that flaming jeep clip belongs to a village called poteaux where there is a small dutch owned museum just up the road where all these flaming vehicles where positioned and you find the story about it in the museum
@@timoruimteaapje4384 I believe that he is referring to 12. SS-Panzer-Division called "Hitlerjugend", not so much the organisation itself. This division saw intensive action in the West. Many of the soldiers in this division drawn in 1943 were born in the year 1926, so mere 17 years old.
Yes, but just like Timo I don't recall any action in the Ardennes between the 12th SS HJ and either the 82nd or 101st Airborne Divisions. I have however planned to make a video about the fighting between the 12th SS HJ and the 2nd and 99th Infantry Divisions as soon as I have the opportunity to visit the Krinkelt-Rocherath area.
@@TheAceDestroyer ill look it up. but i remember reading official wehrmacht documents online, where they even wrote down how many casualties they had each day. it must have been during the first allied push after D-Day. And yes, im referring to the 12. SS , sorry for not being accurate enaugh.
Excellent video. The action at Trois Ponts seems lost as Pieper turned north to Stavelot to try to get out of the trap he was falling into. As a retired combat engineer officer this action shows the versatility of the engineer. Ya want bridges blown, no problem, want mines,no problem, want a bridge built and then blown again no problem.
My neighbor Richard LarRviere was there. He was a second lieutenant in the 82nd Airborne. I've actually seen a picture of him in the Ardennes in another documentary. He was my hero growing up.
Extremely high quality content, some of the most precise and picture building content available. Your commitment and expertise are obvious. My only complaint is that the videos are not longer!
A good read on this subject (among others) is 'Career, crimes and trial of SS-Sturmbannführer Gustav Knittel. Commander of the Aufklärungsabteilung 'LSSAH'' by Timo Worst. A very detailled study on the movements of the unit and it's commander during the Ardennes offensive.
If you intended to visit the "Ardennen Poteau '44 museum" (by Vielsalm), inform yourself beforehand. According to Wikipedia, the museum was closed in 2015, though the corresponding website was continued. I have no further information.
*Re: bazooka teams of the 82nd Airborne.* When I was in highschool, I read Gavin's memoirs. Memoirs can be unreliable but Gavin did note that the bazookas his division was supplied with, were completely useless. However, *according to Gavin's memory at advanced age* during the Invasion of Sicily, his men captured a large amount of German Panzerfäuste (single use weapons, like RPGs). Thanks for Ts4Ever pointing out the Panzerfaust was introduced in 1943, so Gavin must have got the date and operation wrong. But the fact remains the 82nd Airbornes did use Panzerfaust weapons instead of their useles bazookas during the Battle of the Bulge. *Hey this makes sense! They must have captured the weapons during Operation Market Garden* They captured an entire stock of Panzerfauste so from then on, Gavin wrote, his men used German built Panzerfauste to destroy German tanks. Also: 03:57 For a moment, I thought that was Rutger Hauer! :-D
They captured the Fausts in Holland, Sicily was too early for Panzerfaust use. They were first used in August 1943 on the Eastern front, and then only the small model.
@@Ts5EVER My bad. Probably Gavin made the error in his memoirs. It was also thanks to his memoirs that I staunchly believed there was a 'shadowy 1,000 tank army' hidden in the German forests near the border, close to Nijmegen when the 82nd Airborne Division was deployed there during Operation Market Garden. Gavin, a Brigadier General, was an excellent leader and tactical fighter but he misjudged the 'threat of non-existing massive hidden army of Panzers.' His superior, General 'Boy' Brown, ordered Gavin to make sure Brown's headquarters had strong, prepared defenses for any such 'massive tank attack' from the German forest. And that was what probably caused the '36 hours delay' of the 82nd Airborne Division to get to the Nijmegen bridge. In the film "A Bridge Too Far (1977)" the delay is 'caused' by the blown bridge at Son. But even when I watched this film as a kid, I thought: really? 36 hours!? Years later I happened to spot a British Veteran of Operation Market Garden (old man in uniform in the train, on the day of the official memorial, I believe it was the 50th anniversary) and he told me of the things he witnessed and did during those days. He was a British Royal Engineer at the time so I immediately asked him: how long to construct a Bailey Bridge? He answered they could fix one in a few hours' time. Certainly not a whole day or 36 hours! And with all the 'stolen valour' crap these days, the man was genuine: very old, very friendly and he only built bridges, didn't do nor see any fighting. The nearest he got to 'real action' was making a ruckus during the night at one location, to divert attention from the Germans on the other side of the river, because of the bridge his colleagues were constructing a few hundred yards up/down river. We can learn a lot from famous persons' memoirs but doing actual fact checking is also essential. Thanks!
Another excellent video Loves those US ABN troops holding the line against German Armor Thank you! Great action reports, graphics, well done!! Looking forward to see anything on the 101st Screamin Eagles Excellent!!! I served in Iraq and Afghanistan 502nd Inf Reg, 2nd Bat, 2nd Brigade 101st ABN Div Hooah!!!
My pleasure! I'm glad to see that you enjoyed it! Thank you for your service! 101st Airborne action will be coming after a few more Ardennes videos, so stay tuned!
There was hardly any armour involved. Only a handful of thinly armoured halftracks with infantry support guns which were quickly knocked out with 57mm AT and bazookas. The battle in the Nou Pré height was predominantly an infantry battle.
Ace, you deserve millions more of subscribers for the quality content you produce. Every time you post I share the video with everyone I talk to. Please never stop doing what you do, both on and off UA-cam. I hope to see that subscriber count at 1 million one day and you can bet I’ll still be here when that day comes.
Great video, very informative and detailed and love the graphics. It would be great if you could do a video about the German attack on Stoumont on the 19th December 1944.
Hardly any armour, just a couple of lightly armoured halftracks armed with infantry support guns. They were no match for the American 57mm AT guns and bazookas and were quickly knocked out. The battle on the Nou Pré height was predominantly an infantry battle
Hello, I wanted to consult you ... if you have planned, upload a video of the battle of the hedgerows, since there is not much information, about said conflict ... I do not know ... if a movie was filmed ... on this subject ..... there is much talk about the disembarkation on D-day .. but not about this phase ... which cost so many casualties ..... and wasted time greetings.
I haven't planned anything on the battle of the Bocage/ Hedgerows in Normandy. I have however planned several videos about the Normandy landings, including the 82nd Airborne and 101st Airborne Divisions which already fought in the dreaded hedgerows. But nothing actual Bocage-related at the moment.
Weer een fantastische video. ik heb misschien een tip voor een video in de toekomst, ik zou wat meer willen weten over de belgische luchtmacht of over de v1 en 2 bombardementen op antwerpen
Dankuwel! Momenteel ben ik nog bezig met meer videos over het Ardennenoffensief. Ook videos over D-Day staan nog te wachten. Ik ben eigenlijk niet van plan om videos te maken over de Belgische luchtmacht of de V1/2 bombardementen aangezien ik me meer focus op grond-gevechten.
Thanks for a very detailed and interesting account of this action. I always look forward to seeing your videos. Your eye for detail ,clear explanations and superb animated graphics really help in understanding the stories. Unfortunately yet another instance of murder of prisoners by the SS. It's no wonder they were so hated by the allied soldiers.
Panzer leader Hansen 4:01 looks like he was pulled out of Hollywood central casting with the director saying “I want this man he is the perfect Nazi !”
Nice that you are filming footage on locations where was fought in WW II and that you are visiting today. Interesting to see how it looks in modern days. Will watch more of your content. But don't have much time for that now.
At that time, german army was like a shadow , the eastern front consumed the best german divisions in almost 4 years of war. And in 1944 more then 70 % of german army was still in east. So, uncle Sam was very very lucky.
Uncle Sam had tens of thousands of aircraft, thousands of ships, and millions of men deployed in the Pacific in 1944 and beating the Japanese badly - so Peiper and the SS and the German Army in the West were very very lucky.
Germany had 4 years to create and strengthen fortifications and defenses in Europe and were fighting close to home unlike the U.S. who had to support her allies and transport it's vast armies across the Atlantic so Germany was very very lucky.
@@biggstheman60 also uncle Sam had almost 4 years . It was in war with Japan starting with 1941 right? So, believe me, uncle Sam was lucky, with eastern front ! even like that , they needed almost 1 year to rich Berlin ! Huge forces against a few german divisions, when more then 70% of german army was against Ivan in east
Another great video that is Short & Sweet; one day this current group of subs will be able to say, "I subed to Ace Destroyer when he only had 42k subs!" I don't know how you choose what to post but here goes a possible perfect post - the battle of Fort Driant with Patton's Army. This appears to be a very facinating fort originally constructed in 1902 that was continuously updated and OH SO HARD to capture or destroy. Just a great graphic, Ace Destroyer Style, of the fort would be great to see not to mention the rest of a video.
Thank you very much, that's very kind of you to say! Also thank you for mentioning the battle of Fort Driant. I hadn't heard of that battle, but by looking at a few maps I can see that it's right up my alley.
As a younger man I would once a year travel from Texas to this area and rent a bicycle and ride all over these parts. This is by far the best illustration of what went on that I have watched. Many late summer evenings I have rode my bicycle from the racetrack at Francorchamps down the bike path to Trois Points to catch the last train to Vielsalm.
A few years ago I did a similar trip with friends. We stayed at La Gleize and we rode our bikes all across the northern shoulder of the Ardennes. Good times!
@@TheAceDestroyer I was in the area in late July this year. Borrowed my daughter in laws car and drove to Spa 24 and slept in the car two days. Also drove a lot of the areas I used to bike in. Was the first time in two years and still my favorite area on planet earth to visit.
Alright. Interesting. There you showed was all overgrown. How can one fight there? You cant see who is shooting. Did germans just rammed the positions? How badly were they mauled?
Well, I should note that my footage was shot in the summer while the action took place in the winter when most of the undergrowth had frozen off. The terrain in the winter of 1944 was most likely just a pine forest without much undergrowth. Although still difficult fighting terrain it was slightly easier to see something without any of the bushes.
Absolutely fantastic content! Thanks for another great video. Could you try to make sure the graphics you use are visible against the background though? That dark blue for the platoons in Easy Company was a little hard to read against the green of the map.
Thanks! I'm very pleased to see that you enjoyed it! I know, that was my thought exactly. I only noticed it when it was uploaded. I will try to use white lettering in stead of blue next time and see what that does.
That flaming jeep really got around. I've seen footage of it at St. Vith, Bastogne, and now Trois Ponts. I hope eventually they put out the fire.
that flaming jeep clip belongs to a village called poteaux where there is a small dutch owned museum just up the road where all these flaming vehicles where positioned and you find the story about it in the museum
Hope you make a video about the Hitlerjugend and their battles for example against the airoborns of the americans.
Great video as usual btw
Where did HJ meet Allied airborne units?
@@timoruimteaapje4384 I believe that he is referring to 12. SS-Panzer-Division called "Hitlerjugend", not so much the organisation itself. This division saw intensive action in the West. Many of the soldiers in this division drawn in 1943 were born in the year 1926, so mere 17 years old.
Yes, but just like Timo I don't recall any action in the Ardennes between the 12th SS HJ and either the 82nd or 101st Airborne Divisions. I have however planned to make a video about the fighting between the 12th SS HJ and the 2nd and 99th Infantry Divisions as soon as I have the opportunity to visit the Krinkelt-Rocherath area.
@@TheAceDestroyer ill look it up. but i remember reading official wehrmacht documents online, where they even wrote down how many casualties they had each day. it must have been during the first allied push after D-Day. And yes, im referring to the 12. SS , sorry for not being accurate enaugh.
@@TheAceDestroyer exactly, no action between HJ division and Allied paratroopers that I know of in Normandy, the Bulge, Hungary or Austria
Very professional and objective interpretation as usual Ace. The present day footage is always useful. Thanks 👍
Excellent video. The action at Trois Ponts seems lost as Pieper turned north to Stavelot to try to get out of the trap he was falling into.
As a retired combat engineer officer this action shows the versatility of the engineer. Ya want bridges blown, no problem, want mines,no problem, want a bridge built and then blown again no problem.
my dad was in the 51st Engineer Combat Battalion. They blew the bridges that they had previously built
307th Airborne Engineer Bn. 82nd sir, 12B but I got roped into being first a platoon then the company CO RTO. Salute.
My neighbor Richard LarRviere was there. He was a second lieutenant in the 82nd Airborne. I've actually seen a picture of him in the Ardennes in another documentary. He was my hero growing up.
Extremely high quality content, some of the most precise and picture building content available. Your commitment and expertise are obvious. My only complaint is that the videos are not longer!
A good read on this subject (among others) is 'Career, crimes and trial of SS-Sturmbannführer Gustav Knittel. Commander of the Aufklärungsabteilung 'LSSAH'' by Timo Worst. A very detailled study on the movements of the unit and it's commander during the Ardennes offensive.
If you intended to visit the "Ardennen Poteau '44 museum" (by Vielsalm), inform yourself beforehand. According to Wikipedia, the museum was closed in 2015, though the corresponding website was continued. I have no further information.
*Re: bazooka teams of the 82nd Airborne.*
When I was in highschool, I read Gavin's memoirs.
Memoirs can be unreliable but Gavin did note that the bazookas his division was supplied with, were completely useless.
However, *according to Gavin's memory at advanced age* during the Invasion of Sicily, his men captured a large amount of German Panzerfäuste (single use weapons, like RPGs).
Thanks for Ts4Ever pointing out the Panzerfaust was introduced in 1943, so Gavin must have got the date and operation wrong. But the fact remains the 82nd Airbornes did use Panzerfaust weapons instead of their useles bazookas during the Battle of the Bulge.
*Hey this makes sense! They must have captured the weapons during Operation Market Garden*
They captured an entire stock of Panzerfauste so from then on, Gavin wrote, his men used German built Panzerfauste to destroy German tanks.
Also:
03:57 For a moment, I thought that was Rutger Hauer! :-D
They captured the Fausts in Holland, Sicily was too early for Panzerfaust use. They were first used in August 1943 on the Eastern front, and then only the small model.
@@Ts5EVER My bad. Probably Gavin made the error in his memoirs.
It was also thanks to his memoirs that I staunchly believed there was a 'shadowy 1,000 tank army' hidden in the German forests near the border, close to Nijmegen when the 82nd Airborne Division was deployed there during Operation Market Garden.
Gavin, a Brigadier General, was an excellent leader and tactical fighter but he misjudged the 'threat of non-existing massive hidden army of Panzers.'
His superior, General 'Boy' Brown, ordered Gavin to make sure Brown's headquarters had strong, prepared defenses for any such 'massive tank attack' from the German forest.
And that was what probably caused the '36 hours delay' of the 82nd Airborne Division to get to the Nijmegen bridge. In the film "A Bridge Too Far (1977)" the delay is 'caused' by the blown bridge at Son.
But even when I watched this film as a kid, I thought: really? 36 hours!? Years later I happened to spot a British Veteran of Operation Market Garden (old man in uniform in the train, on the day of the official memorial, I believe it was the 50th anniversary) and he told me of the things he witnessed and did during those days.
He was a British Royal Engineer at the time so I immediately asked him: how long to construct a Bailey Bridge? He answered they could fix one in a few hours' time. Certainly not a whole day or 36 hours!
And with all the 'stolen valour' crap these days, the man was genuine: very old, very friendly and he only built bridges, didn't do nor see any fighting.
The nearest he got to 'real action' was making a ruckus during the night at one location, to divert attention from the Germans on the other side of the river, because of the bridge his colleagues were constructing a few hundred yards up/down river.
We can learn a lot from famous persons' memoirs but doing actual fact checking is also essential.
Thanks!
Excellent in depth documentary. I was there only yesterday, visiting the amazing Baugnez 44 Museum.
G'day,
Yay Team !
Well done...
I particularly enjoyed the geographical/timeline orientation at the outset...(!).
Thanks mate.
;-p
Ciao !
All the WORLD should learn about the BATTLE OF THE BULGE, and its importance in WORLD HISTORY. It's important to remembering the past.
I’m early for once. Time to start the day off right😄
Great video.
RIP to our American Heroes.
Can’t remember but if you don’t have a vid on it, the Colmar Pocket would be a good topic. Operation Nordwind
The 82nd Airborne: "When you care enough to send the very best!" Hooah! Airborne All The Way!
Question, what do you show for this action regarding the 325th GIR of the 82nd? Where they being held in reserve or on the right flank?
Another excellent video
Loves those US ABN troops holding the line against German Armor
Thank you!
Great action reports, graphics, well done!!
Looking forward to see anything on the 101st Screamin Eagles
Excellent!!!
I served in Iraq and Afghanistan
502nd Inf Reg, 2nd Bat, 2nd Brigade
101st ABN Div
Hooah!!!
My pleasure! I'm glad to see that you enjoyed it! Thank you for your service! 101st Airborne action will be coming after a few more Ardennes videos, so stay tuned!
@@TheAceDestroyer cheers
There was hardly any armour involved. Only a handful of thinly armoured halftracks with infantry support guns which were quickly knocked out with 57mm AT and bazookas. The battle in the Nou Pré height was predominantly an infantry battle.
Ace, you deserve millions more of subscribers for the quality content you produce. Every time you post I share the video with everyone I talk to. Please never stop doing what you do, both on and off UA-cam. I hope to see that subscriber count at 1 million one day and you can bet I’ll still be here when that day comes.
Thanks! It truly means a lot!
Excellent topic. Covered in James Megellas book " All the way to berlin".
More arddenes battles pleas !
Great video, very informative and detailed and love the graphics. It would be great if you could do a video about the German attack on Stoumont on the 19th December 1944.
Shame that people had to graffiti up a war site like that. Sigh.....
Airborne vs armor. Here is what could go wrong
Hardly any armour, just a couple of lightly armoured halftracks armed with infantry support guns. They were no match for the American 57mm AT guns and bazookas and were quickly knocked out. The battle on the Nou Pré height was predominantly an infantry battle
An update on this small unit action would be smashing. As always a pleasure to hear from you and your documentary videos. Keep up the good work.
fantastic presentation as usual. The different types of video together with the map overview give a great feel of how events unfolded!
Awesome bit of file footage at 8.10>
Hello, I wanted to consult you ... if you have planned, upload a video of the battle of the hedgerows, since there is not much information, about said conflict ... I do not know ... if a movie was filmed ... on this subject ..... there is much talk about the disembarkation on D-day .. but not about this phase ... which cost so many casualties ..... and wasted time greetings.
I haven't planned anything on the battle of the Bocage/ Hedgerows in Normandy. I have however planned several videos about the Normandy landings, including the 82nd Airborne and 101st Airborne Divisions which already fought in the dreaded hedgerows. But nothing actual Bocage-related at the moment.
@@TheAceDestroyer Well ... thanks for the information ... of the topics that you are going to upload greetings.
Weer een fantastische video. ik heb misschien een tip voor een video in de toekomst, ik zou wat meer willen weten over de belgische luchtmacht of over de v1 en 2 bombardementen op antwerpen
Dankuwel! Momenteel ben ik nog bezig met meer videos over het Ardennenoffensief. Ook videos over D-Day staan nog te wachten. Ik ben eigenlijk niet van plan om videos te maken over de Belgische luchtmacht of de V1/2 bombardementen aangezien ik me meer focus op grond-gevechten.
Just discovered your channel!!! Excellent content in a short format video. Fantastic animation as well. Liked and subbed immediately!!!
Thanks for a very detailed and interesting account of this action. I always look forward to seeing your videos. Your eye for detail ,clear explanations and superb animated graphics really help in understanding the stories.
Unfortunately yet another instance of murder of prisoners by the SS. It's no wonder they were so hated by the allied soldiers.
Fun country to fight in, not.
Panzer leader Hansen 4:01 looks like he was pulled out of Hollywood central casting with the director saying “I want this man he is the perfect Nazi !”
Nice that you are filming footage on locations where was fought in WW II and that you are visiting today. Interesting to see how it looks in modern days. Will watch more of your content. But don't have much time for that now.
Nice intro music
Great work, again! Sure I'll be visiting Trois Ponts on my next trip to the ardennes, following your guide.
Another excellent video. They keep improving and I'm always thrilled when a new one is uploaded. Prost!
At that time, german army was like a shadow , the eastern front consumed the best german divisions in almost 4 years of war. And in 1944 more then 70 % of german army was still in east. So, uncle Sam was very very lucky.
Uncle Sam had tens of thousands of aircraft, thousands of ships, and millions of men deployed in the Pacific in 1944 and beating the Japanese badly - so Peiper and the SS and the German Army in the West were very very lucky.
Germany had 4 years to create and strengthen fortifications and defenses in Europe and were fighting close to home unlike the U.S. who had to support her allies and transport it's vast armies across the Atlantic so Germany was very very lucky.
@@petersouthernboy6327 ,without eastern front ,landing in Normandy was a sweet dream,my friend. At least in 1944. And is not only my opinion
Robert Tuculan - your Fuhrer doomed Germany when he brought in the Soviets and the US. It was never going to end well for your Reich.
@@biggstheman60 also uncle Sam had almost 4 years . It was in war with Japan starting with 1941 right? So, believe me, uncle Sam was lucky, with eastern front ! even like that , they needed almost 1 year to rich Berlin ! Huge forces against a few german divisions, when more then 70% of german army was against Ivan in east
Another superb presentation, very much appreciated, super quality always :-)
Excellent and very easy to follow action. Your animations really help to get a picture of the fighting and how it evolved.
Thank you. I had a number of older friends involved in the Battle of the Bulge.
You are the best. Your hard work is very appreciated by this history buff. Thank you
Where is the third bridge? I mean the name of the city is Three Bridges.
👍🏻
These are great. they go far more tactical than most other WW2 history channels.
Glad to see your channel growing. You do good work!
Another great video,thank you Ace👍
"We have defeated the wrong enemy"
George S. Patton
Very interesting content as per usual.
Another great video that is Short & Sweet; one day this current group of subs will be able to say, "I subed to Ace Destroyer when he only had 42k subs!"
I don't know how you choose what to post but here goes a possible perfect post - the battle of Fort Driant with Patton's Army. This appears to be a very facinating fort originally constructed in 1902 that was continuously updated and OH SO HARD to capture or destroy. Just a great graphic, Ace Destroyer Style, of the fort would be great to see not to mention the rest of a video.
Thank you very much, that's very kind of you to say! Also thank you for mentioning the battle of Fort Driant. I hadn't heard of that battle, but by looking at a few maps I can see that it's right up my alley.
My father was in the 51st Engineers
I served in the 82nd so always happy when they get mentioned. Thanks for the video.
Like a member of the 82nd once said, “The 101st just had better PR.”
Thank you AceDestroyer!!
Great series Ace, many thanks!
Very interesting, well done
Nice thank you
Very well done.
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As a younger man I would once a year travel from Texas to this area and rent a bicycle and ride all over these parts. This is by far the best illustration of what went on that I have watched. Many late summer evenings I have rode my bicycle from the racetrack at Francorchamps down the bike path to Trois Points to catch the last train to Vielsalm.
A few years ago I did a similar trip with friends. We stayed at La Gleize and we rode our bikes all across the northern shoulder of the Ardennes. Good times!
@@TheAceDestroyer I was in the area in late July this year. Borrowed my daughter in laws car and drove to Spa 24 and slept in the car two days. Also drove a lot of the areas I used to bike in. Was the first time in two years and still my favorite area on planet earth to visit.
Alright. Interesting. There you showed was all overgrown. How can one fight there? You cant see who is shooting. Did germans just rammed the positions? How badly were they mauled?
Well, I should note that my footage was shot in the summer while the action took place in the winter when most of the undergrowth had frozen off. The terrain in the winter of 1944 was most likely just a pine forest without much undergrowth. Although still difficult fighting terrain it was slightly easier to see something without any of the bushes.
@@TheAceDestroyer Thank you.
Absolutely fantastic content! Thanks for another great video. Could you try to make sure the graphics you use are visible against the background though? That dark blue for the platoons in Easy Company was a little hard to read against the green of the map.
Thanks! I'm very pleased to see that you enjoyed it! I know, that was my thought exactly. I only noticed it when it was uploaded. I will try to use white lettering in stead of blue next time and see what that does.
@@TheAceDestroyer thanks, I appreciate your attention to detail. Theres good reason you're one of my favorite youtube channels.
Thanks for being so objective - just subscribed!
My pleasure! Thanks and welcome to the channel!
Blooming good stuff great channel
Thank you very much!
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