The Best of Militracks 2019: Tanks, trucks, halftracks, cars, and motorbikes on parade!

[@Uzbucket]

Wow. Just wow. The sheer variety of stuff in running order after a;; these years was amazing!

[@jimiorezzoli]

To see them all running was better than a hundred static displays. Thanks again so much!!!

[@swwy5]

At 0:03, "want to ride with us?" Reply, "gasp." Translation; Hell YES! LOL The half track at the end was a beast! Excellent video, Ms Sofilein

[@pancho3322]

Yes, I really want 😍

[@MikeT-TheRetiredColonel]

I caught that too - lol

[@Waas_Montenegro.]

Мне нравится, как немцы относятся к технике. Не важно какой, будь то танк французский, трактор советский , грузовик времён Второй мировой, комбайн финский или велосипед времён кайзера. У них всё просто чинно, аккуратно, чистенько и в первозданном виде. Уважуха им за бережное отношение к технике прошлого.

[@ильнархайруллин-с3я]

да и возможности у них для этого есть

[@Waas_Montenegro.]

@@ильнархайруллин-с3я не, дело не в возможностях, а в желании. И возможно в воспитании. Сейчас на просторах СНГ тоже зарождается такое движение. И это есть хорошо.

[@СергейКосухин-я6с]

@@Waas_Montenegro. на просторах СНГ тоже зарождается такое движение. И это есть хорошо. Cогласен, есть такое дело))

[@Lemmingskiller]

This is not a event in Germany but in the Netherlands its in Overloon and about 75 km away from my home been there with my school when I was a kid

[@unnamedsoldier5446]

будто у нас не так

[@nacho71ar]

"Want to ride with us?" Would've loved to see your expression :)

[@josephd27]

Yes

[@pancho3322]

Yes, I do 😍

[@frankmueller2781]

Absolutely! Ja genau!

[@farabee333]

These iconic machines of the past never ceases to amaze me and thanks Sofie for showing this exclusive footage ;) much love cheers ♥️ 🍻

[@redplague76]

I gotta say I don’t know how practical it was, but that Kettenkrad half track motorcycle is the coolest thing ever..

[@justarandomguy37]

Bernhard (military history visualized) has made a video about the practicality of the kettenkrad. Hope this helps

[@gusgone4527]

I'm jealous, that looked like an excellent day.

[@Sofilein]

One of the best weekends of my life really, this museum and the private owners do an amazing job

[@russellnixon9981]

This is just great. To hear and see so many different a rear halftracks all running just brilliant.

[@MrSolLeks]

I have been restoring a Zundapp K500 that my dad owns, it is a wild bike to ride. Did a beer run with my brother in the side car once with it and so many people were staring at this odd german motorcycle rolling around northern illinois haha.

[@johnknight7296]

Amazing video. Simply wonderful to see them really moving.

[@tarjei99]

I was surprised of how much work that has been put into restoring and maintaining the vehicles.

[@thelastjohnwayne]

80 years later and German Engineering still amazes me.

[@randomcoyote8807]

A lot of great stuff. I'm glad you also included the utility vehicles like all the SdKfz -6 -8- and -10's! And a Combat Engineer Hanomag! As someone who rode to Iraq as a Combat Engineer myself it is nice to see some recognition for type. I wish I had some of these vehicles but I admit I'd be afraid to drive them. I'm happy with a modern replica: I have a 2005 Ural Gear-Up that looks sorta R-71-ish. Thanks for the great footage without commentary or music!

[@cvdheyden]

And the 18T. Never saw that one driving! Made my day!

[@Sofilein]

They are so cool!

[@cvdheyden]

@@Sofilein Yes indeed, need to visit that place as well, after I have been visiting American Armoured Foundation, Inc. Tank and Ordnance War Memorial Museum and the tiger day in Bovington in April. There is toooooooo much to visit .......

[@nonamesplease6288]

Love the axis equipment! Only Germany would transport troops in a luxury 4 door touring car or would use that ridiculously maintenance intensive interleaved half track suspension. But oh, how cool these vehicles are to see now! Thanks for the video Sophie!

[@lostinpa-dadenduro7555]

Panther nonchalantly hanging around outside the garage. 🤣

[@hatseflats1114]

He chillin' :)

[@alanoram1409]

Awesome, I had no idea of this collection. Thanks for posting it!

[@tamanako2507]

Just thinking about the same, incredible and fantastic collection ! 🤠👍

[@toothpick8858]

i love overloon. been there once with my dad on militracks aswel. one of the best memories i have

[@EctoSupreme]

When technology built 80 years ago is in better shape than most things nowadays.

[@iaincollins5743]

Always a fascinating day out. Great to see the G13 still running.Thanks for posting!

[@belchnasty]

I didn't realise that halftracks came in so many shapes & sizes! Excellent video by the way. I must make a point of going some year.

[@greghudzik3770]

Beautiful machinery there! Thanks for presenting.

[@gregmccartney5780]

You’re living my dream. They’re so clean… but I think everyone was waiting for the Panther.

[@556suppressor]

I need to go here in 2021. Would be a fantastic trip from the U.S.

[@tannerjones9687]

The matching camo sweatshirt couple lol never noticed that till now ! 👌😆

[@mrfancypanzer549]

Oh baby, That Panther! With zimmerit and everything.

Yes the zimmerit gives you a hard on!

[@mrfancypanzer549]

@ I have an almost magnetic attraction to zimmerit.

[@slavomir8045]

USA financed the Adolf Hitler very well when could build so nice military vehicles :-)

[@Comissar_Carolus]

I think it came from France, from the museum of Saumur. One of our pride with one of the few original Tiger II.

[@vwtdis]

The LARC in the background in the hangar is massive, there used to be two of those sitting outside Portsmouth near Pounds Yard

[@AtheistOrphan]

I remember those! Then some idiot set fire to them.

[@Studio23Media]

That's actually a BARC, the biggest of all the US amphibious landers. I was so amazed seeing that thing that I had to go researching. Apparently they were in service from 1953 all the way until 2001!!

[@recon11b1p6]

That would be a sight to see, all that great history. Thanks for sharing.

[@Sofilein]

It's an AWESOME event. Honestly one of the coolest weekends of my life.

[@recon11b1p6]

@@Sofilein I bet! I love military history, but WWII is my favorite. Thanks for sharing your videos.

[@jeffhillstead3302]

Thnx Sofilein.. Amazing Halftrack period vehicals.. gg

[@ashetonmasterson781]

How to invade russia Germany: we have to put tracks on everything first

[@papaversomniferum2365]

@Austin T. "Yo dawg, i've heard you like tracks so we put tracks in your tracks and so you can keep tracking on tracks while driving with tracks" Russia: "Sorry lads, your tracks arent wide enough to roll on this soil, our big fat thick tracks are real OG to roll here."

[@papaversomniferum2365]

@Austin T. Aber im Moskau euer tracks bin kaput im diese shlammen. Wir hab zu mache besser tracks as KV panzars hass :( Euer tracks ist gut fur west-europa und sehe du diese t-fierunddreizig panzers mi acht koma funf cm? Ostfront so kalt und shwehr :(

[@papaversomniferum2365]

@Austin T. My german isnt good either, but i said like "but near Moscow our tracks has been damaged cause of mud all around. We have to make better, wider tracks like these on KV tanks. Our tracks are good for central and western Europe. And have you seen these new t-34 with 85mm cannon? Eastern front is hard and cold." Well something like this, but if a real german would read what i wrote he prolly be lol'd by my grammar :P

[@papaversomniferum2365]

@Austin T. Well...nope. KV-1 had same 76mm cannon and its tracks were wider than in T-34 :P So i guess gun had nothing to do with tracks ;) I used word "kalt" wich means "cold" cause i had no other idea, my german isnt good as i said before so i took first word that came to my mind. Actually snow and temperatures below 0 degrees celcius (im not talking about full on winter, just a little freeze) been a blessing for Germans, cause it was harsh eastern autmun (sometimes at early spring too) wich stopped blitzkrieg. Russians call it "Rasputitsa". Those muddy months had stopped German advance to Moscow and gave soviets time to regroup and defend its capital city ;)

[@papaversomniferum2365]

@Austin T. I understand. I brought it up, cus i was acting like quoting a german soldier seeing new T-34's with guns almost as good as these on Tiger tanks. Soviets did same thing as germans - they took a good AA gun and mounted it on a tank chassis :P

[@KarlRuizS]

Love any vehicle with tracks. They re so beautiful...

[@Sofilein]

I feel the same

[@Jartostor]

8:33 Polaków też nie zabrakło :D "Ty idioto! jak jedziesz baranie" :D :D

[@rowdyyates8626]

You outdid yourself. Are these the only running examples left? Thank you for sharing!!

[@alejandrojorgeraush4372]

IMPRSIONANTE colección! Por las piezas, por su estado y por la cantidad de reliquias en perfecto estado de uso!

[@carlwesternut2434]

Damn , i wish i could have been there ! Love from Australia

[@krzysztofuczak4874]

Jak jedziesz baranie jak miło było to usłyszeć😜

[@ImJeff1965]

Awesome video Sofilein! Keep up the wonderful work you do!

[@hellonwheels6887]

Amazing...What an entourage! I would so love to experience this!

[@henriknilsson7851]

Neat vid, I did not think so many EDW vehicles were preserved and running!

[@JackyNickelson]

Mooie collectie bij Overloon. Een ritje op de StuG dat lijkt me geweldig. Dat blijft een mooie voertuig

[@MikeT-TheRetiredColonel]

This video is perfection, Sofi, although I swear you were looking that StuG III (or was it the Panther?) up and down like a slab of fresh meat ;) LOL j/k, kinda :)

[@ddraig1957]

Amazing selection of German WW2 softskins in running order. Noticed a British WW2 Challenger tank in the museum,a very rare beast.

[@GregAtlas]

1:21 Sounds like a TIE fighter.

[@jonathanbastard4629]

agreement

[@omnianti0]

what the advantage of half tracks over full tracks? i seen exemple of ketenkrad drived without the cycle front wheel

[@buaidhnobas1ify]

Thank you for this. Earbuds sound great for the engine noise.

[@TheBandana1969]

Many of these if made today would be fantastic off roaders for sport or for places which have no roads

[@蔡浩洋]

6:20 did they conver a WWI tank into an electric tank or is it that i am just deaf its too quiet

[@crow7291]

That was just cool! Great to see all these machines. Shame that they are born of war. The Technology from then is just amazing!

[@slavomir8045]

USA financed the Adolf Hitler very well when could build so nice military vehicles :-)

[@ytwos1]

Renault TSF, fantastic, love it! Thanks for the great video.

[@patsonbricks]

Just saw you this year and thought maybe she was also there the last time 🤣 cant wait to see your video from this year and maybe see what happend to the nashorn

[@Nemesis_121]

10:52 Does anyone know what that Monster was used for?! 😳

[@ggggg6843]

Sd.Kfz. 9 Wehrmacht workhorse . This was adequate for medium tanks like the Panzer IV , he could carry shells and fuel .

[@spikespa5208]

Hauling or towing just about anything that needed hauling or towing.

[@ggggg6843]

@@spikespa5208 Yes, of course you are right.

[@hellonwheels6887]

I've seen that thing pulling 7.5cm guns...

[@ggggg6843]

@@hellonwheels6887 It's great !

[@anthonyfoley3401]

An excellent compilation, well done!!

[@historicbeef]

I am 34yo. But. I don’t know why, the sound tracks makes the knuckle and chuckle they do, I find that comforting. I don’t know why. And it confuse me.

[@蔡浩洋]

HD sound quality very nice video absulately love it.

[@Green-Mountainboy]

Excellent video Sofi. Nice to have some great audio too, Well done.

[@duncanread4442]

Ooh what's the massive thing in at the back of the warehouse?? We had some down the n Portsmouth but I couldent find out what they where called. The rearly REARLY big thing .

[@caidenpahl7887]

Larc Lx

[@duncanread4442]

@@caidenpahl7887 YOU ARE A STAR!! thanks bud so much! I can now find out what happend to them and why they where just sitting in Portsmouth and now a whole load of other history. 👍

[@AtheistOrphan]

@@duncanread4442 - It was a scrapyard for all sorts of chunky metal ex-Navy bits and bobs. The ‘Silver Balls’ scene in the 1975 Ken Russell film ‘Tommy’ was filmed there. (Loads of buoys painted silver). It spent years being gradually emptied to make way for a housing estate. The LARCs were the last items to leave, both scrapped after vandals set light to them.

[@markdavis2475]

Great vid thanks! Looks like they were mobilising! Not sure about that yellow camouflage @ 10:28!

[@DocSeal]

Thank you Sofi for my daily dose of ASMR

[@josemoreno3334]

WOW, Love it. Grate video.

[@mrgates33]

You Have a Great Channel Here. Keep Up the Good Work !

[@Sofilein]

Thank you!

[@cristianmartinponce8478]

Impresionante, alguien me podria decir que vehivulo es ese gigante que se ve de fondo y que tiene escrito "Oorlogs Museum Overloon"

[@ericdecler]

Going to be there in 2021 for sure!!

[@AtheistOrphan]

Well that didn’t work out!

[@juanvazquez-torres5676]

This is amazing I never knew so many still around excellent

[@amerigo88]

At the 7:55 mark, everyone is thinking, "Please don't let the Panther stall or blow its transmission. How the hell would we get a 50 ton tank moved out of the way?"

[@oskar6661]

Fortunately they have the "prime mover" halftracks on hand to do that if needed. The giant halftracks would be able to move one on a flat surface, etc. Also, museums like this often have a modern military recovery vehicle on hand (something from say the 80's or 90's) with serious movement capacity...for just such disasters.

[@sultanaidilfirza836]

3:17 Beautiful thing to ride I wish i had one to ride in my daily life

[@_.J._.]

1:36 G 13 ?

[@steffenschroth3210]

Super sofilein

[@zarb88]

Hey Sofilein didn’t tell us what the yellow thing with the bucket going the wrong way was.

[@trainmodel1873]

T-34 ?

[@bigbananna1616]

Great stuff lots of vehicles you just don't see. Thanks :0)

[@AndreiTupolev]

1:35 that device was designed for towing the Me 163 wasn't it?

[@nothingtoseehere1221]

I need that

[@AtheistOrphan]

Yep, that’s the one.

[@tahitifan100]

Who knew Sofi's kink was interleaved road wheels?

[@Xander_Zimmermann]

I kinda figured that.

[@amerigo88]

I love the German word for interleaved road wheels - "schachtellaufwerk." They help spread out the weight of the offroad vehicle more effectively than a few, larger wheels would. The technical phrase is that they "improve the vehicle's flotation."

[@Aiziee]

It's not a Henschel 33 G1 in there, it is a Einheits-Diesel !

[@jeffro5683]

I miss my m-113. Those were great.

[@ggggg6843]

Oh, what good cars. Now, let's go and make the greatest war movie ever!

[@martiniv8924]

Awesome display 😎👏🏻

[@blxtothis]

“Tanks for watching?”

[@DANEgerus]

You are doing a GREAT job...

[@pezdiablito]

I've always wondered...do halftracks do any of the steering with the tracks, or is it all done by the front wheels?

[@0Turbox]

These "Schwimmkübel" look so futuristic. Today, you would need for every vehicle an extra driving license ;)

[@treadheadpete4770]

Awesome, thank you Sofi!

[@wolfganggugelweith8760]

Tolles Video! Mann, wenn das der Kaiser wüsste oder soooo...Great Video! Man, when that the Emperor would know or soooo...

[@missinglincoln]

Some were familiar, some I had never seen moving, and some I had never even seen before. Thank you kindly for this!

[@markbeyea4063]

Awesome video! I have never seen any of these vehicles before. So beautifully restored and all running! Would love to know what the enormous, apparently amphibious vehicle was in the background of some of the interior sequences. It didn't look German.

[@Sofilein]

That's right! Definitely not German but US Army BARC/ LARC-LX. Absolutely stunning massive

[@LeBoomStudios]

We never had any use for such landing vehicles. The USA had (has?) many of them, especially after the marine corps was founded, but our wars were mostly continental Europe and northern Africa, we never really crossed any big waters. Even England was mostly aerial.

[@benjaminnguyen4341]

Shouldn’t it be “Jagdpanzer 38t” or “Hetzer” instead of G13?

[@Sofilein]

Well, it's a G13, so I figure it should be labeled so. While it might be mocked up as a Jagdpanzer 38t and presented that way for WWII events, it's still a G13 and I would prefer to be honest. G13 are postwar designed and built and were used by the Swiss. They do look alike, but they are different! Personally I think it's ok to alter tanks or make reproductions, in general, but do be honest to people so they can learn. See some more differences here: www.pzfahrer.net/hetzspecs.html

[@Sofilein]

ftr.wot-news.com/2014/07/08/swiss-tanks-part-2-tank-destroyers/ this is a good article on the history of G13

[@papaversomniferum2365]

@@Sofilein Thank you. I also was confused seeing "G13" instead of "Jagdpanzer 38(t)" and curious why you called it this way. Thank you for these links, id love to know more about Swiss vehicles.

[@henryatkinson1479]

Love kettenkrads

[@kschoi7337]

2차대전이 끝난 지도 어언 75년도 더 지났는데 지금도 시동이 걸리고, 가동이 되도록 관리한 것을 보면 대단하다는 생각이다. 이런 게 진정한 군사박물관이다. 독일 기술의 승리이고, 독일정신력의 승리이다.

[@СергейКосухин-я6с]

1:32 не BMW R 12. Это Zündapp KS 750.

[@stuglifeaustria1702]

0:24 Steyr 640 Is a Austrian truck??

[@AtheistOrphan]

Yes.

[@josephd27]

Wow so many different vehicles

[@shadowlab9543]

those vw scwimwagon(i think thats how its spelled) are probably the coolest vw ever produced

[@diddimeisenkaiser9937]

einfach große Klasse !!!!!! -

[@PeterOBraun]

Those poor logisticians. “Please maintain 400 different types of vehicles.”

[@slavomir8045]

USA financed the Adolf Hitler very well when could build so nice military vehicles :-)

[@trollsports7829]

@@slavomir8045 USA financed the ussr very well

[@amerigo88]

As a former US Army logistics officer, that's exactly what I was thinking along with "...no wonder they lost." If the Germans had truly believesd they would take over places like Czechoslovakia (Skoda), France (Renault) and Russia (!), their logisticians would have anticipated the need to maintain captured equipment like the Panzer 38t, French schleppers, and the Soviet 76.2mm towed antitank guns. If you expect to have such needs, MINIMIZE THE NUMBER OF GERMAN-DESIGNED PLATFORMS to simplify your supply chains. The American and Russian war captains who ruthlessly minimized the number of platforms understood what it was going to take to win an industrial war. For the Germans, "the perfect was the enemy of the good."

[@DaveOnTheInterWebz]

Wow! So Cool! Thanks Sofi! :D

[@guidor.4161]

Great footage, luckily i was able to attend! That "Henschel 33" isn't that an Einheitsdiesel?

[@xxxlonewolf49]

german school bus at 00:50 ???

[@antmerritt]

Awesome! 👍😎🤘👊

[@seanokeefe703]

Fantastic

[@Miaflower-w1c]

wannsin soviel schöne Technik auf einen Platz zusammen gekommen. wow