MILITARY CLUB

Today we are going to read the memoirs of a German soldier who was involved in the hard battles for Stalingrad. Gefreiter Frantz Reihbeger was a soldier of the 54th Jäger Regiment who took part in the storming of "Mamayev Kurgan" and the factory " Krasny Oktyabr". On January 30, 1943, his unit capitulated, and the former Wehrmacht soldier ended up in Soviet captivity. After suffering physical agony and mental torture, Frantz returned to his homeland five years after he had left it. You can watch this video on YouTube as well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJ82aBuhPOU #history #easternfront #worldwarII #technic #wehrmacht

Today we are going to read very interesting memoirs of a German soldier. It is remarkable that he describes the everyday life of a German soldier, their equipment and attitude to the war in quite detail. He is a rather cheerful person, so he feels free to tell jokes remembering those tough days. You can watch this video on YouTube as well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tq_uJYlcc2Q #history #easternfront #worldwarII #technic #wehrmacht

Today we will read the memoirs of Toshihiro Oura, he was an officer in the Japanese army. It was posted near the Munda Point airfield on the southwest tip of New Georgia. In June 1943, about five months after America’s final victory at Guadalcanal, U.S. forces continued their advance through the Solomon Islands by commencing operations against Japanese-held New Georgia. You can watch this video on YouTube as well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__ndb0jbnLg #history #easternfront #worldwarII #technic #wehrmacht

On the Eastern Front, he served as a platoon commander with the rank of non-commissioned officer in the 5th Company, 27th Infantry Regiment, 12th Infantry Division. In August 1941, he became a Feldwebel, and in January 1943, he was promoted to lieutenant. He was awarded the Wound Badge. In January 1943, he was given the Iron Cross, 1st class... You can watch this video on YouTube as well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4axV5Fs2J18 #history #easternfront #worldwarII #technic #wehrmacht

On the Eastern Front, he served as a platoon commander with the rank of non-commissioned officer in the 5th Company, 27th Infantry Regiment, 12th Infantry Division. In August 1941, he became a Feldwebel, and in January 1943, he was promoted to lieutenant. He was awarded the Wound Badge. In January 1943, he was given the Iron Cross, 1st class... You cab watch this video on YouTube as well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCnGRJb_IlM #history #easternfront #worldwarII #technic #wehrmacht

On the Eastern Front, he served as a platoon commander with the rank of non-commissioned officer in the 5th Company, 27th Infantry Regiment, 12th Infantry Division. In August 1941, he became a Feldwebel, and in January 1943, he was promoted to lieutenant. He was awarded the Wound Badge. In January 1943, he was given the Iron Cross, 1st class... You cab watch this video on YouTube as well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cs4J1NlCKG8 #history #easternfront #worldwarII #technic #wehrmacht

On the Eastern Front, he served as a platoon commander with the rank of non-commissioned officer in the 5th Company, 27th Infantry Regiment, 12th Infantry Division. In August 1941, he became a Feldwebel, and in January 1943, he was promoted to lieutenant. He was awarded the Wound Badge. In January 1943, he was given the Iron Cross, 1st class... You cab watch this video on YouTube as well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kS6Wp1OZv4 #history #easternfront #worldwarII #technic #wehrmacht

Today we have a very interesting and frank interview with a former German sister of mercy. She saw the horrible crimes of the soldiers of the Third Reich and their accomplices on the Eastern Front. You can watch this video on YouTube as well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYtwmYmYidQ #history #easternfront #worldwarII #technic #wehrmacht

Hello dear friends, today we will learn about two amazing stories of survival in the Stalingrad hell. Their paths home were different, but both of them had difficulties on their way. They recollect those days with heart shuddering even years later.... You can watch this video on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KjwzzYW7SM #history #easternfront #worldwarII #technic #wehrmacht

On the Eastern Front, he served as a platoon commander with the rank of non-commissioned officer in the 5th Company, 27th Infantry Regiment, 12th Infantry Division. In August 1941, he became a Feldwebel, and in January 1943, he was promoted to lieutenant. He was awarded the Wound Badge. In January 1943, he was given the Iron Cross, 1st class... You can watch this video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4fYypqn2aI #history #easternfront #worldwarII #technic #wehrmacht

One of the widely spread stereotypes about the German army is that it is totally mechanized. Actually, this is a misconception. There is no doubt that in the Wehrmacht's advanced troops were concentrated a lot of wheeled, tracked and half-tracked vehicles. But the point is that the core of the German army were the infantry divisions. And there the situation with motorization was completely different. Certainly, the German leadership applied a lot of efforts for motorization of the units. At any opportunity the German infantry divisions were getting any trophy vehicles, including those of civilian origin. Such efforts, nevertheless, made no difference to the whole situation. Up to the end of the war, the typical means of transportation of German infantry divisions was still the horse-drawn vehicles. By September 1, 1939 there were 514 thousand horses for 183 thousand vehicles in the German army. In accordance with the staff of the German infantry division, it was entitled to 6 thousand horses. And as the war continued, the more horses appeared in the Wehrmacht. By 1943, there were more than 1.3 million of them. Obviously, all these horses were in need of treatment, maintenance and everything else... You can watch this video on YouTube as well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfQup3mSncA #history #easternfront #worldwarII #technic #wehrmacht

On the Eastern Front, he served as a platoon commander with the rank of non-commissioned officer in the 5th Company, 27th Infantry Regiment, 12th Infantry Division. In August 1941, he became a Feldwebel, and in January 1943, he was promoted to lieutenant. He was awarded the Wound Badge. In January 1943, he was given the Iron Cross, 1st class... You can watch this viceo on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfTcuoGWw2k #history #easternfront #worldwarII #technic #wehrmacht

On the Eastern Front, he served as a platoon commander with the rank of non-commissioned officer in the 5th Company, 27th Infantry Regiment, 12th Infantry Division. In August 1941, he became a Feldwebel, and in January 1943, he was promoted to lieutenant. He was awarded the Wound Badge. In January 1943, he was given the Iron Cross, 1st class... You can watch this video on YouTube by following the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lURxfy3qDAI #history #easternfront #worldwarII #technic #wehrmacht

June 6, 1944 marked the first day of the Normandy landings by the Allies - the D-Day. The most dramatic events took place on the Omaha beach. The American attack was launched against the enemy's well-prepared defensive lines. The German positions were barely affected by the air and naval bombardment that preceded the landing operation, resulted in severe losses and forever remembered in the military annals of history. The Omaha beach was six miles in length and was divided into eight sectors: Charlie, Dog Green, Dog White, Dog Red, Easy Green, Easy Red, Fox Green, and Fox Red. The first wave had a Company of soldiers for each sector. The Allied High Command anticipated that Omaha would be the most problematic for the landing. A labyrinth of all kinds of obstacles such as anti-tank barriers, obstacles and mines lay ahead for men and vehicles in the shallows and on the beaches. Over breakwaters approximately 5 feet high, located at the foot of a breaking wave ledge of up to 100 feet high, there were wire fences. The ledge was dotted with mines. There were 85 machine gun positions above it and on it, all ready to greet the infantrymen with killing fire..... You can watch this video on YouTube following the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_50flQoxvsg #history #easternfront #worldwarII #technic #wehrmacht

He was a soldier of the Waffen SS in the Totenkopf division. His recollections differ in that he recalls the battle for survival in the "Demyansk Pocket". This battle earned the Waffen SS a reputation as unbending warriors. If someone had any doubts about their combat abilities before this battle, no one doubted their military skills after the "Demiansk kettle". Since this battle, the Wehrmacht command has been using SS divisions for the most challenging and crucial parts of the Eastern Front… You can watch this video on YouTube by following the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ijp7fzxqdZw #history #easternfront #worldwarII #technic #wehrmacht

Hello, dear friends, today we will read the memoirs of German veteran Franz Eschner. His destiny on the battlefields of World War II was remarkable! He does not hesitate to talk about the war in its true form. Some of the facts of his combat history cause outrage, while others cause mistrust. Still, I like this kind of recollections of veterans, it makes us think and check the facts... To watch this video on YouTube? follow the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77h4GaLodKY&t #history #easternfront #worldwarII #technic #wehrmacht

He served as a soldier of the 12th SS Panzer Division "Hitlerjugend". With his memoirs, we with you will learn about what the German soldiers had to suffer in the Battle of Normandy. This division was known as the "Baby Division", but the stubbornness with which they struggled for every meter of the French land was something that surprised everyone. Their resilience and fighting spirit were way higher than the other German divisions in this battle. Had all the divisions of the German Army in Normandy fought at the same high level, it could have resulted in the Normandy landings being a complete disaster.... You can watch this video on YouTube by following the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxstv0gyXGU #history #easternfront #worldwarII #technic #wehrmacht

Today we will take a look at the memoirs of German veteran. His service was in the 2nd Paratroop Panzergrenadier Division Hermann Göring. This is the miraculous story of a man who was about to serve in the Luftwaffe, but was sent to the Eastern Front as an ordinary infantryman... You can watch this video on YouTube by following the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCZvaYBS4qA&t #history #easternfront #worldwarII #technic #wehrmacht

Today we continue acquaintance with a very interesting and rare document. The author of this diary was a Red Army soldier, his division defending Leningrad. There were not only civilians who were starving in the besieged city, but so did Red Army soldiers. This soldier obviously was not captured by Soviet propaganda, he had his own opinion on any event. But his thoughts are very dangerous, for expressing such an opinion in the Soviet Union, at best a man would be sent to prison, but at worst he would be executed. But that does not stop him, he thoroughly writes everything that happens to him in his diary. From his notes we understand that he was in the most terrible conditions, both physically and psychologically. This document is very emotional, I constantly paused and "tried on" these events on myself. It is impossible not to empathize with this man, what he went through is a real hell on earth... To watch this video on YouTube, follow the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hshB_YbhI3w #history #easternfront #worldwarII #technic #wehrmacht

Today we continue acquaintance with a very interesting and rare document. The author of this diary was a Red Army soldier, his division defending Leningrad. There were not only civilians who were starving in the besieged city, but so did Red Army soldiers. This soldier obviously was not captured by Soviet propaganda, he had his own opinion on any event. But his thoughts are very dangerous, for expressing such an opinion in the Soviet Union, at best a man would be sent to prison, but at worst he would be executed. But that does not stop him, he thoroughly writes everything that happens to him in his diary. From his notes we understand that he was in the most terrible conditions, both physically and psychologically. This document is very emotional, I constantly paused and "tried on" these events on myself. It is impossible not to empathize with this man, what he went through is a real hell on earth... To watch this video on YouTube, follow the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dAVwRASKSM #history #easternfront #worldwarII #technic #wehrmacht

Today we continue acquaintance with a very interesting and rare document. The author of this diary was a Red Army soldier, his division defending Leningrad. There were not only civilians who were starving in the besieged city, but so did Red Army soldiers. This soldier obviously was not captured by Soviet propaganda, he had his own opinion on any event. But his thoughts are very dangerous, for expressing such an opinion in the Soviet Union, at best a man would be sent to prison, but at worst he would be executed. But that does not stop him, he thoroughly writes everything that happens to him in his diary. From his notes we understand that he was in the most terrible conditions, both physically and psychologically. This document is very emotional, I constantly paused and "tried on" these events on myself. It is impossible not to empathize with this man, what he went through is a real hell on earth... To watch this video on YouTube, follow the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SqkLxge0Z4 #history #easternfront #worldwarII #technic #wehrmacht

Today we will begin our acquaintance with a very interesting and rare document. The author of this diary was a Red Army soldier, his division defending Leningrad. There were not only civilians who were starving in the besieged city, but so did Red Army soldiers. This soldier obviously was not captured by Soviet propaganda, he had his own opinion on any event. But his thoughts are very dangerous, for expressing such an opinion in the Soviet Union, at best a man would be sent to prison, but at worst he would be executed. But that does not stop him, he thoroughly writes everything that happens to him in his diary. From his notes we understand that he was in the most terrible conditions, both physically and psychologically. This document is very emotional, I constantly paused and "tried on" these events on myself. It is impossible not to empathize with this man, what he went through is a real hell on earth... You can watch this video on YouTube ollowing the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7KQPUt09_U&t #history #easternfront #worldwarII #technic #wehrmacht

We will look today at the diary of Lieutenant Brand, an officer of the Wehrmacht. His diary goes from June 28, 1943. The year he considers "the darkest year in all German history". And such observations are not unreasonable: the great military failures on the Eastern front accompanied by the massive bombardment of large German cities by British-American aviation. The result was huge civilian losses and severe destructions. The diary shows well the decline in soldiers' morale caused by these and related events. There was a visible shadow of disaster over Germany. To watch this video on YouTube, follow the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1QB0voUsxM&t #history #easternfront #worldwarII #technic #wehrmacht

He served as a mountain jaeger in the Reconnaissance Battalion of the SS Division "Nord". Before the Soviet Union was invaded in June 1941, the SS Division "Nord" was sent to Finland, with the aim of invading the Soviet Union by operating in the Karelian direction, under the command of the 36th Army Corps (Wehrmacht). When Finland declared war upon the Soviet Union on June 25, 1941, that group was unable to break through the Red Army positions and was forced back. Moreover, they suffered serious losses. You can watch this video on YouTube following the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PSAgjpeE5E&t=406s #history #easternfront #worldwarII #technic #wehrmacht

We will look today at the diary of Lieutenant Brand, an officer of the Wehrmacht. His diary goes from June 28, 1943. The year he considers "the darkest year in all German history". And such observations are not unreasonable: the great military failures on the Eastern front accompanied by the massive bombardment of large German cities by British-American aviation. The result was huge civilian losses and severe destructions. The diary shows well the decline in soldiers' morale caused by these and related events. There was a visible shadow of disaster over Germany. You can watch this video on YouTube following the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gs-C9bDX4Po #history #easternfront #worldwarII #technic #wehrmacht