WW2: 101st Airborne Division in Heidelberg and Merchingen, Germany (April 21, 1945) 

The Don Of BGF Mako Flatty same here, except it’s my old man in Korea, the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers. I always look out for this tallish young man, never spotted him though.

The Don Of BGF Mako Flatty & paul eggins Heres to both your Grandfathers services. ''For None are closer to the Author of Sacrifice Himself... Than Those Who Choose to perform it, for the Sake of Others.'' -former recondo sgt. ''rock'' 11b4p 82nd abn. 1/504 inf. '71-'74 2219

Don’t give up. I spotted my grandfather in a photo from France 1918 a few years ago, plain as day, even named in the caption, pretty cool after 100 years

Don of BGF: I thank you for having such a brave grandfather. You should be proud.

Same. My grandfather was rescued by Americans in '45 from a polish slave camp and joined them out of gratitude. He became a sergeant and was granted a visa after many years to come here to the US and live the American dream. I always have this hope that in one of these videos he will be standing there clear as day.

Doug Page three and a half years for me. Loved the Alt Stadt.

Jeff Coghill Good Man, Jeff! 👍

Spent my entire Army enlistment there. I certainly didn't deserve it. Great place. '68-'71.

CraigHagstrom Yeah - Congrats - you won the lottery being stationed in Heidelberg - especially during those years! 👍

How far away is that from Landstuhl? My dad was posted there in the US Army back in 77'

You go three hours to get. We are taking your house over for company headquarters. You and your childerrn can enjoy the spring apple blossums as you flee along the road

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Do you recognize some of the buildings?

@@jeep146 Many of them.

@@donjose7759 are there still buildings and walls riddled with bullet holes? Europe is a wonderful place i need to visit before i die..

@@2147B No

We kicked your grandfather's a$$, ya?

Phil Bryce yes, I think of that often, how strange it is, especially having grown up in the ‘60s and remember having a party line on our phone, pretty crazy!

@LUIS VELEZ from making V1's and V2's to collaborating with america and putting us on the moon! If germany started making rockets in 1940 when it was proposed who knows how the war would have turned out!

If I told someone in 1945 that we would land on the moon in 1969 I’ll bet not one person would believe it. If I told someone in 2020 that we were created by high intelligence how many would believe that? Really?

Chrisamos412 I saw us go from the horse and buggy to the moon in 1969. My neighbor plowed his last field with horses that year.

@Old man Goat ???

Once the Allies reached the other side of the river a ceasefire with the local German troops was agreed within 24 hours; they scarpered and the Allies moved in to the great relief and agreement of the civilian population and that is why they look so relaxed in the film

I read that there was an agreement between the Allies and the Germans that Heidelberg and Oxford would not be bombed.

this film is silent, no sound was recorded.

@@combatcameraarchives4560 thank you

Yeah I wondered that myself. Town hopping??

Possibly a K company command post.

No but one of the few bombs dropped on Heidelberg landed very close ,

US MIL recruits and spends a fortune on training special forces and seals .We then pay contractors a small fortune for these same people whom have become civilians to do the same job as when they were in the MIL . Its nothing more than political sham.

The Arabs, culturally, are a very different people than those of most of Europe. ...I mean, how much tribal identity is there among the Germans, post 1100 A.D.? Was there anything equivalent to local sheiks among the Germans? (And, yes, beneath the very thin layer of provincial governors, mayors, magistrates in Iraq, there were still sheiks, clans, etc.; not to mention that religious denomination is taken far more seriously in Iraq and any Arab society than it is in Germany post-1700.)

The DUKW's are based on the Deuce and a half truck. The cargo bed carried the same volume. Transportation, because they were available perhaps?

@@rancidpitts8243 o

no, aerial surveilence

Possibly because they had recently crossed the Rhine, which is only perhaps 10-15 miles to the west. Heidelberg itself sits on the Neckar river, which is a major tributary of the Rhine and quite wide at the city. There is a very short, 1-second clip showing the view from the south side of the Neckar across to the north, at 0:21.

Because the war was over and they were available in the thousands. So just a matter of convenience. Use the ducks or walk.

what an asshole

Surely that would not fit?? American troops English singer........more like glen miller

@foot bru paratroopers had a lot of pockets and pouches.

Command Post

paul sheather Paratroopers. They jump. Get it?

No, hop right in mate.

Both Daughter and Son were born at St. Josefs Krankenhaus, Heidelberg. Were you born in the American Hospital (130th Station Hospital, Nachricten Kaserne)?

@@patross60 I was born at the 130th in 1952. An older brother (1951) and sister (1949) were born there, also. I understand that the 130th Station Hospital was deactivated in 2013.

Beautiful city. Had the pleasure of visiting once many years ago.

Command post? Not sure

Yes...Command Post..

That was 1st british airborne and a polish brigade. 82nd was at nijmegen. 101st further south.

We let in the neo-Marxist intellectuals Hitler kicked out in the 1930s, and gave them our humanities departments. But, I wouldn't talk too much, Germany. It seems the French (and the Romance-language countries) are exhibiting greater resistance to the disease of wokeness than the Teutonic ones (Germany, Holland, Sweden, etc.). The epicenter of this disease, now, is definitely the USA.

They wanted to avoid the "mistakes"made by the victors after the end of WWI. Re-build Germany vs impose "punitive" retribution on the losers.That was a key meme used by Hitler to get "revenge" vs the bad people at Versailles who punished them after losing THE GREAT WAR.

Germany ceased to exist on June 5, 1945.

Exactly the same mindset is being foisted on every western country. Sow self hatred...get em replaced.

When they heard they were being transported by DUKW maybe they assumed that they could fly.

Helpful for river crossings

There were thousand of unemployed ducks at the end of the war so they were used like buses. Otherwise soldiers would have to walk from billet areas to duty areas.

@@garypulliam3740 Gary Pulliam . Geman soldiers... marched and walked.. +- 40-KM -each-day... with energy and discipline--- US- did not walk w/o- 6-pack coca cola----

You had no sound on yours? Better check your speakers.

Almost all the movies taken by the signal corps were silent. The newsreel (Pathe', other U.S. outlets) people added narration and sound effects for showing in theaters. These films were taken for the benefit of the Army to show locations, etc. Those that were "theater-worthy" had sound added afterwards. Films were taken using small, 16mm cameras. Sound equipment was heavy and bulky, not practical for field use. These "outtakes" are priceless. I've read several comments by individuals who spotted a relative in the films. Can you imagine seeing a father, grandfather, or brother when he was a young man at war?

Pete Kessler Excellent points!

Are you on your period? :P We can and do, just can't, or won't do more power than radio or tv signal. Power drops significantly over distance, inverse of the square I believe.

Wow, that's an assumption. What a small-minded, bigoted, un-educated, ignorant comment. Keep it up. What's wrong with you - have you ever wondered?

@@barryolaith Um....just stating facts. Several years ago the issue of just such works of art went thru the courts to determine if descendants of the original owners (who may have been gassed by perhaps the parents of current owners of the art works) were allowed to pursue legal action to seize their artwork back. So where are we? 1. I am educated on history. 2. I am up to date on current legal issues. 3. I am able to state facts. And you? 1. YOU are the bigot. 2. YOU are uneducated. 3. YOU are ignorant. 4. YOU are small minded. I can just see you now! A little sniveling snot nosed millennial living in your moms basement who now has to run to his 'safe space' to cry.

@@dannyh8288 Danny, you are most certainly not 'just stating facts'. You made a huge assumption and a quite revealing one at that. You see a clip of children at war's end (Jews long gone, possessions long gone Mr history expert) wheeling some bits and pieces in a cart and immediately think it's the theft of Jewish possessions. How ridiculous. I hope you're not a detective. And now you imply that only you know about the theft and appropriation of Jewish property and valuables and the subsequent legal battles to try to get it back to the descendants of its rightful owners. This is a very well know issue, for decades. Glad you think you are 'up to date on current legal issues' and 'able to state facts'. If only. Moving on in this pointless exchange on a slow Monday evening, kindly tell me how anything I wrote makes me a bigot? Or uneducated? Or ignorant? As for your imagined me, I wish I was a millennial, and I wish I had a basement. And I wish i didn't bother my arse replying to incredibly ridiculous comments on RU-vid, but I can't help myself. Anyway Danny, that's all for now. If you see any more clips of children acting suspiciously please inform the authorities. I'm sure they'll notify Interpol and fly you in to investigate.

@@barryolaith "Professing themselves wise, they became fools"

@@dannyh8288 You're the guy who listed his great knowledge of history and current affairs, after displaying the opposite. "He who knows not, and knows not that he knows not, is a fool. Shun him". (Old Chinese proverb).

I så fan heller! Jag tackar de allierade än idag för befrielsen från nazistsvinen.

@Chloe Wilson The flag wasn't at half mast for them, so your point is irrelevant.

@@AlaskaErik What does a flag flying at half mast constitute the murders that Lenin and Stalin did?

FDR died on April 14th 1945. Film board has April 1945. That could be relevent to the flag at half staff...

@Chloe Wilson...nothing! The flag has nothing to do with Lenin or Stalin.

Hitler killed himself on April 30th 1945. The American military would not lower the American flag for such a monster....These films were made before his suicide..