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One or a few potentates can cause wars that involve everybody and cost millions of lives in large part due to 'patriotism'. Patriotism, an unrealistic, lunatic, mental state of giving illogical credence to a symbol, idea, government, based solely on brainwashing and propaganda, that has no basis in reality, so that one or a few can stay in control of everything and everybody, and those controlled will willingly and blindly oblige.
@@waracademy128 I would like the channel if it wasn't so cheaply generated. I will check later vids but if its still the same I am out. Sorry. This is teaching people how to get basic pronunciations utterly wrong.
German Field Marshals don't surrender. Ordering your soldiers to fight and die means you share the same fate when things go bad. Model lived by that code and died by it.
Bull shit!! Like most of German( ss) generals and Japanese bumbs they order others to give their lives for nothing, while saving their own and after their war collecting a nice pension and live very comfortably. Funny thing is that most of them were blessed with a long live...Look it up on Google, there is NO honour!!
That isn't exceptional it's simply what officers are expected to do. That Mödel did so does not make him in anyway 'special'. The humblest 2nd lieutenant puts his men FIRST. The humblest colonel puts his regimental officers - as well as men - FIRST. And so forth. That's how it works.
@@b2tall239 I think you and I are aware of the answer to your question, friend. It was well-asked. I wish you 'well' to an extent that creatures such as 'honourable, kindly' Mödel could not have dreamt. My family has been 'military' for over two hundred years. I am quite sure that they were efficient in combat. I would be utterly ashamed if any had behaved as Mödel.
Model was a Brave Soldier Who was Betrayed by his Leader He asked nothing of His Men that He wouldn't do and in the end realized his fate and took the only Honourable Option open to Him
As a former Air Force Academy Officer , if I have asked my Men to die for four years of continuous hard fighting in the horrible conditions of the Russian Front ; at the very end , I would have chosen to join them in eternity . How could you live like Paulus, after the Horrendous Sacrifices he demanded from his Men ?
@jeffclark7888 little bit late after tens of thousands of soldiers under his command died. He honored his men by joining them in death. Just my opinion tho.
@@JayTide It may be Hard to understand ...but that's Precisely the Point. They Obeyed you and gave it all ... Just remember the Indianapolis Captain , He felt so guilty that in the end he took his life. Myself , if I was the Commander at Stalingrad , I would have Not Obeyed Hitler's orders and save My Men , or die fighting with them in the trenches . And since I was 25 when I read about Paulus , I knew I couldn't live with that gilt feeling in my heart. Most Honesty.
he had finally the realistic view that the German Commanders would not get a fair trial by the Allies or historians, but a summary judgement no matter what their personal contribution and behavior had actually been. He did not want to face defeat and justify himself to safe the honor of others. He had done his best and had lost everything including interest in his own fate. The fate of some of his colleagues showed that he made the right decision as long as he was in charge...
Your right, goering was found guilty of war crimes for 2000 civilians that died during Rotterdam, the funny thing the allies like Churchill didn’t get put to trial for Dresden where 200,000 civilians died
So... You're saying that he topped himself because it 'wasn't fair'? If so, how pathetic. It's the moral equivalent of, having realised the (*soccer)game was lost, popping the soccer ball. How pathetic! By dint of a few months of ridicule and - perhaps - a short dangle at the rope's end, he MIGHT have saved his junior officers from just that fate. Yeughh! Contemptible. 🤮🤮 *A rugby player simply would not do this
@@robertcottam8824 I don't know what exactly are you saying? How would his hanging have saved the lives of his junior officers? Model took responsibility and paid the ultimate price, his life! To me he acted with honor.
Honor, and betrayal. He was an honorable, old school general who had done everything possible for his country. When he learned how his nation's leaders betrayed him, and realizing the humiliation and likely torture he would receive, his was the easiest decision.
How did the nation's leaders betray him? Germany lost because the fortunes of war turned against that nation in spite of the best efforts of its people! What was amazing was how close Germany came to victory against the massive power that was deployed against it by the allies! Were mistakes made by the Germans? Of course they were as were mistakes made by the allies. For me the main reason for Germany's defeat was Stalin's leadership and the sacrifices made by the Soviet Union. Every military expert (including the British and Americans) expected the Soviet Union to collapse within 16 to 20 weeks of the start of the German invasion. If the Soviet Union had been defeated then Germany would have won the war!
@@ahmedakhan1America would have turned Germany to ashes with the atomic bomb. They could also have used the bomb tactically. Even if the Wehrmacht could count on some 5-6 million men on the western front, that would mean little against Eisenhower with 4 million men as king as the bomb could be used tactically.
@@ahmedakhan1 Russia would have been defeated were it not for the heroism of those sailors on the Murmansk convoys who brought the materials to keep Russia in the fight.
Model was very successful blunting Russian attacks on the Eastern front. His actions probably cost the Russians losses of a million men. He would have been tried and executed after the war by them. Also, I feel he was disheartened by the Nazi regime and how it all ended up by April 1945.
lol im pretty sure he will be executed from how soviet civilians suffered under the territories under his command. He's completely a general of old antiquity, raiding villages aren't war crimes for him, they're just viable strategies.
He had recent knowledge that the Soviets had indicted him for war crimes in Latvia and knew that surrender to the western allies - who would have been Treaty bound to hand him over to the soviets - would have been pointless.
I think its funny how the Soviets "Indicted" German Field Marshals for War Crimes, when the soviets basically did the same thing. and in some cases, it seems rightfully so, Germany wasn't innocent, but cmon, have the decency to understand and accept, that the Soviets weren't innocents either, you cannot simply indict someone, and then turn around to do the same thing.
It didn't work that way. Apparently you were not familiar with the Nuremberg War Trials, carried out jointly by the allies. Quite a few Nazis walked or got off with minor punishments.
@@clintfalk True in the West (let off the hook) but with the Russians, good chance they would've strung up the SOB on the spot. or, if at Nuremberg promptly after the war, he'd get the treatment Jodl and Keitel got
Who was Model? When Hitler suggested how to command the 9. Army, Model answered:"who is in command of 9. Army, you or I?" -Hitler was impressed. Whe Model arrived at 9. Army command post, Soviets were outside plundering the supply depot and hi staff officers were near panic. He calmly stepped up and explained the next counter attack.moves. His officers were stunned and asked,:" How, what have you brought us to execute this?" Model's answer:" Me!" That restired confidence and a hopeless situation. This us what Model was about.
He was buried near a tree and the tree was marked. Post War possibly after a few years, his Officers returned and exhumed the body. He now lies in a proper grave in a cemetery. If it is in a German Military Cemetary the flat stone might be enscribed Walter Modal FM and the dates
He did the right thing in the end in my opinion. He was an extremely effective commander and should be viewed as an honourable man by history. The Nazi regime was rotten but many good men were amongst the German military machine.
He knew history wouldn't be kind to him. For all his accomplishments as the best defensive commander of WW2, Model was a war criminal and had he lived, he'd shared the same fate as his boss Wilhelm Keitel: Hanged to death after being incriminated for war crimes and crimes against humanity at Nuremberg.
@@Timberwolf1992 History would not be kind? It would make no bit of difference if he killed himself, was executed or died from old age. The fact that he destroyed his memoirs was a lose to the histories of WW II. Never heard of a war criminal from the victorious side .
@@paulboegel8009 All i have to say to this is, "The Red Purges" "The bombing Of Japan" lil known fact here, the Japanese had houses made of Wood & Paper, the Americans used Thermite Bombs, i think that might count as "Crimes Against Humanity"
Georges Blond’s 1952 “The Death of Hitler’s Germany” gave a good account of Field-Marschall Model’s last battle. It also recalls another German general somewhat forgotten now, but whose sector on the Rhine held fast : General Schlemm who fought in Italy from Naples to Cassino.
Too bad Model felt compelled to do himself in. He was a fine general, particularly in defensive warfare. Amother fine German marshal who was great on the defense was Kesselring. He was always a happy and cheerful guy. Photos show him smiling, as was his habit, on the day of his surrender. He would spend hours happily dicussing the art of warfare with American generals. Eisenhower felt compelled to issue an order that his generals had to stop buying him lunch at the POW camp. He was at peace with himself, confident that he did the best job he could. His autobiogrsphy is a hoot.
He was a war criminal. It still amazes me how few people, widely read in WWII history, have still not read the works of modern German historians, works available in English, that make crystal clear that the entire leadership of the German military were legally and morally guilty of unspeakable crimes, as were vast numbers of their troops.
Modern German historians? You mean clever little Jerries wet behind the ears, wanting to gain a bit of fame by running real men down who did their best under a murderous regime and incredibly difficult circumstances, by digging up all sorts of dubious stories long after that generation has died and there is no one left to set the facts right?
Correct, and many were acquitted, give lenient sentences or branded as "fellow travelers" at the war trials. For the most part, justice was not served as few of the guilty were convicted or ever held accountable.
Yes, In the history of the world, a number of the guilty always escape because they become useful tools for the next group (s) of competing people.@@clintfalk
12 German tanks from Panzer Lehr Division against more than 3,300 tanks from the Allied. Good job Hitler, Hitler forgot to declare a war against an Alien civilization secretly living beneth the earth's crust. 10,000 Allied plus Alien tanks would sound sexier than just 3,300 tanks.
It would be hard to argue he was a hero, hard to argue he was completely evil. Killing himself wasn't an act of bravery nor cowardice. It's probably a record, but 20 U.S. soldiers were awarded the Medal of Honor for one single battle, the Battle of Wounded Knee, which more aptly was a war crime, mass murder, genocide. And I am sure none of them thought of themselves as war criminals, mass murderers. Model didn't see himself as such either. The Soviets had already indicted him for killing some 600,000 people in concentration camps and he had learned that. "Has everything been done to justify our actions in the light of history," he asked. I have no doubt Hitler asked the same question, not necessarily the exact words, but in the same spirit, to men. That's the question neither of them would have asked standing before God. They already knew in their knowers the answer.
Desperate deflection about Wounded Knee. It was in no way comparable to the Nazi mass killings on the eastern front or their deliberate starvation-killings of millions of Russian POW's. Model knew exactly what was going on from the beginning of the war (if not before) he chose not to think about it, until the very last days of the war. A skilled commander but no sympathy for him at all.
WTF are you bringing up wounded knee for in this context? You people are just plain weird. The plains indians were every bit as savage to each other and to white settlers as the US Army was to them. Stop crying about the indians. Do you weep for Neanderthal who was displaced by Cro-Magnon?
@@animula6908 Agreed. Most of them are only slightly corrupt, having so little power. I enjoy diaries by and interviews with veterans, Allies and Axis. They didn't want war. They didn't want kill. They didn't want be killed. They were the cannon fodder of the rich and powerful who are the most evil.
Wounded Knee? Please. You don't know anything about Model. The Soviets of all people, those paragons of conducting honorable warfare, did not indict him for killing 600K people in concentration camps, he never ran a concentration camp. That' statement is garbage. Don't presume what any conversation in God's presence would sound like, concentrate on your own. Model fought a very hard war under very hard circumstances. How many times has the US been accused of crimes against humanity. That term is as misused as often as "racism" and that's what you're implying here.
Walter Model was one of Germany's best Generals, and similar to a few others, cared greatly for his soldiers though as pointed out he grew to despise his superiors and the Fuher for blindly ordering his troops to die for them.
AI narrators cannot pronounce names correctly and cannot distinguish a number used in Roman Numerals such as WWII, producing a stutter effect. Bring back human narrators with their unique accents. Be better World, especially America.
The Allies hung/shot German officers whose only crime was they were soldiers fighting for their country... the French and British empires committed the same crimes the Germans did... however the Victors write the history books... and they did these crimes for generations... China and India come to mind especially.
How many civilians did Germans kill in Russia, Holland France, England and so on? How many Soviets died in captivity? I think it was 3.5 million or so. There is no precedent in history for what the Germans did.
When the Global World Order changes in favour of Asian countries which is predicted to happen in the early part of this century, the demand for accountability, apologies and Reparations from Western colonial countries will rise. Today's Western heroes will be tomorrow's War Criminals.
1. the usual equivalent of two wrongs make a right. 2. FYI, there are quite a number of people have a full understanding that military figures, military contractors of all nationalities commit war crimes. They excuse "war crimes" of American soldiers simply because they are or were Americans. I can only think of potentially one difference. When I was an enlisted man in the US Army I was told repeatedly to question any order that I believed was illegal. I was also told that if I did not understand an order to question the same.
Did we have death camps too? Did we shoot, hang, starve or work to death tens of millions? Did we burn thousands of villages in the east thus casting peasants into the Russian winter to freeze? I can do this all day. There is zero moral equivalent to what the Nazis did in WWII.@@bdcochran01
Germany's great history of defense in depth and indirect movement was annihilated by, as Model would say, "these _igs." Not to mention Germany's women and children.
It is somewhat upsetting to read most of the comments here. So much ‘praise’ for ‘tough warrior’ and skilful Field Marshal. No one seems to actually think beyond that. “A Field Marshal doesn’t give up the fight or surrender” etc…. That mindless, pig-headed attitude, in the face of a manifestly hopeless and lost cause, cost many thousands of younger men their lives and maimed countless others for the rest of theirs….on all sides! Men like this should not be lauded as ‘brave warriors’. Actually, many were self-serving sycophants. They were amongst the best placed to remove Hitler and decapitate that evil regime. Instead, they facilitated and perpetuated the circumstances that brought death and misery to millions. Just as there are in Germany now moves to question and remove Paul von Hindenburg’s status as ‘hero’ of WW1 because of the thousands of men who were lost late in the war because of his, Ludendorff’s and the General Staff’s obstinacy, in the face of a lost cause AND, his senile incompetence in allowing Hitler to become Chancellor, there should also be voices being heard to ‘call out’ the likes of Model.
The fact that this guy had AS permission to move his army in any way means that he was not in charge and he is not responsible for that defeat.But somebody else is responsible for his death and a million others
Germany's invasion of Russia was suicidal for Hitler's regime, just as Russia's invasion of Ukraine will prove to be suicidal for Putin's regime. Model proved to be a brilliant leader in defensive engagements, but the forces he led carried out many atrocities against Russians for which he would have been tried as a war criminal just as many currently serving Russian commanders who, for all their brilliance, will need to be held to account for the atrocities they have allowed units under their command to commit against Ukrainians.
I didn't now there was such a thing as having a favourite Nazi Feldmarschall. Now I will have to have a think to come up with mine. In the meantime can I have a favourite death camp commandant? Hoess is usually pretty popular. And quite resilient. The way the soviet soldier had give the chair a second kick.
For German officers back in those days sending their troops into death was a way of life. You cannot understand the choices they made unless you have lived among the Amish, been a member of a cult, have lived for decades under communism or any other indoctrinating environment. It's simply not possible to judge their actions based on our life style values of wokism, equal rights, the latest iPhone and all other things that have formed our societies.
The R. pocket was full.....of civilians. Many moved to Canada after the war: all in my neighbourhood in BC are job creators, business owners, medical staff. We as a nation were the winners all right: the real winners. We got these productive people and they made Canada the country is now is. So know, let's talk about who were letting in today???
Interesting and informative.Excellent photography job enabling viewers to better understand what/whom the orator was describing. Class A research project!!! Model was a fool to obey the disillusioned/arrogant Hitler. As was Von Paulus on the eastern front. Having blind faith cost additional 10s of thousands of lives. That the leadership in Berlin didn't care about.
Probably a combination of different factors, what he had said about Paulus surrendering alive, the situation that was militarily hopeless, the expectation of being handed over to the Soviet Union and the mood he was in that very day, and his world view ( more nationalistic than spiritual it seems) caused his suicide. Maybe he was also under influence of alcohol,that makes judgement worse or eradicates it in some kinds of situations.
While faithfully following Prussian military tradition and protocol, I cannot - under any circumstances - call Model "honorable." He was a military leader aggressively advancing the genocidal Nazi German regime. So utterly horrific and criminal was this Nazi regime not one of it's leaders deserves our sympathy. He got what was coming to him.
@@joangratzer2101 Model was a Nazi who supported Hitler under the DISGUISE of Patriotism! He was a COWARD who could not face justice for his part in Nazi Crimes!
In past wars Marshals did have to surrender as they were usually safely behind the lines and left the dirty work to the ones left in charge (who thy could blame later for there failure) an were unlikely to face a trial as the enemy was probably a cousin or uncles. Model knew what he faced a short trip on a piece of rope.
GERMANY; A COUNTRY THE SIZE OF MONTANA, FIGHTING AGAINST 26 NATIONS SIMULTANEOUSLY FOR 6 YEARS. I APOLOGIZE FOR OUR POOR PERFORMANCE. MODEL NEVER HAD A PROBLEM RETREATING; WITHIN 24 HOURS THERE WOULD BE THE LEGENDARY GERMAN COUNTERATTACK, MODEL WOULD TURN AROUND AND TAKE OUT A RUSSIAN DIVISION WITH A FLANK ATTACK. HE DID THIS EVERY DAY FOR 4 YEARS; TRULY A REMARKABLE FIELD MARSHALL.
"Fighting against 26 nations for six years"? Yes, and slaughtering millions and millions of innocents along the way. Jews, Poles, Czechs, Russians. No sympathy for your cities (Hamburg and Dresden especially) being reduced to cinders by Allied bombing. No sympathy for the millions of German women raped by the Red Army. Germany is lucky it was not dismembered after World War II, and all the males deported to Siberia for hard labor.
If you want to apologize for something, try apologising for over 50 million deaths directly caused by WW2 plus nearly 30 million deaths indirectly caused by WW2 instead of subtly boasting and glorifying Germany's role. DICK.
See how much disaster a single man with sufficient power can cause to so many honourable people. I have no problem with a dictatorship; but I have a serious issue with autocracy of a single man
Os Generais Alemães, sempre foram professores de todas as escolas de generais do mundo...Model, Rommel, Kesselring, Manstein, Guderian, para citar apenas alguns...Mas como formulador dinamico das mais criativas e eficazes ações defensivas, Model foi Mestre, Mentor e Modelo, único...
Unfortunately for history Model's suicide was probably dictated more by his fear of being tried as a War Criminal than doing his duty as a loyal soldier. The evidence against him was as strong as that that led to others being sentenced to death at Nuremburg. No tears for him please he knew the score.
Models War crime were a mountain of horrible facts in the east. Choosing a Prussian tradition to never surrender it was his deadly end creating so much blood death of soldiers....
It's almost incredible this comment, the voice of reason in a huge darkness of other comments, does not get ONE thumbs up?? Just wow and disheartening, literally, nobody gets it or has been to a real war.
Brutal Death? How so? He shot himself. Oh wait, every bad WW2 video now has to have the words "brutal" or "horrific". WW2 just wasn't horrible enough, was it?
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Basic mispronunciation of Goebbels and Model. AI-generated narration. Cheap AI or badly programmed.
One or a few potentates can cause wars that involve everybody and cost millions of lives in large part due to 'patriotism'. Patriotism, an unrealistic, lunatic, mental state of giving illogical credence to a symbol, idea, government, based solely on brainwashing and propaganda, that has no basis in reality, so that one or a few can stay in control of everything and everybody, and those controlled will willingly and blindly oblige.
@@waracademy128 I would like the channel if it wasn't so cheaply generated. I will check later vids but if its still the same I am out. Sorry. This is teaching people how to get basic pronunciations utterly wrong.
German Field Marshals don't surrender. Ordering your soldiers to fight and die means you share the same fate when things go bad. Model lived by that code and died by it.
Bull shit!! Like most of German( ss) generals and Japanese bumbs they order others to give their lives for nothing, while saving their own and after their war collecting a nice pension and live very comfortably. Funny thing is that most of them were blessed with a long live...Look it up on Google, there is NO honour!!
He was an European knight!
There are no 'European knights"moron.@@doraemon61377
Paulus surrendered and he was a Field Marshal
I know that. I consider Paulus to have thrown away his rank when he betrayed it.@@stephenwatson8981
Apparently Model was strict and unforgiving with his officers but kindly and caring about the soldiers.
As it should be
That isn't exceptional it's simply what officers are expected to do. That Mödel did so does not make him in anyway 'special'.
The humblest 2nd lieutenant puts his men FIRST.
The humblest colonel puts his regimental officers - as well as men - FIRST.
And so forth.
That's how it works.
How was he with the civilians under his control, especially on the Eastern Front?
@@b2tall239
I think you and I are aware of the answer to your question, friend.
It was well-asked.
I wish you 'well' to an extent that creatures such as 'honourable, kindly' Mödel could not have dreamt.
My family has been 'military' for over two hundred years. I am quite sure that they were efficient in combat. I would be utterly ashamed if any had behaved as Mödel.
@@robertcottam8824 Model was a real honorable man. Everything else is just propaganda lies by the All lies.
Model was a Brave Soldier Who was Betrayed by his Leader He asked nothing of His Men that He wouldn't do and in the end realized his fate and took the only Honourable Option open to Him
Brilliant presentation as usual. Walter Model died a true soldier and Man of Honour. Today is a good day to die by my own volition. His final salute.
A man of honor wouldn't let himself be duped by those Nazi criminals.
@@stephenwatson8981 Exactly.
Easy for us to say and judge now, so much later, with no idea of what it must have been like to serve in the German army then.
@@tackies100 quitting the German army was always an option
As I said: easy for us to say.
As a former Air Force Academy Officer , if I have asked my Men to die for four years of continuous hard fighting in the horrible conditions of the Russian Front ; at the very end , I would have chosen to join them in eternity .
How could you live like Paulus, after the Horrendous Sacrifices he demanded from his Men ?
Because he stopped believing in the cause.
@jeffclark7888 little bit late after tens of thousands of soldiers under his command died. He honored his men by joining them in death. Just my opinion tho.
@@JayTide
It may be Hard to understand ...but that's Precisely the Point.
They Obeyed you and gave it all ...
Just remember the Indianapolis Captain , He felt so guilty that in the end he took his life.
Myself , if I was the Commander at Stalingrad , I would have Not Obeyed Hitler's orders and save My Men , or die fighting with them in the trenches .
And since I was 25 when I read about Paulus , I knew I couldn't live with that gilt feeling in my heart.
Most Honesty.
@@JayTide I understand what you’re saying.
I think it was for 2 reasons 1 Hitler wasn’t a man worth killing yourself for 2 He was a Christian and suicide is seen as a sin,
he had finally the realistic view that the German Commanders would not get a fair trial by the Allies or historians, but a summary judgement no matter what their personal contribution and behavior had actually been. He did not want to face defeat and justify himself to safe the honor of others. He had done his best and had lost everything including interest in his own fate. The fate of some of his colleagues showed that he made the right decision as long as he was in charge...
Your right, goering was found guilty of war crimes for 2000 civilians that died during Rotterdam, the funny thing the allies like Churchill didn’t get put to trial for Dresden where 200,000 civilians died
So... You're saying that he topped himself because it 'wasn't fair'?
If so, how pathetic. It's the moral equivalent of, having realised the (*soccer)game was lost, popping the soccer ball.
How pathetic! By dint of a few months of ridicule and - perhaps - a short dangle at the rope's end, he MIGHT have saved his junior officers from just that fate.
Yeughh! Contemptible. 🤮🤮
*A rugby player simply would not do this
@@robertcottam8824 whih planet are you from.? I really wonder. And is ;preaching morals your job? Or is it professional joker.
@@robertcottam8824 I don't know what exactly are you saying? How would his hanging have saved the lives of his junior officers? Model took responsibility and paid the ultimate price, his life! To me he acted with honor.
the most important lesson of history:
rule number 1: don't lose
Model was a military purist ; German Field Marshals do not surrender .
Oops. ..
Selbst Paulus die alte Stabsmatratze hatte sich das besser überlegt.
Paulus was a pencil pusher and should never have been given a field command.
Ein anständiger Offizier.
@@barkeater9606True.
Honor, and betrayal. He was an honorable, old school general who had done everything possible for his country. When he learned how his nation's leaders betrayed him, and realizing the humiliation and likely torture he would receive, his was the easiest decision.
I agree. I just wish the pronunciation of his name wasn’t so butchered! It’s so easy. Just check Google.
He would have surrendered to the Western Allies so he probably wouldn't have been tortured.
How did the nation's leaders betray him? Germany lost because the fortunes of war turned against that nation in spite of the best efforts of its people! What was amazing was how close Germany came to victory against the massive power that was deployed against it by the allies! Were mistakes made by the Germans? Of course they were as were mistakes made by the allies. For me the main reason for Germany's defeat was Stalin's leadership and the sacrifices made by the Soviet Union. Every military expert (including the British and Americans) expected the Soviet Union to collapse within 16 to 20 weeks of the start of the German invasion. If the Soviet Union had been defeated then Germany would have won the war!
@@ahmedakhan1America would have turned Germany to ashes with the atomic bomb. They could also have used the bomb tactically. Even if the Wehrmacht could count on some 5-6 million men on the western front, that would mean little against Eisenhower with 4 million men as king as the bomb could be used tactically.
@@ahmedakhan1 Russia would have been defeated were it not for the heroism of those sailors on the Murmansk convoys who brought the materials to keep Russia in the fight.
Model was very successful blunting Russian attacks on the Eastern front. His actions probably cost the Russians losses of a million men. He would have been tried and executed after the war by them. Also, I feel he was disheartened by the Nazi regime and how it all ended up by April 1945.
lol im pretty sure he will be executed from how soviet civilians suffered under the territories under his command. He's completely a general of old antiquity, raiding villages aren't war crimes for him, they're just viable strategies.
@@antoniodelaugger9236the war was brutal on both sides. Blame politicians and bankers, not soldiers.
Model war ein Ehrenmann. ❤
Nah, criminal coward.
Quatsch !!!@@scoutandastir
careful now. u could get life for that in Deutschland.
nix Ehrenmann
When you live by the sword, you have to be prepared to die by it, too.
He had recent knowledge that the Soviets had indicted him for war crimes in Latvia and knew that surrender to the western allies - who would have been Treaty bound to hand him over to the soviets - would have been pointless.
I think its funny how the Soviets "Indicted" German Field Marshals for War Crimes, when the soviets basically did the same thing. and in some cases, it seems rightfully so, Germany wasn't innocent, but cmon, have the decency to understand and accept, that the Soviets weren't innocents either, you cannot simply indict someone, and then turn around to do the same thing.
This is simply the best ww2 channel out there right now. You mix micro amd the macro very well
Real General who went down with their men! God bless him and his family.
He didn't die in combat. He committed suicide.
May he burn hot in hell as a Nazi war criminal
@@dleechristyget a life.
@@389383 Yep, and anyone who's not ready to do the same in his shoes would be wise to not criticize.
@@TheIzroda
Un peut dramatique.
De plus - sans 'point'.
Major old school Field Marshal and didn't want to be disgraced and handed to the Russian troops.
They would've given him the justice he deserved
@@dleechristy if you're gonna kill a lot of people, make sure you win. Like the Soviets
It didn't work that way. Apparently you were not familiar with the Nuremberg War Trials, carried out jointly by the allies. Quite a few Nazis walked or got off with minor punishments.
@@dleechristy Who was they? Are you familiar with the Nuremberg War Trials?
@@clintfalk True in the West (let off the hook) but with the Russians, good chance they would've strung up the SOB on the spot. or, if at Nuremberg promptly after the war, he'd get the treatment Jodl and Keitel got
I am very sad for his loving wife that was never able to spend any time with him after the war. War is tragic on so many levels.
А сколько любящих жён не дождались своих из за этих вояк, сами проиграли и Германию подставили
@@СергейЗнамин "War is tragic on SO MANY levels."
Are you kidding, a great general, but a butcher to the core
@@rickwilliams1204 Where is the reference to his butchery, I read the only book I could find on him.
I was at his grave. It was destroyed by visitors. Someone placed a candle and empty cartridges on his grave site.
My favourite Field marshal ❤
The lion of defence 👑
Волчары, Львы были Русские!
I learned something from this. I have a new respect for Mödel now. I didn’t know that that’s how he thought or died.
Who was Model? When Hitler suggested how to command the 9. Army, Model answered:"who is in command of 9. Army, you or I?" -Hitler was impressed.
Whe Model arrived at 9. Army command post, Soviets were outside plundering the supply depot and hi staff officers were near panic. He calmly stepped up and explained the next counter attack.moves. His officers were stunned and asked,:" How, what have you brought us to execute this?" Model's answer:" Me!" That restired confidence and a hopeless situation. This us what Model was about.
In the end he was true to the dictum that Field Marshals don’t surrender…..period!
He was buried near a tree and the tree was marked. Post War possibly after a few years, his Officers returned and exhumed the body. He now lies in a proper grave in a cemetery. If it is in a German Military Cemetary the flat stone might be enscribed
Walter Modal FM
and the dates
He did the right thing in the end in my opinion. He was an extremely effective commander and should be viewed as an honourable man by history. The Nazi regime was rotten but many good men were amongst the German military machine.
Yes. Model, Guderian were the best. They had the courage to lead from the front ,(like Rommel), and tospeak up to Hitler (unlike most of the others,).
@@otfriedschellhas3581absolutely correct.... Model never backed down to Hitler, neither did Guderian.
@@michaelbruce6190and yet they never ceased to follow orders?
@@johnnylebay2059You generally find soldiers don’t refuse to follow orders.
@@wattage2007 well the orders don't usually call for never before seen scale of brutality and mass genocide...
Nothing but respect for Field Marshal Model.
The fact he destroyed all his records was a tragedy of history.
He knew history wouldn't be kind to him. For all his accomplishments as the best defensive commander of WW2, Model was a war criminal and had he lived, he'd shared the same fate as his boss Wilhelm Keitel: Hanged to death after being incriminated for war crimes and crimes against humanity at Nuremberg.
@@Timberwolf1992 History would not be kind? It would make no bit of difference if he killed himself, was executed or died from old age. The fact that he destroyed his memoirs was a lose to the histories of WW II.
Never heard of a war criminal from the victorious side .
@@Timberwolf1992oh piss off, you sanctimonious ignoramus.
@@paulboegel8009 All i have to say to this is, "The Red Purges" "The bombing Of Japan" lil known fact here, the Japanese had houses made of Wood & Paper, the Americans used Thermite Bombs, i think that might count as "Crimes Against Humanity"
@@Wehrrmacht who was ever charged?
A sad ending for agreat commander
Really? You don't feel sad for the others who died, having no hand in starting the war that killed them?
Feild Marshall Model Was a Loyal Soldier!
Adversity makes strong and resolute men!
That..or it TEARS THEM TO PIECES!
It is pronounced MO del not Model like in a model airplane.
It’s an AI
@@colonelreb2688a perfect example of why AI's are unfit for purpose in this case.
Georges Blond’s 1952
“The Death of Hitler’s Germany”
gave a good account of Field-Marschall Model’s last battle.
It also recalls another German general somewhat forgotten now, but whose sector on the Rhine held fast :
General Schlemm who fought in
Italy from Naples to Cassino.
Too bad Model felt compelled to do himself in. He was a fine general, particularly in defensive warfare. Amother fine German marshal who was great on the defense was Kesselring. He was always a happy and cheerful guy. Photos show him smiling, as was his habit, on the day of his surrender. He would spend hours happily dicussing the art of warfare with American generals. Eisenhower felt compelled to issue an order that his generals had to stop buying him lunch at the POW camp. He was at peace with himself, confident that he did the best job he could. His autobiogrsphy is a hoot.
No further thoughts required seemed straightforward. Considering the cause he died for ended as well as could have hoped.
Model was a man of HONOR
He was a war criminal.
It still amazes me how few people, widely read in WWII history, have still not read the works of modern German historians, works available in English, that make crystal clear that the entire leadership of the German military were legally and morally guilty of unspeakable crimes, as were vast numbers of their troops.
Modern German historians? You mean clever little Jerries wet behind the ears, wanting to gain a bit of fame by running real men down who did their best under a murderous regime and incredibly difficult circumstances, by digging up all sorts of dubious stories long after that generation has died and there is no one left to set the facts right?
Correct, and many were acquitted, give lenient sentences or branded as "fellow travelers" at the war trials. For the most part, justice was not served as few of the guilty were convicted or ever held accountable.
So we're the americans
Yes, In the history of the world, a number of the guilty always escape because they become useful tools for the next group (s) of competing people.@@clintfalk
12 German tanks from Panzer Lehr Division against more than 3,300 tanks from the Allied. Good job Hitler, Hitler forgot to declare a war against an Alien civilization secretly living beneth the earth's crust. 10,000 Allied plus Alien tanks would sound sexier than just 3,300 tanks.
you should directing movies !
This decision was the right one. He would have been hung by the Soviets.
Silesia in Czechoslovakia? Modern day? :D
Model had faith in the wrong power, but he was always good to his men, unlike Schorner who killed german solders for no good reason.
Model was a genius.
Nice work,Sergio. Where may I purchase a copy of Mr. Muñoz' book?
Ty man. In Amazon. Only in spanish
@@waracademy128 Thank you. 👍🏻
I would like a copy also. It will be used for lighting the fire
It would be hard to argue he was a hero, hard to argue he was completely evil. Killing himself wasn't an act of bravery nor cowardice. It's probably a record, but 20 U.S. soldiers were awarded the Medal of Honor for one single battle, the Battle of Wounded Knee, which more aptly was a war crime, mass murder, genocide. And I am sure none of them thought of themselves as war criminals, mass murderers. Model didn't see himself as such either. The Soviets had already indicted him for killing some 600,000 people in concentration camps and he had learned that. "Has everything been done to justify our actions in the light of history," he asked. I have no doubt Hitler asked the same question, not necessarily the exact words, but in the same spirit, to men. That's the question neither of them would have asked standing before God. They already knew in their knowers the answer.
Desperate deflection about Wounded Knee. It was in no way comparable to the Nazi mass killings on the eastern front or their deliberate starvation-killings of millions of Russian POW's. Model knew exactly what was going on from the beginning of the war (if not before) he chose not to think about it, until the very last days of the war. A skilled commander but no sympathy for him at all.
WTF are you bringing up wounded knee for in this context? You people are just plain weird. The plains indians were every bit as savage to each other and to white settlers as the US Army was to them. Stop crying about the indians. Do you weep for Neanderthal who was displaced by Cro-Magnon?
I don’t think most soldiers are completely good or evil.
@@animula6908 Agreed. Most of them are only slightly corrupt, having so little power. I enjoy diaries by and interviews with veterans, Allies and Axis. They didn't want war. They didn't want kill. They didn't want be killed. They were the cannon fodder of the rich and powerful who are the most evil.
Wounded Knee? Please. You don't know anything about Model. The Soviets of all people, those paragons of conducting honorable warfare, did not indict him for killing 600K people in concentration camps, he never ran a concentration camp. That' statement is garbage. Don't presume what any conversation in God's presence would sound like, concentrate on your own. Model fought a very hard war under very hard circumstances. How many times has the US been accused of crimes against humanity. That term is as misused as often as "racism" and that's what you're implying here.
Thank you for this video about a honorable great real man with the germanic spirit of a real warrior. Respect and RIP.
A real German knight
Walter Model was one of Germany's best Generals, and similar to a few others, cared greatly for his soldiers though as pointed out he grew to despise his superiors and the Fuher for blindly ordering his troops to die for them.
AI narrators cannot pronounce names correctly and cannot distinguish a number used in Roman Numerals such as WWII, producing a stutter effect. Bring back human narrators with their unique accents. Be better World, especially America.
Surprised he didn't get someone from customer support in India.
He was a role model in a more general sense.
He shot himself because he already knew he was facing war crime charges.
Ein Feldmarschall geht nicht in Gefangenschaft
Thanks for using original music. Why i subbed to this channel
The Allies hung/shot German officers whose only crime was they were soldiers fighting for their country...
the French and British empires committed the same crimes the Germans did... however the Victors write the history books... and they did these crimes for generations... China and India come to mind especially.
How many civilians did Germans kill in Russia, Holland France, England and so on? How many Soviets died in captivity? I think it was 3.5 million or so. There is no precedent in history for what the Germans did.
Lewis you're a liar.
When the Global World Order changes in favour of Asian countries which is predicted to happen in the early part of this century, the demand for accountability, apologies and Reparations from Western colonial countries will rise. Today's Western heroes will be tomorrow's War Criminals.
1. the usual equivalent of two wrongs make a right. 2. FYI, there are quite a number of people have a full understanding that military figures, military contractors of all nationalities commit war crimes. They excuse "war crimes" of American soldiers simply because they are or were Americans. I can only think of potentially one difference. When I was an enlisted man in the US Army I was told repeatedly to question any order that I believed was illegal. I was also told that if I did not understand an order to question the same.
Did we have death camps too? Did we shoot, hang, starve or work to death tens of millions? Did we burn thousands of villages in the east thus casting peasants into the Russian winter to freeze? I can do this all day. There is zero moral equivalent to what the Nazis did in WWII.@@bdcochran01
Brave man. Loyal to the bitter end.
Sending young men to their deaths..
Germany's great history of defense in depth and indirect movement was annihilated by, as Model would say, "these _igs." Not to mention Germany's women and children.
It is somewhat upsetting to read most of the comments here. So much ‘praise’ for ‘tough warrior’ and skilful Field Marshal. No one seems to actually think beyond that.
“A Field Marshal doesn’t give up the fight or surrender” etc….
That mindless, pig-headed attitude, in the face of a manifestly hopeless and lost cause, cost many thousands of younger men their lives and maimed countless others for the rest of theirs….on all sides!
Men like this should not be lauded as ‘brave warriors’. Actually, many were self-serving sycophants. They were amongst the best placed to remove Hitler and decapitate that evil regime.
Instead, they facilitated and perpetuated the circumstances that brought death and misery to millions.
Just as there are in Germany now moves to question and remove Paul von Hindenburg’s status as ‘hero’ of WW1 because of the thousands of men who were lost late in the war because of his, Ludendorff’s and the General Staff’s obstinacy, in the face of a lost cause AND, his senile incompetence in allowing Hitler to become Chancellor, there should also be voices being heard to ‘call out’ the likes of Model.
This way, he saved his family for revenge from Berlin. Smart and nobel.
The fact that this guy had AS permission to move his army in any way means that he was not in charge and he is not responsible for that defeat.But somebody else is responsible for his death and a million others
Wait, is that an A.I doing the commentating over the video ?
Germany's invasion of Russia was suicidal for Hitler's regime, just as Russia's invasion of Ukraine will prove to be suicidal for Putin's regime. Model proved to be a brilliant leader in defensive engagements, but the forces he led carried out many atrocities against Russians for which he would have been tried as a war criminal just as many currently serving Russian commanders who, for all their brilliance, will need to be held to account for the atrocities they have allowed units under their command to commit against Ukrainians.
my favorite feldmarschall. thank you for the video!
I didn't now there was such a thing as having a favourite Nazi Feldmarschall. Now I will have to have a think to come up with mine.
In the meantime can I have a favourite death camp commandant? Hoess is usually pretty popular. And quite resilient. The way the soviet soldier had give the chair a second kick.
For German officers back in those days sending their troops into death was a way of life. You cannot understand the choices they made unless you have lived among the Amish, been a member of a cult, have lived for decades under communism or any other indoctrinating environment. It's simply not possible to judge their actions based on our life style values of wokism, equal rights, the latest iPhone and all other things that have formed our societies.
There is no modern day Czechoslovakia, there are two separate countries named the Czech Republic and Slovakia
Tell us something else we don't know, Einstein.
@@clintfalk well, I was replying to the video where he referred to "modern day Czechoslovakia"
It's not 'Model', it's Mo-del.'
The R. pocket was full.....of civilians. Many moved to Canada after the war: all in my neighbourhood in BC are job creators, business owners, medical staff. We as a nation were the winners all right: the real winners. We got these productive people and they made Canada the country is now is. So know, let's talk about who were letting in today???
Honor ❤
Another interesting video. Cheers 👍
Ty man
'Model' is pronounced mow-(d)el to rhyme with yodel . Not model as in the person who poses.
Model was a war criminal who only escaped the rope by committing suicide.
Hitler's fireman...Walter Model.
Interesting and informative.Excellent photography job enabling viewers to better understand what/whom the orator was describing. Class A research project!!! Model was a fool to obey the disillusioned/arrogant Hitler. As was Von Paulus on the eastern front. Having blind faith cost additional 10s of thousands of lives. That the leadership in Berlin didn't care about.
Probably a combination of different factors, what he had said about Paulus surrendering alive, the situation that was militarily hopeless, the expectation of being handed over to the Soviet Union and the mood he was in that very day, and his world view ( more nationalistic than spiritual it seems) caused his suicide. Maybe he was also under influence of alcohol,that makes judgement worse or eradicates it in some kinds of situations.
While faithfully following Prussian military tradition and protocol, I cannot - under any circumstances - call Model "honorable." He was a military leader aggressively advancing the genocidal Nazi German regime. So utterly horrific and criminal was this Nazi regime not one of it's leaders deserves our sympathy. He got what was coming to him.
YOUR NOT WORTHY TO HAVE HIM PISS ON YOU.
@@joangratzer2101That's just weird
You are correct...the Wehrmacht not only KNEW VERY WELL of the atrocities of the SS , they, at times, ASSISTED IN THEM!
@@joangratzer2101 Model was a Nazi who supported Hitler under the DISGUISE of Patriotism! He was a COWARD who could not face justice for his part in Nazi Crimes!
Look at Europe now and tell me it was worth it.
it's MOH-dul, not a model airplane .... good God
A real man. What a great person. Respect and RIP to a real Warrior and german.
In past wars Marshals did have to surrender as they were usually safely behind the lines and left the dirty work to the ones left in charge (who thy could blame later for there failure) an were unlikely to face a trial as the enemy was probably a cousin or uncles. Model knew what he faced a short trip on a piece of rope.
MOE -DEL, FFS, not Model like a plastic kit !
GERMANY; A COUNTRY THE SIZE OF MONTANA, FIGHTING AGAINST 26 NATIONS SIMULTANEOUSLY FOR 6 YEARS. I APOLOGIZE FOR OUR POOR PERFORMANCE. MODEL NEVER HAD A PROBLEM RETREATING; WITHIN 24 HOURS THERE WOULD BE THE LEGENDARY GERMAN COUNTERATTACK, MODEL WOULD TURN AROUND AND TAKE OUT A RUSSIAN DIVISION WITH A FLANK ATTACK. HE DID THIS EVERY DAY FOR 4 YEARS; TRULY A REMARKABLE FIELD MARSHALL.
"Fighting against 26 nations for six years"? Yes, and slaughtering millions and millions of innocents along the way. Jews, Poles, Czechs, Russians. No sympathy for your cities (Hamburg and Dresden especially) being reduced to cinders by Allied bombing. No sympathy for the millions of German women raped by the Red Army. Germany is lucky it was not dismembered after World War II, and all the males deported to Siberia for hard labor.
@@robertbarron7017scum like you is why wars are waged in the first place.
All Caps?
I think Germany was closer in size to Texas.
If you want to apologize for something, try apologising for over 50 million deaths directly caused by WW2 plus nearly 30 million deaths indirectly caused by WW2 instead of subtly boasting and glorifying Germany's role. DICK.
There is no easy way out of having done negative activities selfishly in life. Spiritual responsibility must be faced always.
See how much disaster a single man with sufficient power can cause to so many honourable people. I have no problem with a dictatorship; but I have a serious issue with autocracy of a single man
Os Generais Alemães, sempre foram professores de todas as escolas de generais do mundo...Model, Rommel, Kesselring, Manstein, Guderian, para citar apenas alguns...Mas como formulador dinamico das mais criativas e eficazes ações defensivas, Model foi Mestre, Mentor e Modelo, único...
Unfortunately for history Model's suicide was probably dictated more by his fear of being tried as a War Criminal than doing his duty as a loyal soldier. The evidence against him was as strong as that that led to others being sentenced to death at Nuremburg. No tears for him please he knew the score.
Paulus surrendered at Stalingrad and lived out his life in luxury in the DDR while his men died in Soviet captivity.
Who wouldn't? ..... Paulus was smart only a Cowardly punk committed suicide
He was betrayed in the end by his superiors as he was loyal to his country.
They fought to the last out-take of "Downfall".
Really he was best German Fieldmarshal in WW2.
Models War crime were a mountain of horrible facts in the east. Choosing a Prussian tradition to never surrender it was his deadly end creating so much blood death of soldiers....
Model - long "O" Moedel.
What use is talent and honour when in service of a lost cause
Ahem, I recognize that scene from when my favorite basketball team lost and the opponents kept on "stalling"
Rea😢good snapshot but I hate AI voices! I’d really rather hear the real content makers voice.
Field Marshal Model defeated Field Marshal Montgomery,`s Market Garden
He wimped out at Arnhem. Did a Samurai decision.
A genius for war. A true hero
He was a True warrior unlike paulus
A Soldier’s Soldier.
Midelcame to realize the truth of his Nannie masters
The Soviets had indicted him for war crimes. He knew he would be turned over to them.
It is pronounced Model with a long O.
You're using clips from the movies Downfall and The Bunker?; Really?
Model painted himself in a corner after "A Field Marshal does not become a prisoner" remark when he referred to the coward Paulus at Stalingrad.
It's almost incredible this comment, the voice of reason in a huge darkness of other comments, does not get ONE thumbs up?? Just wow and disheartening, literally, nobody gets it or has been to a real war.
Brutal Death? How so? He shot himself.
Oh wait, every bad WW2 video now has to have the words "brutal" or "horrific". WW2 just wasn't horrible enough, was it?
Model had the courage Schorner lacked🎉
Epic