Interview with the Deutsches Panzermuseum Director. Pt 1, The Museum.

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  • čas přidán 6. 12. 2018
  • This is the first of a three-part interivew with Ralf Raths, who runs the Panzermuseum in Munster, Germany. This video, we discuss the museum itself. Parts two and three will cover doctrine and tanks.

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  • @MilitaryAviationHistory
    @MilitaryAviationHistory Před 5 lety +153

    Wishing them all the best with their upcoming plans to rebuild parts of the museum!

    • @danielaramburo7648
      @danielaramburo7648 Před 2 lety +1

      I nominate you are the Luftwaffe god. Ian from forgotten weapons is Gun Jesus, the chieftain is the tank god.

  • @MorningGI0ry
    @MorningGI0ry Před 5 lety +247

    If Ralf gets his beard together he could be in the run for tank jesus

    • @MrGreghome
      @MrGreghome Před 5 lety +35

      No, stop!
      I can only worship so many military and armament god's!

    • @Apollo_1641
      @Apollo_1641 Před 5 lety +21

      This is getting out of hand!
      Now there are two of them!

    • @alexv6324
      @alexv6324 Před 5 lety +11

      He couldn't sound more stereotypically German if he tried, which would be perfect.

    • @Niklas.K95
      @Niklas.K95 Před 5 lety +4

      ​@@alexv6324 the pronunciation isn't that easy. Try to speak german. You certainly will sound like a wet towel.

    • @alexv6324
      @alexv6324 Před 5 lety +8

      Niklas K.
      I wasn't criticizing him, I'm just saying he fits the part. And I took a few years of German, believe me, I know.

  • @HistoryGameV
    @HistoryGameV Před 5 lety +36

    Incredible nice guy, was a great pleasure to talk with him two days ago. I am really thrilled for the rebuild museum!

  • @Colinpark
    @Colinpark Před 5 lety +34

    Ralf sounds like the guy you want to buy beer and lunch for and then listen. He seems quite interesting!

  • @NotDave_x
    @NotDave_x Před 5 lety +31

    I really like German Ian from forgotten weapons.

  • @kingofhogwarts9499
    @kingofhogwarts9499 Před 5 lety +31

    Guter Mann der Raths

    • @TrinitusGeo
      @TrinitusGeo Před 5 lety +2

      Ja - der ist super! Ich hoffe ihn mal kennenzulernen...

  • @cameronscott6717
    @cameronscott6717 Před 5 lety +32

    Can we have panzer 3 part 2 please!!!

  • @abc-oq7dt
    @abc-oq7dt Před 5 lety +7

    I adore this museum. I visited here some time ago and had an amazing time. 🙂

  • @jaydub51512
    @jaydub51512 Před 5 lety +9

    Great interview - Ralf Raths always interesting!

  • @Bladerunner5434
    @Bladerunner5434 Před 5 lety +67

    Nice interview. Did you find your furniture yet? Panzer 3 part 2?Merry Xmas.

    • @tzmndevill6555
      @tzmndevill6555 Před 5 lety +6

      yes where the heck is part 2? they shoot all at one time normally

    • @abaialsa712
      @abaialsa712 Před 2 lety

      Is it ok to hate israel

  • @CrazyHenkie777
    @CrazyHenkie777 Před 4 lety +2

    I've been a few times to this museum. It has a very nice collection. I wish them lots of luck with their future plans.

  • @shawnchung5336
    @shawnchung5336 Před 5 lety +65

    Wah hey! First Gun Jesus shows of the mythical Stoner 63, then an hour later Tank Museum shows of their new Standard Beverette ‘armoured car’ and now the Chieftan is in Munster! Happy happy joy joy

    • @peterkroger7112
      @peterkroger7112 Před 5 lety +1

      It's like x-mas already.:-)

    • @MrSaNF
      @MrSaNF Před 5 lety +1

      "...and now the Chieftain is in Munster showing of the Tank Jesus." Fixed that for you.

    • @shawnchung5336
      @shawnchung5336 Před 5 lety

      Hey he hasn’t gone inside a Panzer 1 or 2 yet. Maybe Ralf has a working Panzer available for a test drive?

    • @stewartellinson8846
      @stewartellinson8846 Před 5 lety

      @@shawnchung5336 The tank museum Bovington has a pair of Panzer IIs and a Panzer I command tank. I wonder if they will feature, especially as the Panzer III is now showing...

    • @markfryer9880
      @markfryer9880 Před 5 lety

      Oh dear, Shawn is on a You Tube tank high.
      Someone please sit him down and give him a nice cup of tea, white and one. Hands Shawn a paper bag to breathe into slowly. Shakes head slowly at the sad prospect of getting Shawn safely through the Xmas, New Year period bereft of new tank videos.

  • @whiskeyinthejar24
    @whiskeyinthejar24 Před 5 lety +1

    I was very lucky to visit the panzer museum on a trip to Germany. Long way from Australia!

  • @mtodd4723
    @mtodd4723 Před 5 lety +9

    He does a good job of explaining things . great video .

  • @DarkElemag
    @DarkElemag Před 5 lety +3

    Amazing place, as all of the tanks museums and collections. Thanks for the upload.

  • @JustSomeCanuck
    @JustSomeCanuck Před 5 lety +20

    Indy Neidell has a video where he went to this museum to look at late-World War I German tanks. Perhaps you could suggest he try and make a return trip for World War II?

    • @MrGreghome
      @MrGreghome Před 5 lety +1

      Sadly, I don't think Indy is the sort of guy that would do military equipment justice.
      Bismarck or MHV would do a much better job.
      Heck, even Gun Jesus would do a better job on tanks.

    • @JustSomeCanuck
      @JustSomeCanuck Před 5 lety +6

      That's why Indy goes to these museums and interviews the local experts for insight about the tactics/vehicles/history.

  • @DecoratedSPLATTER
    @DecoratedSPLATTER Před 5 lety +6

    excellent upload sir, Mr. Raths is really smart The_Chieftain rocks!

  • @cgross82
    @cgross82 Před 5 lety +1

    Sehr interessant! Das sieht nach einer sehr wichtigen Sammlung aus! Ich freue mich darauf, es in Zukunft zu besuchen!

  • @turbografx16
    @turbografx16 Před 5 lety

    Sounds like an excellent museum, I like Mr. Raths ideas very much!

  • @brianhurley6289
    @brianhurley6289 Před 5 lety +1

    Ralf is a very interesting guy to listen to. He explains it all very well. They had an older ex panzer crew man talking before on videos. He was good too. Keep up the good work!

  • @witeshade
    @witeshade Před 5 lety +18

    That dude seemed way too excited about someone driving a tank through one of the walls haha... That would be epic. Maybe coordinate with a ww2 movie in production so they can film it as a practical effect

    • @markfryer9880
      @markfryer9880 Před 5 lety +1

      I think we have discovered his secret ambition for during the renovations. It's OK, we understand, we all have that secret desire, it's just explaining it to civilians and authorities that is the problem.

    • @danielaramburo7648
      @danielaramburo7648 Před 2 lety

      @@markfryer9880 just get a movie permit and say you are filming an advertisement video.

  • @thomaswilson3437
    @thomaswilson3437 Před 5 lety +7

    I like the partnership between the military and the city. I’m not sure the US could support the same sort of relationship due to our legal system, but interesting nonetheless.

    • @beersmurff
      @beersmurff Před 4 lety +3

      Plus, like with movies, any part involving the US military requires it to be shown in a patriotic way. German military does not claim to be heroes or if they had or hadnt super tanks. They state facts.

  • @gixxeronyour6
    @gixxeronyour6 Před 5 lety

    Guess I'll have to put a visit to that place on my bucket list. Thanks Chieftain

  • @frankwhite3406
    @frankwhite3406 Před 5 lety

    Excellent most interesting and informative , keep up the good work!

  • @iankerridge5720
    @iankerridge5720 Před 5 lety +1

    Good Luck to them for their re- modelling. Good to see the Panzers celebrated on their home soil👍

  • @markfryer9880
    @markfryer9880 Před 5 lety

    Lots of big plans afoot for the museum. Ralf's idea of multiple visits does sound like a good idea. Tad difficult personally living in Australia but for you guys who live closer it's a tempting prospect.

  • @Captain_Coleslaw
    @Captain_Coleslaw Před 5 lety +1

    Was there last year, such a cool museum!!

  • @andrewwaterman9240
    @andrewwaterman9240 Před 5 lety +3

    Sounds like a really nice museum! Nice job!

  • @derekmcmanus1423
    @derekmcmanus1423 Před 5 lety +6

    Another epic video from the Chieftain! 😀

  • @clazy8
    @clazy8 Před 5 lety

    Wow, the museum is going to be fantastic

  • @ptonpc
    @ptonpc Před 5 lety

    Sounds like a great plan. One day I might be able to visit.

  • @ReformedSooner24
    @ReformedSooner24 Před 5 lety +8

    Wait....I KNOW THIS GUY! He’s on Greatest Tank Battles!

  • @tisFrancesfault
    @tisFrancesfault Před 5 lety +6

    Regarding spare parts as odd as it may sound it may be worth talking to jay Leno!
    He's really at the front of understanding the requirements of manufacturing replacement parts for vehicles that no longer have parts available and could perhaps advise on how to start going about it for your fleet! :P

  • @shanechostetler9997
    @shanechostetler9997 Před rokem

    I’m hoping to see it in about 3 weeks, from Washington State👍👍👍

  • @bradjohnson4787
    @bradjohnson4787 Před 5 lety

    This sounds like a great museum--combined arms! Yessiree!

  • @thurin84
    @thurin84 Před 5 lety

    i like this guy. he seems like a great guy to be looking after history.

  • @lwilton
    @lwilton Před 5 lety

    What a neat guy! They couldn't have found a better guy to be head of their museum!

  • @nomansland8232
    @nomansland8232 Před 4 lety

    Thanks ! Nice and informative. Kepp on :)

  • @alexair1
    @alexair1 Před 5 lety

    Great guy.

  • @Punisher9419
    @Punisher9419 Před 5 lety +1

    Sounds great.

  • @vidribbin
    @vidribbin Před 5 lety

    amazing to watch :))

  • @jacks4733
    @jacks4733 Před 5 lety +1

    Sehr gut!

  • @TrinitusGeo
    @TrinitusGeo Před 5 lety +1

    Herr Raths ist klasse!!!

  • @timblack6422
    @timblack6422 Před 2 lety

    Too cool!

  • @Piratfred
    @Piratfred Před 5 lety

    Sehr gutes Interview, sehr lustig! Very good Interview, very funny.

  • @icy3-1
    @icy3-1 Před 2 lety

    Yep, no wonder Mr. Raths was familiar. I remember him from the Greatest Tank Battles series from way back then.

  • @rayhan_2k841
    @rayhan_2k841 Před 5 lety +1

    I feel like I have seen him in a few tank documentaries before...

  • @ryanhawn1846
    @ryanhawn1846 Před 5 lety

    I like this guy from military history channel

  • @homiespaghetti1522
    @homiespaghetti1522 Před 5 lety

    Just wondering, when is panzer 3 episode 2 coming out?

  • @Jermster_91
    @Jermster_91 Před 5 lety

    Did I miss the 2nd Part of the Panzer III L video?

  • @Alec-kd4ps
    @Alec-kd4ps Před 5 lety +1

    When is panzer 3 part 2 coming?

  • @Karelwolfpup
    @Karelwolfpup Před 5 lety

    heheh, I like Ralph, he's doing good work and seems to have a great attitude

  • @exactinmidget92
    @exactinmidget92 Před 5 lety +26

    the only thing that could of damage a Pz2000 is a Toyota Hilux
    .

    • @Niklas.K95
      @Niklas.K95 Před 5 lety +3

      ...with enough speed. It may break reality itself but it will work!

    • @Alpostpone
      @Alpostpone Před 5 lety +5

      @@Niklas.K95 Hilux never breaks. There just isn't a cannon large enough to fire it.

    • @Jesses001
      @Jesses001 Před 5 lety +1

      Might dent the fender though. Got to be careful of those fenders on the Hilux. Of course the tank would be totaled.

    • @QqJcrsStbt
      @QqJcrsStbt Před 3 lety

      @@Alpostpone Talk to the stunts department. I think the electric rail gun thingy (EMALS) in the deck of a new battlefleet carrier would do (45 tonnes to 150mph).

  • @JustFamilyPlaytime
    @JustFamilyPlaytime Před 5 lety +22

    Ralf looks like a bad guy from a Die Hard movie.

    • @chrisgibson5267
      @chrisgibson5267 Před 5 lety +1

      Just needs a pair of mirrored aviators and maybe a briefcase.....Yes and Part II for the Panzer III please....

    • @ante90
      @ante90 Před 5 lety +1

      Especially when he said “that’s a lie” very evil villain 🦹‍♂️

    • @eeeboytvr
      @eeeboytvr Před 5 lety +1

      Ralph is actually a very talented English actor ;)

    • @hagergrinkenschmied8019
      @hagergrinkenschmied8019 Před 5 lety

      There's is only one thing left to say: "Yippie Yah Yei Schweinebacke!"😂

  • @cobalt2361
    @cobalt2361 Před 5 lety

    When is Panzer III Part 2 coming out????

  • @alexfish3120
    @alexfish3120 Před 5 lety

    Major Moran
    Were you ever at Yad Lashiryon? its in israel and it has a cool Soviet-Egyptian T-34 100mm

  • @KenshiroPlayDotA
    @KenshiroPlayDotA Před 5 lety

    MEIN GOTT, DAS PANZERMUSEUM IS HERE !!!

  • @masterxm1972
    @masterxm1972 Před 5 lety

    I know your kinda the tank guy but i would really love to see your take on the hill aerospace museum in Utah. They have an a-10 with an extra gun so you can see the internals and hell war gaming still develops World of Warplanes right? Use that as a reason for you work to pay your airfare.

  • @VonRammsteyn
    @VonRammsteyn Před 5 lety +1

    I could camp inside that museum 4 a week... If i was allowed to do so... Too bad i live in the other corner of the world... Nice to see people trying to bring history back to life in this days...

    • @Lisandro-ym1sc
      @Lisandro-ym1sc Před 5 lety +1

      Same here, but hope is the last se should lose my friend...

    • @markfryer9880
      @markfryer9880 Před 5 lety +1

      Night at the Museum, Tank Museum that is.

  • @alejandroosorio7865
    @alejandroosorio7865 Před 5 lety

    Panzer III part 2?

  • @AdamMann3D
    @AdamMann3D Před 5 lety

    I didn't know shawn Michaels worked for Munster.

  • @hasmatiks
    @hasmatiks Před 5 lety +1

    ”four to five visits in the next five years - MINIMUM”

  • @TheIfifi
    @TheIfifi Před 5 lety

    Did you not visit this months ago? Nice!

  • @ishouldgetalif3
    @ishouldgetalif3 Před 5 lety +1

    i don't know about any of you but, i gush over the sight of a Bicycle.

  • @aidan11162
    @aidan11162 Před 5 lety +2

    I just caught the bit about taking a former East German tank for security 😂

  • @asmodon
    @asmodon Před rokem

    Sadly the funding for the new museum fell through. Hopefully they‘ll be able to work something out in the next few years.

  • @derkaltefisch
    @derkaltefisch Před 5 lety

    The reincarnation of Kurt Knispel, the hippie ace ;-)

  • @JazzJaRa
    @JazzJaRa Před 5 lety

    I hope they get an M18 Hellcat ^^

  • @FrooSti2010
    @FrooSti2010 Před 5 lety

    monster

  • @timothyhouse1622
    @timothyhouse1622 Před 5 lety

    I didn't know HBK had a German brother.

  • @bootlesspick3592
    @bootlesspick3592 Před 5 lety +1

    So I’m guessing you solved your furniture problem?

  • @donnerschwein
    @donnerschwein Před 3 lety +1

    Look, it's tank Jesus! 🙏🏻

  • @JoakimfromAnka
    @JoakimfromAnka Před 5 lety +10

    Panzergranate laden

  • @nagmashot
    @nagmashot Před 5 lety +2

    the two guys i respect most talking about tanks, Ralf Raths always try to throw out the propaganda myth created during ww2 and after and Chieftain for his well researched hard facts about tanks that sometimes or many times piss off the fanboys.. cant wait to see more of you two

  • @jeffbangle4710
    @jeffbangle4710 Před 5 lety +1

    Re-upload?

    • @torbenjohansen6955
      @torbenjohansen6955 Před 5 lety

      yes the same as last time ( part 1) but hey it was a good one so lets all watch it again

    • @A.J.K87
      @A.J.K87 Před 5 lety +1

      No, this video was also uploaded to the world of tanks north america youtube channel. All the video's he does for wargaming get uploaded to the world of tanks channel and a little later to his own channel. He does the same thing with the inside the chieftain's hatch video's.

  • @sherlockholmes9326
    @sherlockholmes9326 Před 5 lety

    This curator has a very relatable sense of humour. Unusual for a German I find!

  • @RedMadDead
    @RedMadDead Před 5 lety

    I'm an Archivist, so... ;)

  • @yereverluvinuncleber
    @yereverluvinuncleber Před 5 lety

    P O N Y T A I L !

  • @silenthunteruk
    @silenthunteruk Před 5 lety

    How far is this place from where the German surrender to Montgomery was?

  • @FirstMetalHamster
    @FirstMetalHamster Před 5 lety

    Just get a Keiler and flail that old hall to pieces.

  • @bluefleet1655
    @bluefleet1655 Před 5 lety

    and one for security...wait, take a tank and use it for defense

  • @Theredsunrising
    @Theredsunrising Před 5 lety

    did he happen to know what happened to the Heikendorf Panther?

  • @derauditor5748
    @derauditor5748 Před rokem

    That aged like Milk. Sadly the Modification hasn't started yet :-(

  • @strangerakari2836
    @strangerakari2836 Před 5 lety

    I'm view 7777.

  • @raider6511
    @raider6511 Před 5 lety +1

    He talked to fast, needed to slow down. It was very interesting anyway.

  • @MrBlindcat1
    @MrBlindcat1 Před 5 lety

    Manlets, not even once.

  • @richardcutts196
    @richardcutts196 Před 5 lety +3

    Hold a lottery. The winner gets to drive/ride in a tank and destroy a building. Lesser prizes: drive/ride in a tank, shoot a target, you get the idea.

    • @Kyle-gw6qp
      @Kyle-gw6qp Před 3 lety

      Most of these vehicles can't shoot anymore...

  • @jasonirwin4631
    @jasonirwin4631 Před 5 lety

    one for display, one of spare parts, one for fund raising, one of security. security from what? why do you need a soviet/east German tank for security.

    • @herosstratos
      @herosstratos Před 5 lety +7

      As an back up.

    • @JustSomeCanuck
      @JustSomeCanuck Před 5 lety +5

      So NOBODY ever messes with your museum.

    • @ragnar338
      @ragnar338 Před 5 lety +2

      Security from people who don't get a joke.

    • @canniballollocaust9174
      @canniballollocaust9174 Před 5 lety

      It's just to protect the colonial exhibits in DHM. On the other hand, we do not desire a good understanding with Bovington, at the expense of the completion of the Panzermuseum Security Collection.

    • @ironvader502
      @ironvader502 Před 5 lety +2

      So you can replace one of the other three in case they are lost or broken somehow.

  • @etwas013
    @etwas013 Před 5 lety

    Another overclocked German. I'm not sure if I got even half of the jokes he threw in.

  • @Wayoutthere
    @Wayoutthere Před 5 lety

    Ralf is the ultimate Wehraboo haha

  • @thomasborgsmidt9801
    @thomasborgsmidt9801 Před 5 lety +3

    German sources on WW2 are sketchy at best - a lot of archieves were destroyed - after the war.
    The war itself was not conductive to preservation of memorabilia.
    After the cold war much the same happened.
    The director is typical: He has the mercy of late birth. "Gnade der späten geburt".
    One thing that allways confuses english speakers is the difference between the german u and ü. Very annoying, as americans cannot pronounce their names correctly.
    There is a Münster in Nord Rhein- Westphalen (which is also historically interesting for the treaty of Westphalen in 1648) it is not IT. This Munster lies in Niedersachsen.
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munster,_Lower_Saxony

    • @HistoryGameV
      @HistoryGameV Před 5 lety +3

      Actually the archives are pretty exhaustive, but badly categorized and catalogued. I was there with Military History Visualized only two days ago and he talked with Ralf about the archives situation. He said they just found a load of very interesting WW2 tank documents in an old cellar of Krauss-Maffei-Wegmann which inherited the stuff from one of its predecessor companies...and never looked into it.

    • @thomasborgsmidt9801
      @thomasborgsmidt9801 Před 5 lety

      @@HistoryGameV Ah, that is the reason for the museum.

  • @NederSaks
    @NederSaks Před 2 lety

    It is MÜnster, not Munster, that is a province of Ireland :)

    • @rdegrottenolm7092
      @rdegrottenolm7092 Před 2 lety +1

      Actually... it's really Munster. Without Umlaut. Münster exists, but it is another city, quite a bit away from the town of Munster.

  • @JacksonHall611
    @JacksonHall611 Před 5 lety

    Where is part 2 of the panzer III