He remarked to his adjutant that a Field Marshall who sent thousands of men to their deaths cannot simply just surrender, he joined his men in valhalla .
It wasn’t his men’s deaths that was why he did that. It was that he knew his sending people to death as slaves as well as the many other murders he was responsible for would get him executed. Other German generals who didn’t do that survived.
G@@melgross He was a soldier and a Field Marshall who died like one. He was not going into captivity like that spineless Von Paulus. What war crimes? How can one commit war crimes in a war The winners decide who the criminals are, terrorists wipe out a missionary school and bayonet babies and they are freedom fighters according to the lying media. Model's only crime was in losing.
Please don't confuse what these assholes did with the ancient Germanic concept of Valholl. And besides, Model committed suicide, he did not die in battle, therefore he wouldn't be eligible...
@@willremy5142 The Germans were the good guys. I know it is a bitter pill to swallow as my ancestors were duped as well. At least now I now who the real enemy is the one who is behind every dirty deed going back 2000 plus years. Sure Model could have gone out like General Hartmann or Stemmermann on the field of honour but he still went out with his boots on.
@@willremy5142You sound like you know nothing about a soldier's death. All the US and USSR did was make it a capital crime to lose a war Model took the honorable way out as these Judeo Bolshevists wouldn't give the condemned the decency of a firing squad.
This was a very interesting documentary. I didn't know about Model's end, and it is fascinating. There certainly was a lot of suicide on the German side.
@@King_Stannis_Baratheon true, but he knew full well he'd be executed. His own statements prove this. "I simply cannot do it(referring to surrender). The Russians have branded me a war criminal and the Americans would be sure to turn me over to them - for hanging".---Walter Model
Walter Model, a German military strategist during World War II, is often praised for his tactical genius and leadership skills. His ability to turn challenging situations into strategic advantages showcased his resilience and determination. Model's contributions to military planning and execution are acknowledged by historians, highlighting his impact on shaping the course of warfare during a critical period in history.
@@THX-2208No, it was because the German Military knew all about Stalin, and his Allied stooges plan for a really big shoe trial. As with Goering count him out.
I’ve always felt like Walter Model at times because at work I’m essentially a high skilled, high energy yes man who turns the insane, unrealistic demands of upper management into a reality lol
A Brilliant Field Army Commander,but a Despicabale Human Being. A real Shame how some Brilliant men in their field of expertise,can be at the same time so "Evil Minded" in their inner self.
Dripping with typical pro- Allied self-righteousness. Model was an outstanding leader first and foremost, with a lion heart: When he arrived in the winter 1941/2 at his command of the 9. Army, Soviets next to the command stand had taken over the supply depot and we're plundering. Model stepped in ad informed his despondent officers:" We'll attach here and here and there..." his chief of staff , flabberghasted, asked, " What resources did you bring?" He answered " Myself."- Upon which everybody burst put laughing. The spell had been broken, his scattered forces turned to fight and defeated a more numerous enemy. Model single- handedly saved Army Group Center that time.
Hi! I've sorted the reverb problem, installed sound proofing at the weekend to combat this. I'd just changed my office you see. So hopefully the newer videos are better!
Walter Model wasn't only a Field Marshal but a convinced Nazi. Of course, all German officers supported Hitler (at least in the beginning), although they later said otherwise. But there weren't so many convinced Nazis among them. The other such convinced Nazi was Reichenau, for instance. As for his war crimes, the Soviets especially wanted him for his Büffel Bewegung - the withdrawal of German troops from the Rzhev salient. Where scorched earth policy was in full swing. By the way - how it may seem strange - there weren't so many German Field Marshals which were so avidly demanded. Another was Kleist who ardently tried to foment national strife in the Caucasus.
He was a Nazi who was best at attacking nations against whom no declaration of war was declared, a murdering war criminal, and a coward who abandoned his troops because he couldn't face up to his deeds when the odds were against him.
@alfredagain listen Mr ignoramus, attacking nations without declaration of war? You mean like the British violationo Norways neutrality, the Soviet attack on Finland or US occupation of Greenland and Iceland?
YOU HAD GERMAN GENERALS COMMITTING SUICIDE BECAUSE THEY FEEL THEY HAD NOT PERFORMED ADEQUATELY; ON THE OTHER HAND, YOU HAVE AMERICAN GENERALS LIKE MILLEY AND AUSTIN WHO F**K UP IN AFGHANISTAN AND GET MEDALS AND PROMOTIONS, BOOK DEALS AND APPEARANCES AT STATE DINNERS. LIFE RUNS IN CYCLES.
Not really. My parents still alive, born in 1932 and 1934. They still are traumatized what happened until 1945. Even worse. My grandmother, 1905 to 1994 refused television her whole life. Feared seeing any pictures of war somewhere in the world. One grandfather was on almost every theater of war except Africa. His body survived, but his soul has gone somewhere. He was a broken man and never spoke a single word of what has happened. My 2nd grandfather luckily was too old for Nazis back then. He also had seen enough in the Great War and time after, because he went to legion etrangere in the 20s. Retired in early 30s he was pressed to Volkssturm last days and captured by French toops on 23rd of April 45. Luck again for him, they recognized his service for France and treated him well. Day of capture was his birthday and he felt like born again, he told.
My family's story is very similar. They were from Silesia (Breslau, to be exact). They became refugees when Silesia was given to Poland after WWII. @@wonderfalg
Stop that no one of us want this war before and why do you blame the kids, brothers sisters mothers and fathers who are not involved with the works and doings of the nazis just a little percentage of germany maybe 1% are idiots but the rest are not nazis and we have done many improvements about rights for homosexual, lesbians and other genders the liberty of humans doesnt matter which country you belong to. Many german people supports this things so please stop with this bullsht
Coward just like the rest of the leadership. They were powerful when in charge of the situation but in the end instead of answering for what they did they took the coward way out
I think Model was known as the "Fireman" as he was called during operational emergencies on the eastern front.
Not only there. But nearly everywhere.
He remarked to his adjutant that a Field Marshall who sent thousands of men to their deaths cannot simply just surrender, he joined his men in valhalla .
It wasn’t his men’s deaths that was why he did that. It was that he knew his sending people to death as slaves as well as the many other murders he was responsible for would get him executed. Other German generals who didn’t do that survived.
G@@melgross He was a soldier and a Field Marshall who died like one. He was not going into captivity like that spineless Von Paulus. What war crimes? How can one commit war crimes in a war The winners decide who the criminals are, terrorists wipe out a missionary school and bayonet babies and they are freedom fighters according to the lying media. Model's only crime was in losing.
Please don't confuse what these assholes did with the ancient Germanic concept of Valholl. And besides, Model committed suicide, he did not die in battle, therefore he wouldn't be eligible...
@@willremy5142 The Germans were the good guys. I know it is a bitter pill to swallow as my ancestors were duped as well. At least now I now who the real enemy is the one who is behind every dirty deed going back 2000 plus years. Sure Model could have gone out like General Hartmann or Stemmermann on the field of honour but he still went out with his boots on.
@@willremy5142You sound like you know nothing about a soldier's death. All the US and USSR did was make it a capital crime to lose a war Model took the honorable way out as these Judeo Bolshevists wouldn't give the condemned the decency of a firing squad.
Anybody that wears a monocle is automatically deemed a villain.
I wear one and I’m not a villain. I wonder if others see me like that too ?
there were plenty of villains who did not wear a monocle
Every war is a civil war.
"If mankind doesn't end war
war will end mankind." - G. Lowes Dickinson
That statement pre supposes we have an Affinity with Germany which I know you are probably right...! ....That is difficult to come to terms with...
All wars are civil wars because all men are brothers - Francois Fenelon.
If it's man fighting against man, then it's a civil war.@@woodenseagull1899
That is the way that I see it as well.@@willedelman7960
Mankind being ended would NOT be much of a loss…
Fantastic work! Thank you...
❤❤❤❤❤
His son became a general in the West German Army.
This was a very interesting documentary. I didn't know about Model's end, and it is fascinating. There certainly was a lot of suicide on the German side.
It was a cult of the Hero -- surrender was dishonorable.
Yeah very true as well as the Kamikaze in Japan ㊙️ no doubt came for the history of honor from samurai ancestry..
He knew trials were going to be held and he would not fare well in one.
@@HeinzGuderian_No, field marshals of Germany don’t accept surrender alive in honor of past traditions.
@@King_Stannis_Baratheon true, but he knew full well he'd be executed. His own statements prove this.
"I simply cannot do it(referring to surrender). The Russians have branded me a war criminal and the Americans would be sure to turn me over to them - for hanging".---Walter Model
Can you imagine playing a call of duty ww2 game and the main villain on the german side happened to be Walter Model?
How did Russian/American find out who is the top commander of German whether they had committed a crime killing thousand of people or not?
Walter Model, a German military strategist during World War II, is often praised for his tactical genius and leadership skills.
His ability to turn challenging situations into strategic advantages showcased his resilience and determination.
Model's contributions to military planning and execution are acknowledged by historians, highlighting his impact on shaping the course of warfare during a critical period in history.
He was a nazi, they got off easier than they deserved...
Yes, unfortunately marred by War Crimes. And that’s likely why he took his own life.
@@stevelopez372 Very true 😥
Think of how youd pronounce my surname en frqnçais from now on and where it goes.
@@THX-2208No, it was because the German Military knew all about Stalin, and his Allied stooges plan for a really big shoe trial. As with Goering count him out.
Before his suicide Hitler ordered Model to report to him in Berlin. He knew what that meant.
Yes it's a bit like the board of a football club saying they have complete faith in the manager. 😅
With the weird emphasis on certain words, and syntaxes like some alien, it might be AI.
It's called an English Accent!!! 😮
No, it's just badly narrated and less informative than Wikipedia.
Take a drink at every “second waaurld waaa”
Suicide was customary for the military of Prussian tradition. Same with Japanese, especially the Samurai. What was wrong was the atrocities committed.
What is history than a fable agreed upon. Napoleon
You should look into the footages being colorized by AI, it would look really good
Evil is all around us, look out.
I’ve always felt like Walter Model at times because at work I’m essentially a high skilled, high energy yes man who turns the insane, unrealistic demands of upper management into a reality lol
You are a people pleaser. You will not be promoted
You are a people pleaser. You will not be promoted agreeable people make less money throughout their careers
@ lmao I have been promoted and gotten a raise since I wrote this
Can anybody tell me where the speaker is from ? Hard to understand as a foreigner, even with a good command of the language
I think he's English
It is an Essex Accent, also known as Estuary English accent.
@@darrenmaguire2979 I know he is English, just wasn't sure from which part of England. I have now discovered he is from Essex.
Not from Essex at all.
@@TheUntoldPast I stand corrected, can you enlighten your channel fans where you are from?
What is history than a fable agreed upon? Napoleon History is written by the victors.
A Brilliant Field Army Commander,but a Despicabale Human Being.
A real Shame how some Brilliant men in their field of expertise,can be at the same time so "Evil Minded" in their inner self.
Bottom line a Nazi
Who are you to judge another man as to his deeds?
Maybe like Roosevelt's bootlicker, Dwight D. Eisenhower.
What is history than a fable agreed upon? Napoleon History is written by the victors.
Dripping with typical pro- Allied self-righteousness.
Model was an outstanding leader first and foremost, with a lion heart: When he arrived in the winter 1941/2 at his command of the 9. Army, Soviets next to the command stand had taken over the supply depot and we're plundering. Model stepped in ad informed his despondent officers:" We'll attach here and here and there..." his chief of staff , flabberghasted, asked, " What resources did you bring?" He answered " Myself."- Upon which everybody burst put laughing. The spell had been broken, his scattered forces turned to fight and defeated a more numerous enemy. Model single- handedly saved Army Group Center that time.
Audio is terrible, sounds like fed into an echo chamber, too much reverberation, not the first of your videos to have this issue.
Hi! I've sorted the reverb problem, installed sound proofing at the weekend to combat this. I'd just changed my office you see. So hopefully the newer videos are better!
Model wird so ausgesprochen. Moodel. Das O wird langezogen.
It's not important, is it,?
Pronounced maud-dell. German phonetics are really simple, pls make an effort.
Walter Model wasn't only a Field Marshal but a convinced Nazi. Of course, all German officers supported Hitler (at least in the beginning), although they later said otherwise. But there weren't so many convinced Nazis among them. The other such convinced Nazi was Reichenau, for instance. As for his war crimes, the Soviets especially wanted him for his Büffel Bewegung - the withdrawal of German troops from the Rzhev salient. Where scorched earth policy was in full swing. By the way - how it may seem strange - there weren't so many German Field Marshals which were so avidly demanded. Another was Kleist who ardently tried to foment national strife in the Caucasus.
This is totally AI talking. You can ignore the content.
He was a Nazi who was best at attacking nations against whom no declaration of war was declared, a murdering war criminal, and a coward who abandoned his troops because he couldn't face up to his deeds when the odds were against him.
lol
Self-righyeous trigger and armchair strategist. The odds were ALWAYS against Model, bozo.
@@otfriedschellhas3581 Self-righyeous? Lol, Bozo.
@alfredagain listen Mr ignoramus, attacking nations without declaration of war? You mean like the British violationo Norways neutrality, the Soviet attack on Finland or US occupation of Greenland and Iceland?
This man has a very tortured pronunciation. Has he some kind of speech defect or is he controlled by AI?
Evil is still working 😏 💜🙏✝️
What is evil?
The nazis were Christian’s…..
Evil is still working?
The west
Germans must feel very proud what their forefathers achieved for the glory of Germany.!
YOU HAD GERMAN GENERALS COMMITTING SUICIDE BECAUSE THEY FEEL THEY HAD NOT PERFORMED ADEQUATELY; ON THE OTHER HAND, YOU HAVE AMERICAN GENERALS LIKE MILLEY AND AUSTIN WHO F**K UP IN AFGHANISTAN AND GET MEDALS AND PROMOTIONS, BOOK DEALS AND APPEARANCES AT STATE DINNERS. LIFE RUNS IN CYCLES.
Yeah baby you supreme shamer😢 😅 shamy shame sh ame
Not really. My parents still alive, born in 1932 and 1934. They still are traumatized what happened until 1945.
Even worse. My grandmother, 1905 to 1994 refused television her whole life. Feared seeing any pictures of war somewhere in the world. One grandfather was on almost every theater of war except Africa. His body survived, but his soul has gone somewhere. He was a broken man and never spoke a single word of what has happened.
My 2nd grandfather luckily was too old for Nazis back then. He also had seen enough in the Great War and time after, because he went to legion etrangere in the 20s. Retired in early 30s he was pressed to Volkssturm last days and captured by French toops on 23rd of April 45. Luck again for him, they recognized his service for France and treated him well.
Day of capture was his birthday and he felt like born again, he told.
My family's story is very similar. They were from Silesia (Breslau, to be exact). They became refugees when Silesia was given to Poland after WWII. @@wonderfalg
Stop that no one of us want this war before and why do you blame the kids, brothers sisters mothers and fathers who are not involved with the works and doings of the nazis just a little percentage of germany maybe 1% are idiots but the rest are not nazis and we have done many improvements about rights for homosexual, lesbians and other genders the liberty of humans doesnt matter which country you belong to. Many german people supports this things so please stop with this bullsht
A coward's way out -- too cowardly to face up to his crimes.
Thia is BS.
Cowards for murdering civilians
Are you referring to Dresden, Hamberg, Berlin or Stalin's millions of Christians?
He's referring to the IDF for what they're currently doing in Gaza.@@Areyoutalkingtome-q1s
What is history than a fable agreed upon? Napoleon History is written by the victors.
Coward just like the rest of the leadership. They were powerful when in charge of the situation but in the end instead of answering for what they did they took the coward way out
What is history than a fable agreed upon? Napoleon History is written by the victors.
What the hell does "answering" mean? Do you have some greater punishment than death to offer them?