U.S. Tanks & Howitzers Passing Through German Town

[@AlphaArcturus101]

Kids: Wow cool Grandpa: *Ah shit here we go again*

[@migs6674]

😂😂

[@elmashable9722]

🤣🤣

[@أحمدالجهني-ع6د]

😭😂😂

[@skullthememegamer928]

😂🤣

[@RYZE_Reborn]

This is perfect

[@jcrow5858]

Looks at title: *Hey, I’ve seen this before!*

[@elliothagen9874]

I've done it a few times in Germany

[@thadz2493]

I've seen this Before!! *Decides to watch it again*

[@perturabo7825]

@THADZ I think he’s making a ww2 joke

[@thadz2493]

@@perturabo7825 oh! I though he found this interesting to watch again lol

[@tansanbotilya1443]

It's a classic!

[@OC_Zilla]

Nobody: German villagers: not again

[@tankerboy12464]

haha

[@ragingroyal729]

There was literally no point to have “nobody:” in that comment.

[@OC_Zilla]

Raging Royal Just from a meme

[@varun009]

That's not how the meme works, dude. Learn to meme.

[@thecoleman98]

Ah shit here we go again.

[@joelleson3313]

Just like my MP convoy escort tour of duty in Germany from 1982 to 1990. The German Polizei were outstanding at helping us move our heavy armored equipment up and down the Autobahns and through the towns and villages.

[@msg5359]

I don't get why you would say "Polizei" in the middle of an otherwise English sentence. The idea that somehow some words need to be said in german is weird.

[@cryptogiiirl4011]

@@msg5359 you probably don't speak any foreign languages. why would it bother you.... very weird

[@theodorvogel5468]

Are they going home???????????????????????????Any way I hope though!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@r.g.o3879]

In Baumholder the courtesy patrols from the Post would try to snatch up as many of us who were drunk and load us in the drunk bus for a ride back to our units before the polizei came in swinging their batons and cracking heads of all those GIs claiming their rights!!! Hauled away to a German jail for days to a week at time then finally they get back to their units and 14 days and loss of pay!!! As I was one of the only guys who could speak German I'd sing drinking songs with them and when the polizei came in they would grab me a show me the secret back stairway out of there! It helped to be able to communicate with the locals, it was the 80s so everybody looked like a punk rocker! Lol. Sadly as we were always on alert I only had a couple of passes to see much of the rest of Germany. I was an acting E5 at the time but my older sister and her husband were both Captains. She was seventh corps food officer and he was a west pointer Ranger. They took me for short trips. Always wanted to go back to Europe as a tourist but 30 years of marriage, a daughter and three grand daughters took a lot of time. My wife passed away some years ago and now I'm disabled but I would still like to see the sights one day

[@scrubbs2442]

@@theodorvogel5468 you wish tankie

[@gabrielc.2177]

Younger people: hah cool Grandpa: GET ZE PANZERFAUST

[@dobrielplayz9156]

Lol

[@tankman7347]

Lmao

[@Ananasulm]

Und Hans, Machinengehwer 42!

[@banegas0411]

@@Ananasulm ugh boomers its called an mg3 now 😒

[@yan.rahadiann]

You got jokes😂🔥👍

[@spacemanspiff6332]

3:19 he's gonna get pulled over for that burned out headlight.

[@scottsimmons2342]

Some comment about bloated military budget and cant afford a headlight!!!

[@acr_master5594]

you'd need a serious pair of balls to pull that over!

[@testserver2054]

Bruh is this Ryan

[@davidkenway4862]

Spaceman Spliff mr. tank always wins the dispute

[@teebox251]

I saw that and immediately was like "Do you even PMCS bruh?"

[@Yyr85]

Abrams: where are we? Abrams gun: home sweet home..

[@Headcrabman9999]

underrated

[@liveoakgaming5967]

it's funny, because Abrams knew plenty about Germany by the end of WW2.

[@ThePadadada]

@@liveoakgaming5967 Its funny because abrams carries a german gun

[@kriegshammer2161]

Abrams and Leopard 2 have the same german Rheinmetal-Gun.

[@TheDude50447]

@@kriegshammer2161 Mehr oder weniger. Leopard 2 hat seit einigen jahren ne andere.

[@simonsteadman6660]

I remember those days in 1986..Was part of Air Defence unit so dragged out of bed in the middle of the night to go and sit on the border for a while. Love the country, loved the people and the food....yum. Thank you Germany for wonderful memories. Stay safe guys and god speed.

[@mkms685]

Nobody: German forest near the highway: "AMERIKANER!!! FEUER!!!"

[@user-ls4gx2wz7r]

Jaajjajajaajj

[@googleminus1442]

I'm not sure they need that police escort...

[@ShiftyDrums]

so they dont alert the public and say that the US are invading? again lmao idk

[@yutahkotomi5156]

They don't. Some idiot might.

[@ShiftyDrums]

@@yutahkotomi5156 sooo.. .no but yes?

[@yutahkotomi5156]

@@ShiftyDrums No for the military, yes for the public. I'm not sure if the military is allowed to defend themselves, but if they can't because of some law, they need the police, and even if they could, imagine a main battle tank turning its weapons on some prankster.

[@semiramisubw4864]

its needed, politcally correct. stop other cars on crossing etc. i know something like this basics are not known in america shithole

[@ryanweintraub9448]

The US rolled on Berlin in WW2. 70 years later they do it as allies. Crazy world

[@stevend4138]

Ryan Zooloo well General Patton did say we should give the germans back there guns so they could help us fight the Russian communist. I guess he wanted to get WW3 over with lmao.

[@damijedonald6591]

Ryan Zooloo "Allies"

[@damijedonald6591]

Ryan Zooloo Germany is American land

[@VerrueckterKerl85]

Trump VEVO sad but true. but we are here in bavaria. in our opinion bavaria isn't a part of germany

[@justaaron2934]

Damije Donald how?

[@drillsgtx]

It brings back memories of the many hours spent on this beast. Best job I ever had.

[@twotailedavenger]

Old German guys: "Oh Scheiße, hier gehen wir wieder"

[@shekelgoldstein]

Nein ist „ ach scheiße jetzt geht es wieder los“

[@safwanshuhaib9968]

Hanz quick get the panzershraks

[@Danny_5710]

twotailedavenger what this mean

[@shekelgoldstein]

Silent Ninja “ah shit, here we go again”

[@kensebego199]

Hanz grab the flammenweffer

[@hydra6285]

*Battle of the Rhine flashbacks intensifies*

[@reneroure7264]

@Muhammad Dafa Ashidiq o

[@Patriot20054]

@Muhammad Dafa Ashidiq fuck you🙂

[@dimlyl4126]

@@Patriot20054 f you too

[@zombieo_43]

@Muhammad Dafa Ashidiq chinese

[@tripakastayw6872]

@@Patriot20054 fuck you

[@ShockLegionLeader]

It's amazing how a different camo scheme can make a tank look so much different. It's like two different tanks when looking at the tank desert scheme and the woodland scheme.

[@umaungyaw1658]

UcuuùoYp

[@umaungyaw1658]

4tbZ9 zbg 8k 9n 0 US to do

[@grizzlycountry1030]

You know the painters were pissed. They got used to a quick coat of tan.

[@riceklown]

The tanks are in green. The tan units are self propelled artillery, not tanks.

[@bobbygotton3688]

@@riceklown They're talking about how the painters have only been painting a tan paintjob on tanks for the past however many years the US was only really sending tanks to the Middle East, and now that they need to paint forest camo for Europe the painters have a harder job to do.

[@chertongyang4696]

Brave young soldiers. God bless both the USA and The German People.

[@jurgbangerter1023]

God has nothing to do with 70 years of unpunished war crimes by USA and NATO, you should speak of God being the worst war criminals of this planet.. Since 2000:. Nine US led violent regime changes, 11 million dead, six of the nine were the overthrow of democratically elected governments replaced by Western-friendly puppet regimes . so Fuuccck USA and NATO...,may God punish you soon

[@DB5652-v3r]

german enslaved people

[@CASA-dy4vs]

@@DB5652-v3rshut the fvck up and get yo a$$ a job

[@hermes667]

​@@DB5652-v3r we are not slaves. You are a russian troll and you won´t divide NATO allies.

[@CubeThing]

@@DB5652-v3rmodern germany is completely different

[@depressedexrussiansoldier5541]

Germans: good least it's not the Russians

[@gedon4713]

Germans almost destroy Russia what the heck you talking about

[@depressedexrussiansoldier5541]

@@gedon4713 almost the winter and the Siberian troops helped our nation to get rid of these Nazis fucks out of our land

[@depressedexrussiansoldier5541]

@Panama Ball Tsar Nicholas just wasn't prepared or that the army didn't have good enough training or supplies at least that is what I think

[@tristanwentink5735]

@Panama Ball The Russians never had an advantage over the Germans in anything but the size of their army. It's commonly known that the Tsar's army was pretty trashy.

[@deadlywonton4139]

Russians: We have more men then you have bullets. Germans: 😮

[@andrewzheng4038]

3:23 “ hello there, just 70 tonnes of freedom passing through”

[@startingbark0356]

Panzer VIII maus incoming 188 tons of pure facism coming

[@startingbark0356]

Did I say maus I meant maus II with modern tech

[@alexalbrecht5768]

Startingbark035 the maus was a terrible tank design and even a modern one could still be destroyed by big enough artillery or airstrikes. It wouldn’t be fast because of its weight and it wouldn’t be able to be transported by rail or cross bridges. There is a reason no one else built heavy vehicles like it

[@Catlover-qu3ty]

Andrew Zheng tons

[@leyplaysz1303]

@@alexalbrecht5768 and thats why we got our Leopard 2😁

[@savajovic6719]

Is it just me but the M1A2 looks badass with that forest camo .

[@TheAdriyaman]

Tanks look badass in general

[@savajovic6719]

@@TheAdriyaman challenger 2 and leopard 2a5-7 are so aesthetically pleasing

[@hansandhispanzerfaust6236]

@@savajovic6719 literally any modern or big tank looks awesome

[@spedseacanuck]

They’d look even cooler in a flat OD or foliage green

[@Nonamelol.]

Just u

[@brianbassett4379]

I was stationed in Germany for 15 years in the 80s and 90s and participated in every REFORGER scheduled during that time, and always in the Fulda Gap. German citizens weren't the only people terrified to have to drive around large tracked vehicles. It's not so bad on a bright dry day. On a long cold muddy wet night in the middle of a stand of trees, it's a completely different story.

[@unclexeres]

I was there in 84 visiting an Army buddy. There were tanks on trains, troops on roads, fighter jets flying right down the middle of the Rhein. Good times....

[@mellowrebel4618]

MY NEIGHBOR HE DIED ABOUT 20 YEARS AGO HAD BEEN AT CK POINT CHARLIE FOR ABOUT 10 THEN ANOTHER 20 IN JAPAN. HE WAS ABLE TO KEEP DEBORAH HIS DOG AFTER HE LEFT THE SERVICE. SHE WAS LITTERALLY MY BEST FRIEND AS A KID.

[@mellowrebel4618]

THIS IS RIGHT AFTER WW2

[@robertstimpfling5385]

Brian Bassett 🙄GOOD CALL MY COMBAT ARM BROTHER

[@robertstimpfling5385]

Good call my brother in COMBAT ARMS

[@alectait2593]

1:10 - How to nap at work

[@justinfleagle]

Haha

[@thunderx3981]

LOL!

[@PETRiCH0R030]

Thats called a progamer move

[@ZaYn.91]

Stealth 100%

[@robertdamari4330]

Hahahahahaha

[@Rex-xj4dj]

German veterans hiding in the villages: *Ive seen this before!*

[@NaturalBornK]

@@null643 tank just tanks

[@suetham1mmd378]

No he see Soviet on primer no USA

[@Thetequilashooter1]

@@suetham1mmd378 You mean that Soviet tank that was obtained by the USA through the Lend Lease Act?

[@txxlj]

WWII?

[@rcroone2034]

They most likely seen all the Sherman’s and pattons

[@MegaCityOne]

1:11 He's sitting their like WTF am I doing here?

[@mentaltfladdrig]

lol. that's one for reddit

[@mentaltfladdrig]

Battleballs so is your balls

[@xaviertrotman6659]

lmfaooo😂😂😂

[@squiddi1393]

+HDN_Lusor_ Klaus Probably the most retarded comment I've read yet. You people on the internet keep amazing me with your stupidity.

[@walisyed3379]

My God, It's Full of Stars if

[@simonbaker6962]

I went to school near the Hohne training areas and remember watching convoys of tanks rumbling past our house. One lasted over an hour!

[@wmr0225]

For all the people talking shit about America having tanks and troops in Germany, it's not as if Americans are there as some sort of occupying force. We train side by side with Germans and many other nationalities.

[@mattrobles8025]

C.S.E United Europe how about you go fuck yourself

[@CrazyNikel]

@C.S.E United Europe Found the butthurt Eurostan, pissed cause his nation is weak af and being carried by the worlds supreme power. *And I love it*

[@CrazyNikel]

@C.S.E United Europe Yawn, the British did the same thing, wait so did the french and the Spaniards. So try again, you just pissed europe is a 3rd world. Ye? lul

[@Sii6X]

@C.S.E United Europe and I'd still rather be American than a German! Anything but German

[@misterrex684]

@@CrazyNikel with so many homeless beggars on the streets, criminals drug gangs, no healthcare, no free education, one of the highest obesity rates, school shootings, its corrupt and zionist politician sending young boys to foreigner land ,,to die in honor for defending their country'' BS, america is far from beeing perfect and has nothing to brag about. but i guess germans are happy about the americans troops, so they have to waste less money into military and can relly on american tax money.

[@maxe3110]

“Hey, can we speed it up a bit? I don’t want the Russians to beat us to Berlin again.”

[@noahbreindel3330]

It was actually planned for the Russians to take Berlin

[@EzioAuditore]

It was the soviet union, russia by itself is about 1/2 as strong, maybe less

[@Xman8184]

Nothing like good U.S. HEAVY ARMOR!

[@shaq6976]

AngryChineseKid no it’s made in Sweden Steel you idiot

[@e9198]

@@250-s3o the armor isn't even steel lol, there is is steel plating on the outside to protect the composite, but the actual armor is not steel.

[@shaq6976]

AngryChineseKid if you say Made in China steel, then you are an idiot And the Armor is partly made out of Plastic so shut up salty rice eater

[@e9198]

@@250-s3o Steel armor is obsolete. All modern tanks use some sort of composite. American tanks in particular use ceramic tiling and a high pressure deplete uranium matrix.

[@Strewgle]

@@250-s3o chobham armor

[@BeKindToBirds]

Thank you to our allies in Germany! Sister tanks and a long heritage together! I hope that we were respectful of your roads.

[@europeanpizza7444]

" They see me rolling, they hating "

[@luism3466]

Riding dirty🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 music so loud

[@GunsNGames1]

Putin lovers in a nutshell

[@EVANOISTAKEN]

Cringe

[@redpandajet478]

@Goodness Graces lemme get that lambo

[@GT-gt4bf]

That's a lot of freedom right there!

[@tomixtomix8532]

LoL

[@tomixtomix8532]

***** ahahahaha

[@Puzzoozoo]

+GT7786 No there isn't, it's just a couple of dozen military vechicles.

+Puzzoozoo Why do you hate freedom and democracy

[@Puzzoozoo]

+Markku Hänninen Freedom in the western world is an illusion, and democracy is a rigged process with no real choice.

[@kevinstinger22]

What game is this? Graphics looks really good.

[@matvasammaqsood270]

Rektimus warthunder

[@yesuhhh8405]

Its lose ww2 simulator 2019 Oof

[@solokom]

World War 3 - coming soon.

[@worldwidedeadgirl3597]

Arma3 game

[@Fluxx_edits]

Propaganda 3

[@1bscrimdeserva583]

I am so glad to see my soldiers have their High quality tanks.

[@keanflynn9254]

i would love to see a king tiger drive by

[@Threatstodebts69]

Kean Flynn I think there is only one operational model left and I don't think Germany owns it, the French or someone has it.

[@alexhunter3282]

Kean Flynn Reichboo detected.

[@VerrueckterKerl85]

Kean Flynn the abrams would look like a toy

[@kav2000]

Intel Core i7 6900k (overclocked to 6.6Ghz) you mean the French AMX or the Lerlec?

[@yuriivanovich3263]

From my studies I learned they were quite unreliable. You would be more likely to see it broken down on roadside.

[@LPSilentHunter]

Look at all the Russia and Putin lovers and trolls in the commentary section. Just wonderful.

[@derublicheverdachtige8950]

its lucrative... a very secure job by state and a warm place during the day

[@hanipa999]

тебе это по новостям рассказали? вы в действительности очень тупые

[@derublicheverdachtige8950]

sooo funny reading the comments :D

[@boris.m2624]

Battleballs I guess Germany is too small, try to come to Russia with all those tanks. Don't poke the Bear.

[@matthewchischnijak6659]

umm guys did you ever here of training

[@yank-tc8bz]

I remember tooling down the roads in Germany with a Major in a jeep following with a checkbook to pay off the Germans who claimed we damaged their property or land. Seems we never crushed an old German car, they were always brand new ones.

[@Exodon2020]

Insurance fraud is our secret favourite past-time. And if you're so lenient with your checks it's 100% on you ;-)

[@genuinefaux2895]

ihategooglespooks And look how well that turned out for Germany after WWI

[@omshree2448]

@@genuinefaux2895 well, 20 trillion dollars in debt would have been a sufficient argument, but whatever

[@felicious6384]

Seems to be very unlikely since all those cars would require papers, that confirm their age and number of previous owners.

[@perturabo7825]

It’s cheaper to just pay it off than go through a court battle

[@stephenbielser9505]

I was stationed in Aschoffenberg, Germany in 1985 to 87, M-1 tankers war games and gunnery in Holensfelts and Grafenwohr, beautiful country, for Freedom stay safe brothers and sisters

[@darkprc7430]

German grandpa: Looks our window Also German grandpa: Wait something’s not right...

[@finnkraus5824]

How original

[@Suhcamara]

For anyone wondering why the Abrams makes a "whining" sound its because it literally uses a jet engine turbine and prefers to run on JP-7 jet fuel, but its built to run on really anything that burns all the way down to shit like Kerosene.

[@pitied3744]

so it can run on moonshine?

[@onechunkyaircraft4872]

@@pitied3744 i think so

[@imperialwhovian3461]

It can run on just about an liquid that will burn, how long it will last is debatable but in life or death situation better to be moving for a bit then not at all and dead/captured.

[@tankman7347]

None asked

[@napalmstickstokids5619]

@@tankman7347 but did i ask

[@BoogyWoogyCreep]

I remember doing this in 1986. I loved Germany. The people, places, the FOOD!

[@kimc4945]

BoogyWoogyCreep the whine is the gas turbines, think small jet engine

[@BoogyWoogyCreep]

I think you replied to the wrong person. :)

[@Kurkulio]

BoogyWoogyCreep американец, приехавший в Германию пожрать.

[@1quickster]

I remember mine back in 1984. It was called REFORGER back then. I was driving that self propelled howitzer called the M109. It was cold weather wise. . The kids kept calling the damn thing PANZER.

[@Smithy250]

BoogyWoogyCreep I remember them doing it back in 1944😂😂

[@goodgoat3096]

I remember unloading M60 tanks off of flat cars that were about a foot narrower than the tank in 1967-68. The good old days in the 4th Armored Division.

[@IvoPurwanto]

Stop the joke "wich way to berlin" Berlin is now fine, well most of it

[@swordart7729]

For now

[@rawmilkdrinker]

For now

[@arisz2191]

For now

[@Neko-nekoNep]

Untuk sekarang

[@unfortunateson5016]

For now

[@cisco245]

"Which way to Berlin?"

[@tutex119]

The news: Massive oil reserve found near german town America: 3:13 GET OUT OF THE WAY LOOKS LIKE THIS GERMAN TOWN NEEDS SOME FREEDOM BABY

[@ErwinBax3905]

Fuck you man have some respect

[@simonroh4958]

Germany is already free.

[@Feyser1970]

USA doesn t need oil moron, they re the biggest producer in the world, but you have to tell non sense because of your jealousy of the USA

[@Amory98]

USA is the biggest oil producer in the world. Your jokes and yourself are out of time.

[@tutex119]

Ok looks like no one here knows how to take a JOKE you braindead asaholes

[@kenknowlton3085]

The railhead is at Parsberg. These are units going up to Hohenfels for maneuver training. It was great loading and unloading at Parsberg. The Germans always had a schnitzel and beverage stand right there. A tank company would be loaded up in an hour and ready to rail. 30 minutes we'd be off headed up to the training area.

[@QuantumWaveMaster]

I live there. Happy that you enjoyed it!

[@kenknowlton3085]

@K. K. Hello K.K. We have the same initials! I am now retired and living in Northern Idaho, USA. Are there any more troops coming through Parsberg, heading up to Hohenfels for training?

[@maximilianbraun3890]

@@QuantumWaveMasterSame here , living in Velburg

[@Shion-cr9sl]

Kids: woah its my first time seeing one! Grandpa: ahh Scheiße Hanz Where is My Pak 40?

[@winchesterchua3311]

Like that's gonna penetrate any modern tank.

[@Shion-cr9sl]

@@winchesterchua3311 its gonna penetrate, a Pak 40 can Penetrate a Modern tank from the side or back

[@matthewstout6798]

It can pen sides and the back but what Abrams is gonna show it’s back and sides.

[@AdventuresofmalibuandDad]

I remember doing this back in my Army days at the 1/37 Armor Battalion. 1984-86.... Great memories💙🇺🇸

[@ilhambasudara8616]

❤️

[@kennethcurtis1856]

Dad was with the 48thAIB 7thAD in WW2.

[@kennyb5585]

83-85 502nd Engr Karlshure

[@LLJR]

1985 to 1989 Harvey Barack’s Kitzingen 1/69 Armor 3rd ID

[@kathyoneill4648]

I was part of your support team with the 501st S & T Battalion out of Furth. also spent a lot of time in your LTA outside Erlangen.

[@Kevin-pd5xh]

German ww2 vet :looks out window: Him: what the he-

[@r.g.o3879]

This clip is from a more recent time, I was stationed in Baumholder back around 1983 to 84. I was in the 1st of the 83rd FA fire direction center. We had M109 A1s and our FDC was in a M577 A1 command post carrier. We still had jeeps and M548s to haul the ammo. 5 ton trucks and M561 gamma goats, those were real man killers. In fact during my whole time in the army 81 to 89 we still wore old Steel pot helmets and ate C rations. We did live fire excersizes at Grafenwohr near the east German border and during my year there we went on like 3 reforges. We would rail load like these guys then move to Grafenwohr unload and fire right in front of the east German and Russian guard towers. On reforger we would drive out of Baumholder and drive around Germany, crash our way through tiny little villages and destroy cars, sign posts, buildings and just keep going, some officer followed behind us and wrote out IOUs for the damage then we'd pull over into some farmers field and do dry firing missions mostly with our nuke rounds and fuses. The higher ups always denied this but we knew that with only 250,000 men plus a handful of Brits, bundeswehr, along we were facing some 4,000,000 reds with 20,000 guns and 40,000 tanks so there was no way we could win. The plan was to hold the Fulfa Gap till reinforcements from Greenland we're airlifted over first to Britain then across the channel to us. Hopefully the French would mobilize but it would take them days to a week or more to get troops across the Rhein. Because of that after most of us were killed off we would keep one gun what we called then gun number 3 the base piece a scratch FDC and an ammo section to pass out nukes rounds to the gun, we at the fdc would open the safe and get the nuke firing codes to get the nuke fuses out of the safe . Screw in the fuses, set the deflection and Quadrant and charge height of burst at 50 meters then shoot a couple nukes at the 4th Siberian horde and pack up and try to get to France before the reds and the nuke clouds didn't get us first. I read recently where what they now are calling the war scare of 83 which had been classified had had it's info partially released but most of it was still secret. Of course by 1990 the wall came down and filthy ass wipe commies collapsed excepr for a handful of lunatics like Putin who should be tied to the back of a tank and dragged across the Ukraine then nailed to a tree in Moscow like we used to do to people we had no use for down south. just so you know I was born in Texas not far from the Alamo and have lived the last 45 years in Alabama!!! I may be 64 now but I'm still an expert marksman. If they would take me I'd volunteer to go to Ukraine and try to kill one or two before they got me. By the way when we drove through those German villages there were always three or four old fellows who would come to attention and give us a good straight arm salute, Wehrmacht or waffen SS they knew we were there to fight the filthy reds. We all just saluted back no one made fun of them. At their age you knew they were veterans of the worse war of the last 100 years. Long live Ukraine.

[@deathbyvelocity7541]

This looks like REFORGER. Every years folks. Good times. Good memories.

[@jimmydoherty7643]

REFORGER 74 and 75, ran all over the place , How Btry 1/2 ACR, running 5 ton fuel trk. BEST of TIMES.

[@SamJD94]

Much love for Germany from a German American!

[@Preuen-zs1fz]

Koko love

[@jemand9122]

what is a german american? hahahahhahahaj

[@Joeasia1981]

@@jemand9122 Kinda like germany is half Turk hahahahahahahaha

[@buki6283]

@@jemand9122 die meisten amerikaner haben deutsche wurzeln Deswegen auch Deutsch-Amerikaner

[@mikeggg5671]

Then you are a traitor

[@norberthofer5830]

When I was young in the early 1970's, my family visited Germany and Austria. We were in some old restaurant in some small village in Germany. I was in the bathroom and all of a sudden the entire building started shaking and I thought it would collapse and there was all this noise outside. So I went outside to check out what was going on and it was the US military driving their tanks through the city. Being just a kid I thought it was awesome. You don't see that too often in Los Angeles.

[@abergethirty]

Going to rail head to pick up your vehicle. Did this a lot back in the 80's. Where are the kids? We used to throw MRE's and hats to them.

[@reaganacree]

Out of the way, America coming through lol.

[@zubairibrahim1941]

Germany want to sleep natzi leader waked up. America came to town.

[@nobilesnovushomo58]

Hetalia!

[@Condorthedude]

gtfo

[@xxSWORD]

Just here to protect you guys no worry

[@rawmilkdrinker]

Condor salty much?

[@michb7414]

Folks, this brings back some fond memories! I was an 11E2T (Sherridan Tanker back in 1969 (Budingen, Germany)). I remember very well driving thru small German towns up near the Fulda Gap. I got out in 1971 and became a Los Angeles County Emergency Paramedic. I went back in the Army to Warrant Officer Academy (Fort Rucker) followed by Flight School. I retired in 1997 as a Senior Warrant flying Blackhawks. Once out, I completed my BS and Master's Degrees and was recalled back on active duty x 3 years (after being out 10 years (hip pocket orders) in 2007 because the 1st Cav was short Blackhawk pilots & bodies to go to Iraq. My hats off you you younger troopers. NOT a good time to be in the military. God Bless all of you, stay safe, and keep your heads low. Thank you for your Service and sacrifice. I know, been there done that. Hooah

[@dannengibson2395]

Thank you for your service sir! It's the selfless men and women of our military that makes our country great! Thank you!

[@jimsilveira2344]

Thanks to you, as well. Silver Lions!

[@buddyhirshfield5970]

Mich B I was a motor sergeant in Budingen 2/83 from 68 to 70

[@danielmota1095]

OOOOooooo no no THANKYOU

[@ronaldsandscuster]

i was in budingen 1963 to 1965, 12th cavalry.

[@RPclone]

As soon as seeing the title, the comments are pretty much as expected. And indeed, Germany died since 1945

[@Preuen-zs1fz]

RPclone no since 1918

[@andrewleonard475]

@@leonidezdionisio9915 they also gained that status again in the 50s and 60s. So yes, Germany died in 1918

[@arvedludwig3584]

Dammit are you all retarded? It's like you wanna go back in time and technology and most important social structures. Wtf is wrong with your mentality?

[@everybodyisunpleasentinthe938]

Germany itself died in the Hambacher Fest and Märzrevolution, where patriotic democrats were slaughtered by thousand by the prussian King und austrian Kaiser. Since then, Germany was done for. It has become a battleground for politicians. The German people are divided by borders.

[@abandonedchannel281]

Germany died in 1933

[@e.a.corral4713]

Keeping them railworkers & polizei busy? A lot of work goes into these exercises. Best to all serving. Always thankful & grateful for the jobs you all do & complete.

[@vahalyr]

04:00 I like how the humvee has his warning lights on, just in case anybody doesn't notice a column of tanks approaching them.

[@ozarkstate]

The anti American presence is strong in this comment section.

[@justsam100]

As it should be. I don't see german Leopards rolling through US cities or european countries be allowed to invade US soil and airspace at will. War is over, go home.

[@ozarkstate]

@@justsam100 Most of the bases are there for a FOB. So they can carry out operations in the middle East. If a major war does break out they are already there. Who said they were there to *keep* you in check.

[@justsam100]

@@ozarkstate That's exactly my problem. They CAN be used for keeping us in check. Inviting a foreign power to set a permanent base of operations is asking for trouble, sooner or later. I'm sure the US would never allow it, so forgive me for not being happy about it.

[@ozarkstate]

@@justsam100 There is no point of having foreign bases in the US. You would get no advantage. The US doesn't really need protection from anything nearby. The host country receives protection and the US gets it's strategic base. It's a win-win situation. Despite the host country being a powerhouse. That is a short answer.

[@death_parade]

This is Ramstein. We are under attack! Roger Ramstein . We are aware of the gas attack and are sending DECON units your way. Not the Gas. We are under attack by Russian Ground Forces! Say again Ramstein. What Russian Forces? *THE ENTIRE RUSSIAN ARMY!* Request immediate assistance! _Ground witnesses are now reporting Russian tanks rolling down the Champs-Ellyse_ This was no act of terrorism. The attacks were intended to cripple our defences and pave the way for an invasion. We need to hit them now with everything we've got! Sir, we've lost contact with the delegation in Hamburg. Metal 0-1, this is Overlord actual. You are being rerouted to Hamburg. We've got a principle level hostage rescue. Who is it? The Vice President. *DELTA* _Frost_

[@kelz4198]

Reminds me of the days when I was a kid, when we were stationed in Schweinfurt. They'd drive the tanks from the main barracks to the barracks across town to load them onto the train. We'd all line the part of the route that ran behind our homes to see our fathers go to the "field". Memories right here!

[@danielhopkins2277]

Was the main one Ledward?

[@kelz4198]

@@danielhopkins2277 Yep! and Conn was the logistical base

[@danielhopkins2277]

@@kelz4198 Only know Ledward really... For obvious reason. But except some buildings it looks complete different now. Ledward is a Mix between Immigrants Camp, (Future) Uni campus and Future Garden show (half the buildings are gone)... and Conn is also an Immigrants camp, But in the Future they want to make it a Industrial park.

[@kelz4198]

@@danielhopkins2277 Yeh, I can see that Askren Manor (where our quarters were) is being built over. I’d like to go visit one day, for old times sake. We’re you stationed over there, or we’re you there as a youngster like me?

[@danielhopkins2277]

@@kelz4198 Although my "father" was an u.s. soldier, I'm German and Schweinfurt is my Hometown. Made sometimes Party in Fiddlers Green, Mad or the Rockfabrik with the soldiers, and for Other reasons was invited to some bigger and smaller festivities as a kid with u.s. Americans. It was complete luck that I found your comment. Didn't even Look for that vid, was just like "u.s. tanks in german town? Hmm... My one?" :D

[@jamessephar9458]

I was staitioned at Ayers Kaserne, in an infantry unit in the 3rd Armor Division in 1972/73. We had around 500,000 troops there then. This was a comon sight, only much larger.

[@ResonantFalke]

It's amazing to see how big they are compared to a car.

[@skychildoflight9867]

This brings back some awesome memories of when I served over in Europe for two tours, one tour was several rotations up on the border between Czechoslovakia and West Germany with many rotations in Hohenfels and Graf doing table 8 and table 12, did a few Reforgers as well.

[@bigbassmaster6924]

That’s awesome, what branch?

[@skychildoflight9867]

Big Bass Master 69 Army, retired with 28 yrs sir.

[@vanpearsall]

2/32 armor the rock

[@bigbadbamboo1]

Where you part of the 6th Blackhorse

[@marcelngobeh511]

My time in Germany was the early 80s and 90s. I was proud to serve and always will be proud to serve as an Infantryman. I served with awesome soldiers and will never regret the time as a soldier. Soldier for Life!

[@Katarinarabbit]

They say war is hell but peace is boring.

[@skychildoflight9867]

Marcel Ngobeh 11B!!

[@DrReginaldFinleySr]

Beautiful. I had the pleasure of working with Tankers in Grafenwöhr. I trained them there in using and troubleshooting commo as well in North Macedonia even though I was 11M10 I was also trained in commo. Looking forward to seeing them help liberate Ukraine. Slava Ukraini! Heroyam Slava!

[@SouthernBelle888]

Proud to be a part of the Army family for the past 32 years, Hohenfels been there twice, my oldest daughter was even born there, while stationed there, and will be back in Hohenfels this Aug for schooling

[@شيخعسكرالشرموخي]

The Americans are making an enemy of Russia and China and exhausting them with the support of the Ukraine, so that the conflict with the Americans is not direct.

[@unclexeres]

Germany was a good posting.

[@TheGovernor-vw9cf]

@@unclexeres no it isn’t. Not having troops overseas and fixing our country like the founding fathers wanted is a good posting

[@unclexeres]

@@TheGovernor-vw9cf oh another Trumper. The overseas posting of US troops have avoided Big wars for almost 80 years. Meanwhile, Trumpers tried to overthrow our own government.

[@josephhudson3513]

was there 83 to 85 in Bamburg road marching to graf and lot of towns in West Germany on an M 109A2

[@8460437]

Behold. We are bringing you democracy.

[@shaq6976]

James Ziemba nah were Full thanks

[@natedog1433]

Please do not resist

[@mikeggg5671]

And the sad part is you actually think that's okay. You actually think it is okay to force your ideals on to other people. Because they are your ideals, you think that the world should have them. You are just as bad as the fascists and the Communists and the other tyrants of the past.

[@confusedcapitalist2242]

mike ggg this was a joke, however you are right.

[@raeebner1482]

@@bv5998 what do you mean with unfortunely

[@nunayobusiness1771]

Ah how I miss the days. Just the sound on start up alone makes you happy to be a 19kilo.

[@DZ477]

Everyone: "Here we go again..." Me: "Wow Abrams with woodland camo!"

[@MrFligemon]

For 45 years, the M109 family of SP howitzers has been the MAIN artillery weapon of the US Armored Force. In the right hands, a deadly and versatile King of Battle.

[@dawkinss2422]

13B right here

[@Vincent2wice]

The Tank's Tracks doesn't damage the roadways?

[@HankePanke]

those have rubber pads

[@senpaisanchoyt5225]

Saunasaatana is that why it sounds weird?

[@hihaveaniceday9386]

SenpaiSancho YT yea they dont want to damage railroads or roads so the rubber helps

[@smithylo3249]

That are german roads dude

[@HankePanke]

SenpaiSancho YT​ not quite sure, the turbo turbine soubds kinda odd too

[@robertklein9190]

Back in 65, 533MP, Co., we would escort the 3rd Herd around K-town in our 64 Plymouth Valiants. Those M60's could sure churn up the blacktop.

[@Gauge1LiveSteam]

8 trips to Grafenwoehr, 3 to Wildflecken, 2 REFORGER, 2 "Freeze-Ex". 3rd Infantry Division , Kitzingen Germany 1978-1982

[@Tamarikankuro]

I love the turbine packed stoves, so happy our tanks got them, music to my ears, USA! 🇺🇲

[@smfvipefire4255]

Imagen just walking your dog and see hundreds of tanks drive by you looking like world war 3 is happening

[@Sultanofsleez]

It’s crazy seeing an abrams in a forest camouflage

[@samanli-tw3id]

These tanks don't roar like Leopards, but whine like giant vacuum cleaners!

[@southwestxnorthwest]

That's because they have helicopter turbine engines, not diesel motors. The M1 Abrams turbine produces about 1,500 horsepower and with the governor removed can move about 60Mph on flat land. Its not a contest, its a good design, just like the leopard.

[@samanli-tw3id]

Tim Nelson I thought, turbines are louder than diesels, you know how loud the jet engines on commercial airplanes are.

[@southwestxnorthwest]

samanli2014 Turbines all vary. Keep in mind that the turbine engines in the M1 produce 1500 shaft horsepower. On a Boeing 737-500, the two CFM56-3 engines each produce 18,500 to 20,000 pounds of thrust at 300 knots. That converts to about 18,000 horsepower each, or 36,000 shaft horsepower combined. Those engines are much louder because they are more powerful. Turbochargers and superchargers in a car are considered turbines, yet you don't hear them like a jet engine because they are much smaller

[@samanli-tw3id]

Tim Nelson So take a diesel engine and a gas turbine, both have the same amount of horsepower and rpm, which one is quieter?

[@southwestxnorthwest]

samanli2014 Haha, no no this is not true. Diesel works on combustion by way of high heat and compression, which forces the pistons up and down on a crankshaft, etc. Turbines are a very complex process that I cannot describe, except that they do not have pistons, and compress air also. Turbines spin VERY fast, the engineering in them must be precise to a near exact measurement. In terms of fuel and shaft horsepower they tend to be more efficient also. The US military is working on a new engine for the M! though, to replace the turbines. The existing turbines produce a very hot exhaust that is very difficult to conceal from thermal optics and requires that infantry following behind must stay back a distance, which reduces cover that the tanks provide. Also, the turbine engines in these are not efficient at all; they use about 1.6gpm and startup sequence of the turbine itself uses about 16 gallons of fuel.

[@rfbush]

Participated in several moves like this from Baumholder to Grafenwohr while serving with the 8th Infantry Division. Long night; seems like we took every siding! It was fascinating to see German railroading in action. A lot of places still had crossing gates operated by gate guards in little huts by the tracks. Reminded me of looking a a Marklin catalog when I was a kid. Seems like a lifetime ago which I guess it was.......... 13E20, Field Artillery Fire Direction, Bravo Battery, 3/16 Field Artillery (8-inch) Baumholder, FRG '74-'77.

[@user-gu9ff3jg4t]

Desert camouflage in Europe? You aren't in Iraq anymore.

[@stevenhollingsworth3249]

William repainting is extremely expensive.

[@TheDustysix]

Let the Krauts pay for the paint.

[@southwestxnorthwest]

Very observant.

[@stevenhollingsworth3249]

Do you really think that the Army will even repaint them they only repaint when they have another war that requires another color. Otherwise they don't care.

[@TheDustysix]

After a week they are so filthy, and can/are camo'd by their crews. Camo only fools people with normal vision. Colorblind people aren't fooled by camo.

[@mabutoo]

This is just a convoy to routine training exercises. Made this trip many times while I was stationed there.

[@davchan4423]

I went to the comments expecting memes... 100% not disappointed lol

[@that_fire_guy]

“We’ve awakened a sleeping giant......and filled him with a terrible resolve.”

[@notmyles712]

When the minecraft faction builds over a village

[@williamanderson4999]

Remember those days in Germany as Mechanized Infantry TC. M113s APC rolling in the German country side. 1987 -90 Baumholder Germany 1/13 Inf & 3/12 Inf

[@cherrypoptart2001]

4:00 this just shows how huge tanks are. Hummers are as tall as 4x4 pick ups and look how tiny it is even infront of the tanks

[@honkhonk8009]

no shit bruh.

[@tmanoutdoors8277]

Toby I don’t think where in Iraq anymore

[@chen_plays4173]

Hey Dwayne why is there a Tiger I in front of us?!

[@fraybentos15]

4:00 Fury, is that u?

[@coolkentg]

I was in battalion FDC and my 577 was always the first. Our commo never worked and so the NCO used a tent pole to get my attention.

[@Okkuashi]

At 1:11, he had flashbacks of Iraq and Afghanistan 😂😂😂 (LIKE "My God, It's Full of Stars" POST!) I sort of took his idea, lol

[@MikMoen]

1945: U.S. tanks had to battle through a year of bloodshed to reach Germany. 2014: U.S. tanks leisurely arrive in Germany by train.

[@supremebonkripper7460]

gotta love the woodland camo, you dont see those often

[@ktjmitchell7722]

Last time I heard this was my 20th Century history book!

[@FjordTrotter]

Sherman vs Tiger : Tiger won M1A1 vs Leopard : Wait, we're friends now.

[@Simo-nk1oq]

One on one... yes. 500 to one... noooooo

[@cloudcobain]

Well the Leopard2A6 would still win, it's the most modern tank in the World, he's in every test category better then the M1A1

[@Simo-nk1oq]

@@cloudcobain True, but I was referring to Sherman vs Tiger. Michael Whittman died with a side shot from a Sherman tho.

[@cloudcobain]

@@Simo-nk1oq yah I mean the dude who wrote the main comment

[@Nifelheim1983]

The tank at 3:23 has the right light off, the transit officer had to stopt it for infraction.

[@vanpearsall]

Who did the fucking p m c s

[@da_cat]

Got used to desert cammo so much that i forgot how beautiful a woodland M1 is

[@travelingwithmikeandpam9074]

This brings back lots of memories!

[@shinkreytpuylap]

H m m

[@masterglitch0]

4:40 Happy Humvee

[@krzysobludnik]

"All done for today"

[@pokeyrailfanning]

Love the turbine whine of the M1 Abrams.

[@sinisabalentovic9617]

Me too

[@kang6088]

"wE yAnKeEs nEeD a TuRbIne eNgIneS BECause ThEy mAkE us FEeL SPecIAL" turbines are outdated and useless, in deserts there completely fucked over by dust, in hot weather they overheat, and they eat fuel, gallon by the second, very optimised and useless lol.

[@unfortunateson5016]

@@kang6088 Yeah you should do some research on why we use them.

[@mellowrebel4618]

THEY USE TO PASS THRU SOUTHERN RRS YARD HERE ALMOST DAILY.

[@pan4909]

It's hard to stop a Train, even harder when you have Tanks on it...