Wounded Tiger Tanks vs. US Halftracks

Find out the incredible true story of how US Halftracks captured 3 fearsome but wounded German Tiger tanks during the Battle of France in 1944.
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[@MrCrumpets368]

Sherman: “Look at tiger” Panzer IV: “what? No im a... I mean yeah grrrr I’m a tiger!”

[@lorddeathofmurdermountain76]

Yeah they used armor skirts to desqize their panzers to deture ally tanks

[@gabrielpetre3569]

I get sad every time you tell me a tank was scrapped..

[@moritz7613]

you are not alone with that feeling :D

[@planescaped]

Well, back in 1945 they were literally junk blocking the road. It's only now a days that they matter, and there have been instances of modern Germany doing it... now *that* is uncalled for.

[@C2H5OHist]

If it makes you feel better you can go to the T-34 Wikipedia page and scroll down to "current active service"..

[@CRENOKOGOD]

Gabriel Petre it’s a shame to see one of the most infamous tanks be turned into junk and not fixed up

[@AtheistOrphan]

Gabriel Petre - My daddy says that every time a tank is scrapped an angel loses it’s wings.

[@premzyy1791]

"If you get your history lessons from Hollywood, you are being fed nonsense" Very wise words in this age of egregious misinformation and history rewriting

[@MitzvosGolem1]

Some evil ones even claim there was no Holocaust... Sonder Aktion 1005

[@planescaped]

I remember meeting a guy who thought Chinese martial arts was legit like Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon...

[@wallyplumstead614]

Hollywood is a haven for anti-American Commies.

[@peteloomis8456]

@Chris Kavanaugh You do know the Nazi's weren't communist don't you lol . The Germans actually hated communism if you know anything about WWll at all ! You must be talking about Bill Clinton because didn't he also Dodge the draft lol ?

[@christianlibrul]

Even truer about FAUXGNUS and amh8radio.

[@keithallver2450]

Even the Panzer IV with the long-barreled 75mm was a formidable tank

[@Insert-Retarded-Reply-Here]

Keith Allver I think it’s 76......

[@marcbhoy2811]

@@Insert-Retarded-Reply-Here nope 75 the German panzer 4 h had a 75mm L/48

[@ltrain4479]

Panzer 4 with the side skirts looked like a Tiger 1 from a distance.

[@bigblue6917]

You get the feeling a bit more time on vehicle recognition would have helped

[@josephphillips8019]

Are you speaking from war thunder simulator experience?

[@tripletimeace609]

It very much does.

[@matheusimon7316]

Of a soldier smoking weed

[@shaggnar2014]

Especially if it's hull down and camouflaged with branches to men who have constantly be told how deadly they were.

[@oriontheraptor8119]

Sherman: oh shit tiger Panzer IV: well no but thanks for thinking so highly of me

[@kyle857]

Panzer IV then explodes.

[@VictorianTimeTraveler]

"if you're getting history lessons from movies you're being misinformed" under statement of the century.

[@nathangreer8219]

So, in other words, the 3 Tigers guarding the bank that contained the gold were actually Panzer IVs?? Oddball lied to us!

[@68air]

Always with the negative waves man!

[@yellowjackboots2624]

There you go again with them negative waves, Nathan!

[@aking-plums6985]

@Nathan Greer Oddball was played by a Canadian actor, so it is possible it was a Tiger!!!!

[@Thirdbase9]

Nope. They weren't the US Army. It's gonna fall in our hands. You see, we're just a private enterprise operation.

[@Robbini0]

Well, they would honestly not have reported back to US forces afterwards, and the locals had no idea who they were other than allies , so even if they were Tigers, noone would know of it. As for what tanks were actually used in the movie, as I recall it, they weren't Tiger tanks.

[@TX.RigWelder33]

Thanks for calling out Hollywood it’s appreciated

[@siegel947]

Your thoughts are I thought.....I was told from an deutsch veteran that you amerikanischer save private Ryan was untrustworthy.....

[@garymckee8857]

Yes I agree,they always take too many liberty's

[@samarvora7185]

No, but saving private Ryan is fictional.

[@josephna4403]

And world of tanks lol... If you play their game the armored cars are seemingly superior to tiger tanks, and if shot by a Tiger...the most it might do is temporarily damage the Tires...what a joke. Do NOT recommend. .

[@tripletimeace609]

Even though it actually never happened it's still a damn good movie.

[@yellowjackboots2624]

Can't blame the Yanks: Better to mistake a Panzer 4 for a Tiger than a Tiger for a Panzer 4.

[@Insert-Retarded-Reply-Here]

Yellow Jackboots Other way around. If there was a panzer four? Send a Sherman. If there was a tiger I? Send 5 more. If there is a panzer four that’s actually a tiger?........send one Sherman Oof

[@fatmikecj]

@@Insert-Retarded-Reply-Here Well yeah, exactly. 5 Sherman's smashing a Panzer 4 is better than 1 smouldering wreck of a Sherman.

[@CarlosRodriguez-hb3vq]

A Dutch pilot was describing the Battle of Britain many years after the war at a war memorial service. He said, “there was a German f*cker below me and another German f*cker behind me and f*ckers everywhere!” At that point the host went to the microphone to explain that the old veteran was actually talking about the Focke-Wulf Fw 190. “Yes”, said the Dutch pilot, “but those f*ckers were Messerschmitts!”

[@audrickbelmonte9754]

Lmao

[@AtheistOrphan]

Karl von Eschenhof - An original joke by Stan Boardman, as told on the Des O’Connor Show.

[@snakemanmike]

The misidentification of tanks as Tigers is understandable. If you have ever had any kind of gun pointed at you, it is always a huge gun. Police officers will tell you that every victim of a robbery, when asked to describe the robber's gun, will always say it was a big gun, even when it turns out that it was a .32 pocket pistol. A tank is a terrifying weapon, no matter what the size.

[@ryandavis7593]

My grandfather said he encountered panzer tanks, he never mentioned tigers. He was in the Texas Oklahoma tankers as a driver under Patton. From Normandy to Czechoslovakia including the bulge. I trust what he said and you confirmed his statements.

[@JuhaEerikki]

I remember when Mark had about 10'000 subscribers not too long time ago. I'm so happy to see he is now approaching half a million! Please keep up the magnificent work, Sir! 😊

[@FoodLaneAdventures]

9 dislikes from guys who could've sworn those were Tigers...

[@strikeone7803]

Sherman(s): AHHH IT'S A TIGER!!! Panzer IV: *sigh I wish*

[@itstimeforfallout7030]

American tank crew sees a Panzer 2. "It's a Tiger!"

[@tobiCS_]

😂😂👍🏻👍🏻

[@alisonhilll4317]

Run run run ,

[@stevetaylor5933]

@ did you get the bit where all tiger battles were with the British, and only once did the Americans meet them, I am taking nothing from the Americans, as they fought and died just like the British, Canadians and Australians, but montys plan was always to draw the Germans towards caen, and alow the Americans to break out into open country, all allied forces done there part, it wasn't a competition to get killed!

[@G-Mastah-Fash]

@camo man The Panzer 2 is a tiny weakly armed and armored early war German tank that was long out of front line use by the time the yanks invaded. Did I kill the joke sufficiently for you?

[@fauxhound5061]

@camo man the Americans feared the tiger tanks so much that they called every tank the saw a tiger

[@jimc.goodfellas226]

This is one of the best KZbin channels. Always watch right away when he uploads

[@ricardoaguirre6126]

Clint Eastwood and Donald Sutherland are the only men who can stare at a tiger tank and force the crew to surrender without firing a shot.

[@spudpud-T67]

Two of the many mericans who fought Tigers in France.

[@magnvsmarcvs]

Offcourse , I mean it's Clint Eastwood and Donald Sutherland who wouldn't stop and exit the tank if they ran i to those two .🤪

[@4rdF1Hunny]

Chuck Norris can do it with his eyes closed.

[@bravo45]

Hollywood retards!!!

[@asheland_numismatics]

This channel is pure excellence!

[@tripletimeace609]

And pure fact as well

[@0WickedSensation0]

It really is, I love how he keeps just to historical facts.

[@bf945]

Last time I was this early, Ricky Gervais was still pals with the Hollywood glitterati.

[@HolyFurryFish1998]

Ayy, I like the originality you're showing.

[@elizabethtaylor9321]

B F It was to save him turning down boring party invites , he won’t be bothered with them now !

[@Temppeliherra]

Thank you for making videos based on 'not so covered' subjects of the war, Mark! Love it as always!

[@johnyricco1220]

Tigers, Panthers, Leopards, the Germans obsess over big cats they don’t have in Germany

[@Insert-Retarded-Reply-Here]

Johny Ricco leopards were never used......And what do u mean not in Germany?

[@AtheistOrphan]

Johny Ricco - ‘Lions and tigers and bears oh my!’

[@rogueecnomist]

My father was in Pattons army and was a gunner on a Sherman tank. He said that the Germany tanks could take dozens of shots from a Sherman, but it would take only one shot from a German tank to kill a Sherman. He said our tanks were garbage. He also talked about how cold they were. The German tanks had heaters. He said that we would have lost if Germany would had enough fuel to maneuver. He was the only one of his crew to get out when they were hit by one 88 round. He was very badly burned. Even his eye lids were burned off. He was in hospital for 2 years. He died at 47 from wounds he got 20 years before.

[@helbent4]

Th phenomenon of mistaking every tank as a Tiger was called "Tiger fever".

[@CMDRFandragon]

Panzer IV has a rough resemblence to a Tiger and will blow the oh un holy shit out of a Sherman all the same...sooo, yeah, I could see how crews might get confused.

[@Welshman2008]

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[@rascallyrabbit8548]

A few months later a platoon came up against three tigers but all that was left is a bombed out town centre and an empty bank building

[@vicvalente4874]

this has become my favorite source for WWII history! I love the stories and the production is very well done. Thanks Mark!

[@davidvavra9113]

Are you implying Kelly's Heroes was not a documentary?

[@middleclassic]

This video now makes me wonder about the story my 100 year old father told me about a time he was driving his M3 Halftrack (equipped w a .50 Browning) and his column came to a screeching halt when someone yelled out “TIGER!”. This was some time I believe right before or after The Battle of the Bulge. During that battle my father was in the town of Soy, Belgium, about a 30 minute drive today from Bastogne. Anyway, as my father recalled, they had seen P-47’s strafing something up ahead of them. And it was at that time that this GI yelled out about a tank. The tank had pulled up onto the road ahead of them. They immediately sent out some troops with bazookas to try to get behind the tank. But before they could get far the sergeant on my fathers halftrack whipped around the Browning and pummeled the tank with lead which of course bounced right off. But then the unexpected happened. The tank took off for parts unknown. Leaving them all to wonder why the tank had fled. With the possibilities being it was out of ammo because there was a skirmish up ahead that it may have used up all of it ammo or perhaps since there had been P-47’s in the area, maybe we may have called them back to take care of this tank, so it may have thought better of sticking around to find out. But the fact my father tells me someone yelled out “TIGER!”, now makes me wonder if it really was a Tiger tank. Whether it was or not it is still a good story :-)

[@panzerman22]

I'm a simple man I see a new Mark Felton video then I like and watch.

[@kirkmooneyham]

Lots of trash talking on here in the comments. Hindsight is crystal clear, especially for those who have made a hobby out of studying WWII tanks. Big difference between that and being a soldier out in combat just trying to fight and survive. And my comment is NOT directed against Mark Felton, I found the video informative and interesting.

[@pizzamovies23]

Last time I was this early, the Germans were winning the 1940 Tour de France

[@rn-zu5ld]

I honestly thought 007 tiger was winning the race to the finishing line but then it blew up

[@rn-zu5ld]

-SABOTAGE-

[@minuteman-RN]

you've done it again, Mark. another incredible documentary!

[@SamuraiGhostGirl]

Another great video and extremely well researched just like his books. I love these stories about obscure fights in war. Keep up the great work Mark!

[@Jermster_91]

Recently saw a post on Instagram about a persons favorites KZbin channels and Mark Felton Productions was on there. Worst part was the bell notification wasn't turned on. I watch his videos as soon as I get the notification.

[@ABC21129]

It's easy to understand how they kept mistaking panzer 4s a tigers from a distance, especially if you're looking at the tank through the binoculars or low magnification tank optics of the time, keep in mind that side skirts were common as well and the germans made heavy use of foliage and other camouflage and it makes complete sense

[@lex1945]

6 Tiger 1 tanks...., now that's some kind of advanced psychological warfare for you...

[@leary4]

Well I was in a cav troop and yeah, I would say under the best conditions identifying a tank in the bush is very hard. For one thing all the Soviet tanks looked awfully similar so if ya saw one you would automatically default to the most powerful. I don't thing there was anything nefarious in this.

[@terraflow__bryanburdo4547]

Every time a surfer sees a 5-foot long salmon shark it is of course a 30-foot Great White by the time they get to shore.

[@itchyfeet41]

My uncle who was in the second wave on Gold beach and wounded a few weeks later just outside of Caen told me about when they were trapped in their trenches outside of some woods by German tanks inside the woods. His description sounded just like the scene from Saving Private Ryan except it was British soldiers and they also cheered when the woods were finally hit by rockets from RAF Typhoons which destroyed the tanks allowing them to proceed.

[@misterjag]

Montgomery's 31st Army Group was delivered 342 up-gunned Sherman Fireflies a week before the Normandy Invasion.

[@Mrkaycee7]

I have been an avid reader and video observer of WW2, in particular, the Canadian action in Italy and, of course, Juno Beach on D-Day and beyond. Mark Felton Productions is as accurate and informative as any I have read or seen. His clear and provocative videos keep me intrigued and rarely do I jump off before the conclusion of his wonderful videos. I wish to sincerely thank him for his brilliant work.

[@HighlineGuitars]

I had a teacher in junior high school who drove a Sherman from Normandy to Berlin. He said he never saw a single Tiger.

[@issacarellano9909]

Highline Guitars Americans or brits didn’t reach Berlin, at least by the end of the war

[@RM-ns7jm]

Never get out of the boat.

[@johnbrattan9341]

@@issacarellano9909 Yes they did. Even had to wait on the Russians.

[@CrazySC833]

"Tiger Tracks" is a fantastic book. It details a tank commander's journey of the Schwer Panzer Abteilung, the author of the book recounts being dug in "bedded down for the night" under their tigers when that airstrike occurred that flipped that tiger over. The crew that was under it were all crushed to death by their own tank in the air raid. I believe the commander was also on the train during that particular air raid as well. Fascinating! I'm sure you've read the book that I'm talking about!

[@theblackprince1346]

Hi Mark I recently discovered your amazing channel at Christmas with your video on Britain's Battle of the Bulge. I've since then binged all of your videos.

[@juanzulu1318]

It's so awsome how u manage to dig out all these rather unheard battle incidents.

[@tripletimeace609]

I love watching old ww2 footage, it's so cool

[@GeographyCzar]

We may not have faced the Tigers in France, but we sure as hell fought them in Belgium!

[@cgaccount3669]

We? 😉

[@nickatkinson5692]

No one is criticizing the valor of the American GI, and the mistaken identity of the tanks is completely understandable in the heat of battle. Its more about Hollywood being lazy and not doing its homework.

[@emansnas]

@@nickatkinson5692 Actually, for me, it's more about Hollywood DOING _their_ homework - re obviously not technical details, that's rarely been the case... but rather _their_ Agenda.

[@johnbrattan9341]

@@emansnas What's "their" agenda?

[@DamoBloggs]

It's amazing how you keep coming up wit these invaluable little nuggets of military history . This channel is real treasure trove!

[@BobandBear1]

Easy to add glib comments about the Americans not doing this, or Brits not accomplishing that, or any nationality for that matter, but we have had 70 odd years to familiarise ourselves with every aspect of the German armour used in the conflict in infinite detail through books , extremely detailed models, computer games and highly informative videos such as Mark produces........not to mention the ability to see all these vehicles up close and personal in the various museums. The soldiers of the period, particularly in Normandy 1944 at the beginning of the campaign in the ETO did not have the benefit of the vast knowledge base we all take for granted. Yet they did all right in the end didn't they ?!, so how about everyone cutting them some slack, for not being all clued up on their adversaries at the time...... formidable adversaries at that !. Another very minor point is, when we go and see these vehicles, they aren't being used to try and kill us......a distinct advantage the young lads back then certainly did not have.

[@ELMS]

The depth of your detailed research continues to astound and impress, Mark! 👏

[@AnotherGlenn]

Mark, thank you for all of these great videos.

[@RustyOldF250]

An Interesting side note, the locomotive at the head of that train was a US built Pershing class 2-8-0 left over from ww1. A significant amount were absorbed into the French network after the Great War.

[@niranjansrinivasan4042]

There is something in Tiger 131 which makes it my most favorite tank of ww2 era.It is just .... perfect.

[@stewart113]

Not much can be said about the crew that ditched it and ran away though.

[@SeamusMartin1]

Another fascinating insight. I consider myself well versed in World War II, but I have learned so much from your videos. All these interesting little tidbits which usually don't make the main history books or TV documentaries. I cannot thank you enough, Mark.

[@richardstone3473]

yet another fascinating insight into WW2 from Mr Felton. Thank you.

[@Kingfisherk26]

Keep these excellent films coming. Fantastic.

[@ThorandSharon]

Excellent as always. Thank you for posting!

[@noacktexas]

This is the best channel on youtube, keep up the good work Mark!

[@michaelratliff905]

And once again, Thank you Dr...I haven't been taking my history meds as of late...I'm feeling so much better now!..another case of Victory for you Sir!..Carry on good Doctor!

[@Willysmb44]

At around 0:45, that's a good point. I once read the ordnance department after the war wrote a report that pretty much said that in many cases, EVERY German tank was reported as a Tiger and every field artillery piece was a "88MM"...

[@biscuit4705]

last video of 2019 is about cats and the first video in 2020 is about tigers bit of a jump dont u think?

[@mitchellstadnik752]

Felines

[@canbrit4621]

biscuit nah its all good, still cats... wee cute ones and big metal nasty ones 😝

[@zxbzxbzxb1]

By a process of simple extrapolation I guess the video will be about the germans 619 assault engineer battalions top secret Heavy Dinosaur breakthrough company 🐲

[@scottbelinda3509]

Cowboy and willard out there getting the half track rusty lol. Thanks for the video Mark one of my favorite channels lot of great history.

[@simonrooney7942]

Thanks Mark for another great untold story..great start to 2020 - happy new year!

[@matthewbrooker]

Genuinely informative, novel content. My new constant in a world losing it's head, once more. Thank you, Mark Felton.

[@gma729]

ANOTHER BRILLIANT VIDEO. THANK YOU DR. MARK FELTON FOR ALL YOU BRING TO US !!

[@LordGeorgeRodney]

No one has been as early as me since Lovat reached Pegasus Bridge!

[@simonkevnorris]

Apart from the four people who posted one minute prior to you (and me).....

[@bigblue6917]

One of those people who parachuted in to capture Pegasus Bridge was one Richard Todd. There he met Major John Howard on the bridge and later, when he returned to acting, he would play Howard in the film The Longest Day. Interestingly another actor played Todd.

[@ColinH1973]

Lovat was late. Read Richard Todd's autobiog. He was there although he didn't get to play himself in 'The Longest Day'.

[@archstanton6102]

Hold until relieved

[@patrickmccrann991]

Excellent and informative as always Mark. Keep up the good work.

[@jollyjohnzz]

Fascinating, as ever . Thanks, keep up the good work.

[@vlgnetdragon9757]

First mark Felton video of the year for me!

[@russwoodward8251]

Great story and excellent research once again. Thanks. I am greatly enjoying your writings and talking books as well.

[@thedevilwp]

thank you for your quality uploads! amazing

[@markarmitage7411]

The best 2euro I spend a month is supporting marks channel, it's a shame more don't.

[@tomascornell2038]

5:25 reminds me of a joke I read a few years ago. A German soldier explains to new recruits. If you see a black plane it is American. If you see a white plane it is British. If you see no plane it is the Luftwaffe

[@peterbourne5926]

I love your videos. They capture the spirit of the battles you cover. Thanks very much for entertaining and informing me. Pete 🇬🇧

[@seansasser2575]

Thanks for all of your great work.

[@swingingsixties3990]

So glad you ditched the sponsors.

[@CC-dq6ck]

Wait, he had sponsors?

[@mr.blonde1709]

Happy New Year. love the channel, thank you!

[@richardshort3914]

If you're going to show the US flag of the Second World War with 48 stars, would you please show the Canadian flag of the same era?

[@davidthefirst6195]

What Tom Hanks didn't single handedly save Normandy from a division of Tigers with his 45

[@jonmassey8124]

Fantastic .... thanx for keeping us informed on all these little known about stories. Happy New Year

[@camoman7342]

Your channel is amazing. I have never disliked a single one of your videos. Like it or not, there is no use in disputing the facts you give us.

[@PopeBombsThe1st]

My hatred of "Saving Private Ryan" burns with the fury of a thousand supernovae.

[@paythepiper6283]

Can someone tell Tom Hanks, that Monty wasnt dragging his feet, the poms actually had to fight seasoned troops to get in land.

[@wolfshanze5980]

In regards to seeing Tigers everywhere, it kinda reminds me of the Russian ship Kamchatka in 1905 on it's way to the Battle of Tsushima, where it kept spotting Japanese Torpedo boats everywhere on the voyage, including the Baltic Sea, the North Sea, the Atlantic and the Indian Ocean... firing on almost every neutral ship along the way and almost starting a war with England... there never was any Japanese Torpedo Boats of course.

[@1977Yakko]

Probably a good thing nearly so few German tanks encountered were Tigers or King Tigers.

[@MrJoshua1875]

Learn more from a Felton Vid than most Documentaries

[@whitecrane3714]

Just laid my friend Doug Lavoie to rest on friday the 3rd of January he was 98 . He was a tank driver for the Fort Garry Horse. He had a duplex drive floating tank . Could have been the one ripping down the street. Doug fought through France, Belgium, Holland and finished the war in Oldenberg. Sept 17 his tank was hit and he was blown out of the tank , only he and one other crew survived . The two of them were sent to England patched up and sent back. Doug came home Married Mari had 11 kids and the rest is history.

[@Wolfhound223]

Solid as always Mark SOLID!

[@flytwin1772]

Mark, the pocket of Falaise (Le Poche de Falaise) has a been a massacre to the german army. They have been heavily bombarded even as there was no counterattack anymore from the germans.

[@MGB-learning]

Outstanding video! Thank you!

[@tommistrom3308]

Hey Mark, loving the content. Could you please cover the Bat bomb in one of your next videos? I find the whole bats delivering ordinance stuff pretty bizarre!

[@Patchaddictedpolymath]

Your videos are great Mark pls never stop

[@Nounismisation]

I do like your ability to identify a quirky story Mark. Thank you.

[@johnlant1730]

You do great work Mark!

[@kimber1911]

As of 2006, the "Tiger" used in Saving Private Ryan was on display and operational at WWII days in Pennsylvania. I had a chance to see it and the scars on the bogey wheels from the pyrotechnics.

[@tigertiger1699]

Cheers, great to have more knowledge of what these men had to face....

[@wallyplumstead614]

Thank you Mark.