Kursk - The battle of Prokhorovka through the eyes of Panzer Ace Rudolf von Ribbentrop

Hello and welcome to The AceDestroyer! Thank you for joining in! This video is about the famous tank battle of Kursk. It’s about one man in particular SS-Obersturmführer Rudolf von Ribbentrop. He would participate in the major tank on tank action at Prokhorovka on July 12, 1943. I found his personal account on the battle very interesting as it gives a good account of what the boots on the ground went through. This is not a documentary about Prokhorovka, just a person view through the eyes of a German Panzer IV commander. If you would like to see a Prokhorovka video, do let me know! I hope you’ll enjoy the video!
INFORMATION:
Ligne de Front No. 62 « Journée d’enfer à Koursk » by Yannis Kadari
Kursk 1943: The Southern Front by Robert Forczyk
Obedient Unto Death by Werner Kindler
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[@SoloTravelBlog]

Amazing that Rudolf was still alive when you made this video, he only passed away just this May. May he rest in peace

[@jaylopes8489]

Regrettably he didn't do more interviews like Rochus Misch did . . . Rochus Misch - RIP

[@majorrgeek]

SoloTravelBlog - may the Nazi swine rest in Hell

[@henkgerritsen1444]

@@majorrgeek I bet you wouldnt say that in his face you coward. I have way more respect for german soldiers, nazi or not, then slimeballs like you.

[@hertzair1186]

majorgeeek : he was fighting the Russian communists... just like we Americans were a few months after WW2 up to the end of the cold war...

[@majorrgeek]

@@henkgerritsen1444 - yes I would say it to his face 10 times you coward - German soldiers deserve prison time not respect - slimeball would be you Nazi lover

[@Desertduleler_88]

No doubt about it, Rudolf von Ribbentrop had an amazing combat record.

[@levski19]

Von Ribbentrop was a truly brave man. If I'm not mistaken he got injured several times (7?) and continued the fight. And he was so young at Kursk, just 22. A truly brave man indeed.

[@teekey1754]

More "braves" like him and we would be speaking German now.

[@levski19]

@@teekey1754 yeah, sure...

[@clivemilburn8449]

As was Joachim Peiper, also mentioned, who came to a brave and lonely death many years after the war.

[@hookybrickshooky9529]

German is such a beautiful language... ;)

[@levski19]

@@clivemilburn8449 The last soldier of the LSSAH to die in battle. RIP

[@tillyjow8484]

This is a good example that the ''Battle of Kursk'' was actually collection of battles.

[@rdallas81]

But it highlights just how massive a battle area it was...and over days. Soviets under the Marshal dug hundreds of miles in ditches ....and mines set up in any spot the Soviets military could predict Germans may utilize.

[@crazymonkey19071907]

Of course it was, it lasted for a couple days with two different pincer moves

[@nikolaivanovski6319]

finally smart comments from smart people. campaign yup

[@derritter4970]

And still western people claim D-day was turning tide of the war...

[@anthonydebias6690]

​@@derritter4970 Only the uninformed ..World History is not a required class in High School and most Colleges in America, and what they do get on the fighting on the Eastern Front is that the Nazis were turned back at Moscow and Crushed at Stalingrad....very little details on the rest.

[@HistoryMarche]

Outstanding work. Would definitely like to see more. If I may suggest a bit more and longer map segments to show the events on the ground as they develop.

[@Fenniks-]

Fancy seeing you here HistoryMarche love your videos on Hannibal Barca Btw :)

[@user-ze6oy1fj5q]

it's just that you're all cowards here. And you don't understand the meaning of what happened. In the Battle of Kursk, a couple of thousand miles from Germany, it was not the Russians who were advancing, but the Germans. In Prokhorovka, after a week of fighting, they finally reached the operational space. This happened after the Germans had overcome three lines of strategic defense of the Russians at the cost of huge sacrifices. It would seem that everything is a victory, but. Prokhorovka is a battlefield where the railway embankment is on the left and the swampy river banks are on the right. neither to the left nor to the right to the tank to maneuver. And the narrow path over the bridge, and the moat hinders. Von Ribbentrop's Tanko had gone over the bridge, and that was impossible. a hundred tanks piled on it, of which, to the shame of the German tigers, half were not tanks but T-70 tankettes. Light as 10 tons when the tiger is 55 tons. And these tanks were killed, but dozens of tankettes of 10 tons each became a barricade, so Germany lost its only remaining chance of victory at that time.

[@jdshaman6448]

Why are all the soldiers so cleanly shaven? Steady hands in the morning before battle. Never a razor cut. This seems standard to all war footage, whichever front is shown. On D-day it would appear that the Germany army jumped up and shaved. In North Africa the waterless and hirsute Italians surrendered on mass but shaven. Would they rather shave than drink the water? Forbid the thought that all WW11 footage is fake.

[@christophercohen8712]

With the “liebstandarte ss “ was obersturmbannfuhrer” Bruno gushe” Bruno was Adolf hitler personal bodyguard

[@Wallyworld30]

Amazing video! Yes more on Kursk please!

[@peterhoevermann6673]

Very great report of a fiese battle.

[@patrickmcleod111]

Either the Soviet tank crews were the most incompetent ever, and/or their gunners were incapable of accurate fire, and/or the Russian tank cannons weren't capable of penetrating the not-so-thick, not-at-all sloped armor of the Panzer IV. OR......... The German tank commander and/or the Reich's propaganda ministry people were feeding the public a 'fishing story' that was significantly exaggerated!

[@peterhoevermann6673]

@@patrickmcleod111 Remember Dunkirk, if USA had landed 1940 in France, they wouldn't have a Chance to hold the lines against Wehrmacht. But russians hold the lines in fiesest and toughest battles of Worldwar 2 and pushed back (russians had heavy losses of Material & men but they had never ending supply and will). Germany had lost the war in Russia because of Winter, confused Oberbefehlshaber Hitler and russian bravery. And very soon Yankees will get their ass kicked if they not stop their endless destabilization policy in East-Europe and elsewhere. 2019 is 1912. New rising powers Russia and China.

[@patrickmcleod111]

@@peterhoevermann6673 What destabilization policy are we responsible for in eastern Europe? If you are talking about the populist backlash against the mass migration and open borders policies of the globalistic neo-liberals and the cultural Marxists of the radical left, that's not our fault! The eastern European people are wising up, and realizing that they don't support the subversive & authoritarian ideology of the EU. Like us, they don't want their borders overrun by additional millions of poor, uneducated & unskilled workers, who will take jobs and lower wages, and upset the cultural and political landscape of their countries. I can promise you one thing. Neither the Russian OR Chinese govts will open their borders to masses of poor, uneducated young males, let them become dependent on taxpayer funded entitlements, and take jobs and reduce salaries of their own people! The Chinese and Russian leaders care enough about the sovereignty of their own countries to do that! But the Marxists and globalist neo-liberals DO want to put an end to sovereignty in America and Europe.... They want a giant socialist super-state. SCREW THAT!!

[@peterhoevermann6673]

@@patrickmcleod111 Only one example, so called Euro-Maidan Coup in Ukraine by CIA and "Fuck EU" Nuland, and in Georgia by arming and advising terrorists, google Shirshani and other United States supported islamic terrorists. But the list is much longer.

[@2serveand2protect]

Thank you for uploading - as always very good material.

[@radical7663]

What? Idiot. Do more reading

[@2serveand2protect]

@@radical7663 wtf du you want now? what's YOURS fucking problem?

[@Snooperking]

dude thank you so much for making this, I'm working on an animation about Kursk right now and have gotten several ideas from this video and would love to see more content on Kursk!

[@andyterpstra4165]

Awesome video. Thank you for producing such great and educational content. I would love to see more on any of these great tank battles.

[@AlaskaErik]

Rudy not only survived the war, but lived to the ripe old age of 98, dying less than two months ago on May 20, 2019.

[@Trust-me-I-am-a-dentist]

Amazing.

[@syedahmedali5079]

Rip

[@littlejimmy8744]

@Joseph Stalin go to hell commie shit

[@daniels_0399]

@Pantelis Tzimas Why did you feel the need to mention only the eastern front? And only the Germans?

[@KarlHoss1]

@@littlejimmy8744 he didn't believe in hell...

[@peterwarren7611]

Great video, would love to see more on this subject. Thanks.👍👍

[@jamesmorgan9474]

A video on the battle of Prokhorovka would be greatly appreciated. I found this particular video very informative and well produced. Thank you!

[@ThePRCommander]

We need a real movie about the battle. A historical movie. Not Fury style.

[@BlastFrag1]

Nice vid, well narrated and yes , I would like to see more.

[@johnteslov5870]

Prokhorovka.... that's where my grandpa from! He told me destroyed airplanes and tanks were all over the area when he was growing up.

[@okapmeinkap7311]

Whatever. Prove your identity first.

[@monkeyman9276]

@@okapmeinkap7311 u=nugget head

[@johnteslov5870]

@@okapmeinkap7311 lol why should I have to do that, I don't care if you believe me or not

[@mjvjohnson]

Awe man that would have been so amazing as a kid. Can you imagine playing war with your friends, re-enacting old battles with real tanks and planes littered all around you....

[@MisoElEven]

@@mjvjohnson While starving thanks to communism...

[@ngpopinion]

There is nothing more honourable from being courageous in battle..my respects

[@MrStatelessperson]

Victory or Valhalla!

[@timesly1]

Excellent stuff. All in great detail. We want more! Thanks for sharing it all, with all of us.

[@bt7180]

Great vid, would love to see more on the battle!

[@DinoNucci]

Great vid TY. It's valuable and interesting to see war from both sides.

[@arthurcrime]

Really well done, your narration is crystal clear, and supplements the video in a very positive fashion. Highly enjoyable & educational. Thank you.

[@Sir.suspicious]

Amazing as always, looking forward to the whole battle video, but remember to take your time, no rush

[@johnteslov5870]

There is a museum in Prokhorovka, really good museum with a lot of stuff from that battle. You can play around with deactivated FG42, PPSH-41, Kar. 98, MG-42 and other stuff... and you can play World Of Tanks there for as long as you want, there is a whole section with a bunch of computers with WOT installed :D poor country kids play there cuz they got no computer

[@garyK.45ACP]

When in the area again, take a drive down to Kharkov, Ukraine and visit their relatively new (remodeled and re-opened in 2013) Historical Museum which is an incredible collection of WW2 history.

[@johnteslov5870]

@@garyK.45ACP cool! I didn't know there was a museum like that there, but I'd check it out if I ever go there again

[@mindfreak078589]

That's cool

[@ultramagapimpernel7992]

Yes but no history tours go there! I've checked.

[@Mishkafofer]

In poor countries they get enlisted and drive old soviet tanks.

[@GaryCSchade]

Very well done Sir! I would like to see more of this battle. Thanking you in advance. Gary in Alaska

[@davidk6269]

Thank you for another great documentary video upload! Yes, I would very much like to see a video history of Prokhorovka. Thank you, again!

[@tj2tone]

thanks for making this. interesting to see this in more detail.

[@nonya5475]

That was really well done. Thank you! Would be happy to watch more. That is a map on World of Tanks. Happens to be my favorite lol!

[@undead111]

Ace, please make more videos, I'm litterally addicted to them! •Love the map of the battle •Love your accent and pronunciation •love the stories you choose PLEASE DO MORE!

[@ruderalf1488]

To be fair.. how he pronounces Soviets is a bit bent and annoying for me. Its "Sov-yets" not "Sue-vi-yets",

[@airsoftghost]

Excellent historical video. I appreciate it. I've played this map many times on WoT and often wondered what the story was behind it. Thanks very much.

[@frankvandergoes298]

Rudolf von Ribbentrop was much loved and admired by his men and kept in touch with his comrades for many years.

[@garyK.45ACP]

My wife was born and raised in Kharkov, Ukraine. Just south of Belgorad and Prokhorovka, Russia. Her city was liberated as a result of the battle of Kursk in August, 1943. The day, August 23, is celebrated every year to this day as the "Day of the City". More than 275,000 residents of Kharkov died in the war, more than ALL Americans killed in the European theater. I think every American should visit the former Soviet Union to understand what CAN happen, what DID happen. The scale of it is beyond comprehension. It is not for the weak of heart to visit Babi Yar Ravine in Kiev and walk on what is the grave of more than 150,000 people, or to visit St. Petersburg (Leningrad) which endured an inhuman siege killing more than a million people. I had the great opportunity to live and work in the former Soviet Union (where I met my wife). I worked in Odessa, among other places, Kiev, Kharkov, Donetsk. In Odessa, where 50,000+ people were massacred in just a few weeks in 1941-42. You walk in a nice park and see a plaque. A marker like we often see in the USA...some historical event, you know, "Abe Lincoln was here"...that kind of thing. But this sign says that at this place in 1941 there was a bomb crater and the SS "conducted" 400 children to this place and SHOT THEM, pushed them in the hole and buried them. There are few heroes left from that time now. When I worked there, there were many more. They wear their medals pinned to their civilian clothes.They were, and are, revered by the people, even the young people today. They were, and are, greeted and offered seats on public transportation and told to go ahead of people in lines. The people always say "Thank you, Grandfather, for my freedom" Or "Thank you for my happiness". Young couples getting married, go to the city's "Memorial of Glory" in their wedding clothes and thank the 275,000 people buried there for their future, for the opportunity to meet their spouse. The Air Force Academy in the city does their daily running through the Memorial of Glory. They have not forgotten. Anyone who thinks they have, I invite you to attend one of many celebrations on May 9...Victory Day.

[@Karakulimbro]

We would like to thank you for the invitation to the day of victory, but we are not interested. Your text is still the same bolshevik rhetoric, odious stalinist propaganda. So many of your leaders have lied to you, and you still believe it all, shame

[@objectiveopinion1566]

... and those noble, kind, heroic Sovier soldiers raped hundred of thousands if not millions of German, Hungarian, Polish, Czech etc. women for what there is no mercy. Russians took no prisoners, they were killing anyone aside the road or in their houses, no matrer soldier or civilian. They were beast. And were stealing everything. Famous slogan was : 'davay casi' or give me Your watch. Uncivilized and unorganized analphabets invaded Europe and only violance accompanied them. They were invading other countries, no liberating. From whom Soviets would liberate Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Finland etc who were allies of Germans and were heavily anti- bolshevist ?

[@garyK.45ACP]

@@objectiveopinion1566 Probably would have been best if Germany had not invaded the USSR. Or anyone else for that matter. D'ya think?

[@objectiveopinion1566]

@@garyK.45ACP attack and war was a done deal. question was who will be the first. England was shocked after Germans and Soviets made the Molotov- Ribbentrop treaty in Brest about not attacking each other (and sharing Poland). everything else is a theory, but for sure only U.S. had benefit from ww2. All others have bleeded out.

[@garyK.45ACP]

@@objectiveopinion1566 America FIRST!

[@jamesroseby3823]

Rudolph recently passed away and this is a fitting video that honours a brave soldier (no matter on what side and the total waste of war). Much more appropriate than that disrespectful obit in Telegraph. Thank you for producing it.

[@jamesroseby3823]

@Joseph Stalin Dear Josef. Have a good look at your own murderous record of your own people, no less. Rudy was no murderer. An honourable soldier, conscripted by his country just as anyone conscripted to any service in any nation.

[@jamesroseby3823]

Joseph Stalin Much like many a Russian in Gulags under Stalin. Again, no evidence exists to suggest Rudy was a murderer. He was a brave tanker.

[@user-ze6oy1fj5q]

it's just that you're all cowards here. And you don't understand the meaning of what happened. In the Battle of Kursk, a couple of thousand miles from Germany, it was not the Russians who were advancing, but the Germans. In Prokhorovka, after a week of fighting, they finally reached the operational space. This happened after the Germans had overcome three lines of strategic defense of the Russians at the cost of huge sacrifices. It would seem that everything is a victory, but. Prokhorovka is a battlefield where the railway embankment is on the left and the swampy river banks are on the right. neither to the left nor to the right to the tank to maneuver. And the narrow path over the bridge, and the moat hinders. Von Ribbentrop's Tanko had gone over the bridge, and that was impossible. a hundred tanks piled on it, of which, to the shame of the German tigers, half were not tanks but T-70 tankettes. Light as 10 tons when the tiger is 55 tons. And these tanks were killed, but dozens of tankettes of 10 tons each became a barricade, so Germany lost its only remaining chance of victory at that time.

[@Henryk516]

I would love to see the battle of Prokhorovka and thank you for a fine video and the story behind it. Well done Ace!

[@williamfilce5329]

Love your channel . I'd certainly enjoy seeing an episode on The battle of Prokhorovka .

[@Flint404]

Cool video! Never really looked at the Kursk battle from German side of things. The Battle of Kursk was the first time my grandfather saw combat on an SU-85, and his first injury. The way he tells it - they went straight from unloading from a train and right into battle.

[@kurtcarlson4521]

That SU-85 was brand new as it joined the counter offensive in August.

[@Flint404]

Just wanted to say that he fought on an SPG - I might be mistaken and it was an SU-76. You are right about the timeline.

[@wenamun4568]

Many thanks and much respect to your grandfather from the USA.

[@proboscidaefan7705]

Greetings Vladimir. Good we will never fire on each other. Peace and health to you and your family.

[@destroyerarmor2846]

@@kurtcarlson4521 Brand new coffin on tracks with a cannon

[@Vilatkahang]

WOW! and to realize that the Ace is still with us today at age 97!

[@invictus84]

I've just discovered your work. This is among the best history published on KZbin. Keep it up and thank you.

[@TheAceDestroyer]

Thanks for the kind words! I really appreciate it! Happy to see that you are enjoying the videos!

[@paulbruno1734]

Great video about a very important event in WWII eastern front. I look forward anxiously for an additional video on Prokhorovka!

[@Trojan0304]

Best breakdown of this battle. What a warrior.

[@user-ze6oy1fj5q]

it's just that you're all cowards here. And you don't understand the meaning of what happened. In the Battle of Kursk, a couple of thousand miles from Germany, it was not the Russians who were advancing, but the Germans. In Prokhorovka, after a week of fighting, they finally reached the operational space. This happened after the Germans had overcome three lines of strategic defense of the Russians at the cost of huge sacrifices. It would seem that everything is a victory, but. Prokhorovka is a battlefield where the railway embankment is on the left and the swampy river banks are on the right. neither to the left nor to the right to the tank to maneuver. And the narrow path over the bridge, and the moat hinders. Von Ribbentrop's Tanko had gone over the bridge, and that was impossible. a hundred tanks piled on it, of which, to the shame of the German tigers, half were not tanks but T-70 tankettes. Light as 10 tons when the tiger is 55 tons. And these tanks were killed, but dozens of tankettes of 10 tons each became a barricade, so Germany lost its only remaining chance of victory at that time.

[@petel7418]

@@user-ze6oy1fj5q Keep dreaming sovjet boi. So much bullsh*t In that i don't even know where to begin..

[@user-ze6oy1fj5q]

@@petel7418 that is you boy not boi, barbar

[@petel7418]

@@user-ze6oy1fj5q Yep i know.. .. Making that remark you should also have pointed out that it is soviet In english, not sovjet like i wrote, but it's kinda clear that you're not the sharpest.. 😄

[@user-ze6oy1fj5q]

@@petel7418 so you're already making explonation. They are accepted, you don't have to justify yourself

[@battlebible1382]

I love history and your succinct pronunciation. Keep up the great work!

[@historiachibcha1]

Thank you for a great video in all aspects.

[@YeOldVisigoth]

Enjoyed it! Thanks for posting!!

[@TheAceDestroyer]

Very happy to hear that! It was my pleasure!

[@rafalsamek1486]

Cool video thanks 😁👍👍👍

[@TheAceDestroyer]

No worries! Super happy to hear you enjoyed watching it!

[@rafalsamek1486]

@@TheAceDestroyer more more pls...

[@krisvalenti4141]

YES. Full video on Prokhorovka. Please!

[@zamonian9525]

What a fantastic video, I love it. Well done!

[@doogleticker5183]

Hell yeah! This is a gem of a channel for us history buffs!! Please do continue to use your efforts to educate us, you have a real talent! It is immensely appreciated. Kind regards, DT

[@TheAceDestroyer]

Thank you very much for your kind words!

[@tekannon7803]

Thank you AceDestroyer. What is going to be phenomenal for future generations is to see a battle of tanks in action as it happened in real time. We can only read about ancient battles, but in a thousand years, people will be able to see this videocast and have a much more authentic look at what war in the 20th century had become and to perhaps understand why 50 million people or more lost their lives in WWII. My father was a WWII veteran and he always said there will be a WWIII. What we all hope is that he is wrong, wrong, wrong.

[@ScienceDiscoverer]

It would be much better to not have any war happen on earth again. There is tanks clashing in real time in my country now (Ukraine), and it is not fun to watch. War is a crime. It is chaos, and it must be destroyed, for life is order and death is chaos. We must unite to fight the real enemy - chaos, and not each other!

[@mrgreggles998]

VERY interesting. More on Prokhorovka please. And you'll be getting a lot of interest from the IL2 Tank Crew game coming soon, first in the series based on the fighting at Prokhorovka.

[@waynedubb31]

Great break down of accounts of the battle and Von Ribbentrop. Hope you upload the full battle of Kursk.

[@johnnyrocket5285]

Love your work.. Just amazing, and PLEASE keep making more.

[@oldgoat142]

Nice history lesson from a personal level. History is a lot more than dry numbers. Thank you.

[@MrMenefrego1]

Good lord! What an amazing and heroic story! Now, 'AceDestroyer', you can see by the story you have told in this video that my uncle, 'Tiny', (who I commented about earlier today) was indeed correct in his compliments of the German soldier. No wonder he admired them so very much!

[@user-ze6oy1fj5q]

it's just that you're all cowards here. And you don't understand the meaning of what happened. In the Battle of Kursk, a couple of thousand miles from Germany, it was not the Russians who were advancing, but the Germans. In Prokhorovka, after a week of fighting, they finally reached the operational space. This happened after the Germans had overcome three lines of strategic defense of the Russians at the cost of huge sacrifices. It would seem that everything is a victory, but. Prokhorovka is a battlefield where the railway embankment is on the left and the swampy river banks are on the right. neither to the left nor to the right to the tank to maneuver. And the narrow path over the bridge, and the moat hinders. Von Ribbentrop's Tanko had gone over the bridge, and that was impossible. a hundred tanks piled on it, of which, to the shame of the German tigers, half were not tanks but T-70 tankettes. Light as 10 tons when the tiger is 55 tons. And these tanks were killed, but dozens of tankettes of 10 tons each became a barricade, so Germany lost its only remaining chance of victory at that time.

[@jmfa57]

Outstanding video, and YES, MORE PLEASE!!! Subscribed.

[@coling3957]

Another great video. More always welcome.

[@stephenroberts4895]

Very interesting to hear about the German side of Prokhorovka, especially from the eyes of a tank commander. Gives me a much greater respect for the men on both sides who perished that day. It's a shame stuff like this is not heard of very often in the US history books.

[@tonymanero5544]

Glorifying Nazi and Imperial Japan war aggression on the world would be to promote it. It’s more sad that you think it’s sad that the history books don’t record their bravery as horrific consequences such as killing Jews and attacking Pearl Harbor.

[@cmn72]

Kursk doesnt get the respect it deserves. Great video.

[@derekbaker3279]

Really? Why do you say that? If anything, most accounts about Kursk (especially the engagement at Prokorova) have been filled with exaggerated numbers of tanks & exaggerated accounts of the ferocity of the clash at Prokorovka (e.g. there isn't much evidence to support the suggestion that tanks were ramming each other all the time). It turns out that many of the exaggerations about Prokorovka that were have believed were made by a Soviet commander, who was trying to defend himself when he was strongly admonished by Stalin for losing so many tanks! Yes, the battle at Kursk was a large & violent struggle which wasted men & equipment that the Germans could not replace easily. The Soviet losses were considerable, but they had no problem replacing their losses. Finally, despite what some old books & documentaries claimed, the truth is that Operation Citadel was already doomed before the battle at Prokorovka began. If you want the most up-to-date & reliable research about Operation Citadel, the Soviet defenses, the many engagements that made up each day of the battle, plus the clash at Prokorovka, I would strongly encourage you to read David M. Glantz's book. Both Glantz & another researcher, Robert Citino, are the world's leading experts on the Eastern Front. Citino's book, "The Death of the Wehrmact" is an excellent overview, and all of Glantz's books are fantastic (although the maps are too small, and many of his books perhaps may be a bit too dry & detailed for some readers.) What makes Glantz's research so important is that he speaks fluent German, Russian, and other languages, so he has been able to look at original documents in the Kremlin (something very few historians have been allowed to do). Both Citino & Glantz have also had access to original documents kept by the Germans during WWII. Both the Germans & Soviets were obsessive about keeping detailed records, so Citino & Glantz have uncovered a lot of important info, and they have dispelled a lot of myths & incorrect assumptions about the Axis-Soviet war that have persisted for 60 or more years.

[@Marmalade_Sally]

Lolwut?? It's one of the most consistently researched, analysed and documented conflicts of WW2, and certainly one the most showcased events of the Russo-German war. Stop talking nonsense.

[@JackKrei]

@@derekbaker3279 Dr. Louis A. Dimarco Excellent historian and tank expert. Dr. Louis A. Dimarco retired as a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Army in 2005 after more than 24 years of active service. Dr. Dimarco is the author or co-author of several Army doctrinal manuals, and of numerous scholarly articles. His most recent published work is “The Mechanized Cavalry’s Critical Contribution to Victory in Europe, 1944-45,” in the Global War Studies Journal, 2013. He is also the author of two books: War Horse: A history of the Military Horse and Rider (Westholme, 2008) and Concrete Hell: Modern Urban Operations from Stalingrad to Iraq (Osprey, 2012). Antony Beevor This first CCA of the 2017-2018 academic year will explore that revolution’s leaders, its animating ideology, and the 70-year history of the tyrannical regime to which it gave birth. The Soviet Role in World War II - Antony Beevor kzbin.info/www/bejne/d4uoo3aMoa53gMk Victor Davis Hanson: World War Two-Then and Now Victor Davis Hanson: World War Two-Then and Now World War II was the most lethal conflict in human history. Never before had a war been fought on so many diverse landscapes and in so many different ways, from rocket attacks in London to jungle fighting in Burma to armor strikes in Libya. Drawing on 3,000 years of military history, Victor Davis Hanson argues that despite its novel industrial barbarity, neither the war's origins nor its geography were unusual. Nor was its ultimate outcome surprising. The Axis powers were well prepared to win limited border conflicts, but once they blundered into global war, they had no hope of victory. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hXScZZx3ir2JhrM Jarrett Stepman: Jarrett Stepman stopped by The Daily Caller to talk with Derek about his new book, "The War on History." kzbin.info/www/bejne/nH_IcqZ_mbuBqaM Both Citino & Glantz have spent too much time in the Soviet Union and are fooled by false information that the Soviets have rewritten in the past 50 or so years to cover their disgraceful losses in WW2

[@ruthlesstruth8639]

@@JackKrei What shameful losses are we talking about?

[@ThePRCommander]

Dubno Brody?

[@Aramistoteles]

Great vid mate! and yes! an animated battle of prokhorovka would be quite enlightning.

[@clivemilburn8449]

Excellent, your footage is great, so many so called history channels just use generic footage that's not even relevant, I thoroughly enjoy your stuff, it's very high quality and well researched, thank you.

[@henrybearse8431]

Very informative. Great

[@brendanconneely4293]

Brilliant video, more please

[@alexlee557]

Superb work, thank you!

[@basfinnis]

Very interesting. Thanks. The huge losses on both sides are very sobering.

[@devildriver2101]

Great work,keep it up

[@powderbeast5598]

Interesting , thank you.

[@abialo2010]

yep the demand is there. more videos! love all your hard work. thank you

[@revview5594]

Fantastic. Very exciting and good narrative pace.

[@videolookertube]

I checked Rudolf von Ribbentrop wikipedia he died in may 2019

[@GannicusMisteriosdeHonduras]

@Jack Wehrung no such thing as Valhalla lol

[@amirtavakoli2715]

Rest in peace Rudolf von Ribbentrop! He fought for his Vaterland! I wish Germany and all Germans peace and prosperity!

[@vardaanchaudhry1356]

@@amirtavakoli2715 ROFL

[@caxaptt6514]

@@amirtavakoli2715 interesting how his Vaterland turned out to be located within the golden ring of Russia; guess he must've been a Russian spy and one of the sources for the numerous leaks of planned military ops.

[@roelofdevries9203]

Yes I would like the rest of the video about the Kurks battle.

[@karlluppold240]

I'd love to see a more detailed video of the battle of Kursk, love the channel :)

[@soldieramerican5964]

Excellent video, yes I would like to see the video!

[@bowrudder899]

This appeared in my feed, and Rudolf von Ribbentrop just a few days ago (20 May 2019). We'll miss that great generation.

[@davidmiller767]

Hero's one and all. !!

[@waffencamo]

Excellent!

[@paulnienhaus5359]

Excellent. Would like, very much, to see more of your work especially on Prokharovka.

[@longship44]

Excellent video. Keep them coming!

[@Mikey-pq4zf]

Outstanding video

[@TheAceDestroyer]

Thanks! It means a lot!

[@V.D.22]

@@TheAceDestroyer it is really a great video! The details are amazing!

[@zanychelly]

Amazing, those Panzer crew were truly skilled.

[@user-ze6oy1fj5q]

it's just that you're all cowards here. And you don't understand the meaning of what happened. In the Battle of Kursk, a couple of thousand miles from Germany, it was not the Russians who were advancing, but the Germans. In Prokhorovka, after a week of fighting, they finally reached the operational space. This happened after the Germans had overcome three lines of strategic defense of the Russians at the cost of huge sacrifices. It would seem that everything is a victory, but. Prokhorovka is a battlefield where the railway embankment is on the left and the swampy river banks are on the right. neither to the left nor to the right to the tank to maneuver. And the narrow path over the bridge, and the moat hinders. Von Ribbentrop's Tanko had gone over the bridge, and that was impossible. a hundred tanks piled on it, of which, to the shame of the German tigers, half were not tanks but T-70 tankettes. Light as 10 tons when the tiger is 55 tons. And these tanks were killed, but dozens of tankettes of 10 tons each became a barricade, so Germany lost its only remaining chance of victory at that time.

[@leonardeuler9592]

Yet, many of those experimented crew died and were replaced by inexpérimented crew. So the battle of Kursk had no point to exist.

[@ThePRCommander]

@@user-ze6oy1fj5q True, Nazi Germany was on the offensive here and was stopped. Fortunately. Otherwise we would all have spoken German today. Not forgetting our party card in our left wallet. The Wehrmacht was and is a topic of massive interest, however, it fought for very evil ideas. Please never forget.

[@user-ze6oy1fj5q]

@Shervin Tajik да вы все бестолковый, недостойные подвига своих дедов

[@markpegram5472]

Outstanding narrative and footage!!...keep them coming.

[@rogt332]

Amazing video and thank you very much.

[@jonericus]

Great story! It's amazing what the Germans were able to do with such limited resources through superior training and tactics.

[@juliusleonov]

Such a limited resources? You must be kidding. Germany drew resources from all over the Europe, including Denmark, Norway, Belgium, Sweden, Czechoslovakia, Romania, and Italy. What school did you go to?

[@jonericus]

@@juliusleonov If you had half the knowledge you think you have you'ld know that as early as '43 the Germans were very low on everything. Keep your context clear before posting. Even at the height of their expansion Germany had difficulty with resources due to poor infrastructure, Ultra and strategic bombing. The Ploesti oil fields were never enough to keep them in full fuel supply at any time of the war. I don't think any of the German high command in the OKW would agree with your implication that they were well supplied, although I'm sure Hitler and Goebbels would have agreed even in March of '45. Btw, the school I went to also taught me correct punctuation, how to use quotation marks and correctly quote someone. What school did you NOT go to?

[@mjoelnir58]

@@juliusleonov You know just shit read some real books about it and not commie Propaganda stuff

[@nagantm441]

So amazing that they accomplished nothing at Kursk?

[@MrBigstick25]

nagantm441 so let’s say if you fought 10 people at once and it came out a draw you’d say you accomplished nothing? You just don’t get it.

[@tinusdeman7670]

Fantastic material also respect for rudolph going to battle when having more safe options. Heroe tanker

[@user-ze6oy1fj5q]

it's just that you're all cowards here. And you don't understand the meaning of what happened. In the Battle of Kursk, a couple of thousand miles from Germany, it was not the Russians who were advancing, but the Germans. In Prokhorovka, after a week of fighting, they finally reached the operational space. This happened after the Germans had overcome three lines of strategic defense of the Russians at the cost of huge sacrifices. It would seem that everything is a victory, but. Prokhorovka is a battlefield where the railway embankment is on the left and the swampy river banks are on the right. neither to the left nor to the right to the tank to maneuver. And the narrow path over the bridge, and the moat hinders. Von Ribbentrop's Tanko had gone over the bridge, and that was impossible. a hundred tanks piled on it, of which, to the shame of the German tigers, half were not tanks but T-70 tankettes. Light as 10 tons when the tiger is 55 tons. And these tanks were killed, but dozens of tankettes of 10 tons each became a barricade, so Germany lost its only remaining chance of victory at that time.

[@russelder9743]

Excellent-----your maps are a marvel...very concise....I always enjoy Kursk battles.....I knew Ribbentrop had a son but did not know this. I am really enjoying your channel and learning more about history of WWll...thanks so much

[@TheAceDestroyer]

My pleasure! I'm glad to see that you're enjoying the content.

[@kutulu6835]

Excellent!!! Very informative and very well explained no stone left unturned. Please upload the battle of prokorovkha

[@draganmestrovic]

Great. Yes pls more oft this.

[@klo3496]

Excellent video. I love WW2 history especially the Eastern Front. I never von Ribbentrop's son was in the 1st SS Liebstabdarte.

[@richarddevita4291]

Top marks. A well done story about an individual who persevered... not only surviving , but prevailing, is extremely entertaining.

[@user-fb1dr1pv7e]

В первую очередь в нашем государстве должна быть наконец-то принята Конституция. Основные законы, как мы видим сегодня со всей ясностью, не просто недостаточны, но и вообще не могут защитить гражданские права, - просто потому, что все кому не лень с легкостью меняют их в угоду себе и своим подельникам. Во вторую очередь, наконец обязан быть создан Конституционный суд, а вот полномочия раввинатских судов должны быть аннулированы. Невозможно иметь параллельно две независимые судебные системы, особенно в тот момент, когда мы со всей очевидностью понимаем, что есть политические силы, которые намерены усилить именно религиозные суды, решения в которых принимаются на основе законов Торы. И в третью, но далеко не в последнюю, очередь, необходимо всерьез обсудить вопрос отделения религии от государства. Влияние религиозных политиков и партий в нынешнем правительстве показало, что существовавший со времен создания Государства Израиль статус-кво канул в лету. Попытки провести такие законы, как запрет на проведение культурных мероприятий по субботам, отмена возможности внесения квасного в больницы на Песах, раздельное купание для мужчин и женщин в природных источниках и на территориях национальных парков и заповедников, закон о приравнивании статуса учащихся ешив к военнослужащим ЦАХАЛа и многие другие просто не оставляют нам выбора. В самое ближайшее время нам придется принять судьбоносное для страны решение - прогнуться ли под непомерные аппетиты религиозных дельцов от политики или же решить вопрос резко и кардинально в пользу светского населения страны. Ну а пока все, что мы можем - это активно или пассивно сопротивляться бесконечным попыткам нынешнего правительства ввергнуть страну в хаос и разрушить ее основы. Но, возможно, именно этих деструктивных действий и не хватало тем, кто не взял на себя труд 1 ноября прошлого года сходить на выборы и проголосовать, оправдыяваясь тем, что их голос "ни на что не влияет". Как мы сегодня видим, каждый голос оказался важен. И религиозные, у которых была полная явка, и избиратели Ликуда, которые надеялись на улучшение качества жизни, смогли кардинально повлиять на результаты голосования, и сегодня мы видим результат. Выбор каждого из нас был сделан, а станет ли этот выбор уроком - мы узнаем довольно скоро, буквально на следующих выборах. И там уже ни у кого из нас никаких отговорок не будет. משתל, אלא רק חלקים ממנו שכן זהו משתל מודולרי המורכב ממספר חלקים, כאשר לרוב החלק של הירך הוא חלק קבוע שטוב לכל תקופת החיים, וישנו חלק פנימי נוסף שעשוי מפלסטיק ומראש קרמיקה, וחלק אחר של האגן שעשוי ממתכת שלעיתים גם הוא מוחלף לאחר ו שימוש ללא אישור מערכת האתר. לפניה המשתלים החלופיים משמשים כפתרון ארוך טווח לשנים ארוכות, בסדר גודל שנע בישנים, וגם לאחר מכן לא יהיה צורך בהחלפת כלל המשתל, אלא רק חלקים ממנו שכן זהו משתל מודולרי המורכב ממספר חלקים, כאשר לרוב החלק של הירך הוא חלק קבוע שטוב לכל תקופת החיים, וישנו חלק פנימי נוסף שעשוי מפלסטיק ומראש קרמיקה, וחלק אחר של האגן שעשוי ממתכת שלעיתים גם הוא מוחלף לאח

[@Coondawgwoopwoop]

THank you for your hard work! I really enjoy your videos. Hope you get the recognition you deserve soon. =)

[@johnhaller7017]

Excellent thanks.

[@anonymouswanderer7257]

2:29 “If the demand is there.” Well it’s right here, I’d love to see a video on it.

[@javierstaffanell3303]

Please.....more! Great footage. Incredible account of historic tank battle.

[@davidwallace5738]

Great video. Thank you

[@k98_zock_tv47]

A true german warrior, one of the many. I also salut to the soviet soldier too, the common thing they shared back than: the hell

[@owensthilaire8189]

Agreed. Courage should not be judged by the uniform a soldier wears, only by the actions they preform.

[@owensthilaire8189]

@@Yora21 , Not so different than the actions of the IDF in the last few decades i think, or the American forces in Vietnam or their mercenaries in central America for 30 years or the French, Belgian and Portuguese in Africa for more than a century. Maybe you should read a book before you spout the standard media monotone story.

[@aesop8694]

K98 Zook. Since when were the Germans true warriors? They were only brave when they confronted unarmed women and children and when the Soviet Forces overran their defences they ran to surrender to British and American forces.

[@willtrap4food698]

@@aesop8694 Lol. where did you get that information because it sounds like it came straight from your ass

[@gerard518]

@Somarik Green How about Yezhov, Yagoda and Stalin. Tens and tens of millions. Furthermore why was the Emperor of Japan absolved? Or the systematic slaughter of Indigenous Aborigines in Australia, North America etc... This repeats itself throughout the course of history. Dont comment unless you know your stuff inside out.

[@dr.ryttmastarecctm6595]

Very, very interesting 1st person account.

[@FroggyFrog9000]

Great vid, Must have been some epic battles there

[@cho7777]

Nothing epic about 230 thousand men been slaughtered in a few days.. Most of them from the russians just defending it's country and the other ones tricked and betrayed by its sick gouvernment. Must be an epic feeling just got hit in one of these tanks.. Hallelujah!

[@FroggyFrog9000]

@@cho7777 I cant even

[@daviddorward7684]

Very interesting video. Thanks!

[@forstevo]

I read about von Ribbentrop in Panzer Aces by Franz Kurowski. Excellent book. The stories are written with so much detail, it's easy to imagine the action. Also in the book are - Franz Bake, Herman Bix, Hans Bolter, Michael Wittman, and Albert Ernst. I highly recommend reading this book.

[@hatsikmaroukian4111]

How is the book called?

[@forstevo]

Panzer Aces. Franz Kurowski is the author.

[@user-ry3lk7fv5q]

In that "great" book,every german tank destroyed so many russian tanks that eventually accumulated about half a million,isn't it?😂😂😂😂😂

[@nothprokernov7028]

forstevo I've also read that book it is really good I felt like I was there

[@user-ry3lk7fv5q]

@@nothprokernov7028 you are an impressionable boy

[@seifyasser]

What a waste of precious lives from both fronts😭 anyways nice video and love from Egypt ❤️

[@toaderspanache8571]

never forget who started the war

[@ArtVandelay00]

Toader Spanache UK and France started the war

[@phralvim]

That is war 😕

[@Tijgert]

Not only a true story but an actual pleasure to listen to the way you tell it with all accents correct. Encore!

[@kokousic]

Amazing. Just amazing to have such authentic video. More videos like this please.

[@Davivd2]

Very educational. Thanks for the upload. One thing that gets overlooked about German panzer crews during the war was that they used radio communication to coordinate their attacks with each other, while soviet crews did not. That many T 34's, should have ripped those Panzer 4's to shreds if they had been coordinated in a similar manner to the Panzer crews.

[@philipSilverstone]

You might find the book Tank Warfare on the Eastern Front by Robert Forczyk (available to download on Amazon) of interest. He spends some time writing of the different tactics between the German and Russian tank crews. Especially in the early part of Operation Barbarossa the T-34 and KV1 and 2 were superior to the Panzer III and IV but that advantage was lost because of poor training, inexperience, lack of ammunition, lack of coordination between ground forces, artillery and airforce (all of which the Germany army had). Regarding the radio situation, as I understand it that was not some sort of silly decision. it was that the Red Army did not have good radio equipment. What they did have was limited both in supply and ability. Whereas the Germans had technologically advanced communications and were able to set up radio nets, had excellent field communications. The German tank commanders went into battle with the hatch open and they had a good view of the battlefield, whereas the SOP of Russian tank crews was to go into battle with hatches closed (buttoned up). This certainly gave the German commanders an advantage with better situational awareness.

[@Davivd2]

@@philipSilverstone Thanks for the comment. I will check that book out. WW2 tank warfare is really fascinating to me.

[@philipSilverstone]

@@Davivd2 I watched the recent Russian movie T-34 the other week. If you get past the cliches it is quite entertaining. The stars of the movie are, of course a T-34 76 and a later model T-34 85 :-)

[@KnightlyFYI]

*Prokhorovka.* Only the first syllable is stressed. prOkhorovka. 'Kh' is pronounced like 'h' in 'hunter'. *prOhorovka.* Also, 'v' in -vka is pronounced like 'f'. Therefore, its pronunciation goes as follows : Próhorofka.

[@TheAceDestroyer]

Ah superb! Thank you for helping me out on this! I appreciate it!

[@GeorgeSemel]

The problem is that for English Speakers such as myself of the American Dialect is that we tend to murder the pronunciation of Russian Words. As a child, there was a lot bigger Polish Russian and Ukrainian presence in the town I live in, some 55 years ago when I was a kid. Plenty of German and Yiddish too. Now it's pretty much Spanish. For some Kursk is a painful reminder of some very very hard times. It one of those places I would like to go and see and walk around some. Come to think about it the last Russian speaker I had contact with was in a Dentist Office in Anchorage, Alaska almost 20 years ago.

[@burtlangoustine1]

I'm glad the only murdering is that of eachothers language pronunciation.

[@Oneofthetwelve]

Hi Sophia. Your reply exhibited grace and understanding. 👍🏻

[@KnightlyFYI]

@Kekistan Shitlord You can't be a russaboo if you're already ethnically Russian.

[@p5parker]

Thank you for the awesome video !

[@lightningbrigade257]

Great video. Keep up the good work.