in 1974 I was a student in Munich Germany and I was returning from the Oktoberfest a bit drunk and was riding a S-Bahn. I started whistling the Panzerlied, song of the German Panzer Corps in WWII. Well about half way through the song I hear another person whistling along and look in the back of the bus to see an old German gentleman in his fifties or sixties, whistling along. We finished and he had a big grin on his face so I did another repeat. No words were exchanged, but I have an idea that it made his day that a Scheisse Ami knew the song and was whistling it in public.
Did you ask him if he had any relatives or friends in OTHER sections of the SS......who operated the crematoriums? And if so.....did you/he know any "songs" that "made" both of your "days"? Please: do tell.
@@CaptainCanuck63 Hey goofball, he never said the old man was in the SS. Learn to read, or just stop trying to be offended when there's no reason to be!
In 1970 I was in the South African Army gymnasium. Our commanding officer was a colonel in the South African Armoured Corps and he loved this song, so it became the unit song as well. Imagine 800+ of us young men in a hall, singing full blast and stamping our feet. I still get goosebumps at the memory.
Beautiful structure of this song: first 1 singer, then the choir, suddenly the music softly in the background, and then it becomes stronger, and then all the choir and orchestra. Beautiful!
You had to admire their spirit. I served ten years as a US Marine and as a leader you do exactly what this officer did in the face of such moral amongst the men you will lead into combat.
I use this song a my alarm clock. No matter how tired you are, there is no way to sleep through it, and I often find myself singing it at random times of the day!
That’s a great story, I hope you’re subscribed. Let me know if you have any movie suggestions and for fun I’ll make this my alarm this week to test out your theory.
I tested the song as an alarm clock and it definitely works! It was a fun experiment and I did notice that I would hum the song more often since I heard it first thing in the morning. Thanks again for the comment.
Robert Shaw was a great actor, here portrayed a German Officer, also General Custer, an enemy of James Bond, and the old hand fisherman shark hunter in "Jaws."
Yes, Quint from JAWS! Those sideburns threw me off but you’re absolutely correct. Probably my favorite character from that movie next to Richard Dreyfuss. Thanks for the great comment.
Don't forget his portrayal of a RAF ace in "The Battle of Britain". He actually qualified to taxi a Spitfire for the movie. Although he did put one on its nose while being filmed.
That’s interesting! I believe I have that movie also on VHS, I’ll take a look. I watched “The Eagle Has Landed” last night. Lots of great actors in that movie as well. Michel Caine, Robert Duvall & Donald Sutherland.
A fantastic actor. Been in some wonderful movies, 'Jaws' and 'Sting' 'Sting' must be in the top 5 movies of all time. The script, actors, and acting are still worth watching two or three times per year.
Triva : Hans Christian Blech ( Conrad ) seen at 1:28 in real life did serve in the German Army and did a brief stint in the Panzertruppe before moving to the infantry, like his character. Hence his mixed face when he sings the Panzerlied, bringing forth emotionally charged memories.
Interesting that the actor Hans Christian Blech who played Cpl. Conrad obtained the famous scars on his face from wounds received while serving as a German soldier on the Eastern Front during WW2.
During the Iraq War an officer was arrested during combat by American troops and brought in a Bradley to the detention center. He noticed a photograph of German Tank General Heinz Guderian inside the vehicle and asked why the Americans kept a picture of their enemy. The American guard replied: "If you had read his book about tactics you would not be sitting here......."
@@OverlordGrizzaka Guderian was also a master tank commander who wrote a book (i own it). Lucky for the allies that Hitler made his own decisions and didn't listen to the Generals. Germany had some brilliant commanders who could have made the war last much longer than it did.
@Mark Snow but that's not the point. He told a story that has to do with Rommel but incorrectly named Guderian. This happened after 73 easting for reference.
I'm from Argentina. My maternal grandfather knew this song and always sang it to me. It reminds me of my childhood, and how happy I was with my grandfather
Some people say you can fight honorably in a dishonable cause.(Shakespeare, Henry v part two). That statement has tormented me since I returned from Vietnam. Semper Fi. What do you think?
@germanischer28 God bless your grandfather, he was probably a German patriot The German language and the German people are beautiful and the German people very musically inclined
Panzerlied, It is one of the most used military songs, with few changes in the words it is the anthem of the German and Austrian tankmen, translated into Spanish by the Chilean tankmen, with different words and with slower tempos in French of the foreign legion (capì blanc) and finally in Italian paratroopers, with words in Italian, SUI MONTI E SUI MAR, I think it is used on other occasions, such as German mercenaries in the Congo in the 60th ....
It's apparently been officially stopped in the German military by previous defence minister Ursula von Der Leyen (yes, her). She thought that there was still too much Nazi sentiment in the military!
The Motion Picture "Battle of The Bulge" first appeared in theaters on Dec.16th, 1965. The appearance on that very date was planned to coincide with the actual outbreak of hostilities in what we generally recognize as the Battle of The Bulge. The actual event occurred from Dec.16th through Jan.25, 1945
Very powerful song, great words and a joy to hear. Us Europeans are all the same regardless of our language barriers. Great to be part of this wonderful mix.
@@CaptainCanuck63 No, I wasn't as I am only 60 years of age. However, my dad was brought up in Hull in northern England which also got hammered by the Luftwaffe. In fact he lived in 4 different houses as 3 got completely destroyed from bombings. My uncle was a tank driver in North Africa and eventually in Europe. He told a different story about the Battle of the Bulge where the Brits and Canadians had to fall back to help the Americans. All in all, we lost 11 family members in the war. Nonetheless, the war is 75 years ago and nearly everyone has passed from that era. Yes the Nazis were horrible but not all Germans were Nazis. And yes this scene shows the SS but the song is about German pride. My Grandmother always said "The only good German is a dead German" but I don't hold to that. To me, war breeds hate. There was good and bad on both sides. I am certainly not proud of what we did by firebombing Dresden. In other words 2 wrongs don't make a right. Having said all of that, my father always said that those times were some of the best years of his life as people bonded together as they had to. Something perhaps we could learn from today. Guessing you are Canadian and I lived there for 11 years. You have the most wonderful country. Loved the fishing. Take care & regards from downunder.
@@garyfleming5156 Appreciate the sentiments. And thanks for the compliments. But I MUST disagree on one point you made, specifically this notion of "there was good and bad on both sides" comment. Well, Gary, that IS true to SOME degree....BUT......when you can point out ONE instance of Canada, the U.S. OR the U.K. having utilized or constructed massive death camps, which murdered thousands of civilians DAILY.....I'll give you that point. Camps, by the way, that were operated by the very same SS breed shown in this clip. True, not "all" Germans were Nazis......but a LOT were. After all, the majority of Germans democratically----and enthusiastically----elected Hitler. Y'know? You take care, as well.✌
@@CaptainCanuck63 Point taken but the Treaty of Versailles was very much a major cause of WW2 and assisted Hitler in coming to power. Admittedly, Hitler was an absolute nut. Taking on Russia, etc proved that. However, my point is that any country given the same set of circumstances can go down the same path as what Germany did. Right now governments all over the world are acting very similar to what was 1930's Germany. In my view, humans are the same the world over. So, why differentiate? I am still not convinced that what HItler did will not happen again and very soon. Stalin also killed 40 million Russians after WW2. And then there was Rwanda but world turned a blind eye to both. So, don't for one moment believe it can't happen in Canada, the UK, Australia, etc. ? I for one believe it can and the times we are now facing seem primed for that. People will always vote for what suits them best and their prejudices towards other humans will always come out. I also believe that Aliens from other worlds are a given and when people ask why don't they make themselves known to us here on Earth. I ask "Why would they?" for we are a pretty horrible lot, aren't we? Just saying and of course my take is just an opinion. However, I am hoping food for thought!
@@garyfleming5156 Enjoying the discourse. Look, we can look at all sorts of examples of 'cause-and-effect', and I'd probably agree with you. Mostly. Ironically, do you know who invented concentration camps? YOU folks did! Ya! ENGLAND! During the Boer War! At one point, England literally ruled the world behind the barrel of a gun for 300 solid years! You don't get to be an empire by being Nice Guys, y'know. But no matter how you slice it, I'm never going to be convinced that in the mid-20th century, there was ANYTHING that would put either of our nations on par----or share any sins with---the sadistic cruelty, and sheer brutality that was once Nazi Germany AND its Gestapo, its SS and its massive death factories. And ALL of that was made possible with the tacit knowledge and approval of the German population. The German people of TODAY might be "wonderful people", sure....but the German people of the time period depicted in this video......were most certainly not. Not by a long-shot.
A truly great actor and a great movie. The expressions on his face... They don't make them like this anymore! (Also Robert Shaw is my favorite James Bond villain (Grant). subscribed!
It's a hymn. Hymn that I must watch sometimes. To remember me that my german ancestors were not evils but persons with a high concept of love for their homeland and Gemeinschaft. Stronger than all! (ps. I am italian and not german or austrian. My region was part of K.u.K. until 1918 and was criminally given to Italy without the ethnic's respect of the borders).
Very interesting, for those who might not know the k.u.k. meaning: k.u.k., meaning "imperial (Austria) and royal (Hungary)” pertains to the Austro-Hungarian Empire 1867-1918
Don't have to forget. I can separate. If I was an American tanker still and rolling in Ukraine right now, speakers would be cranking this shit...and I believe the 11,000,000 murdered in death camps, KZ camps ghastly beyond words.
@@teller1290 Then I guess that would make you an American with poor judgement and lousy taste, and who also has a soft spot for Nazis, don't it? Like THAT'S anything new. And as far as "Ukraine" goes, I'm sure by comparison that American tankers were "cranking" their own brand of "shit" as they rolled into Iraq and laying waste to everything, huh?
I am the only person here to have family members in 3 different countries military in WW2. My dad was in the U.S. Navy in the Pacific, my maternal great uncle was in the Canadian army in Normandy and 1 paternal great uncle was in the German Afrika Corps.
@@ThomasAtkins-rf6wc many people of german , french, and italian descent fought in ww2 for both sides... many troops met with family while fighting against each other
Great scene and Shaw was great in the movie. One of my favorite scenes in ANY movie, next to his fight scene with Bond in the movie "From Russia With Love" !!!
The song builds up a strong unity that enables many to operate and cooperate to a goal .. and that war is terrible but a many a patriotic song is pen under those condition that mankind believes he has control and with bravado lashes out to total annihilation of all living things on earth through warfare...yes indeed a catchy tune...peace.
Conrad, the secondary German officer, was played by Hans Christian Blech, who was a German veteran from the Eastern Front in WWII. I can't imagine what must be going through his mind. 1:00
@@tylerlowrance5279 what Hollywood war movie is accurate? I think Band of brothers is the most accurate ,but it was a 10 part mini series and had a lot more time.
@@paddy7812 Eisenhower was not alive in the 70's when A Bridge to Far was made. Perhaps you are thinking of another adaptation of Cornelius Ryan's books, The Longest Day.
Me and my friends started singing this at camp one night and the scout master had no idea why a bunch of kids would sang this ...hint it was peppermint schnapps
Character modelled on Peiper, but with the connection to the Malmedy massacre removed. The whole film, although well staged, is full of technical and factual inaccuracies, to the point that it was not well received by many veterans...
Character may be modeled on Pieper to some extent, but Robert Shaw is playing a Whermacht officer, not a SS officer like Pieper. Whermacht tank crews wore black uniforms similar to the SS.
The young men Germany sent to the front lines in 1944-1945 knew little of Nazism and nothing of extermination camps. They did know that enemies were approaching their borders from all sides and that from the results of indiscriminate Aireal bombardment these enemies intended to kill women and children as well. So they fought like lions, ultra-aggressive and recklessly gave their lives for a cause in which they never had a real chance but preferred to give their young lives for their country and fight rather than surrender. Truly one of the many great tragedies of WW2.
I am Austrian and completed my mandatory military service with Austria's Honor Guard almost 30 years ago. When I hear a song like that with a marching rhythm like that, I have to be careful not to suddenly march through my living room!! Hahahaha
Whether it storms or snows, Whether the sun smiles upon us, The day's scorching heat, Or the ice-cold of the night, Dusty are the faces, But joyful are our minds, Yes, our minds. Our tanks roar there, There in the storm winds.
It's ironic that a British actor (Robert Shaw) is playing a German officer. But then, he's always played military men in his career, including his "USS Indianapolis" soliloquy in Jaws. His son, Ian wrote a play about his stint with that movie titled "The Shark Is Broken" where he plays his father in the role. You should go see it.
As a former USA M1 Tanker, I am amazed at the bravery of these young men, Americans are never told to fight untill you die, but these tankers were. Not suicide like the Nipponese, but true bravery. I had a Tank Commander once, older gentlemen, and he would play this sont through the intercom, from time to time, I still do know the words, but my heart knows the spirit. War is Hell, a waste of blood and treasure, and I hated it and loved it at the same time. Men are made to band together and hunt, it is in our DNA,, I guess the old CBS said it best, "The thrill of victory, and the agony of defeat", General Sherman also said, I paraphrase, " It is a good thing that War is so terrible, else men would grow to love it so"
William T. Sherman absolutely hated War. However, He said "if you have to make War you must wage that War brutally, and expediently to bring it to an end" An excerpt of Letter to General Grant before His famous March through the South.
@@OldMovieFan1973 He didn't hate war and all your attempts to make him a hero fool nobody. If there was a civil war tomorrow you'd be in Canada so fast it would break the sound barrier.
Cela me fait penser à un copain que j'ai connu, un Allemand, naturalisé Français. Il avait servi dans la Wehrmacht en tant que Panzer Grenadier! Il m'avait raconté que lors de l'offensive Barbarossa, il avait été blessé et gisait dans la Campagne gelée. Ses camarades l'avaient ramassé dans la neige et hissé à l'arrière d'un Panzer! Il a ensuite été évacué sur un hôpital de Campagne et disait que c'était la chaleur du moteur du Char qui l'avait maintenu en Vie!
79 haben wir es noch gesungen heute?OGottogottogott unmöglich da wären viele ( auch bei den Gegnern) so traumatisiert das sie jahrelange Psychiatrische Therapien benötigen würden !!
Nothing in the history of movie making rivals this Fight Song. You don’t even have to understand German or view this scene on screen. Play this song at half-time and your team will always come back and win the match.
NO PAID KILLERS NO WAR. HUMANS LOVE TO KILL FOR HONOR? MONEY? GREED? OR DOES ONE PERSON TELLS THEM TO KILL? Hitler/ Putin or any so-called leader! SICK! SICK!
At Tank-Crew-Man of the German-Bundeswehr this song goes under my skin, espacially the last verse of the original song ! (Dann wird unser Panzer zum ehernen Grab) 🤔😣
Una escena muy icónica de esa extraordinaria película del género bélico en quedar en la historia del cine. Todo un filme de culto para las nuevas generaciones de cinéfilos.
This song has not only one vers: Ob's stürmt oder schneit, ob die Sonne uns lacht, der Tag glühend heiß oder eiskalt die Nacht, bestaubt sind die Gesichter, doch froh ist unser Sinn, es braust unser Panzer im Sturmwind dahin. Mit donnerdem Motor, so schnell wie der Blitz. Dem Feinde entgegen, im Panzergeschütz. Voraus die Kameraden, im Kampfe steh'n wir allein, ja allein, so stoßen wir tief in die feindlichen Reih'n. Mit Sperren und Tanks hält der Gegner uns auf, wir lachen darüber und fahren nicht drauf, und schüttelt er grimmig und wütend seine Hand, wir suchen uns Wege, die keiner sonst fand. Und läßt uns im Stich einst das treulose Glück und kehren wir nicht in die Heimat zurück, trifft uns die Todeskugel, ruft uns das Schicksal ab, dann ist unser Panzer ein ehernes Grab.
Le immagini degli anni '30 sono riformattate. Non esisteva il colore. Una vera Meraviglia❤ con la democrazia siamo abituati a vedere la merda! Qui pare di stare in un altro mondo! ❤ Chapeau! 👍❤️
I attended the Defense Language Institute in Monterey California in 1968. My class was one deck above the German classes. I remember hearing this sung one afternoon. I had heard it before in a movie. I asked a buddy who was a german student and he explained that his instructor taught it to them. He had lost an arm fighting the Russians on the Eastern Front.
I have this on my cell phone as the ringtone. Love this song, I was stationed in Germany with an armored regiment on the border f, thought this would be great as the ringtone.
I used to play an old PC game called " Eastern front" and everytime you were going to advance your units in a "blitzkrieg" fashion, this song used to appear...all of a sudden you just want to attack and conquer!!! Hahaha
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in 1974 I was a student in Munich Germany and I was returning from the Oktoberfest a bit drunk and was riding a S-Bahn. I started whistling the Panzerlied, song of the German Panzer Corps in WWII. Well about half way through the song I hear another person whistling along and look in the back of the bus to see an old German gentleman in his fifties or sixties, whistling along. We finished and he had a big grin on his face so I did another repeat. No words were exchanged, but I have an idea that it made his day that a Scheisse Ami knew the song and was whistling it in public.
thats not a "Scheisse Ami " Song ! this is the German Tank Song !
@@Katerpff ...that it made his day that a Scheisse Ami knew the song... You definately got smth wrong, Eddie.
Did you ask him if he had any relatives or friends in OTHER sections of the SS......who operated the crematoriums? And if so.....did you/he know any "songs" that "made" both of your "days"? Please: do tell.
@@CaptainCanuck63 Hey goofball, he never said the old man was in the SS. Learn to read, or just stop trying to be offended when there's no reason to be!
@@1legomaster Who said I was "offended"? Just asking Nazi-sympathizers some honest questions, is all.
In 1970 I was in the South African Army gymnasium. Our commanding officer was a colonel in the South African Armoured Corps and he loved this song, so it became the unit song as well. Imagine 800+ of us young men in a hall, singing full blast and stamping our feet. I still get goosebumps at the memory.
i get goosebumps reading this
Deuchtland uber ALLES ! JA GENAU. !
Military discipline is the best
I suppose Afrikaans isn’t too far off from German. Bravo Sir Bravo
@@benjonesthe3rd200 And Boers aren't too far from Nazis
Robert Shaw always looks like he is one second away from murdering you in almost every movie.
😂😂😂
His focus is uncanny
The Taking of Pelham One Two three...1974.....
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three...1974...
Except in Jaws...
I just love the look of pride on the Sergeants face when he is ordered to sing louder.
He actually was a German Soldier in the War, and was an Advisor to the Film.
The film had all the stock Nazi's from all of those WW2 movies made during the 50's and 60?'s.
@@karlschneider9479 Not every German soldier is a nazi...........
@@Some_Guy_6 True. Karl is just an angry Commie who wish's the DDR took over.
@@Some_Guy_6 97 % .
Beautiful structure of this song: first 1 singer, then the choir, suddenly the music softly in the background, and then it becomes stronger, and then all the choir and orchestra. Beautiful!
You had to admire their spirit. I served ten years as a US Marine and as a leader you do exactly what this officer did in the face of such moral amongst the men you will lead into combat.
Semper FI Marine.
I use this song a my alarm clock. No matter how tired you are, there is no way to sleep through it, and I often find myself singing it at random times of the day!
That’s a great story, I hope you’re subscribed.
Let me know if you have any movie suggestions and for fun I’ll make this my alarm this week to test out your theory.
I tested the song as an alarm clock and it definitely works! It was a fun experiment and I did notice that I would hum the song more often since I heard it first thing in the morning. Thanks again for the comment.
What a brilliant idea! I hope that you don’t mind, but I will borrow it if it’s ok.
@@stevenlangdon-griffiths293 Absolutely! Enjoy!!!
Outstanding
Robert Shaw was a great actor, here portrayed a German Officer, also General Custer, an enemy of James Bond, and the old hand fisherman shark hunter in "Jaws."
Yes, Quint from JAWS! Those sideburns threw me off but you’re absolutely correct. Probably my favorite character from that movie next to Richard Dreyfuss.
Thanks for the great comment.
Don't forget his portrayal of a RAF ace in "The Battle of Britain". He actually qualified to taxi a Spitfire for the movie. Although he did put one on its nose while being filmed.
That’s interesting! I believe I have that movie also on VHS, I’ll take a look. I watched “The Eagle Has Landed” last night. Lots of great actors in that movie as well. Michel Caine, Robert Duvall & Donald Sutherland.
And Chicago Irish gangster Doyle Lonnegan in "The Sting." The train card game is a classic.
@@kelseyk530 touche !
Robert Shaw was a serious bad-ass, perfect casting
Jochen Peiper looks like...
A fantastic actor. Been in some wonderful movies, 'Jaws' and 'Sting'
'Sting' must be in the top 5 movies of all time. The script, actors, and acting are still worth watching two or three times per year.
@@sangdopalri349. Joachim
@@zeitgeistTNN The German army was badasses
Triva : Hans Christian Blech ( Conrad ) seen at 1:28 in real life did serve in the German Army and did a brief stint in the Panzertruppe before moving to the infantry, like his character. Hence his mixed face when he sings the Panzerlied, bringing forth emotionally charged memories.
he was in the longest day as well
@@stg4478 His character was wounded, but lived.
He looks like he wants to burst out laughing during the song, while Kessler and the others are in deadly earnest.
Didn't have to act for that scene. It came naturally .
@@stg4478 ... and in 08/15 as well
Interesting that the actor Hans Christian Blech who played Cpl. Conrad obtained the famous scars on his face from wounds received while serving as a German soldier on the Eastern Front during WW2.
He didn't ....he received those scars in a car crash .
Older guy next to Shaw was an actual veteran.
Next to a veteran of shark hunting.
@@omegaman7377 Yea, he needed a bigger boat.
@@coeurdelion1193 In this film, he needed a bigger tank.
@commandingjudgedredd1841 😂
I played this in my car, it became a Panzer IV.
Don’t use your car as a battering ram with all the excitement 😆
How about a Tiger Tank?😀
Turns the lowliest Beetle into a Porsche 935 or 917!
King Tiger!
@@heatherporterfield7343 he needs enough fuel to get home.
During the Iraq War an officer was arrested during combat by American troops and brought in a Bradley to the detention center. He noticed a photograph of German Tank General Heinz Guderian inside the vehicle and asked why the Americans kept a picture of their enemy. The American guard replied: "If you had read his book about tactics you would not be sitting here......."
I heard that is was Rommel...
@@stryker214 it was indeed Rommel.
@@OverlordGrizzaka Guderian was also a master tank commander who wrote a book (i own it). Lucky for the allies that Hitler made his own decisions and didn't listen to the Generals. Germany had some brilliant commanders who could have made the war last much longer than it did.
@Mark Snow but that's not the point. He told a story that has to do with Rommel but incorrectly named Guderian. This happened after 73 easting for reference.
And that's a true story
I'm from Argentina. My maternal grandfather knew this song and always sang it to me. It reminds me of my childhood, and how happy I was with my grandfather
Um, you do realize that if he knew this song and was in Argentina, he was probably an escaped Nazi
Some people say you can fight honorably in a dishonable cause.(Shakespeare, Henry v part two). That statement has tormented me since I returned from Vietnam. Semper Fi. What do you think?
@@joshuaplotkin8826you fucking idiot that’s the joke
@germanischer28 God bless your grandfather, he was probably a German patriot
The German language and the German people are beautiful and the German people very musically inclined
What a WHOLESOME comment to make---------------- sarcasm
An incredible song; very motivational. The German language is magnificent for such songs.
You bet!
My grandpa used to sing this growing up he was captured in north Africa and sent to the USA where he stayed
what POW camp did he end up at? My Great Grandfather was a carpenter for the Trinidad POW camp, which held mostly captured Germans from North Africa
@@atomicnut1486 waterloo il
@@jeffa8683 dang that's cool, I know that a ton of the POWs at the Trinidad camp stayed after the war in the U.S
Panzerlied, It is one of the most used military songs, with few changes in the words it is the anthem of the German and Austrian tankmen, translated into Spanish by the Chilean tankmen, with different words and with slower tempos in French of the foreign legion (capì blanc) and finally in Italian paratroopers, with words in Italian, SUI MONTI E SUI MAR, I think it is used on other occasions, such as German mercenaries in the Congo in the 60th ....
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It's apparently been officially stopped in the German military by previous defence minister Ursula von Der Leyen (yes, her). She thought that there was still too much Nazi sentiment in the military!
But does the origin come from germany? Also so yes is it ww1 or ww2 or way older?
@@oldacount12if I remember correctly, of a German captain about the 30s
French Foreign Légion = La Légion étrangère. Their traditional white hat is the " Képi " blanc.
Aah man my favourite film as a kid in the 1970's . This scene gave me goose bumps back then and still does today...👍
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The Motion Picture "Battle of The Bulge" first appeared in theaters on Dec.16th, 1965. The appearance on that very date was planned to coincide with the actual outbreak of hostilities in what we generally recognize as the Battle of The Bulge. The actual event occurred from Dec.16th through Jan.25, 1945
Very powerful song, great words and a joy to hear. Us Europeans are all the same regardless of our language barriers. Great to be part of this wonderful mix.
That song still brings a tear to my eye.
Don't stamp your foot so hard!
@@johnhughes2653 Oh I will!
Cry-babyyy, cry-babyyyyy
Each one of them. Rotting in hell.
@@ThomasPaineintheArse idiot of ricain !
I played this too loud and my French neighbor just came over and surrendered.
Meanwhile, French during WW1: "YOU SHALL NOT PASS!!"
@@sirbachelorboredmen1314 French during ww1: yeah we're just gonna keep throwing lives at no man's land to keep pressure off of russia
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Scoreboard dear chap
Look at the scoreboard
I never laughed so hard in a very long time!
German pride. As an Englishman, I always knew that was never in doubt. Wonderful people.
Were you an "Englishman" who was living in London during the Blitz? And if so.....did you STILL feel that way?
@@CaptainCanuck63 No, I wasn't as I am only 60 years of age. However, my dad was brought up in Hull in northern England which also got hammered by the Luftwaffe. In fact he lived in 4 different houses as 3 got completely destroyed from bombings. My uncle was a tank driver in North Africa and eventually in Europe. He told a different story about the Battle of the Bulge where the Brits and Canadians had to fall back to help the Americans. All in all, we lost 11 family members in the war. Nonetheless, the war is 75 years ago and nearly everyone has passed from that era. Yes the Nazis were horrible but not all Germans were Nazis. And yes this scene shows the SS but the song is about German pride. My Grandmother always said "The only good German is a dead German" but I don't hold to that. To me, war breeds hate. There was good and bad on both sides. I am certainly not proud of what we did by firebombing Dresden. In other words 2 wrongs don't make a right. Having said all of that, my father always said that those times were some of the best years of his life as people bonded together as they had to. Something perhaps we could learn from today. Guessing you are Canadian and I lived there for 11 years. You have the most wonderful country. Loved the fishing. Take care & regards from downunder.
@@garyfleming5156 Appreciate the sentiments. And thanks for the compliments. But I MUST disagree on one point you made, specifically this notion of "there was good and bad on both sides" comment. Well, Gary, that IS true to SOME degree....BUT......when you can point out ONE instance of Canada, the U.S. OR the U.K. having utilized or constructed massive death camps, which murdered thousands of civilians DAILY.....I'll give you that point. Camps, by the way, that were operated by the very same SS breed shown in this clip. True, not "all" Germans were Nazis......but a LOT were. After all, the majority of Germans democratically----and enthusiastically----elected Hitler. Y'know? You take care, as well.✌
@@CaptainCanuck63 Point taken but the Treaty of Versailles was very much a major cause of WW2 and assisted Hitler in coming to power. Admittedly, Hitler was an absolute nut. Taking on Russia, etc proved that. However, my point is that any country given the same set of circumstances can go down the same path as what Germany did. Right now governments all over the world are acting very similar to what was 1930's Germany. In my view, humans are the same the world over. So, why differentiate? I am still not convinced that what HItler did will not happen again and very soon. Stalin also killed 40 million Russians after WW2. And then there was Rwanda but world turned a blind eye to both. So, don't for one moment believe it can't happen in Canada, the UK, Australia, etc. ? I for one believe it can and the times we are now facing seem primed for that. People will always vote for what suits them best and their prejudices towards other humans will always come out. I also believe that Aliens from other worlds are a given and when people ask why don't they make themselves known to us here on Earth. I ask "Why would they?" for we are a pretty horrible lot, aren't we? Just saying and of course my take is just an opinion. However, I am hoping food for thought!
@@garyfleming5156 Enjoying the discourse. Look, we can look at all sorts of examples of 'cause-and-effect', and I'd probably agree with you. Mostly. Ironically, do you know who invented concentration camps? YOU folks did! Ya! ENGLAND! During the Boer War! At one point, England literally ruled the world behind the barrel of a gun for 300 solid years! You don't get to be an empire by being Nice Guys, y'know. But no matter how you slice it, I'm never going to be convinced that in the mid-20th century, there was ANYTHING that would put either of our nations on par----or share any sins with---the sadistic cruelty, and sheer brutality that was once Nazi Germany AND its Gestapo, its SS and its massive death factories. And ALL of that was made possible with the tacit knowledge and approval of the German population. The German people of TODAY might be "wonderful people", sure....but the German people of the time period depicted in this video......were most certainly not. Not by a long-shot.
Robert Shaw und Hans Christian Blech - zwei große Schauspieler in einer denkwürdigen Szene. 👍
Robert Shaw's character was based on Joachim Pieper, who did actually capture a gasoline dump.
Die beste Version
Great film and Robert Shaw was perfect in his role.
Telly Savalas gave us a little comic relief. It's probably my favorite WW2 movie.
Robert Shaw...what a performance!
A truly great actor and a great movie. The expressions on his face... They don't make them like this anymore! (Also Robert Shaw is my favorite James Bond villain (Grant). subscribed!
Yes, love From Russia with Love. Thanks for the sub!
Ein Alter Panzer Feldwebel 1970-1990 Pzbtl.104 und Pzbtl.303 und Pzbtl.124 Amberg Heidenheim. Ein Dreifaches Panzer hurra.
Soldiers never die, they fade away
GENERAL DOUGHLAS MACARTHUR ' S QUOTE
Sadly, they do die because older men usually can not solve problems.
Someone's son's death is to be mourned?
@@gerardorolon2263He died with his boots off?
Sometimes they change their identity and hide in fear.
It's a hymn. Hymn that I must watch sometimes. To remember me that my german ancestors were not evils but persons with a high concept of love for their homeland and Gemeinschaft. Stronger than all! (ps. I am italian and not german or austrian. My region was part of K.u.K. until 1918 and was criminally given to Italy without the ethnic's respect of the borders).
Very interesting, for those who might not know the k.u.k. meaning:
k.u.k., meaning "imperial (Austria) and royal (Hungary)” pertains to the Austro-Hungarian Empire 1867-1918
@@HerrTweekCat Südtirol - the mayority still speaks german, only a few speak italian and most people also still have "german" names.
I've listened to the Germans singing, and they're fantastic. :)
One of the best scenes in the movie. Definitely a song that gets stuck in your head. It makes hard not too route for the Germans....... Lol
Depends on what route they take.
I know what you mean! Kinda makes you forget all about places like Auschwitz.....Treblinka.....Sobibor.....Buchenwald....etc.
Don't it? Sure it does.
Don't have to forget. I can separate. If I was an American tanker still and rolling in Ukraine right now, speakers would be cranking this shit...and I believe the 11,000,000 murdered in death camps, KZ camps ghastly beyond words.
@@teller1290 Then I guess that would make you an American with poor judgement and lousy taste, and who also has a soft spot for Nazis, don't it? Like THAT'S anything new. And as far as "Ukraine" goes, I'm sure by comparison that American tankers were "cranking" their own brand of "shit" as they rolled into Iraq and laying waste to everything, huh?
most of the Germans didn't believe shit about hitler and did it just for freedom and their families
I am the only person here to have family members in 3 different countries military in WW2. My dad was in the U.S. Navy in the Pacific, my maternal great uncle was in the Canadian army in Normandy and 1 paternal great uncle was in the German Afrika Corps.
ehhh?
@@ThomasAtkins-rf6wc many people of german , french, and italian descent fought in ww2 for both sides... many troops met with family while fighting against each other
Absolutely beautiful and moving
Great scene and Shaw was great in the movie. One of my favorite scenes in ANY movie, next to his fight scene with Bond in the movie "From Russia With Love" !!!
Where have my people gone - miss them so much...
Tot…..
I felt how the commander felt after a few tours. They sing we all better sing. Military comrade 101.
The song builds up a strong unity that enables many to operate and cooperate to a goal .. and that war is terrible but a many a patriotic song is pen under those condition that mankind believes he has control and with bravado lashes out to total annihilation of all living things on earth through warfare...yes indeed a catchy tune...peace.
Conrad, the secondary German officer, was played by Hans Christian Blech, who was a German veteran from the Eastern Front in WWII. I can't imagine what must be going through his mind. 1:00
Wunderbar!
Und ihre Knochen werden von Stalingrad bis zur Normandie weiß... Seit zeiten
Wilhelm II. Hohenzollern, Sie haben nichts gelernt.
Weren't they lucky there was a brass band playing in the next room.
Haha, very convenient!
It was a recorder player in the room.
Too cool.
What a beautifull scene of movie history
It can be done!
One of the best old war movies.
Well... if you are not to interested in historical accuracy and treat the movie as such.
@@tylerlowrance5279 what Hollywood war movie is accurate? I think Band of brothers is the most accurate ,but it was a 10 part mini series and had a lot more time.
A Bridge too Far. This movie was prescreened for Ike, he attempted to stop it’s release! Also look up “A Walk in the Sun”.
@@paddy7812 Eisenhower was not alive in the 70's when A Bridge to Far was made. Perhaps you are thinking of another adaptation of Cornelius Ryan's books, The Longest Day.
@@tylerlowrance5279 No, I was referring to "The Battle of The Bulge".
One of my favorite parts
Me and my friends started singing this at camp one night and the scout master had no idea why a bunch of kids would sang this ...hint it was peppermint schnapps
Love this, definitely gets the blood pumping. And for the movie’s purpose who is he supposed to be playing as, Joachim Peiper”?
Character modelled on Peiper, but with the connection to the Malmedy massacre removed. The whole film, although well staged, is full of technical and factual inaccuracies, to the point that it was not well received by many veterans...
@@chrispalmer9838 Still a good film. It's not a documentary...
Character may be modeled on Pieper to some extent, but Robert Shaw is playing a Whermacht officer,
not a SS officer like Pieper. Whermacht tank crews wore black uniforms similar to the SS.
how many times have you listened to this song
me :SING
Also you: "LOUDER!"
The young men Germany sent to the front lines in 1944-1945 knew little of Nazism and nothing of extermination camps. They did know that enemies were approaching their borders from all sides and that from the results of indiscriminate Aireal bombardment these enemies intended to kill women and children as well. So they fought like lions, ultra-aggressive and recklessly gave their lives for a cause in which they never had a real chance but preferred to give their young lives for their country and fight rather than surrender. Truly one of the many great tragedies of WW2.
I totally agree with you.......HORRIBLE........but even more terrible is that this is happening today in russia
@@sfenodonte China is worst..
To bad they were lead by a mad man 😥
@@jamiemeza6148 All totalitarian governments are led by mad men..
So what's America's excuse 🤔
Ich habe das schon Mal vor Jahren geschrieben, aber Danke ❤️
I am Austrian and completed my mandatory military service with Austria's Honor Guard almost 30 years ago. When I hear a song like that with a marching rhythm like that, I have to be careful not to suddenly march through my living room!! Hahahaha
What's stopping you?
@@ladygodiva9461 The panicking cats ...
@@vgw77 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🫡
I had a Weimeraner who loved this song! Not kidding!!!!
Beautiful song, so full of pride and power. I remember watching this movie as a kid and found this to be my favorite part of the movie
Whether it storms or snows,
Whether the sun smiles upon us,
The day's scorching heat,
Or the ice-cold of the night,
Dusty are the faces,
But joyful are our minds,
Yes, our minds.
Our tanks roar there,
There in the storm winds.
It takes great skill to goose step while standing still.
Hey, my great grandpa died during the battle of the bulge, he served In the 94th infantry division
Oh wow, he must of been a brave man. Glad his legacy lives on, always remember his sacrifice.
It's ironic that a British actor (Robert Shaw) is playing a German officer. But then, he's always played military men in his career, including his "USS Indianapolis" soliloquy in Jaws. His son, Ian wrote a play about his stint with that movie titled "The Shark Is Broken" where he plays his father in the role. You should go see it.
Here’s a sample of Ian Shaw: th-cam.com/video/UCUGIWK3Bco/w-d-xo.html
@@dangelo1369 Strange watching that. I remember him from an episode of Sharpe.
I miss Robert Shaw outstanding actor
Да , актера подобрали очень профессионально : красавец , настоящий офицер !
I would have to agree, Robert Shaw is great.
@@HerrTweekCat Kõnnte Jochen Peiper gewesen sein.
My grandfather was at the battle of the bulge he served in the 1st infantry division US army from 1941 to 1968 hes 103 now
My Uncle Bob was 80th Infantry during the relief. He had deep respect for Airborne.
Must be very upsetting to know America switched sides for him but at least he won't see the war between US and Russia/China.
A girl told me this is the German kick dance song you'll love it
My great uncle was in the battle.... In a Valentine tank....going up against Tigers !
That’s incredible!
did he live
@@randoms2222 Yes he was wounded but lived ...Met his wife at the army hospital ! 3 daughters... died in his 70s...
@@MrPomdownunder absolute mad lad
Quick find some soft ground.
I played this so loud my polish neighbor crapped himself 😂
The old man was a real Wehrmacht soldier on the Eastern Front and he was wounded in his face there.
As a former USA M1 Tanker, I am amazed at the bravery of these young men, Americans are never told to fight untill you die, but these tankers were. Not suicide like the Nipponese, but true bravery. I had a Tank Commander once, older gentlemen, and he would play this sont through the intercom, from time to time, I still do know the words, but my heart knows the spirit. War is Hell, a waste of blood and treasure, and I hated it and loved it at the same time. Men are made to band together and hunt, it is in our DNA,, I guess the old CBS said it best, "The thrill of victory, and the agony of defeat", General Sherman also said, I paraphrase, " It is a good thing that War is so terrible, else men would grow to love it so"
William T. Sherman absolutely hated War. However, He said "if you have to make War you must wage that War brutally, and expediently to bring it to an end"
An excerpt of Letter to General Grant before His famous March through the South.
ABC, not Black Rock.
@@OldMovieFan1973
@@OldMovieFan1973 He didn't hate war and all your attempts to make him a hero fool nobody. If there was a civil war tomorrow you'd be in Canada so fast it would break the sound barrier.
Cela me fait penser à un copain que j'ai connu, un Allemand, naturalisé Français. Il avait servi dans la Wehrmacht en tant que Panzer Grenadier! Il m'avait raconté que lors de l'offensive Barbarossa, il avait été blessé et gisait dans la Campagne gelée. Ses camarades l'avaient ramassé dans la neige et hissé à l'arrière d'un Panzer! Il a ensuite été évacué sur un hôpital de Campagne et disait que c'était la chaleur du moteur du Char qui l'avait maintenu en Vie!
"Pluskat" from The Longest Day singing along with Shaw!
One of fav song
I still hear it everywhere I go
How can you not like this song? So powerful and moving! I believe this song actually came out during WWI correct?
2. That makes it a bit sticky for Germans.
best scene in the movie...
i was even cheering for the germans after this...
wird das Lied heute noch bei der BW gesungen? es ist einfach fantastisch, habe Tränen in den Augen!
79 haben wir es noch gesungen heute?OGottogottogott unmöglich da wären viele ( auch bei den Gegnern) so traumatisiert das sie jahrelange Psychiatrische Therapien benötigen würden !!
Im from Vietnam and i hate war very much, and Natzi i hate too, but this song is ncie and i can sing this song with full lyrics😊
👍👍Klasse 👍👍
Nothing in the history of movie making rivals this Fight Song. You don’t even have to understand German or view this scene on screen. Play this song at half-time and your team will always come back and win the match.
NO PAID KILLERS NO WAR. HUMANS LOVE TO KILL FOR HONOR? MONEY? GREED? OR DOES ONE PERSON TELLS THEM TO KILL? Hitler/ Putin or any so-called leader! SICK! SICK!
shaw looks cool never seen him so before! super!
such a great scene. the german uniforms look awesome
That was really good singing ❤️
At Tank-Crew-Man of the German-Bundeswehr this song goes under my skin, espacially the last verse of the original song ! (Dann wird unser Panzer zum ehernen Grab) 🤔😣
i like thiis song
je suis Français et j'adore cette chanson ! Bravo les Allemands !!!!
WOW 😲 das ist so cool!! Gefällt mir!
Me and the Bois on Discord
Yeah, post it for your friends
最高です🎵ありがとさん❤️🤗
Una escena muy icónica de esa extraordinaria película del género bélico en quedar en la historia del cine. Todo un filme de culto para las nuevas generaciones de cinéfilos.
No estoy muy de acuerdo, la película es más bien mala, y con escenas inverosímiles, como Henry Fonda destruyendo un tanque él solito.....
This song has not only one vers:
Ob's stürmt oder schneit, ob die Sonne uns lacht,
der Tag glühend heiß oder eiskalt die Nacht,
bestaubt sind die Gesichter, doch froh ist unser Sinn,
es braust unser Panzer im Sturmwind dahin.
Mit donnerdem Motor, so schnell wie der Blitz.
Dem Feinde entgegen, im Panzergeschütz.
Voraus die Kameraden, im Kampfe steh'n wir allein, ja allein,
so stoßen wir tief in die feindlichen Reih'n.
Mit Sperren und Tanks hält der Gegner uns auf,
wir lachen darüber und fahren nicht drauf,
und schüttelt er grimmig und wütend seine Hand,
wir suchen uns Wege, die keiner sonst fand.
Und läßt uns im Stich einst das treulose Glück
und kehren wir nicht in die Heimat zurück,
trifft uns die Todeskugel, ruft uns das Schicksal ab,
dann ist unser Panzer ein ehernes Grab.
Thanks!
Le immagini degli anni '30 sono riformattate. Non esisteva il colore. Una vera Meraviglia❤ con la democrazia siamo abituati a vedere la merda! Qui pare di stare in un altro mondo! ❤ Chapeau! 👍❤️
素晴らしい👍
I attended the Defense Language Institute in Monterey California in 1968. My class was one deck above the German classes. I remember hearing this sung one afternoon. I had heard it before in a movie. I asked a buddy who was a german student and he explained that his instructor taught it to them. He had lost an arm fighting the Russians on the Eastern Front.
I have this on my cell phone as the ringtone. Love this song, I was stationed in Germany with an armored regiment on the border f, thought this would be great as the ringtone.
I used to play an old PC game called " Eastern front" and everytime you were going to advance your units in a "blitzkrieg" fashion, this song used to appear...all of a sudden you just want to attack and conquer!!! Hahaha
That is some Bad Ass music!
Einmal Panzer- Battalion, immer Panzer- Battalion 1989-1991 !!
When I served in the Army in Germany, I visited Field Marshal Erwin Rommel's grave. Today he is still respected around the world.
Dang, makes you want to jump in a King Tiger and get rolling!
Haha, that would definitely be an experience!
@@HerrTweekCat Dude, cruising in a monster like that, impervious to ALL allied tanks and even most artillery...
Biggest problem was having enough fuel to run them...
@@MrPomdownunder Very true
Gotta past ‘Oddball’...”so many negative waves...”
I just love how the orchestra shows up out of nowhere.
Robert Shaw aged a lot in appearance during the ten years between the making of this film and the making of Jaws.
You Tankers(Tractor drivers) are Cray-Zey, but I love you. (11B-retired, fortunately)
First Singer: "Louder lads! Let him hear you!"
this is an old film but this scene still impress...
Einfach super, habe den Film damals im Kino gesehen. So etwas vergisst man nicht. Immer wieder schön.
Naja, gibt bessere Filme.. Besonders wenn Amis unsere Lieder singen 🤮
Bellissimo inno Tank 🇩🇪💪👊🖤
Che bel regalo, grazie! Nel '65 facevo la 2^...