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Hirohito's white horse ("First Frost") has been the subject of many interesting stories, some which have him ending up in a rodeo in Texas. Some stories actually state that he was American by birth. Excellent newsreel thank you for translating and posting.
it's a time discrepancy, the Japanese only modernized in the 1860's, the Germans had at least another 150 years to produce the traditions that would be a staple of their style of parade.
Hard to believe this is 1944. Cavalry units, horse-drawn artillery and some light tanks that would struggle against Stuart. Looks more like a 1930s parade tbh...
"Hard to believe this is 1944. Cavalry units, horse-drawn artillery" ... you are right to disbelieve the footage that is shown. But has a Japanese in 1944 the knowledge or mindset to disprove?! - It's pure propaganda.
Hallo, falls du mir auf meine Frage antworten würdest, sofern du eine Antwort kennst würde ich mich freuen. Gab es im spät-krieg (1944-45) noch größere Militärische Paraden im Großdeutschen Reich? (Ob es welche nach dem Juli-Attentat gab wäre auch interessant zu wissen.)
Es gab zumindest 1944 noch eine kleinere Parade zum sogennanten "Heldengedenktag" im März, und es gab natürlich noch im November 1944 diese Volkssturm "Parade", wo Volkssturmmänner durch Berlin gezogen sind. Weitere sind mir nicht bekannt.
As I wrote in my community post a few days ago, this is one of the Japanese videos with a somewhat decent quality I recently found. It's not gonna be this weeks regular video, which I will release on the weekend, just a small, additional video. I hope you'll like it.
If you like my work and want to support the channel, consider subscribing to my Patreon for more, exclusive content! patreon.com/GermanWWIIArchive Or buy me a Kaffee here: www.buymeacoffee.com/germanwwiiarchive Remarks: 00:16 The Emperor held the rank of “Grand Field Marshall” (Dai-Gensui), the highest rank in the Japanese Army, as he was nominally the supreme commander of the Japanese Army. 00:30 These soldiers most likely belong to the Imperial Guards, as they were considered the elite of the Japanese Army and would often be present at these parades. In May 1943, the Imperial Guards were divided into three Divisions, the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Guard Division; the 1st and 3rd Division were stationed in Tokyo and never left Japan. 00:33 Emperor Hirohito would usually ride a white horse during parades and public appearances. During the early stages of the war, he rode a white horse named Shirayuki (White snow), that was retired in 1942, and afterwards, used mostly a white gelded Arabian called Hatsuyuki (First snow), which died in 1957, aged 23. 00:44 This tank officer is wearing the typical Japanese Army tank troop helmet. He helds the rank of Socho (曹長), the highest NCO rank in the Japanese Army, indicated by his collar tabs (three silver stars on a thin yellow line on a red background). 01:08 These tanks are Type 97 Chi-Ha, more specifically the “Kai” upgraded variant. The Type 97 Chi-Ha was designed in 1936 and produced between 1938 and 1941, but during the border skirmishes with the Soviets in 1939, the Japanese Army made the experience that the 57mm guns of the Chi-Ha was outranged by the Soviet 45mm guns of the BT-5. Therefore, the Chi-Ha was designed with a new turret and a new, high-velocity 47mm gun. This re-designed variant was usually called the “Kai” variant, with Kai meaning “improved”. It was first used at Battle of Corregidor in the Philippines in May 1942. 930 were made until the end of WWII, and it was considered the best Japanese tank that saw action during WWII. 01:18 The first rider holds the standard of the Emperor of Japan, a golden chrysanthemum on a bright red background. This standard is still used nowadays by the Japanese Emperor. 01:40 The soldiers in the background are most likely Indian collaborationist troops, who are shown here for propaganda reasons. 01:59 The flag carried here is most likely the Infantry Regimental Colors, compromised of a Rising Sun Flag with a purple fringe. 02:35 The German General shown here, 2nd from the right, is most likely General Alfred Kretschmer (1894-1967), German military attaché in Tokyo between 1941 and 1945. Kretschmer originally joined the German army as a volunteer in 1914, earning both grades of the Iron Cross. He continued his service after the war, becoming an instructor in the Army Ministry, and was transferred to the Army Foreign Intelligence Service in October 1927, and then again to the staff of the 6th Division in September 1929. He served again as an instructor, and during the early stages of WWII served as quartermaster officer in the 6th Army and the XXII. Army Corps during the invasions of Poland and France, respectively. In January 1941, he was sent to Japan as a military attaché, where he visited military schools and parades, and worked together with the Japanese Army sharing the experiences gained by the Germans during the fighting in Europe. He also had the task to convince Japan to join the war against the Soviet Union, but he wasn’t able to do much. He was promoted to Brigadier General in June 1942 and to Major General in 1944. After Germanys capitulation in May 1945, he was arrested by the Japanese, and then again by American troops in September 1945. He was released in February 1946, and returned to Germany. 02:59 These planes are Mitsubishi G4M medium bomber, introduced in April 1941 with the Japanese Navy Air Force. The G4M was a successor to the Mitsubishi G3M, and development started only a few months after the G3M was officially introduced. The G4M had a very high operational range, over 5,000km, and a high top speed of 428kmh, but this was achieved by having almost no armor, which made the plane an easy target for Allied fighters. It could carry up to 1,000 kilos of bombs (4x250kilo). The G4M was introduced in May 1941, and was used in many Japanese long-range bombing raids in the early stages of the pacific war, such as on Australia and Singapore. Also, G4M bombers sank the British battleships HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse. In total, 2479 planes were built until the end of the war, but almost all were lost: At the end of the war, the Japanese Navy only had around 160 G4M left. 03:22 These tanks are again Type 97 Chi-Ha “Kai”.
Some additional remarks: 03:14 The Wochenschau messed up some persons shown. This is NOT Sturmbannführer Erwin Meierdrees. Instead this is Hauptsturmführer Otto Schneider, commander 7th company of SS-Panzer-Regiment 5 of the 5th SS-Panzer-Div. "Wiking". He wears the Knights Cross awarded to him on May 5th 1944 for his part in the relief attack on Kowel but no Oakleaves. This whole part of the Wochenschau shows units of "Wiking" . 03:27 Shows a Panther of his company with number 714 (7th coy, 1st platoon, 4th vehicle) "Wiking" was one of only three Panzer-Divisions where the second bn (5th - 8th coy) of the Panzer-Rgt was equipped with Panther tanks, in all other divisions it was the first bn. At 04:30 you can see two other Panther of 7th coy. 03:25 Here you can see Hauptsturmführer Helmut Schumacher, commander 9th coy of SS-Panzergrenadier-Rgt 9"Germania" , belonging also to the "Wiking" division. The coy belonged to the regiment's 3rd Bn which was equipped with APC. In offensive actions it was usually attached to the tank regiment to form the armored battel group of the division. Schumacher was killed in Hungary on January 8th 1945, duirng the relief attack for Budapest. 05:00 Here now we have the real Erwin Meierdrees, wearing black Panzer uniform. You can clearly see his Sturmbannführer rank insignia on his left collar patch and the Oakleaves above his Knights Cross. And yes, the name is MeierdrEEs not MeierdreSS. The name has been written falsely for decades. 06:07 The Kfz 15 vehicle passing through the picture shows a big 3rd SS-Panzer-Division's Death Head Insignia on it's right door.
The spelling of Meierdress/Meierdrees is a fiercly debated topic on many forums, but his gravestone and many of his personal files, such as his Stammakte, spell it "Meierdress". Its probably one of these cases where even his own family used different spellings of the name at times.
На западе скоро несколько самых мобильных немецких дивизий попадут в фалезский мешок , а на востоке уже перестала существовать группа армий юг. Лето 1944 стало настоящей катастрофой в плане потерь, поэтому уже в сентябре началось создание фольксштурма. Это показывает, как на самом деле мало было людских ресурсов у Германии.
Вы перепутали группу армий центр и юг. В ходе советской операции Багратион перестала практически существовать группа армий центр. Группа армий Юг тогда была разделена на группу армий южная украина и группа армий северная украина.
At 11:58 the subtitle is wrong. It is "Überwasserschuss" (Surface firing) not overwater protection (Überwasserschutz) At 12:05 the incomprehensible is "Mündungsklappen werden geöffnet" (outer torpedo tube doors opening). The rest is the firing sequence "From conning tower, 40 degrees, steady as she goes ("Recht so" in german naval lingo is "steady as she goes" in english). The incomprehensible at 15:02 is "LI" which is short for "Leitender Ingeinieur" (Engineering officer)
Очень интересно посмотреть на настоящую войну.. жестокую и бессмысленную, когда исход был уже ясен.. Гитлер посылал на гибель тысячи своих граждан лишь только для того,чтоб оттянуть свой бесславный конец.. Спасибо за видео.Подписался и буду ждать ваших новых видео.
Remarks, Part II 07:43 These soldiers operate a so called “Kommandogerät 40” (Command Device 40, a German fire control system for AA-guns. The soldiers watching throught the rangefinder determine the distance of an enemy plane, and the device calculates the flying path, thus giving an ideal spot to aim for the guns. Of course, these type of control system were very rudimentary, and the slightest derivation of the enemy plane from the calculated path meant that the calculations were inaccurate. 08:29 Günther von Kluge (1882-1944) was a German Field Marshal during WWII. He joined the German Army as an artillery officer in 1901, serving in various staff positions in WWI, and was severely wounded in late 1918 near Verdun, finishing the war as a captain. He continued serving after the war, being promoted to major in 1923, colonel in 1930 and finally lieutenant general in 1934, when he took over command of the 6th Infantry Division. He was critical of Hitler, and belonged to a group of officers who wanted to attempt a coup against the Nazis during the Sudetenland Crisis. But while he was critical of Hitler and the Nazis, he also supported re-armament of the Wehrmacht. During the invasion of Poland, he commanded the 4th Army on the Northern section, and managed to encircle two Polish infantry division and a cavalry brigade in the Polish corridor. During the Battle of France, he again commanded the 4th Army during their surprise attack through the Ardennes forest, and later during the breakthrough at Amiens. For that, he was promoted to field marshal on July 18th, 1940. During Operation Barbarossa, the 4th Army was part of Army Group Center, with which he advanced to the gates of Moscow in December 1941. He was made commander of Army Group Center on December 18th, 1941, and engaged in defensive battles in 1942/43. During Operation Citadel, the Army Group Center led the northern part of the attack, near Orel. Von Kluge was badly hurt in a car accident in late October 1943, and was only able to return to duty in July 1944, where he was appointed commander of all German Army troops in the West. He advised Hitler against Operation Lüttich, the German counterattack in Normandy, knowing full well that this attack would end in a disaster, but Hitler ignored his advice. Von Kluge was involved in the 20th July plot, supporting the arrest of over 1,200 SS and SD members in Paris, but withdrew his support after learning Hitler was alive. He was recalled to Berlin in mid-August 1944 for a meeting with Hitler, but committed suicide, convinced he was implicated in the plot. 08:55 The vehicle in the front is a Bren Universal Carrier, a small, armored personnel or weapon carrier produced by Britain from the early 1930s onwards. Around 113,000 were made, making it the most produced British armored vehicle of WWII. 09:19 This tank is an American M4 Sherman medium tank. 09:40 This is again a Panther medium tank. 10:39 This is probably referring to the loss of 3 Allied ships on August 3rd, 1944, although the German description here is drastically overstating Allied losses. On August 3rd, German navy units, a combination of E-boats, explosive boats and midget submarines attacked Allied shipping, sinking a British 1,300 ton destroyer (Hunt-class destroyer HMS Quorn), a landing craft (HMS LCG (L) 764) and the Liberty Ship Samlong. 10:45 The German word „Nordmeer“, which literally translates to “North Occean”, can refer to both the Arctic Ocean in general, or the Norwegian Sea, which is known in German as “European Northern Ocean. As with continents, definitions regarding Oceans differ, and definitions differ which part of the ocean exactly belongs to what, so I have translated it with the more broad “Arctic Ocean” here. 11:03 Leather clothing refers to the standard coat German sailors would wear in bad/cold weather, which was made of leather. 11:15 Once the watch had spotted an enemy ship, they would call the commander on the bridge, so that he can confirm and give the necessary orders. 11:18 While it wasn’t an official rule, in general only the commander of a U-Boat would wear a white cap, every other officer on board would wear a dark blue cap. The commander holds the rank of Oberleutnant, comparable to a Lieutenant (junior grade) in the US Navy. 11:35 This dial shows how much power the engines would provide, it is put here on “maximum power”, as per the commander’s order. 11:38 These are the Diesel engines of the U-Boat. German U-Boats were usually equipped with two supercharged 6-cylinder engines, producing between 2,800 and 3,200 PS. 12:24 A torpedo fan was a tactic of shooting all torpedoes in a kind of half-circle formation, like a handheld fan, to minimize the risk of an enemy ship evading a torpedo. 12:49 Here, the dial is set to “dive”, as the U-Boat has to make an emergency dive after spotting an enemy plane. 13:04 U-Boats dive by filling the so-called “flooding compartments” in the boat with water. 13:19 This is the depth gauge, measuring the current depth below surface of the U-boat. 13:28 This is a listening device, allowing to listen for sounds of enemy ships, such as propellor noises. 13:34 If an enemy ship was detected nearby, the crew of the U-Boat was ordered to remain absolutely silent, so the chances of the enemy ship picking up noises from the U-Boat was reduced. 13:36 This absolute silence even went as far as not wearing shoes, to not produce any noises while walking around. 13:44 This gauge reads “rear rudder” and shows how much degree the rear rudder was turning. 13:56 This is a German Cross, a military award, introduced in September 1941. It was intended as an in-between medal between the Iron Cross and Knights Cross. It was awarded in silver and gold, with the silver one usually awarded for leadership, e.g. for staff officers, while the one in Gold awarded for bravery. 24,404 Gold and 1,114 Silver German Crosses were awarded during the war. While the award was, like most other medals, made of iron, there was also a cloth variant, which could be sewn onto field jackets. This example shown here is the cloth version. 14:04 Oil spills usually indicates that an enemy ship was hit (and leaking oil due to being hit). 14:30 While obviously a water leak was not good, as long as it wasn’t too big, it could be patched and fixed from the inside. 15:00 This is the ships logbook. The entries here read, from top to bottom: 342° 40° Propeller noises 351° 42° Propeller noises 358° 44° Detonation 350° 36° Crackling and roaring propellor noises-loud 7 airplane bombs 15:31 This officer holds the rank of Oberfeldwebel, comparable to a Warrant Officer in the US Navy. He is most likely the chief engineer on board. 16:09 “Blow out with diesel” means to empty the flood compartments of the boat using the diesel engine of the ship.
If you like my work and want to support the channel, consider subscribing to my Patreon for more, exclusive content! patreon.com/GermanWWIIArchive Or buy me a Kaffee here: www.buymeacoffee.com/germanwwiiarchive Remarks: 00:59 These boys wear the typical Hitler Youth summer uniform, a brown or khaki shirt with a tie and black shorts. 01:01 The logo on top of the wooden gate here is the logo of the Hitler Youth. 02:09 In mid to late 1944, hundreds of kilometers of trenches and military defensive lines were created in East Prussia; however, these positions often lacked the necessary troops to man them, and heavy weapons to defend them properly. 02:47 The vehicle in front is a so called Maultier (“Mule”), officaly called Sd. Kfz 3. The basic concept was using an existing truck and attaching tracks to it, to create a half-track transport truck, to be used to traverse the terrible Soviet road system, especially during the mud periods. These Maultier were built on the chassis of different trucks, the one that can be seen here is built on a Ford-truck chassis. In total, 20,945 of these Sd. Kfz. 3 were built between November 1942 and July 1944, the majority of them (around 14,000) were made by Ford. 02:54 Although it is a bit hard to see due to the camouflage, this gun is most likely an 150mm sFH 18, the standard heavy artillery gun of the Wehrmacht during WWII, with 6,756 guns made between 1933 and 1945. 02:58 This is again an Sd. Kfz. 3 Maultier, although this example is built on an Opel Blitz truck chassis. Out of the 20,945 Maultier built, around 4,000 were made by Opel. 02:59 The gun that is towed here is a 7,5 cm PaK 40, one of the most commonly used German AT-guns during the war. 23,303 guns were made between December 1941 and 1945. 03:04 These tanks are Panzer IV Ausf. H. The Panzer IV was the most commonly built tank of the Wehrmacht, with a total of 8,553 tanks built between 1936 and 1945. The Ausf. H was the second most built variant, with 2324 built between April 1943 and February 1944. It had up to 80mm of armor and was equipped with the long 7,5cm KwK L/48. 03:14 Hubert Erwin Meierdress (1916-1945) was a German Waffen-SS officer during WWII. He joined the Waffen-SS as a volunteer in the Leibstandarte in April 1934, becoming an NCO in the Artillery Regiment of the SS-Verfügungstruppe, with which he fought during the Invasions of Poland, France and the Soviet Union. In January 1942, he joined the Assault Gun Battery of the Totenkopf division, and fought during the Demjansk pocket, for which he was awarded the Knights Cross in March 1942. In October 1942, he was made commander of the first battalion of the SS-Tank Regiment Totenkopf. He was awarded the Oak Leaves in October 1943. He continued to command his unit, and was killed in action on January 4th, 1945, near Dunaalmas in Hungary, when his Panther tank received a direct hit. 03:15 This is a Wespe SPG. The Wespe was built on the chassis of the outdated Panzer II, and fitted with a 10,5cm light field howitzer 18. 683 of these vehicles were built from February to June 1944, and an additional 158 ammunition carriers without guns. The vehicle was officially called “leFH 18/2 auf Fahrgestell PzKpfw II (Sf)” or “Sd. Kfz. 124”, the nickname Wespe (Wasp) was forbidden in late February 1944 by direct orders from Hitler, as he thought this nickname was unsuitable for a combat vehicle. The Wespe was first used on a large scale during the Battle of Kursk, and it proved to be a reliable vehicle, and was used until the end of the war. 03:22 This is again a PaK 40. It looks like it is being used for indirect fire here, which was also sometimes done, despite not being the primary task of an AT-gun. 03:28 This is a Panther tank medium tank. Armed with a 7,5cm KwK 42/L70 and armored with up to 80mm front armor, angled at 55 degrees, and up to 100mm turret armor, it was a very good medium tank, considered by many to be one of, or even the best, medium tank of WWII. Around 6,000 were built from January 1943 to April 1945. 03:29 Although a Panther is generally considered a medium tank nowadays, due to its rather heavy weight of 45 tons, it was often called a “heavy tank” during the war. 03:47 Using the shoulder of another soldier as a base to put an MG on was sometimes done, when other means (e.g., placing the MG on a wall or fence) were not available. 03:58 The vehicle in the background is an Sd. Kfz. 251, the standard half-track APC of the Wehrmacht. 04:03 On the sleeve of this soldier, an armband can be seen, on which the words “Eicke” are written. This indicates that this soldier belongs to the SS- Panzergrenadier Regiment 6, which was named in honor of the Waffen-SS General and war criminal Theodor Eicke (1892-1943), who was the commander of the SS-Totenkopf Division, and was killed in action when his Fiesler Storch aircraft was shot down by Soviet AA-guns in late February 1943. The SS- Panzergrenadier Regiment 6 was part of the 3rd SS-Tank Division “Totenkopf”, which at the time of this Newsreel, was fighting defensive battles west of Siedlce (modern day eastern Poland). It suffered heavy losses during the Summer of 1944, loosing thousands of men and the majority of its tanks. 04:07 Herbert Gille (1897-1966) was a German Waffen-SS General. Joining the German Army in 1914, he fought as an artillery officer in WWI, where he was awarded the Iron Cross 1st and 2nd Class. He joined the Nazi Party in May 1931 and the SS in December 1931. He joined the SS-VT, the first combat unit of the SS, in December 1934. In June 1939, he raised the first artillery unit of the SS-VT, and took part as the commander of the 1st Unit of the Artillery-Regiment of the SS-VT during the invasions of Poland and France, and was made commander of the artillery regiment of the SS-Wiking Division in January 1941. He commanded the Wiking Division from October 1942 to Febraury 1943 and again from May 1943 to August 1944. Form Augusut 1944 to the end of the war, he commanded the IV. SS-Tank Corps. On March 16th, 1944, Gille went into the already besieged Kovel to personally take over the command of the besieged city. 04:12 The vehicle in front is an Sd. Kfz. 10. The Sd. Kfz. 10 was the lightest half-track used by Germany during WWII, weighing only 3,4 tons. It was mainly intended to tow light guns, like the 2cm FlaK 38 or the 7,5cm leIG 18. Around 14,000 were made between 1938 and 1945; this example here tows a light 7,5cm leIG 18 infantry gun. 04:16 These cars are VW Schwimmwagen (Swimming cars). It was an amphibious car built by VW for the Wehrmacht. It had a small propellor, which could be lowered down when driving through water, with a top speed of 10km/h on water. 15,584 built between 1942 and 1944. 04:29 These are again Panther tanks. 04:32 And this is again an Sd. Kfz. 251. 04:50 These are Hummel SPGs, a 15cm sFH 18 heavy artillery gun mounted on the chassis of a Panzer IV. 714 manufactured between 1943 and 1945. It was used for the first time on a large scale at the Battle of Kursk, where around 100 of these vehicles took part. 05:11 The destroyed Soviet tank in the background is a heavy IS-2 tank. The IS-2 was the heaviest tank fielded by the Soviet Union during WWII, weighing around 46 tons. Armed with an 122mm gun and a frontal armor of 120mm hull and 100mm turret, it was an equal opponent to the German heavy Tiger I and Tiger II tanks. During WWII, around 3,475 were built from June 1944 to May 1945, with a further 400 after the end of the war. 05:17 This burning tank is a Soviet T-34/76 medium tank. 05:25 This is again a Soviet heavy IS-2 tank. 05:31 And this is again a Soviet T-34/76 medium tank. 06:03 The burning tank in the background is a Soviet T-34/85 medium tank. 06:04 This soldier wears a Tank Destruction Badge on his sleeve,a German award of WWII, introduced in March 1942. It was awarded to soldiers who had destroyed an enemy tank with handheld weapons; however, anti-tank units were ineligible for this award, so it was usually awarded to troops who destroyed enemy tanks in situation where dedicated AT-units were unavailable. Once a soldier destroyed 5 tanks, he could be awarded the Tank Destruction Badge in Gold. During WWII, around 18,500 normal and 400 Golden Tank Destruction Badge were awarded. 06:07 The gun in the foreground is again a 7,5cm PaK 40. 06:25 The French militia, officially called “Milice française”, and often simply “la Milice”, was a French paramilitary organization, set up on January 30th, 1943, by Vichy French officials for the fight against partisans in France. It was led by Joseph Darnand(1897-1945), a well known French collaborator during WWII. The Militia was known to be very brutal, taking part in torture, mass executions, and rounding up Jews and Resistance members to be deported to Germany. They were more feared and more effective then the Gestapo or the SS, as they were made up by local Frenchmen, who had a deeper knowledge of local language and customs, and had a better network of informants than the Germans. 06:28 French partisans were officially called “terrorists” by the Germans. 06:38 The officer interrogating the partisans holds the rank of Chef régional adjoint (Assistant regional commander), the 5th highest rank in the Militia. 07:13 This money is not counterfeit, its rather money that the Allies distributed in France after the liberation, to be used by French civilians. 07:41 These are 8,8cm FlaK 36 AA-guns.
Please think about the option to add the hole newsreels to the clips you published seperatly. I think it would be very interesting to see the complete document. E. G. The Deutsche Wochenschau 727 vom 10.08.1944 where you can see the desperate fighting against the sovjet summer offensive on the eastern front.... kind regards and thank you for your work
