Siegfried Line: How The Allies Broke Through The 'German Wall' | Greatest Tank Battles | War Stories

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[@user-ny9kc3vv6q]

I want a video about the destruction of the Israeli destroyer Eilat

[@RGM-0079]

I hope there will be a video about jumbo tank in it...

[@neddyladdy]

Best? Did someone change the definition while i was sleeping ?

[@bobrobertson2216]

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[@diegoargibay2287]

very good documental as always. Put the General Belgrano video available in southamerica please. Greetings

[@badweetabix]

I had the great fortune to had grown up on a street that were nearly all WW2 veterans. Our next door neighbor was at Omaha Beach on D-Day The neighbor next to his was with the 82nd Airborne Div at Operation Market Garden, next to him was a B-17 pilot who flew 25 missions over Germany, and way down the corner was a Marine who fought on Iwo Jima. When I think of them and compare them to the younger generations of Americans, I understand with great clarity why the WW2 generations are called, The Greatest Generation.

[@xancypillosi9497]

God bless those men

[@billd2635]

Have to agree. "An young 18 year old kid turns into an 18 year old man".

[@mandelorean6243]

A doctor at market garden?!? ... Him and front line solders understand the severity of Montgomery and his habitual arrogance

[@thenoneckpeoplerepresentat8074]

I wonder how the WW2 vets feel about losing what they fought for.

[@jupitercyclops6521]

@@thenoneckpeoplerepresentat8074 Thats true. We really started losing rights with Johnson . It got significantly worse with almost every president after him.

[@tylerstamps2786]

Our US tank guy sounds like he’s recalling a business meeting he attended...calm, cool and collected. A professional soldier...probably a real BA!

[@MICKEYISLOWD]

I think the youth of today would tremble at being called up for service. Prolly because we now know just how hellish war is. Back then we thought it would be over real soon.

[@jackthorton10]

So should we be willing to fight or should we go against it and not provoke a fight? I am confused

[@Mullikia]

True but he's probably told these stories a million times over the decades.

[@algrayson8965]

@@jackthorton10 The old men provoke a fight; the young men are stuck with doing the fighting.

[@Madmok128]

Haha wicked bad

[@richardchurchill5181]

It is good to remember what the German commander at Aachen said about why he surrendered: "When the Americans start using 155 mm as sniper weapons, it is time to quit." Firepower well applied wins.

[@DrCruel]

Read *Brute Force* by John Ellis for details.

[@mrdeadpool8656]

Man with the biggest stick.

[@jacobnugent8159]

Speak softly and carry a big stick

[@mrdeadpool8656]

@@jacobnugent8159 i have small stick. Me use it very good

[@t.r.4496]

It's not the size of the nail, it's the size of the hammer that drives it.

[@tashyole149]

I love that we are now able to record these testimonies of the soilders on both sides before we completed losing that generation. Learning this history is imperative to humanities survival. So this isn't repeated.

[@everlight369]

Putin thinks otherwise

[@shadowcat0201]

It will repeat, so long as politicians exist.

[@jonnyblayze5149]

It's inevitable to repeat

[@camrenwick]

RIP all those who sacrificed their lives for our future.

[@christinalynn8143]

🤗🥲😔🙄

[@joelspringman523]

Amen to that.

[@robertsettle2590]

Just finished watching this for the first time with my dad who was a TANKER in the 3RD AMOURED DIVISION "SPEARHEAD" during WWII. It is unreal to see moving pictures of all the battles he was in and to watch his reaction to all he is seeing. Extremely moving to say the least. It was all so long ago now.

[@prestonwhite4129]

What part of the division was your dad in? Was he the 32nd or 33rd regiment? I know a few of the vets in the video! My name is Preston and I love to learn about the 3rd Armored Division.

[@jefferystutsman6419]

dont make stuff up

[@sidney836]

Do you know of a Renard R. Rojas?!? That's my biological grandpa and would love to find a young or old picture of him. Thank you!!!

[@timrankin8737]

Just got done reading. SPEARHEAD execellent read.

[@ewjiml]

@@jefferystutsman6419 Yeah his dad must be like 100 years old.

[@brucepoole8552]

My father was 101st airborne in ww2 He told me when I was a kid “ If you ever go in the army, whatever you do don’t go into those tanks!” He must of saw the results of those german 88s

[@andrewmattox1233]

Sherman crews had one of the highest survival rates of the war though... He should of told you to stay out of the 8th Airforce.

[@brucepoole8552]

@@andrewmattox1233 you may be right, he must have witnessed some bad stuff, he seldom went into detail Thanks for your insight

[@LowEnd31st]

@@andrewmattox1233 not really

[@brennanleadbetter9708]

@ LowEnd31st would you rather be in a T-34?

[@brucepoole8552]

@@brennanleadbetter9708 obviously not

[@winstonbelisle3560]

I'm a member of the 3rd Armour Division! Glad to have seen this! Alot of this was never divulged to me, while stationed in Germany, in the mid 70's.

[@royanderson4173]

Thank you sir

[@rwhunt99]

rwhunt99 I was stationed at Kirch Goens (The Rock)1970 - 1972 and got an early out and spent a year in the National Guard before I got out. I was a Sargent and Tank Commander when I left Germany.

[@HeadR47]

@@rwhunt99 was at the Rock 85-86

[@rwhunt99]

@@HeadR47 I understand that the base was closed, not sure when that occurred, but I have seen photos of the place abandoned and looking in a sorry state by a guy who also was stationed there about your time frame and went back there to see it. He had to jump a lot of hurdles to get permission to do it. Was wondering if you knew when it was closed? I know they de-activated the 3rd Armored division but not sure if that was at the run up to Desert shield or before that.

[@dennisholiday1868]

@@HeadR47 Is it true that they put a Rock in Ray Barracks when Ayres Kaserne was closed? I guess it was payback for The Friedberg Training Area lol.

[@MrBobthebird]

Strange, When you look at these Grandfather figures, You wouldn't think twice about leaving your children in their care, Amazing Men.

[@coltdawg5089]

They would have him doing drills and in formation by days end

[@MrBobthebird]

@@coltdawg5089 Ha Ha, Well said. You would never think that these men went through all that for years. and come out so sane looking and talking. Great men.

[@randomclipsmilitary9056]

Respect to both sides even the germans because most of them were drafted and were just fighting for there country

[@chaosXP3RT]

Truly the Greatest Generation

[@raymondmejias8071]

With out a doubt the greatest generation!!

[@tomperkins5657]

My father-in-law fought in Aachen and was wounded. He said that there were days where advancement would be maybe a hundred yards a day.

[@violagentsch]

Seems that Dessau was Stalin all over again. Door to door fighting.

[@johnnyhefner715]

My high school pricinple was a ww2 vet, got our history class all the movie footing that was taken from Normandy through France and Germany, best history class I ever took.

[@erlwilliam1]

I spoke to a tank commander who was in my town about 28 years ago who was fighting for the Germans he showed me photos and x-ray photos of his injuries he was getting treatment for he was friendly and interesting to talk to

[@jerryjohnson9734]

I AM so proud and thankful for all these men,they gave their best and ALL for US !!!!! I AM PROUD OF AMERICA!!!!

[@ovo_daedae6678]

Proud of all I am.

[@shielahaberecht3417]

Me too!

[@Cuffski]

Absolutely

[@renecordova325]

I am 75 years old, but my dad was a tank crew member in 3rd armor division with Patton. He was wounded and sent home.

[@willyernst3702]

@@renecordova325 f Fred Dibnah

[@MrWolf-kd8yh]

Fascinating video! My family has fought for the Wehrmacht throughout the war. The brother of my Grandfather made it to the end in the 512th heavy tank destroyer battalion and surrendered to the U.S 9th infantry division in May of 1945. My grandfather himself was in Russian captivity after capture in Stalingrad along with the 6th army, he was in the 44th infantry division. He lost 80 pounds of body weight moving around different labour camps until he finally came home in the mid 1950s and lived a long peaceful life afterwards.

[@hello_there3528]

That is fascinating. It is amazing that he made a full recovery, as life in soviet labour camps usually kills, after a few years. Especially when one loses 80 pounds!

[@sorennilsson9742]

@Jackie Price No it was not over before the 8th. Different areas capitulated at different times

[@ProAverageGuy]

@Jackie Price Germany surrended the 7th of May, 1945

[@nonamegame9857]

@@hello_there3528 the official surrender of Germany was on May 7th 1945 🙄

[@trythinking6676]

@@ProAverageGuy There was sporadic fighting for the first 2 weeks.

[@dennisnorkaitis9726]

I HAVE NO WORDS OTHER THANK YOU ALL ALIVE AND LOST !!!! BREAKS MY HEART. THANK YOU ALL!!!!

[@robertgoines1831]

Well said, I also agree with your statement and I too would like to say thank you all as well. Those still here + especially the 1s that didn't make it home. God bless you all

[@stardust795]

Amen!

[@veekatore8983]

My dad served in the Pacific in WWII and I have a Japanese rifle with the Emperors seal that he personally captured in Okinawa . It's in my office and it's Priceless to me! His friend Arnie would come over when I was a little boy and he was a ast driver/gunner in a Sherman in Patton's 3rd army. Only after them having some beers and me Pestering them would I hear stories. I coldly remember seeing their faces change to people I didn't recognize as they would tell me little stories. Arnie who was the most funny lovable little guy hated the SS and you could not just see it in him but feel it. He said they all feared the German tanks and basically said we were all dead until we made it through each day. Both said if it wasn't for our artillery and air power they would not have made it.. Young kids of today have no clue what war is like. I remember in High school hearing peace talks in Vietnam and thinking, I may not have to go? Back then you had your draft card and if your number was called 8 weeks later you were in Vietnam. Well unless you were rich and a Senators son..

[@xancypillosi9497]

That must be a nice rifle. God bless

[@putoranputoran5054]

My grandfather fought in Manchuria against the Japanese Kwantung Army in 1945. He was then 17 years old. Soviet troops defeated 1 million Japanese army in 1 month. Grandfather also did not want to tell everything about the war. He has many military medals.

[@ngjliang303]

Tiger II: You can't defeat me M4 Sherman: I know, but he can *Super Pershing*

[@kkaamils]

The freedom we enjoy today, the democracy we entertain today, and the peace we have today has come at an unimaginable price. I have seen and lived through the worst a war has to offer. I am enjoying what has been delivered, by the righteous, at unimaginable cost. Great men of history!

[@robertgoines1831]

Wow, now that was very well put, thank you for that, God bless all of our veterans and you + your family as well my friend

[@jamieanaya6483]

Jk

[@eddted2876]

Nothing but blood and guts day and night on both sides! One can imagine the madness to live or die every day!good video on history! Million times, don't stop! Keep moving as Americans learned in combat!

[@jameshunter5485]

Well done. I appreciated hearing some Canadian accounts, who contributed considerably from D-Day through the entire European campaign.

[@mekan0001]

small but mighty

[@number8485]

The Canadian input was outstanding and not just D-Day.

[@_spooT]

I think i remember there was an interview of one of the crews of that panther. I forgot if it was the commander or not. But when the commander saw the pershing, he gave the order to hold fire since this was the first time he saw a pershing and he thought it was a german tank since the americans only had shermans (at least that's what he thought). As soon as he told the gunner to hold fire, the pershing opened fire. I think it was one of the videos documenting about one of the tank crews of the pershing

[@stuglife5514]

Yes this is correct. One of the panther crewmen themselves said it so

[@renatodemavibas3367]

It was also in Cologne

[@jameskoskinen6763]

Very interesting!

[@ugochukwuonweluzo1584]

I would say both sides really took a hit, however thanks to the allied forces, whom their blood gave birth to the freedom we are enjoying now in the world. RIP to all who lost their lives there. @warstories, thanks for the history and documentary.

[@eddted2876]

Really good history to watch because no fake movies and war vets tell the stories as it was ! Thumbs up for the camera men! One of the best war videos shown. The saddest part were the civilians killed . The new AMERICAN tanks did their fight possible! The British , Russians and Allie's played their important tasks also . Germans lost almost a million people. The Russians , French and Polish gave the Germans NO mercy.

[@daveruzicka4388]

My Fathers Cousin was in the 36th Armored Infantry Regiment attached to 3rd Armor,,KIA 4-10-45 outside of Nordhausen ,, a salute to all those who served

[@DougsterCanada1]

Dad was a tank commander in the GGFG - 21st Armored Regiment - Canada (Fourth Canadian Division - Armored Division) He lost several tanks (and crew members) as they often did reconnaissance. He had some amazing stories.

[@diegoargibay2287]

your dad was WW2 veteran? awesome, you know these men are very old or have died and it would be nice to recover their words as to tell real history, otherwise it will be lost.

[@brustar5152]

Mine was a Troop Sgt. tank commander in the GGHG's and fought up the Liri Valley and was in on the relief of Holland. He would only talk about his exploits after both my bother and I had done military service ourselves. He was wounded twice and returned to duties within weeks each time. Mom said those notification telegrams almost killed her because there was a 21 day delay each time between being told he had been wounded and then the follow up with him being returned to duty. There'll never be a another generation like them.

[@roymaddocks3184]

Please accept my appreciation

[@jonnyblayze5149]

@@brustar5152 sure there will

[@Shipfixer]

I'd like to see some video covering the German experiences inside these tanks. There's thousands of them on KZbin about the allies destroying enemies, but hardly any about the Germans, who took some serious damage. These battles were certainly horrendous. And the Germans were a terrific adversary with strong resolve. Bless those men on both sides who fought and who died.

[@peterson7082]

Yeah there are a few from Greatest Tank Battles, a few of them have been reposted by this channel already.

[@hello_there3528]

@@peterson7082, I agree. And the german tanks are more interesting than the American or British ones.

[@Cuffski]

No I disagree, I don't find honor in fighting those who would willfully oppress, enslave, and slaughter others for no other reason than hatred. The same for the US Civil War, if your goal is to enslave others there is no honor.

[@cabbage681]

History is written by the winners

[@donjuan8124]

The book is called “d day through German eyes” very good read or listen to audiobook is what I did

[@rowenajones313]

The greatest generation - they earned the name!

[@generalbooger9146]

Mine is the Greatest

[@robertgoines1831]

No doubt, + thank you to the 1s that have fought there + all the other wars we have been in. Seems like way too many to me though. And thank you for sharing that comment. God bless you guys

[@perryphillip6306]

TRUELY THE GREATEST GENERATION. The WORTHLESS GENERATION that is growing up right now would cry for their mommys and probably need therapy if they were made to SIMPLY WATCH A WW II MOVIE OR DOCUMENTARY. Truely a sad/gutless generation (and their parents should be slapped).

[@narellebenson3047]

@@perryphillip6306 lmao okay Boomer, just keep your ruined economy and remember why your kids will stick you in a state nursing home :)

[@xancypillosi9497]

@@generalbooger9146 hahaha. We’re way better off without any of u n ur peers

[@kevinn1158]

We are all in debt to the people who fought for our freedom. I will never forget, and I will make sure my children never forget.

[@thethreecolourmusicneko8012]

They pushed right to my town Stolberg then straight to Aachen. We got a littel Area where these dragon teeth are still intact ... some broken shermans. .. many pz3-4 and now it is an military proving ground^^ ahhh history is amazing

[@blackvulcan100]

Amazing until you think about the lives lost, the barbarity of the holocaust, the property ruined, the lives ruined, yes amazing indeed but only in a bad way.

[@thethreecolourmusicneko8012]

@@blackvulcan100 thanks mom

[@blackvulcan100]

@@thethreecolourmusicneko8012 Your confused.

[@thethreecolourmusicneko8012]

@@blackvulcan100 😂

[@MrBobthebird]

@@thethreecolourmusicneko8012 Don't worry, He's missed the point of it all.

[@justwhenithought]

The original Sherman sounds like a death trap. Its undergunned and underarmored against the Panzer. These men have such brave hearts to go into battle knowing they were outgunned and outprotected. Respect.

[@djcjr1x1]

Panzer is the German tank in general, you mean Panther. Common mistake.

[@djcjr1x1]

There were many German tanks/panzers the M4 outmatched.

[@billwilson3609]

A M4 tanker had less to worry about than the infantrymen. It was the safest place to be in during a mortar and air-burst barrage.

[@youraveragescotsman7119]

@@billwilson3609 Well, the Germans didn't really have Air-burst artillery as that required the VT-Fuze. Which the US and UK had invented.

[@chaosagent_0106]

Sherman was not outgunned or underarmored, it is actually decent in it's weight class as a medium with it's 90mm of frontal armor and 75mm gun, German heavy armor is the only problem because they're _heavy_ and because of anti tank guns.

[@Qotsafin]

Fridays without Tank Battles would not be the same in the future , thanks !!

[@JoeBlow-fp5ng]

I look forward to each video too, even if I've seen them before.

[@kfiscal01]

Old saying I heard from a ww2 vet, when the Germans bombed, the British dove for cover, when the British bombed the Germans dove for cover, when the Americans bombed everybody dove for cover.

[@tadoshka5170]

Narrator : The American Tank were the first one who enters Germany since the time of Napoleon France 1939 : Sad Baguettes noice

[@nykxssss]

Didnt know napoleon had tanks LMAO

[@nooneimportant2591]

@@nykxssss bruh Napoleon wasn't in 1939

[@Ys_-mf8cx]

😂😂🤡😭

[@Ys_-mf8cx]

Napoleon and tanks ahaha

[@outinthesticks1035]

A quick check of wikipedia mentions the loss of four french Renault tanks in Germany in 1939

[@_M_a_r_t_i_n_M]

18 year old kid to an 18 year old man is so true for that generation.

[@cbanks5678]

My great grandfather was on PNG at 16 years old...he was awarded a distinguished service cross for his actions....i could not being 16 during the pacific campaign island hopping. 8 months prior to being there, he was delivering groceries for a local store...talk about having to grow up real quick...Homer Walter McAllister Jr

[@Tasteful_Edits]

I love this, this is so nostalgic for me, I would watch this show on Netflix when I was little.

[@kristelvidhi5038]

But why was this show cancelled?

[@Tasteful_Edits]

@@kristelvidhi5038 I dunno, it might be because of the horrid things known as “ratings”

[@kristelvidhi5038]

@@Tasteful_Edits damn. I wanted to see some episodes about Kurt Knispel and operation iraqi freedom.

[@xancypillosi9497]

Watch this on Netflix when u were little ? Wtf lol

[@iancostigan5047]

How long has Netflix streaming service been around?

[@varelion]

Strange that they didn't mention the death of major general Rose on March 30, 1945. He was no less than the commander of the 3rd Armoured Division. Rose was killed during a desastrous tank battle when he went into a trap of Tigers during the fights around Paderborn. The place where he died is only 4,5 kilometers / 2,8 miles from my home and I often go for a walk in that area. The German military command decided to lay a defensive line of SS forces around Paderborn and for this they got plenty of King Tigers. And Rose as a forward commander came with his small convoy into a scene with 15 US tanks burning in the dark, his retreat cut off and being threatened from all sides. When they met big tanks they first thought that these were Pershings but then they saw that these were Tigers instead. Colonel Brown in the first car managed to slip through them, removing his fuel can to reduce the width of his jeep. Then he left the road, raced down a steep slope, left the car and ran into a nearby forest. Rose's jeep tried the same maneuver and managed to get past two of the tanks but was blocked by the third. The tank commander of this tank opened the hatch and pointed with a machine gun at them. Rose told his men to remove their guns. While the two others removed their shoulder holsters Rose had to reach down to remove his belt holster. This was maybe misinterpreted by the tank commander who himself was exposed. And so he fired 14 rounds into Rose. Rose's companions managed to escape into the woods where they hid until the next morning. A dark day for the 3rd, maybe caused by the enormous pressure to reach Paderborn from Marburg (140 kilometers /87 miles) in just one day to close the encirclement of the Ruhr area.

[@HemlockRidge]

The Waffen SS was never part of the Wehrmacht. Never.

[@varelion]

@@HemlockRidge Heeresgruppe B under Model gave the general instructions. But the assignment of the SS-forces of Sennelager to the defense of the area south of Paderborn was due to a request from the local Wehrkreis-command. Then it was the Fuehrer who commanded the deployment. And so they built the SS tank brigade Westfalia, consisting mostly of SS tank groups and one Wehrmacht group.

[@HemlockRidge]

@@varelion None of this spew of information refutes my assertation.

[@HemlockRidge]

@John Cornell So?

[@robertsettle2590]

@@HemlockRidge you don't know as much be as you think you do mate!!!!

[@thunderK5]

Note the up=armored M4 Shermans at about 38:25. Following the capture of Cologne some local factories had been used to add an additional plate to the glacis of a number of 3rd Armored Division Shermans.

[@billd2635]

Good eye! Thats so cool to learn. See, this is why I always check the comments section. You pick up a few things. Thanx.

[@kh2b573]

Not all of them were done in factories. Many just used scrap german armor. The Super Pershing never had spaced armor to begin with , it was only applied in the field when they got scraps to play with

[@jonnyblayze5149]

Called Sherman jumbos

[@hereisaname8567]

@@jonnyblayze5149 no those aren't jumbos they are field modifications

[@hereisaname8567]

looks like m4a2s with the hvss

[@shanesawhutchison9255]

Absolutely love this channel. Fantastic “War Stories”! Thank you. 🇨🇦

[@feurquiola9444]

I salute all soldiers who died and survived this senseless war .They risked their lives so others may live.

[@Marco187Polo]

as a young man from germany its often unbelievable which battles took place here in my home country. i am thankfull i dont have to fight in this clash of civilizations, and can live my life in a free and open germany.

[@edgarvalderrama1143]

I was nineteen and remember the 88's from hearing: "Whishboom!" Folk wisdom was that if you heard it you had survived - otherwise you'd be dead. Great weapon. At least you cold hear artillery - heavy bombardment like when on attack- sounded like a freight train overhead. Sometimes incoming, sometimes out - or both. (5th inf.)

[@SagaraUrz]

Gotta love the animations how close to each other they show them fighting.

[@model-man7802]

I grew up around ww2 veteran's.My parents both served. Dad lost his Battleship at Pearl qnd his carrier at Midway. It burns me to listen to the kids say"i can't believe the price of gas!!

[@chrisbutton5005]

Just shows that freedom isn't free, it costs the blood of man.

[@conceptalfa]

WOW, what a documentary 👍 👍 👍!!!

[@dyzio3000]

These videos are the best. TY

[@rikijett310]

Excellent!!! An endless thanks to the Allied forces, may God bless them always!!!! ✝️🇺🇸🇬🇧🇫🇷🇨🇦✝️

[@timeisapathwalkingtounderstand]

Thank you for your service Here in New York City listening 12:05 a.m. Sunday November 20.

[@50STONEhW]

The 3rd Armored Division was my home when the Division was a part of VII CORPS in Germany. I did two tours with the Division and the last was in Friedberg Germany with A Company 2nd Battalion 67th Armor 3AD. Also deployed to Operation Desert Shield Desert Storm with same unit.

[@stevendepuy4377]

HHC 1st Brigade and CSC 2/32AR 70's

[@HeadR47]

B. Co. 2/33 Armor stationed at the Rock 1985-1986

[@50STONEhW]

@@HeadR47 Kirchgoens Germany is where that was if memory serves me right..

[@dennisholiday1868]

Do anyone who was at Ray Barracks have flashbacks of that place when you hear a Elvis song? I do because it was part of a life changing moment for me.

[@50STONEhW]

@@dennisholiday1868 Always

[@knightowl3577]

To the amazement of allied forces, there were no Nazi's to be found in Germany after the 8th of May 1945!

[@benjaminrush4443]

Excellent ! Thank you.

[@SuspenseESCAPEremastered]

This episode earned you my subscription!

[@billd2635]

Remember that most of those German crews were pretty raw. Few veterans remained by 1945.

[@dog11222]

Was stationed in Paderborn in the 80s, some of the barracks still showed WW2 markings...

[@JeffreyOrnstein]

Very good, thanks.

[@ronynsantos6698]

Awesome! 2 thumbs up! Thanks for the upload!

[@statelyelms]

The combat footage, narration and stories were top-notch. I also appreciate the mentioning of how some armour might be thinner, but the slope angle makes it much more effective. However, the animation could use some realism.. if the shells are high-velocity, so much so that they fly "nearly flat", they shouldn't take even two seconds to hit a target fifty meters away.. more like 0.05 seconds. Trust me, you wouldn't lose any dramasicism, it'd be sudden, sharp to the senses, and effective at making the viewers think "these are some deadly machines, and our guys made it through all that"

[@bobgraber3521]

agree. the grahics can be too basic and does not do justice AT ALL to real thing.

[@joshuazamora5055]

Thanks for this

[@ronaldwhite1730]

Thank - you .

[@Mrgunsngear]

Thanks

[@jefferyrachford6821]

This was cool to see!

[@kevinmccarthy8746]

You seam like a guy with the holly spirit in you, which is a very good and nice thing. So thank you very much for your bravery.

[@davidglynn290]

Very well put together. Good post.

[@bravobravoh1344]

That ol' boy was a pretty accurate tank gunner. I wonder how many medals he got

[@ryanmcwilliams8784]

At least we know for sure that man has gigantic steel balls.

[@HeadR47]

If you were talking about Clarence Smoyer, there is a book about him that came out a few years ago. Also check out the original "War Daddy" Lafayette Pool.

[@garyhill2740]

The Pershing did not "have to outflank" the Panther to destroy it. The 90mm was capable of defeating Panther frontal armor with the T33 and HVAP it carried. It simply made sense to outflank in the situation they were in.

[@ThatGuyOrby]

exactly

[@thatoneguywithahugethang]

The slope is why hitting it from the front made it difficult to actually penetrate unless at the right angle. With reserch, the slope gave it similar protection to 140mm of armor. Definitely enough to cause the Pershing issues and THE SOLDIERS WILL LITERALLY TELL YOU THE SAME THING.

[@thatoneguywithahugethang]

An enemy’s standard armour piercing round fired from directly in front of the tank hitting the glacis plate in a straight line had to penetrate 139 mm (5.4 inches) of armor due to the angle of the armour. If the enemy tank was firing at the front of a Panther tank but at a 45 degree angle to it, the shell would have to pass through 197 mm (7.7 inches) of armor. Got this from tank encyclopedia as well

[@thatoneguywithahugethang]

@@ThatGuyOrby incorrect. An enemy’s standard armour piercing round fired from directly in front of the tank hitting the glacis plate in a straight line had to penetrate 139 mm (5.4 inches) of armor due to the angle of the armour. If the enemy tank was firing at the front of a Panther tank but at a 45 degree angle to it, the shell would have to pass through 197 mm (7.7 inches) of armor. Got this from tank encyclopedia and they talk about it in this video!

[@ThatGuyOrby]

@@thatoneguywithahugethang it's amazing how you cited a good source and then proceeded to come to the single worst and most incorrect conclusion possible. First of all the claim made was that the Pershing had to outflank a Panther to penetrate it. This is false and has been not only been disproven by basic math but by actual live fire testing on captured Panthers with T26E3s (pre-production model Pershings). The M3 90mm gun was explicitly designed to defeat the Panther's armor and there are pictures from said test of the Panther in question with clear penetration holes throughout the glacis. On top of all of this you also got the Panther's effective thickness horrifically wrong. To an actually hilarious extent. The Panther's upper glacis was 80mm thick with a 45 degree slope. This alone tells you that the thickest it could possibly effectively be is 113mm. To reach even remotely an effective thickness of 197mm the plate would have to be sloped an an angle steeper than *24* degrees. The worst part of this whole mess of a response? Even if the sloped was 24 degrees or steeper, T33 AP has already proven in real life testing that it can penetrate the Panther's upper glacis at such an angle when they tested the penetration of T33 AP against a Panther on a 25 degree slope at a range of 500yds and it still penetrated. On flat ground the T33 AP shell proved capable of frontally penetrating the Panther's upper glacis out to 1,100 yards in testing. The experts that performed the test calculated that the Pershing would be able to replicate full perforation of the Panther's upper glacis out to over 2km if the tank's hull was positioned directly looking at them. This is comparable to the range at which the Tiger 1 was capable of penetrating the standard M4 to give you a near exact comparison of how insufficient the Panther's armor was to handling T33 AP.

[@tkso.philly3879]

Outstanding...

[@jamesjamerson7233]

Thank you sir for your service you and your comrades we appreciate you very much

[@shanejones6955]

The Sherman tank was the best tank of WW2 and it's gotten a raw deal by history. It was reliable, easy to operate and easy to mass produce. Only a small number of tank crews were lost even when their tanks were destroyed compared to the German Panthers and. Much heavier Tigers and even the Soviet T34. I've also noticed that it's mainly British veterans who complain about the Sherman's perceived deficiencies while omitting the fact that their own tanks... Namely the Churchill and Cromwell were a joke which is why they were using American tanks and equipment to begin with.

[@peterson7082]

Not the best, but I agree with your assessment. British crews were oddballs in terms of personal opinions.

[@shanejones6955]

@@peterson7082 The British were the allies version of the Italians.

[@peterson7082]

@@shanejones6955 hardly

[@Dreachon]

Hogwash, that small number of tank crews is a flawed number spreads by clueless people who can't even read the basic document and understand what it says. And calling tanks like the Churchill or Cromwell a joke highlightsa a shocking degree of ignorance.

[@marksauder9247]

German tanks were the best in WW2 and so were the German tank crews.

[@realbadmanrealbadman2862]

Da greatest generation. I salute u sir. 😞

[@louisvanboxmeer768]

Van Boxmeer I have a great kzijtaart belong

[@louisvanboxmeer768]

Van Boxmeer I have a great

[@gerardfoo7336]

Thanks for the video.Thanks for the soldiers who sacrificed their lives ,may they rest in peace Amen, Those who survived to tell the history of this costly war. God bless you Amen.

[@karenhumes1513]

These episodes are awesome I wish they would produce new episodes because I've watched all of these many many times over. Greg

[@WheelsRCool]

One nitpick, but the M4's frontal armor was sloped, making it actually about 91 mm thick, more than the Panzer IV's. There are other factors at play, such as the type of steel used in the armor, the particular method of construction, etc...so this doesn't necessarily mean the M4's frontal armor was stronger, but in terms of actual thickness from a straight front point-of-view, the M4's was thicker. Also, the M4 was actually a very good tank and overall, very much a match for the Panthers in the war. It also had a gyroscopic stabilizer, not one advanced enough to really fire while on the move, but to allow it to stop and fire very quickly, which also gave it an advantage over the German tanks.

[@somaday2595]

Big plus when traversing small ravines during a fight.

[@LowEnd31st]

Let’s not get crazy here. Panther was superior

[@brennanleadbetter9708]

@ LowEnd31st When it didn’t break down

[@WheelsRCool]

@@LowEnd31st The Panther was not superior. It was actually a pretty terrible tank.

[@LowEnd31st]

@@WheelsRCool yeah aight

[@stuglife5514]

Gotta love how they downplay the Sherman and say “just 51mm of armor” ignoring the very high quality steel that armor was made out of, and the sloping which changes the effective armor thickness.

[@nyetzdyec3391]

Well... 51mm compared to *80*mm...? "Very high quality steel"...? Really? I'm not downplaying the US steel... but I think you are *definitely* underestimating the quality of German steel back in the 40's... it was as good as any, and better than many... and 60% more of it.

[@youraveragescotsman7119]

@@nyetzdyec3391 That late in the war German Steel was becoming complete garbage due to Allied Bombing and lack of resources. The Sherman, by the end of the war, had armour of such quality that the Tiger could only *DREAM* of.

[@nyetzdyec3391]

@@youraveragescotsman7119 That's the first I've heard of German steel QUALITY declining during the war. Unlike many things, like oil and rubber for example, Germany had native ability to produce high-quality steel... plenty of coal and iron mined within its own pre-war borders. Secondly, there's a lot of stuff "out there" talking about how LITTLE effect the various bombing raids had on Germany's production, due to their "cottage industry" technique... what we'd call "distributed manufacturing" today. Thirdly... if German steel had taken such a nose-dive in quality, I would expect to have heard stories of things like 88mm gun barrels blowing up during use, as well as various similar things like their other tank guns' barrels exploding and so on... and I can't recall ever hearing ANY stories about that. Finally... your final statement... "The Sherman, by the end of the war, had armour of such quality that the Tiger could only DREAM of." Staying contemporaneous... wasn't it Stalin who said that "quantity has a quality all its own"? Comparing the Sherman to the Tiger... mid-war and later versions... and with the Sherman's rounds bouncing off the Tigers' armor... I rather think it's the poor guys in the Shermans who were wishing they had the Tigers' armor! In fact, there were a lot of Sherman guys who wished exactly that. You can see the survivors talking about their own pathetic guns and lack of armor in many of the old documentaries... while also seeing surviving German tankers talking about how EASY it was to kill a Sherman... even going straight through its thickest "superior steel" frontal armor... while the Allied guys in their Shermans had to try to flank the Tigers to get at their thinner side armor.

[@revolrz22]

@@nyetzdyec3391 He is not incorrect that German armor quality gradually declined. You can see photographs of panther armor having cracked and, in some cases, having been completely shattered. The statement that Sherman armor quality is on par with the Tiger, however, is silly. He's likely confusing the oft-cited fact that the Sherman, with its slope, had *technically* the same protection as the Tiger under ideal circumstances, but various factors come in to play regarding this that makes the whole science ugly and kind of a gray area.

[@nyetzdyec3391]

@@revolrz22 In regards to the Panther's armor getting cracked or even shattered in the later stages of the war... 1) Didn't the Sherman's gun get upgraded somewhere around '43-'44? Could this explain it? 2) Upgrades to the ammo used by the Sherman... 3) "Bazookas" - the M6A3 was capable of penetrating 3.5-4 inches (89-102 mm) of armor plate... so it's quite possible that the "bazookas" might explain the shattered and/or cracked armor, instead of any change in the quality of Germans' armor. The M6A3 was introduced in 1943... well before D-Day.

[@trashketchup1497]

What incredibly strong men.

[@MarynJohnForever]

Thank you!

[@philjosephchavez7440]

41:58 ammo rack!

[@jonL88]

Just in time for the weekend! And yes the supposed fight between the Tiger ll and the Super Pershing... sooo many forums debating whether it even happened in the first place 😂

[@crimsoncloud6352]

Oh it happened and the super Pershing came on top

[@youraveragescotsman7119]

@@crimsoncloud6352 Came out on top of being reliable as well.

[@rogelius9183]

It was a jadgpanther since no tiger 2 was stationed at that place.

[@Dreachon]

@@crimsoncloud6352 Didn't happen, the complete and utter lack of any documentation or photographic evidence is a major indicator.

[@typehyuga607]

@@crimsoncloud6352 if otto carius was is that tiger bye bye to pershing

[@_antike_cdo_gje489]

Perfect videos l download with mp 4 and are fantastic

[@annamosier1950]

very good work

[@stevengrotte2987]

5:49 Thank you, my father was wounded in the Hurtgen Forest and missed the Battle of the Bulge, I had always assumed the Hurtgen Forest was mostly in Belgium. I see from your map it is mostly in Germany.

[@stevengrotte2987]

My dad commanded a Company in the 28th Infantry Division, Bronze Star & Purple Heart.

[@chuckfinley6156]

the Wehrmacht started putting troops forward of the mine fields to keep US sappers from clearing a path for the tanks to advance. great tactics. anti tank crossfire then engaged tanks stuck in mine clearing and wiped out companies of tanks in minutes. all without any offensive armor.

[@paulredinger5830]

I’ve watched the tank duel in cologne. Incredible! I wonder how many of our tankers would of lived to old age having that better armored fighting vehicle.

[@moritztabor7804]

Thx for uploading

[@kkattavega117]

Here we go..!!!!..🤩😎😁💯

[@inklinggirl6724]

I love this episode in HD The only problem is that the Sherman tanks are all wrong they are all the M4A1 variant at this point of the war the US Shermans where the M4A3 or A5 at this point and the 76mm Sherman and the M4A3E8 variant had been introduced and being used the older M4A1 was withdrawn by the end of 1943 The ones used in this one was the extremely early Sherman’s because of the driver and co-drivers view points at the front of the hatch bulges

[@mikescott2615]

The Canadians made a version the Sherman not sure of its designation was, cheers mike

[@inklinggirl6724]

@@mikescott2615 that version was the Grizzly Sherman the Canadians never used them and many of them are redecorated to look like American or British Shermans in museums

[@Dreachon]

The US did not withdraw older models of Sherman, there are photos that show earlly production models of the M4 or M4A1 in Germany 1945. Also the A5 series wasn't used by the US, that is the designation they gave to the Canadian Ram tank. M4A3 76mm with HVSS did not appear until the late December 1944.

[@Dreachon]

​@Anthony Amable Feliciano I suggest you buy Hunnicut's book on the Sherman as you are in need of a proper book on the tank. First models of the M4A3 had the same degree of armor protection as any other model of Sherman. They do not differ rom other models of Sherman other than their engine. It is 51mm sloped at 56 degree from vertical, these are easy to identify by the 2 extending bulges on the upepr glacis, housing the driver and co-driver. This was deemed a weak spot in the glacis and a subsequent redesign of the upper glacis led to them decreasing the slope to 47 degree from vertical, this eliminated the two bulges on the glacis and allowe for larger hatches in the roof. To compensate for the decrease in protection the plate was increased in thickness to 64mm. All 76mm armed Shermans were newly build ones, the US did not retrofit odler Shermans with the new gun. Crews had nothing to do with the 76mm not being shipped over for the fighting in Normandy. This a problem with the US chain of command and unit commanders not being aware of the changes in German tank development. In contrast the British were accutely aware that the Panther was being produced in large numbers and they readied themselves for that. Panthers were not a rare tank, by mid 1944 they are actually becoming more common than the Panzer IV. Heck, the Marder is actually much rare than the Panther was. In fact, the Panther is the second most numerous tracked combat vehicle that the Germans deploy in Normandy at just over 650 of them being deployed, this is second only to the Panzer IV at just over 800.

[@hugbug4408]

I do notice some variations through the course of the eto, and documentaries I've watched on ww2, the variations of the Sherman tank. What's really interesting is the weird looking tank called the Grant , or Lee, 1st used inNorth-Africa by the allies in 1942. It was sent to the Brits , and,maybe the Soviets in the Lend Lease policy by the USA under Roosevelt!

[@andreasleonardo6793]

Nice historical video

[@terryrodbourn2793]

I went from18 old kid to 18 year old Man! That's why the called the greatest generation!

[@larrythompson5617]

28:06 Poor guy bales out of his tank missing a leg.

[@PoliticalGangster]

Looks down at his leg only to see a smoking stump.

[@robashton8606]

That was the tank commander. He died shortly afterwards.

[@hugbug4408]

@@robashton8606 Seen that excerpt in quite a few documentaries where the USA tank trooper barely leaves the inferno of that tank with his leg disintegrated. Yes, it was stated that man later was a fatality!

[@danieltadros3262]

@@hugbug4408 He probably bleed to death.

[@hugbug4408]

@@danieltadros3262 Look @ that leg , and you'll see how obliterated it was! No doubt man did bleed to death!

[@diiiaggl4513]

And Tigers where there but out numbered!

[@w.allencaddell6421]

Years ago the Playstation Game System had a very unique game that gave you a great perspective of how battles were in Europe and North Africa during WW2. It was called Allied General. That game would definitely let you know how good Rommel really was.

[@kristelvidhi5038]

This documentary is amazing. Why couldn't they do episodes about Operation Barbarossa, Operation Bagration, The Siege of Leningrad, the Soviet 6th Guards Tank Army, Kurt Knispel, The Battle for Berlin, the Isreali-Lebanon War, Operation Iraqi Freedom and the Afghanistan War? It would've been so perfect.

[@2serveand2protect]

I cannot imagine what must have felt like to roll around in a steel coffin (even though relatively well armoured) in a city occupied by the enemy where death might be lurking around every corner and every wall. I mean - a tank is supposed to be fighting on wide, open fields, not among rubble and half collapsed houses with almost no visibility at all and you just pray that piece of steel between you and the outside world will protect you.

[@dimbulb6443]

Statistically survival rates were a lot better in tanks than in the infantry.

[@johnaggett1712]

A snipers bullet , that piece of steel would save you.

[@jonnyblayze5149]

Thats why you have infantry support

[@akajakeyyale1897]

I think about all the intense slave labor & how many of them died building the seigfried line only to have allies push dirt mound bridges over it with ease... Crazy man

[@johnl.geibel2373]

Impressive History

[@majed8192]

Man that TV show's intro music gives me chills every time

[@gabrielcalin4238]

What have we learned from this war ? Even if we lose we fight till the end

[@SL4PSH0CK]

I want that auto-loading pershing

[@thomasking3359]

So brave. Love our history

[@courtpaul9334]

The WW2 veterans sacrificed so much. In my humble opinion most streets within the United States should be named after them.