They were just a little confused about who was the terrorists...
@DerSchleier
Жыл бұрын
Good guys lost World War I and II. Hope this clears up your perspective.
@SP-qo3pd
Жыл бұрын
Depends on your perspective. All of us have been the invader at some point.
@CrocodileTear
Жыл бұрын
@@DerSchleier So Nazi Germany was the "good guy" according to you?
@SurfingTubes
Жыл бұрын
@@CrocodileTear They were brave to dare challenge Jehovah's human tentacles. Do you think these are the beliefs of "good people"? Talmudic Quotes: The decisions of the Talmud are words of the living God. Jehovah himself asks the opinions of earthly rabbis when there are difficult affairs in heaven. "When a Jew has a Gentile in his clutches, another Jew may go to the same Gentile, lend him money and in turn deceive him, so that the Gentile shall be ruined. For the property of a Gentile, according to our law, belongs to no one, and the first Jew that passes has full right to seize it. Schulchan Aruch, Choszen Hamiszpat 156 If it can be proven that someone has given the money of Israelites to the Goyim, a way must be found after prudent consideration to wipe him off the face of the earth. Choschen Hamm 388, 15 Happy will be the lost of Israel, whom the Holy One, blessed be He, has chosen from amongst the Goyim, of whom the Scriptures say: "Their work is but vanity, it is an illusion at which we must laugh; they will all perish when God visits them in His wrath." At the moment when the Holy One, blessed be He, will exterminate all the Goyim of the world, Israel alone will subsist, even as it is written: "The Lord alone will appear great on that day!... Zohar, Vayshlah 177b That the Jewish nation is the only nation selected by God, while all the remaining ones are contemptible and hateful. That all property of other nations belongs to the Jewish nation, which consequently is entitled to seize upon it without any scruples. An orthodox Jew is not bound to observe principles of morality towards people of other tribes. He may act contrary to morality, if profitable to himself or to Jews in general. A Jew may rob a Goy, he may cheat him over a bill, which should not be perceived by him. otherwise the name of God would become dishonoured. A Jew may do to a non-Jewess what he can do. He may treat her as he treats a piece of meat. Hadarine, 20, B; Schulchan Aruch, Choszen Hamiszpat 348 Jehovah created the non-Jew in human form so that the Jew would not have to be served by beasts. The non-Jew is consequently an animal in human form, and condemned to serve the Jew day and night. Midrasch Talpioth, p. 225-L A Jew may violate but not marry a non-Jewish girl. Gad. Shas. 2:2 Jews are victims of their own desired predicament. Excellent work btw.
@lsq7833
Жыл бұрын
@@CrocodileTear Anything that humanizes germans unfortunately ends up attracting naziboos.
@warpo007
Жыл бұрын
between yourself and Mark Felton, who needs the History channel? such excellent research, thank you for going those extra steps and sharing with us all.
@howardoller443
Жыл бұрын
I'm glad to see I'm not the only one here who greatly values both this historian and Mark Felton.
@jammyscouser2583
Жыл бұрын
And gun jesus
@dullahan7677
Жыл бұрын
Yeah, if I want to watch some scripted Bigfoot or aliens pigsh!t, the History channel is always there. If I wish to see such unknown morsels of the past that might not ever have been brought to the light, those/these channels are the place to be.
@davidmc1489
Жыл бұрын
Well said
@voraciousreader3341
Жыл бұрын
Why would you not read books about WWII as well?? There aren’t books related to this channel, of course, but why would you not find the war interesting enough to get into the complexities of it, instead of endless fluff pieces?? That’s what documentaries are, after all, bc they all have time limits, and this includes Felton’s channel even though he does even shorter pieces about random subjects. I realize people _think_ they’re learning a great deal about the subject, but they aren’t learning much at all….having done nonstop reading on the multitude of subjects connected to the pre-war years, the people involved, and the different theaters of war, I know that in every single documentary I watch-for the archival film footage-there are errors. I guess you all don’t _want_ to make your brain work for knowledge, which is absolutely foreign to my nature, bc I don’t see reading as work.
@franzrosenberger8527
5 ай бұрын
Herzlichen Dank für ihre umfassenden Informationen über das Schicksal von Kurt Günther. Ich bin Jahrgang 1958 und mein Vater hatte das Glück diesen furchtbaren Krieg zu überleben. Ich denke immer wieder daran, was diese Generation durchmachen musste und wie glücklich und unbeschwert wir doch aufwachsen durften!
@Lardenoy
4 ай бұрын
Moi, né en 57...Mon père avait 20 ans en 1944. Mon grand-père (1890-1962) avait 25 ans à la bataille de Verdun... Né à Reims il avait vu l'incendie de la cathédrale, le 19 septembre 1914, et, peu de temps avant sa mort, la rencontre, en juillet 1962 de De Gaulle et du Chancelier Conrad Adenauer qui y scellerent la réconciliation franco-allemande dans la ville où fut signée la reddition , 7 mai 1945, ( War Room, ou salle des Cartes, gardée intacte et actuellement incluse dans le lycée Roosevelt)... Oui, nous avons eu, vous et moi, la chance de naître dans la seconde moitié de ce siècle terrible... Amitiés d'Angoulême 😊
@billw7213
3 ай бұрын
@@Lardenoy I am sorry my american ancestors were so stupid to fight for communism.
@smoothypeachy1362
Ай бұрын
@@LardenoyD-F- Freundschaft aus D-Freiburg und Alsache/Hüningen Huningue Mein Nebenwohnsitz 😊 (geb. 1943 nahe Stettin, geflohen vor den Sowjets 15. März 1945 nach Westdeutschland)
@big.g9998
Ай бұрын
Und jetzt sieht es so aus als würde alles von neuem Beginnen 😭
@viandengalacticspaceyards5135
Жыл бұрын
It is work worthwhile. My grandmother (in Luxembourg) had a favorite cousin, whom she kept talking about. A medical student, he got drafted into the German army as a medic and disappeared in Russia. In the 80's a historian friend of mine found exactly where his unit had been encercled and destroyed ("aufgerieben", that means "grated up", like you would say for cheese). While that doesn't bring Tony back, and he might well have had a horrible end, it quieted the story down, and made a real end to it instead of him just vanishing. The hard reality of these stories, like this helmet with the entrance and exit holes, and a name and family to it also brings nearer the importance of avoiding wars.
@rosesprog1722
Жыл бұрын
Yes, not knowing is usually worse than bad news, so few war stories talk of the 'other' victims, the mothers for whom the glory of dying for one's country means nothing but still have to live the rest of their lives, with a part of them, the one they loved the most, buried in a hole somewhere in a foreign land, all for reasons no one really understands, a time when murder not only becomes legal, but even glorified... Strange animals.
@joselorenzo2505
Жыл бұрын
Mr Felton keeps important facts hidden from his reports. The massacre of German guards by American soldiers is a good example. He fails to clarify that the train’s wagons filled with corpses has not been executed by camp guards. The truth is that the train had been attacked by allied fighters and responsible for the death of those in the train.
@joselorenzo2505
Жыл бұрын
Forgot to clarify that this incident took place during the liberation of Dachau concentration camp.
@voraciousreader3341
Жыл бұрын
As long as men hold the reins of power, there will be war. It seems it is a constitutional necessity for powerful older men to think it’s great to sacrifice so many young men-and now women-to achieve their own ends.
@pointsofsue2487
Жыл бұрын
My father's unit liberated Belsen...Will save my sympathies for the victims of your relative.
@brianhawkins184
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for doing what you do. As a United states marine combat veteran. I really appreciate your work into locating the families of these soldiers and showing they were humans to. Regardless of what side they fought for. I’m fascinated by your videos. Once again, thank you .
@davidweston6653
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for your service Marine
@raus_mit_Islam
Жыл бұрын
They were on the side fighting communism. You guys were against them.
@HSVvoneVScheissaufPeineOst
Жыл бұрын
@@CrocodileTear and?
@strenggeheim6672
5 ай бұрын
@@davidweston6653 für welchen Dienst? Für den Terrorismus den sie überall in die Welt tragen? Für das unendliche Leid was diese Brut Milliarden von Menschen antut und angetan hat? Für Vergewaltigung, Plünderung, Mord und Brandschatzung? Dafür? 🤦🏻♂️🤡
@strenggeheim6672
5 ай бұрын
@@CrocodileTear ließ mal nicht so viel Märchenbücher. 🤦🏻♂️
@MrTambopaxi
5 ай бұрын
Amazing detective work, Crocodile Tear! We may not be the relatives of Kurt Gunther, but all of your fans appreciate your impressive work and videos! Lars Klassen, Quito, Ecuador
@slipnpitch1894
2 ай бұрын
I've been to Quito. Do you live there?
@하늘-j1c
Жыл бұрын
I love this kind of history, tracing back and reviving the vivid lives and identities of the unknown soldiers who were at the very scene of historic events. Thank you for your work!
@verncommet1798
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for giving us so much about these soldiers and caring to do the research. My grandfather fought and was wounded on the rhine crossing by German forces when his glider was disabled during a landing. His wounds were deeper than flesh. Post war he gave great respect to his German counterparts and held no ill will. He felt that most we’re doing their duty as he was
@moffatt43
5 ай бұрын
My Grandfather was in the Airborne Division during World War Two and he was a Medic. He survived the war and he didn’t talk to me much about his experiences but he did talk to my Dad, Dad told me that Grandad threw away his medals but he kept one that was given to him by a German Officer who he treated ( he was told not to treat the Nazi but Grandad refused not to treat the German,Grandad knew he was a soldier and not a Nazi ). Grandfather did tell my Dad though that ' Real ' Nazis like those of the SS were treated completely differently because most of the Allied soldiers had seen some of the atrocities they had committed or heard about them. Dad told me that Grandad was actually someone who believed in the idea of communism…. That was until he actually met up with the Russian Soldiers during World War Two,Grandad was part of a " Meet Up " between the Soviet Soldiers and the Allies on one of the Borders,they were encouraged to take friendly photos together but as soon as the ' official ' Russian photographer had finished, the Russian Officers and Political Officers ( NKVD ) quickly ordered the Russian soldiers away…..not before some of these Russian soldiers told the Allies about their experiences of the NKVD and the real dictatorship of Stalin and so called Communism !!. Grandad tried to locate the Soviet Soldier he had befriended but it was believed by Allied Command that all of those Soviet soldiers who had talked with Allied soldiers had disappeared from the face of the earth !!. Not just them but their families as well !!. I was in the Military myself and was stationed on the Berlin Wall and some of the actions of the Soviet Soldiers were absolutely diabolical,people trying to escape from East Germany to West Germany would be ' playthings ' for those soldiers in the Russian guard towers,we witnessed a young woman being stopped by bullets in front and behind,to the left and to the right until the Soviet soldiers got bored and then Shot her ( not a clean shot though ) they purposely shot her in the Stomach area ! He was left there trying to crawl and screaming for Hours 😡. All this time the Russian Soldiers were waving at us British Soldiers,my Mate who was the Marksman begged our OC to be allowed to put the Woman out of her misery but she was on the Russian side and nobody wanted to start a international incident !! He also ( and everyone of us there ) wanted to Shoot the Russian Soldiers. All any of us could do was Take Photographs of the Soldiers who committed these crimes and I really do believe that when that Wall fell eventually many old scores were settled. And now with everything going on in Ukraine we once again are hearing and seeing some of the atrocities that the Russians can commit. Don’t get me wrong, I understand that no military can claim to be innocent of some war crimes but the Russian regime really takes it to another level. 25 million Russians died in WW2 ( 15 million civilians and 10 Million Soldiers ) and there were a lot more civilian deaths than that because of Russian Gulags. 1 Million German soldiers were captured during WW2 by the Russians and about 200,000 of them returned to Germany but not until the 50’s !!!. The stories they told were pretty horrific. Stalin actually Killed more Jews than Hitler !!.
@petrokrasnov2967
5 ай бұрын
@@moffatt43 Great story I’m glad to hear your grandfather learned his lesson and I suspect you might’ve been serving in West Germany about the same time my father was. But we have a difference of opinion and that is dealing with the Jews Stalin did not kill that many Jews in fact Stalin was rescuing Jews during World War II from Poland and Ukraine and anywhere they were Jews under attack by the Germans. I don’t think you’ve been able to put two into together on this story as of yet but I’m going to try and help. I’ve studied this now for 20 years my own ancestors were mass murdered by these bolsheviks and it’s because of that I’ve invested so many years. This is well documented there’s tons of evidence and an individual can say with confidence that 85 to 90% of the ruling elite were Jews in the bolshevik Soviet union they were also in the 75 to 85% range of the secret police as you reference the NKVD agent Story Lynn! Those men and women were vicious and we can get our example from what is happening in Gaza right now. During the Yalta meeting between Stalin and Churchill all three of them admitted to being Zionists and Stalin was among those instrumental in creating the UN and the state of Israel the US and the Soviet union were the first to recognize Israel in 1948. What you’re getting today is nothing more than Jewish propaganda because they are the agents of collapsible communism that spreads communism throughout the world and they use those excuses to seek out and populate their next targets. Do United States right now is one of those targets. There’s a lot more evidence to what I’m describing but it would be a long drawn out text and I just don’t have the time right now. I can give you an example in 1919 the New York Times published a list of the leading bolsheviks and they all used pseudonyms but in this article they provided their real name and they were all Jews predominantly! All it would take would be one NKVD due to administer to a group of 25 to 50 men enter intermingled with other Jews does the face the need to execute the political agenda if someone got out of line. Your grandfather was right those Russians that were dismissed definitely were terminated/liquidated along with their families. They did this to my own family and they worried about the cheapest and later the NKVD agent them down where they found sanctuary. So I can make a point here your grandfather may have witnessed some atrocities committed against Jews by the Germans but while the war was taking place stolen and is in KBD we’re sending hundreds of thousands and millions to their death in the Gulag and Siberian forest labor of which many of my ancestors succumb to but prior to that beginning in 1917 some of my family got out before then and others got out in 1921. Those that escape the tear of Bolshevism as refugees would’ve revealed their stories to their hosting country and in general my own ancestors went to Germany first and the government then knew who was responsible and what they were doing so Germany has always known who were the bolsheviks were and how they were mass murdering former citizens of the Russian monarchy and don’t be fooled the United States and the UK both facilitated the rise of Bolshevism with the aid of influential influential Jews in the UK it would be the Rothschilds in the US it would be Jacob Schiff and the Warburg brothers! They also have their own agents so the influence/threat was high! Once again I appreciate what you shared and I read it with interest but I did have to make this additional info available and dispute your thought on Jewish persecution as Soviets!
@khalidalali186
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for everything that you do. I just shared the video with a friend of mine. She’s from Saxony, Leipzig to be precise, and asked her if she knew anyone from that former town, which I assume is now part of Poland or the Czech Republic. She was also born in the final year of Eastern Germany, in 1989. So, her parents are still young, given that both were born in the early 60s. The entire family are also hopeless bibliophiles, and WWII is one of their favorite subjects. Fingers crossed 🤞
@CrocodileTear
Жыл бұрын
Thank you, but I think this is more than a long shot.
@hawnyfox3411
Жыл бұрын
Interesting you mention Leipzig because I have the medals IN A CASE of an SS Soldier from Leipzig The rear of the case is both labelled & dated to an individual shop (jewellers ?) from around 1944 I don't have the case here with me now (so cannot check, yet), but it's at our other smaller house (8-miles away) Curiously, it's here, IN ENGLAND & has been for the last 75-77 years - A war souvenir "swapped" for food ???? It has the soldier's name & rank, but NO other details of him - Just the case label & 1944 address I also have the oak tree made crest for a (young) "Flak-Helfer" from Charlottenburg district in Berlin There WAS a bronze cast that accompanied it, but rather stupidly, I let that go (regretted it since !) I'm English, NOT German, but was bought up with WW.II era folks & built AIRFIX models, hence interest. This video made me wonder about the 'trio' of medals in a case & the hassle of researching BTW - I take my metaphorical hat off to the guy who made this EXCELLENT video Curiously, I knew it was a Luftwaffe helmet, before even watching it. The damaged condition, wounds incurred, made it an intriguing but sad tale. Amazing anyhow to see both helmet & 1940's photograph exactly matched !!
@Tam0de
2 ай бұрын
Appreciate the effort you put into your work. Trying to research something that happened a long time ago & tell their stories is an honorable & noble thing. Not only do we get a history lesson but also the physics of ballistics? I've always wondered why exit holes are bigger than the entry holes, now i know. Thank you.
@OG_Zlog
4 ай бұрын
It is a very sad day, when we cant see our own history because of some softies hurt feelings. If you don't want to learn how terrible we once were, don't look into it. But I want to know where we went wrong and how we can keep it from happening ever again.
@MrJohnnyDistortion
3 ай бұрын
You have no ideas?
@chipcook6646
3 ай бұрын
U tube has blocked me for telling the truth. U tube is communist leaning. Only their way not the truth.
@Whatsthedealsquirter
2 ай бұрын
Those who refuse the past are doomed to repeat it
@chipcook6646
2 ай бұрын
@@Whatsthedealsquirter history is a lie. Winners tell the story to fit their narrative.
@chipcook6646
2 ай бұрын
Look at Europe today…. Not good my friend.
@robertmartin5308
5 ай бұрын
The research you have completed on this man is incredible. Thank you for sharing because so many soldiers from the German army killed were never recovered after the war, especially those near the end of the war.
@drivewaynats3696
5 ай бұрын
why dont you go marry them
@robertmartin5308
5 ай бұрын
@@drivewaynats3696 your comment was about as uneducated as you appear to be you ignorant rear end. Go play with yourself because that is probably what you do when you are alone and you are alone most of the time,you dim wit. You are one miserable person
@bbenezra1169
3 ай бұрын
Thank you for the amazing video. You did an excellent job tracing the owner of the helmet and his relatives. If any of his relatives are still alive, I'm sure they would appreciate having the helmet, or at least what remains of Mr. Kurt. This helmet stands as evidence of the brutality of war and the harsh reality of a soldier's fate.
@leoroverman4541
Жыл бұрын
My Grandmother on my German side was born in a Little town in East Prussia. It is now in Poland. Fortunately both her and my Aunt had their Familien Stammbuch and so I have both. These have helped me a great deal. My Grandfather (German) was killed during the war in the vicinity of Bremen in April 1945 and I have managed to patch together an Idea and I know what his unit was, I cannot however find the last days about which allied units may have been involved specifically. My Aunt was in the luftwaffe and I have some writings I believe are hers- she died in 1990. I cannot even fathom what she went through as she had to come back from Romania.
@chiefmacarthur
5 ай бұрын
I salute your efforts to find Kurt's family. And thank you for sharing your efforts in this video--I enjoyed the video from start to finish. It was very thorough, informative, and sensitive!
@TitaniumHydra
Жыл бұрын
This video hits different my grandfather also fought at that time in northern france as a FLAK commander. Always humbling to think about that such a small thing as a bullet can change the future of a whole family. Thanks for the great video and that you dug out everything you could find about that soldier.
@realdeal3262
Жыл бұрын
Simply incredible, keep up these historical finds coming. You are doing very important work.
@marekeos
Жыл бұрын
This is one of the best, most informative and educational KZitem channels. Once in a while people like you come along and help heel decades old wounds. My grandmother's brother was in the Wehrmacht and was KIA but the official story of his death was always suspect to us. Supposedly crushed by a Russian T-34. What concerned my family was that along his returned "belongings" was a wallet which didn't belong to him. I thought of trying to research and see if we could find out more since there is so much more info out there these days, but I don't even know where to start. I still have lots of photos, Eastern Front 1941/42 medal and the original obituary from a newspaper which my grandma cut out. I'd like to pursue this again as our family was never satisfied with the original explanation of his death, but I don't even know where to start. Looking at the map you provide here, he was actually born in Gleiwitz (today Gliwice, Poland) which was basically a Polish/German border town as your map illustrates. Your work commands admiration, respect and gratitude. Thank you.
@CrocodileTear
Жыл бұрын
Do you have his name and date of birth?
@marekeos
Жыл бұрын
@@CrocodileTear I'm sorry, I did not see your reply. I do have the info. It's at another location. I'll get it and forward it to you. I have DOB, name and date of death from an obituary which appeared in a german newspaper listing those who perished that week.
@tiredlawdog
Жыл бұрын
You never cease to amaze me with your research. Seems you leave no stone unturned. Thank you for your videos. Looks like once again, you tube wants to censor the content of a valuable historical video.
@bswins9648
Жыл бұрын
I hate that you have to keep making edits to satisfy YT, but I do enjoy rewatching. I usually pick up on something new each viewing. Perhaps someone with information on this person’s family will end up watching this third time posting. Regardless, thanks for all the initial efforts to research & create the videos. In addition, thanks for the additional editing to keep the respective vids available for the masses.
@CrocodileTear
Жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot for your interest. I understand youtube has to keep a grip on what is posted, but all the 1944 footage I simply took fromother youtube videos about the PAris Liberation, that can be watched freely. I dont know why youtube latched onto mine and kept on classifying it as 18+ because of a few seconds footage of blurred wounded soldiers or bodies. Anyways, I hope this version will stay safe. We can consider ourselves lucky the videos arent censored simply because they show a swatica for example.
@jdaze1
5 ай бұрын
The stories about the 2 sisters just proves the horrible affects of war on families for many decades after the war ends. It continues on in the lives of those left behind. Great video. Your efforts are noble.
@Rogue-cg1rm
Жыл бұрын
My god .., the work you have put in here is unreal .. congratulations on the whole research it is truly amazing what you have achieved up to now and I hope that you can box this off and find a family member .. every death in war is a disaster no matter what side you were on ..well done man .
@jeffsmith2022
Жыл бұрын
Very, well, done sir...I have a similar Luftwaffe helmet my Dad brought home from Normandy while serving in the First Infantry Division...It had a metal shield insignia, not a decal , on the right side indicating it was from the Hermann Goring Division...
@CrocodileTear
Жыл бұрын
This sounds like something unusual. Could you please send me some photos of the helmet and this badge you mention?
@nickdahlberg7505
3 ай бұрын
May I say, sir, that I did not find this interesting, I found it AMAZING! As a lover of history, your painstaking research was so thorough that, I was wide-eyed at every turn. It's unfortunate that you hit a wall but, for all you did find out, it was an amazing journey. Thank you for sharing all of this with us. Also, thank you for all of your hard work. If anything, I very much appreciated it!
@alexfrenette8565
2 ай бұрын
My grandfather fought in ww2 told me at the point of death German and American soldiers alike cried out for their mothers 😢
@Sean-cz77
5 ай бұрын
Excellent research and explanation on this. Think you did what you could, no doubt. Very fortunate to have the photograph connected to a piece like that
@izamalcadosa2951
Жыл бұрын
I just found your channel today! As a History Buff, I love your content and history lessons on here!
@thierryloop4039
Жыл бұрын
Merci beaucoup pour toutes ces explications et informations et bravo pour toutes vos recherches.
@julianbennett3772
Жыл бұрын
what an excellent job you have done. Sad not to find any relatives, but good to learn the history. We should not forget the memories of those all who died in war. I have recently researched the history of two WW1 men whose personal items have come to me, a German Luftschiffer man, who die over Britain, and a British soldier at Gallipoli, who survived that campaign both so exciting to learn about who they were and to try to reconstruct their lives
@Quasimodo1957
Жыл бұрын
Your efforts are monumental. Stellar detective work. Watching this video was a pleasure!
@maria36900
Жыл бұрын
You are a good researcher and narrator! Thank you 👌👍👏
@LeadPaint1
3 ай бұрын
Excellent research and video. Love your work and it is greatly appreciated!
@Achyirah
3 ай бұрын
My grandpa was a Tech Sgt. in the war; he brought home a helmet very much like this, but I think the bullet hole was closer to the top, and there was a lot more stain in it. I remember some sort of SS symbol on the helmet and an embossed German flag or something like a pin. My cousins kept trying to wear the thing, 'til my grandpa threatened to shoot anyone he saw in it. Unfortunately, the helmet was stolen in a robbery several decades ago. Asked around: The hole was near the top; the bullet split the chinstrap and tore up the lining. Grandpa claimed the guy had something to do with anti-air guns. He didn't kill him, though. My grandpa never said how he got the helmet. He enlisted Feb. 14 1945, and was a radio/radar operator from Mar. 45 to Oct. 46.
@RobertEHunt-dv9sq
Жыл бұрын
Excellent and interesting video. Thank you for taking the time and effort to create and post it. Good to remember the soldiers on both sides. Good hunting
@rosesprog1722
Жыл бұрын
Your videos feel like a flower growing from a small crack in a big rock, thank you.
@ruggi__
Жыл бұрын
I always find your videos really interesting, thank you so much.
@dezbell6109
Жыл бұрын
your explanations gave me a wow insight moment into how bullets function. it all makes sense! i’ve watched a few of your videos and found them very interesting and importance to the current times.
@CrocodileTear
Жыл бұрын
Great, that compensates for the people who told me that the ballistics explanations were a horrible bore
@edwinholcombe2741
29 күн бұрын
No. That was a real revelation for me. I had no idea.
@pod9538
5 ай бұрын
Very interesting mate and very sad at the same time. 😢 Thanks for the upload 🙂
@Cutter-jx3xj
5 ай бұрын
Thank you for the video and the thorough research that you did. Interesting history.
@davecurda2350
Жыл бұрын
Love what you are doing keep up the great work.👏👏👏
@CrocodileTear
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for your support. I have seen your comments in several videos.
@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684
Жыл бұрын
Am I the only one who questions why an "American officer" would remove a soldier's helmet from his grave marker "for a war momento"? Can you imagine the Yankee anger if the reverse happened and someone pilfered a US Marine's grave goods from his final resting place to "take home and show the kids"? I know that the men had been brutalised by months of combat and combat stress, and that life was cheap during wartime, but I still cannot understand why he would STEAL this particular helmet and not one of the thousands that were abandoned and scattered across the battlefields of Northern Europe in 1944-45. P.S Great research work... I love this kind of research after constructing my own family tree and carrying out lots of detective work in following the various branches. Because of your work and dedication Obergefreiter Kurt Gunther now lives on in the memories of others at least for a short while longer.
@CrocodileTear
Жыл бұрын
Well its a good thing he took i, otherwise it would have been recycled for scrap metal by the French in the next months.
@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684
Жыл бұрын
@@CrocodileTear That still doesn't absolve him of grave theft. I'd have felt like a thief myself.... if someone else does it, then thats their problem.
@hurdygurdyman1905
5 ай бұрын
Yeah, you kind of are. People do stuff; taking the helmet of a dead enemy is a pretty mild thing, even if it wasn't nice. And it's not like it would have remained perched on top of there forever. So, maybe find something else to get mad about.
@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684
5 ай бұрын
@@hurdygurdyman1905 I know it wouldn't have remained there "in perpetuity", but what happens to it after I've walked away is not my concern. It's not like there was a shortage of discarded German war materiel lying around. I'm not a fragile millenial... I know that bodies would be looted before being tossed into a grave, but when the grave is covered and a "momento mori" of the soldier is left on the grave marker its shit to rob the grave goods when helmets would have been lying around ten a penny. You obviously feel differently.
@hurdygurdyman1905
5 ай бұрын
@@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684 Well, besides the assumption that there was tons of stuff lying around that the guy could have taken instead (we don't know this), my disagreement is getting so spun up about it. It's hard to think of a better example of a victimless crime.
@gregblake2635
Жыл бұрын
Is this soldiers remains still buried at Mount Vernon in Paris or was he moved to a German soldiers cemetery in Paris? Your videos are fascinating. I learn something new each time. Thanks!
@CrocodileTear
Жыл бұрын
His body has been reburied at the German cemetery in Solers.
@ZappninLLP
5 ай бұрын
Thank you for your very interesting efforts and results.
@johnmcameron1811
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for your amazing research. The references to his family are very sad, all likely victims of war!
@markzed66
5 ай бұрын
Great investigation. Your efforts are appreciated - they bring to life the story behind the helmet. 👍
@JohnBlessingPaligap
3 ай бұрын
The helmet should have been left on the grave instead of stealing it and desecrating the grave.
@lewiswetzel8617
23 күн бұрын
Wait until you lean what Americans did to German to women and children after the war...... SATAN won ww2
@Appalling68
Жыл бұрын
This story is just BEYOND fascinating. I mean, wow! What a story you told here! Thank you.
@daviddoran3673
Жыл бұрын
There are millions of untold stories....you know that many 1000's of Wehrmacht and SS soldiers couldn't return to their homes in East Germany so they joined the French foreign Legion...they fought at Dien Bien Phu ...surrendered.....and then disappeared.....
@rafaelramos1486
9 ай бұрын
Love the explanation in forensic movement of the bullet. Also the information regarding the soldier makes it more interesting.
@ddawe31635
Жыл бұрын
Is this the 3rd revision of this video? Shame on KZitem for not allowing historical videos of WWII! A sad commentary on our society.
@CrocodileTear
Жыл бұрын
I had to make I think 4 versions before they finaly let it pass, and the word "Terrorist" can also not be in the title.
@jbliborio
Жыл бұрын
KZitem is a shame! If you do a video about renascentist period they will Bock your video because of nudity. Insane.
@jbliborio
Жыл бұрын
@@CrocodileTearI've seen people changing characters to ilude this control... Something like t3rrorists. It's a stupid rule...
@gilleskirch7403
Жыл бұрын
So interesting..thank you so much for your time and work.
@MarkMullins-r5v
Ай бұрын
My 99 year old father in law parachuted into Nijmegen during Market Garden with the 307 engineers attached to the 504 PIR. He was assigned to cross the Waal River and return the boat to the allied side. He crossed the river 5 times that day. Unfortunately Market Garden was not fully successful.
@DRFelGood
Жыл бұрын
Interesting research ❤ thank you for sharing .
@WalterHart-k5f
5 ай бұрын
That was very interesting indeed. Thank you so much!
@gloriousdeadman2127
Жыл бұрын
I love watching videos like these a lot because war is so brutally awful and unfortunately men, women and children all die in them. It’s nice to see that someone is doing some research and digging to find information on a lot of the poor souls caught in the carnage. Sometimes you just wish antiques and relics could talk so you could hear their stories.
@CrocodileTear
Жыл бұрын
I asked a question to this helmet, and it talked right back to me!
@redrooster1908
Жыл бұрын
@@CrocodileTearBeing a history buff has been a hobby over 50 years for me. Great job!! And 2 Mount Vernon estates!! Ha! Did not know that.
@JR-gc5ef
3 ай бұрын
You really add to the human dimension to WW2 and the suffering particularly for those left behind.
@Cyberdinemechatron
Жыл бұрын
Unglaubliche Recherche, besten Dank, das war sehr spannend.
@garyeastell3458
8 ай бұрын
Awesome video. Your commitment to detail and outstanding research is exceptional. The insight you give to these soldiers lives is amazing. Have watched many of your videos and enjoyed them all. Thank you.
@sopidf
2 ай бұрын
"Postfacharbeiter" means that Kurt Günther probably knew quite a bit about communications related things which might explain how he ended up in the airforce as a "Nachrichten" person, meaning a person involved in messaging..
@CrocodileTear
2 ай бұрын
Indeed. I should perhaps make an updated version of this video as I have found out some additional information of interest.
@andylees2940
3 ай бұрын
Fascinating and an insight into how war affects a much wider group of people - brothers, sisters, mums, dads, uncles, aunties and so on. Such a terrible blight on humanity.
@jxstryze5230
5 ай бұрын
Sad to see how the family’s of those German soldiers are dying out. I never saw an still existing family of the 1920s with an soldier dying in WW2
@CrocodileTear
5 ай бұрын
watch this video kzitem.info/news/bejne/pGekupiFbGKBnKQ
@johnmm865
Ай бұрын
There is another possible reason for the lack of blood on the helmet. The helmet could have flown off the head of the victim at the time of the shot or fell off when the soldier fell to the ground which would have limited the amount of blood on the interior. There is no chin strap on the helmet (even when it was found on the grave) so either it was taken off before the shot or broken off by the force of the shot.
@icarus3604
Жыл бұрын
Excellent work 👏🏽👏🏽
@johns.matty.632
3 ай бұрын
Thank you for the research concerning this German soldier. I am retired US Army and appreciate people caring enough to teach others about the consequences of war. Thank you for your time and great effort for this video.
@CrocodileTear
3 ай бұрын
Have you watched one of my digging videos, such as "The Stalingrad digging camp"?
@nubtube7313
Жыл бұрын
Excellent work. Very interesting, thank you. You mentioned the unit he was attached to, but didn't mention if you tried to research it. Have you tried researching the Flak units history? Maybe you will get lucky and find a picture, or something.
@CrocodileTear
Жыл бұрын
I dont expect researching the German unit would bring any new information about this specific soldier, but indeed it would be a possibility to explore for the future.
@nubtube7313
Жыл бұрын
@@CrocodileTear seems to me there could be group photos of the unit that included this soldier. You might also find other members of the unit that had surviving family where the trail hasn't gone cold. They in turn could have more information on this soldier, or his family. But I have since watched another of your videos, and would like to say that I really enjoyed it. Thanks again.
@CrocodileTear
Жыл бұрын
@@nubtube7313 It is highly unlikely there would be anything such as a group photo in the archives. Finding the names of other soldiers and tracking down their families is a good work method, but takes an enormous amount of time for very little results. I have been doing that for the unit involved in this event, and it has been 15 years of work and thousands of letters to find a handfull of photos and documents: kzitem.info/news/bejne/pGekupiFbGKBnKQ kzitem.info/news/bejne/07Bsr4d6fnxqeHY
@ImWithBigRed
Жыл бұрын
That was fascinating. Thank you and good luck with your research.
@julianbennett3772
Жыл бұрын
What an excellent job you have done!
@13612
4 ай бұрын
Wow did you ever put in a lot of work tracking down the information you did. Sounds like so many people were displaced that its quite amazing you can find anything out at all. Sad for all the families that lost their loved ones and their homes and lives, their own history.
@hanwellfoxfoxy5008
4 ай бұрын
Can't say I would be excited or pleased to be presented with or shown the helmet my brother/father/grandfather/great grandfather/uncle etc was wearing when he had his brains blown out. Medals, diary's or other paraphernalia maybe but a blood stained memory is maybe a little bit too much for some people so maybe it's for the best his sisters passed away before you contacted them.
@CrocodileTear
4 ай бұрын
You are probably right, but I also cant not try to contact them.
@vonsopas
Жыл бұрын
Amazing work sir! Each time I am fonder of your channel, amazing information. Cheers!
@bazzaham8552
Жыл бұрын
Keep up the great work.
@worstxb1playertylerteehc635
3 ай бұрын
Great work I wish you luck and success in your research.
@markmoil3012
Жыл бұрын
Belarus is the most difficult country to find known battlefront graveyards of Wehrmacht soldiers. For example my grandfather Hauptmann Paul Wichmann Feldpostnummer 22621A lies with many of his men approx 25km NE of Kobryn by a small town named Karpiesze which was the location of a large German aid station and where he was brought after being fatally wounded in a battle close to another very small town Syzlin July 14 1944.I have all his documents,Wehrpass,decorations etc. as well as a photo of his marked grave surrounded by numerous other marked graves,all buried in an orderly fashion. His men took a photo of the grave and sent it to his widow ( my grand ma) and my mum. My Oma kept that photo beside her all of her life. If I were a rich man and the Belarus govt. were more friendly and helpful I would fund an expedition to find this graveyard. It would also make for an interesting documentary. My Opa was an interesting man.
@petrpalecka5932
Жыл бұрын
Yes, Belarus has a lot of mass graves. The NKVD killed Poles in Katyn massacres there. The Einsatzgruppen shot hundreds of thousands of Jews in forests and the countryside. Nazi authorities brought Jews from the Reich to camps such as Maly Trostenets to be shot. The Nazis massacred civilians and burnt down hundreds of villages. Plus the military casualties on the top. In Minsk, local authorities are still unearthing graves of people killed in cold blood by the Nazis, mothers and children with pierced skulls by bullets. I am still surprised how most of the Nazis got away with these horrible crimes.
@rastenb
Жыл бұрын
""Blessed are the merciful because they will obtain mercy" Thanks for your work.
@alexanderuhlig818
Жыл бұрын
'Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge' also does a great job.Even in Russia they were able to find the grave of one of my ancestors.
@Muzdrums22
5 ай бұрын
Excellent work and I hope you post more content like this! Thank you!
@WallyF1
5 ай бұрын
The poor boy was even be stolen in death.
@JHamList
3 ай бұрын
well he shouldnt have fought for the nazis then
@WallyF1
3 ай бұрын
@@JHamList Why? "Good and bad" are illusions. He surely was a normal soldier who wished he was at home with his family.
@jimjohandes
Жыл бұрын
I am amazed at how you can bridge the gulf between historic and modern times. Very impressive researching. Jim in California
@willong1000
Жыл бұрын
A literal product of WW2, I am naturally intrigued by CrocodileTear video content, which I have just discovered today. Displaced by the advancing Soviets, the young woman who would become my mother, her own mother, my mother's sister and two young nieces were a few of those German civilians who had to flee their home: Beuthen In Oberschlesien (now Bytom, Poland) in their particular case. My grandfather, merely a civilian bookkeeper in his fifties at the time, was abducted by the Soviets and transported East as a slave laborer. But for the serendipity of my maternal family members missing a key evacuation train, I would not likely be here to write these words because that train would have delivered them into a Dresden firestorm. At about the same time, the young American soldier who would a couple years later meet, fall in love with and marry that young German DP, would have been somewhere in the vicinity of Bitche, France, scene of one of the many wartime anecdotes he related to yours truly as I was growing up.
@kakyhilton7169
5 ай бұрын
The didn‘t „went back“! They left they were pushed out of their home. 1000 years German territories.
@PRR5406
Жыл бұрын
We Americans often characterize our soldiers as the innocent boys sent out to rid the world of the Nazis. But it's worth while to step back and recognize, most of these German soldiers were told they were fighting for Germany, not Hitler. Their cause was false and their crimes were great, but ours were no cleaner. Kurt was a brother and husband, and someone's son. War levels morality.
@CrocodileTear
Жыл бұрын
Since making the video, I have found out that two of his grandparents were Jewish. The investigation is ongoing...
@FastFatman
3 ай бұрын
Fascinating channel! I"m going to be up very late tonight! Thank you..
@CrocodileTear
3 ай бұрын
Thanks. I advice "Time travel back to 1944" and "The stalingrad digging camp", both in their most recent 2024 versions.
@andrewachholz7922
Жыл бұрын
You certainly do a great job telling these stories and investigating the relatives of these soliders. Far away from Discovery channel were you treat this war as an adventure at the best, or just a show at the worst. War creates endless of tragedies but not so many heroes. I hope we one day can treat even the victims of Russias war on Ukraine with the same respect that means even the Russian soldiers who Putin currently sends to the slaughterhouse.
@aniinnrchoque1861
5 ай бұрын
Sent an email with a story of my own, will be curious to see it on here if my relatives agree to it being published.
@calebsone1630
Жыл бұрын
Another excellent video showing the aftermath of historical events this was a very good video making history real
@bob49679
Жыл бұрын
My wife’s family is originally from Switzerland. They had luck in finding family history names through catholic records. Good luck in your searches.
@patrickjoyce2670
3 ай бұрын
This was really fascinating. Keep researching!
@Edward1312
Жыл бұрын
Magdalene is a beautiful name I hope she survived and got safety.
@CrocodileTear
Жыл бұрын
I the meantime I have found out she survived along with her two sons. The investigation goes on.
@Edward1312
Жыл бұрын
@@CrocodileTear Thanks for taking the time to confirm that, I'm glad to hear it. You are doing a good job, it is absolutely right that all victims of War are remembered.
@firstboyonthemoon8876
3 ай бұрын
Very nice work. Being quite proficient at collecting facts made this clip very interesting.
@jamesbaker7112
Жыл бұрын
Washington's brother built the house and George inherited. Vernon was a sea captain and Washington family friend. He wore a coat made of waterproof material called "grogram". His men called him "Old Grog". He watered down their rum ration and this unwelcome mixture was called "grog".
@CrocodileTear
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for this interesting info. I have found out in the meantime that both Kurt's grandfathers were Jewish, so his situation was certainly extremely peculiar. It is unfortunate he and so many others had to die.
@mbmochinski
Жыл бұрын
It seems amazing that he wasn't killed as a Jew!
@TrooBlud34
5 ай бұрын
Really incredible research!
@kilcar
6 ай бұрын
This scholarly video piece was preempted by KZitem putting their fingers in things they just don't understand. The Censors at KZitem really anger me, as they were not alive even when these events happened, or knew as I did many who participated on both sides. Censorship suppresses understanding and knowledge, and the author of this video is excellent and is contributing immeasurably to the human side of war. Counter that with the useless lives of a KZitem Censor.
@childofcascadia
3 ай бұрын
You think theres an actual person or persons behind the censorship at youtube? Its not. Its entirely ai driven.
@rustynail8484
5 ай бұрын
Very fascinating! Great work on your research!
@thkempe
Жыл бұрын
Shame on the city of Cologne that they charge you €24.50 for simple information.
@CrocodileTear
Жыл бұрын
At least they responded, and with the needed information.
@alonzocalvillo6702
5 ай бұрын
I was hoping that you could have contacted the living heirs and sent the helmet back to them as has been done in many cases.liked your video.
@CrocodileTear
Жыл бұрын
Sorry for the repost, the original version contained period footage that has been considered to infringe on youtube community guidelines. The original version can still be seen here: kzitem.info/news/bejne/y6OLuK2gq5yQjXo
@gamingchickenstudios
Жыл бұрын
Not again KZitem...
@Snufkin224
Жыл бұрын
And sites like TheSun keep posting footage of people getting killed in the Ukraine war.
@jean6872
Жыл бұрын
*_Although I am 74, KZitem prevents me from seeing the original because I cannot verify my age for them. No matter. What I learned today is enough to sadden my heart and I am also grateful for the research that told me about Obergefreiter Günther R.I.P._*
@danielr5637
6 ай бұрын
@crocodile tears, I just subscribed today to your channel. What great information you have. My father was born in Germany in 1940 or 41. My grandfather Otto Ulrich died on the Russian front (supposedly). My grand mother Marie Ulrich remarried to a Eric Riemer. He adopted my father so they all shared the same last name and took the ship La France to the USA. My name is Daniel Riemer (Ulrich) but my father would never speak of those years during and after the war. Never. They came to the USA around 1955. Being German in those day was difficult . My father Volker Riemer (ulrich) died in 2022. My grandmother died @ 99 years old and she did share many things about those years. She was a crane operator fr the German army unloading ships onto trains for the war effort. My question is this, i dont speak German, i am the oldest of my siblings (61) and i sure would like to know what happened to my true blood grandfather. It sure seems you have quite a talent for this type of thing not to mention you also speak German...well its sounds like you do. Could you or would you help me find out what happened to Otto Ulrich in ww2 ? i would be willing of course to compensate you for your time. I have always been drawn to ww2 history like a magnet my whole life. I guess because a part of my history is also lost out there like so many millions of others. Thank you for these great videos and thank you for your time reading this. God bless and best wishes, Sincerely Daniel Riemer (Ulrich)
@robinstructor3116
Жыл бұрын
There are still places in Paris where you can see the bullet holes in buildings from the resistance fighting the occupiers.
@samseven5260
4 ай бұрын
Too bad about “community” censorship.
@stevejohnston2715
6 ай бұрын
Excellent breakdown, Thank you.
@m.k.7199
Жыл бұрын
Terrorist is the wrong word. France was an occupied country, and the citizens of France were opposing, resisting, the German occupiers. That makes them resistance fighters. Not Terrorists. With the thousands of atrocities the Germans (not all of the soldiers, nor would I believe Obergefreiter Kurt Günther would have been involved in any of those) inflicted upon the French an insurgency was appropriate. I would expect that the French would take offense to your characterization of the French Resistance as Terrorist. Having said that, the conduct of the American Officer brings disgrace upon himself. Stealing a helmet from a grave is unacceptable. While serving in Europe in the 1970's and 1980's, I saw many old cemeteries with helmets upon the German cross. Never would I have considered stealing one of those helmets.
@CrocodileTear
Жыл бұрын
Terrorists is the word used by the Germans, so I am going along with them ironicaly. There is a French Resistance man who did the same thing and wrote a book called "We were terrorists".
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