The Battle of Tilburg (1944) - Forgotten Battle during the Liberation of the Netherlands in WW2

During the Liberation of the Netherlands the Allies captured Tilburg in October 1944. This operation was part of Operation Pheasant. In the Battle of Tilburg Scottish forces were helped by Dutch Allied forces of the Princes Irene Brigade. The Germans were led by Gustav-Adolf von Zangen and under his command were the men of the 256th Volksgrenadier Division. Learn more about the last months of WW2 in the Netherlands. This video is a forgotten WW2 battle.
History Hustle presents: the Battle of Tilburg (1944) - Liberation of a Dutch City in WW2.
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- De bevrijding van Nederland 1944-1945. Oorlog op de flank (Christ Klep & Ben Schoenmaker).
- tilburg.com/nieuws/75-jaar-ge... (26-02-2023).
- www.tijdmachinetilburg.nl/ (26-02-2023).
- wikimiddenbrabant.nl/Beschiet... (26-02-2023).
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NEDERLAND BREIDT ZIJN GARNIZOEN UIT
• WO2: Operation Alan/Ph...
WO2: Operation Alan/Pheasant, de bevrijding van 's-Hertogenbosch in oktober 1944
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De bevrijding van Tilburg (1944)
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Battle of Groningen (1945) kzbin.info/www/bejne/rYSzZKivpZ1-i6s

[@beepboop204]

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[@ljoe7038]

@History Hustle It must be admitted that there was a civil war in Ukraine, and that Turchinov and Poroshenko started the conflict and they must be imprisoned for this together with Bolton and Nuland, it must also be admitted that European leaders provoked Ukraine and entered into the Minsk agreements knowing that they will not comply, for this lie Merkel and Hollande must also go to jail.

[@john-r-edge]

As a person from the UK living in the Netherlands I realise that there are very few "Battles" in the UK from WW2. There was the Battle of Britain of course, and the London Blitz but those were air wars. (And the Channel Islands were occupied). WW2 was no picnic for the citizens of the UK, but they did not experience battles and occupations as did much of Continental Europe.

[@sweetsunnyvibes]

Yet British men suffered the most losses (after the Soviets), all be it because they were involved in the early days of war (pre-bombardment of Rotterdam)

[@Cab00se90]

Excellent video, the battle of Tillburg is such an interesting episode as the friendship between the Dutch and the Scots span back to the 16th century. My Great uncle fought at Tillburg but was later killed in the action supporting the Americans at the battle of the Bulge.

[@kidgaminggaming5731]

Stefan dropping the most underrated content as usual

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks. Feel free to share!

[@kidgaminggaming5731]

@@HistoryHustle gladly will whenever I can

[@mathiaspoelman1493]

Thanks for bringing this forgotten battles to life. They are often more interesting to me than the great battles everyone knows and speaks about

[@ConsciousAtoms]

My mom grew up in Tilburg in Fatima, which is just East of Broekhoven. As a little girl she experienced the liberation of the city. According to her, there was widespread destruction in Broekhoven where it borders the Leijpark to the Southeast - the direction that the Scots and the Irenebrigade came from. I've driven past the monument shown @<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="376">6:16</a> countless times when visiting relatives still living in that part of Tilburg, and I never realized it was a monument to the liberation of the city.

[@icecoffee1361]

Great insight into a mostly unheard of battle, ty Stefan 🙌🏻

[@Hillbilly001]

Excellent video as always Stefan. Cheers

[@HistoryHustle]

😁👍

[@jscatt6123]

Great video, Stefan! Thanks

[@HistoryHustle]

Many thanks.

[@XxLEGIONxXx]

Als ik dit hoor heb ik gelijk weer zin om Band of Brothers te kijken. Geweldig, dank je voor deze fijne upload!

[@HistoryHustle]

Goede serie. Dank voor je bericht!

[@beakhammer2638]

You are a great teacher. Many thanks from Ireland.

[@HistoryHustle]

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[@VikingTeddy]

Thank you for sharing knowledge about these forgotten battles. You do important work.

[@HistoryHustle]

Many thanks for your reply.

[@justanapple8510]

Good content as always stefan!

[@HistoryHustle]

Cheers 😁👍

[@xvsj-s2x]

Stefan, interesting bit of history, thank you very much 👍✌️💙

[@HistoryHustle]

Many thanks Jesse. Cheers!

[@tsarbomba01]

Goede video weer, Stefan. Houdoe! 👍

[@bradv9449]

Thanks for the history lesson,

[@HistoryHustle]

😁

[@mohammedsaysrashid3587]

Thanks for sharing... Sir Stefan for that informative, interesting introduction of this video... good luck and best wishes for your respectful 🙏 and your excellent (history Hustle )channel

[@HistoryHustle]

🙂

[@sirdarklust]

That was a good little video.Nothing I can add, so take care and be well.

[@HistoryHustle]

Many thanks!

[@jdf904]

supper video you deserve to have more view😃

[@HistoryHustle]

Feel free to share.

[@gibraltersteamboatco888]

Very good.Thanks. BZ

[@HistoryHustle]

👍👍👍

[@SierraRomeoPapa]

I lived in Den Bosch once upon a time. Would love a video about the battle of Den Bosch. As always, Houdoe.

[@DBDot013]

I could make if u want

[@HistoryHustle]

Will make one some day for sure.

[@carlbyronrodgers]

Interesting and informative.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks Carl!

[@StuartH922]

I worked in Tilburg in 91/92 the Statue of the Scotsman was in a Shopping arcade with the Dutch man further down the street in it's own little park. I presume that the memorial park now has both together.

[@michael.3025]

I hope you will cover the battle of Overloon one day.

[@HistoryHustle]

One day for sure 👍

[@theodorossarafis7370]

As always excellent video. Canyou do videos for the dutch and belgian forces that fought under the british?

[@Jackques]

Another awesome and informative video Stefan! Could you do a video about the liberation and/or occupation of Breda next?

[@HistoryHustle]

Many thanks. Hope to cover Breda and Den Bosch in the future.

[@Jackques]

@@HistoryHustle I would love that

[@Artur_M.]

I really like these videos of yours about verious episodes and aspects of World War 2 in the Netherlands. And every time I see a new one, I hope that the next one will be about the liberation of Breda. 😉

[@daffyd5867]

Always very interesting and informative..thanks..🇦🇺

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for watching.

[@jamesbodnarchuk3322]

My dad served in the Netherlands (Holland) during the Second World War in the 🇨🇦CEF as a combat sapper He ❤ Holland even with the war going on he always would say it was a Beautiful country and people He was there until 1947 repairing some of the infrastructure the Nazis destroyed

[@DBDot013]

Thank u for his service

[@buggibug9060]

Als Deutscher schmerzt es mich jedes Mal, diesen immensen Hass der damals zwischen Holländern und Deutschen herrschte durch deutsches Handeln- durch den Überfall nämlich-zu fühlen. Das wirkt bis heute nach. Wer heute als Deutscher die Niederlande besucht, sollte sich vor Augen halten, was dort von unseren Vorfahren angerichtet wurde. Ein kleines, befreundetes Land mit engsten Verwandten Menschen überfallen und unterjocht. Wir alle sollten froh und dankbar sein, diese Zeit überwunden zu haben.

[@Jackques]

❤ from NL

[@midsue]

Time for a new history lesson.

[@va3ngc]

My father lived in Diessen (just south of Tilburg) at the time.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for sharing.

[@spekenbonen72]

The Germans prepared the bridges of the Wilhelmina kanaal for destruction (you can still see the holes which would hold the explosives in some of them...mainly the smaller "ophaal" bridges) Dè wiste gullie nie hè? (Tilburg's dialect for "You didn't know that, did you?") FWIW it was important to liberate Tilburg. The next village beyond (Loon op Zand) was the location of the Gilze-Rijen Airbase (Vliegbasis Gilze-Rijen) ammunition depot.

[@maverick2161]

Nice coat, bud!

[@jankusthegreat9233]

U are awsome

[@HistoryHustle]

😎👍

[@michaelhemphill8575]

"Great Military"../Historical".."Dissertation of this in particular subject".."Professor"!!

[@HistoryHustle]

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[@cheesycake5879]

leuke video hoe kom je aan al die info?

[@HistoryHustle]

Dank. Zie bronnen in beschrijving.

[@therealcaesar1]

Amazing history video, and very informative, and also i am the first commenter.

[@seegurke93]

So what exactly was the date from start to finish of the battle of Tilburg? I need dates in fute :D please remember to name them explicitly :) thanks

[@HistoryHustle]

20 Oct - 4 Nov 1944

[@t3ddyt3ddy]

Just wondering, if you would like to tell the story of "Peter Menten", before the war, during the war and after the war?

[@HistoryHustle]

Perhaps one day.

[@DBDot013]

There used to be a Wikipedia Page of the battle of Tilburg

[@HistoryHustle]

Didn't know. Consider this video the new Wikipedia page 😁👍

[@DBDot013]

​@@HistoryHustle I Will make a new Wikipedia of it and i Will add a link to Ur video😁

[@coreylevine8095]

Have you ever know about the Battle of Castle Itter in Austra in 1945

[@HistoryHustle]

Not yet. Hope to travel there one day.

[@ljoe7038]

​@@HistoryHustle you speak about meaningless battles, 90% of troops of Germany and United fashist Europe was destroyed by USSR. So Americans fought against handicapped german veterans with one leg or one arm or against 15 year hitlerjugend boys. Europe is doomed and will be destroyed for those sins. You support nazis and will be punished.

[@zillsburyy1]

were most of the V2 rockets launched from there

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[@HistoryHustle]

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[@seanbroderick5923]

My Grandfather was one of the Seaforth Highlanders at Tilberg and later on at the Battle of the Bulge. I’m visiting the city tomorrow, as I found the statue a while back online. He was Billeted for a period of time with a family in the city and always spoke very fondly about the Dutch. I don’t know if you know, but there is British Pathe News Footage of the Liberation of Tilberg here, kzbin.info/www/bejne/hXy7ZGmObMqfotE

[@marcoskehl]

Nice coat, Stefan! Obrigado! ヽ(͡◕ ͜ʖ ͡◕)ﾉ 🍀 🇧🇷

[@niclasjohansson4333]

At <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="243">4:03</a> is a German with a US M1 carbine !?

[@HistoryHustle]

Believe so yes.

[@beepboop204]

🙂

[@HistoryHustle]

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[@marcoskehl]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="248">4:08</a> It seems a Sturmgewehr 44 assalt rifle. ︻╦̵̵͇̿̿̿̿╤───

[@jokodihaynes419]

i hope you do a video of the famous dutch resistance girl Hannie Schaft known as the girl with the red hair

[@holodomor6851]

trotz allem, bleibt meine ehre treue

[@HistoryHustle]

Waffen-SS oath?

[@bert2530]

@@HistoryHustle It is. So in this context a very weird comment.

[@JoDusepo]

It makes me happy seeing that flag flying at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="321">5:21</a>, and knowing how much the Nazis would have hated it.

[@HistoryHustle]

🇳🇱

[@JoDusepo]

@@HistoryHustle I mean this one 🏳‍🌈 but that too!

[@HistoryHustle]

Ah yes. Although I think the rainbow flag didnt exist yet at that time.

[@JoDusepo]

@@HistoryHustle You're right, it didn't. I was just saying you know the Nazis would have hated to see it, so I love to see it :D

[@cugar434]

Scottish Soldiers Emm I think the 4th Armoured Bridage was A British Brigade please don't help the SNP rewrite history.

[@HistoryHustle]

SNP?

[@FrankHeuvelman]

Bolknak.

[@HistoryHustle]

?

[@marcusfranconium3392]

Little is know about the battle of texel as well the last battle of ww2 in europe raging from april 5th to may 20th of 1945. with georgians fighting the germans ,. as they took revenge for the masacre of georgians on april 20th at Fort Aagtendijk in beverwijk. .

[@justanapple8510]

Ye thats an interesting story too! I believe stefan covered that

[@HistoryHustle]

Hope to cover that in the future some day.

[@CARL_093]

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