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Hello everyone and welcome!
My name is Sergio and I have a degree in History from the University of Murcia.
On this channel I produce and offer you exclusive documentaries and interviews that reveal revealing aspects of World War History, in which its most significant actions and the entire strategy that was developed in them are reviewed.
If you like Military History, and especially World War II, this is your channel. Based on this, we analyze all kinds of events, battles and curiosities about a multitude of conflicts.
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🤔Which do you think was the best performing German Panzer Division in the Battle of Normandy?
Justify your answer in the comments box 👇👇
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🤔 On the morning of April 20, with the defense line at Seelow virtually broken, Heinrici telephoned Reymann (commander of the defense of Berlin) and ordered him to ensure that all of Berlin's defenders were sent to the front.
Reymann replied that 15 battalions of the Volkssturm were already on their way. However, Heinrici insisted on searching the city again to find more troops. He emphasized: "Don't you understand the purpose of my order? Remember our conversation with Minister Speer. If we evacuate the city of soldiers, we will avoid fighting within it and reduce damage. The battle must be decided outside its gates." Reymann, understanding the gravity of the instruction, replied: "Yes, it is clear. I will find a way to justify this measure."
Shortly afterwards, General Reymann was dismissed as commander of Berlin. Goebbels pressured Hitler to have him removed, convinced that Reymann was deliberately dismantling the city's defence by relocating the Volkssturm, which was indeed true. With this decision, control over the defence of Berlin was removed from Heinrici's hands.
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🤔 Did you know what the so-called "Hospital Cities" were?
On April 21, 1945, the OKW issued a directive prohibiting the creation of "hospital cities", a proposal promoted by the International Red Cross to establish combat-free zones in Germany.
The German High Command feared that these zones would demoralize the troops, allowing them to take refuge instead of continuing to fight. Therefore, Wilhelm Keitel categorically prohibited their implementation, as well as any negotiation with the enemy on the matter.
The directive stated:
1-No German city will be considered hospital nor will there be medical zones.
2- Any discussion on the subject is prohibited, especially among medical officers.
3- The troops must be informed immediately.
The fact that this directive was issued suggests that in the days leading up to it, the International Red Cross had contacted Germany via Sweden or Switzerland, raising the possibility of establishing "hospital cities". These areas would have been combat-free zones, where civilians and wounded could take refuge, in an attempt to reduce humanitarian suffering in the final stretch of the conflict. However, this idea was viewed with suspicion by the German High Command.
With this directive, the Third Reich reaffirmed its policy of total resistance, even in the final moments of the war.
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Exact position of Poteau's ambush in the Ardennes. Kpf Hansen.
Kpf Peiper Staumont.
barracks 101 in Bastogne
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Back in the Ardennes
Day 1 summary
Rundstetd Bastogne Barracks May 17, 1940.
Foy attack January 13.
Major of the Führerbegleitbrigade decorated with oak leaves.
Panther.
And tomorrow special Peiper route.
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👉How many American pilots died during their training phase? 😨
After 70 hours of theory classes and theoretical instruction, the students went on to train with fighters or bombers.
They made long-distance flights and were trained to land a single-engine bombing raid.
This made everything much more dangerous. In 1943 alone, there were more than 20,000 major accidents at Army Air Force bases in the United States.
In those 20,000 accidents in 1943, 5,603 aviators died, to which another 9,400 must be added during the following two years.
In total, an estimated 15,000 airmen died at American training bases.
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"I will raise a Division of 23,000 SS soldiers for you"
In August 1945, during one of the American interrogations/interviews of Kurt Meyer, the former 12th SS Panzer Division general Hitlerjugend stated the following:
"I offer my services to raise a Division of some 23,000 members from the prisoners you currently hold belonging to the Waffen SS. This unit will be called "SS Division Europe", and will be equipped with German weapons and equipment. I will have no difficulty in enlisting the men necessary for that unit to take part in the fight against the east. Then, we will show them how the Germans fight."
Meyer believed that the Americans would need his help to confront the Soviets in the imminent future.
Meyer's proposal was rejected.
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🔴The Second Edition of the Trip to the Ardennes, Hürtgen and Remagen is now ready!!
"Western Front September 1944 to March 1945". A new ADVENTURE awaits us!
From August 26 to 31, 2024. The itinerary is as follows:
Day 1. August 26: Arrival at Brussels airport.
Stop in Celles.
Arrival in Houffalize.
Panther Houffalize.
Museum of the 101st Airborne.
Walk through Bastogne.
Rundstedt Barracks
Patton Statue
Day 2. August 27: Ardennes/Bastogne Special
Battle of Bastogne Museum.
101st Airbone Monument.
Jacques Forest.
Foy German Cemetery.
Day 3. August 28: Ardennes / Kampgruppe Peiper Route. Special Leibstandarte
Das Reich Panther. Manhay
Peiper's maximum advance point. Staumont
Lookout.
The Gleize. Tiger II and Museum December 1944.
Food at La Gleize.
Peiper's escape route.
Abandoned sanatorium (Krakenhouse).
Ambush at Poteau.
Malmedy.
Accommodation in Aachen.
Day 4. August 29: Special Battle of Hürtgen. The green hell
Hill 400.
Vossenack German Cemetery. Walter Model Tomb.
Walking route through the Hürtgen Kall Trail forest.
Walking route along the Siegfried line.
Dragon Teeth.
Day 5. August 30: Remagen Bridge/ Colonia Tour
Remagen Bridge Hill.
Rhine River and base of the Remagen Bridge.
Special Cologne Tour Pershing vs Panther.
Day 6. August 31: Special battle of Aachen. Lap
Route through Aachen by which the Americans entered.
Cathedral and old town of Aachen.
Return to Spain or country of origin.
Like the one in Normandy, which is currently complete, the trip was organized with the Pangea agency.
Trip reduced to a group of 12-16 people. Currently 4-5 spots left!
I leave you in the first comment below the contact email and the website where you can see more images. Don't hesitate to ask me any questions! If you are interested, write to me and I will finish giving you all the information.
***Tour 100% in Spanish. Guide Sergio Martínez. Creator of the "Historias Bélicas Que Merecen Ser Contadas" and War Academy channel. He has been organizing trips for three years and has been working as a tour guide in Normandy.
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American aviation flight fatigue World War II.
After the first few months in which the Americans began their bombing missions against Germany, a significant increase in cases of what became known as "flight fatigue" began to be recorded.
It basically consisted of a mental breakdown that prevented members of an air crew from continuing to fly. This was not a moral problem. The men were simply exhausted.
It was concluded that lacking a clear goal led them to think that they would be flying until they were finally shot down, which was extremely discouraging.
To correct this situation, it was decided to establish a maximum number of 25 missions. After completing those 25, the airmen would be assigned to the United States or assigned a ground position in England.
In March 1944, the number increased to 30 and in July to 35. They did not want to do without them when they had more experience.
The chances of completing the new combat turn were at that time only 20%. Not at all encouraging, but at least a glimmer of hope.
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How long did it take the Soviets to reach Hitler's bunker after the German leader's suicide?
Berlin. 4 in the afternoon of April 30, 1945. Hitler has just committed suicide in his bunker. Shortly later, his remains were burned.
The Soviet assault on the Reich Chancellery began during the early hours of May 2, and finally the first Russian troops entered Hitler's bunker, in which only one mechanical engineer remained between 8 and 9 in the morning.
Therefore, it can be estimated that it took the Soviets about 40 hours to reach Hitler's bunker after the German leader's suicide.
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