6 Panzer Division at Verkhne Kumsky - Operation Winter Storm

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6 Panzer Division at Verkhne Kumsky - Operation Winter Storm
With Prit Buttar
Part of Armoured Actions Week on WW2TV
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Operation Winter Storm was a German offensive in December 1942. Prit Buttar will talk about the contribution of the 6 Panzer Division around the small town of Verkhne Kumsky.
Our guest is historian Prit Buttar, who has written numerous excellent books on the Eastern Front and we are delighted he is returning to WW2TV for Airborne Week.
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Between Giants: The Battle for the Baltics in World War II
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Retribution: The Soviet Reconquest of Central Ukraine, 1943
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@mrhawk2051 5 месяцев назад

I love Prut Buttar and his books. He seems like a very humble, unbiased and professional historian.

@truereason2784 6 месяцев назад

Prit's book "on a Knife's edge" is fantastic. He really takes you into the action. I highly recommend it.

@davidlavigne207 2 года назад

For a unit that had only recently arrived to the "Ostfront" it is astounding that the 6th Panzer Division performed so well. This was a superb presentation about how the Wehrmacht Panzers still had the tactical flexibility to outfight the Soviets even when outnumbered. It also highlights the beginning of the Soviet Armies' evolvement in perfecting mobile warfare. I am very impressed by the knowledge and quality of the guests we continue to enjoy. Congratulations to WW2TV as well for attaining the 20K subscriber mark. Well done!

@WW2TV 2 года назад

Thanks David

@daddust 2 года назад

They were ‘veterans’. They had been mauled during Barbarossa and sent to rebuild in France - which was standard for PZ divs, up to Overlord.

@leetaylor7231 Год назад

😅H ello I😮😮 have some 🎉 🎉_ q0

@timsampson7336 2 года назад

Prit Buttar presents an informative and interesting talk on the German attempt to relieve Stalingrad. The account read by Prit of the German in one of the armored columns is riveting. Keep up the great work Prit and Paul.

@loreleikomm5802 2 года назад

another outstanding show. seriously, ww2tv's shows keep building upon each other and each one is better than the prior one. Paul has an uncanny knack for procuring guests who are passionate, knowledgeable and interesting. I really enjoyed Prit's presentation: it's extremely thorough and captivating. the historical narrative, which is mentioned in a few other comments, read by Prit is astonishing. Wow! Don't miss this show.

@WW2TV 2 года назад

Couldn't agree more about Prit. I'm already arranging his next appearance

@loreleikomm5802 2 года назад

@@WW2TV glad to hear it!

@loreleikomm5802 2 года назад

@@WW2TV he seems like a generally nice man, too. someone you'd like to have as a pal.

@sleepygrumpy 28 дней назад

Great interview as always and Prit is such an incredible guest -- we are very lucky to be able to hear his talks -- I am a huge WW2TV evangelist and precisely bc this channel has such depth and breadth of videos -- keep up the outstanding work

@dave3156 2 года назад

Another excellent presentation in this series on armored. It was particularly interesting when adding details about the individuals involved and where the strategy was flawed i.e., 17th Pz and their late arrival. I must admit I have a very limited knowledge of the finer points of the Eastern front which this helps to fill in. Thanks for another great program by a very knowledgeable author. Keep up the great work!!!

@adamwarne1807 2 года назад

Never seen a poor presentation when Dr Buttar is involved! His books are superb and have contributed greatly to my increasing knowledge of this front.

@Silverstream-74 Год назад

Such an excellent and underrated channel. I especially enjoyed this interview.

@WW2TV Год назад

Much appreciated, and yes it would be super if the channel could hit the big time, but I'm happy with our loyal viewership

@davidk6269 2 года назад

This is a truly wonderful presentation. I was not familiar with Prit Buttar prior to this presentation, and I am very thankful to now be acquainted with him, as he is both extremely knowledgable and a master communicator who truly brings this important battle to life for us viewers--I listened raptly throughout. Great job to both Prit Buttar and Paul!

@WW2TV 2 года назад

Wonderful! And you should definitely look at Prit's books - really excellent

@davidk6269 2 года назад

@@WW2TV I will definitely have Prit's books on my reading list. Thanks again!

@willierobertson862 2 года назад

Another excellent presentation from Prit Buttar.

@minifun Год назад

Grew readings books on this subject..the 1980s. Now the details are coming out. Just Great! Keep up the good work!

@marks_sparks1 2 года назад

Thoroughly enjoyed watching this presentation by Pritt. Learned a lot. So much is not known about the Eastern Front in minute detail. So really the more shows you can do on this front, the better. Pritt Butar should be a poet imho. He really has a wonderful narration voice. @ 44:02 the fog of war was summed up in that amazing passage he recited. Makes you wonder why the Russians didn't know it was a Panzer or indeed Germans. Could it have been Russians or maybe a different linguistic group who didn't understand Russian and confused the Germans muffled pigeon Russian as the real thing?? Who knows.

@WW2TV 2 года назад

Yep, he's really very good

@KomradZX1989 8 месяцев назад

Wow what an amazing interview with Prit! This is the first time I’ve ever heard of your channel and 20 minutes into this video I subscribed 😂. Love the format and channel. 10/10 Cheers from St. Louis, Missouri USA 🫡

@cheesenoodles8316 2 года назад

Another great show with great details. The picture of the camels, priceless. The description of Soviet soldiers leaning on the panzers in the dark...unreal but in the dark of night and fog of war....unreal things happen.

@MegaBloggs1 Год назад

awesome presentation-they nearly did it! Shows the value of experienced panzermen and panzergranadiers

@dougcapron7940 6 месяцев назад

That was brilliant Woody, love the details

@therealuncleowen2588 Год назад

Excellent. That reading of the memoir about the night spent amongst the Soviets was cracking good!

@PalleRasmussen 6 месяцев назад

I would love to see Pritt dive into The Chir River Battles. I know much, but I have not looked at the original sources.

@yukikaze3436 2 года назад

another fine presentation I find Butter's books fine. Black Cross Red Star volume 4 deals with air operations during this period

@TheBigSleazy 2 года назад

Really enjoyed the presentation. Would love to hear another presentation talking about how the Germans treated their allies and little Saturn that Pritt mentioned. All In all well done

@WW2TV 2 года назад

Yes we will make that happen

@philbosworth3789 6 месяцев назад

My YT suggestions came up with yet another @WW2TV episode with Prit that I'd missed first time around. I'm not only glad I got to catch this episode and scratch it off my list of unwatched episodes, but every time I hear Prit give a presentation I really warm to him. I wasn't sure about his sympathetic approach to the Soviets to start with, but he's won me over. Thank you Woody & Prit.

@MMircea Год назад

I think Winter Storm failed primarily because the 6th Army made no attempt, not even a faint attempt to probe Soviet defences south of Stalingrad (à la Demiansk), while the relief force pincers were approaching from the south. This decision alone was sufficient to seal 6th Army's fate.

@FilipDePreter 2 года назад

Congrats on the 20k subscibers and your first camels.

@WW2TV 2 года назад

Thank you so much 😀

@philipryan25 2 года назад

Thank You

@markrunnalls7215 Год назад

Fantastic stuff Paul ,absolutely great have looked at the Eastern front quite a lot, and one of the contributing factors as to why the Germans ultimately lost is due to the lines of communication and Russia's vast expanse in distance being to great i.e. there logistics and the movement of supplies in summer is one thing ,but in winter is a different beast all together . Plus with Goring saying yes.. we can supply the Army with what ever it needs, No it could not ,and thus some sources say the Germans were finished in 42/43 as far as supplies were concerned.

@markmorgan6179 2 года назад

Very interesting....as always! Great speaker!

@richardseverin1603 2 года назад

Fascinating presentation. Thank you both.

@daddust 2 года назад

Thx for this Woody, excellent stuff, should be promoted more.

@WW2TV 2 года назад

More to come!

@jonathanmarsh5955 2 года назад

Another wonderfully clear exposition from Prit Buttar!

@ivoferin8176 2 года назад

great contribution from Prit, again! I personally prefer these more specific analysis of small events than the broader events, which there's too much happening and its difficult to portray in a talk.

@WW2TV 2 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@louisburke8927 Год назад

With Fall Blau, after all this time, I still don't understand how the Germans were fooled so easily.

@asullivan4047 Год назад

Interesting and informative. Excellent photography job clearly defining those military maps along with Google earth images. Special thanks to guest speaker Prit. Clearly defining how a general would view and utilize them. Attempting to set up the best defensive/offensive maneuvering to gain the best advantage. Calculating time and distances to assist with correct decisions. Also analyzing pre & post battle situations.

@ctrl1961 10 месяцев назад

Thanks!

@WW2TV 10 месяцев назад

Thank you very much

@scottgrimwood8868 2 года назад

An excellent presentation. I knew a little about this operation but now I know a whole lot more.

@WW2TV 2 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@williammorris584 Год назад

The monographs Raus authored for the US Army (online at CARL if memory serves) are excellent.

@monfort537 6 месяцев назад

I don't know if anyone in the comments section has already mentioned it, but there is another interesting book by one of the participants (Horst Scheibert). Unfortunately, I only know the German title (Bis Stalingrad 48 Kilometer), but someone told me that there is also an English version. The book draws heavily on the diaries of the 11th Panzer Regiment and explains the division's actions between December 3th and 24th, with a focus on Kampfgruppe Hünersdorff.

@andrewblake2254 2 года назад

Pritt is really excellent. Much enjoyed and appreciated article.

@WW2TV 2 года назад

He really is!

@lau03143 2 года назад

Prit is great. Battleground Prussia one of my favourite SWW books.

@blueboats7530 2 года назад

Wow ! The utter lunacy of driving panzers amidst the bogs and walds in the dead dark of night while running out of fuel. And the Soviet soldiers couldn't even light a match to see something, after all there might be Germans nearby . . . For the Panzers, charging headlong into Canadian lines around Caen in broad daylight in 1944 must have been playtime by comparison

@WW2TV 2 года назад

Great comment - thanks

@WW2TV 2 года назад

Hi, Paul Woodadge, WW2TV host here - wasn't Prit brilliant? Again!. If you have enjoyed this show, please don't forget to click like, leave a comment for other viewers and if you have not done so already please SUSBSCRIBE so you don't miss our next streams. You can also become a member of this channel and support me financially here ru-vid.com/show-UCUC1nmJGHmiKtlkpA6SJMeA. Links to any books discussed, WW2TV merchandise, our social media pages and other WW2TV shows to watch can all be found in the full RU-vid description. Lastly, my own book Angels of Mercy is always available online - more info here www.ddayhistorian.com/angels-of-mercy.html

@AdurianJ Год назад

If you build a Steam Locomotive to burn low grade coal you need a bigger firebox. Since fireboxes are so big on Steam locomotives this usually involves another axle on the locomotive design or having a smaller boiler. These are not trivial changes and can not be accommodated easily.

@caryblack5985 2 года назад

Excellent presentation. I have read his three books on fighting in the Ukraine and found them excellent. He has many pages on the battle at Verkne Kumsky and little Saturn. Two questions I would have asked are what books is he currently working on and when will they be ready. And could have the Soviets reduced the troops surrounding the 6th Army by the start of January for the attack toward Rostov or would it be too late to make a difference.

@bookaufman9643 5 месяцев назад

The incident where the Soviet soldiers are mixing with the German tankers in the dark seemed very familiar to me and then I realized that I had heard that diary on one of those World War II diary channels. I'm not sure if it was just that part or maybe I heard the whole thing but I'm going to look for it again.

@dejabu24 Год назад

If Paulus , was able to disobey Hitler's orders and surrender to the soviets knowing that they will put him to sing like a bird against Germany , why wouldn't he do the same if he knew that they had a good chance to reach the 6th panzer division and the others to get him out of Stalingrad, is also interesting that the soviets knew when the 6th Panzer D would get there

@casparcoaster1936 2 года назад

oh God, time dilation & space contraction!!!!!!! Manstien's theory o relativity?!?!?! Love this channel!!!!!!!!

@WW2TV 2 года назад

Thank you!

@macoooos9204 3 месяца назад

The only way the Battle of Stalingrad may have changed was if AH had transferred the 17th Armee to the Northern Flank instead of the 3rd Rumanian Armee. They could have even taken a division or two to help fight in the city from the 17th. Otherwise the mission was a failure as soon as AH gave directive 45.

@MegaBloggs1 Год назад

Paul it was Gavin who failed at Nijmegen-he should have taken the bridge on the first day-he changed his mind about his account a couple of times immediately post war

@josephgallacher3729 9 месяцев назад

The unexpected Allied invasion of North Africa was a total surprise to the Axis and distracted the Germans from Stalingrad and the expected Red Army Attack, as a consequence of Operatiin Torch the Germans sent !0th Panzer Division and Herman Goering Panzer Division to Tunisia as well as 3 Infantry Divisions, Vichy France (unoccupied) was invaded and occupied by the SS Panzer Corps (which had been withdrawn from Eastern Front to be reconstituted as Panzer Divisions) ; 1 SS Adolph Hitler Liebstandarte, 2nd SS Das Reich and 3rd SS Totenkoph , if the Allies had not invaded Nortyh Africa all of these units could have been sent east and we have seen what a single Pz Div (6th)) achieved.

@abdulnesszkave3081 2 года назад

Perhaps the most scholarly, professional episode of a German division on the channel so far, great work! The episode about other Axis discussed with Mr Buttar is long overdue. David Stahel edited a volume (Joining Hitler's Crusade: European Nations and the Invasion of the Soviet Union, 1941) should be the best person to present Hun, Rom, Ita forces in Russia. 2: 07 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-uBfxnX76Di0.html

@WW2TV 2 года назад

Thank you and there are many many subjects that are long overdue for discussion - you should see my list of show ideas!

@kiowhatta1 4 месяца назад

Why not a single video on the Caucasus campaign?

@WW2TV 4 месяца назад

Patience is a virtue. I crank out 5 or 6 videos every week, but there is still a lot I have not covered..... yet

@paladin0654 2 года назад

Maps aren't coordinated with narrative; very hard to follow.

@WW2TV 2 года назад

Thanks for the feedback

@bookaufman9643 2 года назад

Wow. They're so few comments on this compared to the Eastern German Russian campaign videos which I normally watch on TIK's channel. I know this can't reach either of the hosts of this segment but maybe somebody else has some thoughts about it. It just occurred to me that it was a little bit strange that Hitler didn't relieve Paulus of his command. I'm wondering that if somebody else had been in charge of sixth army do you think they had a shot at success and could have taken the city. I'm thinking of guys like Guderian or Manstein? There had to have been a better way of attacking Stalingrad, a way in which more of the forces were available to punch into the city and possibly capture it in the earlier days of the campaign.

@WW2TV 2 года назад

Paulus was definitely a yes man, and i agree that a different style of commander might have performed better. Thanks for the nice comments about the show and I hope stick with us on WW2TV

@bookaufman9643 2 года назад

@@WW2TV no problem. Thanks for responding to me. Hopefully you'll get some more viewers.

@duniagowes 3 месяца назад

Yes, I feel the same way about commentary here, but I like Prit Buttar more than TIK. I think Prit is more like scholar or maybe he is. TIK uses too many assumptions. But he proceeds with conclusions anyway based on those assumptions. Scholars don't do that. Not very wise & the result tend to be biased. He always against common opinions or conclusions of historians & scholars - but with assumptions. The only WWII / history channel that I don't like. But yes, he does a great amount of work & has been drawing people to his channel.

@csettles1841 Год назад

Rokosovski was the master mind of bagration. The 22 of June, an anniversary present for Germany

@waynesutherland-rs6ct Год назад

both sides died for nothing

@waynesutherland-rs6ct Год назад

never attack russia- general Montgomery

@ryangregor-ys9ji Год назад

What a fantastic channel. Great to be able to listen to such quality speakers and authors. My book list is forever growing, I'm grateful but my bank balance is not. Truly appreciate your effort 👌

@WW2TV Год назад

Wow, thank you Ryan

@ryangregor-ys9ji Год назад

@@WW2TV it's the least you deserve. Does the channel have a patreon or anything similar? I'd happily contribute what I can.

@WW2TV Год назад

@@ryangregor-ys9ji yep we have Patreon, follow the link in the description

@ryangregor-ys9ji Год назад

@@WW2TV apologies, bit of a noob with technology 😳 I'll be sure to join. Thanks again

@WW2TV Год назад

Thank you Ryan