Love the fact they contained alcohol and games as well, looks like a cozy spot to wind down after a rubbish day

@FirstDagger

2 жыл бұрын

Tabacco was also included in Allied survival rations as withdrawal in a survival situation could lead to problems.

@ivancho5854

2 жыл бұрын

@@FirstDagger Cigarettes were also part of the armed forces daily rations, so it makes sense. The majority of men smoked back then, though it was not proper for women to smoke! My grandfather was in the navy both before and during WW2. He joined when he was young and initially neither smoked nor drank, so he would infuse his tobacco with rum and give it to his father on leave, who smoked a pipe. He was quite a character (pronounced rascal!). All the best everyone

@red_d849

2 жыл бұрын

hell id bail outta HE-111 on return just to chill there

@vondahe

2 жыл бұрын

A gramophone and some Wagner recordings, too, I’m sure. 😄

@ivancho5854

2 жыл бұрын

@@red_d849 Perhaps bailing out over dear Blighty may have been a better idea! Certainly a warmer, dryer one. Actually now that I come to think of it, I wonder if the Luftwaffe had any aircrew take to their parachutes prematurely over England and opt to become POWs to escape the fighting? As most of their bombers had only one pilot and no mechanic, it would have been simple to feign a mechanical problem by starving an engine of fuel. I don't suppose that, even it could, it would have been recorded even by the notoriously efficiently Germans.

Beautifully modeled, original subject. I love this channel.

@markomenalan

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely same

@H1MIN

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoy it!

@ninianstorm6494

2 жыл бұрын

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Ditching your plane, getting on the buoy and turning the light off to get a week of vacation. A good plan, especially daring summer

This is a thing I'd never heard of, such a nice little feature to have when campaigning against the UK

I've been studying WW2 for a long while now and I have never heard of these things before, it's a fantastic idea.

@getcancer1542

2 жыл бұрын

It was also very successful

@jameswhite153

2 жыл бұрын

me neither.

@Mark-vq5dz

2 жыл бұрын

Not surprisingly they were used by both sides, many cases of British pilots being 'rescued' by a passing E Boat...and vice versa...

@marijn211

2 жыл бұрын

I saw one IRL ( kzread.info/dash/bejne/eH2Ax9OHgqTaprQ.html ) and the description was rather sceptical, one had beached there if I recall correctly and it was described how pilots would use them as target practice and how most were basically useless

No fluff... no flannel... just beautiful simple and concise descriptions of the subject matter. Lifes too short to waste watching overblown narrative (or reading my comments). Excellent work MHIAM.

@H1MIN

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😊

Why is this more interesting to me than actual weapons?

@LordRambo

2 жыл бұрын

Because you have fine taste. Weapons win battles, logistics win wars

@TeddyKrimsony

2 жыл бұрын

@@LordRambo but the Germans lost the war.......

@LordRambo

2 жыл бұрын

@@TeddyKrimsony ....because the allies had superior logistics! 🤯

@EvilAmy_

2 жыл бұрын

@@LordRambo true.

@EvilAmy_

2 жыл бұрын

@@LordRambo Also. You can't fight UK, USA and USSR at the same time. It's a suicide.

Not gonna lie that seems like the perfect house. Nice view, enough beds for the boys, boardgames and alcohol, food and some solitude

@CoIdHeat

2 жыл бұрын

Can imagine them to be rather frightening during a storm though.

@bezahltersystemtroll5055

2 жыл бұрын

and you can go fishing on the deck

@brandoncrz2228

Жыл бұрын

Except theres no toilet

@0g0mogosepikworld31

Жыл бұрын

@@brandoncrz2228 you are surrounded by toilet

@slippyy4252

Жыл бұрын

the ocean is your toilet

They had a long mooring line that was striped so that pilots could see the current direction and land ahead of the buoy so they drifted back to it, saving precious energy and ensuring they didn’t get carried away from salvation.

@gardenstate732

2 жыл бұрын

Definitely smart nothing would suck more than landing down current and seeing salvation only to be carried to davy jones

@red_d849

6 ай бұрын

@@gardenstate732yep

I didn't know these existed. Awesome!

@pauld6967

2 жыл бұрын

This is new information for me as well.

@pauld6967

2 жыл бұрын

@Dan Didnot A) Bravo for having the life experience. B) Terrifying they may be but it is certainly better than trying to stay afloat and alive on your own in the Channel. :-)

this channel is truly a hidden gem, Im amazed by the amount of skill, work and knowledge put into this, well done!

@H1MIN

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

I’m so happy your channel reached 100k! Congrats! Totally more people should see your awesome videos

@H1MIN

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!!

highest content-to-time ratio in all of youtube constantly. MHM is superb excellence

Absolutely love your content and design keep it up!

2 videos in 1 month? Absolute diamond

*Kicks typewriter across the room" Germans: A fitting name for an inflatable rescue capsule.

This channel has the most beautifully details and model I've ever seen, for a video that just one minutes long you can get so many information is gnarly amazing especially the Type 93 Oxygen torpedoe and the VT one, simply work of genius

@H1MIN

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

@heli-crewhgs5285

2 жыл бұрын

‘Gnarly?!’ Grow up!

the animations are beautiful....

Story idea: British and german pilots becoming best friends after shooting each other down and surviving on 1 of these

@ivancho5854

2 жыл бұрын

I believe that they have featured in a film. They did save lives from both sides, as did the British ones. Both sides rescued men from all of the buoys, so whether you went back into combat or were a POW just depended on who rescued you. All the best.

@AlteryxGaming

2 жыл бұрын

I’d definitely prefer being a POW in British custody than being under German “hospitality”, considering the whole Nazi situation they had at the time

@dave_sic1365

2 жыл бұрын

@@AlteryxGaming they viewed British as Arian and treated them well Same the other way around, brits and germans treated each others pow well

@AlteryxGaming

2 жыл бұрын

@@dave_sic1365 tell that to the commandos

@basketcase1235

2 жыл бұрын

@@AlteryxGaming they actually did treat them well. there's this inaccurate notion that all germans were somehow evil Nazis during ww2, you have to remember most of them are just soldiers serving their country. soldiers aren't generally hostile outside actual combat.

It would be nice to have these distributed in the oceans today, for people who have had accidents in open waters..

First but not last time I have visited this channel. Excellent.

So now for the big question - did any of them actually get used? Are there accounts by pilots of ditching near one and using it as refuge before being rescued?

@happyundertaker6255

2 жыл бұрын

„One of our aircraft is missing“ is a British war film. One of these is shown there.

@ivancho5854

2 жыл бұрын

The German and British rescue buoys were extremely successful and saved the lives of many aircrew. Both nations rescue services, with the civilians from costal nations such as the Dutch, saved many thousands of people during WW2.

@user-cl4kc4st7z

2 жыл бұрын

@@ivancho5854 thank 👍

@wonniewarrior

2 жыл бұрын

@@ivancho5854 Did they often check the rescue buoys from the other side as well ?

@ivancho5854

2 жыл бұрын

@@wonniewarrior Yes, I believe so. There were dedicated boats on both sides, but I know that torpedo boats of both sides also checked any buoys they were near. The buoys also had radios to call for help. Presumably the weather would have played a major role in when they could be checked for aircrew.

Just binge watched all of your videos. Awesome content! One of the few channels that worth turning notifications on.

„One of our aircraft is missing“ is a British war film. One of these is shown there.

@H1MIN

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing that note!

Holy crap man these are good videos

one of those bouys was found on the beach from terschelling ,they salvaged it a couple years ago and its now on display at a local museaum

@H1MIN

2 жыл бұрын

Interesting note. Is that at the Bunker Museum Terschelling? Thank you for sharing that.

@marvindebot3264

2 жыл бұрын

Oh, hopefully, they can and will restore it inside and out.

Very interesting, never heard of these before

The level of graphics is incredible. This channel is too underrated.

Thank you

The way my life has gone the last 55 years, id love to spend the rest of my days on one of these....are there any left? Lol

I would love to see a replica or a restored one. I wonder how many people were saved by this

Real nice story ! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

This is incredible! I've gotten this video on my recommendations and I've already watched others (thanks to the short format). Every video is of superb quality and sheds lights on often unknown topics (and so quickly!). Well done and subbed. Looking forward to future videos!

@H1MIN

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your support & comment!

Learned something new today. Great channel.

Seems pretty comfy Would spend a weekend there

Learned something and saw extremly good visuals. This channel ist a treasur!

Huh, interesting and never heard of these buoys, also i love how straight to the point it is Thank you.

wow - you live and learn. THANKS!

sea shelter what a nice idea

Dad finally came home with the cigarettes

that's good idea for survivor from ship or drifting person from beach when they need to be rescued

I never heard of these until now.You learn something new everyday thanks.

Absolutely fascinating stuff! I had never before heard of these lifesaving, morale boosting emergency craft, so I appreciate your video.

I had no idea these existed, and I'm a huge WWII equipment nerd. What a wonderfully well made video explaining the concept, I subscribed and I look forward to your future videos.

I never knew about these before now. It's a clever idea that I'd never thought about before

Another thing I didn't knew existed

I could think of a good horror movie for something like this

That's a really cool idea.

Well done as usual. Not a waste of time.

Look at that water, goddamn

While it is possible that I had read about these before, it seems fresh to me. Thank you for posting this video.

He has returned

AMAZING VIDEO!!!

Germany had these _Rettungsboje_ (Luftwaffe Rescue Buoys). Britain had _Air-Sea Rescue Floats_ which performed a similar function. They were usually checked often (twice daily if close to controlled coast, once every day or two in uncontrolled sea farther away). Sometimes, downed airmen/seamen would be found occupying enemy rescue buoys. There's even a recorded instance of enemies sharing a buoy and making friendly bets about which side would rescue/capture them. Germans and Allies alike would often inspect enemy rescue buoys - sometimes restocking or "trading" rations, treats, and liquors - because you never knew when one of your own would need it. There was still a lingering sense of honour (at least in the minds of military commanders), one did not gun down a parachuting pilot or a drowning sailor if it was avoidable. It was a bitter, hateful, ugly conflict. Yet these rescue buoys were generally respected by both sides as beneficial assets which should not be attacked. They would sometimes exchange prisoners found on the buoys, or simply leave them on the buoy and inform the enemy where to collect them. At least until the Germans began stationing machine gunners on their rescue buoys towards the end of the war.

@H1MIN

10 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing those insights. Much appreciated!

Awesome, I saw a cross section of one of these in a WW2 book my grandpa had once when I was very young, always remembered them every once and awhile but couldn't remember what they were for!

Great video! I love learning facts I have never heard of before. 👍

The buoys look like much nicer accommodations than the ASR-10 boats.

Well done. Wonderful site. Looking forward to more of the same. Never knew about these life savers.

Never heard of these, but a brilliant idea seems fun staying overnight on one of those

@BigLisaFan

2 жыл бұрын

On a calm night maybe, but wouldn't fancy being tossed about like a cork in a storm in one.

Very detailed video and really interesting!

This is amazing information. Did any of these rescue buoys survive and are in a museum? Or have any sunk and maybe can be raised?

@jeffreycrawley1216

8 ай бұрын

There's the remains of one in a museum at Terschelling in the Netherlands and one of my diving buddies tells me there's one resting on the sea bed near a harbour on one of the Channel Islands.

@red_d849

6 ай бұрын

@@jeffreycrawley1216ive hear about the sunken one from other videos, apparently it was converted to a floating mg bunker

I love how they added board games in case they got bored while waiting for rescue lol

That is amazing, never knew a thing about these, great channel.

as good as always

Really neat. Never new about this. Smart.

Do more of these!

You're Animations are outstanding!

"Video posted 7 seconds ago." - clicked immediately.

Always a nice day when u uploade

Subscribed, great channel

I was just thinking about these earlier today lol awesome timing

simple and smart, i didn't know about them, thank you

I consider myself a ww2 buff and never heard of these lifebouys. Goodwork THANKS!

Never knew this. Thank you.

YO! thanks for doing a video on these, it's hard to find good info on them!!!

I love this channel ❤️

Shanty, what an interesting name!

Man this animations and locations reminds me a lot the bridge section in half life 2. Great work

I had never heard about those, nice.

Wow i never knew this....nice graphics as well. Good subject

I love this channel

looks super comfy 😳

I never know about these information . you are doing great

Interesting topic, thanks

How have I never heard of these?

Actually, the British rescue boats were just called ASR. ASR-10 specifically refers to a single surviving example of the type.

@H1MIN

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for that note. Appreciated!

Love to learn something every day, this was today’s fact. Thanks. Do any (German or British) exist today in a museum or on display? Cheers

Amazing!!!

Nice vids!

Wonderful. Love it.

Just subbed after watching this; had no idea this existed during WW2!

I saw a picture of one in a time life book about the battle of britain. It had broken loose from it's anchorage and drifted to a beach in Dover I think. Handy little things.

Very nice video

Hey love your video. What software do you use to make these videos?

@H1MIN

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, 3dsmax.

What a bloody good idea, how come I've never heard of these things before ?, & I live on these type of channels, it'd make a great movie or even a series, very professionally done video.

Genius idea. I just hope the UK observed the Geneva convention when it came to bailed out aircrew in Red Cross marked buoys

Huh, weirdly enough that kinda looks like that would be fun to go camping in for a day or two.

Whats really rough is that they look more spacious than most apartments on the market.

Are there any left anywhere? In a museum perhaps?

Fascinating