Lahn-Dill-Kreis | 1945 and I | Archival material

In the early morning of Maundy Thursday 1945, on March 29, 1945, the US troops reached Wetzlar and issued an ultimatum. Although the surrender was made a death penalty, the city was surrendered without a fight. All videos from the series here: • 1945 und Ich
00:00 The film footage shows the advance of the US Army near Dillenburg, German prisoners of war at
03:21 am the capture of Wetzlar at the end of March
04:12 am and a camp with liberated Allied prisoners of war near Wetzlar
14:19
Here is the playlist with all the videos for "1945 and I":
The Lahn-Dill area had also experienced heavy air raids shortly before the end of the war. In Wetzlar alone there were over 300 air alarms between the beginning of 1944 and March 1945. The most severely affected place in the region was Niederscheld. The strategic importance of the railway bridge there was fatal for the residents. Their number fell from 1800 in 1944 to 83 at the end of the war. 80% of the houses were destroyed here.
In the Biedenkopf, Dillenburg and Wetzlar region there were numerous armaments factories in which thousands of forced laborers had to work under inhumane conditions. In 1943 there were over 90 camps for prisoners of war and forced labor in the region.
On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the end of the war, we researched archive material for all regions of Hesse - in our hr archive and in the National Archives in Washington. There we also found many previously unpublished images that the US Army took during their invasion and shortly afterwards in Hesse. We have sorted this film material according to the information in the archive according to Hessian regions and districts. Since there was often no information about where exactly the recordings were made: Do you have more information about what is in this clip or who exactly can be seen? Then contact [e-mail].
All other clips on the topic of “1945 and I” can be found here in the playlist: bit.ly/1945undich_Alle_Videos
The film "1945 and Me - 75 Years of Peace in Hesse" can also be seen here, in which the younger generation meets contemporary witnesses.
In case you're wondering what has this got to do with me? There is a report on the topic What does a scholarship have to do with forced labor during the Nazi era? • Wie Zwangsarbeiter dei...
There is also a lot more multimedia on the topic: www.daserste.de/kinder-des-kr...
www.daserste.de/geschichte
www.hr-inforadio.de/programm/...
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[@hessischerRundfunkARD]

Hier die Playlist mit allen Videos zu "1945 und ich": kzbin.info/aero/PLBoP5sAJK3fvyh7gmcHBKfWRFzTiOJ97q Alle Retro Beiträge hier: 1.ard.de/hr_Retro_Schaetze_aus_unserem_Archiv?k Alle Retro Beiträge der Hessenschau hier: 1.ard.de/hr_Retro?k Alle Retro Beiträge aus der DDR hier: 1.ard.de/Retro_Spezial_DDR ?k

[@zeljkodejanovic8786]

Mein Großvater war während des Zweiten Weltkriegs in einem Kohlebergwerk in Essen, als er mit 14 Jahren zur Zwangsarbeit ging. Ich würde gerne wissen, ob es ein Archiv mit Vor- und Nachnamen von Zwangsarbeitern gibt

[@carlosatorres8036]

Muchísimas gracias por la información contenida excelente trabajo muy interesante.

[@kartoffelbrey9817]

Geht dieses saublöde Aufgeblitze den ganzen Film hindurch?

[@gonzoexpress9885]

Ich war tief bewegt. Fascinating and deeply moving. We keep fighting to this day and seem to learn nothing. The manufacturers of weapons are always the beneficiaries of the chaos and misery.

[@oliversmith9200]

Yes. You said it. I add, "We keep fighting" as deceived and coerced by war pig thugs at the helms of nations like mine.

[@EuroS50]

War is, has, and will always be a part of human nature and nature as a whole. It is not created by magical weapons, pieces of metal, or unknown shadowy figures. It is created by man. It will always be this way. A safer bet, for Germany especially, would be to be like the wolf. Stay smart, agile, and keep sharp teeth should a bear come to eat you.

[@georgemartin1436]

HOLY KRAP I have NEVER SEEN most of this historical archive footage before! Thank you to HR for posting this amazing video.

[@evdokimos]

Danke für diese Dokumente der Wahrheit für die Mitteilung der persönlichen Erlebnissen und Offenheit. Nie vergessen und stets mahnen das ist nun die Aufgabe unserer Gesellschaft. Frieden,Gesundheit und Familie sind unser höchstes gut. Doch um Gesundheit und Familie gewährleisten zu können muss der Frieden gewahrt werden. Ich wünsche allen Gesundheit und ein besinnliches Weihnachtsfest und somit Hoffnung auf ein besseres morgen.

[@jamesalexander3530]

And a Merry Christmas December 2022

[@sylviannebertrand7456]

Merci pour ces bonnes paroles. Et que vive la paix entre nos peuples ! Un merveilleux Noël à tous ❤

[@ic8611]

Надам се. Поздрав из Србије 🇷🇸

[@FilmclubsinnDe]

Immer wieder erschreckend und interessant zu sehen...

[@Savchenkov1]

Young boy in the opening scene looks absolutely terrified. Probably didn't want any part of this, and just wants to be at home being a kid.

[@jean6872]

He did better than many for surviving the war, getting to live into old age.

[@godwrote01]

Most of these Kids grew up with 3th Reich Doctrine - maybe this boy was 16 but looks like 13 he was born maybe 1928. SO he was ABSOLUTLY brainwashed. This Face was maybe not terrified - maybe he just could not believe that they lost the war.

[@justanopinion_really]

@@jean6872 Does anyone know who he is?

[@kal.50bmg32]

@@justanopinion_really A fucking coward. Look at Wilhelm Huebner instead!

[@teeguy100]

God bless Combat Medics. Was there ever - ever a more noble group of people.

[@dirtyskieschemifornia3091]

May the lord bless and keep every last one of them. Amen

[@richardsmyth305]

Those Combat Medics are the forgotten heroes, going to war, not armed with rifles, bullets, and grenades, but only with bandages, stretchers and syringes, and often into the thickest of the fighting.

[@raquelmarques3383]

E os enfermeiros também... São anjos enviados por Deus para ajudar a minimizar as dores...

[@klausbohlert6613]

Nie wieder Krieg!

[@AltIng9154]

So traurig, dass genau diese Einstellung schamlos ausgenutzt wird. Wie provoziert man einen Angriff? Durch Friedfertigkeit. Meinem Vater war es so wichtig, dass er mir einschärfte, er wolle nie hören, dass ich eine Schlägerei angefangen hätte. Es blieb mir haften, weil er wie fast alle Männer seiner und vorheriger Generationen die Erziehung den Frauen überließ. Ich hielt mich daran! Nur führte es dann dazu, dass mir immer schnell die Wangen aus gingen. Ab dann blieb mir nur " für den Bully unerwartete" Gegenwehr. Das sprach sich dann herum. Erst durch Gewalt hatte ich dann Frieden. So ist die Welt. Leider.

[@FaustoTrabucchi]

Leider immer wieder 🫣

[@klausbohlert6613]

@@FaustoTrabucchi Ich habe die Hoffnung auf Besserung auch fast verloren.Wie können wir soviel Kriegsgeilheit zulassen,haben wir wirklich keine Lehren gezogen?😭😭😭😭😬

[@Krystkena2010]

Nigdy więcej wojny???Przecież wy Niemcy traktujecie Polaków jak gorszych,biednych roboli co zapierdalają dla was za grosze i niemacie do nas szacunku,czemu???Bo nas okradliscie ze wszystkiego i niezaplaciliscie za zbrodnie.Jestesmy biedni bo po wojnie Ruski nas szmacili a wy szybko się odbudowaliscie.Byliscie i jesteście bestiami tylko różnica taka że wy niszczycie nas po przez Unię Europejską.

[@mike4769]

World war 3 is here unfortunately 😕

[@abqcleve]

Some of the most haunting images of WW2 I've ever seen; thank you for posting these, HR.

[@ahmetpekmez528]

Bu belgeseli hazırlayanlara çok teşekkür ederim. Savaslar olmasa dunya daha güzel olacak. Savaşa hayır.

[@Assassine8]

Je mehr die Zeit voranschreitet desto schwerer wird der Kampf gegen das Vergessen. Umso wichtiger sind Originalaufnahmen und Zeitzeugen. Danke für das Archivmaterial!

[@erichschafer593]

Aus diesem Grunde brauchen wir die EU und das abschotten von Terror(isten) und der(n) Religion(en) der Diktatur(en)!

[@hanspaul4808]

@@erichschafer593 die EU ist der grösste Terror. Eine nicht gewählte Präsident usw usw . Kein Grossreich EU. Diese, ichvbezone diese EU ist der Untergang.

[@mason7778]

@@erichschafer593 niemals!! Was redest du da!!???

[@ForMoreDemocracy2011]

Dass die Deutschen aus der Geschichte nix gelernt haben, sieht man ja aktuell. Und sie merken es nicht; sie merken nicht, dass heute wieder die selben Mechanismen am Werk sind wie in der NS-Zeit.

[@bitburger5364]

@@erichschafer593 sagte der mörder

[@MrDaiseymay]

Very well done, It captures the horror AND relief, of these civilians, and most German soldier's, whose relief is etched on their faces. It is clear that many were still of school age. The music is particularly emotive and most suited.

[@MasadaX]

Iedere Duitser was medeschuldig aan de grootste misdaden in de geschiedenis. Ze zijn er veel te goedkoop van afgekomen.

[@Valerie-ip8zb]

In Berlin in April 1945, children of 12 years and old man of 65 years were hanged every day at street lights because of being unable to practise défense exercice for the Final Victory of the Great III Reich. World of lies and deaths...do not forget that the nazi heads were exfiltred by USA and URSS...and the heirs are going on the job...now.

[@vickiekennedy2984]

Relief? they were following the dopefiend Hitler and knew exactly what was going on. Their woman and children were beat and raped to death just like the Germans did to others especially in Russia. God always has the last word!

[@russianbot1420]

A most excellent presentation.👍

[@nadirleysantos5075]

Já assisti vários filmes e documentários sobre essa tragédia e é impactante é triste ver o que o homem foi capaz de fazer com esses inocentes uma crueldade jamais esquecida , que todos que morreram nesses campos tenham o descanso eterno.

[@runzligerrudiger1355]

Spannend und ein wichtiges Zeitdokument

[@peterhoebarth4234]

Bist du geil auf Kriege ? Bush, Obama, ist etwas aktueller.

[@orwellknew3408]

@@peterhoebarth4234 why did you watch it then ? Moron

[@jamesalexander3530]

To think most of these soldiers now are dead from old age. But they live still in these films so we will never forget their sacrifices

[@saninkontron925]

When the black ones went back to ameriKKKa, you forgot those... I mean uSSa ...

[@jamesalexander3530]

@@saninkontron925 you are right about black Americans returning to Jim crow laws. If I were black I'd never volunteer to fight for a country that mistreated and abused my race.

[@garrys3312]

What sacrifices? Rape of 1 million German women?

[@ariehaakman9428]

Gute Doku, Gute Musik.

[@jamestregler1584]

Such a blood bath , such a beautiful land and people. Lived in south western Germany for 5 years till my wife died and had to go back to america, the world is going to shit again.

[@Gaphalor]

Mag sie in Frieden Ruhen!

[@ebert11000]

IN Germany and America?

[@SBecktacular]

This has the most interesting, eerie and hypnotic feel- At first I was like,,”what’s this?” Almost passed it up, but then realized how Amazing it all is. Thank you for making this it’s a masterpiece.

[@ruthparker1140]

("Sgt.J."). Just Think... There are Idiots that Claim WW2 didn't include all of that. I, Have Relatives. And, Friends whom were there. 1 Uncle Was at Pearl harbor. @ 08:00 hrs. 12 - Dec - 1941. And, There are People campaigning to remove an amazing amount of History from Grade Schools. And, High Schools. Check on it. Im not lying. What a Shame. Granted keep up Math, Science. And, Spelling. 🙂 ✌️🕊️

[@woodywoodall3461]

Ja man kann sich das absolut nicht vorstellen,wie das mal war. Tolle Dokument Film

[@Yurillo]

Мы представляем. Деды рассказывали. Только на востоке было и намного ужаснее.

[@alexblinoff5241]

Да? Мой дед закончил войну в Берлине. Он туда на танке приехал. Ваш звериный Вермахт гнал.

[@Valerie-ip8zb]

@@alexblinoff5241 Personne ne s’est bien conduit. L’armée russe n’a pas épargné la population allemande non plus.

[@dew02300]

@@Valerie-ip8zb They sure as hell haven’t changed much.

[@Mademoiselle_Opossum]

@@Valerie-ip8zb, библию читали? Око за око, зуб за зуб!

[@shafur3]

Great work ! Thank you for sharing.

[@curlytheunacceptable.4298]

From start to finish was very interesting.

[@Mackembri62]

Found this channel by chance,very glad I did,well done

[@hessischerRundfunkARD]

❤

[@samsejdic6177]

M2

[@rimmazakir1015]

Thanks a lot ! All these Videos i follow, to immagine, how my father and grandfather were in this terrible war, to follow there ways, opportunities, they had to manage.. on foot, then in pancer... I cry... hard times for oder solider, like grand with 50 and Jungs, like my father went to war wirh 17... Why the human beeing doesnot learn on this terrible killen war and repeat again New war... Austria.

[@h.s.8218]

Wahnsinn,diese Zeit darf nie wieder kommen😡

[@badwater]

Sadly, it is happening again in Ukraine.

[@j1bc]

@@badwater my thoughts too. When will we learn

[@alekaban89]

@@badwater Yes. Ukraine repeats the history of Germany.

[@prinzludwig8052]

Sozialismus führt leider immer in den Untergang, ganz egal ob es Kommunismus, Nationalsozialismus, Bolschewismus oder sonst was heißt, es ist an sich immer die selbe Ideologie. In Deutschland ist man leider nur gegen den Nationalsozialismus vorgegangen, nicht aber generell gegen den Sozialismus. Die Geschichte wird sich immer wiederholen wenn der Sozialismus nicht bekämpft wird. Wenn man sich fragt wie es damals dazu kommen konnte, muss man sich nur Deutschland in den letzten 3 Jahre anschauen, die Masse folgt immer blind wenn Angst geschürt wird, und Menschen die nur Ideologie im Kopf haben folgen freiwillig, auch ohne Angst.

[@user-mu3mc6gd3b]

К сожалению посмотрите, что сейчас происходит, если Германия будет позволять командовать собой Америке, НАТО в тянет в третью мировую войну. Не, позволяйте поставлять оружие Украине, ведь всем известно, что там возродился фашизм,, который поддерживает НАТО, а для них война -это бизнес, и им всё равно по чьим трупам они пойдут. Мы, все дети одной планеты Земля, пусть говорим на разных языках, не будет планеты, не будет ни кого.

[@njaneardude]

Very interesting and captivating war footage. Thanks for sharing!

[@matthiasmoeser2652]

Interessantes Filmmaterial, Geschichte muss man festhalten... 👍😎🎥❤️

[@hessischerRundfunkARD]

Vielen Dank 👍

[@garywebb8086]

A window into the past! Much better than Hollywood.

[@67hoschie]

A window into the Horror...

[@joelgrs]

Ist das heftig, das ist bei mir alles um die Ecke.. Einfach nur Gänsehaut was früher alles abging. 😟

[@berndreiss6714]

Ja alles um die Ecke, ab Min. 8 zeigt das Video den Einmarsch der Amerikaner in Homberg/ Ohm Deckenbach im Vogelsbergkreis bis Min. 12:20 geht es auch durch Homberg/ Ohm Gontershausen und Ober-Ofleiden. Über den Einmarsch der Amerikaner am 29.3.1945 gibt es einige Zusammenschnitte ,von der Bildqualität ist das Video das beste.

[@olafureliason92]

Es waren nur die Amerikaner.Nur. Seid froh das es nicht die Russen waren die euch befreiten.Die Menschen in den Ostgebieten und der späteren DDR haben ganz andere Sachen erlebt.Seid froh. Die Nachwirkungen sind bis heute spürbar!

[@horstweymann1959]

@@olafureliason92 sie haben aber das Verhalten der USA gegenüber Deutschen Gefangenen auf den Reihnwiesen vergessen.

[@olafureliason92]

@@horstweymann1959 das stimmt auf jeden Fall

[@jeffcronen5133]

…und noch abgehen wird.

[@sergionajera4279]

Excelente documental👍

[@dirtyskieschemifornia3091]

Great perspective given in this footage. Such a sad and disgraceful period in our time here. Feels like it's coming around again. Stock up on what you can. And be excellent to your neighbors. You may need them.

[@Dmitry_Avtorskie_pesni_cavers]

Этот позорный период повторяет украинская власть

[@Valerie-ip8zb]

It is not a feeling...

[@j1bc]

@@Dmitry_Avtorskie_pesni_cavers hey prick, who started the latest thing?

[@cyirvine6300]

Ukrainians are not the perpetrators! Russia, Putin is the evil one here and that's because he's mad. Russian people need to think past the propaganda!!!!!

[@studebaker914]

I hope you aren't a Trump person, because all the nazi groups, and white supremacist fascist groups are on his side, the evil traitor.

[@danielgreen3715]

Thankyou its Great to see origional footage taken from that period thats not from the main sources ..Seems less stage managed for propoganda purposes and the expressions on even the Germans seems relieved and almost welcoming

[@seagrave7336]

The liberation of the Allied POWs at 14:20 was a film I have not seen before. Most of the men bailed out of stricken B-17s and B-25s high over Germany and you can see the absolute joy and happiness on their faces on being rescued. They also look fairly well taken care of by their German captors.

[@j1bc]

My Uncle was a pow both in Italy and Germany and i remember him telling me that the Germans treated them much better than the Italians did

[@rosykatzCATS]

@@j1bc how do you figure they treated people well when they tortured & burned them alive? I guess you think that's okay in your mind. Mr ancestors probably didn't enjoy being burned alive I don't bet.

[@redwater4778]

@@rosykatzCATS These POWs were the men that bombed German cities full of women and children. Your ancestors were probably taken out of war zones and sheltered by Germans.

[@user-yh2pd6dp9o]

@@j1bc they treated russian POWs so well that half of them died in the german concentration camps.

[@garystefanski7227]

Air Corp POW's were administered by the luftwaffe and army pows by the whermacht. Big difference.

[@georgemudack7816]

Люди не хотят учиться, даже на своих ошибках! И ни как не запомнят, что война- это плохо!!! А хорошо - лишь ее организаторам!

[@badmonkey2222]

Some of this footage I've never seen and I've seen a lot, fascinating..

[@telmamaia3679]

Coitado desse rapaz parecia estar com muito medo, tão novo ainda adolescente !

[@younessaraji1987]

Dieser Clip ist Deutschlands traurigster Moment. Als ich diesen Clip sah, weinte ich wie die deutschen Soldaten im Moment der Niederlage, wie ein Kind, das um seine Mutter weint, wie die patriotischen Generäle, deren Stolz im Moment der deutschen Niederlage verletzt wurde, und ich als Iraner, einer der arischen Rasse vor Jahren. 1979 fiel auch mein Land aufgrund einer britischen Verschwörung, aber ich liebe die Deutschen genauso sehr wie mein Land.

[@Mademoiselle_Opossum]

Вы плачете потому, что немецкие солдаты никогда не были на территории вашей страны! Не убивали, не жгли, не разрушали города, не насиловали, не вешали женщин, стариков и детей!

[@ic8611]

Поздрав из Србије 🇷🇸. Ми нисмо заборавили.

[@alexantonio8546]

😂😂 Second hand Nazi

[@Weesel71]

At 15:20 some allied prisoners are posing with a German medic in the middle of them. Both seem to be very friendly with each other. Makes you wonder what the full story is there.

[@opoxious1592]

I think that this German medic was a nice man towards the Americans, and also helped them when they were sick or wounded. The Americans clearly wanted the Medic to be with them when this was filmed. As we can see here, the war is not always as we have been learned.

[@bskiez]

Name of captured boy: Hans-Georg Henke he was 16yrs old at the time of his capture.

[@juliuslambert9226]

It always makes you think when you see those who believed themselves above all who are defeated.

[@Anonymus99]

04:12 und ff.: Ganz unverbindlich scheinen mir da auch Zwangsarbeiter dabei zu sein. Die waren auch gefangen aber nicht unbedingt vorher Soldaten. Ich finde es sehr wichtig diese Zeitdokumente anzusehen weil die ein anderes Verständnis vermitteln als die Abfolge von Ereignissen. Bei der normalen Geschichtsschreibung fällt der Mensch als Individuum oft unter den Tisch. Das einfach nur als Feststellung und nicht als Bewertung gemeint.

[@BW-og1vu]

Ja man sieht in einer Nahaufnahme die Streifen unter den Kleidern.

[@henryseidel5469]

So ist es. Geschichte und Gechichtsschreibung sind grundsätzlich zwei verschiedene Dinge. Die erstere geschieht an Ort und Stelle, die letztere wird noch Jahrzehnte später nach Drehbuch gemacht. Für die, die dafür bezahlen, und von denen, die dafür bezahlt werden.

[@williamwiese9963]

Love old footage of WW2, I have family on both sides US and Germany. Great video

[@unclexeres]

Interesting to see German civilians smiling or at least appearing relieved. They were done with the War and it's hardships and just wanted to get back to a normal life. I've always enjoyed my trips to Germany and think it's a cautionary tale about how good people can be led astray.

[@dew02300]

Not unlike Americans being led astray by Biden

[@unclexeres]

@@dew02300 or Trump? How's the weather in Moscow today?

[@naradaian]

Then you know nothing about how nazis came to power or why and thus dont recognise what is happening now and most particularly where. Both Churchill AND Stalin said the next ww would be started by fascists but this time they will call themselves Democrats-

[@unclexeres]

@@naradaian dumb comment, does low intelligence run in your entire family?

[@michealfriedman7084]

Biden is leading the United States into misery.

[@jackiecampbell7903]

Surely that's a young child at the very beginning; God liv6e him and after what he has been through, I hope he had some happiness in his life after this

[@rosesprog1722]

I saw him in a report, he survived but I don't think he was happy, how the allies tortured and murdered 11 million more Germans mostly civilians AFTER the war had ended made it hard for them to be happy. There is a book and a film here onh YT called Hell Storm by Thomas Goodrich, difficult to watch.

[@MarMar-nq9ii]

This guy from the beginning of the video went to East Germany and became a Stasi officer. He didn't have a good relationship with the Americans from the very beginning.

[@Luftwaffengel]

@@rosesprog1722 Can I have the report please?

[@rosesprog1722]

@@Luftwaffengel I will try to find it and I will contact you today or tomorrow. It could be on this channel or maybe it's in some repertory somewhere, I will do all I can.

[@Luftwaffengel]

@@rosesprog1722 Thank you very much, I really appreciate

[@jbliborio]

I know it's nothing new in the warfare but the face of the young soldier stills shocking me...

[@oceanhome2023]

An American POW on the right side shows off his trophy Luger @ 18:26… just barely LOL ! I sure hope he was able to get it home

[@ottonagel9233]

Befreit und keiner freut sich.... 😲👍

[@monikaquinton]

Die Mehrheit der Deutschen Bevoelkerung fuehlte sich nicht 'befreit'. Fuehlt man sich befreit, wenn das eigene Haus durch Bombadierungen in Truemmern und der Ehemann verschollen ist? Nein. Hinzu kam, dass viele Deutsche nach dem Krieg noch Hitlerfreundlich waren.

[@madjoe8622]

The video quality is one of the best I've seen. Thanks.

[@pieterzwaan4451]

Remarkable,the pow´s talking and smiling together with the german medic? ,there must be a good relationship!

[@jjducharme1]

Women only sign - love it

[@jakejhons5138]

They saw Americans as light Nazis so they felt at home. They wouldn’t be smiling with Russian, French, British, Yugoslavian, Greece, Dutch, Belgium armies.

[@opoxious1592]

I think that this German medic was a truly medic in in the fullest sentence of the word. I could be also possible that they also developed somekind of friendship during the war years. Otherswise the pow's would not be so keen to put the medic also in the middle among hem while being filmed and photograhed.

[@michaelapohl8061]

Riesenarbeit, vielen Dank

[@angieseward9493]

Absolutely brilliant

[@davidrichard2012]

Was my second home for twenty years.Wetzlar.

[@matthewwagner47]

Great film.

[@panigalecheckmate1549]

Hochinteressant, danke für das Einstellen.

[@MAC-ws8fz]

Magnificent! I was stationed in Giessen 62-65!

[@yellowtv7091]

Do you know each other (Dave Shook) ? :)

[@yakovmatityahu]

Really?

[@CLARKE176]

After fighting for 5 1/2 years, Germany was utterly drained at this point. Most of their manpower was spent on the Eastern front against the Soviets.

[@henryseidel5469]

What a stupid remark. The Soviet Union was attacked by the Germans, and the Soviets suffered some twenty seven million casualties. The US and Britain came over the very last minute in order not to miss the train. You should be a bit more honest about the real course of history.

[@CLARKE176]

@@henryseidel5469 how is stating facts a stupid remark? That makes no sense.

[@henryseidel5469]

@@CLARKE176 Stating some selective facts to make a new story from is often not enough to describe the real course of history.

[@CLARKE176]

@@henryseidel5469 it is the real course of history that most German casualties were on the Eastern Front. They viewed the USSR as their main nemesis.

[@henryseidel5469]

@@CLARKE176 Indeed the western powers came much too late to be really helpful to their Soviet allies. They appeared after the Soviets had already won the war between Stalingrad and Berlin. I really wonder why Stalin and Eisenhower became such close allies, maybe the Soviets were needed for the dirty jobs - even against the Japanese after Hiroshima and Nagasaky. I am afraid there is something wrong with the American after-made historiography for important chapters have simply been omitted.

[@MrNaKillshots]

I find this footage fascinating. Thank you.

[@j1bc]

Felt so sorry for the kid at the start of the video. He was only a child and should not have had to go through this. I hope he lived long and had a happy life. Unfortunatly we have not learned and another evil mad man has been allowed to bring war to Europe. Man needs to learn to live in peace. War should be banned

[@nledaig]

Zelensky IS evil but not mad

[@alistaalista3045]

​​@@nledaig I will share some useful information with you: veterans of the Chechen wars killed, looted and raped civilians in Ukraine the same way on the territory of Chechnya before. And you, go listen and read normal people, not Russia Today!

[@nledaig]

I never listen to RT or to Uki-Nazi Banderistascum. The anti-democratic Yankee-backed coup of 2014 began this war. The Banderista xenophobes are still the same scum as their grandaddies.@@alistaalista3045

[@marie-christinemontegu9503]

Comme ce jeune garçon allemand me fait de la peine car forcé,par un Régime mourant et vaincu, de revêtir l’uniforme militaire. Je l’avais déjà vu dans une vidéo (la même? ) et j’avais ressenti le même sentiment. Et je ne fais pas de la sensiblerie !!!

[@alaindaubresse2161]

Ils étaient endoctrines depuis 1933 c était les pires fanatiques

[@flossycee1012]

It's heartbreaking 💔

[@mariocostantini7192]

Fantastic, thank you

[@pepelopes5886]

fajnie widzieć usmiechniętych ludzi

[@TheShadowOfYours]

American brave soldiers, poles and German children! 😂😂😂😂

[@user-qv3pp6io1h]

Because for them it was an easy war. The real winners of fascism are the USSR and the Red Army. While the United States formed the unfinished units of the Wehrmacht for a new attack on the USSR in 1945. Remember this.

[@AndyHeim]

Sehr interessant! Beeindruckenden Aufnahmen, vielen Dank!

[@hessischerRundfunkARD]

Danke für das Lob!

[@ic8611]

Поздрав из Србије 🇷🇸

[@fonziebulldog5786]

Kid in the beginning finally realising pride and honor in a crazy mission aint worth much if you are dead.

[@bearsagainstevil]

Really good quality film, most of the people happy seem to be guest workers. The germans seem resigned to the fact they lost and are still alive, smart they got out of their houses and just waited by the roadside .the young boy looks terrified but hes going to survive the war because the americans have captured him .

[@vernonlingenfelter4847]

Thank you! No words....

[@raymondtonns2521]

thank you for this and for showing the men being freed

[@humanreasonist988]

War is always BAD !!! What a beautiful world if ALL mankind would live United in One Single State and there would be no armies, no wars and no false heroes: just a police force and democracy.

[@monikaquinton]

You are a fantasist and ideologist. But Kant said 'every fool can make a war but only a particular kind of person is able to make peace and hold this peace for a long time.

[@christianowens7544]

This is fantastic, thamks

[@pieterzwaan4451]

Very interesting film.Never seen before.This real!Not a movie.

[@artemisapaulina29]

I just watched "Generation War". I absolutely loved it! I'm deeply sorry for all the suffering that this and all wars cause.😢

[@RonWarner60]

Und dann ging es ab, in die Rheinwiesenlager...

[@treebirds536]

The prisoners smiled and felt relaxed when they were captured !

[@GaborNYC]

Yes, but not the ones who were captured by the Soviets.

[@user-qv3pp6io1h]

Because for them it was an easy war. The real winners of fascism are the USSR and the Red Army. While the United States formed the unfinished units of the Wehrmacht for a new attack on the USSR in 1945. Remember this.

[@telmamaia3679]

O soldado que estava atrás, tbm parecia não está gostando do que ia fazer! Que Deus tenha encaminhado todas essas almas!

[@Chiller01]

Interesting to see the German doctor/medic posing with the liberated prisoners, all of them smiling. 15:28

[@alexanderw947]

Proves the point that people regardless of culture, language are the same and can get along. War Sucks.

[@Bobson_Dougnutt]

Proves it's the politicians and their mandates /w help of MSM that spreads propaganda, division and ultimately start wars. The ordinary people are just sheep caught up in the conflict. Tho as of late sounds kinda familiar...

[@c3aloha]

I was going to mention too. He seemed awfully happy to be captured. Probably very relieved to have survived the war.

[@cleonicelopes464]

Muito obrigada pela reportagem histórica!

[@saschapulkowski4413]

Outstanding video. Very well demonstrates how human we were when everything came to light and that war is not the solution. Those Whermacht soldiers looked so relieved to escape the chaos.

[@Ladoganin]

War is not the solution? Tell this to the heroes of Westerplatte, the defenders of Stalingrad, the allies on the beaches of Normandy, or the prisoners of Auschwitz. In one Soviet film there is a phrase - Satisfied with the ruins of Berlin. I subscribe to it.

[@stevehay964]

Lol, the Wehrmacht didn't invade Germany's neighbours and enslave them. It was "the Nazis" 😆

[@Ladoganin]

@L. S. Я не знаю французский,отвечу по русски ,словами Кейтеля при подписании капитуляции в 1945, когда он увидел французов. А ,что, эти тоже нас победили? Вы сдали свою страну нацикам без сопротивления,the British have sunk your fleet, ss -divison Charlemagne до последнего защищала ставку Гитлера, Так что прошу оставить Ваше мнение при себе,adue

[@saschapulkowski4413]

@@stevehay964 my opa was just an electrician with Krupps and was conscripted to the DAK. He had no interest to fight and had no option but to serve. The "nazi" doctorine wasn't in the hearts of many.

[@danielalvarezsoza5333]

La whermacht , SS Y Gestapo , todos una orda de cobardes que los americanos pusieron en su lugar

[@mohamedsegueni223]

merci aux etat-majors allies de nous faire partager ces reportages filmes. plus jamais ces guerres . amen

[@Wotsitorlabart]

At 18.28 the GI on the extreme right surreptitiously shows his war loot to the camera - what a character! I wonder if his family still possess the Lugar.

[@opoxious1592]

I always like small tracked vehicles. Like that verhicle that is transporting wounded

[@user-ve9kp7dn4v]

Интересно, как сложилась жизнь у плачущего мальчишки? Думаю у него все было в дальнейшем хорошо, и он не раз благодарил всевышнего, что принял мудрое решение сдаться.

[@domfrancis3140]

I felt so sad for him, it was a long time ago but still I pray he was ok. 🙏

[@olegdc10]

Мальчишка это даже Папой Римским стал.

[@user-ve9kp7dn4v]

@@olegdc10 серьезно?

[@olegdc10]

@@user-ve9kp7dn4v прошлый Папа Римский был в своё время в Гитлерюгенде. Ему было тогда 14. А вот этот конкретный мальчишка в истории остался плачущим пленным. Детей учат ненавидеть родители…

[@manoel5265]

Das guerras fica a lição pros povos, que são meros mortais e se acham melhores que outros e também da devastação total, passam a valorizar dias anteriores aonde tinham paz e não souberam valorizar o que possuíam. Os brasileiros deveriam pensar muito no que possuem e não dão o mínimo valor, que é uma linda terra, que nunca foi assolada assim e não sabem usar. Só se dedicam a coisas fúteis.

[@thorbenzin8753]

Alles nur Jungs. Zum Glück wurden die nicht noch verheizt. Hoffe hattet (habt ) alle noch ein schönes Leben 😢✌🏼

[@elisabethsteinmetz2745]

Wenn ich solche Filme sehe da kommen mir die Tränen... Nie wieder Krieg...

[@irustach8902]

SUPER

[@citroniron8861]

My grandpa was almost 19 as they captured him. He was a tank driver and was lucky to be alive after they shot his tank. He grew up in Nazi Germany and he always told us that was all he knew. He never had another perspective of what was right or wrong.

[@oleasneg5747]

Прошло много лет с тех самых событий, но генетическая память в нас так сильна что глядя и зная какие зверства они делали, во мне вскипает кровь от ненависти... Господи, молю, не допусти чтоб фашизм снова поднял голову и стал угрозой для всего мира...

[@olegdc10]

На России самый настоящий фашизм. Никуда он никогда не девался. И сталинский СССР ничем от гитлеровской Германии не отличался кроме проявлений нацизма

[@paulpaulson7551]

В Европе, думаю, все в порядке будет. Мультикультурные новые европейцы и толерантные политики не дадут никаких шансов неофашизму

[@paulpaulson7551]

Главное, самим проявлять максимальную толерантность и не допускать даже малейшей ксенофобии

[@kniespel6243]

Is already here,fascism and atrocities. Look in Ukraine what russians did.

[@user-ng4zg8mg3h]

The same applies to the Russian communists

[@frankgoldstein5355]

KRIEG IST SCHEISSE! Wichtige doku.

[@wolfgangrohe8426]

Wie klein einem da die Probleme von heute dagegen vorkommen. Damals ging es ums nackte überleben für beide Seiten.

[@hanspaul4808]

Ach ja, es ist nicht diese Art aber wir kämpfen auch um das Überleben.

[@wolfgangrohe8426]

@@hanspaul4808 Ja, und wir haben schon verloren.

[@hanspaul4808]

@@wolfgangrohe8426 nö, hab ich nicht gesagt

[@redback491]

Wir werden auch ums Überleben kämpfen ! Geschicht wiederholt sich !

[@deutscherpatriot3046]

Damals ist ein ganzes Volk sehenden Auges in eine Katastrophe gerannt. Heute ist es vergleichbar. Die Vorzeichen sind andere, es ist eine grünrote Diktatur sozialistischer Prägung. Auch dieser Zug wird krachend an der Wand landen. Und ich wage eine Prognose: wenn unser Land wieder am Boden liegt, will keiner etwas gemerkt oder gewusst haben. Alle haben lediglich Befehle ausgeführt oder sie waren ohnehin im Widerstand. Wir lernen nicht aus der Geschichte.

[@lucca04]

Filmato molto interessante con riprese anche di qualità

[@forgan4856]

На 13:45 фабрика Ernst Leitz, где делали фотоаппараты Лейка. Хозяин фабрики с дочерью спасли много евреев, своих работников, обеспечив их, вместе с семьями, документами для отьезда в другие страны, где были филиалы фирмы. At 13:45, the Ernst Leitz factory, where Lake's cameras were made. Many Jews worked at the factory. The owner of the factory with his daughter made documents for the workers and their families to work in other countries where there are branches of the company.

[@pisanmartin7311]

El niño en el principio del documental aparece en otro ... pero este está censurado, eso seguro. Al niño lo rodeaban tres o cuatro monstruos de los vencedores , apuntando a la cabeza de ese niño con fusiles, humillando, burlándose... haciendole cantar con el brazo en alto ... supongo que las imágenes siguen en manos de los que le torturaron ...( hay dignidad, decencia, integridad etc en el semblante de ese jovencito, en la de los vencedores no se puede decir lo mismo). Vi ese video hace muchos años y la tristeza que emana es indescriptible. Alemania entera fue maltratada, primero por Hitler, luego los que ostentan la victoria. Ojalá el universo entero bendiga a Alemania y a los que perdieron su vida a manos de los que la partieron ... la posguerra que sufrieron esta por escribirse aún. Mil besitos para ese niño donde quiera que esté.

[@jolantab50]

Cały naród niemiecki poszedł za Hitlerem, proszę obejrzeć też filmy jak Niemcy mordowali okrutnie polskie dzieci

[@sergioenriquesantibanezchi9005]

Chile⚓ 🇨🇱 excelente documento

[@noipser]

Meine Heimatstadt. Nie wieder Krieg.

[@prabhakarreddy6948]

Very interesting video

[@jurgenhaflinger1188]

Ich meinte das die Kriegsverbrechen nie gezeigt werden.

[@rosesprog1722]

Incredible images and the little sound effects are perfect. I don't understand why the civilians were waving white flags but it's okay, tomorrow I won't think about it anymore. Thanks, unique footage.

[@bababa4275]

Surrender. It could also mean a request for peace talks.

[@rosesprog1722]

@@bababa4275 Civilians? It probably meant that they were scared and they didn't know what to do, if the US military invaded my small town I would probably freal out too, not exactly a reassuring sight! : )

[@c3aloha]

In a combat zone it’s still a good idea to display a white flag if you don’t want to get killed.

[@rosesprog1722]

@@c3aloha You're right, this must have been a very scary situation for them. Maybe staying in their homes until the mood calmed down outside could have been an option, if they still had a home that is. What I meant was that too many civilians suffer from military operations today, if armies want to kil;l each other, fine, that's what armies are for. WW2 was the first war where more civilians died than military personel, also the first where defenseless civilian populations were deliberately targeted, I am very much against that and I believe that anyone who kills POWs, weak or wounded enemies, shoots someone in the back, without a fair trial and above all civilians who most likely were against the war should be court martialed and prevented from ever killing anyone else...

[@rosesprog1722]

Some will say that in war anything goes, that's not true, throughout history there has always been rules on the conduct of wars, and the first ones in Greece were called "First Blood" Soldiers all had beautiful armors and shields at home and when they were called, they all went without hesitation. When they got there the two armies charged each other and when one of them bled, it was all over, no one died, the winners and losers had been decided. They then all went home in a hurry, the harvest had to be done or they would all starve to death. This all changed, you guessed it, when the Spartans came along, killing and dying became honorable and were even glorified... murder was legalized, and wars would never be the same.

[@sobig315]

Incredible.. 🙏

[@martinlacotera4410]

La guerra es cruel en toda sus formas.

[@dannyhoward3437]

Love those smiles on the faces of the liberated Allied flyers.

[@greghiggins2870]

A beautiful town