Best thing about this video is it is so old they were able to interview people who were there

We were not prepared for the submarine war primarily because of one man, Admiral Earnest King, the CNO. He refused to take any advice from the British. He refused to even convoy American ships after Dec. 7, 1941, because the Royal Navy wanted him to and he refused to black-out the coastal cities for the same reason. He caused the death of thousands of men.

@martinrichards2680

5 күн бұрын

Sadly many so called leaders during the war had no common sense. If it wasn't for those brave men I dread to think what would have happened.

@valerytaubin835

Күн бұрын

Absolutely right. He also didn’t like British.

It’s because of videos like this that all those who served stories can be told & remembered!!!!! Nothing but Love Respect and Sympathy to all those who severed & sacrificed so that people are free today! ❤️ THANK YOU TO THOSE THEN & NOW! People need to keep creating these videos so that no one is forgotten! Once again. THANK YOU!!!!! 🍻

I remember seeing that submarine at the Chicago museum when I was a kid 60 years ago.

Two excellent films with many good interviews of participants in the war against the German wolfpacks in the Atlantic and the war against German industry in Europe. The title is wrong. The films do not show wolfpacks being hunted by B-17 bombers.

Your B17 front picture is wrong. B17 had 4 engines not 2🤯

@gordonfrickers5592

2 ай бұрын

It's a special 'economy' version of the B 17. The missing 2 engines were sold off on the black market.

I shall tell you a true story of an RAF Sunderland flying boat vs a USAAF B17 and the attack on a U-boat. My story comes from the pilot of the Sunderland and the skipper of the U-boat. These two met up in civilian life on an Australian uranium mine 15years after the war where the pilot commander of the Sunderland was the mine manager who was showing his RAF attack footage as evening entertainment to the miners. The ex-captain of the U-boat was among the audience of mine staff. The Sunderland had fatally crippled the U-boat, which then surfaced and the crew prepared to abandon ship. At that point a B17 arrived on the scene, lining up to machine-gun the German crew. The Sunderland placed itself between the B17 and the sinking U-boat, calling the Americans, “This is not how we fight a war. We have destroyed the U-boat, now bugger off”, whereupon the Sunderland dropped a liferaft to the stricken German crew. Fifteen years later the ex-Sunderland commander and the ex-U-boat commander became the closest of friends.

@martinrichards2680

5 күн бұрын

Wow

Many Enigma machines had been captured by 1941, one on a spy trawler. HMS Buldog in May 1941, damaged the U-110 and saved some of its encryption equipment and books, before it sank. In 1942 The Royal Navy captured U559 with its enigma machine. The USN captured the U505 in June 1944, but ny then the last Enigma changes had been understood by the Ultra team.

@jcole4

2 ай бұрын

The Polish underground turned over the first copies of the Enigma machines(3) Rotor versions.

When I was young my Dad told me he was living in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada which was the largest port after Halifax on the east coast. We/he/they knew they were being prowled by uboats. The story was they used to come ashore and pose as civilians when on leave or whatever. When the Movie theaters would add up their night's movie fees after the theater closed they would find lots of German coins. Young girls didn't know the difference since young people were helping out with war.

These old docs are the best. Like tha narrator , Edward Mulhare, but the best has to be Robert Powell. Secrets of ww2 , Russian Revolution etc..

Went across the Atlantic many times never called it anything but the Atlantic

Ultra, HFDF, radar detectors, centimetric radar, accoustic torpedoes, aircraft range, numbers, WATU, better depth charges, hedgehogs, better sonar, hydrophones, sonar buoys, better tactics, convoys and HK groups, mines, base and yard attacks, diverging experience gradient... the reasons are many and various. Herbert Werner's 'Iron Coffins' is revealing.

I believe we used B-24s to hunt Uboats, not 17s.

@gordonfrickers5592

2 ай бұрын

A few B 17's were used by RAF Coastal Command, but mostly Coastal Command used Ansons, Wellingtons, Sunderlands, Beaufighters & Mosquitos.

@garyhooper1820

2 күн бұрын

Yes , B-24s were used due to more speed and range . Many from bases on Greenland . From there they could cover the central Atlantic , Out of range for most all others .

Two decent unrelated British videos of WWII.

And THAT kids, is not a B-17.

Greetings: Thx Edward 4 the narration.

When was this produced? What year? Because information about Blechley Park was not released until the 1970s and not fully until the 1990s after the COLD WAR was over.

RAF took delivery of a few B17's, (29?) found them useless and "Donated" them to coastal command. From 1942 to 1944 they only sunk Eleven U-boats. Major kills by Liberators B24, or Sunderland flying boats. Asdic also came into play, Royal Navy a lethal killer.

Do you not know the B17 had FOUR engines ?? You show it as two engines!!

Looks like 2 engines fell off tha b17

@luthermclain2959

2 ай бұрын

Maybe it was one of the little known B-8.5's.

@lambastepirate

2 ай бұрын

You beat me to it!!

Then what did they do?

What is the Cool Background in that first interview ? Anyone ?

@Leo_Pard_A4

2 ай бұрын

Green screen?

Traduire sous titrage en français

@Noyota2

Ай бұрын

Or Afrikaans, then. 😊😂

You showed nothing about the title subject. I tend to block channels that use click-bait with misleading titles.

Due to truth NOT for sale.

crap the b17 was totally unsuited to anti u boat warfare-the vlr liberator was much better

今度はp 51伴って B 17心強いか🇱🇷

What rot. The B-17 couldn't hit a pickle barrel if it was a mile wide. And couldn't carry much.

Herr Werners prediction-watch out for the Russians.

The heavy American losses were due to the asinine attitude and bull headedness of one Adm. King.

Cacophonous loud intrusive 'music' make this otherwise decent video utterly un enjoyable

shooting unarm boats is no glory, a shame for military services

Please take down this video. B17 was not a great sub killer. The whole premise of the video is inaccurate.

What a crock. Title is very misleading. Down vote.

CLICKBAIT alert. This video shows B17's over Europe, and Nazi submarines in wolfpacks, but it DOES NOT SHOW HOW THE B17 BOMBER HUNTED DOWN WOLFPACKS, as the title claims. Down arrow, unsubscribe, skip and move on.

@Noyota2

Ай бұрын

Clickbait in a fudge