German troops fighting in Normandy after D-Day used to tell a grim joke: "If you see a blue plane, it is British. If you see a silver plane, it is American. If you don't see _any_ planes, it is the Luftwaffe".

@nordlandak6853

6 ай бұрын

Good joke

@jeroenvandenberg5750

6 ай бұрын

Yeah- I've heard it;pretty dark sense of humour. What always strikes me in Normandy battle footage is the number of Germans anxiously watching the skies.

@ohioanbutt_ticklingbandit

5 ай бұрын

“If its doing photography, its a British plane. If its bombing you, its an American plane. If its burning, its Russian. However, if theres no plane at all; It’s the Luftwaffe.”

@matthewriley7826

4 ай бұрын

Then in spring 1945 the joke became a reality.

@adamgrimsley2900

4 ай бұрын

Nazis you mean?

The movie Downfall will forever put unfair pressure on any other actor who portrays Hitler simply because of the near perfect voice, physical appearance, and physical movement being so close to Hitler himself.

@WintersWar

10 ай бұрын

For once the role isn't being overacted.

@jaydenthenewbie

8 ай бұрын

​​@@WintersWarand for once the actor does look like Hitler like 99% on point in my opinion the battle scenes were ok but everything else was a French kiss

@krashd

8 ай бұрын

@@jaydenthenewbie Chef's kiss. It's chef's kiss...

@XOSinclairSmytheXO

6 ай бұрын

Bruno Ganz played it so well, its hard to watch other actors take up the role such a great performance he in the Downfall

@JustRememberWhoYoureWorkingFor

4 ай бұрын

​@@jaydenthenewbie do you mean the actor in this video? He doesn't look like the real Adolf at all!

Superb actor for playing Hitler. His tonality and speech style are completely on point. No doubt he studied the audio of Hitler meeting Mannerheim.

@raymondmaduro5157

Жыл бұрын

Exactly what I was thinking. Downfall Hitler sounds too high pitched and exaggerated. This one is perfect

@arquizul

Жыл бұрын

bruno ganz much better

@bullmoosevelt4495

Жыл бұрын

@@raymondmaduro5157 Downfall Hitler and this one seems almost identical in voice to me. Hitler probably just seemed more exaggerated in that film because those were the final moments of the war, so everything was literally falling apart for Hitler. But since this takes place around D-Day, he's probably still holding out reasonable hope that they could turn things around.

@IndieVolken

Жыл бұрын

@@arquizul agree; best ive seen = this guy looks like an old school train conductor ; but less intimidating

@aldosigmann419

Жыл бұрын

@@raymondmaduro5157 Hitler '44 would have been more in control of himself then Hitler '45 a scant few days before his suicide...

The actor for Hitler even got his movement patterns pretty well down along with his speech mannerisms, pretty good performance.

@mr.vargas5648

6 ай бұрын

Except he had Parkinson most likely that's why he had his hand behind his back to hide the shaking.

@JustRememberWhoYoureWorkingFor

4 ай бұрын

Yeah but he doesn't look like the real one at all

@Chris.in.taiwan

Ай бұрын

Man this actor makes me miss Bruno Ganz.

@jandenijmegen5842

22 күн бұрын

@@mr.vargas5648 This is 1944 in summer. The famous video is april 1945, a world of difference in terms of tension and stress.

@goldtaker95

20 күн бұрын

his talk is much closer to the real hitler than bruno ganz interpretation, so bad this actor doesnt look anything like hitler.

“Are you prepared to do this, Rommel?” “Ya!”

@theplayerofus319

Ай бұрын

if rommel wasnt wounded badly in normandy things might have gone diffrent with the assasination attempt and many lifes would have been spared.

@quineloe

Ай бұрын

@@theplayerofus319 Rommel was not supposed to have played an active part in the july plot in any case, so that's simply not true. Also the goal of the july plot was to replace Hitler with a more competent leader. Stauffenberg was a Nazi through and through, he believed in the war and he believed in final victory. So were his co conspirators. Their best case scenario was a separate peace with the west, but that was too late as we know today, as the allies had already agreed upon a military defeat of the third Reich, no matter what. They would not have made peace with Germany to fight the USSR together, as envisioned by certain Nazis.

@theplayerofus319

Ай бұрын

@@quineloe if hitler was eliminated the peace Deal with the allies was way more likely because they couldnt trust HITLER. It was hitler that lied and lied again to them. Rommel was on a list of replacing hitler and it is not 100% known how much he was involved. There are pictures showing him and the other conspiraters meeting just before it. Sure most likely it wouldnt have changed much but would be interesting.

@cathyschaffter5843

Ай бұрын

@@quineloe Stauffenberg hoped that Germany could hold onto the Netherlands right up to July 20th (something that my godfather in the Dutch resistance would not have appreciated!) but he had a half-Jewish sister-in-law, worried about how badly Kristalnacht (the beginning of the Shoah) made Germany look in the eyes of the world, was appalled by the starving to death of Russian POWs, was later a witness to the killing of the Jews of Vitebsk and learned about the industrial scale genocide of Auschwitz in the fall of '43. He argued with a cousin in the resistance who questioned the morality of assasinating Hitler before he had a trial by countering with "the horrors going on every day in the camps". He articulated his own moral courage when he said to fellow conspirators, "He who has the courage to do something must do so in the knowledge that he will go down in German history as a traitor. If he does not, however, he will be a traitor to his conscience". He also said to a fellow Catholic in the resistance, "We are being tested before God". No, he wasn't a Nazi but he certainly felt guilt about the terrible crimes committed by his government and the army of which he was part.

@guardiadecivil6777

Ай бұрын

@@quineloe Stauffenberg only supported some elements of nazism though (mostly the militarism aspect of it, he did came from a militaristic family). I believe he's more of a Prussian than a nazi, relating to the formers military legacy and the supposed honor it had that nazism lacked. He probably was indifferent to Jews and didn't particularly like or hate them but like your usual Prussian back then, he did hate the Poles. As for the allies most likely not signing peace, who knows really if the west will honor their agreement with the soviets. If the conspirators were realistic in their demands, the west will probably be willing to abandon their agreement with Stalin who is literally about to conquer eastern europe and Poland, a member of the Allies.

I think all of us Arm Chair historians can agree upon this: Rommel knew exactly how to stop the Allies in Normandy. Keep them on the beach and fight them with every man, gun, and panzer until they were blown out to sea. He knew first hand just how effective Allied Airpower was and that the Luftwaffe and Kreigsmarine were basically non-existent. Once the Allies landed and established the beach head it was a wrap. Rommel said this shortly after the landings "If I were the Allied forces right now, I could finish off the war in 14 Days "

@JamesRichards-mj9kw

10 ай бұрын

Von Rundstedt's strategy was the correct one.

@bber45

10 ай бұрын

@@JamesRichards-mj9kw Von Rundstedt strategy failed on Day Day +1 and +2. Rommel knew it as did Patton and Ike. VR plan only delayed the Allies by 3 Months until they reached the German Border.

@JamesRichards-mj9kw

10 ай бұрын

@@bber45 The Axis should have withdrawn to Paris before D-Day.

@bber45

10 ай бұрын

@@JamesRichards-mj9kw I can't remember which General it was, but they did make an argument for that strategy. Withdrawal everything from the Normandy Coast and set up defenses near and around Paris.

@JamesRichards-mj9kw

10 ай бұрын

@@bber45 Von Rundstedt.

This clip summarized the key reasons why Germany lost: 1. Since 1943, especially the Anglo-American Front Berlin can only rely to the Heer since Luftwaffe and Kriegsmarine are basically non-existed. Allied air supremacy paralyzed the German's movement, supply routes and industrial bases 2. There were simply not enough reinforcement, not enough men and materials, as pointed out in the film that the Germans can only choose to defend either Cherbourg or Caen. In fact 3 days later Hitler ordered a counter-attack with 4 fresh SS Panzer divisions, but Rommel were forced to commit 3 of them in Operation Epsom as there weren't enough infantry to hold the lines. That was the moment Germany lost Normandy since they lost their last chances to be in offensive. 3. Hitler only believe in himself and often overrule the front commanders, which is why Rundstedt say he can only move his guards from left to right. Hitler failed to stay in reality and authorized a withdrawal only when it's too late

@evancrum6811

Жыл бұрын

Excellent points

@vipermjs

Жыл бұрын

there are more reasons than that, dogg. german tank tracks were too narrow for the russian mud. hitler's personal love of the mauser 98 prevented the wehrmacht from developing a semi auto primary battle rifle like the garand. the supply lines were stretched too thin in southern russia and weak romanian and hungarian forces guarded crucial flanks. manstein's 11th army was sent north to waste its time at leningrad instead of pushing south towards stalingrad and astrakhan. the blimp flown outside britain prewar was also using the wrong frequencies so it did not detect the chain home radar network. this is the biggest reason why the luftwaffe failed to win the battle of britain. there are also countless other reasons.

@TheSaltydog07

Жыл бұрын

Excellent comments. Thank you.

@JamesRichards-mj9kw

Жыл бұрын

Judea had declared war on Germany in March 1933. The US was already at war with Germany in 1940, as Admiral King had confirmed at the time.

@jamesthebond4904

Жыл бұрын

Germany lost because of the three prior years of massive losses on the Russian Front. The Allied invasion came near the end of the war in 1944 and although an important contribution to the final Allied victory, was still a side show compared to the losses in the East.

Love how everyone throws each other under the bus

@planderlinde1969

11 ай бұрын

If you want to keep your position of power in a dictatorship you have to throw your competition under the bus every chance you get. If you don't you will either fall out of favor and power into irrelevancy or be shot.

@Nagrachlp

Ай бұрын

Welcome to a Dictatorship. Friendship is just another Word for Assassination plans.

@theplayerofus319

Ай бұрын

Hitler created this atmosphere so that he will never be overthrown. smart in the short run but devastating in the long run

@Ruosteinenknight

21 күн бұрын

By desing. Hitler had a habit of giving comissions and promotions to people who didn't get along with each other, so they were constantly competing and undemining each other, vying for influence and controll. Aside that it played right into the Nazi philosophy of constant rivalry being natural, it had also added benefit for keeping most of the higher ups from conspiring against Hitler as they were busy with their own struggless. This worked in a sense that it took wind out of sails of any organized coup attempts until the very late of the war(there were individual defiants like Hans Oster and Wilhelm Canaris, but it took all the way until Stalingrad surrendering to start "serious" talks among generals)- but it also had another effect: co-operation between the generals was often very difficult due to constant infighting. While Allies had their squables (Patton and Montgomery were quite infamous having a magical ability to get everyone who they had to work with to hate them, not to mention General Joseph Stillwell mismanagement of China relations and both brittish and american forces under his command, to the point he got the nickname "vinegar-joe") they never really escalated to the point they started openly sabotaging each other. Same goes for Soviets: while there sure was professional rivalry between likes of Ivan Konev and Georgy Zukov, it never really exploded into open animosity like in Nazi germany.

@captainpoppleton

17 күн бұрын

@@Ruosteinenknight Real Nazis were basically criminals with uniforms, they cared nothing about the greater good of their society.

Great line: No one negotiates with me anymore. Absolutely true and since Casablanca Conference a year earlier and official policy.

@RobTzu

10 ай бұрын

was that a real quote or just made for the movie? Either way it was true, but curious if was said.

@bravo2966

6 ай бұрын

Not just since Casablanca, after Hitler reneged on his word re the Munich conference nobody could believe a word he said or any promises he might make. Any piece of paper bearing his signature was worthless after that.

@Dinoface96

5 ай бұрын

@@RobTzu Even if it was just quote from the movie. But the words itself is 100% true, by the mid-late 1944, all of allied powers agreed that Hitler's Germany had to be put down for good and there will be no negotiation with him thus even if they did try to nego with the allies, it would probably not work and the repercussions would probably be even more worse than ww1, unless they could deal a unimaginable number of damage and casualties on the landing allied forces on Normandy " which roemmel try to do, by try to pull back his force and set up a defensive position on a much favorable terms to them which we all know how it ended up coz hitler dont agree"

@antonioacevedo5200

Ай бұрын

After all of Hitler's lies since 1933, who in the world could possibly believe anything he said he would do?@@RobTzu

Hitler would never wear his visor cap inside, especially in a meeting.

@rolfagten857

4 ай бұрын

Only when he was in a hurry.

@frederickbowdler8169

Ай бұрын

Needed hat for busking on the Inter den Leiden later

@alexthedemon2203

Ай бұрын

Its often known gentlemen at the time dont wear there hats inside because it was considered rude.

@GonzoLarry

Ай бұрын

Good point, good historical catch, Izannaziza.

@rburrows7786

Ай бұрын

@@alexthedemon2203actually it was that way up Until about 25-30 years ago. I’m 73, and we were never allowed to wear hats inside. Also having been in the army this was drilled into us. Even to this day I remove my ball cap when I come home or in a restaurant etc etc. Then society just said the hell with it I guess

Never throw a goofy kid out of art school.

@Heatherder

3 ай бұрын

He was actually accepted into the school of architecture, with the caveat that the needed hochschule maths, which he was unable to get because he had been working construction to support himself and his little sister since their parent’s death when he was 13.

@ANDYANDREWPro

3 ай бұрын

As a kid, I was told I was a horrible artist. I grew up to be one of the most feared motor officers in New Jersey. lol

@Fat12219

2 ай бұрын

He is still mad 😠 for getting kicked out Art school !!

@charlesburgoyne-probyn6044

2 ай бұрын

This old trope! he would have been drafted into the military in the Great War regardless actually! Besides he looked quite eager amongst the crowds when war was declared in 1914

@quineloe

Ай бұрын

@@Fat12219 he was never kicked out. What are you peoples sources here? Zoomerhistorian?

Ulrich Tukur, who plays Rommel, is a superb actor. Check him out in The Lives of Others (Das Leben der Anderen).

So, Hitler decided to go back his childhood dream of being an architect since that little hobby he had as a military strategist wasn't working out too well.

@raymondmaduro5157

Жыл бұрын

I picked up on that as well

@AndyP998

Жыл бұрын

He painted alot since his youth

@stevensenator4804

Жыл бұрын

Yes, he knew it was over. Drawing was a coping mechanism.

@thatfellow7556

Жыл бұрын

Hitler overruled his commanders on the invasion of France, Barbarossa, and the encirclement at Kiev and Minsk which were all astounding successes. Most of Hitler's military foibles came at a point in the war where the Germans were already cooked.

@stevensenator4804

Жыл бұрын

@@thatfellow7556 - Hitler's decision to invade the USSR cost him the war, period. For whatever reason, the Germans had no idea how big and powerful the Soviet Union had become. Likely this was because they had actually won against Russia in WWI and had a very negative view of communism. But they learned the hard way that the Stalin's USSR was not Imperial Russia. As little as 2 months after Barbarossa was launched, Hitler regretted his decision. It is hard to imagine the circumstances under which Germany could have beaten the USSR. Though one video made a very convincing case that the introduction of the Panzerfaust pre-Barbarossa could have perhaps done it.

His Austrian German accent was on point. Even hard to understand for some Austrians.

@ikat_tracer

10 ай бұрын

No not really.

@bossderbosse9939

10 ай бұрын

What bs. Im from germany and i can understand him absolutely clearly, like every other person in germany or austria

@ignatzmeyer1978

10 ай бұрын

Blödsinn, man hört ein bisschen Akzent heraus, aber er spricht keinen Dialekt sondern Standard-Deutsch

@bossderbosse9939

10 ай бұрын

@@ignatzmeyer1978 einfach amis die nach likes betteln

@xxxnamkhaxxx

7 ай бұрын

did you read the original comment? guess not. @@NerickovaNoha

Even if the germans somehow managed to push back the allies into the sea and defeat the invasion the Soviets are still launching operation Bagration few days after the landings that will absolutely destroy german forces in the east the war would probably last longer maybe until 1946 but the result would still be the same

@NobleDorito8698

Жыл бұрын

The Germans would probably move all its key generals and ministers and all remaining armies to France and form a great wall type defensive front

@lakshaysingh9743

Жыл бұрын

Um that's actually a bit incorrect because the Soviets only destroyed army group centre in bagration

@Taphenko

Жыл бұрын

@@lakshaysingh9743 yeah, because only the army group "Center" fought the Soviets during this operation. What is your point?

@lakshaysingh9743

Жыл бұрын

@@Taphenko lol why are you getting annoyed for no reason?? The above comment says "absolutely destroyed German forces in the east" , which is far from the truth.

@Taphenko

Жыл бұрын

@@lakshaysingh9743 didn't even think of showing any kind of annoyance or anything. Original commenter, at least as I interpret it, thought of "what if" scenario with Soviets absolutely destroying the Germans

I like how german movies have always given a much more somber and realistic tone on Hitler. Unlike the west who constantly (though not always) satirizes him, or the Russians who demonize him, Germans prefer to depict him realistically with all the nuance s included. After all, they did elect him, and they also did serve him till the very end.

@JamesRichards-mj9kw

Жыл бұрын

He was not elected.

@rickglorie

Жыл бұрын

they called it the 'macht ergreifung' or 'power grab'

@erikeliasson4739

11 ай бұрын

Important note is that h was the most stereotypically evil person of all time

@JamesRichards-mj9kw

11 ай бұрын

@@erikeliasson4739 Nonsense.

@erikeliasson4739

11 ай бұрын

@@JamesRichards-mj9kw theres always the one

The actor playing Hitler did great. Emulated the legendary Bruno Ganz performance with added attention to historical details that we learned since. The Wehrmacht pointing fingers at the Kriegsmarine and Luftwaffe was also a great writing detail. Everyone in the German military would point fingers at the other branches to keep Hitler's approval.

Rundstedt began to think "Oh shit, we're f-ed up". At the beginning of film you'll see Rundstedt was a bit antagonistic towards Rommel, citing him as "Company commander". At the end, Rommel was proven right and whole Germany's situation is now total FUBAR.

@alexanderlyon1215

Ай бұрын

So does Kluge later in the movie. It's kinda crazy that German High Command has next to zero clue how grim it is on the front lines, they just nod to Hitler most of the time instead of doing a reality check.

I truly love and super love German ww2 movies. And I am not even German but their ww2 movies just rock.

@abdullahcrickshorts

10 ай бұрын

What the name of this movie?

@mirquellasantos2716

10 ай бұрын

@@abdullahcrickshorts Rommel..... and it is available on Tubi.

@krashd

8 ай бұрын

@@charlesvan13 I've never heard of that movie.

@Cbcw76

20 күн бұрын

They managed to keep effective-enough records and enough 'insiders' kept diaries and notes. Then, talking (teaching) and writing was permitted then valued whereas the Japanese did little or none. And to this day, Japanese education about their Pacific War remains terrible.

Only thing is that Idk why he’s wearing his cap indoors, but I guess it was for the dramatic effect to make him seem more “in command” compared to the other generals and commanders. Either that, or the actor’s hair wasn’t convincing enough to be Hitler so they decided to have him keep the cap on.

and a day later june 18th my grandfather was killed by a V1 in the east end of London

@antonioacevedo5200

10 күн бұрын

God rest his soul.

The actor playing Hitler really sounds like him. Sounds like he really his vocalizations in depth. Kudos!

@bredajordan3250

22 сағат бұрын

Bruno Gantz

Geman high command should have known the war was over as soon as the US entered. Fighting 2 countries that could both out man and out produce them is truly hopeless especially when you can do very little to disrupt their production.

@DutchGuyMike

9 ай бұрын

That was the whole point for the invasion of Russia, Russia was re-arming itself and Germany wanted the Russian resources/land in order to fight a prolonged war with the US which would have been an eventuality. The thing that really hindered the armies once they invaded were the T-34 and KV-1 against which only the 88 was effective against, it was a severe blow to the German morale and progress. Had they invaded earlier (had Italy not messed up) Moscow would have been captured before winter though some Red Army generals insisted it "wouldn't have mattered".

@ratherb_skating7145

9 ай бұрын

@@DutchGuyMike I think considering the way the red army fought they would have been able to keep them out of Moscow until winter. I also think had Germany captured Moscow and consumed all their resources the US still would have won eventually, obviously with many many more casualties. The US was simply too isolated for Germany to hinder its industrial power especially with how massively the US was building up its Navy

@BigDMartial

8 ай бұрын

@@DutchGuyMike It definitely would have mattered. Moscow and its surrounding cities were the Soviet Union's industrial heartland. Even today the industrial heartland of Russia is centered in Moscow and the surrounding cities. Had Germany conquered Moscow, they certainty would have conquered the Soviet Union.

@91bjsd

6 ай бұрын

The German generals knew about that, two fronts was the same mistake as WW1.

@quineloe

Ай бұрын

@@ratherb_skating7145 Same is true for Europe from the other direction. Without Airstrip One the US could have done very little to decide the war without the majority of the German army held up in the east.

Yeesh. This scene is remarkable. It shows Hitler's impulsiveness and unwillingness to confront reality. But then at its last moment it flips everything and makes you think that Hitler was actually the only one who truly understood what the gravity of the actions they took and where they'd inevitably lead. When giving his orders to fight to the last man his Generals all started seeing him as a mad man and wanted to sue for some sort of peace instead. Hitler may have been right in his sense that trying to negotiate terms when they were that weak was futile and their only option was to fight their way out.

@Ranger1812

10 ай бұрын

But they couldn't fight their way out and everyone not entirely blinded by Nazi idealism could see that. Fighting to the last man and holding your ground only caused massive amounts more of death and destruction.

@JamesRichards-mj9kw

10 ай бұрын

@@Ranger1812 He had no choice due to the fuel crisis.

@Ranger1812

10 ай бұрын

@@JamesRichards-mj9kw My point was that the war was lost by that point. Fighting to the last couldn't lead to victory but only prolong defeat.

@JamesRichards-mj9kw

10 ай бұрын

@@Ranger1812 The Axis could not surrender early due to the Morgenthau Plan for genocide, and the Allied insistence on unconditional surrender.

@Ranger1812

10 ай бұрын

@@JamesRichards-mj9kw They easily could have begun negotiations to aid in stopping the Soviets from taking as much as possible, something many Allied generals wanted to do, including the likes of Churchill and Patton wanting to go to war with them after the defeat of the Nazis.

I've spent countless hours on yt but missed this video 😔 😟 is it a series?

I kept expecting him to yell, "Fegelin!!!"

@oliveryt7168

29 күн бұрын

*Fegelein!!!

"..always in a moment of extreme danger things can be done which had previously been thought impossible.." - Erwin Rommel.

I'm not sure that they've got Hitler's nose quite right.

@TheGXDivider

Жыл бұрын

Yes jew nose for hitler is quite the irony

@mirquellasantos2716

10 ай бұрын

Hitler had a super wide nose. Sometimes I don't think Hitler was 100% Caucasian.

@sean.urbang6253

9 ай бұрын

​@@mirquellasantos2716if he shave his mustash, he look likes very german

@bravo2966

6 ай бұрын

@@mirquellasantos2716 He was a Rothschild on his grandmother's side, thus part Jewish.

“Steiner…”👀

Why can’t they make a Rommel movie set in North Africa? They haven’t done that in decades.

@AndyP998

Жыл бұрын

They wouldnt want movies were germans are ordinary people. Wouldnt be financed. There always have to be evil nazi side to german stories forgetting millions of normal germans who opposed Hitler and only fought in armies cause they were drafted.

@vecashow6844

Жыл бұрын

😅 r u crazy? people dont want to see American die

@Rizwanz484

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, everybody telling his campaign in Africa is great but why we din't have movie about that. Maybe if they scared make the movie about him in Africa they can just make movie from Montenegro perspective when he againts Rommel that will also great, though.

@vecashow6844

Жыл бұрын

@Artem i think the name is môngmerey

@gpiano88

Ай бұрын

@@Rizwanz484 There was a movie made titled 'The Desert Fox'.

Thats not Hitler - thats Blakey from on the buses...lol

I love the contempt that Rommel shows looking at Keitel.

this guy's voice is much closer than Bruno Ganz's (not saying the performance is better)

Sehr gut

The acting chops of this cast really make this a great movie to watch.

Look at the beak on the actor playing Hitler 😂 I’ve seen many actors play Hitler, but this one is too funny!

The nose on "Hitler" is ridiculous. Is this a Monty Python movie?

Im fascinated with WW2 movies especially if theyre in German. Is this movie good?

@kallenchan2339

Жыл бұрын

Very good

@aldosigmann419

Жыл бұрын

Sehr gut.

@stylinaway

Жыл бұрын

Let me suggest picking up a few books on ww2. Stalingrad, the battle of Kursk, the history of the SAS, battle of the bulge, a bridge to far. Anthony beever is a great author. Really amazing stories.

@ball3677

Жыл бұрын

@@stylinaway Thanks but I've already read them lol. I try to read almost everything Beevor makes. Max Hastings is another great one in the field.

@stylinaway

Жыл бұрын

@@ball3677 thanks for the author suggestion. I may have read some of his. Btw a great podcast is “we have ways of making you talk”. Great for the gym

Hitlers absolute incompetence as a military leader was off the charts.

I've always admired the authenticity of German war films and doco's as they can't sugar coat anything

Is that guy holding the baton at 1:07 really supposed to be Hermann Göring? 😂

@howardmctroy3303

Жыл бұрын

He looks and dresses nothing like Goring, I think it's Keitel.

@zhicaofang2354

Жыл бұрын

@@howardmctroy3303 Agree, it should be Keitel

@atankersview

Жыл бұрын

He isnt nearly fat enough to be Goering

@ognjenrajcevic6484

Жыл бұрын

​@@howardmctroy3303 Yes,it is Wilhelm Keitel.

@hussarregiment7045

Жыл бұрын

Yeah way too thin to be Göring

Hitler wouldn't be wearing his hat indoors.

Got this on DVD even has a subbtiled Film this is a gem of a film and well worth watching and certainly worth keeping in you Historical WW2 set , great performances by all.

They are talking about fighting the allies in Cherbourg except the description says it is March, why are the Germans fighting the allies in Cherbourg in March?

Interesting; Do you think that Hitler had a conversation quite like that, with anyone?

@adamfaturrachman8957

Жыл бұрын

It is, but it was with Von Rundstedt instead of Rommel since Hitler really respect him as the most senior officer in the Army.

Love this movie. Great representation of all the actors

@imranahmed6072

6 ай бұрын

Movie name

@gruppenfuhrer45

6 ай бұрын

@@imranahmed6072 Rommel 2012

@JustRememberWhoYoureWorkingFor

4 ай бұрын

Except the one playing Adolf, who doesn't look like the real one at all

@NicolasHaufe

3 ай бұрын

​@@JustRememberWhoYoureWorkingForyeah He Looks more Like Himmler

I love how that one guy looks like he is upset at the other guy for putting his hand too close to his😂 0:25

1:26 LoL Keitel looks like he is going to take his baton to Rommel brilliant mind 😂

this is an actor playing a good rendition of Hitler.. but bruno ganz..WAS hitler..

Is it true there were individuals who asked Hitler about negotiation upon the invasion of Normandy?

@adamfaturrachman8957

Жыл бұрын

Both Rommel and Von Rundstedt did, and Hitler actually respect their opinion instead of throwing them to jail like the others who also did the same because Rommel was his favourite General and Hitler really put Rundstedt in high respect as the most senior Army Officers. But nevertheless Hitler outrule the negotiation choice and ordering both to fought to the last man.

@nigelo92

Жыл бұрын

@@adamfaturrachman8957 okay thanks for the info 👍

@fremejoker

Жыл бұрын

​@@adamfaturrachman8957 No general nor admiral was ever thrown to jail by Hitler's order for criticism or suggesting negotiations or retreat or even surrender, despite the expectation of many.

@TheSaltydog07

Жыл бұрын

Churchill said No negotiated peace. And right he was.

@Rizwanz484

Жыл бұрын

Actually even Joseph Gobbels ever suggestted Hitler to make separated Peace Negotiation twice with East and West after Germany lost in Battle of Kursk and allies landed in Normandy. I know what you think about him, but he not that stupid to doesn't aware the situation that fighting on two fronts is bad ideas.

Been to Margival. Its HUGE! Whilst it was down as Hitler's head quarters he only went there one.

doctor: French hitler does not exist. French hitler:

what is that long red scroll they were holding? I couldn't find it when I searched for it

@BimBims

Ай бұрын

Its Military Baton, military command stick, if someone hold this things, it would be a very high rank and he has so many Battalion under his command and got more respected from the other High rank officer. They who holding this, can move unit without any permission from other Officer.

@jandenijmegen5842

Ай бұрын

@@BimBims Usually held by a field marshall or e.g. the Reichsmarschall Hermann Goering

Was this Clip out a World War II Film taken or is it a Selfproduktion?

This movie clip shows June 17, 1944. Operation Overlord began at Normandy on June 6. This was a disaster for Germany but it would get even worse. The Allies coordinated with each other, something the Axis was quite awful in doing. The Russians would begin Operation Bagration on June 22. Both have the worst possible outcomes for Germany and it's a double disaster. The Germans would lose about 1 million men (dead, captured, wounded) between Overlord and Bagration's two months worth of combat. Bagration essentially destroyed German Army Group Center out east, wrecking 28 out of 34 divisions. Out west, France is liberated by the Allies. German forces both east and west are reeling. An interesting part was that the need for reinforcement was greater for the Germans out east. A formidable reserve was put together in the 2nd half of 1944. Instead of going east, they were instead committed to the gamble in the Ardennes in December 1944.

@patrickstar3861

22 күн бұрын

it's so sad Hitler's Ego makes million Germans people died

@patrickstar3861

22 күн бұрын

he didn't negotiate with western Allies to surrender he want to keep fighting make his people died so badly

(Scene: A bunker in Berlin. Adolf Hitler sits at a desk, surrounded by his top generals. He is visibly agitated, with maps and reports spread out in front of him. Suddenly, a messenger enters the room.) Messenger: Mein Führer, General Rommel's forces have been pushed back by the Allied invasion in Normandy. (Hitler's face turns red with anger, and he slams his fist on the desk.) Hitler: What? How is this possible? Rommel was supposed to be invincible! He was our brilliant tactician, our Desert Fox! This cannot be happening! (Hitler's generals exchange nervous glances, unsure of how to react to his outburst.) General Keitel: Mein Führer, the Allied invasion was unexpected and caught us off guard. The sheer number of troops and the element of surprise overwhelmed our defenses. Hitler: There must be some mistake! Rommel has never failed me before. He always found a way to turn the tide of battle. I refuse to believe that he has been defeated! General Jodl: Mein Führer, Rommel's forces fought valiantly, but the Allies had overwhelming firepower and air superiority. The situation was simply impossible to overcome. (Hitler stands up abruptly, his voice filled with fury.) Hitler: Impossible? Nothing is impossible for the German army! Rommel should have been able to crush those invaders like bugs! This is a disgrace to our military! (General Guderian, known for his blunt nature, steps forward.) Guderian: Mein Führer, blaming Rommel for this defeat is unfair. He was given inadequate resources and time to prepare. We cannot expect miracles from our commanders. (Hitler glares at Guderian, his eyes filled with rage.) Hitler: Do not presume to question me, Guderian! Rommel was a hero, a symbol of our invincibility, and he has failed me! It is clear that he is no longer capable of leading our forces! (Hitler slams his hand on the desk once again, causing the generals to flinch.) Hitler: I demand an immediate report on Rommel's failures and his plans to rectify this situation. If he cannot, then he will be removed from command! (The generals exchange worried glances, knowing that Rommel's reputation is at stake.) General Keitel: Mein Führer, perhaps we should consider providing Rommel with additional reinforcements and support to regain control in Normandy. (Hitler paces back and forth, his anger slowly subsiding into contemplation.) Hitler: Very well, Keitel. We shall give Rommel one last chance. But if he fails again, there will be consequences. The German army cannot afford any more defeats. (The generals nod, knowing that Hitler's words are final. They leave the room, leaving Hitler alone with his thoughts. As he gazes at the maps before him, his expression turns from anger to a steely determination.)

@user-fz7vp7qk7l

6 ай бұрын

Ah, so you want to imagine Hitler's reaction to the invasion involving Rommel, huh? Well, let's just say Hitler's reaction would probably be a mixture of anger, frustration, and maybe even a hint of admiration. Rommel, known as the "Desert Fox," was a highly skilled and respected German general during World War II. However, Hitler's leadership and strategic decisions often interfered with the military's operational effectiveness. Hitler's ego and micromanagement tendencies may have hindered Rommel's ability to fully utilize his talents and achieve the desired outcomes. So, while Hitler might have been initially upset about the invasion, he might also have begrudgingly acknowledged Rommel's abilities. It's important to remember that Hitler's legacy is one of devastation and that any admiration for his actions is highly inappropriate.

Love how the little Corporal is the only one wearing his cap indoors. I guess playing in your little uniform is fun.

I can barely remember seeing this one. All I remember is how the DVD lied to me! On the back there was a picture of the allied troops storming the beach and that scene was not in the movie!

Hitler looked like a french antiques dealer.

What is the name of thsi movie?

@robertmaybeth3434

Ай бұрын

Downfall

@dhrubo4827

Ай бұрын

​@@robertmaybeth3434this is not downfall.

@jandenijmegen5842

Ай бұрын

Rommel 2012

Hitler looks like bloody Hideki Tojo in this movie

What movie was this? I would not mind watching.

The field marshals would not have carried their ceremonial batons for something like this.

やはりヒトラー役はブルーノ・ガンツが一番良かった。まあ引き受ける役者さんにも覚悟がいる人物ですよね。

@movienerd202

6 ай бұрын

Agreed! 😊

Jeez, the quality of the uniforms is top notch.!

I watched so many videos with hitler involved like HRP and stuff and now i dont get the voice away. Well, it is difficult to talk in my normal voice now

Movie name?

@atfeldman123

Ай бұрын

Rommel

What movie is this?

@Akitlosz

Ай бұрын

Rommel.

- Rommel: "We have to choose: Keep Cherbourg or stop the Advance by the Enemy? We are not strong enough for both!" - Hitler: "Do you agree, Rundstedt?" - Rundstedt: "We must abandon the Defense of the Peninsulas and commence an ordered Retreat to the Harbor and the Stronghold. At Caen, on the Orne Front, we should also evade..." - Hitler: "This is not about evading; it is about standing fast to the Death! Appoint a competent Commander for Cherbourg! Show our Field Marshals how strong our Weapons of Reprisal can be!"

Why does Rommel have a luftwaffe badge ?

@tense2682

Жыл бұрын

no he doesn't?

@normangt

Жыл бұрын

I see one on his left bottom corner pocket

@tense2682

Жыл бұрын

@@normangt Oh yeah, you are right, I have looked into it and it is the Flugzeugführer- und Beobachterabzeichen mit Brillanten/Pilot- and Observer badge with Diamonds, it was bestowed personally by Göring to honor exceptional achievments and service to the Reich

@acrazysheepdog1555

10 ай бұрын

From Göring for his accomplishments.

What movie is this called?

@jessicaregina1956

Ай бұрын

Cherbourg: the struggle

@jandenijmegen5842

Ай бұрын

Rommel 2012

@OriginalNiceButOdd

25 күн бұрын

I am guessing that English is not your first language after you butchered that sentence..

@jessicaregina1956

25 күн бұрын

Sevastopol: The Awakening

@2sqnbandit379

25 күн бұрын

@@OriginalNiceButOdd nein

Good morning. Somebody could tell me what movie is this, please?

@jandenijmegen5842

15 күн бұрын

Rommel 2012

“You’re gonna have to hunker in the bunker!”

Sorry folks, the late Bruno Ganz did Hitler much better than Silberschneider.

@rikk319

Жыл бұрын

Is this a competition?

@carlhicksjr8401

Жыл бұрын

@@rikk319 I'm a historian. Because of that, I see a lot of historical movies. Most of the time I tend to be disappointed by them but some very few movies and performances really stand out. 'Der Untergang/Downfall' was one of those outstanding efforts.I will never again be able to think of Adolf Hitler without thinking of Bruno Ganz' performance.

@innatecharisma

Жыл бұрын

Comparing a great actor to a excellent one. This is definitely one of the better portraits of Hitler compared to the caricatures of the past

@carlhicksjr8401

Жыл бұрын

@@innatecharisma Well I don't know a whole lot about Silberschneider's work. I was limiting my comments to an 'apples-to-apples' comparison and leaving it at that. And hey, Herr Ganz has passed away anyway. It's not like he can reprise the role.

Hitler sitting around indoors wearing his hat? who made that genius directorial decision?

Where did they find this dwarf to play A.H.? Which garden was it?

Well, no doubting the skill of the actor. I'm sure he's great. But it's Bruno or the highway for me.

“no one wants to negotiate with me, the enemy wants to destroy Germany.” Amazing that to the very end Hitler was so die-hard it seemed like diplomacy didn’t matter.

@gpiano88

Ай бұрын

I would say it could have been fatalistic narcissism. We have one of those in the U.S. Guess who?

@Gilgamesh465

Ай бұрын

@@gpiano88 i think i would say i get the hint but given this is a public forum where sensitive topics are at an all time high on the “ no no list” i’ll assume this person was formally in power recently 😉

@battledroid8010

Ай бұрын

He was right, the Allies and the Soviets agreed that Germany had no choice but to do an unconditional surrender, and neither side could take a single surrender declaration with Germany.

@vercot7000

19 күн бұрын

@@battledroid8010 Obviously. After what the kra uts did

Hitler just did one big mistake: He forgot to save the game before Stalingrad. :-P

Such a underrated movie

@justfun1384

5 күн бұрын

What's the movie name?

3:50 slightly feel for Hitler here don’t know why

Hitler was of course a monster. Having said that the view of him after the war was derived from his generals accounts of him. They wrote a series of self serving memoirs shifting the blame for everything that happened in the war to him. They tried to portray themselves as geniuses hamstrung by the lower class Hitler who had no real idea of how to run an army. This clip channels that vision of Hitler. He is drawing something before the generals come in spending his time being idle and and then reacts irrationally. All part of the mad man Hitler myth. The reality is of course is that the German generals were complicit in the same crimes as Hitler. Also at this point of the war the Eastern front was collapsing. The real Hitler was constantly engaged in having to make decisions about the Eastern and Italian fronts. He would not be sitting around doing nothing and his conversation would have been of a more technical nature

I mean Bruno Ganz is the absolute perfection among Hitler portrayals, frankly, most actors overact, and all you see a cartoonish man who yells at people, even masters like Anthony Hopkins failed at this task. However, I must say, Johannes Silberschneider was almost as good as Ganz in this movie, he did pretty much everything right.

These are all imposters! This isn't Mr Hitler, it's an imposter masquerading as Hitler while Hitler himself is camping in the Bavarian Alps!

Actor that plays Hitler did a pretty good job, although he looks completely different.

His nose is too much.

Hitler had a distinct Austrian tone. An upper Austrian accent which he tried to suppress but never quite managed to do so 100%. This actor nailed it.

funny this if they just stayed in power and stayed in own boarders might be still here today - From A north American Native

@odysseusrex5908

Жыл бұрын

In other words, if they had just not been Nazis. Genocidal conquest was at the core of Nazism. for alternate history, had there been no Nazi Party, i think the most likely outcome would have been a Communist takeover of Germany, and then the Second World War would have seen Britain and America, likely allied with Fascist Italy, against Communist Germany and Russia. France might have been on either side, depending on whether or not they too had a Communist revolution. How this alternate European scenario would have affected the Pacific I can't speculate.

@CHUCKBALLER2024

Жыл бұрын

@@odysseusrex5908 um my brain hurts now

@kronniichiwa9909

Жыл бұрын

The Soviets were preparing to strike tho

@franciscoherrera5577

Жыл бұрын

You’re about as native to North America as an ostrich.

@lightyagami1752

Жыл бұрын

Even within their own borders, they should not have been mass-killing a sizeable proportion of their citizenry.

The hat is oversized, fuerer looks like he's doing a parody.

They had the Gewehr 43 and STG 44 but not all the troops were issued these .They had the ME-262 but Hitler wanted them to be Fighter Bombers not Bomber interceptors. Tiger tanks were powerful but slow and used alot of Petrol. Russian front used up alot of precious Material , manpower and Fuel. Alot more but Hitlers incompetence did them in.

Name this film

am da first one here

@nedtullo3174

Жыл бұрын

👍

@domingofung

Жыл бұрын

🍪 or condom?

@NikhilSingh-007

Жыл бұрын

Still not early enough to stop the allied landings at Normandy.

@NobleDorito8698

Жыл бұрын

​@@NikhilSingh-007 😂

We "fought the wrong enemy", as Patton admitted.

@UAL012

Жыл бұрын

Patton wasn't entirely wrong. However he was 100% correct is saying that we had the firepower to push the Russians back where they belonged. I often wonder what would have happened had we done that. I tend to think that the Cold War could have been very different and may not have ever happened. If nothing else, it would have been better for a lot of countries that were stuck behind the Iron Curtain for many many years.

@timburr4453

11 ай бұрын

no we didn't. and patton was a numbskull

@JamesRichards-mj9kw

11 ай бұрын

@@timburr4453 Patton was correct. Churchill was bribed to destroy Europe and the British Empire by Strakosch.

@elitetrader5468

10 ай бұрын

@@timburr4453 Oh so you met him and interacted with him to know this. Ok got it.

@timburr4453

10 ай бұрын

@@elitetrader5468 There have been countless recorded instances of Pattons idiocy and that comment just adds to the list. There's just no way to explain away or defend something so dumb... Who did Patton want to fight and what the hell was he even talking about? Germany had declared war on America...

Great performance by the actor playing Hitler. Unfortunately that he looks more like General Montgomery

This actor who plays Hitler looks more like General De Gaulle. No actor was better than Bruno Ganz for the role of Hitler.

I'm impressed, the voice of the actor playing Hitler is spot on.

One of many things The Nazi's will forever be known for is their Uniforms and Decorations (highly sought after by collectors). Although these are costumes and props. They are nearly flawless. In the excellent film "Downfall". The uniforms are Not consistent. Still, Downfall is the best film made on this subject.

Would hitler be considered an outsider in germany. He seemed quite shy in WW1.

Life is tough when your boss is a lunatic.

I need to see this movie. Is it on Prime?

@domingofung

Жыл бұрын

Google it....

@msgtvarela

Жыл бұрын

I think it is

@ewmhop

Жыл бұрын

IT'S FREE ON YOU TUBE MOVIES WITH ADS.

@LViktorGameplay

Жыл бұрын

Name?

@domingofung

Жыл бұрын

@@LViktorGameplay in the title and the description..