The SS Division "Wiking" Is Under Siege. Exemplary Defense Of Kovel. The Eastern Front.
2023 ж. 9 Қаз.
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This is about the battle for the city of Kovel in 1944. At the beginning of March, the Red Army launched a new offensive in the Right-Bank Ukraine against the German forces of Army Group "South". Exhausted and hardly combat-ready by this time the Waffen SS division "Wiking" was ordered to defend the city of Kovel ...
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Fascinating. Great photos as well .
Very time consuming research/searching to locate & post 📪 all those informative pictures 📷.
My grandpa fought in the 16th infantry division first, later split where he was part of the 16th panzer division and in '44 till war end part of the 116th panzer div. Called windhund. The stories he told where crazy, ever since the oroginal 16th inf. Division was splitin 2 they where always outnumbered by at least 4/1 up to 25/1. Orders comming from Berlin where crazy, hitler was all but a military Genius, he was a crazy lunatic fool, those poor mens fighting for him i still get goosebumps if i think about the stories he told me.
And Shlomo wants you to fight again against Russians in 2024 yet again....
These firsthand accounts are so valuable. The fate of German soldiers in 1944 is tragic. Not because Germany didn't need to be defeated, but because so much valour and bravery was wasted in the vision of such evil folly.
Consumerist tiktok twerking LGBTQIABC quad vaxed mixed grandchildren for us all, if they aren't aborted up until the day after birth by womans choice. Liberation and freedom to the max. Literally all things talked about by these people fighting for evil folly if you read their books. They opposed freedom. The one world order viciously opposed it and thanks to them we got international banks that let us live comfortably, entertained by circus and docile to the strongest and fittest.
I find these dairies oddly comforting. They help while doing chores in my apartment aside from other uses.
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Same here
I knew a Panther Platoon leader in Wiking...they were sent by train in a snow storm to reinforce and relieve the line ...as the train neared Kowel, the order was given " austeigen"! They literally drove the Panthers directly from the flatbed cars to fight the Russians. His platoon destroyed over 45 armored vehicles in less than 4 hours and he was awarded the German Cross in Gold and the Pazerkampfabzeichen mit " 25" einsätzen.
Still all of them were destroyed. 3 huge Army Groups dead and gone.
There was a panzer ace called Knispel. He got iron cross for his actions. However, even he got shot from russian gun. The blast destroyed his tank. Knispel wounded badly and died later. Rudi Rafael
@jyrkikk Kurt, long hair and a mind of his own. Stayed a NCO. Didn't he have run in with an ss officer or something like that .Which held medals and promotion back. A bit of misfit, in superiors eyes. Not a yes man but brilliant.
i cant imagine how much research this took to put together, extremely informative and shows how both sides lived in hell for all those years.. great video and you have a new subscriber for sure..
The US today use German formation and tactics.very unimaginative.thats how good the Germans were.
the US shit on german military special on SS units without 0 respect and use the technologie and tactics also four finger formation by werner mölders. there is a reason to call the US army the coward army
The Germans consistently cause 50%more casualties than they took fighting the Americans English and soviets. Bad MFs.
They stole nearly everything from Germany. Knowledge, people, strategy.
Look at us Helmets, they look like waffen ss helmets….
Look at any Russian Camo pattern designed after the end of ww2 then look and compare to any waffen SS Camo pattern scheme. Some are almost copy pasted lol
Great photos. Greetings from the Netherlands 🇳🇱.
Interesting and informative. Excellent photography job enabling viewers to better understand what/whom the orator was describing. Special thanks to veteran soldiers/civilians sharing personal information/combat experiences. Enabling viewers to better understand what the orator was describing. Thru diaries/memoirs enabling historians to replicate those stories. For future generations to better appreciate. The hard ships/sacrifices suffered by the military forces. Fighting/perishing/surviving knowing certain death/debilitating wounds were often times possible. Yet still advanced forward regardless of the consequences. True grit style determination to succeed. By this stage of the war German forces would have been better off. Retreating closer to Germany 90 days before Stalingrad was encircled. Of course disillusioned leader ship in Berlin wouldn't hear of a logical tactical retreat.
I really enjoyed this video. The conditions were terrible, as we saw sometimes visibility was only 200m, countless people died for nothing. However there is a mistake, 9th Panzer Grenadier Regiment was Germania, NOT Deutschland. 3rd SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment Deutschland was part of Panzer Division Das Reich. Also at 9.17 the officers name was Karl Nicolussi Leck, not Lesk.. Who incidently after the war returned to his native Tyrol and became a major operative in the Odessa escape line helping fugitives escape to south America. Great video.
Which honor for him an the Vatican... 🤔🤔😳😳
Dry text but great photos
"Allow yourself to be encircled to pin the enemy down." With such logic, what I want to know is why it took till July 44 for them to make an attempt on the Corporal's life.
The bohemian corporal was also under heavy drugs.
Because most of them were nazi-minded as their corporal😅😅😂😂
@robertomeneghetti6215 only someone who had completely bought the western propaganda about WW2 could say such ridiculous things.
@@wolloms Thanks for the compliment, bye 🤘🤘😀😀
Do you have any book references for this. I’d love to find a book about this specific battle, closes i have is the fortress cities book and the history of the 5th ss
Would be great if these episodes made it on Spotify as podcasts. So could sit and listen.
there is another picture that I have seen that is related to the pic @07:56 does anyone have any info on this pic...?
Well done.
Awesome video.
These are great, but is the voice AI? You do an excellent job but the narration is a bit flat . Only commenting as I want to support your growth!
The Viking Division did commit many war crimes in Ukraine. They were some bad dudes. Many of the Einsatzgruppen were highly trained university educated men. Some with Phd's. This is the primary reason that we see so many diaries of these men. They were well educated.
Greetings from Switzerland Luzern 🇨🇭 Udo Zur Zeit im Urlaub Video 👍👍
Beautiful lake and town.
Una de las mejores divisiones del Ejercito Aleman.
Es wahren stolze Kämpfer!!
Something new soon for Das Reich division?
Very interesting a US Guy is telling Storys of my Ancestors. In Germany, you become easyly some Probs with some People because they think you are a Fashist. Anyway you are just tell the Storys. Thx and Greats from Germany 😊
Was an immensely interesting period of human history. Very important to study regardless of country and to understand both the measure of human endurance/suffering and mankind’s potential for brutality. So many of these stories are absolutely terrifying and it’s impossible to imagine myself going through some of the things that soldiers of this time on all sides did. Important to understand so that we do not repeat the horrible things we have shown ourselves capable of doing to each other. Additionally interesting when thinking of how this period shaped so much of what the modern world became. Fascinating but definitely not fascist to have an interest in the topic
Also looking forward to visiting your country and having a Prost or two in a beer hall someday! Cheers from 🇺🇸 😊
Hitler was an Austrian mountain man. He never visited the beach and watched the tide come in.
Imagine if he had lived in California for 5 years
he would be tan, and probably a be local at Lunada Bay@@Wolf-hh4rv
Бравые ребята
Rechtsrheinische Ukraine? was hast du denn geraucht?
Go Viking!!
If Germany could have produced as much as the allies they would have won the war.combat on the eastern front was unlike anything Americans could imagine
What does "if" mean? Nothing 🤔🤔🤔🤔
Extraordinarily Courageous and Professional Soldiers, unfortunately mired by the New history, dictated by the victors , These are amazing and insightful Documentaries, and so relevant now , as once again Europe is fighting for survival in the Ukraine, I now see why the Ukrainian Armed Forces would raise the old Standards, It has nothing to do with being Nazis, Its about having a Legendary example to inspire the new fight .☮️😇
even back then, it had very little to do with being nazis, it was simply a way to fight back against something that was already a known evil.
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@@robertomeneghetti6215 Peace ✌️☮️
@@jamietighe4784 Just only for them? 🤔🤔🙄🙄😳😳
@@robertomeneghetti6215 for Everybody, but you got to forgive me I am a vet and have paradoxical view of things war , I long for peace but I have to admire tight fighting units , and for all the bad shit on the doorstep of "Wiking" , they bad ass combat unit , So peace , Mon Ami ☮️💝
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Wouldn’t it be pronounced vee-king? I understand it’s a bot though.
This article should be listened bu Ukro troops then they should know what is best for them
Lo mejor de la 2da guerra mundial: Alemania. Pecado imperdonable de EEUU y resto de anglos, fue el apoyar a Rusia. Les costará millones de vidas ese error de hace 80 años.
Very stupid to let the enemy surround their units
Hitler was dreaming of "wonder weapons." If they held out a little longer, he would have seen one. 🍄
@@redtobertshateshandlesa mushroom?
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Seems you think they did it on purpose.
Léon Degrelle and his walloons were the real heroes of tscherkassy.
I read his first book; the best war description ever from the German viewpoint ; a military classic.
@@geraldhagen2989 He also wrote a book about his relationship with Hergé, and his contribution to the creation of Tintin.
Facing 7 Soviet divisions. Damn. Either they(Soviets) had very poor equipment or very poor leadership.
Red purge = Deleting ur best generals with real life experience. But maybe the fear and lack of resistance due to the purge is what won the allies the war. If the Soviets lost and the Germans transported their units West in 1943, low chances the US cud invade, or even station troops on Britain.
I mean they did manage to beat Russia in ww1, although soviet union is not russia and has a much bugger population.
How about propaganda.
Yeah, as always no missiles left, fighting with shovels. But somehow defeating enemy with consistency …
Where are the dead bodies, again never seen?
tokarev svt @08:52?
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'Translation..."They fought on the right side. "
5th SS , 1st class Soldiers .
Regiment ,,Germania,, not ,,Deutschland,,
Stupid
So when is MC going to upload alleged involvement of the killing of jews by this division. Don't think it will happen some how.
How can occupator defend occupited territory ? That can be just in american sick mind
And this is what Ukraine is facing today. The Russian Hordes…
Впервые с Русскими Ордами встретилась 100х100 км Чечения.Там 5-7 тысяч чеченских сельчан и подростков-школьников 13 лет воевали в двух Русско-Чеченских войнах с одним стрелковым оружием и гранатометами.
I do not believe this stories are taken from a soldier's diary. It's simply a compilation of facts and figures available in military history books. Too many specific informations that a soldier ,even being present ,could ever know. So it's just a good fake even if with a real historic backgound.
We owe the Soviet army a great debt in defeating the facists on the eastern front .
We don't owe the Russians anything.we mobilized them and fed them and how did they thank us.idiot
The demographics of London, England is a great example of what "winning" is for the allied countries.😉
@@williambrown-vt7rd Your comment shows all the signs of being brainwashed
@@frankhassle9366If WW2 were replayed, I know whose side you'd fight on. And you'd lose. Again.
While you are totally brianwashed.
Nothing exemplary about the SS - sorry.
As a fighting unit, they were one of the best, as beasts, they were the best.
Small detail, but nevertheless - the division was under the command of Herbert Gille. Not "Hille". Otherweise great insight. Thanks. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Gille
Gille is pronounced this Mon Ami, sounds to us Tommies like hill 😇
A flawed strategy !☝️ Nonetheless: we know; they just had the #s !! 🪖🪖🪖