Rode the old diesel boats in the 50's. No one took a shower on patrol. The showers were full of potatoes and other supplies. The "shower" consisted of a small basin of water. You brushed your teeth, washed your face and moved on to the rest of your body. No B. O. Because every thing smelled like diesel fuel.
35:25: woah woah--"knowledge gleaned from german scientists after the war"? that's how we're summing up operation paperclip in this video, and decades of life in huntsville, AL?
I agree with an old German Kriegsmarine U-Boat sailor. He said that there's no such thing as an atheist in combat. He said he'd take that person professing atheism and, bring him/her in his U-boat and, let that person experience a depth charge attack. He said that the VERY FIRST THING THAT PERSON WOULD DO IS CRY OUT TO THEIR GOD!!!!! He's right!!!!
@@petehayes8779 thanx for your service 2 patrols out of Guam then took the Lee to her 3rd overhaul (2nd at Mare Island). I'm a f***ing nuke EM where'd you work?
@@clearingbaffles Missile Tech, caught the Madison just out of C3 missile system conversion from A3 missile system. That's why I made 8 straight patrols. Never made it to the Med or Pacific although I wanted to! Thanks for you service as well. Blow and go!
@@clearingbaffles I meant to add that I signed up for Nuclear Power Training originally, but my boot camp Commander, of all people, talked me out of it. Chief John Cousins did me one big favor. I swore that if I ever ran into him again I would buy him all the drinks that he could handle!!
Hmmm....interesting. As far as the high casualty rates of 70 percent being the highest of any service for any country in WWII: I am guessing that a number of Japanese units on Pacific Islands were practically wiped out. Perhaps a few tens survived campaigns that took multiple thousands, or more, of Japanese troops lives.
Many of their units were bypassed, if they did not hold ground that was needed tactically or strategically. They occupied large portions of China, Manchuria, and Indonesia, that did not see large scale Allied invasion. While many units were annihilated, the infantry, armor, naval, and air forces of Japan as a whole, did not see 70 percent losses, by category, such as the U Boat service did.
gfodale is quite right. Japanese soldiers isolated or in place at war's end would have surpassed 2 million I'd guess. Many were in transit to Kyushu - that's why the IJA was able to build up troop strength there much faster than US intelligence guessed. New Guinea, the Bismarcks (Rabaul & Bougainville) were in essence the world's largest POW camp with over 200,000 Japanese personnel isolated and unable to fill any military mission. (That didn't stop Australian and New Zealand troops from nibbling away at the Japanese units guarding Rabaul - an utterly pointless campaign. Some rookie US bomber crews were allowed to bomb areas that held Japanese personnel and still retained some flak - live fire exercises.) The U-boats lost more men % wise than the IJ Kamikaze units. After the "special attack" missions were stopped in early May at Okinawa, everything was made ready for the Kyushu invasion. Hence well over half of all Kamikaze pilots never took off at all. (Several dozen returned from Okinawa because of bad weather or mechanical breakdown also.) The German casualties being suffered from late 43-44 were shocking - it's amazing the boats went out. Actually it was dangerous service even when things were going well for them. The US subs lost 50 boats out of some 200 - the technology on subs was very complex for the era and if anything went wrong there was trouble. So US submariners had the most dangerous duty of US servicemen (with the possible exception of bomber crews in mid-43.)
The American 8th strategic bomber group in 1943 till late 1944 suffered a casualty rate of 86 percent statistical. More bomber crew members than the US Marines fighting the Japanese were killed. check out the history of it you will see that,s what happened It made me think how we believe only what we are told.22 percent were on landing and takeoff, made me think even more.
I had not heard of Durnitz order to "rescue no-one, no matter the weather or proximity to coastline"...i have massive respect for the German sailors and soldiers but their leaders were twats
Awful, distorted and biased 'documentary. Spent so much time on those who failed, lost 2 world wars, etc. As far as the most successful Submarine campaign in history? they gave that about 25 seconds! that makes for good history docs? hardly. what a distorted bias video here. instead of all the time on the krauts who failed, there should have been more time given to the US Pacific campaign. the most successful and dominant but, is practically ignored here. gladly there are better docs on the subject to learn accurate history from. Thumbs down
Rode the old diesel boats in the 50's. No one took a shower on patrol. The showers were full of potatoes and other supplies. The "shower" consisted of a small basin of water. You brushed your teeth, washed your face and moved on to the rest of your body. No B. O. Because every thing smelled like diesel fuel.
@Big Bill O'Reilly Actually, it's no shit. Where do you think the term pigboat came from? Don't know?
Ask any sewer pipe sailor.
gross no thanks
That intro was almost as long as the Second World War
Thank you
35:25: woah woah--"knowledge gleaned from german scientists after the war"? that's how we're summing up operation paperclip in this video, and decades of life in huntsville, AL?
Who is the narrator ? He sounds very familiar. Outstanding video. Thank-you for posting it.
That would be actor Monte Markham. He also produced a History Channel program series "The Great Ships".
Monte Markham
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FFW to 1:52. You're welcome
Intro too long tho...get on with it.
I agree with an old German Kriegsmarine U-Boat sailor. He said that there's no such thing as an atheist in combat. He said he'd take that person professing atheism and, bring him/her in his U-boat and, let that person experience a depth charge attack. He said that the VERY FIRST THING THAT PERSON WOULD DO IS CRY OUT TO THEIR GOD!!!!!
He's right!!!!
and then we just roll the dice, on our worthiness of mercy.
AND now ima look into the B-36 bomber.
As Robert E. Lee once told one of his lieutenants.......it is good that war is so terrible lest we grow to fond if it.
Robert E Lee was a GREAT submarine to serve on!
@@clearingbaffles James Madison, 8 patrols out of the Loch for me
@@petehayes8779 thanx for your service 2 patrols out of Guam then took the Lee to her 3rd overhaul (2nd at Mare Island). I'm a f***ing nuke EM where'd you work?
@@clearingbaffles Missile Tech, caught the Madison just out of C3 missile system conversion from A3 missile system. That's why I made 8 straight patrols. Never made it to the Med or Pacific although I wanted to! Thanks for you service as well. Blow and go!
@@clearingbaffles I meant to add that I signed up for Nuclear Power Training originally, but my boot camp Commander, of all people, talked me out of it. Chief John Cousins did me one big favor. I swore that if I ever ran into him again I would buy him all the drinks that he could handle!!
Hmmm....interesting. As far as the high casualty rates of 70 percent being the highest of any service for any country in WWII: I am guessing that a number of Japanese units on Pacific Islands were practically wiped out. Perhaps a few tens survived campaigns that took multiple thousands, or more, of Japanese troops lives.
Many of their units were bypassed, if they did not hold ground that was needed tactically or strategically. They occupied large portions of China, Manchuria, and Indonesia, that did not see large scale Allied invasion. While many units were annihilated, the infantry, armor, naval, and air forces of Japan as a whole, did not see 70 percent losses, by category, such as the U Boat service did.
gfodale is quite right. Japanese soldiers isolated or in place at war's end would have surpassed 2 million I'd guess. Many were in transit to Kyushu - that's why the IJA was able to build up troop strength there much faster than US intelligence guessed. New Guinea, the Bismarcks (Rabaul & Bougainville) were in essence the world's largest POW camp with over 200,000 Japanese personnel isolated and unable to fill any military mission. (That didn't stop Australian and New Zealand troops from nibbling away at the Japanese units guarding Rabaul - an utterly pointless campaign. Some rookie US bomber crews were allowed to bomb areas that held Japanese personnel and still retained some flak - live fire exercises.) The U-boats lost more men % wise than the IJ Kamikaze units. After the "special attack" missions were stopped in early May at Okinawa, everything was made ready for the Kyushu invasion. Hence well over half of all Kamikaze pilots never took off at all. (Several dozen returned from Okinawa because of bad weather or mechanical breakdown also.) The German casualties being suffered from late 43-44 were shocking - it's amazing the boats went out. Actually it was dangerous service even when things were going well for them. The US subs lost 50 boats out of some 200 - the technology on subs was very complex for the era and if anything went wrong there was trouble. So US submariners had the most dangerous duty of US servicemen (with the possible exception of bomber crews in mid-43.)
The American 8th strategic bomber group in 1943 till late 1944 suffered a casualty rate of 86 percent statistical. More bomber crew members than the US Marines fighting the Japanese were killed. check out the history of it you will see that,s what happened It made me think how we believe only what we are told.22 percent were on landing and takeoff, made me think even more.
He said SERVICE. So if many infantry-UNITS were wiped out, the Japanese INFANTRY did not suffer that high casualty-rate....
You have a good point based on facts.
Excellent Commentary.
Ok what was point of duck an cover drill in cold war doesn't seem like would do anything if blast was close
Viewing this you can only assume the American navy was the Nazis only opposition.
I had not heard of Durnitz order to "rescue no-one, no matter the weather or proximity to coastline"...i have massive respect for the German sailors and soldiers but their leaders were twats
Talk about a environmental disaster...
Awful, distorted and biased 'documentary. Spent so much time on those who failed, lost 2 world wars, etc. As far as the most successful Submarine campaign in history? they gave that about 25 seconds! that makes for good history docs? hardly. what a distorted bias video here. instead of all the time on the krauts who failed, there should have been more time given to the US Pacific campaign. the most successful and dominant but, is practically ignored here. gladly there are better docs on the subject to learn accurate history from. Thumbs down
US pacific campaign you say? Sank three ships did they? Good on ya, clap clap
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American comedy drama or anti rassia propoganda
Yugoslavia was never the USSR.