If you are weak make your enemy think you’re stronger and if stronger make them think you are weak - Sun Tzu

@garypulliam3740

4 жыл бұрын

And why is that? Obviously, when you are weak the enemy will not attack if they believe you are strong. And if you are strong, they will stop evading you and attack if they believe you are weak and that is your opportunity to engage them and surprise them with your superior force and destroy them.

@damyr

4 жыл бұрын

The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.

@shanemaritch

4 жыл бұрын

This makes no sense at all

@chumleywarner586

4 жыл бұрын

V B. When you want to take a Dump ~ Have. a Shite! SIMPLES = Not Rocket Science¥ Xxx

@neiljones9884

4 жыл бұрын

Sun Tzu is the ultimate genius of Martial Science.

My dad was in the Battle of the Buldge. He died on Nov. 26, 2011. He was 95 years old.

@edphillips2998

4 жыл бұрын

I will presume to speak for almost all Americans to say; we wish he were still with us, so we could thank him sincerely for his service. To you I extend my personal sympathies for your loss. I know personally that, though the years may pass, the pain persists. What helps is that we learn to live with it, and focus on the times shared.

@deafmusician2

4 жыл бұрын

Salud!

@vivians9392

4 жыл бұрын

What a blessed young man to fight through that battle and survive to be 95 years old! What a rich, long life...

@karenrichards5039

4 жыл бұрын

I’m so sorry for your loss god bless him

@BradfordGuy

4 жыл бұрын

Mine too. He died in Sept 2003 at 80 years-old.

The army always told me that I, one person could make a huge difference in battle. I never really believed that, but here's proof of what a few individuals can do when put to task. God bless them all!

@johnmauger2029

3 жыл бұрын

Read about Sgt. John Basalone in Guadalcanal battles. He won the Congressional Medal of Honor single handed survivor holding off 2000 Japanese Soldiers.

@Erin-Thor

3 жыл бұрын

@@johnmauger2029 - That was a truly remarkable event.

@odessawadford3663

3 жыл бұрын

Pat Tillman

@awesomeman8385

3 жыл бұрын

When they made a movie about audy Murphy the writers had to scale back his achievements because they felt viewers wouldn't believe one man could do so much. Fun fact. While fighting on foot, he was so efficent at drawing fire a tank commander ordered his tank to take cover behind him(while still on foot)

@FOX11GUY

3 жыл бұрын

They mean that the same way you don't have to out run the bear, just be faster than the other guy.

My neighbor was one of the 18 soldiers, he received the Bronze Star with Valor from President Reagan many years after the war. Incredible story...

My father was in the battle of the bulge on the northern shoulder with the royal artillery. He passed New Year’s Day 2013. A lovely man.

A dear friend of mine was at Bastogne. He only spoke about it once. He never bragged about it and mentioned that his best friend died there serving in the same rifle squad. He passed away 6 years ago at 92. Heroes are quiet people.

My grandfather had his tank blown up at the bulge, he was a tank commander. I might not have been born if it wasnt for these guys.

@hermeticxhaote4723

3 жыл бұрын

Yea, isn't it crazy to think about? My grandfather fought for 3 years in the jungles of Papua New Guinea in WWII. Nuts to think about that he survived everything, got back home & married my grandma.

@DET_C0RD

3 жыл бұрын

My great aunt actually married a German that was sent to the Louisiana pow camp. When the war ended he went back to Germany then immigrated to the US and moved back to Louisiana. Im not sure if he was an actual “nazi” since he was conscripted. From what my family said he wasn’t. I never met him because he passed away before I was born but it’s crazy to think about. The world is a small place.

@Keesik.327

3 жыл бұрын

That’s cap

@Keesik.327

3 жыл бұрын

Bob Weston I’m not talking to you

@Keesik.327

3 жыл бұрын

Cap means that’s a lie

Imagine doing this, only for people on the internet 70 years later to say “The US contributed little to the war.” I really hate people sometimes.

@faintlybasis6379

4 жыл бұрын

Well I feel like they complain about that because they did have more casualties and did more offensives so that is probably why they are complaining

@rodriguezracer4567

4 жыл бұрын

Also the people who say only Russia won the war. While conveniently leaving out that Russia pushed the Germans back thanks to American and British material support plus the D-Day invasion forcing the Germans to split their forces.

@benh5366

4 жыл бұрын

RodriguezRacer 456 and the allies bombing the shit out of Germany and the Germans had to keep 1 000 000 men in the west. The Soviets couldn’t win alone and the allies couldn’t win alone it had to be a combined effort.

@BlindingGlow

4 жыл бұрын

I agree. I've heard so many heartbreaking stories of sacrifice from our ww2 veterans. So when I see the countless hateful comments belittling their sacrifice(mostly from EU people), it really angers me. I'm starting to think maybe these people aren't really our friends? I hate that over half a million Americans had to die because Europe started two world wars and dragged us into both. Then they have the audacity to say we did NOTHING but sit around. Yeah over half a million dead in wars that we had no part in starting is nothing. 🙄

@russellkeeling9712

4 жыл бұрын

@John C. American citizens even sent their own firearms to the Brits because the Brits were not allowed to own firearms. Just like today.

I went here last year on a self guided Battle of the Bulge tour, there's a nice little memorial halfway between the village and the US dug in positions. Well worth a visit if you going that way. The village has little changed from WW2 from what i could see.

In every country you have your fearless soldiers so this is one group of fearless Americans we are all grateful to you guys RIP

@jerrylidovitch7325

3 жыл бұрын

nicely said!

"Point five caliber machine gun" never heard .50 cal machine gun called that before lol

@battysparton65

4 жыл бұрын

I mean its technically not wrong.

@maxbowen6482

4 жыл бұрын

Well That's what they are

@johnritchie4801

4 жыл бұрын

now you have

@bigmessytoo

4 жыл бұрын

I think it's a text to speech program so eh it has to fumble something

@barski8885

3 жыл бұрын

Millennial narrators don't know how to say anything.

Where the heavy machine gun "obtained through back channels" = "was stolen" And don't forget the I&R Platoon was helped by four members of 371st Artillery Forward Observation Team, one of whom was KIA.

@christopherconard2831

4 жыл бұрын

"Borrowed" I'm sure they intended to give it back when done. It's not their fault the Germans wouldn't let them return it in a timely manner.

@DeTooR

4 жыл бұрын

@rwsthedemonking Part of Victory is Defeat.

@sabinabrozynski9215

4 жыл бұрын

And it was those guns of that unit that allowed the I&R platoon to hold out as long as they did. There's a good story about this unit in the book "No Time for Trumpets"

@kokofan50

4 жыл бұрын

You’re forgetting about trading.

@clamcove

4 жыл бұрын

Alex Kershaw in his 2004 book "The Longest Winter" said that the jeep was obtained by Bouck's trading souvenirs for it from a supply depot.

1:00 can we all just stop for a moment and appreciate how amazing of a shot that was. That's either something from a movie or the best shot I've ever seen from a wartime photographer.

@reallyhappenings5597

3 жыл бұрын

seems pretty routine to me, it would be an obvious look on site

@chilIychilI

Жыл бұрын

It's a dope shot.

One would think a medal of honor would be in order.

@PWiz30

4 жыл бұрын

One of them, private Bill James, was nearly awarded the Congessional Medal of Honor posthumously in 1979. The Army and Air Force supported the award, but after review by the Marines it was denied because he "had shown insufficient intrepidity." I just finished a book about this platoon called The Longest Winter and as incredible as this video is, it's only the beginning of their story.

@chadcatlett8007

4 жыл бұрын

The c.o. Recommended not to always the CMOH. He felt they all did their duty.

@Lehr-km5be

4 жыл бұрын

@Ellison Rodgers Why would he write a book to know that? You can just read a book... Also Congressional Medal of Honor is a thing, since the medal is given by the president in the name of the U.S. Congress. Adding congressional is much less frequent, however it is not wrong, and even the USA's Code of Laws sometimes referrs to the medal as such - it was considered an error, but with time it kinda became a thing.

@exkingjohn

4 жыл бұрын

Ellison Rodgers Pretty sure he “finished” reading it.

This and mark felton productions has completly replaced histchannel

@PRESSPLAYRADIO

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed and Affirmative

@PRESSPLAYRADIO

4 жыл бұрын

No bllsht, abbreviated with full detail and excellent voice over.. the edit time and atmospheric pitch and footage says it all

@subduedreader5627

4 жыл бұрын

And Forgotten Weapons, Technology Connections, Techmoan, History Guy, others I can't thing of or am not aware of...

@robertandrews6915

4 жыл бұрын

Love mark Felton

@weatherforecast4072

4 жыл бұрын

And Lindybeige

When your powered by pure patriotism

@iHaveTheDocuments

4 жыл бұрын

Amazing how today a certain group of ppl call patriotism racist.

@rsbrehm

4 жыл бұрын

@@iHaveTheDocuments Because too many got let loose in the country despite warnings of communist infiltration circa 1960s.

@alexvinson7373

4 жыл бұрын

@@iHaveTheDocuments , you (or those you're speaking of) are confusing Nationalism with Patriotism.

@del.see.oh.89

4 жыл бұрын

@@iHaveTheDocuments That's only because there are people who are racist but hide behind a false sense of patriotism. This was 1944. A lot of those men were probably actual racists because it's all they knew. But, they were actual patriots nonetheless.. Not like the clowns you see today.

@jackhames3874

4 жыл бұрын

When you’re in a situation like that, patriotism isn’t your motivation. Your buddies to your left and right and the entire regiment they were trying to buy time for are your motivation

"This is not our job" "It is now. Take your position soldier."

@keithparrish6166

3 жыл бұрын

That was excatly what my dad's co told my dad and a few more. "It is now. Take your position, solider". Well first,he told them to get their guns and then he told them that.

How is there not a high budget hollywood production of this story yet?

@adapedneau1114

4 жыл бұрын

TO HELL AND BACK

@Upsideround

4 жыл бұрын

@@adapedneau1114 that was bout audy Murphy and a different battle

@RoadRash89

4 жыл бұрын

General George S. Patton would most likely not exactly be the crowning hero most see him to be then, taking glory off others blood and sweat from what i understand.

@captaincurd2681

4 жыл бұрын

Because hollywood hates merica.

@QqJcrsStbt

4 жыл бұрын

There is a book.

There is a book called The Longest Winter, it follows Bouick and his platoon as they fight this decisive battle and what happened to them as they were captured, excellent book and an amazing story.

@connorholcomb6141

2 жыл бұрын

@Marshmallow Man no they weren’t the ones that were massacred, they went off to concentration camps.

Thanks for the red circle in the Thumbnail. Wouldn't have seen the soldiers in the trenches. Perfectly camouflaged.

@islandchief2572

4 жыл бұрын

Supremeghost 🤣😂🤣

@30AndHatingIt

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah my only complaint about Dark Docs. I hate trendy douchebag shit like that on KZread, right up there with the overexaggerated faces... thank god Dark Docs doesn't do that shit.

@justanaveragepizzaroll3227

4 жыл бұрын

30 And Hating It he kinda has to KZread is the worst with paying its creators :/

@30AndHatingIt

3 жыл бұрын

@ I've been wanting to find the time to launch my new series but the things KZread wants me to do just to simply compete are just plain ridiculous.

And lead by a 20 year old kid. There's that generation again.

@GEM850

4 жыл бұрын

Alonso Cushing my great uncle was 18 as he was in the Battle of the Bulge. He was a sergeant by then and earned two bronze stars. He once told me how they would strip the dead German soldiers of their winter clothing because it was superior to what the Americans were wearing at the time.

@PLONG12345

4 жыл бұрын

Hell i lost my virginity when i was 12. Youngsters could do something that elders wouldnt expect.

@willgirvan2491

4 жыл бұрын

@@PLONG12345 such a shame that your creepy uncle took it from you at such a young age

@30AndHatingIt

4 жыл бұрын

That generation never ceases to absolutely floor me every time I learn about one of them and what they did with their lives. I've read enough now to be convinced that it's not just some overly nostalgic token moniker when we call them the Greatest Generation, it's actually completely accurate. Grew up starving in the Great Depression, having to live with next to nothing and make sacrifices daily... they get out of that and what's their reward? Oh, you have to go off and fight the most brutal meatgrinder world conflict of all time... and they VOLUNTEERED! Willingly gave up the best years of their primes to sit in muddy foxholes and fight hand to hand against two aggressors who were literally exterminating people for fun, and they beat them, completely... then what do they get for a reward, lots of down time, right? Wrong, they came back and built the most powerful economy the world had ever seen, completely shaping the modern world as we know it. These people were tough as f-ing nails.

@mel124177

4 жыл бұрын

@@30AndHatingIt loved your comment, abso-fucking-lutely nailed it! And i am a boomer.

My grandfather, a ww2 vet “obtained through back channels” a jeep too, just strolled up and hopped in while everyone else was otherwise occupied

I’ve seen the foxholes they were in. You would never guess what had happened there. There is just a small sign and an American flag, the foxholes are behind a barbed wire fend on some farm land. A truly incredible story.

@mechcavandy986

Жыл бұрын

I knew a man who was in one of those foxholes with a BAR. 🇺🇸🇺🇸

I went there back in Dec 2013. Their foxholes are still there

@ronaldtartaglia4459

4 жыл бұрын

Wow really? Amazing, sad and creepy all at once.

@gherthort

4 жыл бұрын

@Disco Sucks sadly I think its illegal to metal detect there

@m1garandm155

4 жыл бұрын

@Disco Sucks I guess so

@benm5221

3 жыл бұрын

Wow. Chills. What gave you the idea to go there and check it out?

@benm5221

3 жыл бұрын

~5 years ago I shook hands with a infantry soldier under Patton. He was in a foxhole in the Ardennes forest during the battle of the bulge. I shook the hand that shot the enemy and wiped the brains of the guy next to him off himself. He spoke about it while staring into space in as few words as possible and with zero emotion. He avoided talking about how it felt. His granddaughter who brought him to the diner I was at looked so proud of him.

I so love these kind of stories. The out numbered American defender holding out against' all odds ie, the battle of Breeds hill, The Alamo, The battle of the Little Big Horn, Col Moore at Ia Drang. Lanserath Ridge... This list goes on and on. Nothing like the fighting spirit of the American Soldier faced with an underdog scenario. My money is on the the American every time!

I'm just waiting for the Sabaton song of this battle.

@supremeghost7950

4 жыл бұрын

Or Iron Maiden.

@Gruntvc

4 жыл бұрын

Sabaton 👍

@mrmackey8776

4 жыл бұрын

Cringe

@benis4958

4 жыл бұрын

@@mrmackey8776 bruh

@Tarllybob

4 жыл бұрын

That was the first thought I had!

One of the great David vs Goliath stories in the war. “The Longest Winter”, a great read about this.

It's insane to think that 18 soldiers stopped a whole division.

@rc59191

Жыл бұрын

I remember reading a story about these Sikh Soldiers in Afghanistan that were part of the British garrison. They were about the size of a small platoon but they held back some several thousand Afghans and only lost once they ran out of ammo. Everyone nowadays thinks all you need is superior numbers and technology to win and overlook the individual Soldiers willpower to prevail.

I've always liked light, small and fast groups rather than the huge swaths of soldiers so easily seen. Especially if they can prepare such an advantage as these guys did, realizing the positions they could prepare. Good job guys. Thank you!

An American soldier who took part in this battle describes it in detail on the series "Last Hero's of WW2". A great story!

American Brothers thanks for your help in ww2. Thanks from Russian brothers !!! God Bless All !!

Love your content. I'm constantly searching for war footage and I haven't seen much footage you have here.. Love it, great job.

@pop401k

3 жыл бұрын

a few years after the war READERS DIGEST published a 4 part? series on the war in Europe. I had it in VHS and I believe it was made also in DVD and maybe it's available for streaming. Tons of footage from both sides.

The story of this battle is told in depth in Charles Macdonalds book “A Time For Trumpets”. It is an excellent book and the story of Lt. Bouck and his men is one of the highlights of his narrative of the Battle of the Bulge.

@son_of_nemesis8957

Жыл бұрын

The longest winter by Alex Kershaw is also a great book about this

"The Longest Winter" by Alex Kershaw, is a very good book concerning this event.

Lt. Bouck, 21yrs. old. So many times we see this; men, some fresh out of high school, leading others through conditions that many young people today can't comprehend.

If you have ever had to do an Army exercise in cold,wet,snowy conditions you will know how bloody hard it is,I take my hat off to these brave men who came from another continent to fight for the freedom of Europe. Thank you America from an Englishman.

Amazing... lets also remember the stupidity of some of the army hierarchy: a recon plane spotted hundreds of tanks in a narrow pass, and his report was ignored . To this day, some majors.etc are still idiots.

@DTOStudios

3 жыл бұрын

I would just say one thing, while yes there is definitly incompetence at play many times, put yourself in their shoes. You get a bunch of radio reports say nothing is there. One report, which could get lost in the jumble of other reports, says there are hundreds of tanks but now the weather is turning and you can't send more planes. Do you trust the one report? Or the dozens of others saying nothing was there? And how much shit would their CO give that officer if he called all this alarm over one report that resulted in nothing?

@TeaParty1776

3 жыл бұрын

@@DTOStudios The fog of war. The always changing fog of war. Its amazing that anything definite gets done.

@philvanderlaan5942

3 жыл бұрын

Market garden recon ' see there are tanks here. ' High command (cant let Monty look timid ) ' those tanks cant be serviceable '

@tachyon8317

3 жыл бұрын

​@@philvanderlaan5942 (Morgan Freeman voice) "The tanks were very serviceable."

@robertnegron9706

3 жыл бұрын

The movie battle of the bulge talked about that.

To anyone that is interested in reading... the book “The Longest Winter” by Alex Kershaw follows their story, from boot camp, the Battle, and the aftermath. It’s one hell of a read and includes first hand accounts from every single man there

@turbo.panther

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!! I've put it on my list.

@mdtrava1619

4 жыл бұрын

ImNotMad ButUR that was the first book of Kershaw’s that I read, and I agree 100%

@jeanettehollon6459

3 жыл бұрын

VALSACE, You are correct. That book is EXCELLENT. Gene Hollon

My stepfather was a WW2 veteran. Served in the 419 tank division earned a silver and a bronze star. Would never watch movies about war. He said he was there he knew what happened. I can't imagine what he has seen. The death, and destruction!

Cracking video and Always Learning! Cheers

I was very surprised that the 20 year old LT wasn't awarded the Medal of Honor.

So much attention is given to the 101st Airborne's defense of Bastogne that I think people forget that there was so much more to the battle. Actions like I&R platoon's were quite common all throughout the early stages of the German assault. Glad they are getting the representation they deserve.

I love this channel and all the research that this channel has done. Thank you!

You guys do awesome work and create great content across all of your channels. You've helped me pass lots of quarantine time learning interesting stories. Thanks for all of your hard work.

Americans: It's over Germany. I have the high ground. Germany: You underestimate my power. Americans: Don't try it.

@bbrandumbb

4 жыл бұрын

*Germany: AAAAAGGHHH!!!*

@bobzombie2710

4 жыл бұрын

@SNP Alba forever And then Germany lost.

@hansb.8

4 жыл бұрын

Roosevelt (edited) did set up the world war 2 by pressing UK and France to grant Polen miliary back up should Germany attack Polen. Polen was poking Germany for weeks in August 39 even shooting on zivilien Lufthansa Planes. That broke the Germans Patience and they hit back. So what's your funny comment about????

@patrickmacconnell4364

4 жыл бұрын

Russians- Hold my vodka

@rodriguezracer4567

4 жыл бұрын

@@hansb.8 Germany still lost so...

There's a book on this subject called THE LONGEST WINTER.

Each video you make whether its dark5s or dark docs even your music man, is always a banger idk why youtube doesn't recommend your videos to everyone.

Awesome video documentary! I’ve always been fascinated with WWII!

Sun Tzu: "a work of masterpiece."

First time in my life I’ve ever heard anyone use the term “point 5 caliber” to refer to a Ma Deuce.

@johnwilliamson2276

3 жыл бұрын

You have to get out more. The British and most if not all of the world armies say that. It's just the United States Marine Corps and the United States Army and Navy that says 50 caliber or MA DEUCE.

Thanks for all the interesting information , and talking fast enough to keep my interest ! Great job

Great article "Darkdoc's", about a generally unkown event that may have been pivotal in the battle of the bulge.

03:59 That weapon is written as a .50 caliber, but it's called a 50 cal or M2 (Ma Deuce)

@alvinoflys7504

4 жыл бұрын

thank you lol heard point five cal machine gun and my eyes rolled haha

@shastadude13

4 жыл бұрын

Theyre often referred to as .5 caliber, or .5 inch. More commonly referred to as the "50 cal" or "m2", but its not wrong to call it a .5" gun. I never heard it referred to as the "ma deuce" in real life, just in reading...we always just called it "the fifty". Source: did 6 years as an infantryman in a bn weapons company. Was primarily a 240 & tow gunner but also spent a lot of time on the fifty and mk19.

@SonOfTheDawn515

4 жыл бұрын

@@shastadude13 I have used "ma deuce" and heard many others refer to it as "ma deuce." Most often, though, it was just referred to "the 50."

@bethjohnson8353

4 жыл бұрын

DAaaaaaaaaaa

@alvinoflys7504

4 жыл бұрын

@@shastadude13 Thank you for your service! You're going to be the best source for info no doubt, but my civie brain just doesn't like to hear "point five cal machine gun" for some reason 😩 not that it matters anyway! Keep on keepin' on!

Chads, all 18 of them.

@chadcatlett8007

4 жыл бұрын

Interesting comparison. ; )

@SMN-ct9gl

3 жыл бұрын

"Nooo you cant just hold us back with only 18 men" "Haha Garand go ping"

This has become one of my top 5 channels on KZread. Great content every single time.

@TairyHesticles

4 жыл бұрын

@Poly Khrome - I saw your comment on my notifcations but it seems to have disappeared. I remember you! I hope all is well, if you ever see this.

I suggest that in this and future videos, you show maps of the area at various points in the video to show important developments and movements. Even text captions and graphic signages would be useful from time to time.

It be great if you will make about that time in the Korean War when 1000 filipino soldiers fought 40000 Chinese soldiers its called battle of yultong

@hades0572

4 жыл бұрын

They won't do that, it's an American 'uppadding' his own and only his own. Maybe you should make it, I'd definitely watch it.

@thorrollosson

3 жыл бұрын

? This channel has amazing heroic stories of a vast number of nationalities. I for one would love more stories of Filipino bravery during WW2, it was legendary for sure.

@ronaldmasterbud1551

3 жыл бұрын

I Worked With An Officer that Was At " The " 1 Million Man Invasion in Korea,,, He Only Talked about It ONCE !!!!! He Was 19 at the Time,,, Besides a Very Small Company KILLING 1 Million Chinese Infantry, in A Little Over 5 Days. He Said The Worst part Was The Bodies. It took Almost 8 Months to Burn the Dead Bodies. and He Was There For the Whole Time...... When I Asked Him How Old He Was, and He Stated 19, I Said That's A Hell of a Thing to See @ 19, He Stated " Its A Hell of a Thing to See At " ANY AGE " !!!!! I Couldn't Disagree With That !.!.!.!.

@cartercollier990

3 жыл бұрын

Or the Colombians, those fellas also fought like lions against the communist in Korea

@ruppellsbooden8917

3 жыл бұрын

@@ronaldmasterbud1551 what engagement was that in? cant find much information online

A 50 cal machine gun is considered a heavy machine gun. The power it packs is tremendous. Against soft skinned armoured vehicles and infantry, it is extremely deadly. No one wants to get hit by such a round. A hit would mean instant death.

@SonOfTheDawn515

4 жыл бұрын

Even if not instant it's soon to come. I have never heard or seen anyone survive being hit by the 50. Ever. I'd be surprised to hear of a case of that happening.

Wow, excellent story !!!! Very well done. Thank you, may we never forget. Esp going into these unusual times.

Outstanding!!! Just goes to show what a few good men can do! "Truely, it's boldness that gives a weapon it's keen edge". Clausewits.

They were part of the 99th Infantry Division ... my Dad served as a medic in it's 324th Medical Battalion !

Odds of twenty-five to one!? Makes me proud. My uncle was on the German side with the SS. My dad was in Third Armored. Can't wait to get their service records released to me. A twenty year old Lt. with odds against him and his men at twenty-five to one. Incredible! It just doesn't get any better than this. Thanks for sharing DD.

@cooldloop2381

4 жыл бұрын

So was your dad a SS or American?

@CertifiedAmen

4 жыл бұрын

cooldloop SS german its says in his name

@stefanschleps8758

4 жыл бұрын

@@cooldloop2381 Both my uncle and my father were sargents. My father was stationed in Europe for over twenty years executing the Marshall Plan. I think he arrived in France in December 1944. But getting his records is a PITA. My uncle was captured by the Americans before Hitler shot himself. As I understand it his unit was at the bulge and then pulled out by train and sent to Romania or somewhere. But were captured by the Americans on their return. My uncle learned all his english from the American guards who taught him how to use the F-Bomb. My uncle was in the SS. My father was in Third Armored. War makes lovers. My father met my uncles sister in Vienna while he was stationed there with the 503rd Military Police. Thats the unit that liberated the Mauthausen concentration camp. You should go for a visit. Skip breakfast. Peace.

One of my dad’s best friends, Mr. Jesse Matlock, was a BAR gunner at the Battle of the Bulge. He prayed and told God he’d be a preacher if he got out of there alive. And he did. 🙏🏻🙏🏻

Great video! Thanks for your efforts.

The German Ardennes offensive was long delayed by individual American army unit initiatives

@Charlesputnam-bn9zy

4 жыл бұрын

The US 106th Infantry division made up of green troops was shattered at the nazi initial onslaught, but kept on fighting as scattered pockets. The 28th Inf.Div. already cruelly tried on DDay, and later in the hell of the Hurtgen Forest, fought like lions and was shattered again, but went on fighting. The 7th Armored Division was sacrificed at St Vith to hold off the nazi panzers. Not that the 101st Airborne's Bastogne stand is to be diminished.

@PRESSPLAYRADIO

4 жыл бұрын

@@Charlesputnam-bn9zy appreciated reference Sir

@Charlesputnam-bn9zy

4 жыл бұрын

@@PRESSPLAYRADIO One of the early books(1962) on the Ardennes Offensive that also covered the political aspects and consequences (Last chapter : "From Bastogne To Yalta") is ''Hitler's Last Gamble" by Jacques Nobecourt, a young French historian himself son of an historian, R.G. Nobecourt, who had fought in WW1. The book listed an impressive bibliography including the works by Belgian historians on the local battles, among them the one in this video, and of course the indispensable Robert Merriam's ''Dark December". The author covered also the tragedy that was the execution of Private Slovik. He added a detail not found elsewhere about German general Bayerlein, a warrior in every sense from North Africa to Russia where he broke out of encirclement in 1943, and to Normandy where his elite Panzer-Lehr division was shattered by American bombing at StLo. But now, demoralized, he was no longer a believer especially after July 20th and the execution-by-suicide of Rommel, he said that during the conference before the offensive with 'dolf as the speaker, each general had a ss man standing behind, and pulling a handkerchief is like making ready your shroud). So when assigned with his partial Lehr and a ''People's Grenadiers" division to take Bastogne, he lost every appetite for combat. And lost it altogether when slightly wounded, he was taken to a captured American field ambulance to be cared for by a pretty American nurse ! He stayed there for the rest of the day.

@Rama41

4 жыл бұрын

Read "The Damned Engineers" about LTC David Pergrin (the old man at 27) and 600 men of the 291st Engineer Battalion. (I got to meet him about 25 years ago.) Title from Jochen Peiper's comment when blown bridges halted his advance.

@AngryMarine-il6ej

3 жыл бұрын

@@Rama41 All too true. Every American that fought there deserves kudos but the Combat Engineers probably contributed the most since they destroyed bridges that were crucial to the Germans and imposed delay after delay.

Stalag 13 C. Does anyone else get some nice Hogans Heros memories when he said that? Edit: 9:37

@teddcoleman8736

3 жыл бұрын

Yes I did but I see nothing

AGAIN , something I never knew about , Thanks !! P.S. I really liked that background for each of the titles for each "clip "of the story , Looked really vintage !

Absolutely fascinating content. Thank you for keeping history alive

Would like to hear the German version of this action

@bw3240

3 жыл бұрын

What do you mean only 18 soldiers? Haha, yep. Y'all are lucky it wasn't 20.

I have to respect the Germans’ restraint at not executing the Americans after killing so many German SS troopers.

@stefanschleps8758

4 жыл бұрын

Yep! I noticed that too. But not all SS were blood thirsty killers. Do you remember Mi Lai in Vietnam ? Our troops have committed heinous acts as well. Stalag 13 ? Really ?

@MyHentaiGirl

4 жыл бұрын

Hey the Paratrooper got them, not the SS :D

@chainsofdoom3465

4 жыл бұрын

My Hentai Girl makes sense then, weren’t they fighting SS though??Mix of both I guess

While stationed in Germany in the 1980s, two of us took McDonald's "A Time for Trumpets" and spent the day exploring the area, including the still present foxholes of the I&R platoon. I remember sitting there imagining scared young Germans (by this time kids) being mowed down as they left the road and headed toward the forest and the platoon. Focused also on the courage of our own soldiers left on their own. Also remember that the Gasthaus where Lyle Bouck and his troops were kept was now someone's home, but we could still see the faded paint advertising it as a good place to eat.

Excellent presentation.

Why can’t this guy be my school librarian?

@RasPutintheGreat

4 жыл бұрын

Check Mark Felton.

@PRESSPLAYRADIO

4 жыл бұрын

By the sounds of it He is

@blitzkrupp8583

4 жыл бұрын

@@PRESSPLAYRADIO yeah he sound like Gordon Ramsay

@johnjacobs1625

4 жыл бұрын

Here I thought you had already graduated!

Intelligence had failed on this one. It was known AH was a huge admirer of Frederick the Great and the latter had done exactly this move during winter.

At a factory job in my 20s I got talking with a WWII infantry veteran, and he told me a Battle of Bulge story parallel to this. In dead-cold winter and heavy snow, he and about 12 guys had to dig into and hold a hilltop to keep German infantry from advancing across the farm-fields below. For 2-3 days and nights, he said, wave after wave of Germans kept coming at them and without cover they were mostly cut down. When it was over the GIs found them heaped 3- and 4-deep in the snow, most of them green teenagers with little ammo. He said the GIs respected their courage, felt sorry about such useless waste, but they also had no doubt that those youngsters had meant to wipe them out.

a 3rd channel, awesome to see you / yall are doing so well

There are 500 German soldiers coming for us! 20 year old Luitentant, "hold my beer" 18 badass American Heroes!

@philvanderlaan5942

3 жыл бұрын

If you are out numbered 10 to one running might be a good idea if you are out numbered 25 to one that's alot of 1 in a hundred chances to get shot. Better to stay and fight.

@philvanderlaan5942

3 жыл бұрын

My favorite story of the bulge was that a ss panzer brigade was stopped by 4 us engineers and a little old Belgian lady. Jeep comes racing down the road stops in front of the woman house they jump out throw out a few mines and speed off 5 minutes later a column of Panthers come down the road first tank hits a mine and loses a track ss questions the woman 'The Americans were here all day hundreds of them. ' Germans turn their tanks around and go back the way they came. It would have taken less than 15 minutes to clear what few mines were left. But the germans didn't even check.

Best group of eighteen since Ram Ranch.

@JosephSarabia

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, but are they as good as 28 US Marines?

@matthewwu115

4 жыл бұрын

18 naked cowboys wanting to be f

@beelzeboo

4 жыл бұрын

Underrated

You tell a good story. No waffle . Excellent.

Awesome video. More Awesome Soldiers!

Okay let’s all be real, this mans voice is honestly really relaxing

SS army:"we are the strongest" 18 american boi:"hold my garand

@legionx4046

3 жыл бұрын

PING

My father in law crossed the beaches of Normandy on D+3. He was in action until he was captured at the Siegfreid Line. He was back into USA control in February. He would not talk about the war. He died 10/16/2020. He had a good life and is mourned by many.

Fantastic story thanks for sharing

I wonder if that girl who warned the Germans got shot. She made herself a legitimate target when she did.

@SonOfTheDawn515

4 жыл бұрын

She absolutely did and should have been "accidented."

@garypulliam3740

4 жыл бұрын

This story has never been validated. By all accounts all civilians in the area had been evacuated. Don't believe every war story you hear.

@justarandomname420

4 жыл бұрын

She did as a good German girl should have. She showed more bravery than you ever will.

@stankahuna5271

4 жыл бұрын

if you think killing children is part of the game, then maybe you think about killing yourself. A child is a child is a child, sure their are cultures that murder children sometimes before they are even born, but not by our soldiers, an honorable man would never even think to kill a child, its just wrong!

@garypulliam3740

4 жыл бұрын

@@justarandomname420 It never happened. There were no civilians there. It has been investigated and well documented. Don't believe something just because you hear it on a KZread channel posted by a junior historian.

This is Sparta!

Defo needed the huge red circle highlighting the soldiers. Thanks...

My Grandfather was released from the 45th so he could be here when my Mother was born May 1 , 1940 and my Godfather went through Pearl Harbor a couple of months after the Japanese Navy . My three of my Great Uncles were able to survive the Bataan Death March , another was killed in a B-25 landing as a Navigator , another enlisted in 1941 was sent to Australia and was Commissioned by General MacArthur as a Weather Officer and another one who happened to be a Welder on the West Coast and did not take his deferment and was trapped behind enemy lines and was hidden by a German family . My Grandmother was even a PBX Operator . I grew up with the Vietnam news every day because my Father was in the U.S. Army so My Brother , My Sister and I were all three born on a small Army Post in Bussac Foret Maritime France and My Brother joined the Marine Corps in 1979 and I was able to join the Air Force in 1978 . Part of my Family came to the United States in the mid 1660 from Ireland , but we were also Scots , Black Dutch also known as German and Native American so we have been picking fights with someone since then .

Who would win? An entire división of the Elite Soldiers SS Or 18 recon guys whit a .50 cal in a jeep

@64MDW

4 жыл бұрын

Apparently, 18 recon guys with a .50 cal in a jeep.

@NemoBlank

4 жыл бұрын

Ma Deuce is a terrifying death belching horror.

@Lehr-km5be

4 жыл бұрын

Well, those americans were not attacked by the SS unit. As the video states, their positions were assaulted by 3rd Fallschirmjaeger division, more precisely 1st battalion of it's 9th Regiment. Even though the divsion itself was experienced and with establised reputation during it's fighting for ST Lo, during Ardennes offensive it was only a shadow of it's former self - division had to be rebuilt and apart from veteran FJ NCOs, most of division's number was made of Luftwaffe personnel pushed into frontline service - that is why the first two frontal assaults suffered such heavy losses. Don't get me wrong, the deed those american men accomplished was outstanding and great example of bravery (and the 1st SS following the 3rd FJ had almost a crucial full day delay), it was not true that they fought the Waffen-SS division.

Our grandfathers were some tough ole birds. Back when men were men. Heros everyone.

@mito88

3 жыл бұрын

Nonsense.

@amandarenner8933

3 жыл бұрын

@@mito88 what do you mean?

@mito88

3 жыл бұрын

@@amandarenner8933 the romanticizing of past events and the cheap rhetoric, for instance

This is why they are the "Greatest" generation! God Bless America!

Outstanding story of heroism! Thanks for sharing this splendid story.

When I see things like this video the american in me just wells up and completely overtakes me with emotion. When I see something today it makes me literally sick to my stomach.🇺🇸👍✌

Bronce stars for the remaining. Cmon they may as well have bought them an ice cream

Talk about true combat soldiers. These guys knew how to hold the high ground.

Excellent video

Interesting story. The picture shown of Joachim Peiper has him wearing the rank of Sturmbahnfuhrer (Major). This was earlier in the war. By the time of the Ardennes offensive he was a Obersturmbahnfuhrer (Lt.Colonel). He most definitely wasn't a Lieutenant as is described in the voice over.

@jeanettehollon6459

3 жыл бұрын

Joachim peiper had by now changed his name to JOACHEN as he felt that JOACHIM was too religious.--- Gene hollon

@longstreet0163

3 жыл бұрын

@@jeanettehollon6459 That's interesting too - I didn't know that. I was talking about his rank changing though - not his name.

Who would win? 500 German soldiers with artillery Or some 18 feisty American bois

@sheogorath2657

4 жыл бұрын

Hannah R. Here’s a better one for you. 500 Strudel bois Or 18 angry burger boys

If someone doesn't make a movie outta this, I will

Australian soldier in the Philippines...hey then island-hopped for 430 kilometers (270 mi) across the Pacific in ahollowed-out log, fighting running battles with the Japanese along the way, before landing safely on the Philippine island of Mindanao. Unfortunately, the island had already fallen to the Japanese. And McLaren had developed appendicitis.unted by the Japanese and with no way to reach a doctor, McLaren had to make a desperate decision. He had a mirror, a sharp pocketknife, some jungle fibers to stitch the wound, and absolutely no anesthetic. He was going to have to take the appendix out himself.Two days after the surgery, McLaren was on his feet fleeing the Japanese again. He spent the rest of the war as a guerrilla in the Philippines, most of it in command of an old whaling boat called The Bastard. He packed the boat full of mortars and machine guns and used it to sail into heavily guarded Japanese ports, spray bullets everywhere, and then run for it