Tank Convoy | Operation Market Garden 75 | The Tank Museum
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- Опубліковано 3 жов 2024
- September 2019 marked the 75th Anniversary of Operation Market Garden, the Operation made famous by the film ‘A Bridge Too Far’. See highlights of the XXX Corps armoured convoy reenactment which took place to commemorate this event. Find out how the Museum's vehicles fared during the convoy.
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Last time I was this early, John frost was still holding Arnhem Bridge
The quality of the filming is getting more and more professional. Thanks for the nice work behind the camera. And the front.
Giving that in 25 years no one will likely spend the amount of fossil fuel for the next big anniversary it's good that it's well documented now.
@@cpt_nordbart there’s always the possibility that someone will do it with electric replicas
Outstanding work everyone!
The live commermoration event at the dropzone of the British paratroopers at the Ginkelse heide had high view ratings on Dutch TV and more then 100.000 people came to the ceremony.
Thank you for helping us remembering those who fought and fell for our liberty!
Remembering them makes them never forgotten.
Veterans after they have passed away wanted to be cremated and buried besides there comrades in arms overhere.
They are more as welcome to rest in peace with their fallen comrades.
0:48 Coulda sworn that David was going to say "We've just been pulled over by local law enforcement..."
Nah...Dutch police are about the kindest in the world for people keeping the memory alive.
Always a pleasure to see you 'limey b@stards' (pardon my French) back in the Netherlands. We'll never forget what the British - among others - have done for us. Hats off to all the enthusiasts who keep these machines going and the Tank Museum! Cheers.
You'll be fine..I heard you'll not encounter much more than old men and kids as far as resistance is concerned.
:D and perhaps a sneaky SS Panzer division or two.
I'm 75, yesterday and things like this give me an enormous emotional kick and I am not a big softy, just a gruppy old man :-). Thank you.
damn wheres my excuse im in my 20's and im a grumpy man.
Amazing bit of "history that deserves to be remembered."
Fantastic! I remember traveling these roads in convoy on Ex Crusader 1980. The people lined the routes for 100s of kilometres waving orange and national flags, wonderful. Great act of remembrance!
I walked across the Nijmegen bridge in 1984 during the 100 mile march there, crowds were cheering and little kids came running up to me wanting my autograph just because I was an American GI, it kinda freaked me out a little bit being somewhat of an introvert and not being ready for something like that, I had no idea I'd be treated like a celebrity there and was completely unprepared for that.
Do you know if the bridge I walked across was replaced by the new one I see in the video.
What an utterly fantastic exercise.... I am 61 and was a REME mechanic in BAOR in the 80's... This all brought a tear to my eye... Huzzah!! 😢
After 75 years and still in running order a very impressive feat by the enthusiasts.
What an amazing Tribute, My Grandfather was a Gunner With 247 Battery, 62 A/TK Regt RA, I believe He went ashore on the second day of the landings with the 17Pdr Towed Anti Tank Guns. He Volunteered in 1939 and survived the War. As a young boy while watching war films, he told me of some of His Experiences. One of note from this Time Frame was whilst the Allies were held up at Nijmegen and were being shelled by the German 88's. His friend shouted that they should get into cover in a recently formed shell hole stating they never hit the same place twice. My Grandfather was not as quick to jump in, only to witness his friend meet a grisly end when another shell landed directly into the same shell hole his poor Friend had jumped. I think about that Man and wonder what His name was. The Generation of people that stood up to the Third Reich can never have enough thanks.
We are forever in debt to those all who laid their lives to give us back our freedom, it saddens me to this day how celebrating such things is no longer considered worthy of a national holiday every year. For if we are to forget our past we are bound to repeat it.
Thank you to all who help us remember this.
Visit the cemetery at Oosterbeek with some flowers then. Drooling over machines of death like this is not the way to commemorate them.
(4:40) The melancholy music after hearing David talk about how this might be the last time people could see these vehicles out and about in a convoy like this really pulled at my heartstrings. What a great trip! I'm jealous. It looks like it was a lot of fun. Great work with this video, everybody! :)
I met David and Chris which was very nice after a lot of hours watching this channel.
I love that you all come by with these perfect looking en mostly functioning ;) vehicles!
As a scale modeler i love to see them in real, especially the shermans/sexton/M7/M10.
It was 1 of the best days, just like 5 years ago, and got my head buzzing the rest of the day, i could not sleep.
Next time we should throw a barbecue, it's the least we can do!
Great camera work, reporting and editing. I really have to join patreon, i'll look into that soon.
bbq around a bunch of ww2 tanks? count me in for next time lol
Good to see the respect in remembering all those who served and died for us
It was wonderful to see all this in person last week. I saw them all drive through Overasselt and saw them up close the next day at Groesbeek.
They let some people (mostly kids) sit inside the tank museum's m4a4. But just when it was my turn they put a stop to that in fear of people damaging something or themselves. I was pretty sad about that. But I still got a chance to look inside the turret from the outside in, which was still very cool. So thank you to the tank museum for that :)
I also treasure the little pamphlet you guys gave the people watching along the route. It was a copy of the pamphlet XXX corps gave the dutch people 75 years ago. It's a wonderful souvenir 😊
What an incredible journey. I wish I could have come along this year, damn Uni!
Well filmed and put together.
Wonderful event, fantastic show! Great to see The Tank Museum's vehicles in action, and meeting David Willey and some of the crew in Groesbeek during the static show.
Well done, everyone!
What a sight.
More importantly, what a cause.
It was an absolute pleasure hearing and seeing all these old vehicles in and around Nijmegen (I live there myself). It is a shame that the convey couldn't pass over the old brigde but had to use the new one, but it was an absolute sight to see these glorious machines. And lets not forget the sound of old Dakato's flying overhead for the reenactment of the paratrooper landings.
I hope to be around in 25 years to behold such an event once more
Thank you to you all and to those who gave so I could live in freedom . Thank you all .
Such an endeavor! So many vehicles...
You really helped us understand what it was back then in '44.
And yes: " They did it for real." Hat off!
I deeply appreciate the fact that you recognized the young man who never left that Battlefield and the fortunate ones that got to go home. My dad was in the American third Army 6 Armored Division. He had some pretty horrific stories he shared throughout my life and in all honesty some pretty funny ones. My dad was very proud of his service in World War II. You spent almost 30 years in the American Army. But I think his service in World War II meant more to him. You would have liked him to help you put out the problem with the Sherman my dad was an expert with those vehicles. Unfortunately he's been gone now for 19 years.
This is brilliant heroic arch drama-documentary. The minor arch is all the people that got old vehicles to go that far; despite coughing, spluttering, whining, and endless complaining; but David Willey's Homeric epilogue just made this a tear forcing focus on an epic conflict I pray none of us ever have to witness again.
Thank you I am Canadian and that is nice to hear . Thank you .
Thank you tank museum
It is great to see those vehicles together again but sad to remember the history. So many young men had to die in operation market garden.
Hats off to all of the Men and Women that made this a reality you are amazing people. Keeping history alive for future generations to appreciate and remember the sacrifices made must never fall to the wayside. I do hope that you are able to make more of these types of events possible.
An excellent summation at the end, thank you David. What we consider as hard and difficult and uncomfortable today is nothing compared to what those young men had to put up with 75 years ago.
Reminds me of when i went to europe with my great grandpa 8 or so years ago. He fought in WW2 so they invited him and a bunch of other American veterans back to thank him. We attended alot of ceremonies and i was blown away how appreciative every single person (yes including the germans) was that he helped liberate their country from the nazis. The war messed him up badly with PTSD for the rest of his life so it was pretty emotional for him but he was glad to have went back before he died a couple years ago
Thank you for sharing this and respect to your great grandfather and his generation.
Your Grandfather was a great man god bless him my Grandfather fought to defend Britain he's from London and he couldn't wait to get at them for all the horrible bombings they are heroes my friend they all were massive respect from across the pond.
I have always admired how these men could come back from war, go back to civilian jobs, get married and raise happy families which is the only reason why many of us even exist today. How did they do all that?
@@Splodge542 Different mentality back then. Keep your problems to yourself unless you're at a unit reunion or the local VFW or American Legion. Lots of the guys who had PTSD self medicated, usually with alcohol. Being open about your mental health wasn't really a thing. There was more financial and social incentive for people to marry and stay married even if they had issues.
Yes I think that describes him well.
WWII - The age when you smoked more than your vehicle, wore your asbestos overalls with pride and used diesels to fumigate the free world. Those were the carefree days fighting the good fight!
Fantastic 75th retrospective armoured journey! Congratulations to all involved.
This reminds some of the participants' shoulders and backsides are no longer 20 years old. What a fantastic event!!
Excellent! I can hear the music from 'A Bridge Too Far' as I watch this! Totally amazing to see those old vehicles alive once again. And your commentary at the end is spot on and well said! Well done Sir!👍
Oddball would have played it for real. Could have been amazing if some of that all-star cast from ABTF had popped in character.
(2:24) The sound of the engine here is really nice! :) I don't know if it was the acoustics of the area or what, but the thrum of that engine really gave me goosebumps! In fact, the sounds throughout the whole video are great! :)
watching this I had tears in my eyes. Thank you!
Absolutely wonderful. So good to honour the guys who fought. Thank you very much...
thank you for sharing this video David. I hail from the Arnhem area and lived there for most of my life.
These have been heady for us a s a community as well the last couple of weeks and many a poignant moment amongst them.
Nice to share this with a wider audience for them to see that the spirit of lest we forget"" is still very much alive here.
The photography is breathtaking! I watched the video twice and the second time I muted the sound and played the Overture (From "A Bridge Too Far"). It was awesome!
Beautiful. I'm subscribed to The Tank Museum's YT channel for quite a while now and I'm so proud to see you driving through my home country. Cheers hope you enjoy your stay!
Very very moving, especially the last bit. Hats off to those who were there 75 years ago, may they and their sacrifice never be forgotten
As a German I would like to express my deep thankfulness to the American, British and Canadian Forces that shed their blood to liberate not only Europe but also the future generations of Germans from the darkest, most shameful episode in our history. Unthinkable if Europe and Germany would have to suffer even longer under a murderous fascist regime. We Germans today live in a free society BECAUSE our Grandfathers lost the war. I am humble in the face of the allied losses to achieve that.
poke frosch Danke für diesen großartigen Kommentar! Viele Grüße aus Berlin!
@AKUJIRULE don't you think the nazis oppressed the german population aswell? Communism and nazism are just as bad.
@AKUJIRULE imbecile, go f* yourself
@AKUJIRULE you haven't got a brain to wash .
We are all one people in this world , look what we can do when we get along !
Great to see an Achilles tank among the throng, just would have been even better to see a Firefly at the front of the column as well. Guess you can't have every piece of equipment there, fabulous to see and wish I could have been there too! Cheers Tank Museum!
Not sure, but I think I saw a Firefly pass by at 5:28. Or maybe it was just a late model Sherman.
@@Phoenix-xn3sf That's a U.S. 76 mm Gun. A Firefly has a different muzzle break and has a slightly longer barrel. Gun travel locking mechanism is also on the front hull, whereas on the Firefly its located on the rear hull.
Ah, that makes sense, yes. Wasn't quite convinced it was a Firefly; I had based my observation on the absence of a hull MG port as a defining factor (besides the long barrel with muzzle break of course).
Ayyy Mr. David Wiley keeping it professional with the shirt and tie under the jumpsuit! Awesome video!!
Thank You for keeping history alive
Superb piece of film and a very moving closeout. Well done to all.
In Remembrance: Great job everyone. Is there a list of all the vehicles involved in your run?
Thanks. I believed the organisers, the Liberation Task Force, has a full list of vehicles.
Very well done video. Cheers to the lads in the video, God Bless them that did it for real!
I agree
Brilliant! My dad was in the royal artillery with xxx corps up at Nijmegen bridge. He said there was a sign someone had put up, saying ‘get your foot down death is permanent!’ When you were about to cross the bridge. Amazing to think. I wonder what happened to that sign.
Interesting snap shot. Here's one in reply I heard on a podcast recently that the Royal Artillery were the only British troops able to get a radio signal at Arnhem. Why theirs did am not sure location, luck or different kit although most troops there had same radio sets. (Source: Way of Making You Talk podcast by Al Murray ...yes the comedian...and James Holland historical author well worth listening to.) All the best.
Hi Brian, do you know what unit RA? Would be interesting to know as I am trying to piece together my Grandfathers War History, we may be able to share some info? My Grandad's Unit was 247 Battery 62 A/Tk Regt RA. He was with the same unit from going ashore to De-mob at Strenshall. I have some copies of the Unit war diaries also, but not many. Regards, Matt.
Matt Bosworth hi Matt. I am sorry but I really couldn’t tell you what number unit? All I know is he said he landed in france d day at some point, went and took part in the fight for Caen, he said it was ruinous by the time they got in and the Germans had left in a hurry. Then he’d went up to the Ardennes from Normandy when the trouble started in dec 44, said it was so cold they had to make fires under the tanks to heat the oil up. I’m quite disappointed how little the royal artillery are mentioned in books about Normandy and the bulge etc because I know they saw plenty of action and of course were needed all the time. I’ll ask my mother if she ever knew more than what regiment he was in. But I do know that at some point he was attached to the Lancashire fusiliers which he was also quite proud of. Sadly he died soon after a heart attack on New Year’s Day 2013. He was my hero and will never be forgotten. All the best to you. They were brave men.
@@TheGreatest1974 Sincere condolences Brian. Save for the details that's a mirror image of my GF's service from D-Day onward, I will do some research and if I find anything about units attached to the LF's I will let you know. I do know 62 A/Tk had a Polish Armoured Squadron attached to them with Shermans, but the ORBAT would have been attached to an infantry Battalion at a Higher level/Division.That sign could tell a story or two and not some very pretty ones. 62 A/Tk had Five Battery's 1 HQ and 4 Field, All the Field Batterys had 1 Troop of Self Propelled Guns. I am hoping to get my GF's Service Record as I have his Army Number and His Discharge Docs. Sincere Regards, and indeed Very Brave.
@@Surv1ve_Thrive That's very interesting, going from what I know about My Dads TA Service with the Nottinghamshire Yeomanry as an FO on 105mm Guns in the 70's, I would think this would be due to the pure necessity to relaying live battlefield information of Drop of fire, fire corrections, etc, certainly for the Medium and Heavy Regt's . I think If I remember right, reading the unit War Diaries for 247 Battery they still had FO's for relaying target information for the 17Pdr A/Tk Guns. Maybe there was something else more fundamental (i.e. damage to radios for the 1st Regts/Bn's ashore? There was bad weather in the channel so maybe Man Carryable Radios were susceptible to the weather and rough seas?) Somebody out there on T'internet must know......
Thanks for posting this great video presentation.
Some wonderful photography.
It must have been an amazing experience to have been part of.
😊
My deepest respect and gratitude to goes out to those young men who risked all so that we could live free of tyranny. My deep respect and thanks also goes out to all those private owners, military vehicle clubs and associations, and the tank museum, for the herculean efforts they put in to restore these iconic vehicles and keep them running. Nothing compares to seeing these vehicles in the flesh, hearing and smelling the real thing.
Superb. Least we forget those who went before.
Absolutely stunning. The photography, the sound, the editing, the narration are all top notch. It gives a real feeling of being there 75 years ago. I particularly love the silhouette at sunset/twilght shots plus the combination of man, machine and dust. Thanks for sharing!
Absolutely outstanding, it makes me proud to be British. Very well done guys, thank you.
Some spectacular shots, especially the late Sherman in the dust and dusk. Thanks for this video Tank Museum.
Thanks for posting this. One of the best Tank Museum videos. Great sound and film especially as done out on location.
Also end of video spot on- respect to that generation and what they went through on both sides, military and civilians.
Thanks for posting this. I grew up participating in American Legion/VFW meetings and events with my dad who was in the Air Force during Vietnam. I was consequently exposed to a wide variety of veterans ranging from WWI to Vietnam growing up. I knew a couple guys who in one way or another were involved in the Market Garden operation. One of the guys I knew was in the 101st Airborne, and was wounded, and returned in time for the Bulge and was involved all the way to the end of the war- then went on to serve in Korea. He was a tough ol' bird. Cancer got him in the early 90's while I was in high school, he was like an extrra grampa to me like a lot of the other fellows down at the Legion hall:-). Thanks for doing this in honor of those who fought and died during this action on Hell's Highway.
Brilliant, brilliant job. What a debt we owe them all. Thank you to the whole team for making this happen and for sharing it with us all 👍🏼
Truly outstanding effort. Thanks for posting
“We my friends, are the cavalry on the way to the rescue”
- Edward Fox, A Bridge Too Far
Alright...who else was humming the music from "A Bridge Too Far" when watching this?
Very meaningful music. Very moving.
Guilty as charged. 😢
Haha I was just doing that 😂 , looked like 1944 again in some of that video .
Just what sort of freak would NOT be humming it. Lol
Yes! This video reminds me of that movie very much
Great content and incredible production quality. Thank you blokes and blokettes (?).
I would love to see the faces of the gas station employees when they saw the column approaching and getting in line for fuel XD
www.dumpert.nl/mediabase/7759365/e4593f40
Don't have that, but here is a pic of a wolverine getting gas at the Firezone gas station in Nijmegen during the event.
The final commentary at the end was excellent and touching. Thanks for sharing this. I would have loved to have been there.
To all who preserve history like what is seen is truly a credit and to the dedication getting every little detail right in them. It must truly have been a sight to see even by the Germans, where was this monster column going I think the war is over for us time to surrender if I can?
From watching this I can really appreciate why British tank crews loved to brew up some tea whenever they stopped! Sounds like really hard work - and although the crews were much younger, they must have been really shattered when on the move for long periods of time over numerous days.
this is friggin awesome! I can't believe i didn't knew about this.......
Perfekt adventure👋excellent summing up by David Willey💙
This event really is something. Absolutely spectacular.
Your playing will keep their memories alive...👍
Thank you ,
phenomenal phenomenal .... the only way to describe it !!!!! what a beautiful sight
Superb series - excellent idea to have a road trip. Dont worry, it will all have blown over by Christmas.
This is superb !
And personally I think things like this need to be done as often and as long as possible so that people remember and if they keep remembering hopefully we won’t repeat the same mistakes
OH MAN!!! I would have given ANY body part of mine to have been there to see this! Thank you so much for keeping this history alive and continuing to deliver it to people like me a half a world away that just cant get there to see it.
This is really impressive. The amount of energy and spent not only in restoring these vehicles not only to museum condition but also that with few exceptions, reliable enough to make this trek. While I realize that the tanks were the stars of the show and rightly so. For me it was the restored to pristine condition of the wrecker I saw in the column. Sorry, it's just my life long connection with the recovery industry.
Really amazing footage. Brillaint camera work making use of the dust, fumes and early/late daylight.
Thanks for sharing with people like me that missed this fantastic event completely
I'd like to give this one 75 thumb-ups that it deserves.
A fantastic video! Thank you very much for charing It with us!
Too bad i missed it all, it's only about 2 hours from here :(
ps: The latter part of Groesbeek is pronounced as bake not beke ;)
Yes. Generally a double vowel is short and a single one is a little longer -- the opposite of English pronunciation. This is heard more completely in the town name Oosterbeek, which comes out something like Oh-stu-bake, rather than what it looks like using English eyes (such as mine) Ooo-sterr-beak. Next lesson will be Cuijk and Wijchen ;o)
Yep. The g sounds like you're clearing your throat. The r can be rolled in the front of the mouth (as in spanish) or in the back (as in french). Oe sounds like the oe in "shoe". And the ee in 'beek' is a long a-sounding vowel. Put is all together and you get.... [Clear your throat]rrroosbake. It sounds odd at first, but once you live here you grow to love it.
Quite amazing, thanks to all you restorers we can also see what our fathers and grandfathers experienced.
fantastic and some great shots.
A Sherman was for auction on Bring a Trailer recently. It didn't meet its reserve at $480,000. Kudos to those who support, maintain and operate vintage armor.
What sounds what vision. A true tribute.
The Truth Will Out
History Is Watching
Lest We Forget
peace
(from the UK)
Very impressed, great video and lots of respect for you all.
Great video! So many vehicles, wonderfully filmed, and it's fantastic to see the Tank Museum out on the road and participating in an event like this.
Very very nice to see this all together
Thanks for an enjoyable presentation.👍
Truly wonderful... I thank you for filming this and sharing it for the people that could not be there... like myself... Again, I thank you.
Makes me happy to see all these old iron warriors making this trip
Great video. Lest we forget. My grandfather was a major in the British army, special operations executive(south east asia) British army aid group. He fought in the battle of hong kong and india. He took part in operation creek which was to blow up a german spy ship in goa
Great to see. I watched you all go by at the start in Valkenswaard. Thanks for keeping these vehicles alive!
Awesome film
that last pic was a nice touch
Brilliant tribute to all this brave men
Superb. Well done chaps and thank you!
The Dutch People are wonderful, and they have not forgotten! I remember my own experiences in Nijmegen when I was a member of the Third Armored Division Band supporting the Nijmegen Marches during the mid-1970s.