Territories Under German Control Till The End of WWII - The Very Last Battles of WW2 in Europe

[@HistoryHustle]

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[@dasbear-1408]

Yes the battle that the allies and germans fought together to besiege the itter castle 🏰 in May 5 1945 Against the SS

[@wurlitzerlibertyinc.1612]

12,000 Germans under Admiral Friedrich Frisius held Dunkirk till 9 May 1945

[@HistoryHustle]

Indeed, Dunkirk underwent a second siege.

[@gentlemen.7621]

@@HistoryHustle Ironic

[@alex_poly1147]

@@HistoryHustle do you have something of the first one, where the English where pushed back to the boats? There something special happend, what had to change the war, so we thought

[@HaThatsLovely]

@@alex_poly1147 British, not English

[@petrhouzar9551]

So 12,000 Germans were held there by Czech and Canadian troops till the end of war and they even fed themselves. Great. Don't forget it was a sideshow. Dunkirk had no use to both sides, it wasnt even a submarine base for Germans. Allies assumed the port would be demolished during the attack and it would be costly in that terrain. So, no real attack happened there. Plus, Czech troops surrounding Dunkirk couldn't be used in other battlefronts, due to lack of replacements, so the Allied HQ (not Czechs) was happy to find a role with low casualty rate for them there. Almost 100,000 Germans were wasted and held in their own POW camps (the bypassed ports in France).

[@janstepien9892]

My grandmother was sopouse to evacuate through W. Gustloff. She was a bit late, to get on the ship. This year she finishes 94 😀

[@HistoryHustle]

Wow! She must've been very lucky back then... My grandma is now 95 by the way. Incredable what these people must've seen in their lives.

[@lt.ancenagon8353]

My grandmother was supposed to be evacuated by the Gustloff, was late too, and got onto another ship (from a family friend I think). Survived.

[@feialot8926]

I’m Brazilian and for me it’s incredible the ordeal that they faced.All war is a incredible waste of lives and brilliant minds that could help the mankind. give my congratulations for your grandmother.

[@markforster2794]

My mother, grandmother and uncle all queued up to get on that boat but didn’t make it. They made their way to Frankfurt aM to escape the Russians. See the book Crabwalk.

[@lt.ancenagon8353]

@@feialot8926 I can`t help it, but its hard for me to feel sympathy for them (my family I wrote about). They supported the NSDAP, some of them were part of the Waffen-SS and fought in the Battle of Stalingrad (and survived -.-) so... yeah. They supported the warmongers, they all had Mein Kampf at home so they knew that the NSDAP wanted and still supported them. I have close to none grief for them but for the people that suffered under the Nazi`s terror.

[@lt.ancenagon8353]

That battle he referred to, where Wehrmacht and US forces fought side by side against the Waffen-SS was the Battle of Castle Itter, by the way

[@foxsparrow8973]

I'm surprised that was never made into a movie. Its also interesting on how castles remained good fortresses up until modern times.

[@lt.ancenagon8353]

@@foxsparrow8973 now that you say it, yeah.. There is a documentary about its, but haven't seen any movie style things about this battle

[@lt.ancenagon8353]

@The Nova renaissance yep. And that song is amazing!

[@tonyromano6220]

Lt. Ancenagon I forgot that was real!

[@patrickbateman4148]

They lost the war but won my heart

[@daveanderson3805]

I didn't realise that the germans still held territory in Greece at the end of the war By the way you should have more subscribers Yours is one of the best history channels on KZbin

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks Dave! And as always, feel free to share:)

[@georget8008]

They were holding Chania (Crete) and the island of Milos until May 8 1945. Both places have the largest natural harbours in eastern Mediterranean. I wonder why Hitler cared about these harbours nomatter how large the were, since his troops had retreated from the entire southeastern Europe.

[@sjonnieplayfull5859]

@@georget8008 to keep the Royal Navy from using them? Also: evacuating from an island when the enemy rules the sea and the air is even more dangerous then invading it while the enemy only rules the sea. Staying put was the safest option in the short run.

[@bazzakeegan2243]

Probably "The Best" Kudos to Stefan!

[@aleksandarvukovic5886]

Yes German hold 10 division in the Balkan most in Yugoslavia, 10 more in western Europe and over 120 divisions on the east front against Russia from 1941-45

[@will9605]

Hi Stefan, I didn't realize Finland switched sides in 1944 and that there was fierce fighting in Lappland with German forces retreating to Norway. Thanks for bringing this to light!

[@HistoryHustle]

Thank you, Will.

[@tony-te7gd]

Most german allies did turn on them in the end, like romania and italy. Germany definitely had by far the strongest fighting spirit, only rivaled by japan who wasnt really an ally other than in name

[@laurikotivuori1585]

@@tony-te7gd They didn't really have an option. Italy Romania and Finland could survive the war by joining the allies, but no matter what Germany did it was gonna be mowed to the ground from both sides, especially by the Soviets.

[@tony-te7gd]

@@laurikotivuori1585 yep, it was definitely best for the others to cut their losses.

[@DaroriDerEinzige]

@@laurikotivuori1585 Nah, it not only that. I mean, I see your point and to a certain extend you're right but the difference was also; Germans - and that's something which kinda died too in that destructive war due to the Nazis - took alot of pride into the whole concept of "Honour". Many German Soldiers were actually against certain policies and alike, but they swore an Oath so they had to keep goin' on. Also, German Mentality was simple; to go until the bitter end. This spirit was slaughtered by the Nazis and their war though.

[@malorkie]

I am not even going to skip the adds, happy to see you are generating a bit of income from all of your hours of work. Keep it up!!!

[@HistoryHustle]

Many thank, Johan :)

[@mikelynch7271]

Good for you johan

[@dylanross2305]

Does skipping adds make a difference for the content creator? Always wondered that..

[@ChristianRingdal]

@@dylanross2305 Yes, it makes a difference

[@Jack29151]

@@dylanross2305 you only have to view 5 seconds of an ad for ad sense to pay the creator. for me skipping depends on the ad, if it's an annoying or inappropriate ad I skip it, if it interests me I watch it.

[@krisfrederick5001]

Love your content and presentation, you just earned a new subscription. Imagine what those 400,000 Wehrmacht sitting in Norway defending a dead U-Boat war would have influenced. The Battle of the Seelow Heights, Operation Autumn Mist, the Battle of Berlin. Etc. Hindsight is 20/20 and endlessly fascinating.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks!

[@alecmiddleton1842]

Yes but... Atomic bomb, making all revisions of Nazi late war strategy moot. Also, the presenter omitted the many Nazis that still occupy every tenth KZbin comment!

[@andrewmckee8874]

not a lot really half of those maybe front line troops, wrote a few more lines realised it wasn't worth it. Hitler just a sore loser in life and war. He lost it all when he invaded France, or perhaps even sooner when he hadn't the money to pay for everything he promised so looked to war, just a big cover up for a failed ponzi scheme.. Or Operation 'nick everyone's gold while creating a war as a distraction'

[@ivanbro1208]

@@alecmiddleton1842 proud

[@gabrielcurry457]

@@ivanbro1208 ?

[@thehypest6118]

My grandfather fought in the Courland pocket in the 15th SS as part of the Latvian legion, once the war ended he quickly got on a boat to England to escape soviet reprisal

[@HistoryHustle]

Interesting. What did he tell you about his experiences?

[@TobascoCatMC]

The Hypest SS? So he was a proper nazi? Would have only been justice to be punished by those whom he/his countrymen had killed in the millions.

[@futurevegan8617]

The 15th SS Latvian Legion’s wikipedia page says they were forcibly conscripted and decimated in the chaos of the eastern front... Granted, wikipedia isn’t the best source, and I skimmed it, but that doesn’t really sound like a “proper nazi” to me. Maybe he was a decent guy, and maybe he was terrible... but the Russians and Germans have moved on from this today, maybe you could follow their lead? Almost everyone who was old enough to commit a war crime during WW2 is dead now... I wish they would have caught everyone who did evil and given them to the Russians too, but not everyone’s former nazi grandpa is Mengele. If you were a German man, and old enough to hold a gun by 1945, you were probably a nazi soldier. The OP’s grandfather sounds Latvian, and it sounds like he could have either joined the SS or had a stool kicked out from under him with piano wire tied around his neck.

[@comradeofthebalance3147]

@@MaidenLover13 What did you expect from an army that was hardened by street fighting in a defensive war? Clearly the war crimes are not justified by any means, however considering the size and the obvious anger of the Soviet armies, combined without a proper doctrine on what to do with captured territories, it was inevitable. Any SS soldiers should be put on trial, the Allies would have been more lenient.

[@ivarkich1543]

How did he managed to reach England by boat? It's too difficult to be true, taking into account certain geographical circumstances. As I know some of Latvian legionaires escaped to Sweden (that is close), but the Swedish part forcibly extradicted almost all of them back to the USSR.

[@tonycavanagh1929]

400,000 in Norway, I bet they were glad not to have to fight and die.

[@HistoryHustle]

For sure!

[@tonycavanagh1929]

@Still White LOL dont give me that bollox, there is nothing honorable dying for a lost cause. Dead is dead, you dont come back from that. All those German soldiers escaping to the Wet, so they would not end up in Soviet hands. I call that smart. I guess you would rather they stayed fought and died. LOL Yup I know for a fact, that after you have kecked your pants , you would be following the rest running to the west.

[@paulherzog9605]

Safest place to be in the war. Light duty

[@kidd32888]

@@tonycavanagh1929 no honor for dying for lost cause especially for Nazi

[@ronaldregan1941]

well the germans troops were cut off anyway in Norway. I bet some of them could fight for the" Vaterland " to the end.

[@georget8008]

You missed the greek island of Milos. Though Greece had been liberated since October 1944, the garrison of Milos surrendered on May 8 1945. The same happened with the german garrison of Chania, Crete. A small area at the north west of Crete around the city of Chania, remained occupied until May 8 1945, when they surrendered to the greek army.

[@spudskie3907]

When did Allied forces land on Crete?

[@georget8008]

@@spudskie3907 there was not any large scale landing. In October 1944, the German army retreated from Greece. Small scale landings of allied and greek troops were occurring since mid September 1944 starting from Peloponese (southern Greece) and Crete. In Crete, the Germans, by Berlin's order, retreated to Chania where they retained an occupation zone around the city, while in the rest of the island greek authorities were regaining control. For the months that followed, the germans at Chania were surrounded. The Greek authorities and the Allies made an agreement that there would be no fights provided that there will be no more executions of civilians by the Germans. If even one was executed no German will be treated as POW. Almost the same occurred in the city of Athens. Some argue that there was a local agreement between the retreating germans and the liaisons of the greek government in exile so that there would be a smooth transition of power.

[@dunruden9720]

Greek. German

[@professornikos4905]

They were kept in order to fight a communist uprising, since EAM was powerfull in Chania. The Brits feared that since EAM was already powerfull enough in mainland Greece and a communist takeover was possible, they would pull a Taiwan and create an independent state in Crete. They almost did it, but the local leaders of the resistance that supported the government in exile, realised what was happening and reinstated the union with Greece. Though, sadly through the Germans, many communists were executed.

[@georget8008]

@@professornikos4905 can you name your resources? Because you are talking BS.

[@luxembourgishempire2826]

I was nearing the end of the video and I was thinking will Stefan mention the German troops in Svalbard? And you did! I can't wait for that story! Keep up the good work!

[@saharajat2557]

Can you give me a source please for this? I wanna read more about it.

[@luxembourgishempire2826]

@@saharajat2557 Sure. www.amusingplanet.com/2020/01/the-last-german-surrender.html?m=1

[@saharajat2557]

@@luxembourgishempire2826 Thanks

[@HistoryHustle]

I try to be as complete as possible. Glad I lived up to the expectations, cheers!

[@luxembourgishempire2826]

@@HistoryHustle No problem. If you ever do a video like this on Japan though, mention how one Japanese solider fought all the way until he surrendered in 1974 there's a simple history video on him btw.

[@msgfrmdaactionman3000]

I have read a lot about the last German troops in WW2 and how they were scattered about in pockets across Europe. Like in Courland when an extra body would get inside the back of a FW190 on the last flight out. This video was fascinating, thanks!

[@HistoryHustle]

Nice to read. Thanks!

[@paulherzog9605]

One of my grandfather's cousins was a Wehrmacht general captured by Red Army in Courland pocket. He died in Soviet POW camp in1948. Of starvation.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for sharing.

[@nikitasgarnier71]

Nice video! There are some interesting battles in the french alps and atlantic pockets in April-may 1945 too.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks!!

[@danditto4864]

Great video as usual!! Last days of World War II the Troops of Patton’s Fifth Infantry Division part of the Third Army was moving across Czechoslovakia so fast that the priority was fuel and ammo on getting supplies up to the front. My Grandmother’s brother had eaten nothing but Hershey’s Chocolate bars, small bottles of coke and cigarettes for three days when they ran into the Russians and stopped. Within hours of stopping , massive supply depots caught up with them with them complete with fresh uniforms, oranges, Army meatloaf , pan Cakes, cigars, condoms, tooth brushes, sun glasses, women’s nylons, barber kits, pocket size novels, movies, even sports equipment. All this stuff had been behind them trying to catch up.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for sharing some of your family's history. And wow, three days on chocolate, coke and cigarettes, not the best diet I'd say. Must have been such a relief when the supplies caught up.

[@danditto4864]

History Hustle They ended the war in Czechoslovakia, so they had to pull back into Germany, because it was now in the Soviet Zone.

[@HistoryHustle]

Yes, and so the Cold War started.

[@johnryder1713]

Thanks for the video Stefan, I remember reading how Atla in Norway was completely flattened on the poor people there except for a little Chapel in a Cemetery, to stop the Russians if they crossed the border there from having cover. But the great citizens rebuilt the whole place in subsequent years.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for watching!

[@morisco56]

Thanks 1000 for this video, I needed something like this, you are so underrated

[@HistoryHustle]

You're welcome! This one was a lot of work. Glad it pays off. As always, feel free to share!

[@Kaizen917]

Pretty informative video! Always found it incredible how crazy and anarchic the last days of the war were, certainly beyond recognition with our present day reality. I remember from history lessons back in Bulgaria that the government eventually turned against the Nazis as well when the Soviets were knocking on the door (similarly to the Finnish situation). The skirmishes were relatively small scale and mainly intercepting troops moving from Greece. With the communists taking over and purging anyone loyal to the monarchy however, circa 150k troops also got committed to fighting pockets of Nazi strongholds in Hungary(but I could be wrong on the figure). What I rather found kinda funny to hear at the time was that the armoured units were told to stay behind because the use of German built armour was seen as potential risk for friendly fire, even with red stars being painted on them.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for sharing.

[@matkocerniar1462]

If I remember right, the Bulgarian forces fought also in Yugoslavia, mostly close to Hungarian border, so you are not wrong.

[@janherburodo8070]

I've got an ad before the video. It's great that you are able to capitalize of your work. 👍 The fact that Germans had over 400k troops in Norway at the end of the war is very interesting. I bet those troops could make a difference in the battles of Eastern or Western front.

[@HistoryHustle]

Yes Jan, I do earn a small income with ads now. Thanks for watching as always and indeed, because Hitler was so stubborn on this matter it might have ended the war a little earlier then possible. If Norway was given up, those 400K soldiers could've make a difference in prolonging the conflict. VE-Day could've been in June of July 1945... But that is only speculating.

[@opoxious1592]

In april 1945, over 10 million German troops were still fighting at all fronts. They main problem was that Hitler did not want to give up ground in favor of a more manageable defense. This stubbornness of Hitler resulted in a situation were the German troops were spread out far to wide, to hold the ground that Hitler demanded to held and defend to the last man. Even when it did not serve any strategic value.

[@janherburodo8070]

@@opoxious1592 Source for that number?

[@opoxious1592]

Mark Felton is a British author and historian of the WW2. He wrote quite some books about almost all issues regarding WW2. The subjects he wrote is about the resistance fighters, to the secret weapons of WW2, to the last 5 months of the war from a German perspective what they called the "Götterdämmerung" . He also has a youtube channel were you can watch all sorts of small documentairies about subjects in WW2 that were rarely, or have never been investigated. Another good source is "Rolf-Dieter Müller" who also wrote some very good books. "Hitler's Wehrmacht 1935-1945" is one of my favorites from this historian. I hope i have helped you a bit regarding the sources you need.

[@janherburodo8070]

@@opoxious1592 I know his channel, but 10 million seems like a large number.

[@robertmiller2173]

You always deliver great documentaries, very balanced, thank you so much from Robert from New Zealand!

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for your reply.

[@Robert-cr3ge]

Super interessant weer! Helemaal top.

[@HistoryHustle]

Bedankt!

[@CrazyLeiFeng]

If you consider the battle between Croatians and Tito's partisans as the last battle of WW2 then it would be even more accurate to state that WW2 ended when USSR withdrew from Eastern Europe and collapsed in 1991. There was a case of a Ukrainian partisan who never surrendered to Soviets, lived in hiding and only legalized himself when Ukraine became independent in 1991.

[@HistoryHustle]

Yes, Baltic, Ukrainian and Polish resistance fighters kept fighting for years. Yet, I'd set the end at the last battle versus the fascists.

[@Luka23567]

WW2 never ended, only the bombing and shooting on a massive scale stopped. The war is still going on today. The war is against your mind, against the truth. The whole world is at war against the truth.

[@coolcolorado127]

@@Luka23567 so you're why my grocer is always out of tinfoil :(

[@Killerqueen69420]

That is a man of pure strength and will.

[@bazzakeegan2243]

I am impressed with this feature Stefan.....I had no idea that the Wehrmacht had so many troops in Norway by May 8 1945......

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for your reply!

[@Antimanele104]

10:32 That is the 442th US Infantry Regiment, made almost entirely from Japanese-American soldiers. The regiment is well known for fighting in the south of France and in Italy during WW2. There are stories that attest that the liberated civilians of Italy thought Japan joined the Allies in 1944 when they met them.

[@leonardomarta8562]

Yes . As a Italian , i've heard some stories of the japanese - american soldiers in Italy . According to some stories , they were very though and skilled in fighting the Germans.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for sharing.

[@natebox4550]

@@leonardomarta8562 they were the best soldiers America ever had. Fucked the nazis up.

[@jeffsanders1609]

The last American soldier to die in Europe in WWII was Charles Havlat. He was born in Nebraska but was the Son of Czech immigrants. He was killed in his parents homeland of on May 7, 1945 just a few miles from Prague

[@HistoryHustle]

Interesting. Thanks for sharing.

[@paulceglinski3087]

Excellent video again, Stefan. I'm still working my way through your playlist. LoL. Cheers.

[@HistoryHustle]

Great. Enjoy!

[@paulceglinski3087]

@@HistoryHustle 400+ videos are a lot of catching up. Thanks, Stefan. Can't do them all at once, but I'm working on it. Cheers.

[@peterhaase3198]

Another interesting video. My father fought in the Prague Uprising in May 1945 as his last action of the war and surrendered with the German population of Prague in Plzen on May 9, 1945. It would be an interesting story for you to cover as there was much brutal fighting only a couple of days before the war ended. It involved the Germans, SS & Wehrmacht, Czech Partisans, the Soviets, the Russian Liberation Army and finally the Americans that accepted the surrender of the Germans.

[@HistoryHustle]

A very messy battle. I wonder, what were your father's experiences? How did he reflect on the Prague Uprising and his involvement?

[@peterhaase3198]

@@HistoryHustle He didn't talk about it too much as the fighting was against Czech partisans as it was very messy. The Czech treated the German civilians with much distain at the end of the war and despite a cease fire to evacuate the civilians the partisans kept sniping the Germans, including women and children. This was the end of a short but brutal war experience that began with the Soviet invasion in Warthegau, then the Dresden bombing and recovering bodies of women and children there mostly, then off the Hungary, Vienna and finally Prague and then surrender the the Americans in Plzen. A lot to experience for a 17 year old.

[@frankvandergoes298]

@@peterhaase3198 Its terrible how the partisans treated the women and young girls, plus civilians as a whole. It would probably have been worse if not for the intervention of SS rgt Der Fuhrer who rescued many of them.

[@natebox4550]

@@frankvandergoes298 ehh, you get what you deserve, you start the war, face the consequences. The only ones that didn’t deserve it were the kids really. The rest, fuck em.

[@thegametwins7553]

I find this really interesting, great video Keep making videos plss

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks and will do (although now 1 per week, instead of 2 for the moment).

[@thegametwins7553]

@@HistoryHustle I don't mind about the quantity of the videos, but about the quality

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks, good to hear.

[@melchiorclaromonte4570]

@History Hustle; Before the war, Gotenhafen was also called Gdynia. It was the largest port on the Baltic Sea built by Polish hands, Polish access to sea trade bypassing the restrictive policy of the free city of Gdańsk

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for sharing.

[@peteranddorothybowles5428]

Total knowledge made easy to listen to Great stuff again mate

[@HistoryHustle]

👍

[@officerbeenadd]

Amazing video as usual! Thanks for giving us all this knowledge you are awesome!

[@HistoryHustle]

Glad you liked this video. Thanks for your message. I worked hard on this one!

[@jacobpeters9452]

Great topic choice. I was just pondering this question just the other day and couldn't answer that question. So it's great to see it uploaded so I don't have to go digging like I thought I would lol

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for watching, Jacob!

[@jacobpeters9452]

Holy shit. First time I think a youtuber has taken time to reply and acknowledge their fanbase. Thank you! I respect that quite a bit. I was likely a lifelong fan but now you've got a patreon supporter. It's the small things that go a long way In life. tot horens

[@janherburodo8070]

I see that this video also starts to get some traffic, hope it will get as big as The German invasion of the Neatherlands. 20k subs and there are still 5 months till the end of the year, hope you hit 30k this year.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks, it's going well indeed.

[@XHollisWood]

Thank You for sharing this fascinating research !! My Best Always

[@HistoryHustle]

Thank you!

[@redthepost]

Wow, the level of complexity is mind boggling. Very interesting presentation, indeed.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks!

[@danteardenz2670]

Brilliant & filled with revelations. Thankyou for your research & scrupulous fairness ,and brilliant articulation.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thank you for your message 👍

[@mohamedbaik5326]

Well done, many thanks for your efforts. Best wishes from the History lover,

[@HistoryHustle]

Many thanks!

[@MuffinManUSN]

New to the channel, an easy subscription. So if I may make a request for the future: Would very much dig a deep dive into the map you briefed at the beginning of this video. I scrubbed quickly thru your videos and Playlist and did not see anything that jumped out as such. Maps are very interesting to me from different periods in history. A Playlist; if you have already done this before or in previous videos seems like a great topic. The maps and mapping from history gives great perspective assistance to grasp vision and emphasis on the times we discuss. Cheers and thank you

[@rivet4431]

I absolutely love all your history films. A lot I didn't know about. I spent six months of happiness living in aalsmeer and working at school in the seventies

[@HistoryHustle]

Many thanks for your reply!

[@billcallahan9303]

Very interesting! I learned a lot on this one. September of '45 they held out (because officials had too many other things to do & they were basically harmless). Got that from Felton. Thanks!

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for sharing and your message!

[@hippityhop9522]

English, American and Serb troops: "war is over, surrender now" Croatia: "No, I don't think I will"

[@HistoryHustle]

Some of these Croats were really hardlined.

[@hippityhop9522]

@@HistoryHustle well they knew they would get killed if they surrender

[@bogiarmija6790]

Lol. With croats there were a lot of serbs as well from chetnik movement and in partisans you had croats as well.

[@hippityhop9522]

@@bogiarmija6790 well yes there were Serbs but they were small minority of troops mainly coming from Serbian National Front which was German puppet state. There were also muslim Bosniak soldiers from SS Sandžak division.

[@bogiarmija6790]

@@hippityhop9522 not from Serbia, from region called "Krajina" Momčilo Đuić and others.

[@opoxious1592]

German Eagle still present on the building at 12:59.

[@HistoryHustle]

Sharp! I've noticed that too. You know, I wanted to shoot this video on location in my May holiday but since the Corona crisis I wasn't able to travel. Perhaps I'll shoot some additional content when I'll be able to travel to Flensburg.

[@opoxious1592]

@@HistoryHustle I'm very curious. I hope this Corona crisis will be over a.s.a.p.

[@HistoryHustle]

Yes, I keep my fingers crossed for this Summer.

[@PHI35]

In my opinion Finland didn't really switch sides to fight the Lapland war in late 1944. When Finland made peace with Soviet Union in September 1944 part of the peace agreement was that German solders must leave Finland - and I think there was some unrealistic deadline date to that as well. At first Germans were leaving slowly in northern parts of Finland. Finns were doing "fake fighting" that wouldn't cause many casualties. But the Soviets weren't happy with how things were progressing and they basically threatened that unless Finland gets Germans retreating faster, their red army can move into Finland and give some help. So Finland had to start real war by landing troops to Tornio. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Tornio When battle of Tornio was in progress then also Soviet Union started their attack in further north and started pushing Germans to west in the northernmost part of the front. At this point Germans in Finland realized they had to retreat quickly to Norway or risk being captured by Soviets that were advancing in north.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for sharing this additional information.

[@leisti]

All that is true -- so Finland did indeed, in effect, switch sides. What else is fighting against your former allies called?

[@PHI35]

@@leisti Finland did not become an enemy of Germany. The reason the fighting happened was the peace agreement and Germans knew it because many of their soldiers did leave the country in time. But in north they had so much war material that it was impossible to transfer it as quickly as the peace agreement demanded. Finland also did not use its full military force in Lapland. Once Finnish troops following the German retreat towards Norway got to Muonio most soldiers ended their war and only a smaller amount of soldiers continued until April 1945.

[@danielfronc4304]

An excellent presentation. Thank you!

[@HistoryHustle]

You're welcome, Daniel. Thanks for your post.

[@filipkopec525]

The port from which the ship Wilhelm Gustloff departured was Called Gdynia before the war. It was a city built by Poles in order to bypass the Danziger ports. The Germans renamed the city during the war

[@HistoryHustle]

True. I stand corrected. Thanks.

[@frankberkemeier]

Great video, again. Love the fact and the numbers. The numbers are staggering. Just think how to feed all these soldiers in wartime and later on as POW's. Another thing that fascinates me is "Stunde Null" and the period just after that. Suddenly the war is over, but there are still a lot of armed men around with nothing to do.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks, Frank! If you like to learn about the aftermath of WWII, check out this video I made: kzbin.info/www/bejne/a6PMoaSLpsubp5o

[@frankberkemeier]

@@HistoryHustle cheers!

[@JSTIZZY-OFFICIAL]

Hope the channel grows👍

[@HistoryHustle]

Amazing!

[@JSTIZZY-OFFICIAL]

@@HistoryHustle absolutely my friend your channel is awesome it's almost as good as World War 2 in real time it's absolutely astoundingly amazing

[@Mark-vq5dz]

Great stuff again Sir 👏

[@HistoryHustle]

Thank you.

[@falut7bgn747]

i like your videos very much / deine videos gefallen mir sehr gut !

[@HistoryHustle]

Danke!

[@lopezmario4633]

This is a totally original topic. No one has thought of this. Congrats!! Cheers frim Chile!

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for your reply! Glad you found it interesting.

[@ЮрийПавлов-х3т]

Just in case if you are wondering why Soviet submarine attacked W. Gustloff: "Disaster researcher Heinz Schön concludes that the liner was a military target and its sinking was not a war crime, since ships intended for transporting refugees, hospital ships had to be marked with appropriate signs - a red cross, could not wear camouflage colors, could not go in the same convoy with military ships. Also on board could not be any military cargo, stationary and temporarily placed air defense weapons, artillery pieces or other similar means. The Wilhelm Gustloff was a warship that allowed 6,000 refugees to board. All responsibility for their lives from the moment they boarded the battleship rested with the relevant officials of the German navy. Thus, it can be considered that Wilhelm Gustloff was a legitimate military target of Soviet submariners in view of the following facts: 1) Wilhelm Gustloff carried out operations in the combat zone and was not a civilian ship: it had weapons on board that could fight enemy ships and aircraft; 2) Wilhelm Gustloff carried out the transfer of servicemen from the active army; 3) Wilhelm Gustloff was a training floating base for the German submarine fleet; 4) Wilhelm Gustloff was escorted by a German navy warship (destroyer Löwe); Soviet transports with refugees and wounded during the war years repeatedly became targets for German submarines and aviation (in particular, the motor ship "Armenia", sunk in 1941 in the Black Sea, carried on board more than 5 thousand refugees and wounded. Only 8 people survived However, “Armenia”, like Wilhelm Gustloff, violated the status of a medical vessel and was a legitimate military target)."

[@ron9320]

Юрий Павлов : Absolutely correct! Read German Wikipedia on the ship: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_Gustloff_(Schiff).

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for the additional information.

[@ron9320]

Fisting : just read Wikipedia! It was a tragedy for the refugees but it was clearly a military ship with military cargo.

[@mvckvttvck2623]

Thank you so much for your videos Man. I learn a lot from you ! Greeting from California

[@HistoryHustle]

You're welcome. Thanks for your message.

[@peter9314]

Great channel!

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks 👍

[@olalustig5397]

Great video man,keep up the good work!

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks!

[@pawelpap9]

At 4:36 when you mention Hela peninsula the red arrow points at Zulawy, an entirely different region about 100km south from Hela.

[@HistoryHustle]

In that case I stand corrected.

[@velouris76]

Interesting about Ferdinand Schorner, and how he managed his troops… 1. Ruthlessly Punishes any sniff of cowardice or weakness or attempted or suspected desertion….yet.. 2. When he realises the situation is totally up the creek, what does he do? Stays with his men to fight to bitter end? Nope… He scarpers, (i.e deserts in effect) leaving his own troops to face the colossal Red Army… The phrase “Double Standards” springs to mind…

[@HistoryHustle]

Totally agree.

[@jackavery7179]

Very cool information

[@HistoryHustle]

👍

[@davidmulhall2710]

Excellent videos about never before talked about events. 👍

[@HistoryHustle]

Thank you, David!

[@kennizhou6333]

great history of ww2 ,so much details , do you have more video about eastern front , thank u .

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for your reply. Right here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpm9pZR8iN2ie80

[@kennizhou6333]

@@HistoryHustle thank u for sharing, great work .

[@HistoryHustle]

👍

[@DavidHlavacek1]

Last ww2 fighting in Czechoslovakia was from 11 may to 12 may between Germans and Soviet army

[@HistoryHustle]

Ok

[@DutchTunisian]

4:06 basically german Dunkirk

[@HistoryHustle]

True.

[@gargravarr2]

Not really. The Dunkirk pocket was never sustainable and was quickly evacuated before collapsing. The Courland pocket was stable and managed to survive for 8 months. The Germans even wanted to use the Courland "bridgehead" as a position for a pincer attack against the Red Army. The evacuation of Crimea in 1944 is a better Axis version of Dunkirk.

[@DutchTunisian]

@@gargravarr2 ik but in this video there was no crimea evacuation

[@nancypatterson2215]

My Grandpa was US Army Ranger. He landed at Omaha & was shot & had his eardrums completely blown out. When I was real young, I learned to use sign language with him. It's weird, because both of his parents were German quakers & he had to go kill his own cousins. He had a strength & wisdom about him. He could meet a person & tell if he or she was a good or bad person instantly. He had some sort of inner perspective. He was strong, kind, & funny. He would never talk about the war. I miss him very much

[@nielspoulsen7068]

A local Hill here in Denmark surrendered on 10. May, 5 days after the official surrender of the germans in Denmark. Commanded by a lieutenant colonel who was determined to fight to the last man. They had dug in an heavily fortified and mined the hillside. Among other weapons they had four flak cannons with almost 10.000 shells. Luckily they surrendered to a British armored group without firing a single shot.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for sharing this.

[@shayan5479]

I learned at lot in this video. Keep up the great work!

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks!

[@craigbiggam2111]

Any chance you could do separate videos on each of these ? The Pump Reich has alot of story behind, speacilly with making sure Himmler didn't end up incharge

[@HistoryHustle]

Yes indeed. I want to make seperate episodes. I do have some endings explained of different fronts. For example this video about the end of WW2 in the East: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpm9pZR8iN2ie80

[@QWE2623]

I've always been interested in this subject!! Thank you for making a video on it

[@HistoryHustle]

You're welcome!

[@kakhasukhitashvili5617]

Vedy good video, loved it. I didn't think you would mention Georgian legion. As a Georgian, I'd say that legion was fighting on German side just to free Georgia from sov union. As they realised that they were on a losing side, they revolted, because they weren't part of the reich, they just wanted to revenge against russians and liberate georgia.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for your reply. Here is my video about the Georgian Legion: kzbin.info/www/bejne/r3akgax_rMp6psk

[@jurajfilin7180]

11:27 Czechoslovak soldiers and tank. They took part in the siege of the German enclave in Dunkirk. There is the Czechoslovak state symbol (lion) at the tank, the inscription "Radhošť" reminds a mountain in Moravia.

[@MrPutzer74]

Dunkirk didn´t fall. The "Wehrmacht" capitulated on May 15 to the Brits and Canadians. Never heard about any Czechs there...

[@markrussell4449]

1st Czechoslovak Independent Armoured Brigade

[@grandadmiral1874]

@@MrPutzer74 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Dunkirk_(1944%E2%80%9345) The garrison surrendered unconditionally to Alois Liška (Czech Brigade General commanding the 1st Czechoslovak Armoured Brigade) on 9 May 1945, two days after the surrender of Nazi Germany

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for sharing.

[@alexstefan3250]

Duude, this video is so cool.

[@HistoryHustle]

👍

[@priatalat]

Imagine if some of those troops stationed in Norway were redeployed for the Battle of Stalingrad

[@HistoryHustle]

Yeah imagine

[@panathatube]

The inscription in 11:06 writes: "As a retaliation for the murder by armed men and women of German soldiers from the back KANDANOS (a village in Crete near Chania) was DESTROYED". In June 3rd 1941 180 civilians were executed and the village was razed.

[@HistoryHustle]

Yes, thanks for sharing!

[@panathatube]

@@HistoryHustle Congratulations for the most interesting and informative videos! Keep up the good work✌️

[@parmindersingh2558]

Good video brother love for you😘

[@HistoryHustle]

Thank you.

[@parmindersingh2558]

@@HistoryHustle you deserve it sir

[@DutchTunisian]

I have a video idea for you. Could you maybe make a video about the history of Groningen?

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for your suggestion. I'll be honest and say city history isn't high on my list, since I believe not that many people are gonna watch it. I have to make a carefull balance to what I find interesting and what people will watch in order to determin where I put my time in. Making videos costs an insane amount of time you know. City history for now doesn't tick any of these boxes. But then again, things can always change.

[@DutchTunisian]

@@HistoryHustle oh okay sorry but I meant the history of the province groningen I forgot to put the word province in it

[@martinmracek6885]

for people in Czehcoslovakia, war started March 15 1939 and ended May 9 1945, this country was therefore occupied by Germans for more than 6 years ( twice as long s France . . ) , actually last remains of german army on czech teritorry was still fighting till May 12 1945

[@komacope]

@Lasse Riise :-)))) They were liberated. Study more, dude.

[@komacope]

@Lasse Riise Half a century :-))) You are really an "expert". The Soviet and also US army left Czechoslovakia at the end of 1945. Study more. You had to wait for death of most veterans and contemporary witnesses, which is disgusting.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for the additional information.

[@CzechMirco]

@@komacope The soviets left Czechoslovakia in November 1945, by which time their military administration managed to firmly put all the communist collaborators into the unconstitutional "Národní výbory" to whom they then transfered all the local authorities despite the Czechoslovak government demanding the prewar democratic authorities to be restored to power. So thats why they didn't need to occupy the country directly. They already gave all the power to their lackeys.

[@bert2530]

Just now realise i have been watching a lot of your vids. And although i think i know quite a lot of history 1900/1950 you have some interesting points of view. So another subscriber!

[@HistoryHustle]

Thank you and welcome to the channel!

[@mirobudzinski7978]

Kurland is in Latvia. Hel peninsula is in the north of Danzing Bay not south. There was another pocket exactly where arrow on the diagram is called Vistula peninsula pocket.

[@HistoryHustle]

ok

[@abchaplin]

In the case of Norway, it was not just the British Army that was sent in to help take the surrender. The Royal Navy landed parties of sailors with instructions to protect disarmed German troops from the Norwegian populace until such time as the Wehrmacht could be returned to Germany. (My father, then a petty officer, commanded one of the parties from HMS Berwick.)

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for your comment.

[@DutchTunisian]

Nice video

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks!

[@angelsone-five7912]

An interesting subject made even moreso by your take on it, well done.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thank you, Ace!

[@MREScout]

It's mind blowing to me that the 400K troops in Norway weren't redeployed elsewhere... like say the Oder when it became apparent that no amphibious landing was happening in Norway. Combine those troops with the 300K sacrificed in Courland and suddenly you have an ARMY GROUP size force that could have possibly held the Soviets up. Just mind blowing that those men were left in Norway.

[@HistoryHustle]

I know. It is a mystery to me as well!

[@robertfraser4994]

It was to me as well, so I looked at it and the outcome of the research - a lot based on USA Military Intelligence Department reports - brought the conclusion that is was not 'another' Hitler military 'stuff ups'. The following are 'Ration Strength' numbers, not 'Rifle Strength’, and are approximate. I also forgot the far north of the Russian Front leading all the way from North of Leningrad to the Murmansk region. The total ration strength German 20th Mountain Army in Finland Finland, including what the US describe as COM-Z in Finland/Norway was 222K. So, we look at Norway. Ration strength Norway/Finland start 1944 = 372 K. Now, troop movements. Early 1944; 80K troops transferred to the Western and Eastern Fronts. One does not often read of this. Thus, end June 1944 = 292K. Of which 142K 20th MA and 150K actual Norway garrison. Oct 1944. The 20th MA was not only in action against 20 Soviet Divisions. The 400K Finish were no longer combatants since armistice with USSR 19.9.44. This also meant Germany could no longer obtain Finish nickel required to manufacture armour plate. Nov 1944, due to the reduced Karelian Front line against the USSR, the following units of the 20th MA were ordered back to Germany. Troop movements taking place all the way from northern Norway to Germany, over 1,600 KM, from Nov 1944 through to May 1945; Another five divisions, 6 SS Mountain. 2 Mountain 163 Infantry. 169 “ 199 “ 7 Mountain Due to one of the severest winters in 1944 and the inadequate Norwegian rail network the movement of the troops by rail was slowed. Another problem was that due to a coal shortage in Norway, the locomotives used wood for fuel, which further hampered the troop movements. Parts of units were not able to leave Norway by the 8th May 1945. In fact, the entire 7th Mountain was stranded on the rail network March through April and never left Norway. Why was not the entire 20th MA transferred to Germany? On 3.3.45 the US, British and Soviets pressured Finland into declaring war on Germany. Sweden, which supplied Germany with much needed iron ore, whose government was Social Democratic - thus leaning towards Moscow - feared stoppage of iron would result in Germany invading and seizing the mines. In August 1944, with pressure from the USSR, Sweden adopted an openly hostile attitude towards Germany. The Germans thus thought that Sweden may either allow Soviet troops through Sweden to middle and southern Norway or be forced to actually declare war on Germany as Finland had been forced to do. If this had happened the OKW would no longer be able to transfer more troop to Germany if they had wanted to. Troops were needed to fight against the illegal partisan army which was growing larger and larger as the war came closer to ending. Norwegian U-Boat bases were the last ones left in contact with Germany. Their loss would mean the end of the Battle of the Atlantic. The Luftwaffe were also involved in the Battle of the Atlantic by bombing Allied Lend-Lease Arctic Convoys from northern Norway. Up until 8th May 1945 the much reduced German XIX Mountain Corps, the XXXVI and the XVIII Army Corps were still defending Norway against the Soviet invasion of northern Norway. But, the question; why were 150K Germans required in Norway? Remember all figures are for ration strength. These Germans, a vast number not being of immediate combat value if landed in Germany, were made up of the following incomplete list; U-Boat - crews, mechanics, supply, Staff, engineers and personnel training on the new Type XXI and XXIII boats, and other support personnel. Luftwaffe - air crews, and support personnel as with the U-Boat arm. POW camp guards. Supply troops and Quartermasters staff. Police, dock workers, railway troops and railway repair units. Headquarter Staff of the German Army of Occupation. Organisation Todt workers still building bunkers and other defences on the ‘West Wall’. Naval Artillery troops manning the hundreds of coastal artillery guns on the ‘West Wall’ as well as hundreds of companies of static infantry possessing only small arms. The US Intelligence Summary for Norway reported in early 1945 that they believed that the German Army was weak in Norway. They shared this belief with Hitler! The ’West Wall’ in Norway! I also often forget about that. The OKW were still under the Allied generated illusion that they still had uncommitted troops in Britain. As it had been once before, Norway was believed by Hitler to still be threatened by an Allied landing. Especially with his belief that the western Allies would want to stop possible Soviet expansion into Norway and Sweden. Soviet troops already fighting on Norwegian soil without asking permission from the Norwegian Government in exile. Why had the OKW not reacted sooner with troop withdrawals? The Germans had not reduced the Norway garrison sooner as no one could have believed that the German Army Group Centre could be almost annihilated June - July 1944. And then that the Soviet offensive, with the starting line on the Vistula - launched on 12th Jan 1945 - would reach the Oder River in such a short time. The Soviets had never been able to advance their front line so quickly throughout the entire war.

[@peteredeson5647]

Thank you, very interesting!

[@HistoryHustle]

Cheers, Peter. Thanks for letting me know.

[@tedmccarron]

He said that Denmark was held by the Germans until the end of the war but actually Copenhagen was liberated by the British on May 5th and one of the Danish Islands was taken by the Soviets.

[@HistoryHustle]

In that case I stand corrected.

[@tedmccarron]

@@HistoryHustle I still love your videos though!

[@mathiaspoelman1493]

O ja, de Slag om Slot Itter! Daar zou ik graag een roman over schrijven. Ze zouden het echt eens tot een film moeten maken. Echt een interessante video, vooral het stukje over Nederland. Ben dan wel zelf geen Nederlander, maar het is wel erg dicht bij België.

[@HistoryHustle]

Bedankt!

[@jean-louislalonde6070]

11:55 Kudos for putting the Red Enseign as the Canadian flag!

[@HistoryHustle]

👍

[@nachtburgemeester]

Thanx! Erg mooie content! Zou je een aflevering kunnen maken over de 'Opstand van de Georgiërs'. Tragisch en verbazingwekkend dat er meer dan 2 weken na de bevrijding nog zo nutteloos gevochten werd. Dank alvast, keep u the good work. Jorn

[@HistoryHustle]

Bedankt voor je bericht Jorn. Die aflevering over Texel gaat er komen alleen kan niet beloven binnenkort. Ik had aanvankelijk plannen maar de pandemie gooide roet in het eten. Zal ergens in 2021 worden dus.

[@nachtburgemeester]

@@HistoryHustle Gaaf! Can't wait... Kan ik je nog ergens supporten?

[@HistoryHustle]

Met iedere view, like en comment ben ik al blij. Financieel kan ook: www.patreon.com/historyhustler

[@jessehaenen5915]

Zou je een video kunnen maken over de gevechten tussen Nederlanders en Japanners tijdens de tweede wereld oorlog? Er is namelijk niet veel over te vinden.

[@HistoryHustle]

Is al gemaakt, een gouwe ouwe: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gXvLfKeuZriFpNk

[@jessehaenen5915]

@@HistoryHustle oh mooi👍

[@krisfrederick5001]

Obviously that's a modern photograph, they kept the eagle... 13:00

[@HistoryHustle]

They did.

[@andrewrobinson2565]

A marvellous teacher 👍👍.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks

[@yousif_almashhadani]

Hey, just found your channel, very nice! : - )

[@yousif_almashhadani]

I also saw you on Drew Binskey’s channel, kzbin.info/www/bejne/iZvIaZqHlJhkl5I at 2:42 minutes.

[@HistoryHustle]

Cool! Welcome to the channel. What kind are history are you most interested in?

[@yousif_almashhadani]

History Hustle I am interested at the history of war : = )

[@HistoryHustle]

Then you've come at the right place my friend!

[@nickgarcia7415]

That last group of Germans on the Norwegian island were pretty much forgotten about. They tried sending messages but doesn't seem like anyone got them or cared about the weather station crew.

[@HistoryHustle]

Indeed, fascinating story.

[@nickgarcia7415]

@@HistoryHustle oh hey I just discovered your channel and liking it so far.

[@HistoryHustle]

Great! Welcome to the channel 👍

[@Artur_M.]

Great video as always! There is one minor detail I noticed a second time, but I don't think that I commented on it previously. While I agree with your policy of using the German names of cities such as Danzig\Gdańsk, as more appropriate for the time, Gdynia is a bit of a special case. The name "Gotenhafen" was not a well established German variant but was invented by the Nazis, just like "Lizmannstadt" instead of Łódź. Arguably pre-war Łódź was actually more German than Gdynia, as it had an ethnic German community dating back to the wave of immigration back in the XIXth century when it became a major center of the textile industry (as you surely know after your visit in this city last year). Gdynia on the other hand transformed from a Kashubian village into a port city under the Polish Republic.

[@HistoryHustle]

I stand corrected. Thanks for pointing this out. Indeed, Gotenhafen wasn't the original name, since the Nazis came up with it (same as Lizmannstadt indeed). Again, good you pointed this out.

[@tolik5929]

Do one about the areas still under Japanese occupation after the war ended . I understand that the allies kept the Japanese army in control of some areas , until they could be relieved .

[@HistoryHustle]

Hope to do that in the future one day.

[@wezzagustus4868]

One place I never hear about is what happened to Dieppe after the invasion of Normandy, does anyone know what happened?

[@HistoryHustle]

Good question. Anyone?

[@phlm9038]

It's true that Dieppe is more famous for the failed landing of the Canadians on 19 August 1942, resulting in 2,000 fatalities and wounded, 2,000 soldiers taken prisoners. Dieppe has been liberated by the Canadians on 1 September 1944. Sounds like some kind of revenge from the Canadians.

[@wezzagustus4868]

@@phlm9038 💪

[@Natedawg38]

This was interesting, thank you.

[@HistoryHustle]

You're welcome.

[@PTMarcoBryant]

the maps are a bit confusing. i do love the content great job ja ja

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks!!

[@jacobkramer8866]

My understanding is that the continental part of the province of Fryslan was liberated by April 15. That is why they celebrate liberation day April 15 instead of May 5 for the rest of the Netherlands.

[@HistoryHustle]

That I didn't know. Thanks for sharing, Jacob!

[@BradleyQuerruel]

What about the Battle of Slivice? You seem to have taken this verbatim from the Wikipedia article about German surrenders, but left this battle out.

[@HistoryHustle]

Please explain.

[@BradleyQuerruel]

@@HistoryHustle the Battle of Slivice took place while the Germans were retreating from Bohemia after the Prague Offensive and Prague Uprising. Partisans attacked the retreating Germans in what they called the Czech Hell.

[@BradleyQuerruel]

@@HistoryHustle en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Slivice

[@HistoryHustle]

This battle took place after the German surrender and the focus is on the fighting till May 8th. I did mention there German troop movement in this video. Furthermore I used mostly books as a source and not Wikipedia

[@BradleyQuerruel]

@@HistoryHustle there is also the Battle of Poljana to investigate

[@gold1erik]

It might be a bit confusing but Finland is not part of Scandinavia, never has been and never will be, but is rather under the geographical area of the Nordics.

[@HistoryHustle]

I stand corrected.

[@gold1erik]

@@HistoryHustle I just finished your video and it was brilliant despite the tiny error in the beginning. Thank you for covering such a, to me at least, interesting topic in this quality fashion. My great-grandfather was part of the of the forces in Böhmen who surrendered to the soviets.

[@gold1erik]

@@HistoryHustle Oh, and since you're dutch I wish to add that my great-grandfather also served as an SS-administrator in Holland during the later part of the war, during the dutch famine for example, before he was sent to the east just in the end. Im a third or fourth hand source so it might not be true at all what I'm saying, but it's what has been told by my father and grand father at least.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for sharing. Interesting. These SS-administrators weren't the kindest.

[@gold1erik]

@@HistoryHustle Im sorry to hear that, but not suprised sadly. May i ask if there are any good sources that you could recommend for one to further look into the ss-administrators? Thank you so much for the correspondence!

[@petrdv.6185]

8:12 Regarding the Prague Uprising: Soviet soldiers came to the Prague on the 9th of May. At that point the city was alredy liberated by the Czech Resistance. During the uprising Russian Liberation Army (Anti-communist USSR citizens who joined the Axis powers) changed sides and fought the Germans hoping that it would help them when the war ends.

[@komacope]

It´s just now very common and funny lie of morons. Some German soldiers of course left Prague because the Soviet troops were already near the city. Nevertheless, the Soviet soldiers had to fight on the way to Prague and also inside the city much more than f.e. Americans in the city Pilsen. ;-)

[@HistoryHustle]

I stand corrected: it was May 9 indeed.