The Last Counter Strike | The Road To Berlin Part V

[@KPC-123]

Once again... I must say ' Well Done!' You should know that when you finish w/ this particular series, many of us will be waiting for another done in this style w/ great anticipation. So Thank You for this... and that :)

[@Armageddon4145]

That's the plan! There should be Operation Bagration after that...

[@ronalddunne3413]

ThIs iS stupid, complete with hokey FAKEFAKEFAKE "German" ACCENTS... Good grief, people! It seems unlikely that I will be watching anymore vid postings from this poster! Sad handling of a serious subject.

[@KPC-123]

mmm.... that one would write so much about something they purport to dis-like so much.... it makes me wonder if there isn't more to the 'complaint' than the reasons given... but I hope you keep your word that you are 'unlikely' to watch anymore lest we have to read anymore of your tired, self-righteous anger post. Hopefully you'll find a less 'sad' place for which you can approve. Bye now so sad....... :(

[@rosesprog1722]

@@KPC-123 The anonymity on the internet has created a completely new way of expressing ourselves and it's not pretty, the complete loss of care and interest for the way we talk to each other scares me sometimes, are we going to start treating each other that way too? An unpleasant thought but a possibility just the same.

[@simonshiels1]

@@ronalddunne3413 who gives a shit...bye!

[@MohammedKhaled-ju7gy]

Man this channel is so underrated. The moment I saw the thumbnail the music started playing in my head

[@Armageddon4145]

Haha great to hear, man!

[@AlexanderDunetz]

i vant to do zees voices !! Schweinhundt !!! Only sreee stooges can do zees voices ! Hotsie totsies , we gotta shoot more Nazis !!

[@michelekisly2535]

@@Armageddon4145 I agree...

[@hermelingreimann8767]

This series is the absolute proof that all documentaries broadcasted on TV were produced by pure amateurs. Top, top, top!!!

[@sherirobinson6867]

I adore the leadership dialogue...it makes this channel unique. Good job

[@bg147]

Heinrici, Wenck, and Weidling were my favorite German commanders. When everything is falling apart, an individual's true colors always show. Heinrici doesn't seem to get the recognition despite his high rank.

[@DuduDruidDotCom]

Honestly, I never heard about Heinrici until I found this channel, that's how bad it is.

[@charlesegan2533]

He was a devot catholic and absolutely dispised himmler. He only rose to general because the rest of high command kept insisting on his promotion to Hitler which is ridiculous he's rated by historians about the same as Walther model the best defensive field marshal the Reich had

[@bg147]

@@charlesegan2533 Oh, interesting, thank you. I would assume most of those guys were just soldiers doing their job. The SS and Gestapo were different beasts.

[@3dcomrade]

Dont forget Busse How ironic the last enemy of Zhukov is given the task that put him in the seat of Marshal in the first place. His enemy too happens to be a good defender

[@quintenbruggink1595]

@@charlesegan2533 i think he was a protestant

[@nedu9865]

Heinrici - "On the way to Eberswalde, I didn't find one soldier who didn't claim to have orders to get munitions, fuel or something else from the rear". I found this so funny lol. Great work, great channel!

[@yaki_ebiko]

It always amaze me that the German army still function in any sense at this point

[@neilwilson5785]

Well, they were running away and trying to hide what they did at the time, but OK.

[@russelledwards001]

Rather than surrender to people you have systematically brutalised and murdered? Cool story bro...

[@tripleo4255]

@@russelledwards001 thank you captain obvious ya fookin deck he clearly wasn't talking broad big picture terms here

[@AudieHolland]

The commanding officers and their staffs were still functioning. They could communicate with each other about - supposed troops still able to fight under their command; - supposed fuel, ammo and other vital supplies at their disposal; - supposed positions, direction and numbers of the enemy forces; At this point, in my opinion, the war on the German side had devolved in a map exercise. It's like they were just playing a wargame while the answer to the above was: - most units had already disintegrated, their men running away and their officers just looking on Whenever one would seriously ask, where is the enemy, how many, where are they headed? The actual answer that noone in High Command dared to provide was: the enemy is *here* in overwhelming numbers.

[@Scepticalasfuk]

@@tripleo4255 Thy mother.

[@701duran]

Gentlemen, this series is better than any WW2 series I've seen on TV in at least 5 years it's that good.

[@dongately2817]

The content is awesome - the voices - not so much

[@dickdastardly635]

First time watcher , i like it , the line " Can I have an appointment with the Furher " , that cracked me up . Good luck with that one General .

[@arturocevallossoto5203]

It's like playing Age of Empires and discovering the other player has been killing your villagers for the last 10 minutes.

[@lorimeyers3839]

Heinrici was an admirable commander. One of the only officers who thought in realistic terms, with no fear of Hitler. Krebs, on the other hand, was just another cowardly yes-man, an appeaser.

[@chaptermasterpedrokantor1623]

Well, don't jump on the Heinrici worship wagon too eagerly. The man did fight in Russia since Barbarossa. He knew about the atrocities that were being carried out in the rear by the einsatzgruppen, the anti-partisan divisions, the food that was stolen from the Soviet people (the German army lived off the land in occupied Russia), the hunger that it caused, the mass rape of Soviet women (up to 10 million), the shooting of the political commissars and the deliberate mass murder of Red Army POW's. He was fortunate that like Halder he got to 'write' his own history as part of the US Army historical department, but like all German commanders on the Eastern Front he was a war criminal.

[@lorimeyers3839]

@@chaptermasterpedrokantor1623 yes, I am not denying that. I am aware. But the fact that he was one of the only people to disobey Hitler openly at the end warrants him some credit. These actions don’t justify the atrocities he carried out earlier in the war. I’m just saying, he had some balls to reject Hitler.

[@chaptermasterpedrokantor1623]

@@lorimeyers3839 Him not being part of Hitler's incrowd probably played no small part. Hitler never liked him. Probably why he never rose above army command for most of the war. So when he did make it to the fuhrer bunker he only got to see the surreal era. Not the earlier era when the man could be charming and sane. And we have to keep in mind that unless his account of those meetings is confirmed by other sources it might be just as suspect as those of Guderian, Manstein and Halder, under whom he would work later as part of the US Army history department. He might have changed what happened in those meetings to make himself look better.

[@lorimeyers3839]

@@chaptermasterpedrokantor1623 right - I believe TIK or this channel also mentioned his shrewd appearance as well - non-shaved, uniform torn and tattered. I just think he is an interesting character in this chapter in history.

[@lei3746]

@@chaptermasterpedrokantor1623 Absolutely !!

[@westernmialumni5428]

My Uncle was in the 10th SS Panzer Division. The Division was sent south to Lauban to defend against the expected attack against Prague. When that didn't materialize they were send North but most of the Division ran out of gas south of Cottbus. Part of the Division that has gas went North of Cottbus and merged with the 9th Army which was surrounded. My Uncle was in the Supply Division. He went South then West and eventually surrendered to the "Americans" at Konigsberg in the Czech Republic. I had his "war" diary translated recently.

[@vitalygolubchik1535]

Too bad he survived

[@siewqinghan3408]

Where can I read it?

[@humanreasonist988]

🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇 Five Gold Medals to this vivid documentary.👍 Resumé: never let a psychopath come into power.

[@atanasijesimic4651]

Nice to see the old Hitler narrator back, his over exaggerated German accent is way more fitting. Great series, keep up the amazing work!

[@Armageddon4145]

Thanks. The over exaggerated accent is not something everyone likes, but at least some do!

[@TDL-xg5nn]

He sounds like Carter's impression of Hitler from Hogan's Heroes.

[@rickriede2166]

@@Armageddon4145 Yeah if you have the mind of a twelve year old special needs child. Hearing that ridiculous voice over stopped me dead in my tracks.I'll be hitting the "Don't recommend this channel" button.

[@dunruden9720]

Bad Arnie impersonation meets Hogan's Heroes!

[@neilwilson5785]

I really love the bombastic German voice acting. It sounds a bit whiny to english speakers, but does reflect what imapssioned German sounds like in real life.

[@augustasmccray4540]

This is better than any documentary I've ever seen, being able to see the actual messages is amazing, it places the listener in the situation...the best

[@bh7286]

Excellent, as usual. This channel is a treasure

[@seanpoltzer1107]

Great work guys, absolutely love the dialog between Heinrici, Krebs, Busse, etc... only wish the episodes were longer, and come out sooner

[@ronalddunne3413]

.... and didnt have the phony ridiculous "German" accents. We did better as kids playing "army".

[@paulwolf7562]

The more we find out about this period, the more it brings home, the way these people thought. I've never seen this documentary before, but this is every bit as good as "The World at War" or "The Forgotten War".

[@cornbread8246]

BRAVO! I feel like I am again a fly on the wall in the various German headquarters facing a desperate situation. The Soviet army was well equipped and massive. The Germans were outnumbered 10 to 1 in fighting personnel, lacked operational equipment, fuel, food, ammunition, artillery, air support and moral was critically low. Generals Heinrici, Manteuffel and Busse knew the reality of the rapidly collapsing situation. Hitler, Keitel and Krebs were living in an alternate reality. All of this is made so clear in this outstanding video.

[@Armageddon4145]

Glad you enjoyed and see you for the next one!

[@lowersaxon]

Yes, alt reality. But the chef lived there from the very beginning.

[@Crashed131963]

To simplify it. Germany was a country of only 70 million fighting the The UK ,USSR and North America all at once. How else could the war have turn out. It was amazing Germany held out so long.

[@atoll2453]

@@Crashed131963 Self-imposed autarky before the war didn't help them

[@kdfulton3152]

No matter how many troops that might have been sent to counter the Russian advance, it never would have been enough because at this point, Germany was a spent force. Five plus years of war had done its depletion damage on German forces, plus the Russians were mighty hungry for revenge and victory, and rightly so. Another great video Anton! But sometimes I miss the old days when you’d sit at your desk with your cool rifle and tell us fascinating war stories 👏👏😉♥️ Course now is good too 👍👍👍

[@Armageddon4145]

These days can well come again, Kimberly :) And yes, it was game over for Germany already years ago...

[@kdfulton3152]

@@Armageddon4145 As you used to say, “Let’s find out!”😉👍👍 See, I do remember! 😂😊

[@glennbeadshaw727]

Only a Madman with one country full of soldiers tries to Take On The World.... it was a lost War before it was started so I can only conclude that were some other motives for this

[@scotttyson8661]

They were awesome though. They killed 10 to 1 at Seelow

[@willnailer2118]

Everyone knows Steiner's counter attack would have brought everything under control.

[@andrewdolokhov5408]

Yer a funny guy!

[@aldosigmann419]

@Bilbo Jaxsen Such a drama queen! Tissue for the issue poopkins?

[@aldosigmann419]

@Bilbo Jaxsen Are your legal guardians aware of your access to the web son?

[@viethoangtruong5539]

@Bilbo Jaxsen How old are you? Do you have permission from your parent to even watch this video?

[@davidsigalow7349]

Fegelein!

[@chaptermasterpedrokantor1623]

I do wonder though, and I can't remember this ever being addressed, why was Hitler convinced that the main Soviet offensive would be towards Prague, not Berlin? I think that is worth exploring in a separate episode itself.

[@Armageddon4145]

At least part of it was due to Soviet counterintelligence and deception

[@--Dani]

I also agree, the Prague apifiny Hitler had, did he figure out how terribly wrong it was and why was it even considered in the beginning.

[@seanpoltzer1107]

Yes, great question, I want to know more

[@mgway4661]

@@Armageddon4145 Hitler was really stupid for that 😂😂 why would he think they wanted anything but Berlin

[@carlharris2808]

Hitler should have known that Stalin was as obsessed about taking Berlin as much as Hitler was obsessed about capturing Stalingrad.

[@ww2hungary827]

Picture at 5:44 was taken in Polgárdi, Hungary during an engagement with Soviet troops of the 62nd Gv. Rifle Division in December 1944. The King Tiger is from s.Pz.Abt.503.

[@Armageddon4145]

Thanks for your feedback. Indeed the aim was to illustrate precisely the 503

[@DressedForDrowning]

"Those casino troops of yours ..." --> LOL!! 😄

[@brucestorey3400]

I've viewed many documentaries on the subject of the Nazi downfall. The material produced by Armageddon is the best so far. Truly gripping and hard to turn off. Congratulations.

[@Armageddon4145]

Thanks a lot Bruce.

[@landonlacy1954]

Once again your video didn't fail to impress. This kind of detail is just awesome.

[@Armageddon4145]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@mikesnyder1788]

Excellent production and excellent content! And as for Steiner coming to the rescue... not going to happen!!! I can't get enough of Stalingrad Battle Data and how excited we will be when your final episode features The Fall of Berlin!!!

[@Armageddon4145]

Thanks Mike! Yes the last episode should be a great epic.

[@dr69_420]

I stayed up to watch this video and I tell you after a rough few weeks this gave me joy. So thank you and you guys are awesome

[@billd.iniowa2263]

Doing a good job Anton and company.

[@johnofypres]

Best thing on KZbin. Thank you for your excellent work.

[@Armageddon4145]

Thanks a lot!

[@waldemarlestuchi3690]

I am from brazil and i love your videos have watched many times and i like very much the voices it help me get emerged god bless you for your hard work

[@Crashed131963]

Fighting the USA ,UK and USSR at once never ends well.

[@red.5475]

Hitler and his Staff lived in a fantasy land, after January, 1945. Insanity.

[@robertreid892]

Bravo Zulu on a brilliant series. I see it now I'm going on a bender. TYRR

[@stevecoscia]

Excellent video. The details and dialogue are much appreciated. Thank you.

[@RobertEskuri]

Now I understand the awkward pause after " Mein Fuhrer, Steiner"....in The Bunker movie. 😮

[@skelejp9982]

Heinrici : To Göring "Those Casino Troops of U, they ave run away ! ''

[@gutzzgutzz6795]

Thank you! Very excited to watch this.

[@markpaul8178]

The music and the narrators are off the chain walking point towards BERLIN!

[@tempest411]

Fun fact: statiticians in the German army knew after the invasion of Poland that they didn't have the needed men, industrial capacity, and raw materials to wage a war, and those men were ignored.

[@BERNTRR]

They definately had the resources to "wage war" full stop. Probably more so than any country in the world at that time. Did they have sufficient capabilities for waging a war against most of the world, no.

[@joshmeads]

These are fantastic videos! You deserve so much more subscribers. Keep up the amazing work! 👍

[@deadnerves]

i love the SBD video on my sundays bcs it makes the mondays bearable. Merci!

[@Armageddon4145]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@timgrimes2589]

great series thanks

[@UAPReportingCenter]

Absolutely excellent. Brings into more light how much Hitler caused his own downfall.

[@eshelly4205]

Well done. Very good video

[@napoleonbonaparte937]

Great episode, As Joseph Stalin famously remarked that Quantity is a Quality in itself and Germany always focus on Quality rather than Quantity which ultimately ruined Germany.

[@cripplehawk]

Speaking from experience Napoleon?

[@gregoryhumphries6403]

I read The Last Battle and this video series is the best version of it I've seen. Great video. Also Guderian and von Manstein stood up to Hitler.

[@TheBenHoffy]

Stop the hate, the accents aren't the end of the world! Pretty amazing how much room people find to complain about free content the exceeds the quality of most premium media services.

[@Armageddon4145]

Absolutely, amazing that so many people focus on superficial aspects and not on content itself

[@1joshjosh1]

I'm only halfway done and it's safe to say this is awesome! Very well done indeed with some photos I've never seen before. PS.... I know Steiner's attack will save us! 😆. Love the Steiner jokes.

[@neilwilson5785]

Great stuff. The voice acting is great!

[@mortalclown3812]

If you watch this channel in reverse, things look great for the Germans.

[@lochmundhaekym3838]

Lmao

[@thejamaicanpolak3988]

You and TIK are great. Can't wait for the next one. Another thing Heinrici must of been under so much stress dealing with all these lunatics. It shows what kind of man he was. Crazy he offered to serve in the Volkssturm. Thank you for your hard work.

[@jerryglen986]

Thanks for the realism. Knowing the movements of the soviets with their archives really gives credit to a people who were every bit the match of the German forces.

[@zeljkospoljar8237]

Awesome channel keep up the great work guys!!!

[@Armageddon4145]

Thank you! Will do!

[@aldosigmann419]

Excellent vid ! Heinricci is a beast!

[@eoindee7007]

A brilliant channel, a brilliant video. Excellently researched and presented in a manner which is both entertaining and educational. Thank you for your outstanding presentations. Very Very well done Sir 👏✔👍👌

[@Armageddon4145]

Many thanks! That is the exact aim of the channel.

[@scott7377]

General Henrici was underrated.

[@jamespasquali7693]

I was at Seelow in November 2019. I love the town. So beautiful.

[@von-Adler]

I have been there +2. Didn't know of the film in English then

[@DTARED]

Photoalbum of 13th Army contains photos of battlefields south-east from Berlin -it's something surreal , nsfm of the same size i saw only about operation in east prussia

[@chudleyflusher7132]

I’m beginning to think that this Steiner fellow isn’t going to help at all…

[@jameswawrzaszek809]

You know, you may be onto something there...

[@diegotapia2830]

Dont lose faith in Steiner's attack, I belive in him

[@ButcherSevenActual]

Great stuff! I was waiting for Heinrici to tell Steiner to get to da choppah.

[@captainamerica6525]

Somewhat amazing that Hitler did not order an absolute withdrawal of all western front forces to face the Soviet juggernaut. It would have made no difference in winning or losing but possibly Germany would have been divided differently after the war.

[@lufasumafalu5069]

best history channel after Tik

[@francismannion7075]

Thank you , it was excellent.

[@dr.barrycohn5461]

Love the role play style.

[@skrayraja]

Hope you will add the part 6 soon

[@JGD185]

Remember those Where's Waldo books? They could make a WW2 version called Where's Steiner?

[@novosakharchenko5238]

Great work. Later it would be interesting to see the Schörner operations on Bautzen and Görlitz.

[@cheriefsadeksadek2108]

You Guys Are super underrated I wish more people will discover this channel top quality , Just Like World War Two , Week by week on KZbin

[@villagerintheshire]

Just found y'all. Got here a bit late but hey, better than never

[@alanimals]

At last we know how a defeated army would react knowing all is lost.

[@robertchubb1518]

Excellent

[@Z3kyTw0]

Just found your channel sir! awesome work!

[@jamesa4566]

Excellent. Thank you.

[@Grabacr-pl3wy]

I never heard of tank Renaissance sections before this

[@HowlingWo1f]

Outstanding

[@awitcher5303]

Just got off work and im pleasantly suprised to see this

[@dointh4198]

Heinrici is my hero for saving most of the shattered 9th army in the Halbe pocket. He and heavy tank battallion 503.

[@kirkveesaert9595]

Terrific explaination !😀

[@ferdinandflora6576]

The fuhrer is full reluctancy, pride etc. Even though his troops are very overwhelm, good for steiner and heinrici, they look of their young, leave his order for him and go for peace.

[@lloydwalters4252]

Imagine if, Hitler hadn't of played puppet master and pulled all the strings. If, he had given more autonomy to his field Marshall's, this either wouldn't have happened or would have been a decidedly different outcome.

[@Armageddon4145]

Stalin understood this and ceased controlling operations after one year

[@alunhughes2632]

Paulus listened to Hitlers orders from Berlin at Stalingrad until it was way to late, and sacrificed the men of the 6th army. This happened when Von Manstein , who was the commander of the relief forces, pleaded with Paulus to withdraw towards him. Steiner listened to Hitler, not Von Manstein and lost everything. Perhaps Steiner had this on his mind when he refused to commit his forces into a battle that was already clearly lost.

[@mabbrey]

fantastic well done data

[@MisteriosGloriosos922]

Nice video!!!

[@jasonharryphotog]

Good video The closing days of a very desperate struggle Best wishes from the uk

[@TheWorld-xs8ly]

Excellent 👍🏽🙂🙏

[@danielgreen3715]

Excellent thankyou

[@erikrichardgregory]

Riveting stuff. Can’t wait for Part VI

[@xxxyyy5080]

Great video ! One question. Why is 3rd Reich eagle not placed in Berlin on your map ? ( its not really important but still its off by a large margine)

[@tekis0]

OK, this is my first time watching the channel. I am going to back track!

[@Armageddon4145]

Welcome aboard, sir!

[@AtlasAugustus]

Just curious as to why Hitler thought the main spearhead was for Prague. Any idea?

[@Armageddon4145]

Soviet deception mainly

[@AtlasAugustus]

@@Armageddon4145 thank you for the reply.

[@tk41370]

awesome!!!

[@StartledPancake]

I really enjoyed this, a superb script and really well presented.

[@Ayadxxify]

I love how Hitler's voice has to be half-moronic, half evil. But, of course.

[@duncanidaho2130]

I'm not so sure about the voice acting, though.

[@egay86292]

my compliments to central casting.

[@r-saint]

A rather short episode but good. Maps are confusing though. It would be better to hire some designer and make your own maps.

[@neilwilson5785]

They are original looking maps, which is cool. Doing the full TIK or Operations Room style of animated maps would be very expensive, I think.

[@duedman-alleswasknallt5775]

Sadly, what is written in the letter shown at around 16:30 is not at all what the narrator tells. Even non German speaking ppl can cleary see the word "Kriegsmarine" in this letter. What was the Kriegsmarine's business with Steiners attack?

[@--Dani]

Seeing the scraps of forces the German Generals were working with its suprising how well they held out all things considered since they were eventually completely crushed. Excellent content, also wonder did Hitler have another apifinay that maybe they were heading for Berlin instead of Prague. Would be interesting to explore that debacle. 👍

[@mrmaje1]

Epiphany?

[@--Dani]

@@mrmaje1 my mistake

[@ciuyr2510]

Those famous paratroopers from Monte casino...

[@royexcellentalexander8308]

Man this is so great...mimicking..gobbles ,.hitler, and others had me laughing for a while.

[@Armageddon4145]

Let's hope it was informative as well :)