Objective Berlin: Storming The Seelow Heights (WW2 Documentary)

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[@dquod6.096]

I bought the members only private tier & I cannot view the videos on KZbin except for on Patreon did I do something wrong?

[@Kersten-v4i]

Ist den niemand mehr fähig den Text selbst zu sprechen ??? Diese KI ist nicht ausgereift genug , einen ordentlichen Kommentar , zu erstellen . Es ist schade darum , eine Dokumentation , die einen wichtigen Punkt der Kriegshandlungen zeigen soll , so nicht ordentlich nachvollziehen zu können . Es ist ein trauriges Kapitel der Moderne !

[@BattleGuideVT]

@@Kersten-v4i it was originally in English by our narrator. YT has changed it to German AI to assist you. If you please change it to English you will get a better understanding... if you are fluent in English.

[@Kersten-v4i]

​@@BattleGuideVTIch befinde mich leider im deutschsprachigen Raum !!! Für ein gutes Englisch fehlt es leider bei mir . Dazu bin ich Ossi , wo uns Russisch ein gepaukt wurde und ein Alter dazu , wo nicht mehr viel zumachen ist .

[@mineown1861]

Heinrici's ability to estimate when the Soviets would attack was a skill he'd put to use many times as the Germans had retreated back to the west . Using his fingerspitzengefühl , most usefully translated as gut feeling , he would hold the front line till the last moment then retire his forward units to secondary defensive positions just before the artilllery barrage fell on empty positions , thus minimizing casualties in that phase of the attack. They would reoccupy those positions when the barrage move on , to meet ensuing infantry attack . His command at Seelow explains why Zukhov's massed artillery failed to hand him a walkover there. He was Germany's master of the defensive battle .

[@rtqii]

Nobody survived from the units holding there hardly. Nothing left of many of them.

[@neilritson7445]

Wheraboo?

[@juhopuhakka2351]

Yes, he gave time for civilians to flee west.

[@Fallout3131]

@@neilritson7445dumb

[@Naz_i206]

​@@neilritson7445can’t accept the fact that Germany had the best generals and the Soviets just had numerical advantage😂😂

[@fereise208]

There are a few things I want to add: 19:48 The 9th Fallschirmjager Division was already there since the beginning of the Seelow battles 20:06 While Muncheberg Panzer Division had some Tigers, there were also those from the 503rd SS Heavy Tank Battalion and 11th SS 'Hermann von Salza' Panzer battalion. Most of the tanks that Muncheberg had were Panthers. Sources: - Zhukov at the Oder: The Decisive Battle for Berlin by Tony Le Tissier - A Masterful German Defense at the Battle of Seelow Heights by William E. Welsh - Breakthrough on the Oder River - From the Seelow Heights to Berlin by CHRONOS-MEDIA History - Flame of Wars webpages about Tank units

[@ArviPontsa]

russians lost about 20000 men and 1000 tanks at Seelow

[@Tommy_Donuts]

Gotthard Heinrici was a defense genius. He receives short shrift here. Heinrici was in overall command. Busse and Manteuffel were subsidiary to him.

[@jayo3074]

No he wasnt. He literally just captured soldiers and they told him their plans

[@rtqii]

He ordered the walking wounded to pick up rifles and go back into battle. Entire units were destroyed, thousands vanished without a trace.

[@neilritson7445]

wheraboo!

[@mrchambers31]

​@@jayo3074No it was a little more to it than just that

[@abrahamgn3614]

​@@mrchambers31 not really

[@Grandizer8989]

Rented a car and drove to the Heights from Berlin once. The only EF battlefield that I’ve ever seen. Loved how they had one of the famous searchlights by the museum. Also drove through Kurstin and imagined a sea of Russian troops marching through.

[@IronTWest]

I wanted to do the same. Do you have recommendations on places to stay around Kurstin or some other recos? I will go there in Jan

[@Grandizer8989]

@ I don’t sorry. Enjoy the cheap beer and food though. But know that most locals only speak Polish.

[@andyjoaquindel.matias1523]

i rlly look up to your vids man they’re the best thing to watch while eating and while getting ready to sleep, keep it up

[@BattleGuideVT]

Glad you like them!

[@mataharitattoo3751]

I recently Had a Patient who was gunner and later Commander on a Stug 3 and a Hetzer. He fought at the Seelow hights. He Said, there wasnt a second, Without a russians artillery Attack....

[@mollkatless]

What an amazing connection to such a monumental battle, wow, you are blessed to have known that patient. Not to be a jerk, but: **heights**, also you capitalize words that do not need to be capitalized (Had, Patient, Commander, Attack....) Thanks for sharing!

[@mataharitattoo3751]

@mollkatless Yeah, you have to excuse that, thats due to the German Android Autocorrect 😂 but of course youre right. I'm still Exchange E-Mails with that Guy, Hes turning 100 next year 😁

[@billistefansson5309]

Thank you for an excellent video on an intresting subject. Well done! Billi.

[@mawkakafuzzy]

Excellent content and narration. Keep at it, you stand out!

[@gabrielrodriguez821]

Anecdotal but i read a account describing the Wehrmacht at Seelow and the battle of Berlin not only as kids who just joined but were regular Wehrmacht who had managed to stay out of the war by being in Berlin the whole time, clean garrison soldiers with no combat experience either. All of them had no idea what was about to happen. Basically, only the recently arrived SS units were battle hardern.

[@mihailoilin1135]

Great learning material! Really shows importance of overwhelming force and strategic preparation in overcoming even well-entrenched defenses. Can't wait for more documentaries like this, I would like to see final major battle of the European theater in World War II - battle for Berlin.

[@BattleGuideVT]

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[@Neal_Schier]

Excellent program. Very well done . I like how you are keeping the visuals up on the screen just a bit longer to allow the viewers a chance to take stock. 👍

[@KR72534]

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[@Neal_Schier]

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[@onewaygaming8380]

I love how you integrate real footage in your videos! Thank you’ for the great history :)

[@BattleGuideVT]

I'm so glad you appreciate the real footage! It really helps bring history to life. Thank you for watching!

[@dillonhunt1720]

Forgot to blur the naughty windmill at 7:00. Now I'm radicalized.

[@petergleave7807]

What? You mean that youve been converted to that ‘Religion of Peace’ which divides the world into two parts: ‘D (ar!) Al * 1 slam (The l and of sub-mission) and ‘D (ar!) Al (Ha!) r.b’ (The 1 and of War - i.e. everywhere not currently part of the former), and whose adherents - members of which constituted a regiment of French colonial troops sourced from the Highlands of…’Moro C.C.O.’ - following the 1944 Battle of Monte ‘C.A. S sino’, ‘invited’ the inhabitants of the ‘liberated’ villages of southern Italy to join them in celebrating the part the former played in the Allied victory by ‘persuading’ the latter to join them in ‘celebrating’ the former’s quaint ethnic ‘folkways’ - ‘treasured’ memories of which event have entered 20th century Italian history as the ‘Ma Roc (China) T.E’ * *Apologies for having had to resort to what is known in the British ‘M1 lita (R.Y.) ‘ as ‘veiled speech’, but the Y.T. ‘senser’ ‘boot’ is so very easily ‘triggered’ by comments reflecting opinions - articulated using words - which run counter to its own p.c.-approved viewpoint, that they tend to be ‘memory-holed’/ ‘vanished’ - hence my having to resort to a little innocent deception. All the best!

[@chunkycornbread4773]

Same. Here in 5 years I wonder what words will be considered naughty by KZbin. Probably won’t even be able to say gun. KZbinrs will have to say “lead delivery system” or some other ridiculous thing to avoid demonetization.

[@BlueCollaredGrit]

What are your pronouns?

[@alex4833]

Good video, Battle Guide team. The combination of satellite imagery, testimony, and maps was super helpful. I also like the new thumbnail style. The old thumbnails were good, but the new ones are even better. Educational, informative, and great video! The "Both Sides of the Wire" podcast is also superb. I listen to it weekly. It's informative and I like how it sometimes will touch on the same topics as the Battle Guide videos :). Take care, Battle Guide team. I hope Dan and the rest of the team have a great week. :).

[@BattleGuideVT]

Thanks as ever Alex!

[@alex4833]

@@BattleGuideVT Anytime :)

[@extramild1]

Never have so many great men given so much for two unworthy men.

[@KR72534]

What you say may have some truth, but it conceals a greater lie. The Russians fought for their families, for their survival, for their religion, and for the land, much more than for Stalin.

[@adrianybas778]

"Their land, their people, their blood"

[@DutchGuyMike]

Costly and valiant blood..

[@ClimateScepticSceptic-ub2rg]

And shed for a toxic, insane creed of racist superiority. Which today, is making a comeback at the hands of Trump: coincidentally of German ancestry. Plus ca change.

[@InfinitePlain]

Patton: we fought the wrong enemy.

[@ObsidianFane]

Quite something how American video games convinced our generation to view the Soviets as " good guys"

[@addysong1628]

A prudent decision would have been to stay on their land. They couldve invested all that treasure, thought, and labor into turning their land into a highly-industrialized, affluent, prosperous and peaceful world power, growing wealthier through world trade and commerce. A new car in every garage. Good pay, good trains, safe clean streets. The 1950s USA, except in the 1940s. Making the most of the rich land they had, as they do today -- instead of coveting others land, taking it and... depopulating it by various means to make extra room. Nationalism staying within the nation. It could've been good. When people take something from others by ferocious attack, it is only rational to expect ferocious opposition. A problem empires through history have is grossly *underestimating* the capability and determination of a target. The US learned that in Vietnam and to a half-hearted way in Afghanistan. Russia today learns that painful lesson too. A person should not "get high on their own supply" -- don't actually believe our own propaganda of our superiority, the craven weakness of our targets, and how "easy" it will be to take their stuff and boot them out. Pride cometh before destruction.

[@FirstnameLastname-tl1bq]

These visuals are excellent, happy to subscribe to innovative content creators like this

[@Arselpang]

One of the best documentaries i have seen about the extremely interesting battle of the Seelow Heights.

[@RiseFromTheDead]

Lad, I found your channel and just wanted to pop in and tell you what a damn good job you do. Your channel is top tier!! No other channels provide the detail that you give. Thankyou!

[@TheZod00]

16:50 4-5 hours for treatment? That sound's like the average waiting time for Canadian hospital emergency rooms lol.

[@malcolm5514]

try 4 times that lol

[@Bayomeer]

'Hurry up with the stitches, comrade, I must rejoin my unit on the way to Berlin, blyat!' - Sir, are you sure you're a Canadian citizen?

[@Fallout3131]

@@BayomeerHahaha😂

[@randyeilers4061]

And United States ERs!

[@donaldesmond9752]

A least you will receive treatment, In the U.S.it depends on the contents of your wallet...Patients in the U.S. are for the profits of the insurance companies.

[@14rnr]

Thank you for your presentation, yours are the best I've ever seen anywhere.

[@BattleGuideVT]

Wow, thank you!

[@frafstet3835]

18:10 the guy looks like if someone tried to draw hitler by memory. He even has the moustache.

[@sthrich635]

One of the major reasons the Germans at Seelow Heights were able to mount a defense such costly to the Soviets despite the poor state of their armies, was the Fortress cities strategy the German high command used to buy crucial time for defensive preparation. Berlin itself was actually well-within the Red army's operational striking distance after the Vistula-Oder offensive by January 1945, yet due to the orders from the German leader to declare a staggering amount of fortress cities and hold them till the last man, the Red Army soon found themselves having too much pockets behind their frontlines and had to halt and spent troops to clear at least some of them out. Not to mention most of the German divisions holding in these surrounded urban cities were broken infantry formations that managed to delay the Red Army assault far longer than it could possibly do in an open field. Meanwhile, the Germans were able to gradually set up some sort of defensive lines on Seelow right in front of the now exhausted Soviet spearhead whose resupply were affected by the numerous sieges behind it, and even managed to scoop up a few remaining panzers units as mobile reserve. While the city of Berlin eventually fell under the relentless Red army, had the many German foot infantry divisions decided retreat and not hold their ground, the Berlin defenders would unlikely to have up to 3 months time to shore up any defense, with most of the retreating Germans caught up in the much quicker follow-up Soviet offensives and Berlin might be taken with far less Soviet causalities.

[@Gebi52007]

Der Hauptgrund für die großen Verluste der SU ist die natürliche Lage der Seelower Höhen, wie es schon der Name sagt. Ein natürlicher Höhenzug von mehreren Meter. Oben die Wehrmacht und unten liefen die Sowjets an.

[@johnschofield9496]

Very well done. This portion of the war has always held a special place for me. The desperation was unlike virtually any other European battle. If the Germans had had equal supplies and men, the battle would likely turned out differently.

[@stephenm.fochuk7795]

Been hoping for someone to cover this rather interesting battle. Amazing how much of the battlefield is untouched. I wonder what those rivers are hiding?

[@williamschuber5894]

Another great battle video from Battle Guides. Well done🎉🎉🎉

[@BattleGuideVT]

Thank you 😁

[@kirishima638]

The Allies, included the Soviets, made a strategic mistake by announcing that Berlin would fall under the Soviet sphere, ensuring that the defenders would fight like hell to avoid capture.

[@Joe45-91]

Tbf, it also caused many to flee westward and surrender. Those who could at least

[@mattharrell6880]

That was done on purpose. The Soviets wanted to utterly crush the Nazi's completely. The US didn't, but knew the Soviets would sacrifice anything to get payback. The Allies agreed.

[@ComboMuster]

Soviet military command was probably the most incompetent of all the nations who participated in WW2 even worse than italians. All victories on the eastern front were due to the sacrifice and valor of red army soldiers.

[@pfdrtom]

Another fantastic video! Love your detail and research.

[@BattleGuideVT]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@OllieGSi]

This is absolutely phenomenal work

[@simonallchin7436]

Sounds like the battle of the Somme , where heavy artillery did not first of all destroy the enemy as intended !

[@jasonmussett2129]

great documentary, thanks

[@paulmoore120]

Great presentation.

[@ProfessorM-he9rl]

Excellent post, thank you.

[@BasedPoliwhirl]

11:50 It's funny, the Canadians tried the same trick with the searchlights during Operation Spring, in Normandy, with the same result. Goes to show how little the western allies and the Soviets collaborated and shared information with each other.

[@MilitarySummaryChannel2024]

*I read somewhere the the total explosive power of Zhukov's initial artillery bombardment on April 16th, was two to three times the power of the "little boy" A bomb dropped on Hiroshima. Supposedly, it was the most destructive and concentrated bombardment in the history of warfare. It sure tore up a lot of empty fields.*

[@phann860]

The other reason for Zhukov's urgency was Konev as Stalin pitted both Marshalls against each other. An excellent presentation.

[@basingstoke63]

A fantastic video . Thanks . Nicely researched and explained .

[@BattleGuideVT]

Glad you liked it!

[@AJ-il4lt]

Great and novel graphics. The overlays are quite needed, and usually missing, as they add much clarity.

[@TheIrishvolunteer]

God, I just love this style of battle doc. I would pay good money for this style to be replicated for Irish battles!

[@marcelmarceli8238]

Kursk was not a major tank battle of World War II. It was not even one major battle, but a series of smaller engagements. The largest tank battle took place in Ukraine between June 23 and June 30, 1941.

[@Gebi52007]

Die größte Panzerschlacht im 2.Weltkrieg fand bei Prochorowka im Kursker Gebiet statt. An ihr waren rund 6000 Panzer beteiligt.

[@scotttracy9333]

Dubno Brody?

[@maryrosetran5109]

Looking at the ground, what a nightmare it must have been to attack through those open plains with no cover.

[@YorkGod1]

Great Video!

[@angelogarcia2189]

Such a fascinating battle. Are you gunna do the Halbe pocket and the relief effort from Wenck?

[@changingpeopleslivesmoon2993]

Really good stuff

[@BattleGuideVT]

Thanks a ton! Glad you liked it! What was your favorite part?

[@Free-Bodge79]

Second that. Quality channel. 👊💛😁

[@BattleGuideVT]

Thank you!

[@R4coon]

So many young German died there.

[@ChesterWortham]

They died to protect their families at home

[@R4coon]

@ Sie wurden verheizt mehr und nicht weniger.

[@akken2112]

@ 1:53 the "soviet soldier" is carrying a Suomi KP-31, not a Soviet PPSh-41.

[@BattleGuideVT]

Ok 👍

[@MurphZx501]

Thanks again!

[@matthewmaurysmith2486]

Great pictures id never seen... the picture of the search light with the defensive log walls around = neato

[@luckyguy600]

nicely explained...

[@byron8657]

Salute to the best Defense General the German have during that time Gotthard Heinricki he was a fervent member of Presbyterian church a pious General not really an avid Nazi. Three times General Zhukov made an all out offensive charge at Seelow heights and he was able to repel them on the fourth his Army Vistula and the Ninth Army was overwhelmed and they superbly fought a fighting withdrawal up to Berlin in which the next thing he was to defend. K

[@aramisortsbottcher8201]

Vor dem Video Werbung für eine Taschenpistole bekommen. YT ist nicht mehr zu retten.

[@tcapdungeon]

God I love the emotion, facts, and visuals yall create for every video! Love the podcasts as well!

[@JudgeVandelay]

What made the 1st and 2nd Guards Tank Armies elite? How did they stand out above other Soviet tank units?

[@phann860]

Prior battle records gave them honorific Guard Status, which also, in theory, gave them a better access to men and equipment. The US had the same sort of thing with distinguished Unit awards.

[@2vintage68]

One hundred thousand Germans against one million Russians. The Russians had an unbelievable number of tanks, artillery and airplanes. This was the most lopsided battle in all of history. The Germans were dislodged but the Russian losses were truly obscene. Russian losses on the Eastern front by April 1945 were between twenty five and thirty million. German losses on all fronts from 1939 to 1945 were ten million men. Yes. Russia won that war. At a terrible price.

[@Hiddensecret9]

The Seelow Heights, located approximately 90 kilometers east of Berlin, provided a formidable natural defensive position for the German forces. Commanded by General Gotthard Heinrici, the German 9th Army fortified this area to delay the Soviet advance and protect Berlin. The terrain's elevation offered the Germans a significant advantage, allowing them to observe and target approaching Soviet troops effectively.

[@KR72534]

@@Hiddensecret9 interesting how a minor elevation in the landscape can provide such a tremendous military advantage. How true is the old adage that a military force should always take the high ground.

[@MrNaKillshots]

Zhukov squandered the lives of millions and had the luxury of almost limitless resources.

[@_RandomPea]

Sounds familiar to what we see now

[@kindlingking]

That is not true at all. What do you even know about Zhukov?

[@MrNaKillshots]

@kindlingking From your previous contributions, you think you are the presiding judge on these matters

[@danhill3887]

The final stages of the fight on the Eastern Front are fascinating!

[@darkozivkovic2800]

Great stuff. Really hope to hear more scenarios from Badza.

[@sergiobermudez4431]

Gracias por compartir.

[@casualobserver5183]

Excellent work

[@ronmaximilian6953]

If 35,000 Germans were captured, then quarter was given. Then again, given the treatment they would receive in Siberia, perhaps no quarter was given.

[@armyvet8279]

Probably only around 2 or 3 thousand of them ever made it back home

[@everleighsnow]

Troops from Moscow, in practice usually were more likely to capture prisoners if they were able to .

[@MarkBridger-u9b]

Only 5,000 made it home after Stalingrad....and they did not return till 1955...along with the rest of the German POW,s.

[@flarvin8945]

Based on a west German commission, a little over 1 million German POWs died in Soviet captivity, out of ~3 million POWs taken. About half died after the war. Compared to the ~3 million Soviet POWs that died in German captivity, out of ~6 million taken. Not a very good record for either side.

[@Vadim-p1d]

@@flarvin8945 According to official statistics from the Department for Prisoners of War and Internees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the USSR dated October 12, 1959, a total of 2,389,560 German servicemen were taken prisoner by the Soviet Union, 356,678 of them died in the GUPVI camps.[4]

[@lucasnormanschneider5190]

No son tan altas como imaginaba esas alturas, es impresionante como pudieron resistir con tan poco

[@Bears28]

Are you planning on following the 9th into Halbe?

[@michaeljones9553]

Waiting 4-5 hours to be seen and treated my a doctor is good compared to my local hospital!

[@cory2146]

When one small nation took on the world.

[@milossaviciv2935]

All compliments for Research & Script Stefan Jevtic

[@AllanGildea]

Superb, thank you.

[@BattleGuideVT]

Glad you liked it!

[@Cherb123456]

Thank you!

[@BattleGuideVT]

You're welcome!

[@NapoleonBonaparte5]

Zhukov could have perhaps gone around these heights?

[@Franz_giblet]

Another great video 👌🏻

[@BattleGuideVT]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@jarraandyftm]

@@BattleGuideVTplease read comment below reference Halbe. Keep up the brilliant videos 👌🏻

[@ronaldostrowski4014]

The Polish First Army under Soviet command also took part in the Battle for Berlin. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Seelow_Heights

[@ChesterWortham]

What fools they were fighting for the scum that would enslave them with communist after the war

[@paulforder591]

A worthy documentary about the battle for the Seelow Heights, 50 miles south of Berlin.

[@gerhardbenade5869]

Was it the Russians fighting the Germans at the Seelow heights or the Soviets?

[@BattleGuideVT]

Technically both. Presumably in the same way you mean when you say "Germans" right?

[@Gebi52007]

Richtig ist folgendes. Es waren Truppen der Sowjetunion. In dieser Union kämpften Truppen aus den verschiedenen Sowjet Republiken, wie z. B. Russen, Ukrainer, Kasachen, Tadschiken Tataren, Uspeken, sogar aus Sibirien und und.

[@_RandomPea]

Why is it exploited children opening toys and other ridiculously unrealistic portrayals of family life make it from KZbin to netflix or Amazon but we still have to watch this channel's fantastic content on KZbin??!

[@chunkycornbread4773]

People think history is boring.

[@jcmangan]

Warum haben sie die Seelower Höhen nicht umgangen?

[@linusk.6768]

Thanks🎉

[@BattleGuideVT]

Welcome 😊

[@williamvorkosigan5151]

Quality.

[@Voss2120]

I'm not sure Soviet strategists were as good as they are touted to be. I'm sure the most junior officer could achieve such victories given the limitless resources in men and material and bulldog headfirst over again. It did work, but I think the only reason being Germany was essentially a spent force by 1942 anyway.

[@Free-Bodge79]

I'm not sure you'd have bet on that back then . You definitely wouldn't have wanted to come up against them. The Germans I mean. In regards to what you said about the Russian tactics. You've got to bare in mind the enormous political pressure being put on the commands and the consequences of failing someone like starling.

[@donaldshotts4429]

Dates are off, but not by that much. By spring 43 the Germans were basically defeated in every theater

[@fumiao]

Die Schlacht um die Sa Leo Höhen :D Wer kennt sie nicht...

[@zillsburyy1]

22:20 ha 30K was a drop in the bucked for the reds

[@emperor_sunshine]

Over 9,000?!!??!!!

[@vincnetjones3037]

Surely it's Zee Low heights....

[@BattleGuideVT]

You'd think so, but nope.

[@nightjarflying]

No. German: Seelower Höhen & English: Seelow Heights

[@123oneshotonekill]

This is the content I’d happily watch ads for! Very well done and so intriguing.

[@igornovakovic98]

Čovek po imenu Badža je pisao skriptu i svaka mu čast na tome . Najlepša mu dala . 🍺🍺🍺

[@danielnavarro537]

“The Red Army’s advance is swift and brutal. In mere months we have reached Seelow heights. The last line of defense before the German capital. We outnumber the Germans 10:1. Wave upon wave of our infantry is unleashed upon them to clear the way for our armor. Once we have control of Seelow, we will begin the march to Berlin. There we will ensure that every sacrifice is repaid in blood.” “We have lost many brave men, but their sacrifice is not in vain. Our tanks now form a line of steam so powerful that all German resistance will be crush beneath its mighty treads. Today, we will watch as Seelow falls. As long as those foolish to stand in our way.” “With the line at Seelow now broken. Nothing stands between Berlin and the Red Army. Everyday we carve deeper into German territory. Fear and desperation erode their will. When our train reaches Berlin, they will have nowhere left to hide.” ~Sgt. Resznov

[@vincentfrancois2150]

Dommage que ce soit de la traduction automatique, mais ca reste très intéressant

[@Ehsan870]

I was hoping to see the first Ukrainian front in the video as well but still a Good video.

[@Gebi52007]

Falsch. Das Schlachtfeld wurde mit Fla Scheinwerfer von Seiten der SU ausgeleuchtet. Hatte aber laut SU Memoiren nicht den gewünschten Effekt. Dadurch wurden auch zum Teil die eigenen Truppen geblendet.

[@BattleGuideVT]

So what was incorrect?

[@Gebi52007]

Ja, wenn sie normale Fla Scheinwerfer als Nachtsichttechnologie bezeichnen trifft es meiner Meinung nach nicht den Kern. nologie

[@DaTrixie]

Really need fact checking on troop numbers here.

[@kennethquinnies6023]

The Russian armored corps commander that failed to take the heights was sent to a penal battalion I believe.

[@raubfischdezernat1072]

Die KI Stimme schmälert die Qualität ungemein...

[@infantrymasterWIC]

Great video, thank you. Why could the Seelow heights not be flanked?

[@Bayomeer]

The Oder river. To bypass the Seelow Heights, they would have to attack across the river instead, which is hardly a better option...

[@nerminerminerminermi]

Viele Veteranen von stalingrad kann nicht sein, da die allermeisten davon zu der Zeit unter der Erde lagen

[@Lemonade-TOCA123]

The biggest WW2 battle on German soil was Battle of Berlin when Russian defeated Nazi regime.

[@mattjones5813]

"Seelow Heights today" -> shows a literal field. Maybe strive to get better B-roll or at least make it fit the narration?

[@BattleGuideVT]

Yeah but that was the Seelow Heights... want us to find some hills that look more like what you hoped?

[@intelprointelpro4452]

Tous mes grands-pères lorrains et mosellans ont été incorporés de force dans l'armée allemande. C'étaient des "Malgré-Nous". En cas de refus leur famille pouvait être déportée et pour eux en cas de fuite c'était le camp du Struthof-Natzweiler ou le peloton d'exécution dans la petite carrière qui domine le camp. Voici l'histoire du père à ma mère qui est décédé lorsqu'elle avait 15 ans. Il vient de terminer son service militaire dans l'armée française, cavalerie légère, lorsqu'il est convoqué et se retrouve dans la Wehrmacht comme estafette à moto sur le front de russe. Il travaillait à la SNCF, était pro-communiste et détestait Hitler ainsi que l'uniforme qu'il portait. A cette époque, fin 1943, les soldats allemands rentraient en permission avec leur fusil, en l'occurrence un Mauser 98k et leurs munitions. L'arme était remise à la Kommandantur ou à la gendarmerie nationale, institution que l'occupant avait gardée. A l'arrivée du permissionnaire le Soldbuch, le livret militaire, était tamponné et l'arme et les munitions déposées.A la fin du séjour le soldat récupérait le tout, nouveau coup tampon sur le quai de la gare et retour. Cette méthode était courante parce que le front russe était très mouvant et le soldat ignorait où se trouverait son régiment. Une fois dans le train mon grand- père se met en civil et (heureusement) cache le fusil dans un étui de canne à pêche et il déserte. Quelques semaines plus tard la Gestapo est à ses trousses. Perquisition, il manque de se faire arrêter, sanction : la mort. Ils sont plusieurs déserteurs à fuir les autorités nazies car l'Alsace et la Moselle font partie à nouveau du III Reich. Des bandes de SS patrouillent partout et pendent des gens. Un jour tandis qu'ils survivent tant bien que mal un trio composé de deux Feldgendarmes et d'un agent de la Polizeï avec un chien se dirige droit vers eux. Ils ont probablement été dénoncés. Ils sont cachés sous un petit pont de la Bibiche, un ruisseau près de Metzeresche 57. Les Allemands sont très sûrs d'eux, ils vont arrêter des déserteurs et ne s'attendent pas à une embuscade. Mon grand père attend que le trio soit à bonne distance et ouvre le feu.Tous morts. Il a sauvé ses copains et à gagné sa liberté. L'armée du général Patton a enfin franchi la rivière Moselle depuis Cattenom et le coin a été libéré. Il y a eu d'autres histoires de famille sur cette période et notamment mon autre grand père, le second mari de ma grand mère qui était dans la Luftwaffe, des aventures incroyables... Ma famille a beaucoup souffert de l'Occupation allemande. J'en profite pour remercier les troupes Alliées, y compris les Soviétiques et les Résistants qui nous ont rendu notre liberté. NEVER forget NEVER.

[@intelprointelpro4452]

Commentaire IA 😢

[@windyhillbomber]

Russian military tactics today have only marginally improved

[@derin111]

Who won?

[@nicolafudulea8295]

@@derin111not the milions of dead russians

[@michaellind3653]

Put the propaganda down and look at real sources not Faux news you twit.

[@windyhillbomber]

@@derin111 I said their tactics have barely changed. Was not commenting on who won.

[@sempertalis1230]

Like the Russian General said: "We have destroyed everything but the enemy"