The surrender of a heavy Panzerjaeger unit to US troops at Iserlohn, 16 April 1945
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- Mute US Signal Corps footage showing the formal surrender of remnants of the schwerer-Panzer-Abteilung-512 to US troops at the Schillerplatz at Iserlohn on 16 April 1945.
Rare shots of Jagdtiger heavy tank hunters armed with the 12.8cm PAK 44 L/55 cannon and a Panther armoured recovery vehicle or Bergepanther on the move.
Also of interest to AFV enthusiasts are the shots of a US-built M3A1 White Scout car in German markings.from 00:35 to 00:50. At this stage in the war in Europe, 21st Army Group under the command of Field Marshal Montgomery were still using the White Scout Car but it seems more likely that the vehicle seen here was a trophy fom an earlier battle on the eastern front with the Red Amy which received many thousands of US-manufactured vehicles during the years 1942 to 1945 via Lend-Lease.
The panzerjaeger officer seen addressing his men at the end of this footage is Hauptmann (Captain) Albert Ernst, who had commanded Kompanie 1 of schwerer-Panzer-Abteilung-512 until taking charge of surviving remnants of the battalion just days before its surrender. The American officers seen taking the formal capitulation belong to 99th US Infantry Division's 394th Infantry Regiment.
Hauptmann Albert Ernst, CO of this unit. The surrender saved many lives on both sides and the City of Iserlohn from total destruction
Professionals, every one of them. But, a sense of relief can be witnessed in this amazing video.
after what the germans did to the Russians, these units knew their best option was surrendering to US forces
lol, sure, we all know how the Russians behaved toward *everyone*
Having watched and owned many video's and documentaries of German armour over the last 30 odd years have never seen any footage of Jagdtigers before. Great video.
There is another good video on UA-cam showing a Jagdtiger driving around in an open field. Search "Jagdtiger from 1945 in action" and you'll find it.
2:22 The little boy casualy checking out Panzerfausts made me smile. If he still lives, he will be 83 yo now.
The Bergepanther seen driving at the 51 sec mark is actually pretty rare.
These German soldiers must have felt a sense of relief knowing they actually survived the war by surrendering to the Western Allies.
Came from the Blucher Kaserne next door
What about the "Rheinwiesenlager"?
@@christianschellbruck9788What was the time stamp where you saw it.
@@majorkursk780
"These German soldiers must have felt a sense of relief knowing they actually survived the war by surrendering to the Western Allies."
Not all who surrenderd to western Armys were treated good. In the "Rheinwiesenlager" they were prisoned to starf to death.
@@majorkursk780
ua-cam.com/video/sXeEsq6LXoA/v-deo.html
This is a great source of information for armour scale modellers. The main thing that sticks out is that although they were adversaries, they were allowed a dignified surrender.
They were allowed this surrender because the Jagdtiger was such a destructive weapon that the US army didn’t bother trying to take them down. Why not accept a surrender and save lives on both sides?
@@violentscorl697 This doesn't really hold up when you can find plenty of examples of Panzer III's and IV's also getting the same treatment.
Yes, in part it's because they don't want to fight them but it's not due to them being Jagdtigers... its just because it's much easier to let the crews surrender without any further fighting at all.
Nice demonstration of dignity.
Amazing how much dignity those despicable murderous Nazis had.
The first time those murderous bastards showed any dignity. The "clean Wehrmacht" is a myth invented after the War so the German public could deny responsibility in Nazi atrocities.
Wow, I have read about this surrender but never knew it was captured on film. Fascinating to see
Dr Mark Felton made a video about this unit in the last days of the war - those Jagdtigers wreaked havoc on American armour right up to the end. It will have been a great relief for the Americans to see them finally come in for the surrender. It's worth noting the dodgy waving at 1.43 - I've seen this on other surrender films too. It's basically a Nazi salute, but they wave the hand to try and make it look like it isn't - not very subtle!
It is typical that the Germans surrendered in a very orderly fashion. They even stacked the gear they're handing over in neat piles.
knights cross winning officer addressing his men for the final time.
He is Albert Ernst
@@tobiasspitzer5047 thanks for telling me! i'll google him immediately
This footage has been posted several times over the past 10 years...but this appears to be the longest version. Thx.
As a collector, knowing the value of just one of those panzer jackets (wrapper) today brings tears to my eyes when I see a whole company of them.
And the Jagdtiger and the Bergepanther. 🤯
Yes,i had not seen this version before.
Very interesting footage. Thanks!
How I would have wished there was sound.
(I know that in those days the smaller handheld cameras did not have mics)
My grandfather served as an M4 driver with the US 2nd Armored Division, and he told me a story about the Germans using natural foliage-type camouflage on their tanks as seen here. And the US tankers discovered that from a covered position they could drop an HE round on the German tanks doing this and it would often set the foliage on fire and flames would get sucked into the German tank's engine air intakes and disable it and chase out the crew. Then combat engineers or TD units would be called to finish it off later.
i like the bergepanther repair tank..
And the captured US m-3a1 scout car
@@craigplatel813 yeah!
They were imposing and proud, until the end
0:36 interesting to see the use of a captured US m3 scout car by the Germans
"It has been a long war, it has been a hard war"
Band of brothers?
@@68monstro Yes :-)
Was going to comment on the Bergepanther, but got beaten to it 😀 This surrender hauled a nice array of very rare vehicles indeed!
And the hardest to find, was the crew of the Jagdtiger with 2 white circles on the cannon. Word has it they're still looking for them.
Oh and by the way, did anyone notice how clumsy, unmaneuverable, always-breaking-down those 70-ton behemoths were? Jeez for moments I thought the screen was going to get filled up with sprockets and transmission parts! 😂
As a kid I lived in Hemer, next door to Iserlohn. Went there many times to the British NAAFI. Dad was with the Princess Patricia’s.
My wife comes from Werl, where l met her in 1974.
3:17 That Jagdtiger had at least 2 kills.
What is interesting is that it appears they only have two Jagdtigers. But they do have a lot of support vehicles.
There are four lined up here 2:36:
@@davidmccann9811 3
There were not very many of those in the first place.
Rolling into surrender in a captured American Scout Car. White M3 Scout Car with Baltic Cross painted on front. 40 second Mark.
Hey boys, who want's a German Luger to take home !
It amazes me they had that many left without air superiority.
They weren't civilians, so they were pretty safe from allied air power.
Nobody there was think about fight - amazing! Day before, each of army was towards into enemies. The end of the war took most people astonished!
Those panzer look like what you would expect a Tank to look like., The interesting thing is also the design of the newer buildings in the clip, and how it might of influenced housing and building design in the forthcoming rebuilding of Europe after the war.
Fearsome looking beast, the Jagdtiger, but prone to many breakdowns and was underpowered. Bet those G.I.s were relieved that they didn't have to face them in further battles!
The final scene of the officer addressing his men reminds me of similar scene in 'Band of Brothers'.
Watching 1:46 it doesn‘t look that underpowered and immobile at all.
How useful they would have been at the Seelow Height's on that day
All that gear is worth so much now. My uncle was in France / Germany ww2 but didn't bring back anything.
Now I've been collecting since 1980. And it's quite huge now.
I feel very lucky. My dad brought back a P38 AC41 on the receiver. Looke like new.
I still have the fob watch my grandfather had when he was in the trenches during the Great War. I rarely wind it, but the last time I did it still kept time perfectly.
To think that few ever though of preserving those tanks for the future to see and most likely cut-up for scrap. Same as the thousands of US B-29 planes recycled and lost forever.
It's a shame those amazing weapons couldn't have one more go at the Russian hordes...
Would've been destroyed
Interesting how powerful some of these surrendering units were, particularly when deployed in defensive positions, and indeed many lives on both sides being saved.
Iserlohn a beautiful city, although I lived on Zeppelin Strasse in Hemer
“We’re moving a mile down the road!” “Yeah,we’re gonna need the fuel truck!”
homeboy at 1:49 parkin like a @toyota
Are those guys using their underwear as a white flag?
What a luck for thems. They serveived!
I have A Diorama in Mind, Based on This.
что ни говори,а немецкие инженеры создали отличную технику. Всего лишь за 4 года от маленьких танков до таких огромных " Ягдтигров" с пушкой 125мм. Их энергию да в мирное русло!
no fake sound 👍🙂
0:08 What tank is ? Thanks.
That is in-fact one of the Jagdtigers. Just really well camouflaged.
I am currently building a 1:16 Scale Jagdtiger and wish to dedicate that model to Hauptmann Ernst. To the person, or persons who own this short fil, may I use some of it when I show off the final build please. Many thanks.
Nobody here owns this historic footage. Just use it.
I wonder what the troops were feeling that day.
0:53 Bergepanther. I’ve never seen one on film before.
What happened to the guys after they surrendered here ? POW? Or did they just go home ?
To the Rheinwiesen :(
@@bernhardwolters1265 von den Yankees schändlichst behandelt worden! Rheinwiesenlager das größte Verbrechen das es je gegeben hat! Und kein Yankee ist dafür verurteilt worden!
They got a brief taste of the misery they had inflicted on the rest of Europe for years.
@@wfcoaker1398Bullshit
The hole in the building at 3:03.
Unbroken , amazing footage.
Es war die kampfkräftigste Einheit in diesem Kessel. Alle Generäle hatten sich entweder verdrückt oder waren bereits in Gefangenschaft. So lag es an dem Mut und der Entschlossenheit eines einfachen Hauptmanns die Kapitulation eines Kessels mit mehreren tausend Soldaten auszuhandeln.
You can always tell late war footage because all the German stuff is covered in bushes attesting to the air superiority of the allies.
Der Waffenstillstand ging in dieser Form in Ordnung.Die Kampfgruppe Ernst hat richtig gehandelt.
The Scout car is a "Ha ha, we got some of yours" mocking item. - If this had been on the Eastern Front, half the men would have been shot, all Women raped, and everybody beaten.
The Russians were treating the Germans the same way the Germans treated them.
would love to have all the junk being put on ground......Will some of it anyways........
Die Maschinen
Alles gerade abgestellt.
Formation gehalten.
Die Waffen getrennt gelegt nach Grösse.
Das ist ein Volk😊..
Und dann aufgegeben...und ...interniert..
Chapeau
As a collector of ww2 memorabilia I'm crying
They were afraid of our Shermans!
Very powerful and evocative. One has to wonder as to how many Men had to die for those Iron Beast's to surrender ...
heavily armed and armoured
Da haben die Ami s geglotzt
how many Jagdtiger heavy tanks they have during entire war ?
Only 75 to 80 were built. One UA-cam video said 150 were ordered.
M2 scout car?!
Where did the Germans get the fuel?
from putin
Why did they surrender?
Most likely low fuel and lack of air support + morale to fight any longer they also did not want to surrender to the soviets and wanted to surrender to the west.
Should have fought Stalin in the east .
Now it’s Putin and the cost is MADly higher
no, its the Americans
@@joeconnolly89
The problem lies in the east.
ENDE.
i wonder if any of the soldiers from both sides after surrendering weapons be conversing like normal human beings without anger or hate and explain / show their tanks, weapons or what not while keeping it very very civil.
"Ja, This is a jagdtiger, *explains specs*"
Meanwhile the GI be like : Wow, so how does this work, can i see the engine.
Glad those bastards didn't win.
Yankees Go Home, Bastarde🤡
Nein diese verkommenen Yankees haben uns besiegt nachdem wir uns gegen diese bolschewistischen Truppen verausgabt hatten! Wären die Yankees zwei Jahre eher gelandet hätten von denen keiner überlebt! Ami Go Home!
Kinda be ironic if Putin ends up pressing the Red button though!
Even in defeat they are very organised.
No sound
The 35mm Bell & Howell cameras used by US Signal Corps cameramen during WW2 did not feature any sound recording equipment. All the film produced with such cameras was mute.
This is what china and russia are striving to do America......
Trump is paid to help Russia and his Family by Saudis to undermine the U.S.
Ces soldats mourront de faim dans les "Rheinwiesenlagern", camps de la morts d'Eisenhower. "Il y a 12 millions d'allemands de trop" avait il déclaré.
Bullshit fairytale.