As an American with family that served in the 101st and 82nd airborne. I was not offended at all, even though I was rout rout routing for the home team. This is a stark reminder that everyone fighting, on both sides is a human being. Thank you for showing respect for that fact. German: Als Amerikaner mit Familie, die im 101. und 82. Luftverkehr diente. Ich war überhaupt nicht beleidigt, obwohl ich Routing für das Heimteam war. Das ist eine scharfe Erinnerung daran, dass jeder, der auf beiden Seiten kämpft, ein Mensch ist. Danke, dass du Respekt vor dieser Tatsache gezeigt hast.
I'm a US Army Vet. I like the fact that you showed the personal nature of war and what a waste it is. Most of us were in out teens or early 20's when we served. I think the people bitchin about the clean uniforms and weapons, are missing the point. As a veteran from any country, we all have 1 thing in common, we will never forget. Good job with your film.
We do seem to shelve our humanity while in war. I was in Desert Storm 91 at 19 going on 20. I of course saw things that I will never forget nor fully understand. You're right though, this is definitely a great look into the heart of that beast of WW2 and a lesson we should never forget. Thank you for your service Mr Riggs and the writer and producers of this work. May we never forget ALL of our fallen and rise above upon their shoulder's to make sure their sacrifices were not in vain!
@@cynaptyc Your sentiments are very appropriate and absolute respect to you for them. I'm not American and am from a neutral country but can appreciate and am saddened by the lessons surviving fighting soldiers can only learn in retrospect. I hope your life is a good one.
Another American Veteran (11 B & 19D US Army) who has become a fan of your work. I agree with the other veteran. Thumbs up. Great work. Truly a very good film maker.
@Carlos weren't tge Germans who started the war by invading the Russians. The Russians were justified to revenge the Germans perhaps in every horrible way they did it but the aggressor should never cry losses
Excellent presentation - Often non-combatant (and civilian victims) do not understand that "war has a life of its own". We (military) do not want to kill - it was part of my duties to my country, like my parents, grand-parents, etc... had done in the past. Then, your best friend, someone who is like your brother gets "blown up" or shattered to pieces. You cannot cope with that, "the show must go on", no time to figure out what happened, to heal, ... it becomes "them" or "you/us" and sadly enough, things get out of hand very easily - there is no time to think. A captured "enemy" was brought up to me, the security detail undressed him almost completely (some carry booby-traps), I saw pictures of his family among the content of his pockets - it is crazy, I was shocked! I was surprised that in this wasteful war, these people (the other side) were like me, had families, houses, pets, kids... I will always remember the tears in that soldier's eyes when we took his pictures and a Rosary (Catholic) away from him, he was a human, he prayed, he wore a (catholic) medal, just like me. We gave him the pictures/Rosary back. It has been decades, still have the nightmares, the scars, the fears... Peace be with you all, Ciao, L (Veteran)
The brotherhood of men is something shown in this movie. I lost my best friend in HS and we were like brothers. He died in 2010...never forgotten like the end of this movie.
When snipers were caught, it never ended well for them. There was the sense that it was a coward's way to fight. Not true of course since being a sniper was a very dangerous profession, and if you got caught at the tail end of a firefight, it ended badly for you (as noted above).
All sides in the war treated snipers pretty much the same...snipers were routinely executed on the spot of capture...no questions asked. It was just something about death from out of nowhere. No mercy.
@@clarkewi Prowess with firearms has never been gender oriented. Some of the finest shooters I have even met & known were women. Some very young, some not.
Keep going. Even as an American soldier, I feel for these soldiers even as they kill Americans. No one wants to do what we do, and no one wants to be affected the way we are. This film was real in many ways.
+Josh Weaver RC Hey Josh. This is always nice to read. I'm German and myself served for 6 years with the Gebirgsjäger (231. Battallion in Bad Reichenhall) Besides that also a Tour as part of KFOR in Kosovo. I'm 33 now. I grew up with American WW2 Veterans (who decided to stay in Germany after the War or move here sometime later) coming over to BBQ my Grandfather hosted in the Summer every Weekend. He was a Waffen-SS Soldier and fought first with the 6th Division "Nord" together with the Finns up in Karelia against the Soviets and later was transfered to the 1st Division "LAH" where he fought against Americans in the Battle of the Bulge or as we call it "Ardennenoffensive". During these BBQs he of course also had his former surviving Comrades come over. That Grandfather is now 100 years old and only one of these former American "Enemies and now Friends is still alive at 98 years old. They still meet for Coffee, Cake and sometimes a Beer, but only rarely. My point being: It seems Veterans, especially in TH-cam Comment Sections are the only ones most of the time who don't spout Hatred and act disrespectful to whatever the Topic of the Video is about. Just like my Experiences between former Axis WW2 Veterans and Western Allied WW2 Veterans becoming Friends many Years after the War, no Grudge to be seen, no tense Arguments, no Insults but instead mutual Respect, and of course friendly crude Banter and Jokes about another. I hope that becomes more common, i've seen english speaking Media do a few Pieces the past 10 Years on Axis Vet and Allied Vet becoming good Friends after the War, hope we see more of these as long as they're still alive. Or at least that Fact becoming more common Knowledge. Prost! and Cheers from Berchtesgaden, Bavaria
Well, the American had done the same thing moments previously to an unarmed kid on his knees so...it fit. I’m an Iraq veteran myself and I get it now. We treat the enemy the way they treat us. It can be very fair or very...not.
You are very right, my father was a WWII veteran in China, when he drank with his comrades years later, there was nothing else except the memories of those died and tears. I am a veteran too from Taiwan army in peace time. While drinking with my old friends, we never feel sad, but those fun and/or funny things. WAR does make people's life different.
nazis were no different than the federalist empire, look what they have done and point fingers, look what they did to the south and still doing reconstruction.
Brilliant Cinematrography and sound! Makes you feel you are actually in this brutal battle... Thank you for U/L MHWL Productions von Australia. Mick Respect for great film making.
The best part I like about this movie is he actually sees the German soldiers as just normal soldiers and not just a heartless being that all the movies usually does
Every soldier fights for his country ( both sides )...war is horrid...history is written by the winners. My father a WW II veteran related a story to me once when I was a child....he never spoke much about his combat experiences...but this one time he did. While watching a war movie some SS soldiers shot some American prisoners...I said what rats they were for doing it. He looked at me and said we did the same thing....he went on to say his unit had taken a prisoner...with no men to spare to take him anywhere...no way to effectively fight while guarding the prisoner...they gave him a cigerate and while he was preoccupied...he was shot in the back of the head ....unlike the movies or tv there was no animosity or joy in doing it...it just had to be done . If they had let him go that day he might have killed another American or other allies . Wars are bad and to be avoided by all reasonable means.....but when you're at war...you make war .
I used to like the Tarantino movie inglourious Basterds. But now I'm older I find it a bit irritating. All the Germans are painted as the Nazis hellbent on world domination and destruction,from the lowest to highest rank. As we know not all Germans were Nazis and most were conscripts.I think younger generation s really lap this "goodie: baddie paradim ,but the world is much more complex than what these stereotypes describe.
Great movie! I hope to see some new films soon! Always liked such projects of simple people, without that well-known propaganda of Hollywood... The only big minus i have noticed, is very "new" uniforms, but this has been already discussed by other people here. However, i think everyone can understand that this is because of small budget and not because of producers and other team members' work. Again, Nice movie, looking forward for the new movies! P.S hello from Ukraine )
In the early 70s I was a young man in a US Army band stationed in Germany. We would play German beer tents all Spring and Summer. The old German soldiers would come sit and talk with us on breaks. "We are all friends now." And we were.
These guys and ParaLight WorX do really good shorts, especially when one considers how low budget they are, and that they can't even afford blank firing weapons, so "painting" in the tracers and muzzle flashes is the best they can do. Would love to see what they could do with s real budget!
History is subsidised and written by the victors. Even with 10 years without television, my learnings begin with real people. I am 55 now but I started talking to my grandfather about WW1. He was 90+ and bald from the war. He was buried alive. He survived and lost his hair. I remember asking him what it is like being 90 (not about the war because I was too young). His answer from someone who was 90+ to a child sitting on his Knee? "I'm the same person as before but old". Strange what you remember.
Revisionist history. The Americans never get damned fo the wholesale slaughter of countless millions of Vietnamese civilians in the 60's and 70's as an example. Germans were all "evil" and I'm fairly sure that is just not true.
your planning for a full movie of this ?... likes awesome... finally a great ww2 movie :D blue collor is to much ^^ but big trailer... nice special effects and sounds etc thumbs up :)
Excellent film Alessandro, and a fine soundtrack as well. Watched this one as I backtrack to your earlier works; you've really grown as a director and a composer. Tired of reading comments about the cleanliness of uniforms. Maybe a little wear on the helmets and gear would be more realistic, but apparently most people don't know that soldiers washed, cleaned and mended whenever they weren't fighting, which was most of the time. Don't make your movies look like a _Mad Max_ film just because people think it should look that way.
Great movie. You have alot of talent. I once read a book called the Forgotten soldier by Guy Sajer and always thought that would make an epic movie. Keep them coming, please...
Great movie! It is is interesting and enlightening to watch German soldiers being portrayed in a modern German movie production as actual people and not just extras or cannon fodder. My German Grandfather fought both on the French and Russian fronts (wounded twice). My great Uncle Rudi was captured at Stalingrad. This is kind of a tribute to them. That’s a good thing. They deserve it. My father was an American soldier in Europe in 44/45. He turned 21 in some German berg on VE Day. He and I used to love to watch the series Combat! which, for all its hokey faults, was about the best WWII show you could watch from the 60’s Hollywood genre. He would have enjoyed this short film. I think my Opa Herm would have as well. Not much left of my Uncle Rudi after he got out of the Gulags in 1955. Not sure he could have watched it at all. Anyway, good job. Thanks!
th-cam.com/users/ParaLightWorX I think you will like these guys too. www.bitchute.com/video/IzcmLS7q7d5V/ Here is a full length movie showing the German side of the war. Only place I could find it as TH-cam strikes it down. I think you will enjoy it. I was privileged to work for a couple WW2 German soldiers in my youth. They were honorable men and fair bosses which started my slow re-evaluation of the history I had been indoctrinated with. TBH, I think we would have been better off if the Germans had won.
Jeff Smith - thanks for sharing Jeff. Honestly, however, I can’t really agree with your last comment. I am generally okay with the concept of Germany reclaiming some of their rightful lands (ie the Sudetenland) taken from them after WWI, but that is as far as I can find myself supporting (or even understanding) their expanded “cause” in WWII. But, with that said and as a Vet myself (no combat) I still respect the courage and sacrifices that the grunts on the ground made on both sides. The famous saying....”there are no atheists in foxholes” can, I think, be expanded to “there are no atheists or politicians in foxholes”. Soldiers are soldiers, for the most part. But, again, thanks for sharing. I’ll check those videos out.
@@TheAirplaneDriver Thanks for your service. I come from a family with a lot of vets, so I mean that. I was presupposing that the US should have stayed out of both WW1 and 2. Look into the Balfour Declaration and it's part in our entry into WW1, Lusitania's cargo etc. You will have to dig a little deeper than Wikipedia. It wasn't like I woke up one day and said, "Ruprect was a dick, but a good boss" and "Earnst was one of the nicest guys I ever met, so the story I was told about WW2 in school was crap." I noticed a lot of little things over the years re WW2 that did not add up. I definitely wasn't told that the Axis had made several serious peace offers before 1942! Take a look at, "A Jew In Auschwitz" by David Cole, "Europa the Last Battle" and maybe "The Greatest Story Never Told". You might have to go to Bitchute or Archive for them. Be well, and have a good winter.
Excellent post, you covered a lot of ground, and I agree with most of what you said. _Combat!_ was a very good series, all things considered...I knew a lot of vets who liked that show, as it tried to be realistic even though it was a prime-time network series. Director Robert Altman got fired in Season One because it was _too_ realistic (he had cast members get killed), but somehow, the series continued along that gritty path for most of the 5 seasons. However, I can't recommend things like _The Greatest Story Never Told_. While it tries to tell the other side of the story (and there are always 2 sides), it sinks into absurd propaganda...totally unlike these beautiful films that Pepe makes.
RoastyMyToasty Oh, so that's what you meant by hey again, nice, yeah I also have such a guy for Warhammer 40,000 videos haha, the world is a strange place.
Good video. Hopefully you get a wardrobe budget so they can look like they've been in the field awhile instead of everybody clean in perfect uniforms and equipment. I'd like to see somebody not play with the lighting and color so much but instead brining the tale and view as if this could have happened yesterday. Nice work
Good film. Some ppl here talking about why war and for what ideology do we do it. I went w some vets to the recruiting office. Not yet opened, so, many young ppl were in line in front. The vets had a film player that showed the clip of Jon Voigt's speech from "Coming Home" to the graduating senior class at a H.S. Afterward, We interviewed the kids waiting to apply for military enlistment. The film touched no one. The answers were all the same. "This has nothing to do with ideology. It's a job. I need a job and this is a job with decent pay and benefits." That is why people are willing to kill others. It is a job. Ethics go amiss when hunger creeps in.
Great film. I love the feel of being in the Cold of the Bulge. A quick question I never knew Leibstandarte was in Bastonge. Could you care to explain to me?
too much "blue" .. correct the color grading and make it consistent .. uniforms are too "new" for 44/45 and too "new" for weeks in the field .. no grenades where held on the back ever .. great footage, great story, the truth about war .. !! +1
I served for 38yrs in the UK Armed Forces and retired in 2010. I have served all over the globe. One thing I learned very quickly was that whatever side you are on it is only an accident of birth!
Well, you would consider this otherwise if you were defending your home and your family from raging animals like those nazi’s. Then you would try hard to waste as many of them as you can before you get wasted. And there will be perfect point for you to sacrifice your life so your children can live. There’s no place for bs in a war.
@@Pomer2222 I acknowledge all that you say. My point was, which I did not properly explain, is that because governments can't resolve issues they send people to war, which wastes lives on both or all sides.
@@carycoller3140 it seems a bit more complicated to me. And I have my reasons. My friend from Germany asked me once: why do everyone hate germans for them being nazis, when there is even more nazis in England? Well, I have a simple answer, but time can change my reasoning 🤷🏻♂️
Be encouraged and pursue creating more movies. Try to view the critics with objectivity as you craft the storyboard for your next film. I look forward to another war picture from your team. I enjoy seeing films at the squad level.
Grande, grandissimo...bellissima la fotografia e coraggio nell'andare a toccare verità nascoste...purtroppo la macchina spargifango dei vari "salvate il soldato Ryan" ha fatto abituare il popolino ad una visione distorta e menzoniera di alcune unità combattenti soprattutto dell'Asse....Grande Alessandro continua così!
il popolino?? di che cavolo stai parlando? quello che le Waffen SS hanno fatto a Marzabotto, Sant'Anna di Stezzema, Oradour-sur-Glane o Distomo non lo insegnano nella scuola deve hai studiato? e quel pagliaccio di Mussolini ci si pure alleato.
Been a long time since we shared a video. Idk, maybe it's the realism of the dialogue (all in deutch) which you will appreciate, but after watching this evening I was so moved that I should share this with you. It's a bitter and short ww2 tale of a squad of 12th SS LAH, western front 1945. Excellent reenactors with authentic equipment. I was very moved and as it's sadly the way one is supposed to feel, asides from the wider ramifications of nazism and the SS were about.
correct people associate Wehrmacht , with regular german army , non SS, however as you correctly noted Wehrmacht was Germany’s entire military , Heer, luftwafe and kreigsmarine .
This was overall great, the cinematography, sound effects, dialogue and camerawork, what I advise you work on is the conversations between the American soldiers in English, I understand for many of them English may not be their first language but as an English speaker some of the dialogue seems a bit muddy
Learn how small unit tactics were conducted. The smallest maneuver unit in the U.S. Army at the time was the company. I mean, seriously, a major, a captain and three enlisted men wandering around in the woods by themselves. Never happened.
Cory Comelio many companies got spilt up in WEII in the field. There is an old saying in the military “No plan survive first contact’ indicating it is often a chaotic experience. Plus part of the film showed separated soldiers regathering. It is likely this happened on both sides.
Cory Comelio lots of small units became detached from their company. Recon/scout missions, lost in the chaos of battle, escaped prisoners of war, you cant just state small groups of men never existed, because it happened a lot for many different reasons. Especially if the rest of their unit were killed.
Well done. As stated in comments below, there is some tidying up to do but that’s why it’s called “continuous improvement” and you’re well on your way. I can’t add anything new other than a “thanks”. Aside from Generation War, there has been too little done to commemorate - or yes, honor - German, Japanese or even Italian service men/women due to being on the wrong end of the outcome. There were millions of soldiers obeying orders and fighting for their country, many of whom never made it home. Keep up the good work.
I loved it! I simply LOVE the W.W.II movies AND I am a Hugh stickler for detail. Aside form the obvious fake grenades & gun fire I am disappointed in the lack of swastikas on the helmets & uniforms; the hippie culture has apparently spread across the globe because we can't offend anyone by showing a symbol that actually DID exist. I see it as another way of rewriting history; if you don't show it how it was then in a few more generations nobody will remember what the swastika meant & stood for. Very sad that we would lie to our children like that.
Frankie The Hat yeah, the eagle with swastika is missing from German uniforms (though most were wearing over garments), decals were removed from helmets in late 1943.
This scene is one of the late 44s most likely in the Ardennes or just after so its actually really authentic to see no decals on helmets. Most of them are wearing a tarn camo fabric cover anyway so you wouldnt see it. Also in the ending period of the war the M42 helmets were poorly disigned to spare resourses. You can see that on the edges of late war models where its just a blunt edge instead of the shaped bend. Also decals were left off to save production time.
Too bad, millions died over this Swastika symbol without knowing it's real meaning. It means "auspiciousness and wellness for all" and NOT some racial signature.
@Flare they were brain washed when they were just kids. the fact was that the rest of the world wanted them all dead speaks volumes. they committed mass murder of civilians. nothing great about killing 90 year old grandmothers
@Flare one doesn't have respect for murderers & cowards and that is exactly what the germans were, they started a world war of killing innocent people, people that didn't want a war, all the millions that were killed because of Hitler, the atom bomb should have been dropped on Germany as well completely exterminating the German race.
This movie could not have happened with it's grittiness had it not been for Saving Private Ryan to break the ice with the honesty of war rather than the glamour. Bravo ten fold for making it real.
So you all move into an unknown position in straight line, and when the enemy fires on you you stand up to fire instead of instantly taking cover, brilliant, I hate this shit, so does every other vet that drew combat pay.
Toller Film, gut geschauspielert trotz "Amateure" in dieser Kunst! (>) nice Wenn ich ZU korrekt wäre hätt ich jedoch diese punkte noch zu bemängeln: -Der eine der am Anfang am Baum sitzt wenn die alle reden, sieht soa us als hätt er kein angenähten brsutadler sondern den irgendwie gepinnt. Derjenige ist auch der schwächste im Schauspielern...dennoch never mind. :) - Historisch gesehen war das Haupterscheinungsbild Ende des Krieges eher Soldaten mit: -vielen Rucksäcken, -vielen Schnürschuhen mit gamaschen und -vielen Mänteln im Winter, -sowie Feldflaschen mit Bakelitbechern und Stoffriemen. -Dazu mehr Drahtgeflechte auf den Helmen, oder Winterbemalung. -Die MG trupps bestanden meist aus 2-3 mann...nicht einer der alles schleppt und schiesst gleichzeitig! -Der Scharfschütze hatte in 99% der fälle maximal ein Schlupfhemd, oder Anzug mit kaputze. keine splittertarnhose, diese war SUPER selten udn auch nur Offizieren meist vergönnt durch feldschneidern -Die feldblusen usw sind kein bisschend reckig, sehen aus wie aus der Reinigung Aber das nur am Rande wenn man sehr kritisch auf historischer Ebene ist! Nice Film....i´ve enjoyed ^^
@@dougregan4752 THAT, Depends.. If you're defending against tyrany and the oppression of minorities.. Yes.. its right and good. If you're defending it Because some politician or other leader tells you to Then you're a part of the evil. One should never blindly follow orders.
As an American with family that served in the 101st and 82nd airborne. I was not offended at all, even though I was rout rout routing for the home team. This is a stark reminder that everyone fighting, on both sides is a human being. Thank you for showing respect for that fact.
German:
Als Amerikaner mit Familie, die im 101. und 82. Luftverkehr diente. Ich war überhaupt nicht beleidigt, obwohl ich Routing für das Heimteam war. Das ist eine scharfe Erinnerung daran, dass jeder, der auf beiden Seiten kämpft, ein Mensch ist. Danke, dass du Respekt vor dieser Tatsache gezeigt hast.
I'm a US Army Vet. I like the fact that you showed the personal nature of war and what a waste it is. Most of us were in out teens or early 20's when we served. I think the people bitchin about the clean uniforms and weapons, are missing the point. As a veteran from any country, we all have 1 thing in common, we will never forget.
Good job with your film.
Robert Riggs: OK. On the basis of your comment I’ll give this a try!
We do seem to shelve our humanity while in war. I was in Desert Storm 91 at 19 going on 20. I of course saw things that I will never forget nor fully understand. You're right though, this is definitely a great look into the heart of that beast of WW2 and a lesson we should never forget. Thank you for your service Mr Riggs and the writer and producers of this work. May we never forget ALL of our fallen and rise above upon their shoulder's to make sure their sacrifices were not in vain!
@@cynaptyc Your sentiments are very appropriate and absolute respect to you for them. I'm not American and am from a neutral country but can appreciate and am saddened by the lessons surviving fighting soldiers can only learn in retrospect. I hope your life is a good one.
Respect.
Another American Veteran (11 B & 19D US Army) who has become a fan of your work. I agree with the other veteran. Thumbs up. Great work. Truly a very good film maker.
Easy to forget that the enemy is just as scared as you are...
The real enemy were the Russian Communists
The germans were here to take over the world dont come with that bs as scared as you are they enjoyed killin innocents
@Carlos weren't tge Germans who started the war by invading the Russians. The Russians were justified to revenge the Germans perhaps in every horrible way they did it but the aggressor should never cry losses
@@westmax8491 your sick
Excellent presentation - Often non-combatant (and civilian victims) do not understand that "war has a life of its own". We (military) do not want to kill - it was part of my duties to my country, like my parents, grand-parents, etc... had done in the past. Then, your best friend, someone who is like your brother gets "blown up" or shattered to pieces. You cannot cope with that, "the show must go on", no time to figure out what happened, to heal, ... it becomes "them" or "you/us" and sadly enough, things get out of hand very easily - there is no time to think.
A captured "enemy" was brought up to me, the security detail undressed him almost completely (some carry booby-traps), I saw pictures of his family among the content of his pockets - it is crazy, I was shocked! I was surprised that in this wasteful war, these people (the other side) were like me, had families, houses, pets, kids... I will always remember the tears in that soldier's eyes when we took his pictures and a Rosary (Catholic) away from him, he was a human, he prayed, he wore a (catholic) medal, just like me. We gave him the pictures/Rosary back. It has been decades, still have the nightmares, the scars, the fears... Peace be with you all, Ciao, L (Veteran)
Wow! I have no words.
The brotherhood of men is something shown in this movie. I lost my best friend in HS and we were like brothers. He died in 2010...never forgotten like the end of this movie.
Real camaderie !
When snipers were caught, it never ended well for them. There was the sense that it was a coward's way to fight. Not true of course since being a sniper was a very dangerous profession, and if you got caught at the tail end of a firefight, it ended badly for you (as noted above).
All sides in the war treated snipers pretty much the same...snipers were routinely executed on the spot of capture...no questions asked. It was just something about death from out of nowhere. No mercy.
Some of the best snipers of the war were Soviet women.
@Ashwin Lakra Internet.
@@clarkewi Prowess with firearms has never been gender oriented. Some of the finest shooters I have even met & known were women. Some very young, some not.
A similar fate awaited captured flamethrower operators, or political commissars.
Keep going. Even as an American soldier, I feel for these soldiers even as they kill Americans. No one wants to do what we do, and no one wants to be affected the way we are.
This film was real in many ways.
+Josh Weaver RC
Hey Josh. This is always nice to read. I'm German and myself served for 6 years with the Gebirgsjäger (231. Battallion in Bad Reichenhall) Besides that also a Tour as part of KFOR in Kosovo. I'm 33 now.
I grew up with American WW2 Veterans (who decided to stay in Germany after the War or move here sometime later) coming over to BBQ my Grandfather hosted in the Summer every Weekend. He was a Waffen-SS Soldier and fought first with the 6th Division "Nord" together with the Finns up in Karelia against the Soviets and later was transfered to the 1st Division "LAH" where he fought against Americans in the Battle of the Bulge or as we call it "Ardennenoffensive".
During these BBQs he of course also had his former surviving Comrades come over. That Grandfather is now 100 years old and only one of these former American "Enemies and now Friends is still alive at 98 years old. They still meet for Coffee, Cake and sometimes a Beer, but only rarely.
My point being: It seems Veterans, especially in TH-cam Comment Sections are the only ones most of the time who don't spout Hatred and act disrespectful to whatever the Topic of the Video is about.
Just like my Experiences between former Axis WW2 Veterans and Western Allied WW2 Veterans becoming Friends many Years after the War, no Grudge to be seen, no tense Arguments, no Insults but instead mutual Respect, and of course friendly crude Banter and Jokes about another.
I hope that becomes more common, i've seen english speaking Media do a few Pieces the past 10 Years on Axis Vet and Allied Vet becoming good Friends after the War, hope we see more of these as long as they're still alive. Or at least that Fact becoming more common Knowledge.
Prost! and Cheers from Berchtesgaden, Bavaria
Well, the American had done the same thing moments previously to an unarmed kid on his knees so...it fit. I’m an Iraq veteran myself and I get it now. We treat the enemy the way they treat us. It can be very fair or very...not.
Danke, dass du unsere Seite genauso schrecklich gesehen hast wie deine. Krieg bringt das Schlimmste
English: Thanks for seeing our side just as horrible as yours. War brings the worst
To those who've been to war (WWII in all its fronts), they will not forget. To those who have never been to war, there's not not much to remember.
You are very right, my father was a WWII veteran in China, when he drank with his comrades years later, there was nothing else except the memories of those died and tears.
I am a veteran too from Taiwan army in peace time. While drinking with my old friends, we never feel sad, but those fun and/or funny things.
WAR does make people's life different.
Very profound.....not.
Really shows a realistic view of war at the squad level in WWll. The fear, the tense emotions are all there. We are all human.
I think that there is better acting in some of these short films than most movies that I have watched. This was awesome!
Totalmente d'accordo!
E' molto meglio di tanti film famosi !!
I can't wait for the full movie version. It is already better than some of the "Hollywood's best war movies" . Good luck to the film maker.
You are kidding, aren't you?
I would love to watch a truthful german version of band of brothers.
nazis were no different than the federalist empire, look what they have done and point fingers, look what they did to the south and still doing reconstruction.
They have Honor was my loyalty made already
@@douglasmcarthur5247 This is Band of Brothers 501st PIR E company Hagenau !!!
Brilliant Cinematrography and sound!
Makes you feel you are actually in this brutal battle...
Thank you for U/L MHWL Productions
von Australia.
Mick
Respect for great film making.
The best part I like about this movie is he actually sees the German soldiers as just normal soldiers and not just a heartless being that all the movies usually does
yes fucking sir
I like the part where fucking nazis get shot. I fucking hate nazi fucks.
@@arklat they were SS but plz remember not all germans were nazis.
Yeah just the SS were the Nazis, only a few in the wehrmacht but most of the wehrmacht were fighting for the country not for Nazism.
@@arklat You are narrow minded as fuck, dumb nuts.
Well done. U.S Army Vet here and war is hell.
Every soldier fights for his country ( both sides )...war is horrid...history is written by the winners.
My father a WW II veteran related a story to me once when I was a child....he never spoke much about his combat experiences...but this one time he did.
While watching a war movie some SS soldiers shot some American prisoners...I said what rats they were for doing it.
He looked at me and said we did the same thing....he went on to say his unit had taken a prisoner...with no men to spare to take him anywhere...no way to effectively fight while guarding the prisoner...they gave him a cigerate and while he was preoccupied...he was shot in the back of the head ....unlike the movies or tv there was no animosity or joy in doing it...it just had to be done .
If they had let him go that day he might have killed another American or other allies .
Wars are bad and to be avoided by all reasonable means.....but when you're at war...you make war .
No compassion, no mercy, no remorse. All war relies on that principle.
chechatonga. "History is written by the winners'' What an idiotic statement. Who should write it, the losers?
chechatonga. You should read 'Rise and Fall of the Third Reich." By Albert Spear. One of the greatest WWll historical accounts of the war.
@@johnmcdonald9304 no, someone from neither side but saw it sal with no bias
I used to like the Tarantino movie inglourious Basterds. But now I'm older I find it a bit irritating. All the Germans are painted as the Nazis hellbent on world domination and destruction,from the lowest to highest rank. As we know not all Germans were Nazis and most were conscripts.I think younger generation s really lap this "goodie: baddie paradim ,but the world is much more complex than what these stereotypes describe.
My grandfather served the german army he was in the indian regiment he never used to speak about his combat days he passed away in april of 1990
All respect to him and to all soldiers that fought for their countries.
Respect for your dad bro
Great movie!
I hope to see some new films soon!
Always liked such projects of simple people, without that well-known propaganda of Hollywood...
The only big minus i have noticed, is very "new" uniforms, but this has been already discussed by other people here. However, i think everyone can understand that this is because of small budget and not because of producers and other team members' work.
Again, Nice movie, looking forward for the new movies!
P.S hello from Ukraine )
I don't understand the complaint about new uniforms, at this time they recently changed seasons so new uniforms would have arrived.
In the early 70s I was a young man in a US Army band stationed in Germany. We would play German beer tents all Spring and Summer. The old German soldiers would come sit and talk with us on breaks. "We are all friends now." And we were.
Yes. Its way better to be friends than enemies. And does not matter you are German or Russian or American.... hello from Slovakia..
@@pepelopez9301 You have a very beautiful country from photos I have seen!
@@weissrw1 photos dont tell you truth
Они бежал к вам в плен а наши их догнать не могли
These guys and ParaLight WorX do really good shorts, especially when one considers how low budget they are, and that they can't even afford blank firing weapons, so "painting" in the tracers and muzzle flashes is the best they can do. Would love to see what they could do with s real budget!
History is subsidised and written by the victors. Even with 10 years without television, my learnings begin with real people. I am 55 now but I started talking to my grandfather about WW1. He was 90+ and bald from the war. He was buried alive. He survived and lost his hair. I remember asking him what it is like being 90 (not about the war because I was too young). His answer from someone who was 90+ to a child sitting on his Knee? "I'm the same person as before but old". Strange what you remember.
Very well done. Sad the loss of so many young men on both sides.
Among the best of these short movies I've seen.
Brilliantly done for such a small film. There's not enough films of WW2 personal accounts from the German side.
Generation War does a pretty good job showing the German point of view.
Revisionist history. The Americans never get damned fo the wholesale slaughter of countless millions of Vietnamese civilians in the 60's and 70's as an example. Germans were all "evil" and I'm fairly sure that is just not true.
@@chopchop508 Yeah, it's excellent. Well worth watching for anyone reading this.
Danke für's zeigen. Danke an die ganze Truppe und den Kameramann. Und das Ende verblüfft. Macht weiter so.
congratulations, very well done, very emotional, none of the stupid big budget heroics, both sides well interpreted
Very detailed and authentic, well done!
What a great film. Well done. Too real for comfort.
your planning for a full movie of this ?... likes awesome... finally a great ww2 movie :D blue collor is to much ^^ but big trailer... nice special effects and sounds etc thumbs up :)
This was very well done... you most definitely have a talent, sir. Thank you!
Great acting. Great plot. Great direction. Excellent!
With squad tactics like that, it's a wonder anyone survived that war.
That was an excellent effort! A mini-series would be really well received I'd bet. Greetings from Arizona.
2:35 that conversation is so funny! overall this movie was great
Ys, liked the conversation to. Its better with a story not just the battles
Some of the translations are a little off, the point is made.
Well done. This is as good a film as has ever been done.
Klasse Film. Wirklich Cool gemacht
Very good, well cut and edited. I enjoyed it very much.
Excellent film Alessandro, and a fine soundtrack as well. Watched this one as I backtrack to your earlier works; you've really grown as a director and a composer.
Tired of reading comments about the cleanliness of uniforms. Maybe a little wear on the helmets and gear would be more realistic, but apparently most people don't know that soldiers washed, cleaned and mended whenever they weren't fighting, which was most of the time. Don't make your movies look like a _Mad Max_ film just because people think it should look that way.
Great movie. You have alot of talent. I once read a book called the Forgotten soldier by Guy Sajer and always thought that would make an epic movie. Keep them coming, please...
I read that book,when I was still A Marine in a combat unit. I understood very well the waste but also the beauty of brotherhood and survival.
Beautiful short, Danke
Jy ook dankie ek hou van duits
Realistically well done short 🎥 film..kuddos...🇩🇪🇺🇸
Great movie! It is is interesting and enlightening to watch German soldiers being portrayed in a modern German movie production as actual people and not just extras or cannon fodder. My German Grandfather fought both on the French and Russian fronts (wounded twice). My great Uncle Rudi was captured at Stalingrad. This is kind of a tribute to them. That’s a good thing. They deserve it.
My father was an American soldier in Europe in 44/45. He turned 21 in some German berg on VE Day. He and I used to love to watch the series Combat! which, for all its hokey faults, was about the best WWII show you could watch from the 60’s Hollywood genre. He would have enjoyed this short film. I think my Opa Herm would have as well. Not much left of my Uncle Rudi after he got out of the Gulags in 1955. Not sure he could have watched it at all.
Anyway, good job. Thanks!
Thankyou for sharing!
th-cam.com/users/ParaLightWorX I think you will like these guys too. www.bitchute.com/video/IzcmLS7q7d5V/ Here is a full length movie showing the German side of the war. Only place I could find it as TH-cam strikes it down. I think you will enjoy it.
I was privileged to work for a couple WW2 German soldiers in my youth. They were honorable men and fair bosses which started my slow re-evaluation of the history I had been indoctrinated with. TBH, I think we would have been better off if the Germans had won.
Jeff Smith - thanks for sharing Jeff. Honestly, however, I can’t really agree with your last comment. I am generally okay with the concept of Germany reclaiming some of their rightful lands (ie the Sudetenland) taken from them after WWI, but that is as far as I can find myself supporting (or even understanding) their expanded “cause” in WWII.
But, with that said and as a Vet myself (no combat) I still respect the courage and sacrifices that the grunts on the ground made on both sides. The famous saying....”there are no atheists in foxholes” can, I think, be expanded to “there are no atheists or politicians in foxholes”. Soldiers are soldiers, for the most part.
But, again, thanks for sharing. I’ll check those videos out.
@@TheAirplaneDriver Thanks for your service. I come from a family with a lot of vets, so I mean that. I was presupposing that the US should have stayed out of both WW1 and 2. Look into the Balfour Declaration and it's part in our entry into WW1, Lusitania's cargo etc. You will have to dig a little deeper than Wikipedia.
It wasn't like I woke up one day and said, "Ruprect was a dick, but a good boss" and "Earnst was one of the nicest guys I ever met, so the story I was told about WW2 in school was crap." I noticed a lot of little things over the years re WW2 that did not add up. I definitely wasn't told that the Axis had made several serious peace offers before 1942! Take a look at, "A Jew In Auschwitz" by David Cole, "Europa the Last Battle" and maybe "The Greatest Story Never Told". You might have to go to Bitchute or Archive for them. Be well, and have a good winter.
Excellent post, you covered a lot of ground, and I agree with most of what you said.
_Combat!_ was a very good series, all things considered...I knew a lot of vets who liked that show, as it tried to be realistic even though it was a prime-time network series. Director Robert Altman got fired in Season One because it was _too_ realistic (he had cast members get killed), but somehow, the series continued along that gritty path for most of the 5 seasons.
However, I can't recommend things like _The Greatest Story Never Told_. While it tries to tell the other side of the story (and there are always 2 sides), it sinks into absurd propaganda...totally unlike these beautiful films that Pepe makes.
This video should have more views, is incredible
Luigi Maisto it has 6 million views but the baby dick suckers hide the real view count
I knew these guys were supposed to portray Volksgrenadiers, nice job dude!
jeez man I see you everywhere. HAHA every single war-based content video 😂
RoastyMyToasty Oh, so that's what you meant by hey again, nice, yeah I also have such a guy for Warhammer 40,000 videos haha, the world is a strange place.
+A. Soldier Yep! What a small world. Well, see you around mate. Cheers.
+A. Soldier Yep! What a small world. Well, see you around mate. Cheers.
This was beautifully filmed... good job
Good video. Hopefully you get a wardrobe budget so they can look like they've been in the field awhile instead of everybody clean in perfect uniforms and equipment. I'd like to see somebody not play with the lighting and color so much but instead brining the tale and view as if this could have happened yesterday. Nice work
Thank you, your work will open the heart of a new generation of heroes.
clever ending indeed. love these shorts
Extremely well done. Very effective.
The strongest personal bonds that any of them would ever have.
Damn good job on this short film...
Brilliant - I love it!
Good film. Some ppl here talking about why war and for what ideology do we do it. I went w some vets to the recruiting office. Not yet opened, so, many young ppl were in line in front. The vets had a film player that showed the clip of Jon Voigt's speech from "Coming Home" to the graduating senior class at a H.S. Afterward, We interviewed the kids waiting to apply for military enlistment. The film touched no one. The answers were all the same. "This has nothing to do with ideology. It's a job. I need a job and this is a job with decent pay and benefits." That is why people are willing to kill others. It is a job. Ethics go amiss when hunger creeps in.
Great film. I love the feel of being in the Cold of the Bulge. A quick question I never knew Leibstandarte was in Bastonge. Could you care to explain to me?
Superb!!!
Sehr gut gemacht
Two thumbs-up!!! Great short film. MABUHAY!!! & much love from the Philippines.
THE BEST ww2 short film I have ever seen. Insanely beautiful
Great film, beautifully shot and well acted. Yeah the gun fx could have been better (but I guess you know that now;-) Nice work, be proud.
Pepe. Extraordinario Genio!!!
Gut Gemacht und spannend gefilmt! Danke dafür!
Excellent. I would like to see a movie from the German side for once
They'[re still trying to find a cameraman who can run backwards fast enough.
Gregg Edwards you dimwit. Study your history. Please work hard to avoid being an internet troll. Von Kleiga
Yes, you are a dimwit but it was sort of funny ( works better with Italians) However, it was a film about killing.
You should see generation war. I think you will like it
Haha, nice one
Wow. Excellent short. A full length feature would be great.
too much "blue" .. correct the color grading and make it consistent .. uniforms are too "new" for 44/45 and too "new" for weeks in the field .. no grenades where held on the back ever ..
great footage, great story, the truth about war .. !! +1
thanks for your feedback! I really want to make them the most perfect I can.
Will definitely work on your points!
btw great age of the actors .. 18-22 years old .. as it was these days ..
True, you need more weathering. Understand is not easy because maybe you can't damage the weapons and uniforms.
true words man
mati303 hirnfusseln the bluish color is because winter was coming and they could've been a special variant of the 44/45.
EXCELLENT film. BRAVO! Absolutely excellent
I served for 38yrs in the UK Armed Forces and retired in 2010. I have served all over the globe. One thing I learned very quickly was that whatever side you are on it is only an accident of birth!
I love how you did this, not too much CGI but enough to make it somewhat real. It looks like you filmed the war with a modern camera
As far as I understand the film reflects the part of the March 1945 "Operation Undertone" - street battles for Hageunau, now a French city.
Outstanding looking forward to more
Well done with a fresh perspective
Another excellent film. Thank you for it putting together for us viewers.
Perfectly depicts the total waste of lives that come from war, no matter which side a person is on.
Well, you would consider this otherwise if you were defending your home and your family from raging animals like those nazi’s. Then you would try hard to waste as many of them as you can before you get wasted. And there will be perfect point for you to sacrifice your life so your children can live. There’s no place for bs in a war.
@@Pomer2222 I acknowledge all that you say. My point was, which I did not properly explain, is that because governments can't resolve issues they send people to war, which wastes lives on both or all sides.
@@carycoller3140 it seems a bit more complicated to me. And I have my reasons. My friend from Germany asked me once: why do everyone hate germans for them being nazis, when there is even more nazis in England? Well, I have a simple answer, but time can change my reasoning 🤷🏻♂️
Excellent production values!
Also I believe I have been blocked by youtube. The spelling was done on purpose.
Good music, nice dialogues, no rethoric, nice effects for a low budget shortfilm
AMAZING
Be encouraged and pursue creating more movies. Try to view the critics with objectivity as you craft the storyboard for your next film. I look forward to another war picture from your team. I enjoy seeing films at the squad level.
I like amerikan. Betty Boop, what a dish!
John T. Wolfbanger oh say can you see!!! Oh say can you see!
Cool beans!
I like mein Kraut mit hotdog!
Steamboat Willie. "Toot toot!"
Saving Private Ryan?
Grande, grandissimo...bellissima la fotografia e coraggio nell'andare a toccare verità nascoste...purtroppo la macchina spargifango dei vari "salvate il soldato Ryan" ha fatto abituare il popolino ad una visione distorta e menzoniera di alcune unità combattenti soprattutto dell'Asse....Grande Alessandro continua così!
il popolino?? di che cavolo stai parlando? quello che le Waffen SS hanno fatto a Marzabotto, Sant'Anna di Stezzema, Oradour-sur-Glane o Distomo non lo insegnano nella scuola deve hai studiato? e quel pagliaccio di Mussolini ci si pure alleato.
I. Wonder. How. Many. Of. Us. He. Has. Killed.
It's irrelevant, soldiers killing other soldiers is what soldiers do, it's what they are trained for what they are ordered to do.
It's a great line though.
The English was terrible in my opinion. But the line was true. Everyone hated snipers, exept if he was in your squad.
Great film mate!
Also the GI with the Russian F1 grenade on his vest.
Been a long time since we shared a video. Idk, maybe it's the realism of the dialogue (all in deutch) which you will appreciate, but after watching this evening I was so moved that I should share this with you. It's a bitter and short ww2 tale of a squad of 12th SS LAH, western front 1945. Excellent reenactors with authentic equipment. I was very moved and as it's sadly the way one is supposed to feel, asides from the wider ramifications of nazism and the SS were about.
Deutsche Heer vs 506 Easy Company should be the title. Wehrmacht is a broad term meaning German Armed Forces while Deutsche Heer means German Army.
Distinction without a difference....they loved Hitler...all of them..
correct people associate Wehrmacht , with regular german army , non SS, however as you correctly noted Wehrmacht was Germany’s entire military , Heer, luftwafe and kreigsmarine .
This was overall great, the cinematography, sound effects, dialogue and camerawork, what I advise you work on is the conversations between the American soldiers in English, I understand for many of them English may not be their first language but as an English speaker some of the dialogue seems a bit muddy
Learn how small unit tactics were conducted. The smallest maneuver unit in the U.S. Army at the time was the company. I mean, seriously, a major, a captain and three enlisted men wandering around in the woods by themselves. Never happened.
Lines were scattered due to the bulge. There were most probably several skirmishes as this during winter 44-45.
Cory Comelio many companies got spilt up in WEII in the field. There is an old saying in the military “No plan survive first contact’ indicating it is often a chaotic experience. Plus part of the film showed separated soldiers regathering. It is likely this happened on both sides.
@@susanmercurio5098 Hemluth von Moltke made that term, "Plans never survive contact with the enemy.".
Cory Comelio lots of small units became detached from their company. Recon/scout missions, lost in the chaos of battle, escaped prisoners of war, you cant just state small groups of men never existed, because it happened a lot for many different reasons. Especially if the rest of their unit were killed.
This never happened. FACT- captain for easy company was Richard winters and he survived the war
I agree with all the comments below, very well done. Two thumbs up way up.
I'm Actualy working on a (short)Movie myself right now !
Well done. As stated in comments below, there is some tidying up to do but that’s why it’s called “continuous improvement” and you’re well on your way. I can’t add anything new other than a “thanks”. Aside from Generation War, there has been too little done to commemorate - or yes, honor - German, Japanese or even Italian service men/women due to being on the wrong end of the outcome. There were millions of soldiers obeying orders and fighting for their country, many of whom never made it home. Keep up the good work.
What goes around comes around!
Most all these short films are the best out there..
I loved it! I simply LOVE the W.W.II movies AND I am a Hugh stickler for detail. Aside form the obvious fake grenades & gun fire I am disappointed in the lack of swastikas on the helmets & uniforms; the hippie culture has apparently spread across the globe because we can't offend anyone by showing a symbol that actually DID exist. I see it as another way of rewriting history; if you don't show it how it was then in a few more generations nobody will remember what the swastika meant & stood for. Very sad that we would lie to our children like that.
Frankie The Hat yeah, the eagle with swastika is missing from German uniforms (though most were wearing over garments), decals were removed from helmets in late 1943.
I'm so so sad there wasn't more obvious Nazism guys, I'm going to cry myself to sleep
Sorry I saw some helmet decals and tunic eagles
This scene is one of the late 44s most likely in the Ardennes or just after so its actually really authentic to see no decals on helmets. Most of them are wearing a tarn camo fabric cover anyway so you wouldnt see it. Also in the ending period of the war the M42 helmets were poorly disigned to spare resourses. You can see that on the edges of late war models where its just a blunt edge instead of the shaped bend. Also decals were left off to save production time.
Too bad, millions died over this Swastika symbol without knowing it's real meaning. It means "auspiciousness and wellness for all" and NOT some racial signature.
Excellent production.
much respect for the german soldiers fighting till the last
fanatics. brain washed hitler people. five and a half million german military killed.
@Flare they were brain washed when they were just kids. the fact was that the rest of the world wanted them all dead speaks volumes. they committed mass murder of civilians. nothing great about killing 90 year old grandmothers
@Flare one doesn't have respect for murderers & cowards and that is exactly what the germans were, they started a world war of killing innocent people, people that didn't want a war, all the millions that were killed because of Hitler, the atom bomb should have been dropped on Germany as well completely exterminating the German race.
Two big thumbs up for the movie, take care.
Snipers were routinely shot on both sides...
This movie could not have happened with it's grittiness had it not been for Saving Private Ryan to break the ice with the honesty of war rather than the glamour. Bravo ten fold for making it real.
So you all move into an unknown position in straight line, and when the enemy fires on you you stand up to fire instead of instantly taking cover, brilliant, I hate this shit, so does every other vet that drew combat pay.
Pfft. Some Rambo you are. You need to stand out in the open with your M-60, and blow shit away like a real man.
Bingo. The guys who made this movie knew nothing about being shot at.
John M nor did the late war German soldiers who were basically kids with little to no training
Toller Film, gut geschauspielert trotz "Amateure" in dieser Kunst! (>) nice
Wenn ich ZU korrekt wäre hätt ich jedoch diese punkte noch zu bemängeln:
-Der eine der am Anfang am Baum sitzt wenn die alle reden, sieht soa us als hätt er kein angenähten brsutadler sondern den irgendwie gepinnt. Derjenige ist auch der schwächste im Schauspielern...dennoch never mind. :)
- Historisch gesehen war das Haupterscheinungsbild Ende des Krieges eher Soldaten mit:
-vielen Rucksäcken,
-vielen Schnürschuhen mit gamaschen und
-vielen Mänteln im Winter,
-sowie Feldflaschen mit Bakelitbechern und Stoffriemen.
-Dazu mehr Drahtgeflechte auf den Helmen, oder Winterbemalung.
-Die MG trupps bestanden meist aus 2-3 mann...nicht einer der alles schleppt und schiesst gleichzeitig!
-Der Scharfschütze hatte in 99% der fälle maximal ein Schlupfhemd, oder Anzug mit kaputze. keine splittertarnhose, diese war SUPER selten udn auch nur Offizieren meist vergönnt durch feldschneidern
-Die feldblusen usw sind kein bisschend reckig, sehen aus wie aus der Reinigung
Aber das nur am Rande wenn man sehr kritisch auf historischer Ebene ist!
Nice Film....i´ve enjoyed ^^
All just young boys doing what they thought was the right thing!
Problem is..
Its the old men who Tell the young ones what the "right thing" is..
Because its the young ones who's gonna die Because of the old men
Fighting for your country defending your country is the right thing!
@@dougregan4752 THAT, Depends..
If you're defending against tyrany and the oppression of minorities..
Yes.. its right and good.
If you're defending it Because some politician or other leader tells you to
Then you're a part of the evil.
One should never blindly follow orders.
@@SortenRavn You just described every country ever.
@@yeoldeyoungin9745 pretty much yea..
And who leads most countries?
Excellent! good luck to you in your future films!