Jagdtiger Ambush - Ardennes 1944

The Battle of Chaumont near Bastogne on 23 December 1944 is reputed to be the first appearance of the fearsome but flawed Jagdtiger or "Hunting Tiger", the largest tank used in WW2. Find out what happened when just four of these 71-tonne behemoths stopped General Patton's advance stone dead.
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Sources: 'Jagdtiger' - Wikipedia; pinterest.

[@marcswanson7066]

When the four mammoth Jagdtigers arrived unexpectedly in the nick of time must have been a tremendous morale booster for German forces.

[@terraflow__bryanburdo4547]

Jagdtiger...when a Tiger II isn't quite big enough.

[@baryonyxwalkeri3957]

As a German, I appreciate the effort you take in getting the pronounciation right!

[@Arindam_Gaming]

You must have a really large toe finger nail, Herr Baryonyx.

[@Luna-4L0n5]

@ecky1965 Pretty much. The English "E" (as pronounced alone, not part of any word) is equivalent to the German "I".

[@MrBadBean]

seen that bad boy at the tank museum in bovington,its HUGE

[@nicholaspatton5590]

Can you touch the tanks at the museum? I've never been there. I'd give it a big 'ol hug.

[@MrBadBean]

@@nicholaspatton5590yes you can but you cannot climb on to the vehicles thou,well worth a visit.

[@columnal8067]

@@MrBadBean I live near bovington and I know for a fact that you can't touch the tanks.

[@petertimowreef9085]

The reversed out of range? From a Jagdtiger? What, they drove a kilometer in reverse? Surely you mean reverse into cover.

[@ScipioXII]

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[@paulhoffman778]

Agreed!👍

[@martentrudeau6948]

The Jagdtiger is 70 years old and still impressive

[@davidmicheletti6292]

My father was rushed from the sea port of La Harv as the battle was winding down. He first was moved by train and then by truck while being brought up front. My father later later spoke of seeing all the wrecked tanks in the field. Some of these tanks were still burning which was days after the Germans had retreated. He spent most of his time along the border areas and ventured only 50-75 miles into Germany in the weeks to follow. Because my father could speak German, French and Italian he was assigned to go to the front and gather surrendering German prisoners. But that is another story. In addition he was ordered to concentration and labor camps in Germany to help where he could. In addition he went to underground fighter factories to try to draw French slave labors out of the cave complex’s. They would not come out so they place food and water outside and withdrew that night so the slaves could come out to at least eat the food. Mostly he translated and interviewed prisoners. I was maybe ten years old when I first heard of these events, as he was reluctant to speak of these events. He died when I was seventeen so I never had information beyond that. Ironically he did make friends with a few German prisoners and we have letters written by these Germans after the war. I just joined your you tube channel and enjoy it very much. During that period of history so many events happened in such a compressed time frame that people lose perspective of those days.

[@MarkFeltonProductions]

Thanks for sharing your very interesting story!

[@redfoxgaming6804]

thats a beautiful story to tell, its sad that your father could not tell more of his experiences in the war, he could have passed on some truly legendary events that are now sadly forgotten with time

[@steven_cfc7844]

Another bullshit story in the comments

[@Mr_Bunk]

Stevie bhoy What makes you say that? This guy isn’t claiming anything outrageous or promoting any kind of ideology, so it just seems like a curious and tragic tale of war to me. If you find any bcaking to your claim, please tell it me, but this looks legitimate.

[@musje83]

La Harv.. Sure you mean Le Havre?

[@ChrisZukowski88]

You can argue that the germans made underpowered, overdeveloped, too heavy, and too expensive tanks but one thing that you can't deny.......Their guns were always dead accurate and powerful! Unlike the Russian IS/IS2'sfor example that had giant guns with shotgun accuracy which rendered them useless.

[@Ron52G]

The Jadtiger couldn't travel off road unless the gun barrel was in it's travel lock. Otherwise the sights would be knock out of alignment. Not a good thing unless you retreating and let the enemy come to you.

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Agreed !

[@jltaco85]

with these shortass storries? nah

[@benjaminolufsen]

SHE WAS A BEAUTY

[@jkdm7653]

Yeah, man! A FIERCE BEAUTY!

[@ryandavis7593]

My grandfather was a tanker in that region driving a M4 Sherman. I do know he drove his tank from Normandy all the way Czechoslovakia. Heading back into Germany his tank, getting a little to close to the edge, slid off the road and rolled over into a creek. That ended his part in the war. His right hand was crushed in the event.

[@fjuraa]

to be fair tho, anything the germans had could go trough a sherman ,128mm was an overkill

[@PilotTed]

except the 37s and 50mms from the front. the angle rendered the 50mm useless.

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[@beasheerhan4482]

Thank you, Mr. Felton. Extremely well-done, and highly interesting, as per usual!

[@chickendrawsdogs3343]

128mm!? It's even bigger than standard modern MBT guns!!

[@garynarborough]

I have seen many of your films Mark and can only say how amazing they are to watch. Your research is absolutely in depth. Even German pronunciation is excellent. Thank you for taking so much trouble in your archiving and presentation.

[@stephenmellis9423]

Mark - you do a great job with these videos! Thank you.

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As always, a great video. Thank you Mr. Feltman.

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[@Jagdpanzer-bh4pb]

LOVE the Jagdtiger! What a machine.

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I love these tank videos! Some of my favorite content of yours

[@jackmcelligott5267]

You sir are an excellent historian.

[@SagaraUrz]

Lets be honest, an 88mm flak gun placed on the same spots where the Jagdtigers were would have done the same damage.

[@xAlexTobiasxB]

A well hidden Panzer IV with 75mm gun as well...

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[@RealCurrencies]

It is indeed great content Mark. Very nice, these short little docs on interesting side shows of the war.

[@joeshmoe9978]

120mm gun was ahead of its time.

[@Rendell001]

Which was in fact adapted from the 128mm flak version just as the original 88mm had been.

[@jamesthegreat762]

Its 128

[@zahy2524]

Its 128

[@UniquelyAwful]

its 128

[@walsertaler]

imagine a 30kg bullet with 950m/s. its 13MJ of kinetic energy

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[@Sharnoy1]

Great video indeed! I actually studied the battle of Chaumont and even visited the village (along with some others near and including Bastogne) in May. It sure was a tough fight for the US 8th Tank Battalion. What left bothering me, was the fact that I couldn't find exactly which heavy tank destroyers took part in the German counter offensive on the village. The sources I used didn't have that information, as they were based on the American sources of the time. As you stated in the video, it was just later that the Americans found out, that those heavy tank destroyers had in fact been Jagdtigers. Now I know that too, thanks to you mr. Felton. So, tank you very much (pun intended) ^^

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I’m fairly new to this channel myself but I gotta say I love these videos I’ve learned quite a bit from these videos love the videos on German military history you don’t here to much about it

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Love these kind of storys Subbed!

[@johnunderwood7361]

I love your channel!!! Also the Jagdtiger is my favorite tank of WW2! :)

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[@eddrommond3632]

Great video, keep them coming.

[@paflanary4738]

M4's taking a knife to a gun fight. The Pak 44 or Kwk 44 or the Pak 80 were derivatives of the Flk 128. The AA weapon used to great effect on the US bomber formations. The Pak 44's range was 26,700 yards with a muzzle velocity of 3,100 ft/sec. As a defensive unit the Jagdtiger was superb. We had nothing that could penetrate the thing short of aerial direct hits with large bombs. It was basically a mobile bunker with a huge gun.

[@colindorrans1773]

Great videos. Keep them coming.

[@pex_the_unalivedrunk6785]

I heard that a Jagtiger with it's 128mm gun once took out an M-26 Pershing at a distance of something like 1 or 2(?) miles! That is modern day tank engagement ranges...very accurate, great penetration. Of course at close range the Jagtiger could not traverse quickly enough against an M4 Sherman, but they were meant for sniping. I wonder if, given the opportunity(which would never happen, LOL!), that gun could take out an M1-A1 Abrams with a direct side shot?

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[@Sir.suspicious]

Great narration

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[@drubber007]

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[@MarkFeltonProductions]

Many thanks

[@36Marciano]

In October, the unit moved out. s.Pz.Jäg.Abt.653 was assigned to the 17.Armee in Poland, during which time the third company also recieved some Jagdtigers. Production was slow, and in November, the unit had only 12 Jagdtigers. 6 more Jagdtigers recieved during November. In December, it was planned that the Jagdtigers should have taken part of the Ardennes offensive. 16 Jagdtigers are loaded onto trains, and two of the three trains unloaded 50 km. behind the front (as part of the 6.SS-Armee). Some Jagdtigers are diverted to Operation Nordwind, as part of the 17.SS-Panzer-Grenadier-Division. Despite accounts that the Jagdtigers were used during the Ardennes offensive, there are no prrof which supports it. There are no photographs of any Jagdtigers during the Ardennes, and crew testimoneys say that they were not. This comes from WWIIforums...this is a piece of the comment but i shares a different opinion than yours.

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Very well articulated.

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[@earlcousins6635]

Absolutely... fascinating info.

[@MyLateralThawts]

Another surprising aspect of the design of the Jagdtiger is the Germans seemed to have forgotten an important lesson in sloped armour they previously applied to the exceptional Jagdpanther and the equally remarkable Hetzer. One other point, as a former tanker, a Jagdtiger strictly speaking isn’t a tank, but a tank destroyer. Substitute the word “armour” for “tank” and it will make old zipperheads like myself a little happier.

[@CrniWuk]

Vehicles like the Jagdtiger, Jagdpanther or Stug, are still considered tanks though.

[@piotrmalewski8178]

No, they were SPGs. In Wehrchmach Stug crews were even dressed in artillery uniforms, even though Stugs served as assault guns and tank destroyers.

[@brightwizard12]

While its splitting hairs, to be considered a tank an armoured vehicle has to be turreted. The average person might call it a tank, but they're just using the term interchangeably with armour/AFV so it's not strictly correct.

[@dl7096]

Christian Unger I mean it’s not like they needed sloped armor for the casemate which I think was like 250mm thick itself. It was just based off of the tiger II chasis so doing what they did with the jagdpanther might be more difficult and the gun is much larger, that’s probably the main reason

[@kirotheavenger60]

Tank destroyer is a just fancy term for self propelled anti-tank gun. Also many people, I believe including yourself, don't fully understand sloped armour. Sloped armour for the same effective thickness isn't any lighter than flat armour. That is because when you angle the plate it covers less area, so you have to make it longer to protect the same amount. That length is exactly equal to the thickness you saved.

[@nateweter4012]

Hey Mark, you do awesome videos but I have questions about this one. I thought it was established years ago that no Jagdtigers fought in the Ardennes Offensive. Schwere Panzerjeager Abteilung’s own war diary and log confirm this. They were earmarked for it and then were diverted south for Operation Nordwind. The history channel did a “greatest tank battle” episode based on Lt. Irzyk’s account of claiming to be ambushed by Jagdtigers and now it’s becoming recirculated and it may not even be true. Many of the shows episodes contain inaccuracies and I wasn’t sure if this was based on new info I hadn’t seen. Last I read, It’s suspected that they were Jagdpanthers or jagdpanzer IVs from Panzer Jeager Abteilung 559. Cheers.

[@michaelnaven213]

I have read and heard that the jagdtigers never got off the train and instead were shipped down south to be used in the nordwind offense. Considering that these tanks were so unreliable why were there none left on the battlefield. With the difficult roads, high consumption of fuel, and an over stressed engine and transmission, one would think at least one jagdtiger would have been left on the side of road. There were several found on the battlefield of the nordwind offense. Perhaps the tanks that ambushed 3rd armor were jagdpanthers. There is plentiful of evidence of jagdpanthers in the bulge.

[@christopherthrawn1333]

Great work

[@hgrunt100]

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[@thewatchman1078]

Fantastic thanks very much fascinating in a way simply not set out in history books or documentaries.

[@wtfronsson]

Amazing monster of a machine. Although hilariously impractical. It's this kind of stuff that no doubt helped inspire the Wolfenstein games, lol.

[@raemont1328]

Der Jagdtiger ist mir der Liebste Panzer der Wehrmacht, schade, dass es so wenige von ihm gab.

[@danastulce4707]

Another great presentation on an important AFV. Kudos!

[@MarkFeltonProductions]

Many thanks

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excellent research and presentation , and this goes for all your videos

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Exceptionally good video

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Great video. 👍

[@XenoLife]

As a French speaker : I really enjoy your videos, and I appreciate your effort to pronounciate the French words right :) keep up the good work ! Yoûve gained another subscriber

[@GTgaming69]

Mustve been absolutely terrifying to go up against these things..

[@PilotTed]

Nah, would never see it till its too late lol.

[@forestsoceansmusic]

Excellent as usual Mark. Can I suggest a map for this and similar ground battles in future? I hiked some of the Ardennes in 2011, and would love to see if this battle was near any of the trails I did.

[@jvcpaints]

An absolute beast.

[@markgraham4732]

With a lovely long barrelled 128mm tankgun. Its no wonder they could inflict such carnage. Its optics were also not surpassed until the late 1950s.

[@Wildanc2227]

I am interested knowing where you found all those informations about the Jagdtiger in Chaumont. I want to see if we can make a universitary paperwork about those tanks. But anyway, that's a very interesting video ! Keep going !

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45 Sherman lovers disliked the video

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👍🏻 love the Belgium video’s.

[@scottyd8]

128 mm I didn't know this tank.

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Excellent

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Another great story!

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"Thank you" Mark-- "Many Thanks.."

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Thank you for watching

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I respectfully disagree, Mr. Allington. We have enough of the ugly spectre of censorship, today. I am very glad Mr. Felton allows us to interact with him and each other.

[@alexburke853]

Brenda Sherman that was the most polite disagreement I’ve ever seen in a comment thread

[@zaynevanbommel5983]

love your videos Mark I think Otto Carsus final posting was to a Jagtiger unit ?

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I love your videos

[@lgtvflia.ruffinelli6569]

Somewhere else I've read that Jagdtigers didn't see action in the Battle of the Bulge. Maybe the crews were old and didn't remember or know where they were at the time of the interview. Also extremeley good video! Your videos are so entertaining!

[@chadjustice8560]

By every account none of them were at the bulge

[@Mars_junior]

I'm not sure if I have missed them, but some videos on allies using some of their more rare tanks in trying circumstances would also be very interesting. Even ordinary allied tanks overcoming something would be. Also been bingeing the "Time Forgot" series. Loving that.

[@Trimtank]

@3:11 there is a "Canadian Armoured Corps" jumper laying on the ground....

[@jaromeunrooski6963]

Jolly good channel, I say!

[@romeotango58]

They have a 'Jagdtiger' at the Aberdeen Proving grounds Tank Museum in Aberdeen Maryland and when you stand next to it you suddenly realize just how large of a machine it really is even by todays standards!

[@girghisyatooma9831]

been their, great museum, did you visit the rail gun on the base?

[@5thfjreenactor602]

Very nice video

[@mr.waffentrager4400]

Mr.Sherman : What is that ! What the f*uck is that !

[@StryderK]

Jagdtiger is not a tank. It did not have a turret. Rather, it’s 128mm gun is fixed in a large casemate. It’s at best a tank destroyer.

[@markmccummins8049]

As always Mark, outstanding video. Sad that Allied intelligence couldn’t find out about the jadgtiger. Though not invincible, these units harassed US and UK armour until the end. US commanders admitted that they had little that could resist the 128mm gun of the jadgtiger.

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[@doce7606]

Good footage of these tank-destroyers. Time after time, wehrmacht commanders scraped together KGs and used them appropriately against unimaginative allied counterparts. Reynold's examples show that Panzer commanders routinely used their heavier guns in a stand-off role to 'shoot-in' the lighter tanks in the assault; like the Elephants (eventually) at Kursk, the LAH Mk-Vs hull-down on the ridge at Bourgebus, Normandy, or using the corps Tigers to support assault wedges of panthers and StuGs in forlorn fanatical counter-attacks in Hungary against JS-IIs... peace and thanks for post