We Burned Down the Village and Blew up the Church. Diary of a Killed German Soldier. Eastern Front.
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This is the diary of a German soldier who participated in Operation "Barbarossa" from the very beginning. In it, he recorded the kilometers traveled by his unit, as well as described the battles in which he participated.
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My Grandfather was in the Wehrmacht from 1938 until wounded in Russia in 1943.
He was in Poland and France. But, he told me that right from the very beginning, they realised that this was very different against the Soviets!
Right from the very beginning they fought harder and did not give up or surrender anywhere near as easily down to the last man or woman!
That attitude is what makes me so nervous about Ukraine! We hear there are no peace talks because saving Ukrainian lives is less important than weakening Putin. We hear there were rumors Putin had cancer, and Zelenskyy demanding NATO membership was a good excuse for a proxy war, Putin will die or be toppled, and I guess we assume the next guy won't be WORSE? U.S. experts were so sure the Russians will quickly fold, and when has that ever happened? The world is boiling, and our species is playing world domination games!
@@RogerLewis-ey2tt You know that at least at the start of Barbarosa, the Germans were fighting Ukrainians ?
i always wondered how many orcs survived The Third Age
goblin?
noble soldier?
sure.
Your Grandfather was a tough man, and I'm glad he survived the war.
@@delphinazizumbo8674You must continue reading in the Lord of R...
I thought I'd seen almost all the footage of the Wehrmacht on the Eastern Front. Yet I am astounded by the stills and film your channel uses to enhance the story. I've never seen much of this film. It is amazing. I really enjoy your channel.
There are multitudes more pictures of WW2 than there is video.
fr, everyday i learn something about WW2 that is completely new information for me.
Same here.I'm sorry for those killed but happy to find unseen footage by me.thank you for this channel.
The horses are so overlooked and nearly invisible. How they were used and what millions of horses went through Im sure is an epic in itself.
I made a comment about how sorry I felt for the animals. Went thru hell. No food no water they were walking skeletons. Just like the concentration camp victims.
@@shawnastephens1536 Millions of people have died, and for you, their lives are not as important as horses, right?
@@siroyiryuu I didn't write that comment. Men chose war animals don't.
@@shawnastephens1536 War is the choice of politicians and capitalists, men are simply forced to go to the battlefield. Who is willing to die in a distant foreign land, or become a person with PTSD or physical disabilities to spend their entire life? No one.
Who cares about the horses. I mean it sucks to be a horse during war time, but like 60 million people died in WW2!!!
Thanks! You work is deeply enjoyed
That is one hell of a road march.
Hell let loose in real life
Pervetin.
How could Germans expect any mercy after these atrocities is beyond me....
So much day-to-day suffering, only to end in an almost anonymous death. Just another soldier killed that day on the battlefield. Do we even know his name?
If you look at the timeline where he discusses marching order and distance as well as combat; most days had no casualties. Combat days usually show maybe 1 or 2 fatalities and several wounded. As the season advances frostbite adds casualties illness loss isn't otherwise addressed. Again looking at the days passing calendar wise the casualties don't seem terribly bad until you do the math. A German company in 1941 had a strength of 187 persons. As weeks passed casualties reduced that number so by the time this soldier returned from leave only 40 persons remained. Day by day the rigor of movement and combat whittled strength to less than platoon size. At the time of his death, it is possible that there were 30 or fewer infantrymen left with heavy combat and significant retreating and repositioning yet to come. During this period there were likely no replacements (the German army preferred to add replacements by withdrawing a unit and rebuilding) logistics were problematic. This condition appears common during the period mentioned. Little is said about the impact of losses during the first 6 months. In reality, the combat during this period basically destroyed the offensive power of the German military. From this time till Stalingrad the defensive capability was destroyed.
Oh, wow. Tyvm for that insight.
Just finished reading Stalingrad to Berlin (US Army Historian) (4th readthrough). This illuminates further what I've said. Even without combat, casualties and illness occur. All this will increase during movement and increase during combat. As the pace of combat rises and falls casualties increase as does illness. Prolonged combat increases the ratios of casualties and illness. Severely hot weather, wet conditions, and especially extreme cold maximize the above cases. Add in lack of water, food, and ammo and catastrophic failure becomes possible.
@@alonewolfhowling I agree with your point that the main factor contributing to the failure of the Germans on the Eastern Front was their lack of emphasis on logistics. Similarly, we can also believe that the military failures of several empires attacking Afghanistan (Britain, Soviet Union, United States) were all due to logistical failures.
“In the morning, the war with Russia began”
I can’t even imagine the average Wehrmacht soldier that looked ahead of him and saw only scorched earth tactics, enemies, and thousands of miles of Russian expanse.
LOL!
@@MilitaryClubHISTORY I’m sure they were laughing until the snow started speaking Ukrainian
@@OLDMANWAFFLES Agreed. My grandfather fought in the Wehrmacht in Russia. Even from the beginning there was nothing to laugh about!
@@OLDMANWAFFLESUkrainian?
@@Janne-fw7gj The Germans fought Ukrainians, but at the time it was all under the Soviet Union.
For him to say there was 40 men in the company when he returned after being wounded shows there was a lot of fighting and heavy casualties when he was gone. About 60-75% casualties by beginning of January.
Astounding feats of foot power. I wonder, with those leather boots, just how feet friendly they were. It's sad when learning of these soldiers private thoughts only to end abruptly.
The bigger problem was that the Germans wore correctly fitted boots. This left no room, into which straw could be stuffed for protection against the winter cold.
Pretty impressive. During the American Civil War there are reports of 50-55 miles (75 to 85 km) for 4 to 5 days in a row before taking a 2 day rest. A Confederate Texan division who became to be called Walkers Greyhounds were the ones who did looong marches and I'm sure there are other units who did also but whose records didn't survive.
I have been binge watching your channel on WWII stories. Interesting and informative content, for sure🤜🏾🤛🏾
Interesting and informative. Excellent photography job making it easier for viewers to better understand what was being described. Historians did a very good job presenting actual facts from fiction. Class A research project!!! Orator presented the documentary very well. Rough combat operations on both sides. Amazing how a mechanized infantry division has 1000's of horses for transportation. One advantage/when food rations were in short supply. There was an ample supply of horse 🐎 meat! Special thanks to the deceased soldier's diary. Making this documentary possible.
You always do great work on your videos and stories very well done 10/10 thanks for your time.
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the logistics must have been a war in itself
Well said!
The Nazis believed that all they had to do was kick in the door and the Soviet Union would collapse in on itself. So they didn’t bother with logistics
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Thank you.
"Again, the Russians retreat, along with their tanks..." A simple trick that has always worked, overextend enemy supply lines before going on the offensive.
So they did with Napoleon,
but Germans didn't think
this, being too arrogant!
All this for uncle Adolph, who likes his chocolate cake, hot tea and sleeps until noon on clean sheets and soft bed
Uncle Adolf was just a scapegoat, and the vast majority of those who supported him in coming to power actually gained a lot of profits from World War II. A typical example: In order to support Uncle Adolph's victory in the election, bankers in New York provided his team with tens of millions of dollars in financial support and political action guidance (not very familiar with it).
@@siroyiryuu Hitler was the problem take your utter nonsense to Mars
It's good to hear from German soldiers. They seem to realize that this was gonna be hell.
Yes...my father was there. 3rd Panzer group. The biggest fear was the Russians. He was scared shitless of being caught or captured by the Russians. If you had any sepcial insignias or medals or if you had any equipment taken off the Russians- even cigarettes- you were shot automatically. They were brutal.
@@johnj1842 I ve got personally particularly German roots, but what did German soldiers expect after all these crimes commited against Soviet Jews and common people? EVERY human being would take his revenge.
@@davidknichal6629 Revenge is what keeps wars going! But You're looking at today and current sensitivites (how you woould deal with the same situation?) to a wayyy by gone era? You cant. It was horrific everywhere on every side. My dad explained it like this... as a German soldier he had no choice!! You got your draft notice...you showed up. Refuse it was concentration camp. They told you where you were going. He was forward units and information to them as you can guess about what was going on rest of the world was scarce and filtered. As in any government. It wasnt until they were retreating escaping russia and they knew the war was over- and they started heading West that they started going back through towns and it was THEN that they realized what the NAZIs SS had done. He had nightmares about it for years. And...to finally make it back to Germany its all gutted, Burned and occupied and no government at all. THIS is what an ideology at all cost looked like. Fascism never worked never will.
Now i know, why they took "Pervitin." What we call meth today. It was issued by the German army.
Knocked another out of the park
Bravo!🎉
What a superhuman effort.
What madness! The harsh conditions test men to the max. Long marches! Lack of sleep. Artillery!
My God what hand both sides had to deal with so hard so sad God bless them all
Just Hell on earth .. what a nightmare
Wow, killed early in the war. Barbarosa didn't happen until June 1941. I really enjoy first person accounts of warfare. It gives you a different perspective on historical facts. While it may differ from actual historical facts, it is interesting to see the Nazi soldier's point of view and his personal take on the invasion of Russia. I wonder why the Nazi army is so intent on the destruction of churches on its way to Moscow. It's hard to imagine the vast expanse of Russia to see nothing for miles and miles and you could see the enemy at a distance and prepare for the defense. It took sheer determination of the Nazi's to keep pushing on toward the ultimate goal of Moscow despite the orders of no retreat from Hitler. Cheers from eastern Tennessee
I think they targeted churches because they were the tallest buildings. The steeples were used as observation posts and to direct artillery fire.
What's the highest point in any town or village from that era? Where would an enemy prefer to post snipers and forward artillery observers? Any structure with an unimpeded field of view is always a military target. The video doesn't say, but it's unlikely that the Germans were anti-religion.
Because the tallest building un Russia was used as an enemy artillery observatory
And the German scorched- earth tactics are not war crimes,they are tactical teachers of all armies
@@QuovadisDomine317respect!
Excellent
J'ai du mal à croire à la véracité de ces carnets, quel intérêt d écrire leurs mauvaises actions et vu l emploi du temps très chargé je me demande quand ils auraient eut le temps d écrire, sans parler de la censure...
Ils étaient orgueilleux de leurs actions criminelles!!
Ce récit n'a qu'une valeur très relative car il n'y a pas d'évènements précis comme le nom de villages et de villes occupés,les lieux des batailles engagées, des etapes etc....On a l'impression de nager dans le vide..... C'est pas bien précis.Ça m'a laissé une impression très mitigée.
What model # is the trucks at 4:50?
I have no idea but I do not believe I have seen such vehicles in any other photos. The Germans certainly had a vast awry of vehicles. I have often wondered if all of them were ' fit for purpose ' .
I believe that the 6 wheel trucks shown at 4:50 are made in Checoslovakia by Tatra.
See it's a Guy riding in the back with the hay. It's the olden days. The cowboy days. Old style black and white movie equipment.
Hard times create strong men! Respect!
And plenty more dead men. For nothing.
They also create a legacy of anger, hatred and sorrow that takes generations to dissipate.
wut
Surprised that he says nothing about how bad the flies and mosquitoes were ?
Cyprus is the same 😢story.The war is a beast if come out, be ready
Tutto molto triste..😢
It’s that time of the night!
👍🏻
The winners get to tell the stories.
Did anyone else see the UFO it's at the intersection cigar shape way of in the distance.5:09 minutes in look could be a zeppelin though suspicious.
Observation and barrage balloons were in common use during WWII. I doubt it's a Zep.
No one lost more wars than Germany.
Napoleon also fails in The Russien Winter...
never never ever again 👆
Cada minuto muere un soldado aleman en Rusia decía la radio en ese tiempo y así fue
Y cuantos civiles Rusos?
20:45 literally me at house parties
4:05 "Wagon Train arrived?"
What is it? Troop transport? Weapon supply? Food truck?
Where would it have arrived from?
A miserable experience for all
Wow, a 50 mile walk.
how to listen your stories in hindi
God this is hard to listen to .. just so much respect for these soldiers and every soldier who has ever had to face War.. 🙏🙏
But Germans fought in
God's name... Gott mit uns,
as crusaders against the
infidels...???
By Demons Be Driven.
Wars Are Genocidal Harvests Of Ritualistically Blood Sacrificed Human Souls.
No Difference From The Aztecs And Mayans Ripping Out Still Beating Hearts, But Upon A Much More Vast And Diabolical Scale.
Faith Shattering Horrible Truths.
I know its a poem, a good one at that, but I don't quite know what you were saying.
I truly believe it.
Don't forget these guys were on speed that's the only way they marched so far
Not all of them
Why are other wars Like? What did americans do in Korea, Vietnam, Iraq? Assange has denunced the crimes committed by The americans and must Live in segregation for it
No breakfast?
The common theme is exhaustion. Soldiers constantly marching and catching rest whenever they can. Wars are fought by young men able to withstand the grueling demands of the war zone.
RIP heroes.
Na geht doch auftrag ausgeführt. 👍😅
Police Division = 4th SS
National socialist germany fought for our Race
Totally not propaganda.
They sure take a lot of rest days. No wonder they lost.
I do not trust anything that was found by the Soviets and then printed. If this diary fell into Soviet hands prior to it's publishing, it's an unreliable source.
You trust German's pig killer's of kids, women, older and prisoners.
😂😂😂😂
@@Mgt461 Here Commie-Commie-Commie...
😂😂. You don’t need to worry your head about them making stuff up dude the facts speak for themselves….26 to 32 million Russian men, women and children killed, 3.5 million Russian prisoners murdered in German p.o.w. camps, millions of Russia girls and women raped, female captured Russian soldiers hanged or shot on the orders of the Wehrmacht high command etc. etc. No sir, no need to make anything up because the master Aryan race did it all themselves. You’ve been listening to far, far too many Senator Joe McCarthy speeches dude, there really ain’t any reds under the bed and you ain’t better off being dead than red. There ain’t no red peril no more real or imagined. You don’t even know that Russia ain’t even communist any more do ya? You’re mistaking your prejudice for fact dude. 😂😂😂😂
The repetitive nature of the narrative and lack of overt propaganda speaks of authenticity to me. Of course we never “believe” any written narrative; what historians do is analyse and compare narratives, looking for corroboration…..
The man that wrote was all these stories was. Stoic. No hands shaking. If I. Wrote this in. Battle. You would think a. Sider had crawled over paper. 😮!!
Man these poor guys went through hell.
They wouldn’t have done if they’d stayed within their own borders but instead they launched a war of extermination and boy oh boy did they regret it. 😂😂
@@Mgt461Exactly, but they
were dreaming the "Lebensraum"... and had to
face the contrary!
Do you have any sources for these diaries and memoirs or no? Starting to think you just feed information about ww2 to an ai and told it to make dramatic stories about it, something doesnt add up. They are good stories but whether they are real or not is important 👌
You ever heard the one about hitlers “diary “?
I would believe these were actual diaries if names were given.
Sounds solid to me! Nothing glamorous.
Much of sympathy to the Nazi soldatesque in the comments. Russians to be on their guards:)
The narrator sounds great but hes reading slightly too fast in my opinion.
Totally amazingly how any combat soldiers were able to survive even just one day of these mind crushing body destroying horrors and just imagine how some men actually fought within both world wars and survived both without even being wounded once and then like some of them grew old only to be mugged and killed by some lazy young sicko on the streets, who doesnt give a damn what they did when they were younger and some of those two world war survivors lived into old age and died, only to have their gravestones desecrated and broken by lazy young sickos who definitely deserve to be rounded up,
living off sweat and blood of others,
they are useless to humanity.
Too hot, too cold, too dry, too wet, too muddy, too windy, too tired, too sick, too afraid, too brave, too early, too fast, too slow, too deep, too shallow, too late, the other unrelenting enemy we call weather really does suck.
"Two Of Us Were Captured" > 10:01
Either of these scenarios probably happened to no-one.
When have you ever heard of that happening
@@block8893 Tons of men fought during both world wars, thousands of world war one and two veterans were mugged and killed by lazy young sickos and all to many war graves have been desecrated.
@@michaelbruns449 there is absolutely no way that “thousands” of double world war one and world war two vets were killed by muggings. I cant even find one example when I look it up. You’re creating something that didn’t happen to anyone to get angry about.
@@block8893 what, like several million American men returned to America after the war and during the following decades surely thousands of them were mugged and killed one way or another, I mean its statistically impossible any other way.
When they burned the villages, did they burn them down with the families in them??😢
Very often yes and frequently after they raped the girls and women.
In the beginning not.
There were many towns populated with Jewish people. They were shot.
But not by the regular soldiers. This was done by police battalions and SS.
Later, though, many villages were burned down, including the population, usually as reprisal against sabotage actions. especially in the Belarus area.
@@ArjanSchaeffer1973Even not for reprisal, but
for criminal pleasure!
a true hero ..
More of a brainwashed, deluded man whose life was thrown away on the whims of a raging psychopath in Berlin
Enlighten us on your definition of a hero.
Genocide of civilians, burning villages to the ground, burning church. The NAZI scum is far from hero.
This sounds too AI to me which means a bad presentation.
Mach mal was auf deutsch..
first...!
Thank you for your impetuosity!)))
Awesome bro! Congrats!
Sounds very much like the Americans in Iraq or Vietnam
Nothing compares to the Nazi mega-genocide in the eastern Europe. Except for their allies, the Japanese in east Asia.
It’s the same in Europe now.
Wieder ein verhetzter Titel!
When men succumb to the nationalism and racism, men become worse than beasts. Behind all this there is the Satan the Devil who is the god of this system of world.
Here is the solution of true God Jehovah.
"God of heaven will set up a kingdom and this kingdom will destroy all human governments and will last forever alone"
When and how?
Armageddon is approaching fast in this generation and all the human nations will be gone forever from the earth.
New era with perfect peace and unity will begin.
And mo more death or pain anymore .
God is making all things new.
🖤🖤🖤
I'm not gonna lie i wanna drive from Germany and make my way to Ukraine once the war there dies down but that's still a long distance :(
Fatto poi in Francia da qs bestie
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