The 2nd SS Das Reich Division in Combat | The Most Feared Soldiers of the Third Reich
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Sir, I love your documentaries, but, your pronunciation of German drives me absolutely bananas. Will you please take a few moments to learn that, in German, J is pronounced and English Y, W is pronounced an English V, G is a soft English g, Ä is an English eh, and Ö is the English er sound. Thank zou!
Do I wanna support your channel? Well, I'm 11 seconds into the video and your lazy AI gave me "Waff-fen" "Knight Cross" and "Leib-stan-dar-tay" so I'm good thanks, chief.
It’s ai talking. Not him
My great uncle was with the second SS from late 41 till the 3rd battle of Kharkov trying to translate the rest of his diarys and get them published its truly unbelievable the things these men seen in the east.
Could you publish them somewhere in German?
Such an honor to meet you the Kaiser helped my grandfather's cousin with arms and ammunition to fight against the British. Unfortunately He was killed by the British army near bay of bengal but his sacrifice is remembered by our nation
Heaven will hold the fallen Knights
My grandad(Opa Kurt) was a Panzerfahrer from 39-45.. he somehow survived all of the carnage. His stories were crazy.
It's basically impossible nobody wants the story cause he was a "nazi" absolutely disgusting some of the things these people have said to me
I know that my grandpa was a member of the SS Division Das Reich because of his field post number. He died many years before i was born, so i am always glad to get some informations of his unit in WW2. Thank you for this video.
You're grandfather served a bunch of thugs and killers. Nothing to be proud of.
Wow, cool man.
That’s ace , was he at kharkov?
I hope for you that he was not implicated in the massacer of Oradour-Sur-Glane...a war crime in retaliation (on civilians) of a "british" operation commited to retain the second ss in the south west...as i heard.
@@rowdyelitehater8595 yes I think so, because his letters are from 1942 till 1943, an in one he wrote that all his important papers are burned by massive enemy action. But it isnt for sure because his letters are signed with "o.U." which means "ohne Unterkunftsangabe" = "without location details"
Strongest army in the world.I don't think Germany or anyone today could put an army like that together.
Ya I agree, these were the elite solders of Germany
It was strong, but had Stalin not shot so much of the Soviet officer corps, the Soviet military at the time was probably in the running for most powerful as well.
Yet they had the shit kicked out of them..
@@azynkron Against 3 gaints....
It was so strong it lost. Man, this is lunacy.
I'm fascinated by the cammo uniforms these troops wore in 1944 - like the ones we see here at 0.22 - something so innovative for that time and today popularized in all Armies of the world. Those guys looked imposing and menacing in them carrying across the chest those belts of machine gun bullets.
They were far from the first. The Italians were using some multi-coloured cammo in Libya in the 1930s. The German Army also developed it in the 1930s but, because they were having to outfit millions of men at short notice, stuck with simpler field grey.
My Uncle's cousin was in 3rd SS Totenkopf and later the 9th SS Panzer Div. Hohenstaufen.
It was for Operation spring awakening. The only armored ss unit that had fighting capabilities and their total menpower was only 40% destroyed.
I'm glad you mentioned Fritz Klingenberg and the battle of Belgrade, It' s an amazing rollercoaster of a story which I think deserves its own full episode. I have no doubt it would have been made into a movie or miniseries if it were the Brits or Americans that did the same things to capture an Axis-held city.
I consider this to be the most successful and audacious bluff in military history
I'd like an episode on that. I still don't understand how the dude managed to make an entire country surrender.
Make a movie of a loser- Are you okay? Klingenberg lost and some of his men survived cause they hid under the feet of Americans. They ran away from the Soviets.
@@mirquellasantos2716 Loser
In April 1945 the 1. And 2. SS Division fought in my hometown after their failed Offensive in spring 45.
A King Tiger collapsed with a bridge and got stuck in the River 1km from my house away.
I've read several books on the 2nd SS and actually visited some the battlefield sighs that they were involved in. Objectively, they were one of the best divisions in the entire War. Could make a strong argument that they performed their best in 1944 in France. Having 0 air cover, they were able keep the door open for the retreating troops in the Falaise Gap. It allowed 25-50k Thousands troops to retreat. Crazy they were able to hold the Allied Onslaught long enough to happen.
Sure, when they weren't busy killing civilians.
@@OriginalRizzler I'm sure the 8th Army Airforce and the pilots of Little Boy and Fat Man agree with you.
That was the Hitler jugend mainly at falaise and they all got their asses handed to them
I thought that was the Panzer Lher group
The nazi fanboys don't worry about facts.
These were the best military divisions in the world at the time and the world would never get to see the likes of such a well trained and disciplined military ever again unfortunately. Quote from General George Patton. USA 2nd armored division commander
SPOT ON; ACTUAL INCIDENT - PATTON VISITED A GERMAN POW CAMP THAT HOUSED ALL EX WAFFEN SS SOLDIERS. HE WAS ASTOUNDED TO SEE THAT THEY MAINTAINED DISCIPLINE, RESPECT FOR RANK AND AUTHORITY, AND WORKING OUT TO MAINTAIN PEAK PHYSICAL FITNESS. THE AMERICAN COMMANDING OFFICER OF THE CAMP, WHO HAPPENED TO BE JEWISH, COMPLAINED TO PATTON THAT THEY ARE STILL USING THE HEIL HITLER SALUTE EVEN THOUGH HE GIVES THEM HARD LABOR AS PUNISHMENT. PATTON REPLIED, "I SEE NOTHING WRONG HERE CAPTAIN, MY GOD LOOK AT THE DISCIPLINE OF THESE MEN, THEY ACT AS IF THEY HAVE NOT LOST. I WISH OUR TROOPS HAD 1/10 OF WHAT THESE SOLDIERS HAVE. WE SHOULD RE-ARM THEM AND TAKE ON THE RUSISANS." THE CAPTAIN REPORTED WHAT PATTON SAID AND IT WENT ALL THE WAY UP THE CHAIN OF COMMAND. PATTON WAS RELIEVED OF DUTY BECAUSE OF HIS FAILURE TO DE-NAZIFY. HE HAD GREAT RESPECT FOR THEIR MAGNIFICENT ENDURANCE AND FIGHTING ABILITY.
BS. Patton never said anything such thing. He admired Rommel and the regular German military, but he absolutely detested the Nazi's, the SS and the Waffen SS included.
Patton didn't really say that, he said they were tuff, but nit the best. Remember, they lost the war. Many army's through out history were more out numbered then rhey were, but won...Not arguing with yu, but they were the losers
@@charliemunk2947 they lost because hitler was dumb enough to fight a war on multiple fronts. Not because of any issue with their combat ability
@@charliemunk2947 lmao They we’re far superior. Inflicting many more casualties then their own on all fronts. You’re dumb.
My mother's former employer was with Das Reich...10 years in a Russian Camp afterwards...
Only 10? shame
It is so intresting to know that the 2nd ss panzer division crosed the streets that are some blocks away from me
These men are needed at the present.
more than ever
For what? Burning villages?
They tuned majority of German males into gays or self-hating males who hate their own race
@@anthonydavella8350 *partisan nests
@V Keshav like the millions starved intentionally
No doubt those guys were THE ULTIMATE soldiers...! Top Notch among the fiercest !
You should probably research the atrocities they committed while trying to get to Normandy. Where they killed 400+ civilians. Locked women and children in a church and set fire to it. They were cowards
"DER FUHRER REGIMENT OF DAS REICH CONTINUED TO FIGHT OUTSIDE OF MOSCOW IN 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. THE GERMAN LINES WAIVERED BUT THE FRONT HELD BY STINT OF STUPENDOUS EFFORT." NARRATION FROM THE MILITARY CHANNEL.
From 2.000 men strong,only 38 got unscaved the Russian winter offensive of 1941, but still hold their ground.
I can't believe this channel hasn't hit 100K yet. Definitely something wrong with the algorithm of CZcams. This is a really good channel. I've watched every single episode and have found it very informative and accurate. Good job 👍👍
Voice is terrible and that's the main reason
@@elomial724 maybe its cause ive watched every video they make, but I don't mind the voice at all anymore
@@BosnianWarrior15 agreed.
@@BosnianWarrior15 For me it's the problem and it's sounds like a robot
The narration appears to be AI and not a real person given the pronunciation of certain words. That could be one reason.
Thank you for another interesting and informative post. I always appreciate the historic film footage
Another great presentation, you set a high standard, thank you.
After they were pulled from the line in Feb 1942, they had lost what 60% of their combat strength in the battles of 1941 and crucially in the drive for Moscow. Still some veterans in the mix, but they were again decimated at Kursk and by 1944 as they were forced to abandon Frances railroads for roads to make it to Normandy, they were a shadow of the division that started the Russian campaign on June 22nd, 1941.
But that original division, full strength, as they were when Barbarossa began, didn’t have Tigers or panthers yet, but they were elite, ruined many a Russians day and encircled entire armies multiple times during that original campaign. I believe a recon element of the division got further than any other German troops in the assault on Moscow, as it was rumored that from a height these soldiers could make out the Kremlin and other landmarks in the Russian capital. This remains the closest any German soldier got to Moscow during that campaign(and they got to within 15 miles of the Kremlin). Das Reich was literally the tip of the spear, and they almost got there….
They were not "decimated" at Kursk. That grand theory has been debunked a alot of russki propaganda. They continued to fight right after Kursk.
@@jandoernte3312 by that point in the war they were Done, as evidenced by the fact that they remained on the retreat across the entire eastern front for the remainder of the war. After Kursk, all the Germans did was Retreat, get surrounded/routed, Retreat and Retreat. They NEVER again took the offensive after Kursk…
When looking at the numbers, the Soviets suffered way more. 177k casualties, 1130 aircraft, and 1900 tanks/armored vehicles destroyed. By contrast, German casualties were way lower: 194 aircraft, 280 tanks, 56k casualties. But that number included virtually all the tiger and panther tanks the Germans had at the time. They of course delayed their offensive so that these new tanks could play a role. Many had mechanical issues and breakdowns associated with new technology, and they didn’t affect the ultimate outcome of the battle.
The big difference between the German and the Soviet armies of 1943 was that the Soviet military was continuing to grow(to a figure of 5,000,000 fighting men) as the Germans(below 2,000,000 troops and falling fast) every day lost thousands of IRREPLACEABLE troops and equipment. Everything Russia lost at Kursk, especially their aircraft and armored vehicles, were easily replaced by the Soviet military juggernaut. When the Germans lost elite officers, when their best divisions were shattered, there were no equal replacements waiting in the rear to take their place. This was the big difference. Many of the men who were instrumental to the German successes in 1941 and 1942 were dead, injured, or replaced(like Heinz Guderian, their very best) by the time Kursk happened…
Germany lost some of its best offensive troops during the battle of Kursk. Das Reich was shattered, and was moved back to France afterward to refit and receive replacements. When they were again in action in 1944 in France, they made no difference as the Germans were decimated again at the Falaise gap and forced to retreat…for Das Reich Kursk was their last big battle, the last time they were on the offensive. These are Facts, not opinions.
They were a bunch of losers nothing great about losers.
On 10 June 1944, four days after D-Day, the village of Oradour-sur-Glane in Haute-Vienne in Nazi-occupied France was destroyed when 643 civilians, including non-combatant men, women, and children, were massacred by a German Waffen-SS company as collective punishment for resistance activity in the area.
True.P.D.W
I have enjoyed history all of my life and unfortunately we are playing around with fire and learned nothing. Notdstream and today is a bad situation that if people don't realize what the few are up to the masses are going to suffer immensely again. Hopefully it isn't to late. Reference to graveyard of the superpowers
Excellent, informative video, keep up the great work mate 👍
Ty man
Thank you general. Moses maximus speaks. And we give and bring Thanksgiving from heaven. And this is all so beautiful 😍❤️ loving living. Yw. It's gonna be a slaughter.
You know you're one of the low single digit original SS divisions when your regiments are named "Germania", "Deutschland", and "Der Fuehrer".
You probably know this, but SS divisions were given names, while other divisions were given numbers.
You forgot "Totenkopf". The 3.Panzerdivision.
They also got an ss division called "hitler jugend" (hitler youth)
@@keineristgeileralsskyler8831 Yes! That was the 12th division if im not mistaken.
Reallly
Leibstandarte and Wiking and Totenkopf plus Das Reich are the ORIGINALS....learn your history
Great show i love it 👍👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏👏👏 we need to see more 👍👍👍👍
One thing, but it's pronounced "Vaffen" and "Viking." The W is pronounced like a V in German.
A lot of incorrect information but overall not bad. Kudos for naming Felix Klingenberg. The Waffen SS was called such after the conquest of France. Before this they were SS Verfügungstruppen added to the Wehrmacht who had a very low if no respect at all for them. Only after 1942 the Waffen SS became a professional fighting machine. Probably the best the world has ever seen
Fritz “Old Boy” Klingenberg. Didn’t he capture Belgrade all by himself? I’m going by memory, but he basically told the mayor surrender or else. It was a bluff but the mayor capitulated
Can't believe the Wehrmacht thought the SS were a bunch of amateur policemen .
There will never be another type of soldier like them. Loyalty and honour were everything. They were ahead of their time in training ...tactics.. uniforms & weapons, not to mention " Espirit de Corps "...and Camaraderie !!
Uber Alles...!!!
The quality of the Waffen SS varied greatly, depending on which units you were talking about. The most elite were of 2nd SS Panzer Corps, made up of SS Das Reich, SS Leibstendarte Adolf Hitler, and SS Totenkopf.
@@Voxpopoli8753 They were not ahead of their time in weapons. Training and tactics yes, but otherwise they were outmatched technologically in many ways by the Allies, and the Soviet military in certain ways actually operated at a higher level than the Germans when it came to the operational and the strategic. They were also remarkably poor at logistics.
Excellent being with you.thanks
Ty
Hot Motors Cold feet is one of my favorite books. It has personal accounts of interactions with Klingenberg.
They are certainly one of the greatest divisions of the WW2 era and don't get enough credit for all their achievements, often against all odds.
So many great leaders and individuals in this division. It is a good overview and I look forward to the breakdowns of battles in the future. Great work. A very enjoyable channel. Thank you.
They were SS, butchers!
As a group of people - sinister.
@@marknorris1381 not at all.
@@nzmonsterman yes, and Jack the Ripper was a great guy to people he never came in contact with.
Your remarks make no sense.🙄
Go troll somewhere else. 😆
Uma das melhores divisões blindadas quea humanidade já teve. Soldados heróicos. Honra e Lealdade!🇩🇪🇧🇷
Честь?! Убийцы и фашисты. Освежите свою память!
Des barbares responsables de massacres de civils en Ukraine ainsi qu'à Oradour-sur-Glanes et à Tulle en juin 1944
C quoi cette chaîne !? Glorifier ces assassins !!
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@@user-mg8tw7yo4fyou seem vaccinated
A soldier of the SS Das Reich Division told my father that after the surrender to the americans, they remained fully armed for two weeks
I was told they were worried about soviets continuing the war.
Operation Unthinkable
Yeah. Didn't all these ''brave SS soldaten'' go running their asses off to the American lines. Everybody wanted to get to the American lines .The SS . A bunch of pansy ass cowards.
Patton wanted to use them against the USSR. That's why a lot were not disarmed.
@@barryrammer7906 the SS soldier said the americans were afraid of them and had such a high respect and because of that they weren‘t disarmed
..yes,we need them now
excatly
They were elite.
Short but informative video as always.
Heartwarming that one of the last actions of this formation was the evacuation of civilians
Right! And if you believe that I have a bridge in Brooklyn I’d like to sell you
@@scomo532 what?
Might want to ask the French, the Dutch, the Greek, or African civilians how heart warming that was.
Heartwarming and Das Reich don’t belong in the same sentence.
@@XyDark1 translation - don’t bullshit me.
Thank you very much for your great effort in bringing the true version of history at unit level
I understand the fascination with the SS. But people praising them and saying we need them now worries me.
I am more worried about the endless hordes of Muslims entering Europe pledging to attain their religion and language.
@@TavernierTube thats a differnet subject. But openly supporting war criminals is not a good look.
Just wait until you realize what they were trying to prevent. I guarantee you have 100 clearly marked kosher symbols on items in your kitchen now. Look for tiny U or K in the US products. You are paying rabbi tax buddy.
A lot of people are a worry full stop. Without all that.
ok do not worry too much.we are living in turmoil and war is just around the corner.
What a battle worthy outfit. Nice to revisit its history.
Oh I do collect ww2 stuff. I have 4 cuff titles, authenticated. Plus 75 combat badges, 12 decal helmets, 8 uniforms, 5 youth knives and etc etc etc😂🤣 it's insane. But I started in 1980!
In that period original stuff was a great time to buy.
It was expensive also at that time, but not in the way like today.
Today the prices of German WW2 stuff is going trough the roof.
I'll echo that the 'text to voice' leaves something to be desired, and I wince when I hear the butchering of various German words etc, BUT... The content is pretty interesting, done in a good chronological order, and neither glorified or demonized the division. It was more or less a statement of facts (as I understand the history of their actions at least) and it was interesting. I'm sure it happened to many divisions over the war, but I can't fathom how being transported from France to Russia and back multple times after being mauled in battle and losing a bunch of men/equipment wouldn't have been completely soul crushing. Especially knowing that at any point your train or transport etc could have been ambushed by partisans or plane attack etc... I hope like hell we never have conflict again like this in our lifetimes (or my kids) but I have to hand it to the soldiers of all nations from back then. They were made of WAY sterner stuff than todays pampered generations (including myself)
I don't care what people say about the Waffen SS. One thing you cannot deny was their tactical ability in combat particularly this mentioned division along with the 1st SS Leibstandarte, 5th Wiking and 3rd Totenkopf. Any veteran who is still alive and who fought against the SS will tell you!!
Waffen SS were a bunch of losers and cowards who instead of fighting the Russians they ran away from them and hid under the feet of Americans. Sorry but brave soldiers don't kiss the enemy's feet.
Good presentation.
Hello. Why did you not explain what the 2nd SS did on June 10,1944 at Oradour-sur-Glane? It was with mentioning I think.
Their admirers would like to airbrush such atrocities from the history books.
@@maconescotland8996 Well - that can not be done. Elements of the 2nd SS massacred and entire French village. They stopped (losing time they could not lose), shot everyone in the village (with bullets that were rationed for killing soldiers), burned the bodies and buildings (with petrol that was rationed for transportation) They took days to eliminate the innocent, and delay their arrival to fight against armed US Soldiers. They were monsters masquerading as men. They were cowards not soldiers.
@@den2929 You are preaching to the converted on the subject.
@@kruggmichaels8958 Which Allied military units were involved in large scale atrocities against female civilians ?
@@kruggmichaels8958 Who is "they" that NEGLECTED to record these ESTIMATED atrocities ? Sounds very vague and imprecise.
The Russians certainly treated German women badly as they entered the Reich.The French civilian population took revenge on women who had slept with the enemy, hardly surprising, and well documented on film.
It is my understanding that German troops were told to stand down as the Luftwaffe was given the task of destroying the troops circled at Dunkirk
I disagree, but yes a stand down order was given directly from the führer's office. I think it was an olive branch from Hitler to the British which was paired with his "last appeal to reason" speech and pamphlets.
@@davidward3848 Correct, Hitler wanted peace with the West so he could concentrate on his real target the Soviet Union.
No, Hitler ordered to stand down as a last offering of friendship towards the British.
I'm not a historical person, but due the sources I've read, the Heer was ordered to halt to give the glory to Görings Luftwaffe. But due to incompetence and weather the task could not be successfully executed.
@@achimhutter3339 they could have but Hitler wanted to give the Brits a chance for peace,hell even after the Brits kept bombing civilians Hitler gave them 3 whole months to stop and they didn't he really wanted peace but they didn't except because Churchill was a bloodthirsty animal
Pic of Himmler at 1:06. I'd recognize that salute and glasses anywhere.
Allot thanks for sharing this interesting, informative video about SS Das Riech division participants in most of WW2 wars in Nazism German side .Allot thanks ( war academy) Channel ...for introducing high quality military subjects & evaluations..good luck, best wishes..
Der Führer Regiment did not fight in the Polish campaign as it was still being formed and trained in Austria. It was mainly Austrians in that Regiment in the beginning.
The division became notorious for its brutality, committing numerous war crimes during its operations. The division was responsible for several massacres, including the Tulle massacre on 9 June 1944, and the Oradour-sur-Glane massacre on 10 June 1944.
For June 1944 you have your Pzkpfw IV and Panthers numbers the wrong way around, the 'DR' had 54 Pzkpfw IV and 37 Panthers, your StuG figure is also wrong on the 1st June the division had 42 StuGs.
Wir kommen wieder!
Interesting vdeo. My father fought against them during the Ardennes offensive. I think though you should consider scrapping what sounds to me to be the computer generated narration. The promounciation of German words is subpar, 'Waffen' is prononced 'Vaw-fen', for example.
Just finished the 5 volume set for the Das Reich Divisional History! It states that by the Spring of 1944 there could be no more talk about an elite division as conscripts now made up most of the frontline fighting force. Its forces were shot to pieces before engaging Allied units during D-day. The Arden offensive was a logistical nightmare and allied Air supremacy, and overwhelming artillery power broke up their attacks. Then finally during the last months of the War they did everything possible to stall the Russians but lacked any staying power. The one anecdote that stood with me was: During the winter battles of 1941/42 a Kamerad has his hands blown off from a Russian attack. His mates are calling out for him to keep moving forward toward their slit trench, but he falls backwards into a Soviet one; where he is then diced to pieces. Enraged the soldiers attack for revenge taking a couple of more casualties in the process for sake of a fellow volunteer.
The 5th Guards Tank unit ceased to exist in the battle of Kursk. The Guards were told to stop the Germans no matter the cost.
I bet Michael Wittmann had a field day with his Tiger 1
nice video !
ty
Germany the size of Montana almost kicked the whole world's ass
Size is meaningless. Quality is what counts.
Russia is the biggest country in the world, but much of it's size is useless.
@@Bahamut998 Size is not meaningless... An argument could be made that it was size that kept the soviets in the fight. Size of their population, size of their country played a role it the nazis defeat. Russian industry placed east of the urals played a key role, as well.
size does matter...its the biggest savety factor...its also the reason why you cant invade usa...the enemy has too much time to react, mobilize ect...
Recommendations come from within a formation itself and depend on unit culture. The W-SS were taught to think rather a lot of themselves and so were quite likely to pat themselves on the back more than most.
I am a great fan of the fighting prowess of these elite German units but there is still a village in France called oradour sur glane where 642 men woman and children were massacred by the das reich on the way to Normandy this type of behaviour is totally unacceptable by any troops
And we know they just did was nearly routine to them while in the "East". WW2 was so brutal.
they were probably talking shit and being disrespectful
You do know that the villagers harbored partisans and supported them? This was well known to be a death sentence, yet it did not stop the village from kidnapping several SS troops including an officer. They burned these SS alive in the middle of a field, while they cheered. Later the leader of the Das Reich learned this, it was his friend and comrade from the East that had been one of the men killed.
This village was not innocent. They were treated as they treated others. Don’t complain when cowards cause the death of innocents.
Atrocities were committed by everyone during those times.
It's hard to pass absolute judgment on any man in that War.
It was a War of extinction.
Has Germany ever really been the same since WW2?
Proof is in the pudding.
You can't even say Jew today.
Yes , I agree.
The french partisans captured some germans officers/soldiers before (incl. Major Kämpfe).They were burned alive..
This doesn`t justify the measures at Oradur (it is/was a warcrime)!
Oradur wasn`t - maybe - the village were it happend....
But remember the orders of the Us Army in the battle of the bulge: No Paratroopers and SS_men will be taken prisoners..
Even after WW II wounded german prisoners were executed or slain by american troops (Pregarten/UA etc,)
Imagine how traumatized one of the soldiers would be if he was with the division from its first days right up to the end of the war.
Time for my daily class at the War Academy
Ty
Your so we'll prepared welcome. Ur leadership is prestige. On its. Sheet Sharp 🪒. FATHER s. Do emphasize don't become lazy. The Nazi campaign is blitz krieg. Fast. And doers. Brings good tidings. Amen.
These guys absolutely shredded Rotterdam. I believe there are two buildings standing in the center that are pre 1940. The thousand year old churches etc were obliterated. Still, some of the best fighters the world has ever seen. Even though my Dutch heart wants to fight them at the grebbelinie. Our soldiers had to ride their bikes to the front( no joke) and were able to defend against the German for a whole 5 days🫣
My opinion to this Is that when they had a well prepared oponents, weapons and force-number, they had problems and mostly they were forced to move back
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usually how battles go
Yeah, when outnumbered 3 to 1.
Excelente canal
Really interesting! I would have never thought that the Germans would move one division back and forth between fronts like that. edited to add: why do I have your logo picture next to my name?
XD
Thank you for your service against Communism.
Funny considering America are the bad guys now n probably always were
Amen
well..they got their asses reamed...
Interesting video 📹.
Ty
Well done documentary.
Ty
A case of hyper-gallicism: on the map is written Dunquerque. Even the French did better conserve the original Dutch orthography. They call this archi-Dutch city Dunkerque, from Dutch Duinkerke, English: Dunkirk. A famous tower in Dunkirk is still called De Leughenaere, the Lyer, because many ships suffered shipwreck in front of the coast. Most of the original inhabitants are wearing Dutch family names.
There's an explanation for that... It so happens that this video was originally made by Spaniards, and here the Spanish-spoken narration was deleted and replaced by the one we listen to in English. So understandably the maps shown here have the names of cities and regions as they are spelled in Spanish, this being the case with the name of Dunkirk, which in Spanish is spelled "Dunquerque".
thanks good vid, will you make a video on Mussolini and the eastern front? thanks!!!!
Yeah
Great documentary!
You really should read a history Book....this was NO DOCUMENTARY
So sad about all the lives lost in WW2...............Millions who never had a future. Will humans ever stop killing each other?
We do not have a futura either
Only in November 1942 this division became the 2nd Waffen SS Panzerdivision Das Reich,until then it was the 3rd SS divison "Reich".
Without a doubt a truly professional army- equipped with the best weapons and beautiful uniforms
The division massacred 642 French civilians in the village of Oradour-sur-Glane on 10 June 1944 in the Limousin region. SS-Sturmbannführer Adolf Diekmann, commander of the I Battalion, 4th SS Panzergrenadier Regiment (Der Führer) that committed the massacre, claimed that it was a just retaliation due to partisan activity in nearby Tulle and the kidnapping of Sturmbannführer Helmut Kämpfe, commander of the III Battalion, although the German authorities had already executed ninety-nine people in the Tulle massacre, following the killing of some forty German soldiers in Tulle by the Maquis resistance movement. Those defenless women and children really put up a fight against those aryan supermen.
probably as hard a fight as the women and children of Dresden ?
@@Andrew-ps4in Germany started the war. Sow the wind, reap the whirlwind.
@@Andrew-ps4in
Dresden was a legitimate target. Major rail transport and communication centre, 110 factories etc. My fathers Lancaster did a number on them.
Mylai claimed 500 women and children!
joe the patizans cut of the waffen ss offices pee pee and shoved it in his mouth i dont think there where too happy about it
Top class
I....think.....not 100% sure....but a certain Dr. Josef Mengele served in this unit with distinction as a field medic. He was awarded the Iron Cross due to repeatedly returning to a burning tank to rescue his comrades. During this activity he was injured and was no longer suitable for front line combat. We all know what he then proceeded to do with the remainder of his career. It just shows how history and the people who inhabit its dark corners are never black and white. Apologies if I have got the SS Division incorrect.
I think he served in the SS Division Wiking.
Your thumbnail is 12th SS hltlerjugend in Normandy pre 6/6/1944.. they are wearing U Boat issue leathers and, if you look closely, you can see the T/C's girlfriend's name (Paula) painted on the barrel of the 75mm gun on Pzkw4...
The baby division. 😂
Good history Channel
These were highly trained military units far superior to anything fielded against them! Wittmann! Knispel! Mayer! Among a list of other tank commanders who were just doing their job!
Well, they sure did a number on Oradur-sur-Glane in June 1944……
The village that harbored partisans and helped these rebels kidnapped and murder SS men until they killed the best friend of Das Reich’s leader through burning alive?
Try prounceing Liebstandarte without saying the E
None of this shit would be happening now had they been able to turn the tide.
In the Bible book of rev. It talks about two beasts being victorious over Gods people, and ravaging the world together and forcing humanity into worshipping an “image” of the beast.
Can't they find a narrator who can pronounce German words. Surely it can't be that difficult.
It certainly lessens the quality of the presentation....
Hallo, tut mir leid, ich bin spät dran
Pervitin helped🤣 it’s unfortunate or fortunate depending on how you look at it that Germany broke the non aggression pact with the Soviet Union. Europe would be a very different place today. These divisions were so strong they would have dominated if a huge portion of men and material weren’t diverted to the Russian front. 🤔 Paul Hausser was an extremely competent commander unlike Sepp Dietrich.
Yes they are Sorely Needed
That's Right .
IMO the SS and LW ground forces were a huge drain on the Heer/ Army. These forces got the lions share of the best equipment and supplies which really didn’t help the Wehrmacht win the war. Their training was inadequate and it showed in the disproportionate casualties they suffered. Less time playing soccer and more time in the field … The LW ground forces also were an embarrassment, just think if the Heer had all that equipment and manpower thrown away. Luckily for us their were to many power struggles in Germany
Good video of The Waffen SS Das Reich Division.
This is the same division that sufferred devastating losses most of its officers died in attack on Moscow.
Actually it's been proven the Germans won Kursk. They lost fewer tanks and men and also returned damaged armour to the field faster than the Soviets.
Problem was they couldn't press on as Hitler ordered their retreat as the Anglo Zionists had just invaded Italy.
They also were victorious in Operation Sea Lion. It’s just that they had to leave to attack Russia before executing the battle.
Never forgotten the people of Oradour-sur-Glane
Gobbels in a speech said that 78.000 SS were killed in the battles for France which horrified the German population .
Great men amazing fighters.
Heroes RIP
What made them great? I am an American conservative who thinks most of these heroes ,as you say, rots in hell
@@anthonydavella8350 If thats what you believe, then what about your soldiers ? They killed civillians too. They commited war crimes too. They arent any better.
@poppytears1 actually American soldiers are nothing like SS Das Reich who committed hideous war crimes.. Americans may have killed civilians by bombing but no way Americans acted in a manner anywhere near comparable to Nazi's maybe you should research more before opening your mouth.
@@anthonydavella8350 it's always the losing side who get prosecuted for war crimes, the Victor's write the history books but tend to leave uncomfortable facts out about what they did also the Americans weren't that bothered about what war crimes when they secretly moved Wernher Von Braun and about 2000 German scientists, engineers, and technicians, all because it benefited them.
@@byroncole8797 no they just secretly moved Wernher Von Braun to the United States, along with about 2000 other German scientists, engineers, and technicians.
There’s doubt they fought like lions till the very end. Leibstandarte was another great Waffen SS division too.
Yes but ir was the Waffen SS that fought hard in defence of Berlin to the end!!!! Correct me if I'm wrong.
Shocked that the Oradour-Sur-Glane massacre perpetrated by the SS Division Das Reich was not as much as eluded to in this 12:21 minute vid😮
Probably because he knows the truth about that event unlike you.
@@revolution1423 What is the truth ?
@@phlm9038 The SS were not looking to just wipe out a towns population. The French resistance were responsible for the whole thing. I could send you links if you would like.
@@revolution1423 I don't need links. It is a well known fact that what happened in Ouradour was a reprisal action against partisans activities in the area, even if Oradour-sur-Glane had nothing to do with it. The French resistance had been told to delay the advance of the German divisions to Normandy. If they hadn't, the Nazis would have probably been able to push back the Allies into the sea.
I find it very far fetched to shift the responsability of this massacre to the French resistance. You forget who really did it.
@@phlm9038 The French resistance were not legal combatants. They aren't recognized by the Geneva convention. They store munitions at the top of the church which detonated killing the people below. That's why the bodies were blown to bits. Madame Rufranche changed her story three times and basically won the case for the Das Reich division.
Informative but these pronunciations are killing me
Gotta love the way yanks pronounce words, lieb stan dar tay, they just make things up!
muito bom, excelente
Meine Ehre heißt Treue!!!
Don't forgot that they killed men, women, babies at oradour sur glane in France, 642 people killed on 10 june 1944, some are burned in the chearch ! ☹️