The Panzer Division that Fought till Death: 24th Panzer Division | Stalingrad

In this captivating episode, we delve into the harrowing tale of the 24th Panzer Division and their fateful encounter in the crucible of Stalingrad. From the urban warfare to the brutal winter cold, witness the challenges that tested this division's mettle. Follow the division's journey from its origins as a cavalry division to its transformation into a formidable Panzer unit. Experience their role in pivotal campaigns, including Operation Barbarossa and the Battle of Stalingrad. Discover the division's resilience amidst the relentless Soviet assaults, the struggles they faced, and the Valor that defined their last stand. Join us as we pay tribute to the 24th Panzer Division. We remember the lessons of history.
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[@yuppy1967]

My hat is off to those young men, true warriors. RIP

[@daleyhanson5889]

Seems that the logistics needed to go that far would definitely be a challenge day after day, to weeks, to months unending miles that for the most was near impossible to ever reach thier objectives. The weather alone was intolerable for man or machine...the distance they traveled has to be recognized by the world over and saluted,,

[@michaelstudd533]

I really like the day by day detail of the Division, really good 👍🏼

[@C783H]

Last defenders of Europe, The West, Humanity, Morality and Earth. May they R.I.P ❤❤😢

[@michaeldangelo4521]

Heroes who tried to save the world.

[@olympicviewable]

The Nazis try to save the world???

[@isogsargent4823]

You claiming that genocidal nazis tried to save the world?

[@andrewcoons8060]

Where are the replies ?

[@lostphoenix1172]

A cool fact is that the author of blood red snow served in the 24th

[@elgringo8585]

Real warriors

[@daviddoran3673]

Interesting coincidence...they were raised in Konigsberg, now Kaliningrad and permanently Russian.....and denazified in Stalingrad...also Russia.

[@Pazuzu4219]

No one has ever put that much work into winning a War. Germany fought the entire world. One small Nation against everyone. And still caused more casualties against the allies. No winter clothing and outnumbered 10 to 1 in russia and They still made it to the gates of moscow. They even made it all the way to the Volga at Stalingrad. Germany should have won WW2.

[@seidring9856]

El giingo, indios i tuoi amci kraut sonno tutti morti, sonno cenere

[@ShervinTajik-zc2ol]

@@seidring9856گه نخور

[@somoscuantos3069]

Yes, these were real soldiers, compared to the fake ones that disguise under the banner(s) of swine supremacy.

[@kenbaumann597]

My Dad was on the trains heading east to his first posting. Stalingrad. Before his train got there, the Russian pincers closed around Von Paulas' army and my Dad's unit got attached to Von Manstein's forces and he participated in Operation Winter Storm. Dad spent over a year and a half in Russia before his unit got moved to Normandy after the D-day invasion. Savage war.

[@Jordan-ey5vd]

Your dad is a true Hero of Europe. From a Brit

[@kenbaumann597]

@Jordan-ey5vd Thank you Jordan ✌️

[@SilverBlackBird1989]

You should all read Blood Red snow. Written by a heavy machinegunner of the 24th panzer Division.

[@brada2354]

Leaping Horsemen books. Tells the story day by day and brilliantly.

[@appsstore11]

Thank you so much for your hard work with this series it's truly excellent and gripping,thanks guys ❤

[@historyatwar]

Glad you enjoyed🤝

[@davecopp9356]

To all of the german soldiers of WW2: Respect and thank you for your service. RIP.

[@maxsav007]

wat

[@Swagmaster07]

Even to the Waffen SS? they were also combat soldiers. Also the Wermacht wasnt "clean", but i do believe everybody deserves heaven. (Except of course those who commit genocide.)

[@tiagomonteiro130]

​@@maxsav007What do you mean with what lmao you realy think the allies were the good guys keep eating you're bill gates lab grown cancer meat and insects and shut it ok😂

[@colinb8103]

Cupid Stunt

[@josephmajewski9241]

They were doing what they were told

[@georgeszaslavsky]

Very interesting story, thanks for sharing👍

[@Alonenotlonely000]

Jason Mark has a book about 24th Panzer Division called "Death of the Leaping Horseman." It's a great read and well worth the money like all of his books.

[@briankorbelik2873]

"Death of the Leaping Horseman', an excellent book, with a very good second volume of photos.

[@masternoremac3738]

Losing the entire 6th army because of stubbornness to let them retreat was the beginning of the end for the Reich...

[@stuartahrens6775]

I was watching an old video on Starlingrad and the way that I know my Father grow up under Hitler. And was in the Hitler youth. Dad and I would talk about the war. Always educational and an insite into a man who survived by sheer determination not to die. Any way after watching this video,,,It had a list of the German dead and AHRENS,Bruno came up. I got on the phone with my Father,,,He said that someone from our family was there. RIP to all the German boys who fell in Starlingrad.

[@trumanbentley9491]

Stalingrad should have been surrounded and totally staved into surrender. No Soviet victory.

[@magnusmcgraw]

A historical fact on the side. The 6th Army deployed in Stalingrad under General Paulus had around 1,000,000 soldiers, of whom died in combat, 150,000 starved and froze to death in the Battle of Stalingrad. 108,000 soldiers of the 6th Army went into Russian POWs from which only 6,000 returned in 1956. By the way, did you know that more than 10,000 German and allied soldiers didn't surrender at Stalingrad and continued fighting in the sewers for over 1.5 years...? Die Russischen Soldaten waren 1.5 Millionen Soldaten und mehr als 500.000 fielen im Kampf.

[@eagle7757]

Believe in Jesus Christ and you will have Everlasting Life, to believe in someone, you are convinced that they are true. If you Believe in Jesus Christ, you will be Saved by Grace Alone through Faith Alone in Jesus Christ Alone, John 3:16, KJV. Once you are Saved, you are always Saved, John 6:37, KJV..

[@martinarreguy2984]

Stalin said about his soldiers, "that they would need more courage to retreat than to go forward."

[@tiagomonteiro130]

Günter K Koschorrek was part of this division, i heard his audiobook blood red snow and looked up in which division he was, since he said he was in a elite division he was in the 24st Panzer Division and served with Grossdeutschland, a very profetional Soldier you know it in the way he writes and thinks about his unit and comrades.

[@wolfofoinn9640]

I’ve read his diary, very good and very eye opening

[@shanevanorder2644]

What if the germans went around stalingrad

[@cwcsquared]

That’s what they should have done

[@Trust-me-I-am-a-dentist]

Hitler wanted it captured because of its name..Stalingrad. It was a symbolic operation. Unfortunately it bled dry the German armies in Army group South.

[@torstenbeck640]

Stalin was there, that's why !

[@cwcsquared]

@@torstenbeck640 no, he wasn’t

[@torstenbeck640]

@@cwcsquared interessting answer, can you tell me where was Stalin at that time ? Or did the germans are been fooled and just try to fight for some destroyed buildings ? I try to believe you but it's not what i read ! But i am open to listen to your mindset, and pay respect to it !

[@sugargliderdude]

i got a ID card and dog tags of a german soldier who was 20 in 1942. He got malaria two weeks before his regiment moved into Stalingrad and spent a month in a field hospital, his regiment was wiped out and he was posted to another regiment.... was pretty lucky...

[@Paul-v9l5m]

Defenders of Europes proud culture and freedom against Stalinism..

[@conceptalfa]

Just a huge trial for land grab, nothing else, nope they were nothing better but brutal and murdering bunch conquistadores and bandits !!!

[@pipermac]

How'd that work out?

[@waynelittle646]

Heroes

[@Paul-v9l5m]

​@@pipermac war is evil.. But sometimes you have to fight for freedom.. The Wehrmacht prevented Europe in the last minutes from stalins invasion.. Rip uncle willi.. 1921 born in Frankfurt died 1943 near rostow ..owner of the iron cross.. I'm proud of you..

[@benjaminguilatcoiv]

@@Paul-v9l5m both were willing and unwitting pawns of a higher evil power above them..

[@sdkfz2519]

The first 15 minutes were fine, but the last 3 minutes of your video had no military or historical value. It was mostly English literature.

[@skintback8211]

"The Greatest Story Never Told" .. LQQK ^^

[@ernstmogensen]

Thanks for sharing very good. 👍

[@ΓιώργοςΑρμ-θ9θ]

Real soldiers

[@hansmost]

Hello, I like your videos, anything about the HG units coming ?

[@garou20zx]

Respect.

[@Proust451]

The division lost 9 tanks. One injured.

[@TheMrmango69]

awesome video - growing up in the west our history books mainly speak about the Western front (America the heroes that did it all 🙄🙄) But your videos really have shown me the depth and different level and scale that the Eastern front was - elite German units filled with Lions - anyone German reading this never disown your culture because of political correctness, these men on both sides were built different and fought for their countries - From Australia

[@Occident.]

God bless all German Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen who laid down their lives for Western civilization and self determination for Germany.

[@wolfpack9688]

I don’t know what books you’re reading but I’ve never read one that didn’t acknowledge the Germans for their ferocity and toughness in battle. My grandfather and his war buddies talked about this until their deaths.

[@TheMrmango69]

Pro West books in school In Aus, and no mine never said that they always demonized Germany and made out like every single German was a evil person when the facts are there are evil on all sides @@wolfpack9688

[@TheMrmango69]

your grandfather isn't a book.. was he a soldier ? What country are you from?

[@schatzkammerein]

much cringe, so awkward

[@adambaum9732]

"Welcome back ladies and Germans." Hey, am I right? AM I RIGHT?🤠

[@umairahmad9151]

Excellent videos of WW2 posted on this channel, covering fine details and interesting stories of this great event. Your efforts have kept my interest intact and I've learnt a lot.

[@oscarmadison8530]

An epic story.

[@Anullu22]

Excellent Video.

[@asullivan4047]

Interesting and informative. Excellent photography job enabling viewers to better understand what/whom the orator was describing. Professional class A research project!!! Special thanks to veteran soldiers/civilians sharing personal information/combat experiences making this documentary more authentic and possible. Fighting/perishing/surviving knowing certain death/debilitating wounds were often times possible. Still advanced forward regardless of the consequences. Fierce/debilitating/diabolical city combat missions. One of the final disastrous/Military operations. The disillusioned arrogant Hitler 😈😈 ordered against the advice of his seasoned/experienced generals. The supply chain was too far stretched. As general Zhukov's weren't along with ample infantry replacements. So ended the possibility of Berlin's disillusioned ambitions of capturing the oil fields in the Caucasus region. Thus crippling it's mechanized army. Enjoyed the 20 second session of the German soldiers on horse 🐎 back!!!

[@stevi-h7c]

Superb 👌

[@maxsav007]

Wow, just imagine if they didn't invade in the first place. Enduring hardship that they created, poor them.

[@IAmBeanz1]

These are the soldiers? not the leaders, these guys had no say in the invasion they had to fight

[@tiagomonteiro130]

​@@IAmBeanz1Let him be ignorant when his country starts a war to steal oil everyone is supposed to cry about his Soldiers but when it's someone else he talks shit typical NAFO

[@societateacomercialadegraf1796]

Parts of 24th panzer division fought in Romania in Targu Frumos famous battle tanks side by sid with Grossdeutchland led by Manteuffel.

[@charles8642]

Has a certain AI descriptive language.

[@nzmonsterman]

Nice video and a great tribute to these men. 👍

[@JonathanBotach]

As a soldier I have the highest regard for battlefield bravery, but this film is wrong. The Wehrmacht was the best army the world has ever seen, its defense of Germany in 1945 was truly heroic, but in 1941-3 millions of its soldiers died invading lands far from Germany, and millions of Poles and Russians died defending their homeland. What was that all about? The film also praises the "civil governance", but stops short of telling us what that means: Auschwitz in Poland, 34,000 corpses in Babi Yar, 700,000 starved to death in Leningrad, million dead in Stalingrad. In retaliation 100,000 Germans were burned alive in Dresden. The most horrific time in world history, all part of the war initiated by the 24th.

[@ozziepete55]

Regardless of what anyone says you just have to admire the German military of WWII. If Hitler & just sat back & let his general's do their job without his interference WWII may have gone on longer than it did & with a different out come. As soon as he issued the orders to invade Russia many of his top military knew it wouldn't end well for them. Fighting massive military forces like Russia, the USA & the Commonwealth forces & on two fronts things just weren't going to come out like peaches & cream. The German military were real Warriors. My they Rest In Peace.

[@mohammedsaysrashid3587]

Warriors' bravery and victory outcome are not creating legitimacy to the aggressive side ...it was a wonderful introduction

[@isogsargent4823]

Glossing over their work in deporting civilians to death camps in the Netherlands is equivalent to a lie.

[@tahmids4082]

Blood Red Snow- a great book although not particularly about the 24th Pz Div, the author was a part of the division and sheds some light on how horrible the conditions were

[@21deepto]

Mind boggling history! Wow! Operation Barbarossa was undoubtedly the most destructive and devastating invasion in the history of mankind when 2 extraordinary armed forces, the technically invincible Wehrmacht/Waffen-SS of Nazi Germany and the indomitable Red army of Soviet Union locked horns in a death match.

[@adambaum9732]

It would have been much better if the Germans had nuclear weapons, or even anti-matter weapons.

[@societateacomercialadegraf1796]

u can also check 24th panzer evolution after Stalingrad in Gunter K. Koschorrek ,, Vergiss die Zeit der Dornen nicht"

[@Crk6890]

Please Reupload wiking division video with music 🙏🙏

[@historyatwar]

It’s on our Patreon.

[@Crk6890]

​@@historyatwarOk Thank You

[@umairahmad9151]

The best thing I learnt from these videos is the professionalism, strategic planning and bravery of armies involved in this great conflict. Previously, I was familiar with Nazi Germany, Hitler, Holocaust, and American atomic bombs only.

[@TheTexasmick]

It's hard not to learn about the "holocaust" with all the "holocaust museums" popping up everywhere. We'll be lucky to avoid them for the next 150 years if we can. Every time I open up my computer, I see something about the "holocaust." Did anything else happen in WW II ???

[@jimpool7780]

NO, 20 milliion people murdered by NAZI Germany,

[@TheYeti308]

Belted that one out ; @ HAW , Good Work . !

[@RagnarLothbrok2222]

Brave and good men!

[@philipbriney4430]

The Leaping Horseman.

[@william.h7594]

You should do a video on the Ostbatallion!

[@volvo1354]

the Germans had to press other soldiers into infantry roles, particularly combat engineers, soldiers not trained as infantrymen. this action exacted a larger toll upon untrained troops.

[@mikesbaseballcards]

What a waste. Should have stopped at the banks of the Volga n formed defensive positions. Should have known Soviet reinforcements were coming from the east. Haha..saw footage of North Africa there.

[@pazparish6112]

Every last one of them german boys is a hero God bless every 1 of em

[@jacquespopelier2957]

Respect!

[@conceptalfa]

👍👍👍

[@alexfromboston8303]

Bless you heroes for defending Europe from Bolshevism.

[@johnelliott7375]

Glad to be back to see what the other side of my family in the homeland did. Great evening and enjoy your weekend. Thank God for your time, help, and work on the subject matter and facts. I know that it a good source of the truth and fact

[@somoscuantos3069]

Ah! the homeland, yeah! Any plans to go back there soon?

[@THINKincessantly]

How close were they to actually taking Stalingrad?

[@garysline5501]

The 6th army had 9 tenths of Stalingrad captured. They were oh so close. A brutal winter no winter clothes and horrible supply lines spelled their end. Hitler as commander and chief was the real problem.

[@gordonfleming458]

Well you reaped the wind so we sowed the whirlwind

[@tiagomonteiro130]

Don't worry the Germans got their revenge and they don't even have to do anything have fun watching society collapsing with you're ww3, lgbtq, diversity social credit system, and elites like Joe Biden, and Bill gates feeding you cancer meat the Germans are laughing from heaven

[@stilicho8762]

All in Valhalla now

[@jpmtlhead39]

Stalingrad was a long Brutal Meat Grinder,but in terms of Sheer Ferocity and death toll/ for the few weeks of that battle,the Battle for Berlim was the most Violent and brutal. The Germans Losses on those 4,5 weeks by % were way far superior to any battle of the war. The complete chaos and a total Berserk environment,must have been a real Hell on Earth.

[@Occident.]

I think the Battle of Budapest was probably the most savage of world war 2. Closely followed by Konigsberg. Battles of Berlin, Memel, Breslau were all savage costly battles too.

[@jpmtlhead39]

@@Occident. no,Berlim for its Sheer size and the sheer Numbers of people involved ( including hundreds of thousands of civilians), close combat in every street,door to door,13,14 year kid kids running around with Panzerfausts,old man with greanades and rifles,and Hundreds of Russian tanks on those narrow streets,a Storm of steel and death. Just for the Numbers of casualties from both sides,you can have a glimse how extremely brutal and Deadly the battle was. Nothing cames closer.

[@barryrammer7906]

Dont forget the American Marines island hoping campaign. Very brutal also. No quater asked none given. Nothing campares to those 2 campaigns. Germans in Berlin and Eastern front. Americans on those islands and Japanese were brutal.

[@jpmtlhead39]

@@barryrammer7906 There is not comparation...we are talking abaut Battles with 300.000 + plus casualties,and more. Complete Meat grinders,the Eastern Front

[@colinb8103]

There were no SS troops in Stalingrad ,its a load of bollox

[@historyatwar]

We didn’t say that? The 24th Panzer Division were not SS. They were normal Heer.

[@tareqkhan-cv3cq]

If Hitler had not made the blunder of undertaking Operation Barbarossa!

[@tiagomonteiro130]

What choice did he have the Soviets were about to invade Europe themselves something they have planned for years

[@globalpropertyinvestment]

Stalin was planning on attacking the Reich so he didn't really have a choice tbh.

[@barryb83110]

In hindsight, it appears that Hitler as a political and military leader was an extraordinarily bad idea.

[@dhss333]

How about a Soviet Div. History?!

[@historyatwar]

We made a video about the best Soviet snipers but unfortunately it didn’t do too well, most soviet divisions are known and well published, with a lot of German divisions it’s still very unknown to most.

[@gordonfleming458]

What about the Scottish divisions after all we kicked your ass ☝️

[@1945tigers]

They got what was coming to them.

[@mikeswilp6001]

Brave and True statement ! Thank you !

[@tiagomonteiro130]

The keyboard NAFO, Tankie LGBTQ redditor i have found him finally glory to the Wehrmacht who tryed to stop you cucks from ruining the world

[@Nellis202]

It would test the mettle of all soldiers …….. including the Russians right, or they just don’t count. After all, they did prove to be of better mettle.

[@historyatwar]

Absolutely, it was horrific for all

[@BlueSteel331]

**mettle*

[@Nellis202]

@@BlueSteel331yes, I stand corrected. When typing , on this tablet of mine, it automatically substitutes the word and is easily overlooked. Thanks for bringing my oversight to my attention and now , it’s corrected.

[@bikerz3857]

Russians didn't count then or now.

[@johnelliott7375]

​@@historyatwarhave a letter from Uncle combatting Frost bite and the Russians. -40 °F can't get warm. Permanent cold and frozen. God bless your family, country and Christ.

[@royroach5328]

RIP! Your honor will forever be true!

[@MACLAD6666]

Nice liked it good video, good story of soldiers fighting until there is nothing left to fight with and you have to surrender, please remember these were soldiers fighting for their country as they saw it just like you would if it really came to it. And yes it was different it was facist's taking over blaming others, sound familure.

[@grimmevol4344]

only thing I dont like about your video's is 2 different people narrating it, the voice change is kind of annoying, doesnt matter which person does the voice, just pick one of you

[@historyatwar]

Noted 📝