These Boys Had to Remove 45,000 Explosive Mines Before Being Able to Go Home 😭| Movie Recap

In a remarkable and harrowing tale, eleven young boys from Germany found themselves confronted with an extraordinary challenge: the daunting task of clearing a staggering 45,000 landmines before they could finally return to the safety of their homes. This compelling story unveils their journey through adversity, as they courageously embarked on the treacherous mission of defusing these deadly devices, one by one.
Against the backdrop of uncertainty and danger, these young souls displayed unwavering determination, resilience, and bravery. Day after day, they meticulously worked to dismantle the remnants of conflict that lay beneath the sandy ground, driven by an unyielding hope to eventually reunite with their families.
As the narrative unfolds, their struggle becomes emblematic of the indomitable spirit of youth, as they faced not only the physical challenges of their task but also the emotional toll it exacted. Through moments of despair and fleeting triumphs, the boys bonded in their shared quest for survival and their yearning for a return to normalcy.
Their journey is a testament to the strength of the human spirit, exemplifying how even in the bleakest of circumstances, a sense of purpose and unity can prevail. This gripping account sheds light on their extraordinary courage, the camaraderie that developed among them, and the ultimate triumph of the human will. As they navigated through the minefields of both explosives and emotions, their story resonates as a powerful reminder of the resilience and hope that can be found even in the darkest of times.
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[@syko2530]

i was fully expecting the 4 boys to blow up while running to the border i have no idea why

[@hdsiding2560]

SAME

[@gtuhgyuhjtijntuy8jk7yh-dv9bv]

ptsd I our minds from watching it mad us think that they were blew up

[@syko2530]

after that truck killed half of them i was having trust issues@@gtuhgyuhjtijntuy8jk7yh-dv9bv

[@KacperKuczmarski]

SAME

[@f804.de.ruyter]

Bc its based on a real story most war stories that are real dont have a good ending

[@SutpidityYT]

imagine surviving a war and not getting PTSD from it and instead getting PTSD from trying to clear some mines at the end of the war

[@spikeytortle595]

Probably because they weren't apart of it

[@forkliftcertifed123]

@@spikeytortle595they literally were. The guy says Germany left 1 million POWS. Which are German soldiers.

[@spikeytortle595]

@@forkliftcertifed123 ok

[@xq_a]

well the teenagers didnt plant it So they didnt deserve that@@forkliftcertifed123

[@_.Musashi._]

nice

[@Minimeister317]

Biggest war crime of my country, and we do feel ashamed for this whenever brought up. These boys didn't deserve this.

[@shinishini6047]

instead of hard opinions everyone should have open mind and to see objectives clearly from both sides, sometimes i feel like it's hard to find job in denmark because people don't give you a chance cus you don't speak in danish but it is what it is

[@_JesusChrist.]

@@shinishini6047that is unrelated.

[@TheDaneViking]

Hvordan kan du sige sådan noget?

[@shinishini6047]

@@TheDaneViking Det kan jeg, fordi det er sandt med nogle store store virksomheder

[@KKlippert]

@@shinishini6047Then put an effort into learning the language - obvious answer.. You can’t go live in a foreign country and expect everyone to speak english.. Learn danish!

[@adammeldalfoged688]

As a Dane, I feel guilty about the loss of innocent children. It wasn't even certain that they were Nazis, but just children who had been forced to fight for their country. May they rest in peace

[@tz7763]

@Jonashs2312 this is wrong. near the end of the war, youth and elderly were forced into the battle. using them to clear minefields is cruel.

[@bostontowny4life744]

@Jonashs2312 Do you understand that Hitler brainwashed these children from birth? What chance did these kids have? Being born in a country of complete fanatics, that were told "this is the way" from birth. They didn't know or understand. Nor were they told about the Holocaust at the Hitler Youth camps. They were told that the Jews were being sent to camps to wait for homes being built for them in other countries. The children didn't know how deep the horror went.

[@aaabatteries5728]

@@tz7763 mhmm, the volkssturm militia

[@michascaletta1362]

@@bostontowny4life744 As Pope Benedict said, Germany was the first victim of Nazism XDDDDDDD

[@Xingmey]

@Jonashs2312 well just one quick glance at wikipedia tells me, that many of those 'defending' the coastline of jutland and denmark were Volkssturm. Volkssturm soldier were elderly - aka 50 + and very young. Most of them going to school one day, being drafter while being in school and loaded up on a truck. These were as young as 15 years old. of course not all in denmark were children, but it doesn't matter They were prisoners of war - forced labor on POW is a warcrime, no matter what age they were.

[@oliverlabares8549]

A very sad story , never thought the Danish would use the young German soldiers to clear the land mines, ... this is the effect of war, as more innocent lives have to sacrifice for the sins of their father,,, Thank you Cine Recap Senpai for sharing the story a wake up call for all of us in the effects of War.

[@CineRecapSenpai]

My pleasure!

[@MrHirozhima]

they were no germen men left to remove them and we did´nt want danish men to die, so we made the kids that hitler man into germensoldiars. and its not just 1.2 million mines but 2.2 million. just rememder we did`nt giv a kid a rifle, but we made them clear up their own mess

[@MasterOogway-op4id]

Many countries did, including The Netherlands. As a dutch I find it a digusting war crime

[@BlackBeans1337]

My guy the germans planted them aswell?

[@mullemax3138]

I am Danish and I did not know this. the hatred for Nazis at that time is very understandable, but still

[@RedHawk.Sokotra]

That's not being a bad soldier. That's doing what's right by denying unlawful orders. Remember that, just because it's an order or a mandate, does not mean it is lawful or right. A good soldier will disobey bad commands and do what is honorable and just.

[@stevewolfvr]

Good soldiers follow orders.

[@sharp2899]

@@stevewolfvrCorrect. A good soldier will follow orders. A good person will see those orders are bullshit and disobey those orders.

[@reactionare]

in modern day germany soldiers actually have to right to refuse orders if the orders are unlawful or immoral

[@Phexian]

@@reactionare They do not only have the right but they have the DUTY to disobey unlawful or immoral orders.

[@shoeofobama6091]

@@stevewolfvrgood *people* dont always follow orders

[@blocky_luke]

Danish then : yo free POWs go step on those bombs you planted, Danish now : LEGO

[@Dzeividz]

Countries always talk about German and Japanese war crimes, but never mention their own crimes.

[@Smile200-z4y]

Hiroshima...

[@koreancowboy42]

Exactly just because they were the enemy to us. We were the enemy to them too, and we did just as many bad things aswell

[@Jay931]

Trump said the said the same thing sayimg are we any different

[@notsoanonymousmemes9455]

​​@@Smile200-z4yThat one has been told ad infinitum and honestly, the nukes were a better outcome than the alternative, which was carpet bombing with incendiary bombs the whole island or extend the war allowing the Soviets the time to join in the party, now imagine an Alternate Dimension where Japan had its own Berlin Wall or how Japan would of become under the Soviets, it wouldn't be in the economical position it has today.

[@LarryWater]

In the US, people joke about nuking Japanese women and children.

[@tacitus7]

An incredible movie. Well worth watching. It's called, "Land of Mine."

[@pagle958]

yeah idk why this isnt in the title whatsoever

[@GoodwillWright]

Why do I get the feeling that someone came up with that as a joke title and didn't expect production to use it as the official title...

[@neurofiedyamato8763]

@@GoodwillWright I think its a good name. Double meaning

[@tacitus7]

@@GoodwillWright That’s the English title. I don’t know how accurate the translation is. In Italian the title is, “Sotto la Sabbia.” In other words, “Under the Sand.”

[@sevurueva5138]

​@@pagle958Many recaps avoid using original title. Else thuy have higher chance of getting DCMA takedowns.

[@TheRealOne110]

this is really sad. those young boys did not place those mines there, they weren't even an actual nazi, just forcefully recruited against their will. this tears me up, the only thing comforting me is that this is just a movie (yeah ik this is a real story)

[@fisheyefilms2512]

Say that in the face of the boys, who actually died there

[@TheRealOne110]

@@fisheyefilms2512 tf do u want me to say? that they didnt place the mines there? 💀

[@fisheyefilms2512]

@@TheRealOne110 No, although these boys didn't place the mines there. What I wanted to say is, that this was a crime totally unnecessary to commit on those teenagers.

[@TheRealOne110]

literally what im trying to say tf u on about bro. "they weren't actual nazi, just forcefully recruited against their will"@@fisheyefilms2512

[@dpdfpdffgp]

honestly as my history teacher once said, "germans weren't only nazis during those times, some were still germans."

[@baguettecat7693]

I don't get why everyone is talking about the "effects of war" and how the children were used for labor. if you look closely, you can see that there were other effects the children brought too. for example, they made a cruel, cold-hearted, mad soldier, into an almost father-like figure, wehre instead of starving them, gave them bread every few days. these boys managed to turn Carl into a better soldier, to the point that he wanted to fulfill his promise of letting the boys go home

[@T_WC8]

Carl was probably a rare example of this. I really don’t think the other man leading the 72K minefield was so warm as Carl.

[@BrandonKaiChenLow]

Not gonna lie I am happy that Carl kept his promises to those boys and freed them even though he knew he was going to get court-martial. That man had learned a good lesson.

[@agalgonzalez]

How did the Danes think that the teens could live without food? Starving prisoners of war is also against the Geneva Convention.

[@skycrow9594]

The soldier in control of them in the start hated the nazies, considering his contry was occupied by them, he was most likely highly hatefull of them. In the movie its about their caretakers learning that they werent at fault, which is why he slowly does good things for them. Watch the movie, its very good. PS its their caretaker not giving them food, you see at the mine learning area theres lots.

[@Noax0334]

not back then

[@marcusandersen8875]

Yeah rules against starving prisoners surely were against the Geneva Convention before 1949 right?

[@blitzproductions24]

They aren't POWs so there is nothing against the Geneva Convention....

[@sweetsweetapple6557]

​@@blitzproductions24yes they are???????

[@jonasarnesen6825]

Danish after WWII: "Let's use traumatised children, missused and forced by Nazis to be soldiers as life bait for mines."

[@Opladestik345]

that is true but somebody had to do it so they thought that it would be best if the people who planted them also disarmed them. And the danes were nice to even give them training and shelter and food and some decent cloth

[@MAHORAGADAOPPSTOPPA]

Soviets: 😅

[@Isabell-gw8bv]

​@@Opladestik345You're moronic, they could easily pelter the entire field with rocks and be done with it

[@Progamerguy101]

@@Opladestik345 When did they give them any support? They were still wearing their German uniforms. what clothes, what food, and what training? All they did was give them information and watched to see if they'd die or not. The Danish commit their own war crimes against mostly fresh faces that never did any evil besides get conscripted for goals of the nazi party.

[@blitzproductions24]

What else could they do? Should they risk their own lives clearing the mines that the germans left?

[@bravo62]

Children in any war should be in a classroom and nowhere near a battlefield.

[@Justin-pe9cl]

The battlefield came to them.

[@thalmoragent9344]

That's wild. A bunch of young teen men used as disposable, living mine probes is insane.

[@JulieReighard-nz9tk]

Wow Those kids have a lot of bravery I was suprized that the other boy went in the mine field to join his brother that took a lot of courage, thank you for the video I loved it!

[@LoliPolice-bf7mw]

The Danish were treated very kindly during occupation, they were given a lot of freedoms and kept their government in tact. The Danish never really suffered from WW2 yet their hatred seemed to be more so than the French, Polish, or British.

[@DKKatano]

I'm from Denmark, and I didn't know anything about this until 2015, when the danish media began talking about it. As a kid in school we learned about WW2, we learned about how terrible it was, we heard about what a monster the Germans were, what terrible things they did to Danes, we learned about the Danish resistance movement, all the Danish heroes, but not once did someone tell all us school children about this very dark and inflamed chapter in the war. It was inhumane and still is to this day. It still makes many danes angry until this day! I'm also angry, and convinced the government deliberately keep it hidden for school children, because it looked better that the Danes were the victims. It's so sick, trust me. I also want to say the Danes certainly suffered during WW2, according to the history books, but for something like this to be kept a secret, it certainly makes me think; How much is actually true?

[@stevefilms1997]

@@DKKatano At the outset of World War II in September 1939, Denmark declared itself neutral. For most of the war, the country was a protectorate and then an occupied territory of Germany. The decision to occupy Denmark was taken in Berlin on 17 December 1939.[1] On 9 April 1940, Germany occupied Denmark in Operation Weserübung. The Danish government and king functioned in a relatively normal manner in a de facto protectorate over the country until 29 August 1943, when Germany placed Denmark under direct military occupation, which lasted until the Allied victory on 5 May 1945. Contrary to the situation in other countries under German occupation, most Danish institutions continued to function relatively normally until 1945. Both the Danish government and king remained in the country in an uneasy relationship between a democratic and a totalitarian system until 1943 when the Danish government stepped down in protest against German demands that included instituting the death penalty for sabotage

[@stevefilms1997]

@@DKKatano Just over 3,000 Danes died as a direct result of the occupation.[2] A further 2,000 volunteers of Free Corps Denmark and Waffen-SS, most of whom originated from the German minority of southern Denmark, died fighting on the Eastern Front[3] while 1,072 merchant sailors died in Allied service.[4] Overall, this represents a very low mortality rate compared to other occupied countries and most belligerent countries. Some Danes chose to collaborate during the occupation by joining the National Socialist Workers' Party of Denmark, Schalburg Corps, HIPO Corps and Peter Group (often with considerable overlap between the participants of the different groups). The National Socialist Workers' Party of Denmark participated in the 1943 Danish Folketing election, but despite significant support from Germany it only received 2.1% of the votes.[5] In Denmark, the occupation period is known as Besættelsen (Danish for "the Occupation" alternatively "the Possession").[6] A resistance movement developed over the course of the war, and the vast majority of Danish Jews were rescued and sent to neutral Sweden in 1943 when German authorities ordered their internment as part of the Holocaust.[7]

[@resonantVoid]

Not hatred, who else will remove the landmines before it explodes on citizen

[@DKKatano]

@@stevefilms1997 Thanks, but I know the WW2 story :). My point at the end was: What else has been left out from the story books, too make it looke better for all school children at the time.

[@stephenfarthing3819]

This is a very unfortunate but perhaps a true story involving youngsters who ought not to have been conscripted by the likes of the Nazi high Command. In this instance, 12 to 16 year olds cleaning out the mines left behind. It was frowned at by many Wehrmacht officers - particularly the Prussian ones. But desperate is and was I suppose! It was right on reparations of this kind. It was - however - risky..

[@markusb.2850]

It was and is a war crime to use POWs to clear mines. But as always, the winner writes the history.

[@blitzproductions24]

@@markusb.2850 Good thing they didn't use POWs then! Learn your history before complaining about it?

[@neilmcbeath954]

@@blitzproductions24 What in God's name do you think these boys were if they were not POWs?

[@blitzproductions24]

@@neilmcbeath954 SEPs. Mostly volenteers from either the german engineer or mine divisons

[@neilmcbeath954]

@@blitzproductions24 "Mostly". in other words,. not all "volunteers" (get the spelling right). Many were pressed into service, as is clearly the case in this film. Just after this period, in 1947 the USA declared that what had been misclassified as SEPs should, in fact, be treated as POWs. This was the case until Cheney and Bush unilaterally tore up the rule book.

[@Zeroknight34]

Let’s remember back then everyone was a hypocrite, literally every country was involved with a war crime but pretend to have the moral high ground and when someone accused of someone of a war crime, they pretend it didn’t happen and the public wouldn’t know until much much later.

[@Illuminat-ve5ue]

yeah there is most of the time no true good or bad, just everyone fucking eachother over and pretending to be saints

[@mrstealcar4702]

Except Japan.

[@mooshrooom6853]

​@@mrstealcar4702I hope you're being sarcastic.

[@leotius123]

@@mrstealcar4702 ? wdym

[@bappyroy1184]

Back then....its happening now

[@grey_apache]

Truly horrific how the vengeance of these nations resulted in children being used as expendable labor

[@gunterdapenguin5896]

I blame the nazis, not the occupied countriesg

[@RycerzRL]

@@gunterdapenguin5896 Blame Germans. They always say to blame someone else than them. Its always "nazis", or "teutons", or "prussians". There is always someone else that is using thouse poor Germans to ruin Europe...

[@boardante8454]

And the children that were conscripted without question were somehow to blame?@@gunterdapenguin5896

[@GoodwillWright]

@@gunterdapenguin5896 Just like how Nazi soldiers and officers had a choice when watching innocents be forced into slavery, abused, tortured or executed, so did the officers who forced children to clear mines. The fault lies with the person who made the decision, not their excuses. Difference is, I don't believe the Danish had the threat of being tortured or executed if they didn't follow orders. This type of treatment is the reason why WW2 even happened in the first place. The US was smart with Japan and that's why Japan is one of the strongest allies of the US. It's amazing what you can achieve when you focus on rebuilding and moving past rather than revenge.

[@brucenadeau2172]

​@@GoodwillWrightdenmark did not ask to be invaded and they did not ask to have mines planted on their beach and denmark did ask to sruck dealing with child soldiers

[@plc20100]

How tough the Danish army were with those kids . Where was he 5 years earlier ? Surrending ?? 😂

[@morten170]

What do you know about being tough? Thousands of solsiders would have died, and Denmark would still have lost. So to save The Young men, Denmark surrendered. No very honnerble but alive. Moms had their son, Wivel gad their husbonds.

[@Paandaas]

People will talk about war and its horrors as if it was nothing. No matter what side you are on, war is hell.

[@Justin-pe9cl]

They made the right call. Smarter than you by far.

[@peeweepurpdrank]

in 6 hours too

[@damascusraven]

"This is Mine Beach!" "Your beach, sir?" "What?" "What?"

[@zaiz6018]

Alright... Dane here, so guess I can shine some light on this. I see some people questioning the danish hate towards the Germans. If the obvious political aspect isn't enough reason already, then here we go: The most pitiful source of hate for the occupiers was simply that they dominated the dating market. Due to Denmark being a low priority to Germany, it was usually young and inexperienced German soldiers whom were sendt. That along with the uniform and the exotic german language and culture, meant many young danish boys barely stood a chance with the girls compared to them. Since it was impossible to punish the German soldiers (cause that would basically be an immediate death sentence) it was often the girls whom were punished. THAT is the most controversial part of danish occupation, and the one mostly debated by danes. While Denmark never really had any extermination camps like Poland, people opposing the german government were still executed with little consideration from the Germans. From the german perspective it was simple, obey or die, but to the danes, they were used to the freedom of discussing politics without punishment. That freedom was taken away. The amount of danes executed for opposition wasn't a small amount (in comparison to danish population at the time). The place I recently graduated from even had a memorial for ex-students of the place who were killed by the germans) And the last major factor I can think of having discussed in class, was that Denmark was being used as a factory for food and supplies to boost the German war machine. So while we might of had a lesser harsh deal with the Germans than other european countries, the frustration of being used in an effort AGAINST countries that were fighting for OUR freedom was surely a cause for hatred. It even went as far as some danes joining the SS, either radicalized by the Germans or forced to. Meanwhile our own danish politicians met almost all the demands set by the German occupiers, even ALLOWING the earlier mentioned executions of danish ressistence members. So while yes, the danish government remained "autonomous", they really had no say in what the Germans could or could not do, unless they wanted Denmark to turn out like the occupation of Poland. (This is also debated in Denmark, some people say the government could have opposed the germans more without severe punishment, but didn't cause until 1942-43 fascism was seen as the future. There is little historical proof that suggest either to be the truth, so both those perspectives are entirely based on opinion) Lastly, there is of course the simple fact that everyone told each other the germans were bad. A young man need nothing more than his dad calling something evil, for himself to think it indeed is evil. So that's some light on the danish hatred of germans. There exists little proof on many of these aspects, due to the lack of freedom of speech, and the fact that as soon as Germany lost its upper hand in the larger aspect, many people who had been pro-german suddenly changed their political views (civilians and politicians alike). The occupation of Denmark in WW2 is really no simple matter. Even today it is debated if certain politicians were actually nazis, and there is also the Rostock Myth, a conspiracy theory (not historical fact) that suggest the danish government sold Denmark to Germany before the invasion of Denmark. (A story that likely started amongst danish soldiers, frustrated the government surrendered after only 6 hours of the invasions start). As to conclude, this is a messy and confusing part of danish history. Whether the danes were in the wrong or right to practice their punishments on nazis and pro-german danes alike has no definitive answer. You can say it was wrong to make these german boys clear mines they weren't responsible for. But when you consider the amount of soldiers executed by American and Soviet soldiers upon the surrender of Germany, soldiers who, just like the ones represented in this movie, probably weren't even nazis, you can at least say, that these boys got a chance to go home. That doesn't make it right, but this isn't black and white, it's heavily grey.

[@CineRecapSenpai]

Thanks for sharing this insightful information 👍

[@rip_aliYT]

bro im from denmark, and did they just say 1,5 million land mines?! bro we have the most unsafe beaches💀

[@janhansen554]

This is not worse part of post war period. In Norway in 1946, u could undress a kid in middle of winter, though him/her in a river and u get away with it. This kid "crime" was he/she had a german father. Many mother in Norway flee to Sweden to avoid this abuse. Anni-Frid Lyngstad (ABBA) have a german father and her mother flee from this. Post war period is not a good time for many of europe countries, and its hardly mentions in history books.

[@AreYouOkBro-No]

Bro, I lowkey started crying a little when the boy walked intentionally onto the mine after helping the girl. Idk why

[@PurplGhostVr]

same 😭😭😭

[@DracSpits]

He actually said either right after or before so he can see his brother, in a better place.

[@typhon7899]

Maybe because an innocent teenagers life was destroyed?

[@FringeWizard2]

100,000 Jews fought for the Reich and it's thanks to the Reich that Israel exists.

[@TheEnginator]

Israel does even worse to Palestinians.

[@connorkitchen7156]

The "Danish Sergeant" is actually a British Paratrooper

[@jussieronen3707]

Pretty sure he was a Dane who joined the British army

[@valdemaraasholm7610]

bro Im a dane, and he Speaks danish

[@thebigflop3118]

It would be kind of weird for a danish sergeant to have beef with german soldiers because the nazis invaded denmark in mere hours with minimal casualties

[@Yes25191]

@@thebigflop3118one word, occupation. Also they litter their beach with mines while their at it

[@alis503]

No, the Danish actor Rolan Møller is playing a fictitious Danish sergeant by the name of Carl Leopold Rasmussen.

[@robinfamous]

This is scary. I just watched this film in school and I did nothing remotely related to it on any electronic device related to me. Big brother moment.

[@bananawafer7988]

this is why you should care for the boys🔥🔥🔥👌👌🕺🏻

[@NotThatSocially]

These boys had nothing to do with anything. Just born at the place at the wrong time, and were treated like they were catalysts for the war.

[@SkinnyCow.]

War crime. But the allies did it so, it goes unpunished.

[@Justin-pe9cl]

It’s not. Allies were better than the axis. This is war.

[@ericshun3926]

​@@Justin-pe9cl War crimes are war crimes, even if you are on the right side of history

[@cormacb2326]

@@Justin-pe9cl It isn't war. The war is over at this point.

[@Justin-pe9cl]

@@cormacb2326 And the Germans lost and now they have to dig up the mines they left.

[@Justin-pe9cl]

@@cormacb2326 And they lost. This is what happens.

[@gruntlyg3156]

Fact: With the number of people here shaming different countries for their treatment of PoWs etc etc.. Few, if anyone at all, of the people commenting here know or will ever know what it was like to live in any of these countries including Germany during or post-WWII. This is why it is so important that we remember, & we shall never forget.

[@snekek1564]

man. such a good movie.

[@CineRecapSenpai]

Thanks for watching man. Don't forget to subscribe so you don't miss new movies like this

[@Prime_002]

@@CineRecapSenpaiok

[@DailyNPCVlog]

I live in a area occupide by the Germans in WWII and a land mine was found a month ago

[@devonchin94]

It's wild and telling to me that we didn't learn our lesson from World War 1. That the cycle of violence, vengeance, and hatred, only causes more war hatred and violence.. The whole reason World War 2 even happened was foundationally built upon the way Germany was treated after WW1. Sometimes we are blinded by wrath and despair, wishing to inflict it upon those that perpetuated the same. To stop the cycle, we must learn to forgive.

[@GoodwillWright]

And this is why Japan didn't end up becoming a Germany for WW3. If Japan was treated like Germany post WW2, most likely they may have allowed themselves to be annexed by either China or Russia giving them and eastern naval front.

[@FringeWizard2]

Just saying I'm a German and a National Socialist but would probably just be a regular Libertarian if people didn't treat me horribly throughout my life because of my desire to preserve the race. I have an Imperial Japanese flag and everyone is fine with it, but my Third Reich flags with the swastika people get upset and destroy and steal it. I just want what Japan has aka no immigration, Germany for Germans, and to be respected. Why does Japan get better treatment and weeaboos are a thing and everyone loves Japan today but we Germans have to be ethnically cleansed by invaders now?

[@Asbjorn268]

The problem here is, whilst this was probably one of the most unethical things Denmark has ever done, you have to imagine yourself in their position. Imagine you got home after having been away for a few months, only to find it absolutely trashed. You know who did it, and how to get in touch with them, so why should you clean up a mess you didn't even create?

[@gulumbabumbaman1470]

the teenage children showing clear remorse for the nazis actions did not plant those mines 💀

[@chinablue1699]

Lets not forget that Japan kicked off WW2 by invading Manchuria in 1932 and then Russia added to the global explosion by invading Finland then Poland. By 1937 Japan controlled large sections of China, and war crimes against the Chinese became commonplace. In 1939, the armies of Japan and the Soviet Union clashed in the area of the Khalkin Gol river in Manchuria. This battle lasted four months and resulted in a significant defeat for the Japanese. The Japanese had milllions of soldiers in China at the end of WW2 which caused the fall of last emperor of China Puyi and the establishment of communism in China which resulted in Mao exterminating tens of millions of civilians. The fact that so little is known about the Rape of Nanking and other horrors of WW2 like the Russian emigre soldiers who fought for Japan and then were executed by Japan by bayonet training for being Russian is appalling.

[@Arcaryon]

Are you really comparing using teenage soldiers who were indoctrinated with propaganda for most of their life to clear deadly explosives with making someone clean up a house after making a mess or do you just have a really dark sense of humour as opposed to an entirely deteriorated sense of logic?

[@Therealfariii]

bro these are teenagers 💀

[@abdullahansari437]

More like you know the children of who did it, so why would you clean up the mess when its cheaper to kill the kids? Doesn't sound so normal now does it?

[@Markus-xm4zv]

For germans: the Film is called ,unter dem Sand-das Versprechen der Freiheit= ,under the sand-the promise of freedom'

[@ThuHtut]

thank you sir

[@stephenfarthing3819]

Hmm! Unfortunately that was the fact that these were youngsters. And needed to be treated fairly. Mine clearing is difficult and dangerous. The approach of the Danish Authorities was understandably blunt. But to blame these youngsters for the act of their elders and those in charge of the Hitler Youth and some of the SS as well! I sometimes suspect that two wrongs won't make a right! Possibly one of these times.

[@Davidyeaker]

I ain't reading all that🙌

[@stephenfarthing3819]

@@Davidyeaker that is unfortunate as well! Because of the fact that it demonstrates equal ignorance as well! I don't peddle in this fallicy. For it's incorrect to do so.

[@stephenfarthing3819]

Alters nothing - observation remains observation! Besides - You Tube is also intended to teach and advise!

[@jacqirius]

i liked reading his opinion in this comment section which in this case makes you wrong and him right@EvanRecka228

[@Astuga]

Every war has its realities, background stories and incidents we are not being told. For the broad audience history is only a superficial narration. A narrative that gets put together by only few renowned institutions that control the access to the original sources (like fe. Hoover Institution Library & Archives when it comes to WWI ). They basically create the currciculum for academia via their scholarships, and the last in line then are the every day history teachers in public schools who just regurgitate what the school curriculum demands to get taught.

[@crock3251]

The fact that the germans did almost nothing to the danes compared to other countries is absolutely mind boggling.

[@tubbeyt]

Don't forget it was the British who ordered it, not us.

[@Dzeividz]

@@tubbeytSo what, it is not like Danmark was British puppet and had to obey their orders. They were free to decline.

[@tubbeyt]

@@Dzeividz Says who? Minenkommando Dänemark were made up entirely by the British and ordered them to clean up the mines in Denmark. Not only there but Germans were also used in Norway, Netherlands and France. And to be fair even if Denmark could decline why would they? Britain ordered Germans to clean up German mines rather than Danes. It's dark but that's just how war is.

[@morten170]

What do you meen almost nothing? Majority of The Police force was sent to concentration camps. German solsiders shot civilians in The Streets.

[@geoffmccreery3982]

That video really taught me a lesson to always be kind even if its ur enemy treat them like a brother. 🙂

[@juanleon3875]

Minesweeper gameplay: Oh look I beat the game it’s so easy…I lost this round NOOO *SLAMS DEVICE LOUDLY* Minesweeper lore:

[@samw4728]

Holy shit that is the worst job to have one mistake just one and you are dead

[@marcocivalerian9099]

It's always the new generation who has to suffer because if the old one

[@timi_598]

i loved this. carl is an angel in disguise

[@nightrun17vr23]

I read an article that when this resurfaced nato wanted to strike down the Danes and sanction them but instead made them pay reparations to the families that lost these young boys

[@kaiserslavaniaashur1623]

The british, french and americans used german POWs for slavery and the french treated those people 10x worse. hyporacy all of it

[@Adrian_Vince]

How our parents went to school 💀:

[@Leo-rf6yu]

first of all it is not there fault, these kids were randomly DRAGGED IN TO WAR by the Germans, if they refused they will be dead, so it's pretty sad.

[@Space-xf5xr]

Theyd blow your brains out the second you gave them the chance either way its sad but they wouldnt care to kill you

[@koleeckhoff9427]

The amount of people saying these kids deserved this because they were german is genuinely terrifying.

[@Plasmonix666]

I'm glad that Germany surrendered

[@rwilson1197]

Germans are tools not people

[@Helena-me6mp]

i only clicked on this video to look at it. It was so obvious, i watched multiple videos about the same movie and the comments were always sickening. This commentsection is very tame in comparison

[@paprikaman1124]

They did tho They fought for evil

[@Helena-me6mp]

@@paprikaman1124 yes, indoctrinated child soldiers deserve death in captivity! Are you listening to yourself?

[@jamesjhariedlitrero]

Bro you said there are 11 boys but 9 boys died and 4 is alive how bro how 😑😑😑

[@Ispizzaapie]

I feel bad for those boys they didnet deserve to clean up hurlers mess

[@ermwhat122trw]

Asian Parents when they were a kid: walked up a hill both ways 26 hours a day These kids: defuse 45,000 explosive mines

[@Iwantfrienddssss]

this made me cry fr

[@CineRecapSenpai]

Me too!

[@boutinpowered8373]

Alternatively, they could have just set them off instead. But they wanted the mines for themselves.

[@lynxbelow6922]

In hindsight i would have just wrote the whole beach off as lost until i could force real german engineer teams to clear the mines, but i understand pressure and uncertainty etc. didn't really allow for it

[@Astuga]

wikipedia: Land mines in North Africa

[@lynxbelow6922]

@@Astuga very interesting but I read some of the other articles that popped

[@TheGreatestOne15]

or you know drop a couple bombs on it or give it a nice artillerie bombardmend its 1945-1950 environmentalism isnt invented yet and we have a surplus of artillerie shells we would have to dumb in a river or a lake somewhere betwen france and germany that will cause problems in 60 years ...

[@Dat_one_mf]

Mother, tell your children not to do what I've done....

[@theflyguy7531]

imagine ur friend just sets of a landmine by placing it LOLLL

[@Mirpurmad]

I feel such a moron for writing a comment about dark ending. this movie was very emotional based on real events and shows the human side of otherwise demonised Germans from WW2 era. I meant no disrespect. war is horrible. there are victims on both sides and such long wars leave deep scars on the humans.

[@L0st_russian]

4:24 i actually cried at this part

[@Ttalker177]

Damn cinarecapsenpai every time you recap these types of stories it always seems to move my heart so thank you

[@CineRecapSenpai]

My pleasure: )

[@hellothere42000]

"Bro it's just a movie your such a crybaby" the movie: but seriously this almost made me cry

[@Kendro311]

A very interesting and original movie. Although it does remind me of how stupid a place the world can be. We sit around stuffing our faces and tweeting. While previous generations went through a hell we can't perceive.

[@someguyontheinternet68]

1.3 million of the soldiers in the german army during ww2 were conscripted out of the estimated 13.6 to 18.2 million soldiers who were in the army. most of the people who were in the Wehrmacht did not believe in nazism and was mostly made up of young teens who signed up for adventure or honor and conscripts

[@Arends_guitar]

There faces were filled with joy and hope… BOOOOM💥💣💣

[@Helena-me6mp]

wtf?

[@justsomeslimewithoutalife8500]

Overcoming resentment and reach a clear state of mind should be something that everyone should aim for

[@Airkondi1k]

am crying holy shit this is not what i thought i did i come from denmark:

[@Drucifer0011]

this just shows the cruelty the germans got from the allies after the war when really after the war the way we treated them was as bad as they were which is heart wretching to know that we didn't really care about who they were and we judged them on there past they were starved beaten tortured and worse it just goes to show how in the end the allies treated them with cruelty that was the same as them and that shouldn't have been done i really think that many german soldiers surrendered not knowing the fate ahead of them

[@Justin-pe9cl]

No we weren’t anywhere near as bad.

[@GiuseppeSimonetti]

How the hell can someone do this to kids? They don't know any better, they're kids. This made me cry I'm not gonna lie and I'm numb so a lot of things don't do that.

[@my.lungzache]

They were Nazi's.

[@sweetsweetapple6557]

​@@my.lungzacheThe adults maybe, not them they were kids.

[@my.lungzache]

Yeah,@@sweetsweetapple6557 I meant that.

[@neilmcbeath954]

@@my.lungzache So that makes it OK?

[@shinishini6047]

everyone should have a chance and each and one of them should be inspected individually by physiatrist @@my.lungzache

[@Makalon102]

why do you not include the film name anywhere? It's the most basic information, can only conclude you have some nerfarious purpose and dont want people watching the film but instead watching all of this video

[@Mirpurmad]

a dark ending would've been that as Carl lets them go.. and the boys run to the German border.. he guns them down with a machine gun or knowingly lets them run into a minefield and sees them blowing up.

[@Wonzling0815]

In the director's cut they get savaged by a passing pack of wild umlauts.

[@tdenzel101]

legend has it, one of the boys took an arrow to the knee.

[@demetriuslee7291]

Imagine convincing yourself, you’re of a different species your entire life to not give humanity to another person.

[@youamazing41]

Westerners Human rights ☕

[@Justin-pe9cl]

You should see what the East thinks about human rights.

[@waylondismuke3362]

So what you're telling me is Denmark committed to war crimes! Why would anyone make prisoners of war clear mines. Anyone who would make POWs that are internationally protected and should have been immediately returned to home is just as bad as the people who committed the war. Denmark you were a badge of shame for the rest of eternity

[@Justin-pe9cl]

You are all emotion and no brains. They aren’t anywhere near as bad as the ones who started the war.

[@kwazimokava]

Wow, i just watched it. This movie was filmed really well and worth the watch based off true events, thank you for the share of this recap...👍

[@fransworld7602]

how is it called

[@kwazimokava]

@@fransworld7602 what do you mean?

[@fransworld7602]

the movie @@kwazimokava

[@kaeji_namitsua]

​@@kwazimokavaName of the movie.

[@CineRecapSenpai]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@lothalan7049]

Dislike for not including the title and producers anywhere.

[@wafflemation6887]

yeah wtf was that

[@theporterchannel2202]

Furries in the 40s💀💀 8:25

[@vinhkhangnguyen3201]

Denmark bomb history in 1945 called: Operation Carthage

[@ryleeculla5570]

Isn’t their a more simple way of getting ride of these mines just call the navy and use the area for targeting practice the mines would get blown up

[@bomboclatlawg]

and having half the beach blown up?? not to say it would also damage nearby infrastructure

[@ducknwater3016]

The simpler way would be to send german soldiers to run all over the beach in what ever fashion they seemed fit. By foot, car, tank or something else. They placed them on the beach, they should clean it up and so they did

[@ryleeculla5570]

@@bomboclatlawgyou can always just by more sand from the dessert

[@Justin-pe9cl]

It won’t get all of them.

[@nigelraporam6917]

The Danes were cowards during the war and after the war for treating children like that.

[@M4ouS4m4]

I'm Danish, and didn't even know this happened!?

[@internationalspacestation7471]

Yeah, it's your biggest war crime, probably something worth knowing about

[@Justin-pe9cl]

@@internationalspacestation7471He didn’t do this. You are horrible.

[@Orleborleh]

The horrific thing were, that these were just boys, they most likely didn't kill anybody nor were they the cause of the war. Yet, forced to pay for others mistakes and wrong-doings.

[@randomyoutuberthatdoesntex5236]

christ sakes the danish were crazy back then, but the sheer thought of them using children to disarm mines and not minesweepers from the allies makes me sick. but someone had to do it, and that unlucky someone was poor, poor, children

[@ryantheyoutuber611]

9:48 *proceeds to step on a lego*

[@warrenfal]

The danish sergeant has a patch of Parachute Regiment ehich means he js a paratrooper

[@Wonzling0815]

Then what does he complain about? He moves vertically, there can be at most one mine in his path!

[@CanadioIsCool]

"Their faces were filled with joy and hope." ***Explosion intensifies***

[@BeeWaifu]

Wow. A mystery movie with no name

[@theduke7539]

landmines are still a major threat around the world. Hundreds of millions of mines have been planted over the years. Civilians make up more than 95 percent of the casualties from mines

[@TeenaPaprocki]

What is the movie name?

[@CineRecapSenpai]

Land of Mines 2015

[@kstringer24]

Land of Mine (Under Sandet)

[@paulburghele1608]

When i first watched the video i didnt cried the second time i cried after realizing they were just kids and how they were used like nothing

[@javegabrielcabangcla]

what's the title of the movie?

[@interbard]

Under the Sand

[@ArthurKings10]

Land of mine is the name of the movie. Not Under the sand lol

[@interbard]

@@ArthurKings10 Yep, I'm an idiot

[@Yujie-fz]

Honestly it’s not any of the boys fault. They had to work and die for their fathers and other men in germanys fault. I feel so horrible

[@V4L155]

this is the first movie that made me cry Even titanic didn't make me cry this is the only one that has make me cry

[@CineRecapSenpai]

You should check this movie as well: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hKGmhnSEe6yehtE It made me cry as well :(

[@V4L155]

that one almost make me cry

[@TCC-RMG]

Idgaf about titanic but this movie makes me sad because it is real

[@tdenzel101]

@@TCC-RMG your saying that as if the titanic wasn't real because both events was real

[@sannyassi73]

Why is it that despite this whole video, I still don't know what the name of this movie is? I don't even see it in the Description. That seems a bit unprofessional, did I miss something that's really obvious? The name of the Movie should be mentioned right at the beginning- very first words, and right at the end, very last words. The Title of the Movie should also be at the very top of the Description.

[@madhuinuganti5590]

My heart became heavy

[@stargate2002]

My people suffered greatly and my family member were killed from the hand of German Nazis and their proxies but I find this amazingly hypocritical. Denmark was one of the proxies and was even proclaimed by Crazy Austrian with funny moustache to be an "exemplary protectorate" for their contribution to the Eastern Front through the Waffen SS and Free Corps Denmark. It is only when the Soviet beat the Germans and when it became obvious that European Nazis (not only Germans) would lose that the Danes found their long lost courage to treat their former more-or-less allies the way it was portrayed in this movie.

[@vladimirknezevic4788]

Denmark had a very "brave" army, they capitulate after 6h, and then they mistreat the prisoners. Very brave nation.

[@Justin-pe9cl]

You are clearly clueless about history and why they surrendered. This video is for adults.

[@Rodiroess]

My father was a soldier, I won't speak for every soldier but he chose service so that the ones he loved wouldn't have to. That was his mindset anyway. A "good soldier" is simply someone protecting others. This movie is definitely a hot topic, of course we would love for Denmark to have just sent the children away or smth. But their argument is strong, the less German hands doing this dangerous work that the Germans did, the more Danish hands will have to fix it. Protecting their people, even if it's ugly.

[@GoodwillWright]

Could've used minesweeper tanks. Face it, the reality is that they sent people in to do it because they wanted to see people die. Anything else is an excuse.

[@Rodiroess]

@@GoodwillWright Idk how minesweeper tanks work but I assume they're still piloted so, again, let the ones who put the mines there take the away.

[@korbinjohn878]

Terrible how the cravings of war can condemn your children to suffer during an long after

[@kilodagamer8081]

Jesus loves you all !

[@rennanbayer3376]

10:43, they unlocked the next level of minesweeper