That's why the year '44 and the Poland region seemed wrong to me. Because here the Germans are "smiling" and in the summer of 1944 it was not a happy time for them in Poland either.
@@patryk_b The German 19th, 4th, 5th SS, 3rd SS, and HG armored divisions stopped the strong Russian armored advance on Warsaw, inflicting heavy losses on them in the tank battle of Radzymin-Wołomin on August 1-5, 1944. So they had some reasons to be satisfied.
Not 100% certain, but the Tiger commander in the beginning could possibly be Albert Kerscher, Commander of 2. Batterie, schwere Panzer-Abteilung 502, credited with over 100 kills at the wars end. Kerscher was Otto Carius's "wingman" in many engagements, while Carius was with the 502. After the war, Kerscher served with the Bundeswehr from 1956 to 1969. He died in June 2011.
@@ukasz-zm9qc Did say I wasn't 100% sure it was Kercher. And having another look, this officer's rank is that of a Leutnant, and Kercher was only a Feldwebel in 1944, only becoming a Oberfeldwebel in February '45. And it doesn't appear to be Otto Carius, either, as the face appears too fat, although he was a Leutnant in '44. Any ideas?
@@northernskys someone else suggested it might be Franz Begemann and I think that is right, if so these are some of the last images of him as he went missing in the end of June 1944 in Belarus near the Polish border.
@@hw97karbine Thank you for this update. Yes, I think that this is correct. It does indeed look like Begemann. And like you say, these must be some the last pics of him before his death. Cheers!
July and August (harvest time - you can see the grain already mowed but not taken to the barns). The region in the video makes me wonder.... Because if the current area of Poland then probably only the area around Lublin. Unless the area of Poland before the war, that is, it may be the current southwestern Ukraine.
@@Grandizer8989 maybe you dont know the term totenkopf applied to the old Hussards... nothing to do with SS. Tanker guys wore skulls on the lapel and this one is wearing an old style Skull ...
They collected my grandfather in Berlin after he got to his aunt. Worked on flak(maybe in the east, via train, I don't remember). In Berlin they fought with a broken rifle. Luckily he got hit with shrapnel because that meant the Russians didn't take him.
@@tomogganwright7681 America lowered it's age so they could send more children to the meat grinder, and threw their women into factories. And it depended on which country you were in and who you were. In Germany they released over 100,000 chews from military service when they petitioned that they should not have to fight when they were gonna be kicked out of the country anyway. And in America you could get out of service if you were politically connected. Either way, whether you fight or not, you still have to be able to live with your decision.
The Germans had mistakenly pulled all their armor back expecting a run through Galacia by the Russians. They were in position and eagerly awaiting the Russian move. The Russians however attacked army group Centre and due to a lack of tanks combined with overwhelming firepower and ground attack aircraft on the part of the soviets, army group Centre was crushed with a loss of over 400k men. The german tanks intervened too late to prevent the worst of it and after the loss of 400k men, the germans no longer had sufficient manpower to stop the russians. It was all over but the dying. The Germans really should have considered a negotiated surrender at this point.
Hitler would have never accepted. After one survived assasination attept Hitler claimed to be chosen by God. The Germans were brainwashed since young age in the HJ (Hitlet Jugend = Hitler Youth) since 8 years old you would have to join and with 16 you were already a soldier in the Führers army. I think negotiations were no option. As we see later they defended Berlin to the last men and breath, even children. And the Führer himself? We know how that ended…
These guys in the video are shown fighting in Latvia in August 1944. As for the actions in Poland, the Soviets took a hard beating in a large tank battle near Warsaw on August 1-5.
@@yourcasualfinn2213 Thanks for the name, but when I search it I see, which look like, different faces compared to portrait photos. The noise for example doesn't really match. But it might be true, got no real evidence.
![German Newsweek No. 693- 17 December 1943 [Full HD]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/F2NhOddI_Ks/mqdefault.jpg)
![German Newsweek No. 693- 17 December 1943 [Full HD]](/img/tr.png)
Tiger I No. 311 of the 503rd Heavy Panzer Battalion it slipped on the embankment and broke through the ice on the Eastern fromt 1943/44
That's why the year '44 and the Poland region seemed wrong to me. Because here the Germans are "smiling" and in the summer of 1944 it was not a happy time for them in Poland either.
@@patryk_b The German 19th, 4th, 5th SS, 3rd SS, and HG armored divisions stopped the strong Russian armored advance on Warsaw, inflicting heavy losses on them in the tank battle of Radzymin-Wołomin on August 1-5, 1944. So they had some reasons to be satisfied.
Big place the Eastern front with lots of ice and embankments 🙄
Not 100% certain, but the Tiger commander in the beginning could possibly be Albert Kerscher, Commander of 2. Batterie, schwere Panzer-Abteilung 502, credited with over 100 kills at the wars end. Kerscher was Otto Carius's "wingman" in many engagements, while Carius was with the 502. After the war, Kerscher served with the Bundeswehr from 1956 to 1969. He died in June 2011.
many thanks, I was wondering if someone knew who he was !
No, it's not him. Albert Kercher looked different. Google it.
@@ukasz-zm9qc Did say I wasn't 100% sure it was Kercher. And having another look, this officer's rank is that of a Leutnant, and Kercher was only a Feldwebel in 1944, only becoming a Oberfeldwebel in February '45. And it doesn't appear to be Otto Carius, either, as the face appears too fat, although he was a Leutnant in '44. Any ideas?
@@northernskys someone else suggested it might be Franz Begemann and I think that is right, if so these are some of the last images of him as he went missing in the end of June 1944 in Belarus near the Polish border.
@@hw97karbine Thank you for this update. Yes, I think that this is correct. It does indeed look like Begemann. And like you say, these must be some the last pics of him before his death. Cheers!
July and August (harvest time - you can see the grain already mowed but not taken to the barns). The region in the video makes me wonder.... Because if the current area of Poland then probably only the area around Lublin. Unless the area of Poland before the war, that is, it may be the current southwestern Ukraine.
First normal comment here, nice
(W sumie Patryk masz trochę racji, mogą to być Kresy Wschodnie) I can agree with Patrick's point.
These are shots from Wochenschau from August 30, 1944, showing actions in Latvia.
Another part of history. Thanks for posting.
Isn't one of "GD" Division counterattacks on Lieutva ?
0:02 The comander of the tank is wearing the old style totenkopf .. how coool is that... never seen it before.
He’s not SS
@@Grandizer8989 maybe you dont know the term totenkopf applied to the old Hussards... nothing to do with SS. Tanker guys wore skulls on the lapel and this one is wearing an old style Skull ...
@@mmotorhead like I said.. not SS
@@Grandizer8989 your first comment implied I thought he was...
@@Grandizer8989 🤣🤣😂
Anyone know who the tank commander is in the start of the video?
Oblt. der Reserve Franz Begemann, 20 Panzerdivision, killed near Bobruisk
@@milanjares987 How did you know? =)
@@meskalin64 web
Those are basically boys at 0:26 - all for a lost cause.
They collected my grandfather in Berlin after he got to his aunt. Worked on flak(maybe in the east, via train, I don't remember). In Berlin they fought with a broken rifle. Luckily he got hit with shrapnel because that meant the Russians didn't take him.
Gotta play the hand you're dealt. Or be a spectator, which is all most people are.
@@l337pwnageyeah or be told to go and fight (die) for a cause you’re way too young to understand, without the option to refuse.
@@tomogganwright7681 America lowered it's age so they could send more children to the meat grinder, and threw their women into factories.
And it depended on which country you were in and who you were. In Germany they released over 100,000 chews from military service when they petitioned that they should not have to fight when they were gonna be kicked out of the country anyway.
And in America you could get out of service if you were politically connected.
Either way, whether you fight or not, you still have to be able to live with your decision.
When the cause was lost, all was lost anyway. As you can see. Society has become putrid, and they murdered millions of those that surrendered.
Feliz martes
Do not pray for easier lives - Pray to be stronger men - JFK From COD Zombies
The Germans had mistakenly pulled all their armor back expecting a run through Galacia by the Russians. They were in position and eagerly awaiting the Russian move. The Russians however attacked army group Centre and due to a lack of tanks combined with overwhelming firepower and ground attack aircraft on the part of the soviets, army group Centre was crushed with a loss of over 400k men. The german tanks intervened too late to prevent the worst of it and after the loss of 400k men, the germans no longer had sufficient manpower to stop the russians. It was all over but the dying. The Germans really should have considered a negotiated surrender at this point.
Hitler would have never accepted. After one survived assasination attept Hitler claimed to be chosen by God. The Germans were brainwashed since young age in the HJ (Hitlet Jugend = Hitler Youth) since 8 years old you would have to join and with 16 you were already a soldier in the Führers army. I think negotiations were no option. As we see later they defended Berlin to the last men and breath, even children. And the Führer himself? We know how that ended…
Oblt. der Reserve Franz Begemann, panzertruppenschulle
I think you might be right
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If this is summer 1944 then Operation Bagration was underway and these guys were hauling ass into Poland to try and escape the Soviet deathtrap.
These guys in the video are shown fighting in Latvia in August 1944. As for the actions in Poland, the Soviets took a hard beating in a large tank battle near Warsaw on August 1-5.
@@ukasz-zm9qc Battle of Radzymin, learned something new today, thanks!
Iconic first few seconds, always wondered who that commander was. For some reason he doesn't look like a typical German person.
His name is Franz Begemann
@@yourcasualfinn2213 Thanks for the name, but when I search it I see, which look like, different faces compared to portrait photos. The noise for example doesn't really match. But it might be true, got no real evidence.
Что может быть красивее горящего русского танка? Только два горящих русских танка 😊
Это ты сейчас что то умное сказал, или в башке замыкает?
@@U.F.O.Technology Ты один или ещё ваши тут есть? 🤔
@@isenbull2242 разрешения хочешь попросить у всех?
IQ 75 🤡
(Any adult below 77 is considered as retarded)
Ukrainians could be in those tanks as well ...
Ээх, не добили вы рашистов тогда
Не кукарекай.
@@U.F.O.Technology ты с Орска ,залупутинец?.Как там? Прорыв?
Мало что на свете есть более жалкого и смешного, чем украинские каменты в поддержку Вермахта.
@@user-no1es1wd6x .
@@user-no1es1wd6x мне рашистов поддерживать? Рашист.
Hey man you post great footage as always. I wanted to know if you have any Pacific Theater combat footage you are willing to share ?
There's is plenty on CZcams do a search
@@The.Drunk-Koala I have, it just seems OP has a lot more footage than what’s just available on CZcams sir