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The US Army & German Wehrmacht VS Waffen SS - Battle for Castle Itter 1945

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2017 ж. 10 Қыр.
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On 5 May 1945, a few days after Hitler’s suicide, American soldiers under command of US Army Captain John C. "Jack" Lee, Jr. teamed up with a number of Wehrmacht soldiers under German major, Josef Sepp Gangl who was opposed to the Nazis to rescue VIP prisoners from Castle Itter .
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  • German troops: “Damn bro thats was sick!” American troops: “Lmao yeah...” American troops: **sends friend request** German Troops: **accepts**

    @chr0min0id@chr0min0id2 жыл бұрын

    • Hah. Good joke.

      @Red_Rose47@Red_Rose472 жыл бұрын

    • Wholesome in a way

      @n8pk69@n8pk692 жыл бұрын

    • Gaming

      @BAMLIEUTENANT@BAMLIEUTENANT Жыл бұрын

    • A few years later the german troops never came online again...

      @Masterchief_Tito@Masterchief_Tito Жыл бұрын

    • @@Masterchief_Tito damn

      @ewyattgd5411@ewyattgd5411 Жыл бұрын

  • A french prisoners, an Austrian Castle, A US Soldier, A German Wermacht vs SS Waffen? Avenger Infinity War, you got nothing on this.

    @shafwandito4724@shafwandito47246 жыл бұрын

    • Don't forget the tennis player lmao

      @plasmicats2000@plasmicats20005 жыл бұрын

    • the tennis player is french prisoners

      @jvet3741@jvet37415 жыл бұрын

    • Hmmm “a us soldier” not purral

      @funkkyno8058@funkkyno80585 жыл бұрын

    • "what is this? a crossover episode?"

      @Joshua-fq9tm@Joshua-fq9tm5 жыл бұрын

    • Don't forget about the SS solider, who had defected, as well. Or the Prime Minister.

      @AshuraShadow08@AshuraShadow085 жыл бұрын

  • -Americans are coming! What shall we do offcer? -Look carefully young boy, I am gonna show you a nice trick I've learned from Italians...

    @tigertankerer@tigertankerer4 жыл бұрын

    • Ahahahhahahhaaha

      @thegreatboi8357@thegreatboi83573 жыл бұрын

    • Well... Atleast they (Not the Italians ) were useful XD

      @ct-wolfram7657@ct-wolfram76573 жыл бұрын

    • 😂😂

      @SlurryNoises@SlurryNoises3 жыл бұрын

    • Do you mean the France?

      @Centurian-mt1ob@Centurian-mt1ob3 жыл бұрын

    • @@Centurian-mt1ob Italy switched sides from axis to allies if I’m not mistaken

      @user-mc3if9xs7w@user-mc3if9xs7w3 жыл бұрын

  • Level 40: Chistmas truce Level 100: CASTLE ITTER

    @squirrele.1266@squirrele.12664 жыл бұрын

    • I don't get it

      @Nietabs@Nietabs4 жыл бұрын

    • Fritz Vincken, Truce in the Forest. I dunno the exact spelling of his name. Fritz and one of the American soldiers they helped (with her mom) met several decades after WW2.

      @donRu.@donRu.4 жыл бұрын

    • That's how world wars work

      @ea2508@ea25084 жыл бұрын

    • @Vsatyk I already know the Christmas truce of ww1, Is he talking about Christmas truce of ww2?

      @Nietabs@Nietabs4 жыл бұрын

    • awww cmon the christmas truce was way better than level 1

      @Jackuves@Jackuves3 жыл бұрын

  • US soldier: I never thought I’d die fighting beside a German Wehrmacht soldier: How about a friend US soldier: I can do that Edit: I fixed the soldier spelling mistakes

    @klegendm2819@klegendm28195 жыл бұрын

    • Ah... Lord Of The WW2: Return Of The Tanks... what a movie

      @Darkxculo@Darkxculo5 жыл бұрын

    • Well you've got a friend in me

      @Spongebrain97@Spongebrain975 жыл бұрын

    • Wehrmacht destroys an AA gun. US soldier: That still only count as one!

      @awesomedonut8228@awesomedonut82284 жыл бұрын

    • US soldier with M1 Garand: 2 already! German with mg42: I'm on 17!

      @drip9210@drip92104 жыл бұрын

    • You guys are so crazy

      @aksel_5537@aksel_55374 жыл бұрын

  • *You are now Defending!* Teams have been auto-balanced.

    @StabbySabby@StabbySabby4 жыл бұрын

    • Fritz HAHAHA the TF2 reference👌🏼

      @skizama@skizama4 жыл бұрын

    • Oh no

      @EsamforMEMES@EsamforMEMES4 жыл бұрын

    • *CRIT*

      @obamba5654@obamba56544 жыл бұрын

    • *fritz, how you doing*

      @definitely_vincible@definitely_vincible4 жыл бұрын

    • WHAT!? NOO! NOT MY HARD-EARNED POINTS! DAMN YOU GABEN!

      @themechanic.9545@themechanic.95454 жыл бұрын

  • "After we save the castle, we are all invading Russia together, right?"

    @Knaeben@Knaeben4 жыл бұрын

    • Why would we do that?

      @godfather4312@godfather43124 жыл бұрын

    • @@godfather4312 because of a megalomaniac dictator?

      @chillaxo9863@chillaxo98634 жыл бұрын

    • Ukraine, help me I'm down over here

      @bigdaz9363@bigdaz93634 жыл бұрын

    • America: "Well...."

      @TimaeusEXE@TimaeusEXE4 жыл бұрын

    • YES

      @joshstudiospresent@joshstudiospresent4 жыл бұрын

  • *”Never thought I’d die fighting side by side with an enemy.“* *”What about side by side with a friend?“*

    @starinshibe449@starinshibe4492 жыл бұрын

    • "Ja, I could do that"

      @reecethe@reecethe Жыл бұрын

  • The only one who died on the defender side was Gangl. The man who fullfiled his promise to keep his Wehrmact unit alive. A hero.

    @Igyzone@Igyzone5 жыл бұрын

    • He didn't just die, he died protecting someone he didn't even know (and was, under normal circumstances, an enemy). That's truly selfless.

      @famtomerc@famtomerc4 жыл бұрын

    • @@santiagofaiella1255 I thought not. It's not a story the *allies* would have told you.

      @firstconsul7286@firstconsul72864 жыл бұрын

    • Other defenders also died or got wounded (see 3:03).

      @fpvillegas9084@fpvillegas90844 жыл бұрын

    • @@santiagofaiella1255 Eh, I've been on the history side of KZhead for about a year now. It's just a matter of finding the right channels.

      @firstconsul7286@firstconsul72864 жыл бұрын

    • @@fpvillegas9084 though it was depicted on screen that when Chris (narrator) states that multiple defenders were killed and shows US and German troops being killed we can really assume that what he meant was that it was either US soldiers or French prisoners or even Austrian resistance fighters that were killed and not German wermacht as people have said above. The possible reason behind the animation at 3:03 was probably because Chris already had some German wermacht troop models available.

      @BUTTERsword@BUTTERsword4 жыл бұрын

  • *TEAM AUTO-BALANCE ENABLED*

    @sirjj3123@sirjj31235 жыл бұрын

    • [you are now defending]

      @girf4233@girf42335 жыл бұрын

    • Crap, I had to be Engineer Main

      @RandomRomain@RandomRomain5 жыл бұрын

    • @@girf4233 Battlefield 1 when the defenders have locked themselves inside of a bunker and the cap is just outside the doors so the defenders are shooting through the gun ports.

      @tntfreddan3138@tntfreddan31385 жыл бұрын

    • This is probably what inspired BF1 to have auto balancing lol

      @daydreamer9587@daydreamer95875 жыл бұрын

    • When I'm killin it in bf4 and it puts me into the losing team...

      @mode3763@mode37635 жыл бұрын

  • SS: *Prepares to attack the castle* *”The Last Battle” starts playing SS: “Warum höre ich Bossmusik?“

    @dukedvl6977@dukedvl69774 жыл бұрын

    • 1945 the fuher’s reign at its end

      @APersonOnYouTubeX@APersonOnYouTubeX3 жыл бұрын

    • There’s no time to waste the final battles begun

      @APersonOnYouTubeX@APersonOnYouTubeX3 жыл бұрын

    • After the downfall the castle beseiged

      @APersonOnYouTubeX@APersonOnYouTubeX3 жыл бұрын

    • Facing the nazis awaiting relief

      @APersonOnYouTubeX@APersonOnYouTubeX3 жыл бұрын

    • And it’s the end of the line of the final journey enemies leavin the past

      @APersonOnYouTubeX@APersonOnYouTubeX3 жыл бұрын

  • To be honest the Wermarcht didn't really like the SS The SS were basically that one kid that reports everything to the teacher

    @thelabminer2048@thelabminer20484 жыл бұрын

    • And I don’t think hitler was the cool teacher 😂

      @johnwiechelman4630@johnwiechelman46303 жыл бұрын

    • @@johnwiechelman4630 nice one bro

      @leona_luna_556@leona_luna_5563 жыл бұрын

    • ikr they were also those kids that steal the other kids lunch money cuz of what they look like

      @Jackuves@Jackuves3 жыл бұрын

    • the ss were more like the bullies and also teacher's pet

      @Enraged-vu2vb@Enraged-vu2vb3 жыл бұрын

    • Lol Bullshit. They fought together and they died together

      @moritztabor7804@moritztabor78043 жыл бұрын

  • “Infinity War is the most ambitious crossover ever.” Me:

    @aheccinlemon6879@aheccinlemon68796 жыл бұрын

    • Nearly 100 budy

      @charliebann5605@charliebann56055 жыл бұрын

    • Nearly 1000 budy

      @SuperHeavyTankE-100@SuperHeavyTankE-1005 жыл бұрын

    • Nearly 10000 budy

      @giancueva2558@giancueva25585 жыл бұрын

    • Nearly 1000000 budy

      @egekaragoz3837@egekaragoz38375 жыл бұрын

    • Nearly 10000000000000 buddy

      @dwightmiranda3192@dwightmiranda31925 жыл бұрын

  • It's also the only time Americans fought a battle inside a medieval castle.

    @KatGlos@KatGlos6 жыл бұрын

    • Kat they also fought in wolfenstein castle

      @glidingfalcon4370@glidingfalcon43706 жыл бұрын

    • They fought in alot of medieval towns in italy. Probably wasnt the only one.

      @JG-id5vi@JG-id5vi6 жыл бұрын

    • what about that mission from call of duty finest hour i think it was

      @grandpagropes-a-lot3153@grandpagropes-a-lot31535 жыл бұрын

    • GlidingFalcon the wolfenstein Castle was based on a real Castle the nazis used as a base.

      @jdl6881@jdl68815 жыл бұрын

    • Grandpa Gropes-A-Lot I think that was in cod classic sorry I don’t remember finest hour that well

      @thatoneguy7792@thatoneguy77925 жыл бұрын

  • Waffen SS: "Who turned on Friendly fire!? Why is Hans Schneider firing at us!?"

    @PLANDerLinde99@PLANDerLinde994 жыл бұрын

    • "Dont worry bro, i just test if ff is on... ops its on, well anyway."

      @k_balu-8104@k_balu-81043 жыл бұрын

    • -.-? Wait I Thought This Was RB... :-:

      @ncpdswordshielddivision2240@ncpdswordshielddivision22403 жыл бұрын

    • @@ncpdswordshielddivision2240 me when british IN Sherman's fighting me in my US Sherman

      @bandite1250@bandite12503 жыл бұрын

    • Why would Hans Schneider be shooting at the Waffen SS? Because Schneider is a German Jewish name. Schneider was part of the Jewish resistance my guy. That's why.

      @calvin4864@calvin48643 жыл бұрын

    • "HANS!" "Ye?" "WHY ARE THE WSS SHOOTING AT US?!" "maybe ITS Because We Shot em?" "what the teufel-"

      @ncpdswordshielddivision2240@ncpdswordshielddivision22403 жыл бұрын

  • 3:05 top 10 saddest anime deaths

    @shipwreckedg7961@shipwreckedg79613 жыл бұрын

  • "Infinity War is the most ambitious crossover yet" US Army & Wehrmacht: "Hold our beers"

    @Anatoli_Punto@Anatoli_Punto5 жыл бұрын

    • Anatoli_Play *Bier

      @dr.thomassmith3497@dr.thomassmith34975 жыл бұрын

    • American beer is pipiwasser

      @thisiscertainlynotmynameso8374@thisiscertainlynotmynameso83745 жыл бұрын

    • **our** Communist spotted

      @deltalima1781@deltalima17815 жыл бұрын

    • @@deltalima1781 You are the communist?

      @dragonmade8243@dragonmade82435 жыл бұрын

    • @@dragonmade8243 are you?

      @michaeltheundeadmariachi4494@michaeltheundeadmariachi44945 жыл бұрын

  • The fact this isn't a movie saddens me

    @StarSage66@StarSage666 жыл бұрын

    • Star Sage A movie will come out in 2018

      @felix64@felix646 жыл бұрын

    • Star Sage Search for the last battle

      @felix64@felix646 жыл бұрын

    • Thanks man :)

      @StarSage66@StarSage666 жыл бұрын

    • Star Sage hollywood would make it all cheesy and gay. Five minute animation will do for now

      @sancho7863@sancho78636 жыл бұрын

    • Sancho All female movie

      @csn4972@csn49726 жыл бұрын

  • RIP Gangl. Gave his life trying to do a little thing to help correct the mistakes his nation had made and gave his life for it.

    @Razzy1312@Razzy13124 жыл бұрын

  • Shows how there's a difference between wermacht and SS

    @Gio_my_hero@Gio_my_hero4 жыл бұрын

    • SS equals Soviet NKVD divisions.

      @jarskil8862@jarskil88624 жыл бұрын

    • Exactly. The SS was separated by not just training, but by the fact they were more committed to Nazism, whereas the Wehrmacht fought solely for country. There were many German soldiers and officers who defected, but the SS remained loyal to Hitler’s regime even after his death.

      @konnorrockkonnoisseur4970@konnorrockkonnoisseur49703 жыл бұрын

    • Jackson Challender really? by how much?

      @konnorrockkonnoisseur4970@konnorrockkonnoisseur49703 жыл бұрын

    • Jackson Challender that’ll do it

      @konnorrockkonnoisseur4970@konnorrockkonnoisseur49703 жыл бұрын

    • Jackson Challender just to info, the amount of war crimes from Wehrmacht (invasions), and their executions to those was a war crime itself. UK asked us about why they sentenced Wehrmacht soldiers to death, which US didn’t wished to reply to. The sentences of SS is more justified, especially when you mention SS Totenkopfverbände who was the main source of the Holocaust.

      @privateerbouncher9622@privateerbouncher96223 жыл бұрын

  • The greatest cross over episode in history.

    @Justin-un7nx@Justin-un7nx6 жыл бұрын

    • JKEMI : Good one m82

      @rurushu8094@rurushu80946 жыл бұрын

    • Amazing I love this they should make a movie of this moment!!!

      @johnevely7662@johnevely76626 жыл бұрын

    • JKEMI : no. That would. Be the brits and the nazis as the brits were the best fighters on ww2, and the main fighters.

      @lh9350@lh93506 жыл бұрын

    • Worse anime betrayal of all time

      @TheCagamerda@TheCagamerda6 жыл бұрын

    • make Luxembourg great again Nice knowing the UK and the Nazis fought together during WW2 😑

      @sherk3286@sherk32866 жыл бұрын

  • According to Wikipedia, only Major Gangl was killed during this fight. He's an Austrian hero now

    @yoshiyahatano6365@yoshiyahatano63654 жыл бұрын

    • Indeed, he is.

      @Leo-uu8du@Leo-uu8du4 жыл бұрын

    • @@nik5626 Why? He was part of the austrian resistence, so he basically fought for Austria. That makes him a hero for the Austrians and not a traitor!

      @Leo-uu8du@Leo-uu8du4 жыл бұрын

    • @@nik5626 He betrayed the foreign invaders to help his real brothers. The Americans were mainly a means to an end, because he knew he wouldn't be able to win the fight alone.

      @Leo-uu8du@Leo-uu8du4 жыл бұрын

    • Diaper Sludge he helped u have ur freedom today and u just call him a coward? What a real dumbass right here

      @alextait8255@alextait82554 жыл бұрын

    • Diaper Sludge not really, most of his blood probably didn’t need the war to begin with

      @agentc7020@agentc70204 жыл бұрын

  • May Gangl rest in peace, what a selfless and brave act. Those qualities are rare in today's society...

    @julez2106@julez21064 жыл бұрын

    • they were rare back then

      @arandomhuman1996@arandomhuman19962 жыл бұрын

    • Yeah. Major Gangl really showed his true colors and heart when he sacrificed himself to protect Prime Minister Reynard. And I'm sure he's very well remembered in Austria for his leading troops in the Austrian resistance against the Axis.

      @BryonYoungblood@BryonYoungblood2 жыл бұрын

  • Somewhere at a Austrian Castle, French Prisoners, a unit of US Soldiers, some Kameraden of the Wehrmacht, one SS leader, one Wehrmachtsoffizier named Gangl and a Sherman tank crew are battling 2gether against a SS Battalion... *WAIT WHAT?!?*

    @newhorizon7498@newhorizon74984 жыл бұрын

  • The fact that we don’t get taught this in school makes me sad

    @yeehaw984@yeehaw9845 жыл бұрын

    • Erika Hallo :3 Because it didn’t affect the outcome of ww2 and they only have time to explain important battles not every single one in existence.

      @papapepperoni3916@papapepperoni39165 жыл бұрын

    • @@papapepperoni3916 I think it would be cool if they did teach this specific battle, to clear up the different German forces and to show an actual interesting part of the war that isn't told much. Schools always look at the big picture of how things start and end, they should maybe talk about briefly these kinds of battles in wars.

      @gavin_1973@gavin_19735 жыл бұрын

    • Gavin _197 Just saying in a time sensitive class I would nit prefer going over specific battles that did not affect the outcome of the war whatsoever.

      @papapepperoni3916@papapepperoni39165 жыл бұрын

    • @@gavin_1973 ikr

      @dsmvmdsmsdmsd23@dsmvmdsmsdmsd235 жыл бұрын

    • As a history major getting his teaching certificate I’m adding this to my lectures 100%

      @Oneeye_snaps@Oneeye_snaps5 жыл бұрын

  • *German throws grenade* Tennis Guy: Not today! *uses raquet to hit grenade back to enemy* Tennis Guy: Game, set, match!!

    @JoshuanKnode@JoshuanKnode5 жыл бұрын

    • LMFAO

      @thechinesegovernment9098@thechinesegovernment90985 жыл бұрын

    • Lol

      @collinb.8542@collinb.85425 жыл бұрын

    • I can totally imagine this scene in the to be made movie

      @fotina45@fotina455 жыл бұрын

    • XD

      @wingedhussars812@wingedhussars8125 жыл бұрын

    • *Explosion and screaming would be heard in the background*

      @wingedhussars812@wingedhussars8125 жыл бұрын

  • Fascinating. How is this not a movie!

    @insas223@insas2234 жыл бұрын

    • Been saying that for years

      @AForsakenSlayer@AForsakenSlayer2 жыл бұрын

    • Been saying that for year.

      @bittu2507@bittu25072 жыл бұрын

    • Been saying that for years

      @justinsladen1411@justinsladen14112 жыл бұрын

    • Been saying that for years

      @jeryro1642@jeryro16422 жыл бұрын

    • Sabaton: *IT'S FREE REAL ESTATE !!!*

      @aleksandarvil5718@aleksandarvil57182 жыл бұрын

  • I can just imagine a movie scene where Gangl is fatally shot after saving Minister Reynauld, Lee tries to comfort him in his last moments and Gangl reflects on how he finally got to do something good in his life before dying with a smile on his face. It makes me tear up just thinking about it.

    @terrorsaur599@terrorsaur5992 жыл бұрын

  • This should've been the ending of COD WW2.

    @user-vd3eh5hv8d@user-vd3eh5hv8d5 жыл бұрын

    • Or an Epilogue, like Mile High Club.

      @cheesebandit6148@cheesebandit61485 жыл бұрын

    • That would be so dope. And You would have to be careful not to hit the Wehrmacht.

      @drakebeaman6110@drakebeaman61105 жыл бұрын

    • I know. Also the game should say friendly fire is not tolerated for the Wehrmacht.

      @user-vd3eh5hv8d@user-vd3eh5hv8d5 жыл бұрын

    • And list the Wehrmacht soldiers' names like friendlies!

      @cheesebandit6148@cheesebandit61485 жыл бұрын

    • Yeah. After saving Zussman, they join forces with the Wermacht to defend Castle Itter. Since Turner has died during this point, think that some other main character should die.

      @markulyssestabasan3064@markulyssestabasan30644 жыл бұрын

  • *FRIENDLY FIRE WAS ENABLED*

    @Temmoie@Temmoie5 жыл бұрын

    • Jiangzell oof

      @nethascotx24@nethascotx245 жыл бұрын

    • REPORTED FOR TEAMING AND TEAM KILL

      @quinncaie2593@quinncaie25935 жыл бұрын

    • Oof

      @thenasiudk1337@thenasiudk13374 жыл бұрын

    • Lol.

      @animeneweablet@animeneweablet4 жыл бұрын

    • Weeb

      @ovizcarra8667@ovizcarra86674 жыл бұрын

  • America only : good enough Germany only : good enough Together : Thanos Snap

    @turanic@turanic4 жыл бұрын

    • @ok rlly? Damn

      @oksomynameisjeff4212@oksomynameisjeff42123 жыл бұрын

    • @@oksomynameisjeff4212 like half of population after America Discovery were European settlers and other half Natives and African slaves so after they lived together for Long time its obvious half of americans ancestors are europeans and africans

      @Soap.--@Soap.--3 жыл бұрын

    • Seriously, when america and european countries team up, they just work like bread and butter.

      @elflordyt6830@elflordyt68302 жыл бұрын

    • @@elflordyt6830 that's why NATO is literally invincible

      @paucolome4298@paucolome42982 жыл бұрын

    • @@elflordyt6830 When America and Europe join together, the World is our oyster.

      @someguy9293@someguy92932 жыл бұрын

  • “Friendly fire will not be tolerated.”

    @wales2k4747@wales2k47473 жыл бұрын

    • "Banned for 1 day"

      @IanCaponeDrVonoreheimdonzYT@IanCaponeDrVonoreheimdonzYT3 жыл бұрын

    • Arma 3...

      @gregoriysharapov1936@gregoriysharapov19363 жыл бұрын

  • This could be a movie....

    @austria9679@austria96796 жыл бұрын

    • Austria Ja, das sollte ein Film werden.

      @DannysChannel100@DannysChannel1006 жыл бұрын

    • Austria - Yes yes! It would make a great movie! :)

      @jeremiasdrumond7457@jeremiasdrumond74576 жыл бұрын

    • I'd buy a ticket.

      @mr.shepherd_1776@mr.shepherd_17766 жыл бұрын

    • Austria It will be. The book "The Last Battle" by Stephen Harding, covering this very topic, will be adapted into a movie. No release date at the moment though.

      @MegaEssin@MegaEssin6 жыл бұрын

    • *should

      @PLAZMOHD@PLAZMOHD6 жыл бұрын

  • Why isn't there a movie of this

    @oddish3022@oddish30225 жыл бұрын

    • Hugh. J Arshole But why do the Germans need to be praised?

      @andrewleonard475@andrewleonard4755 жыл бұрын

    • Hugh. J Arshole I'm talking about the German wehrmacht in general, not the castle itter defectors.

      @andrewleonard475@andrewleonard4755 жыл бұрын

    • Odd ish Band of Brothers, you are welcome.

      @newworldhopes8462@newworldhopes84625 жыл бұрын

    • Volks Patriot I've seen the story of easy company already but what episode I must have missed it

      @oddish3022@oddish30225 жыл бұрын

    • @ Green Machine, I bet you have never visited Eastern Europe. I live here and I have traveled a lot in these countries. I have spoken to many people who have survived the war, they spoke highly of the regular German soldiers even if they were the invaders, and people hate the Russian "liberators". The Germans wanted to annex countries and build an empire, they didn't want to antagonize the local population. Rape , plunder and murder was punished. The Russians on the other hand plundered and raped, and blamed it on the Germans after the war. Every army commits war crimes, even the Allies were no saints in ww2 or before that ( let's not forget all the countries the British and the French have conquered and oppressed, and the Native American genocide ). The SS went berserk in Russia and in France, but even the Wehrmacht hated them.

      @scratchy996@scratchy9965 жыл бұрын

  • 75 years ago, this battle took place. Gott segne dich Major Sepp Gangl. Commented on May 5, 2020.

    @DamnControl5@DamnControl54 жыл бұрын

  • Something about fighting together with a former enemy against something worse always makes me feel warm inside.

    @joelikespotatoes8321@joelikespotatoes83213 жыл бұрын

  • This needs a movie

    @ezdaboss5518@ezdaboss55186 жыл бұрын

    • Nobody would believe the French tennis player bit!

      @markant9534@markant95346 жыл бұрын

    • Isn't Peter Landesman going to direct a movie based on this event? It's coming out 2018 I think

      @LambdaFalXhion@LambdaFalXhion6 жыл бұрын

    • The Last Battle comming in 2018 stay put

      @obamajoker7166@obamajoker71666 жыл бұрын

    • EzDaBoss55 yeah

      @heinrichpreussen@heinrichpreussen6 жыл бұрын

    • It kind of was. Look up Castle Keep.

      @Edoric85@Edoric856 жыл бұрын

  • And it's American Troops and the German Army, JOINING TOGETHER AT LAST

    @Jack-st2tq@Jack-st2tq4 жыл бұрын

    • A man of culture, you are

      @LuciusVorenusCL@LuciusVorenusCL4 жыл бұрын

    • SABATON!!

      @wakawaka9397@wakawaka93974 жыл бұрын

    • some american soldiers they were from German descent!

      @user-eu9jy8er5v@user-eu9jy8er5v4 жыл бұрын

    • One last fight, it's the death throes of the 3rd Reich Justice shall be done, the final battle remains

      @augustuscaesar7559@augustuscaesar75594 жыл бұрын

    • I​ see​ you're​ a​ man​ of​ culture as​ well...

      @50CentArmy@50CentArmy4 жыл бұрын

  • Imagine having a ww2 based cod with such missions as special ops

    @eshaanjain9379@eshaanjain93794 жыл бұрын

    • Or one huge campaign of everything would be awesome

      @entityfollows2176@entityfollows21762 жыл бұрын

    • Or an alternate history cod where ww2 didnt end until the 60s cause the allies were trying to invade russia and japan constantly cause they wouldnt surrender

      @tardisman4210@tardisman42102 жыл бұрын

    • @@tardisman4210 that is sort of wolfenstein

      @eshaanjain9379@eshaanjain93792 жыл бұрын

    • @@eshaanjain9379 well wolfenstein has the nazis win ww2 this AU cod would have germany lose and russia and japan be the new axis powers

      @tardisman4210@tardisman42102 жыл бұрын

    • Let's just hope that Call of duty vanguard will have this event as either a campaign or dlc

      @cp12a1karljohncuaca8@cp12a1karljohncuaca82 жыл бұрын

  • Small amendment: There was only 1 casualty, that being Josef Gangl, who, for whoever is interested, is listed on a war memorial in Wörgl (Austria) as a war hero and has a street named after him.

    @tophatowl6724@tophatowl67243 жыл бұрын

  • Steven Spielberg, a great WWII enthusiast, needs to make this historical event into one of his movies!

    @manuelvalentin2648@manuelvalentin26485 жыл бұрын

    • And you think this would go well with his jewish relatives, if he makes a movie with German Soldiers who are no bloodthirsty monsters?

      @Luflandebrigade31@Luflandebrigade314 жыл бұрын

    • @@Luflandebrigade31 Wow. That's actually really true. Why would we want to show German people as actual human beings at all. I think it's hilarious how all of these huge entertainment corporations can make these, "grungy over-sexualized" bullshit shows, but can't show actual history cause it goes against a narrative.

      @Emistotle@Emistotle4 жыл бұрын

    • Mmm. No, I think Hollywood would mess it up.

      @XV250@XV2504 жыл бұрын

    • Tarantino could pull it off.

      @doubleT84@doubleT844 жыл бұрын

    • They already made a movie back in 1970s based of this battle. Surprise surprise, there were no Germans fighting with Americans against the SS in that film. I don't remember it's name.

      @Limacy@Limacy4 жыл бұрын

  • WHY hasn't this yet been made into a movie?

    @Pbirv@Pbirv6 жыл бұрын

    • Was "castle Keep" about this event

      @dnhman@dnhman6 жыл бұрын

    • imo this would be a very good Saving Private Ryan/Fury style movie

      @connormac4401@connormac44016 жыл бұрын

    • This would be a horrible sickly hollow-wood movie where only America is the hero as usual, predictably staring Brad Pit and it would have some hideous soundtrack provided by a talentless rapper or wailing airhead probably warbling nothing to do with the subject. If it's got to be done please let it be an independent company with an interest in what they're are doing rather than what they look like or who they're currently sleeping with!

      @crowsbaneful@crowsbaneful6 жыл бұрын

    • +dnhman That movie was set in Belgium, around the Battle of the Bulge.

      @Pbirv@Pbirv6 жыл бұрын

    • crowsbaneful Already bashing a movie that hasn't even been thought of.

      @JJJR09@JJJR096 жыл бұрын

  • German soldiers : joins usa German waffen SS: *you weren’t supposed to do that*

    @justanormalpersoninyt3594@justanormalpersoninyt35944 жыл бұрын

    • German Waffen SS: so you have chosen death

      @user-gr5me8xw3p@user-gr5me8xw3p3 жыл бұрын

    • Waffen SS: *You weren't supposed to do that* Wehermact: *You weren't suppose to lose*

      @someguy9293@someguy92932 жыл бұрын

  • They finally put aside there differences and beliefs to defeat a common enemy. That is true team work

    @kindcake@kindcake3 жыл бұрын

  • "I never thought I'd die fighting side-by-side with a German" "How about dying side-by-side with a friend?" "Aye, I can do that"

    @kxloux8466@kxloux84665 жыл бұрын

    • I don't get this reference

      @yesok4348@yesok43484 жыл бұрын

    • @@zombieapocolypse141 ok

      @yesok4348@yesok43484 жыл бұрын

    • Way to copy the other guy.

      @ChaosNever@ChaosNever4 жыл бұрын

    • Leo S he wrote it better at least

      @agentc7020@agentc70204 жыл бұрын

    • @@ChaosNever at least he did bother to write the aye, as well as the first quote correctly..

      @Johnny12575@Johnny125754 жыл бұрын

  • Simple History: *Talks about ‘The Battle for Castle Itter’.* Sabaton: *Immediately writes and sings a song about the battle.*

    @CarterGonzalez@CarterGonzalez4 жыл бұрын

    • Yes

      @caboseivankass4626@caboseivankass46264 жыл бұрын

    • Other way around, I am afraid. This video was published in 2017, the album where this song is published is 2016. So they were first. I think that Simple History learned from Sabaton.

      @kerlongsjorlejov1945@kerlongsjorlejov19453 жыл бұрын

    • simple history copies from sabayon not the other way around

      @lacstex4673@lacstex46733 жыл бұрын

    • @@lacstex4673 '' Simple History copies from sabaton '' Excuse me?

      @tritonics3118@tritonics31183 жыл бұрын

    • @@lacstex4673 how does one copy history

      @ryankleinpoelhuis3852@ryankleinpoelhuis38523 жыл бұрын

  • Imagine if Josef Gengele lived to tell his stories. His story is powerful, he clearly was a good leader.

    @WiseCheese587@WiseCheese5874 жыл бұрын

  • I'm genuinely very disappointed in this comment section. No, Gangl wasn't a traitor. He saw the errors of his way

    @somekindakaiser8339@somekindakaiser83394 жыл бұрын

    • Only nazis think that

      @gojodied@gojodied Жыл бұрын

  • "What is this, a crossover episode?"

    @jakepierner5783@jakepierner57836 жыл бұрын

    • Allies and Axis on the same room?

      @commietearsdrinker@commietearsdrinker6 жыл бұрын

    • .

      @thedoortonowhere1228@thedoortonowhere12286 жыл бұрын

    • Top ten anime crossovers

      @jasonharding96@jasonharding965 жыл бұрын

    • Infinity world war confirmed

      @minhkhoitranle4276@minhkhoitranle42765 жыл бұрын

  • Who else thinks this deserves to be made into a movie.

    @ericholladay2900@ericholladay29006 жыл бұрын

    • Everyone.

      @cosmo4698@cosmo46985 жыл бұрын

    • You honestly trust Hollywood to maintain historical accuracy?

      @BionicPig95@BionicPig955 жыл бұрын

    • Supposedly there have been several scripts prepared over the years--I for one think it would be a killer movie and it is a story that deserves to be taught and publicized.

      @armandocardona4478@armandocardona44785 жыл бұрын

    • @@armandocardona4478 if only the people who made band of Brothers could make the movie

      @justAguyDs@justAguyDs5 жыл бұрын

    • @@justAguyDs - totally agree but I think there are enough competent movie production teams that it could be made into a decent movie by more than one studio or independent group.

      @armandocardona4478@armandocardona44785 жыл бұрын

  • i love the way you compose these scenes, a lot of the shots are akin to something from a wes anderson movie. thank you simple history!

    @kellarmoore4573@kellarmoore45732 жыл бұрын

  • American soldier:Kill those Damn Jerries! Wermacht:Vat ze fak!?

    @costy2143@costy21434 жыл бұрын

    • "Sorry, force of habit."

      @baileyclifford2852@baileyclifford28523 жыл бұрын

    • Schiße

      @moonwalker494@moonwalker4943 жыл бұрын

    • Fick

      @blackholefreezeray8871@blackholefreezeray88713 жыл бұрын

    • @@moonwalker494 if you were with the german Wehrmacht guys they probably wouldn't have needed a backup force ( reference to your name)

      @arjunmadan318@arjunmadan3183 жыл бұрын

    • @@arjunmadan318 ok

      @moonwalker494@moonwalker4943 жыл бұрын

  • Waffen ss: **sees wehrmacht soldiers fighting with americans** Also waffen ss: what the schnitzel

    @hazmat4938@hazmat49385 жыл бұрын

    • hoodwinked?

      @jtb9751@jtb97514 жыл бұрын

    • Rada Rada Rada

      @nathanfabonan7531@nathanfabonan75314 жыл бұрын

    • @@Yatiblue yeah only Germans could possibly understand this joke...

      @hoticeparty@hoticeparty4 жыл бұрын

    • @@Yatiblue no we dont and we dont say that is germany actuly I only hear this from amerikans

      @zerkberk5808@zerkberk58084 жыл бұрын

    • @@nathanfabonan7531 rada indeed

      @judgementkazzy198@judgementkazzy1984 жыл бұрын

  • Wow, by far the most interesting WW2 story I ever heard

    @julianzapato2184@julianzapato21846 жыл бұрын

    • HcH yup even though germany was not its own free nation in tell 1949. this is no doubt the day that germany was in the hands of its people and no longer inslaved to Hitler and his gang, *sniff*

      @Trooper-tr6zi@Trooper-tr6zi6 жыл бұрын

    • kzhead.info/sun/mcOmYN6Da1-aaIU/bejne.html

      @Trooper-tr6zi@Trooper-tr6zi6 жыл бұрын

    • This is a story on Earth I will never forget.

      @travisg336@travisg3366 жыл бұрын

  • Loved the video guys! I'm just watching this video 4 years after you've uploaded it as well as after hearing Sabaton's song "The Last Battle" as well. "Cause it's the end of the line of the final journey Enemies leaving the past And it's American Troops and the German Army Joining together at last!" That's the Chorus to the song in case you're wondering!

    @jamesscalzo3033@jamesscalzo30332 жыл бұрын

  • Thank you Simple History,this was really interesting

    @MmmJonathan@MmmJonathan3 жыл бұрын

  • When the match is almost over and the enemy team has more tickets than you ⏩"Switch team"

    @rmc9873@rmc98736 жыл бұрын

    • Ryo Malik Çaymaz nice battlefield reference 👍🏻

      @adambentley8384@adambentley83846 жыл бұрын

    • Lol nice

      @toasted_muffin9827@toasted_muffin98276 жыл бұрын

    • Ryo Malik Çaymaz ..

      @uniants9753@uniants97536 жыл бұрын

    • Its just dumb to die after the war is over though...

      @xXMrMineLPXx@xXMrMineLPXx6 жыл бұрын

    • but also cowardly to switch sides. Surrender? Ok that's fine but switching sides no matter who you were fighting for just shows you're a traitor.

      @MegaTamer111@MegaTamer1116 жыл бұрын

  • This should be made into a movie if it hasn't.

    @xbaumann@xbaumann6 жыл бұрын

    • Evan O'Keeffe greenie

      @thatchannel195@thatchannel1956 жыл бұрын

    • xbaumann Damn right.

      @Briselance@Briselance6 жыл бұрын

    • xbaumann It is kind of a surprise that it hasn't been. Also, simple history here's an idea for you, why not do a video of how Charlie Brown and Franz Stigler meet, and for referents check out the book "A Higher Call" by Adam Makos.

      @sachaandsox@sachaandsox6 жыл бұрын

    • Or a mission in a videogame

      @rifath8152@rifath81526 жыл бұрын

    • xbaumann exactly what I was thinking.

      @roberto8645@roberto86456 жыл бұрын

  • This is truly an amazing story. I can't believe I never heard about this until now.

    @Theyownyou@Theyownyou10 ай бұрын

  • this is the greatest crossover in history

    @presidentfresh448@presidentfresh4484 жыл бұрын

  • WW2 really suprised it fans with this unexpected crossover episode!

    @JK-gh9ej@JK-gh9ej5 жыл бұрын

    • I thought this was gonna be filler but I was really surprised that they could still have quality stories after the main antagonists death.

      @thatsoundslikeheresytomeyo4960@thatsoundslikeheresytomeyo49605 жыл бұрын

    • I now, that your comment is a joke and I am also interested in wars, but we should never forget the true cruels of war.

      @someinsignificantguy4433@someinsignificantguy44335 жыл бұрын

    • Der Panzerkommandant that last Japan episode broke my heart

      @crazyvideos2007@crazyvideos20075 жыл бұрын

    • Crazy Videos not really

      @jscustoms5916@jscustoms59165 жыл бұрын

    • JS Customs what’s your favorite episode Mine is d day

      @crazyvideos2007@crazyvideos20075 жыл бұрын

  • It’s over Waffen SS, I have the high ground! -French prisoners, Wehrmacht and US forces

    @guleble6000@guleble60005 жыл бұрын

    • Lol

      @19.hansanantahalan78@19.hansanantahalan784 жыл бұрын

    • "You underestimate my Aryan propaganda." "Don't try it!"

      @The-kr9rb@The-kr9rb4 жыл бұрын

    • Lol

      @ovizcarra8667@ovizcarra86674 жыл бұрын

    • @@The-kr9rb That wasn't propaganda, that was truth, moron

      @catholicracialist776@catholicracialist7764 жыл бұрын

    • @@catholicracialist776 lol, I'm meming, and why should i take you seriously anyways

      @The-kr9rb@The-kr9rb4 жыл бұрын

  • 3:53 um Operation Cowboy? For those of you who don’t know at around the same time in western Czechoslovakia, German troops sent out help to save horses from the Spanish Riding School at Hostau so Americans, Germans, Russian Cossacks, and various Allied POW’s all teamed up to fight the remaining SS units in the area there’s a great book by Mark Felton called Ghost Riders on the event

    @scl1332@scl13324 жыл бұрын

  • This is remarkable I never knew this took place. I always heard the old soldiers say that the guys in a different uniform we could have been good friends went fishing, worded on cars, played baseball together but I never new we did get to fight hand in hand together.

    @charizardsniper5064@charizardsniper50643 жыл бұрын

  • You ever heard the old saying, “The enemy of my enemy is my friend?” Yeah, Captain Price was right all along. Edit: yeah Ik this was a saying long before captain price ever existed. But most people know he famously said that.

    @generalshepherd2209@generalshepherd22095 жыл бұрын

    • oh yeah he was

      @J122J95@J122J955 жыл бұрын

    • Dam what a physic

      @Goober_80@Goober_805 жыл бұрын

    • Deja vu

      @rohitjayaraj4685@rohitjayaraj46855 жыл бұрын

    • He always was...

      @MyAngelReimu@MyAngelReimu5 жыл бұрын

    • He didn’t come up with that

      @MsZsc@MsZsc5 жыл бұрын

  • Cool!! I've never heard of that until now! Thanks!

    @ram61504@ram615046 жыл бұрын

    • Coop Dawg same

      @sajeesolomons4471@sajeesolomons44716 жыл бұрын

    • Coop Dawg Same here

      @matthewmckenna248@matthewmckenna2486 жыл бұрын

    • Coop Dawg m2

      @russische-roemeen740@russische-roemeen7406 жыл бұрын

    • Me too bruh

      @yahiaotmaniidrissi7245@yahiaotmaniidrissi72456 жыл бұрын

    • Coop Dawg i too

      @f_-fm4rr@f_-fm4rr6 жыл бұрын

  • Great content thanks for upload

    @strada21_@strada21_4 жыл бұрын

  • To think this happened 75 years ago today, is beyond amazing.

    @zambranojustinraymondb.7342@zambranojustinraymondb.73424 жыл бұрын

  • This is the most interesting end battle in WW2.

    @cryptosporidium1375@cryptosporidium13756 жыл бұрын

    • Cryptosporidium 137 I can't believe the nazis and Americans working together

      @busanmapping3429@busanmapping34296 жыл бұрын

    • Seoul Mapping The Germans who fought alongside the Americans were NOT Nazi's. Too many people believe that all Germans (or at least the German military) were Nazi's.

      @mantis_toboggan_md@mantis_toboggan_md6 жыл бұрын

    • Adrian G. Ok thx for the fact

      @busanmapping3429@busanmapping34296 жыл бұрын

    • Adrian G. Thanks.

      @toadigerwommy2700@toadigerwommy27006 жыл бұрын

    • Cryptosporidium 137 S

      @quickrecipe6590@quickrecipe65906 жыл бұрын

  • This is also the only time American fought in a medieval castle

    @rightcollaroftheforbiddeno8479@rightcollaroftheforbiddeno84796 жыл бұрын

    • Right Collar of the Forbidden One the first but not the last. There will be many more in the coming race war

      @rickharrison1442@rickharrison14426 жыл бұрын

    • Rick Harrison yeah, the white sups and black sups will be fighting in white castles across the land, while the rest of us protect actual quality restaurants.

      @lgmmrm@lgmmrm6 жыл бұрын

    • Not to mention that across WWII castles and in some cases even old fortresses were used as defensive structures in various battles, such as Brest Fortress during the Battle for Brest.

      @martytheanimator6426@martytheanimator64266 жыл бұрын

    • Right Collar of the Forbidden One Where eagles dare movie if it were real

      @troubletrolls7996@troubletrolls79966 жыл бұрын

    • Rick Harrison As a black man, bring it.

      @hyperx72@hyperx726 жыл бұрын

  • Yes. doubt this is the most curious and interesting anecdote of the second world war a greetings for the creator of this wonderful and valuable content

    @kevincalizaya9958@kevincalizaya99583 жыл бұрын

  • I love your channel keep up the great stuff

    @oliversherman2414@oliversherman24142 жыл бұрын

  • I love history especially the history of WWI and WWII but it's really hard to read these in detail. That is why i love channels like yours who present it in a fun way. Keep it up!

    @cup_check_official@cup_check_official6 жыл бұрын

    • you are everywere! How???

      @tezer2d@tezer2d6 жыл бұрын

    • Tell Me This What channels are there as well? Im curious :D

      @Landsknecht25@Landsknecht256 жыл бұрын

    • Tesser 4D Magic!

      @cup_check_official@cup_check_official6 жыл бұрын

    • Juli Schafer i am not going to end your curiosity. Stay curious brother

      @cup_check_official@cup_check_official6 жыл бұрын

    • but of course Gangl had to die :(

      @jonathanorr8117@jonathanorr81176 жыл бұрын

  • Trivia Time! 1) What was the name of the lone M4A3E8 Sherman tank? 2) How many waffen SS attacked the handful of US - German - French defenders? 3) What is the name of the tennis star who vaulted over the castle walls to guide the relief force?

    @Simplehistory@Simplehistory6 жыл бұрын

    • Simple History 1 jenny

      @cadianveterankramerica6552@cadianveterankramerica65526 жыл бұрын

    • Simple History 1 fury?

      @nathanielhamer7699@nathanielhamer76996 жыл бұрын

    • Simple History do Lorenss of Arabia pls

      @dirtriser5775@dirtriser57756 жыл бұрын

    • Simple History 3 Edwar

      @USSCYT@USSCYT6 жыл бұрын

    • Simple History Beston Jenny

      @resnob7441@resnob74416 жыл бұрын

  • I really appreciate this channel thank you I learn so much cool stuff

    @bobdobolina6446@bobdobolina64463 жыл бұрын

  • I like to imagine that Gangl and Lee shook hands to officially form the alliance

    @kyawthu755@kyawthu7553 жыл бұрын

  • Important to note is that Gangl was already collaborating with the Austrian resistance at the time he was asked to help with the castle, but only about 20 members of his own force could be used to help with the rescue. He went to try and persuade the American force himself. He was killed by an SS sniper and buried in a nearby town.

    @sethaldarith6778@sethaldarith67785 жыл бұрын

  • *Americans and Germans fight on the same side* Top 10 Anime Betrayals

    @Forrester_1944@Forrester_19446 жыл бұрын

    • *GERMANS KILL THEMSELF FOR A CASTLE WW2 COLORIZED*

      @derbolstein3277@derbolstein32776 жыл бұрын

    • Uhhh WHAT!

      @titansmashproductions5001@titansmashproductions50016 жыл бұрын

    • WoomyB *Dutch SS troopers flashback* Fking traitors

      @ls200076@ls2000766 жыл бұрын

    • WoomyB yes hitlers personal guards weher the sa

      @robinpohl2702@robinpohl27026 жыл бұрын

    • WoomyB yes of course was talking about the beginnings

      @robinpohl2702@robinpohl27026 жыл бұрын

  • Gangl’s military career can be summarized into the sentence “Hans, are we the baddies?”

    @etac774@etac774 Жыл бұрын

  • When you create a custom match.

    @cheesecakeisgross4645@cheesecakeisgross4645 Жыл бұрын

  • OMG HE DID IT, I REQUESTED THIS!!!!!!

    @aeternamvitam9792@aeternamvitam97926 жыл бұрын

    • Report Of The Weekend oh God orgasm of excitement

      @kidgaminggaming5731@kidgaminggaming57316 жыл бұрын

    • i hope he makes one of the great badass Gurkhas too

      @moruera6125@moruera61256 жыл бұрын

    • Jake Paul. Was it you who commented on my video or the real one?

      @tmk_maxx@tmk_maxx6 жыл бұрын

  • This would make a good movie

    @lorcanhayes6354@lorcanhayes63546 жыл бұрын

    • Should be called "Itter"

      @marcellabutay1090@marcellabutay10906 жыл бұрын

    • I don't know how this is not a movie.

      @kathic6402@kathic64026 жыл бұрын

    • Theres a movie called "the last battle" planned for 2018 based on thr boom based on this event

      @BadatStuff@BadatStuff6 жыл бұрын

  • Honestly that end screen made me laugh so much that I’m just gonna sub XD

    @artemshevtsov6062@artemshevtsov60624 жыл бұрын

  • I've never heard of this battle until just a few minutes ago, such a cool part of history, I wish there was a movie about this battle

    @FlowerKnight2@FlowerKnight2 Жыл бұрын

    • Hollywood would screw it over, giving it the woke treatment and making the more prominent historical figures in the battle less important.

      @Quibblet@Quibblet10 ай бұрын

  • Could they at least add this into WWII COD as a campaign?

    @ricefieldman@ricefieldman6 жыл бұрын

    • Nah, because it would show not all Germans were monsters, and we can't have that! (sarcasm)

      @thetomatoking9714@thetomatoking97146 жыл бұрын

    • YaBoiCasillas Pretty much on point

      @_wayward_494@_wayward_4946 жыл бұрын

    • Or a war map operation Itter

      @XboxgamerZ@XboxgamerZ6 жыл бұрын

    • Boooooo! COD sucks.

      @guelarkbird0@guelarkbird06 жыл бұрын

    • Nah, they’re too busy putting women on the front line for some reason, and providing a cringeworthy “you owe us more than an apology” moment from an African American soldier.

      @mpekim@mpekim6 жыл бұрын

  • The U.S. and German forces fighting by each other’s side. This has got to be the best thing that happened in WWII.

    @seaknight4502@seaknight45026 жыл бұрын

    • Anything involving America is by default not a good thing involving WW2.

      @TheRealJawnz@TheRealJawnz5 жыл бұрын

    • @@TheRealJawnz How? We may not be the best country today but back then the US was a big help. We even helped to supply the allies while sacrificing profits in order to do so (I'm talking lend lease, not D for B). By the time we entered the war, France had fallen and Britain needed help lest it get invaded (although Germany never did get a positive influence in the channel). We may not be the best country, but we still did some good things.

      @TrueFlameslinger@TrueFlameslinger5 жыл бұрын

    • @@TrueFlameslinger The Allies winning the 2nd world war is among the greatest of tragedies to have ever befallen the western world.

      @TheRealJawnz@TheRealJawnz5 жыл бұрын

    • @@TheRealJawnz And the Axis winning would've been an even greater one. Any sort of Religion, Slavs, Roma, disabled, LGBT, free will, all of it wouldn't exist.

      @TrueFlameslinger@TrueFlameslinger5 жыл бұрын

    • @@TheRealJawnz shut your mouth untermench

      @ls200076@ls2000765 жыл бұрын

  • People should make a movie about this battle! These are my favorite battles of World War Two. Stalingrad, D-day, battle of the bulge, ramagen bridge, fall of Berlin, castle itter, and okanowa.

    @g.i.azilla3557@g.i.azilla35573 жыл бұрын

  • 3:40-3:50-According to TV Tropes that would be an example of "The Cavalry."

    @andrewmcnamara6305@andrewmcnamara6305 Жыл бұрын

  • the enemies are the enemies when you make them look like enemies

    @hieunguyenrileygekko@hieunguyenrileygekko6 жыл бұрын

    • hieu nguyen thats stupid

      @arawn1061@arawn10616 жыл бұрын

    • It's true. "The enemy of my enemy is my friend" no matter what side their officially on.

      @shorelockhomes943@shorelockhomes9436 жыл бұрын

    • hieu nguyen or when they are shooting at you

      @kameronjones7139@kameronjones71396 жыл бұрын

    • A horse is a horse of course of course.

      @zer0deaths862@zer0deaths8626 жыл бұрын

    • shorelock homes - "The enemy of my enemy is my enemy's enemy, no more, no less."

      @youdoitillwatch@youdoitillwatch6 жыл бұрын

  • Still doesn't understand why Hollywood or any indenpendent director never made a movie about this happening...

    @roflc0re@roflc0re6 жыл бұрын

    • Speilberg should

      @Simplehistory@Simplehistory6 жыл бұрын

    • @@Simplehistory he won't

      @GAMBANJUJJJ@GAMBANJUJJJ5 жыл бұрын

    • Jewwood

      @finnishwehraboo8377@finnishwehraboo83775 жыл бұрын

    • Cause the Jews in Hollywood don’t wanna make germans look good in any way

      @thomasdalby7805@thomasdalby78055 жыл бұрын

    • SJW

      @krisnabud1666@krisnabud16665 жыл бұрын

  • Marvel: endgame is the most ambitious crossover ever Me: hold my itter castle

    @p_filippouz@p_filippouz4 жыл бұрын

  • Imagine getting shot by a French sports star after receiving the best special forces training your country could offer

    @Yes-vx2un@Yes-vx2un3 жыл бұрын

  • This was inspiring: Two former enemies working together to fight one of the most evil organizations in history. It’s a shame that the German Colonel died. At least he died fighting for his people and not for Hitler. Not only that but he died saving the life of a man he did not know.

    @owenparris7490@owenparris74906 жыл бұрын

    • R.i.p Gangl you are forever martyred

      @quickmotor@quickmotor6 жыл бұрын

    • Whiterun Guard There were?

      @owenparris7490@owenparris74905 жыл бұрын

    • Why do you think ss is a Army? It means nothing Else than Schutz Staffel wich is a bodyguard section for hitler

      @kekw4781@kekw47815 жыл бұрын

    • Sheldon Cooper They had their own Panzer divisions, didn't they? Plus, by this point the war was over and the German military surrendered, so I guess a stubborn SS group could be considered a holdout.

      @owenparris7490@owenparris74905 жыл бұрын

    • This made my day hahahahahha

      @BrumEldar@BrumEldar5 жыл бұрын

  • Marvel: “We have the best crossover ever.” German Wehrmacht: “Hold mein Budweiser.” US Army Infantry: “Hold my Coors Lite too.”

    @wales2k4747@wales2k47475 жыл бұрын

    • Just so you can make the german sentence completely german: Hold = Halt You're welcome, dude ^^

      @heyguys2002@heyguys20025 жыл бұрын

    • Budweiser?

      @Dante-zc6sc@Dante-zc6sc5 жыл бұрын

    • Dante Budweiser is a German alcohol brewing company.

      @wales2k4747@wales2k47475 жыл бұрын

    • Wertner Fabian I thought halt was stop.

      @wales2k4747@wales2k47475 жыл бұрын

    • There is a Budweiser in Czech Republic (which is really good) but not in Germany

      @drstihl2007@drstihl20075 жыл бұрын

  • This is pretty awesome! This would be a great film, especially the part about the Tennis Player!

    @jacobwiles547@jacobwiles5474 жыл бұрын

  • I didn't know this! This is amazing! So many stories from the Second World War. You never get to hear them all.

    @redmondpeters7162@redmondpeters71623 жыл бұрын

  • "It's the end of the line of the final journey, enemies leaving the past, and the American troops and the German army joining together at last." ~ Sabaton - The Last Battle

    @jimfromdiscord.8904@jimfromdiscord.89046 жыл бұрын

    • WolfEditz, Edits, Gaming and YTP's "5th of may, ve - day just around the corner. 1945 - The fuhrers reigns at the end. Jenny at the gates as the SS open fire, there's no time to waste, the final battle's begun..."

      @cassius_at@cassius_at6 жыл бұрын

    • One last fight, it’s the death throes of the third reich, justice shall be done, the final battle remains

      @ea.fitz216@ea.fitz2166 жыл бұрын

    • Cassian Andor Jenny at the gates as the ss open fire there's no time to waste the final battles begun!

      @imperialguardsman8088@imperialguardsman80886 жыл бұрын

  • "The truth is stranger that fiction." Case in point. I never knew this battle took place until I watched this video.

    @javiercamacho1998@javiercamacho19984 жыл бұрын

    • Yeah, and that tennis player hero just adds to the "unbelievable" mix nicely 😀

      @SatumainenOlento@SatumainenOlento3 жыл бұрын

  • This is such good facts I’m learning so much

    @kirstyblanks7963@kirstyblanks79633 жыл бұрын

  • The greatest collaboration ever!

    @spitzfire1107@spitzfire11074 жыл бұрын

    • Is that boy or girl in your profile?

      @Heinrich_Kronen@Heinrich_Kronen2 жыл бұрын
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