My father was stationed in Kassell with my mother and I in tow from 67 to 71. He was always amazed by the most beautiful country side. We often frequented Hercules monument and the park.
Just think how awesome it is to see yourself! After all this years! All these toddlers and babies are probably around 70 - 80 years old today. It is quite possible that some are still alive. Holy shit!
I would like to see Motion Picture documentaries of the rebuilding of Germany with Brick by Brick and clearing of the rubble in it's construction! It is again a Beautiful City! Ron PTL USA
@@НР72 Die! Deutschen standen bis zu Ende in großer Zahl hinter ihrer Leitung. Sie wurden dann ihrer Identität und Kultur beraubt. Von AmI s und Russen. Letztere räumten Land in Größenordnung. Die Amis heben es Schlau mit Geld erreicht . Die Russen sind gescheitert und 1999 wie räudige Hunde aus dem Rest Land getrieben. Von Menschen denen die Befreier zu wieder wurde. Ob das dem Ami auch noch blüht? Kann kommen. Der Zeit ist die 5 Kolonne Moskau in der Oberhand. Aber auch das kann sich schnell ändern. Spätestens nach dem Ende dem Ukraine Überfall werden die Karten neu gemischt.
wow the Americans army was so kindness with the people they help all people to be happy again and the British army we must not forget the heroic job of them.
This is my hometown, its sad and beautiful to see. Its sad for all the beautiful architecture that was lost, Kassel was truly beautiful once. Its beautiful to see because its the end ot the Nazis, the horror of the third reich was finally over and my nation was freed from the chains it bound itself with.
Germany is the land of Goethe and rich in culture. That the Nazis came to power is party the fault of the Allies post-WW1 via Versaille, reparations and humiliation. Hitler and his thugs restored pride to the middle class. At least the Allies didn't make the same mistake the second time around and rebuilt Germany and Austria to re-join western, enlightened nations. Only the Soviets made that mistake and the results were plain to see. I do think that Germans knew the war was lost by 1943 and hoped for a negotiated truce.
Weitere geographische Zuordnung: Ab Min 5:00 Gefangenensammelstelle in Walstedde im Kreis Warendorf. Danach Gefangenensammelstelle und filzen von Kriegsgefangenen in Langenberg bei Güterloh. Also letzteres beides nicht in der Umgebung von Kassel, sondern in Westfalen.
The compilations of all of this footage truly deserves a compliment! Especially where the power of these images were left without any comments. It is therefore my eyes as the beholder of these films are able to truly appreciate the humility of the different frames. Where the eyes see the combination of devastation, fear, flight, uncertainty, but also the relief that hostilities had ended, that civilians, although on the run, were able to find their first paces onto the after war peace time, and that their faces of angst envelop into smiles, for example when offered a meager meal. I’m aware these words are just a small reflection or representation of what is shown in this footage, however it definitely makes both the eyes and heart humble, for all efforts that have been been put in to transition from the war torn days towards the lasting peace we’ve experienced on this continent since those days.
excellent compilation. good music....carbon lifeforms? glad some volk got to leave commie land before it was locked down. the reds realized human bodies were valuable for their productivity. like the nazis did with their slaves.
@@terraflow__bryanburdo4547 All these West Europeans are now mind controlled. This is the big issue ! The options for their kids are close to zero and they don‘t even notice it.
You didn't get to be an officer in their military by being a nice person. They should have been stripped of their medaled up uniforms & marched in their underwear.
Ces images rappellent etrangement celles 5 ans en arrière sur certaines routes de France, où les populations francaises devaient se débrouiller,en revanche toutes seules.y avait pas de GMC pour transporter tout ce monde.
My mother was from Kassel also., she passed away in Dec. 2016. After the first major bombing by the Americans in 1943, my Opa moved the family to Eschwege. I was born in 1957 in the village of Frankershausen just outside of Eschwege. Last time I visited the area was Sept/Oct of 1990 for my honeymoon. A couple of my cousins still live in Kassel but they're not online as far as know so I have no way to communicate with them.
These archives are so beautifully presented. Thank you to the team behind this project. I also watch in hope of seeing the presence of the 24th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron or the 24th Constabulary, as it became (my personal research subject).
No hay nada de especial en estas imágenes. Les recomiendo que vean un documental llamado "El fascismo corriente "hecho con fotos tomadas por los soldados alemanes donde se ve lo nobles y tiernos que eran. No se quejen los trataron bastante bien,aunque ahora son vasallos de USA.
Los trataron bien, dice usted? Sobran judíos que presumen de lo que iban a hacer ( a niños delante de sus padres o al reves, Etc)gracias a las armas que todas las mañanas ponían en sus manos los americanos, era torturar cada día y se jactan... Charles Lindberg, (con los americanos unido hasta el alma) dice en sus diarios de guerra ... nosotros no tenemos las manos limpias ...
hi greg, i`m now 63. At the time, I lived in a German settlement right next to a settlement of American families. Unfortunately, there weren't many contacts with the "Amis" back then, as we said. Unfortunately, it wasn't so nice when the soldiers' kids called us Nazis and we couldn't do anything with it. When we asked our parents, they more or less avoided the topic. I will never forget when some children (a few) took us (we always had to stand at the back) to ring the bell to get the delicious little things in our bags. could it have been sweet or sour back then? I was too small for that. For me it was a “third kind” encounter. Otherwise, unfortunately, we just lived next to each other. That's how I grew up and back then I defended our country together with you in the Bundeswehr to the best of my knowledge and conscience. Maybe there is a contact? I would be very happy!
Modelcars9493 Wir stehen heute wieder kurz vor der gleichen Katastrophe wie damals . Und der Krieg wird über Europa kommen. Es ist ja die gleiche Elite die den Krieg antreibt .
I was stationed in Bad Hersfeld from 75-77. Spent a few weekends in Kassel. The city was amazing. You could walk down one street and be in a modern city with steel and glass buildings. Turn a corner and find yourself on a street where you'd exoect to see wehrmacht soldiers marching by, seemingly unchanged since 45. And Hercules monument and park were extraordinary.
Bad Hersfeld itself was pretty neat. My mum was born there, came to Canada after the war. Visited it a few times about the same time you'd have been there.
Die Aufnahmen in den ersten Minuten bis ca. Min 2:43 sind in Malsfeld entstanden (ca. 5 km südlich von Melsungen). Die Aufnahmen bis Min 10:16 dürften im Altkreis Hofgeismar bzw. Weserbergland in Richtung Solling entstanden sein.
@@jurgenraabe491 Entschuldigung muss mich korrigieren. Die Aufnahmen von Min 2:43 bis Min. 5:00 sind nicht im Altkreis Hofgeismar entstanden, sondern ca. 2 km nordöstlich von Malsfeld. Die US-Soldaten stoßen über Adelshausen (heute Ortsteil von Melsungen) und Mörshausen (heute Ortsteil von Spangenberg) das Pfieffetal aufwärts in Richtung Spangenberg vor. Früher lief die Straße nach Adelshausen noch dort lang wo sich heute der TÜV befindet, an der Walkemühle vorbei. Rechts kann man anhand der Baumreihen den auch heute noch unbegradigten Lauf der Pfieffe ersehen. Das Fachwerkhaus an der Pfieffe in Mörshausen steht heute noch. In welchem Ort die Aufnahmen ab Min. 5:00 gedreht wurden ist nicht ersichtlich. Evtl. in Spangenberg? In Melsungen? Hessisch Lichtenau? Scheint sich jedenfalls um eine kleine Stadt zu handeln in dem auch Kriegsgefangene untergebracht bzw. befreit wurden. Auf Schloß Spangenberg waren alliierte Offiziere interniert. Die Kriegsgefangenen, welche die erbeuteten Gewehre einsammeln, wirken aber vom optischen Erscheinungsbild eher wie Franzosen.
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@@hessischerRundfunkARD Die Aufnahmen von Min 00:00 bis Min. 2:43 sind in Malsfeld (heute 34323 Malsfeld) entstanden. Ab Min. 2:43 : Die US-Soldaten stoßen über Adelshausen (heute Ortsteil von Melsungen) und Mörshausen (heute Ortsteil von 34286 Spangenberg) das Tal der Pfieffe aufwärts in Richtung Spangenberg vor. Früher lief die Straße nach Adelshausen noch dort lang wo sich heute der TÜV befindet, an der Walkemühle (das langgezogene, zerschossene Gebäude) vorbei. Rechts kann man anhand der Baumreihen den Lauf der Pfieffe ersehen. Mörshausen kann man gut an den Häusern der Pfieffe entlang und aufgrund der östlichen Steigung zum Waldrand hin erkennen. In welchem Ort die Aufnahmen ab Min. 5:00 gedreht wurden ist noch unklar.
All the women & kids bunched up at the border crossing, escaping Soviets. Maybe they already had a taste of Russian hospitality. Yes, it happened by the thousands. No denying it or glossing it over. New books just out this year confirm that. . Books using unclassified Soviet reports that have become available. So, do not make excuses of this or other outrageous acts by the Red Army!! In fact, it may be worse than previously documented!!
Ja es ist schon seltsam,wenn man überlegt. Einen Stern(David Stern) versuchten sie aus zu rotten. Doch die Sterne verzichteten sie(Russen haben einen Stern und die Amis auch,)
1:45 Quadruple M2 Fifty Caliber Anti Aircraft Gun Mount M45. The Quad Fifty or Quad .50. Also used in the Korean Conflict and in the two Vietnam Wars (the First and the Second IndoChina Wars)
@@albert2395 Relatives maybe, and let us not forget that England had "the Cliveden set" whom all preferred appeasement. "Let Adolf do what he wants on the continent and leave us in peace", Some of us rember history and do it well!!
@albert2395: "such degradation" ?? Then again they could have all been deprived of all their belongings, herded at gunpoint into cattle cars with no room to sit, no toilet facilities, no ventilation, no heat and no light. Then they could have been released into concentration camps, separated into slave laborers, old people, sick people, handicapped people; and, babies and small children none of whom were deemed worthy of saving. They could have been treated the way they allowed their murderous government to treat anyone they considered inferior to "The Master Race". Most especially Jews. Lets not forget that! Don't misunderstand me. As an American with some very old Prussian roots I have always been appreciative of the way most German civilians and soldiers were treated by our government. It was the right thing to do after the hateful and vengeful way they were treated at Versailles after WWI. I am humbled by the the way the German people were able to rebuild their country with our help and return it to the great country it was before the wars. When I think of Germany I prefer to think of the great cultural achievements of a great people. I think of Bach, Beethoven and others like them, not the hateful fascists. Germany today is once again being tested by the voices of autocracy and fascism. I believe it will survive. We here in the USA may not. We seem to have forgotten these lessons of history. Ironic, isn't it?
