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Step back in time with our latest historical exploration as we delve into the intriguing and lesser-known chapter of World War II - The SS Werewolves: Havoc Behind Allied Lines. Unearth the covert operations and clandestine activities of this elusive group as they wreaked havoc in the shadows, posing a formidable challenge to the Allied forces. Join us on a journey through the untold stories of deception, and the complexities that unfolded during this tumultuous period in history. Gain insight into the strategies employed by the SS Werewolves and the impact they had on the Allied war effort. Don't miss this riveting account that sheds light on the lesser-explored aspects of World War II, offering a fresh perspective on the challenges faced by both sides in the conflict. Subscribe now for a captivating and educational experience that brings history to life.
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[@historyatwar]

@Israelisnotourfriendno, accidentally duplicated the audio file, was having some issues with audacity my software during the end. My apologies 🤝

[@GaryFlynn-od7hg]

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[@HeatherDavis-k9b]

Ooohrah!

[@margaretwood152]

"1 Man's *_Enemy_* is another Man's *_Allie_* ~&~ 1 Man's *TERR0RlST* is another Man's *_FREEDOM FIGHTER."_*

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Coffee in hand, and 50 minutes historyatwar video! Good Monday after all 👍🏼

[@historyatwar]

Awesome 🫡🤝

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Love these audios

[@Burstix]

Next time use a cup! I usually do unless I run out of cups, then I too will use my hand for coffee :) 😂 🎉

[@Matt-h2d]

@brustix Top tier dad joke. Love it 😂

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You need a cigarette with that coffee, 🚬.

[@rbilleaud]

The werewolves were really only a very minor nuisance in the last days of the war. Part of the problem was that such guerilla groups don't function well under a centralized command structure. Himmler and Preutzman wanted to exert control from above and that's not how groups like this work. Secondly, there was a great deal of confusion. The S.S. saw the Werewolves as an underground group fighting in plain clothes while the high command saw them as uniformed soldiers forming auxiliary formations. Recruits who joined thinking it was a legal military operations often backed out when it was explained this was not the case and if captured would not be allowed the same treatment as POWs. Furthermore, Himmler and Goebbels did not coordinate regarding the formation and purpose of the Werewolves, leading to further confusion. The whole thing was, as the British would say, a right cockup.

[@HeatherDavis-k9b]

Or as we in the USN like to refer to a situation as being 'all hosed up.'

[@th.burggraf7814]

I'm from Southern Bavaria, near the Austrian border. Every other year, a lucky metal detectorist stumbles across one of those WW2 weapon caches here.

[@historyatwar]

Oh wow!

[@tylershannon6593]

Out of curiosity, are these areas haunted at all?

[@th.burggraf7814]

@@tylershannon6593 personally, I haven't noticed anything spooky here yet, but for someone particularly susceptible to ghost stories, this might be the place to be. 😉

[@GrazynaCyroń]

my grandpa had stahlhelm on his fence for more than 60 years after war

[@GrazynaCyroń]

oberschlesien

[@Mymkz1]

I need more knowledge 📖! More videos! Your story-telling and accent hypnotize my brain! More deep dives! Mark Felton is another excellent channel! Love the long version. ❤❤❤❤

[@historyatwar]

Thank you so much mate, plenty of more stuff in the works at the moment🤝

[@Tanatos741]

Wërwolf Units! What’s an amazing story

[@jonathannixon8652]

Is it amazing to you because of what they did? or just the whole presentation of the historical account? †

[@jonathans9537]

It’s amazing how strong their will to fight was.

[@ellanceo6666]

Similar to the 2nd Division

[@cdybft9050]

They didn’t do much cause they did not really exist. But Americans freak out over paranoia/propaganda very easy - especially now. Americans do not understand why anyone would not want their “democracy”

[@GrazynaCyroń]

​@@jonathans9537brainwashed. The more intelligent people fleed from wehrmacht and other units

[@MeALG.]

Everything the history Channel wanted to be in the early 2000s.

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Absolutely love this channel

[@DikeSniper_16]

If u don't mind me asking what time did u have ur coffee? Just curious cause I want one at night now lol better not

[@localfatty4364]

It really is chilling how a few people can control the many like that

[@warwarneverchanges4937]

We have not changed we learn nothing from history people are stupid. I recently encounterd a person that culd not get it into his head why a US soldier was still emotional about his first kill, he got 5 Germans with one grenade, my refrence was 2:42 not exactly what they expected to come up against, anyway the person claimed Germany had no boy soldiers, but I digress

[@AspergerSeparatist]

Cool it with the antisemitism.

[@GeorgeKilly]

Your detail is always so good man

[@BenHale-hi5zh]

Fanatical to the core 😮

[@promnightdumpsterbaby9553]

You would be, too.

[@MtnCaveDweller]

Based

[@GrazynaCyroń]

​@@promnightdumpsterbaby9553it depends

[@sozialistischespatientenko3797]

The Werwolf was by no means only inspired by the myth of Werewolves. The name goes back to a novel by the poet Herman Löns, "Der Wehrwolf", which describes a community of farmers during the Thirty Years' War who defend themselves against invading foreign soldiers. Even the sign, the wolfsangel, is used in this novel. Please note that "Wehrwolf" and "Werwolf" are pronounced exactly the same in German. As far as I know, this book, as well as works by Karl May, were compulsory reading for future Werwölfe.

[@NorthbyWest]

That is absolutely correct. I have the book of Löns. Also the original Werevolves by Charles Whiting is recommendable.

[@TheMichigander616]

No such thing as junk DNA look at your family crest from 150_200 years ago 😮

[@DensityMatrix1]

Patton wanted to use the Werewolfs, the SS and the Wehrmacht to fight the Bolsheviks

[@daemondost7168]

...they already were throughout the entire war, if he wanted them to fight the bolsheviks, why invade and destroy Germany?

[@DensityMatrix1]

@@daemondost7168 Patton towards the end of the war said something to the effect of “ We have been fighting the wrong people”. He realized that the Soviets were as bad or worse than the Germans, so leaving Eastern Europe under Soviet control was a failure.

[@folkishappalachian6827]

@@DensityMatrix1worse* the Red Terror killed several times the amount long before, during, and even after the German events. The soviets even performed a genocide against many Afghan tribes intentionally, and the Kremlin documented it. The Kremlin also documented their genocide against the Crimean Tartars, and documented its mass deportation of Chechens, and other ethnically based hate crimes.

[@mrveritas700]

He knew the Germans were our brothers. Not the enemy. FACTS ARE FACTS. THEY CARE NOT ABOUT YOUR FEELINGS

[@jed-henrywitkowski6470]

The immigrant painter ought to have left Poles and other Ethnic Europeans alone, as all Ethnic Europeans had...have the same enemies. @@daemondost7168

[@forrestpatterson6053]

The entire video I kept thinking “so they were just terrorists” and then you hit the nail on the head.

[@folkishappalachian6827]

Insurgents* there is a difference between definitions, source? My BA 3.8/4/0, and MA,3.9/4.0 with completed thesis. Insurgents are long term fighters striking military targets, etc, even government officials. Terrorists strike typically civilians in random attacks ideologically motivated. The lines can get blurry so I fully understand the confusion, but an example is that the Taliban were insurgents, while ISIS was a terrorist organization. Hope that helps.

[@forrestpatterson6053]

@@folkishappalachian6827 … yeah actually that did help. Thanks for clarifying.

[@stevensole1909]

The allies said the French insurgencies were freedom fighters when they opposed the German occupation. But the double standard set in when they said the German insurgencies were terrorists when the allies occupied Germany.

[@OwenJames-bb7mi]

Always wanted ti learn more about these

[@sg.slbsfrlt]

Thanks for your hard work and effort that you put in those videos.

[@historyatwar]

Thank you so much Sergio🤝

[@diddlethepoodle4812]

Awesome doc. excellent story telling, kept me interested thru whole doc. Well done sir. Really impressed. For a picture in time documentary this was remarkable. Captivating til the end.

[@historyatwar]

Thank you very much mate🤝

[@diddlethepoodle4812]

@@historyatwar very welcome. Got my sub. Look forward to more!

[@BenThomaa]

Brilliant stuff

[@jasonmussett2129]

Best video I' ve seen on the Werewolves. Good stuff👍

[@historyatwar]

Thank you! 🤝

[@popechucky]

I’m doing the ‘binge watch’, and absolutely love your content👍🥰👍

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How you deal with youtube advertisements?

[@historyatwar]

Thank you! Appreciate it🤝

[@areyoutheregoditsmedave]

very good video. and a very interesting subject. just subbed.

[@HandyMan657]

Well done documentary, and no AI, or very good AI. Thank you for posting it. Subbed

[@historyatwar]

Thanks. Glad to have you here🤝

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Wow! Outstanding work. Thank you and looking forward to the future of this Chanel. ❤💯

[@historyatwar]

Thank you very much Cliff, Glad to have you here🤝

[@LexTomas-jl1lf]

Awesome video so far

[@angelosantiago6155]

Did i just watched German officers given iron cross do kids? That boy was like 15 at the most..unreal! But i love these type of documentaries, very interesting, how fanatical were these werewolf units..i mean i understand that you love your country and stuff but i that point you have to realize you are completely lost and any person that you take his life is total murder if you catch my drift but is so interesting to see how their minds are functioning...anyways let me stop here i got carry away like always lol...thanks for the documentary SR well done!

[@DannyPepprs]

Excellent documentary !! Thanks !

[@historyatwar]

Thank you Danny🤝

[@sg.slbsfrlt]

Thanks for the effort you pit while making these videos,keep posting❤

[@historyatwar]

thank you :)

[@JimLock-o4g]

Mate this is really good!! 😅

[@historyatwar]

Thanks! 😁

[@dirkd7510]

If anyone is in to alternate History I recommend "Harry Turtledove man with the iron heart", The Rienhard Heydrich asasination fails, he then goes on to lead a Guerilla movement called the "Were wolves" against the Allies occupation of Germany in 1945.

[@modelobagz5183]

Great video. Also, the vpn ad was pretty cool how it went with the topic haha.

[@wm5297]

The "hastily drawn" swastika is called the Wolfsangle, or "Wolf's hook" and is based on an ancient Germanic rune. The peasant novel the "War Wolf" by Hermann Loens is a big inspiration behind Operation Werewolf. It was a about an insurgent resistance against Marauders during the 30 Years War. The original cover of the novel featured the Wolfsangle on the cover.

[@Eric-kn4yn]

Wolf trap ?

[@NordicHyperborean]

Need to learn this lesson to not repeat this in round two

[@hazed1009]

You fool. Lol

[@kevinmarker-cz3bx]

The zealots of any cause are a force to be reckoned with.

[@androsbasileus1682]

Man, this is so sick. I haven't heard much about this unit whatsoever.

[@KH-wy7le]

Really? There has been books about this rag tag collection since the 70s at least?

[@marclayne9261]

The Biddiscombe book is essential ......

[@LuminOriginal]

Very interesting

[@velociraptorimperator4299]

Author Harry Turtledove's alternate historical fiction novel, 'The Man with the Iron Heart' postulates the survival of SS General Reinhard Heydrich during the assassination attempt made on him in 1942 ,who then goes on to lead the post-war National Socialist Resistance Movement with a deadly and ruthless efficiency.

[@tagekoolander]

Harry Turtledove is great

[@SanitysVoid]

I think the whole werewolf concept would have worked great. Look at the trouble Iraq gave us and they did not even have forests and mountains. They should have better prepared for this years before hand with stashing supplies all over Bavaria.

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Thank you private internet access!!

[@hazed1009]

Overall a superb documentary. I learned an awful lot about the subject I wasn't aware of and I found your narration to be enthralling whilst being fair and impartial, unpredjudiced in its evocation of a , let's be honest , a thrilling and mysterious story and set of fairly misunderstood events. Quite excellent sir, impressive, and I honestly think this could be aired on mainstream TV without doubt or indeed any further editing.

[@historyatwar]

Thank you mate, glad you enjoyed and learnt something new🤝

[@elenivargis126]

I'd never heard of the SS Werewolves before - V interesting. Thx!

[@SeanMyers-id1so]

Nice!!😊

[@JimDetz]

This was insane! Amazing

[@JohnWeber-vu4vi]

This was an awesome account of the Nazis guerilla fighters ( werewolves ) in post war Germany, bro ! I'm glad I found your channel and you've definitely got a new sub. 👍🏼😎

[@historyatwar]

Thank you John! Glad to have you here🤝

[@MickyChowMein69]

Partizan fighters have to make use of cells, strict "need to know" and must have autonomy to conduct operations. It's ridiculous to have a centralised organisation. Even I can see that wouldn't work. At all.

[@inout3513]

Some channel awesome content

[@ChrisRaine.]

You repeat the same quote at 45:14. This was a very interesting and informative video that I’m glad I watched! Edit; I just read the reply above, should have done that before I said the same thing!

[@historyatwar]

Thank you :) , yes I accidentally duplicated the audio file mistake while editing, do apologies!

[@ChrisRaine.]

@@historyatwarNo need to apologise, it was still a great watch!

[@margaretwood152]

[👼|😈] "One Man's *_Enemy_* is another Man's *_Allie_* ~&~ One Man's *TERR0RlST* is another Man's *_FREEDOM FIGHTER."_*

[@ScottGibbs-x7w]

Thank you

[@grantdeancommons5390]

Interesting to watch this

[@elizabethcanavan3755]

Great video,interesting how the Nazi mindset considered the difference in the Western Allies and the Soviets,that they would implement a guerrilla war against the Allies ,but were acutely aware that the Soviets would not take any of that type of shit.

[@OMLT2010]

Sehr gut ! Vielen Dank.

[@jamesbodnarchuk3322]

Interesting

[@oleriis-vestergaard6844]

Patton said it and Churchill said - lets us turn Every able german soldier around towards the Red Army and lets us get rid of this monster now ! , Around those lines the cold war started

[@fatrambo73]

Patton suggested it and Churchill agreed? Yes? I had never heard this. Imagine the Cold War never happened would we be ahead in our technology

[@michaelwhitman1247]

My dude what happened to your Battle of Crete/Monte Casino and Faces of WW2 music videos, you need to upload them again ❤

[@jimomaha7809]

The wolfsangel sign seen on many houses probably had nothing to do with werewolf organisation. Dating back to medieval times. The wolfsangel was actually a two part trap for killing wolves. The drawing of this part of the trap at times was used to mark property. Drawn at houses, not only in Germany, was to fend of evil. Some nazi used it claiming it to be a nordic runen of seems he needed a extra runnen for his musical theories. Thus seen as a nazi symbol.

[@MrMickthemonster]

Now This is how to narrate.. I'm riveted .

[@zillsburyy1]

i got the dvd NAZI GUERILLAS from the history channel when they were still great

[@trianglewhips]

All those Germans are kids. The western allies were fighting kids LMAO

[@aftershock2222]

Verboten is a 1959 American war movie by Samuel Fuller about the werwolves. Clips are here on KZbin.

[@Hadrada.]

2.48 Looked like the allies cut the top of his head off Poor young warrior

[@thebadstation8416]

Probably just a head injury

[@CrackinJacks138]

Geil Alta, danke

[@premutus64]

Greets from Werwolf

[@ShellShock11C]

That footage at 0:50 in, I've seen that before. I've always felt bad for that kid in the glasses. I wonder if he survived the downfall. I cant recall where I saw the footage though. Anyone have any more info on it? It's always interested me.

[@TheGhostofCarlSchmitt]

from the wording and flow of the text, i am 100% certain that the script for this video was made with a language model and most likely ChatGPT

[@ShitterMcGavin]

Man....I watch this stuff everyday and it never gets old. Great vid!

[@historyatwar]

thanks! :)

[@FulhamboyH]

Better than the french resistance 👍

[@gian3716]

Broo, why did you turn off the comments on the video of futage of the SS?

[@marvwatkins7029]

A clever commercial.

[@timoakes450]

Forrest Brothers-writ large?

[@berrymcockiner3906]

Dang 50 mins

[@historyatwar]

We going deep today 🫡

[@yuppy1967]

Interesting, so what happened to them?

[@Sean-cz77]

It never amounted to anything. Trust me, you think if was actually formed a put in effective practice, the allies wouldn't've cared to document it more in history in the political reformation of Germany.

[@glucarelli]

Saw an interview with Mel brooks years ago, he talked about being one of the soldiers who was involved in rounding up the werewolves at the end of the war....

[@marcussmith4913]

The Nazis had all the cool uniforms and names. I mean come on how rad is it that they had a battalion of soldiers called werewolves. Thats scary shit.

[@oldViking66]

Werewolf speech? Are you talking about the Total War speech?

[@SeanMyers-id1so]

Yeeeeaaaaa

[@hectorcelaya8225]

why does 2:22 it look just like azov batallion logo

[@DenSchimmige]

Gives Uwuuuuuu a totally different meaning ^^

[@rheinhardtgrafvonthiesenha8185]

Something tells me the guy in the thumbnail wasn’t in the SS

[@jean-francoislemieux5509]

you are missing a last chapter on the subject, how many were hanged for their crimes ?

[@JakeConny12]

🎉

[@StephLyons-s7e]

Something that has always bothered me about WW2 and the war crimes that Japan had committed and faced absolutely no consequences even having the gall to complain about the treatment of Japanese Americans during the war. This victim mentality is really hard to comprehend. Sure some Japanese Americans were treated harshly and lost their homes and freedoms for the duration of the war. But let's ask how the Japanese were treating pow and Americans abroad. Arguably they were more sadistic and brutal in their treatment of people especially the Chinese. They also attacked us and started the whole thing. So yeah if you were a Japanese person in 1941/45 you might have been inconvenienced and your feelings were probably hurt. But that's far better than being starved and beaten and forced to walk hundreds of miles barefoot in 105 degree weather through the jungle randomly being shot or beheaded with a sword or beaten to death with a rock , if you were female you could face being assaulted to death by dozens of Japanese men using swords to disembowel you . Or maybe you were used as a test dummie for horrible disease and infection and different ways people can be killed in war. Also when they complain about us dropping the bombs on innocent civilians surprising them , that's bs. They were warned for weeks every day dropping leaflets that we are going to drop a bomb so you should leave now. But they didn't and they died. If we hadn't dropped the bomb millions more people would have been killed in war. So if anything they should be apologizing and repaying everyone they killed or tortured. Not these teenage 6th generation Asian people who are claiming their victims and have generation PTSD is absolutely disgusting and absurd. War is brutal , they got off easily and still complain. We need Trump back.

[@jamessharpe6699]

This may be great if not for the greed of the owner having to have a advertisement every 3 minutes

[@marcelomarcelo2695]

RUHN DEN HELDEN

[@yuppy1967]

Germany had chemical and even, according to many sources, atomic weapons. Why were they not used in the last days of the war? If they had, in conjunction with the werewolves, wunderwaffen and fanatical resistance with underground facilities, the last days of the war could have looked a lot different. Almost seems the war ended early, but why? There is something else that happened in the last days, the end was just a distraction in my opinion.

[@MzLunaCee]

Not enough of anything; no fuel for jets, V weapons were an expensive own goal, no Command and Control structure, Werewolf was a dream and the morale to continue a lost cause was non-existent.

[@Jordan-ey5vd]

Due to Hitlers own experience during WW1 with Chemical weapons he forbid the use of them. Germany had a stockpile of Sarin Gas which even when asked to use against the Russians in Stalingrad he refused.

[@paulschultz2751]

Great video buy unwatchable with incessant adds every 4 minutes.

[@mikecamp486]

Otto scorznazy was a genius but evil even when he was defense minister of egypt

[@krissaberhagen]

that cow.

[@shawnwhite2120]

👍👍💯

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👍🏼👍🏼

[@shabbabaptiste36]

Word to myself never watch any English 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 documentary about the world wars two

[@FieldDay-cj3tv]

Kinsman

[@builditright9923]

Bro I don't think this werewolf thing is real brother. I think it was more of a plan than something tangible.

[@IAmBeanz1]

It was real, as this video states. it's clearly just a group of a few crazy and fanatics.

[@dmzabo3914]

Safe to say...all those German Werewolves are no longer walking this earth in a human body anymore. Imagine the ones that weren't caught or maybe brought to some sort of Justice.

[@richardsimms251]

“Fanatically loyal” means crazy to me.

[@EricHunk-k9t]

😮

[@fartingdog20]

Sounds like todays WEF

[@HansJuips]

😊😊

[@lordeden2732]

Mainly Hitler youth

[@nothing-b2n]

Go away