297B - Germans and Americans fighting side by side! - WW2

297B - Germans and Americans fighting side by side! - WW2 - May 5, 1945

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19 күн бұрын

I don't want to give too much away about this extra regular episode here in the description, but it's true- German and American soldiers fought side by side in the waning days of the European part of WW2, and not just once! And the second time is an all-time great tale of adventure.
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@WorldWarTwo 19 күн бұрын

Things are coming to a head - Hitler is dead, and it looks like a German collapse is likely any moment - but the war is far from over. In Asia it looks like many things are only beginning… but even when that ends, we won’t be going anywhere. We will continue to satisfy your WW2 needs for as long as you’ll have us… there will be specials, mini chronologies, and even a new weekly long series. To not mention that Indy begins covering the Korean War on a dedicated channel on June 25 youtube.com/@KoreanWarbyIndyNeidell

@danendraabyantara2931 18 күн бұрын

Hope you guys covering some post war situation too, cuz this war is getting very cold 😊❤

@Vtarngpb 18 күн бұрын

@@danendraabyantara2931 🥶🥶🥶

@poorwotan 18 күн бұрын

In another post we talked about this needing to be a movie (although I think one was done a while back). Perhaps your team might consider writing a good screenplay and start shopping it around...

@ahorsewithnoname773 18 күн бұрын

@@poorwotan The other incident mentioned by Indy where American & German troops fought side-by-side against the SS (Operation Cowboy) did have have a film based on it, called Miracle of the White Stallions. I haven't seen it so I can't comment on how accurate or good it is, but Disney made a film out of it back in 1963.

@doubledouble4g379 18 күн бұрын

Thank-you SO MUCH for giving this one some special attention :) This is my favorite WW2 story as it is just so bizarre, beating out even the story of Corporal Wotjek and that time a Finnish soldier took his entire unit's supply of Prevertin. This battle is a LOT weirder than Indy was able to give it credit - at one point, a former French Tennis Pro, who was a prisoner at the castle, sneaks out to look for American reinforcements after the radio goes dead. Who does he run into in the village? Future Quebec Premier Rene Levesque, who was a war correspondent at the time and recognized him. War is Hell, but it can also be very, VERY weird...

@saltzkruber732 18 күн бұрын

«Never thought i’d die side by side with a kraut.» «How about side by side with a friend?» «Yeah, i can do that»

@WorldWarTwo 18 күн бұрын

The reference we all wanted to see! But who got tossed then? -TimeGhost Ambassador

@goodman4966 18 күн бұрын

my favorite line from the whole film

@thorwaldberg 18 күн бұрын

From which movie it is? I can't remember.

@Healermain15 18 күн бұрын

Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.

@thorwaldberg 18 күн бұрын

Oh yeah, Gimli and Legolas talk, thanks.

@RashKranky 18 күн бұрын

Meanwhile a Soviet officer looking from his scope from a mile away: - THE FUCK ??

@WorldWarTwo 18 күн бұрын

"Ivan, come take a look" -TimeGhost Ambassador

@briceoka5623 18 күн бұрын

Molotov would've had an aneurism if he caught wind of that story

@_ArsNova 18 күн бұрын

@@briceoka5623 You kidding? He would've uncorked some champagne. Perfect excuse to legitimize the Soviet Union's naked annexation of Eastern Europe.

@83j049733rfe4 18 күн бұрын

"...блять?" "..." "...сука ебать!!!" (google translate, forgive me vodka friends)

@briceoka5623 17 күн бұрын

@@_ArsNova it had already been legitimised at yalta lol

@jorikrouwenhorst7220 18 күн бұрын

An American army officer, a German Waffen-SS officer, and a German Werhmacht officer walk into a castle.

@Nelsonwmj 17 күн бұрын

Upon hearing the news, a Soviet army officer promptly had a heart attack.

@canman5060 17 күн бұрын

And meet Count Dracula !

@kistler1994 14 күн бұрын

The Wehrmacht Officer asks "Whatever Happened to my Transylvanian Twist?"

@RodericSpode 14 күн бұрын

@@kistler1994 Hilarious!

@RollTide1987 18 күн бұрын

The fact that Hollywood has yet to turn this story into a blockbuster film is a travesty.

@jonaz7312 18 күн бұрын

What i like about this event: you could turn in it into a serious contemplation of the complexity of war in a style similar to "Saving Private Ryan" ans similar movies... or you can turn the battel into a Wes Anderson comedy. I would go broke watching that movie.

@joelellis7035 18 күн бұрын

@@jonaz7312 It was a bit of a comedy of errors. Could start off with how Lee kept on having to whittle down his force until he got to the castle. How there was another effort to get to the castle was mired in delays and obstacles. How this trio defending the castle was so unlikely, and how the french "prisoners" at the time weren't altogether enthused by the situation.

@poorwotan 18 күн бұрын

In my mind, I'd like to say a movie was made which is probably why I knew of this event before. One of that slew of somewhat unremarkable WW2 pictures made in the 60's/70's? No blockbuster by any means. That said, this is definitely one that could be done (re-done?).

@isaiahkayode6526 18 күн бұрын

Same with the battle of Leyte gulf the largest naval battle in history.

@AbbeyRoadkill1 18 күн бұрын

And each of the people involved have their own fascinating history that's perfect for character development. The flashback scenes would be epic.

@Raoul167 18 күн бұрын

Imagine going through the whole war from the battlefield of France to the USSR and then back to France just to die in the final hours of the conflict... Heartbreaking.

@thisguyaintfunny1881 18 күн бұрын

Heartbreaking indeed, a sad reality of war.

@WorldWarTwo 18 күн бұрын

Very much, indeed -TimeGhost Ambassador

@Doc_Tar 18 күн бұрын

That's heroism.

@shawnjohnson9763 18 күн бұрын

It was a heroic redemption arc. While most of the war he had been fighting to conquer and enslave, in the end, he died defending life and liberty. 😢

@joelellis7035 18 күн бұрын

@@shawnjohnson9763 and defending someone who had been his enemy.

@alexandersturnn4530 18 күн бұрын

"After the Downfall, a Castle besieged, Facing the Nazis, awaiting relief! Gangl and Lee, And their men set the Prisoners free!" -Sabaton, "The Last Battle"

@whenyoucantfindaname 18 күн бұрын

sabaton gang rise up

@monsieurmig8969 18 күн бұрын

@@whenyoucantfindanameWARSAW, RISE!

@f3nn3lgaming 18 күн бұрын

Sabaton! Sabaton!

@Jomoko123 18 күн бұрын

It's the end of the line of the final journey Enemies live in these past, It's American troops and the German army, Joining together at last!'

@L3corpwt 12 күн бұрын

GOTT MITT UNS

@leowilly29 18 күн бұрын

I would add an even more epic fun fact: among the french VIP prisonners is Jean Borota, a famous tennis player, former vichy sport minister. Contrary to the old politicians there like Reynaud or Dalladier he is very fit. And so in the heart of the battle he voluntered to cross the enemy lines to seek help. And he managed to do it! It is him who guided the american relief force. If it was the plot of a movie, people would say its unbelievable.

@spikespa5208 18 күн бұрын

So many weird things happened in that war that, if written into a fiction novel or screenplay, would get the author laughed out of a publisher's or producer's office.

@SEARCHFoundationAus 16 күн бұрын

Borota was Vichy Minister responsible for effectively banning rugby league, the professional, working class version of rugby, that had shot to sudden popularity in France in the 30s. Assets of the rugby league were transferred to the rugby union, and have never been returned. He also crippled table tennis, real tennis and badminton. A complex character indeed, a villain in many arenas.

@Clewerly 15 күн бұрын

He crossed the enemy line twice in fact!

@thedemonlord8685 18 күн бұрын

🎶 "And its American Troops and the German Army, joining together at last"! 🎶

@WorldWarTwo 18 күн бұрын

*Sabaton Intensifies* -TimeGhost Ambassador

@ignorance112 17 күн бұрын

Exactly what is was thinking!

@FleetAdmiralDouglas 17 күн бұрын

When you consider how much of the US has German heritage, it was about time indeed. There has been so much German immigration to the old colonies and the US that when one tries to identify waves of immigration, you find that it has basically been happening since the beginning of European settlement in North America, with the first "German-American" arriving with the Jamestowns colonists in 1607.

@ShotKalTank 17 күн бұрын

@@WorldWarTwoindy knows about that event more than anyone else (sabaton history)

@Demo-critus 8 күн бұрын

@@FleetAdmiralDouglas I once heard that there was a vote about whether English or German would become the first language in the USA, and English won only by a narrow margin. Imagine how WWI and WII would have played out if the USA had been a German-speaking country.

@C_hoffmanni 18 күн бұрын

One more important thing to note: the 12th Armored Division was one of the only American divisions that had mixed white and black soldiers so not only did you have the pre-existing cauldron of people involved you also had African American soldiers taking a hand in it as well which I feel is important to note.

@thomaskositzki9424 17 күн бұрын

Makes this story even more unusal and cool! 🙂

@ohiorobertstephens 16 күн бұрын

I remember reading a few times that Europeans being liberated from Nazis loved to see the black soldiers because it was a clear sign that it was the Americans and the Allies coming.

@PG-kt1hz 18 күн бұрын

Fun Fact: Gangl was included in the video Game Hearts of Iron 4 as the picture for a generic General.

@brenokrug7775 18 күн бұрын

Probably the only one to be smilling, too

@khata_yaburyana 17 күн бұрын

@@brenokrug7775 Not really John Basilone, an American marine, was awarded a Medal of Honor for his actions on Guadalcanal. One of his photos served as a portrait for generic Italian generals (Basilone was of Italian origin) Even though he does not smile as clearly as Gangl, you can still see it preview.redd.it/zjkvikjtih961.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=19c82030ded3fd04e8cacbecd0127cb0989e52fd

@alanmichael5619 17 күн бұрын

aaaaaah! I knew I recognised his picture from somewhere! Thank you!

@alexquirel1648 18 күн бұрын

A little anecdot about the French prisonners's life at Itter. Paul Reynaud had to cope with the presence of Edouard Dalladier, long political rival. Reynaud and Dalladier had left each others in bad terms after the defeat of 1940 and tried to avoid each other but Reynaud could'nt stop complaining about what he saw through his window. Indeed, Dalladier was a staunch nudist and used to make a nude walk in the Itter garden quite often.

@StephenLuke 18 күн бұрын

RIP Josef Gangl (1910-1945)

@peelsherrif0995 18 күн бұрын

People nowadays: *Infinity war is the most epic crossover in history* Me, an intellectual:

@WorldWarTwo 18 күн бұрын

Thank you! -TimeGhost Ambassador

@darkobg9997 17 күн бұрын

Wait until you hear about the siege of the International legations in 1900

@jonbaxter2254 14 күн бұрын

Allies! Assemble...

@jonbaxter2254 14 күн бұрын

@@darkobg9997 EVERY country that fought in WW1 against each other, fought that battle together. wild.

@ewok40k 18 күн бұрын

Clemenceau, old tiger of WW1 getting some action now is really stuff of legends...

@WorldWarTwo 18 күн бұрын

What a life he had! -TimeGhost Ambassador

@bbenjoe 17 күн бұрын

His son* The WW1 prime minister Clemenceau died years before WW2.

@giannisv.4472 17 күн бұрын

@@bbenjoe yes but the son took part in ww1 too. He was in his 40s at the start of the first world war

@thechekist2044 5 күн бұрын

@@giannisv.4472The Tiger was the nickname of Georges Clemensceau.

@Pavlos_Charalambous 18 күн бұрын

The moment the Sabaton fans was waiting for

@republikstarfighter3688 18 күн бұрын

You bet

@WorldWarTwo 18 күн бұрын

The Last Battle Intensifies -TimeGhost Ambassador

@isaacbobjork7053 18 күн бұрын

One of a few

@cgtq1986 18 күн бұрын

One of many, my friend

@Lonovavir 17 күн бұрын

Sabaton memes intensify.

@JustSomeCanuck 18 күн бұрын

The end of World War Two - when the Germans and Americans fighting with each other against other Germans to rescue horses is not the weird one.

@mr6johnclark 18 күн бұрын

The Battle of Castle Itter... Why this incident isn't made into a movie is beyond me.

@isaiahkayode6526 18 күн бұрын

The same with Leyte Gulf.

@tcpratt1660 18 күн бұрын

@isaiahkayode6526 to do Leyte Gulf justice, it would require well over $200 million in production budget alone, and no studio today would ever risk that, even for a story far better than the entire Marvel Cinematic Multiverse... ...this movie could be done far less expensively, as this would be on the scale of "The Dirty Dozen", and even if Christopher Nolan directed it, it would probably be ok with a production budget of $120 million, and this, in IMAX? NOLAN, SHUT UP AND MAKE THE MOVIE AND TAKE MY MONEY!!! 😂

@jasonking3182 17 күн бұрын

Deadline Hollywood reported a lot of studios have looked into turning this into a movie. I imagine it’s only a matter of time

@snickle1980 17 күн бұрын

Ive been to that Castle...what knockers!

@Lonovavir 17 күн бұрын

As soon as I visited a castle near me I wanted there to be a reenactment of this battle.

@BleedingUranium 17 күн бұрын

Thank you so much for giving this its own episode! Poor Gangl, he checks off basically everything on the "tragic heroic sacrifice" list. German officer defecting, had served since _before_ the Nazis came to power, fought through basically everywhere during the war, died specifically protecting a very high level asset, literally days before "retirement", is the only one to die, plus that big honest grin in his photo. :'( The whole rest of the story is so utterly perfect for a movie too. Setting out with seven Shermans, down to four with a broken bridge, two left in the town, one partway there, the last one at the gate, which is lost during the fighting (but with no deaths). The politician VIPs taking up arms, the cavalry arriving at exactly right moment, the symbolism of people joining together despite their nations to fight the SS, one of them being an SS turncoat, a literal castle, and on it goes...

@SyndicateSuperman 18 күн бұрын

I am homeschooling my daughter and have used this channel as part of my curriculum. I sometimes think she "tunes me out" but luckily she hangs on every word she hears each video. Thank you Time Ghost team for your help with teaching my daughter.

@oglocbaby520 14 күн бұрын

Your daughter is getting a much better history education than you can possibly imagine. There are literally young American adults and teenagers that don't know who bombed Pearl Harbor for instance. I've heard of high school history classes having something like being able to name the 13 colonies as part of the final exam. It's absolutely insane.

@Kay2kGer 18 күн бұрын

RIP Gangel

@Lex-dw7ng 17 күн бұрын

Gangl was at Babi Yar and didn't seem to have any issues with the war of extermination then. Fuck that Nazi piece of shit.

@brandonarmienti6875 18 күн бұрын

Someone needs to make a movie about this!!

@Gogmosis 18 күн бұрын

I cant believe it hasnt

@WorldWarTwo 18 күн бұрын

same -TimeGhost Ambassador

@joakimbjorkgren3511 18 күн бұрын

I fear that people who did not know the history would find it far too unrealistic. Even I struggle to grasp this really happened and is well documented. But truth is often far more bizarre than stories

@francesconicoletti2547 18 күн бұрын

@@joakimbjorkgren3511it sounds like every “ war movie “ I saw on television as a kid. The Guns or Navarone, The Dirty Dozen. Believably wasn’t what those movies ran on. Just because for once the plot would be actually be based on a true story, doesn’t matter, that’s not what makes a good movie.

@isaiahkayode6526 18 күн бұрын

@@WorldWarTwoLeyte Gulf as well.

@sankarchaya 17 күн бұрын

Stalin - “I TOLD you they were getting ready to work together!”

@amienabled6665 18 күн бұрын

ah finally the crossover moment where the two enemies team up to take down a bigger threat

@ploegdbq 18 күн бұрын

About the French prisoners: they included not only Reynaud and Gamelin (who Reynaud fired during the Battle of France in 1940), but also former Vichy politicians who fell out of favor and were imprisoned by the Germans. Naturally these prisoners worked together during the battle, but they did not get along before the battle, and they did not get along after the battle (as witnessed by René Lévesque, a reporter who went on to become the founder of the Parti Québécois in Canada and an advocate for Quebec sovereignty).

@ryanprosper88 17 күн бұрын

Seriously?!? Rene Levesque was here?

@ploegdbq 17 күн бұрын

@ryanprosper88 Yep, René Lévesque was one of two reporters traveling with the relief force. In his memoirs, Lévesque noted that, after the relief force arrived, the French dignitaries separated themselves into separate groups disinclined to talk with one another. Relations between Reynaud and Daladier were particularly icy, with each one in turn declining to comment beyond indicating that they would deal with each other after they returned to France.

@seanlawrence6519 16 күн бұрын

I was about to write a comment on this, but now I see you've beaten me to it. As a Canadian, I find his participation by far the most surreal part of it all. BTW, we should give kudos to Levesque for his war service. As a Quebec nationalist, he refused to serve under King George, so volunteered for the US Army, who put him to work as an embedded war correspondent. He was also present at the liberation of Dachau. I don't like that he nearly destroyed my country, but the man had integrity.

@ryanprosper88 16 күн бұрын

@seanlawrence6519 dang, a Quebec without Canada would have been MUCH better off!

@MIRobin22 15 күн бұрын

@@ryanprosper88 This story just keeps getting more insane.

@Canofasahi 18 күн бұрын

Meanwhile the Georgians are still fighting against the Germans on the Dutch Island of Texel, their leader Shalva Loladze is killed on April 25th but fighting continues even after the surrender of the German forces in the Netherlands on may 5th or for that matter in Europe on the may 8th, it is not until may 20th when the Canadians arrive on Texel that the fighting stops.

@Southsideindy 18 күн бұрын

And you think I won’t cover that why?

@Vtarngpb 18 күн бұрын

@@Southsideindy 🤫🤫 I've been following since the Guns of August... I know it hasn't been you alone, so let everyone on the team know... Thank you. 🤙 edit: You're a good dude

@ericcarlson3746 16 күн бұрын

another wierd and tragic coda to this war

@ForgottenHonor0 18 күн бұрын

I always wondered what happened to Schrader after the battle since almost every record I've found glosses over his future after Itter. I eventually found out almost immediately after the battle he was nearly taken captive by Yugoslavian soldiers who would likely have summarily shot him as a suspected war criminal. Luckily, Lee and the others protected him and convinced the Yugoslavians to let the Americans keep Schrader as a POW. After he was released from captivity he returned to his hometown and built a life and family there as well as becoming a master bricklayer.

@TaxEvader08 8 күн бұрын

Glad to know he lived a good life after, but how'd he end up in Yugoslav hands? If he was in Itter, wouldn't he have been an American POW?

@HistoryfortheAges 18 күн бұрын

Just a few days before the end of the war! I just finished lecturing about WWII this week. My students knew so little about the war. They did not even know the term Blitzkrieg. They never heard of the Nuremberg laws. They could not name a concentration camp. I appreciate any channel that is telling the story of WWII. As a history professor I felt a sense of responsibility to explain to people why this Holocaust Remembrance Day is different than all others. So, I made a short video and included many resources for people to learn more about the Holocaust. Soon the entire generation of survivors will be gone. Now is the time to learn the lessons of the past.

@uncleheavy6819 18 күн бұрын

Professor, it is so important that these events are not lost to history, lest they are repeated.

@macleunin 18 күн бұрын

This new generation can’t even recognize the swastika or the SS insignia because they only consume social media, which is heavily censored, so they either never saw the symbols, or they don’t know exactly what they mean, much less the history behind it.

@JarodFarrant 18 күн бұрын

I hope you got them all interested in this channel told theme to subscribe to it! I can imagine the reaction to the holocaust that’s something we learned the first time it leaves you shocked for days on end.

@monsieurmig8969 18 күн бұрын

not to be that guy, but there's still the Pacific

@georget8008 18 күн бұрын

in which country? in Europe or elsewhere?

@YourTypicalMental 18 күн бұрын

The whole battle of Itter Castle reads like a dark comedy by Taika Waititi, in the same vein of Jojo Rabbit. I can imagine a scene introducing the defecting German soldiers, burning every piece of Hitler memorabilia they have on them. A lone private, clutching his prized Hitler plushie, forced to throw in the fire as he's consoled by his fellow soldiers.

@_ArsNova 18 күн бұрын

So a US Army officer, an SS officer, a German Army officer, and a French prime minister walk into a bar. Just kidding, the bar is a castle and we're under attack by the Waffen SS. Grab an MP 40.

@Arashmickey 17 күн бұрын

My mind went to Three Kings.

@peterturner8766 18 күн бұрын

I was flown home injured from Itter. Okay, it was a skiing trip. On the last day, I returned my skis, went to buy an ice cream and slipped on some ice! Itter is a pretty little village. I recommend a visit - but beware of the ice cream!

@peymanmostafaei6963 18 күн бұрын

'Kings and Generals' channel has done a video on the battle of Castle Itter too. It's worth watching.

@WorldWarTwo 18 күн бұрын

Thanks for the intel! -TimeGhost Ambassador

@ramonribascasasayas7877 18 күн бұрын

And a really good one! Even more detailed.

@VosperCDN 18 күн бұрын

Absolutely deserved it's own episode .. and beyond time for getting it's own movie. This would be epic if done in a Band of Brothers format (and care for the historical record).

@SmedleyDouwright 18 күн бұрын

"Boche Buster" is a great name for a Sherman tank.

@ahorsewithnoname773 18 күн бұрын

I quite like Besotten Jenny also. That could work as a good name for a boat or race horse as well. I wonder who the real Jenny was. I bet when she became besotted with some American tanker she never expected her name to become immortalized in one of the Second World War's strangest events.

@spikespa5208 18 күн бұрын

Perhaps she was a donkey once owned by him.......who had a drinking problem.

@mrsupremegascon 18 күн бұрын

This might be one of the most famous "funny" fact of WW2. It amaze me that nobody did a movie about it yet. Especially us, French. Seeing Reynaud or Gamelin fighting side by side in an Austrian would be like seeing MacArthur and Truman fighting side by side for Americans.

@nickmacarius3012 18 күн бұрын

This is about as crazy as that time during WW1 when the Germans and the Ottomans fought a battle against each other in the Caucuses!

@micumatrix 18 күн бұрын

? Some key words to find this in the internet?

@klassehkhornate9636 17 күн бұрын

Azerbaijan expedition 1918@@micumatrix

@norwegiantactician 18 күн бұрын

"And it's the end of the line of the final journey Enemies leaving the past And its American troops and the German Army Joining together at last"

@Paladin1873 18 күн бұрын

Let's not forget the part of the story where former international tennis star Jean Borotra vaulted the castle wall in the middle of the fighting to summon help from a nearby town and then returned with the liberating force to fight alongside them. And let's also remember the mistress of one of the former French prime ministers (I don't recall if it was Daladier's or Reynaud's) who remained to help the wounded and pass out ammunition.

@kieranfitz 18 күн бұрын

5TH OF MAY, VE DAY IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER

@alphamikeomega5728 18 күн бұрын

1945, the Führer's reign's at its end

@republikstarfighter3688 18 күн бұрын

Jenny at the gates, as the SS open fire

@WorldWarTwo 18 күн бұрын

And not short enough it was! -TimeGhost Ambassador

@blahmaster6k 17 күн бұрын

@@WorldWarTwoMaster Yoda, you survived.

@imbelgian8293 18 күн бұрын

It’s nice to see Paul Reynard again, last time I remember hearing him mention was during the battle of France all the way back in 1940

@matthewcreelman1347 18 күн бұрын

One of the interesting things about the battle was that it had people like Reynard actually doing the fighting themselves. Early in the war, he commanded one of the mightiest armies in human history. At the end, he was another grunt with muddy boots.

@_DinoREX_ 16 күн бұрын

Man, this deserves a movie. At least a series episode

@Superlegend56 18 күн бұрын

So many episodes this week! No complaints ofc keep it up

@WorldWarTwo 18 күн бұрын

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@Superlegend56 18 күн бұрын

Always!

@davidw.2791 16 күн бұрын

@@WorldWarTwo Dear hosts! 🙏🏼 Does anyone know what’s with the little white dot in the middle of Manchuria on the map behind Indy? I ask because all of Manchukuo was untouched in terms of occupation (tho of course partisans and guerrillas were there for the whole 14 years) until the Red Army came in in August.

@BubblewrapHighway 18 күн бұрын

You are all lifesavers. This series has been such an honor to experience. Thank you so much for all your hard work. 👏

@WorldWarTwo 18 күн бұрын

Thanks a lot for those kind words! -TimeGhost Ambassador

@robertrussell2869 18 күн бұрын

Thank you, Indy. My father father’s unit (261st Regiment of the 65th Infantry Division) met the Russians at the Enns River in Austria about this time 79 years ago. While he did not find himself fighting along side Germans against nazis, he had many stories of strange combinations of soldiers, refugees, displaced persons and bewildered civilians. One of my great regrets is that he refused to write down his memories. Perhaps that is the reason I have followed you every week since the start of your great endeavor. You tell the stooge is not here to tell.

@CLARKE176 18 күн бұрын

There were instances where Wehrmacht deserters joined resistance groups such as in a joint raid with British, Italian, Russian and Spanish fighters along with a Dutch member who raided the German 14th army headquarters in Italy two months previously.

@seneca983 15 күн бұрын

There were also Germans who had fought in the International Brigades (on the Republican side) in the Spanish Civil War. After that war ended many of the fled to France and after France was occupied many joined the French Resistance (as they didn't have many options).

@emil.jansson 18 күн бұрын

Maurice Gamelin and Paul Reynaud have had a rough five years.

@seneca983 15 күн бұрын

I'd guess Daladier too.

@5x385 18 күн бұрын

That point at the corner referencing a familiar thumbnail finally did it for me. You'd think it would've been Hitler's death or something else with a finale impact but no, it was recognizing a "5 year" old video and having the points in it come back to me in a faded memory. Wow, I've actually watched every video of this series every day or whenever I could and barely missed any. It really was in real time, and I only just now felt where that time had gone. I am sure it will make a lasting impact but, wow, it's really coming to a close.

@adamkell1584 17 күн бұрын

I read a book about this event and all I can say, “Why hasn’t it been made in to a movie yet.” It literally has everything. So much of the story couldn’t be done justice in just 10-12 minutes.

@TheMasonK 18 күн бұрын

What this amazing story details is that anyone can be evil but anyone can fight evil as well. May the last battle be a reminder to all of us that there’s always good in the world even in the darkest times.

@jeffdowney7452 18 күн бұрын

I was glad you covered this battle, especially with a special episode. My dad was in the 12th Armored Division, which went by the nickname The Hellcats. He wasn’t involved in this battle, but it’s undoubtedly the most famous one the 12th was in. It was also nice seeing his unit’s marker on some of the maps showing the fighting around Colmar.

@indianajones4321 18 күн бұрын

You’re going all out these past few weeks

@thisguyaintfunny1881 18 күн бұрын

Common Timeghost and Co W

@WorldWarTwo 18 күн бұрын

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@Rookz89 18 күн бұрын

The fact that the Battle at Castle Itter was not yet made into a modern war movie is just criminal. I imagine anyone watching it would probably think its made up.

@tylers1996 18 күн бұрын

Another notable VIP is French tennis legend Jean Borotra, who won a boatload of international championships in the 20’s and 30’s. He was minister of education during the Vichy regime before being arrested by the Gestapo in 1942 and imprisoned. He fought during the battle where apparently he jumped over the castle walls to help direct reinforcements to the castle.

@kevinramsey417 18 күн бұрын

And it's the end of the line of the final journey, enemies leaving the past. American troops and the German army joining together at last.

@PolarisC8 18 күн бұрын

This battle would have made for an outstanding pulp war movie

@malikcagatay7923 18 күн бұрын

Nolan or scorsese should make a movie about battle of castle itter

@Paladin966 18 күн бұрын

Phenomenal story telling as usual

@WorldWarTwo 18 күн бұрын

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@ChefSandwichboy 18 күн бұрын

YES! I was really hoping you guys would do a special on this amazing story. How has this not been turned into a film yet?

@brushwolf 18 күн бұрын

This incident has always intrigued me. I first heard of this on Mark Felton's channel some years back and now I'm about to get a second dose here! Great stuff!👍

@jmc7034 18 күн бұрын

I’ve heard of this several times in the past but it still amazes me. Love it 😍

@Dm79a 18 күн бұрын

That should be a film! Great episode.

@thanos_6.0 18 күн бұрын

I always hoped that you would bring out a video about this very interesting battle. Glad to know that you *never* disapoint.

@bros1183 17 күн бұрын

I genuinely thought at the end I was gonna hear Indy say *”Because War… War never changes”*

@annehersey9895 17 күн бұрын

In years of studying WWII but I never heard this or the Lippezaner story! Thanks for finding EVERYTHING about this war. Simply the best source!!

@stevebarrett9357 16 күн бұрын

The only reason I knew of it was the Disney movie, Miracle of the White Stallions, which came out when I was 12. Although I remembered the event, I'd forgotten about the movie until just now.

@annehersey9895 16 күн бұрын

@@stevebarrett9357 I will look for that on the Disney Channel!

@belbrighton6479 18 күн бұрын

What a brilliant story, told brilliantly of course!

@WorldWarTwo 18 күн бұрын

Thanks a lot! -TimeGhost Ambassador

@cabalofdemons 18 күн бұрын

I literally just read about the Battle of Castle Itter seconds before I watched this video! I wondered if Indy would cover the events that occurred on May 5, 1945.

@VosperCDN 18 күн бұрын

If you want a bit more on this battle, Indy has a more in-depth version on the Sabaton History channel, from a few years ago.

@Oneprimal 17 күн бұрын

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@teeguy100 17 күн бұрын

One of the most dramatic events of the war. I had heard of this before but your retelling captures the intensity of the battle. Needs a movie. I remember a movie starring Burt Lancaster titled “Castle Keep” - one of my all time favorites- but it is about trying to save art treasures if my memory serves. Thanks for all the great educational content!

@fireplusbirdfilms6517 17 күн бұрын

I love this story. Your telling of it was spellbinding. Great work as always, Indy.

@elifink6184 18 күн бұрын

Wow was not expecting this

@WorldWarTwo 18 күн бұрын

No one really did I think -TimeGhost Ambassador

@GarthKlaus 18 күн бұрын

Thanks for this and everything else too. I've been watching since '14.

@WorldWarTwo 18 күн бұрын

Glad to have you with us since then! -TimeGhost Ambassador

@SammyNeedsAnAlibi 17 күн бұрын

Once again, you guys at Time Ghost tell stories that I never heard of before- and I thought I was pretty well informed on WW II... not anymore- you guys consistently kick my butt! GOOD JOB!

@SeanA099 17 күн бұрын

I’m surprised no one has made a movie about this event yet

@ronaldbaker2858 18 күн бұрын

They should make a movie about Lee, Schrader &co.

@joelellis7035 18 күн бұрын

I heard like Universal bought the rights to the book "The Last Battle" but nothing has since come of it

@Fernando.1607 18 күн бұрын

That was an amazing story

@WorldWarTwo 18 күн бұрын

Thank you! -TimeGhost Ambassador

@notaidan4451 18 күн бұрын

Oh my god I’m so glad we’re getting an episode on this story. It’s so good, thank you Indy and TimeGhost team

@DiNap44 17 күн бұрын

What a great story! This is one of my favorite episodes. Thanks Indy!

@parsifal6094 18 күн бұрын

We all know what we want after the WWII series come to end:The 100 years war - week by week!

@uncleheavy6819 18 күн бұрын

That's gonna be one long series. 😂

@RandomNamejagddjxuossn 18 күн бұрын

😂

@WorldWarTwo 18 күн бұрын

Of course! -TimeGhost Ambassador

@sha2532 18 күн бұрын

I wonder how many episodes would just be "This week: nothing relevant actually happens" *roll the credits*

@schulze25 18 күн бұрын

Sunday morning ww2 video!? Nice!!!!

@WorldWarTwo 18 күн бұрын

Go nuts! -TimeGhost Ambassador

@bertarndt9953 18 күн бұрын

WOW. Good job. Informative and your narration was EXCITING. Again, Good Job.

@j.johnson3520 18 күн бұрын

Fantastic show. Your work is excellent.

@ohmniac 18 күн бұрын

How is this not a movie?

@WorldWarTwo 18 күн бұрын

It surely never reached the historical epicness of the event -TimeGhost Ambassador

@isaiahkayode6526 18 күн бұрын

@@WorldWarTwothe same with Leyte Gulf the largest naval battle in history.

@ahorsewithnoname773 18 күн бұрын

@@isaiahkayode6526 A Leyte Gulf film might be a bit too sprawling with too large a cast of characters and events to make for a good story than can be covered in only 2 hours. I'd probably narrow it down to just the Battle Off Samar and focus on the suicidal heroism of the officers & men of the US destroyers & destroyer escorts.

@sombra216_ 18 күн бұрын

FIFTH OF MAY, V DAY IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER

@MongoIndyleo 18 күн бұрын

Awe you didnt mention of my favorite parts of the story! One of the prisoners was tennis player Jean Borotra. When Lee pulled his troops back to the keep, Borotra was sent out to help guide the Americans to the castle. He ran into the Americans and was recognized by a French-Canadian officer who recognized him because he was a fan of tennis. That officer would eventually be the Premier of Quebec. They then followed Borotra back to the castle. The Americans could have taken longer if it werent for him which could have meant that there wouldve been more casualties.

@ahorsewithnoname773 18 күн бұрын

One of the American officers that was involved was a French-Canadian that eventually become the premier of Quebec? A strange incident with a bizarre mix of characters just got stranger.

@MongoIndyleo 17 күн бұрын

@@ahorsewithnoname773 no there was just a few Canadians with the Americans.

@ErkCarlson 18 күн бұрын

Been patiently waiting for ages for this episode. Thanks Time Ghost crew.

@BlaiseX-jg4op 16 күн бұрын

I'm following you guys for months and I just would like to say THANKS for all...your tone, your deep culture of the combats all this sounds good fair and last but not least I would like as a french patriot say to you both ( and the brits as a whole) a great thank you so mutch for the job done, we shall NEVER FORGET - Peace and Love - Vince

@martinhatalyak5497 18 күн бұрын

Somebody should write a song about this.

@WorldWarTwo 18 күн бұрын

Maybe a music group that does music about historical events -TimeGhost Ambassador

@shawnjohnson9763 18 күн бұрын

@@WorldWarTwoif only there were such a band.

@CARL_093 18 күн бұрын

Thanks indy and crew I will see you in our nxt journey the forgotten war korean war with indy nidel

@WorldWarTwo 18 күн бұрын

Thanks a lot for watching! -TimeGhost Ambassador

@shawnjohnson9763 18 күн бұрын

@WorldWarTwo looking forward to it. Hopefully a lot of MASH references, I loved that show as a kid.

@4primus 16 күн бұрын

I first found out about the Battle for Castle Itter well over a year ago and I became enamored with the story. This would be a great comedy-drama-action movie with complicated enemy soldiers turned heroes with awesome redemptive arcs, an average cook risking his life to save the prominent prisoners, an American officer leading a small band to save the VIPS, the politicians, army generals and other prominents arguing with one another but banding together for their survival and an action-packed Hollywood ending! Like Indy, I am out of breath!

@pauls1883 17 күн бұрын

Meanwhile, in Hollywood, some movie producers are sitting around a table asking “so which Marvel franchise can we make another sequel of … ?” Jesus H Christ! This is an epic, EPIC, war story. Someone for the love of God, turn it into a MOVIE!!!

@petesime 18 күн бұрын

Howdy team. Busy week on the front lines, huh?

@WorldWarTwo 18 күн бұрын

Howdy there, yes indeed! -TimeGhost Ambassador

@Hanley209 18 күн бұрын

Felt bad for Gangel for a moment but remember, he fought for 6 years with an enslaving and brutalising whermacht only turning when all hope was lost. A heroic last deed does not erase a lifetime of being a cog in the most destructive machine of all time. Never forget.

@mjbull5156 18 күн бұрын

Yes, Lord Stannis. However: "Greater love than this no one has, that one lay one lay down his life for his friends." - John 15:13 Gangl's last acts in this life surely counted greatly against what ever he had done in the previous years of war. He went out his way to save others under circumstances in which he did not have to act at all.

@KR0TE7 18 күн бұрын

He wasnt in the ss the wehrmacht was just the army did they commit war crimes definitely but he's not a brutal person just because he was in the wejrmacht

@spikespa5208 18 күн бұрын

Sometimes it just takes longer for some to see the light.

@Histbuff41 16 күн бұрын

So glad you guys covered this and the rescue of the Lipizzaners. Watching Miracle of the White Stallions growing up, I didn’t quite comprehend the significance of Operation Cowboy and the Germans and Americans working together to keep these animals out of the hands of the Russians.

@BeauTyeVideos 17 күн бұрын

Love the way you present it - going to have to go back and watch them all now - spot on

@Chris.in.taiwan 18 күн бұрын

What happened to the SS guy?

@Chris.in.taiwan 18 күн бұрын

Cheers from Taiwan 🇹🇼

@Professor_sckinnctn 17 күн бұрын

This battle was batshit crazy and awesome, and I'm so happy you gave it the attention it deserves. Looking forward to the next episode, on my birthday!