I Was Captured And Taken To A Soviet Prison Camp As A German POW (Ep. 11)

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Join us as we delve into the captivating story of a German officer during World War II. This video highlights his journey from a young artillery officer to a high-ranking staff officer in the Wehrmacht. We’ll explore the key themes of duty, survival, and the moral dilemmas faced by soldiers in the chaos of war. Through excerpts, historical insights, and expert commentary, gain a deeper understanding of what it was like to serve on the front lines of history's deadliest conflict.
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Part 5: • I Crossed The Polish B...
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Part 7: • 87th Infantry Division...
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[@WW2Stories1]

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[@ericscottstevens]

Schorner's saga continued. In 1952 found guilty by the Soviets of war crimes and a 25 year sentence (reduced to 12 years). Paroled in 1954 back to the East German zone and set free in 1955. Into West Germany Schorner was arrested again for executing German soldiers and giving 4 years prison until 1960. Schorner was the last surviving NSDAP Field Marshall but never talked about WWII to interviewers, just his experiences in WWI. It is greatly assumed that Schorner' was just as unpopular with both superiors and subordinates.

[@Fuxerz]

Thanks for posting excellent information.

[@cfs7338]

These men were incredibly priveliged compared to regular Wehrmacht soldiers. Even former POWs from the Red Army would slave to their deaths in Siberia

[@habattac]

Schorner abandoned his men in a Fiesler Storch to reach the Americans before the end.

[@andreoates8405]

Yeah, I’m sure he regret listen to that arrogant fool still fighting more German soldiers getting killed for what😮, it’s surprise me that they didn’t take him out in that prison camp For hanging those German soldiers who tried to get away, I guess that general got good with the Russians and singing like Canary everything he knows🙄

[@polarvortex3294]

If I was him: "I was scouting ahead in the plane to find the best path forward for our unit. It was dangerous to fly in those days, with enemy fighter-planes everywhere -- and my subordinates begged me to stay safely on the ground, where I could be guarded by a thousand armed men. 'It's madness to take off in an unarmed Storch!" they cried. But I felt I owed it to our brave men to examine the route forward personally, drawing upon all my many years of combat experience and service, to save as many lives as possible. We needed to know what lay ahead, at any cost! I'll say nothing for now of the many heart-stopping perils we faced as we made our way in our flimsy plane. Suffice it to say, we were eventually forced down behind enemy lines and discovered by the Americans. I had drawn my pistol and prepared myself to fight to the last cartridge, after crawling from the wreckage of our burning plane with the last of my fading strength. But the gun had been damaged in the crash. I then understood... I had done all that I could possibly do; and for me the war was over."

[@rogerthrailkill4455]

Thanks this is so beautiful to hear and hope to hear much more

[@Tuscarora21]

I live near a German pow camp in Pennsylvania Camp Michaux the german prisoners there had it pretty good

[@vedranmanestar3925]

Is there a part missing between the previous and this episode? There seems to be a certain gap in the story.

[@jdmonroe08]

The first couple episodes were of the last days in Berlin and being sent over to Moscow, then the following episodes seemed to be the lead up to that moment. But I agree, the gap between episode 10 and episode 11 seems weird.

[@VegasCyclingFreak]

This was a very interesting listen.

[@chrisjamieson4118]

Great video

[@0ldb1ll]

Work made them free.

[@arostwocents]

People who hate the poor soldiers are ignorant in the extreme. It's like the woke racists who blame working class whites in poverty for the crimes of the rich

[@Bob.W.]

Thx. Seigfried Knappe.

[@singaporesling6112]

After I read his book I looked in up in the phone book and called him. Really great guy!

[@arostwocents]

A true hero, fighting for working class freedom against int fin.

[@lv4077]

What is the obsession with the holocaust? This piece doesn’t deal with that topic.

[@markbonds9747]

Thanks for sharing

[@Wailot6]

Is there a missing part? At the beginning of this he was already in his way to Moscow. Where is the bit about wars end

[@michaelmallal9101]

There was a POW parade through Moscow to the trains to the Gulags.

[@nicholasaustin2717]

I would attend that parade! I don’t normally like parades, but I never like NAZIs.

[@marksauck3399]

There was old Soviet black and white film of this parade that’s an amazing bit of visual history. The camera work was well done because of the many close ups of the Germans as they marched. Their faces and expressions. They must of had every prisoner in this parade because it was endless. It was a way to humiliate these Germans in front of the Moscow citizens. What these Russian people went through because of the brutality of this invasion seemed good and proper.

[@jeffreyball6618]

​@marksauck399 before the war was over

[@ericscottstevens]

Those thousands of POWs were fed laxatives unbeknownst to them. While marching through the streets is when the dire results started to occur. This is why you see the water trucks spraying down the street in earnest after the column performed the parade.. All for the show I suppose, but really why go through all those lengths? As it was there were reports the Russians witnessing this grand parade started to hush then started to cry and think both sides lost so many men and how worthless war was.

[@grottu]

Luckiest German POW was taken by Canadians 😂, one of “holiday” camps was in Banff area….after all inclusive holidays got asked “hey, you want to be Canadians?” 😂

[@aidjunkie5335]

Lol true. They’re still giving them standing ovations in the Parliament to this day 😂

[@ericscottstevens]

As it was due to supply both Great Britain (Canada included) and France decided it was in everyone's best interests to send all the POWs to the USA. The USA originally gave no reply to the idea but soon almost all POWs ships were arriving in NYC for processing. Then the US realized the full extent, this was a huge humanitarian food supply issue and capped the POWs allowed to come into the US by the end of 1944. Poignantly a POW ship arrived in NYC on May 8th 1945. The POWs exited the ship, were told to line up again and get back on the ship for the return to Europe.......6 hours in the USA.

[@michaelsterling6163]

Considering what these soldiers did to the Russian people, it's amazing that they were treated so fairly! What a pompus group of invaders!

[@nicholasaustin2717]

I like listening to these stories because you naturally want things to go well for the narrator of a story, so when it does it is exciting. When things go poorly for the narrator, it gets a million times better to hear about a suffering NAZI.

[@cameronowen6199]

Ah, russ tankie troll

[@punishedgloyperstormtroope8098]

They were not treated fairly

[@punishedgloyperstormtroope8098]

Russia wanted to takeover Europe that’s why it was preemptively invaded

[@Occident.]

It was a pre-emptive strike. The Soviet Union was planning to invade Western Europe in July 1941.

[@arkadisevyan]

I dont think the second son is his

[@AnthonyOMulligan-yv9cg]

Der Fuhrer 's?

[@adm65260]

Interesting story but please, dont expect any sympathy. The Russian front was faught with barbarism on both sides.

[@JosephMitchellMitchell]

SOVIETS ARE IN HUMAN 😢

[@adm65260]

@@JosephMitchellMitchell are you trying to suggest that the SS were choir boys ?

[@plethoraofpinatas.]

This is pretty funny.

[@leeabend8079]

So how long did he spend in all together?

[@arostwocents]

Ten years? My great uncle did too

[@grottu]

@@arostwocentsand other one escaped to Argentina? 😂

[@dawidkarta1260]

Since when Poland was a german allied?

[@lv4077]

Sounds like California

[@HB-iq6bl]

The russian POW camp was exactly how the german gestapo kept civilians in concentration camps

[@ashleyreyes6245]

Hmmmm !!! Sounds like what Germans did the the poor Jews :.

[@grottu]

Almost same as what Jews are doing to poor Palestinians for last 70 years.

[@davidcollin1436]

Or what happened to 2million murdered Vietnamese farmers.

[@tolik5929]

That voice has got to go man ! Choose one a little more mild . Octavian from HBOs Rome is really annoying .

[@jack1428]

Be careful or he'll use the Morgan Freeman one they are all using these days 🙈😬

[@andreoates8405]

Yeah, you were lucky. You must’ve had a guardian angel looking after you, You can’t say that you were in combat Moses you got wounded and ended up in the rear at the hospital Wanna meet up? I don’t know 🤕🤒never You never fired a shot🥴

[@jayduke8554]

Not one word about the holocaust

[@jakeyjakey4018]

that never occurred to me, he talks about so many mundane things

[@Jayson-li5xx]

You must not have listened to the whole thing he talks about it for a few minutes

[@Dominic_Amoe]

The what?

[@jerryjeromehawkins1712]

You mean how the Soviets invaded Poland on Sept 17th 1939? How Stalin had those he labeled as Undersirables... J ews, teachers, scientists, doctors, officers, clergy, etc... rounded up and marched off into the forests never to be seen again? Others... shipped off to a slow death in tank and munitions factories? Even more to the gulags... starved to death while working in Soviet mines?? Nope... not one word was said about this.

[@Adryano6000]

​@@Dominic_AmoeAre you deaf or blind?

[@romsebrell710]

Veramente poco interessante.

[@PRLcafe]

Few more germans should have watched it in 2024