(AI-COLORIZED/RESTORED) The surrender negotiations of Generalfeldmarschall Kesselring

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3 жыл бұрын

The surrender hearing of General Field Marshal Kesselring in Berchtesgaden at the "Berchtesgadener Hof".
This historically valuable b&w footage, was filmed by a war correspondent of the 101st. Airborne Division on the occasion of the surrender negotiations with the U.S. Generals.
With the help of artificial intelligence this footage was converted into color film
The footage, shows among others General Albert Kesselring and General Maxwell Taylor on the terrace of the Berchtesgadener Hof.
It was broadcast on a U.S. news station shortly thereafter and caused a great stir and incomprehension among the U.S. population regarding the extraordinarily courteous treatment of the German general.
General Taylor, was commander of the Allied troops in Berlin between 1949 and 1951.
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@mercomania 3 жыл бұрын

Not General Kesselring, the commentator should use the correct title, Generalfeldmarschall. People would be upset if Eisenhower was described as Brigadier.

@ut000bs 3 жыл бұрын

@@markochs2495 you get upset at everything.

@ranro7371 3 жыл бұрын

So field marshal? Alright. No need to remove spaces, English has room to spare.

@juliemerritt5144 Жыл бұрын

Merry Fong let it go.

@aldosigmann419 3 жыл бұрын

I can see why they called him 'smiling Albert'...

@drsjwhitman45 2 жыл бұрын

I lived in Saalfelden (1953-55) when I was 8-9 years old. My father was the executive officer of the small U.S. Army base; former Wehrmacht base. I am returning in April 2022 for the last time. Wonderful and unforgettable small town under the towering mountains. I also remember going to the Obersalzburg and staying at the General Walker Hotel free to climb into every hole and climb anywhere I wanted.

@chriscooperkris2780 2 жыл бұрын

Very good vdo..lovely colour

@norskmn 3 жыл бұрын

Very Interesting! Thanks for putting this together.

@irobott3713 3 жыл бұрын

some background on the background music from .wikipedia The "Colonel Bogey March" is a British march that was composed in 1914 by Lieutenant F. J. Ricketts (1881-1945) (pen name Kenneth J. Alford), a British Army bandmaster who later became the director of music for the Royal Marines at Plymouth.

@StevesBgames 3 жыл бұрын

This was my great grandfather of my father’s side Kesselring. I have an old foto book with my grandfather and Albert himself. My grandfather was german my dad half german. My grandfather also looks super much like him! These clips are amazing and so rare!!

@j1st633 3 жыл бұрын

Very cool.

@marcrigor6423 3 жыл бұрын

Could I ask how he died? The internet doesn't seem to know.

@StevesBgames 3 жыл бұрын

@@marcrigor6423 Heart failure, I think around the age of 73 or 74. In prison is when is conditions got worse. I’m actually going to visit his Gravestone back in Bergfriedhof once this covid clears up

@marcrigor6423 3 жыл бұрын

@@StevesBgames thank you! He should have been 74 or 75 if he was born in 1885 and died in 1960.

@marcrigor6423 3 жыл бұрын

Any idea if he spoke English? He seems to be speaking with Taylor with no translator.

@oceanhome2023 3 жыл бұрын

This makes me want to find out more about this general. He was a very good pilot who did much of his intelligence flights himself using often a plane called the Owl !

@Rama41 3 жыл бұрын

Stayed at the Berchtesgadener Hof four or five times during the '70s and '80s while it was an American hotel. Sorry to see it torn down some years later. I wasn't aware of this history. Thanks.

@michaelharrison2165 3 жыл бұрын

Kesselring was treated much better than Field Marshal Gerhard Milch....

@Hiltsuk1 3 жыл бұрын

Nicely put together interested thank you

@iainmcintosh9068 3 жыл бұрын

BEGAFILM offer unparalleled documentation of events from Berchtesgaden & the Obersalzburg area during ww2 , the footage available on the channel is fantastic

@rexhargrove5172 2 жыл бұрын

Very interesting. Thanks so much!

@CD318 3 жыл бұрын

I love your videos. The narrator, however, should take a few minutes of preparation to pronounce the names of people, things, and places properly.

@brentonharding247 3 жыл бұрын

You’ve got that right. It’s the worst narration I’ve ever heard!

@mercomania 3 жыл бұрын

The worst pronunciation of German place names I have ever heard.

@jacqdanieles 3 жыл бұрын

I cringed when he pronounced Rundstedt as "Run-sted" 🤦‍♂️

@sobelou 3 жыл бұрын

@@jacqdanieles Or Wehrmacht as war mack...

@iancurtis1152 3 жыл бұрын

AI narration?

@haroldmclean3755 3 жыл бұрын

Very interesting 👍 kudos

@jimstanga6390 3 жыл бұрын

They used to call him “Smiling Albert”

@rosesprog1722 3 жыл бұрын

What a strange fascinating story... there must have been something behind that, something like the Trent villa or castle in Britain, the German officers were living in a luxurious mansion, they were quite happy about that but what they didn't know is that the whols place was full of hidden mics, everything they said was recorded so although Gen. Taylor was considered a good general, he was Kennedy's favorite, there's a strange smell of rotten fish around this, Excellent video again, I will soon run out, will you make some more? Soon? :-)

@brentonharding247 3 жыл бұрын

Can some one help me out here. The narration has me totally confused. Is he talking about the Where-Mock, the Wear-Mock, or Wal-Mart? He talks about several people, Keser-Ling, Kissilring, Kisseling. Who are all these people? He says the field marshal was appointed something in the west. The first word of that was just an incomprehensible mumble. Finally, what was it the field marshal wanted to negotiate - “capulation?” I can’t find it in the dictionary. After that I gave up. Obviously, the narrator is not a native Anglophone; I’m trying to figure out what language he does speak.

@geoffreybradford 3 жыл бұрын

The narrator speaks Binary Code, if you know what I mean .

@vinoman123 3 жыл бұрын

Lt. Ed Shames of Easy Company, 101st Airborne arrested Kesselring at a roadblock. The arrogant General initially refused to surrender to a Lieutenant until Ed pulled out his .45 and put in his face. That shut Kesselring up real fast. It was an amazing encounter and a wonderfully detailed account can be found in Ed Shames book. He still has the pistol he took from Kesselring.

@CornCod1 3 жыл бұрын

Kesselring wasn't an arrogant man. He was a pleasant, smiling fellow and a smart military leader. He was a Right-winger who fought to keep Germany from becoming a Communist country in the 20's. He was not a Nazi however.

@antonfarquar8799 3 жыл бұрын

Lt. Shames is appropriately named - his lack of decorum his ignorance of protocol and personal arrogance is woefully unbecoming of an officer - and I don't give a tinkers damn whose army that officer may belong to -

@joselugo4536 3 жыл бұрын

So, it seems that the British were holding some grudges against Kesserling.

@vogel431 3 жыл бұрын

Are you serious?

@joselugo4536 3 жыл бұрын

Do you really believe that Rudolf Hess committed suicide under British incarceration?

@vogel431 3 жыл бұрын

@@joselugo4536 No. I believe the British killed him to make room the the Berlin wall to come down.

@joselugo4536 3 жыл бұрын

Since a failure called Brexit there's a surplus of Buffoons.🤡

@joselugo4536 3 жыл бұрын

The British never allowed Rudolf Hess a chance to freedom always claiming a "veto" from the Soviets. It was all lies, the Russians weren't against his liberation but the British were much against it, he could talk about some pro-nazi Lords.

@rita-pk6ut 3 жыл бұрын

Kesselring a incredible commander, up there with Rommel, Model.

@None-zc5vg 3 жыл бұрын

Don't forget all the massacres in Northern Italy for which he should have received a more severe punishment.

@rita-pk6ut 3 жыл бұрын

@@None-zc5vg Fair enough, i no way allow for Kesseling murderiing any non combatants, if he did he is a War Criminal.

@septimiusseverus343 3 жыл бұрын

@@None-zc5vg By that logic, we should condemn over half of all the great generals in military history. Why single out Kesselring?

@colonelsmith7757 2 жыл бұрын

@@None-zc5vg Right, because Zhukov and Eisenhower never presided over any massacres over civilians and POWs.

@vi8580 Жыл бұрын

@@septimiusseverus343 Many generals who have made massacres like him have been convicted, the fact that not all of them have had the right condemnation is not to be used as a mitigating factor or as a justification

@colinmccarthy7921 3 жыл бұрын

I would say Kesselring and Rommel were the best two Field Marshals of the German Army.They had more Brains then Hitler.I also admired Field Marshals’,Keitel,Rundstedt,Manstein,Paulus.They all thought Hitler was mad.

@Saucyakld 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing, thank you! Canadians freed Nederland on May the 5th 1945

@Bigsky1991 3 жыл бұрын

I've stayed at the Berchtesgadener Hof more than 25 times... good times.

@kaiserwilhelmsland 10 ай бұрын

The El Debarge song Whose Johhny could be reused to promote the name of the Second World War German General - Albert Kesselring or the Kessel Run from Star Wars. In the chorus the line after Whose Johnny would easily fit in Kesselring or Kessel Run.

@gilbertaestes945 8 ай бұрын

Crazy music!! Like they even deserve music!!

@salanzaldi4551 3 жыл бұрын

If the war had been decided by those who had the best looking uniforms, the Germans would have definitely won.

@craigguerrero1383 2 жыл бұрын

The German uniforms ARE beautiful ... Check out Kesselring's Iron-Cross Diamond-Studded Oak-Leaf Brooch✨0:21 All of the TOP NAZIS were highly decorated.

@JohnOlimb Ай бұрын

@@craigguerrero1383 It is Hugo Boss. Think about it next time you order an new outfit for yourself.

@SKF358 3 жыл бұрын

What a great place to live!

@dangerman8625 3 жыл бұрын

Guten Tag, Mein Herrien.!

@sajanim 2 жыл бұрын

Did Kesselring not order Anton Dostler to execute 15 American soldiers? Dostler got shot for that, and Kesselring lived in relative luxury and got twice pardoned. YEP, something smells :(

@gennarosavastano9424 Жыл бұрын

Not necessarily. Sometimes those decisions were made without superior officer depending on circumstances.

@jameseadie7145 3 жыл бұрын

Smiling Albert

@pogmothoin1342 3 жыл бұрын

And sung to colonel Bogey March, Hitler has only got one ball, his brother has got the other, and old Goebbels has no balls at all Such a fitting song for this film.

@kkiwi54 3 жыл бұрын

I thought it was; Hitler, has only one big ball Goering, has two but they are small Himmler, has something similar But poor old Goebels has no balls at all.

@pogmothoin1342 3 жыл бұрын

@@kkiwi54 There are several variations I've heard over the decade's, yours is one of them also😁

@zootsootful 3 жыл бұрын

Is it Kesserling or Kesselring? Make up your mind...

@samiam5557 2 жыл бұрын

From 1945 on "Smiling Alfred" became "Smirking Alfred".

@Steve-qt9ce 3 жыл бұрын

Nice! Thanks for the little snippets of WW2 History. . . I'm glad they were respectful and decent with this surrendering FMG. beating up or bullying and old man doesnt show class or honor. . .

@cathylee6318 2 жыл бұрын

Why are they so nice to him? He should be in a cell.

@gennarosavastano9424 Жыл бұрын

😂

@antonfarquar8799 3 жыл бұрын

this is a really important piece of history - why screw it up with the computerized bogus voice that mispronounces every other word - this is a do over

@bolinfan1519 3 жыл бұрын

"Kesserling"? "Wehrmark"? "Nukular"? Work on your pronunciation.

@mackenshaw8169 3 жыл бұрын

To be fair to Taylor Kesselring & co were at that time technically Surrendered Enemy Personnel which is a step up from PoW status.

@colonelsmith7757 2 жыл бұрын

It's not a "step up" it's a step down. "Surrendered Enemy Personnel" is an illegal term the US came up with to mistreat many Wehrmacht and mostly SS POWs in a cheap attempt to circumvent the geneva convention.

@mackenshaw8169 2 жыл бұрын

@@colonelsmith7757 SEP was a term used in the Pacific theatre and it amongst other things signified that Japanese personnel remained armed and under the orders of their own officers.

@colonelsmith7757 2 жыл бұрын

@@mackenshaw8169 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surrendered_Enemy_Personnel Nothing you said contradicts anything I wrote, except the fact that it was actually a British designation rather than any American one and it was actually the US which found it to be in severe breech of the Geneva Conention as well as basic fucking decency.

@mackenshaw8169 2 жыл бұрын

@@colonelsmith7757 In effect but the term used in European Theatre of Operations was usually Disarmed Enemy Personnel.

@Biber0315 3 жыл бұрын

Seriously? KISSERLING? The rampant mispronunciation makes this video unbearable to watch.

@mikegross6107 3 жыл бұрын

I think it is a "robot" doing all the narration, thus all the mistakes in the names and places.

@A55Hol3_Actual 3 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same Like Berchtesgarden lol

@Sleazball_ 3 жыл бұрын

How do they colorize these old films

@mattgibbs73 3 жыл бұрын

Colourise? AGFA and Kodak had retail colour film available in the mid to late 30s.

@grimmace9081 3 жыл бұрын

yeah, this isn't colorized..it's period color film

@geoffreybradford 3 жыл бұрын

@@grimmace9081 have you seen the color (not colorized ) films from 1930’s nazi Germany with the mundane street/traffic scenes of cars driving by , flags flapping in the breeze from office building windows , the occasional parade with nazi marching band etc? First time I saw one it just floored me because the black and white films , to me, said “that was back then” , but color “you’re THERE “. Hitler and Goebbels look just a little too normal and it’s just another windy Tuesday in Munich. It’s a rather strange feeling .

@jec1ny 3 жыл бұрын

Not sure if this is a mechanical voice but the pronunciation of words and names throughout the video is appalling.

@terranzovleninrobinson6680 2 жыл бұрын

My ears had some fun 🙃

@michaelharrison2165 3 жыл бұрын

Sorry, I meant ERHARD Milch!

@Ed_Jr0763 3 жыл бұрын

Please get someone who can speak German words properly! It’s awful! 😡

@edwardweeden2834 3 жыл бұрын

Superb footage. Sad narration. Unfortunately, too many repeated errors both in english words and german words/names to list.

@Hillbilly973 Ай бұрын

What a shame! Really well sourced and top quality footage almost make this channel unrivalled.... Pity that the absolutely pathetic robo voice narration that apart from making the content sound cheap, cannot pronounce the names and locations correctly. Gave up during the second one i watched.

@gnolan4281 Ай бұрын

So pathetic. Robo insult.

@brentonharding247 3 жыл бұрын

Just one more - our narrator said Kesselring’s (or whatever) death sentence was “pardoned to life in prison.” Life in prison is not a pardon. That is a commutation. The correct phrase is that his death sentence was commuted to life in prison. Kesselring was later pardoned and, as happens with a pardon, he was released from prison. Maybe our narrator said “pardon” because he couldn’t pronounce “commuted.”

@Tigerfan50 3 жыл бұрын

This must be an automated voice program, because it's terrible. Pronunciation is pitiful.

@jamespfitz 3 жыл бұрын

Do NOT listen to this with headphones!

@Davey-Boyd 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah it is weird

@johnsmith100 3 жыл бұрын

The ease with which some German officers were pardoned / early released, despite having been sentenced to long jail terms, is very frustrating. I mean, the guy was sentenced to death. OK, so his punishment was commuted to life in prison. Let's say I can get that. But to release him altogether after only 5 years or so? That is a shame.

@gennarosavastano9424 Жыл бұрын

That means there were untold reasons for it. Some dirt that might have resurface about allies. They did fair share of it

@anthonyesporlas9913 3 жыл бұрын

Lucky GeneraL

@wholeNwon 3 жыл бұрын

In less than 1 min., you could have learned the correct pronunciation of his name, their army's name, etc. Duh!

@dr.barrycohn5461 3 жыл бұрын

Great film restoration! He's smiling and having a great time. Too bad he was pardoned. The fooking nazi should have swung like the rest of them. He was key figure. The music accompanying him was wacky. It looks like he was having a class photo.

@gruppenfuhrer45 3 жыл бұрын

He was not a war criminal.

@GeorgetownDude 3 жыл бұрын

He wasn't a war criminal, BUT,,,,,,,,,,,he was sentenced to death for war crimes. Right. That makes sense. Not.

@colonelsmith7757 2 жыл бұрын

@@GeorgetownDude You really think everyone who was sentenced at a court for crimes was guilty? Boy you're so naive lol

@GeorgetownDude 2 жыл бұрын

@@colonelsmith7757 Tell me something,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Do you feel that way about the mass incarceration of Black Americans in US prisons? Do you feel a significant number of them also were not guilty? Perhaps even a majority? Tell us what you think. Please. Your answer will reveal a great deal.

@vi8580 Жыл бұрын

you should ask the Italians on Monte Sole

@weeaboostarshine435 3 жыл бұрын

if u wanted us to pronounce it correctly, you shouldn't have lost the war.

@Wally-H 3 жыл бұрын

The narrator has no idea how to say the German officer names properly. Very unprofessional. The way he says 'capitulation' - are you kidding me? Time to go back to school

@stevemartin6144 3 жыл бұрын

Appalling German pronunciation!!!

@Knight1968 2 жыл бұрын

Typical of the yanks taking what isn't theirs

@TheCleric42 3 жыл бұрын

The narrator’s pronunciation of German names, places, and ranks is awful

@douglasgault5458 3 жыл бұрын

That was AI learning to read. All of my children could have read much better at 8 yrs old.

@mattluke481 2 жыл бұрын

Germany had probably the best generals in the world at the time. Thanks to them Germany fought so well against two superpowers for such a long time. My admiration goes to the German General Staff , their paratroopers and the their panzer divisions. They fought like lions. To the end.

@lovrenz11 2 жыл бұрын

It is amazing to see how many complained about pronunciation. Well, if you think you can do it better nobody stops you to create your own channel, restore and colorize old films and use perfect pronunciation. Don't like it, move on.