Welcome to my hometown, JD! Thank you for spending your time here and highlighting our local efforts to preserve the darkest days of our history in an educational way. It’s our responsibility here in Nürnberg to preserve these buildings (without any gloryfication) and forever remember the countless innocent who had their lives taken by the Nazi regime. You are always welcome!
In the words of the history guy. HISTORY deserves to be remembered. Adding my 2cent good and bad. It shouldn't be sugar coated to spare anyone feelings.
History always repeats itself when it comes to humans. We have a destructive power grabbing nature about us. We have not learned anything from wars. All we done is beat the opposition. We still provoke wars all over the world to this day. No government on earth has clean hands. They are all drenched in blood. Every leader is a dictator. We all live under a Nazi regime to a certain extent. None of us will ever experience real freedom.
My mother and I took a Christmas cruise on the Danube in 2003 (liked it so much we went again in 2004). We left from Nurnberg - and our first day trip was to this site. When we walked up, I grabbed my mother's arm and whispered, "Do you realize what this is??????" Since she was a teenager during WWII, working in a defense plant during high school, she had a very good idea - she was very quiet during the rest of the trip that day. We also visited the courthouse. And that, too, shook us both. You're right - there is something about actually being there.... Thank you for continuing to tell these stories.
Always a treat to have episodes released on the weekends. Nothing better than learning about some history over a great cup of coffee. Have a wonderful day y'all!
Very moving episode! Another way to sum things up would be, “If you don’t know where you’ve been, you don’t know where you are going.” We must remember these events so they don’t happen again. On a personal note, my dad was stationed in Nuremberg just after the war ended. His division, the 99th, was in Bavaria, northeast of Munich, when the war ended. After disarming the the German Wehrmacht in the area, he was assigned to a provisional MP outfit assisting in the preparation of the War Trials. He was a company commander by this time, having received his promotion to Captain in early April of 1945. His pre-war MOS had been Military Police, before his moving to OCS in late 1942. He did not have enough “points” to be rotated home so he found himself in Nuremberg. Dad had told me that there was so much military equipment, both German and American, sitting around Nuremberg. It was taking awhile for the Allies to decide what to do with all the captured equipment. The US material that was in the supply pipeline from the States, continued to arrive in Europe. One thing that Dad found was an US Army Air Force Harley-Davidson motorcycle. It was sitting unattended for several days so Dad decided to “borrow it”. Because he had a commute from where they were stationed to the courthouse, the Harley worked out well in his time in Nuremberg. In December of 1945, when he was being rotated home, he filled the Harley up with gas, left the keys in it and parked it where he had found it. Thanks for reminding the world why WWII was fought.
Takes me back to when I was stationed in schweinfurt (86-89) got to visit Nuremberg, wurzbug,etc. I didn't really know what I was looking at when age 18. I'm now 56 and have a greater understanding thanks to you. Keep doing what you're doing brother.
Makes me jealous hearing about my friends who were stationed in Europe. Since I was on the West coast, I spent my time in the Pacific. Hope you enjoyed your time over there.
I’ve spent a lifetime explaining to people that history changes but human nature doesn’t. It does endure me with some measure of confidence to hear younger folks being able to grasp that bit of context and giving voice to it publicly. Well done.
Love your Third Reich history stories. My dad fought the Nazi’s in Europe and North Africa. I wished I had questioned him more about his time there. But since I didn’t, I have been reading about and watching any videos out there about WWII. Thank you for doing these very informative videos.
I've been a World War II enthusiast for over 20 years, searching for all kinds of WWII history videos online. Your content is very professional, yet it doesn't make the audience feel bored, it's great! Looking forward to more of your content
As one of the top 3 sellers on ebay of original German WW2 photos for over 20 years, I can say the best photos taken at the Nurnberg rallies were from the average soldier or labor serviceman down on the field. You get the "real" view from there instead of the polished press photos, which are also very nice but seeing it from the point of view of a soldier has more character and realism to it.
Excellent Review. As a soldier stationed in Germany in 1968, I was this entire area and some of it has been removed since I was there. Agree---We Must Not Forget Hstory. Thsnk You
One of your best efforts of all Time. thank you for providing the immeasurable impact of this lost History. 1939 Rally was to be of peace and that is when the wheels fell off.
Yes. It reminds us of where we’ve been and where we never want to return…..like statues…but, short sided, uneducated people want to just tear everything down. Thank you for this tour, it was eery and brought great sadness, but it teaches us that where we have been isn’t where we have to be today.
I’ve been there many times, there used to be the painted 3rd Army patch on the four sides of the rally grounds plus there was a small museum under the concrete reviewing block that housed varies artifacts from the rallies, I remember Nuremberg when it had a lot of US Army soldiers stationed in and around the city
When I was in the Army, I went to Nuremberg often. I stayed in the Bavarian American Hotel. I toured all over Nuremberg. Like you, I went to the Zeppelin Field and walked up to the main platform and remembered all of the WW II documentaries I saw. In places, it was crumbling, and I collected a piece of the rubble for a souvenir. I still have that piece of rubble after 32 years. Thank you for sharing your historical information.
Thank you for doing your films. You always cover your subjects with such research and passion. I left Germany in 1989... and have been saddened by how many historical places were lost in germany in the early 2000s. People will forget.
Fascinating history video for all of us who will never personally see it. Thank you for keeping history alive. Love your work JD. Keep them coming Sir.
Well said JD. We can’t change history to suit our feelings. It has to be remembered as it was, good or bad. We have to learn from our history and not allow the mistakes of our collective past to be repeated
I was there in April of 2024. The history in Nuremberg goes all the way back to 1050. To fellow viewers, I highly recommend a trip to Germany if you are able. So much to see. The country and the people are wonderful too. .
Soon the German population will be a minority there as they already are in 65 other German cities and big towns The great replacement is well under way.
I took a bucket list trip to Germany in 2010 for the sole purpose of seeing the sites I had only seen films and pictures of. While in Nuremberg I visited these same sites including the Ehrenhalle and stood in the exact spot Hitler did during the 1933 rally. Also visited Munich and Berlin. I would love to go back someday. Great video!
I understand folks being put off by the video, but what they have to remember is this is part of our history. Good, bad, ugly...it's facts and having lived in Germany as a teen I appreciate your video very much. There was so much I never got to see. The pure history is very interesting I'm what they built even being at war with the world.
I was stationed right next door to rally grounds at Merrell Barracks, formerly the SS barracks, back in the early eighties. We spent quite a bit of off-duty time at the reichsparteitag gelande and the little lakes there, known as the Dutzenteich. Good times.
My wife and I were just there in October. I love history, so we HAD to go. Even ugly history needs to be told. It's a very surreal feeling being there. Great video, BTW.
Very well done. In my career I made countless trips to Germany and Nuremberg is one of my favorite cities. Yes, the rally grounds and the museum there are excellent and a must visit but the city itself is very charming and filled with wonderful people.
Good video and thanks for sharing. I can’t quite imagine how weird it must of felt being there and standing where he once stood giving lectures it must of felt unsettling. You are right about how history has answers for the present and future
Just as yourself, I am a fan of history. Not all WWII but I do have a nice collection of items from that time period. A few years ago I was able to secure an original 1937 "Rally of Labour" photo album. It does bring a sense of awe and eeriness to go through that album and see many known faces who would change the world a couple years after that particular rally. There are also quite a few photos of the Zeppelin Field and the main platform.
Your coverage of all the German sites are the absolute best. Informative, great production, the personal stories. I really liked the Eagles Nest and Berghof. Loved when you brought back artifacts to their origins.
When I was stationed in Vilseck, I would take my wife and daughter to the Volksfest in Nuremberg. It was on the Grosse Strauss near the Crongress Hall ruins. Thank you the memory of the those good times. Even though you would not find WWII history there, head to Amberg. A beautiful little town full of history and beautiful buildings.
JD, I happened to be in Germany on holiday in late June of 2006, and some friends invited me to attend a World Cup soccer game (England vs. Trinidad & Tobago) at the stadium seen in the background of your podium shots. I parked my car and walked by the podium / Zeppelinfield in the way from the parking lot to the stadium and then back to the car. I took a few minutes to climb up and marvel at the history that had been made there. It was nice to see your video to revisit it virtually. Thank you and cheers.
Wow! What an amazing journey you were on and thank you for taking us with you via this vlog! I never knew some of these structures existed and your interposing old pictures were a great help. Thank you!!👏👏
My mom was born and raised in Nuremberg (1932). My dad worked for AAFES and actually had an office down the hall from where the trials were held in the courthouse (1950’s). I have always wanted to spend a Christmas season in Nuremberg.
I was stationed in Bamberg in the early 90’s. I had a lot of friends in Nuremberg. We used to spend a lot of time there. I think Nuremberg is my favorite German city, especially at the Christmas season. Thanks for the walk down memory lane.
Very good video, and you’re right about history changing and human nature not. Preserve history so it can be learned from, and mistakes can be avoided in the future.
My former neighbor and friend, Wilburn K. Ross, received his Medal of Honor in a ceremony held at the rally grounds immediately after they blew up that swastika. There’s an information panel memorializing that ceremony to the left of the main stage there in the rally grounds.
Great overview. As an infantry officer I also toured this area and stood on the speakers platform in 1986. Was a very odd experience as a student of WWII. Also visited Dachau in 86 and this was a very close unsettling experience. Proud to have served my country in Germany during Cold War. Great production. Thank you
Thanks JD. I keep thinking, should I ever have some serious money I would hire you to take my family on a tour for a month. Need to put myself there, to feel, see, smell, etc. Stay safe. Keep them coming.
Condor Airlines are very affordable going into Germany. I went into Frankfurt. Rental cars and hotels are similar in cost or lower than the U.S. You may be surprised how affordable it is.
The museum in the Congresshalle, The Documentation Centre, is an amazing museum. It is all about the build up to WW2 and how it was allowed to happen. We spent 7 hours going around this amazing museum (with a break in the middle for lunch). Then we went to the Zepplin field and stood where Hitler had been and wondered again about how this was allowed to happen.
I absolutely love your videos. Especially going over all of these structures and landmarks significant with history both good or bad. I’ve always wanted to visit these sites myself. Always enjoy your videos getting to see them knowing I’ll never be able to go myself.
When I was in the Normandy area, I had a tour guide on one of the three days I was there. He explained it like this. You have to remember that before the war, people lived their lives here, and after the war, they still had to live their lives. I think they were more worried about survival and finding lost loved ones, rather than tearing down buildings. And to be honest, some of these places probably provided shelter and accommodation for people. We have to remember, the Germans didn’t escape unscathed. They removed all the symbolic Nazi propaganda, and moved on with their lives. One of my favorite things that I’ve seen in your videos, is that Hitlers office is just a storage room in a police station. A fitting end to the ideas of an insane man.
Great video JD, I saw things today that I have never seen of Nuremberg. I seem to recall the speaker platform had some changes at some point so its in the same location but the level and floor are different. Same view though
Been hoping you’d go here one day! I was stationed about an hour away in Bamberg from 2010-2013 when I was in the Army. Went here a few times, but when my Dad flew out to visit, booked a tour with Geoff Walden, who runs the “Third Reich in Ruins” website. Such an amazing experience. Great video brother!
I was stationed in Germany from 1980 to 1982. I traveled quite a bit but two places in visited that made the hair stand up on the back of my neck were Nuremberg and Dachau. You had a good word for it. It was indeed eerie.
As I was watching this I was wondering what it must feel like to be standing there and then you told us...I can only imagine. If they ever decide to use that site for something they should make it a concert venue. Use it to bring joy and fun to people.
I visited Nuremberg in December 1990 the parade grounds were sports fields for the US Army then & we just drove right up to the grandstand & parked the car. It looks like it’s a racetrack now. Can’t wait for your documentary on the Palace of Justice.
I was there earlier this year also tracing the history of the beginnings of Naziism and felt the same as you did that walking on those paving stones was walking - literally - in the footsteps of monsters. There is so much to see there including one of the art bunkers used to store Nazi art that is under the walls of the imperial palace. If you ever get a chance to visit the concentration camp of Mauthausen please do. Thank you for another superb video
I’m planning to go to Munich Next year. A long way for me but it is because these videos have inspired me to go and physically see some of the videoed locations. Thank you for the work you do.
First time I visited Dachau back in 1981, on the exit of the museum was the famous quote from George Santayana: "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." That's why these dark places remain. There is always hope someone gets the message.
In the late 70's I was stationed in Germany, on a tour of Nuremberg I looked for pieces of that giant swastika. I stood at that spot Hitler spoke, gave me goose bumps knowing both of my grandpas were part of his defeat!
Ya. It is a race track and was famous for the DTM races in the 70's onwards. Which tells you how Germany just has decided they will not erase the past but just lives with it
I am enjoying these videos. A very sad part of history, but interesting to see the sites. I appreciate your little speech at the end. A reminder of what not to follow. Such evil it was. Thank you.
I love what you said at the end, I think there are a lot of people today need to here that and the repeating patterns of the past, and why we can't let it ever happen again. It is true when they say those that forget the past are doomed to repeat it. The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing........
I was stationed in nurnberg only a mile or so from this video, early 80s I loved Germany, I have some fantastic pics and great memories.I left in May 84❤from Ohio...
My grandmother stated during the war they would go on the tallest hillside in her village in the Steigerwald at night and witness the glow in the southeastern sky that was Nuremburg burning from the bombings. The Steigerwald is about 85 km from Nuremburg showing how intense the flames were. A Lancaster bomber crashed about 300 meters from her village during that timespan too as it was the main route for the allied bomber trails to Nuremburg. It may have been RCAF Lancaster, all crewmembers killed on impact.
JD, your message about remembering history by seeing the remains of it to prevent it from happening again is a message I think the history revisionists and those that want history to disappear in America need to hear, comprehend and learn from… If they would only open their closed minds. Amazing content as always.
Great video. I was stationed outside Nuremberg in a small town called Schwabach from 87-91. I can remember going to the Zeplin Field to watch fireworks on the 4th of July that the US Army hosted. I always thought it was so ironic to be celebrating the American 4th of July in an area that had been so scared from Nazi Germany. Good triumphs over evil.
Excellent video! Looking forward to visit Nuremberg next year and visit all these places, after my recent visit to Munich, Berchtesgaden and Obersalzberg this past Summer. Your videos motivated me to plan these amazing trips!! It is sad they have the "golden room" closed, the main room located right under the podium and stairs, which must a very impressive place to see as well (it keeps its original decoration and swastikas in the room ceiling, similar to the Haus der Kunst in Munich - I heard this is why it remains closed, not sure if it's true). You forgot to mention that the stadium we see on the far left side of the video when you're on top of the podium is the Max-Morlock-Stadion, which was used for the Nazi youth rallies during those years as well. So much history!! A very dark period in history, but still... relevant history to remember and learn from, not to be erased or destroyed!!
Thanks JD for the video. You actually dropped it a few days before we were going to be going there. We went there today and your video helped put everything into context. We weren't able to go into the Congress Hall, but we walked around it. Being up and behind the podium where Hitler stood was very strange and sureal. We then went to the Nuremberg Trial Museum which was excellent and I can't wait for that video. Your video really was very helpful today. Now to enjoy the Christmas Markets.
Welcome to my hometown, JD! Thank you for spending your time here and highlighting our local efforts to preserve the darkest days of our history in an educational way. It’s our responsibility here in Nürnberg to preserve these buildings (without any gloryfication) and forever remember the countless innocent who had their lives taken by the Nazi regime. You are always welcome!
I have to ask, what is it like living in a city with that much history around?
Its great. this is what the people call IT the Dark Time of the City. There is also a Lot of middle age History and buildings.
In the words of the history guy. HISTORY deserves to be remembered. Adding my 2cent good and bad. It shouldn't be sugar coated to spare anyone feelings.
"Preservation without glorification" is the perfect way to look at the Third Reich era.
History is important, research and preservation is important.
Comforting perspective.
“History changes but human nature doesn’t” Love that.
Ugh, not exactly uplifting.
History always repeats itself when it comes to humans. We have a destructive power grabbing nature about us. We have not learned anything from wars. All we done is beat the opposition. We still provoke wars all over the world to this day. No government on earth has clean hands. They are all drenched in blood. Every leader is a dictator. We all live under a Nazi regime to a certain extent. None of us will ever experience real freedom.
"Historical and hysterical are sometimes indivisible."
Josef Goebbels
Operation Paperclip sure left a stain on the trials
Sometimes history repeats itself in exact fashion
Sometimes it morphs and a torch is merely passed
Man what the Germans might have accomplished if not for the stain of Nazism 😢
The website Third Reich in Ruins has fascinated me for years. I am grateful for our American soldiers for documenting history.
Your statement at the end is perfect. Those who forget history are doomed to repeat it
Yep. Bring to mind every Democrat who calls Trump Hitler. They clearly have no clue what a real nazi was/is
My mother and I took a Christmas cruise on the Danube in 2003 (liked it so much we went again in 2004). We left from Nurnberg - and our first day trip was to this site. When we walked up, I grabbed my mother's arm and whispered, "Do you realize what this is??????" Since she was a teenager during WWII, working in a defense plant during high school, she had a very good idea - she was very quiet during the rest of the trip that day. We also visited the courthouse. And that, too, shook us both. You're right - there is something about actually being there.... Thank you for continuing to tell these stories.
Always a treat to have episodes released on the weekends. Nothing better than learning about some history over a great cup of coffee. Have a wonderful day y'all!
Spot on correct.
Very moving episode!
Another way to sum things up would be, “If you don’t know where you’ve been, you don’t know where you are going.”
We must remember these events so they don’t happen again.
On a personal note, my dad was stationed in Nuremberg just after the war ended. His division, the 99th, was in Bavaria, northeast of Munich, when the war ended. After disarming the the German Wehrmacht in the area, he was assigned to a provisional MP outfit assisting in the preparation of the War Trials.
He was a company commander by this time, having received his promotion to Captain in early April of 1945. His pre-war MOS had been Military Police, before his moving to OCS in late 1942.
He did not have enough “points” to be rotated home so he found himself in Nuremberg.
Dad had told me that there was so much military equipment, both German and American, sitting around Nuremberg. It was taking awhile for the Allies to decide what to do with all the captured equipment. The US material that was in the supply pipeline from the States, continued to arrive in Europe.
One thing that Dad found was an US Army Air Force Harley-Davidson motorcycle. It was sitting unattended for several days so Dad decided to “borrow it”.
Because he had a commute from where they were stationed to the courthouse, the Harley worked out well in his time in Nuremberg. In December of 1945, when he was being rotated home, he filled the Harley up with gas, left the keys in it and parked it where he had found it.
Thanks for reminding the world why WWII was fought.
Thanks for the great story.
Takes me back to when I was stationed in schweinfurt (86-89) got to visit Nuremberg, wurzbug,etc. I didn't really know what I was looking at when age 18. I'm now 56 and have a greater understanding thanks to you. Keep doing what you're doing brother.
I was stationed at Furth.
@armyvet8279 where is that close to brother?
Makes me jealous hearing about my friends who were stationed in Europe. Since I was on the West coast, I spent my time in the Pacific. Hope you enjoyed your time over there.
@@swtexan6502 marine brother?
I was TDY to grafenwohr in 75. Spent some time in Nuremberg. Had other interests back in them days.😊
I’ve spent a lifetime explaining to people that history changes but human nature doesn’t. It does endure me with some measure of confidence to hear younger folks being able to grasp that bit of context and giving voice to it publicly. Well done.
Love your Third Reich history stories. My dad fought the Nazi’s in Europe and North Africa. I wished I had questioned him more about his time there. But since I didn’t, I have been reading about and watching any videos out there about WWII. Thank you for doing these very informative videos.
Been there and stood on that podium. I got a cold chill from that experience.
It’s a place of evil.
Metoo 86-86 rss 2nd acr Merrell barracks ( not far from there
I've been a World War II enthusiast for over 20 years, searching for all kinds of WWII history videos online. Your content is very professional, yet it doesn't make the audience feel bored, it's great! Looking forward to more of your content
As one of the top 3 sellers on ebay of original German WW2 photos for over 20 years, I can say the best photos taken at the Nurnberg rallies were from the average soldier or labor serviceman down on the field. You get the "real" view from there instead of the polished press photos, which are also very nice but seeing it from the point of view of a soldier has more character and realism to it.
Excellent Review. As a soldier stationed in Germany in 1968, I was this entire area and some of it has been removed since I was there. Agree---We Must Not Forget Hstory. Thsnk You
One of your best efforts of all Time. thank you for providing the immeasurable impact of this lost History. 1939 Rally was to be of peace and that is when the wheels fell off.
That podium is incredible, I can't imagine the feeling standing there looking out. What an unbelievable transformation from then until now.
Yes. It reminds us of where we’ve been and where we never want to return…..like statues…but, short sided, uneducated people want to just tear everything down.
Thank you for this tour, it was eery and brought great sadness, but it teaches us that where we have been isn’t where we have to be today.
Statues of the losing side in remembrance of them is different than leaving structures from the era they were constructed.
I’ve been there many times, there used to be the painted 3rd Army patch on the four sides of the rally grounds plus there was a small museum under the concrete reviewing block that housed varies artifacts from the rallies, I remember Nuremberg when it had a lot of US Army soldiers stationed in and around the city
When I was in the Army, I went to Nuremberg often. I stayed in the Bavarian American Hotel. I toured all over Nuremberg. Like you, I went to the Zeppelin Field and walked up to the main platform and remembered all of the WW II documentaries I saw. In places, it was crumbling, and I collected a piece of the rubble for a souvenir. I still have that piece of rubble after 32 years. Thank you for sharing your historical information.
I was there in 88-89 in the Army. 13F
I was in Stuttgart and drove on the weekends to Nuremberg. I was there from 1992 to 1998.
I've been to Nuremberg several times. The old town and churches are really wonderful
Hoping to get out there sometime soon myself!
Thank you for doing your films. You always cover your subjects with such research and passion. I left Germany in 1989... and have been saddened by how many historical places were lost in germany in the early 2000s. People will forget.
How were these places lost?
Fascinating history video for all of us who will never personally see it. Thank you for keeping history alive. Love your work JD. Keep them coming Sir.
Well said JD. We can’t change history to suit our feelings. It has to be remembered as it was, good or bad. We have to learn from our history and not allow the mistakes of our collective past to be repeated
I was there in April of 2024. The history in Nuremberg goes all the way back to 1050. To fellow viewers, I highly recommend a trip to Germany if you are able. So much to see. The country and the people are wonderful too. .
It's an absolutely beautiful country!
Soon the German population will be a minority there as they already are in 65 other German cities and big towns The great replacement is well under way.
I took a bucket list trip to Germany in 2010 for the sole purpose of seeing the sites I had only seen films and pictures of. While in Nuremberg I visited these same sites including the Ehrenhalle and stood in the exact spot Hitler did during the 1933 rally. Also visited Munich and Berlin. I would love to go back someday. Great video!
Takes your breath away. Thanks for taking us along on your incredible adventures.
I understand folks being put off by the video, but what they have to remember is this is part of our history. Good, bad, ugly...it's facts and having lived in Germany as a teen I appreciate your video very much. There was so much I never got to see. The pure history is very interesting I'm what they built even being at war with the world.
I was stationed right next door to rally grounds at Merrell Barracks, formerly the SS barracks, back in the early eighties. We spent quite a bit of off-duty time at the reichsparteitag gelande and the little lakes there, known as the Dutzenteich. Good times.
I was at Monteith and Pinder barracks
My wife and I were just there in October. I love history, so we HAD to go. Even ugly history needs to be told. It's a very surreal feeling being there. Great video, BTW.
Very well done. In my career I made countless trips to Germany and Nuremberg is one of my favorite cities. Yes, the rally grounds and the museum there are excellent and a must visit but the city itself is very charming and filled with wonderful people.
Good video and thanks for sharing. I can’t quite imagine how weird it must of felt being there and standing where he once stood giving lectures it must of felt unsettling. You are right about how history has answers for the present and future
Just as yourself, I am a fan of history. Not all WWII but I do have a nice collection of items from that time period. A few years ago I was able to secure an original 1937 "Rally of Labour" photo album. It does bring a sense of awe and eeriness to go through that album and see many known faces who would change the world a couple years after that particular rally. There are also quite a few photos of the Zeppelin Field and the main platform.
Your coverage of all the German sites are the absolute best. Informative, great production, the personal stories. I really liked the Eagles Nest and Berghof. Loved when you brought back artifacts to their origins.
Another fantastic video, JD! Thank you for discussing this important place.
When I was stationed in Vilseck, I would take my wife and daughter to the Volksfest in Nuremberg. It was on the Grosse Strauss near the Crongress Hall ruins. Thank you the memory of the those good times. Even though you would not find WWII history there, head to Amberg. A beautiful little town full of history and beautiful buildings.
JD, I happened to be in Germany on holiday in late June of 2006, and some friends invited me to attend a World Cup soccer game (England vs. Trinidad & Tobago) at the stadium seen in the background of your podium shots. I parked my car and walked by the podium / Zeppelinfield in the way from the parking lot to the stadium and then back to the car. I took a few minutes to climb up and marvel at the history that had been made there. It was nice to see your video to revisit it virtually. Thank you and cheers.
Wow! What an amazing journey you were on and thank you for taking us with you via this vlog! I never knew some of these structures existed and your interposing old pictures were a great help. Thank you!!👏👏
I love the before and after pics JD! Really puts you back in time!
My mom was born and raised in Nuremberg (1932). My dad worked for AAFES and actually had an office down the hall from where the trials were held in the courthouse (1950’s). I have always wanted to spend a Christmas season in Nuremberg.
Parking was a challenge, but Christmas time in the old city was special!
2 Jan 1945 US air force bombs Nuremberg dropping 2000 plus tons of bombs 6000 mostly women and children were killed.
You must go as we have been to nurenbourg xmas markets, it's remarkable,do it time is ticking
I was stationed in Bamberg in the early 90’s. I had a lot of friends in Nuremberg. We used to spend a lot of time there. I think Nuremberg is my favorite German city, especially at the Christmas season. Thanks for the walk down memory lane.
Once again, thank you for what you do. Thanks for showing the world the history it has went through.
I'm too old to travel now. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and time with us.
GOD BLESS
An old lady in Texas!
Thanks!
I was stationed south of NURNBERG, and have gone to concerts here and stood in exact spot.
Very good video, and you’re right about history changing and human nature not. Preserve history so it can be learned from, and mistakes can be avoided in the future.
Fascinating video!
Thank you for naming the architects and showing what the final Congresshall was to look like.
Thank you for your EXCELLENT work. Stellar work. Scripting, videography, music and editing…Consistently excellent!
My former neighbor and friend, Wilburn K. Ross, received his Medal of Honor in a ceremony held at the rally grounds immediately after they blew up that swastika. There’s an information panel memorializing that ceremony to the left of the main stage there in the rally grounds.
Great overview. As an infantry officer I also toured this area and stood on the speakers platform in 1986.
Was a very odd experience as a student of WWII.
Also visited Dachau in 86 and this was a very close unsettling experience.
Proud to have served my country in Germany during Cold War. Great production. Thank you
C'est comme la vision d'un paysage après le passage d'un immense feu de forêt !
Ces édifices sont les témoins de ce passé !
Merci !
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Thanks JD. I keep thinking, should I ever have some serious money I would hire you to take my family on a tour for a month. Need to put myself there, to feel, see, smell, etc. Stay safe. Keep them coming.
Condor Airlines are very affordable going into Germany. I went into Frankfurt. Rental cars and hotels are similar in cost or lower than the U.S. You may be surprised how affordable it is.
@@PathfinderHistoryTravel Thank you.
The museum in the Congresshalle, The Documentation Centre, is an amazing museum. It is all about the build up to WW2 and how it was allowed to happen. We spent 7 hours going around this amazing museum (with a break in the middle for lunch). Then we went to the Zepplin field and stood where Hitler had been and wondered again about how this was allowed to happen.
I would not place much truth on the way it happened from what they say there in the Documentation centre
@@johnsmith-mq4eq In what way? Have you been?
I absolutely love your videos. Especially going over all of these structures and landmarks significant with history both good or bad. I’ve always wanted to visit these sites myself. Always enjoy your videos getting to see them knowing I’ll never be able to go myself.
When I was in the Normandy area, I had a tour guide on one of the three days I was there. He explained it like this. You have to remember that before the war, people lived their lives here, and after the war, they still had to live their lives.
I think they were more worried about survival and finding lost loved ones, rather than tearing down buildings. And to be honest, some of these places probably provided shelter and accommodation for people. We have to remember, the Germans didn’t escape unscathed. They removed all the symbolic Nazi propaganda, and moved on with their lives. One of my favorite things that I’ve seen in your videos, is that Hitlers office is just a storage room in a police station. A fitting end to the ideas of an insane man.
Great video JD, I saw things today that I have never seen of Nuremberg. I seem to recall the speaker platform had some changes at some point so its in the same location but the level and floor are different. Same view though
love this channel got so excited when I seen the new upload
Been hoping you’d go here one day! I was stationed about an hour away in Bamberg from 2010-2013 when I was in the Army. Went here a few times, but when my Dad flew out to visit, booked a tour with Geoff Walden, who runs the “Third Reich in Ruins” website. Such an amazing experience. Great video brother!
I was stationed in Germany from 1980 to 1982. I traveled quite a bit but two places in visited that made the hair stand up on the back of my neck were Nuremberg and Dachau. You had a good word for it. It was indeed eerie.
There were much worse prisons in Russia and the US than Dachau
As I was watching this I was wondering what it must feel like to be standing there and then you told us...I can only imagine. If they ever decide to use that site for something they should make it a concert venue. Use it to bring joy and fun to people.
Brilliant stream and excellently put at the end.
Your videos are very interesting going back through History in-person and visiting these locations in current times.
I visited Nuremberg in December 1990 the parade grounds were sports fields for the US Army then & we just drove right up to the grandstand & parked the car. It looks like it’s a racetrack now. Can’t wait for your documentary on the Palace of Justice.
It's a Racetrack since 1947, once in the year, called Norisring 😉
This is one that I have looked forward to, JD!
Thanks.
19:25 when I see it blow up all I can think of is the old Time Life WW2 video tape series commercial back in the 1980's
Very interesting I went there last year this added a lot more context well done
I was there earlier this year also tracing the history of the beginnings of Naziism and felt the same as you did that walking on those paving stones was walking - literally - in the footsteps of monsters. There is so much to see there including one of the art bunkers used to store Nazi art that is under the walls of the imperial palace.
If you ever get a chance to visit the concentration camp of Mauthausen please do.
Thank you for another superb video
I’m planning to go to Munich Next year. A long way for me but it is because these videos have inspired me to go and physically see some of the videoed locations. Thank you for the work you do.
JD is the best, an easy listening voice! Thanks for all the videos! A walking history lesson!!!
@@bigal1337 Thanks!
Great video! I filmed there last year but was limited on time. Thanks for the video.
Thank you for uploading this harsh reminder of the past and let's pray we never repeat this horror again
18:48
"Engineers like to blow things up"
Talk about an understatement, my friend.😂
First time I visited Dachau back in 1981, on the exit of the museum was the famous quote from George Santayana: "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." That's why these dark places remain. There is always hope someone gets the message.
Your work is amazing JD. We should always be reminded of the the past to learn how to better our future. 👍 👍 👍
Incredible video. JD never disappoints
Thanks, interesting film. Was there in August and stood in those same spots, found it very eerie.
The "Congress Hall", reminds me of near the end of, "The Sound of Music", when the Von Trapp family, sings before they escape.
In the late 70's I was stationed in Germany, on a tour of Nuremberg I looked for pieces of that giant swastika. I stood at that spot Hitler spoke, gave me goose bumps knowing both of my grandpas were part of his defeat!
Didn’t realize that the Norisring was built on old Nazi grounds. Learn something new every day!
Ya. It is a race track and was famous for the DTM races in the 70's onwards. Which tells you how Germany just has decided they will not erase the past but just lives with it
@ I found out that the nordschlife which isn’t too far from Nuremberg has some pretty interesting ties to WW2 also
JD been following you for a long time,just love your delivery on your show TB from Arkansas
Best Documentary. Everything is detailed. Excellent film. Kudos to you. 👏👏
I am enjoying these videos. A very sad part of history, but interesting to see the sites. I appreciate your little speech at the end. A reminder of what not to follow. Such evil it was. Thank you.
Phenomenal info sir!!! Thank you for all of your hard work and the fascinating content!!!!!
Appreciate that! Glad you’re enjoying it.
JD that is sooooo awesome! Thank you for taking us there.
I love what you said at the end, I think there are a lot of people today need to here that and the repeating patterns of the past, and why we can't let it ever happen again. It is true when they say those that forget the past are doomed to repeat it.
The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing........
Really enjoyed the video mate can't wait to see next one
Excellent information and commentary. Thank you 😊
I was stationed in nurnberg only a mile or so from this video, early 80s I loved Germany, I have some fantastic pics and great memories.I left in May 84❤from Ohio...
Crazy this site still exist after how much was destroyed during and immediately after the war. Great video!!
Wow, they did not want the swastika to fall in one piece. That was pretty sweet. Great job, JD. You caught a lot of small details with the camera. .
My grandmother stated during the war they would go on the tallest hillside in her village in the Steigerwald at night and witness the glow in the southeastern sky that was Nuremburg burning from the bombings.
The Steigerwald is about 85 km from Nuremburg showing how intense the flames were.
A Lancaster bomber crashed about 300 meters from her village during that timespan too as it was the main route for the allied bomber trails to Nuremburg. It may have been RCAF Lancaster, all crewmembers killed on impact.
That could well have been the aftermath of the raid at the end of March 1944, the biggest RAF raid on the city.
I got to admit. They did build gorgeous structures.
Fascist architecture is technically known as "brutalist." I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
JD, your message about remembering history by seeing the remains of it to prevent it from happening again is a message I think the history revisionists and those that want history to disappear in America need to hear, comprehend and learn from… If they would only open their closed minds. Amazing content as always.
Great video. I was stationed outside Nuremberg in a small town called Schwabach from 87-91. I can remember going to the Zeplin Field to watch fireworks on the 4th of July that the US Army hosted. I always thought it was so ironic to be celebrating the American 4th of July in an area that had been so scared from Nazi Germany. Good triumphs over evil.
Excellent work, JD. Thank you 🙏
Excellent video! Looking forward to visit Nuremberg next year and visit all these places, after my recent visit to Munich, Berchtesgaden and Obersalzberg this past Summer. Your videos motivated me to plan these amazing trips!!
It is sad they have the "golden room" closed, the main room located right under the podium and stairs, which must a very impressive place to see as well (it keeps its original decoration and swastikas in the room ceiling, similar to the Haus der Kunst in Munich - I heard this is why it remains closed, not sure if it's true).
You forgot to mention that the stadium we see on the far left side of the video when you're on top of the podium is the Max-Morlock-Stadion, which was used for the Nazi youth rallies during those years as well. So much history!! A very dark period in history, but still... relevant history to remember and learn from, not to be erased or destroyed!!
"Well, Engineers like to blow stuff up" Yeah we do!
Awful things happen in human history, and those awful things leave scars. Thank you for showing us the scars to remind us of what can happen.
It would have been cool if you got to visit the golden hall near the podium. I was lucky you go inside with a tour guide. Inside it is well preserved
Thanks JD for the video. You actually dropped it a few days before we were going to be going there. We went there today and your video helped put everything into context. We weren't able to go into the Congress Hall, but we walked around it. Being up and behind the podium where Hitler stood was very strange and sureal. We then went to the Nuremberg Trial Museum which was excellent and I can't wait for that video. Your video really was very helpful today. Now to enjoy the Christmas Markets.
Thanks JD appreciate you taking us along