WW2 Vet Recalls Tank Column Destroyed by Germans | Conversations With a Veteran

[@黃色史萊姆]

Is there a channel foucous on the other side?Would like to know the perspectives on both side.

[@MemoirsofWWII]

Thank you for watching our KZbin video and for your comment. We appreciate your interest in our mission to preserve the stories of World War II. We understand your desire to hear more stories from the perspective of the Axis powers, as it provides a comprehensive understanding of the war. Traveling and capturing stories from all over the world is an essential part of our mission, but it requires funding and resources. To support our efforts and help us capture stories from various perspectives, we encourage you to visit our website at www.memoirsofwwii.com. There, you can explore different ways to contribute and help us expand our project. Your support will enable us to travel, document, and preserve these valuable narratives. Thank you for your interest and for reaching out to us. We value your support, and together, we can ensure that a diverse range of World War II stories is preserved and shared with future generations.

[@MMOchAForPrez]

I have seen one or two videos from this creator from the perspective of a German and a Japanese soldier. I'm almost certain of it. Hopefully you can find what you're looking for

[@黃色史萊姆]

@@MMOchAForPrez Thanks! I'll look up later. I've read the book WN62 and it's interesting how gentle the so called "Omaha beast" are, not like the Hollywood concept everyone wearing oppsite uniform are evil.

[@黃色史萊姆]

@@MemoirsofWWIIWow! I was pinned top!

[@aletron4750]

@@黃色史萊姆 a lot of the opposite uniform in ww2 were some of the most evil men in history.

[@rawdog7881]

His father was a wise man. He knew the horrors of war.

[@johnwayne3085]

My sons are interested in what I did in Iraq and Afghanistan as an Infantryman. I don't say much other than how much I never want them to have to experience war and how messy and unglamorous it really is. The WW2 guys saw alot, but the Vietnam guys are my heroes. I also relate to them how I didn't have it as bad as they did.

[@Highlander_Red]

I mean as his father was part of the US navy during WW1. He probably saw limited action but he still knew how horrible it was.

[@cerberus305]

You know what they say "Only the Dead have Seen the End of War."

[@tupa12]

They don’t make them like that anymore sadly. 18 years old fighting pure evil and for the future of the country. Every war since has been politicians scheming and should have been avoided.

[@InfiniteEverythings]

Yup. As soon as he talked about his Dad and counseling him to wait until they called in him, I cried... Within the first two minutes

[@ianjohnson171]

This guy's 97? Wow he looks amazing and is sharp as a tack!

[@RobertWurdockJr]

And now we need pills and drugs. And what will we all have. At 97. I am US military veteran. No pills or shots for me. Be good and true, stay true and good.

[@RobertWurdockJr]

Thanks for your kind words. And time listening to this great soldier

[@RobertWurdockJr]

The 97 year old ww2 veteran I mean

[@edwardtasi2905]

I am a diabetic so that must mean I am weak,I take pills,I am 60 yrs old and out do any tough guy young or old,yester year or future.Dont talk bs of someone who needs medication,I too would have been as good or better than anyone from that generation, watching the old footage every soldier had a cigarette hanging out of their lips,great shape

[@Kayluv101]

He’s functioning better than joe biden 😂😂😂

[@mynameisAlex204]

This was my great grandfather, a great man, a warrior. He passed recently but man did he have stories

[@crystalheart9]

Bless him and RIP.💖

[@dhuramc-qo9nz]

May his soul rest in eternal peace. 🙏

[@melaniemorgan138]

Sorry for your loss of a great man

[@DDDD-pv7fw]

God Bless Him !!

[@only5186]

Your from good stock buddy! Live a life that would make him proud! Salute

[@anvilbrunner.2013]

Hats off to James Feezel for sharing that. As a Geriatric care nurse in the 80's I met a lot of WWII veterans. A few WWI veterans too. They most often change the subject when you ask about their wartime experiences. A veteran British Paratrooper before dying got a few wild complex wartime issue's off his chest once as though I were his priest God rest his soul & that's about all I got. From literal dozens of veterans. They don't care to dwell on it all, they've struggled for decades to put it all behind them.

[@abk3400]

You guys are doing a great service not only to these great men and women, but also to the rest of the world. So that no one ever forgets.

[@mrbubbles5333]

Amen

[@zekeplacer4340]

@Salvador Vizcarra Hey pal...BK did NOT SAY that the "The Yankees" beat Hitler. Please read what he said before you go off on the guy. He is just saying we should honor these men and women who fought in WWII.....geez.... where do you get off denigrating those who fought for their country or flag anyway ? It took more than one country to free Europe of the Nazi regime. As for the rest of all those conflicts and wars you mentioned what makes you the judge and jury and historic expert ? Do you have a lot of hatred for the U.S. ? Sounds like a personal thing that maybe a little therapy might help ? just asking

[@garryaldridge7325]

😂😂😂great Service,the USA had segragation till the late 60s and turned into a shithole nie,my Grandfather said:"look around ,we fought for nothing"

[@invalidargument2.0]

Call every nursing home every hospital etc etc and ask if there are any vets from WWII or Korea who want to be interviewed! I would do the same but I don't have any of the abilities you do sir and I would hate to see these veterans stories get lost to time. This is our one chance to make sure these great heros and their miraculous stories are never forgotten! Thank you so much for EVERYTHING you do and keep these videos coming! I thank you good sir and more importantly grateful future generations will thank you as well!

[@debrakleid5752]

My uncle is a WW2 vet. He is 93 now. My dad served in the Vietnam War and spent 26 years in the military. I will keep watching this channel as long as they make videos.

[@faylinameir]

@@debrakleid5752 you should have him fill out the form to be on this channel. 👏🏻

[@debrakleid5752]

@@faylinameir I would need to see if he is interested. He hasn’t been doing all that well. He is 93 years old now.

[@truereaper4572]

@@debrakleid5752 How young was he when he served? What did he do?

[@truereaper4572]

I spoke to a WW2 veteran a while ago who lives next to my grandparents. If I recall correctly he was drafted, and was sent to the Pacific as a radioman. He took part in the retaking of the Philippines, and the landings on Okinawa. He didn't talk much of what he did during those actions, but he did talk about how awful the Okinawa landings were, and how some guys would slip in between the landing craft and the ship while boarding and get crushed that way. The radio equipment was very heavy, and he was told to only carry his pistol, but he said to hell with that and got his hands on a Thompson as soon as he could. He was shot 3 times on Okinawa, presumably by a machinegun, and I believe he was sent home after that, earning a few medals for his actions. He's around 99 now, and doing okay. He got sick a few months ago during the pandemic but he's better now. He's usually outside fixing lawnmowers or working on his truck, which is incredible for him to be doing at his age. It was an honor to speak with him, and I'll always remember our time together.

[@TsmithJustin]

My neighbor, 99 year old Richard Lawrence. He was a ball gunner in a b52 shot down over Hungary. He spent 18 months in a pow camp and was force marched 500 miles on foot through the winter. Said they ate tree bark and what grass they could find. The greatest honor in my life is counting him among my dearest of friends. There's 60 years between us, but I consider him my best friend. Love these guys.

[@charliegreer4507]

The B52 didn’t have a ball turret. Maybe he was in a B17 or B24? All my respect to him, what a hero!

[@MemoirsofWWII]

Thanks for sharing, if you think he would be interested in being interviewed please fill out a veteran form in our website! www.memoirsofwwii.com/veteran-form

[@AA-xk7gy]

@@charliegreer4507 probably B24

[@WarInHD]

@@charliegreer4507 yeah probably a B-17, B-52 doesn’t have any turrets and it didn’t come into service until 1955

[@nicke1903]

Amen, I've had the honor to meet a few WW1 and WW2 Vet's, listening to their stories and then knowing what all the conditions they wen't through by video's.... it's a damn miracle they're there to tell the tales. This one fella that always came into the store I worked at he fought in WW2 as the Bulge, lost his hearing after firing artillery for something like 4-5 days on end,so that's why he wore 2 hearing aids he told me. He's since went on now, he gave me this red glass bead and said it was "the blood of Christ representation" he was a Catholic, he always had on his Rosary as well. I genuinely enjoyed talking to him and he'd seek me out everytime and give me some Wintergreen Candy, he liked to give candy to dang everyone lol. We are loosing our hero's, these men witnessed a lifetime, witnessed hell of Earth in that lifetime as well as they walked through hell n made it back to boot....God Bless each and every one of those men.

[@lafeeshmeister]

10:21 "The lieutenant said 'I don't know what we've run into but it's strange.' He said 'I'm seeing nothing but barbed wire fence.' ... here was this prison fence system, about 25 ft. tall, and the sign above it said 'Dachau.' Well I'm not sure I'd even heard of Dachau at that moment, but it stuck in my brain as soon as I saw it. And he immediately said, 'Put this tank through that fence.' That fence wasn't made to hold a Sherman tank and we went right through it." God bless.

[@Denozo88]

I wish till my dying breath I would have been born earlier so I could have met my great grandparents and heard the stories of their service in ww2. These men served in Halsey's and Patton's armies respectively. One took pictures of ships that didn't survive the war and if memory serves me right one is the Arizona and the Oregon. The stories are these men worked with their hand's building houses that still stand strong to this day. I thank this channel for doing what I could never do and putting their stories into writing so that history will not be lost one piece at a time.

[@animalmother1982]

China is coming soon its gonna be your turn

[@EstonianShark]

@@animalmother1982 You wish it'll be China. Russia will beat them first.

[@animalmother1982]

@@EstonianShark I dont wish i know lol...

[@animalmother1982]

@@EstonianShark Russia will definitely not start a great war... Actually we need then against the chinese not against us lol..

[@EstonianShark]

@@animalmother1982 No one knows what Putin is up to. He has a failing country, might as well go down fighting. Why would China jeopardize the position they're in just to invade a country because it is a stain on their nation's pride.

[@theschnitter7990]

Love what you guys are doing keeping these men encounters alive and documented for many to see and learn

[@aydinsamp9671]

I'm so happy that there still in this world tell there stories

[@tavish4699]

my granduncle was 96 when he died he died witrhin a few weeks of interviewing him for my school exams he was a luftwaffe mechanic and was captured by the russians in the end before he avoided capture 6 times ! in the end his group was the first germans to be released by the russians

[@RonniE-wl1vt]

tell me you have that on video

[@tavish4699]

@@RonniE-wl1vt yea and it has been one of the things i am most proud of to this day

[@seanodwyer4322]

ahh met a man from hamburg and he told me the rusia women soilders on east front use too gang rape any german soilder they caught and since he was a Whermact sniper he would shoot them as they were gang rapeing the shocked germen troops.

[@a.a.1245]

​@@tavish4699 upload the video here on youtube

[@tavish4699]

@@a.a.1245 No i dont think He would have wanted that

[@Fvan-z3j]

May you tell the next veteran I said thank you for your service please

[@FOFBASS1]

These are incredible documents of the brave.

[@DarylW426]

Thank you Mr. Feezel for your service, your patriotism, your bravery and your sacrifices for our freedom. May God bless you.

[@greatcanadianmoose3965]

I hope the veterans see how much it means to us to hear their stories. They truely are inspiring

[@lthom5158]

“Quite a day” what a descriptive phrase and the memories it holds. Thank you for continuing to help these men to tell their memories.

[@samjackson884]

I love hearing these old ww2 vets, so brave.

[@RhettyforHistory]

I love what your mission is in preserving these stories for future generations. Thank you all for what you do!

[@datboibaz]

My great grandp recently died. He served on the uss Curtis av

[@jvleasure]

Hurlach Lager IV, between Landsberg and Kaufering. Was a sub camp in the Dachau system that was used for quarantine cases. Got a uniform from a man in the 12th's 493rd Armored Field Artillery Battalion that was there that day.

[@brillorjfdse1359]

This made my Day two episodes this month

[@thecuttingedge5700]

my salute you sir! thank you for your service

[@timhalley6987]

Thank you for doing this. I don't think I've made it through any of the features with dry eyes. So poignant, so valuable. Such sacrifice and so much horror. I truly believe we owe these folks our freedom.

[@alanwilson6367]

This man is a national treasure. God bless him and his family. I really think today america could not produce a million men like him.

[@urielmontenegro9305]

Thank you for your service and sacrifice mr james 🫡🫡

[@jmgonzaga101]

I remember my grandma telling us stories in world war 2. She tell us stories about the Japanese in Bataan Death March here in Philippines. She save a couple of Americans and Filipino soldiers who’s on that march, they hide under women’s long dress 👗 and my grandma saves 6 American and 10 Filipino soldiers. And in her time there was a Japanese soldier confessing with her then he slaps the Japanese soldier and the soldier spits her out then leaves. My grandma tells she’s not afraid to die if I die you die to she says. My grandma is a little bit of a badass luckily the soldier didn’t fuck her up. When I go in our old house she always tell ww2 stories sadly she died in December of 2010 she’s 89 yrs old. She’s a lovely woman I miss my grandma 🥲

[@cajuncraftysue]

Your grandma was a brave woman!! Saving Filipino and American soldiers could have gotten her killed at best, tortured to death at worst. Yes, your grandma was a badass!!! ❤

[@Baraka_Obama_]

Your Grandma is a hero! Amazing!

[@jmgonzaga101]

@@Baraka_Obama_ thank you 🙏

[@lenorahaddad2205]

I go out of my way to thank and talk with any man wearing veteran hats. These guys were just amazing and I am honored just listening to this Also everytime you guys see a Vietnam Veteran go and welcome them home. Seriously they were not welcomed home after the war, they will be so happy. I have had three of them tell me with tears in their eyes that they feel so happy to have someone appreciate their servicr. GOD BLESS

[@notthefbi7932]

Good to know these stories will live on for others to hear, for many years to come 👍

[@dave3156]

Thanks for recording these memories so that they are saved. Brave men one and all. Thx

[@bajasoobnut]

It has always been interesting talking to vets for sure, I had 2 uncle's that served in the army during WW2 in which one was on the beaches of Normandy and was shot up by a machine gun nest and survived but suffered greatly from that while the other was a scout and did some amazing things during WW2 and Korea and also was one of the guards during the Nuremberg trials as well, after that uncle told me a few of his memories my dad confirmed that he killed a lot of men during those 2 conflicts.

[@alicemcpherson7961]

Thank you Sir for your service. We are free because of you and other brave men like you. God bless you.

[@TR0X3N]

The saddest part of these videos is knowing that not much more than a decade from now, maybe less these men will all be gone. And we’ll be left with what we have, never to learn more.

[@addison1148]

but it makes it even more amazing they are being documented

[@thunderbird1921]

One thing that I have found that actually does give us more stories is written testimonies. A number of them are rather obscure and have never made it into the national or international media. Not too long ago, British historian Dr. Mark Felton shed light (albeit briefly) for the first time on 13 American nurses and like a dozen male medics who crashed in Albania and had to walk all the way out of enemy territory with the help of friendly locals. Evidently the incident was classified for years, and then mostly ignored by the press. None of those involved are alive now to my knowledge, but their story and testimonies are preserved, waiting to be told more in depth.

[@mcfrisko834]

I agree but don't feel too bad. We'll still be uncovering all kinds of surprise docs and details and archival pieces from WW2 over the next 1000 years.

[@johannespronk3426]

And with the world nowadays, we have to worry how much of this will be used and understood not to make the same mistake again, as it is fading into the past and the new generations do not understand the severity of war anymore and will start a new one…

[@truereaper4572]

@@thunderbird1921 Calling Felton a historian is a stretch.

[@LoganZilla-wu9mg]

This is the best KZbin channel in the world, and I love the new edit!

[@MemoirsofWWII]

Glad you like it! Thanks for watching!!

[@lafeeshmeister]

0:55 "They will get you soon enough." Laughed out loud for that one. Thank you.

[@Maine_Railfan]

Keeping doing what you guys are doing. One of my biggest failures was not recording my great uncle's stories. Sadly due to family politics, his son moved him to a different assisted living facility, and required that all visitors be screened by him beforehand. Sadly my great uncle passed away a few years later, just as the restrictions for his visitors was finally resolved after a lawsuit.

[@tigdepp4484]

It is our duty to never forget.

[@joechudleigh94]

What an absolute legend! Brave man

[@slyx133]

I’m so glad we still have some ww2 soldiers

[@roccoelleto9900]

Thank you for your service and sacrifices for our Freedom. I pray today's generation of American soldiers and local patriots do not let your services slip away.

[@KidWithHumor]

This was extremely powerful. Thank you guys for doing these videos.

[@northerncold6303]

Thank God there were good people on both sides of the war. The fact that he wasn't shot as a prisoner and medical care was given to wounded Americans is heart warming..

[@salernototo]

first man through the gates of Dachau! An incredible testimony. Thank you for sharing this veteran's invaluable recollections of the war.

[@DavidSnowthesnowman]

What an outstanding gentleman. 😔

[@Jabberstax]

Thank you for sharing this.

[@RileyDude27]

I love these. I wish they also were able to get Veterans from Germany and Russia. those guys would also have some wild stories

[@crystalheart9]

Thank you so much for showing his photo of when he was so young. Thank you Mr. Feezel for your stories and your service.💖

[@alanwilson6367]

Thank you heather. God bless you youre channel. And the last surviving members of the the greatest generation. God bless.

[@SMLEFGFJB]

My grandmother and grandfather were in the war. I wish I had asked them more about it when they were alive. Thank you for these. People will be watching them long after we're gone

[@TherealJimDunsworth]

This man called the German pilot he missed one of 'Hitlers Henchmen'. Yet, James himself was drafted. He fought a noble fight against hitler but many good german men like him had to be killed in the process. Thank you James for your service. You have carried a burden your entire life. The least we can do is know about it so as not to repeat it.

[@jvleasure]

My beloved 12th Armored Division...

[@GunnyKeith]

MAN, THIS WAS AWESOME. THANKS FOR SHARING.

[@EliteFuller]

What a man

[@MyelinProductions]

Thank You. GOD Bless All who Serve & served and their families and friends. May we all have Peace & Health

[@cocodog85]

thanks for documenting living history witnesses. the truth will always be there so long as there are videos like this.

[@daltontannery3243]

I didn't expect to get another video so early but i love it

[@MemoirsofWWII]

This is a new series we have started called “Conversations with a Veteran” it’s in addition to our short film series. Some of our interviews can’t be made into a full length shortfilm but we still wanted to share their stories. So these won’t have any narrative or archive footage. We want it to feel like you got to sit down with this veteran and listen to his war time stories. Hope you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching!

[@daltontannery3243]

@@MemoirsofWWII i always enjoy your videos

[@gilwhitmore9682]

Thank you for bringing us these amazing stories. Grateful for your project and the service members who share such difficult experiences with us.

[@MrShenyang1234]

James Feezel is a remarkable human being. Hard to imagine, that anyone could survive such horrific experiences & return back home to live a normal life. I honor him for his devotion to his country.

[@robertwindedahl4919]

I want to thank you guys for putting together this most excellent presentation of our veterans God bless all of you for making this possible for us to see and hear these great men talk about their role in history God bless you all and God bless our veterans on all sides

[@faheykj]

So incredible to see a man of his age so healthy and sharp. Thank you Sir for your service. From Canada 🇨🇦

[@JawsHLL]

Another incredible video!

[@jaredevildog6343]

Thank you for these memoirs.

[@bradylange]

Thank you for your service, James Feezel!

[@madmanmechanic8847]

Wow that gave me goose bumps . Those men had HONOR AND INTEGRITY two things missing in society now days.I have nothing but respect and a soft spot for everyone of them . God bless those guys for their sacrifice

[@user-ho7hd1jh4n]

Awesome video

[@jamiecalder5459]

Thank you sir for your service 🇱🇷

[@DeltaPi314]

88 flak cannons were used for years before this in an AT role. Probably wasn't a surprise.

[@justhimo2728]

thank you for your heroic job 🙏 🤍

[@mikewilkins9343]

I think it’s great you do that. Spread the word to the young so they know.

[@ethanhanson6292]

Keep up the good work

[@siegfriedbartel7122]

God bless you...thank you for telling us what happened...bless you...thank you.🇩🇪 No words.

[@kentd4762]

What a great interview with Mr. Feezel. So articulate and understated for what he saw and experienced! God bless him and all those who've sacrificed so much, including life and limb, so that others could be free of tyranny.

[@davidbremer.]

Get back to school. Democrat. America is a dictatorship country currently

[@Slideyslide]

My grandfather was a tail gunner on a B-24 Liberator. Unfortunately he didn't like to talk about his service so I never got the chance to have an in-depth conversation about it with him.

[@TheMichaelIvanov]

Thanks!

[@PretentiousNoob]

My grandad was in the RAF a bright man. By the time the Americans joined the war he'd already won the battle of Britain after having escaped from Dunkirk. He came home 2 weeks after everyone else in a french barge boat with all his equipment and all his men. He then went to Malta which was bombed to hell and then finally to North Africa. I wish he was here to do a KZbin video because he sounded nothing like this man. He had the highest respect for the Germans and their professional attitude. He even stole a BMW bike and said it was incredible.

[@michaelmckenna6464]

My uncle was a Marine who served on the USS Hornet. Before he passed away at 90 in 2013, the local news did an interview with him at his home on his WW2 experience.

[@henryschihl7382]

Good story

[@XHollisWood]

God Bless this man and others who sacrifice their youth to answer the call to serve our country. 🇺🇸

[@davepattyhornick]

Thank you for your service; God bless.

[@earlthepearl6414]

This guy is awesome!

[@irrigationjoehenggeler2863]

You are doing a wonderful service! 1st, you recognize/honor these men & women and let them know they are APPRECIATED (some of whom their war stories may not have even been known by their work associates, neighbors, family members, etc. [case in point, me & my Uncle Harry Lager, who was part of the Band of Brothers --and is mentioned in the book-- and I wasn't aware of this until he had passed away, so I never thanked him for his service]) Even 50+ years later, saying THANK YOU is still important. 2nd, the MEMOIRS of WWII staff produce such excellent video documentations. I look forward at the beginning of each new month for MWWII's next tribute.

[@Northman.56]

Sir you are a true gentleman .God bless you and thank you.☘

[@joelpierce3940]

Thank You Sir for your service. My father was 30 when he joined the Navy in WW2. Went to the Pacific. All of the Greatest Generation are who made this country great, and we have the responsibility to protect it for they sacrificed much.

[@IAM-zu9nx]

Hy, God bless you Sir, and my Dad was on PT Boats in WW Two and the same as you being 17 and my Dad finally got my grandparents to sign and he told them he'd be going soon enough. I miss all the folks of that generation. Thank you, Brian

[@OLMasterChief]

I am so eager for the next release!! I have watched these videos so many times I could probably quote each one! Keep posting em! Dont ever stop!

[@r.davis0239]

Thanks

[@mclarenscca]

These stories really touch you, and hits you right in the heart! God bless them!

[@davehiggins5903]

Thank you sir for the freedom I cherish today.truly an American hero from the greatest generation

[@wunderwaffe7998]

Respect to the veteran.

[@rogerholloway8498]

Mr. James Feezel you are a prime example of the men and women of the greatest generation. Wishing you well, and we thank you for serving admirably in the US Army.

[@Shadowclaw42]

It really feels like I’m having a conversation with him

[@boopus221]

Thank you for sitting these guys down and asking about their experiences... priceless

[@ultramagajackson3675]

It is so sad that we are losing the greatest generation that America has ever known. I'm grateful that I had my grandpa his twin brother and my great great grandmother's husband who also served in World War II to look up to.

[@1977Yakko]

I've heard about giving those who are starving too many calories or too much food that is high in fat could be deadly to them. Some sort of shock to the system. To be so far gone that overindulging could be fatal is just mind-blowingly sad.

[@darkfoxjj]

refeeding syndrome

[@shadowsinmymind9]

Its also because stomach's shrink when a person starves. If they ate too much then their stomach wouldn't be able to handle it and they would vomit, or worse , their stomach would burst

[@rikijett310]

Sir, thank you endlessly for your service and may God bless you always!!!!!✝️🇺🇸👍👍

[@addison1148]

my grandfather, Staff Sergeant Ernest Carlsrud fought across northern africa, sicily, italy and france. he was wounded twice, once from a german sniper. eventually was captured in france by germans but fortunately escaped. these are my favorite videos on youtube. their stories deserve to be preserved and honored. we can learn so much from these videos

[@ub1953]

Thank you so much for your enduring project.....GREATEST GENERATION is an understatement.

[@kevind3185]

You can still hear the Pain in his voice, talking about what he had witnessed.