The Americans that fought for Germany in World war II

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“Hey, are you German?” “Yeah, my name is Peter.” “I don’t like that, your new name is LIBERTY Peter.”

[@georgeprchal3924]

From now on all the guys shall be "Daves" and the girls "Debbies." Random Girl: Oh my name actually is Debbie! Then in fairness to everyone else your new name is "Slagathor."

[@kritischertrinker9971]

For liberty, they were pretty racist not gonna lie.

[@nickestnickthereis]

Volkswagen bug Liberty beetle

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Good one

[@2WheeledPatinaThomasC]

That classic scene from Band Of Brothers where the two soldiers find out they were living two miles away from each other back home ...

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And then one gets brutally murdered

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Which was also Oregon

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Spears had no time for prisoners

[@JustinY.]

Imagine fighting the Nazis only to stumble upon that guy from your town halfway across the world

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Hello there

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Lol

[@couldbeanybody2508]

HES BACK

[@daskriegsman7013]

Grandson: "Grandpa? What did you do during the war?" Grandpa: "Uuuuuuh."

[@leeonardodienfield402]

nothing to be ashamed of. we need more german perspective but it's the only time in history that you are criticized for even studying without biases.

[@leeonardodienfield402]

@MSB 1997 Don't really care what you think to be honest.

[@Welshman2008]

Grandpa answers “ Your grandma”

[@leeonardodienfield402]

@Doxx Box Returns I really don't care what you think.

[@zozilintes9017]

@@leeonardodienfield402 You care enough to respond

[@cptjackpl8690]

How to americanize: 1. Put word "liberty" in front

[@JimothyJigga]

LIBERTY CABBAGE

[@jakestan1185]

CptJack PL liberty hound

[@blackappleslo]

2. Freedom

[@jamessong7886]

Liberty virus

[@Jarl3169]

Why tho?

[@yuri-p962]

Fun fact: Americans back then even renamed German measles as *LIberty measles* out of spite of Germany.

[@Treblaine]

"Oh no I've got GERMAN Measles! I'm going to turn into The Kaiser!"

[@AdamA-px6yw]

They also thought that “Hamburger” sounded too German, so they renamed it to “Freedom Burger”

[@Kunumbah1]

Adam Acord What part of Ham is German?? You’d think they’d change the “burger” part.

[@Dennis-nc3vw]

That's...ironic.

[@vigilantius294]

@@Kunumbah1 It referred to the city of Hamburg, Germany. As did the Frankfurt-er

[@texan_commando]

American soldier: So why’d you join the SS? German American soldier: I don’t know....uniforms looked cool...

[@Sukabkyat123]

Agreed

[@jakemocci3953]

“Because I stand firmly against the Bolsheviks and the destruction of Western culture.”

[@BigBangAttack-mt6pz]

@@jakemocci3953 You don't set yourself on fire to keep from freezing to death, or in other words, there's no good in the extremes

[@user-wr1om9gl8o]

I guess the Hugo Boss was irresistible

[@SussyFortnite]

@@BigBangAttack-mt6pz Sometimes extremes must be fought with extremes to return to centre

[@chaosXP3RT]

Americans: You're a traitor and a German spy! German Immigrant: Goes back to Germany Americans: We knew it!

[@revolution94ful]

Lmao

[@chnchinmaru5688]

Lmao

[@Dawood.Pervez]

Half of America is Germany

[@jurjitsingh3728]

In America, there are more German than British. But I don't understand why they chose English as the national language over German.

[@deVeresd.Kfz.1515]

@@jurjitsingh3728 Historically, the Founding Fathers who founded the 13 Colonies were all Anglo-Americans and most of them were apart of the Anglican-Episcopal Church of the USA, so they spoke English. America is influenced by the British Empire and with some Celts from the Scots, Welsh, and Irish. They spoke with English accents just like the English did. They started to invent American English in the early 1800s, or maybe after the War of 1812 to become different from the English.

[@hugocollingridge6858]

Amongst fierce fighting: "Hans? Ist dat you?" "Otto? Guten tag mein herr!" "How ist life?" "Ach you know. I'm american now"

[@Maxipadtriplesix]

This was actually extremely common on the Italian front

[@birkangurtan9199]

XDXD

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[@chartreux1532]

Friendship between former Enemies, especially Americans and Germans was very common after WW2. I know that out of first hand experience as a German who grew up with a whole Family of WW2 Veterans from the Waffen-SS (not Allgemeine SS) to the Wehrmacht, Kriegsmarine and Luftwaffe. I grew up in a Town with a US Military Base and my Relatives often had their former American "Enemies" over for BBQ in the Summer. Those were usually American WW2 Vets who decided to stay in Germany after being stationed here. Often moving their Wives (and in some cases also Kids) over here. To this day one of my Grandfathers who was a Wehrmacht and later Waffen-SS Soldier and fought Americans in the Battle of the Bulge (Ardennenoffensive) is alive, he turned 100 on the 2nd September. Only one of those former American "Enemies" and now Friends is still alive at 98. They don't meet much anymore for obvious Reasons, but they're still Friends

[@ghostofuchiha8124]

UK :- Lets make everything "ROYAL" USA :- Hold my "LIBERTY"..

[@allthebanter9316]

China: “THE PEOPLES”

[@vaterix4202]

Canada: "MAPLE"

[@doggonaut9624]

Russia : hold my *OURMY*

[@Oof_2nd]

@Lil Tokyo anime gay lol

[@NolDragon]

Imagine being sentenced to prison time in "Liberty Jail"

[@z0orb]

Then eating liberty cabbage all day while guarded by liberty hounds. At least the latter is good.

[@Thenotfunnyperson]

Smoking Liberty cigs.

[@prestononuselogu9973]

What was liberty jail

[@dcard228]

You get 3 meals a day of liberty slop

[@QPix_Locksport]

@@z0orb & being smashed by Liberty Prime

[@colem_h]

Quite happy my family didn’t turn out like this.. my Great Grandpa was pretty much ethnic German minus the fact he was born in America, his parents were both fully German.. in ‘41 he joined the U.S. Army to join the infantry, but during boot-camp he was hurt because another trainee had fallen on top of him. He spent a few weeks in the hospital and recovering due to him tearing something.. once he returned they had to cut him because the unit was full with 32 men.. and he was one of the 5 cut off because of his weeks in hospital and his last name started with Z.. so he joined the Army Air Corps.. he flew in the European Theatre of the war, and returned home safely where he had my Nana in the late 50’s.. RIP Grandpa.

[@ilzar155]

your grandpa is a legend 👍🏻

[@caseclosed9342]

My grandpa was the son of a German mother and he served in the US Army Air Corps. I’m glad our families remembered where they belonged...

[@colem_h]

@@caseclosed9342 Yup.. I wouldn’t be around if it wasn’t for his smart thinking. I’m thankful for it.

[@colem_h]

@卐 HitlerLoveϟϟ Anime 卐 A Grandma?

[@colem_h]

@卐 HitlerLoveϟϟ Anime 卐 A Nana is just another term for Grandmother. Not much to it.

[@atrociousbean4096]

*GermanyForLife has been banned for: Teaming.*

[@1_oooop]

This got a good laugh out of me

[@Junior-xo6mq]

@@1_oooop that name sound familiar

[@jakefisher8691]

@@Junior-xo6mq and he was never heard of again

[@normalwater8335]

Lol

[@blackman5867]

/gamemode1 /banUSA1944 /gamerule_everyonecanchangetheirside:true

[@theunchosen_one]

“Where were you born?” “Scranton, PA.” “Name?” “Dwide Schrude”

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*Jim looks at the camera*

[@nur-azulkarnain8605]

@@YoloGames99999 Jim's great grandpa** Sergeant Jimothy halbert looks at the camera **

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@@nur-azulkarnain8605 you're mistaken Michael's grandfather would've been Sargent

[@dushyantbhangu4409]

Battle of Schrute farm 2.0

[@bezerkoid]

"Dwigt Rortugal"

[@Ze_N00B]

Fun fact: Since hamburgers are a german invention, during ww2, americans called hamburgers "liberty steaks".

[@wtechafk34]

Tysm for infomation I will exchange fun facts with you then. Fact: Malaysia's economy is growing at a 8 percent rate every year. (outdated) [malaysia also still have many problems but this topic is irrelevant to the delicious Hamburgers ]

[@ChunkSchuldinga]

I thought they called hamburgers “steamed hams.”

[@osedebame3522]

PissedOffDragon despite the fact that they are obviously grilled!

[@Ze_N00B]

@@osedebame3522 It's a regional dialect. Hamburg to be specific.

[@georgeprchal3924]

Or Ron Swansons.

[@Jonahch2v9]

My great grandfather became a Canadian medic in WW1 because he didn't want to fight against his people. My other great grandfather became a Lewis gunner, so different mindsets.

[@changingpeopleslivesmoon2993]

Cool story

[@k-874]

How to name something the American way: 1. Just put "Liberty" on the name really 2. Seriously that's it

[@SheriffJoe420]

"Liberty Reply"

[@s0nnyburnett]

What about Freedom fries

[@johnnyphesto1247]

Beaten by mere seconds

[@someguy9293]

*Liberty Prime wants to know your location*

[@BigBangAttack-mt6pz]

Liberty *AMERICA*

[@Xx_Tuberculosis_xX]

“Liberty Sausage” “Liberty Jäger”

[@timdekleijn8910]

@KvAT Wouldn't that be Belgian waffles? so that would be transformed into French waffles.

[@matthewtowey6129]

Freedom liberty Rottweilers 2.0

[@mycockhurts9027]

star spangled ding dongs

[@ivanmihaelmatkovic2464]

You mean wurst? Jäger means hunter.

[@morisco56]

Alpenjager

[@37A-s6h]

When you bully the American kid with German descent And he joins the SS

[@konstantinosnikolakakis8125]

And then as he is surrendering he gets gunned down by a Canadian who is pissed at the SS for shooting Canadian POWs, and you see his body on the side of the road.

[@Paladin_Green]

@@konstantinosnikolakakis8125 why is that oddly specific?

[@MaxHDAvenger]

Funny thing is Canadians are damn scary whenever thier involved in war. WWI was a warning to some Germans Hitler included knew how formidable Canadians are to point not to desecrate any memorials in Germany occupied France. To run home Canadians when given the right equipment American or British they're one of formidable fighting groups Germany have a hard time with besides Soviet soldiers who are rightfully blood rage in language and British Gurkhas.

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Oh ho ho ho

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@Rick O'Shay What do you mean?

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Reminds how to they Renamed French fries to Freedom Fries.

[@wisemankugelmemicus1701]

Good

[@FBIAGENT725]

Or hamburgers to liberty steaks

[@samuelcid1726]

I prefer surrender fries

[@trla6505]

@@samuelcid1726 it most inspire, il go with Resistence fries!

[@danielmartinontiverosvizca7325]

LOL

[@Nancy3]

Japanese Americans: "I've seen this one"

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Any Asian Canadian: “I’ve seen this one”

[@centurion756]

Lola I just watched back to the future

[@Gabriel-uf7bn]

JohnWolf well that’s understandable because Japan was doing horrible crimes, and if you have a little bit of sense you’ll join the “good guy” but in the other hand U.S guys joining Nazis is ininteligible....

[@zeolol9817]

Lmfao

[@jagaterbarn5744]

@King Peludo the same thing happened to German and Italian American's aswell although a smaller scale and only for the beginning of the war mostly

[@scorch6297]

*The #1 Solution when America is faced with ANY problem:* "Quick! Slap it with some Liberty or Freedom!"

[@asphojdenkarlstad396]

Will DeMarco don't you mean liberty, true

[@d.n5287]

The statue of liberty must have been America's greatest foe yet

[@asphojdenkarlstad396]

mankey just rename it Liberty Statue of Liberty freedom

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N. Mad yes to Freedomnet

[@CesarGarcia-cy7xl]

My Grand father and his three brother went a broad to Spain to join the Blue Division. There are many things that the allies don't tell. He used to tell us that they weren't the only ones from Latin America fighting on the German side. Thanks for sharing

[@CarlosJMunoz]

I know some equatorians in the Blue Division, who else joined?

[@marvelgeek9577]

Americanization of German things; Dachshunds: Liberty Hounds Hamburgers: Liberty Sandwiches Sauerkraut: Liberty Lettuce I’m noticing a pattern here...

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Americanization of German things Trump Trump

[@f.palmero5010]

We liberated those words.

[@Cola_Konfetti]

Hot dog?

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@@Cola_Konfetti Ajajaja

[@leo-ub6nb]

@@Cola_Konfetti Liberty Weiner. "Come git you somma' dis Liberty Weiner!"

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Random German pow: "My life just sucks" Lieutenant Spiers: "Hey, want a cigarette?

[@nekropolis3373]

Wow, someone who realizes that they just stole from band of brothers.

[@RedditzGG]

Spiers: **Proceeds to kill all but one**

[@Mirageknight2133]

@@nekropolis3373 imagine thinking referring to things as stealing

[@Deridus]

"I told you, I didn't actually see it." SGT Bullshit.

[@marcusmalixi1381]

Loud Spray of thompson in the distance

[@christianboi8205]

Americans: •switched sides• Italy: *first time?*

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[@cainsrain]

My grandfather got a letter to go back to Germany to fight for the Fatherland. He ended up being a radio operator for the Marine Corps. He was born in Germany too. One thing he always told me was, "There is nothing worse than big government. No matter what the ideology." This has always stuck with me and we can see it play out today around the world.

[@semdavidanger]

Sometimes in certain situations that's what it's needed,.

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​@@semdavidanger nah

[@semdavidanger]

@@PvtPooter it's true,.

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@@semdavidanger a massive state is required?

[@7DaltonDoms7]

except the soviet big government is the only reason jews, black people, romanians, and basic human liberty is a thing. Two monsters crippled each other in their attempts for world domination - America merely stepped in to loot the pieces of a bombed out europe

[@ethanhunt539]

If the words “liberty cabbage” don’t spell out how extra we are, I don’t know what does.

[@joemama4946]

Don't forget Freedom Fries.

[@phantomguardian51]

I mean if the big boss was part of the war you should ask her this stuff

[@churkoaianinfluence262]

it spells out how self centered you are

[@darkvoid4643]

“Liberty cabbage” Yep that sounds like America

[@dazmaz1269]

Post WWI propaganda is so hard to look at and I'm an American.

[@mr_pie911_5]

Is that like weed

[@Eyepice]

@@dazmaz1269 From where in America, North, Central or South America?

[@morisco56]

@@Eyepice USA

[@king_bee3577]

Sounds more Irish to me

[@michaelmanzana210]

I remember seeing this in band of brothers. It shocked me that people really did this. Great video!

[@Bamaboy352]

Same here lol, that was a great series

[@tadghoconnor6806]

Amen

[@bentheninjaboo]

I see you're a man of culture knowing about Band of brothers one of the greatest series of all time

[@Jynx1927]

Chimera XDX or indians and arabs

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[@Rockhound6165]

At the onset of WWII many Italian Americans joined the military knowing they'd be fighting their own families in Italy. They did this without hesitation. Same with many Japanese Americans. They were thanked by having their families rounded up and thrown into camps and forced to live in squalid conditions.

[@NJRacer623]

I'm part Italian and always wondered what it must've been like to have to kill people that shared the same ancestry as you. That must've been really tough.

[@mikloridden8276]

@@NJRacer623 A lot of that had to do with them being part of Italian mafias. It was their chance to claim or wipe out rival gangs.

[@Ken-fh4jc]

They didn’t put Japanese American soldiers in the Pacific, only Europe. Not because they thought they would defect but because they didn’t want them being confuse for the enemy.

[@blaine8197]

Hitler eating popcorn is some of the greatest animation I’ve ever watched.

[@Vandarte_translator]

I agree.

[@mygreentelecaster..]

jajajajajaja

[@somehowstillhere8766]

Yep. Now if only the rest of the video wasn't filled with all the crap about what he was doing was evil.

[@XMando11]

Yes

[@Vandarte_translator]

@@XMando11 Greetings, my nazibba! 😎🤙

[@michaelfisher7170]

"Hey pal, want some Liberty Cabbage on that hot dog?" "Yeah, and an order of Freedom Fries please."

[@kelvyquayo]

Haha. Yup. When France didn’t back us in Iraq in 2002 all the sub shops changed French Fries to Freedom Fries. Lol

[@passonthestar3689]

They Actually called it Liberty Sausage at the same time if I recall Your sausage and it's cabbage both love freedom

[@jonathanjonnylightning718]

French Fries

[@damiennathaniel09]

Actually it would be ‘rommelsaysfuckthemaginotline fries’

[@easternspy6713]

@@kelvyquayo French fries are from Belgium

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this is the one channel that has NEVER clickbaited

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For real

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@@jackleslie7391 what about me

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@@lefrenchaudir188 Lol I've never watched your videos but that's good that you don't clickbait. This isn't the *only* channel that doesn't clickbait, but it's a big one with over a million that hasn't ever clickbaited. Like screwy said, Daily Dose of Internet never does, either.

[@Zawanda_Obuyu]

YOU ARE NOW DEFENDING! Teams have been balanced.

[@calvingaming2897]

HAHAHAH

[@wdjh3434]

*Cries in bots*

[@cameronnewton7053]

american soldier: *switches side* german soldier: *i didn't know you were Italian*

[@JuniorJuni070]

@War X italian blood. Is italian blood.

[@ryanoconnor5176]

Italians were also persecuted for many years in America

[@bigdapramirez6157]

Wife:"Are you done walking the freedom shepherd yet?" Husband: "Yes honey. Alright. I'm off to town in my patriotswagen to get a hotdog with extra liberty cabbage."

[@dereklee796]

LOL

[@Eyepice]

You mean "Liberty Shepherd"?

[@ThZuao]

>Patriotswagen. >W A G E N Libertymobile*

[@janslavik5284]

alternative to Freedomtruck

[@johnthegreat97]

Missed an opportunity to call hotdogs, freedomfurters

[@BobPantsSpongeSquare97]

It is pretty sad that German Americans were shamed over their culture in WW1 despite the fact that they were among the many immgrant groups that contributed to American culture with Christmas Trees, beer, and hot dogs/hamburgers

[@dennisw8166]

Yup. I agree

[@combinationpizzahutandtaco3782]

kinda interesting considering the most common ethnicity in the us is Germanic

[@ShahbazBokhari]

And wanton, rampant, ingrained racism. 👌🏾

[@fiendish9474]

@@combinationpizzahutandtaco3782 i mean i think i remember hearing that Queen elizabeth herself is part german lmao

[@13bravoredleg18]

@Baz B Nobody's stopping you from going back to Wakanda...🖕🏻

[@darthvaderbutbetter]

Brb, I'm gonna give my liberty hound a bath, and eat some liberty cabbage

[@oatlord]

Don't forget your freedom fries.

[@BaconMaken]

USA: Treats German Americans poorly. German Americans: Side with Germany. USA: :-O

[@someguy9293]

They were traitors, since they fired at there fellow country man, and that one who stole a plane. I can understand if wanted to fight the Soviets, but against there own country man? No. Just no.

[@saguntum-iberian-greekkons7014]

Americans: But why did they joined the very enemy, we don’t get it! »

[@someguy9293]

@@saguntum-iberian-greekkons7014 I don't deny the fact that German Americans were treated badly, during the 1st World War. But likewise, Catholic Irish, the Polish, and the Chinese were treated very badly prior to WW1. In fact, the German Immigrates had it fair more easyer time, immigrating to America, since most were protestant, and had a working culture. It was only during the first World War, that Germans were treated badly of the first time. Plus, many did fear that German Americans would riot, and revolt against America for going to war against Germany. I can't blame them if they wanted to defend there ancastral land from, the Soviets. But America was there adopted Country, and they fought against there fellow country man. If that's not traitorous, then I don't know what is.

[@apoc0110]

It was deserved. Nothin more to it

[@thanos7816]

@@apoc0110 what was deserved?

[@StormLaker]

One of my elderly friends (passed away several years ago) was a forward artillery observer under Patton's army. He was apparently really good at snatching prisoners, and often got that job. He told me one time he grabbed a German soldier around the time of the Bulge......got him back to their rear area and started talking to him.....turns out he was from Wisconsin, about an hour or two from our town here in NE Iowa. Same deal as mentioned here- the parents packed up and moved to Germany in 39'. He spoke perfect english, graduated from high school in Wisconsin, and moved with the family. After the war and spending time in an American POW camp, the guy from Wisconsin moved back here and he and my old friend became lifelong friends. My older friend met a german girl at the end of the war and he brought her home after they did their hitch occupying Germany after the war. Super neat people, got to meet them all at the VFW as a kid going to meetings with my dad.

[@XFizzlepop-Berrytwist]

Well seems like he’s lucky, the allies did a lot of trials it seemed on otherwise innocent people.

[@cougar2k720]

Wow, that's such a nice story, it's good you kept memories like that alive, many were lost because not many people bother to listen or the vets didn't like re living the terrible days. They truly were the greatest generation.

[@livethefuture2492]

lucky he didn't end up in the soviet side...

[@maxiona714]

So they are German Americans? I am planning something to bring back German culture to America. Do they have Instagram accounts?

[@vikstar123.4]

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[@vynlazer]

American Paratrooper: Where you from? German soldier POW: Responds with a location and an American accent American Paratrooper: 👀 (BoB reference)

[@Op_Gator]

I know you said it from Band of Brothers, but it is real. Edit: I mean there is a scene in Episode 2 of Bands of Brothers is as same as that.

[@Will-sq3ip]

I remember that scene, but until I watch this I never it was that common.

[@Mr.Nin10do.]

Cigarettes?

[@Muhammad_Rishad_Baldemar]

"Where you're from soldier boy ?" "Eugene,Oregon"

[@josephesquivel4066]

@@Muhammad_Rishad_Baldemar "...Eugene! I'm from Astoria."

[@fartgaming_53768]

If Dachshunds can't be called Their name they can still be call Hotdog dogs.

[@Grummsh00]

or wiener dogs

[@vaterix4202]

"You were the chosen one, Gary!" "It was said you would destroy the Nazis, not join them!"

[@wisemankugelmemicus1701]

We must save my family!

[@C0LDMachine]

"Hitler is evil!" "From my point of view, America is evil!"

[@teutonicorder6284]

Yuuji Kazami THEN YOU ARE LOST!!!

[@danieldossantos5868]

"Bring balance to Europe, not leave it in darkness!"

[@anakinskywalker7802]

Lol

[@goodlydanz]

When you see the American giving the German a cigarette and a light, that seen from band of brothers instantly comes to mind when the young German soldier says the family answered the call.

[@Ezpazmic]

Lieutenant Speirs: "Zigarette?" *Gunshots*

[@mickeyhernandez8689]

I’ve been scrolling through comments for a while looking for someone to mention this and I’m surprised nobody else brought it up for a long while

[@goodlydanz]

@@Ezpazmic what did we learn from this? Cigarettes will kill you lol

[@drhaggans3632]

Yeah. I love how the thumbnail was of that scene

[@freakazoid133]

Eugene? you gonna be kidding me..Popeye you hear this..

[@toast6494]

*User has been kicked from the server for teaming* *Germany has been reported for teaming*

[@jona7357]

Kek

[@tt_sallie]

*cross teaming but 🤣

[@angels266]

Wow

[@xandreicabero3959]

I choose Germany instead of russia

[@kinggbrick]

I love how hitler is happily chuckling as king kong attacks the empire state building

[@arandomperson5434]

US citizen fighting for Germany: *French accent* I was really never on your side.

[@kevzortd8073]

Bloody spy!

[@j.peters1222]

Queue the backstab

[@johnpijano4786]

Yes, cause nothing makes history more detailed or less generalized than using memes to convey history

[@youraverageuser7039]

john pijano your joking right? anything on the internet related to the history community such as Games or Videos like Simple History are huge memers and History memes are a treasure non history people can never understand

[@coureurdesbois6754]

"SOLDIER IS SPY!"

[@hellenicboi14]

Imagine capturing an enemy soldier during WW3 and it's Jeff from accounting.

[@XtreeM_FaiL]

Hellenic Boi First I have to try to imagine WW3.

[@morisco56]

@@XtreeM_FaiL it is just a fictional tale

[@majk5995]

@@morisco56 Yea, its totally unrealistic for a war to break out in todays climate! Everyone loves each other!

[@DulocGuardsman]

Ayo now this is a foreshadowing but Fortunately it seems the war in ukraine would not lead to WW3 (i hope)

[@capncake8837]

I wonder if some soldiers fighting for Ukraine have ended up meeting relatives or friends on the Russian side. It seems that some Russians have relatives in Ukraine, so it's possible.

[@smokyblackeyes3615]

Sauerkraut: *exist* USA: no no no, call it *LIBERTY CABBAGE*

[@55_reasons_why74]

look up what they renamed hamburgers to

[@mrfancypanzer549]

Lets not forget about freedom fries during the Iraq war.

[@mrfancypanzer549]

@Nathaniel Grauel I think it was because France didnt support the was so someone at the whitehouse got butt hurt.

[@spacechimp3199]

Reminds me of Victory Gin

[@Marsonpika]

XD

[@Notthemikeurlookin4]

My grandparents emigrated from Germany to the US in the mid-30s. When the US joined the war my grandfather was drafted and sent to Africa to fight. When it came to invade Italy they sent him home because he was a full blooded German and the Army didn't want to cause an incident (someone thinking he's a spy, him defecting to the other side, etc) so they sent him home.

[@changingpeopleslivesmoon2993]

Nice story thanks for sharing

[@aburnoutfailurewithsomemem3085]

“Liberty Hounds” And “Liberty Cabbage” how did we manage to make the most German things ever the most American things ever also I never realized how much German stuff we had until now

[@Byesteiners]

Yea, even the Statue of liberty was called "Statue of Düsseldorf" before WW I and had a Bratwurst instead of a torch.

[@stalk3r905]

Oh boi guess you never knew 50%+ stuff in US is european and the rest is asian and african

[@thelad9434]

Yes

[@aburnoutfailurewithsomemem3085]

@@stalk3r905 never thought it would be so much German stuff in particular

[@Charlie_pr0tt]

Brick War Films if we go far back, you can see German influenced British culture and the English language so that might be why

[@heroicsplendid]

German POWs: *Exists* Lt. Speirs: “its free real estate”

[@guts-141]

Take a final smoke everyone

[@nuclear1617]

Band of brothers

[@GrosvnerMcaffrey]

It wasn't 8 more like 20

[@luallual8180]

I heard that those were just rumours and no one really knows if he actually shot POWs so it could be true or false

[@vuvuvu6291]

@@luallual8180 yeah, the series also keep the fact hanging. and it seems no one in Easy C. reluctant to ask him if he really showered the POW that time. But even though he did, after all they've been through, the soldiers would turn the other cheek either.

[@kecsek3496]

0:49 Historically accurate WWII game: -KV-2s in West Germany -Schwerer Gustav in France and in Germany -Belgium invading France -German tanks defending France -M103 in Britain

[@Shobs1]

Don’t forget the Катушка in Yugoslavia

[@kecsek3496]

@@Shobs1 Oh yeah :DD

[@parletpupsik]

Hitler eating popcorn**

[@TheTroop-kl9ki]

“It’s treason then” -palpatine

[@jakefisher8691]

Sorry some bot commented

[@TheTroop-kl9ki]

Jacob Fisher I know...I’m confused on how it found me (I found it once and forgot about it)

[@TheTroop-kl9ki]

Jacob Fisher I watched its video too...it was kinda hot...

[@someguy9293]

"It's treason then" -Palpatine Confederacy: First time?

[@TheTroop-kl9ki]

Some guy I’m pretty sure palpatine existed long before the confederacy

[@brucebelvin2058]

John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt His name is my name, too Whenever we go out The people always shout Hey, get those two guys!

[@blitzkrieg6076]

I haven’t heard this in years.

[@lonchaneyslover7635]

Haven't heard that since the late 90s in my kindergarten class, I'm latino lived in los Angeles at the time.

[@feetuber9162]

No your Bruce belvin

[@maxwellpeter5955]

oh mein gott

[@IsaacLarrier]

- We want to americanize this. What should we do? - How 'bout naming it "Liberty Thing"? - ...

[@bondrewdthelordofdawn3744]

Freedom put freedom in it

[@Name1person]

Alternative title: Americans thought they were Italians and switched sides

[@BobPantsSpongeSquare97]

There are pretty neat stories of Italian American soldiers fighting in Italy and coming across distant relatives

[@Name1person]

How the **** that makes sense

[@LeviathanSpeaks1469]

*The True Successor*

[@Esspreso111]

Remember that scene from band of brothers yeah this instantly reminds me of that scene

[@Name1person]

ANHV Ad Victorian brother

[@ongchen7516]

Simple history: This episode is brought to you by Call of W..... Me: *S K I P S K I P S K I P S K I P*

[@motorcycleartist]

Lonnnng ad too talking about nothin..should be 30 secs like a commercial..

[@arnox4554]

OH LOOK, ANOTHER MICROTRANSACTION-FILLED MOBILE GAME. I CAN'T WAIT NOT TO PLAY IT.

[@yoruichi7918]

@@arnox4554 its quite fun tho

[@idrampras448]

dont sometime the add is usefull tho , cuz i found war thunder from here :D

[@Rpr1580]

I thought he was going to say Call of World War 2 Duty Strike Rainbow Counter Battlefield

[@gremlingaming9139]

Hand over the L I b e r t y c a b b a g e

[@BytzDrawz]

XD

[@mattyallen3396]

Makes you laugh at yanks really. Same thing happened pre Iraq invasion

[@laurikotivuori1585]

@@mattyallen3396 you just angry at your life choices lol no one else is taking this seriously

[@gourdlord2112]

Legalize liberty cabbage 420 blaze it

[@randomcrap7682]

@@gourdlord2112 420 cabbage it

[@Scorpion-es9ri]

Grandson: How was Service in the US Army? Grandpa: US Army?

[@miguelitoantonio1950]

Just like how Irish soldiers went AWOL and joined the Mexican army during the Mexican American war.

[@Lockie98th]

What!!??

[@Gronk79]

The Santos Patricio's. The ones who were captured during the war were dealt with in two different ways: If they deserted before the war, they were branded and released. The ones who deserted during the war were court martialed and hung when the American flag was raised over Chipaltec(?) after it was captured. Mass execution under Winfield Scott's direct orders.

[@VictorRodriguez-2]

You said it yourself, they were irish, not american, and they shared a lot of things with the mexicans of that time.

[@paddymac5161]

Victor Rodriguez alot were irish but there where also americans and germans aswell

[@AaronPaulIbarrola]

I can see that. Irish and Mexicans are both Catholic.

[@warthunderaddict]

"Liberty cabbage" I'll be honest that sounds dumb.

[@capncake8837]

Iósif Stalin They should’ve just called it sour cabbage.

[@lyricalpanic618]

Iósif Stalin I think it sounds hilarious

[@417Owsy]

Glorified Rice sounds worse

[@Kokangalang]

White little lettuce

[@saltMagic]

We renamed french fries freedom fries when the French didnt fallow us into the Iraqi war.

[@LedosKell]

I love Liberty Cabbage with my Freedom Fries and my Manifest Destiny Milkshakes.

[@PassTheSnails]

Can’t forget my Burger. What, you were expecting a cheesy patriotic prefix? Burgers are American enough!

[@Halfdanr_H]

@@PassTheSnails Hamburgers are German 😂

[@dereklee796]

LOL

[@Noobgalaxies]

@@Halfdanr_H I think that makes the jingoistic attitude even better

[@stevekaczynski3793]

An American bomber crewman (Jewish in fact) who bailed out of his damaged plane over Germany was approached by a youth, who asked in very good English if he was one of the airmen the Germans were seeking. The crewman said yes and how come he spoke such good English. The youth replied that he had gone to high school in Milwaukee.

[@paulblichmann2791]

Original Kyle Rittenhouse.

[@chicken8664]

*“We’ve been tricked, we’ve been backstabbed and we’ve been quite possibly bamboozled”.*

[@anorexicskeleton3470]

"suck it blue"

[@SirUncleDolan]

Aaand we've been shmeckledwarfed!

[@thehandoftheking3314]

Looks like a puma

[@oldworld6270]

The small hats have always been professional deceivers.

[@MegaDavyk]

A third of Americans have German ancestry, People from over 50 countries fought for Germany and not necessarily of German descent. A million Russians fought in the German army and a million other foreign nationals fought in the German army and the waffen SS, including 60 thousand fore-skinless ones. The U-toob algorithm would not like that at all.

[@erickolb8581]

American infantryman: "Where are you from?" German-American defector: "Oregan, groovy" **smokes pot and rolls up sleeves revealing tattoos**

[@Woadieee]

Rich Drizzledick reveals hydro flask and offers you mushrooms after eating Pho

[@calebclark6696]

ONG

[@aaronnelson7702]

Then grandkid ironicly joins Antifa

[@reyanjakhro783]

Lol

[@brysonnygren547]

Why is this so accurate lol

[@bosshb]

Monday: School sucks Simple History: Monday upload Me: :)

[@pugstop-motions9490]

Lmao, Simple History makes our Mondays

[@wantse-rita25y.oopenmycana50]

🆎️🈲️

[@bosshb]

Pug Stop-motions , hey pug

[@pugstop-motions9490]

@@bosshb hi

[@TheRizzlerRegiment]

Pug Stop-motions yo

[@theproudpatriot3674]

I like how they keep playing the animated version of that scene from Band of Brothers

[@unknownseizure]

I think I've learned more from simple history than I've ever learned from a history class at school

[@Badbhoys]

Facts

[@BufftatJunkie]

Definitely, lots of cooler history too, right?

[@romeoalvarado6226]

BADBHOYS ikr I haven’t learned much from school

[@BobPantsSpongeSquare97]

Probably because too many history and social studies teachers are just high school sports coaches who just give boring assignments and aren't passionate about history

[@Badbhoys]

Yeet exactly my history class is literally the most boring thing i cant take him seriously bc his Northern Ireland accent 😂

[@evancortez2]

There's this scene in "Band of Brothers" where Pvt. Malarkey is mocking some German POWs, asking them "Where you from soldier?" and one of them answers "Chicago"

[@chrisidoo]

"Where you from, son?" "Eugene, Oregon."

[@elliotbhaskar248]

It was Eugene Oregon bruh

[@cinemapigeon4898]

Wasn't it heavily implied he gets killed by American troops with rest the German troops?

[@Ne-u333]

@@cinemapigeon4898 yea

[@cinemapigeon4898]

@@Ne-u333 I remember they all get shot in the background instead of being taken prisoner.

[@jadendsouza8366]

German squad with one American German *There's one impostor among us*

[@jaykovmalani9583]

Hans was not An American.

[@SheriffJoe420]

Hitler was not The American

[@jaykovmalani9583]

1 Impostor left.

[@justin2308]

Wilhelm: I saw the American vent at electrical!

[@zanauf]

@@justin2308 it wasnt me

[@ghostsofwargow2511]

I didn’t know this at all, pretty cool part of WWII history.

[@R_eagan]

American Soldier: It’s all German? German soldier: always has been

[@someguy9293]

German American: Wait! It's called Libery Cabbage? U.S. Government: Always has been.

[@krisfrederick5001]

"My family answered the call." -Band of Brothers

[@borninjordan7448]

I was waiting for someone to bring that up...

[@migsmartinorjaliza4695]

"Zigaretten?" - Lt. Speirs

[@michaeltecson3991]

All true Aryans should return to the Fatherland

[@arnox4554]

@Marko Drašinac I don't remember the show ever giving a reason why Speirs shot them though.

[@auxxik3805]

@@arnox4554 spiers said in an interview that they had no time to take pows it would cripple their ability to do the objective colonel sink and eisenhower said it

[@guts60]

When the mobile games are running out of crappy copied names from AAA games: “Call of War”

[@mauriciosanchez144]

Hey but forreal is there any official games that are like this concept? Because this game sounds cool af, I just feel that this specific one might just be PTW, but there surely has to be others like it

[@Michael-vi7pz]

@@mauriciosanchez144 try hearts of iron IV - it's the proper game this one is trying to rip off

[@PassTheSnails]

No joke, “guns of boom” exists

[@Posty-vw9jc]

Mauricio Sanchez hoi4 and most other paradox interactive games should quench your thirst

[@PassTheSnails]

Adolf Hitler yes mr hitler it is true

[@No_Man_Is_An_Island]

*"Country road, take me home* *To the place, I belong ..."*

[@fructosecornsyrup5759]

Berlin, Duetchland Mountain papa Take me home Country roads

[@fructosecornsyrup5759]

@卐 HitlerLoveϟϟ Anime 卐 That would be a baby frogmouth, old chap.

[@shafinrahman2199]

@卐 HitlerLoveϟϟ Anime 卐 Weird choice of name, my good weeb sir.

[@kommissar4472]

No one: Literally no one: Absolutely nobody: America: *Liberty Cabbage*

[@flawlessbinary7449]

When the allied soldier takes you prisoner instead of saying “Based and Redpilled”.

[@evanwilliams1130]

Hate when that happens

[@wantse-rita25y.oopenmycana50]

4рш

[@Mrree250]

Soviet Union super cringe k

[@HKYperformance]

I told my social studies teacher about you and now we get to watch interesting videos and not read a book

[@LOCALIZACIONREMOTA]

👌

[@freezyjahau2995]

During lockdown?

[@stuckonaslide]

"get down!" "jim?" "billy?" "oh hey I haven't seen you since college! how's martha?" "she's go- wait, aren't you supposed to be capturing me?" "oh yeah."

[@michaelsali6721]

3 years ago: Americans and Germany fought together Today: Americans fought for Germany Sequel!

[@JT044-iz1cv]

Today:Americans fight for Israel

[@rita25y.o-checkmyvideo27]

❎🚩

[@iwantsexseemyvideo33]

😏🖤

[@FedsAtMyHouse]

The Americans: We've been Tricked , We've been backstabbed and we've been quite possibly, bamboozled.

[@SouthoftheHill]

Smeckledorfed!

[@biko9824]

Privyet Communist Shiba, I hope in name of Stalin you have good day.

[@tangydiesel1886]

@@SouthoftheHill that's not even a word, and I agree!

[@jandayranl]

I LOVE RED VS BLUE

[@FedsAtMyHouse]

@@biko9824 I hope for you too brother

[@trompetenproductions8290]

Imagine fighting In Stalingrad and you suddenly hear "I am out of Ammo!"

[@imperialofficer6185]

Блять =(

[@bryson.7990]

LMAO

[@mygreentelecaster..]

Bruh moment

[@rotzloffel]

Confused american soldier noises

[@nosferatu7611]

@@rotzloffel “American” Soldier?

[@robertcuminale1212]

I grew up in Brooklyn, NY. Two blocks away there was a Wilson Avenue.My grandfather told me that it had been Hamburg Avenue before WW1.

[@bent8085]

Imagine you're fighting the Germans and realizing that the dude you had science with in the 10th grade is wearing a German uniform.

[@bluemoondiadochi]

welcome to eastern europe bruh. we have that all the time.

[@SinoLegionaire]

He was a bright student who always excelled at science so if he survives the war you bring him back to the US to do more science. Operation paper clip

[@vikstar123.4]

Tiki kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZ-wm5WQiNl4m5o 🥶

[@julosx]

That reminds me what Pierre Clostermann, French top ace fighters pilot during WWII, wrote : one day he had a mission over France, before the D-Day, and after he landed back he learnt that a German pilot named… Klostermann; one of his distant relatives, died in combat a few miles away from where he flew the same day. They nearly fought each other !

[@MuckRatz]

Lets repress all someone's heritage, culture and language, so we can act surprised if they think the other team is better

[@reyanjakhro783]

The real Americans fought with the Germans.

[@jamesmith5960]

Exactly, imagine plunging most of the world into communist dictatorship for decades and thinking you're the good guys.

[@DaInvisibleNinja]

@@reyanjakhro783 Lol no.

[@reyanjakhro783]

@@DaInvisibleNinja it’s not a joke. Real Americans fought for Germany

[@yashjoseph3544]

@@reyanjakhro783 Last time I checked, real Americans fought for America.

[@christosvoskresye]

Moral of the story: Don't trust anyone in the State Department.

[@s0nnyburnett]

Checks out

[@someguy9293]

Moral of the story: Don't mess with the guys with the M1 Granads. Unless, you want to be sent home in a lunch box.

[@masonjarhillbilly]

My parents were born during WWII. There are lots of German towns in Missouri. Ancestors immigrated there between 1830's and 1880's. They did not pass the language down to my brother and myself. Grandfather was an interpreter for the US Army Air Corps.

[@nickcarlomagno4266]

2:09 there are only 48 stars on the flag, this is because Hawaii and Alaska weren’t states in ww2. Nice attention to detail!

[@livethefuture2492]

noticed that on all american flags from ww2

[@misanthropicservitorofmars2116]

“Decadent country plagued with racial problems and social inequality” Well....

[@fuhrersavior9575]

@BeasTim247 at the time?

[@misanthropicservitorofmars2116]

BeasTim247 do you even american? That’s still exactly what we have.

[@misanthropicservitorofmars2116]

BeasTim247 as an American. He was correct then and still is correct to this day.

[@andreabianchi6156]

@dopey he wasn't that far off honestly

[@bloodyhell8201]

@BeasTim247 germany was just defending itself from those polish children

[@mechanicalfruit9659]

American soldier: Philip? German American soldier: Eric?

[@jorgenajar9407]

Wtf what is this comment above me

[@warriormasterdeath7093]

@@jorgenajar9407 I been asking myself for weeks when I see them.

[@michaelburke9137]

@@jorgenajar9407 A bot.

[@svyatozar]

These soldiers are legend!

[@hughjass4736]

And traitors who should of been hanged or killed via public firing squad.

[@baneofbanes]

No

[@MrBlonde294]

if volkswagen would be americanised it would be called "liberty car"

[@fiendish9474]

I think liberty wagon is funnier

[@lordsnivyofnottingham2948]

Which does remind me of the irony of my great-grandfather, an American World War 2 veteran, owning a '73 VW Beetle. He loved that car, too, and owned it all the way until he died.

[@equarg]

MrBlonde294 We call it “VW Bug”.

[@someguy9293]

Damn right, it would!

[@chaosXP3RT]

"People's Car" is what Volkswagen means in German

[@justyouraveragegamer8733]

Imagine fighting the Nazis and seeing all your army friends die only to find out that your friends and family were rooting for the side you were fighting against

[@Bemix666NUCLAR]

Pretty much how it was, until allied propaganda kicked in.

[@spartanwarrior1]

American civil war

[@knighthunter1791]

That's literally the Irish in WW2

[@radziwill7193]

This happened in the Red Army.

[@fredhackenslacker3526]

That's the story of my neighbour, Mr Kessler. Half his family rooted for the poles and the other half for the germans. Could have been some interesting conversations over sunday dinner if they had been speaking to eachother.

[@trollking99]

Bruno Friesen was a Canadian who fought for Germany during WW2. His family were ethnic Germans, and as a youth he was sent to Germany for a better life. Once he became of age, Bruno was drafted into the army and served on the Eastern front during the war. After the war Bruno returned to Canada. His book, Panzer Gunner is an interesting read.

[@vikstar123.4]

Tiki kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZ-wm5WQiNl4m5o 🥶

[@karlschneider9479]

Here is something for you all. My dad was 1st generation German/American. He served in the U.S. Navy in WW2 and served the Pacific. One of his great uncles served in the Afrika Korps. My mom was born and raised in Nova Scotia, Canada and 1 of her uncles was in the Canadian army and landed on Juno Beach during D Day.

[@jehuirasales3588]

Thank you Simple History you finally made this!! Ive been searching for years about German Americans fighting for Germany and Germans fighting for the US for a long time with rare results and answers!