One AMERICAN vs 50 GERMANS! | Incredible Medal of Honor Battle | WW2 Normandy

[@thehistoryexplorer]

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[@janetslicer3637]

Great story of one American hero. It is amazing to actually see where specific actions took place and see the memorials the French and others placed there in their honor. It is a privilege to watch and remember these heros from 80+ years ago. Thank you for all of your efforts Rob. A grateful American. 🇺🇲

[@thehistoryexplorer]

You are very welcome! Thank you so much for the kind feedback

[@davidlavigne207]

I am so appreciative of your taking the time to film the ground as you walk along. As I doubt I'll ever get to go there myself, this is one way for me to experience it. As a former soldier, I can truly now understand what an incredible feat of arms this was. A one man attack against such odds; it was a miracle that he survived to take the position and capture 35 enemy soldiers as well. Sad that he didn't survive the war, but such men seldom do.

[@thehistoryexplorer]

Thank you for the excellent comment, you are very welcome for the video and I'm so glad you enjoy these.

[@Virgilhinkletrash]

​@thehistoryexplorer Yes, you do a great job at making the landscape clear. As an American, I really appreciate your efforts

[@serpentines6356]

🙏💜🌿🙏💜🌿🙏💜

[@zulutgseta8276]

At 6:17 . Even the cow join a war too 😆 Rip cow

[@luciemarinov129]

Thank goodness for this amazing documentary, honoring a great American hero!

[@thehistoryexplorer]

@@luciemarinov129 thank you so much! For some reason this video isn’t being shown to anyone by KZbin. I swear anything patriotic is being suppressed

[@sabii416]

Great detailed history of a true hero. Your walkthrough of these events on D-day was very informative. Thank you for bringing this man's life into remembrance today. "Lest we forget"

[@thehistoryexplorer]

Glad you enjoyed it. Thank you my friend

[@alcatraz3539]

I watch a lot of your videos. My father was in the armoured corp during WW2 and fought in the Ardennes and Arnhem amongst other places. He very rarely said much about any of it. Being in my sixties now I dread to think about the loss of life and the emotional damage done to those fortunate enough to return home. Now I know he was.

[@thehistoryexplorer]

Thank you for sharing your story and for leaving such kind feedback on the video. I really appreciate it

[@serpentines6356]

It's amazing how some guys saw the worst of war, and survived. As difficult as it was on them, I think of all the guys who didn't make it back would want their buddies to be happy, grateful they made it, and live a full life. Blessings to all. 🙏💜🌿🙏💜🌿🙏💜🌿

[@Peter-o7f]

What a soldier and a brave man... will always be the greatest generation in my opinion

[@thehistoryexplorer]

I completely agree, although recently I’ve been tempted to say ‘the greatest generation, so far’ 😉

[@BarryMcFarland-i5x]

Cannot imagine the current generation pulling together like they did. Unimaginable.

[@thehistoryexplorer]

@ agreed!

[@WeWereSoldiersChannel]

Loving your work HE. The way you explain these events is so accessible and easy to follow. God bless Frank Peregory

[@thehistoryexplorer]

Thank you! Appreciate the kind feedback buddy

[@creaturafauna]

I grew up in Albemarle County, Va., I had no idea Frank Peregory ever existed. Thank you for sharing his courageous story.

[@thehistoryexplorer]

Thanks for listening! I only wish more people got to see this video but for whatever reason YT isn’t sharing it

[@Virgilhinkletrash]

Thank you for bringing honor to these great men

[@waterpongo6975]

Brilliant video Rob. I love WW2 History ever since I was a child but I really love understanding what happened in the past so we can prevent it in the future! Send me that mug! :)

[@thehistoryexplorer]

Awesome. Thank you for sharing my friend

[@thenextbondvillainklaussch3266]

This was Excellent 👍 10/10 Subbed

[@thehistoryexplorer]

Glad you enjoyed it! I hope you check out my other long form videos too

[@Formula1875]

Great story and thank you.

[@thehistoryexplorer]

Thank you for watching!

[@417jumps3]

Brilliant video!!!!! Thanks as always for the effort! Normally I’d sneak in a nice American cuss word but it wouldn’t be appropriate for this video!! I’m a Marine and every 11-10-2024 (USMC Birthday) I toast with a cigar but this year I’ll toast Frank Peregory with a drink as well!! Thanks to you!!!!

[@thehistoryexplorer]

Outstanding! Thank you so much for the kind feedback. Semper Fi 🫡 💪

[@417jumps3]

@ you’re absolutely welcome!! Love the vids but the research that goes into making the vids is what really stands out!!!! Thanks for that!! I’ll be sure to drop an F-bomb in another vid!! It’ll be a surprise though!!! 😁😁

[@Strength-in-Union]

Ahhh... those manly smells of cigar smoke, whisky (no E!)... and leather (from your neck). 😉

[@mrrw1936]

loving your work. I would love the history traveler mug as I've been into history (especially second world war history) since I can remember.I especially love understanding the smaller evetns from a soldier focus and no the general/government level

[@thehistoryexplorer]

Thank you very much buddy. You’re very welcome

[@Rnst29Special]

Thanks about the great history video, very informative for new generation, i hope new generation dont forgeting about the history

[@napierlines6977]

Fantastic! Love these videos Rob. I'd love the history exlplorer mug and the reason I enjoy SWW history is because I have family who served in Africa and Italy. Big fan of the channel

[@thehistoryexplorer]

Appreciate you brother!

[@rickbrown7287]

Rob is it? Hopefully i can remember that. Should be easy for me, that was my twin brothers name and my best friend in highschool. (Robert) I like to call someone i respect by their name even if i dont know them personally. The details you uncover for your videos is what makes your channel the best. Thank You for keeping the worlds GREATEST generation:s memory alive. Keep Doing What Your Doing! Safe Travels To You Brother! ✌️😎 My hat is off to you.

[@thehistoryexplorer]

That you very much Rick!

[@PAS_2020]

Frank Peregory had to be operating on surging adrenaline to be able to jump ALONE into such a daunting fortified trench 13:12 it is almost beyond belief! I so wanted to hear a different outcome - that Frank Peregory had lived to receive his Medal of Honor.

[@thehistoryexplorer]

@@PAS_2020 terribly sad isn’t it. He must have been so scared but pumping full of adrenaline at the same time. I can’t imagine running towards machine guns. What I also find sad is that this video is being suppressed by KZbin, with the lowest number of impressions I’ve ever had. I’m convinced anything patriotic is being hidden.

[@NDB469]

Great video, very interesting story.

[@thehistoryexplorer]

Glad you enjoyed it and thank you very much

[@johnhalley974]

Great video as always..

[@thehistoryexplorer]

Thank you very much, really appreciate the feedback

[@Strength-in-Union]

Another fine production, Buddy. An excellent example of the stubborn determination of but one brave man, on a day of much bravery. As you, I, and very many of your viewers know, there are multiple examples of incredible selflessness and bravery which are never rewarded, or even recorded. I take nothing from the reconition of this brave soul's actions, and am pleased he was awarded the highest recognition. Without your video, very few people will have known of Sgt Peregory - so we are all grateful for you sharing his story. His agressive fighting spirit was no one-off action, and sadly he was killed when doing the same again. Are these heroes supermen? Are these heroes snarling cigar-chomping muscle men? No. These are ordinary men doing extraordinary deeds. We are grateful to them all. As for the mug... you've never got the brews in yet - so there's no hope there 😂 Seriously - to all other viewers - I have purchased a large mug (the mug for men!). It is great, and proudly sits in my office. I recommend it highly 👌🏻 Remember - the merch profits go into Rob's coming productions. He makes these videos for us. Through these, we learn about the less well-known (or unknown!) stories. A lot of time and affort is put into the study, planning and production of these - and all in his own time, whist holding down a very demanding job. I am confident the thousands who love to Explore History would love to raise a HE mug to toast Sgt Peregory, and to every video released by the HE.

[@thehistoryexplorer]

Thank you very much my friend. Really appreciate the kind feedback and the endorsement. Sadly this video is the worst performing video I’ve ever made!

[@Strength-in-Union]

​@@thehistoryexplorerDon't worry - everyone has an 'off' day. Am sure Rommel felt the same! 😂

[@popnmeg]

Brilliant what a man , great research and video excellent 👍

[@thehistoryexplorer]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for the algo boosting comment too!

[@johnsimms4501]

Excellent video.

[@thehistoryexplorer]

Thank you very much!

[@sofikulhussain1572]

I am a proud indian🇮🇳, but i feel so sad that ww1, ww2 happened in past... And so many brave soldiers gave their utmost sacrifices. Salute to those real heros. And you can't send me the mug, cause I am in India 🇮🇳. 😊

[@thehistoryexplorer]

Thank you my friend. I have committed to send it anywhere in the world!

[@abdulkareemaltahmi2103]

Recordarlos con respeto y gratitud. 😢😢

[@cheryalhussain975]

It’s great video. History is of wars that speak of the dominance of powerful men that left there names etched infamy. Many unnamed young men who passed on fighting strategies of older men, and some who left there names etched in history.

[@thehistoryexplorer]

Glad you enjoyed it 👍

[@Peace2U-ec6es]

Rob is it worth doing a story on Audie Murphy? When I was a kid I remember seeing the movie "To Hell and back." He went on to a career in movies doing Westerns, but I'd like to know more about what earned him the MOH without the Hollywood twist. Cheers!

[@thehistoryexplorer]

I’d love to! I plan on visiting Colmar next year

[@Peace2U-ec6es]

@@thehistoryexplorer Awesome. It'll be Great! Cheers

[@NormanChester882]

Good to see your face young man, 🫡🇺🇸🪖

[@ggtt2547]

Wait, if he was advancing alone, what did he do with all those who surrendered before moving on?

[@JoeLukes]

Exactly. Or how were the details even verified?

[@NDB469]

Fog of war, confusion. Mind you if you’re in a trench and thinking you’ve got your area covered, than some enemy soldier charges in during all that chaos, you may be inclined to surrender considering the enemy presence and the shear audacity of the one soldier! You’d probably think there’s more coming! Also he was within sight of his unit so a few others probably followed behind and witnessed the events, and helped corral the enemy prisoners. Good to note that some of the defenders of Normandy were polish and Czech Republic troops forced into the German army so they’d be inclined to surrender a lot easier sometimes, not that the invaders weren’t facing some top notch German soldiers as the battle for Normandy progressed.

[@JoeLukes]

@@NDB469 Never heard of foreign troops being forced into the German army. What is your evidence?

[@ShaOrna]

A comment to fight the algorithm overlords.

[@thehistoryexplorer]

Very much appreciated!

[@SaugatNembangOfficial]

One gurkha 200 Japanese soldiers 🇳🇵🇬🇧

[@NicolasTheondine]

10:00 Maybe the situation was slightly different that it is. The roads were narrower and made of earth, often bordered by a ditch and an embankment and almost always hedges. German positions were also probably hided by hedges. Still exposed anyway.

[@thehistoryexplorer]

The pictures of the German position show it right on the top of the hill

[@bialylandrynek]

Szacunek💪👍 polecam wszystkim zapoznać się z miejscem rozpoczęcia 2 wojny miasto Gdańsk w północnej Polsce plac Westerplatte. Na wprowadzenie zachęcam do przesłuchania utworu: Sabaton - 40:1

[@thehistoryexplorer]

I’ll be there next year my friend!

[@marze904]

One American vs 50 Germans 300 Greeks vs 300 million Persians 10 English vs 10 million Indians ... History is written by the conquerors😕

[@thehistoryexplorer]

You think the US we’re trying by to conquer Europe?

[@marze904]

@thehistoryexplorer vs Germans Not Europe.

[@maverick4177]

Issued a medal of honour? You mean awarded, medals are earned not issued

[@thehistoryexplorer]

Correct. My mistake my friend, it wasn’t intentional 🙏

[@NormanChester882]

Lots of commercials today

[@thehistoryexplorer]

I only added one commercial from the sponsor, KZbin will add the other unfortunately

[@NormanChester882]

@thehistoryexplorer there seems to be a lot about the presidential election in the United States

[@zulutgseta8276]

Oh. You mean a "One American vs 50 germans" in Wings of Heroes, right?. 😁

[@thehistoryexplorer]

You’ve submitted trolling commmets on a number of videos. You’ll have to try harder

[@ni_cery]

Can you make a video about the atrocities committed by the victorious powers? It feels like you never learn anything about them anywhere, but there have been more and more documentaries showing them during the war and afterwards. Most of them without criminal prosecution.

[@thehistoryexplorer]

Care to give me an example? I hope you agree my videos are pretty balanced and I feature both sides

[@johnsimms4501]

No dude. The victors write history.

[@glennpetree8554]

You are an abysmal ass.

[@ni_cery]

@@thehistoryexplorer www.youtube.com/@AuftragGeschichte This channel deals with these kinds of stories. I think it's quite educational to look at both sides and also to show the less popular sides. So that's fine for me. I'm just afraid that kind of thing isn't well received elsewhere.

[@karatekumiteodisha5111]

One american vs 50 Germans ❌ one indian vs 350 chinese ✔️

[@thehistoryexplorer]

Huh?

[@allencollins6031]

👍👍👍

[@thehistoryexplorer]

Thanks for the original comment Allen, I had to remove the original video and re-upload but I did catch your comment yesterday.

[@allencollins6031]

@thehistoryexplorer Its all good Rob. It's the least I can do to support your excellent work. Oh, I'm Chris. "Allen" was a lead guitarist from Skynyrd 🎸🎵🎶🎵🕊

[@jorgedrimal7500]

Solo una cuestión de mayoria numérica, más armamentos, y mejor alimentados. No le llegaban ni a los talones a los soldados alemanes.

[@gloriasaval4930]

🙏🏼🌎🫂🇮🇱🇺🇦🔱🌻♥️✊🏻

[@thehistoryexplorer]

Thank you

[@JoseIgnacioValenzuelaMat-fi1wy]

Hola hermano me gusta mucho tu canal pero podrías Aser los vídeos en español gracias saludos desde Nicaragua 👍🫂🫂🙋

[@thehistoryexplorer]

Will do! Thanks

[@rasyidinhasibuanhasibuan7359]

Amerika menang karena jerman sudah babak belur..dan pertempuran yang tidak seimbang..seperti sistem keroyok 😅😅salut buat jerman andalah kesatria yang sebenarnya..

[@thehistoryexplorer]

So weird