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I know this probably will get buried but I wanted to thank you from the bottom of my heart for sharing the story of my great grandfather. He was my inspiration for joining the military

Hollywood - makes movie about badass person but changes things Fat Electrician - they messed up, it's even more badass

My dad ended up in Vietnam like Jailbird. Judge got tired of seeing him for racing, drinking and fighting. Judge told him since he’s good with a wrench and likes going fast had the place for him. 1st 9th Air Cav as a helicopter mechanic. He also did door gunning and 25 LOACH flights as observer and gunner and was awarded Airman medal. They rotated him back to Texas to start flight training to be a pilot but he’d seen enough. He said it was the best thing to happen to him as he was an aviation mechanic until his last day. Miss you Pops.

I’m a 62-year-old grandmother. I just had a total hip replacement, so I’m laying in bed listening to all of these amazing stories of our heroes. I’m very proud of my grandfather who fought in World War II in the European theater. I just want to say thank you for this because too many of us are so far removed from these events don’t know enough stories about World War II, and all of the other wars including Vietnam and the Gulf War. I had no idea. Now I know some of the names of our heroes and it’s very important to always remember them. All those who died gave the ultimate sacrifice and I appreciate everything they did so that we remain free. So thanks keep up the great work. I will keep listening.

I love the irony of how many Americans were denied the Medal of Honor, but the Germans were giving out Iron Crosses like they were candy.

*He’s a preacher,* *A teacher,* *And a German armor breacher.*

That meeting with schoolboy and his friend under the tank. Definitely the most Army thing to happen. While there was no war daddy there was a great tank push in Iraq

On the subject of property, I'm reminded of another story I read from Vietnam. Two SEALs, newly arrived in country, were disappointed with the terminal performance of their M-16s. After griping to more experienced members of the team, one dropped his rifle in the river while the other broke his stock against a tree trunk. They were issued a shotgun and an M-14 as replacements for their destroyed equipment.

Today we're going to be listening to the best modern American military historian tell us why metric sucks, and communism can get bent. (Again.)

Oh Sherman of the Lake, what is your wisdom?

Another great suggestion: "BOMB" is a Canadian M4A2 Sherman tank, it arrived on D-Day, was hit several times, never missed a single day of combat across Europe, fired over 6000 shells, traveled 8000km, had 4 different Tank Commanders. You can check it out by watching 'The Green Fields Beyond' Fury was based on "IN THE MOOD" tank commanded by War Daddy, same crew for most of time, 76mm M4 tank, but one of the characters from Fury was named "Norman." It was the name of a town "BOMB" fought in.

This is one of my favorite videos, I named my 11 million dollar machine IN THE MOOD because Pool and his crew deserve the respect of not being forgotten.

Military doctors: Sorry sir, you vision sucks Future badass: (cheats test, proceeds to become a badass) Suck it nerd, I don't need two good eyes to stack bodies.

‘The dude is super good at putting people in touch with god’ I was smoking at the time. You nearly killed me.

What an awesome roll-call of exceptional American war heroes! I, a UK citizen, salute them all for their courageous service, indomitable spirit and conspicuous bravery.

This sounds so much better than the movie. Also, dude literally just went and decided to be the main character and made it happen

"And maybe - *just maybe* - they'll wear it for us." Fuckin' grunt logic, man. XD

Two great pieces of advice. #1. “If you ain’t cheating. You ain’t trying!” #2. “Fair fights belong in the ring.”

Fun fact the armor division patches are shaped like a triangle because they are the tip of spear. 1st through 3rd are the only ones that got to add a nickname, the colors represent the colors of the combat branches in an armor unit, and my favorite thing to tell people (because i have never met anyone who guessed what the third symbol is correctly) the track is mobility, the cannon is firepower, and the lightning bolt is shock (not speed).

Just started the video and wanted to point out that the rangers that climbed the cliffs around normandy to take out artillery had a bunch of guys who put on their glasses on the boats on the way to the hill. In a special forces group where you are definitely not allowed to need glasses. It was more important to see the enemy than to keep up the charade

I’m learning more history here than I did at my high school. Hats off to you for being one of the best and funniest historians on the platform.

As a huge tank buff, I loved reading names of tanks. Diplomacy Failed, Abandon All Hope, Cruel Intentions

We need some more non-American badasses on here. Here's a few for your consideration: - Private Leo Major DCM- Liberator of Zwolle and one of only 3 men to earn the Distinguished Conduct Medal in 2 separate wars. - Major Robert Cain VC- The Hero of Arnhem, who's exploits included knocking out Tiger tanks and firing a mortar from the hip, and which earned him the Victoria Cross. - Mariya Oktyabrskaya, the driver of 'Fighting Girlfriend', a T-34 tank she paid for on the condition she got to drive it. She was killed in combat and was posthumously declared a Hero of the Soviet Union, the first (and possibly only, didn't do much research) female tanker to do so.

Something that we all should remember, in 1936 there was an article written in a news paper. I don't remember which one, a US History professor shared it with every class during his WW2 class. It was an editorial that stated the youth of this time would 'not amount to anything of substance' That is not the extact quote but it captured the tone. It went on to degrade the youth of the 1930s, you know the ones that fought a 2 front war across the Atlantic and the Pacific. Not only did they endure, they were victorious. So when we think the modern youth are useless, don't fall for the same mistake that they fell for 90 years ago. The new enlisted soldiers and young officers under me have consistently impressed me.

"he was good at puting people in touch with god." Thats a keeper. like "He wasnt god just his secretary, scheduling his meetings"

Why in the hell are they still making superhero movies when there are so many real hero movies that need to be made?

I was a eye waver! Shot platoon high! 6 time expert rifle!! USMC Semper Fi!!!!! Brother u should be a history Professor.

A 6'3" tanker. A undefeated prize fighter. A respected and exceptional leader/Alpha dog amongst his peers. A man among men! Fury is one of my favorite movies. I'm a purple heart 11B and that movie hits hard and true.

I feel like "Still in the Mood" would have been a better name than "In the Mood II".

Fury is one of my favorite movies. "Best job I ever had."

Mr. Electrician sir, You give us not just facts, you give us history. I wish my past history teachers had you abilities and passion.

At this point I’m convinced being rejected from the military for bad eyesight is some divine omen that you’re destined for some great and absolutely gangster shit

Army eyesight story. In world war II, my grandfather, John O'Donnell, served in the infantry. He fought at the battle of the bulge. Got two purple hearts and some other distinguished awards. He was very slight in stature. No taller than 5'6. He was generally sent out as a scout. He very consistently, and very accurately was successful in pointing out German encampments, ambushes, and even snipers. He didn't necessarily have particularly the great vision either. It is likely his abilities as a scout saved a lot of lives. When he was finally asked why he was so good at what he did and how he could see the Germans despite their camouflage efforts. He said the green of their camouflage was all wrong and for him appeared orange. My grandfather was red green color blind.

As a native of Detroit, where the Fist of Joe Lewis is a monument, it warms my heart to hear that he boxes Lafayette and told him, "I'm going to teach you a big lesson" before taking him very seriously. It's all fun and games until the champ whispers in the clench. Then it's just games. And the game is: "how long can I stay on my feet."

Thank you soo much for giving honors to such a warrior and his crew, warriors all. Well done.

The generations have forgotten that “in the mood” was a huge hit song back then. Thats likely the origin of the tank name.

Another plot armor story you might be interested in is a british crew who were issued a lightly armored training vehicle by mistake. Not really questioning why their tank was so much faster than the rest they often took on scouting runs because of that only to find out after encountering an AA vehicle that shit itself proceeding to spray and pray all over their face. After falling back they later discovered the entire front plate had bullets protruding through, having just barely been enough to save their lives. They were offered an actual combat ready tank afterwards but they declined deciding to keep it, full story includes them surviving another incident because it jumped a river so thats understandable :)

29:45 The loader was able to load so quickly spray and pray was a viable strategy

In the Mood was a 1939 Glenn Miller hit. It was really the theme song of WWII troops, sailors & basically the whole effort, military & civilian. Listen to it. It still rocks.

That eye exam was actually the badass test. You fail it you either give up or you cheat and become one of history’s badasses, there is no middle ground, well there is but that is all the regular dudes that pass the first time.

"the dude is super good at getting people in touch with God" is my new favourite line

The Clip from 29:50 is not from any conflict that Pool was in, but rather a clip from the famous tank battle at Cologne, were a U.S. M26 Pershing Tank with Clarence Smoyer as the gunner fought a Panther at the Bridge right in front of the Rhine. Another iconic moment of American Tankery.

Fucking hit me in the heart knowing that he hung on long enough to hear that his "boys" were okay before he finally passed on. A hero by no other name

As a former tanker of over 15 years , this was great to see! Finally stories, REAL STORIES, about ARMOR!!!

It's crazy how lives cross paths in life. I ran into a long lost friend from high school when I was on a mission Iraq. We both never knew that we joined the Army after 9/11. We swapped 6 years worth of stories. Thanks for another great story.

Government: "Groundhog, you're exempt from the draft." Groundhog: "What? ...why? This won't do _at all!"_

As a former Tanker, I will say this man is the was a tank god. So was his crew. We would lecture our crews about how great they were under fire.

My uncle was a POW after June 1944 and spent some time on German trains in Europe during the war. I am glad he was already east of France by the time Pool started destroying trains.

The movie was great.. but the reality was even better.. Thanks for the real story!! What heroes!!

As someone who has been in a gym/sparred with amateur/semi pro folks, TFE is on point. It's actually true regardless of who you spar with. If they're putting out 20%, you match it. Nobody gets upset if something occasionally lands a little harder because of distance or timing mistakes, but if it's obviously purposeful, you're getting lit up.

In the mood was also a great glen miller song.

Loved this video and your one about Percy Hobart. Would love to see you do a video about the 761st Tank Battalion of WWII, the original Black Panthers. They were an all-Black Tank Battalion that became the tip of General Patton's spearhead as he pushed toward Germany. A "bastard battalion" that was often attached to units wherever they were needed, they were looked down upon by officers on both the American and German sides. They fought with such ferocity and cut a swathe so deep into enemy territory it left both sides stunned. Their motto was "Come Out Fighting," and they lived it, fighting for 183 continuous days. Their story is rife with heroes and amazing accomplishments, ones I think would be more than worthy to be highlighted by your channel.

POOL BOXED JOE LOUIS?!?!? WTF? THATS BADASS. Dude is a legend. "which makes sense because hes really good at getting people in touch with God" man your script writing is top tier

War daddy was a pioneer of the violence of action ethos

"got to drive in the Abrams" whata dream. Days of my beloved M60 Patton are long gone, what would I not give for an abrams ride...

Man, thank you for this video! It was amazing hearing this story. I knew that ‘Fury’ was loosely based on ‘War Daddy’ and his tank crew, but I didn’t know that the real War Daddy was that much of a massive BAD DUDE! I’m just a Filthy Civilian, but had I (allegedly) intentionally drove a tank into a lake because I wanted a new one I would be: arrested, stripped of command, stand for a court-martial, be stripped of rank and busted back to private, imprisoned for a few years, given a Dishonorable Discharge, and then would have to deliver pizzas for the rest of my life to pay Uncle Sam the cost of the tank. But War Daddy did this and his superiors gave into his demands because of how tough and successful that dude was. It wouldn’t surprise me to hear that he even gave Majors orders and they obeyed! It’s a shame that he lost a lot of his leg, but it’s not like the man needed his legs because HE COULD HAVE JUST ROLLED AROUND ON HIS MASSIVE TESTICLES. The man probably had a difficult time walking before his injury because how huge those suckers were. He probably could have won the Tour de France without a bike - he could’ve just rolled on his testicles and came in first place. What an absolute legend and *an absolute* pimp. God bless ya, War Daddy.

My French Resistance grandmother was in Liège, Belgium 🇧🇪. She mentioned to us that one of the greatest gifts she got during the war was, "a pair of silk stockings" due to the rationing and German tyranny, things like that were extremely rare. I don't think she received them from a 3rd army tanker, but the story made me chuckle/think of it!

Was assigned to the 1st Cav.Div. , 2/8Cav. Armor Battalion (1986-'89) . Our motto was , "Strike fast , kick-ass" ! It seems like that's the motto War Daddy lived by .

Great vid of one of the best of the Greatest Generation. My father was a tank commander in Dog Co., 32 Armored Regiment, 3rd Armored Division. Pool was in Item Co. My dad commanded "Dirty Gertie 2" His tank and most of his crew were lost outside St. Lo, just before Operation Cobra. He was in the hospital until the beginning of 1947. Later in life, he told me about his time in combat, but mostly anecdotal stories of life there. I do remember him telling of immediately firing into both corners of the field when breaking through hedgerows. I miss him.

"In the mood "....John Lee Hooker and Bonnie Rait do a great duet cover...Its great !

The History Guy and The Fat Electrician are by far the best content creators. The former is the Mr. Rogers of history while the latter is the Michael Ironside of history education. Love it.

Early in the video, i thought, wow, War Daddy’s fearless & super-aggressive style reminds me of some of the armor fighting in the Battle of 73 Easting in Desert Storm. Of this guy and his crew, all i can say is wow.

I'm a retired Army tank commander. Unfortunately, I was injured and today I'm a housebound disabled veteran. It's difficult accepting this situation, but I push on. I was stationed in Germany with 1st of the 1st Cavalry Regiment. Back in the '80s our mission was patrolling and guarding the border between West Germany and Czechoslovakia. It was actually a great time in my career. I'm proud to say that my unit, 1-1 Cav "Blackhawks", participated in Desert Storm, leading the way as we spearheaded into the last battle that won and ended that war. This story is so inspirational, makes me want to join back up and resume my job! This guy does a fantastic job!

19 Kilo , Desert Storm vet, here . And I have been an industrial electrician for over 30 years. Hoss , hate to tell ya ,but the best tanker to ever set a turret was Kurt Knispel dude is the Simo Häyhä: of tank warfare. 168 confirmed tank kills, with the actual number being closer to 195. from January 1943 to April 1945.

Let's be honest, his whole crew should have gotten the medal of honor. He was crazy good, but he needed a team on his level to do it. And damn it was a team. I'm sure some of this has been exaggerated, but still a great man. Kind of heartening to hear he got to see people he trained go to war. Or not I mean war is horrible. But to see that he helped the next generation in the next big battle must have been, atleast, some slight comfort.

My great uncle was one of joe Louis' sparring partners. He was an amazing boxer but he said he wouldn't dare do something as stupid as hitting him too hard. Not only was it obviously his job and he'd get in trouble for trying to injure him but he said the power joe was holding back was absolutely insane. He could kill someone pretty easily if he wanted to.

So I named my first car Fury which was a Jeep wrangler because I loved the tank in the movie and thought it would be a cool name for my Jeep. Recently I wrecked that Jeep and now I have a new one that’s even better than the last one. And since I now know the backstory of the movie Fury from this video I’ve decided to name the new Jeep “In The Mood”. What’s even better is that I drove it today trying to come up with a name for it and the Glenn miller song came on which just sealed the name even more. Love your videos Nick you’re awesome.

This is one of the best stories I've heard. Loved the movie "Fury", so good to hear the actual story that inspired it. Well told, sir, well told.

Hey Fat Electrician, I have had to cheat on all of my eye exams. Unfortunately I still ended up discharged from the Marine Corps. I have had to cheat on some more and am accomplishing so much in spite of my disability. It's a long story but I wanted to say how much I appreciate your final words in this video about not underestimating us. I was told I'd be blind by my mid 20s. I'm 31 and can still see pretty good. I still drive, I fly paragliders, I do a bunch of crazy outdoor shit like class 4 rafting, ice climbing, rock climbing, downhill mountain biking, etc. I fix wind turbines and travel all over the country and other countries to do it. I love doing things people tell me I can't do - and trying to do it better. Cheers

I love the idea of a bunch of tanks just slamming shells into a train and then pool decided to take on another train with his tank alone. Absolute badass. Request #8 battle of conoco fields.

My dad is an old Vietnam vet. I showed him this and several of your videos. He howled with laughter. "Unhealth care system" Thank you for the chance to see my ol' dad laugh so hard.

What a hero! The whole crew!! That's so tragic they took his loader and were taken out largely because of that. I'm so glad I listened to this. The Legend of War Daddy will live forever ♥️

My Dad cheated on the eye exam during ww2. He was blind in one eye and served in the 101st Airborne. I learned not to fuck with him the hard way lol. He was a good man.

I am a retired tanker and this video actually brought me to tears seeing how amazing this man was. Makes me proud to be a tanker. But to contradict your tanker video. we are not all enormous/ I was a skinny little 167 lb. guy who could load quick and drive my ass off. Other than that, you video was on point. Love your videos. I am glued to every one and have most of your merch. Need a new quack bang, mine if falling apart

First off much respect to this legend and his legendary crew. Hollywod just wont leave things well enough alone, this original story is much better than fury version... much, much better.

"In the mood" was a hit for Glenn Miller. Also is recognized as the most iconic American WW2 musical piece.

Could you imagine the havoc Pool could made with a modern Abrams in WWII? Would have been no contest.

Water boarding an entire Sherman tank 😂😂😂 I found my new war military history channel - subbed

I actually met Poole when I was in 3-32nd Armor at Ft Hood. He was an awesome guy, very humble. I believe, our battalion commander nominated CW4 Poole to be the honorary Colonel of the 32nd Regiment.

Thank you to all vets for your service

Great job brother ! Fucking outstanding, no loud obnoxious music in the background. No talking about yourself. Simply the best video I've ever heard. Great job 👍

C co 1 87 10th Mountain in Mogadishu recovered bodies from Courage 53 Blackhawk a week before BHD and helped with BHD. They only got CIBs while rangers got upgrades would be good to cover.

War Thunder was an amazing ad for this video, you don't understand just how hard it was to take out panthers and tigers front on with Shermans. That whole section in War Thunder (Shermans vs panthers and tigers) is absolute hell. Unless you hit the absolute perfect spot on the front, you can't take out a panther, and tigers you have to flank. Now imagine that in real life, being in a tight, confined space with 4 others guys having to work in perfect synchronicity, hitting the machine gun port front on a panther. Really gives you a great appreciation for history

I imagine the mysteriously drowned tank probably had something to do with him not getting all the medals he was likely owed.

That was the greatest video, really good bro. Thanks for the great war stories.

Brad pits line from inglorious vastards comes to mind with the tank sinking "more like chewed out ive been chewed out befor its not so bad".

Whatever on the end but as a 24 year vet of desert storm and Iraq and a Seabee, thanks on that note, this was one of the most awesomeness videos of army heroes that I think you've done. Thank you for all you do!

“War Daddy” is the goat. I love ‘Fury’ but this was waaaaay better than the movie. This should’ve been the moviez

Dude, you have found your calling! Love the videos

Got my "In The Mood II" up to max crew experience and Ace; Mozdoc here I come. In '73/'74 my battalion was stripped of it's M60A1 which were sent to Israel to replace their recent losses. We got depot rebuilds back which were Israeli recovered combat losses. Looking almost new and fresh paint, my "new" track had five holes in the front glacis welded up. Now that will sober you up right quick. I'm now long retired without a shot in anger... except War Thunder. Saddle Up!

Studied WW2 for 50+ years and that was brilliant , what a story and by God what a man , thankyou , well deserved like and subbed .

The way this man puts the light on our nation’s men with his research… makes him a war daddy! These men and what they did is speechless. Finding out what they did and telling others is the same. Thank you brother!

Amazing history! My dad was in the 776 AAA in France, I was Air Force/ RI Air Nat Guard, then my son was in a Bradley Unit in the 1st Cav(3/8 Charlie Co). He gave me gray hair in his 3 tours in Iraq, his 1st in Sadr City where he got a Purple Heart... God bless them all!!

This might be one of your best stories mate. I really enjoy the long content filled with passionate appreciation of the heroes before us. Thank you.

I loved the movie Fury, but the real story is SO much better, I would literally watch a 3+ hour movie if it stuck to the real storyline of this man and his crew. Amazing work again, Mr Electrician.

This is one of the most entertaining videos on ANY subject I've ever had the pleasure to see. Thank you so much for being such a great story teller and I'm gonna make sure I hire a Fat Electrician the next time I need work of that type done. 😂

As per usual, the way that you tell the story makes the story that much more engaging. I already loved the movie Fury but damn this dude was an all-time badass. So if he was with third army, that means he was serving under George Patton if I recall. No wonder Patton's third Army was able to push so far so fast

You should do a video about a British officer named Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart. He fought in 5 wars including both World Wars. He was shot a number of times two of them were his left eye. His left hand got damaged by shrapnel to which he only had two fingers hanging on and he asked the doctor to amputate, the doctor refused and he pulled his fingers off himself. He also survived a number of plane crashes. He is known as the unkillable soldier

This is one of the best videos I have seen on KZfaq. You sir, did an amazing job!