Hunt the Kaiser's Cruisers! (2/2) - The Last Ship afloat | Documentary series about the German Navy

[@44pacino90]

Why is there not a movie about Canaris this man he has to have one of the most interesting stories ever?

[@stuartmcpherson1921]

Well presented but didn't anyone check the audio mix?

[@daleslover2771]

As we say in the automotive shops to engineering Dept. Love to put their heads in a vise. Just a little turn ever day or so, just a little turn. 🤬

[@alexandermenzies9954]

The narration level was dreadful, words smothered and lost. A great pity.

[@wocomoHISTORY]

We know. There have been some issues with the audio of this master version. This version is the best we could create.

[@graemebdh2172]

Sounded ok on my iPhone. Great documentary. Quite an untold story.

[@storiesfromtheoldcowboy8876]

The best they could do? How about getting a professional.

[@Ferdybroom]

one of the best docudramas I've seen, a skilful weaving together of strands of convincing archive footage from that era, plus plausible recreated sets, and the minimum of CGI fakery. The excellent and carefully measured narration calmly tells a remarkable story without ever needing to sensationalise on the facts or resorting to hyperbole. Top marks.

[@dysfunctional_vet]

i could not have said this better. thumbs up to your comment

[@SuperGrimupnorth]

Amazing footage indeed ✅

[@kierans1159]

Apart from a tendency to label all the ships as Battle Cruisers regardless of whether they were Pre Dreadnoughts, light cruisers etc it is an excellent documentary.

[@christopherbrowne736]

My grandpa served on HMS Renown in WW1. It’s a fascinating story and great original footage. As others observe, Canaris saved the day, only to be executed by the Nazis for daring to oppose evil.

[@theresters1]

ENJOYED THIS OBSCURE HISTORY LESSON IMMENSELY. THE DETAILED FOLLOW-UP MADE IT EVEN BETTER. THANK YOU.👏👍

[@alistairkewish651]

The fact the sailor crossed an entire continent without being discovered is quite remarkable.

[@kameins]

Actually, Canaris was supported by German merchants and German embassy in Chile and Argentina.

[@tomt373]

Only to have his loyalty rewarded by being executed in his "fatherland". It certainly looks like the Germen crew members who chose to remain in Chile came out the best, not having to endure the manipulative tortures of the German post WW1 economy, then the reign of a totalitarian mad-man and the insanity of WW2.

[@Brommear]

The water he had to swim is around 5° and he had to cross the Andes. Although perhaps not so high in the south of Chile, it is full of glaciers and even large ice fields.

[@rednaughtstudios]

If you haven't already you should learn about the shore party from the SMS Emden who, having been abandoned in late 1914, evaded the British and travelled 11,000km in 6 months from the Cocos Islands in the Indian Ocean to Germany. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellmuth_von_Mücke

[@chrisjones2067]

These sailors were undoubtedly like many of that era.tough and proud people, unlike the soppy gutless shits we have today.

[@gordonpeden6234]

Really enjoyed this, especially the old footage, My father and uncle were in the royal navy during WWII. Always sympathise with sea men whether friend or foe. Re: Canaris, he makes me consider the futility of war. Here is a brave patriot killed by his own, after years of service.

[@alistairkewish651]

Dear Gordon, If you will permit me, my paternal grandfather served with the Royal Navy during both conflicts. He told me about his time in or at the Falklands, how a German coaling station had to be either dismantled or destroyed. This must coincide with the wider action /campaign that took place there. I wished he had written it all down but decided to write a journal about the post 1918/Expeditionary campaign to Murmansk instead. Which we still keep safe and treasure in our family. The campaign turned out , as predicted, to be a waste of time as Russia brokered a truce with a then defeated Germany.

[@dreamingflurry2729]

Treason is treason - not matter the government! No, I don't like the Nazis, but an honest man would have either just resigned or simply left (without officially resigning!), he actively worked against his own country (yes: A country led by monsters, I don't defend the Nazis, but any nation on this planet punishes treason harshly! Many still kill you for it!)

[@florencemodina6293]

it all started with my dad. my dad,my dad....

[@thomasprice8237]

@@florencemodina6293 your rude and lame didn't you have a farther?

[@gordonpeden6234]

@@florencemodina6293 I said: "My Father" (not my dad) Why don't yoo lern to reed u lame brane.

[@mike03a3]

A footnote to the Falklands battle. It was a very bad day for Spee's wife Margareta, Baroness von der Osten-Sacken. She lost her husband and both of her sons that day. Maximilian Graf von Spee went down with his flagship the Scharnhorst while his oldest son Otto was killed aboard Nürnberg and the younger son Heinrich was killed on Gneisenau.

[@Patrick_Cooper]

When you show true heroism, it doesn't matter who's side you were on. You're a hero...

[@jandoerlidoe3412]

What a story, well narrated and the digital evocation of the Dresden is just fantastic.... so lifelike...

[@adriaanboogaard8571]

Only one word to describe it. Amazing. Very well done.

[@zegotashalom3881]

No one wins a war, and it is extremely important for us all to remember that we must never try and civilize war. Nor should we ever forget those who died on all sides, or our history. God Bless. 1776

[@drmunawar5435]

What a wonderful depiction of Events.. High Drama, Beautiful narration with visuals.. Who would have heard of Punta arenas and Dresden.. So much so for keeping Chile Neutrality..Keep up the Good Work.. 🎉❤

[@clifford7]

What a story. What a family history. Great job from Wlhelm Canaris. Great filmer. Top Jürgen

[@Dean_W-Cdn]

Your documentary is extraordinary, thank you ( I rose to Navy League 1st trumpeter )

[@philipbyfield8814]

An outher great story lost with time but brought back to life excellent 👌 it needed telling 👍

[@lineboss58]

I read a book on this incident many years ago some of it was very harrowing, this account just scratches the surface it is a truly epic story i could not put the book down.

[@tomh6183]

Well done for a long forgotten piece of history

[@dixiefallas7799]

No matter what sides they were all brave men. Respect.🇬🇧

[@marvwatkins7029]

Great moving photography. However, the narration often gets drowned out and is hard to decipher.

[@saraprva4172]

Excellent, know about Canaris in WWII but nothing about the Dresden. Also the Scharnhorst & Gneisenau from the 2nd but knew nothing of their earlier namesakes. Learned a lot & really glad I watched

[@johncollier608]

I love history but this is one story I was no aware of. Thank you for sharing this.

[@FayazAhmad-yl6spFZ]

Beautiful documentary, my father was young sailor in British indian navy, he was invaded in 1946 Royal Indian revolt in HQ Bombay.

[@fredbeach2085]

I know Admiral Canaris from studying WW2 but I never knew what he did in WW1 thank you for enlightening me and may I add Canaris was a good German.

[@Wuestenkarsten]

He was one of our Best.....a real Patriot who died on behalf of the Nazis!

[@danielgreen3715]

What a great story and an interesting look at the resourceful Captain/Admiral Canaris or the Old Fox as they termed him in later years

[@barbararice6650]

Didn't the germans kill him for a traitor 👈😑

[@danielgreen3715]

@@barbararice6650 Yes they Shot him in Belsen in the last few weeks of the War

[@danilo16410]

@@barbararice6650 A "traitor" to the nazis.

[@Sugarmountaincondo]

A fantastic story about an obscure military topic, loved it, 10 out of 10!!!

[@kgs42]

Superb. Well made in all respects. Tone just right throughout.

[@bobbrown5529]

What a truly epic story . War is War so the first parts of this are par for the course . The ending was , I think a good one . Most survived the war and became human again . Wihelm Canaris could tell an amazing story of his escape and how he returned to Germany ,

[@jimmyhenderson9761]

THE BRITS SHOULD HAVE RESPECTED CHILEAN SOVEREIGNTY AND ALLOWED THE DRESDEN TO CLAIM INTERNSHIP AS WAS THEIR RIGHT GIVEN CHILEAN NEUTRALITY.

[@richardmatatahi4563]

When he escaped and made it back to Germany, he would become head of Naval Intelligence and would be executed in 1945, when he secretly joined the German resistant against the Nazis. The 2nd world war would end months later. Worth remembering not all Germans were Nazis.

[@jean-francoislemieux5509]

@@jimmyhenderson9761 they only respect anything if they profit from it.

[@murraycatto1]

Wilhelm Canaris should be remembered as one of the great men of history. Probably did more damage to Hitler from his position as head of the Abwehr than every one else combined. Fed Hitler with all kinds of mis information. Also had to keep his deputy for a time in one Reinhart Heydrich at arms length. To have kept this up for nearly the entire war is the mark of a very good and shrewd operator.

[@gayprepperz6862]

One of the best presentations of Coronel and the Falklands battle I have seen yet. Kudos to your efforts!

[@aprilonpot]

my great uncle went down on HMS good hope

[@petewarrell3734]

I remembered his name What a story and what a documentary Beutiful job boys Thanks from a rainy day in Canada 👋👋✌️👍🙏🇨🇦

[@julianpalmer4886]

I really enjoyed this Deutsche Odyssey. As a Pacifika Islander of Saxon decent, I am extremely proud of SMS Dresden. She lives in my heart

[@johnlemke7298]

The UK had Armored Cruisers, not Battle Cruisers, at the battle of Coronel. A big difference.

[@eddiecharles6457]

My thoughts exactly.

[@xwormwood]

True, but don't forget that this show was a) aimed at an audience which wouldn't understand the difference between an Armorded Cruiser or Battle Cruiser, and b) even more important, it was translated from German to English. So hold your horses.

[@vicmclaglen1631]

And a reciprocating steam engine is far more interesting to look at than the turbines Dresden actually had, but it's ok.

[@danieltimothy9478]

Well presented and enriching in history

[@andrewmorke]

Great storytelling in this documentary.

[@cliffkelsey7631]

Yes, well done indeed - an exceptional documentary! Thank you.

[@declanfitzpatrick6747]

An excellent story. Another version of the emden story. All patriots for their nations. Sad end to admiral Canaris. A decent man.

[@Shineon83]

The funny thing is, I’ve read several books about Canaris, I never heard of his backstory-only about his role as “Hitler’s Intelligence” (for, although technically, he was head of German Naval Intel, due to Hitler’s massive respect for a fellow WWI “ Iron Cross” recipient and bone fide hero, he relied almost completely on Canaris’ intel)… I was only surprised that he lasted two years, with all of the false, and damaging Intel he constantly fed Hitler (the journal he kept shows him literally waiting to be arrested)…. A truly unique man.

[@vovk764]

A breathtaking story. Plus the amazing lanscapes of the Chilean coastline.

[@denisoneill4096]

Thanks again an exciting opportunity for a little bag?

[@tonyharding3013]

Real pity about the sound. Terrible balance

[@rolandoscar1696]

Pardon?🙉

[@patricknorton5788]

We are watching something pirated and posted on KZbin for free. Just something to think about.

[@steveperreira5850]

Yes the sound in the background was overwhelming. So ridiculous.

[@edwardstone1654]

Need a new microphone potato

[@johnr7436]

Nit-picking

[@paulmeekcoms217]

Great documentary telling a little-known story. The only criticism is the voice-over was drowned out and needs re-mixing. Other than that, a terrific story well told.

[@daniellebcooper7160]

Incredible stories, thank you for sharing.

[@peterrabone6084]

Really great thanks!! Hope you keep it out of the rain😮

[@marvwatkins7029]

A dramatic film needed here.

[@DwightBurditt]

Excellent. A fascinating video and a remarkable story👍

[@alecblunden8615]

No British Battle cruisers at Coronel - just their predecessors, armoured cruisers . The battlecruisers turned up at the Falklands and demolished von Spee's squadron, proving that the intended purpose was sound, despite the fact that their employment in the line of battle was less successful.

[@albertswift1490]

von spee made a great mistake. the Royal fleet was stand by in the rade. he could sunk all ships ... that's History ...

[@Redgolf2]

Good Hope was a modern (for its time) light cruiser. The Germans outplayed the British though

[@kameins]

@@albertswift1490 If Spee's squadron arrived in the night (not be spotted too early by British lookout on Sapper Hill), or two days earlier, it would be possible. Sturdee arrived Falkland in the morning of Dec. 7, just one day before Spee arrived. If Spee arrived earlier and destroyed the coal storage, British fleet might arrive without sufficient coal, and would be placed in a much tougher condition when fighting with German ships.

[@albertswift1490]

@@kameins in case of a desperate situation, the best defense is the attack ...

[@kameins]

@@albertswift1490 Agree. However Spee did not know the existence of two battlecruisers until being chased by them, or he might change his decision.

[@fokendikhed]

... pulling for the bad guys on this one... amazing story, thank you.

[@22SAMURAJ]

Fantastic story. Thanks allot friends 🙏

[@donaldjenner489]

Well told tale. Fascinating.

[@andrzejstolarski7342]

Super film i niezwykle mądry kapitan okrętu. Kanaris okazał się prawdziwym marynarzem i bardzo mądrym człowiekiem,a jego historia powinna wiele nauczyć.

[@DaveSCameron]

Fancy a lager? 😂

[@Shineon83]

….I just love the 17-year-old German stoker….A good mind & heart ❤

[@dbyers3897]

Great story. The subplot about Canaris is very interesting too. I read his biography some years ago & he had many harrowing adventures.

[@ezza88ster]

Great Story, well told..

[@ChrisHUTTON-zc4br]

Excellent documentary. A quite amazing story. Thank you for your efforts, very detailed & very well presented.

[@FritzKraut]

Thank you! Very good and sound documentation.

[@patrickmoan4086]

What an incredibly interesting story. Well told.

[@rellrellandleemansell2312]

what a great film this would make

[@jimkennedy7050]

chilvary on the water makes us cheer for the underdog despite being our enemy

[@valkry007]

extraordinary story ! thank you

[@davidgriffiths7696]

Thankfully the survivors found a peaceful and creative existence in their new home, freed from the evils of political servitude.

[@BrassLock]

Very exciting, with period photography and great detail. Loved it.

[@rodfair5698]

Bloody good video! Thank you very much for posting it. On the way down to the Falklands in 1982, one of ships officers gave a short talk about this. Fascinating. Considering the Falklands we’re almost next door. He only had a ships chart of the area. Apparently that era was his hobby. To give his 3, yes,3, hour lecture he had to bring 2 large file boxes and 2 large crates. We booked him to give the full lecture to the passengers, over 3 days and a 2 hour one for the ships Officers, but sadly, he was killed in a road accident 2 weeks before the planned date.

[@paulpaul246]

It is very sad that he was killed. At least he was murdered. it was just a car accident.

[@Chimla]

This video made me hate the British even more than i already did. Such a low level move to sink a disabled ship in neutral waters.

[@spacedman42]

@@Chimla Hate is such a strong word, Revenge is callous and cold, So educating ourselves with such past atrocities should bring about a positive change. And yes I'm English and no one country can hide the atrocities of war anywhere on this planet past and present.

[@catsnads01]

@@Chimla cry harder

[@Chimla]

@@catsnads01 why

[@Brommear]

I live in Puerto Montt in Chile. In the centre of town there is a Cafe Dresden with several pieces from this ship including a railing made from the anchor chain. The "depths of the Pacific" is between 25 and 38m deep where she sank.

[@richardcline1337]

Is there any chance she could be raised and just made into a museum artifact or are they respecting her as a war grave and leaving her at rest?

[@newtechomes9995]

An amazing story well presented and worth watching, thankyou.

[@少川靖男]

utmostly inspiring. Thank you.

[@johnwalsh7256]

Awesome story 👏

[@grahamclarke1934]

There is an excellent book called "the Coronels and the Falklands" which has a slightly different historical narrative about these battles.

[@matthewsotomayor341]

do you know the author´s name ???

[@grahamclarke1934]

@@matthewsotomayor341Sorry no. I wish I did. I bought the book when I was in school years ago.

[@johnbowen2963]

WAS VERY GOOD TO WATCH, CHEERS

[@andypdq]

Dresden had steam turbine engines, which was why she was fast, not reciprocating engines as shown, whoops....

[@daleslover2771]

Incredable story, all that drive to stay alive and end up like that.

[@ETERNAL4U-i8m]

Kanaris is super Hero and ultimate survivor of GERMANY ❤️

[@alecblunden8615]

HMS Kent was a cruiser - not every British ship was a battlecruiser.

[@chriswalford9228]

Interesting to hear the Graf Spee mentioned My Grandad joined the Navy 23 years before the battle of the river plate and was on Exeter

[@tonyosborne4909]

Personally,I found this documentary,enthralling.please supply more in this vein.perhaps you are able to suggest available dvds related to the first and second world wars….I would dearly love to add them to my collection.THANK YOU .

[@hstrinzel]

Amazing Story! THANK YOU!

[@jeffdave8884]

An enjoyable watch but for the battle of the Falklands you don't mention that the German cruisers came under fire from 12" shells as they aproached Stanley from the beached battleship Canopus (which they would not have seen where it was positioned) and would have seen HMS Kent (a match for any of the German light cruisers) outside of the harbour. In combination they would have concluded that the British fleet were already leaving the Harbour and they were being fired upon by the battlecruisers. It really is no surprise they decided to turn and run.

[@rodrigoampuerovillagran8626]

You are right. No Canopus mention. I am reading "Castles of Steel" by Massie. Canopus played vital role.

[@direktorpresident]

Bits of Kaiser Bill's fleet are in deep space now.

[@Aldoflexx]

Well spent time learning of some very interesting naval history, presented extremely well

[@raywest3834]

CORRECTION: Admiral Craddock had no battlecruisers at Coronel, only an obsolete force of armored cruisers, which he knew would prove inadequate for his mission.

[@KEB129]

An amazing adventure!

[@markhancock7527]

This is brilliant love the footage of the ships.

[@fredmdbud]

They gloss over the fact that Dresden was scuttled, not sunk by one-sided British firepower. Vengeance, yes, but not much "honour" fighting an opponent with his hands tied behind his back.

[@colindebourg9012]

Do you kick your enemy when he's down ? Of course you do good and hard to make sure he doesn't get up again, ludicrous post.

[@johncampbell2979]

And there is not much honour in engaging clapt out training ships fool of appropriately one thousand two hundred young fifteen year old cadets, honour is pretty scarce in times of war.

[@georgeparris8293]

This is a very well produced film and an interesting true story

[@glennwilkinson5035]

New Zealand. my grandmother was educated in German Swiss finishing schools, and in the school holidays used to stay with the German Royal family daughter in their palace in Vienna, and go on board the Kaiser cruises, in her diary, she mentioned ,talking to young German offices. she always had to explain that she was a New Zealander, Not from England .

[@touco9077]

Great video very educational

[@rolfagten857]

Kaiser sandwiches in the hold was the real story of this drama.

[@ralebeau]

Very enjoyable. The only down side is that the music often overpowers the voiceover.

[@RANDALLBRIGGS]

Wilhelm Canaris is treated here as if he were the Captain of SMS Dresden, but in fact, he was the ship's intelligence officer.

[@thhseeking]

He had a rather nasty death after his activities were discovered.

[@Clipgatherer]

44:18 Robinson Crusoe, of course, was a fictional character. The island is part of the Juan Fernandez islands and a Scottish sailor, Alexander Selkirk, was marooned there for over four years. According to the novel, Crusoe’s island lies in the Atlantic Ocean, off the mouth of the Orinoco river.

[@mohandhanoa4797]

Scottish sailor ? I never knew Scotland had a navy .

[@Digitalpiracy]

@@mohandhanoa4797 actually had a sizeable fleet prior to union with the UK

[@GeneStLouis-vc6gj]

Since when did you have to be in the Navy to be a sailor? Ever hear of merchant vessels?

[@andyharris17able]

10 / 10 full marks . Brilliant....

[@Axgoodofdunemaul]

What a story. And I don't blame anyone for wanting to settle in Chile.

[@madzen112]

Read an excellent account of this journey from a North Schleswigan sailor on the Dresden. Getting away from the Falklands battle was horrible he said, with all their comrades gone down and sailing all alone in enemy seas. Luckily, it ended well.

[@mikaelwester]

To sink her, on Chile’s water. A neutral country. At anchor. Is a war crime.

[@robjus1601]

Yes you are right. It is amazing the lack of condemnation from the community. If I were British I would be ashamed and would not celebrate a criminal act.

[@bobelliott2748]

Good video. Many thanks for posting

[@peterjones3557]

A well told tale and good production values. I've been to the 'Aurora' but didn't twig the stand-in. The usual nit-pickers are out in force, as always. Canaris was a resourceful, capable and honourable man, but his luck ran out. Good to see that this was a German production, saved from............

[@gma729]

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[@parrot849]

The sound was only a minor issue, hardly anything to get ruffled about when considering how informative this video was. I had heard of this cruiser only in that it was the sole German surviving warship of that WW1 sea battle, so it was an education for me. An excellent job in presenting the facts, and a beautiful cinematic effort.

[@maxgrind438]

I don't like WWI history but this one kept my interest

[@gma729]

ABSOLUTELY SPLENDID STORY 💯 🙂👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@dutchhoke6555]

Excellent collage production and perspectives. The film "Sailor of the King" about a German warship hiding in a secluded cove for repairs seems derived from real events.