Great reel! I didnt realize the "armbands" for the different units like hitlerjugend or totenkopf or whichever unit were awarded like a medal. I thought they were sewn on when you got your uniform and unit placement. Interesting and as always a good show! Thanks Frederick!
Yeah cuff titles are confusing only learned this recently but it all depended on the unit. LAH for example received them after completing training but other units such as HJ awarded them after proving themselves in battle (read on some forum that otto funk from the famous 12.ss photos in rots only received his in November 1944). Some divisions didn't even have cuff titles (estonians for example but apparently a few individuals took the westland cuff titles and removed the w so it says estland). Charlemagne only received one in 1945 but it is speculated just the engineer company received them. In 1945 Hitler was upset with the performance of a ss unit defending vienna and ordered them to have their cuff titles removed as punishment. Definitely not an expert but hope this helps
It was kind of a medal indeed. In March 1945 Dietrich's 6th Panzer Army and the LSSAH spearheaded Operation Spring Awakening, an offensive in Hungary near Lake Balaton aimed at securing the last oil reserves still available to Germany. The offensive was too ambitious in scope and failed. As a mark of disgrace, the Waffen-SS units involved in the battle were ordered by Hitler to remove their treasured cuff titles bearing his name. Dietrich did not relay the order to his troops.
When I saw the men being awarded the Knights Cross for a successful year's harvest, my first thought was, after the war were the medals confiscated? Another thing that crossed my mind, this video reminds me a few years ago I saw an American produced documentary (I don't recall the title) that showed bunch of displaced foreigners who were living in a former SS barracks. I think a lot of them were trying to get into the United States. That same documentary also showed German soldiers who were in Sweden after the war, and they were going on a hunger strike in protest against being sent to East Germany. Thank you for sharing this amazing historical footage, and I appreciate the narration, transcript and subtitles!
No, they mostly kept their medals unless their capturers wanted them as souvenirs. The Knight’s Cross bearers met up regularly after the war. But my grandfather for example sold his Iron Crosses to make some money after the war. Only kept his Luftwaffe medal.
if you served in the german military after the war, you were also allowed to wear your medals that you earned or won during your time in the SS or the wehrmacht.... my dad told me a story about his bunker near the fulda gap where he worked being inspected by some crusty old german general officer, wearing his bundeswehr uniform but also wearing his sanitized knights cross and iron cross first and second class
In your intro under your logo is says Unbiased: I'm curious then why in your lengthy description you do not mention the 156 Canadian prisoners of war executed by them in the days and weeks following the D-Day? The most famous being the Abbaye d' Ardenne massacre beginning on June 7.
Thanks for the comment Gibralter Steamboat. I try to stay clear of "what about" arguments from all sides. of course that makes me popular with few but what can I say? I personally do not think it's necessary to pull out a long laundry list of guilt whenever introducing new material
@@gibraltersteamboatco888 sure, but is it necessary to continue focusing on individual acts? I mean the holocaust certainly happened but it's not necessary to bring it up whenever mentioning the Axis side. I understand your point and do not take the crimes that took place lightly. , Europa Woche Nr. 83 is now live, have you seen it? - ua-cam.com/video/rLxA6mYDGT0/v-deo.html
Arthur Axmann who was the successor of Baldur von Schirach ( he became Gauleiter in Austria I believe) had in fact only one arm, the right one was lost during the initial phase of operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union where he served as a soldier in the 23.Infantry Division.
Great footage. Interesting how it tried to convey the feeling that all was going to plan. Thanks for sharing.
Always worth watching Cheers Frederick
German newsreel significantly enhanced by contextual commentary from Military1945 - made more interesting!
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Great Video! I like the additional information of the voice over.
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Great reel! I didnt realize the "armbands" for the different units like hitlerjugend or totenkopf or whichever unit were awarded like a medal. I thought they were sewn on when you got your uniform and unit placement. Interesting and as always a good show! Thanks Frederick!
Yeah cuff titles are confusing only learned this recently but it all depended on the unit. LAH for example received them after completing training but other units such as HJ awarded them after proving themselves in battle (read on some forum that otto funk from the famous 12.ss photos in rots only received his in November 1944). Some divisions didn't even have cuff titles (estonians for example but apparently a few individuals took the westland cuff titles and removed the w so it says estland). Charlemagne only received one in 1945 but it is speculated just the engineer company received them. In 1945 Hitler was upset with the performance of a ss unit defending vienna and ordered them to have their cuff titles removed as punishment.
Definitely not an expert but hope this helps
It was kind of a medal indeed. In March 1945 Dietrich's 6th Panzer Army and the LSSAH spearheaded Operation Spring Awakening, an offensive in Hungary near Lake Balaton aimed at securing the last oil reserves still available to Germany. The offensive was too ambitious in scope and failed. As a mark of disgrace, the Waffen-SS units involved in the battle were ordered by Hitler to remove their treasured cuff titles bearing his name. Dietrich did not relay the order to his troops.
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When I saw the men being awarded the Knights Cross for a successful year's harvest, my first thought was, after the war were the medals confiscated? Another thing that crossed my mind, this video reminds me a few years ago I saw an American produced documentary (I don't recall the title) that showed bunch of displaced foreigners who were living in a former SS barracks. I think a lot of them were trying to get into the United States. That same documentary also showed German soldiers who were in Sweden after the war, and they were going on a hunger strike in protest against being sent to East Germany. Thank you for sharing this amazing historical footage, and I appreciate the narration, transcript and subtitles!
No, they mostly kept their medals unless their capturers wanted them as souvenirs. The Knight’s Cross bearers met up regularly after the war. But my grandfather for example sold his Iron Crosses to make some money after the war. Only kept his Luftwaffe medal.
if you served in the german military after the war, you were also allowed to wear your medals that you earned or won during your time in the SS or the wehrmacht.... my dad told me a story about his bunker near the fulda gap where he worked being inspected by some crusty old german general officer, wearing his bundeswehr uniform but also wearing his sanitized knights cross and iron cross first and second class
@@xisotopex Yeah, but the swastika was out right? It had to be removed for wearing it. I don't think it will have been heavily policed though.
@@rickglorie yes it had to be "sanitized"... they would wear special versions of their awards on their NATO medal bars as well...
@@castrogonzalez614medals went into hiding im sure until better days.
at the end, all they had was straw, horse dung, and a few potatoes
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Quite sad to see those young kids being sacrificed for such a waste of a cause.
History repeats itself right now on all fronts.
They wanted to die for Hitler. They even have sworn the oath to die for Hitler. These were hardcore Nazis killed civilians and POW´s.. Get educated.
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The intro musics melody is that of the Hitlerjugend song Unsere Fahnen flattern uns voraus.
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Interesting to see the Standartenfurher (Colonel) wearing the infamous black M32 SS uniform at 2:40. Great content!
Standartenführer.
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What is wrong with Axman's right arm?
Did he get blown up with Hitler?
Axmann lost his right arm during the invasion of Russia in 1941 where he served as a soldier.
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In your intro under your logo is says Unbiased: I'm curious then why in your lengthy description you do not mention the 156
Canadian prisoners of war executed by them in the days and weeks following the D-Day? The most famous being the Abbaye d' Ardenne massacre beginning on June 7.
Thanks for the comment Gibralter Steamboat. I try to stay clear of "what about" arguments from all sides. of course that makes me popular with few but what can I say? I personally do not think it's necessary to pull out a long laundry list of guilt whenever introducing new material
@@M1945 It is not a "what about" comparing them to another force's crimes.. It is a fact and part of their history.
@@gibraltersteamboatco888 sure, but is it necessary to continue focusing on individual acts? I mean the holocaust certainly happened but it's not necessary to bring it up whenever mentioning the Axis side. I understand your point and do not take the crimes that took place lightly. , Europa Woche Nr. 83 is now live, have you seen it? - ua-cam.com/video/rLxA6mYDGT0/v-deo.html
Why was the guy in the opening scene shaking hands with his left hand? Was he an amputee?
Arthur Axmann who was the successor of Baldur von Schirach ( he became Gauleiter in Austria I believe) had in fact only one arm, the right one was lost during the initial phase of operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union where he served as a soldier in the 23.Infantry Division.
@@slimbim77 ok that makes sense. There were lots of officers missing body parts at that time so I figured it had to be that.
He just was a muslim and not allowed to use his right hand.
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0:09 Kurt Meyer?
German ?
German what? If you are referring to the news reel of course it's German
Lol wut
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Doomed youth.
Yes, victims to the system
@@M1945 No Sir ! They have sworn the oath to die for Hitler !
@@MakeSomeNoisePlaylists Yes, but indoctrinated since birth.
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Deutschland war glücklich und stark in diesen Jahren.
Ich bin doch nicht sicher
By 1944 she was neither.