WW2 Reenactment - Battle of Asch ( Belgium ) German Wehrmacht -VS- U.S. Army
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- čas přidán 1. 09. 2019
- Hi everyone!!
Finally a new video again! :)
Sorry it took so long, i was busy with a lot of stuff.. but now that's over, and here i am again!
Last weekend we had a reenactment in As ( Asch ) Belgium, and i decided to make a video about it!
It was hard work.. but worth it!
We were part of the German Wehrmacht, and the allies were coming.. a lot of stuff happened.. too much to explain in the description!
It was a really cool experience again, and i really hope you enjoy this video!!
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Imagine a ww2 vet lives in this town, has just woken up from a long night's sleep, and decides to look out of his window only to see several jeeps driving a wehrmacht regiment
*has a stroke*
“ *oh shit honey they’re back* ”
😂
grab the greanead honey!
@@mkjudkins is badass
When your just vibin at the park and ww2 just starts again
lol
4:41
*Rare footage of a German soldier arriving in North Africa -1943 (colorized)*
Brennan.MP4 acccuracy is spot on
Lol
😂
It's all fun and games till grandpa throws a live grenade over MG nest...
hahahahahha
LOL
Which is real with real bullets
[ insert Unsettled Tom meme]
“We took two hostages” in reality “hey bro can you be our hostage please” “okay”
The
Ali Nolt late
Nah man, as funny as that would be, they were organised to be hostages, they were wearing WW2 style clothes
@@BuffBisexual there were converse shoes in ww2? cuz the young hostage wore grey converse shoes
100 Clip Crip okay but look at the clothes above, what Moden person does wears those?
4:28 Imagine walking into a cafe just to see 2 wermacht bois with guns
I would be terrified
I f**King p*ss my pants
Wehrmacht*
*Cafe de Normande*
Cafe De Normandy? MORE LIKE CAFE DE WERMACHT
11:46 Hanz has use for the souvenir white flag he took from the French [1944, colorized]
Funny and original joke (sarcasm)
😂
When you see these people going through the streets:
"Ah godverdomme, hier gaan we weer..."
Grove straat, thuis. Ten minste voordat ik alles heb verpest
Yo nederlanders
nederlands verdomme jonge !!!!!!
Die fahne hoch die Reich SA marcheert
Wut
The wedding at the church must been like:
-Girls: awww, it was a perfect wedding.
-Boys: Hans! Where its the panzershreck!
PD: i dont speak german i am spanish.
That's not German, that's English? lol
It's ok that you don't know German, still funny😂😂
Hans, Where ist das Panzershreck?!
Xd nice joke
Boys: Hans! Wo ist das panzershrek?!
Hahaha those people in the church must have had the best wedding ever!
Jacob Lorenz same haha
I do Reenactment aswell
"I was standing there with my wife and then all the sudden, the Germans were marching into town" -Belgian WWII survivor
Yeah they must’ve had the best wedding in the world
It would probably have been the best wedding in the world to soldiers come in with a heavy machine gun
It actually brought tears to my eyes when I saw the townspeople watching your reenactment, they all looked so serious, no smiling or laughing. They probably had parents ,grand parents,cousins etc., who really went through the real thing 70 years ago so, they know the pain that was felt on that day. Very moving......and I think you are a great actor too. Well done!
Some of those Germans need to fix the way they hold their rifles. They’re holding their rifles the modern way...
Agreed
I agree
I agree
I love how the only replies are people saying agreed...
@@krennicee3794 agreed
I want a Wehrmacht soldier with an mg42 at mg wedding too
@Ken Penalosa Nope he is in the Wehrmacht uniform but his friend has the camo.
@@stefanSS1480 i hate ur profile pic
Same here
And your pfp scared me a bit because I thought there was a fly on my screen
Hit me up when your wedding
Ken Penalosa bro do you know uniforms on the collars there would be two lightning bolts
This is what I wish I did with my summer....
Same. Hell, I'm a belgian and I wasn't aware so I couldn't even LOOK.
4:29 that woman is so confused when she sees them
A bunch of *VERY* lost squad of wer macht soldiers march past 2019 civilians.
William Oakes- wir Sind verloren
@@texan_commando Wo alle Straßen enden....
talk about a walk through time.
And they said hiroo onoda was the last soldier
It’s Wehrmacht
6:04
You should have promptly informed him (the undercover police) that you were spear-heading the invasion and that he was now a prisoner.
Underrated comment!
LOL
Omg that would not he smart! Hede probably have tou all arrested as TERRORISTS...and would probably appear on the news
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Nicely done, my friend. My family was liberated from the Germans in Maastricht in September, 1944. It is important that we all remember the sacrifices that were made for us. 106 degrees? When I served in Iraq we suffered 120+ degrees in full body armor and gear. This experience will demonstrate how important physical fitness is, eh? Keep it up. Your videos are awesome!
Thanks! :)
Interesting, and yes.. we willnever forget the brave men who liberated us!!
Wow, yeah that's hot.. respect my friend, and thank you for watching! :)
Gr Nick
@@History-Secrets I Love To WW2!Its An Onor To Be An Subcriber To You!!!❤🥇❤
That's neat, Some of my family fought in world war 2, nice flag by the way.
@@caelanburgos4644 Back at ya! I call it, "the first rebel flag!"
@@FreeAmericaChannel Us rebels sure showed the Brits. My 6th and 7th great grandfather's were in the Massachusetts Malitia. This flag reminds me of that unbeatable fighting spirit.
In a way, that was perfect. Confusion, frustration, stunned civilians, some being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Sounds like war to me.
Imagine being in your care home , a retired belgian civilian , just relaxing and next min you see a very familiar Wehrmach soldier and his comrades walking past your window...
I haven’t watched you in so long , I’m glad to see you again
Okay I won't tell the officers that you surrendered but Hitler is still going to find out
the hillbilly of Texas no Pwz dontz tell HITla
Thank you for watching!! :)
Hitler tantrum in 3, 2, 1
ME TOO!!!:D
I think that before the battle the reenactment members should march through the populated zones and then the police should clear the area where the battle is actually going to take place
Blast from the past
I previously posted a comment on this video, but decided to post a better one. Despite poor communication and organisation from the local police, and that one prat who led you and your comrades on that long march to nowhere in particular in uncomfortably hot conditions, it looks like Asch was a success. I particularly liked it when you and your friend were forced to run after missing the truck in the retreat from the church. I feel like that was just one snippet of the chaos of war; which made it all the more real. Great content as always Nick. I'm looking forward to seeing what you do in 2024!
Too many people watching the re-enactment, I know there’s no real way to stop that except to be rude but the crowd of people in bright civilian clothes kinda ruin the WW2 feel.
What are you talking about? Don't you know that civilians came out to greet the soldiers during WW2? They were always so nice to each other too, no pillaging!
@@HerrZhukov not really why would civilians greet soldiers when there is gunfire, and explosions?😂
@@HerrZhukov wouldn’t make much sense does it?😂
@@HDTRphy I was joking m8
True
11:33 i love the commentary. that's probably how the soldiers actually were thinking at moments like that.
We had a similar occurrence during a WW2 reenacting event here in Ireland, a couple turned up to their wedding reception to find the hotel full of German soldiers, they took lots of photos with us, we're definitely in a wedding album somewhere. Nice reenactment video.
hello i live n ireland any ww2 reenacting group in irleand you know?
@alienxgaming5249 lots of them, mostly small. Watch out for a group called IMVG, most events they attend we are usually there along with all the others. My group is called WWII Airsoft Reenactors.
@@whos-the-stiffYou can’t own replicas or even blanks?
@bennettbush3906 you can, but you have to jump through lots of hoops with the police. I've had friends obtain passes no problem and other friends who've had to go through the ringer to get a pass. One example, we were asked to take part in a photo shoot on the beach where Saving Private Ryan was filmed. Contacted the police to check if it was OK to carry replicas on the day, the cops said yes to airsoft replicas but an emphatic no to Denix replicas ? Why...don't know ?
10:55 just imagine a division of wermacht soldiers just getting out of a opel blitz
I like how Nicks set up for the mg42 looked, it was epic
I know
Nick,
Awesome reenactment! Sorry things got a bit mucked up (and you had to march so long in the heat in full gear!), but it was okay in the end. The reality of war--sometimes there is no reason to continue the battle. Either lay down your shield or be carried out on it.
I'd bet the wedding party was very surprised to have been invaded by the Germans! :-)
Your mom is very beautiful. I know she must be so proud of her adventurous son!
You asked about our favorite tank...I think mine would be the Panzer 1. It's small and very mobile. For a tank, anyway! :-)
I enjoyed the reenactment very much! You and your friends do an awesome job. And I'll check out the book, it sounds like a good one! Thanks for another fascinating video!
Cindy
Thank you so much!! :)
Yes, it all went wrong.. but i'm glad i had the experience!
We were really glad we could surrender.. after so much marching, running, etc.. we could finally sit down in the shade!
Hahaha, yes.. it's gonna be a wedding they will never forget!! :D
Thank you, she's glad to hear that!
Oh yes, the Panzer 1 is a cute tank, would fit in my garden perfectly! :)
Thank you very much for your kind comment again!!
Gr Nick
Very Nice and as always enjoyable. Thanks for sharing and Greetings from WW2HistoryHunter
I love your vids
Love ur vids 😍
do the guns shoot real bullets
12:30 looks like an actual picture from the war
Besides the plastic garbage can in the background, but yeah it really does
"We took two hostages"
W
H
A
T
In the name of reenacting is going on here
I was a bit SURPRISED & dismayed
I’m starting my wwii collection. Huge fan. Keep up the great work
Patrick Sorensen same
That's awesome, have fun collecting!
Same
Nice reenactment! My favourite tank is one of those ww1 British landships
Mk 5
I prefer the mark 3.
@@britishsoldier8226 mark 3 is my favourite
Thanks, that's awesome! :)
Mr Ginge I prefer mk4
Imagine if a Wehrmacht soldier from 1944 time traveled to this
"Blast" from the past...
He finna start yelling in German and actually end up killing someone
Draga Nam Sloboda comes back to 1944:MEIN FUHRER THE ALLIES WON THE WAR BUT WE STILL HAVE PEOPLE FIGHTING FOR US BUT ALOT OF CIVILIANS ARE HELPING THE ALLIES! Hitler:NEIN,NEIN,NEIN,NEIN
I only just recently found this channel and I'm really falling in love with it!
I'm not into enemies but, I love the german outfits uniforms XD
Edit: watching this video is like I'm watching WWII soldiers got time traveled into the future accidentally. XD
BuzzLeenWi Hugo boss made them well
They aren’t enemies, they are friends who had to fight
Yeh well a lot of reanactments tend to be for people to watch
When heaven touches hell~~ that title alone makes me want to buy it~ great video, your effort is not wasted.
I am really becoming a fan of your Channel on CZcams. Thanks for reminding us of our soldiers in WW2.
History at one time( though hard and sad ) was real and in our face. WE LEARN 🤔?
First time watching your videos. Super good stuff!!!! Thank you so very much for keeping history alive!!! I am subscribed!!!!
HS, Please keep it up man. These videos are absolutely beautiful. The surrendering scene got me so choked up because i could feel the emotion in those words, i could only imagine what soldiers felt like, didnt know where they were going but they were glad to go. Got me thinking what the conditions were actually like for them, and what happened to them after the war? Freaking love you man!
That wedding part, I would love for that to happen at my wedding
Very nice video nick!
Keep up the great work!!!
3:48 that old man is having flashbacks
Finally! A New Video to watch
And to awnser your question: Favorite Tank is The Sherman.
Glad you like it!! :)
Awesome!
I like Tiger tanks
@@Mewwiee1 you rang?
You should get a go pro so you can record from your head or chest to be able to use both hands to make your re-enactments 100% real and able to do it free handed and not have to worry about the camera
Please like so he can see
I don't think that is actually allowed
@@Rack47 Why wouldn't it be ?
@@loli_ravioli_4204 Generally cuz that would ruin the whole uniform and realism etc.
@Rachel ASHTON not in the same way and only recording a bit other than having one attached to you
Bro ! Love all your work and videos !
Hey Nick! I know that you went through Hell on your day of reenactments, But this video came out fantastic! I started crying when you had to surrender bc your relief truly felt authentic- As for your friend Sarah, next to you, she’s definitely another person that I really admire! Especially bc she’s a girl- Being a WWII enthusiast and being a girl myself, I can’t help but feel kinda odd I guess, cuz let’s face it, It’s more of a guy thing- Anyways, I hope to get her book some time- Well, Be Safe out there, and Keep up the Great Work! You are a Treasure!!
Thank you so much, nice to hear you liked it!! :)
Haha, yes Sara is a really talented young girl with a lot of interest in History!
It's good to see that girls are also interested in this, we need nurses too right?! :D
Never feel odd, reenactment is fun and interesting, and it doesn't matter if you're a girl or a boy!
Thank you very much for your kind comment Stefanie!
Greetings,
Nick
Hey Stefanie! Thank you so much for the nice words, it truly warms my heart. I know the hobby is quite a “man thing” but that’s why you just got to be a part of it, because it’s an amazing. And it’s wonderful to see all these people so passionate about it, like Nick. For what goes about the book, here’s my website. Send me an email and I’ll see if I got a copy laying around somewhere, www.sarasstories.eu
Damn good video and story telling, narration, as well as authentic looking uniforms and cool battle action. I really enjoyed it! Sorry about your more than 100 degrees no reason marching ordeal! 😎👍
I love watching your videos I am a big World War II history lover I think what you do is great!! Keep doing it never give up the fight!!!
Thank you very much, glad you like my videos!!
@@History-Secrets I could see some re-enactors taking this way too seriously like power trip as a general. I think I would beat someone up
Thanks for this this was very interesting! Awe I wish I could do reenactments it seems so cool. Nice video though!
yo man I loved this reenactment please do more
Well done guys I sympathize with you. Ex British Army myself and had to do similar with a GPMG. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Glad to see you had an awesome time. Keep this part of history alive😉👍🤓
Thank you very much for your awesome comment!! :)
Respect, and have a nice day!
Gr Nick
What an awesome video again
Keep up the good work
This Was Awesome, the black and white pictures look Very Real..Great Work..God Bless..
Looks like fun those pics turned out good like all your gear!
I wonder what his own wedding will be like, like would he just wear German uniform for a suit and drive a tank instead of a car like bruh in other words your vids are great
Alweer een geweldige video!!! And again a great video!! Keep up the good work! Cant wait for the next one!!!
Thank you very much, glad you liked it!!! :)
i like the look of re-enacting that's why i always look at this stuff!
My grandfather was a Combat engineer with the 1308th Engineering Battalion attached to Patton's 3rd Army's relief column during the Battle of the Bulge. He never did talk much about the battle though. It was the same too with the Battle of Okinawa which he also participated in as well several months after the Battle of the Bulge.
Wow, much respect for him!!
@@History-Secrets My Grandfather was also 2nd Generation Dutch American his great gandfather was born and raised near Zeeland Province and emigrated to the New Holland colony in the US. And my grandfathers older brother helped to design the Norden Bombsight.
Enjoyed the video very much!!! Your Mom is lovely, and totally cool that she supports your work and hobby. Sara is very talented and looks awesome in her uniform! Your friend was wearing wool!! in that heat, wow! Tank: Panther Ausf. G late production.
Thank you very much for your nice comment!! :)
Yes very nice comments
My favorite tank is the panzer IV especially the Ausf H
👍
coger tom my favorite four engine axis powers bomber is the Heinkel He 277 and my favorite twin engines bomber is the Yer-2
I love these videos man keep it up
Wow ik love history and ww2 youre Chanel is soo cool keep up the work
My favorite tank is the Tiger. Favorite gun, M1 Garand
My Favorite Tank : also Tiger
Favorite gun : Kar98k
My favorite gun is the 40mm
My Favorite tank is Panzer IV too and my favorite gun is The MG47
Favorite tank:king tiger
Favorite gun:88mm
Favorite tank: panther
Favorite gun: M16A1
I cannot believe you had to march on a day as hot as that but it was nice to see another re-enactment keep up the good work.
Great vid grim ,had some amazing finds for the year there all things considered with the lockdowns etc , looking forward to the new year now and new hunts , congrats again on the great finds ,stay safe and happy hunting 👍👍👍
hiii i just came across your channel and i love wwii and seeing you reenact these makes wanna do them but im not sure if i need the stuff and im not sure if theres an age limit but i really wanna do one or go to one and i would like to ask you if you needa buy the stuff yourself or like what? but also great videos dude
Another great one, thanks for making these.
Thank you for watching, glad you liked it! :)
Love this channel
Hi
Thanks!! :)
A few years after the wedding:
Husband: and you see son this is me and mommy at our wedding day
Son: Who’s that in the background?
Husband: Ummmm
Need more videos. Not to many. Love this channel.
Thank you so much Nick! You’re a really nice person and I have no idea how to thank you. It was amazing, looking forward to Maastricht. If there is ever anything I can do, give me a heads up
Thanks again
You're welcome Sara! :)
Yes, Maastricht is gonna be awesome, can't wait!
Thanks for your comment! :D
Gr Nick
Oh and next time if you know this song I would LOVE to hear y'all sing Erika a german song about a german soldier in WW2 describing his girl back home.
Thank you for keeping history alive. My dad was a 13 year-old Hitler Youth soldier in the Sudentenland in 1945. You don't know how much I would love to be in one of those reenactments. Do you think a reenactment of crossing the Rhine would ever happen? My dear step-dad was a US Army soldier during the war. He crossed the Rhine at St. Goar and his unit, 314th Combat Engineers, were part of the liberation of the Nazi Concentration Camp at Ohrdruf, Germany. I absolutely love your videos. And I love Holland too. Dutch people are so nice to me when I visit Holland because I'm Canadian. I just don't tell them my dad was German and my grandparents hardcore members of the Nazi party
New sub here, really Enjoyed the video, first I’ve yours I’ve watched but won’t be the last.
I love your videos, keep it up
Thanks!!
Question, I remember at one of your other reenactments you had reproduction rations, where did you get them ?
I love reenactments
Me too! :)
Love your videos nick
enjoyed watching another great video
12:50 the picture looks so real!
Do you rememer the day when you have found a WW2 dog tag from Benny B Bellomy? I have been investigating and i have found some cool infomation.
Hi History Secrets! I have a question, Sense your mg42 is deactivated how did you make the shooting realistic?
classic weekend with the lads
Finally you legend!
Thank you for watching!!
Lucky you weren't SS and your enemy was the US Army not the Red Army...capisci ? ;-)
Yes...pure experience of WW2...with THAT march "and stuff" (especially for yourself and your friend)...!
Really nice reenactment ! ...Panther ausf. G with no "tracks skirts"
Nice HBT tunic. I've got tunic and trousers too, it gets way to hot in my city.
That collection is impressive.
First!!! next video could you make a ship and do a Reenactment
Haha, i can't really make a ship XD
But who knows what happens in the future! :)
Ok there is a lot of stuff online so even a RC tank fight would work😄
Unbelievable, to see an MG-42 just "laying around" on a table at a local café 😂👍. (4:31 )
This is fantastic, i wish i were there.
Next time the MG-42 is getting to heavy, let me take over.
Just for once, i want to experience the feeling, to carry one of the best machineguns ever made on my shoulder.
Haha, yeah something you don't see everyday! :)
You all did wonderful, considering the setbacks you faced!I I used to reenact Wehrmacht as well (after spending a decade in the *actual infantry), and some very brief notes on equipment, if you don't mind: Your gear has to fit, or it will more than double the amount of pain you experience.Your waistbelt, for example, was EXTREMELY loose, causing all the gear at the back to drag way down the moment your rear Y-strap came undone. Bc the Y-straps were tension-mounted, German troops wore them with NO slack whatsoever, and their equipment is always seen high up at the waist, away from the legs, and not the hips. And then check each other from time to time... in the real service, if your buddy's whatever came loose, you would immediately fix it for him, without even asking... it's just understood. Up in the church tower, your friend has his breadbag swinging to and fro from just a single attachment point... I'm not even sure how he could have not noticed this, for it's extremely unbalanced that way. But someone should have fixed that for him, since it was towards the back, and we usually cannot reach behind to fix our own gear very well. Again, it's just somethingthat soldiers in the infantry do naturally, then and now. Thank you for the interesting video, and greetings from California!
He makes it sound real as I like it the photos look like real photos from ww2
German army usually a lot more organised. Would have loved to seen the faces of the wedding party when you guys turned up 🤣 Great video thank you for sharing 👍
On the end of the war, most of the times it was a big chaos, especially when they had to retreat!
Haha, yes.. a wedding they will never forget!! :)
Thank you for watching!
Gr Nick
What would have been funny as a joke if they busted into the wedding and give the order " round them up". There faces would be priceless
" I had way to much stuff in my bread bag"
Said No german ever. Look at original pics, they were bursting at the seams!
The More the merrier! ; )
wassup fellow fallschirmjager
How's Crete going for you two?
French Soldier good hows me blitzing the Ardennes going for you
@@thatonefuturemarinekid_8517 *Looks at my HoIV gameplay where the Maginot Line extended across there* about as well as the offensives in Kursk
I love ur reanactments
I like this one cause you filmed the battle
May God be with this poor young man who lost their lives in ww2
I realy like when they battle
Your videos are the best
Great job!