US Army in Germany, April 1945. Subsequent soundtrack added. 

I hope you had a good relationship with the Germans in the eighties. I lived in Frankfurt in the fifties and had some very good friends in the US Army. It was a great time. I am now 88 years old.....

Krauts??? Aufpassen 😉😂😂😂

Muy triste

You are right, but look at this: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-icFKdMw7nT8.html

so tired of reading this same comment

What about Ike's Rhine Meadows Death camps? 1 million starved to death post war.

@@clovergrass9439 Well war is hell especially when you start one and lose. There were many atrocities committed on both sides of the war. Many forget the Mameldy massacre committed by the SS during the Battle of the Bulge. Also when the Allies liberated the concentration camps many allied soldiers had an immense anger towards the Werhmacht more so with the SS. It was sad the Germans that surrendered were treated that way, but it was payback for Germany's atrocities. Out of the Werhmacht personnel that surrendered many survived being captured by the U.K and U.S, then being imprisoned by the Russians. Also most of the Germans that surrendered on the Western front lived and thrived on the Marshall plan and Germany's resourcefulness. The ones that surrendered on the Eastern front many didnt survive and make it back to Germany.

​@@clovergrass9439😅

Thank you. The original pictures are from US war correspondents and the sounds are mine.........

Le charme irrésistible des allemandes ... J'acquiesce !

Hey man

Wie sagte noch Otto Carius," Fünf Russen sind Gefährlicher als eine Kompanie Amis!" Kampfwert hatten die Amis noch nie gehabt, nur Material im Überfluß.

They were just as much in danger from their own airforce as they were from the enemy.

Bull…

😢❤

Where did he serve?

no, but there are no other ones in the net......

I was 9 years old that time…..

I was still in the future

Thank you. The original pictures are from US war correspondents and the dubbing is mine

Guten Tag Valentin. Wie meinen Sie das? Kennenlernen persönlich oder hier im Netz?

Здравствуйте Валентин. Что вы имеете в виду? Знакомиться лично или здесь в сети?

@@dannyhildebrand2505 Hallo Danny! Can I have your email address for some questions? Respect Valentin

Of course you fight to the end. They knew what would happen if they lost and it did.

@yie1918 April/1945/April 2024 Aber bitte nicht wieder eine "Befreiung" von allem.....Hab und Gut!!!

?????

Es war auch nur ein kurzer Luftangriff. Dann hatte man Einsicht

Of course the United States set up a massive plan to aid economic renewal to rebuild Europe and to strengthen democracy after the devastation of the war. Assistance in the amount of $13 billion for reconstruction was given to: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxemburg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, UK and WEST GERMANY between 1948 and 1952.

Reap what you sow..,my aunties house outside London UK was flattened in 1941... by your dear Luftwaffe …My grandpa liberated Holland Belgium…saw concentration camps..didn’t come home until 46. I gave his disgusting Nazi war trophies to a museum as reminder ..Never again 🫡

Ja! Was man mit amerikanischem Geld alles so schaffen kann. ☝🏻😎✨

@@TheLobohobo are you bent in the head? What can you do with American money? Are you Serious ? You seriously need a history lesson you ignorant shit ‼️🤣

No, you will be surprised, all these clips of American war correspondents disappeared for decades in US military archives and only came to the public a few years ago

well, perhaps we should look to see if this secret hiding place also has the tapes of the apollo moon landing, that NASA says are lost?

Von 1986 bis 1989 war ich in Giebelstadt auf dem dortigen US Army flugplatz stationert. Viele Wochenenden habe ich in der schoenen Stadt Wuerzburg verbracht. Meine Frau und ich haben uns in Giebelstadt kennengelernt und kommen so oft wie moglich gerne zuruck. Wuerzburg und die wunderbaren Menschen dort werden fur immer in unseren Herzen leben..

Es tut mir leid, dass du das miterleben musstest, der Bombenanschlag war schrecklich.

@@user-ok6nb6lr4y den habe ich gottsei Dank nicht erleben muessen bin 5 Jahre nach dem Angriff aufgewachsen in den Ruinen

I was nine years old in April 1945 when the Americans came to our village in the Harz Mountains. The SS had already fled, so not a single shot was fired when they took our village. The US soldiers were restrained but not aggressive, although they had suffered great losses since the Normandy landings. In the Huertgen Forest they lost about 33,000 men. All men who had not caused the war. Our freedom of speech in Germany today often includes an anti-American attitude. To these people I say: if the Allies had not defeated us and hounded Hitler and his Nazi generals to the last day, we would not have a democracy or freedom of speech today. Examples: Russia, China, Iran and North Korea. I am very grateful to the Americans, was ashamed to be German for many years after the end of the war. Later I lived in Frankfurt and was proud to have many American friends among the US military. Danny Hildebrand

@@dannyhildebrand2505 ...maybe those Germans with the "anti-American attitude" would like the Russians BETTER?!!

@@dannyhildebrand2505Thank you for your interesting story ,you were a child and not to blame and it’s hard to reconcile with what the Nazi did and I don’t think the human race has learned anything war is evil and it’s always the innocent that suffer under dictatorship and the Nazi were one of the worst ,but all countries have had there mad leaders in the past not one country is with out blame .

which one do you mean? Say time code!

@@dannyhildebrand2505 sorry didnt know there was more than one ,starting around 9:44 he is watching troops and a gaggle of POWs

Sorry I understood you meant the name of a "movie star". :-)) In any case, he was a Brigadier GeneraI Sorry about my english. I am German

@@dannyhildebrand2505 np

@godfreyzilla8608 I can only agree with you. I am an 88 year old German and lived through the whole war as a child in Germany fearfully. At the end of the fifties I worked as a driver for the US Army in Frankfurt and had many American friends. In later years I traveled a lot in the USA and learned to appreciate the country and its people. I am still very grateful to the Allies, especially the Americans, that they did not give our Nazis a chance to negotiate shortly before the end of the war and instead forced unconditional capitalization, which ultimately ensured democratic conditions in our country, from which we still benefit today. Unfortunately, many people have forgotten this or don't even know it. You are right: we don't need any Trumps, Putins, Erdogans, Khameneis, Xis or Kim Jong-uns on this planet. There are other concerns that need to be addressed.

@@dannyhildebrand2505 : Thank you for your kind comments. I know that the punishment placed on the German people after WWI by the Allies created the situation that gave birth to the Nazi party. Blind revenge is never a smart nor a good thing to do. As a result many Germans were convinced that the party would save them from the effects of that extreme punishment. I believe many German civilians went along willingly with the Nazi party as a result but many innocent civilians did not and suffered for that. In many ways the German people themselves were victims of the Nazi extremists both directly and indirectly by extending a lost war causing tremendous suffering for all sides. This in no way excuses the concentration camps but it does matter. I am a retired architect. My first mentor was born in Kempten in 1935 and lived there during the war and after until 1951 when he emigrated to the USA. I worked with him for four years before returning to the university. He taught me so much that I was able to test out of two years worth of studies in engineering and architecture. Before that I had a good schoolmate friend who was born in Hamburg in 1948. When I met him about 1955 he was wearing lederhosen. He had a beautiful sister but that is another story. Both my mentor and my schoolmate were named Wolfgang. Both have since passed. I am sorry to hear that the young German people do not know or understand the history of the last century but times have changed and the situation in Germany is very different now as I understand it. Hopefully they will find a way to peacefully resolve the differences that occur in Germany today. If not God help us all - again. God Bless

trump is not a rhino biden supports wars. the bushes, cheeneys were rhinos. all otherwars by lbj, truman and roosevelt.

@@dannyhildebrand2505, ignorant bast. Ard

Use "Deepl" translater! Very easy to handle.......

...THANK YOU VERY LITTLE...

Yes, and many had to die because of a single criminal (see Huertgenforest) 33,000 US soldiers there alone. As an 88-year-old German, I thank all the Americans who sacrificed themselves for us in World War II. Without them, there would probably still be no democracy in our country.

@@dannyhildebrand2505 ...I really like your attitude!! I have to say that we Americans have our share of "rotten apples" too... Another thing to remember is that if the Nazis had won WW2- they'd have turned the whole world into a great big execution yard- and not just for Jews- EITHER!!! Hitler and and his gang had to be STOPPED-!!!

You're not saying anything new. The Nazis still wanted to conclude a peace treaty with the Allies in April 1945, but thank God it turned out that Hitler and his gang were fought unconditionally to the last man, so that a new beginning was only possible here in Germany. Nevertheless, many Nazis escaped after the war but are now dead. Today, like many other countries, we unfortunately have to record a new emergence of these fools. By the way: Europe can only hope that the mentally ill Donald Trump does not take the helm again. If Ukraine is left in the lurch, as he has announced, Putin will attack Moldova, Poland or the Baltic states next.

@@dannyhildebrand2505 My father at twenty years of age joined the Polish Army in September of 1939 and fought the Germans in the streets of Warsaw when the Germans invaded until he was taken prisoner. He told me only some of the things the Germans did like kicking men women and children to death in the streets with their heavy boots and laughing while they did it.

@@dannyhildebrand2505 ...WHY DON'T YOU STICK IT IN YOUR EAR?!! IT LOOKS LIKE YOU HAVE FORGOTTEN THAT BIDEN CHICKENED OUT IN AFGHANISTAN AND LET AN AWFUL LOT OF US MILITARY EQUIPMENT FALL INTACT INTO ENEMY HANDS!!! I SURE AS HELL WOULDN'T CALL THAT A SUCCESS- AND IF THAT HAD HAPPENED WHILE DONALD TRUMP WAS PRESIDENT- HE'D HAVE BEEN CHASED RIGHT OUT OF WASHINGTON DC- AND THAT'S IF HE WAS LUCKY!!! THE FACT THAT BIDEN IS STILL PRESIDENT TELLS ME ALL THAT I NEED TO KNOW!!!

Stupid comment

Бред сумасшедшего

​@@user-nx5ks3tl6wyes sometimes people need to just take a history. But other times it wouldn't do him any good they wouldn't have the ability to understand. 👍

You are right... 🤔🤔🙄🙄😂😂

I'm sorry sir, I'm just an amateur filmmaker and not a professional. I was glad that I could use a few war sounds. These are normally silent films, which I'm sure you're aware of.

@@dannyhildebrand2505Yes, I understand and good work. Just remove any reference to "soundtrack" unless you add " added soundtrack"

Americanov vs Americanov????

Funny, can’t find anything at all on any fighting in ww1 in Berlin.

The United States saved Europe from Russia in the first war and from Hitler in the second war. You would all be speaking German all over Europe if the United States hadn't come to save you. And the US was not invaded and never has, by Russia or Germany. It was just a favor. You are welcome. 😅

@@annfrost3323 A very very expensive favour. You didn't do out out of compassion, but to enrich yourselves, as you have been doing ever since. $$$$'s

Judeo? 🤔🤔🖕🖕🖕😂

Ob der sich ergeben hat oder kassiert wurde, nachdem er kurz vorher vielleicht noch einen Kameraden des Amis erschossen hat, weißt Du doch gar nicht. Auch der sinnlose Widerstand der Deutschen zu dieser Zeit noch, kann einen solchen Wutausbruch verursacht haben. Dabe waren die Amis im Verhältnis zu den Russen noch gnädig und weitgehend anständig, obwohl sie u.a. bei den ebenfalls sinnlosen Kämpfen im Hürtgenwald alleine um die 33.000 Tote zu beklagen hatten. Fast jedes Dorf in Deutschland wurde danach noch mit weiteren zigtausend Toten der Alliierten verteidigt. Fazit: fast alle von uns Deutschen hätten einen Tritt in den Arsch verdient..............

Ich hasse die Amis und alle Besatzer. Der Ami ist als sehr feiger Soldat bekannt.

@@dannyhildebrand2505, wenn es um die eigene Heimat geht, bis zum letzten Verteidigen. "A.H war nicht fähig einen Krieg zuführen!" Die Folgen der damaligen Niederlage prägt uns bis heute noch.

Ein Glück, dass dem "Gröfaz" das nicht gelang. Ein Glück auch für Deutschland, dass die Allieierten sich auf keine Verhandlungen mit uns in den letzten Tagen des 3. Reichs eingelassen haben, wie von den Nazis und seinen Generälen erhofft, denn sonst hätten wir ihn, Göbbels und Co noch weitere Jahre ertragen müssen, anstatt der uns zugeführten so erfolgreichen Demokratie.

@@dannyhildebrand2505, was aus unserer zum Großteil "links faschistisch" abgedrifteten Demokratie geworden ist, sieht man ja heutzutage sehr deutlich. Die Zustände heute sind nicht mehr weit weg vom damaligen "dritte Reich." Sie verbreiten sehr gerne Alliierte Propaganda, die Sieger schreiben leider die Geschichte. Deutschland hat bis heute noch keinen Friedensvertrag und ist nicht souverän. Deutsche Kanzler/in müssen den USA immer noch die Hoheitsrechte unterzeichnen. Wie schon geschrieben "Hitler" war damals nicht in der Lage einen erfolgreichen Krieg zu führen.