Battle of the Bulge, Animated - Part 5, The Relief of Bastogne

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British XXX Corps arrives at the Meuse Crossings, ready to greet the advancing German Panzer Divisions with heavy artillery and armour. Patton's Army also arrives south of Bastogne, and a thrust northwards towards the besieged town aims to relieve the surrounded 101st Airborne Division.
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@rolder50 Жыл бұрын

I think my favorite part of these is the little stories of brave soldiers defying the odds

@loganb7059 Жыл бұрын

Yeah. It really adds a human element to things, rather than being just detached listing of events.

@OldKing2 Жыл бұрын

... and a few years later in Sept 1949, Congressional Medal of Honor recipient James R Hendrix survived a fall from 1000 feet, receiving only minor bruises when his two parachutes failed to open during training at Fort Benning, Ga.

@19MAD95 Жыл бұрын

There is a book out there on medals of Honor and it gives a little story on the person and the deeds done to win it. You might like it. It’s full of tails of the aristeria of those men.

@theellis8951 Жыл бұрын

so many heroes go unnoticed.

@timf2279 Жыл бұрын

@@19MAD95 they were never won only earned or awarded.

@Jarv2324 Жыл бұрын

Hearing Squire almost gave me a heart attack

@benwilson7869 Жыл бұрын

I wasn’t watching the screen when he started talking and I had to do a double take lol.

@alphamaccao5224 Жыл бұрын

Same

@boomdoomgyt Жыл бұрын

*hears squire’s voice* HEY WAIT A MIN-

@SquireComedy Жыл бұрын

My apologies.

@Kyle_Hubbard Жыл бұрын

Yeeeeeeees.

@huntclanhunt9697 Жыл бұрын

Hendrix single handedly carried his whole battalion right there. MVP.

@polygonalfortress Жыл бұрын

what a hero!

@glenchapman3899 Жыл бұрын

Yeah I was expecting the next thing to be he stole a German tank drove to Berlin and kick Hitler in the ass lol

@connorkopack9128 Жыл бұрын

War hero and absolutely shreds on the guitar, what a legend ;)

@OldKing2 Жыл бұрын

@huntclanhunt9697 Жыл бұрын

@@OldKing2 Geez

@manuelacosta9463 Жыл бұрын

The Firefly crew aiming for the lead enemy vehicle only to strike the ammunition and fuel supply trucks was an fortuitous 'accident' given the sheer shortage of fuel the Germans were running on here. The voiced tanker's dialogue was a nice addition.

@glenchapman3899 Жыл бұрын

Thats a youtuber called Squire. Does some really funny stuff revolving around WW2 stereotypes

@wilhelmpfusch3699 Жыл бұрын

@@glenchapman3899 And the whole story with the firefly could be straight from his channel.

@TrickiVicBB71 Жыл бұрын

@@glenchapman3899 Quite a surprise to hear him

@rvail136 Жыл бұрын

I'm shoked that their RNG allowed them to hit the fuel vehicle instead of the intended target...

@Zestric Жыл бұрын

Sounds like a very Firefly thing to do. I've heard that gun wasn't the most accurate thing ever. (Though I don't really know if that's true)

@larrypan2290 Жыл бұрын

The Fallschirmjägers were unable to hold Bigonville because they were not equiped with high quality Kamikoto knives that can glide through your succulent ribeye steak or your beer can like butter

@cougars_3471 Жыл бұрын

yeah i wouldn't be too sure if its high quality tho, some says that it was a scam and was made in china

@dudududu1926 Жыл бұрын

It's a Japanese knife made using Chinese steel, made In China.

@squillz8310 Жыл бұрын

@@cougars_3471 yeah. they're run by a company literally named "Fail Ventures." A company that forms dozens of companies that fail just for a few that'll find a way to bring in money. Kamikoto Knives and Established Titles are 2 of those companies. I hope The Operations Room does some more research on the company they're promoting.

@KermitFrazierdotcom Жыл бұрын

Or Camembert!!!

@timf2279 Жыл бұрын

Yep, both are scamers. The knifes are made in China from low quality steel. Same as Wal-Mart brand or dollar stores.

@rvail136 Жыл бұрын

My father was an XO (at 23) of a C-47 sqdrn and was shot down for the 2nd time dropping supplies on Bastogne...he and his crew chief spent a week learning how to use a bazooka...it was the 2nd time he was shot down. 1st was Normandy dropping pathfinders for the 82nd Airborne...

@youarewrong5523 Жыл бұрын

1. Did he end up survivng? And 2. Are you from the Vail clan of Plainfield, New Jersey? - if so, we’re distant cousins

@heakhaek Жыл бұрын

Damn the paras are causing him problems

@burnssy112 Жыл бұрын

Surprised the plane could fly with your dads massive balls

@myhonorwasloyalty Жыл бұрын

@@youarewrong5523 do you enjoy that you are loosing your country now

@Noelll Жыл бұрын

Your father was a great man and earned the name The Greatest Generation

@scarsofhonor6333 Жыл бұрын

The animation has gotten so good there’s little stories now. Seeing the German at 5:30, leave the house, look the wrong way to seemingly ask what’s going on, and then getting shot.

@rg20322 Жыл бұрын

This is becoming one of my favorite channels.

@derricklarsen2919 Жыл бұрын

Among the very best out there 👌

@psychicumbreon326 Жыл бұрын

"Is it over? Did we win?" *blam*

@GonE4Summ3R Жыл бұрын

Were those real interactions recorded or just added for drama for the video?

@currahee Жыл бұрын

@@GonE4Summ3R Most likely just for drama. The casualty counts and the rough locations of each soldier is recorded info, tho. Although I wouldn't be surprised if they are real stories he added in, as this channel does do it's homework.

@EnlargedBrain Жыл бұрын

These videos are great but what always makes it for me are the medal of honor recipients stories and actions of people who received highly esteemed medals. The heroism alone makes me smile and the visuals help me imagine the soldiers doing these acts.

@hugoswatridge3068 Жыл бұрын

do you know by any chance the name of the « app » used to make these animated maps ? Thanks !

@EnlargedBrain Жыл бұрын

@@hugoswatridge3068 I bet its some sort of application the Operations Room channel made for their videos.

@KermitFrazierdotcom Жыл бұрын

I love the overhead shots of the tiny figures turning round like they were Zergs, er sumpin...

@cmel7841 Жыл бұрын

100%, I immediately google those soldier's names.

@Yvolve 6 ай бұрын

In that case, I highly recommend Jeremy Clarkson's "The Victoria Cross - For Valour" and the subsequent "The Greatest Raid of All". This is not Clarkson being brash and obtuse. This is proper journalism, with him being genuinely interested and excited. The first is about the British Victoria Cross, the highest honour. While telling the story of one of the winners, you hear the stories of other VC winners and the insane things they did to win their medal. It is amazing. Due to the success, he made a follow-up. It is about the raid on Nazare in France, to destroy a dry-dock and deny Tirpitz a base in the Atlantic. It was forced to dock in Norway, so it could no longer threaten Allied supply convoys. Equally amazing. Very well made, with interviews with the guys who did the raid. Some of it is so stiff upper lip Britishness, it starts to sound like a Monty Python sketch until you realise they actually did this.

@randomlyentertaining8287 Жыл бұрын

It should also noted that in the town of La Gleize, there remains a King Tiger left by Peiper's Kamfgruppe. It's been cosmetically restored but most of the internals are gone. Some battle damages remains though.

@dinathseyara325 5 ай бұрын

true

@zombieshoot4318 Жыл бұрын

Soon as PFC James Hendrix showed up I was thinking this guy is getting a medal for his actions. A Medal of Honor. One of 20 soldiers who got one. Salute to him and the other 19. Hendrix lived until 2002 when he passed away at 77. He also served in Korea and briefly in Vietnam.

@WhitecollarActual 5 ай бұрын

Hendrix has that COD protagonist energy. That boy risked his life three times by himself without any hesitation. I'm glad you told his story because everyone should hear it. Medal of Honor absolutely deserved.

@pucmahone3893 Жыл бұрын

My dad was in Bastogne. How he managed to dodge all those bullets I’ll never know!

@martintaiani Жыл бұрын

Your father was a hero and has/had a perspective on life that few had. Ordinary people put in in extraordinary circumstances. None of us really know what it's like or how we would act. Those boys that fought/survived these battles have so much of my respect, and it's still not close to what they deserve.

@jett6906 Жыл бұрын

He kept his head down!

@JamesGoodwin1994 Жыл бұрын

Hearing that peiper lost 4000 men and suffered as greatly as they did can’t help but bring a smile to my face. There’s some karma for you evil bastards. Loving this whole series it really gives a clear picture of how the battle played out

@trumpsextratesticle8590 4 ай бұрын

No one should celebrate the wholesale slaughter of their fellow man.

@earlvinbicoputinov1566 2 ай бұрын

And it was something pretty humiliating. They were trolled over and over again by having bridges cut off in their faces, Peiper's forces got stuck powerless and wasting fuel, before getting attacked by air raids.

@michaelcudby787 25 күн бұрын

Peiper was the SS oficer that murdered those American POWs at Melmady. Effin arshole survived the courts after the war, & was residing in France, always pleading innocent.

@IrishCaesar Жыл бұрын

I havent seen anyone on KZfaq synthesize the tactical, operational, and strategic levels so effectively and clearly. You do an amazing job of showing how important the actions are at every level, from logistics, to maneuver, to tactical engagements. It really helps to bring the whole picture together

@patrickbasin9389 Жыл бұрын

This doesn’t seem to be working out for the Germans.

@GM-xk1nw Жыл бұрын

Yeah, but their idiology is winning in the US itself.

@stc3145 Жыл бұрын

Might be a river to far

@silverhost9782 Жыл бұрын

@@GM-xk1nw Don't be a 🤡

@Noyoki Жыл бұрын

Historically, no.

@user-vp9lc9up6v Жыл бұрын

I wonder if they'll win the war

@konnorhalsey6981 Жыл бұрын

Grandfather was in the 84th Infantry north west of Bastogne. I remember him always saying how bad the battle was and how he could imagine how much worse it was in Bastogne. Some amazing stories I got to hear from him.

@martintaiani Жыл бұрын

you're so fortunate. It's up to you that his stories survive to the next generation. What these guys should never be forgotten.

@konnorhalsey6981 Жыл бұрын

@@martintaiani Unfortunately he passed in 2009, but thankfully I remembered everything he told me and he wrote his memoirs. They contain most of the stories from basic till he left in 1946.

@mburstei Жыл бұрын

It is a small world. My grandfather was in the 84th as well. Go Railsplitters! My other grandfather also fought in the bulge, but more to the south. He was wounded fighting near Bastogne, I think around January 6th 1945.

@konnorhalsey6981 Жыл бұрын

@@mburstei Would you happen to know what battalion he was in? mine was wounded roughly the same time. He was 335th battalion, baker company in the 84th (at least what the 84th roster book shows.) His squad were assaulting with M4’s and came under 88 fire when he was wounded. Before he was wounded one of the 88’s struck one of the M4’s breaking the commanders legs with the rest of the crew abandoning the tank. My grandfather and a few other lifted the man out of the tank for the medics. Soon after that shrapnel believed to be from an 88 round hit him wounding him in the neck, chin, and butt.

@mburstei Жыл бұрын

@@konnorhalsey6981 He was in command of the medical battalion, performing surgery, organizing the field hospital and evacuating wounded. Didn't talk much about the war. In the context of the Battle of the Bulge, he did mention a couple of things. The division deployed to the Ardennes in reverse as they were repositioning from the Ruhr river. So the signal company and medical battalion showed up first, stretched along the road out from Hotton. The first couple days were very dicey as they had virtually no weapons with them so if the Germans had attacked then they would have been wiped out. If you are interested, there was a divisional history book - not sure where you would find a copy. There was also a memoir written by a soldier in one of the other regiments in the 84th, "The Men of Company K". There are used copies of that on Amazon.

@lazarpenev8725 Жыл бұрын

Squire did a good job with the voice acting lol 😆😆😆

@glenchapman3899 Жыл бұрын

First time I have ever heard he and his compatriot say something serious lol

@tankythemagnorite9855 Жыл бұрын

Oh yes, rather he did!

@grahvis Жыл бұрын

I half expected him to say something like "and two sugars in my tea please".

@glenchapman3899 Жыл бұрын

@@grahvis and I just read that in his voice lol

@SquireComedy Жыл бұрын

Yeeeeeees

@ryangarcia985 Жыл бұрын

Yeeeeeeees

@ramal5708 Жыл бұрын

The 10th Armored Div. in Bastogne didn't get enough credit during the defense of the town, their armored units that includes Hellcat tanks literally contributed in terms of Anti Tank capability of the defenders, also sharing their ammunition with the 101st guys when they just arrived at the town

@QemeH Жыл бұрын

3:50 - Just because we know of only 800 men making it to german lines, doesn't mean the other 4000 were killed or captured. A good portion of them probably deserted and went straight home. I obviously don't know this from this particular troop, but being german and having had the priviledge of growing up with the generation that had to fight as young men/boys I know that this was a common occurence. My grandfather for example, who was a civil land surveyor by trade and was pressed into service as a forward observer for field artillery because of those skills, used to tell the story of how HIS war ended on a random day in the italian countryside. He had been directing fire missions all day, but when night fell the requested missions became less and less - even though usually the night would see hightened activity by the batteries. And then, when the first grey lights of the morning started to creep in, he suddenly saw a jeep speeding straight through the hills over rough terrain - fully lit and at suicidal speeds. At first the small forward observer team who had positioned themselves at the top of a church tower to have elevation advantage debated among themselves who could possibly be that idiot driver - certainly not a german as he wasn't blacked out as ordered, also certainly not an american charging an artillery battery with a single jeep, and probably not an italian either as they were not co-located with german troops at that point. As it turned out, it was a message runner of the "Kampfgruppe" HQ they had been supporting by fire all week - and when he rolled into town, he stopped with screeching tires, shouted up the church tower: "Front line overrun. No survivors. Retreat to position X!" - and promptly drove off without awaiting an answer. Now, my grandfather was the youngest in a group of five soldiers plus their sergeant, so he looked at the others and went: "What do we do? Where is X?" - but nobody of them knew of any plans of withdrawl. The Führer clearly had ordered to fight a last stand and HQ had never mentioned a rally point in case of a loss of the front line... so, thinking on their feet, they quickly looked at each other, nodded and then the sergeant said: "Right. The way I see it, we fine italian gentlemen have found ourselves in the wrong clothes. I think it is best to ask the fine wives of [this town] for proper clothes." - and off they went raiding the homes of the italian town for civilian clothes. Leaving behind their equipment, destroying anything that was considered confidential, they ditched their uniforms and pretended to be random townsfolk ravaged by the war for the next few days when the american offensive just sorta rolled over them. They were caught once, but the american patrol not being able to speak either german or italian they managed to BS the soldiers into letting them go in exchange for cigarettes and chocolate. They then split up to further lower the chance of detection and my grandfather and his battle buddy train-surfed back to their home town, where they pretended to be "flak boys" (i.e. running ammunition for anti air gun crews) who were just running for another flak but the one they were near at any given time until their home town in turn was officially liberated.

@richardstephens5570 Жыл бұрын

Cool story. But unlike your grandfather, Peiper's men were fanatical SS soldiers who had fought on the Eastern Front. Most likely they didn't desert.

@dapperfield595 Жыл бұрын

misses intended target, destroys 2 vital supply trucks instead Exactly what you'd expect in one of Squire's videos

@Hillbilly001 Жыл бұрын

Been loving this series. With the supporting Intel Report makes it doubley fun. Outstanding! Brilliant work! Cheers from Tennessee.

@rg20322 Жыл бұрын

Same here - awesome series and always waiting on the next!!

@sonyascott6114 Жыл бұрын

My uncle Claude stover was there with the 101 AB division.He survived and after the war joined the merchant Marines going back and forth to rebuild Germany.After 2 yrs at sea he rejoined the 82 AB division.After that he was with the 11th AB division in Korea,and made two combat jumps with the 187th combat team in Korea,in which he won a silver star taking out 3 Chinese machine gun nests with hand grenades.After that he was in Germany with the 8th division.After that he was with the 2nd AB battle group,503rd infantry at ft.bragg and Okinawa.After that he was with the 1st special forces group in 1961 Vietnam,where he worked with the CIA,then retired.

@sonyascott6114 Жыл бұрын

Oh ya,I forgot to mention he won a bronze star in Belgium at the bulge.I had to pull his service record out to look at it.I have all of my family who fought in WW1,WW2,and Vietnam.I also had a brother who fought in Vietnam,69 and 70.

@ansik_ Жыл бұрын

Gonna say it immediately, the audio clips of the tank crew was a great addition!

@winghungyuen2726 Жыл бұрын

Love all the personal stories that occurred during the battle being told with the visuals. Really makes this series unique. Can’t wait for Operation Bodenplatte to be covered.

@ricardokowalski1579 Жыл бұрын

2:15 Knocking out the ammo and fuel, even by mistake, it's the right thing to do.

@emmetmichigan8188 Жыл бұрын

Love the upload schedule. Thank you for these longer series's.

@shrodingerschat2258 Жыл бұрын

My dad was in the 87th infantry, 345th regiment, company M, attached to Patton's 3rd army. Was part of a 4-man squad that manned a Browning .30 machine gun. They were mainly a reserve unit. Dad never talked much about the Bulge, but I'm sure he saw a lot of horrors.

@pichael38 Жыл бұрын

This is the best detailed BotB series. Learning so much more on something I thought I knew a lot about already.

@herknorth8691 Жыл бұрын

It's weird how whenever Goring says that the Luftwaffe is the solution to a problem, that suddenly Germany has a spell of bad luck.

@watchyoutube1268 Жыл бұрын

This whole series style has been super awesome - Iwo Jima and Battle of Bulge. Great work mate! Also, what a hero PFC James Hendrix is! Damn the balls on that man. #GreatestGeneration

@benjaminroberson1967 Жыл бұрын

My great grandpa commanded a battery of 155mm howitzers attached to the 4th Armored Division (for most of their time in Europe). After traveling almost continuously for 2 days he pulled into their new position. He got out of his Jeep and pointed where he wanted the first howitzer. Walking to the next position he turned to point and the 2nd 3rd and 4th howitzer were nowhere to be seen. Moving at such high speed and over the hard and paved ground made the bogeys break as they weren't designed for those conditions. He said the 3 routes Patton approved were clogged with men and machines and unit cohesion was abandoned because of the numerous mechanical issues. His unit was lucky as they reunited by the end of the day. He did hear of others who overshot and ended up in Belgium by accident because they didn't know where they were going.

@Admiral_Jezza Жыл бұрын

Scam sponsor, Kamikoto knives are made with cheap Chinese steel, in China. They also advertise only to the Western market, Japanese people will also tell you this is a scam.

@docbradleydc 8 ай бұрын

Hendrix and Dwight have balls of steel. Eternal respect.

@usgator Жыл бұрын

My grandfather was a BAR gunner in the 26th Infantry Division. I have his CIB mounted next to mine.

@rg20322 Жыл бұрын

Also check out the other channel Intel Room and this episode "Battle of the Bulge from the German Infantryman's Perspective"

@rg20322 Жыл бұрын

Sorry it's "The Intel Report"

@silvermarksman6834 Жыл бұрын

"Goring believes victory lies with his Air Wing." Hey, I've seen this one before, it's a classic!

@andrewklang809 Жыл бұрын

Dragging a Ferdinand through the Ardennes in the snow is a feat worthy of Fitzcarraldo.

@UnkinderElm0 Жыл бұрын

I’m watching this while in Bastogne 👀. Going to the museums tomorrow

@thishominid871 Жыл бұрын

Kamikoto knives are made in China from low quality steel not made in Japan. Based in Hong Kong and owned by the same company that owns "Established Titles." I hope you get to keep their money when they go under but I'm sorry to see that you agreed to accept the sponsorship.

@Scourge77 Жыл бұрын

Hendrix totally deserves a movie or a documentary on this day alone. 💪💪💪

@time.8327 Жыл бұрын

After recently watching the Band of Brothers series for the umpteenth time, and reading Lt. Buck Compton's book, your series about the Battle of the Bulge really shows the true perspective of what these soldiers endured. Thank you for sharing

@doberski6855 Жыл бұрын

Continued praise for both your channels and the excellent work you put into your videos and the detailed information and insight they provide. Was not aware of James R. Hendrix until seeing this video. His actions during the drive to relieve Bastogne were amazing! Clearly Bastogne was not only defended by heroes, but was relieved by an impressive group of heroes as well!

@twistedwires7318 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely love watching your productions. Such an immersive way to see the close-up views of what I've only read about before from a bigger perspective. I love pulling up google maps to see the locations you zoom into to see them today. Not surprisingly, many of them have historical markers, noting the battles that occurred there.

@Broomtwo Жыл бұрын

More brilliant content, along with Intel Report, this truly is a gift, thank you

@manuxx3543 Жыл бұрын

Btw Kamikoto is a shady company/has scammer owners

@josephwolosz2522 Жыл бұрын

MAPS! MAPS! MAPS! I love the Battle of the Bulge series. I wished you covered Clervaux. The battle for a castle.

@liamr3989 Жыл бұрын

Working nights tonight, you uploaded this just before my break. Gives me something amazing to watch!

@BattleHistories Жыл бұрын

Another well done episode. Following this series very closely. Keep up the great work, very inspirational stuff you're producing!

@tchellovc Жыл бұрын

This series is just amazing, thanks!

@anonmeatcheesebun Жыл бұрын

Amazing series, best video so far. Can't wait for the last one!

@Stealth86651 Жыл бұрын

Awesome job, as usual. Amazing seeing this channel grow from the first video, keep up the good work, thanks for the content/videos.

@AaronTheHumanist Жыл бұрын

A truly gripping series, loving this. Fantastic work 💪

@IrishEye Жыл бұрын

Epic story telling and visuals. I can wait a week for more, just about.

@SirMatthew Жыл бұрын

They really went and put the fuel truck right behind the ammunition truck, huh?

@FishBait1427 Жыл бұрын

Need a Mark Felton, Operations room collab. Would love one about the battle of Berlin

@coolrover Жыл бұрын

Hearing Squire at the start made me go: That's Squire!!!! (the collab we never knew we wanted but we needed)

@pjf674 Жыл бұрын

11:55 That map transition 👍

@dudududu1926 Жыл бұрын

His editing is getting better and better.

@pjf674 Жыл бұрын

@@dudududu1926 It really is. I know how it feels to spend an hour on a transition then sit back and "wow, that's a great 1.5 seconds of video"

@squillz8310 Жыл бұрын

@@pjf674 that's me whenever I do some motion Tracking. 30 minutes of work for about 2 seconds in the video lol

@wyskass861 Жыл бұрын

Didn't realize that Jimi Hendrix in addition to guitar genius, was also a war hero

@WelshAl Жыл бұрын

I love these videos, thank you very much. They add real depth to the stories we have already heard.

@KLawrence31 Жыл бұрын

Over the years, read and viewed LOTS on thiis battle; not CLOSE to "seeing it" like I did, and do, from these presentations. Bravo!

@Crysis441 Жыл бұрын

Love your stuff Operations Room!!

@wannabedal-adx458 Жыл бұрын

Once again great video. I am struck by how overly cautious Monty was in the European theater. He distinguished himself in North Africa, but after Normandy was never aggressive enough. Was this instance at the Battle of the Bulge counterattack because of his failure in Operation Market Garden just a few months prior?

@TheOperationsRoom Жыл бұрын

I think given how traumatically the German attempt at a similar plan in the Ardennes had just gone, he didn't need to take the same risk

@pfcsantiago8852 Жыл бұрын

The British didn't have the manpower to replace the dead and wounded, he got the job done despite this.

@Cailus3542 Жыл бұрын

The entire battle showed how tough it was to launch an offensive in that region. The Germans struggled against far weaker forces with the element of surprise, but a counterattack of that sort would've faced even greater difficulties. It might've worked or it could've been another bloody failure, and arguably an unnecessary one. You could argue either way, but under the circumstances, it's hard to fault his caution.

@nathanavery4681 Жыл бұрын

@@Cailus3542 Patton successfully counterattacked and retook Bastogne, surprised Monty wasn't up to accomplish a counterattack of his own

@timf2279 Жыл бұрын

Monty was a disappointment in Europe. No pride being the leader of the largest airborne operation of the war that was a complete failure. Also Cain was huge disappointment.

@flyingcod14 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic series this, excellent graphics and immense detail on the maps, vehicles, etc. Thank you TOR.

@Ryan-ny6lt Жыл бұрын

I swear your work is some of the most entertaining content on KZfaq. It must be alot of work, but your making movies that are telling amazing stories from a time that is becoming forgotten.

@Dee-nonamnamrson8718 Жыл бұрын

Just FYI, Kamicoto is a scam. It's the same Hong Kong-based company that does established titles.

@TheOperationsRoom Жыл бұрын

Please see my Community Post 👍

@familyhelpdeskhelpdesk270 Жыл бұрын

Love your videos, but I don't love your choice of sponsor. Go check shadiversity's expose on his channel of just how poor the kami knives actually are!

@aceman67 Жыл бұрын

Never mind the fact that the company that makes the Knives also owns the Established Titles scam.

@squillz8310 Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I hope they address it and do some better research on the companies they take sponsorships from in the future.

@timf2279 Жыл бұрын

They know about the scam, they just want the sponsorship. If you want to know more about this scam kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ppiHZbd7v7-so6s.html

@mattamiergaming2878 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this amazing series, it must have taken so long getting all this information and animating it.

@christianpayne5269 Жыл бұрын

Amazing work. please keep doing what you are doing

@lendersbagels01 Жыл бұрын

Your sponsor is managed by a member of the FTX team bro

@squillz8310 Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I hope they look into the company. I understand that they need the sponsor money to run the channel (since they have a big team, and KZfaq Ad Revenue isn't reliable) but I hope they can take sponsorships from much more legitimate companies in the future.

@timf2279 Жыл бұрын

Amen

@thegasman_3651 Жыл бұрын

$300 Walmart knife in a bamboo box 🤡

@TexanFlyingDino Жыл бұрын

Hope yall saw his community post. They are never using them again. They didnt know before this one but have instantly stopped all other sponsers after seeing their bad reviews from here and others

@craigwillowood5605 Жыл бұрын

Yay it's here! I appreciate these videos so much.

@jamesscalzo3033 Жыл бұрын

Loved the video @The Operations Room! Can't wait for the next video man! Loved Hearing @Squire and Crew join in the Fray for this Series, their part with the Firefly pretty much fits Perfectly with their Channel LMAO! Also, PFC Hendrix really deserved that MoH; Capturing the Crew of 2 FlaK 43 88 millimeter Anti-Aircraft Guns, Suppressing 2 MG 42 Heavy Machine guns to allow for 2 Fellow GI's to Drag 2 Wounded and Pinned down Soldiers and then To Rescue the Driver of a Burning M3 Half-Track and Rolling him in the Snow to extinguish the Flames on the Uniform..... Dear God!

@blacklabel3980 Жыл бұрын

wohoo! I have been waiting for part 5!

@mrshark1757 Жыл бұрын

I love the Squire line!

@Pyro-et9vs 9 ай бұрын

12:03 a rock over by the right building is having a breakdance or something 😂 Edit: oh, wait that was a machine gun

@noahdegraaf8625 Жыл бұрын

This is the best animated ww2 series, yet, anywhere on the internet!!.....

@gijoe616 Жыл бұрын

Love this series. Thank you so much. It would be amazing if there was this kind of detail on the Christmas Day attack out west near Champs and Hemroulle. I have a family member who was in the 463 FAB of the 101st and was in the Christmas Day battle there.

@marquis77 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely love your videos man and just want to say Drew Durnil has reviewed one of your videos which I think is great! Congrats to you man the hard work has paid of hopefully!

@henryj.8528 Жыл бұрын

This series is exceptionally well done...

@thomasbarkas6092 Жыл бұрын

This is phenominal content. Keep it up!!

@samu4176 Жыл бұрын

Amazing just amazing I wish history classes could have looked like this

@PCTechHub Жыл бұрын

Fantastic work Francis and the team.

@joselnoejsopongco8429 Жыл бұрын

I've been waiting this for days, finally here's the next part

@glenchapman3899 Жыл бұрын

So I have a question. What was Hitlers actual idea. Reach the river and then.......................... Other than a symbolic victory what did he think Patton Monty and 3 million soliders were going to do. Lay down their arms and surrender???

@arvalfe Жыл бұрын

He was hoping do what they did in dunkirk

@jimirayo Жыл бұрын

The end goal was to capture Antwerp and stop Allied supplies coming into port.

@kevinm4701 Жыл бұрын

Love your video but your kamikoto ad is a scam. Just want to give you a heads up. Keep up the great work love this series

@Bootneck-RMC Жыл бұрын

Superb series that brings something different with each episode that is not readily available elsewhere, and I don't just mean on KZfaq. 👍

@jasondohrman7098 Жыл бұрын

Love these! Thanks for making!

@ghostsmoke11 Жыл бұрын

I usually have to watch these twice because I keep getting distracted thinking about how badass my grandpa was in this battle. He was part of a mortar team in the 28th.

@thegeneral4943 Жыл бұрын

*The Operations Room mentions a Luftwaffe officer discussing plans to regain the initiative* Two words, ladies and gents: Operation: Bodenplatte. BTW, if you guys at Ops Room see this, make a special mention of Y-29.

@TheOperationsRoom Жыл бұрын

Don't you worry! :)

@thegeneral4943 Жыл бұрын

@@TheOperationsRoom Wow. I never thought this would happen. Can't wait for Part 6.

@OBJ317 Жыл бұрын

My favorite part of fridays man… Cheers.

@Porkchop9998 Жыл бұрын

Netflix should make a 6 part movie about this

@shadow344bh Жыл бұрын

Squire is the last person i expected to see in serious channel like this lmao

@wills2866 Жыл бұрын

Very nicely done. Where do you source your information from? Is it from a collection of personal histories/biographies or sources by historians? Just wondering as you focus both on minor and major details.

@RickLowrance Жыл бұрын

Great telling of a great story.

@erickam6733 Жыл бұрын

I love the continued collaboration with other channels with history. Theres so many more channels id love to see collaborations with History Marche, Oversimplified, Historigraph, Baz Battles.. all of those

@Colin_Boecker-Grieme Жыл бұрын

Add on History Dose

@thegasman_3651 Жыл бұрын

Hey, that knife sponsor is kind of sketchy. I would recommend checking out Shadowversity’s video on it. I wouldn’t want you guys to tarnish your good name with a scam product 👍

@TheOperationsRoom Жыл бұрын

Please see my Community Post 👍

@misterj2875 Жыл бұрын

What makes Private Hendrix’s actions even more impressive is that he did what he did on the advance into Bastogne whilst carrying an enormous pair of brass balls.

@oscarsiri2763 Жыл бұрын

I enjoyed it a lot. Explaining batles with maps is th best history class.

@charlespackwood Жыл бұрын

What an amazing, excellent job and such a great explanation.

@keziasarah Жыл бұрын

Interesting that Hendrix went on to survive a 1000ft fall when parachute training and both chutes failed..

@timf2279 Жыл бұрын

He was truly in the hands of God.

@timf2279 Жыл бұрын

He was truly in the hands of God.

@MobiusCoin Жыл бұрын

I didn't get the sense of the size of some of the units until this episode. I didn't realize how big Kampfgruppe Peiper was. In previous episodes it seemed like they were a small collection of armour but then there's like 4000 men in the battle group.

@KermitFrazierdotcom Жыл бұрын

Armchair Revisionist Field Marshal here - Anybody else wonder if tbe Americans could have blown up a couple bridges Behind Peiper to Box him in? But that was some rough weather & rugged forest ground. They did Good what they did!