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@dongochoangkhang

2 ай бұрын

Mark Story about Soviet naval infantry

@bluewinds10

2 ай бұрын

You forgot to mention the Pay to Win game mechanic

@gdutfulkbhh7537

2 ай бұрын

World of Tanks is arse.

@aleksazunjic9672

2 ай бұрын

@@gdutfulkbhh7537 Yet you are still playing it because there is nothing else 🤣 except War Thunder of course 🤪

@aleksazunjic9672

2 ай бұрын

@@bluewinds10 That is realism. In real war side with better logistic usually wins 🤣

I'm from Hamburg myself, and my sister lives south in the small town you Mark mentioned, Vahrendorf, with my nieces. 25 years ago I read this article in a Hamburg newspaper (Hamburger Abendblatt) about the fight for the place. This report is particularly interesting because it sheds light on Hamburg's surrender without a fight. Here is the report: "It was a terrible slaughter" By FRANZ-JOSEF HUTSCH Vahrendorf - The rattle of rifle volleys and the thunder of guns, the bizarre paths of flares and the clank of tank tracks - for many veterans of the Second World War, the long-ago battles come to life again on Remembrance Day. Then it's as if only yesterday they were racing through the African desert in Rommel's tanks or fighting with Guderian's grenadiers in the suburbs of Moscow. “Do you remember?” they ask everyone and get knowing nods. They rummage through their memories and even after hours they don't run out of stories. Things are different in Vahrendorf (Harburg district). There is silence when the former soldiers gather under the wrought iron cross in the military cemetery - dead silence. The remains of their comrades lie beneath 47 gray stone crosses. Nobody wants to talk about men. Most were 17 or 18 years old, the youngest just 15. 44 of them died on the night of April 26, 1945, twelve days before the end of the Second World War, eight days before Hamburg's surrender. They were supposed to conquer the place where they are buried today. Wolfgang Buchwald, who survived the attack on Vahrendorf, once recalled: "It was just a terrible slaughter." The war was actually long over on that April night. For weeks, the 7th British Armored Division had been driving the mostly ragtag German troops ahead of them. The attack came to a halt south of Hamburg. Civilians and Italian prisoners of war had dug trenches and bunkers in the Harburg mountains. The British feared the costly close combat. They just waited. Their commander, Major General Lewis D. Lyne, knew: "The war was over. Hamburg would fall into my lap like an overripe fruit. Why should I sacrifice my men anymore?" Hitler declared the city a fortress on April 9th. The population, 680,000 people, could no longer be evacuated. Defense should be carried out until the last cartridge - once again. Hamburg's combat commander Alwin Wolz ordered attacks, including the night attack on Vahrendorf. There was no significant help for the soldiers of the 7th company of the training and replacement battalion of the 12th SS Panzer Division. Most of them had been drafted as conscripts; only two had front-line experience. They were supported by submariners who had unscrewed the cannons from their boats and mounted them on carts. A few anti-aircraft guns were supposed to fire over from Wilhelmsburg, and three assault guns had been found somewhere. "Such attacks were considered stupid even back in 1945," says Hans Umbreit from the Bundeswehr's Military History Research Office in Potsdam. At around one o'clock in the morning, the young people left their trenches and bunkers, which can still be seen today in the deciduous forest east of Vahrendorf. The British were surprised and the Germans captured the village for a few hours. Chaos reigned, no one knew where the enemy or their own people were. At dawn the British pushed the attackers back again. 63 German soldiers who died in the battle are buried in the cemeteries in Vahrendorf, Harburg, Hittfeld, Jesteburg and Buchholz. The British "Devonshire" Regiment complained of 90 deaths. What was the point of this hopeless and, from a military point of view, insignificant undertaking? At the beginning of April, Hamburg's Gauleiter Karl Kaufmann and Alwin Wolz agreed "never to allow a serious defense of Hamburg to take place." The city was to be handed over without a fight. In order not to jeopardize this plan, it was necessary for Wolz to play the “wild man” so that he would not be replaced. The Waffen SS was another problem. Wolz racked his brains over "the withdrawal of the 'Panzeteufel' unit, whose behavior during the surrender was unclear." From his point of view, there was only one solution: a night attack with heavy losses should prove his grit in Berlin and at the same time get rid of the unpredictable Waffen-SS. The remnants of the 7th Company had hardly been rushed back into their positions when they were moved to Schleswig-Holstein. Suddenly there was gas again for their armored personnel carriers, which had not been available for weeks before. At the same time, secret negotiations for Hamburg's surrender began behind British lines. Nobody was interested in the outcome of the night attack, nobody wanted to know about the losses. “They died so that Hamburg would live,” Wolz is said to have said later. The city surrendered on May 3rd.

@MrInterestingWorld

2 ай бұрын

This adds a lot of context, thank you

@stanislavczebinski994

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for your effort!! Danke für die Mühe!!

@DaveSCameron

2 ай бұрын

Write a book Sir 📚👍

@rockmusicman21

2 ай бұрын

Awesome thanks for the translation

@glynwelshkarelian3489

2 ай бұрын

I got tearful reading this. My father was sunk by a U-Boat; my mother ducked under a Red Army Airforce's fighter's stream of bullets. Way too many people now think war is like a video game. In 1914 Europe thought the war would be won by Christmas. War is dirty murder, usually of the best and brightest.

I live in the Hamburg suburbs. Every few months, there's another bomb scare in my neighbourhood, once in an adjacent garden to mine. Bomb disposal teams come in and everyone is evacuated until it's sorted. Nearly 90% of the time, these unexploded bombs turn out to be buried Panzerfausts. In the final weeks of the war, Nazi party officials went door to door distributing tens of thousands of them to households. The men in each household were given a quick demonstration, and told to "do their bit for the fatherland" once enemy tanks started rolling down their street. Needless to say, it didn't come to that... nor did anyone particularly feel like walking up to a British checkpoint to try and turn in such a weapon after the city surrendered... so they buried them in their gardens and tried to forget about them. But, with renovations, and new builds, they keep turning up...

@richardjames1812

2 ай бұрын

Interesting local fact, thanks!

@_Eudaimonia_

2 ай бұрын

I've heard Polish sappers deal with about 10k incidents every year related to various old explosives found all over the place from WW2 times....

@nikobellic570

2 ай бұрын

​@@_Eudaimonia_ Just imagine how much of current active battlefields are gonna be uninhabitable for years. War makes interesting content but it sucks

@ckhpersonal670

Ай бұрын

​@@nikobellic570 yeah, but land mines and dud bombs are never interesting contents even in war

In 2008 I had the opportunity to make an interveview to a Berlin battle veteran. He told me about the diverse of uniforms that were fighting in the streets during the last days. Navy recruits, Air force mechanics, army musicians, political agents, firebombers, policemen and even frenchs, croatians and arabs recruits.

@patrickkelly6691

2 ай бұрын

The effective resistance in the battle for Berlin was almost entirely mounted by the remnants of the 'Charlemagne' French SS Division and those who got attached.

@antonmoric1469

2 ай бұрын

And Tibetans.

@mutteringmale

2 ай бұрын

a friend of my dads was a Hitler jugend, manning one of the flak towers in Berlin at the end. I never got the story about how he survived and how he made it to America. I just remember being in love with his beautiful blonde blued daughter at the time when we were kids. He and my dad, a WWII combat pilot were great friends btw. I wish I had been older and more educated to listen to their reminecenes.

@nino71

2 ай бұрын

and Spanish under the command of Miguel Ezquerra Sánchez (read: "Berlin a vida o muerte")

@ChristopheA-dd5we

2 ай бұрын

It was not any Muslim soldiers in Berlin... Fake information.. About Crantian, I ve some serious doubt...

Hi Dr. Felton, Many thanks for this most interesting video. For several years at the end of his life, I was fortunate enough to have been friends with a former U-Boat commander, his wife, and many of his crews. I say crews as he first commanded a Type VIIC, and then a Type XXI. His boat, U-3506, is one of the 3 that remains sunk today in Hamburg's "lost bunker." After his boat was put out of action, he was assigned to Craemer's land anti-tank detachment. That may even be him at the far right of the picture of the 4 officers, with Craemer being 2nd from the left in the leather jacket. He told me that he attacked a British tank with his Panzerfaust and managed to knock one of its tracks off. It stopped the tank's forward movement but also attracted the attention of the gunner in the turret, at which juncture my friend decided that his war was over and he had better places to go. 😊 I have to say that they were all warm, kind, friendly people when I knew them, and it just underscores the futility of war. 😢

@jamesdellaneve9005

2 ай бұрын

What a great story. Just because nice people have to fight for their countries doesn’t make war futile. We don’t want unnecessary wars. Hitler needed to be stopped and the Cold War needed to happen. Two evils that needed to be defeated. Personally, the Ukraine War could have been avoided. I blame my country (the US) for it. Well, and Great Britain.

@adamwells9352

2 ай бұрын

Gotta say, not sure why this is controversial, but I blame RUSSIA. You know, on account of how they invaded their neighbor. But as for the OP, people are people. It's a tragedy. Thank you for the story.

@Nick_B_Bad

2 ай бұрын

@@jamesdellaneve9005there was a peace deal ready to be signed by both sides. Biden admin had Borris Johnson go over there and stop Ukraine from signing it. This whole conflict there is a result of US & NATO provocation of Russia.

@jamesdellaneve9005

2 ай бұрын

@@adamwells9352 Yes. Russia invaded its neighbor. The US was involved in Zelenskyy coming to power and scuttling an agreement between Ukraine and Russia. Then offering Ukraine to join NATO. This happened PRIOR to Russia invading. It doesn’t matter if you disagree with Russia on their perspective or interests up until they decided to invade. Ukraine will never prevail. They are too small and now, the average age of their troops is 42, which means that they’ve already lost a generation.

@adamwells9352

2 ай бұрын

@@jamesdellaneve9005 Is this the same Russia that specifically agreed to respect the territorial integrity of the Ukraine in return for its nuclear weapons? And I am making no argument about who would win (although Russia's demographic profile is a nightmare too), but I think it's very simple: attacking your neighbors and killing their people is wrong.

Your ability to find unique angles of WWII history never ceases to amaze me.

My grandfather lost half of his face and his eye from an attack from a U-Boat (he was a skimmer in the RN). Keeping these stories alive are really important!

@yollmanontherun9074

Ай бұрын

What dose the" RN" stand for?

@user-bd3ds4ev5f

Ай бұрын

@@yollmanontherun9074 Royal navy.

Mark, when I left highschool (Gymnasium, I am living in Germany) I scored 0 points in my history exam. I just did not care. A couple of months later i stumbled upon your videos, today I am extremely into history, especially ww2 and the middle ages. I even go out and search for relics in the field. In this journey you played an important part and really were the first creator that sparked my interest in history.

@moltderenou

2 ай бұрын

I hope you have learnt that the war between our two nations was a stupidity of massive proportions. Witness how well our peoples and cultures blossomed together in the United States during the 18th and 19th centuries, the Germans adopting English as their day to day language even though they were the largest ethnic group.

Many a WWII history programme on the TV often uses archive footage that is totally out of context with the story being related...not so Dr Felton, everything in the right place visually and always told with clarity. Excellent as always.

@David-yo5ws

2 ай бұрын

Even the daily news I watch has non-relevant footage. So great 'kudos' to Dr Mark Felton, for doing better than a whole news industry, that has all day to present a 20 minute report.

@mutteringmale

2 ай бұрын

LOL....I'm amazed that these maroons actually think a picture of a P-40 is a P51, and that a wildcat F4f looks just like a Lighting!

U-boat crews were probably happy to have better odds at surviving these engagements, than those in which they had to fight in a submersible coffin...

@mustang1912

2 ай бұрын

America failed to capture Munich. It failed to capture the v2 launch sites and lots of German cities. Felton needs to do a series on how bad America was in ww2. No physical evidence for battle of Stalingrad.

@ajace5883

2 ай бұрын

Perhaps, but almost all of the submarine crews had volunteered for getting into the u-boat wapon, because the danger brought very much glory and status.

@mutteringmale

2 ай бұрын

Like an idiot, when I got my butter bar, they asked me which branch I wanted to go in. I asked for armor. I'm so glad them made me infantry....more places to hide. Besides, running around in a tank in texas and oklahoma in the summer is not a good idea...lol.

One of my favorite things to hear is the soundtrack in the intro. I get giddy every time I hear it. Thanks for this masterpiece Dr. Felton

@cattinkerbell4946

2 ай бұрын

What is it anyway?

A Hamburgian myself, I have two addenda: 1. Robert Gysae is actually pronounced "Güsah". The "e" in his name is a "Dehnungs-E". Usually used alongside an "i" to indicate a full pronounciation as in "deer" or "fear", in this case it is employed to indicate a long "a" sound as in "hard". 2. During this battle, German chess prodigy Klaus Junge was killed on an anti-tank mission on April 17th. With a historical Elo rating of 2661, he would rank among the top 100 players of today, had his life not been cut short by the war.

Doctor Felton, as a German native speaker, I have to praise you for your excellent pronunciation. It's nice when you hear it properly. especially when channels from America massacre German words

@user-vj7el2wg9b

2 ай бұрын

I agree with you that Dr Felton's pronunciation is very good, but I have my doubts about how how he pronounces the name Gysae. I am not a native-speaker, so I must accept your opinion. How would you pronounce Gysae?

@bretfisher7286

2 ай бұрын

It's part of excellent scholarship by Dr. Felton (or anyone who observes the courtesy) as well as revealing his honorable character. I agree with you, that it's very distinguished of him.

@thhseeking

2 ай бұрын

@@user-vj7el2wg9bI would have thought "Goo-say" or "Goos-eye". but as Skallagrim so often says..."It depends...".

@mutteringmale

2 ай бұрын

Ya, dat ist gut! Ver dammen!

@kleinweichkleinweich

Ай бұрын

@@user-vj7el2wg9bmy guess would be Güsä or Gisä but the e could be silent, then it's more like Gisa (i like in think and a like the u in under)

Another installment of the best history channel on KZread, keep it up mark

@henriklarssen1331

2 ай бұрын

Its in my top 3 with TIK and Metatron.

@stevenhershman2660

2 ай бұрын

I did not know this. Thanks to Mark for educating us to some of the lesser known stories out of WWII !

@mutteringmale

2 ай бұрын

This "history" channel is not censored by the liberals that censor everything in the mass media. We get real stories here, about real people. If you start to talk about politicians and politics though, the evil empire will censor it right here.

As the granddaughter of two sailors (one of whom could have been sent to the depths by a U-boat), I particularly appreciated this video, Dr. Felton. Respect to all naval personnel! 🔱⚓️

I was unaware of German Navy infantry units, Mark Felton Productions. Thanks again Dr Felton!

@kirgan1000

2 ай бұрын

Look up what the kampfschwimmer "combat divers" did in the late war. They did have loots of successful raids, but it was too little too late, hence you never here about them in popular media.

@garylawson5381

2 ай бұрын

@@kirgan1000 Thanks Kirgan, I didn't know about them either.

@user-cy5li2zp9z

2 ай бұрын

@@kirgan1000Would the British say the same thing if they had to defend England from a German invasion?

@user-cy5li2zp9z

2 ай бұрын

Get this book: From Submariners to Tank Killers Marine-Panzerjagd-Regiment 1 and the Fighting near Hamburg in April-May 1945 by Axel Urbanke.

I have just finished reading "Iron Coffins!"... perfect timing, Dr. Felton. Thank you!! 👍🏾

@obamabin-laden2420

2 ай бұрын

Fantastic book!

@andrewtodd5919

2 ай бұрын

Great book learned about Metox system and how it led to many u boats being destroyed. The author ended up living in New Jersey in the US after the war

So much fight, so much bravery, so much pain, so many distinguished real military leaders. Thanks again Dr. Felton

@kbanghart

2 ай бұрын

And lots of crap leaders, too

@andreaswiklund7197

2 ай бұрын

If you are talking about the german officers, don't forget to mention that they fought for one of the most evil genocidal governments of that century.

@adamwells9352

2 ай бұрын

And, let's face it, a bunch of Nazis.

@LostSpaceGuy

2 ай бұрын

@@adamwells9352By 1945, majority of the German military were conscripted but yes some were die hard Nazis.

@thebeltingbalaclava4798

2 ай бұрын

@@adamwells9352They were right.

Your honoring these men by pronouncing their names as correctly as you do is an honor for warriors. Many may say they do not deserve it, however most of these lived in a time that all they understood was what they were taught or told. You sir have an honor as a teacher without the constraints of political justification as History must be taught as pure without passion

@marqsee7948

2 ай бұрын

perhaps he speaks the language and knows how to pronounce. Respecting a language is quite different than respecting a profession. People are honored for their deeds, and you may wish to know it takes passion to honor another.

@dustyak79

2 ай бұрын

I feel the same way. Over other conflicts as well. You can hold the individual in admiration for and sympathy of for remarkable deeds and hardships. Without agreeing with, but understanding of immoral beliefs or evil deeds as a whole.

@MVProfits

2 ай бұрын

Those having a problem with Germans defending Germany from invading armies that openly wanted unconditional surrender (US-UK) or brutal revenge (USSR) are beyond hope, and can only see everything in cartoonish good vs evil angles with no nuances. Though we can certainly feel that this was a lot of useless bloodshed and loss of life on both sides, especially at this stage.

@marqsee7948

2 ай бұрын

@@MVProfits wow, speaking of nuance, you need to learn a lot. Context is important, or one can make the Putin mistakes with misinformation, if not outright disinformation. There is no equivalence. To suggest so is simply to excuse what the world decided was one of the worst criminal regimes in the history of the world, that brought hell to it's own people. Fooled or not, raising weapons was and would still be a mistake. Beyond hope... what would you hope for? Both-sidisms?

@PAcifisti

Ай бұрын

​@@MVProfitsProblem with this take is that it puts the "invaders" as in being wrong for attacking German territory and putting a stop to the attrocities they committed.

Dr F. Is in the house!

@ElTejon47901

2 ай бұрын

Well, likely in his office.

@Analprolapsdeluxe

2 ай бұрын

Here to spill the misterious beans

@malakasquad2214

2 ай бұрын

This is what happens when KZread takes you from one subject to another without transition. 😅

@DaveSCameron

2 ай бұрын

Wunderbra!

@imperialhonorguard1483

2 ай бұрын

threw his bloodline away by marrying an asian lol

Thank God for teachers/educators like yourself, I sometimes lose interest in reading WW2 history but you keep me coming back. Thanks and God bless.

As a history fanatic this channel continues to amaze with stories I had never heard before...imagine being a hero of the Submarine service fighting in the fridged Atlantic being a successful sailor...then becoming an infantryman fighting tanks...insane.

A female friend of my parents lived through Hamburg. She has passed away decades ago, but from what she mentioned their building was destroyed and her mother and herself lived in the basement that was still habitable.

@Yora21

2 ай бұрын

Hamburg was positively flattened by aerial bombardment. When the American Strategic Bombing Survey went to assess the effects of the atomic bomb on Nagasaki, they rated the scale of the destruction lower than Hamburg. The City Hall and St. Michael's church are about the only landmarks that could be restored after the war.

When i visited officers training in the armored troops school at Munster in 1995 we had an exvursion to Rethem an der Aller and some older guy being a military historian, who was in his youth at the end of WWII was giving us a field lecture about the fights at this location of the British vs. the remnants of the Wehrmacht. That were a single Tiger I and some infantry made up of German Marine (Navy) sea cadets led by their head of school, who as a navy officer was used to lead his troops from the bridge, so standing in his blue with golden marks navy uniform on the backseat of his car. No cover, no infantry fighting rules. I do not remember if or how long he survived, but the British send commandos to take the bridge and the single Tiger commanded by an Unteroffizier managed to knock out two tanks, when a Firefly got him and he + crew had to abandon their tank. That navy officer fell eventually when leading a counter attack standing in his advancing car. One out of million stories from those times.

This is an outstanding video of an area I was not familiar. These submariners would on be on average highly intelligent. Possess physical bravery from their previous experience at sea. One could imagine if paired with their trusted officers, they could make up a lack of infantry training and with natural abilities to adapt to new situation. Plus they had the additional motivation to buy time for civilians and military personnel to be evacuated from the brutal Soviet advance. I would enjoy seeing a similar history of USN personnel trapped at Bataan fighting as ad hoc infantry. As well as British Naval forces trapped on land in various locations of Asia in the early months of the Pacific War.

My father in law was born in Germany. He left school in the spring of 1944 and applied to the Kriegsmarine Naval Academy in Hamburg, mainly to avoid the eastern front (his brother was killed in Russia in 1942). He spent the rest of the war studying navigation and naval warfare during the days and manning AA guns during the night.

Just what I needed today. Dr. Felton is the best channel on youtube

My neighbour growing up was part of the Polish 1st Armored Division which captured Wilhelmshaven. He described local Germans being terrified when learning the local units were Polish, until it eventually dawned on them they would come to no harm (the German poster below can't present any credible evidence or sources for widespread murder and rape on the part of the 1st Polish Armored Division because it simply didn't happen). The Poles also liberated a nearby POW camp which held Polish female soldiers from the AK who had fought in the Warsaw Uprising.

@TI4438

2 ай бұрын

AK?

@eddiebruv

2 ай бұрын

@@TI4438Polish resistance or ‘Home Army’.

@petrolak

2 ай бұрын

@@TI4438 Armia Krajowa

@BS-my6qx

2 ай бұрын

My grandmother lived in northern germany and was 16 years old, when the war ended. She and all the other “BDM“ girls fled from polish soldiers. They even swam through the cold river Weser. The polish soldiers raped and murdered like hell in that area. Of course not all of them. But enough to do horrible crimes...

@PolakInHolland

2 ай бұрын

@@BS-my6qx Waiting for one credible written source. A book, a journal, an article, a diary... anything at all.

Dear Dr Mark, it was my fathers aircraft that count von Rosen used in Biafra and for the food bombings in Ethiopia. The were childhood friends also. Wrote a bit about it in the episode in question. As always, best Greetings from Sweden.

TY Dr. Felton, this front is not covered very well, as you noted. S-boat men were also in the mix , such as my uncle Zimmermann, a former bow gunner (20mm) and laid up at Wilhelmshafen, no fuel, no food, so went fishing with hand grenades.

Thank you Dr. Felton for another instalment in a large volume of excellent military videos. I would especially like to thank you for your numerous videos that mention and sometimes focus attention on lesser known war allies like Canada. The Canadian Armed Forces are often in the shadow of our very capable southern neighbour even though we were involved in the two World Wars from the very beginning of both. We punched well above our weight and I and many other Canadians I'm sure, appreciate your repeated acknowledgements.

Hi Mark Felton, I'm delighted for your covering of this part of history of Hamburg and i have to mention that your pronunciation of my home city is on spot. Thank you so much!

You know your day is gonna be good when felton uploads

My father told me about that when he served in Europe during WW2! News like that traveled fast between the different armies during the war

This learning program exemplifies the very best of the Internet

Waiting for the release of the movies *ZERO NIGHT* and *CASTLE OF THE EAGLES* based on a book written by Sir. Mark Felton. Thank you so much for being a beacon of knowledge. Wish you a good health and long life to continue the good work you're doing for all of us.

Thanks for covering this ‘unknown war’ of the western front.

@Yora21

2 ай бұрын

I'm from Hamburg, and I never knew the fighting had advanced that far into the city suburbs before the surrender.

Anything U-Boat + everything Dr. Felton = Must watch! Thank you. 18:03 this shot looks like it could have been the image Petersen was going for with having Jürgen Prochnow cast as the captain of U-96. Almost a spitting image.

Herr Doktor with this you are spoiling us ! I have read in only a few books over 45 years of reading of KM marines being involved in fighting and assumed it meant displaced coastal artillery units. Now I have clarity and it's amazing to think of trained untersee boot men used in this role and fighting so hard

@user-cy5li2zp9z

2 ай бұрын

Get the book: From Submariners to Tank Killers - Marine-Panzerjagd-Regiment 1 and the Fighting near Hamburg in April-May 1945 by Axel Urbanke.

My favorite man has downloaded. Stop everything and watch. Thanks Mark

The historical accuracy and entertainment value of your videos is first class...above all the rest. Thank you!

Fascinating. As good as if not better than most of the programming found on various network channels. Much appreciated.

Thank you Dr. Felton, this video answers a question I have been wondering about for some time.

I have read about WWII since I was a kid and I have never seen such great coverage of the war's end in northwest Europe; excellent video!

For those of us too lazy to read through and vet historical literature and media seeking discrete objective history: Mark Felton. Many Thanks.

Some of the best content on KZread, is MARK FELTON PRODUCTIONS 👍

When big battles is almost forgotten, it shows how mind boggling massive WW2 was.

If anybody else had this youtube description on thier channel I'd honestly say it was for click bait...but this is Dr Felton and he doesn't disappoint

Always good stuff Dr. Felton. Thank you for all the years.

More amazing stuff from WW2, the conflict that always has something new for your history education. Mr Felton always delivers, well done!

Thank you again Dr. Felton for your wonderful channel. It is the Holy Grail for us all with a serious interest in history.

You never cease to amaze me with your WWII videos. This one reminded me of a story of a similar desperation effort by the US in the Philippines three years earlier. In a last-ditch effort to keep the Japanese invasion force off Corrigidor, General Wainwright gave a submarine crew rifles with fixed bayonets and ordered the surprised sailors to hold off the Japanese army. Despite the "silent servicemen's" unfamiliarity with land combat, the sailors-turned-soldiers actually held the Japanese troops at bay for several days, until overwhelming numbers forced their withdrawal, and ultimately surrender.

Das Boot shore party. I've never heard of these units before, shows how adaptable fighting men can be in facing desperate odds. Yet another interesting and educational video, always appreciated! 👍

Thanks, Dr. Felton. Another great history lesson!

A great video documentary from Mark, as always. I find learning about unusual, auxiliary and/or ad-hoc unit formations super interesting. Thank you for sharing this!

Thank you for sharing this video Mark. You are always so well informed.

An amazing story that is seldom heard. Thanks for sharing.

As always, good stuff Mark.

I’ve followed the channel since it had an already v impressive 400,000 subscribers … just seen it’s at 2.1 million. Videos like this one speak to how this has been achieved. And they’re still wholly enjoyable and educating. Thank you again.

Thank you Dr Felton once again for this informative presentation

I look forward to every post you make; you are SO informative!

Thanks once again, Dr. Felton!

Dear Mr Felton, you are annoyingly good. Another brilliant piece of work. Many thanks.

Never dull, always educational! Cheers, Mark!

Another great video Dr Felton. I would like to take a moment and thank you for displaying the work of Canadian artist Ron Volstad. Mr. Volstad has been creating incredibly detailed depictions of military subjects for decades.

Thanks for this awesome video. One of my favorite things to learn about is unorthodox infantry units, primarily naval infantry. It's hard to find info on these men and I appreciate you putting this out there for people to learn and enjoy.

@user-cy5li2zp9z

2 ай бұрын

From Submariners to Tank Killers - Marine-Panzerjagd-Regiment 1 and the Fighting near Hamburg in April-May 1945 by Axel Urbanke.

In 1987 I was tasked with presenting a "Thank You" gift to the Possmann Apple Wein Company, in Frankurt am Main. The gift was to acknowledge the friendship between the company and the US Army's Third Armored Division. I was the Division's Deputy G-5. My wife went with me and the Germans were taken with her - blonde Ami in BDU's. We were given some gifts and taken on a tour of the inside of their facility. They took special pride in showing me the U Boat Hulls that they used to store their finished products! Herr Possmann told me they went up north after the war and purchased the hulls specifically to hold the apple wein. I wonder if they are still there?

The consistency of this channel is second to none. It’s always amazing.

Another fascinating account Dr Felton. Many thanks 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

I recall reading in some histories that the First Naval Infantry Division had been sent to the Eastern Front but not much was known about the Second Naval Division. Generaloberst Heinrici thought he would receive the division but after the flap up between Goering and Heinrici, apparently Army Group Vistula received no more "reinforcements" from either the Kriegsmarine or the Luftwaffe before the Battle for Berlin begin on April 16, 1945. It is fascinating to learn from Dr. Felton what happened to the Second Naval Division and that it fought and fought well. Thank you @MarkFeltonProductions!

Have watch your channel since the start thank you for all your hard work making these vids it is so much appreciated.❤

Another old story that was new to me! Thanks!

These videos are literally so interesting and so much more informative than anything i saw in college

Dr Felton, thank you very much for the research on these forgotten units, respect!

Always interesting. Always detailed and incisive. I really appreciate your work in bringing this history to the surface. Thanks.

The best KZread. channel on World War 2.

I love learning new things, especially about WW2. Fascinating.

I appreciate you Mark. Thank you.

Very interesting phase of the war, not often talked about. Thanks for posting.

You never cease to amaze me with these special and very particular stories which are often lesser known.I also appreciate your fair narration, driven by well informed neutrality rather than of the winner's arrogance, you know what I mean.Just good history lessons!

Many thanks for posting Mr. Felton!! Another great video!

My favorite channel by far. I couldn’t click fast enough.

The humble bicycle is so often overlooked yet played important roles in many campaigns. Also shows how fit people were compared to our modern societies.

Another mighty presentation... Thanks...

Always a unique ww2 video from this channel. Hidden stories brought to light.

As always,,,informative,well documented and great History. Bravo

Very interesting video Mark, thanks for the upload.

Excellent video Doctor Felton!

Yep - when you see the crazy title of U-Boat tank killers in my inbox, you know there's some Mark Felton action around the corner!

Such an interesting look at WWll history. ⭐ Thank You Dr. Felton

I like your quiet and understated respect for the German Naval units, Mark.

It’s cool that Dr. Felton plays World of Tanks!😊

Thank You So Much Dr. Mark Felton ' In America > Yet I Know I Would Not Ever Get Pin Point Accurate WW11 Battle History Like This Without Dr. Mark Felton.

astonishing for another time the knowledge i kick from you, Mr Felton. Best explanation to me ever why so heavy fightings occured on these plains right before Bremen. Greetz from Germany 👋

Hi Dr. Felton. I have a story for you as well. My great grandmother held several factories during WWII taken from the Checksolovakia territory by the Germans pressed into service. She hid millions in gold in the attics... when the Russians moved in - finally it took untill the collapse of the Berlin wall for my Great Uncles to go back to the factories (still standing) with my grandmother and let's just say... picked up a few things... insane story we all had our last names changed upon arrival in Canada and Australia. My great grandmother was also connected to the Russian Royal Family as a cherished artist.... I just inherited 2 pieced in 2024.... would love to chat some time about details not suitable for youtube.

Mark, I continuously learn things at the age of 50, thanks to your videos. As an aside, the US Navy no longer uses the term Commordore for the rank of O7. It became an official rank in 1862, ending in 1899, then reestablished in 1943 until 1950, and again resurrected in 1982 only to be finally changed in 1986 to Rear Admiral (lower half).

Thanks again for all your hard work Dr. Felton. Your short documentaries are excellent viewing material that are well thought out, researched, and presented. I am a WWII history buff and I have learned more from your documentaries and short stories than just about anywhere else. Anyone can read about the basic information of the war, but your interesting stories go much more in depth on the unique people, equipment, battles, and politics of the war. Without a doubt one of the best KZread channels there is when it comes to WWII history. I like your channel and also Military Aviation History channel the best as I am a big WWII aviation history fan as well. Looking forward to your next presentation.

@Sven_Dongle

2 ай бұрын

Not really ,he failed to mention the fact that his own countries PIAT was more powerful than the panzerfaust, or that the American super bazooka, circa 1944, was at least equal to it.

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2 ай бұрын

@@Sven_DonglePIAT? Seriously? It had a spring that had to be pulled down using your leg.

absolutely fascinating story of an aspect of ww2 that, i might not have been aware of ! thank you Mark

My favourite channel

Good work Doc. I can tell you spent a lot of time on this.