailed list and might... As it were, the primary weakness of the Panzergrenadiers was that there were not enough to begin with, in the way of units, vehicles and reserves. This of course led to a number of problems, making things harder for the panzers and the regular infantry alike, both tactically and strategically. In Barbarossa especially, combat formation losses were unsustainable early on, and only got worse. Great video to round out the year. Looking forward to more :)

[@jackee-is-silent2938]

#16 about 2 vehicles for recce is still done today. In the Canadian Armed Forces, a Recce Patrol is two vehicles and is the smaller unit sent on a tasking, even short-ranged. This also goes back to the principle of pairing weapons as a minimum. Learned by Lord Wellington in one of his battles in India, where he had a single artillery piece go out of action. Never should be less than 2 weapons.

[@twostep1953]

You always need one recon vehicle in over-watch. If the other gets blown up there is still someone left to report the location of the bad guys.

[@colincampbell767]

#27 (about fuel cans outside the vehicles) is a lesson we had to re-learn in Iraq.

[@1337penguinman]

Wouldn't it be smarter to put them outside the armor, though? Since if they get hit it won't set the crew compartment on fire.

[@onyxguardian1756]

@@1337penguinman burning fuel has a nasty habit of finding all the tiny gaps in the armour. Also the heat might turn the vehical into an oven.

[@Ruhrpottpatriot]

@@onyxguardian1756 Eh, it's not that bad, as you can see in most eastern block tanks. Just don't put them directly on the flat engine deck, but mount them on the sides.

[@TheChieftainsHatch]

In fairness, the external fuel blivets on the M1s were mounted very high on the vehicle. Lower mounts are not a particular issue.

[@patmos09]

The “subvert expectations” icon is Princess Leia.

[@looinrims]

Rian Johnson Definitely subverted everyone’s expectations, it just cost the franchise

[@juliantheapostate8295]

It certainly subverted my expectations. I expected it to be good

[@logoseven3365]

My grandfather moved a field artillery battalion across the USA to a east coast port. Every exit on the route had MP’s blocking it. Moving a unit is almost as difficult combat.

[@twostep1953]

The importance of M.P.'s during Movement is definitely under-rated. During a brigade field exercise, the other Mech battalion was late getting through an intersection, and with no M.P.'s - which should have been there (failure on the part of brigade and division staffs) - our units got intermixed down to individual vehicles.

[@eugenvonsurschnitzler9588]

Frohe und besinnliche Weihnachten - Guten Rutsch ins neue Jahr und genieße Deine Auszeit.

[@johnwakamatsu3391]

I received the Panzer Mark IV book in the mail yesterday. I enjoy watching your videos.

[@marcelosilveira2276]

I thought you were going to talk about wargames like BoltAction when you started with “you got a panzergranadier company with a ton of halftracks” and my first thought was “f***... that will take a long time to paint and glue...”

[@Ork20111]

Painting a couple of halftracks take a lot of time, so you're rigth. But don't worry you have a lot of men to do it.

[@yesyesyesyes1600]

Ever tried Flames of War? It is supereasy barely an inconvenience 😊😊😊

[@jlozano2615]

“Mooooooom, a full sized armored panzergrenadier company followed me home. Can I keep them?”

[@williamscottshelton945]

a few years ago I did receive a panzergrenadier company for Christmas! minitures for the game "flames of wars!" :) made it for a unit of Grossdeutsland

[@robertascii5498]

The "Monty Python Doctrine" that's just brilliant!!!

[@danh8302]

Love the videos, thanks! Tip on pronunciation for “Column”. You are a saying it co-lumn, it should be col-umn. Short on the O sound instead of long. Evenly paced no emphasis. Not to nitpick, most words you say are spot on. Thanks again.

[@kingofdragonsgameplay1369]

Love your content! Please do a video on tankettes in WW2, specifically the way they were intended to be used, the way they were used in actuality, and how effective they were at their roles (and if they were worth it). Thank you!

[@jamesmortimer4016]

Shooting with an SMG out of a STUG´s vision slit *Stuglife intensifies*

[@maxkennedy8075]

James Mortimer Stug drive by shooting

[@1johnmthompson]

It amazing how much of that translates to U.S. Mech Infantry. I would suspect that it should be taught in all platoon leader courses and the warrior leader course etc.

[@ofcr3237]

Suprisingly not a lot. Since U.S. was on the winning side most of these lessons learned from Wermacht were not taken to account. And this can be easily explained. Winning means that you are doing something right so no point on adjusting your equipment and tactics. This later proves a fatal error.

[@antalz]

I think commandment 11 is trying to say that if there is a marching holdup, each leader should go forward (I suspect to the front of his own vehicle) to check for the most common cause of holdups: the driver has fallen asleep. Specfically, I think "gehort nach vorne" translates less clumsily as "should go forward", and I think "bis zu ihrer Ursache" is just referring to the fact that the driver sits in the front. The first sentence is in some way a joke, and the second sentence is the punchline.

[@Thirdbase9]

During a training exercise we had a vehicle crew fall asleep during a stop on a night move. We ended up losing the front half of the column. Not a fun occurrence.

[@dans.5745]

I found this very interesting, and can agree from personal experience (Company Commander of a Mechanized Infantry unit in Germany during the Cold War). The March Commandments are very important because normal infantry training does not cover this. Making sure the drivers are awake is especially important, and the same applies to dismounted troops at night that temporarily halt during single file movement. It is even possible to literally fall asleep while walking. Make sure soldiers don't fall asleep while manning weapons (& having their fingers on the trigger) with live ammo. Some people wake up with a jolt & are disoriented. No one likes to be around trigger-happy soldiers. Temporarily halting during a night march is one of those things that can cause the most problems for maintaining unit cohesion. Even at night halts, you have to keep vehicle separation and you can't use normal lights or talk on the radio. It is also not a good idea to stay stationary out on a road for too long. If halting for a known period of time, you have to determine if it may be necessary to pull off the road or trail & take concealed or protected positions while waiting for the March to resume.

[@nancybarnes29]

i just read the comments that preceeded mine..... im amazed at your patience and incite sprinkled with candor !! very very good, your almost ready for total metaphysical combat! i really did enjoy the 30 dictums for pz gtrnd. officers, merry christmas and may peace break out everywhere vty r.g.wachendorf

[@MatoVuc]

The sleeping thing in the military is def a thing. Normally, you wouldn't think that sleeping on top of an APC around noon in the summer sun in full combat load would be particularly pleasent, but i swear that was one of my most enjoyable 20 minutes during my service. I sweat it felt better lying flat on that metal roof then in the climatized dismount compartment.

[@lavrentivs9891]

I'm a bit surprised that the distance between the vehicles during a march was so short (25 m). When I was a driver in the army, we had a 100 m distance between vehicles as standard.

[@dans.5745]

Agree, 100m was more standard for my unit. I think the threat of air attack is the primary difference.

[@lavrentivs9891]

@@dans.5745 For us it was the combination of air attack and if we were ambushed only one or two vehicles would be caught in the fire, giving the rest of the column time to pull off the road and fight back from outside the ambush zone.

[@dans.5745]

@@lavrentivs9891 Yes, that's correct.

[@billd.iniowa2263]

#7 at time mark 4:03 "In the case of trucks put the ropes on the front axle" Whoa, hold on there Commander. Thats likely to tear that axle right off. Always attach ropes and chains to the FRAME of a vehicle. I know, I seen a guy do this. Merry Christmas Bernhard.

[@talknight2]

Most military vehicles are designed with frequent towing in mind.

[@thomasglessner6067]

Thank you for the great information. I really like the text you show and the commentary you add. Very easy to grasp. 30 commandments for commanders, fascinating.

[@podvac3437]

Love your videos merry Christmas

[@nagamanjunath2102]

Wonderful explanation. This is exactly the kind of channel I was looking for.

[@nco_gets_it]

ruunning the vehicle 15 minutes per hour not only keeps the engine warm, but also keeps the batteries charged. AFVs are not forts.

[@terraflow__bryanburdo4547]

The Krauts were burning fuel around the clock. WWII was an oil war.

[@dans.5745]

Your radios & interior lights drain the battery on the vehicle, so you have to run the engine to recharge the battery.

[@WilliamJones-Halibut-vq1fs]

During Barbarossa fuel consumption was 6-10 times estimated requirements primarily due to the need to use the half tracks as tractors or transports because the trucks eg semi trailers and medium trucks couldn’t get through the quagmire. I think problems with using the captured Russian rail system figured as well. Towards the end of the war the majority of German trucks were a 2.5 to 3 ton capacity 4WD truck eg Opel. While the Germans had plenty of good truck designs the more complex 6wd drive Trucks and semi traitors were too hard to mass produce. Masses of American 6WD Trucks developed for the US logging industry gave the Russians an advantage. The disadvantage the Germans suffered in oil was massive. They had less than 1/10th the oil. On the eastern front they would somtimes have to shutdown operations and manouverung for days due to lack of fuel. This meant their tactics couldn’t be put to use.

[@dans.5745]

@@WilliamJones-Halibut-vq1fs Yes, but we must also factor in the German Army's traditional failures in intelligence, strategy & logistics versus their stunning successes in combat operations at the tactical & operational level. Unlike British & American military planners & staffs, the Germans paid much less attention to the absolute necessity of good logistics & a coherent national military strategic vision. The Germans had no clear idea of how to defeat the USSR's national government, despite knowing how to win on the battlefield in 1941 against an poorly trained, led & equipped army that was surprised by the attack. The German Army was under-supplied, over-extended, exhausted, depleted & over-confident by November 1941, and without any sizable reserves of combat troops, equipment, or transport. The Soviet Army by contrast was getting larger, more lethal, more mobile & better led by mid-1942. If Stalin refused to negotiate, die or surrender, then the Germans would be stuck with a long & brutal war of attrition against a larger enemy.

[@gunarsmiezis9321]

@@dans.5745 "USSR's national government" What? Are you a boļševik that you say there is a soviet people and the party is its government? You clearly speck a different language.

[@Pantsugrenadiere]

A vidéo about panzergrenadier for Christmas......cannot expect better from you ^^

[@johnnypopulus5521]

Well, the Stug School Pamphlet & these commandments need to be the next Indiegogo campaign. Merry Christmas to you, Bernhard.

[@Ruhrpottpatriot]

15:10 The German quote says "Gegenstoß", while the English translation says "counter-attack". However you point out, that a Gegenstoß is a "counter-thrust" and not a "counter-attack". Small translation error ;)

[@MilitaryHistoryVisualized]

literal "counter-thrust", but it means "hasty counter-attack" in English.

[@Ruhrpottpatriot]

@@MilitaryHistoryVisualized Ah, I missed the "hasty", my bad. Still I don't like "hasty counter-attack" at all. It's too similar to the regular "counter-attack" and misread (as I obviously have done). "Counter-thrust" would be the better wording in my eyes. The rest of the slide is great. I especially like the "Defense without counter-attack? Was?", as we were always exhorted to plan a counter-attack during tactical-planning-training. And btw: The part about sleeping is also very true. "Stehe nie wenn du sitzen kannst. Sitze nie wenn die liegen kannst. Schlafe wann immer du schlafen kannst." was one of the mantra's my battalion commander always said.

[@smeb4086]

Motorcycles were quite effective tho. Cheap, fast, easy to repair and the MG increases scouting elements firepower by alot.

[@godweenausten]

The motorcycles were loud though. Imagine a recon motorcycle company driving through the countryside. You could hear them and locate them from miles away. And somewhere I read that comparatively, motorcycles were actually not that cheap.

[@smeb4086]

@@godweenausten Well on a forest road you cant hear motorcycle from that far, on open and flat terrain like russia, sure they are easy to hear. Motorcycles were cheaper than cars and cars at that time were quite loud too. Motorcycle is also easy to pull away from mud for example.

[@bezahltersystemtroll5055]

@@smeb4086 the Kübelwagen was cheaper then the heavy Wehrmacht motorcycles :)

[@samcollins8291]

Thanks for mentioning the sleep issue it answered a question from a previous video.

[@markcantemail8018]

Thank you Bernhard for the Christmas Translation .

[@samstewart4807]

lol love all your videos! Merry Christmas to you and your family.

[@frankmueller2781]

The perfect Christmas gift: a Panzergrenadier Company!

[@gunarsmiezis9321]

Just imagine what could be done with your very own Panzergrenadier Company that recondnises you as the commander and will do what you say.

[@501ststormtrooper9]

@Ted Hubert Pagnanawon Crusio Make sure to call reinforcements just in case!

[@seaape1070]

Merry Christmas and thank you for another fantastic year!

[@wntu4]

The emphasis on the march is no surprise to me. It is said that Confederate Cavalry General Nathan Bedford Forrest attributed success in battle to 'getting there first and with the most'. Words of wisdom for the mounted warrior to live by.

[@Subsidiarity3]

I would love to hear Nicholas Moran's, the Chieftain, take on this document. I'm probably not the only one. He might be able to illustrate them with personal anecdotes or additional knowledge.

[@MilitaryHistoryVisualized]

Agreed, sent him a message about it.

[@TheChieftainsHatch]

I'll have a look at doing so.

[@michaelmclachlan1650]

And if anyone's wondering, The Chieftain did: kzbin.info/www/bejne/a4fXp36ZoJdopJI Enjoy

[@arsenal-slr9552]

Expectations definitely not subverted with these videos!

[@michaelhorning6014]

"Never stand when you can sit, never sit when you can lie down, never stay awake when you can be asleep."

[@TheAmishStig]

Merry Christmas and Metal New Year! Silly as it sounds, this gave me a couple ideas for the next time I play Bolt Action by borrowing a friend's Panzergrenadiers...

[@napoleonwilson3912]

Merry Christmas Bernhard. Thank you for the excellent videos.

[@thomaszhang3101]

Motorcycle messengers? Don’t they have a radios per column? It makes sense to have one per half track.

[@AndreiTupolev]

#8 "Your most energetic officer". Meaning the company's Little Hitler.

[@alekseichanyshev2931]

Well, damn - I recently recieved a Panzergrenadier-Kompanie. In a 1:100 scale, but still - a well timed video!

[@stephenbritton9297]

The Panzer saying "there seems to be something wrong with our infantry" reminds me of certain RN Admiral at Jutland in the previous war...

[@MilitaryHistoryVisualized]

finally, someone got the reference :)

[@stephenbritton9297]

"Chatfield, there seems to be something wrong with our bloody ships today." Beatty. One of the most British quotes of all time!

[@WilliamJones-Halibut-vq1fs]

Stephen Britton This got down to lower levels of compartmentalisation of RN ships since they required greater comfort levels due to the long voyages RN required (German ships were heavily compartmentalised) but it’s said it was mainly due to a badly conceived drill that left interconnecting powder room doors open to increase cyclical firing rates. My recollection is that the ships that sank from powder room explosions were all Battlecruisers not Battleships that were either designed to either over power mere cruisers 1/3rd their size or stay out of range of German battleships 11/12 inch guns using their superior speed and longer ranged 15 inch guns from a distance. Things didn’t work out that way. I imagine the strong RN tradition of seldom running from a fight might have been the problem.

[@stephenbritton9297]

William Jones-Halibut you are correct... while I’m not Drachinfel, I do have a bit of nautical knowledge. Biggest issue was the failure to maintain discipline with cordite powder charges. Compartmentation issues were less of an issue, at least in so far as to what Beatty was talking since those ships simply blew up. That said, several SMS ships got hammered and either made it back to port or were able to survive long enough to effectively abandon ship due to the compartments

[@dans.5745]

@@stephenbritton9297 Yes, the British crew removed the Powder bags from the magazine and stockpiled them at the base of the barbettes. That increased the risk of flash fire & explosions in the battlecruisers.

[@twostep1953]

(former Mech Infantry platoon leader) #25 Patton (as did all commanders) also had a problem with higher casualties among the infantry than any other type of soldiers. Life expectancy for infantry is a 50% chance of being hurt within the first 30 days of combat. In the U.S. Army in northwest Europe, something like 80% of all casualties were infantry, but this includes a LOT of them with small wounds from shrapnel after being hit with artillery or mortars. They returned to duty in a few months or less.

[@thomasvandevelde8157]

There´s a reason for this nagging about keeping the engines warm. My father was a company commander in multiple Panzer(grenadier) Divisions, to his own frustrations often. And about 50% those engines of trucks etc didn´t start... Because by 1943 trucks were equipped with woodgas generators and the Halftracks, at best, got the most low quality petrol you can imagine. We often forget that Germany had no fuel, and the fuel there was, was the worst one can imagine. Something around Super 75 or something, there being a huge content of impurities and other ´biofuel´ additives (that is why I know the answer to many failing engines today hehe). And inferior fuel and harsh environments meant that more often than not, during the Winter of ´41, they had been caught with their pants down. This situation only aggravated, because in ´41 they had fuel in liquid form most of the time. By 1943 however, my father´s only concern was about the oldtimers (Barbarossa veterans) alive, as to supply a core of experienced squad and platoon leaders... And fuel. About what wood to cut down, which not to cut down, and dump in their trucks. All things that somehow didn´t seep into the ´shit for brains´ staff their heads that no company commander should be dealing with. About those minefields: it´s very strange that my father mentioned those too, he knew specifically of his head the weight at which each AT-mine would detonate. I dunno why he remembered this so clearly, but since he was part of a veteran of Barbarossa all the way to the end in ´45 in the West, I suspect that they did dismount weapons etc from their trucks and halftracks, and just ´rode in between´ to not hold up the offensive. It must be noted that the standard AT-mine detector was... A light squad, given long poles to stick into the ground, sometimes even with their bayonets. And you can put markers than, and ride your lightly packed trucks in between? The latter is pure speculation, but the fact he mentioned advance rates of 120km/24hrs, than you´re clearly not stopping for a minefield, but just driving around/trough it at good luck. Mine warfare developed only good and well during World War 2, with later mixtures of AP and AT-mines being the norm, but I suspect the Soviets didn´t think that far yet in ´41. And they clearly forgot Commandment no. 31: Nail shut the open parts of your halftrack, unless you want to lose 2 or 3 full squads by Russians throwing in bundles of (stick) grenades from 50 meters away, killing everybody instantly... Which is why I suspect they often laughed at the theory lessons given by OKH, like ´do not tie your jerrycans to the outside!´ That was until triple WIA turned my father into an instructor himself! Than it clearly was less fun :-) Long story made short, hope it clears up something about the fuel quality, many carburator engines can´t handle additives due to different evaporation ratios etc. We see this again today with biofuel (read: booze leftovers) added to either 2-stroke or oldtimer engines! Ow about the sleeping thing: remember that these guys were fed ´energy pills´ and ´wake up pills´ continuously. My father mentioned these too, problem was they had these strange side-effects, like when being awake/fighting 26hrs solid, you (literally) crash into a deep sleep in some trench, and nobody gets you out of it for half a day. Another problem was the fact they often..... Did you-know-what in their pants while in sleep etc, simply because of fear, or accumulated fatigue, there´s no shame in this in warfare actually. I asked my father if this happened ´all the time?´ and he said ´all the time, regardless of the one-off event in the movies, it happens to veterans too often´. So unless you´ve got 15 fresh uniforms, it´s handy to have somebody to keep you awake and attentive, for *multiple, some considered dishonorable* reasons. That´s why they always, always, always drove with somebody in the front seat with the transport trucks too, an NSKK-veteran told me. There was the danger of blindly riding into an ambush, since you´re driving with doused lights amidst a sea of snow, with just the front truck to orient yourself on. Imagine looking at ´snow´ on an old Analog TV for 8hr non-stop... The same person who drove the trucks, once *did* ride into an ambush, because he was arguing with his drive-along buddy/greenhorn about the safety of lighting a cigarette ´to keep him awake´. He said ´don´t do it! We´re not behind enemy lines, this is partisan country!´ and no sooner had the cigarette been lighted and some Vasily outside blew right trough the front window, into the poor guy´s head, they had a KIA before they even got to the front. So people tend to do all sorts of stupid things when they get tired. And in Russia, there´s always another friend: The Russian Winter! My father fell asleep once while ´standing´ on guard, and they woke him up, but his helmet was frozen to his ears and head. So they had to take him behind the lines, ignite some petrol (which was considered blasphemy) and slowly heat the helmet, to tear it of his head. That was the Soviet counteroffensive, Winter ´41, later they got better winter equipment, but being caught outside in a blizzard there often meant certain WIA/KIA due to frostbite. So, especially in winter, this was a potentially dangerous thing for one´s health. Keep up the good work, love this channel!

[@MilesStratton]

Well I know what next years christmas present will be...

[@whiskeytangosierra6]

A Happy New Year to you and yours as well. I once thought owning a Sdkfz 250 or 251 would be very fun. Then I stated to learn about the reliability of these vehicles and decided a jeep was much more realistic since I don't have a crew available.

[@jhnshep]

Jingles salt mining Ltd,,,,, lol 6:35 Training jumps when I was in would involve a 10-15 min flight before standing up and jumping out, that time was spent mostly drooling on your reserve chute.

[@kronprinzfriedrichwilhelmv1564]

Frohe Weihnachten sehr coole Videos find ich sehr interessant die damalige Zeit und die Wehrmacht, du bist doch deutscher oder? Höre ich gleich an deinem Englisch^^ weiter so und finde es auch sehr gut das du es immer in Englisch und Deutsch machst:) MFG

[@leertaste_uwu8894]

er ist "Österreicher mit preußischen Tendenzen"

[@kronprinzfriedrichwilhelmv1564]

@@leertaste_uwu8894 achso okey na dann ist er bei uns herzlich willkommen wir sind doch eh alle Brüder egal ob Preuße oder Österreicher :)

[@greenmagic8ball198]

Es gibt nicht genug Lust auf deutsche Videos. Zwei Videos in verschiedenen Sprachen ist viel Arbeit mit wenige Vorteile.

[@MaxSluiman]

Top video! Happy Christmas! And a good 2020!

[@j3v167]

Rommel's DAK Sdkfz 250 Greif had 6 jerry cans mounted on the rear of his vehicle. One cannot see clearly whether these were for fuel, water or both..

[@billparker244]

Concerning #16, in the US Navy today, we go by TPI or "two person integrity" with high risk situations. That mostly concerns weapons safety during training but, is also extrapolated to include other high risk situations as well. The US Army says "battle buddy", Navy SPECWAR says "swim buddy", ETC. Something I'm sure you've all heard before. Just wanted to make a corollary point between the two ideas. Great channel!

[@sapperjaeger]

One of the best videos!

[@ZechsMerquise195]

That bit about sleep is dead-on. When I was in the military I prided myself to be able to sleep anywhere, within minutes of sitting or laying down.

[@teaser6089]

Jeez, Didn't expect that Panzergrenadier division this Christmas If I'd know, I'd baked more schnitzels

[@WorshipinIdols]

Rule #10 concerning 25 meters is only applicable at slow speeds (and only if your forward, right and left is covered with fields of fire from your vehicles and other vehicles (like the sturmgechutz) and recon has cleared it. Otherwise you slow down and walk through the sector with the 1/2-track providing covering fire. If your deep in the rear totally out of combat, MAX IT OUT!

[@briandamage5677]

Merry Christmas, MHV!

[@giulioaprati338]

Reciving half-trucks as a panzer granadier feels like reciving a shitty gilf from your uncle and be forced to accept it thanking it too

[@DoomDutch]

Hahaha, that Jingles reverence :D Now back to the salt mines with ya!

[@WorshipinIdols]

YES YES! Rule number #9 is the KEY! Keep your strongest marcher in the rear to motivate the slower man, aid them if a piece of equipment is bothersome or in desperate cases get the medic to get him out of here , drop the slowest man and move...

[@b1laxson]

Can I get the fuel depot dlc for them?

[@MlTGLIED]

Frohe Weihnachten euch allen 🎄

[@ottovalkamo1]

Schönen Tag!

[@andrebas1124]

In Russian/Ukrainian, youalso have 2 types of counter attack, just like in German. 1) counter offensive "from wheels" or "from the move" - when you attack without preparations, f.e. immediatelly after the march to new position. "counter-ataka s hodu" 2) classical counter attack with preparations. Also, if you are interested, they have. "vstrechny boy" - literally "meeting fight" when both parties are in offensive formations, in oposite to situation when one of themis in defensive formation and other is in offensive

[@alanwright3172]

Fröhliche Weihnachten mien Herr

[@Jatischar]

Commendable effort, but it should be "mein" , simple mixup.

[@alanwright3172]

entschuldigung mein deutsch ist nicht so gut😂😂😂

[@zulubeatz1]

Remember a Panzer Grenadier company is not just for Chrismas...

[@jaimejaime2930]

Happy new year! I'm happy to know you intend to create for another year.

[@justsomedude7583]

Personal favorite Commandment: Hey, driver! That smg there in your door? Don't let it just sit there and get rusty! It is also your duty to shoot the enemy if they close enough through your little observation slit!

[@andypaine7489]

Wow, this is great stuff. Every lieutenant should read this. And a note on rule 16. I was taught that lesson as "two is one, and one is none..." Never just send or have "one".

[@T33K3SS3LCH3N]

If the slowest unit is an attached Ferdinand, screw the command vehicle and start pushing.

[@cascadianrangers728]

Some things never change. In Iraq and Afghanistan, the few times I was lucky enough to ride instead of march, vics kept 25m dispersion standard

[@chriscw3487]

the short "punchy" nature of the commandments speaks to me of an army trying to bring 2nd or 3rd tier officers up to speed in a hurry

[@neurofiedyamato8763]

Keep things short and simple right?

[@chriscw3487]

@@neurofiedyamato8763 more than that I think ...the need to bring supply/rear echelon officers up to speed with the reality of combat NOW ...all those earlier German victories cost their army its spear point ...its a problem with having a two (or more) tier army

[@QemeH]

To this day, we call things that are designed to be understood by very simple minds "soldatensicher" (lit. "soldier-proof", as in "even a soldier couldn't fuck this up") in germany.

[@keithplymale2374]

Merry Christmas to your and yours at Military History Visualized.

[@neues3691]

Jetzt bin ich fürs Leben gewappnet.

[@juanzulu1318]

Panzergrenadier! Dran, drauf, drüber!

[@thomascalahan8494]

My uncle was an panzergrenadier. An 50 cal. machine gun could ventilate a hanomag in a heartbeat. He is lucky he lived thru the war.

[@Chabbrik]

The third commandment reminds about the Lean and ToC concepts of flow. So much ahead of its time.

[@blockboygames5956]

'So lean back, grab a plate of cookies, with a glass of "milk" and enjoy.' That milk bottle looks a lot like a wine bottle. Just sayin'

[@daveybernard1056]

I wonder how many groups of Overlanders in their 4x4's operating in the desert Southwest are taking notes on how to operate a mechanized column, with motorcycle messengers.

[@bryancoombesart]

Many of these rules are helpful for playing Company of Heroes 2

[@rune.theocracy]

Literally was thinking earlier how my jogging pants would look like Panzergrenadiers trousers if it had the camo design and if I had the German puttees along with jackboots, yes I was thinking about this while marching home from our christmas family reunion, thank you Military History very cool.

[@tHeWasTeDYouTh]

"Tritt nie auf einen grünen Stein, es könnt ein Panzergreni sein!"

[@cptminime3944]

Best Intro of all time!