The Room Where WWII Ended (in Europe) | History Traveler Episode 59
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 พ.ค. 2020
- May 8, 2020 marks the 75th anniversary of V-E Day, which marked the end of the war in Europe during WWII. What you may not know is that the events that ended that conflict were set in motion on May 7th in the city of Reims, France. We're exploring the site where the terms of surrender were signed and where General Eisenhower conducted the war from. Lots of amazing things to see and experience in this video!
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Stepping with him into that room was like stepping into the past. Being in the presence of that room would be like stepping into a time machine.
Imagine all of the conversations and decisions that took place within those four walls.
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I can only imagine. Being in that room even if only via video had a feel. Cant fully explain it.
If it wasn't for you and your videos, i wouldn't know these places existed.. thank you for every video that teaches us new things
Appreciate that! Glad to be able to share the experiences.
It’s awesome when you find an episode you somehow missed. Great presentation as always thank you
No matter how much bad history now exists between us 🇺🇸 and Russia/USSR... they were essential for the overall victory, and lost far more lives than us... Amazing to see this TY, JD
I don't think that we could have done it without each other. Good insight.
They were also essential for the start of the war, go read about the Mollotow Ribbentrop pact and how Germans and Soviets coordinated and split European countries into zones of influence/occupation...Putin and Russia has the same mindset for the last 20 years, calling the dissolution of the evil Soviet empire "the greatest disaster of the 20th century"
..and this led to the invasion of Ukraine...they would do the same with Poland, Finland and the Baltics, but they cant...thats why they hate the idea of NATO in those areas, they know once those countries are in, the gig is up...
STOP, GLORIFYING, THE USSR, because of Hitler...
...we in eastern europe paid too much because of it...we are still digging up graves of Soviet/communist executions 1945-90.
While your were celebrating VE day, and drinking vodka with Commisars and NKVD scum, Stalin was just warming up for a new post war butchering of Europe...you learned nothing from Chamberlains appeasement in Munich....
@@TheHistoryUndergroundi love your Channel.
You deserve so many more subscribers. Your content is actually amazing, coming from another person who loves history.
Thank you. I really appreciate that. That means a lot. Always glad to share these places with a fellow history buff.👊🏻
I agree wholeheartedly!
Well said, Finn. In time, I'm sure his channel will grow exponentially as long as subscribers like us continue to help share his cause. I've been following so many 'history channels' here on TH-cam but none of them are as captivating and intimate as his.
Gene Hormigoso Yeah you can really tell he has a passion for this which makes the content he creates amazing
Gene Hormigoso - Wow. Those are some kind words. Thank you so much for that.
On behalf of my late stepfather and all the other veterans of the Pacific Theater, World War II ended 2 September 1945 on board the USS Missouri.
Yes. Just keeping it concise.
@@TheHistoryUnderground Given the ignorance of the general public, and the number of times the remark is repeated, I think this is a case when being precise is more important than being concise.
Correct. The war in Europe ended and when our forces on Okinawa were informed, they could not have cared less as that battle raged. It took two A-bombs and a declaration of war by Russia (and invasion of Manchuria by Soviet troops) to end the entire conflict. I salute your late stepfather and all veterans of the Pacific theater of WWII.
@@roberthudson1959 - I went back in and changed the title and thumbnail. Thanks!
@@TheHistoryUnderground Thank you, and thanks for making such powerful videos.
Very very awesome! Thanks for taking us along. If you are ever here again in Europe and decide upon a museum, the one in Diekirch is very awesome.. Absolute recommendation. Cheers
I grew up in the '50s. Watching your videos has me wondering how many of my playmates had fathers who had been in the war but never talked about it. History can be all around us and we not see it. I don't think I've seen one of your WWII videos that I have not teared up. Thx.
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For those with almost unlimited time and money, a trip starting at Southwick House (Portsmouth) and ending at Reims would be the ultimate WWII tour. God knows how long it would take, but it would be fun just to sketch it out on paper! As always, Thanks for another excellent presentation!!!
That is what I need. Unlimited time and money :)
Thanks for the heads up on the tour and for the kind words!
Just discovered you... This channel is exactly what I've been looking for and man the content is just so good. This channel has a very bright future with content like this
Wow! That is some pretty high praise. I really do appreciate it. Thanks.
I just found your channel because you are my “creator on the rise”. This is my first time watching your channel and I am so glad I found it. I just finished school to become a social studies teacher and your channel makes my heart sing. I am very excited to share these videos with my kiddos.
Thanks! History teachers and students are exactly why I started this channel in the first place. Hope that it’s useful to you.
I have to tell my brother (the family history sleuth and a history buff) about your videos! It's always a thrill to see up close, hear, and even smell - and even touch, if you can - historical and ancient objects, buildings and places where actual historic events took place. I know firsthand from childhood visits to museums. I can't afford cable and have no broadcast reception, so for intelligent, informative, and therefore entertaining program viewing, I also choose your videos first for "save for later". Thanks for all your videos!
Awesome! Hope that he likes it!
Even though I am just watching this episode now on 11/3/23. This was 3 yrs. ago. Even now I am truly amazed from 3 yrs. ago when your channel was newer that you brought such amazing content and you have never let us down to date. You are such a great story teller and your knowledge is amazing for each story you have to tell. Thank You. We all need to learn history to move forward. And you teach it so well.
Wooow great video mate, got chills watching that. What an experience to be in that actual room, incredible.
Imagine the conversations that took place in that room.
"How cool is that?" ...words aren't enough to begin to describe the emotions I'm experiencing while viewing this. Thank you for sharing.
Glad to see that you get it too. I feel like a complete buffoon most of the time when I’m trying to articulate how I feel when seeing these places. And then dumb stuff just pours out of my mouth 😅
@@TheHistoryUnderground ...far from dumb stuff, good sir. You're an excellent historian, eloquently sharing knowledge (with some lovely humor) that we all need to hear and understand. Please continue to just be you as we journey along through time with you!
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This was a fascinating museum. I was excited to see the place where the war ended !! I really enjoyed Eisenhower speaking . Eisenhower had an excellent voice . I always enjoy your narrative. This was another great and meaningful adventure. 🤗🤗
Pamela Kern - Thanks! I really wanted to include Eisenhower’s address. Very simple and straightforward into the point. Pretty amazing to be in that room were so many big decisions were made.
...it's incredible how interesting, informative and a way of entertaining History can be! All the movies are very well made!
I came across your channel this July 4th weekend and I am hooked. Your presentation and knowledge is outstanding. Thank you sharing such an important part of history for so many.
Awesome! Thanks so much. Glad that you are enjoying it 🇺🇸
I'm sitting at home, in the states in the year 2020,and can feel the gravity of that room, and its historic significance.
All I could think of was the bloody path that was carved into that countryside, by sooo many lives, to get to that point.
And the relief that it was over, and the sorrow felt for those lost, by the rest of the Allied Army's and familys.
Also could here 'Webster', from 'Band Of Brothers' as they rode passed the 10's of thousands of German P O W's exclaiming, "WHAT WERE YOU THINKING"!!!.
Very powerfull vid...👍
Imagine all of the conversations that took place in that room.
@@TheHistoryUnderground Has to be incredible. Could bring up the 'Fly On The Wall'.
One thing about what your doing is, the fact that you help keep those conversations going with this channel.
Never forgetting this generation, who were caught up in this horrible struggle is vital.
Keep it up.👍
I've been watching all your stuff for the last two days. It's really good. Well done. Makes me do more research , which is always interesting. Thanks for making the effort, and putting these vids up. I appreciate it. Be well.
Much appreciated! I always learn a lot from others when posting them as well. Thanks for watching!
Love your work. So informative and your videos always brings out the emotional feel of the war.
Thanks! I really appreciate that. I've been getting gigged a bit lately from some people who don't quite feel the same :)
How awesome!!! Love this video!! Thanks for sharing 💞
Loved every minute of your awesome vid!
Just watched this, great video very informative. I also watched your recent videos on Verdun and glad you made it back a few years later! Your content is incredible. Thank you sir! God bless you.
It is very cool to visit these historical places through your lens. I love every video that you make. Very cool !
Wow thankyou, great to see.glad you took us there
Your channel is going to blow up if you keep this momentum. 500k+ easy
Only advice I would give is broaden your knowledge on things not WWII. In some of your western videos I saw you weren't up to speed on certain things. Learn the little details such as firearms, historical details (small details), and day to day details of the era. Something that your viewer WOULDN'T know and you can TEACH them. That is what will bring viewers back and back again.
Thanks! I appreciate the support.
Appreciate the feedback. Yeah, on some videos (like the WWII stuff), there is a ton of research that goes into the preparation for visiting and filming. And on others, you all are kind of seeing things at the same time that I am and experiencing it along with me. For example, on that western trip that you mentioned, many of those places I just saw as I was driving and stopped to check it out. My hope has been that people will see some of these places and it will encourage them to dig deeper and learn more or tell me something that I don’t know so that I can learn to. 🙂
@@TheHistoryUnderground Will you be going over to the Pacific Islands? I know it's probably easier said than done.
Stopsign32v - That’s a huge goal of mine. I’m hoping that I can find a business or organization who’d maybe be interested in sponsoring a trip over there to create these educational resources. Lots of history over there.
"The mission of this Allied Expeditionary Force was accomplished at 0241 AM 8 May 1945"....the simple message General Eisenhower sent to the President after the German surrender.
Simple and powerful. I loved it.
Steven M Nice photo! Gettysburg is my favorite place in the world!
@@pianoboy3225 My family has relatives that served in the 72nd Pennsylvania at Gettysburg..Their memorial at "The Angle" is my favorite on the battlefield....and it was my fav even before I knew of my family's links to the 72nd.
Steven M That’s so cool! Thank you for sharing that! I have no relatives that fought there, but Gettysburg is my favorite place in the world! Check out my channel!!! I post videos from Gettysburg and other Civil War sites!
I’m really enjoying all of your videos! Thank you!!
Thanks! Feel free to share them if you catch one that you like from time to time. Hoping that we can all work together to spread some history around :)
Just shared this on my facebook. A very emotive video. I was engrossed in that. Wow full of emotion and energy that room. All the best. Mark
Thanks! I appreciate that more than you know. I figure that the more history we can get out in the main stream, the better.
@@TheHistoryUnderground A pleasure. I'm enjoying your channel. My family were military so I have that respect. Peace!
Another great video. Thanks for taking us there. Interestingly, Alfred Jodl was executed the following year after the trial at Nuremberg.
As was his superior, Wilhelm Keitel... interestingly enough, on the same day.
I agree. Both of his channels are amazing. I love history. I actually have proof in my ancestry that I'm related to president eisenhower. My last name is Eisenhauer which is the German spelling of it. I use to joke with kids growing up that I was related to him, but when I started doing my ancestry I realized I was related to him. Lol
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Incredible that the terms of surrender were drawn up 2 years before the end of the war.
Wow. This is an incredible site.
Your videos are amazing. You have visited several places I've documented to visit myself (hopefully next year). You really should have more subscribers! Keep these videos coming!
Thanks! As long as people are learning and I'm learning along with them, I'm happy :)
The war room is absolutely impressive!
Thank you @The History Underground for these videos!
Thanks! I enjoy sharing and learning with fellow history enthusiasts.
Glad I found this to watch today. Great work.
Thanks 🙏🏼
Amazing to be standing in the same room where some men responsible for War and those men who helped bring an end to that War - WW II. Thanks.
Awesome mate love watching you episodes
Glad that you are enjoying them! Love sharing the experiences with others.
Another excellent video! I was there on May 7th 2014 with my WW2 tour travel companion!
Beautifully done, JD. Thanks!
Very awesome. You’re in your element!
I love going back and binging these episodes…
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Thanks so much for every thing you do mate, I have had the chance to experience some of my most sort after destinations from Normandy and beyond thanks to your dedication and amazing work...much appreciated
My pleasure. And thank you for those kind words. That really does mean a lot to me.
And tO mE
@@TheHistoryUnderground why do they not fly the Canadian flag at the school? The Canadians fought with the Americans, I hope there is a good reason as to why they don’t.
This is your best video yet. Keep up the good work and thank you. It was like super cool.
Anthony Mendoza - Well thank you. I appreciate that. It was a cool place to be.
Awesome! Thank you for posting this! 🇺🇸🇬🇧🇫🇷
Very nice. And thanks for showing. As the saying goes “those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it”
It's always a pleasure to watch your videos. 😎✌️
I appreciate that!
This channel surely needs more subscribers ✌️
Ha! I figure that if I earn it, the subscribers will come. With that being said, feel free to share any video that catches your attention :)
Thanks for another excellent video. I was totally unaware of this important room.
That’s one reason why I wanted to share it. I was the only one there that day. Pretty cool place! Feel free to share for the 75th anniversary 🇺🇸🇨🇦 🇬🇧
Great video. Thanks for bringing this the the light.
Thanks. Glad you like it!
Love the channel, such great content.
Much appreciated!
Another Great Vlog...Thanks....
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Very cool, thanks for sharing
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Another great video thank you
Its weird that as I am getting older (42 as I type this) i find myself watching more and more stuff about world war 1 and 2. Its fun being with like minded folks.
Very cool 👍. I have been to Reims several times in the 90s and the last time around 2007, visiting a sister who lived in and near the city for 20+ years. I never knew that was there.
Even though she grew up in Michigan, she spoke very fluent French and would always correct me when I pronounced Reims. It always sounded more like someone clearing their throat to me than anything else.
I've been enjoying your videos on the beaches of Normandy. You do a very good job. You now have another subscriber. Looking forward to going back and watching the ones I missed.
Ha! Dude, there’s no way that any American can say Reims properly. I’m convinced. Thanks for the sub!
Again, you’re really sharing some amazing and interesting stuff!
Thanks 🙏🏼
I was there four years ago. I was on a tour that stared in Reims but this was not on the itinerary. Convinced our tour guide to take us there anyway.
Mark Wheeler - I feel like this place gets overlooked. I really enjoyed it though.
Over some weeks, I have enjoyed your work as The History Traveler. My favorites, so far, are the stop in Selma, Alabama and this. Both very defining times. Defacing and obliterating images of the past, as I see it, almost guarantee revisiting. Please people! Learn from history! Don't destroy it!
So glad that you are enjoying the channel! I had a good time putting both of those together.
Greeting from Luxembourg.
I have just seen some of your videos when you came to us in Europe and to my amazement I do not see any video of your presence in Luxembourg. Yet you were so close. A visit to the Hamm military cemetery could have ended your trip. You would have seen General Patton's grave there. It's also a pity that you couldn't go to Verdun and Sedan in France. Maybe for another time. In any case, I just discovered your channel on TH-cam and what you do there is wonderful.
So I salute your work.
From a history lover to another... 😉
Thanks! Definitely plan on visiting Luxembourg on my next trip. 🙂
@@TheHistoryUnderground You will be welcome there. The country is literally awash in history. The city of Luxembourg is worth its weight in gold as well as the castles of Bourscheid and Vianden (north of Luxembourg..... in the ardennes) not to mention the north of the country who had its share of miseries during the Battle of the Ardennes. In Clervaux there is a particular story since the Americans occupied the castle there. There were violent fights there without mentioning the fight of Arzfeld (October 30, 1798) where revolted peasants had to face the French republicans.
FYI if sometimes you would make the trip. All public transport (trains, buses, trams) are free. So with the train it is easy from Luxembourg city to go anywhere in the country.
Excellent and Thanks !!!!!!!!!!!
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Excellent work. Thank you!
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You & Eric do a fantastic job. My Grandfather was there & Uncle
Was on Eisenhower’s staff.
How awesome is that!!! Super Cool!!
sparky11976 - I thought so. And to think that I was the only one in the entire place. Crazy.
Thank you, sir, for allowing us to see your experience throughout Europe!
My pleasure! Glad that you enjoyed it as much as I did putting it together.
Outstanding video. Great work.
Thanks!
Very cool. Thank you.
Thank you too!
Absolutely amazing, Thank you
Great video! As always! 🙏🦅
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We stopped over in Verdun a few years back and went to the cemetery. I did a little video there and intended to do a commentary, but like you say sometimes, I had no words.
I went to Reims twice with college. But I had no idea this existed, would of been so fascinating to of seen
Great Vidieo ❣️Thank You for sharing 🇺🇸
What a great video!!
Thank you!!
Salut! J'aime beaucoup tes films ! Merci ! (Hi, I really like your movies. Thanks!).
Ent tant que français, je savais que la Première Guerre Mondiale s'était terminée a Compiègne en France.
Mais je ne savais pas du tout que l'acte de la Seconde Guerre Mondiale fut signé en France à Reims.
Merci beaucoup pour cette vidéo !
Thank you so much, you make me learn new things.
Thanks! And my apologies that my French is so awful :)
Every single time I see a pack of Lucy strike cigarettes I always think of the Jack Benny show. Love your videos. I learn so much from you
Excellent ... people have forgotten the past....that really saddens me
That’s why this channel exist. Hopefully people can use these videos to help others remember. Thanks for watching.
That is cool!
Pretty amazing place!
Thanks JD.. 🙏👍👍💪
Super low-key historic building! Visited there and loved the city of Reims too. Easy train ride from Paris. Thanks!!
Pretty amazing place. Had it to myself that day.
@@TheHistoryUnderground Great job on your video. Exactly - My wife and I had it the same way. Unreal experience!
@@matthewroy7718 - Hope that more people learn about this place and go there. It really is an amazing place.
You have the work I dream to! Excellent presence, camera, edition, sound, comments... congrats!
Thanks! I wish this was what I did for work. That would awesome :)
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Amazing!
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Enjoy your camera work, nice equipment-what are you using? When/if you get to Chicago area visit the 1st Infantry Museum at Cantigny in Wheaton, Illinois.
I really want to see that museum one day. Running a GH5 right now
Excellent museum. I visited it on my tour of France.
Your videos are absolutely amazing. Thank you very much from a ww2 buff 💖💖💖
Glad to share it and learn some stuff myself. Thanks!
Not a wasted day. Thank you
I'm addicted to your videos. The production quality is top shelf. Do you do your own production?
48mastadon - Well thanks! I’m glad that you like them. Yes, I’ve done a fair amount of production work.
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Your videos make me feel like I'm right there seeing and learning with you. Keep it going.
Very cool indeed.
Too bad about the Verdun trip.. Hope you get to visit it later.
I have not really heard about this place in Reims so thanks!
Yes, the loss of the Verdun excursion was heartbreaking, but I really found this place fascinating. Lots of history in that room. Thanks for watching!
@@TheHistoryUnderground I´m sharing it as promised. :)
Hope you did not get a ticket!
JA_37D - Ha! They were in the process of writing me one. I think that they felt sorry for me when I tried to explain and ripped it up.
@@TheHistoryUnderground Oh nice! :)
Another great history lesson with a visit to a location few have been taught about. On a latter note, did you avoid a ticket?
Ha! Yes, they had pity on me.
Somehow I didn't get a notification. So I resubscribed. This is so awesome. I will share it. Wow very
significant. Another historical fact about Reims with another general.
Joan. of Arc was able to drive and push the British back far enough to get the dauphin (prince) of France to have his coronation in the Cathedral of Reims on July 17, 1429. Were you able to get out of the ticket?
Ha! Yes, they had pity on me. But it was close.
My Grandfather passed through there on his way back to the US November 1945 on his way to the transport ship to take him back home
Awesome as always. Your change of plans turned out incredibly well.
Yeah, it turned out ok. Still want to get back to Verdun though :)
Thanks!
So do you own a Garand? Also, have you been to the Springfield Armory yet? I have been 3 times even though I live in California and find it one of the most fascinating places in my lifetime. Any chance on you doing a visit there and making a video would be an asset to your channel. Thanks, great video on Reims!
Hmmmmm..........good suggestion. And thanks for the kind words.
Fantastic
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@@TheHistoryUnderground liked watched and shared (England) . In a social media world of tiktok, beer necking challenges, and general crap. I hope some of my followers take the time to watch and learn something.
Another fantastic video. Hope you took the champagne tour in the caves🍾👍🏻
Hmmmm........didn't even know about that tour. I don't drink but the tour sure sounds interesting.
Man I appreciate the structure of your videos.
Hopefully you will be able to visit Nuremberg. The Nuremberg court, the zeppelin field, and hitlers congress and rally spots.
I suspect that eventually the zeppelin field will be demolished. Get there before it happens
dart arkana - Nuremberg is super high on my list of places to visit. Might have to start a Patreon page to get myself over there though 😅
@@TheHistoryUndergroundI did a bicycle tour from Amsterdam to Rome and while I was there 3 yrs ago visiting in Nuremberg I didnt want to pay 90 euros for a motel. So I slept on top of a hill with wooded trees and found out the next morning it was a pile of rubble from the time of the allied bombings.
Most of the residents have already forgotten the purpose of those landmarks
Your giving me ideas for a trip to France after all of this covid stuff is delt with😇😀
Awesome!
This is cool. You always hear about the railcar but never the school.