Tank Battles of WW2 - The Battle of Maciejow
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- The battle of Maciejow is one of many forgotten tank battles on the eastern front. The Panther tanks of the II./SS-Panzer Regiment 5 were defending the area of Maciejow when the 11th Tank corps attacked with 2 brigades. At the end of the battle, the Panthers of the SS Wiking division claimed to have knocked out 103 Soviet tanks for the loss of 0 Panthers in return. Find out more about the battle in this video!
INFO:
Batailles & Blindés No. 80 (Caraktère) - Maciejow, le dernier coup de schlague de Mühlenkamp by S. Cazenave
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FOOTAGE:
Die Deutsche Wochenschau Nr 733 September 21 1944 ( • Video )
Die Deutsche Wochenschau Nr 729 August 23 1944 ( • Video )
Die Deutsche Wochenschau Nr 730 August 30 1944 ( • Video )
Die Deutsche Wochenschau Nr 737 October 18 1944 ( • Video )
Die Deutsche Wochenschau Nr 723 July 13 1944 ( • Video )
All the above found on the Swedish You Tube channel Historic Reels ( / channel )
Die Deutsche Wochenschau Nr 726 August 3 1944 ( • Video ) Found on ARTCinéma ( / channel )
WWII Soviets defeat Germans at Vitebsk in Summer 1944 English narration ( • Video ) Found on petr Warry PetrW ( / channel )
German newsreel excerpts SS ( • GERMAN NEWSREEL EXCERPTS ) as found on PublicResourceOrg ( / @publicresourceorg )
Pictures are from Google images, I can send the link if you want to.
MUSIC:
All music is from the TH-cam public audio library (www.youtube.co...)
From first to last song:
Borderless (2X)
Dark Alley Deals
Casual Desire
Spring
Omonia
Turning Slowly
This dude is too underappreciated by the community who are, in fact, interested in history but they only want to see or hear the important parts rather than hearing the entire story, therefore, having a completely one-sided opinion on one subject. Great job dude for doing this
Thank you so much for your very kind words! I really appreciate it!
Yep, i agree 👍 great work
I agree. Traditional historians tend to overlook these details in an effort to maintain brevity. Im a huge fan of Ace.
💯 agreed
Will you marry me?
What actually happens when you attack a well camouflaged German tank unit that has a good view of the battlefield.
Hint: it is not what you have seen in the Fury movie.
The unit wipes you out
Fury was SO disappointing. I read about, and hear people rave about the film. On par with 'Pearl Harbor'......ok, maybe not THAT bad, but close...
Richard Smith
I agree. I was stoked, naively thinking because the Bovington Tank Museum was involved, it would be good....
Sadly fury was just more propaganda good guy beats bad guy bullshit
@Cal Dev or chuck Norris
Mark Felton Productions and Ace Tank destroyers are one of the best TH-cam channels interms of history
I agree, please try this one too : th-cam.com/video/w7ubT3eHAy0/w-d-xo.html
Yeah, definitely!
Mark felton channel is a sensationalist channel without citation,, many mistakes
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@@jasonmussett2129 for instance, his video on Jagdtigers in the Ardennes in wrong; no Jagdtigers made it to the Ardennes due to fuel and road situation. The combat he described involved either Jagdpanthers of PzJager IVs. The unit histories that actually describe these units and prove it wrong are expensive and rare... no research was done, it is a common myth which Felton propagates. Making historical videos in time-consuming and expensive, both in time and money.
A VERY good documentary I must say. I knew that the 5th SS Wiking Panzer Division were one of the very best fighting units on either side during WW-II and this documentary proved that even during the long retreat from the Eastern Front, Wiking fought superbly. My compliments.
Phenomenal report of this battle that I have heard almost nothing about. Cracking report. Man alive the Panther was just astonishing especially when crewed by those well trained men....
Lend lease Shermans were a common sight around Kovel.............in newsreel footage they were in the streets of the town, destroyed. The Americans supplied 4000 specially modified, diesel powered Shermans to the soviets, and soviet commanders had favorable experiences with them. The US also supplied 100,000 6x6 Army trucks (with trailers and fully loaded with war materials) which basically mobilized a large part of the Red Army. US lend lease was vast, and enormous in scope of technology,materials,vehicles and even entire specialty factories.
My great uncle was a gunner on a panther during this fight. He was seriously wounded and sent back to Germany. The rest of his crew died, except for the loader who somehow pulled him from the tank. I think infantry actually helped. At that time, he had 13 kills as a gunner.
Good for them both. From what I've seen - to be trapped in an igniting afv was a hateful situation and no place for folks, whatever side.
What was his name? If he was in wiking he should’ve written a memoir but if you have his name and rank I can find lots of cool info about his wartime days and if had that many kills he’ll surely have a medal or two
Is he fight with the SS Panzer Regiment 5 ??.
Hmm my life is boring. I need a Panther!
Sure.....mr Thorson..
Let us pray that we never have to go through something like WW2.
My dad was on the eastern front and the few things he told me about that time were bad enough. But he never talked about the really terrible things. Those things haunted him in his dreams and I'll never forget how he screamed at night once his memories came back. Thirty years haven't been enough to process the experience and ultimately he became an alcoholic when he tried to wipe out the memories in this way. When finally I fully realized what he must have been through, he unfortunately wasn't there anymore.
Yeah indeed! Let's hope we don't have to go through such thing anymore! Very sorry to hear about your dad.
@@TheAceDestroyer
What makes me sad and angry is the fact that our parents and grandparents had to suffer so much before we could get to know something like peace and freedom. But now the memory of how terrible the past was fades away and it seems as if all the experiences of the previous generations have been for nothing.
Today's generations grow up in permanent peace and therefore take it as granted. They don't see the danger of populists and nationalists splitting societies, such as in the US, or what it means when those lunatics destroy the EU and bring us against each other again. Present generations can't imagine what war really means. I'm afraid it's true what's being said: That you only truly understand it when you experience it yourself.
Simple humans are not programmed to kill so wen we do we are haunted by it
My sympathy. A terrible war. Let's hope it never happens again.
I know that my father and the soldiers he commanded suffered after WWII but, I realized that most of them moved on with their lives. He fought in the US Army against the German Army in Italy and in France and witnessed destruction of a US tank battalion in Italy with the Germans using 88 mm guns.
Very glad you covered this battle. There’s so much to Operation Bagration and the Eastern Front in the Summer of ‘44 that doesn’t get enough attention. Some of the most intense tank and Panzergrenadier battles in the war.
This film was superb. I really appreciate the emphasis on the officers conducting the fights in your work. You’re a first rate historian for our time.
Thanks Mikey, I really appreciate it!
Thank you very much for this enthralling video about a battle I'd never heard of. It just goes to show what well trained, motivated troops can do despite being outnumbered by enemy forces. Thank you again.
I must say, "micro" diagrams of individual units at the battalion, company, and even platoon level is often very poorly done with confusing movements and even more confusing explanations of their organization; but this is superb. Easy to comprehend and a very interesting story. Keep up the amazing work!
Thank you very much mate! It truly means a lot!
Excellent research, first rate footage, good graphics and an informative and interesting presentation, please keep up the good work Ace Destroyer!
Thank you very much for the kind words!
Great job. Never hear about these "small" battles of WWII.
There is only one word for this Documentary: Excellent!
That brings a smile to my face! Happy to hear that you enjoyed it!
I've been reading about ww2 history for more than 10 years and I never knew about this engagement until today
Nice to hear deeds of Olf-Ola Olin, there is next to none information of him in Finnish SS history books, altho he is One of the few (if i recall right 5) finnish SS men that stayed with Germans after Finnisches Freiwillige battalion was sent home. And ad to that he was quit succesful officer. There is actually intresting story about how he and his unit used Jagdpanthers in Austria just before german surender, they got their Panzerjägers straight from factory line
Excellent, informative presentation. The extremes of the fighting in Russia isn’t as well documented as other western battles. Fascinating history and should not be forgotten! Thank you for the detail and effort in this account, great job!
Thanks! Very happy to see that you enjoyed it!
I have only read about this engagement - NEVER seen a documentary. Thank you!
Thanks to share, history is always made by the winners who like to forget some real facts………respect the courageous warriors of each sides who died in this conflict…
I never knew about this Battle of Maciejow. Thank you for informing me.
13:16 interesting to see the hit on the Panther and the zimmerit worn off. Yes, learned stuff.
awesome photo, yes
I found this interesting too, like the hit had weakened the zimmerit in the area, which decayed afterward
Thank you for a brilliant video and battle account.
Thank you! Very happy to see that you enjoyed it!
Your abilities in the 3 languages is superb!
Thanks! Yeah, I try my best to pronounce everything right. I butchered the names of towns however...
@@TheAceDestroyer Is my guess correct - you are German?
@@brianrodgers4636 No, I'm actually from Belgium, the Flemish part at least. But, I learn German at school.
@@TheAceDestroyer Well, as a German speaker myself I have to say your German is spot on. :)
An awesomely complete & factual accounting of these encounters! Thank you for all your research & production skills! :-))))
Thank you ace, another excellent video. I just finished guy sajer the forgotten soldier. It’s truly remarkable how Germany was able to fight for so long against insurmountable odds. They were often outnumbered 10:1 in terms of men and armour.
As usual Awesome video! Presentation was on point..
Thanks mate! Very happy to hear that!
They destroyed large numbers of Soviet tanks and still lost the war. Never invade Russia. Nice work on the video.
op Bagration was an astounding success but the ruse further south was NOT a total "fake out" of the germans since a very strong offensive was launched a mere 2 weeks, after "Bagration" was launched in the southern area where the germans EXPECTED the original assault. It is NOT that difficult to fool the enemy when your resources are SO extensive as to be able to launch offensives in BOTH places WITHIN a mere 2 weeks.
Excellent work buddy, you even had the pictures of the commanders. I have no idea how are you able to say the designations of various offices and their commander names, together, so well, except, if you are German. Regardless, with the funds available for this, great job.
Thank you very much! I'm actually from Belgium, but I learn German at school. Thanks again! I really appreciate the kind words!
@@TheAceDestroyer
You welcome, you da man. I look forward to more videos. Good luck with your project. I subscribed, I wont be the last. Best wishes.
This is fantastic,very informative and well narrated.
Thanks for the kind words! I really appreciate it!
@@TheAceDestroyer you are most welcome my friend,i am also a new sub now :))
So glad I found your channel. Great knowledge and mapping the battles combined with footage is excellent!
Thanks! It means a lot to me! Very happy to see that you're enjoying the content!
It takes true dedication and time to achieve your level of professional documentation. I'm slowly putting together similar content with extract from Ken Touts 'A fine night for tanks' The road to Falaise' by Ken Tout.
@@MushroomFromMars Nice! I would love to see it!
1000+ Artillery units? Russians sure love their artillery.
CMDRFandragon they do
The Battle of Berlin alone is the largest artillery bombardment made by the Soviet during the war, they beaten the amount of Western Allied air bombings on the city.
Stalin said artillery is the god of war.
They could never win any fight without it.
Rumors that Russian generals actually shelled each other's forces near Berlin trying to be the one to sack the city and get to kiss Stalin's ring are probably true.
Thanks for sharing Soviet Storm with us which is really 18 episodes will maks you look at all 18 episodes
Love your videos...Always learn something new and I love WW2 history, especially from the German side. Thanks again.
Comments like these bring a smile to my face! Thank you! Very happy to see that you enjoy my videos!
Thanks for the videos. Really well done, appreciate the work
Your videos have to be the most in depth I've ever watched. Just curious on where you research the battles. I have always been intrigued with history, especially the world wars. As always, awesome video
Thanks! I always try to tell the stories of those who actually fought the battle, that often requires me to go in depth. I have a few French magazines which always give good coverage of some battles. Together with books and the internet I put the puzzles together and make the script. Always very happy to see that people enjoy the content, so thank you very much!
Nice to know about these forgotten battles rather than the usual ones. On both sides. Somebody's father, husband, brother or son. This isn't about politics or the despicable crimes committed by the Nazi regime, this is about the men on both sides who died before their time. Will we ever learn? Big thanks to the Ace Destroyer for telling the story of these small battles where so many died for nothing.
@The AceDestroyer your documentaries are always enjoyable to watch!!
Thank you very much! Very happy to see that you enjoyed it! Thanks!
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As someone who has been in the military for over 10 years now I really appreciate the self made graphics. Terms and military symbols are generally only understood by seasoned officers and senior NCO's (at least in America haha). As someone who has been fascinated by WW2, specifically tank battles, it's a treat to find your channel and I look forward to past and future content!
Here in German even Privates have to learn tactical symbols...
@@TheLocomotionFan You are as humble as President Trump, I can tell! Thanks for the insight.
I like this guy,
He tells the detailed history.
Well done mate.
I'm very pleased to hear that! Thank you!
Impressive narration by Ace Destroyer. I loved the battle descriptions showing a knowledge of the tactics considered and used by both sides.The SS Viking however showed superior technical skills in Gunnery,Manoeuvre tactics and Map Appreciation. Excellent! I've subscribed. Keep the Videos coming. Thumbs up.Danke.
Thank you very much! I'm thrilled to hear that!
I especially like the follow up info about the men involved. It brings a story to life.
Hey u actually need to talk about forward scouting troops that directed tank fire. Tanks couldn't always operate without infantry eyes
Excellent research, thanks for the uploads. Wiking div. were certainly a potent force, I think the original intake were Scandinavian volunteers.
Congratulations for the channel, from Catalonia.
Cheers mate! I appreciate it!
Appreciate these history lessons. :) Thank you for posting!
awesome footage and information, thank you
Excellent work as always. AceDestroyer, you always deliver. Serious commentary and well chosen relevant footage makes your channel my go to for unbiased history. Thank you.
Very well done documents. Also nice to see finnish top scoring tank ace Ola Olin actions mentioned here.
You should cover the battle of Brody? I think I spelt that right? Love your channel Ace!
Great job! You really take your time and do research - I really appreciate you work!)
Thanks mate! It really means a lot!
I love the exact pronunciation of German it is one of the best features of this video
I guess Wargaming don't like to admit that there is no such thing as Soviet bias when it comes to T-34 76 coming up against Panthers!
When I found out WOT was owned by a Russian named Sergey, it all made sense why Soviet tanks are more dominant than any of their rivals...
It's actually owned by the Kislyi family. Victor Kislyi is the largest shareholder (64%) and the rest of the family owns a sizeable stake. They bankrolled the initial startup, even finding funding from unusual sources to get it going.
The company originated in Belorussia and now has the HQ in Cyprus. Victor is a games programmer and came up with a variety of online games. World of Tanks was created based on the existing programs and started in 2010. They started with Soviet, German and American tanks and added more nationalities years later.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wargaming_(company)
@@WOTArtyNoobs you do realize that he isn't the AceDestroyer, right?
@Dwarov 1 - Absolutely true. You can have the best equipment with well trained men, but if the tactics are wrong, they will be beaten.
I think the key was the communications. Flags dont do well compared to radios.
Also ambushing and waiting for infantry to take the impact and report the armor position, while you roll out from the rear and know where to go and what to expect.
That had to be done because of the low armor numbers compared to Soviet numbers.. on the other hand Soviets had an entire front to move and engage an enemy expecting them.
They moved a line, while germans hit spots..
Just like Whitman did hell to the western allies in France..
11:35 "he gave the order to Feuer Frei"
Till Lindman singing in my head: Bang! Bang!
Ghost Erik
Till Lindemann :P
Interesting/informative/entertaining. Excellent still-motion photography pictures. Along with detailed maps. Enabling viewers to better understand what the orator was describing. Wishing viewers a safe/healthy/prosperous (2024) 🌈🎉💵🤔.
Great historical story, thank you :) If you can. Check out the Finnish and Soviet war, theres alot to be told there. :)
As usual another fine Vídeo...
It's MAH - CHE - YOOF, which translates as "The Maciej's Place" ("Maciej" being the Polish for "Matthias").
Thanks! In the meantime I now know how it should be pronounced. I however didn't know where it came from, so thank you very much!
Wonderful research! I have been playing this battle using the MEMOIR 44 board game. Outstanding German defense and tactics. Very tough for the Soviets but only a setback in a parade of Soviet victories.
Great to hear of unknown or previously reputed actions.
This battel demonstrates with experienced crews how superior the Panther was.
Thanks cobber . Look forward to watching the next doco' .
Top notch content as always! Thank you man!
Didn't know my favorite division did such an astonishing thing!
Did you know that your favourite unit shot 600 jews during operation Barbarossa?!
@@Pascal-js2rs that makes them even better!
Pascal All about Jews, right?
RIP too all them Brave Men
Thank you for a beautiful documentary. "Die Flute spielt fur sich selbst nicht fur uns!" Viking's battle moto.
Excellent, really enthralling and fantastic pronunciation
Thank you! I try to do my best! I did however pronounce Maciejow all wrong. Been getting a lot of comments from Polish people about it...
This is very well done.
Good bit of research there. I also liked you maps very much. And yes, I'd never heard of this battle. Very impressive.
Thanks! Happy to hear you like the maps as well. I make all of them myself, these ones were particularly difficult to make as I had to base them on the reports as I couldn't find official maps of the battle.
@@TheAceDestroyer Wow, now I'm even more impressed. They certainly make visualising the battle much easer. Congratulations.
Shaving your face one minute, and knocking out T-34s while wearing only shorts in the next.
Just your average day on the Ostfront.
@@dougrobbins5367 prob not, cause the soviets where the one dying like flies
@@dougrobbins5367 Why don't you guys keep politics out of this and actually learn some history? WW2 is long over and the world is completely different now.
@@JimmyPtheman This is history. Are you going to teach us, professor?
First learn to separate politics and history. Historical reality is not politics. YOu are full of shit.
@@Captain_Frank_Abagnale You sound like you have the IQ of a loaf of bread
I've just watched scenes from 1 of the greatest tank battles in history and we have communists and fascists arguing in the comments section...chimps!
This is wonderful and very enjoyable,thank you.
My pleasure! Happy to hear that!
Absolutely rivetting watching these little known but epic battles...extremely well presented and narrated. Thanks to Ace Destroyer and Mr Felton for keeping the memories and records of these actions alive. Please keep em coming. Are your presentstions of WW2 only or do they include more modern conflicts? Plenty untold stories from the South African border conflict amongst others...thanks again for your good works gentlemen, much appreciated.
Thank you! I'm glad to see that you enjoyed it! My videos are only of battles during the Second World War. However, there are occasional WW1-related videos as well.
Played this map in the mobile app Panzer Marshall. Heavy battles. So many stories of German tanks just cutting through enemy tanks. Makes me wonder what would have happened if Germany had the industrial capacity and oil resources they needed.
German strategy was faulty - they were building very expensive, complex tanks with bad reliability in small numbers. Production was increasing in 1944, not declining despite popular belief. It's not that production was attacked and that was the problem. The problem is that Germany was investing in tanks that were too expensive vs. allies that built cheaper, more reliable tanks in far greater numbers.
@@mrvk39 yes I know. You have America rolling 50 000 Shermans. One German General believed the solution was to focus on artillery and anti tank guns as you can produce 21 anti tank guns for one tiger's steel. Manstein believed Stugs were the way to go as you get 3 Stugs for evry tiger
One reason why the germans build such expensive and complex tank instead of mass PZ IV is thst they simply lacked the manpower to crew so many tanks.
@@warplane13 that is not true. Soviets, for example, never outnumbered German troops by more than 2.5 to 1 during WWII. Lack of soldiers wasn't what did the Reich in.
@@WarReport. yes, exactly! An updated Stug was more than capable as a tank hunter. Tigers by 1944 were reduced to just ambush killers due to allied air superiority and Soviet offensives. Tigers might've been useful in large tank formations for Pincer movements alla 1941.. but by 1943-1944 Germany was fighting a defensive war and Tigers and especially King Tigers were just a waste. But, Hitler's megalomania insisted upon them.
Brilliant Video, thanks 👍👍👍
Stalin purged all of his best leaders from the military early on in the war, leaving him with bad officers and the worst weapons of the war.It took many times the number of Soviets to take out smaller German positions with horrendous losses.Hand cranked Turrets and poor reliability, made even the hated Sherman a vastly better tank than the T34...........It took the Tank killing "Ill 2 Sturmovichs" to reverse the trend.The Germans truly feared that plane as it was hard to shoot down and could easily take out a Tiger tank with it's twin cannons and bombs.Their Rear gunners shot down many German fighters praying it was the single seat version of the Sturmovich.Near the end of the war the German pilots were told to just run from them.
Would it be possible to cover Wiking's operations from a week later in and around Nurzec-Stacja, Poland? There are a decent number of photos of the operation but I cannot find much conclusive information about it on the internet
Maybe, I'll see what I can dig up. If I can find a decent amount of information I'll make a video since it will go pretty well with this one. But I cannot promise anything.
@@TheAceDestroyer Wow, a quick reply, thank you! I thoroughly enjoy your work and look forward to whatever content you put out! :)
@@kleinerPanzer I'm happy to hear that! Thanks!
Great battle report!
I love this channel! True history - but dude, to be a "real" history channel, you need more stories about aliens and stuff.
Yep absolutely fantastic very interesting to listen to .
I made a quick Google search and I could not even find WHEN this battle found place. Can sbdy help me?
That's because it's such a forgotten battle. I also had an incredibly hard time finding info. It took place mainly from the 6th to 8th of July, as I mentioned in the video.
Lucky for the Soviets, the 'Lion of Belgium' was on R and R in Poland at the time. ; Sank jü for the great video!!
Degrelle?
@@EnglishShieldwall Yes. :)
Good video. As a curiosity Maciejow is spelled "mah-chyayooff".
Thanks! Oh wow thank you for telling me, I wondered how to pronounce it and now I know!
Excellent channel well done SUBSCRIBED.....
Thanks! I really appreciate it!
Great video about SS Wiking
One segment mentions 6 of 7 Soviet T34/85's being knocked out. I imagine a lot of this is due to the extraordinary 88 mm guns being used extensively throughout the Panzer units?
Well, Panther tanks, which were used in this Panzer unit, have 75mm guns. But, the effect is the same as an 88mm. Very high velocity and very powerful.
Just good shooting.
I like very much you video👏👍 Tiger is best tank in ww2👌
Well done! Thanks !
New game...everytime this guy says "MULE-lenkamp", everybody drink.
another excellent video !!!!
Thanks! Very happy to hear that you enjoy the content!
The german armour in the open field would give a bloody nose to anything in sight, but that was it, in the massive Bragation "invasion" this battle was just a spot.
Two madmen sacrificing millions of good men
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Yes.
Exactly!
@Paul Zozak On the eve of the Nazi invasion, the USSR had the mightiest land force on Earth, intelligence network all over Europe and experienced commander. Not to mention that the Soviets vastly outnumbered the Germans in planes and tanks, and had equal number of troops.
All went to the dogs on June 23, 1941.
@Paul Zozak poo on gaza
It didn't say but was there any Nashorn SD KFZ 164 Tank Destroyers in this battle.
I'm part of the team trying to restore the only running Nashorn left out of 3 in the world. Unfortunately a recent fire destroyed everything that would burn so there is nothing left of the interior of the tank and I am researching that aspect of the tank at present. I am trying to get as much information about all the electrical system and instruments.
Not to my knowledge, no. Oh, you're a part of the Nashorn restoration team. I saw it on Facebook what happened, absolutely terrible! Well, I really am not an engineer and I don't know anything about electronics, certainly not on tanks. I hope you'll find what you're looking for. I hope somebody else in the comments will know a bit or two about Nashorn electronics. I want to wish you all the best on your outstanding project though! I would really like to see the finishing result!
@@TheAceDestroyer I am helping with the research into the wiring and instrument panels, something, that as far as we know, there are none left. I only have a diagram in a Nashorn Handbook which is sketchy at best.
The damage was so extensive the fire investigator could not find a cause but luckily it was built like a tank so the main bits survived but everything else that could burn did. The majority of the tyres have to be replaced but The Weald Foundation donated what they had in wheels so that helped tremendously. Robby found a place in Poland that is going to make the tyres for it and the rest is pure hard work.
I have contacted any engineering company in Berlin during WWII as I read that Alkett resourced their materials locally so as to help with production speed. That would mean they got their batteries, wiring and instruments from around Berlin.
You can see the work they have done so far getting it back they have also named it Phoenix
facebook.com/Nashorn.SD.KFZ.164.restauration/
If any of your viewers know anything about the Nashorn interior that would be great for us then ask them to like the FB page and comment if they think they can help.
This fills a void of my knowledge of Eastern tank warfare, kudos
Thanks for another well researched & presented video. I have studied the war for 60 years, and you still teach me a lot, and I have yet to catch you making any major errors. That is a killer for a presenter's credibility and makes it very difficult to enjoy a video.
I have said this on another one of your vids, but I hear what sounds like Liverpool in your English. Have you lived or studied there, or is it just my imagination? I had a good friend from Belgium years back, and he didn't have that Liverpudlian edge. Not a complaint by any means, your English is superb & much better than my Dutch, French, or German. :)
Haha thanks! No, never been to Liverpool. I did visit Scotland when I was 3 years old, but I harldy remember anything of that trip.
He gave the order to FEUER FREI cue Rammstein heavy metal
Haha, yeah, I know the song as well...
Remarkable research!
I love your correct pronunciation of these German names
Am I the only one who thinks that the separate pictures of the Germans look like they are right out “Central Casting “ for Hollywood Nazis ?
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I could be wrong but I think the narrator's first language is german
@Jim lastname
so I am slightly wrong ....that is a good day for me
@Jim lastname
actually, I'm satisfied with your first response ... as you indicated before, dutch is really only a dialect of german so the pronunciations are going to be pretty close
however, if you find out I would be glad to read your post
@Jim lastname
and Howdy from Texas ....glad to meet you!
We need more forgotten history cuz i love it xD
Have you read "Tigers in Mud" by Otto Carius? I was looking for video of the fighting around Narva when I first came across your series. It is interesting, but he is prone to frequent diversions to sing the praises of the glorious battle to save the world from one madman while dancing around the subject of serving another. Aside from this, it is pretty interesting, and he does give the Soviet fighting man credit for tenacity and their superiority in dealing with the swampland so much of the fighting took place in in that whole area.
No, I still need to buy it actually. I have read fragments though.
It is a great book. And i think you might have to reread it as you seem to have missed the point of the book.
Another amazing video, keep up the good job!
Thanks mate!
You and Dr Mark Felton. excellent docos well researched. You both seem to be able to correctly pronounce German names words etc to the standard most Germans would compliment you on .Well done
Thanks for the kind words! it really means a lot!