Good Choice. Don't forget We Were Soldiers Joe Galloway, Brought the M-16 & he knew he would need it and he knew how to use it. That's why he was the only reporter. Like me. What version is that Panzer. Oh so small that gun teeny

Why didn't you give up sooner?

what happened to the missing squad?

@@MilitaryChannelJ At 06.00 in the morning the Danish government officially capitulated to Germany, after the German ambassador had made threats of bombing Copenhagen if Denmark wouldn't immediately stop resisting the invasion. I guess the Germans were in a hurry to get up to Norway before the Norwegians managed to get suspicious, so the German military probably didn't want to waste valuable time here. But the last of the Danish detachments fighting the German troops in the Jutland peninsula didn't receive information of the capitulation until about two hours later, because radio communication wasn't available to them. Communication with the headquarter was being done mostly by telephone. All the fighting was indeed supposed to have ended at 06.00, but since the Germans had cut the telephone lines when they crossed the border ... well, shit happens.

@@MilitaryChannelJ That "panzer" is an Sdkfz 222 Leichter Panzerspähwagen (light armored car)

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@Jens Nobel The Allies and the Germans also knew such infantry tactics and had elite units trained in them as early as 1917. It's just that, in a fit of irony, many of the generals didn't believe non-elite regular and conscript forces would have been capable of executing such battle drills; for instance, it was a subject of hot debate in the British army around 1942 or so, when some middle-ranking (field-grade in today's terminology) officers advocated retraining new soldiers in fire-and-manoeuvre tactics, but many of the higher-ups didn't believe that non-elite soldiers could acquire proficiency in such tactics in the 12-ish months or so they could spend in training before being sent to the field. Some others believed such tactics would have sapped infantry of the aggressiveness needed to follow closely behind rolling barrages of artillery,. I don't know if they were right or not, especially since the Danish experience had many complicating factors too (I think the Danish army at the time had an unusually good officer-to-enlisted ratio, for instance). It's funny to see that 1917 US infantry manuals (mostly translated from French ones) often described fairly sophisticated fire-and-manoeuvre stuff but the interwar ones often dialled it back to simpler tactics, maybe partly justified by the American experience wih large masses of inexperienced forces in 1917. The modern fire-and-manoeuvre stuff was relegated to the training of specialised elite and/or assault troops until they were "rediscovered" during the course of WW2.

@Jens Nobel but the street battle in Haderslev as shown here did not really happen did it.

@Jens Nobel are we talking past each other? I have read detailed descriptions of the combats in Haderslev and no close combat in alleys is mentioned.

No such thing as a former marine

As it should be after both got invaded and lost so much.

@@ExploringMilitaryHistory Denmark and Norway, while both very different in infrastructure and geography, where 2 very poor agricultural nations. Germany poor to but in manpower they dominated, in operation Weserubung the attack on Denmark and Norway, 9 fully maned german Divisions planned, commanded and executed by General Falkenhorst and Kaupish, Kaupish later became the acting military governor of Denmark and was a very disliked person. The 9 german divisions 126.000 men took on the 16.500 Danish troops in 2 divisions, poorly equipped, Denmark had no airforce and lacked navy diesel to field its old fleet. Most of the soldiers from Denmark was on Zealand and Jutland, the rest in garrisons around the country, they where commanded by General Prior and man that lacked any form for modern tactical knowledge and who could not state the urgency and act upon the intelligence of the gathering German Divisions south of the Border, Stauning the leader of the Country and leader of the Social Democratic party, took a position where Denmark did not fight an all out war, but surrendered and spared the lives of the enlisted troops and civilians. Some military Historians argue, that if Denmark had commited a fulle division to stopping the Germans at the border, they could have slowed the germans down and givin time for Norway to reinforce key infrastructure point, but in my opinion that would just have slowed the war down a little bit, german airforce was dominant

@@ulrichkristensen4087 Nazi Germany had the 3rd or 4th largest economy on earth alone or the second largest if including territory occupied in 1940

@@fredflintlocks9445 Germany was a poor country, why do you think the Nazis came to power.

Just to elaborate. "Never Again" is not in reference to the invasion itself, but to the surrender. Never again will the Danes surrender. It's the motto of the Danish Home Guard. "Never again a 9th of April".

Well your colleague missed a thing, MG42s in April of 1940

He was in charge of the Uniforms, not the weapons. But I did ask him, he only ever saw the MG34 they had loaned, he never saw any MG42's, that's not to say there probably was one used. The scene is too blurry for me to fully see what type of MG is there. But if they have used an MG42, then yes, that would be a bit of an upsie :P@@weybye91

The soldiers interviewed after the movie was not some of those in the movie.

@@Harte74 it has been a year or so since I saw the movie, but I think the old men that they interviewed were from that section and the officer had died a few years before. They all spoke highly of him and said he saved their lives. That is how I remember it anyway. I would have to watch it again. I think it was on Netflix. I have my doubts it is still on their site.

@@kellybreen5526, but you're still wrong. Some of the men interviewed after the movie never saw action that day. Besides, it's a fictive story with fictive persons. That's what the director says anyways.. Are you not confusing this movie with Band of Brothers? That is true stories with the real veterans interviewed.

@@Harte74 Definitely not confusing it with band of brothers. But maybe confusing it with the mission. Anyway thanks for the correction. I saw the movie a year or two or maybe even longer ago. Just going from a demonstrative faulty memory.

@@Harte74 This is definitly a true story about the German invasion of Denmark Anders Justesen is certainly one person portrayed in this movie that fought the Germans

Wounded people existing vs Hollywood.

Unless he gets shot in the spine or something

Funnily enough I did get into a argument with a self proclaimed "veteran" who claimed people DID infact fall down motionless when shot.

@@Demicleas it can happen, but it is quite rare. remember when the saigon police chief executed the NVA guy on rolling cameras? there are so many factors: the gun, the shooter, the victim, and their positions.

@@kimrasmussen7188 If you're referring to the execution of Nguyen Van Lem, the guy was shot in the head.

Usually I called them shoulder boards but its been awhile since I had to slip them on so I forgot.

@@ExploringMilitaryHistory All good, fantastic video!

@@PBMS123 Armchair historian.

Interesting. in German ist's completely opposit. a Panzer - is a tank it's not used (to my knowledge) for anything else. But those armored vehicles are called 'Panzerkampfwagen'

That's a sick name for a tank lmao, "battle wagon"

@@robertnett9793 Panzer in German means the same thing as it does in Danish. It means armor in both languages.

@@TDGSMP Ah. Thanks :D

I guess it just depends on the shooter - having to run around with loose ammo thou would be a problem with all the jiggling but hey at least they had rifles.

Yeah, so that doesn't really work... It does make it easy to adapt for stripper clips, but trying to jam all 5 rounds in is difficult under ideal conditions, let alone when you're being shot at.

@@dmytro732 I have never handled a Krag myself but that was the official wording and reasoning, so that is why they did it. Whether it works or not is not up to me.

Yes but it has problems with its wobbly magazine I would recommend C&C Arsenals video on that particular gun.

@@ExploringMilitaryHistory Now do the Chauchat. POS#1

@@ExploringMilitaryHistory The magazines had a relatively good tight fit when newly issued. C&Rsenal mentions time and time again during their excellent videos how a century of wear and tear and use will wear down components and specs. Yes, the magazines were flimsy compared to what came later, but for the intended use, as a light machine gun being fired prone or from fixed positions, they worked well. You were not supposed to move around with it like the BAR or some used the Bren. As long as you were in a stationary position, the magazine worked well and was much faster to reload than most other contemporaries due to their simplicity and no locking mechanism.

Brazilian here. I second what Steffen said, the Madsen is still being used around here - and with good effect, the thing is solid like a rock and hits hard.

What streaming network is it on?

It’s an MG34 which would make it fine for 1940. The MG34 barrel is rounded and the feed cover sits higher than the MG42 where the barrel jacket is more square and the feed cover sits lower on the gun.

@@turkeysandwich8791 During the first skirmish at the border you briefly see a MG42, IF you look very close. They tried to hide that "small" historic inaccuracy with the camera angle. BUT i don´t blame the producers, MG34´s are very rare. I fcking love this movie, so many details you may overlook. Anyone noticed, the Leutnant calls his soldiers only by their numbers, but later on by their names?

I have seen a kings choice and a unknown solider - Finland's perspective of the entire war.

There was very little combat in The King's Choice, but from what little there is it seems to be historically accurate in its portrayal as well as the diplomatic negotiations that were happening while it was going on.

@@ExploringMilitaryHistory "Framom främsta linjen" (Beyond the Front Line) is another nugget about the longrange patrols in Finland.

@@ExploringMilitaryHistory Did you know the king of Denmark and the king of Norway at the time was brothers? Looking back at it now it is interesting how one brother choose to give up and give in to save his country while the other choose to fight. Imo they had a similar choice to make but choose differently.

@@thomasholmgren85 Yep they mentioned it in the Norwegian movie "The Kings Choice"

Yes the HandGradnadeDivision does an excellent video on this subject.

If i remember correctly at least some of the extras were conscripts

Hmm,Traitors.

Hey at least they got WW2 uniforms on XD

@@ExploringMilitaryHistory That is true, just as reenactor and searching Danish sites on info run into some facts. So just some nitpicking that doesn´t change anything. The older uniforms even appear in the movie.

If you want to nitpick, there is also the MG42 used by the German infantry.

Some armies are just not as good as others XD They had a sergeant earlier in the movie but he died/went away.

The guy us a Second Lt. and commands one of three squads in his platoon. With their 1st Lt. commanding the other as well as the entire platoon in general and a sergeant the 3rd squad in the platoon

Watch the whole thing. Lt is a platoon leader with squads and NCOs. After a fight at the border, he escapes with less than a squad and no NCOs. They are bicycle troops. There was a PZ II at the border.

Most non Anglo Saxon countries the non commissioned officer has no leadership role.

Yep the chezs copied the design and made the zb26 then the British copied that.

"that isn't exactly questioning a officer, its offering his pov" well kind of he said "I have a perfect line of fire here" This just depends on the military culture here in the U.S. you don't question it back you just do, not saying that that pvt was incorrect but you usually don't question. Then again if the officer in incompliant you can just "Adjust" what he told you to do. So that you are better prepared which happens all the time. EX I was told to do something stupid I will follow it somewhat and not make it stupid. The NCO part I'm also not sure on just going by every other western European country they should have a NCO doing this since the officer is just micromanaging at this point.

@@ExploringMilitaryHistory Even in the US military its preferable that a soldier speaks up and informs a NCO or Officer of a relevant factor, instead of just keeping quiet. There is a line between bringing up a relevant fact that could affect the mission versus questioning a officers orders, and in any case as long as the private is respectful in bringing it up, recognizing the officers authority on the matter, then no foul. Now if the private continued to argue about it i could argue for the officer needing to be more verbal/active in stomping it out. Also i think everyone watching this who knows whats what is equally confused as to the lack of NCO's in this clip xD

@@DaHuntsman1 WHERE IS MY NCO, WHERE IS HE XD

Yeh, I can't speak for the 1940's Danish Army, but being former Danish Army myself we definitely use NCO's in the same capacity that the US does. And you are absolutely right, the Private didn't question the orders of his Commander, he gave him useful information and the officer decided not to run with it. Having worked with U.S forces before, it did seem like that's how it was done as well. In my experience most NCO's seem to have an understanding and appreciation of being well informed by his squad and expects a certain level of critical thinking form his men.

@@ExploringMilitaryHistory eh an officer can position his troops if he is not a stupid one. Usually troops will say, hey sir (this is what I see), (this is what I can do about it). Then the officer can reply with either (insert stupid officer saying I am always right) or (insert a possible go ahead or hey maybe try this first then do yours if effect is not had on target). Its not about questioning them, in a good Platoon/Squad, everyone is a forward observer, passing back their own details to next up/those around them for coordinating movement/fire. No problem with your comments in video nor these. Just adding some criticism from my personal perspective. Anyways cheers on making good history content and breakdowns!

iirc, the sergeant was killed earlier in the movie so only the officer was left.

This is what happens when I am surrounded by veteran friends for most of my childhood.

@@ExploringMilitaryHistory gotta love military culture. Ever user “more better”?

@@damianh4510 More=Better we used FUBAR ironically a lot, Hooah Ironically so much that it became a meme in its self.

@@ExploringMilitaryHistory More Better XD still kills me to this day of its use. A bunch of us used Hooah ironically just the other day when a monster was opened by a SPC who will remain nameless and it fizzed everywhere.

@@damianh4510 AHHAHAHHHAHAHAH Perfect time for a Hooah.

It's a great movie

I wonder what the Krag one looks like I know the mouser used stripper clips like pretty much everyone else

​@@ExploringMilitaryHistory it looked like an over engineered garand enbloc

You know its bad when the medic starts giving you morphine instead of Motrin XD.

Hey at least they got boots that go above the ankle unlike literally every allied power except the soviets. Helmet is a good design for sitting in a trench all day but is poor if you have to move around in it - its why SF today hate the MICH helmets and prefer Ops core helmets even though they offer less coverage they can actually see and its not as much weight. Yeah Czechs took the Madsen made it more reliable and cheaper then called it the ZB vz. 26 and the British bought it. Madsen was a old design by this point and if you watch C&C Arms they did a shooting test with it and it has problems with a flimsy magazine.

Have owned a couple of pairs of these boots. They are really nice and far better than the officers boots

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"IN THE ARMY WHERE THE CHOW IS MIGHTY FINE"

@@Bambi-alkovic bullshit. germany can have as many soldiers as they like. what you thinking of was after ww1 when they were only allowed 100 k men

weserubung only had 2 divisions assigned for denmark, thats about 40.000 men. but they had the element of surprise, and a brilliant plan.

Like bringing a knife to a gunfight, poor sods..

Good movie. I couldn't believe how close to WW2, we were still using biplanes.......

The bicycles were not that bad. They make it possible for light infantry to move around a lot faster than marching. E.g. the Japanese used them with great efficiency in their dash down the Malaysian peninsular. The problem was lack of antiarmour weapons.

No, that is inaccurate! The Danish Army was known for the motorcycles equipped with machineguns, which took out several armored cars. So pretty please, with sugar on top, don't comment things you have zero knowledge about!!

@@Jorn41 HA HA HA, what are you Danish and your grandfather bravely fought the Germans on his motorcycle? Sorry dude, your grand-pappy was lying to you, or exaggerating. What actually happened, DENMARK SURRENDERED TWO HOURS AFTER THE GERMAN ARMY CROSSED THE DANISH BORDER. The only fighting that occurred were skirmishes like the one. Details: When the Danish high command (such as it was) learned the German Army had crossed into Denmark (which meant they were now at war against Germany), they dispatched the few soldiers it had near that area, giving them orders to halt or slow down the German advance. (Command was more horrified about appearances than anything else, that the world would read about the German Army marching into Denmark completely unopposed, as if on a Sunday stroll.) As this movie accurately depicts, when sending these brave souls to face the Germans the Danish command assured the commanding officer (played by Game of Thrones "Euron Greyjoy" actor Pilou Asbæk) that reinforcements would be dispatched. Look for the points in the movie when Pilou first realizes there would be no one coming to their rescue, followed by a look of resignation when he knows the correct decision is to stop fighting and surrender so he can get medical attention for his wounded men. Note: This film is about the 4th Battalion Bicycle Regiment which saw limited action near Bredevad, as depicted in the movie.

And the Krag-Jørgensen system was actually a Norwegian system.

That's correct. Infantry officers usually rode while the soldiers marched. They often wore riding breeches (a common thing with German officers in particular).

Or they ran out of speed loaders.

If you mean more efficient for manufacture sure, However they are just straight worse then the jackboot. The reason most powers went to an Ankle boot is because of a leather shortage even the USA had this problem. Doesn't make the boot better. I would recommend looking into this subject I would recommend the HandGrenadeDivision on youtube specifically his video on the Evolution of the German Army Field Uniform 1933-1945 I would also recommend watching Rose Anvil video Why "German Army" loved these boots Gives a lot of insight into the boots from a cobblers perspective.

Goes together like Jelly XD

Have to search April 9th - its the movies name its on KZfaq but only available on KZfaq for USA. Otherwise its amazon.

he is danish

@@kimrasmussen7188 Oh, he had a weird face. haha

* Gruppenführer*

There were NCO's in the Danish Army also back then. Sageant Vous lost his life at the battle at Hokkerup Hegn that morning commanding a motorcycle unit.

The Salt in this comment is real XD

A town in the south of Jutland, near the border.

Hey I can't help when someone want to be an Idiot XD

@@ExploringMilitaryHistory True. I, too, run on front of like 8 soldiers without suppressing fire.

Yeah I meant slower to load vs a Speed Loader - Stripper clip K98K But I mean over time maybe the speed advantage slowly diminishes.

Wasn’t a Prescription. Walks into a German Chemist in 1938: “I would like some Pervitin. I have a deadline at work I must meet, or I will get fired.” Chemist in German Chemist Shop (Pharmacy): “That will be 25RDM, Bitte.” In 1940, the drug was switched to “Prescription,” and Hitler began to limit its use due to several disasters that resulted in Poland, Denmark, Norway, and France, but it wasn’t until 1942 that all Pharmacies/Chemists really began obeying the injunction. And that was largely because the military still had most of the Pervitin, and very little was available to the citizens of Germany, Austrian, and the rest of the Third Reich. But a Prescription generally was issued for “Military Necessary Work,” and would be made available, often along with barbiturates or other “sleep aids” that the users were instructed to take at least once every 72 hours, and to sleep for at least 12 to 18 hours at that time (if it was a Barbiturate, Chloral Hydrate, or another of the CNS depressant, hypnotics of the period, you would be lucky to NOT sleep that long - I have seen people today unable to wake after 36 or 48 hours with something like Seconal or Pentanol. Barbiturates are also tremendously affective for nausea, but… They will knock you the F*** out in doing so). I did some research for the Drug Policy Alliance and Ted Lieu in the 00s on Amphetamines in order to cram the Bush Administrations Hypocritical “Anti-Meth” campaign down its throat while they were forcing nearly 50% of all combatants in Iraq and Afghanistan in the first few years of the “War on Terror” to take either Dexadrine or Desoxyn (Dextroamphetamine or Methamphetamine) or lose status and get some sort of disciplinary duty. The DoD had this huge document on Amphetamine use that said exactly the opposite of what Bush’s various stooges were claiming at DEA events around the country. When the DPA showed-up at every one of them, and during the Q&A period would have copies of the DoD Manual on “Safe Amphetamine Use” that they would cite during questions to Bush’s DEA head and AG asking how they justified lying either to the Military, endangering our veterans… Or lying to the population, affecting Citizens whose lives were more likely to be ruined by Drug Prohibition than Drug Use. The DEA quietly ended its campaign after I think only 4 or 6 states.

Oh! And in the 1980s, the US Military used a combination opiate and amphetamine for their “Combat Medications.” It was typically 1mg to 2mg of Dilaudid (Hydromorphone), and 25mg of Desoxyn (Meth). They were tremendously easy to use Intravenously, and it was like “Shooting up God” according to those who experienced it. I have to say it was pretty freaking impressive even if not taken IV. You could have your arm or leg blown-off, and think “Oh, well… I have another one that still works. And it doesn’t seem to be bleeding…” But when not wounded it eliminated the horrific fear that can sometimes occur during really intense episodes, and it prevented reactionary rage/outrage in response to an enemy, thus allowing pretty clear thinking. But like everything associating with drugs that produce a “High,” those results were promptly buried in 1990 after the 1st Gulf War in order to continue to justify the “War on Drugs.”

The danish group is almost out or ammo, with an armoured car and double thier men bearing down on them with no good cover and a wounded man they dont want to leave behind. Also at this point the Germans were still considered to be civilized folk, the full ramifications of Naziism hadnt really shown themselves yet, so the idea of surrendering rather than being gunned down with no way to defend yourself must have seen quite appealing. This kind of thing was quite common in the early stages of the war, before people found out about the camps and warcrimes the germans were up to behind the scenes.

@@spysareamyth5806 The camps do not make me wonder anyway since they do not affect the danes. As part of the master race, they do not have to fear anything. It's just that i see a remaining chance for them. But anyway, maybe it was not yet that fanatic in those early days as you said.

The danish army was tiny compared to the german, which was moving fast up the Jutland peninsula with tanks and armored cars. They were quickly bypasing towns like Haderslev where this battle is happening, and had by this point already captured the capital. Actually the danish goverment had already surrendered an hour ago, the soldiers just didnt know it yet. They suspected it to happen though, because of the situation. Thats why he asks to be informed of new orders.

@@nielsbeforeZod "Actually the danish goverment had already surrendered an hour ago, the soldiers just didnt know it yet. " This is the missing piece of the puzzle. Thx.

Or soviet Units with the sv40.