89th Infantry Division near Blankenhain, Germany; April 12, 1945

This footage is described as being taken "south of Jena." According to a photo and information in the unit history, this could be "Task Force Crater" at Bad Berka or Blankenhain, Thuringia, Germany.
Task Force Crater was comprised of 1st Battalion, 353rd Infantry Regt.; 89th Reconnaissance Troop; Companies A and D of the 707th Tank Battalion, 340th Field Artillery Battalion; Company A, 602nd Tank Destroyer Battalion, one platoon of Company A, 314th Engineers; and a detachment from Company A, 314th Medical Battalion. Source: NARA, 111-ADC-4007
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[@RedEyedPatriot]

My Grandfather was 355th infantry Regiment 89th division. The Rolling W's same patch on the Sargent shoulder at 2:10 the 355th liberated Ohrdruff just 6days before this footage. He fought in the Aleutian islands 43,44 then Rhineland and Central Europe Jan 45 till the end. 2 Bronze stars 2 theater ribbons and riflemans badge.

[@mrktyb]

he was a war criminal then.

[@RedEyedPatriot]

@@mrktyb 😂🇺🇸🤘🏁

[@thatwwiiguy2566]

@@mrktyb how

[@mrktyb]

@@thatwwiiguy2566 those Americans were criminals too. commiting very numerous actrocities. Executing prisoners with their arms raised. But they wrote the history books...

[@budgreen5463]

My dad was in the 89th I.D.,355th I.R.,2nd Battalion Co.G in WW2

[@guntersiegel5047]

Bis zu 1:07 zeigt der Bericht Bad Berka. Dort den Bereich zwischen der evangelischen Kirche (Eingangsportal der Kirche/Sandsteinmauerwerk 0:54) über die Kirchstraße/Kriegerdenkmal hinweg in Richtung des Marktplatzes. Man sieht dort eine Häuserfassade, die später einmal eine Apotheke (bis etwa 1990) sein wird. Auf der Hälfte der Kirchstraße geht rechts eine kleine Gasse hinein. Diese Gasse hieß "Am Goethehaus". Bei 1:03 sieht man auch den markanten Glockenturm des Bad Berkaer Rathauses.

[@gistories4145]

Vielen Dank für die Infos

[@alexandre210613]

Merci beaucoup de mettre un lieu, des noms etcétéra sur ces images. Merci !
Ps: si des descendants pouvaient reconnaître les leurs et commenter ce serait génial.

[@jerrywatt6813]

Thanks for the context my family was only one generation out of Germany now in the usa I've been over twice lovely country !

[@hermannr.4056]

At 2:31 I guess it is the 89th RecCavSqn?
Great footage! Thank You for uploading

[@michaelvalenzuela2528]

The troops surrendering look to be Hungarian rather then Wehrmacht.

[@TheLobohobo]

„than“ aber richtig.

[@gistories4145]

Yes, definitely Hungarian troops

[@patrickt6642]

Wasn't there a Hungarian waffen ss division?

[@michaelvalenzuela2528]

33 SS Cavalry Div. Hungary was an allied nation of Germany. @@patrickt6642

[@NomenFugazi]

The Bocskai cap is a giveaway,Hungarian troops.Probably the Hunyadi SS Division.

[@sisuriffs]

A generation that knew what triggered really meant.

[@patrickwentz8413]

I wonder who the civilian was who came out to talk to the troops and iff it was the mayor saying the German troops had moved out of town? The Hungarians who surrendered were the most well prepared troops for surrender I have ever seen. I wonder how much of their kit they took into the POW camps?

[@peterdarrylslaughter7390]

Classic real footage

[@mdmarko]

Wonder what all the Hungarian soldiers were doing in that German town.

[@JLTJr.]

Surrendering I'd say .

[@kevinflaherty7592]

Hiding from the Russians

[@williamparry1738]

German allies

[@user-su1cl3vf9z]

You have good Eyes, that Those were Not German Soldiers.

[@JoeHarkinsHimself]

so many have cute little Hitler mustaches.

[@reverseuniverse2559]

@ 1.52 Lee Majors from I dream of genie

[@reddeserted13]

The 89th was a part of FIRST ARMY 💪🏼 under Hodges not Patton.

[@richardjames1812]

US Sniper at 1:12 (or at least sharpshooter)

[@wb6162]

AT 3:00 a dead guy on the sidewalk and no one notices him. It's like Detroit.

[@chriso5374]

Another weekend in Chicago

[@sethwexler6910]

A really immature comment. Relating an american city to WW2 is blasphemous to the soldiers who fought and died to eradicate fascism (ie. trumpism of today). And to the GOOD people of Detroit. Shame on you "sir"!

[@sethwexler6910]

Also stupid and immature of you .@@chriso5374

[@wb6162]

@@sethwexler6910 Right? I mean Detroit is way worse. Good point.

[@None-zc5vg]

The U.S. elite saw to it that fascism wasn't 'eradicated' in Germany and Japan.The people/interests who'd installed Hitler and Mussolini were of a kind with those who controlled the 'States: in fact, they were bedfellows. Read up on McCloy, Douglas and Adenauer (all related via the J.P. Morgan dynasty). Slave-drivers like Krupp and Flick and the I.G. Darren directors were left alone to continue prospering instead of rotting in jail like a few of the many lesser fry.

[@maguzazmoth]

Uk and EUA soldiers are lil and shy

[@ekspatriat]

What are you going on about?

[@user-ky3vp2hu8s]

Hungarian

[@gistories4145]

Yes, definitely Hungarian

[@armeniancrusader7908]

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[@HistoryWorldWar2Channel]

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