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Paratrooper kills german soldier and returns wedding photos to his family after 68 years
Просмотров 140 тыс.День назад
On October 2nd 1944, Lt Howard Hensleigh, of the 3rd Battalion of the 517th Parachute Infantry Regiment, was involved in two successive ambushes, during which he shot and killed a German non commissioned officer. When he searched the killed German's body, Hensleigh found the soldiers wedding photo, some other photos and a diary. He kept the photos in his photo album untill 2012, when the identi...
Researching the lost helmet of paratrooper Marvin D. Moles - Behind the German lines in France
Просмотров 11 тыс.14 дней назад
PFC Marvin D. Moles made a nighttime parachute jump into France on August 15th 1944 as a member of the 517th Parachute Infantry Regiment during Operation Dragoon, the invasion of southern France. In 1999, his camouflaged and rigger modified paratrooper helmet with his named carved on the front was found hanging on the wall of a restaurant in southern France. This video explains how it was possi...
Dedicated to death - The story of German navy cook Karl Knörzer
Просмотров 20 тыс.21 день назад
Video detailing the investigation into a WWII German helmet that was found near Toulon, southern France, with the name Knörzer painted inside. The helmet may have belonged to German Kriegsmarine cook Karl Eduard Knörzer, a former resident of New York, who was killed during an American air raid on Toulon in March 1944. Crocodile Tear Productions battlefieldarchaeology.blogspot.com/ World War II ...
Shot by his own rifle in North Africa in 1942
Просмотров 4 тыс.Месяц назад
The story of Gerardino Grossi's identification tag, that was found in the deserts of Egypt. Grossi accidentilay shot himself in the head in may 1942 while cleaning his rifle, according to his military file. Crocodile Tear Productions El Alamein - Tobruk - Friendly fire
Time travel back to 1944 - Haunting "then and now" WWII photos from the southern France Invasion
Просмотров 10 тыс.Месяц назад
Updated "Before and after" comparisons of World War II photos with the same locations today, depicting German soldiers and Allied paratroopers on the French Riviera in 1944, at the period of Operation Dragoon, the Allied invasion of southern France. The area of Nice was occupied by German troops of Reserve Division 148. On August 15th 1944, the Allies, spearheded by paratroopers of the First Ai...
Bullet trajectory and shooter position - Scientific fact or mistaken overinterpretation?
Просмотров 80 тыс.Месяц назад
Bullet trajectory and shooter position - Scientific fact or mistaken overinterpretation?
Bullet spins like a top - Visual illustration of the gyroscopic stabilization of bullets
Просмотров 2,7 тыс.2 месяца назад
Bullet spins like a top - Visual illustration of the gyroscopic stabilization of bullets
Amazing, WWII veteran's helmet found in France after 60 years
Просмотров 8 тыс.2 месяца назад
Amazing, WWII veteran's helmet found in France after 60 years
Do you have any clue what Bella Ciao means? Here is a subtitled and illustrated version.
Просмотров 2,3 тыс.2 месяца назад
Do you have any clue what Bella Ciao means? Here is a subtitled and illustrated version.
Digging in the "Valley of Death" - Exhumation of WWII soldiers in the Mjasnoi Bor swamps (Leningrad)
Просмотров 42 тыс.3 месяца назад
Digging in the "Valley of Death" - Exhumation of WWII soldiers in the Mjasnoi Bor swamps (Leningrad)
Researching and collecting World War II helmets, identification tags, badges and military souvenirs
Просмотров 7 тыс.3 месяца назад
Researching and collecting World War II helmets, identification tags, badges and military souvenirs
The Stalingrad Digging Camp - Recovery and identification of German and Soviet World War II dead
Просмотров 670 тыс.3 месяца назад
The Stalingrad Digging Camp - Recovery and identification of German and Soviet World War II dead
Enemy brothers - The secrets of Heinz Linge's identification tag - Stalingrad WWII excavations
Просмотров 124 тыс.4 месяца назад
Enemy brothers - The secrets of Heinz Linge's identification tag - Stalingrad WWII excavations
The winter camouflage helmet of soldier Krönert - Found in Arnhem in April 1945 - Virtual museum
Просмотров 50 тыс.4 месяца назад
The winter camouflage helmet of soldier Krönert - Found in Arnhem in April 1945 - Virtual museum
Why you should visit the Red Pyramid as a priority - Visiting Cairo, Egypt
Просмотров 1,4 тыс.4 месяца назад
Why you should visit the Red Pyramid as a priority - Visiting Cairo, Egypt
El Alamein battlefield: visiting the Italian and Commonwealth cemeteries in Egypt
Просмотров 6 тыс.4 месяца назад
El Alamein battlefield: visiting the Italian and Commonwealth cemeteries in Egypt
Buried under a mistaken identity in Normandy since 1944 - The story of missing SS Sturmmann Torhan
Просмотров 61 тыс.5 месяцев назад
Buried under a mistaken identity in Normandy since 1944 - The story of missing SS Sturmmann Torhan
Guerre 1939-45: casques, plaques d'identité, insignes. Comment retrouver la famille du soldat
Просмотров 1,6 тыс.5 месяцев назад
Guerre 1939-45: casques, plaques d'identité, insignes. Comment retrouver la famille du soldat
Nazi condoms part 3 - The Condomspiracy is Confirmed - Condoms on rifle barrels in WWII
Просмотров 7 тыс.6 месяцев назад
Nazi condoms part 3 - The Condomspiracy is Confirmed - Condoms on rifle barrels in WWII
Halloween 2023 horrors - More children traumatized for life - Scariest Halloween videos
Просмотров 3,2 тыс.8 месяцев назад
Halloween 2023 horrors - More children traumatized for life - Scariest Halloween videos
The difference between France and Switzerland $$€€ -Pourquoi les frontaliers travaillent en Suisse?
Просмотров 1,9 тыс.8 месяцев назад
The difference between France and Switzerland $$€€ -Pourquoi les frontaliers travaillent en Suisse?
Colonel Ford's family visit the place he was killed by the Germans in 1945- 65th Infantry Regiment
Просмотров 5 тыс.8 месяцев назад
Colonel Ford's family visit the place he was killed by the Germans in 1945- 65th Infantry Regiment
A mysterious WWII identification bracelet found in the Deserts of Egypt -serial number 15948 Alamein
Просмотров 21 тыс.9 месяцев назад
A mysterious WWII identification bracelet found in the Deserts of Egypt -serial number 15948 Alamein
Rats prepare for Olympic games in Paris - Paris the city of lights, romance, love... and rats
Просмотров 6 тыс.9 месяцев назад
Rats prepare for Olympic games in Paris - Paris the city of lights, romance, love... and rats
The mysterious identification tag of soldier Florindo Pintuccio - An ID tag that defies its purpose
Просмотров 30 тыс.9 месяцев назад
The mysterious identification tag of soldier Florindo Pintuccio - An ID tag that defies its purpose
The secrets of shrapnel - Forensic and archaeological interpretation of artillery shell fragments
Просмотров 49 тыс.9 месяцев назад
The secrets of shrapnel - Forensic and archaeological interpretation of artillery shell fragments
Self inflicted wounds and the death of Colonel Ford - The 65th Infantry Regiment in France in 1944
Просмотров 15 тыс.10 месяцев назад
Self inflicted wounds and the death of Colonel Ford - The 65th Infantry Regiment in France in 1944
Stalingrad's Valley of the Dry Bones - Reburial of hundreds of World War II soldiers
Просмотров 94 тыс.10 месяцев назад
Stalingrad's Valley of the Dry Bones - Reburial of hundreds of World War II soldiers
Are those really bloodstains in a WWII German helmet? Find out using crime scene investigator tools
Просмотров 26 тыс.11 месяцев назад
Are those really bloodstains in a WWII German helmet? Find out using crime scene investigator tools
Researching "time capsule" of WWII German army relics kept by French Partisan - Polizei Regiment 19
Просмотров 10 тыс.Год назад
Researching "time capsule" of WWII German army relics kept by French Partisan - Polizei Regiment 19

Комментарии

  • @aussieandy67
    @aussieandy67 23 часа назад

    I won't use the actual word I first said at the end of this video however WTF😢. Russian troups were lost in the millions from what I understand all young healthy men a lot were just boys😢😢😢😢

  • @petergraves2085
    @petergraves2085 23 часа назад

    Congratulations on your determination and thoroughness. A remarkable saga involving the dead and their living relatives.

  • @TheKeithwhoward
    @TheKeithwhoward День назад

    Alice In Chains them bones

  • @user-rn6hd6ql5i
    @user-rn6hd6ql5i День назад

    Wow

  • @williamcarey8529
    @williamcarey8529 День назад

    As a Veteran I know terrible things happen in war. My Dad also fought in the Korean War and he rarely spoke of his combat experience as many war veterans are reluctant too. But despite what happens in war and combat there seems to be a flicker of light of humanity and hope that one day all will be reconciled in time and as we know Father Time heals all wounds. Thank you for sharing this story!!

  • @johnwakamatsu3391
    @johnwakamatsu3391 День назад

    I heard many WWII wartime stories from my father who fought against the German Army in Italy and in France. I also heard stories from the soldiers that he commanded during WWII. He was wounded on October 20, 1944 in the Vosges Mountains near Bruyeres, France. He showed troop strength paper work during October, 1944 and one day lost 100 soldiers due to intense combat in the forrest. He said that it is very sad that many soldiers lost their lives during WWII. I still put flowers on soldiers graves that were killed under my father's command at Memorial Day Ceremonies and would talk to families that were related to these soldiers.

  • @billmalone5050
    @billmalone5050 День назад

    More fascinating and interesting information about WW 2 !!

  • @Beansforlife410
    @Beansforlife410 День назад

    It’s sad the soldier never got to use those condoms 😢

  • @edlicsathiamurthy4520
    @edlicsathiamurthy4520 День назад

    Simply touching

  • @edlicsathiamurthy4520
    @edlicsathiamurthy4520 День назад

    With truth comes true healing

  • @user-sq7ug8yz7o
    @user-sq7ug8yz7o День назад

    Respect to Deniz and his friend/family. I’m just a teenager from the US and was kinda just scrolling through YT. Didn’t expect to read that and it sobered me up really fast. Sorry for your guy’s loss.

  • @John-wx9oy
    @John-wx9oy День назад

    The 517th was my father's outfit. He fought up through Italy, across the Alps, and was ultimately wounded during the Battle of the Bulge. I have a couple of pictures of him in Nice, one in front of the Bagatel night club, and another of him with a pretty French girl under each arm. He was a medic who carried a weapon and refused to wear a red cross on his helmet because the Germans used it as an aim point. My brothers and I listened to his stories but couldn't comprehend the sheer brutality of what he experienced until we were grown men. It's been 25 years since he passed, and I'm sure he would have enjoyed this video and most likely recognized some of the faces and names. Remembering the hardships and sacrifice these men and their families endured gives intimate insight to the toll of war.

  • @bcask61
    @bcask61 День назад

    Great story, with excellent research. Add Marvin Moles name to the legion of heroes to which we owe so much.

  • @HandyMan657
    @HandyMan657 День назад

    I will never understand cleaning a loaded firearm. Never.

  • @ruthlessintentions3778
    @ruthlessintentions3778 День назад

    As a veteran this thing has me internally tearing up. Thank you.

  • @tedslife7086
    @tedslife7086 День назад

    We are gods creation ..Our bodies should always feed the earth as we came from

  • @OfficialBlueTick
    @OfficialBlueTick День назад

    Lest we forget 🇳🇿

  • @CatDaddySteve
    @CatDaddySteve День назад

    Oswalds Carccano😮

  • @CatDaddySteve
    @CatDaddySteve День назад

    imagine hitting one with your tractor

  • @nativebob2956
    @nativebob2956 День назад

    My dad rip he said they used condoms to keep his pants rolled up at the bottom he didn't use condoms for what they should be used for cause he got a lady pregnant

  • @Tmccreight25Gaming
    @Tmccreight25Gaming День назад

    Each and every one of these young men died for the dreams of an evil egomaniac. Thank you for allowing these young men to rest in peace in the soil of his fatherland.

  • @toughbastard
    @toughbastard День назад

    is it possible that 20 surrendered but only 2 were spared

    • @CrocodileTear
      @CrocodileTear День назад

      There is no evidence of this having happened and there was no reason for the 517th to behave this way in the circumstances. The German documents prove that numerous Germans got away, including their wounded, which is contrary to Hensleigh's recollection. Ranks, numbers and dates is what is usualy problematic in oral accounts.

  • @richpro7122
    @richpro7122 День назад

    Amazing video ! Amazing research ! !

  • @janweigel3058
    @janweigel3058 День назад

    the moment u see children wearing military uniforms at the end of the video is when u know that the country is taking a dark turn once again...

  • @tedd1091
    @tedd1091 День назад

    This story is a tear jerker. Im an ex-Marine who served in Vietnam and this story really got to me. Thank you for posting this.

  • @actone1030
    @actone1030 День назад

    Thank you for this fine post. It totally humanizes the soldiers & what they had to endure under the most stressful of circumstances.

  • @UDX4570PalmSprings-yh1mv
    @UDX4570PalmSprings-yh1mv День назад

    What a friggen shame. Two ordinary guys With ordinary jobs, ordinary homes and Families forced to take fatal actions against one another for a selfish dictator, who eventually took his own miserable life. These two soldiers probably would have been best of friends providing they were neighbors. What a shame!

  • @lehrgangswerk
    @lehrgangswerk День назад

    How haunting was this, for the soldiers who have shot the enemy soldiers. And for the wifes, mothers and children of the shot soldiers. War is not to become a hero by shooting others but to scope with the killing of someone who have could been a Freund or friend.

  • @walterdiaz7315
    @walterdiaz7315 День назад

    This guy literally died for no reason. What a idiot. Patrol does not mean you go & try attacking smh

  • @Talpiot_Program
    @Talpiot_Program День назад

    Dude. Please, put your audio through Adobe Studio - online. I cant listen to it and I want to. Please have some respect for your subject matter and your audience.

  • @boomer7485
    @boomer7485 День назад

    What an amazing job you've done here. My Grandfather survived WW2 and only spoke of it a couple of times. War is man's insanity on parade and I wish peace to all who want it.

  • @dusty7264
    @dusty7264 День назад

    Great video 👍 my grandfather was with the 504/82 ABN on D-Day I didn’t realize some of the guys painted their uniforms. I thank them all for their service

  • @michaelmallal9101
    @michaelmallal9101 День назад

    What a story.

  • @doa2758
    @doa2758 День назад

    The senseless price of war on all sides.

  • @465maltbie
    @465maltbie День назад

    Thanks for sharing this, amazing how much information was retained about something that was quite a small contact, for those who where not present of course. Charles

  • @cattleyard
    @cattleyard День назад

    Could it be that the name is not Krönert but Kröner T.? The T looked like a capital T to me and might be the first letter of the first name?

  • @NikoHL
    @NikoHL День назад

    Just goes to show, we are all essentially the same.. It's our so-called rulers that are the problem. War is ****

  • @peterweber6140
    @peterweber6140 День назад

    and what happened to the German soldiers? Even though we started the war, the soldiers deserve a little dignity

    • @CrocodileTear
      @CrocodileTear День назад

      They have a cemetery just across the street from the Russians.

  • @user-pv7kf7th5p
    @user-pv7kf7th5p День назад

    Il nome della madre è di origini sarde e anche il nome del paese sembra sardo.

  • @user-cj7yn9fj6e
    @user-cj7yn9fj6e 2 дня назад

    Tristemente muchos no lo saben que donde están felices muchos lloraron lágrimas de sangre y de dolor 😢

  • @Hoopaball
    @Hoopaball 2 дня назад

    RIP

  • @paulazemeckis7835
    @paulazemeckis7835 2 дня назад

    I am speechless...I don't know what to post. Thank you!

  • @buickadelaide1283
    @buickadelaide1283 2 дня назад

    Geez …without you the dots would have not been connected,,,,geez no courtesy to contact you first…also winners write the history books in school…I’m all for justice,,,but the fact that Israel commits Genozide and thumbs its nose to the world community about the poor Palestinians with cover from the AMERICANs ,,I starting to think maybe the 30s Germany was right about some people that cause chaos n want to rule other people with evil

  • @luke8329
    @luke8329 2 дня назад

    I spent a while wondering why this made me laugh so much, its because they're in bunker panicking about the bombs and the whole time he's worried about the scones. There's something childishly cartoonish about the whole thing, I want to see a Hanna-barbera style cartoon were he succeeds on his mission. I wish my Mrs had the same dedication to my tea , not in the dying sense. In the sense she didn't serve it to me after the oven has been bombed.

  • @ericscottstevens
    @ericscottstevens 2 дня назад

    Going back and forth was common. An in law of mine her grandfather went to the us to work and send money back to Jamina Yugoslavia where there was a German enclave. He spent decades in the US working and sending money back to Jamina build that house. In 1945 they were forced to leave the region before the Soviets and abandon the house to be claimed by whoever. They went back in the 1990s to see that family house again that had been built with US currency decades before, it was under new ownership. Didn't go so well as the new owner wanted to know if they arrived to demand ownership of the house back.

  • @franktoledo6342
    @franktoledo6342 2 дня назад

    Interesting learning history and yet war today brings not much though of the past only to defend.

  • @patd4u2
    @patd4u2 2 дня назад

    absolutely insane what governments get their populations to due to other people who have never met. it never changes either, just look what's happening now.

  • @chenchina4577
    @chenchina4577 2 дня назад

    Great video! Merci beaucoup for having the interest and passion for telling the stories of these men, their fate and highlighting stories from a front that might have otherwise been forgotten.

  • @stevensole1909
    @stevensole1909 2 дня назад

    What a fool he is by believing the allies liberated Europe. That's the same Germany where 95 year old Ursula Haverbeck goes to jail for thought crimes. Sad that he believes the victor's lies of history.

    • @CrocodileTear
      @CrocodileTear 2 дня назад

      Poor Ursula. Because you think that during WWII the nazis didnt send people to prison or gas chambers for much less than that?

    • @stevensole1909
      @stevensole1909 День назад

      @@CrocodileTear Much about the Nazis is subject to victor's lies. So much that the Nazis were never even called that. It was a name coined by the victors. But even if the Nazis did indeed imprison people for less, the very government that literally replaced them does the same thing the supposed evil ones did? Imprison people for their thoughts? This is freedom winning? Where is the lesson here?

  • @highlanddaniel
    @highlanddaniel 2 дня назад

    Everyone watch 'Saving Private Ryan'.

    • @CrocodileTear
      @CrocodileTear 2 дня назад

      If you want to watch a good war movie, watch Young Lyons