WW2 German Super Soldiers High on Meth

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The combat experience in Poland and France showed that soldiers using methamphetamine were showing clear signs of superiority in combat. They fought without fear and, above all, didn’t get tired. The case, however, also showed the harmful effects of the stimulant. Its excessive use led to physical and mental exhaustion, as Reich Health Führer warned in 1939. These negative side effects led to the ban of Pervitin by the Reich Opium Law in June 1941.
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Created by Daniel Turner (B.A. (Hons) in History, University College London)
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[@hoznyali6414]

Walter with a time machine:

[@bluegrassbanjo5744]

Underrated comment.

[@aumondboss]

Comment was as clear as blue crystal

[@banaaninisotuhotapahtuupia1905]

Waltuh put your hand down waltuh the moustache man was not right waltuh

[@JebGuntheNut]

@@aumondboss but only 99,1% clear comment

[@desmondhumebrotha3522]

Walter with a walther

[@Le_cuisinier.du-chienne]

Allied solders: are you high? German soldiers: very heil.

[@Turi6070]

German soldier: "High on Deutschen spirit and there is nothing more German than putting a man Auschwits of the world."

[@gicanebunu4097]

Haha good joke Hans

[@jeh966]

😆

[@christopheryurkiewicz7395]

You silly man.

[@adamdaichendt3838]

😆👍

[@dutchdoofus491]

officer: "are these drugs?" me: "no officer these are my incredible non-detrimental brain food"

[@davidantonucci1161]

given to the sons of men to keep them occupied. Consider the work of the true God, for who can straighten out what he has made crooked? What has come to be is out of reach and exceedingly deep. Who can understand it? L Jehovah has done great things for us, And we are overjoyed The time has come for Jehovah to act, For they have broken your law

[@Ohflipsnap]

@@davidantonucci1161 Son, I suspect that is not God of which you claim to be getting high on!

[@davidantonucci1161]

@@Ohflipsnap in to which relation

[@finnf4]

What is drugs 😂

[@joshlidowdie24]

😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣😁👌

[@gus9797]

One of the top German scientists at the time was the original Heisenberg, the guy Walter names himself after

[@Stupidhaole808]

I AM the one who Heils

[@Fugitive685]

@@Stupidhaole808 😂

[@Justin1an]

YOU GODDAMN RIGHT

[@Boone69]

​@@Justin1an Hitler was not goddamn right. -Jewsenberg

[@he1zouu]

but he was a physicist

[@DarthBaras13]

In 2011 I met a US veteran who fought in Normandy back in 1944. He told me he one time came across a POW German officer who, and these are his words, "had a wide, toothy grin with bloodshot eyes." I then asked him if he had ever heard of Pervitin (he said no). I explained to him what it was and what it was used for. He then looked and me and said that before he was sent home in 1945 some of his buddy's pressured him to try some. Told him they were Lifesavers. He didn't take them.

[@hawkeyeten2450]

I remember reading about legendary US general Matthew Ridgway claiming he saw similar drugged behavior from North Korean troops during the Korean War. He said they were some of the most aggressive soldiers he had ever faced, and was convinced they were on a mixture of steroids and other stuff.

[@johnsoler1920]

Damn that’s some resistance to peer pressure

[@thelegendaryt-rex4763]

@@roberteast1918 LMAOO

[@ErikBramsen]

US troops - pilots in particular - gobbled dexedrine, another amphetamine compound.

[@speedrun1238]

Damn

[@mckrunchytoast2469]

Need an episode on the Finnish soilder Aimo Koivunen too, took his units worth of meth and went on a rampage on ski's for weeks.

[@DarthBaras13]

Yarnhub already did an video about him and his trippy ski trip. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hpfSfqmdeb5rns0

[@that1electrician]

What? For real?

[@tomskowski6239]

@@that1electrician Yeah. He swallowed an entire pack of pervitin (meth) pills meant for a squad. He skied for many kilometers and survived stepping on a landmine.

[@doggydude2668]

I heard smth similar abt a German soldier who accidentally took I think the entire bottle and got left by his unit and kept blacking out out for weeks I think after an escape and somehow survived

[@dylang6432]

quixr did a good video on that

[@redadamearth]

U.S. soldiers used benzedrine, another form of speed. The tablets were in every enlisted man's kit. It's not something often shown in WW2 films, but it was absolutely vital, especially during long battles. This is why benzedrine became so popular with the Beat Generation in the late 40's and 50's, as a lot of soldiers became addicted to it and there was a huge black market for it. Writers like Kerouac used it constantly, as they found it could keep them writing for days.

[@gilbertcordova6527]

LA noir shows that drug

[@Karaokekushandmentalhealth]

I love jack kerouac.

[@allthesmallthings1041]

That’s just aderall lol

[@user-fz9dq3uy3l]

@@allthesmallthings1041 actually its dexedrine. the L-isomer of a racemic mixture of amphetmine salts. Adderall is basically a 50/50 mix of the 2 isomers. dexedrine is bettter than adderall, being almost totally made of the L-isomer methamphetamine is a far more potent stimulant, with an added methyl group beside the amine on the butane side chain

[@fallintoadream]

@@allthesmallthings1041 Aderall and meth are the same drug

[@xxhell7grinderxx673]

10:42 gives me fear on a spiritual level

[@istarteverysentencewithbro]

Looks like this 🤓

[@theinterstellarcast9734]

Fr, wtf was that about 😂

[@SAEshorts]

He's still high on meth

[@OptimisticSturmtruppen]

You know who took yo mum's coke, and just got high? This guy! 2:50 Yaey!

[@tonyclifton265]

lol thousand meter stare

[@indianajones4321]

When your Army isn’t up to Pollos standards

[@wolfystudios1117]

"Der Fuhrer is dead! His generals are dead! You have nothing to fight for! Fill your pockets and go in peace, or dare to fight me and die!"

[@bimoprasetyo6862]

We Are Different 👨🏾‍⚖️

[@capncake8837]

Heh, I was just watching a BB clip.

[@shaider1982]

Come to think of it, Pollos is owned by Madrigal Elektromotiv.

[@sammyiscool]

When your army is being supplied from walter white

[@robertdeen8741]

There was the one Finnish soldier who was running, actually skiing away from the Russians. He was getting very tired and thought he could take a couple of tabs. Problem was, they had froze into on big chunk, so he ate them all. That put him on a crazy trip that lasted a few days. He saw dancing bears and skied right through Russian camps. He eventually came down and found his way back to his side of the lines.

[@chicagotypewriter2094]

Right! His name was Aimo Koivunen. He just zipped around hella fast on his skis (400km!), subsisting off of pine buds & ONE Siberian jay for one week. By the end of his "joyride" he weighed 95 pounds and had a 200bpm heartbeat. Lived to the ripe old age of 76 (considering what he did) and died peacefully!

[@robertdeen8741]

@@chicagotypewriter2094 thank you. Didn't recall his trip lasting that long.

[@chicagotypewriter2094]

@@robertdeen8741 some week that must've been! It's a sheer miracle he didnt die; the dose was enough for THIRTY soldiers

[@johnfalcon84]

That would be an interesting movie.

[@robertdeen8741]

@@chicagotypewriter2094 those Finn's must of been tough as nails. Just like their sniper, the White Death. I can't remember his name either but the spelling is not something Canadians see too often. Imagine I can't say it right either.

[@skeletonsquid6233]

I remember my great grandmother who worked as a frontline nurse had a wounded soilder tell her about how the germans "looked like they got salt in they're eyes, and where happy as a clam about it". years later i find out what that truly was

[@paulkouri7786]

Methamphetamine makes you confident, heightens your senses and dulls feelings of empathy. Ideal to make the perfect soldier.

[@Justin.Martyr]

*PauL; but, DO U Love DonaLd Trump, with ALL of Your Mind & SouL???* *& when the moment COMES, & it WILL; WILL U Give Your Life,->* *For the GLORY of DonaLd Trump????*

[@ghosttheripper8656]

Let’s not forget, obedient. Not gonna leave because you want your next fix

[@blackfacegaming191]

Honestly, sounds like a fricking blast. What I’d give to be a German soldier during the 30s and 40s Beats life nowadays. Boring AF

[@jasonhaynes2952]

Yes! Although, the heightened sense of awareness and confidence only works at first. Eventually, drug addicted soldiers become delerious, distracted, unfocused, and are just looking for their next fix. This is probably why they did so good in Poland and France, early in the war, but then everything turned by the time the Soviet campaign began.

[@tonylovesducks2501]

@@blackfacegaming191I wonder if the people who wanted nothing but peace would change with you. I don’t think so since the world is so horrible. It was War yes, but you gotta say they had a duty and they will be remembered until end of humanity.

[@itz_ex0_279]

Imagine being an Allied soldier fresh out of high school and on your first day of combat, you see a drugged up German screaming and charging you with a MG42 Edit: Ik you can’t actually charge at someone with a MG42. This ain’t Battlefield V. It’s just a joke.

[@xxdomoxxkunxx]

That sounds both funny and awful. I'd imagine if the guy is doing something like charging you with an MG42 he'd probably be screaming incoherently

[@olympusentertainment2638]

Ahhhh, those were the good old days. 😂

[@activatekruger446]

I’d turn to my Sargent and say “Sarge! Are you seeing this?!? It’s methed up!!”

[@hawkeyeten2450]

Reportedly, that happened during the Korean War too. I've heard multiple people claim that many in the Chinese and North Korean armies were drugged up to be more aggressive and energetic in their attacks on the UN Coalition forces.

[@ion9270]

drugged or not you're still dead in front of a MG-42

[@cannonball666]

German to Italian comrade: "Have some meth, dude" Italian soldier drinking wine: "Man, I don't mix uppers with downers"

[@secretsquirrel1534]

Seriously Funny Thank You !!!

[@chrispy9913]

Damn guys always changing sides

[@kradikt666]

That was always my Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday night

[@tomas_505]

That was the moment that Super Mario chose not becoming Supra Mareo

[@minhducnguyen9276]

Italian MREs have hard liquor in them, enough for one shot.

[@yolodolo9143]

I fought a guy high on meth once, he's not your typical skinny homeless meth addict living on the street. He's a regular dude that happens to smoke meth. I gotta tell you it was very hard to fight this guy, almost seemed like his pain tolerance was through the roof.

[@konstantinw.1036]

Mike tyson was on drugs too

[@abarust9962]

@@konstantinw.1036no he wasnt lmao

[@konstantinw.1036]

@@abarust9962 he was cocain shrooms and weed

[@JayfkennedyXM4]

​@@konstantinw.1036cap

[@ahski6]

@@konstantinw.1036ur mother is on drugs as well

[@ForeignFella]

According to my cousin, German soldiers on the eastern front (who were suffering in all kinds of ways) would frequently ask for Pervitin over socks, food, ammo, etc.

[@tonylovesducks2501]

Wie geht’s ihm heute ? War er auch auf Pervitin ? Wenn ja wie hat er sich aufgerappelt und seine Sucht besiegt ? Ich bin süchtig nach andere Substanzen und ich möchte nicht mehr und vllt hat dein Cousin einen Rat für mich. Ich bewundere alle Menschen aus der Zeit. Wahre Männer.

[@Achillez098]

Kudos to the animation team on this episode! The image of a German soldier running and gunning with a massive, drug-induced grin on his face will never get old xD

[@MagnumLoadedTractor]

The animators really like movies to it seems...

[@oligultonn]

@@MagnumLoadedTractor nah they went to Florida.

[@30calxbastard25]

Im suprised noone knows where the reference is from. Maybe its just a niche thing.

[@hundkebab2433]

@@30calxbastard25 it's a WW2 reference duh

[@Donkeymaster9000]

Naw it’s just a CoD reference, how else do you aim and win every gunfight? DRUGS DRUGS DRUGS DRUGS!!!’

[@mk-1579]

In 2008, a high school chemistry teacher in New Mexico perfected the process of field synthesis of the process

[@vhovbr]

Comrad Heisenberg

[@raymonddfigueroa8382]

Heinrich Von Heisenberg

[@babyramses5066]

@@raymonddfigueroa8382 Valter

[@bentocampos301]

say his name?

[@brownwrench]

Jesse deserves a little credit too

[@skylar5257]

2:50 truly a terrifying sight

[@davidbrauns87]

6:56 seems they have a lot of fun 😃

[@TheUserUnknown]

A Japanese chemistry first synthesized methamphetamine in 1893. It was difficult to process until in 1919 another Japanese chemist named Akira Ogata streamlined and simplified the process. The Germans further advanced the technique.

[@mk-1579]

In 2008, a high school chemistry teacher in New Mexico perfected the process of field synthesis of the process

[@NguyenMinh-vs1vm]

@@mk-1579 who then proceeded to build the largest synthetic drug empire in American history

[@tylergoodland4289]

Sources?

[@thatmovieguy7778]

@@tylergoodland4289AMC

[@VikingVic76]

Heisenberg much..

[@gamerchair9330]

My therapist: Simple History using soldiers with detailed face doesn't exist, it cant hurt you Simple History:

[@bozzcraft2123]

Made my day

[@Garshock1]

Always wondered about this. Thanks for a great video!

[@JohannaWayne-es1el]

These cartoons are awesome. I'm so grateful to whoever made them.

[@Mr33500]

It was sharply cut back on in the military as well though. After the side effects were discovered. Not just being prone to self harm but being absolutely useless for two days after the effects wore off.

[@1shooterm]

Even caffeine highs do this. I usually delay any caffeine if I know I'll be running for multiple days.

[@thevoid88]

When I was a user I'd stay up for a week. But I guess the stuff today is way stronger.

[@wattsnottaken1]

I used to do Cocaine, opiates, and Adder-all I’ve been clean for three years now. Never going back. it’s absolutely disgusting what hard drugs do to people.

[@VikingTeddy]

And there was no "blitzkrieg on meth". The pills were for drivers and transport pilots only. And even then they only got 2 or 3 pills. The amount sounds large only until you remember how many soldiers took part in the battle fo France. This annoying legend can be traced to one person, Norman Ohler who realised that war memoirs sold well, rspecially if you add something 'scandalous'. He pulled the story out of his arsch and people are still parroting it decades later. I can understand when the internet wasn't such a ubiquitous thing that no one bothered to check. it would've been a slow undertaking. But it's been debunked for two decades now so no one has any excuse of spreading thus misinfomation.

[@thevoid88]

@Escape from Babylon After a few days of not shutting my eyes...... Shadows 😳

[@catjack90]

The allies also had their own version after they discovered crashed stuka planes with pervitin cases. Before that nobody could explain how stuka pilots were able to maneuver their famous stuka dive without passing out and pervitin was the answer. When Allied scientists discovered that, they were quick to replicate it to make their own version and for a long time durin WWII both sides were high as a kite on it until it was gradually taken out, at least from the public eye, because their side effects after years of abuse became too clear and unavoidable.

[@Ocewot]

in some emergency kits given to pilots in i think vietnam there was also tablets of dextroamphetamine to help them stay awake in case they were crash landed behind enemy lines i mean this is obviously different because it was for emergencies and not used all the time but still pretty interesting

[@dragonsword7370]

​@@Ocewot also is/was in emergency med kits for being taken while ditched in the ocean. It keeps you awake while fighting the possible hypothermia and able to swim longer. P.S. Passing out or falling asleep into unconsciousness in the water has the highest chance at killing you. Especially in Atlantic or cold water. Heck, even in the Pacific if the water is at 67F/19-20C it will just take hours to lower your core temp and kill you instead of less than an hour. It's why "Go-Pills" are still in these cases whether shot down and evading the enemy for 3 days straight where you can't get any rest or ditched out in the drink.

[@shamusbob7969]

@@Ocewot DXM does keep people awake. I wonder the dosage because after the euphoria platue is trip city lol

[@hansmannheim6226]

The Point with the Stukas isnt true at all. The Ju 87 Stuka has an automatism to stabilize the plane if the pilot was knocked out. Its not about the Pills, but engeneering.

[@coqpit77]

The allies used the dextroamphetamine and racemic amphetamine which have significantly less side effects

[@AutisticJester77]

Didn’t know much about this topic, I knew it was addictive but I didn’t know why. This was a very both informative and very entertaining. Thank you.

[@mikegadsden55]

The methed out German soldier from the outro will now live rent free in my head.

[@davidca96]

Allies used benzedrine, Axis used meth. Both sides used stimulants to extend the ability to fight longer and go without sleep without losing performance. It wasnt known how abuse could cause psychosis(it was known but not thought to be as serious as it actually is) and people to do things they might not do normally. It was especially popular with bomber pilots too, flying for days on end over and over.

[@sakesaurus1706]

the psychostimulant arms race

[@urbansoldier1]

underrated comment ..thx for it... but the world/tv/written history shows even the to last hillbilly that all germans was on drugs..all kill pilots on parachutes, all was nazis... until you start to read about history.what i do since ~1990 . and be astonished to read (ony in english or spanish language books, german books are "clean") that hitler past taking danzig try to give poland back to polish and only want to have a corridor 90km wide to reach danzig (where 90%germans lived at this time) ect.pp.

[@Dennis-nc3vw]

Reminds me of Psycho from the Fallout series. FUCKING KILL!

[@tylerriojas6250]

@@Dennis-nc3vw I'm literally thinking the same thing with my settlement loaded. Was eating food and this came up. Back to fallout. Rarghh

[@chrisbarton1517]

Fighter pilots STILL have access to dexadrine for limited use when needed.

[@keiichisatow4224]

This is the moment when Walter White turned into Hindenburg

[@Justin.Martyr]

*MorRon!!!!*

[@petervasil5073]

heisenberg

[@alexisg1147]

Literally turned into Heisenberg 😂

[@soulless_jake540]

HEISENBURG

[@namesss130]

what if Nuremberg

[@enigmazero3082]

The idea of a military fighting a brutal war with reckless abandon while on dangerous narcotics is as badass as it is absurd.

[@MarcussJay]

2:05 - really love that you added Budapest Bath Hotel by Jesper Kyd in the background .. thought it was my phone ringing at first

[@CursiveS]

6:32 I like the tank stuck in permanent limbo trying to free itself from the mud at Mach 5. True showcasing of the effects of methamphetamine on a tanker's mind. For the Fatherland.

[@bacoon6499]

Lmfao mach 5 in mud is truly only something that can be achieved with meth

[@las10plagas]

I wanted to point that out, too :D

[@wagman68]

Lol that's a funny image, a tank moving at mach 5 yet still somehow stuck In the mud lol

[@unzkipriime4283]

pervitin was also called Panzerschokolade, meaning tank-choclate as it was often packed up inside candy wrap

[@centurian318]

Nestle made the panzerschokolade

[@MrSlug-ki9jl]

Is that the chocolate that comes in circle shaped 'bars' that break into sections?

[@Metro2077]

@@MrSlug-ki9jl nah mate, that's Scho-Ka-Kola

[@macewindu4070]

WORLD OF METHAMORPHINE

[@LowEnd31st]

I thought that chocolate just had caffeine

[@ronaldmercer9616]

And according to a complete redo of seal detachments, they're still using meth , it was in an interview with several guys who served and they didn't hide their identity

[@davidantone4593]

There’s a good book on all of this that came out 5 years ago called Blitzed: Drugs in the Third Reich It’s a good book and goes into detail how all this came to be. In case you wanna dig into this in more detail

[@angryfoxzd5233]

Imagine being a British soldier and then you run into meth head Hanz with an MG42 in each hand.

[@comradecat3678]

It must be pretty euphoric to win a military battle imagine tweaking balls for the first time too while it all happens u would never be able to replicate that high.

[@michaelrogan4389]

Battle-Lust you could say.

[@rodiculous9464]

They would try to replicate it though and for hitler that meant they fight harder

[@jonbarron8049]

Seeing people die on meth sucks

[@irgendeinname9256]

I think for the most part you are just glad to be alive.

[@epik2244]

Terrifying tbh

[@danielgerber8452]

This is absolutely insane and explains a lot!

[@jadenwallace]

I love how he titles it that w a educational style video

[@jorgeheredia4682]

The drawing of the soldiers when their high.🤣

[@thegrimgripper8416]

Cursed be design

[@bokc_nonpopularsalt1011]

90% Detail increase

[@projectember728]

The image of a Meth’d up German soldier charging at me while hip-firing a mg42 will never not be terrifying

[@guyeswanson7958]

Ok but now imagine he didn’t tie his left shoe lace, whether he trips on it or not it’s just flailing about.

[@projectember728]

@@guyeswanson7958 XD That’s both hilarious and terrifying!

[@frankvandergoes298]

Highly unlikely a meth,d up German soldier would be charging you firing a mg42 because they stopped using it mid 1941. Well documented.

[@deadasfboi]

@@guyeswanson7958AHHHH *gunfire* AHHHH *trips on shoelace* *dies*

[@bretmartinez8212]

Didn't the allies have their own version of meth too

[@TexDex_]

Yeah, they did.

[@bigflip3714]

Great vid

[@millsyinnz]

I think you will find that "our" side also took similar substances in WW2, and are probably still issued to this day. Ive never used meth (or any other drug), but I was on Duromine for about a month in 2020, a weightloss drug, which is essentially derived from meth. I found myself incredibly focused on my tasks at work, to the point of zoning out. I didnt get distracted, bored or tired. I can understand why a lot of people use meth and and similar substances. I also read about this housewife who used meth and found that she was able to keep on top of everything (keep the house clean, kid fed, etc) while she was under the influence. Let me be clear, I am in no way endorsing, condoning or approving of meth use. It is very addictive , and in the long term, any producitivty gains in the short term can be wiped out by all the usual symptoms.

[@Bobby-rq5pe]

The us air force definitely still uses amphetamines today

[@kemita]

Up until 2017, US Air Force (and potentially other military branches) prescribed meth to pilots for long endurance flights or for critical missions. Also, back in WW2, American and British soldiers got high using cocaine and Benzedrine, an amphetamine from 1930s, the american equivalent of Germany's Pervitin. But this video makes you believe them germans cheated on WW2 or something and that's why they won so easily in the beginning.

[@Bobby-rq5pe]

@@kemita this video isn't that accurate when he was talking about holocaust he didn't mention the 100k catholics that perished

[@CaptainRednose]

@Honda Havoc you understand that there were Jews in Poland, France, the Baltics, the Balkans, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and the western quarter of Russia... right?

[@Cosmopean]

@Honda Havoc In 1933 there were 9.3 million Jews in Europe, which constituted about 60% of the global population at the time. Most of these Jews lived in Poland, Belarus, Ukraine and Russia (all 3 under the USSR at the time). Almost all of these territories rich in Jewish people came under German occupation. No one claims the holocaust killed 6 million German Jews. The holocaust killed 6 million Jews from Germany, Poland, Belarus, Ukraine, Russia, Austria, Hungary, Romania, Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, Bosnia, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Norway, Denmark, and Italy. It's illegal to question the holocaust because only a fascist would do so. Regardless, this video wasn't even about the holocaust.

[@T3nMiDGET5711]

Jesse, we have to supply the Wehrmacht Jesse!

[@Jordan-le8rc]

This is so wild and mad-scientist level villainous it’s almost hard to believe.

[@NoPeace4theEvil]

Love how on the miniature the soldier has a drum attached and a belt at the same time

[@jacksonlee6760]

"German Troops fought in unconventional ways thanks to the drug" Why do I imagine that Hans and Fritz thought that it would be a good idea to have 3 people riding a panzer at full speed, no speed limiter, with 1 person spraying away with a flamethrower, a 2nd hip firing an MG-42, and a 3rd throwing grenades everywhere. With all the things that meth did to them I wouldn't be surprised if something like this happened.

[@joelaroche8103]

This image both make me laugh hard and is also terrifying, since meth is no joke, very powerfull, very addictive and very dangerous once you run out.

[@teddyfartypants]

And they'd all get shot full of holes and not feel anything

[@gamechanger8908]

This reminds me of Battliefield 1 horse flamethrower.

[@agniteyt]

**insert Hans riding the Panzer II Autocannon while Hipfiring the dual MG34**

[@MarkSmith-ll7in]

For Americans that was standard practice - no meth needed.

[@ronokoftherainlords4184]

The last few seconds of that german soldier staring into my soul was Harrowing

[@theonlineanimal6009]

He looks, friendly

[@nitsu2947]

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[@antoniothegunexpert5955]

@@theonlineanimal6009 i dont think so

[@SlyCooper1920]

@@antoniothegunexpert5955 oh come now Antonio, this man has a face that a mother could love just look at this face! He does seem to be the kind of guy who would never hurt you

[@antoniothegunexpert5955]

@@SlyCooper1920 it scares me

[@HummingbirdSound]

That stare at the end, though...

[@jestermugendi]

I like the fact the soldier on the cover is holding a gun with a side mag, belt feed, and drum mag all on the same gun

[@SharkBait600]

Just when I thought the Germans couldn’t get any more crazier…

[@k3psu48]

@@kruggmichaels8958 Especially when for some reason soldiers on meth are described as lunatics like in the video, while in reality it really just gives you a considerable energy boost and makes you feel confident

[@ChongiFishing]

@@k3psu48 And then you blow your brains out from severe paranoia... Those are the effects when it's not abused, which it almost always was due to its addictiveness

[@AQuestioner]

Talk to the Japanese

[@mikloridden8276]

@@k3psu48 That’s the truth though. Did you skip the video? The drugs Germany and Japan used contained ingredients that made them more aggressive and destroyed the mind if continually used.(Hitler himself was a victim of that). The drug US pilots used was less aggressive and addicting than those. The only addictive drug the US used was morphine but it was only reserved for medical reasons.

[@mikloridden8276]

@@braydicus Yeah, but Lots of people coming to Germanys defense for its actions in WW2 is kinda concerning.

[@doomslayerobama]

Damn, guess I'm one step away from being a German supersoldier.

[@rorycannon7295]

goddam doomslayer obama

[@fuxihutterer8088]

it takesa little more then that

[@Knight-SgtReyes]

Lol 😆

[@KingPBJames]

Is the next step to acquire meth or a German uniform?

[@christopheryurkiewicz7395]

Not without proper identification Hans.

[@TellySavalas-or5hf]

And those German soldier drank beer. 20 Gallon's a day.

[@user-wm3ow6jg8d]

just so you know during World War II, dextroamphetamines and methamphetamines were widely distributed among Allied, German, and Japanese soldiers to keep them awake and alert on the battlefield. Beyond the front, civilians who worked in factories manufacturing goods for the war effort were also using the drug to boost productivity.

[@AdamMathews]

My guy’s smile at 2:50 tho

[@n00n1n]

Methamphetamine absolutely raises blood pressure and tachycardia. It's probably not a good idea to tell people that it doesn't....

[@sharonrigs7999]

Animation is on point as always

[@Valiyus]

That German solider with a gasmask wielding a MG42 reminded me so much of Medal of Honor: Airborne. Those guys were the worst to go up against and I think they were called Super Soldiers in that game as well. No wonder they could tank so much damage, they were high out of their minds.

[@diabolivirtusen-tavares-ea4645]

😎

[@shisuiofthesharingan7621]

Lol

[@jeremiahwright4450]

France: "If we hold the clearings and the fields with fortified bunkers, we'll just be fighting in trench warfare, but this time we will have the upper hand" Germany: *Takes a hit* "The trees can't stop me if I move through them"

[@jonathangreenlees4772]

😂😂😆

[@frost-hj4cp]

Also Germany: "well boys time for you guys to see a tactic used from the Great War

[@danielburgess7785]

More horses than trucks for the Germans.

[@hubomba]

I thought after Barbarossa it became discontinued fairly quickly since the days long crash afterwards ended up being a net slowdown for the infantry divisions trying to catch up to the tanks. It was used in the luftwaffe though to allow for their grueling shifts with their lack of pilots after the British trashed them in the Battle of Britain.

[@OleLeik]

Up to the end of the war medical officers were allowed to give it out to drivers, pilots etc.. during long time operations etc.. There were however strict regulations and guidelines ( which was not always adhered too) when and how long it could be used as they had over time had become well aware of the negative side and after effects of the stuff

[@SimplyThatSleepyGuy]

"a COPIOUS ammount of drugs"

[@fritztm9261]

As a ADHD patient and Vyvanse prescriber, conquering an entire sovereign nation in 2 weeks makes complete sense.

[@mikeoxmall69420]

As someone with ADHD, I can confirm I have invaded Poland

[@jeh966]

​@@mikeoxmall69420 poland is easy try russia

[@foxunix101]

@@jeh966 that’s why they don’t allow drugs there haha.

[@malcolml3202]

I god ADHD tried pure meth here in Australia did noting other then what my dexamphetmine pills did all ready

[@jackalsniper892]

@@jeh966 it's not easy anymore

[@tibbsmcfish3056]

8:35 What were they doing that was unpredictable? My grandfather Eddie Haviland was shot down in the Pacific and lived with head hunters. He told his story before his passed. My other grandfather never talked about the war. I know he was in Italy. I'm just sitting here thinking about him fighting a enemy on meth. Great video, I'm a big fan!

[@allanbiden572]

Meth heads tend to be wild and unpredictable, now put them in a stressfull chaotic enviornment of war and you get complete chaos

[@MNM-lq9te]

@@allanbiden572 but the chaos lead to an victory rather than defeat in the early days when you would think soldiers high on drugs would be destroyed rather quickly

[@setcheck67]

They were probably using some of the maneuvers that I would use when in complete control of characters I don't care about(see XCOM with mind controlled or bonus soldiers or any RTS game). So lets say they are behind a tank getting fired at, you might see them run out from both sides of the tank at the same time while shooting at you. Such an action would normally not happen because generally people don't want to die, but in that drugged up state they don't care. Moreover the meth is helping them perceive the world faster too, so while your squad might be gunning down one of those guys, the other one who ran out the other side can instantly see where you are while tossing grenades and firing exactly where he needs to. These actions could actually take out your whole squad from just 2 German soldiers and the effect would be debilitating on morale. Couple that with the Germans never seeming to get tired and it wouldn't be surprising that whole platoons would start fleeing in terror. Just to put a cherry on top of it all... Meth also removes your sense of pain, so stabbing these guys probably does nothing in the short term and certain bullet wounds are also probably like shooting a zombie where you have this guy who gets shot in the torso 5 times and is STILL charging you while firing(because by sheer luck all 5 bullets missed his heart, lungs, and major arteries preventing him from passing out). Even in a video game that is an enemy I would do everything to avoid fighting and in an FPS I would rage quit calling it bullshit.

[@setcheck67]

@@MNM-lq9te It's a product of it's time. Guns back then weren't that accurate so if you had lack of fear these guys had you might actually be able to charge a defensive line and survive. It wasn't until we get near perfect accuracy guns that such acts were truly suicidal. Playing some of the older FPS's based in world war 2 you can see why moving really fast and doing YOLO stuff could actually work. It's just really hard to get the shots to land that you need.

[@mftripz8445]

I’d imagine they would do wack crap like just charging their positions while firing off their guns

[@randykitchleburger2780]

This is my favorite topic

[@jacobsnodgrass1888]

Where was I during this? I hate missing out on becoming a super soldier.

[@Arcadius2207]

When you got fear, get high and get a machine gun to be a german rambo.

[@WolfeSaber9933]

5:23 Maintain concentration?!?! No wonder he was so angry.

[@secretsquirrel1534]

It would be Extremely Interesting to have a Large Enough Supply of the Original Pervitin and the Test it Against Different Batches of Modern Methamphetamine !!!

[@tomaskoupil5994]

RAF crews used these too, as part of the emergency kit. A Spitfire pilot got shot down during operation Jubilee into the English channel. Afraid that he will need to paddle for days to get back, he ate all his pills. He was lucky tho and got picked up by a rescue boat soon after. When he returned back to his base, he spent two days and two nights partying non stop in a bar, until he suddenly dropped down sleeping and slept for two more days. True story.

[@sarojhmaffle7104]

massive props to the animation team on this video, that was so visually riveting to watch, especially 9:00 exactly

[@KattalystFr]

This is the moment Adolf became Heisenberg

[@Bobby-rq5pe]

Werner Heisenberg was a real guy tho

[@patricklutherwinchester4260]

Berg is a Jewish last name though. So no way. Regardless I know what you mean.

[@Bobby-rq5pe]

@@patricklutherwinchester4260 yet they still chose to give Walt that name in the show really makes you think

[@KattalystFr]

@@Bobby-rq5pe think about what

[@TyyTheFlyGuy]

Meth was insanely huge in the German hierarchy. Makes the blitzkrieg tactic the Germans utilized make a lot of sense. We still utilize blitzkrieg in the US for our tank warfare, notably in desert storm and desert shield. It was impossible to stop with tank to tank battle (with our higher tech tanks) so the opposition buried their tanks and used them as turrets and we responded by blowing up anything with a heat signature. Unfortunately we killed our own men in the process. Was also heavily utilized by many pilots. But as a pilot myself who has taken them I don’t think it’s cost effective.

[@doctorotis3743]

So my father was a ww2 pilot avengers torpedo and dive bombers off of carriers in the Pacific. He had regular meds (Meth) just like your story about drugged German soldiers. Meth was given to him, and all the pilots he knew, to stay awake from bombing the Japanese and getting back to the carriers. Talk about that dude.

[@CommanderBow934]

10:50 👁👁 Ummm Hans stop looking at me like that your creeping me out 😨

[@TheEastNorthern]

HANS!1!

[@hellraiser8783]

Damn, Soldier Boy wasn't lying.

[@supershadowan]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@brainflash1]

Except he wasn't there.

[@hellraiser8783]

@@brainflash1 He did mention drugs used during World War 2.

[@brainflash1]

@@hellraiser8783 He was lying about being there.

[@hellraiser8783]

@@brainflash1 I know brother but I just wanted to mention The Boys most badass characterbeside Butcher.

[@MarJin727]

one of the cool actions referring to WW2 and meth,is described in the book,Night of the Triffids,when they attack the Isle of Wight,great book, both parts, by the way😄👍✌️

[@youricadet1557]

Methamphetamine Common brands: Desoxyn Main Results Description Stimulant It can treat ADHD. It can also help obese patients lose weight. Controlled substance Can cause rapid or irregular heartbeat, delirium, panic, psychosis, and heart failure.

[@MasterChiefSnake19910128]

This is like in Wolfenstein games where player encountered German soldiers on drug who went insane. How will you going to defeat them?

[@Jasonth131]

Big guns 50 Cal or more

[@scotttyson7970]

I've seen footage of those Combat engineer Co.Jumping 30feet off cliffs to get to work building bridges to cut through the woods to get to France

[@mayukhintesarislam306]

damn, that look on the german soldier's face is incredible

[@ssobergruppenfuhrerpeanut3674]

The therapist: Waltuh with a time machine dosen’t exist, he can’t hurt you. Waltuh with a time machine:

[@afrikasmith1049]

The animation just keeps getting better and better. Good job.

[@watermelongaming3698]

@@ThePatMcAfeeShowprize sussy among us

[@zoeja364]

2:50 that boy geekin hard 😭😭

[@zachariahgitau5446]

that animation at 8:10 killed me

[@starzainia]

legit npcs 💀

[@dovidell]

One reason why the German armed forces stopped at Dunkirk , was because the after effects ( withdrawal symptoms )( from Pervitin) were being felt after non stop advances on little or no sleep , and the forces were simply "burnt out " unable to function ( this included pilots , as well as soldiers and tank crews )

[@marsisflat]

the plug was late

[@Molten_Anarchist]

So in a sense, the "Dunkirk Miracle" was literally a thanks to meth?

[@vladimirputin8285]

@@Molten_Anarchist yes

[@Dennis-nc3vw]

It's amazing they didn't see this coming. Do they think your body makes you feel fatigue for no reason?

[@daniels7717]

It was Hitlers decision He wanted to Show Mercy because He never wanted to Fight britain.

[@Wet_Sandwich]

"Jesse, wir müssen kochen." -Heisenberg

[@user-fz9dq3uy3l]

''fatigue makes cowards of us all'' laziness and cowadice are basically the same thing, a lack of sufficicent dopamine, or a dopaminergic analog

[@jdzencelowcz]

GAH, that last image is terrifying!!!

[@wafflesupplyer]

If you pay attention to the machine gun's bullets at 10:09 you can see that they are facing towards the gunner and not towards the enemy. XD

[@dvulpis29]

9:51 nice Pineapple Express reference

[@eliasbelmontez4387]

Hitler was Walter white all along-

[@patrickdegenaar9495]

The brightest candle burns faster! You can get some good performance for a day or two but then need excessive down time. So it is not necessarily of military benefit for campaigns longer than that unless you can rotate the troops.

[@MindZye]

10:03 - They were so high on meth, they were firing the bullets backward 😏

[@princeaemilius]

The story of the 40 Chasseurs Ardennais holding the K-W line not only fighting whilst massively outnumbered but also against potentially meth'd up Germans just got way cooler

[@Proph3t3N]

Well, I'm almost 100% sure they were also "on performance enhancing drugs" whatever it is, that French took - especially, since they were so outnumbered. It takes nothing from them, because it's still insane that they did that, but it's not as black and white as media point it out with drug use in WW2.

[@Mike-ew8nf]

"Blue yellow pink yea man just bring that"

[@The_Legend_0-0-7]

Tell me why this is one of the best channels

[@JohnnyRico118]

It seems like Pervitin is useful for shorterm episodes, but not longterm engagements. You could send in a wave of high soldiers and then cycle in a second wave of high soldiers while the first wave crashed after the drug wore off.

[@eastindiaV]

Everybody always says that hip firing a light machine gun is stupid, but the German manual for the Army back then actually trained them to use an assault grip for MG34, which was basically hip firing... but they use the shoulder sling instead of the bipod to hold on to, which is I think how the Marines train how to shoot from the shoulder, you wrap the sling around your left arm and then pull that taught with the rifle into your shoulder so it's like an extra angle of Leverage that keeps the gun more steady, that's how I shoot I use an AK, or better yet a Mosin, and iron sights, and at a hundred yards you can put a quarter on the f****** group almost.. Sub-MOA Panzer I and II are very fast and light, so that's where the pervitin originally was used, so they could drive at high speeds, for long hours, in combat conditions... especially in France, where they got ahead of the French tanks, and ran over the troop's roadblocks...

[@k3psu48]

It is very stupid, in virtually all cases you can simply brace the gun on something where you actually can do something. Just shoulder-firing the MGs is about as easy as hip firing them and comes with the added benefit of even better sense of where you actually are shooting

[@guyeswanson7958]

You’re right, using the environment to brace a weapon is what was being described. Not a method of holding a weapon freeform when no object exist to readily brace a weapon. Such as a field, open hallway or large empty space in general. I can’t imagine why a military with a tactical divergence favouring assault and rapid movement would ever want to consider a method of self bracing a large weapon to allow the operator to continue movement free of environmental reliance. It’s almost as if the German doctrine encouraged foreword momentum at the cost of static defence.