Where WWII Ended for the 101st Airborne | American Artifact Episode 77 

With this production quality, I assumed you must have millions of subs. Probably wont be long! Instant sub here, please keep them coming

Thank you so much for showing this part of Austria. My father was Lt. Bill Robertson, 2nd Bat. 506, Fox Co. he always said the Kaprun/ZelAmZee area was heaven on earth! Also wanted to mention the photos of my Dad riding Otto Kar, a natl jumping champion, and of course playing football!

Holy cow, what a beautiful place that is.

Couldnt click this quick enough. Love this content so much

It's important to not confuse VE day with the end of WW2. After the Third Reich fell the war went on for over 3 more months. This actually was a question I missed on a final test in History many years ago. If I remember correctly during those 3 months Easy Company along with the rest of the 101st was still training for the assault on Japan that thankfully never happened.

Thank you for sharing 🏆🇺🇲🙏🤗

The beauty of the scenery is breathtaking.

Such a beautiful place. Thanks for sharing your experience.

Thank You indeed! 💯

Love this series-my father served in the Army Air Corp during WW II. He was stationed in Italy in Sienna! Thank you!

This is just such a great channel, incredible host, fantastic series. It's very worldly in presentation and scope. To me, this all feels larger than life with such rich history. Makes me wish I could have been at this July 4th celebration. I cannot wait until th is channel gets to 1,000,000 subs and beyond. This channel, the host, these stories are terribly needed. This is how history should be told and shared. The passion and knowledge of the host, the hands on natural approach to showing and sharing everything. It's not over produced, nothing commercial or distracting about this channel. Can you imagine if he were to stop at the start of his video or in the middle and start talking about ( today's sponsor ) ? That would ruin the experience. I am so thankful he is razor focused on entertaining his audience and helping them to learn and understand, to see and experience the past. Very thankful for the channel and it's mission.

We'll all know you've made it JD when you make videos of your meals like all the really important social media people do! Awesome video!

Like the "anything can happen" from the demolition platoon fire works.

Thank you for taking us with you. You guys do an amazing job. Bravo Zulu!

Thanks JD, Eric, and crew! That is an absolutely stunning place. I know it was difficult to leave.

Beautiful scenery! So grateful for all you and Eric share that has taught me so much of what hasn't been shared.😊

Great video JD. Such a stunning part of the world!!!

Thank you JD for yet another amazing job well done. At the time of watching this you have 680 views only 133 liked. why dont folks help you by liking your hard work,,, I just wanted to say massive thanks to you for everything you have done over the years .. LIKED and LOVED

Really neat seeing your tour of your accommodations on this trip, thanks for showing us JD! A lot of hotels over there in Europe are historical in and of themselves.

Stunning scenery. What a beautiful place. Thanks for taking us with you.

JD wow the place your staying is beautiful, not to sure about that breakfast though, But this whole series has been phenomenal Im thinking maybe an Oscar for best mini documentary or at least an Emmy 😊Great work JD and Eric for taking us on this journey Thank you for all your hard work guys

I was stationed in Germany for two years I've been to a lot of places you have been you do a great job thank you so much

Thanks JD!!!

Just finished Don Burgett’s four part memoirs on his experiences in the 506th, 1st battalion, vs Easy 2nd. His stuff was riveting. Reading Winter’s autobiography but feel the biography was better. Now I am plowing through Webster’s tome, which so far is pretty darn good. I every book I can possibly find on the 101 and there some extraordinary exploits, particularly around D-Day. Webster was wounded soon after jumping with HQ company into Normandy so much of what I am now reading are the battles in Holland. Really good stuff about the Airborne. The LaFiere bridge book by a participant of the 82nd so far has been somewhat confusing (I did visit that innocuous looking site when I was in Normandy). The first hand accounts of individual soldiers front line fighting is the most appealing. Mostly because I know I could never come close to having that level of courage in the face of so much fear (Webster is very honest about his fear, Burgett as well, to an extent)

I absolutely love this channel! Everything you do is so well done and I’ve learned so much! I really appreciate all of your hard work making this channel so good. Keep up the great work.

Loved this series. You’re doing so much for the history community. Thanks JD.

Thanks as always and excellent video

Funny thing, as soon as I saw that lake…I thought of that scene from BOB…funny you mentioned it right after I thought it~great minds!

Thank you so much for these fantastic documentaries - I stayed at the Grand Hotel Zell-am-See over Christmas with my family. The context you have provided made the trip even more interesting. You guys have fired my interest in history and I can’t get enough of it - thank you so much!

Thank you for the making of these videos. It's been a pleasure learning more of the history from the 101st Airborne.

JD….I applaud you….I salute you sir. I have studied WWII over the years and have learned more, from you, on this channel than any school class I have taken. It is amazing and sad in a reality that so much history is never taught in mainstream history classes. Thank you for an excellent series.

Great photos from the Exhibition Jump - you are not far from Fischhorn Castle - will you go there ?

Erik's artifacts are superb and very interesting! Really brings life to the history! ❤

History Underground. Greetings from Canada. Just want to say that you guys are doing a fantastic job keeping history alive. JD you and your team's knowledge, dedication and motivation to show and tell about these places and the people who were once involved is both unparallel and impeccable from the History Channel's point of veiw. You respectfully do it with people in mind. Over the years I have been watching your channel, feeling my passion for history egnite. The work that your channel provides will always continue to inspire me for years to come. Thank you.

This is my dream job/hobby researching past wars it's truly amazing!

Amazing!! I stayed in that very hotel when I traveled with the US Olympic Luge team. Great memories you bring back! Thank you!

As always, thank you for what you do JD and God bless your family for allowing you do it. Eric, thank you for your continued efforts also sir. 🫡

J.D. you are simply the best! Must say I was waiting for you to jump in that lake!! Cheers from Minnesota!

I´m just struck in awe about how these kind of really unusual items got saved and survived to this day! Another great video!

Open confession is good for the soul~ I confess I am binging your channel ~AGAIN!

GREAT video good sir! It's always a pleasure to watch these AMAZING videos! Band of Brothers is one of my all time favorite series! I like seeing the video's where you compare what happened in the series versus real life.

I would have liked that time off when I was last deployed, haha. I was recalled to the rear with the gear for like 8 hours then back north in 03. Barely enough time to shave, shower and eat a decent meal. Forget sleep, that was a HUGE luxury. But I got to see some amazing scenic spots in the desert and met some great locals. I couldn't fathom the amount of repetitive training those guys need for WWII. I know how much it takes for a SPECOPs unit of today. Thanks for the vids. Love being a student of history, the way it really happened.

Excellent as usual J D !

I noticed the Mozart Chocolates on your table very nice enjoy !! Well done for your programs excellent thanks 🙏happy Easter

You don't know how much I envy you guys, thanks for showing many of us things like this we will never see in person!

Beautiful views.

The two duvet bed! I love that concept. Now that I’m in Germany I can enjoy this all the time. And their windows are amazing!

This is great work. Thank you for sharing

JD and Erik, Great job as always! Thank you for sharing!

Love the content keep it up!

The American artifacts series is great and very informative. Most people know the series Band of Brothers, i sure as heck enjoyed it. But hearing and seeing the actual events is just awesome! Seeing hte original artifacts sure makes things extra.

Very cool! I like seeing good from other places, what folks eat, when they eat it and so forth. Cool way to learn about the culture. Our foods say a lot!

I have watched a majority of your videos, trying to catch up on the rest of them, and this is by far the best channel on RU-vid. As an avid reader and huge fan of history, I am thankful you can bring history alive and film your videos in the actual places of major historical events. Keep up the great work and I look forward to all of your videos!

You continue to have great historic videos. Thanks for taking us with you.😊

Oh my, post cards. Beautiful. Thank you.

I can’t get enough of this journey through history. If there was one thing I’d love to add to the experience (random, sorry!) is you without the hat!!

This series of videos has been absolutely incredible. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed each and every episode. The scenery has been as beautiful and the historic knowledge has been exceptional. Well done JD!

Been to Zell Am Zee and swam in the lake. There’s not much my generation can do to show respect and appreciation for those men. I was honoured to be cold.

Thankyou loved it

Great vid as always JD. I was in Zell Am See 20 years ago & I was told at the time that the water was "drinking" quality, but I think that is a little optimistic. Stayed for a week at the Hotel Freiberg, amazing views that I will never forget. This vid brought back memories, thanks JD, I would love to go back one day.

When you mentioned the silverware on display, I was also thinking that was also missed by the souvenir hunters too. LOL

Beautiful scenery, interesting to hear about events right after the end of the war. Another excellent video, thanks

Love your videos and they just get better and better. How did Spears miss that silverware? Keep up the good work.

Absolutely beautiful! Thank you 😊

It's such an amazing thing to see people making videos about this periode of history not far away from my hone village. Thank you for the amazing job you do and the amazing videos you produce!!👍

Wow! This is a more fun side of the war that is rarely discussed. I certainly hope all these events went well back in July 1945 and that these guys got some much needed R & R. On another note, I found the newspaper article interesting that talks about the American public still believing that Adolf Hitler was still alive. Well, some things never change in the minds of the public. Keep up the good work J. D.!

Great show and thanks for the info my friend 👍👍👍👍👏👏👏

Love the videos. Keep em' coming!!

I found this video fascinating as you are not told about what happened after the war ended and how the men relaxed, but as a sidenote . The hotel they used in the band of brothers was in Switzerland the hotel is called Grandhotel Giessbach.

We have been here many times, headed back there this year in October. Tons of history

Extremely well done videos. I learn something each video.

awsome series JD loved every single second of it

We stayed at the Edelweiss US Army ski lodge in Garmisch. We went in the summer when there was no snow, and they had bus trips to Dachau, The Eagles Nest, Munich, Oberammergau, and Berchestgaden. I feel fortunate that the weather was perfect with unlimited visibility. We even took a day trip just to cross into Italy at a place called Brenner Pass. We also went to the zoo in Innsbruck.

More great history from this beautiful area. Thanks for posting for us to enjoy

Incredible. TY!

Great Prime room Number! Lucky to see what you see.

Really hole experience about the 101st airborne Division can't wait to see more ww2 video can't wait for the next one

Thank you for the amazing content. Big fan from Canada

Absolutely beautiful scenery, I loved it. Those soldiers must of really had a great time there with all of those activities in such a gorgeous place.

506 did much of the hard fighting from France, Holland , all the way to Germany but they got it lucky to be based in such magical locations , even back in the 40s , Many we're not so lucky , Many got Northern towns cities full of sickness and watching young German women selling themselves in prostitution because they had no other choice. 506 got it good after War had ended when other Us units and British not so lucky I guess, anyways, just saying? These Gods or War deserved it . Band of brothers was good but its was not always truthful . These men truly suffered during combat as others did also. Real shame all of Germany at that times was just as beautiful . thanks JD

Very cool the 4th of July Celebration. Thanks for sharing JD. 💯

Love this channel thank you guys for all the great content it's awesome.

Another great video. Keep them coming.

Excellent video, thank you for sharing!

Different ending for the 101st in Vietnam. The Division just packed it in at the very end of '71 and went back to Kentucky. Those who didn’t have 6 months in country with the Division were transferred to other units.

Very well done.

I appreciate that you mentioned the 11 Armored. My dad was a tank commander during that time period. Probably would have been there.

Another excellent production! Thank you for all your efforts. I'm sure you got great enjoyment as well!🎩🇺🇸🎩

Great video y'all. Always loved that area of Europe. Enjoy. Thanks for all y'all do.👍👍👍👍👍🍻🍻

Just keeps getting better!

Thanks for a great episode! I can see that Europe breakfast also includes Champagne/sparkling wine 😊

Another good video, you and Eric are great!

I really REALLY wanted to see what view you had out your hotel room window! LOL Great video as usual!

As an everlasting student of WW 2; thanks for taking us and reporting on the sites I'll most likely never visit

Love your channel been following for years , from the U.S. civil war- to ww2 . great coverage , i would love to visit that Gettysburg Museum , maybe soon . Regards from the U.K. Loved your d day landing vids , visiting them in May . Have been going over all your vids covering that again .

Hi JD I stayed in that hotel about 3 years ago I was with a few guys we were there skiing for the week, it’s even more beautiful in winter

Love the tempo if this video. Very therapeutic 😊👌

Another excellent video boys!

Excellent, as always.👍🏻

If you'll note, within the video run time of 10:47, and also note the "Regimental Bouts" within the program... "Charlie Hearn (327)"... He was a personal friend of mine, right up and until his death in November, 2009. He passed away here in Savannah, Georgia, and was one helluva man to get a chance to sit and talk with, he was every inch "One-O'-One"... he loved his division. He still has family residing here, he was an integral part of a UGE Irish family here and LOVED St. Patrick's Day in Savannah, marched in the parade up until about 2007. Charlie was funny, always wore a boler hat on St. Patrick's Day, always quick with a quip... toward the end he suffered from Legionarre's Disease briefly and beat it... we hadn't seen him in a while and asked what he had gotten up too... when he told us, we were glad to have him back... it'd been about three months... when we asked him... "wait, as strong as you are Charlie? Three months!?..." he quipped... "Well, pretty nurses WERE involved..." After that we "understood"... 🤣🤣 He used to carry around a picture of him wearing his boxing trunks emblazoned with the 101st insignia on them, sparring with Jack Dempsey... Sadly, some jerk mugged him and stole it when he took his wallet in 2006. That loss hurt him and you could tell it whenever he spoke of it. His kids luckily had a copy of the original image and gave it to him but, you could tell even then... it wasn't the same. Charles was one of a kind, I miss him.