Panzergrenadier - West Germany '77

Aloe Island Posse - High Tide

[@DCruntum]

my favorite description of the army was a swiss man who told me "I drove a tank around with all my friends and blew shit up."

[@declanferguson1669]

That's bc the Swiss don't go to war, they prevent it.

[@lardthing7417]

@@declanferguson1669 I thought they abstain from it, rather than preventing it

[@johanmikkael6903]

@@lardthing7417 wait till the Swiss government brings back its mercenary policy.

[@lardthing7417]

@@johanmikkael6903 B-Boss?

[@paogene1288]

@@lardthing7417 shoots kid. Boss you just killed a kid. ...Outstanding, this is why you are the best boss!

[@marclayne9261]

I trained with Bundeswehr, in 1979--81...retired US Army...1st Armored Division..Bamberg and Ansbach, FRG....

[@Ievolovel]

Happen to know a Rector from back then?

[@transbombsquad]

okay thank u very cool

[@13bravo72]

Interesting, I was Ansbach 86 to 88 (210th F.A. Brigade) and Bamberg 88 to 91, 1st AD. Never trained with the Germans except to get their rifle qualification badge. Did get to train with the Brits and Italians though.

[@Oline1756]

timothy7538 Okay Traitor

[@MD_Films]

timothy7538 shut your bitch ass up.

[@hiippari94]

I forced my girlfrend to watch this

[@jukebox_heroperson3994]

She'd better have liked it.

[@woodonfire7406]

... Did she like it?

[@mohamedelhaddade6371]

why?

[@jukebox_heroperson3994]

@@mohamedelhaddade6371 It's great, that's why.

[@Saphintosh]

based

[@enclavesoldier8893]

I really enjoyed the “Panzergrenadier” and “Grenztruppen” videos, I also want to compliment you on the differences in footage used, the East German Grenztruppen video has a very serious tone mixed with shows of discipline while the West German Panzergrenadier video has footage of soldiers relaxing, drinking, smoking, joking around and enjoying themselves. The difference between the two Germanys is real.

[@Contrajoe]

Was that footage of the drinking/joking supposed to be the night before a big exercise?

[@sinphus]

Contrajoe yes

[@AlexMilenk]

Relaxed Prussian (East German) army would be an oxymoron. 😁😁😁

[@TheRealRedRooster]

@@Contrajoe Probably not...

[@jussim.konttinen4981]

@@Contrajoe It’s an energy drink, great for that job.

[@GhostRanger5060]

Ah, to have served in the West German Army in the 1970s was kind of like being in a giant men's hunting club except with armored vehicles and cool uniforms. The Cold War had some very good times mixed in with all that tension. Good show, MajorSamm.

[@SusCalvin]

A lot of the european NATO countries used national service on a large scale. You take entire generations of men, one after the other, and push them through mandatory service. The length of basic training varies but the expectation is that most will enter reserve status and keep doing their day jobs. Maybe with the occasional training exercise. For the state, it means a cheap and ready reserve to mobilize for territorial defence. One of the side effects was that lots of men would have army experience. Your teacher or the dude painting fences or the guys at the chess club would all have this common experience. National service has a general drop at the end of the Cold War. I think it was harder to motivate the huge costs when the reason for those costs have just toppled over with all its weaknesses showing. And national service is still not a fun thing, it's still a forced hike where you get pulled from your day job for a few years.

[@ramal5708]

@@SusCalvin It was at least a culture, knowing that you have days where you fix cars or paint some walls and other days you have to handle heavy weapons

[@SusCalvin]

@@ramal5708 Most people just slip back to reserve status. People have jobs and families and would prefer not to be forced on a year of regimented living. It was something you did for a limited time and then you get back. Awkward clothes, heavy clunky stuff, living with a batch of other randoms.

[@cncmne7404]

It was not just NATO countries , almost if not all European countries had that . My dad served as a combat engineer in the JNA in the early 80s cause he was in civil technician highschool. National service was just a common European thing . Kind of shame it disapeared , even on a volunteer level.

[@gold8857]

@@cncmne7404 Excuse me, the army of which country?

[@Tom-zo2bd]

Es ist kein Mensch , es ist kein Tier, es ist ein Panzergrenadier!

[@Aged669]

Ich bezweifle das die Amis hier den Spruch kennen ^^

[@Tom-zo2bd]

@@Aged669 Doch doch.

[@HolyHeinz]

It is not a human, it is not an animal, it is an armored infantryman!

[@ageprodeutschland1660]

der deutsche Soldat wärmt sich am Eisblock

[@ageprodeutschland1660]

Die pauschale Urlaubsreise des deutschen Soldaten heißt EINMARSCHIEREN - Rückspiegel an italienischen oder französischen Panzern werden dort ausschließlich zur Frontbeobachtung genutzt

[@gilesreambonanza2863]

The Bundeswehr, Strategically Fashionable, Fashionably German

[@tacitus5665]

Bankrupt, Corrupt, Toothless, should be the new motto

[@tacitus5665]

@@argumasch663 not that Germany is much better in that regard, they ordered 104 new Leopard 2 A7Vs and another 100 A6s are to be upgraded until 2026. In addition to that, our Helicopters don't fly, neither do our planes, of the few we even have, and if they do they crash into each other, we have barely any ships, and instead of investing into new equipment funds quietly trickled into a bankrupt company hired to restore the navy's historical training vessel, and nobody noticed or bothered to check until some 100thsd € were wasted, our soldiers are filled with alt right sentiment, our government hates the Armed forces, as do the people... It's a shitshow

[@ashdown4441]

@@tacitus5665 Germans lost their pride. We're getting closer and closer to becoming a socialist shithole again, thanks merkel.

[@tacitus5665]

@@ashdown4441 I agree, Germany is going down the drain for a myriad of reasons, but you've got no clue what socialism is.

[@ashdown4441]

@@tacitus5665 oh Trust me I know what ,,modern“ socialism is. Either way both the original and the modern type of socialism makes countries into shitholes, Cuba, DDR the list goes on

[@m4d_al3x]

My Judo Trainer used to be a Panzergrenadier boot camp drill instructor. Every now and then he does a "infantry" warm up at the judo classes. They are the toughest i have ever witnessed. [KZbin we need a function to see our top comments]

[@m4d_al3x]

@Judoka Spirit Thanks for letting me know this comment has so many likes

[@m4d_al3x]

@ian Campbell Mist definetly not.

[@s9drifto501]

I assume ghose warm up sessions mustve been horrible to do

[@m4d_al3x]

@@s9drifto501 Hard, but doable ;)

[@gabrielbertoliniwissenbach797]

Imagine seeing your west germany neighbours with their nice and exclusive equipment while you in the east get's the same tanks as literally half the countries in the world.

[@vito7428]

They sure had some bangers for marches though. Inb4 a political battlefield breaks out here over which Germany was better

[@landenfisher585]

@@vito7428 yessur

[@parallax9084]

East germany was better equiped than west. The only thinf protecting west was the US military bases

[@dingdang7404]

Good music, good clips, good editing. The hallmarks of a great MajorSamm video. Keep up the amazing work!

[@MajorSamm]

Thank you my man, I try my best, thank you for the comment.

[@dwayne1625]

@@MajorSamm hey man great work! Truly phenomenal as Ding Dong said. I was curious as to what editing software you use.

[@PferdLP]

I realy like the music how is it called ?

[@jackthemaniac1]

In Austria for a lot of people the Panzergrenadiere are the toughest non-elite-force unit in our army. There is one base that is known for its rigid discipline and hard training. When referring to it outsiders always add: "...where WWII never ended."

[@AEIOU05]

You‘re probably talking about the Panzergrenadier Bataillon 13 in Ried. We always made fun of them in my unit, because they have some special folk there, nevertheless they are an excellent fighting force

[@yoshbiginz]

F I R S T L I N E O F D E F E N C E

[@jamesauger7113]

You look Ready!

[@ericscottstevens]

My grandfather (Luftwaffe 1936-1945 Stuka gunner) called this generation "Long Hairs"

[@adrianomundi5993]

Why in 77 the solders have soo long hair?!

[@ericscottstevens]

@@adrianomundi5993 Just the style of the era I guess, mutton chops too. Opa did not think the post war generation was strong enough to handle battle.

[@53gaDr34mc4st]

@@adrianomundi5993 The style of the era. Mullets and the like.

[@justyouraveragehuman4069]

I think they trialed letting conscripts wear their hair long (past the collar) in the early 70’s for a few months. This was soon stopped as (obviously) it was found to be harder to keep clean. From what I understand after these trials hair was allowed to be longer but couldn’t go past the collar. Not sure when this ended, there is a kinda interesting article about it somewhere :)

[@Sloth0815]

Ngl the music makes this look like a intro to a TV show

[@svartorivigt5016]

I'd love to a watch a 1970s comedy-drama show about a group of german soldiers life in their Panzergrenadierbataillon. It would be something like M*A*S*H? But German?

[@carljohnson4473]

Ich bin kein Mensch, ich bin kein Tier, ich bin ein Panzergrenadier!!

[@KV-dj6xh]

WTF Carl

[@alexroselle]

the cannon Jagdpanzers really make it feel even more old-timey

[@palastofhistory4026]

Yes and the mg42

[@xy7721]

@@palastofhistory4026 it's an mg 3

[@palastofhistory4026]

@@xy7721 OK thanks for saying Still Mg42 look exactly the same as the MG 3

[@xy7721]

@@palastofhistory4026 yes that's true.

[@ramal5708]

@@palastofhistory4026 the only difference is they fire different cartridges, 42s fire old 7.92s the 3s fire 7.62 nato. They love the 42s so much they still use it but when NATO use standardize system for armaments, Germans immediately redesigned and produce a newer 42 to fit the 7.62. They still use the brrrt gun today

[@bloodydavid]

People born after the Cold war often underestimate how large the armies were during that time

[@spartanalex9006]

Even then, most Cold War militaries were relative shadows of their Wartime or even Pre-War selves with some exceptions.

[@angelobrinkord6902]

My dad was in the luftwaffe around this time. My dad's cousin on his mothers side was in the DDR military at the same time. Thanks for all your videos they are great

[@SusCalvin]

What was the big differences between service in the DDR military and the west German armed forces?

[@mrchoke9554]

@@SusCalvin DDR is GDR not west Germany 🇩🇪

[@GhostRanger5060]

Hahaha! That must have made for some interesting family get togethers after the wall came down! Thank God for the two Germanies that the Cold War never went hot! #blessings

[@angelobrinkord2204]

@@GhostRanger5060 I have lots of interesting stories from that time lol

[@angelobrinkord2204]

@@SusCalvin I dont have enough information to give you an accurate answer on how the conditions were

[@Contrajoe]

The other uploads of Aloe Island Posse's "High Tide" are flooded with comments about Panzergrenadiers. Truly MajorSamm's contributions to the internet are far reaching :D

[@MightyMeehow]

Kanonenjagdpanzer and leopard1's wow this '77 vibe is great! awesome footage!

[@nightviber2097]

You can Take Germany out of WW2 But you will never Take WW2 out of Germany

[@_--Reaper--_]

....ummm, no, you cant take germany out of ww2 because without germany there would be no ww2...

[@lardthing7417]

@@_--Reaper--_ what about Japan and Italy?

[@Gamer6Gamer]

@@_--Reaper--_ you can take germany out of ww2 by signing a peace treaty, you cant take out the effects of WW2 out of german society

[@aronmarkovits5396]

​@@lardthing7417They couldn't start it on their own, that's why they allowed with germany

[@plasticage2085]

the video: some germans with their panzers the original cover image of this song: 1980s anime girl takes a chill in the summer

[@dheemantanil]

@Plastic Age... Germans and Panzers need to be kept at an arm distance from each other... Last time they got their hands on them...It took half the world to stop them

[@jamesauger7113]

I was on the Border 75 Thru 77!

[@bugler75]

Sturmgeschütz ok zoomer

[@anonym2303]

This gives me memorys of those old Bundeswehr clips they had similar music and style and i love them

[@camaradaayuso4347]

Too much Wargame: Red Dragon for today.

[@jackanderson1534]

this video is essentially WGRD west germany in a nutshell

[@janko7245]

Lol

[@user-jt1lg8sj6w]

Gorgeous.

[@Alvin66329]

There was a time that long Hair was allowed in the Bundeswehr

[@monkeydank7842]

German Hairforce ;-)

[@Saphintosh]

Das "Heer"

[@albertohernandez2540]

🤮🤮🤮🤮

[@josephstalin7353]

Hair in the Heer

[@bigguy1164]

Former Wehrmacht, turned Bundeswehr Leadership: "We're back in business boys and we got the Western Allies on our side!"

[@Tenohekabanzai]

glad to see no more horses used in logistics

[@inhocsignovinces1081]

From a height of 500,000 personnel during the Cold War to 185,000 and always a shy, sensitive NATO ally.

[@lightblue254]

>185,000 fierec fully trained fighters who WANT to be there and are ready to fucking die >shy sensitive NATO ally There used to be a mandatory military draft, now it's gone, which is good because it means higher quality soldiers.

[@nomad.099]

@@lightblue254 xD

[@Keckegenkai]

and 7000 Leopard tanks of various configuration to around 300 Leo2A6 and above

[@AllisterCaine]

​@@Keckegenkaithis. Germany back then was very armor-focused.

[@danfunk7307]

I served in W. Germany and the Panzergrenadiers were as tough as they came. They worked hard and played even harder much respect to them.

[@Contrajoe]

57 Grenztruppen were upset by footage of soldiers relaxing, drinking, smoking, joking around and enjoying themselves. The difference between the two Germanys is real.

[@SusCalvin]

Grenztruppen are a bit special, they stand apart from the general armed forces in East Germany as their own service branch.

[@SPQR-qq5bz]

I keep running those marders, gretings from chile panzergrenadiers.

[@FriedrichBarb]

Girlfriend: "Ugh, hes probably out cheating right now..." *Me and the Boys: **0:54*

[@SusCalvin]

You're 19 in Europe and the army says you can't live with your girlfriend for a couple years. It's not tight like a prison but you and large amounts of your generation are put to do mandatory hiking with uncomfortable rifles a lot.

[@ramal5708]

@@SusCalvin at least you feel cool that you could handle such firepower in palm of your hands

[@SusCalvin]

@@ramal5708 No, it's heavy and you have to carry the damn thing through the woods along with other more or less motivated chumps. Most older people I talk with recall the little details like that, setting camps and learning different sorts of routines.

[@d.g.1320]

Love these trucks at 00:01

[@beargrilling9785]

I miss war aesthetics, now I come here

[@geuz186]

Military was much more fun in those days

[@bigeddiespaghetti5618]

Nowerdays it's so high tech and reliant on the air force, most people end up in logistics and support roles

[@suspicioususer]

"fun"

[@user-hc7qb6zy5x]

@@bigeddiespaghetti5618 without logistics a war will come to a halt as quickly as it started.

[@SusCalvin]

@@bigeddiespaghetti5618 Logistics and support was important then as well. You need a lot of maintenance hours for a main battle tank. By this time, the mechanization is more complete. It's not like the immediate post-war period where you still had partial motorization and bike infantry. They imagine a short and intense air war where both air forces nearly decimate eachother to gain superiority. A lot of the defence organisations of Europe were swelled out with guys who did that. When you have large amounts of people from national service, they can do things cheaper than civilian contractors. Someone needs to sit in a nuclear bunker and just rearm submarines with torpedoes all day or watch air radars.

[@SusCalvin]

@@suspicioususer For european NATO dudes of this time it most likely means national service. The government drops you a letter when you're past 18 and tells you which barracks to report to. For a few years you do basic training, and most of you slip back into reserve status to keep doing your day jobs until a mobilization order comes. Sometimes there was repetition training and rehearsal of the system.a It's not a popular system when you pull large amounts of guys from their ordinary life and it's always costly to run a large standing military. I think you could motivate it when the Soviet Union was sitting right next to you looking menacing. But after the end of the Cold War and the collapse of the soviet system a lot of that motivation disappeared. For the state, it means a relatively cheap reserve body of troops who can have a surprisingly high quality for use in territorial defence and regional operations. NATO units train in how to operate with other NATO units and form a sort of joint force.

[@dirtpounder]

This is thoroughly entertaining, love the footage

[@legionnaire2017]

If i had listened to the original song without watching the footage above, i wouldn't have found interested of it. Howerver, in my opinion, you did a great combination. Keep up your good work!!!

[@mancik17]

You should be proud of your videos. I'm going through them and they're all great.

[@tomservo5347]

What's neat about this is a lot of those older West German officers were actual WW2 veterans with combat experience on the Eastern Front who were familiar with Soviet tactics and methods.

[@jonny2954]

No joke. First commander of the 71st Fighter Wing "Richthofen" of the West German Army was Erich Hartmann. Yes, *that* Erich Hartmann.

[@fishyfish6050]

I mean the same can be said about the east german troops. Difference at most was that they were both fighting for 2 completely different things

[@RandomGuy9]

The Bundeswehr we needed today.

[@williamsherman1942]

The bundeswehr we all want

[@timmydonutson]

I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS !

[@mnguy98]

I wish there was more info surrounding the individual web gear used by the Bundeswehr during this time. What it consisted of and how it was set up. And most importantly, where to find more pieces of it.

[@arnekrug939]

There are quite a few German surplus stores that sell them (or at least reproductions) online. However you have to note that the webbing changed from the 70s to the 80s.

[@albertpirelius]

goddamn these clips looks like its from ww2 but you realize the soldier has different uniform and weaponry

[@Joshua-fq9tm]

I think that's because they still wore stahlhelms by this time like the one germans used in ww2, after bundeswehr formation they still used those things

[@Sturmv0gel]

@@Joshua-fq9tm The Bundeswehr usedthe West German M56 Stahlhelm which is based on the US M1 Helmet. The M35/M42 Stahlhelmets were only used by the Bundesgrenzschutz.

[@scanida5070]

@@Sturmv0gel Actually, the Fallschirmjägers continued to use the M38 helmets which was a variation of the Stahlhelm for paratroopers. Also, the Bundeswehr now uses the M92 Gefechtshelm which is VERY similar to the good ol‘ M35.

[@53gaDr34mc4st]

This feels like a TV ad for the Bundeswher in the 80s.

[@justice3188]

I really want one of those motorcycles

[@CK-yv6nw]

Would love to see a video about the NVA, or the border troops perhaps. Also Wehrmacht and German Reunification, and the Russian Constitutional Crisis or the IRA would be awesome. So many possibilities. Keep up the great work, love from Germany.

[@MajorSamm]

I've been collecting footage for most of those, so you may be seeing some of them soon

[@CK-yv6nw]

@@MajorSamm Awesome. I'm a real Fanboy of the Mercenarys in the Congo Series, I recommend them to basically every person I come across

[@dreadpiraterobertsii4420]

Some cheeky Ira clips can’t go wrong

[@dreadpiraterobertsii4420]

Anglus Patria all share Libyan Semtex lol

[@dreadpiraterobertsii4420]

Anglus Patria well they did before he was taken out and shot

[@lightblue254]

Es ist kein Tier, es ist ein Panzergrenadier! What a fucking vibe, love this video. :)

[@colonelarrow8031]

Great video! Wide variety of head covers 😂

[@HolyHeinz]

The music, so funky

[@legionnaire2017]

Riding motor on broad way to home under sunset with this music makes me feel chill

[@alimohammad1934]

disco era army with disco era hair

[@AlexanderBogdanow]

Ma Grandpa was one of 'em in the 60s... Was deployed in northern Germany, had a great time with British Soldiers. They always bought crangons ('Nordseekrabbe') and shelled 'em out together. 😊 Nowadays, u pay 5 € for 150 grams in the supermarket. In the 60s, you could get 5 kilos or even more for this price... And those were fresh. 😅 I have fond memories of our vacation in the Netherlands everys year or so... I and me sis shelled 'em crangons out like crazy. That was in the 90ies... Can't believe the price tag is so hefty nowadays.

[@dudemcguy1194]

Mit den jungs hätte ich gerne gedient! Sieht nach spass und professionalität aus :3

[@thepub245]

Not a horse in sight!

[@SusCalvin]

Motorization and mechanization has been fully realized! One of my personal favourites is bike infantry. You put a platoon on bikes for march, maybe have them hold on to a cord behind a truck in a long line.

[@Realitytvfan]

Finally a new vid !

[@RandomGuy9]

People in their 20s looked much adulter back then.

[@xxpussyslayer6922]

I'm a Panzergrenadier today.

[@Muli_mit_illum]

Welches Bataillon?

[@target8970]

Erinnere mich nur zu gerne an die Zeit zuruck!

[@adminidelGrupo123]

0:45 seems like a ww2 footage , so cool😨😅

[@williamsherman1942]

It really does lol

[@gabagool20]

such a good video

[@lucaswillits2170]

I wish my summer break was like this

[@demir6098]

THIS IS PERFEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEECT

[@axeofthenorth1367]

Holy shit man I leave for a bit and come back to these fucking banger videos

[@k.s.333]

Little known fact, Bill Murray served in the Bundeswehr 0:14

[@emanuelbenitez2643]

Genial!

[@craigmcdonald9206]

1-35 scale motorized tank kits from Japan...west German tank had the coolest design lights and markings...mid-1970s.

[@bencarver8164]

I see Leopards, Marders and a complete disregard for uniform and grooming regulations and I like

[@inhocsignovinces1081]

Conscripts were allowed relaxed grooming standards.

[@monteur9398]

Grüße an die Ehm Hammerstein Kaserne und allen Jungs der 3./332 Stabsfeldwebel Richter!

[@niklas8413]

idk why but it feels like i was there... but i wasnt born'til 2000... its just looks and sounds so nostalgic

[@ctc4392]

This is my jam

[@williamsherman1942]

The boy’s jam

[@scuderio762]

This goes really nice together with the song little dark age by MGMT

[@Taiwan-Uyghur-Tibet-Freedom]

Both east and west germany seems to be more 'german' than the united Germany we have now

[@palastofhistory4026]

Well curunt Germany has Military limitations it's only allowed to have 370.000 personnel of wich only 345.000 are alowed to be in the army and airforce

[@sinphus]

Nice

[@starlight8889]

Bundesrepublik Disko

[@sinphus]

I miss those Kanonenjagdpanzers

[@MexxProtect]

Panzergrenadiere - dran, drauf, drüber!

[@track_3867]

Es ist kein Mensch, es ist kein Tier, es ist ein Panzergrenadier

[@LeeOCGaming]

Cool

[@nikelaos5792]

Wow! It is fascinating that technology of electric shaver disappear in 1970's and early 80's.

[@ncls.1371]

Kein Mensch, kein tier; ein PANZERGRENADIER!

[@abcxyz989]

My grandpa served in 79 as Feldjäger and he always says its not always good but you learn a lot and make friends you wont lose nor forget. I am proud to serve germany even if soldiers and police officers are hsted and dishonored. EHRE WEM EHRE GEBÜHRT!

[@palastofhistory4026]

i salute you and ur grandfather for thair service to the deutsche vaterland my great grandfather was a german imperial soldier during ww1 and my grandfather was a german soldier during ww2 after ww2 he joined the bundesgrenzschutz and after that he served in the bundeswehr both come from a long line of prussian soldiers and officers in 1981 he retired and moved to the netherlands

[@abcxyz989]

@@palastofhistory4026 great to hear that

[@inhocsignovinces1081]

My maternal grandfather, from Sudetenland, served with the 5th Jager Division, 19th Army, Army Group North.

[@hunt3rv221]

damn this is good

[@idiedlongago2336]

nice! 🤩

[@chickennuggets4498]

Hold up this got some funk

[@thegriffinman1771]

So cool

[@dertrixxxa8317]

so war das ! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@Junior_Santos.]

_40's vibe_

[@AnimalBlundettoK]

Could you do the Whole Warsaw Pact Armies

[@renatoxvii3837]

Con esta rolita hasta dan ganas de enlistarse al ejército

[@tommikuva4760]

Respect from a fellow panssarijääkäri.

[@outdooradventureHungary]

wow the karl Gustav at 1:33

[@fraserconnell21]

Yeah👍 84mm boom stick!!!

[@outdooradventureHungary]

@@fraserconnell21 amen

[@lukastrains793]

Banger soundtrack tho 🥵

[@princessmarshellaaur]

This is the aesthetic i would live in when the ww3 drafts actually happened

[@Kingz2100]

Imagine the whole brigade of tanks and APC shooting while listening to Herbie Hancock - Rockit :D

[@smokinhabanas]

LOL a lot of FIREPOWER in those vehicles and on turf they know and train!! Not bad for a Monday through Friday Army hehe

[@collectibletaco7797]

Oh, the drip

[@Tracky9117]

Great video, love the vibe. '77 was the year my father was in the German army, he was with a tank battalion, so I'm sure he saw scenes like this in real life. Just one thing: Are you certain the footage is from '77? Germany stopped using steam engines on its railroads in that year and it was only on a very specific route in the north of Germany. The terrain shown here has too many hills for that area, so I assume that the scences in the beginning are from the early 70s. But that is a very nerdy, nitpicky remark, so don't feel criticized ;)

[@porsche928ireland]

my dad was in the Irish army in the 70's/80s if you so choose to dive in some of the gold that can be found ...