Operation Werewolf - Sonderkommando Elbe Ram Attacks 1945

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4 жыл бұрын

Discover the disturbing story of Sonderkommando Elbe, the German's last ditch ramming squadron that tried to stop the American bomber streams in April 1945.
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@jackrhino7465
@jackrhino7465 4 жыл бұрын
11:20 "LOOK HE IS BAILING OUT" "Damit dont yell on that intercom!"
@mastathrash5609
@mastathrash5609 4 жыл бұрын
His fair but firm cadence reminds me of my buddy's dad telling us off when we were kids
@mastathrash5609
@mastathrash5609 4 жыл бұрын
His fair but firm cadence reminds me of my buddy's dad telling us off when we were kids
@BOB-wx3fq
@BOB-wx3fq 4 жыл бұрын
ground control probably or some colonel in a b17, I'm sure managing 1300 bombers on a mission is not easy to do, so keep the damn radio clear!
@uhhgreetings1954
@uhhgreetings1954 4 жыл бұрын
Sounded a lot like Hank Hill.
@Collectorfirearms
@Collectorfirearms 4 жыл бұрын
DAMN IT DON'T YELL ON THAT INTERCOM
@patrickmcleod111
@patrickmcleod111 4 жыл бұрын
Damn it! Don't post a comment about "not yelling on the intercom", an hour before I think of doing the same thing!
@richiecuzzz1
@richiecuzzz1 4 жыл бұрын
I was watching the actual video of that the other day. Poor guy was just excited lol.
@KowboyUSA
@KowboyUSA 4 жыл бұрын
Hollywood military communications; frantic emotional profanity laced screaming Real life military communications; disciplined cool calm collected short & to the point
@terraflow__bryanburdo4547
@terraflow__bryanburdo4547 4 жыл бұрын
@@richiecuzzz1 "DAMN IT DON'T CUSS WHEN I'M YELLING!"
@300wanker
@300wanker 4 жыл бұрын
Cares about his hearing when men are losing their lives around them
@ItsAlimonda
@ItsAlimonda 4 жыл бұрын
"I'm a WW2 expert yawl!" *discovers this channel "I don't know anything"
@davidrossi5443
@davidrossi5443 4 жыл бұрын
Well now you know that communist ' s are trash😉
@malloysfootagearchive8919
@malloysfootagearchive8919 4 жыл бұрын
GamingAlimonda same mate
@calvinfernandez1956
@calvinfernandez1956 4 жыл бұрын
Lol. You're not alone. 😂
@raypurchase801
@raypurchase801 4 жыл бұрын
Me too.
@neinnein9306
@neinnein9306 4 жыл бұрын
I knowed because of my Luftwaffe fetish.
@philbrown6787
@philbrown6787 4 жыл бұрын
My great uncle was a Liberator pilot and was shot down over Germany in the latter months of the war. Villagers were going to kill the surviving crew when the Wehrmacht showed up at the last moment and rescued them. Spent the remainder of the war in a POW camp until the Soviets freed them. Even had a reunion (70’s?) with the German pilot who shot him down.
@Robbini0
@Robbini0 4 жыл бұрын
That pilot who actually managed to take down the two most important planes in the entire formation on his own...you just can't make up stuff like that and expect it to happen
@gothamgoon4237
@gothamgoon4237 4 жыл бұрын
and he survived too. Pretty good and lucky.
@terraflow__bryanburdo4547
@terraflow__bryanburdo4547 4 жыл бұрын
I have a feeling that a fighter made a special effort to gun him up on the descent. Probably was mincemeat when he hit the ground.
@stevebengel1346
@stevebengel1346 4 жыл бұрын
And lived to be an old man
@manbunnmcfanypakjustacoolg4965
@manbunnmcfanypakjustacoolg4965 4 жыл бұрын
@@gothamgoon4237 I'd rather be lucky than good any day. He was both.
@scottyfox6376
@scottyfox6376 4 жыл бұрын
Yes but 4 Luftwaffe pilots were murdered in their chutes by US gunfire as well.
@toplists_
@toplists_ 4 жыл бұрын
I can’t help but notice the class and calmness of those b17 pilots.
@steveevans4093
@steveevans4093 4 жыл бұрын
My father was in the 389th BG flying "Lucky Lady Bette" a B-24J during the mission described. So excited to hear the story from Mark Felton. Dad's description was that the 109 was trailing smoke and made a wide circle back and hit the windshield of the lead ship and then the deputy lead. He was on the other side of the lead. I do not believe he knew this was a designated ramming squadron or that the German pilot bailed out and survived. One of the lead planes crew's brother came to Dad a couple of days later and asked if he had seen any chutes. Dad had to tell him no,. Would be so great to be able to watch this with Dad but he passed away in 2006. Thank's Mark!
@funy_guck5339
@funy_guck5339 4 жыл бұрын
I learned more history from the channel than I learned from school
@pauly5421
@pauly5421 4 жыл бұрын
The victors write the history books..
@bigblue6917
@bigblue6917 4 жыл бұрын
I learned quite a bit of history at school, especially as the last two years covered the 20th century. And I carried on my interests after leaving, so I have quite a good knowledge base. Having said that like you I greatly enjoy this channel. And he has on the odd occasion come up with something I knew nothing about. Always fun
@bigblue6917
@bigblue6917 4 жыл бұрын
@@pauly5421 True, but nowadays we want to know about the other side as well. So I think this does not apply in the way it once did.
@funy_guck5339
@funy_guck5339 4 жыл бұрын
Pauly Ya, I have heard that from someone.
@patrickmcleod111
@patrickmcleod111 4 жыл бұрын
**Heaven only knows what "version" of history is being taught in schools these days.... I'm sure there's a LOT of cultural Marxist revisionist history being taught, where "the Soviet Union was a happy, friendly and always fun place to live, or to visit"! Maybe the Berlin wall story has been 'revised', so as to claim that the wall was built by the US, in order to stop the hordes of miserable, capitalist, West German citizens from desperately trying to cross the border, to the wealthy, socialist East German utopia!** American "history" classes likely include lessons about how Richard Nixon got us into the Vietnam War, after colluding with Russia to defeat LBJ in the 1968 election! Maybe it was a young Donald Trump hiding in the grassy knoll in Dallas, with a bolt action, Italian Carcano rifle... No, wait... I meant, an AR-15, which he used to assassinate JFK! As exaggerated as that revisionism sounds, it's not that far off from the revisionism and false, politically motivated narratives we are bombarded with day in and day out, by our unbelievably corrupt, hyper-partisan "news" and entertainment media(and many of our "educators")....
@BrettonFerguson
@BrettonFerguson 4 жыл бұрын
The last time I was this early, Goring still had petrol for his car.
@randomlyentertaining8287
@randomlyentertaining8287 4 жыл бұрын
Or better yet "The last time I was this early, Goring still could tie his own boots."
@uio890138
@uio890138 4 жыл бұрын
The last time I was this early Goring was making paper airplanes in grade school.
@HustleMuscleGhias
@HustleMuscleGhias 4 жыл бұрын
The last time I was this early Hermann Goering wasn't a drug addict yet.
@jonnibegood1
@jonnibegood1 4 жыл бұрын
@@uio890138 no good for ramming...!👊🏼🤣
@tomjustis7237
@tomjustis7237 4 жыл бұрын
At the Military Aircraft Preservation Society (MAPS) museum attached to the Akron/Canton (Ohio) airport, they have a "Hall of Heroes" with many great displays. One of them deals with this German 'suicide' squadron and has a video which recounts a BF-109 ramming a B-17 in the tail. The German pilot managed to bail out after the crash, the American pilot managed to limp his aircraft back to England and both managed to survive the war. While the video uses some great CGI to recreate the incident, the really amazing part is that whoever made the video actually located the German and American pilots and interviewed both of them regarding what happened that day. Fascinating to hear what they both had to say all those years later.
@georgew831
@georgew831 4 жыл бұрын
Mark, your content is so compelling, well researched and fantastically delivered. Thanks for giving your time to create these priceless stories.
@Rusty_Gold85
@Rusty_Gold85 4 жыл бұрын
The constant rattling of the bones while firing of the 50 cal and fearing for your life must have put incredible stress on a young man
@craftpaint1644
@craftpaint1644 4 жыл бұрын
Actually they slide back and forth in a cradle but I'm sure they still feel it.
@underfire131
@underfire131 4 жыл бұрын
I couldn't imagine being in one of those bombers during a raid. Such heroes these men were
@frederickwise5238
@frederickwise5238 4 жыл бұрын
And we have become a nation of (too many) pansies** that need coloring books and safe spaces for their hurt feelings. **I dont think you're allowed to say pu$$ies PFFFFFFT
@PorWik
@PorWik 4 жыл бұрын
Underfire131 bombing civilians isn’t heroic
@wolfsoldner9029
@wolfsoldner9029 4 жыл бұрын
Many used drugs against it.
@davidolie8392
@davidolie8392 4 жыл бұрын
The B-17 at 12:20 that you caption as being "almost cut in half by Elbe rammer" was actually heavily damaged by an accidental collision with a German fighter over Tunisia in 1943. Note the fuselage insignia without the blue and white bars on each side of the circle. Also note the lack of chin turret which was standard by 1945. See William Hess, "B-17 Flying Fortress", Ballantine Books, 1974, pp. 145-46.
@KrautKranky
@KrautKranky 4 жыл бұрын
I was watching a Mark Felton video when the notification of a new one popped up. Synchronicity.
@austino5076
@austino5076 4 жыл бұрын
Me too
@marcoAKAjoe
@marcoAKAjoe 4 жыл бұрын
The Gods have spoken
@ArtjomKoslow
@ArtjomKoslow 4 жыл бұрын
"Theo, Heinrich here. Have just shot down two bombers. No more ammunition. I'm going to ram. Auf Wiedersehen, see you in Valhalla!"- Last Words of Heinrich Ehler, Major, 7th JG (Fighter Wing)
@derblah9006
@derblah9006 4 жыл бұрын
Artjom Koslow hoi4?
@potterendergaming5335
@potterendergaming5335 4 жыл бұрын
That's quoted on the hoi4 loading screen!
@oddballsok
@oddballsok 4 жыл бұрын
www.pilotenbunker.de/Jagdflieger/Luftwaffe/Ehrler_Heinrich/ehrler.htm also www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:193831/mmsi:255806191/vessel:HEINRICH%20EHLER
@ArtjomKoslow
@ArtjomKoslow 4 жыл бұрын
@@potterendergaming5335 Really? Never had it... Get it from a Book about the 7th Jagdgeschwader and translated it roughly. When i play HoI4 i always get Patton or Churchill-Quotes.
@mrunseen3797
@mrunseen3797 4 жыл бұрын
Little did they know, they all wasted their life. Rip. Let us never fight and die for an inhuman ideology.
@hauptmannjoachimtotenkopf6081
@hauptmannjoachimtotenkopf6081 4 жыл бұрын
This is honestly the "New Old" *History Channel* ... Never have I seen a media source consistently provide such entertaining yet educational & informationally accurate ww2 content as this channel. Even more impressive is the fact that your content manages to maintain such professionalism, in historical integrity, but also in entertainment value, with such amazing & refreshing coverage of many widely unknown WW2 Battles, all of which, despite being mostly unheard of by even the most enthusiastic WW2 Historians, still manages to provide us with something new about WW2 with equally thrilling & accurate depictions of real events. I am thoroughly impressed... & I assume I speak for most of us when I say this channel is truly unique, as it provides us with all the new & exciting yet surprisingly accurate, Historical documentaries about WW2, which we all have been craving so much ever since the "Original History Channel" died & its WW2 docs were replaced with god knows what... Thanks, Mark Felton. these videos are amazing & I honestly get so excited every time I get a notification for a new *Mark Felton Productions* Video that I can watch it. Keep up the good work man! We all really appreciate your videos & what you do!
@samiam619
@samiam619 4 жыл бұрын
Hauptmann Joachim Totenkopf And thanks to his staff for all the hard work they do. I’m sure he doesn’t find all these never before seen clips alone!
@RonJohn63
@RonJohn63 4 жыл бұрын
That last image of a B-17 is amazing.
@453421abcdefg12345
@453421abcdefg12345 4 жыл бұрын
This incident happened in North Africa.
@kajet666
@kajet666 4 жыл бұрын
The footage and intercom chatter made me hold my breath!
@profharveyherrera
@profharveyherrera 4 жыл бұрын
The footage is from a WW2 documentary-propaganda American film Memphis Belle, actual mission footage. Check it, is on Netflix along with other films from the war
@bigblue6917
@bigblue6917 4 жыл бұрын
Was this from the crew of the Memphis Belle recorded when they were sent back to the US after 25 missions. I know they did such a recording to add to the film footage.
@terraflow__bryanburdo4547
@terraflow__bryanburdo4547 4 жыл бұрын
There is a great 1960's TV series I grew up on called "12-o'clock High". It is worth looking up on youtube. Some great combat footage, although they inevitably call out a "109!" and show a Focke Wulf...every episode, like an inside joke.
@vk2ig
@vk2ig 4 жыл бұрын
@@terraflow__bryanburdo4547 I remember that series ... and I could never understand what the aircrew were saying to each other. When I saw the movie, I could never watch the series again.
@BadWolf762
@BadWolf762 4 жыл бұрын
Not as bad as The Rat Patrol where the Germans fly P-51s and use Churchill tanks.
@mrhamburger6936
@mrhamburger6936 4 жыл бұрын
This has to be the best history channel you should do a video on German women test pilots
@mattzeimys945
@mattzeimys945 4 жыл бұрын
mr hamburger he has
@gleisbauer25
@gleisbauer25 4 жыл бұрын
mr hamburger dreaming of Beate Uhse?
@hertzair1186
@hertzair1186 4 жыл бұрын
mr hamburger : the Hanna Reitsch story is fascinating...
@porstev
@porstev 4 жыл бұрын
The image at 12:23 is of the B-17 “All-American” which was hit by a German fighter with a dead/dying pilot sometime in 1943 over Tunisia. It wasn’t a victim of an intentional ramming attack.
@connorsenters2273
@connorsenters2273 4 жыл бұрын
I remember watching the dogfights episode on this. Thanks for posting
@bigblue6917
@bigblue6917 4 жыл бұрын
Me too. But there is often information they did not cover. Plus I have found that the Dogfights series tended to be a bit to Gung-ho at times . I saw the one about the F111 Raven in the Gulf War being chased by an Iraqi jet. and how the Raven dealt with it until another aircraft shot the Iraqi aircraft down. It wasn't until I saw Mark's video that I fully appreciated the skill of the Raven's crew. and the peril they were actually in.
@TrickiVicBB71
@TrickiVicBB71 4 жыл бұрын
Me to. I still remember watching the Bf 109 take two in one hit
@horrortackleharry
@horrortackleharry 4 жыл бұрын
I can imagine my reaction when Goering's letter was read out: "Errm- actually sir, I feel my skill-set is, ahh... better suited to a more conventional aviation role..."
@patrickmaher2671
@patrickmaher2671 4 жыл бұрын
Love getting my daily dose of history from this channel
@addekiller2
@addekiller2 4 жыл бұрын
These ww2 mini docs is truly a gem and certainly the best of its kind out there. Mark Felton should be knighted for his work! :)
@iqbalzaidi353
@iqbalzaidi353 4 жыл бұрын
Desperate times desperate measures Did Goering ever volunteered for such mission? Incredible post, thanks mark
@vtbmwbiker
@vtbmwbiker 4 жыл бұрын
Awesome video as usual, but there is one issue towards the end. The famous photo of a B-17 that was rammed occurred during a mission from Algeria and it was believed the pilot that did the ramming was either wounded or dead. The plane was a B-17F called "All American" and did make it back to base and was restored to flight status though not for bombing. I found that photo and others in a section of my dad's book on the AAF he was issued during the war.
@johnaitken7430
@johnaitken7430 4 жыл бұрын
The combat footage is impressive
@landfair123
@landfair123 4 жыл бұрын
After talking to several bomber crews at the VFW I can tell you they were never that calm when calling out targets. They said they cursed up a storm.
@knutdergroe9757
@knutdergroe9757 4 жыл бұрын
It was from a movie, I recognize Ernest Borgnine's voice.
@thkempe
@thkempe 4 жыл бұрын
No "H" in "Werwolf", because it is not derived from "defense" = "Wehr", but from the Germanic "wer" (see lat. "vir"), which means "man".
@joekerry2206
@joekerry2206 4 жыл бұрын
Mark Felton covers way more details than any history book or history show on a big media service. The precious details he provides could easily be lost to history.
@zyzor
@zyzor 4 жыл бұрын
German desperation to win the war produced some of the best stories and tried inventions in military history.
@bigshrimp6458
@bigshrimp6458 4 жыл бұрын
And some of the most depraved horrible things.
@Willy_Tepes
@Willy_Tepes 4 жыл бұрын
You grow stronger under adversity.
@tommypetraglia4688
@tommypetraglia4688 4 жыл бұрын
Dr. Felton never fails to deliver. Phenomenal as always, in content and production Just had to slip in that last image of the B-17 almost cut in half for only several seconds and intentionally without commentary to leave us all hitting pause with mouths agape. My god what an invincible airframe... it was a fortress in more ways than it guns Timstamp to get you back with just a tap - 12:19. Ps. That's now gonna be my new phone wallpaper
@hanzkrupps3315
@hanzkrupps3315 4 жыл бұрын
Felton is a true historical GOD!! address 22 years off studying WW2...He has awoken untold samples I've never heard of. I salute the brit.
@PluristPurist
@PluristPurist 4 жыл бұрын
Being in one of those bombers had to be one of the most nerve racking jobs of the war, I'd never want to do something like that.
@craftpaint1644
@craftpaint1644 4 жыл бұрын
Walter Cronkite went out with a B17 once on a mission over Germany. As a reporter, he put his ass on the line and I respect that a lot.
@bobsjepanzerkampfwagen4150
@bobsjepanzerkampfwagen4150 4 жыл бұрын
Your upload times are always perfectly timed for me haha
@scullystie4389
@scullystie4389 4 жыл бұрын
Gunner: Look, he’s bailing out! Pilot: Great kid, don’t get cocky.
@nigeldewallens1115
@nigeldewallens1115 4 жыл бұрын
That last picture brought this right to home! My mum used to do radar piloting in RAF and she said it was difficult hearing all the talking over the loud speaker at times! Sadly my mum died on the 27th of September 2019 to all those brave souls thank you, just wish they could hear it!
@sarahberglund1286
@sarahberglund1286 4 жыл бұрын
"Theo, I have run out of ammunition. I’m going to ram this one. Goodbye. We’ll see each other in Valhalla." Heinrich Ehrler
@BadWolf762
@BadWolf762 4 жыл бұрын
While Sabaton is playing on the radio.
@Lu-wy3re
@Lu-wy3re 4 жыл бұрын
i see someone played hoi4
@roblouw3038
@roblouw3038 4 жыл бұрын
Excellent as usual - let's just say the "Gold Standard" in research and delivered impeccably - thank you....
@TheKulu42
@TheKulu42 4 жыл бұрын
I had never heard of that German ramming plane. Once again, you've presented facts I've never learned before now.
@robinwood2262
@robinwood2262 4 жыл бұрын
Hands down my favorite channel on KZbin. Please keep up the good work. And "Many Thanks", to you too Mark.
@davidlogansr8007
@davidlogansr8007 4 жыл бұрын
Thank You Dr. Felton for this excellent video! Amazed to see that bomber near the end that was nearly cut in half and seemed to still be flying!
@jkerman5113
@jkerman5113 4 жыл бұрын
You uploaded this at the perfect time for me, not to mention on this very interesting subject :)
@rlguerrero2263
@rlguerrero2263 4 жыл бұрын
Indeed, the best aviation video I have found on KZbin up to now. Thanks for your great job.
@nitroex4767
@nitroex4767 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for reviving my memory with all great videos and info, I don’t think anyone else shows or tells all these unmentioned things we hardly learnt in history !
@richiecuzzz1
@richiecuzzz1 4 жыл бұрын
I now anticipate these extremely informative videos from you Mark! WW2 history was always my favorite and now that I hear all these interesting stories makes it all that much better! I also brought up one of your videos in my American history class as well!
@josh656
@josh656 4 жыл бұрын
Each episode just gets better and better!
@nzmonsterman
@nzmonsterman 4 жыл бұрын
Great video mark. I think its interesting that you mentioned 4 German pilots were killed while parachuting. I understand german pilots were dead against shooting parachuting airmen and could be courtmatialed if they did and Goering forbade it as he had been a pilot. I had heard of Americans doing this yet popular Hollywood versions are it was a German thing. I love your ability to come up with the lesser known parts of history. Look forward to the next segment. Thanks
@ludgy7278
@ludgy7278 4 жыл бұрын
"last ditch warthunder player ram attack"
@zyzor
@zyzor 4 жыл бұрын
Another great mark Felton production. It’s a fun way to get ready for work.
@Teacher-lj6in
@Teacher-lj6in 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for an amazing show mr Felton, appreciate
@657449
@657449 4 жыл бұрын
Eons ago I read the memoirs of a fighter pilot who said that they would fly over a bomber squadron and drop a bomb with a timed fuse to produce shrapnel.
@WanderlustZero
@WanderlustZero 4 жыл бұрын
Heinz Knoke, I believe. An absolute madman - shot down more times than most people have had hot dinners, survive landmines, machineguns, crashing, the French resistance... How he survived the war is anyone's guess.
@MrBizteck
@MrBizteck 4 жыл бұрын
@@WanderlustZero read his autobiography as a teen ..... I flew for tge furer I think. I quoted him in my Leaving Cert ( Irish A levels) History exam.
@MrBizteck
@MrBizteck 4 жыл бұрын
@@WanderlustZero I loved the quote from the American friend that interrogated him .. 'We would have lively discussions. some quite heated only resolved when I reminded him who actually won the war!!' 🤣🤣
@trailmixup8843
@trailmixup8843 4 жыл бұрын
I find it odd that the unit used relatively new, late Bf-109 G/K models that could have been used as fighters . I would think it would be better to equip them with obsolete 109F or even Bf-109G-2s To be fair it probably didn’t really matter seeing as Germany’s major problem was a fuel shortage and it wasn’t the lack of aircraft but fuel and personal that was a more severe problem for the Luftwaffe
@bataber89
@bataber89 4 жыл бұрын
If the “History Channel” was still a History Channel I would suggest working for them.
@zacktube100
@zacktube100 4 жыл бұрын
All American plane crews have southern accents when talking on their radios.
@edbecka233
@edbecka233 4 жыл бұрын
zacktube100 That’s because they trained at Kelly, Lackland, Brooks and Randolph airfields in San Antonio, plus over a dozen more all over Texas. Either picked it up through osmosis or survived school via regional good ol’ boys favoritism.
@terraflow__bryanburdo4547
@terraflow__bryanburdo4547 4 жыл бұрын
A gripping and masterful 12.5 minute documentary. Mark you have outdone yourself this time.
@mouser4290
@mouser4290 4 жыл бұрын
Ever time I see old B-17 film footage from over Europe I think of my Poppa and wonder if one of those planes might be his.
@thenoobinator3508
@thenoobinator3508 4 жыл бұрын
Imagine being an experienced fighter pilot having survived 1+ years of the war and the being assigned to a ramming squadron...
@jaroslavpalecek4513
@jaroslavpalecek4513 4 жыл бұрын
Scheiss Hermann Goring! (Damned Heman Goring!)
@craftpaint1644
@craftpaint1644 4 жыл бұрын
Patriots in uniform, I've got no problem with it.
@lippyfrybender4622
@lippyfrybender4622 4 жыл бұрын
There's a great book called the last flight of the Luftwaffe about sonderkommando Elbe I did a project on it in university I think You can still get it great video
@tedstrong3990
@tedstrong3990 4 жыл бұрын
Mark, your videos are very interesting, not to mention so much better than anything on television. Honestly
@HumbleHuddle
@HumbleHuddle 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the great videos!!
@maxschindler3535
@maxschindler3535 4 жыл бұрын
I love your channel mark! It always is a joy when you upload
@jonnibegood1
@jonnibegood1 4 жыл бұрын
Knew a little bit about this, but lots of extra information from you as usual Mark. Great video, thank you. 👍🏼
@mysteriousgadget7879
@mysteriousgadget7879 4 жыл бұрын
I've been waiting for you to make a video on Sonderkommando Elbe, I'm thankful that you made a video on this!
@herberar
@herberar 4 жыл бұрын
So, 4 Sonderkomando pilots were shot while drifting away in their parachutes ? I thought this was a very rare practise during WW2 . Really sad .
@TheSolongsidekick
@TheSolongsidekick 4 жыл бұрын
It was extremely rare, and probably didn't happen in this instance. I don't know why he didn't mention it, but the German's basically found 4 pilots dead after parachuting to earth. It's much more likely that they were shot up, bailed out, and just died before they got to the ground or before being discovered mortally wounded on the ground. I have no idea why Mark would state that in the way Nazi propaganda would have by claiming they were all shot while floating down.
@Mondo762
@Mondo762 4 жыл бұрын
They were shot in response to German pilots shooting Allied airmen while parachuting down. Payback.
@justapieceofsoap4332
@justapieceofsoap4332 4 жыл бұрын
I though so too, but so is ramming with aircraft, so I'd say you get what comes at ya.
@JayvH
@JayvH 4 жыл бұрын
I've read about some occasions of this. I've also read that Göring wanted this as regular practice but Adolf Galland refused.
@hobbitilius
@hobbitilius 4 жыл бұрын
Probably happened more often than either side would've liked to admit. Still a war crime though.
@lex1945
@lex1945 4 жыл бұрын
This channel is great! i've been studying WW2 for more than 35 years, read countless books, visited museums both on the former westernfront and easternfront, documentaries, movies as well as many, many former battlefields, but this channel gives me every time surprising new facts. i love it!
@wape1
@wape1 4 жыл бұрын
Sonderkommando Elbe, finally! This is easily the best video I've seen on the subject. 😁
@jamesfelix2096
@jamesfelix2096 4 жыл бұрын
Your work is severely appreciated i love it
@vonfragesq7145
@vonfragesq7145 4 жыл бұрын
The B-17 at 12:20 is called the "All American". It was in fact hit by a BF 109 with a dead pilot but it happened in 1943 over Sicily. You can tell the time period by the yellow outline around the star. All American made a successful landing back in Tunisia and broke in half shortly thereafter. Mark should do a video on this incident.
@sameyers2670
@sameyers2670 3 жыл бұрын
I learn a lot from your videos thank you Mark. I didn't realise the Zeppelin Company were still going in WW2
@antonioperez2623
@antonioperez2623 4 жыл бұрын
An amazing operation and some pilots actually survived to volunteer again. Thanks Mark for another very interesting video.
@mikesmith8315
@mikesmith8315 4 жыл бұрын
Been wating for this one!
@MyMorsh
@MyMorsh 4 жыл бұрын
I love the starting and end music so much. It really has a very militaristic charm in it. Loved all your episodes from the very beginning. Wish I could had that as ring tone. Love for you mark felton from Bangladesh
@oncall21
@oncall21 4 жыл бұрын
Incredible research and footage Mark. Thanks for sharing!
@rewmeister
@rewmeister 4 жыл бұрын
The footage from the bombers is so cool to see. Thanks for these great videos!
@JacobN-hg8tv
@JacobN-hg8tv 4 жыл бұрын
excellent video, i learn something everytime
@SomeGuyInSandy
@SomeGuyInSandy 4 жыл бұрын
Fantastic! Your videos keep getting better!
@ThorandSharon
@ThorandSharon 4 жыл бұрын
Great, informative video. Once again, thank you for sharing!
@tobiasflohr4849
@tobiasflohr4849 4 жыл бұрын
Hi, I really like Your channel and watch a lot of Your vids. Referring this vid, let me kindly mention that there is a little orthogaphic mistake in the title. It must be "Werwolf". Do not worry, it's a mistake that, I bet, surely 80% of German native speakers would have made too. "Wehr" in German means "Defense, Counter,against", e.g. the "Wehrmacht". The Prefix "Wer" is old native German language and means "Man", so a Werwolf is a "Man Wolf". Im looking forward for more amazingly interesting vids. Thank You. Greetings from Germany!
@justrandomcarsurbex3057
@justrandomcarsurbex3057 4 жыл бұрын
Great history lesson as always👍😃 Thank you Mark
@AmmarZebKhan
@AmmarZebKhan 4 жыл бұрын
Great watch. Absolutely brilliant, as always!
@brockbest
@brockbest 4 жыл бұрын
Mark, Your videos are that good that I always hit the like button even before I watch the video. Thanks and all the best from Australia.
@steyrproof
@steyrproof 4 жыл бұрын
loved listening to the intercom conversation. what an interesting story !
@68walter
@68walter 4 жыл бұрын
steyr proof , recorded in a studio. Those man would not swear in combat you think😁?
@noleftturnunstoned
@noleftturnunstoned 4 жыл бұрын
The allied fire bombing of German and Japanese cities really was a war crime. In particular the fire strom started in the Dresden city centre is said to have killed 25,000 civilians, with the fire bombing of central Tokyo killing around 100,000 civilians.
@mrgarland5210
@mrgarland5210 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks again mark!
@ironpuncher
@ironpuncher 4 жыл бұрын
Last time i was this early france was still fighting
@jesusfreak1700
@jesusfreak1700 4 жыл бұрын
Bitch Nigga lol 😂
@Pfsif
@Pfsif 4 жыл бұрын
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@gazlink1
@gazlink1 4 жыл бұрын
Last time I was this early Russia/Stalin was still on the Axis side.
@bigblue6917
@bigblue6917 4 жыл бұрын
Which war?
@thadlm2698
@thadlm2698 4 жыл бұрын
I see what you did there😂
@samt9440
@samt9440 4 жыл бұрын
The true measure of a man is when he lays down his life, knowing that the people whom he saved, will never know!
@ibidapoilawole7120
@ibidapoilawole7120 4 жыл бұрын
Can you do a piece on the forgotten German soldiers after Germany surrendered after WW2
@IFarmBugs
@IFarmBugs 4 жыл бұрын
Absolutely incredible intercom and archival footage!
@robin961000
@robin961000 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this informative and interesting video professor felton :)
@koldomakazaga6846
@koldomakazaga6846 4 жыл бұрын
I have red dozens of WWII books and watched dozens of documentaries about this war, but never have I learned anything about these actions of these komandos. Brilliant vídeo,thanks Mark
@terrystephens1102
@terrystephens1102 4 жыл бұрын
Another excellent presentation, thanks Mark👌👌👌👏👏👌
@badgermustelid1203
@badgermustelid1203 4 жыл бұрын
It's nearly 70 years since as a kid I saw that great film '12 O'Clock High' with Gregory Peck but I am pretty sure the intercom exchanges are from the film and a lot of the action photography seemed familiar too. Don't miss it if you haven't already seen it.
@Codenamex47
@Codenamex47 4 жыл бұрын
All of these late in the war crazy ideas just served to cost more mostly German lives. Truly awful.
@aaronb2334
@aaronb2334 4 жыл бұрын
@书中自有黄金屋 did Americans set up whole units to suicide bomb? No? Shut your gob. So, are you from the crazy twats in this period, or the unfortunate neighbors to the crazy twats? Either way, you're fuckt.
@LostShipMate
@LostShipMate 4 жыл бұрын
@书中自有黄金屋 No the allies were still crazy, but they were called Heroes because they won. The Germans were fighting a war they knew they were going to lose at this point, thats why people call them crazy.
@yousefseed1874
@yousefseed1874 4 жыл бұрын
@书中自有黄金屋 well that simple. Victors write history. They just undermine Nazi Germany in every way humanely possible but remember, without their technology, scientists and engineers, the Americans and the Soviets won't be having any kinds of technology development and innovation at all. We should be thankful for Germany for making our lives very good
@yousefseed1874
@yousefseed1874 4 жыл бұрын
@ Codenamex47 well they were honorable soldiers who prefer death before dishonor. Better die as a martyr for your glorious fatherland rather than being a total coward
@Shadeem
@Shadeem 4 жыл бұрын
@书中自有黄金屋 there is crazy, then there is dumb, it was an unsustainable attack strategy that had minimal results
@claudyfocan731
@claudyfocan731 4 жыл бұрын
B-17’s were tough to kill. Often requiring multiple 20 or 30mm hits to take em down. The picture at the end is amazing, tail sliced open and still flying.
@BobSmith-zj7sp
@BobSmith-zj7sp 4 жыл бұрын
Flashback to *Dogfights Luftwaffe’s deadliest Mission*
@kylebroflovski5333
@kylebroflovski5333 4 жыл бұрын
Love your videos!
@thomasfuller5932
@thomasfuller5932 4 жыл бұрын
Good job as always
@vamsilp1
@vamsilp1 4 жыл бұрын
Fantastic videos Mark!
@nathanspalink5438
@nathanspalink5438 4 жыл бұрын
So much respect for all of these brave men who were just fighting for their country. Hard to fathom what they actually went thru. They truly are the greatest generation!
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