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The attack of Fort Eben Emael Animated - German Special Operation

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There is little doubt that the assault of Fort Eben Emael is one of the most impressive victories of the second world war. In the aftermath, 65 German paratroopers would have engaged and soundly defeated a Belgian force 10 times their size protected by the largest fort of its day. Assault force granite would sustain 6 dead and 20 wounded. A sharp contrast from the Belgians, that would sustain 60 KIA, and over a thousand soldiers captured.
The successful attack on Fort Eben Emael would permit the capture of the three bridges of the albert canal. Ushering in the invasion of Belgium, the allied retreat at Dunkirk and the capitulation of the French government.
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@steppedunk 2 года назад

I can’t fully thank you for the video, I’ve been searching for thorough explanation of how german forces proceeded after landing. Thank you 🙏

@thefogofwarYT 2 года назад

My pleasure!

@OnkelMotu 2 года назад

Damn, that was pretty professional! Apart from some minor low quality icons/sprites, the animations were fantastic!

@thefogofwarYT 2 года назад

Thank you! I'll definitely work on that

@gerhardris 3 месяца назад

Excellent video on this critical opening of Fall Gelb and placing this tactical story in the correct strategic context. 17:21

@nimitz1739 Год назад

I didn’t know they had the technology to see where they were going at night in those gliders. This was well-made.

@thefogofwarYT Год назад

Prior to the attack, the entire fort was recreated in cologne. Task force Granite, rehearsed for months, and knew the ins and outs of the objective. In terms of the actual actions on the objective, the german soldiers relied on effective communication and coordination to carry out their mission. They utilized radios, signal flares, and prearranged signals to maintain contact and synchronize their movements during the operation. Hope that answers your question. Cheers!

@nimitz1739 Год назад

@@thefogofwarYT nice. I’ve actually been to cologne Köln. One heck of a cathedral.

@blitzy3244 2 года назад

Still blows my mind how Mark Felton hasn't made a video on this yet... All of the other WW2 history based channels included.

@ArnieC1974 10 месяцев назад

Because it's the biggest disgrace in the whole war. Impregnable fortress is b taken in 15 minutes 😂 the German army was and still is the best?

@alsanchez5038 7 месяцев назад

TIK did it before

@sigspearthumb5855 5 месяцев назад

Cause felton only Covers stories that make the british Look good and the germans bad. Hes one of the most biased channels on YT.

@thekameleon9785 Год назад

I just visited it. Its HUGE. Miles of tunnels.

@pedroqueiroz2114 Год назад

Man this is awesome!!! I’m reading the Admiral McRaven’s book - Spec Ops - and your video was a perfect form to illustrate one of its chapters 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

@thefogofwarYT Год назад

I'm an active military member, Spec Ops is one of my go-to books. Happy we have that in common! Cheers!

@baneburns3492 Год назад

Great video! Visited this today, how is there not a movie about this?!

@mjattes 11 месяцев назад

Very well made sir!

@krimome8933 2 года назад

Very good work man, I'm sure this channel will soon be very popular, keep it up.

@thefogofwarYT Год назад

Thank you, I really appreciate the kind words. Wish I had more time to spend making these videos. Cheers !

@andreassiok 2 года назад

Love the video man! The animations are also very good, keep it up!

@thefogofwarYT 2 года назад

Thank you! That's much appreciated

@cleanTron 2 года назад

@@thefogofwarYT It reminds me on the game Cannon Fodder which also was beautiful animated. Beautiful explosion animation, maybe the flamethrower could be a bit better animated but the one time use dosent really matter. I first read about the Eben Emael commado operation in a book from Guderian "Mit den panzern in Ost und West" but sadly i don´t think theres an english version. Eben Email was very impressiv and there are two other stories i thought wtf which for sure been worth animating like this. One was an tank attack on an french battleship which was fully operational but still in harbour. The other story was about a small tank squad, as i remember it was 3 tanks and just 24 soldiers which captured 7000 french soldiers at an french supply line, for sure not all at once but over two or three days they always managed to make the french troops think they been trapped. There are more storys which sounds almsot funny like germans taking the belgish tram and even payed for transport to capture a bridge cause the train driver thought its british troops.

@lordtoranaga7335 2 года назад

@@cleanTron Being a Belgian myself the story of the tram is believable. In a surrealistic country like Belgium thta's possible.

@cleanTron 2 года назад

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@GOLVEL Год назад

Was there today... so hard to believe.

@johnpotter8039 2 года назад

I am planning a visit to Belgium and France later this summer and my first stop leaving the Brussels Airport will be Fort Eban Emael. One thing I keep coming across in various videos is the claim that Evan Emael was "the largest fort in the World." Not so. Fort Mills, on the fortified island of Corregidor, along with 3 other fortified islands, was far larger and much more thoroughly armed. To be sure, the fortifications were designed around U.S. and Japanese war planning dating back to 1906. The forts were capable of fighting against WWI-Era "super dreadnoughts" and to withstand a one-year siege. Fort Mills had a total of 8 12" guns, 2 10" guns, 12 12" mortars, an array of 6" and 3" guns, a controlled minefield, searchlights, power plants, reservoirs, bombproof tunnels and a large anti-aircraft battery. The other forts were armed with 14" guns, 4 in open, "disappearing" mounts and 4 in turrets, installed on Fort Drum, "The Concrete Battleship", I have toured the sites and appreciate the challenges and ingenuity of the designers, as well as the brave forces who defended them until their surrender in May of 1942.

@mauriciomorais7818 2 года назад

Great video! Subscribed! My only gripe 2:35 Tigers in 1940? C'mon. Where are the Panzer 3's??

@thefogofwarYT Год назад

haha my mistake!

@johnpaul3099 2 года назад

Excellent video

@thefogofwarYT Год назад

Thank you !

@chancecurtiss9885 2 года назад

great animations and explanation.

@thefogofwarYT Год назад

Thank you very much friend !

@robbygood3458 11 месяцев назад

Very impressive animation

@PoliticalGangster 2 года назад

The capture of Norway is also very impressive.

@maxc.1478 5 месяцев назад

If only they put hedgehogs on top of the fort, it would prohibit them from landing.

@manfredheck3529 9 месяцев назад

This operation shows the high level of German soldier's training at the begin of WW II and the meaning of leading with mission ("Führen mit Auftrag", still today only practiced by German and Israeli troops, as far as I know). Though the absence of two groups, especially their platoon leader, they managed to fulfil their objectives and were capable to replace the missing platoon members. Even the enemy commanders paid respect to these efforts.

@More_Row 2 года назад

Awesome channel

@thefogofwarYT Год назад

Thank you !

@rockmusicman21 2 года назад

Wow gained a new sub

@thefogofwarYT Год назад

Thank you very much!

@clarkstartrek 2 года назад

Why couldn't the German Stuka Ju-87 target bomb the Fort out of existence? Or even Ju-88's???

@thefogofwarYT 2 года назад

Hey Earl! First off, the fort was considered a vital strong point for both forces. Capturing the fort would give the Germans a significant tactical advantage in order to support the strategical plan that was at play (the quick invasion of Belgium). Only certain military elements can gain and hold ground (mainly the infantry). Second, Fort Eben Emael truly was the most fortified fortress of its time (made to survive constant bombardment). I'm not sure that destroying the fort would have been possible. Cheers!

@ArnieC1974 10 месяцев назад

The biggest lost ever haha, let them come, our fortress is impregnable... Hitler, hold my beer. 15 minutes... what fort? 😂😂😂😂

@donaldtherocker1714 2 года назад

15 minuts to take a fort man thoese french /Belgiums were useles

@thefogofwarYT Год назад

Just the perfect combination of luck, good planning, and excellent execution. History is replete with instances where daring operations resulted in catastrophic outcomes. The raid on St. Nazaire in France serves as a prime example of such endeavors. While it can be deemed successful in achieving its objective, the operation came at an exceptionally high price (most were killed or captured during the mission). The attack on Fort Eben-Emael, on the other hand, stands as an exception to this pattern.