The Cologne Tank Duel
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- In the closing chapters of the war the German fortress city of Cologne needed to be taken. Ordered to get to the Rhine, Eagle 7 a brand new Pershing tank, went up against the might of the German Panther. Adam Makos wrote the excellent book Spearhead which details the war from the view of the crew of Eagle 7, and it's gunner, Clarence Smoyer.
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Imagine saying
“Halt! It’s one of ours!” Then get shot at by the mentioned Tank..
*That must’ve been really disappointing*
Lmao, 'disappointing'
"Awwww, man... I thought it was friendly"
I’m not sure how they could’ve known anything the German crew said.
*me testing friendly fire*
That's very embarrassing
Yea I game them talking with the spirits like “man why did you not tell us to shoot?!” “I thought it was a Allie!” “But it isn’t” “shut up over there let’s watch this war like a movie now”
The Germans saw a high quality tank and thought “yeah, that’s one of ours”
Oooooo self motivation! Those ones are motivational
I mean can you blame them with all the crazy proposed tanks and infinite adjustments they made too their existing models lol
They didnt need to. Germans already had the best tanks
@@baseformrolf6710 american: *start build sherman* german 1939: the american got a new tank (sherman) 1940, german: a sherman... whit new armor 1941: a sherman whit a longer gun, 1942: a sherman, 1943: a sherman, god damn our tanks are too much good for them. 1944: oh there a new tank, its not a sherman and it look powerfull so it most be ours, but maybe berlin didn't got time to told us.
@@atomalfa7883 I mean honestly given hitlers obsession with big ass tanks I wouldnt be suprised if he firmly believed the only way forward for the m4 was the m4 ll with extra armor and a bigger gun
German Tank Commander: "If it's not Sherman, must be German."
Tank gunner: OMFG you imbecil!
@@MadSkull "You've doomed us all!"
@@casematecardinal "apologies"
@@professorklampenborg you got it my friend!
@@casematecardinal only the cultured shall stand tall
You know you've manufactured enough shermans when the enemy thinks that a tank that's not a sherman cannot possibly be on your side
1000th like
“Lmao the Americans would never have a tank that threatening looking, it has to be one of ou-“ *bang*
I like how the panther crew didn't notice that their tank have big wheels and murican Pershing has small wheels
@@yuno1707 Yeah i bet you will definitely notice the wheels on a tank that doesn't have a good sophisticated view port in a battlefield that is in rubble, burning and lot of smoke (watch the real footage of it) and being in a heat of battle where you are expected die in any second.
Hahaha!
Ludwig don't shoot, it's one of ours *BOOM*
Don't worry Hanz it'z too advanced for a simple american tank, maybe itz one of those new Kuningstüiger-
Pershing:
*Green
*American Markings
*"Yep that's german enough."*
German "must be the new panzerkampfwagen model"
XD
They thought it was German cuz it was a secret weapon and it looked like a disguised German tank
But it wasn’t xD
Edit: also small wheels lol
I guess kraut seen Sherman and Stuart too much
The Pershing's numbers were on the front and rear facing exactly 90-degrees away from the Panther's field of viewr. The Pershing's army stars were turned exactly 90 degrees away from the Panther's field of view. The Pershing was also a rare sight on the battlefield and most German tank commanders likely thought they were another German tank model.
Imagine being the commander in that situation.
“It’s one of ours!”
Then-
*B A N G ! !*
Him: *Gottverdammt*
Directed by Michael bay
Luckyly he survived
MAYBE NOT
Yeah they ate too much panzerchokolade
Everyone is talking about Hánz being stupid saying that the Pershing is one of there’s, but nobody is talking about Fritz at 1:03 doing a front flip over a rock.
Parkour!
Pershing tank: he’s just standing there menacingly
Panther tank: oh hi Patrick
lmao
@@skoda4564 xd
WEE WOO WEE WOO
the reporter ran towards them: WEE WOOO WEE WOOO
LOL
1:03 German soldier back flips in the middle of the battle, he was awarded the iron cross for his bravery
When pervitin hits hard
@@dave_sic1365 Pervitin? *Aimo Koivunen intensifies*
@@AlreadyTakenTag crystal meth pills which were widely used in Germany. Like coffeein is today. It was common to send soldiers a box of pervitin pills (crystal meth)
@@dave_sic1365 yeah i know
@@dave_sic1365 my comment was supposed to be a joke about that one finnish guy who took a shitton of pervitin pills during the war
I actually met CLarence Smoyer during a book launch in Denver he is a great man and I am honored that I met a WW2 veteran.
Read the book spearhead by Adam makos
Same! I was in the Halftrack if you remember seeing that!
I was in the panther
That fraternization charge is ridiculous and outrageous.
He was tryna give that milf some sweets XD
imagine being charged for lack of candy🤦🏽♂️ in the middle of a war of all places
What is really sad is Allied Pilots were known to drop candy to waiting children. That was during the Berlin Airlift after the war. But who is the enemy?
Military leadership being idiots, happens everywhere and pretty much runs rampant all across time
Oh yes. Hahahaha what a great post. You get a youtube star. Hahaha
Hol' Up!!!!
Did that escaping German at 1:03 just done a Front flip over that obstacle?!
Damn they truly were superior
Yooooo!!! Good catch!
lol
Yes
Looool
Bruh
1:03 Germany had a gymnast division apparently
Edit: a “boing” sound effect would be amazing there
LMAO THAT FLIP IN THE BACKGROUND
Glad someone else saw that too
Lmao I didn’t even see that ahahah
lmao made the sane comment as u but only got 1 like i done it 20 mins before u lmao
That's exactly what I was coming down to comment about hahaha
Just learned he died today. RIP Clarence Smoyer and thank you for your service in WW2.
Hello. Can I ask you how you first heard of Clarence? I happen to know him and I’m just curious how people know of him.
@@rabes87 hey nate
I'm an history teacher here in France and I was researching informations about Adam Marko's book "spearhead". Then I heard about his name :)
@@Nicolas-qr3zd wonderful. Thanks so much.
"it's one of ours"
when you never saw an american tank other than a sherman, a lee, and a stuart
To be fair, if I only lived in a place where only mosquitos and bees exist, I'd probably mistake dragonflies for giant mosquitos and bees for colored flies.....
I bet the German also have yet to see the American m103 heavy tank and t95 tank destroyer as well had those tiger crews see those they would withdraw instantly.
Or some British tanks
@@g0nnagety0u52 And out of those 2 one never saw combat and the other is a 2 unit prototype.
Too much world of tanks?
Also, the role of the T28 super heavy tank was to combat german defenses aka. buker buster, not as a tank destroyer
@@g1g3l You got a point there with the T28 but let's be honest if you managed to get that 105 to look at a German, they'll be shitting their pants.
The Panther Commander’s mind:
-Green
-Has white star
But
-*Not a Sherman*
“Yep he’s German”
Edit: to clarify, *this is a joke* im tired of seeing essays that are like “uM aChTuALLy 🤓”
That just rhymes so well at the end
@@theodamirchi8672 lol i didnt see that
Germans painted Panthers green with white stars and welded on sheet metal to the turrets to make them look like M18 tank destroyers. Panther Commander may have assumed that It was one of them
@@sjannlanda1498 ik but idk if the germans would have still had them since the war was ending
@@sjannlanda1498 not like m18. m10 or m36
“Halt! It’s one of ours!” Then get shot at by the mentioned Tank.
feels like War Thunder SB
Indeed bro
You copy from Kiel Playz :(
@@Boypogikami132 I copied only the quote
Lol WHAT
hei
Clarence lives 15 minutes from me in Allentown PA and always went to the ww2 weekend at the Mid-Atlantic air museum every year like I did. When I learned that he goes to the airshow I talked to one of the tankers there and asked where he was because I was a huge fan of him. It was sad because he told me he hadn't seen him this year which was odd because he's usually everywhere. We later learned that he fell ill and would pass away a few months later. I never got the chance to meet him in this life but I can wait 60-70 more years to meet him in the next one. What a hidden gem he was.
1:04, I love how my guy just does a casual front flip
🤣🤣🤣
@@robertcrawshaw9978 nope, was it a real event?
little detail of yarnhub vid.
Some animator wanted to flex
bored CGI programmer put an Easter Egg in I see :)
When Panther tank try to disguises as M10 tank destroyer, Allied forces notice them immediately.
But when Pershing tank came in, Panther tank crews be like, "Hey, that is Tiger tank".
Yea, probably because they are prepared for this a lot. The thing is, if you disguise your war vehicle better than the enemy, you will mostly win
He could have thought that it was a new design of their tank , or in a panic he couldn't notice
Wait really? If so I find ww2 tankers' ability to identify enemy tanks, or enemy units in general, hilariously terrible.
@@adamtruong1759 for example, American tank crews reporting that they were fighting a tiger tank, but was actually fighting panzer IV's or something like that.
I Think the commander was slightly confused. During combat your focus is going to be shaken, so he probably saw the box-like shape of the Mantlet, and assumed it was a Tiger 1 or other heavy
The whole battle was caught on film from multiple angles with all four tanks involved. Look it up, it’s fascinating
The actual video of this dual is quite amazing. Seeing the crew escape and 1 being severely wounded trying to get out adds so much humanity
Everyone in Cologne knows about the Tankbattle of the Komödienstraße from 1945. It's a part of the History of Cologne.
Das ist eine Lüge
Lüge ist ein hartes Wort. Nennen wir es Übertreibung. Zumindest kennt jeder Kölner mit etwas Sinn für Geschichte (und Allgemeinbildung) diese Story.
@@noopgamerify Keine Lüge, es gibt Fotos...
Really nice. Stories of the heroic invaders defeating your people being told to you. I guess they are really enjoying the fruits of their victory as Euroopan peoples are being replaced in their homelands. American people facing the same issues.
@@raunoheiskanen7742 I feel bad for all the old people who realized what really happened after they had already slaughtered their “enemy” and bombed their families
Pershing after the Panther thinks that hes an ally: *MEET THE SPY*
LOL Tf2 meme
I am je spy
Mentalgen
Did any of you happen to blow up an American tank on the way here?
@@fall3166 No? Then we still have a problem.
I’ve read a book about some of the people who actually experienced this, the gunner of the actual Pershing, and the hull gunner or something of the panther. It’s really amazing and entertaining to read while also being real. The book is called Spearhead. It’s named after the 3rd armored, which the Pershing was in.
The Author of the book Adam Makos is a friend of the channel and we did this with his help
Excellent video! As an old cold war Veteran of the 3rd Armored Division, I have always been fascinated by this engagement. The actual footage is well known, as this accurate and informative depiction should be. Thank you! Spearhead!
“He’s just sitting there, like he owns the place”
That killed me lol
uhh because they do? xD
ye they german so absolutely yes
technically, the germans did and still do
I guess they still believed the US army was going to be defeated some day
War thunder tank RB battles in a nutshell
Panther Commander: "Its Look Like One of Our"
Pershing Crew: *Sneak 100*
Noice
Underrated
Stupid the chance there was another german tank was slim to none.
I'm dead 😂
criminally underrated
5:35: everybody’s worst nightmare in war thunder
Happened to me but I was a tiger and the panther was a is 1
@@Jeremy_aviation_real happened to me on my Avenger, then an FV4202 has it's barrel directly hitted my engine.
Кларенсу, огромное спасибо, вы ребята сражались за будущее всего человечества, как и мои прадеды. Если начальство не признало ваших заслуг , это не страшно . Вы признаны всеми народами которые сражались против Германии и её союзников, а это многое значит. Никто не забыт , ничто не забыто 🔥
It’s refreshing to hear a Russian say this. More often Russians say the Western Allies waited too long, and didn’t contribute much. And did it for selfish reasons, etc. The West contributed what they could. Yes I know the Soviets made the largest sacrifice by far, but the West contributed and earned a mention.
Приятно слышать это от россиянина. Россияне чаще говорят, что западные союзники слишком долго ждали и не внесли большого вклада. И сделали это из корыстных соображений и т. д. Запад внес, что мог. Да, я знаю, что Советский Союз принес самую большую жертву, но Запад внес свой вклад и заслуживает упоминания.
1:04 Hanz makes a dramatic escape.
German flip
XD
*why is that so funny*
I wondering if someone else saw that or I was going crazy.
i didn't notice that lmao
Why did I think that the tank duel would be over a brand of cologne.
Thought the same thing
Me too I was dissapointed they went fighting of a bottle of dracar noir
I would have sent in an entire armored unit for a bottle of Ralph Lauren Polo.
Lmao, Same 😂😂😂
And, When It said duel... I literally expected a few shots to be traded.... Some Bounces and close calls.. stuff like that
I thought they fired cans of cologne XD
This tank battle was actually one of the first tank battles filmed by allied film crews. You can still watch it on CZcams
The German crew could have evacuated the city or moved to a better spot to defend, but the Panther commander later said that the cathedral where his tank made the last stand was culturally important and he could not give it up without a fight.
Should've had reporters say "What last stand? The last stand of your intelligence?"
@@ZackarySchejbalCODBO2RGM2What? That just seems like a needless insult.
@@motleyzadot6867 You just responded to a 9 month old comment homie
@@ZackarySchejbalCODBO2RGM2 CZcams is timeless. Myself and others will respond to 15 year old comments (or more), and the discussion continues like it was yesterday.
*_Better graphics than World of Tanks_*
Edit: this was not a serious comment, this was a joke. Please stop clawing at each other's throats in the replies
True
True
True
The fact that YarbHub loved the comment 😂😂
The tank models feels like it's from warthunder
I can't help but mention how well done all of your animations are
I salute to you while being your first reply when you got a heart and reply by every single history youtuber you’ve commented on.
Ikr
Tanks and anime? Just what I like too
I honestly am not surprised you are here anymore, it’s just common nowadays.
Same
This is actually cool that this tank duel was caught on real film when it happened.
Panther gunner and loders may be on meth 3 sheels in 45 sec
German Commander: "Hult is one of ours!"
Pershing Crew: *Among Tanks*
Amogtank
Suszer (sus panzer)
"Halt! It's one of ours!"
[Written & Directed by Robert B. Weide]
Oh yes
Nesprávné
The song is titled "Curb your Enthusiasm"
Lol
Curb your tank engagements
Germans: "One German tank is better than 10 American tanks!"
America: "But we always have 11"
XDDDDD
Quantity over quality
@@seantaggart7382 cccp
@@tsiagian6610 "Use gun, if that don't work use more gun" -The engineer
Soviet Russia: We have 55 and another batch in the making
"Well it's impractically massive, heavily armored and advanced, gotta be German!"
If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory you will also suffer a defeat. - The Art of War
Yeah, judging from what happened here, that Sun Tzu guy def was onto something 😏
Please do a video about the gunner of a Lancaster that had to climb on it's wing in flight to put a fire out and survive while under fire. His name was sgt Norman Jackson. He also crawled a mile with third degree burns to get help.
Bomber crew intensifies
@@mrchicken3078 if you look it up he got his parachute on fire and crawled with third degree burns for almost a mile to a village also they thought he died and unhooked him from the plane
@@sabertoothgaming7973 this would be sick video not gonna lie
Wasn't it a wellington tho?
@@emilbt7588 no it's a Lancaster
Is it just me or is the german soldier doing a front flip at 1:04 on the top left corner
Hans made a dramatic escape xD hahaha
Hans knows what he's doing lul
That man is a legend
lol
Hans has gotten the exaggerated swagger
I was going to point that out to lol
5:58
WW2: What is this, A. American tank, or B. German tank
Commander: *Hits B button*
WW2: Oh wait, did I forget to mention the fact for B. , first, it will stop your crew from doing anything, and 2nd, the cannon goes off.
Tank: *BANG*
"Halt its one of ours"
Me:🤣 Cant you see the barrel is aiming right at you XD
Nah but they can't see the friendly or enemy tanks through the walls can they g
1:04 that dude legit did a front flip
What a German
German parkour
The fact that this tank duel was caught on camera is spectacular
I'm waiting
A fact is told by you.
True! I've watched it several times now. Still amazes me
Just do some research and you will find this video he is talking about. There are lots of versions of it.
Now with the power of 2020 tech I want that duel colorized
Your narrator is the true unsung hero
in these videos I just wanted to acknowledge
his voice and presentation truly completes
these excellent stories and animation
all jigs fit perfect.
The Colonge Cathedral is still damged to this Day!
Scars from a war long since over
Hey thank you for that neat fact
@@gofortnightshipley4464 No Problem
The Reichstag is also still damaged, a lot of buildings wear the scars of old battles with a new coat of paint.
@@TraustiGeir yea true
That german in 1:04 was like "ight imma head out" and Mario jumped out of there
🤣🤣🤣🤣
German: Veeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee !
Rest easy, Mr. Smoyer.
Hello. Can I ask you how you first heard of Clarence? I happen to know him and I’m just curious how people know of him.
@@rabes87 I think my first exposure as with many was that awesome footage captured by the army photographer, showing the Panther taking shots and burning up. After that, I'd looked more into it, then found out about Adam Makos' book, "Spearhead" which covers the event from Clarence's perspective, as well as Gustav Schaefer's, who was in the Panther. Really worth a read.
@@Nickowar Thanks so much. I did read the book, it inspiring. Thanks again for your time.
I got to meet Clarence during a book signing for spearhead, I’m glad I got the chance to now that he’s gone
Being a local from Cologne itself, it was quite strange to see my hometown being animated like that. But not bad. Some minor mistakes with depicting Cologne Cathedrals western facade but in conclusion a job well done. The original video tape is also very interesting from a historical science point of view. And yes, everyone in Köln (Cologne) knows about the "Panzerduell" in the Komödienstraße. Might check out the History of Cologne Podcast and the episode (Tale of Water and Stones) about the Roman city wall. ;)
Hab Ich vorher noch nie von gehört...und Ich bin aus Köln...
Honestly I give him props for modeling it at all. do you know how long it takes to model that city even with the assets already done would take at least a week and if not months.
Thats a BIG mouthfull of text
Same
Jeder? Frag ma einen Kölnerkanacken ob er es kennt
This had a much better battle than Fury. This makes Fury look like a tutorial
Oh my goodness yes. Fury is garbage lol.
@Jouie Ginez world of tanks vs warthunder in a nut shell panther WOT pershing warthunder
@@corvuscorax8459 if fury based actuall tiger vs sherman the whole platoon will be fucked up and ended the movie,i still respect fury though they brought us the ugly side of war and real tiger tank
Fury was a stupid cartoon of a movie and i'm ashamed to have seen it
@@gradychristian6414 fury was okay it just that bothered when they showed dozens of panzerfaust rocket launchers and not asingle one was uesd in the final battle
I pass this street multiple times each time I visit Cologne, I will pay more attention to it.
My grandfather fought on the German Side (later joined the CIA in 1950) and my other grandfather was hunted by Croatian nazis (Ustase)
Theres a lot that has been said about this, but I feel its important to note, in 2013, Smoyer had a chat with a former enemy, the gunner of this very tank from this duel, as friends.
Imagine how confused the Germans were when they get shot by one of their “tigers”
Right....
Panther: 'that tank is sus"
Pershing: "i am not the imposter!'
Действительно,
товарищ, американцы все-таки не такие тупые.
You are still alive, how
Well he didint say its a tiger he thought it was one of a german tank. And in this stressful situation and the unexperience of the Leutnant helped the American.
Panther: HA! You cannot defeat me!
Sherman: I know, but he can!
Pershing: suppp
Panther: AHHHH
"It's ya boy!"
Panther: *Confused screaming*
*sherman jumbo*
Sherman just need to flank the Panther, while Pershing is a disappointing little shit
Nashorn joins the chat
Pershing: *confused screaming*
I was just in Koln this October and walked the route of the battle and went through the tunnel. Amazing. 🇨🇦
“Get ready to fire!!! Wait a minute that’s a good tank, it can’t be American!”
Pershing: haha 90mm goes brrrr
It’s exciting to see Clarence getting more spotlight, almost every other video or article covering the battle skips him over and just talks about either the tanks themselves or Bob Early. Also Spearhead is an amazing book and it’s where I learned all of this, I highly encourage all of you to go out and read it!
Spearhead was so good. I literally finished it within 24 hours, I was so glued to it.
Same! It’s one of my favorite books!
I read it too. Great book!
Yes
I really liked it too but it would also be cool if Yarnhub also mentioned the Eagle 7s cologne encounter with the panzer 4( but hey it’s still good)
Panther Commander
"White star"
"Green Color"
Yep hes German
*shoots at Panther*
"Yep still German"
stolen
Classic German humour.
Just shoot at the allies for fun xD
Eagle 7 didn't have stars on the hull, and the gun was aimed at the Panther, so Bartelborth probably couldn't see the stars on the sides of the turret. This was also 1945, there was no standard paint color for German tanks anymore, there were still tanks with Desert or Eastern Front camo that were redistributed to western divisions (in the book, the other German crew it follows got a "new" Pz.IV still in Italian Campaign camo). No one had seen the T26 before, he saw that long gun and muzzle brake and probably thought it was a Tiger at first.
imagine stealing a comment
Think all it took was a couple second hesitation and bang…they got the first shot.
My great uncle fought during this battle. He passed down some unbelievable photos that I’m pretty sure have never seen the light of day.
welp if the 2020/2021 pandemic isn't the time to post them, then they never will. Get on it.
Clarence was one of the greatest allied tank gunners of WWII. Fearless.
The reasons why I love Yarnhub:
- Beautiful animation, whether its early-on 2D or present 3D
- Interesting stories and people
- Amazing moments like the German in the back at 1:04
F**K that s**t I'm out!
Soldiers: from 90s video games
Buildings: from 2000s video games
Most tanks: from 2010s video games
Ground and effects: video games in the future
Pershing: Real life probably
Wtf does this comment even mean
@@Patadude100 he is commenting about graphic
The soldiers look like they’re from 2005
@@T34theAmericanheavy Crysis was released in 2007
@@kharkovluzhin8333 he is commenting about graphic
“Halt! It’s ours!”
Biggest lie that commander said that day
6:17
German tank commander:SCHIESSEN SIE NICHT EINE VON UNS- *KABOOOM*
I hope Clarence sees this too
chances are his grandchildren will see it first, then show it to Mr Smoyer
@@nitsu2947 that's what I'm kind of hoping for as the chances of himself finding it are very low
I did, im not the gunner tho
@@eurobeat5332 Not THE Clarence, but at least A Clarence.
After I'd notice the thumbnail I thought, "Aye my fav late-war tank"
I mean I love both of the T23E3 and the M26 Pershing, because their designs really catches my attention, and the animations are getting better every single video YarnHub! Keep it up!
there is one tank that prevented the germans and japanese from invading. one tank so vile that they dont include it in games, just so the enemy have a chance.
Bob Semple tank!
The most awesome thing about this is that there is live footage of this if y’all want to see it.
4:33 he's got wallhacks
I read Spearhead, it's one of the greatest books I have ever read.
A Higher Call, another book by Markos, is one of my absolute favorite books!
i just got Spearhead for Christmas, can't wait to read it
@@LemSat87 It will make you laugh, and probably make you cry too. It's very worth reading.
Me: "Oh shit, the Panther is gonna smoke the-"
Panther: "Halt! It's ours"
Me: "A surprise to be sure but a welcome one."
If he had turned his front armour towards where he wanted to fire, they might have been able to get a shot on the Pershing.
@@Suo_kongque The round would've still gone through with how close range the fight is but yeah, they'll definitely have better chances at shooting back that way
@@Suo_kongque A regular sherman probably. A 15ft long 90mm gun? Good luck
Sounds like emperor palpatine
You all kicked arse with the animation and story details.. it's sometimes thought this may have been Tiger takes on Pershing battle but it's obvious This particular one was Panther vs Pershing as does studying of the actual combat footage. I have Spearhead but haven't read all of it yet. They were also in the vicinity of the car getting shot to crap by the Pershing or Germans, a famous clip in that film
I LIKED HOW THE GERMAN IN 1:03 DID A FRONTFLIP WHILE RUNNING AWAY
Read the book “Spearhead” by Adam Makos. It tells the story of the gunner of the m26 Pershing. It’s a great read and also tells the story of a panzer IV gunner late in the war and how both gunner meet each other.
Is that the story which a German lady civilian has been shot by an American tank in her car by mistake, and neither of the two know if she survived or not?
@@michaelkevinmirasol8256 yeah I believe that is also mentioned at the end.
The german tanker was the radioman/bow gunner. The german guy was also in a Panther, not a Panzer 4
@@Cpl.potato no in the book at the end he was givien a panzer 4 and was a bow gunner but was also a tank gunner before hand
At this point you and Mark Felton should collaborate, both of you making a video on the same topic
Mark felton said that this was not a panther but a panzer 4
@@4orange843 czcams.com/video/Ji-PGwxkk_g/video.html
@@4orange843 I think you mix it with the superpershing Vs king tiger this is a different duel which is capture on camera
Both present the same story, but with small variations. Not surprising, I suppose.
(I watch a lot of Dr. Felton’s videos on both his channels.)
My late stepfather was there in a tank destroyer. Thanks for reminding me of this battle
I just noticed all of yarnhubs videos have this kind of Easter eggs where someone does an acrobatic action
I LOVE IT!!!!!!!
SUCH A GREAT STORY,SUCH A GREAT ANIMATION
EVERY THING IS PERFECT
cant wait for next episode
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Ooh, I read Spearhead too! It’s an amazing book, it also shows the perspective of a German tanker who was also at cologne and how he “met” with Clarence there. Interestingly, the German tank commander told his gunner to hold his fire because he thought it was a new German tank, and after the duel he was convinced that it was still a brand new German tank but it was captured by the Americans.
When you use tanks so bad the enemy doesn't believe you can come up with something better
I was friends with Jim Bates and did a documentary on him in 1994 called "Scenes of War" which you can find on CZcams. Clarence passed away last year, but what a sharp shooter he was as a tank gunner. He saved his crew multiple times with his quick thinking.
This was fucking awesome to watch, i allways wanted to see a more accurate depiction of this perticular battle as the original footage is quite wabbly
I remember the battle of tanks in Cologne has been recorded by two American soldiers at the film recording department when they used one of the buildings. Although the film swayed due to the Pershing's shots at the Panther, it was one of the few moments of a tank vs tank combat in WWII.
Still, I also hope the Pershing gunner finds this video and find it amazing.
1:03 that one guy that did the flip in the background on the left I am proud of him still having fun when at war
Pershing: Aight, time to use yeetus maximus
Panther crew: hol up, wait a minute. That's a German tank.
Read the book Spearhead by Adam Makos. The some of the US crew and German crew meet up after the war. Both sides suffering from PTSD.
One of the German tankers: "What could I have said that happened in the war? Nobody understands this".
The funny thing is when I was get on CZcams I was just read the book “Spearhead” and saw this video. Great book
This is so good i can’t imagine how history on youtube would be without yarnhub
it would be magnificent if he used the M82 shell instead of the T33, that street would lit up like Christmas
I've seen the actual camera footage of this battle.
Yarnhub does such a great job explaining what happened and when.
“Keller gets out of the tank but has lost a leg”
*clearly shows him getting out with both legs*
You're wrong. You can actually see him not having a leg. Play the scene at 0.25.
@@noked-lee6301 mabye it’s still hard to tell
While watching this i cant miss the fack that every detail has been acounter for to make these videos better. Keep up the good work.
To be honest, the Sherman still performed admirably for both 75 and 76mm cannons. Not perfect but it got the job done
I know I'm a bit late... but.... yeah... the M4 was a tank that had to _work_ a literal ocean away from where it was built, thus, the designers made damn sure that nothing went into a production tank unless it worked as advertised. There was also the mindset of the tanks needing to be easy to get in, and out. So even though it was easy for a Panther or Tiger to knock out a Sherman, there was a good chance that many of the guys inside one would survive to fight another day. And even better for the Sherman, all of the parts were standardized to fit the tanks, which made repairs and regular maintenance very easy for the crews. So, for all the flak the Sherman gets for being a "Death Trap"... it was actually quite dependable, functionally immune to most German tank guns at battle ranges from the front(only the longer 75 on the Panther, and the 88s or bigger could reliably penetrate the Sherman from the front), and easily repairable should something happen. And most importantly, if the tank was hit and burning, evacuation was incredibly easy. An intact crew can get another tank and fight on after all.
Take away is vast numerical superiority and masses of air and artillery support and its merely a so so tank.
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3 out of the 5 Sherman crewmen were killed by the Panther shots. 2 out of the 5 Panther crewmen were killed by the Pershing shots. The Panther crewmen get out no slower.
There is this unfortunate new myth now that declares the Sherman to be the most survivable tank of WW2 and the easiest to get out of. Yet a British medical report showed that even the Cromwell was safer and more survivable.
Karl: Hans, why is das panzer 5 panther is green, weird turret, gun, body and weird suspension?
Hans: I dont know, but it's definitely a fellow.
The actual footage of this is pretty intense
this animation has to be one of the best i have seen on your channel
also hope clarence reacts to this is AMAZING