How The Dambusters Sank Germany's "Unsinkable" Battleship | Dambusters' Great Escape | War Stories
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- Опубликовано: 24 дек 2023
- After establishing themselves as some of the best precision bombers in the world, the elite Dambusters unit had a new assignment. Their task was to sink an enormous German battleship named Tirpitz which was deemed "unsinkable" by it's creators.
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This was originally aired on TV - the release date was 30th March 2004. Sadly all the men featured in this amazing documentary will now have passed. Thank goodness we have the opportunity to see and listen to them. Thank you for posting this.
It was released in 2014.
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@@distantthunder12ck55 good to see the men who went on the raid and stopped a battleship capable of causing great problems to the Russian Conveys.
Kudos to the RAF but also rest in peace those who died in the raid. Regardless of which side they were on.
I had not seen this documentary before. All these men have probably passed now and I am so happy that their thoughts and recollections were recorded. Thank you for this.
Small mercy they're gone, but their legacy is preserved here at least.
They've seen and done enough without having to witness the atrocities of the Pronoun War their great great grandsons are waging.
The last 'Dambuster', George 'Johnny' Johnson died in December 2022, aged 101
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Oh my goodness! What an incredible feat! How courageous these men were. The hairs on the back of my neck stood up watching this story. I wish I could have met them, saluted and shaken their hands.
I don't watch these episodes for the missions i watch them for the men that fought, died, lived, and became friends
This is so impactful, the detail to which they can recall the events despite their age. Make sure you watch this until the end, the last 3 minutes are an emotional rollercoaster.
I can't get enuff of watching these heroes and their stories. This one was truly amazing and I got a lot out of this.
Thank you for continuing with your solid World War Two stories. These guys should never be forgotten.
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43 25 onwards. My Mum LOVED Tommy Trinder. She belonged to a group of parents who helped to support our local Scout Group. It was very much a social group as well and they organised a coach trip to see Tommy Trinder in London. He was acting as compare for other performers with his usual banter in between. My Mum said that he really knew how to work an audience. He reached a point which would have normally produced a response from the audience. My Mum was the only one who came out with what he had hoped for. My Mum called out, "YOU LUCKY PEOPAWL". There was laughter as Tommy looked directly at my Mum, "Thank you Lady, I nearly thought that I'd died there". Several more occasions in the evening, he played directly to my Mum. My Mum was full of it when she got home. A memorable occasion.
Growing up American I always loved the B17 but when I saw the Lancaster in the Dambusters film well,
I had a new love
What a machine the Lancaster is 💪
One of the biggest bombers apart from the Volcan
The biggest bomb of bombers. It was very inefficient terribly underpowered.
@@spikenomoonit certainly was built or flown by know it alls
@@spikenomoon Merlin 20 series were only single stage supercharged and were lucky to get to 20,000 Ft loaded, a B17 would go to 30,000 ft and a B24 would go to 28,000 because of their 2 staged TURBOcharged radial engines !!! Lancasters average bomb load throughout the war was only about 6,000# compared to their "Could carry 14,000#" !!!! could and did were two different stories !!!
@@wilburfinnigan2142 It helped win the war. I believe we lost a lot of crews because of horrible engines and other engineering failures. The old sky coffin. ⚰️
We all owe so much to all those brave men and women of that generation who made our freedoms possible! Sadly, I am so afraid that what they did for us is being forgotten and discredited today! My generation, the sons and daughters of these heroes is almost gone too--“WHO WILL REMEMBER THEIR SACRIFICE and WHAT WE OWE THEM?”
Their Grand kids who was brought up with them aswell , im 45 now and remember many of them in my town along with their stories, my own gramp who was in the merchant Marines..
We thank you all for your service. Rip the fallen . If only the world would remember and learn from the mistakes from the passed.
If you don't learn the lessons of the past then you're an idiot. Lessons that were brought by the lives of the airman on many raids.
It's not the size of the dog in the fight...It's the size of the fight in the dog... Thanks Winston.
I love the idea of a guy who faked his way past the eye exam being inducted into the highly skilled precision bombing wing, fake it til you make it?
The British military men in the second world war were tough , resilent, and brave . They did not think twice about going into danger , they were magnificent men , full stop !! I worked with a lot of these men who had fought in the war , and trust me they were really tough guys who didn't talk about their war years unless you heard them talking amongst themselves . I can gaurantee that some of them were Real Killers in their war years , some of them had a Scary look if you said something that upset them , then they would break into a smile and joke with me , frightening ! I was just a young boy 18 years old and admired them very much . They are all gone now , God bless them , but I think about them often ! I hope in the event of another war , God forbid ! That our young men would be as tough and resilent.
Wow. Powerful how some of these old men - once young and thoughtless of the killing they were involved in - now feel real compassion and sorrow at the thought of all those who died in the war.
Went to RAF Coningsby a couple of weeks back. They have an original Lanc and Mozzy under restoration in the hangar. Along with various recovered items from battles, and some incredible personal log books from flight crews... very touching....went with my other half who, until then, had no previous insight, into ww2 history. She was quite overwhelmed.
The restoration for both planes is estimated at about 5 years to get them airworthy.
A true tribute to fine, fine men and women involved. Truly humbled. My sincere thanks to such brave souls.x
Amazing story! The ending brings a tear to your eye.
Yes. "A crazy war," all for nothing ,this war-veteran said in the documentary. Everyone in his right mind would agree with him.
Perhaps you should rethink that statement.
Had it not been for that war, we would not have hade 70 years of relative peace, but rather the fascist oppressive dictatorship, that some right wing nutcases are trying to force onto us now.
That particular war told us everything we should know about how we need to avoid another lunatic behind the wheel in the so called free world.
All for nothing? Really?
@@pastorpresent1 His perspective is very different being on the German side.
They were the antagonists, conquered all the surrounding countries at a terrible cost in lives, only to lose everything as well as millions of their own people when they lost the war.
That was an outstanding film, the a German gentleman, and the Englishmen at the end, were really wonderful people.
Visited the place where Easy Elsie had emergency landing after the raid. She is now a protected place. Located outside of Porjus in North Sweden. collected some 303 casings thnat had exploded when they put her on fire and a little piece of armored glass,
Another Lancaster made Emergency landing some 100 Km on an island in the river Kalix Älv just about Överkalix.
Have lots of photos from her resting place.
Amazing documentary! Thank you so much for telling this piece of history. It is really great that some of the men became friends after the war.
I’m so grateful for these old guys coming on this documentary and telling it like it was. So honorable, and so heartfelt. Most importantly, history told by the ones who lived it!
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Hero's of the skies!!!
Nothing but respect for you all.
Thank you
Excellent doc. It's great to hear 1st hand accounts from some of the veterans on both sides where involved in this dramatic story.
Respect and thanks to all veterans
971 sailors lost their lives when the "Unsinkable German Ship " The "Tirpitz" sank . They and many others left their families behind, never to see them again.
this video is like a Christmas present for anybody interested in WW2 history! Subscribed!
I can attest that 'Target Tirpitz' is a fantastic book ❤
Herr Wesner was so very brave..and saved the lives of many...I would love to know he lived a long and happy life after the war
Very different times. respect
At the end its the humanity that pulls me in, keep on watching these videos
What a very sad thing war is 🙏🏻
I'm still surprised there's parts laying around. Figured people would have taken them as trophies
Fantastic documentary!!
Great documentary, I had the pleasure of meeting Tony Iveson, Alex McKie, Freddie Watts and Willibald Volsing at an Aces High Gallery signing for the 60th anniversary of the sinking of the Tirpitz.
I found Dams Raid a fascinating story too, and met the last 5 remaining aircrew of the Chastise raid, and have some great items signed by them both, that I’ve cherished to this day!
I remember learning of Tony Iveson’s passing at the time and felt the loss of a true hero, as I did when I heard of other pilots and aircrews I met at signing’s, that had passed as I met some a few times and they remembered me (especially the Dambuster’s), it was such a great experience meeting all of them and wished I’d started going to such events a lot earlier when more of them were still around. R.I.P.
They don't make men like that anymore. True heroes, every one of them.
I wouldn't be so sure, I remember an interview from a survivor of the raid on St Nazaire and he said he's convinced that the younger generation if called upon would answer the call like they did when faced with tyranny and oppression of the free world, he hoped they would not have to but I found it comforting to know that some men who have faced the ultimate test of bravery have confidence in the generations to come
We are now seeing history repeating its self once again in our time.
People should behave in other peoples countries then?! , and not abuse the sanctuary them or their parents was given..
Even if losses were incurred, Churchill said. "The Unsinkable Ship" has to be destroyed. A great loss of life from those who took part in the war, we never learn.
The personal storys of all the men from both sides is very moving
ships will always lose against tall boys and grand slams
That's just too much bomb in one place.. 💥
That's what she said.
Yer mom
Today, known as Daisy cutters, And moab's.
Absolutely fascinating.
Thank you for sharing this documentary. ❤
My Great GrandFather's Served On KMS'S BISMARCK,TIRPITZ,SCHARNHORST & GNEISENAU 😃
He seems to have been a lucky chap all of those ships were sunk I believe.
Bit like uncle Albert bit of a Joanha
Thank you for this excellent video, which tells the story from both sides, so to speak. So many lives lost, so many sadly affected. I have learned a lot from this video. 🙏🙏🙏
I like that at 21:55 Old Bold Pilots Assoc... Thats cool because when I was in Alaska there were OLD Pilots and there were BOLD Pilots...but there were No "OLD BOLD" PILOTS!!!
A very good documentary, as said, these fine men have probably all passed away, heroes to a man. As I watched it I realised seen it before but still well worth viewing again. Although they were the enemy, the death of all those aboard Turpitz was still a tragedy. Lets hope the like never gets repeated.
Yes, every one of them was someone's son. 😢
Fascinating and great to see so many very brave men. A thought - the Tirpitz was about 42,000 tons but the IJN's Yamato was well over 70,000 tons (from memory, I didn't look the figures up) and the Yamato was also sunk mainly be aerial attack.
I think its great that they managed to get people from both sides for this. Because you can really see the human side of the consequences of war.
People talk about or you might hear someone say....oh it's a miracle over something simple....a real miracle...this video was made with living history by people that used to try to kill each other....time,age, wisdom changes thangs sometimes for the 👍👍👍👍👍 great video 👍👍
❤ thank you all for your sacrifice❤
Amazing they had cameras there to film the battle and deaths.
It is quite amazing how they got thioose bombs onto the target with pin-point accuracy from 15.000 feet
Wow. “I was strong once but it’s all gone”
Amazing these guys became friends
Tony Iveson first was a Spitfire pilot in the Battle of Britain but later retrained as a bomber pilot.
His son Bob flew harriers in the Falklands I believe.
@@jongulliver984 Actually Bob Iveson is the son of Group Captain Hank Iveson DSO DFC and Bar former Halifax pilot.
Thanks Anthony, my mistake, however that's some family tradition as well!
@@jongulliver984 Re Hank Iveson. There is a memorial plaque to GC Iveson at the industrial park on the old Holme on Spalding Moor airfield.
Bob Iveson became the CO of 617 Squadron.
Thank you for your service
617 and 9 squadron did it together!
At 25:03 it was said the bombers had 2.5 Tonnes of high explosives, the Tall Boy weighed in at 12,000 lbs around 5.4 long tonnes
You're sitting on the water. What could go wrong. 😢
" you could'nt have the nazi's in charge could ya " says it all really , when men were men , god bless the lot of em !!!!!!
I appear to have misunderstood something early on in this video! I thought they were to fly to the USSR first, bit apparently that idea was scrapped! Still, we owe so much to the jangled nerves of these brave aviators!
They did this in an earlier attempt to sink Tirpitz. It’s in the video at around 9:40.
They had done that previously and had damaged it
Thank you, gentlemen.
Hats off.
Brave men! Thank you for your service!
"And Too,633 Squadron & The Flyers of The Dam Busters, We Owe Much"
The Tirpitz was mostly sunk already by an attack of mini subs, the bombers where sent in as a 2nd wave to finish it off, but this is the first time i heard about it being dambusters, can you post your info source @War Stories.
The mini subs put it out of action for about 5 months, but by early April 1944, the Tirpitz was repaired and ready for sea trials.
@@grahvis It was almost ready yes, but regarding the video makers claim about it being dambusters it was Tallboy bombs here is an excerpt from the tirpitz wiki: Shortly thereafter, the ship was damaged in an attack by British mini-submarines and subsequently subjected to a series of large-scale air raids. On 12 November 1944, British Lancaster bombers equipped with 12,000-pound (5,400 kg) "Tallboy" bombs scored two direct hits and a near miss which caused the ship to capsize rapidly.
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The air raids mostly resulted in relatively superficial damage, which meant a need to repair. They did not result in serious damage.
@@grahvisexcept on Nov 12th 1944, 2 direct hits and a near miss with tallboy's making it capsize.
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Yes, that did put a bit of a dent in it.
The aircraft with the cameraman hung about for a while after the bombing and watched it slowly capsize. The pilot remarked how it seemed a bit sad as it was such a beautiful ship.
I want Basil Fish to be my adoptive grandad, he's great 💙
What a brave special group of men.Thank you all
Thanks all for the posting. Brisbane Australia
It was a wonderful historical coverage documentary about Germans (Terbitt ) battleships sank by dambusterd air assaulted. During WW2 . German radars officer was a good German through British prospective, but he was a traitor for his motherland Germany 🇩🇪...
_" German radars officer was a good German through British prospective, but he was a traitor for his motherland Germany"_
True. But he was right, in the same way that the Russians working actively underground, together with the Ukrainians, for the defeat of Russia in its monstrous, imperial ambitions are right too.
And the most interestihg thing of all is that the vast majority of Germans today would share the above sentiment. (Germany has come a long way in its self-awareness of its past)
Just kids really..and so brave😔
The Tirpitz was a sitting duck.
A very well armoured, armed and defended duck.
Drivel
I can’t b lieve wht I’m hearing omg wow amazing smh unbelievable
Whilst stationed in Germany we visited the Dam Mohne and Eider
Best war doco
Terrible for the German crewmen; but we have to remember their ultimate purpose.
What a fantastic documentry. Relly well made and very interesting
Excellent.
Superb.
Great documentary. Well written and great result and a lot of luck for the British.
Great video. Thx. This is the stuff of legends.
Crazy war - for nothing 😪😪 He summed it up perfectly.
I saw some thing the other day , it's one of the last living people that served in WW2 and he was in tears , and his word was , he sits and looks around today with the way kids and society is now ,and said we died for nothing , and this man was in bits ,it's sad cos he's right , and it's getting worse , it's a sad fact of reality.
Society is destroyed due to feminism
The Tirpitz was mission killed after the x-craft attack by the RN. They were able to make her sail after 6 months which should have taken at least 1.5 yrs. There is another reason I assumed the ship was no longer able to sail at speed so they built a shelve so if the ship was hit it would settle to the shelve,leaving its main artillery in range to hit convoys from its anchorage. The RAF sent 2 attacks with Tallboys. The first attack was called off because of cloud cover. The second had three direct hits and the rest near misses. The ship started to turn turtle and it took 1,000 dead of the ships company. This is war, and the aftermath of war. War is good for ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.
Edit: They tried to hit the ship three times. The first raid came when they had to get Russia to allow the to use an airbase near the fiord as the Lacs didn’t have the range. Russia said yes, I mean if they said no, the Brit’s would be forced to stop the convoy and the weapons aid that Britain was sending them. The raid was cancelled because the ship was covered win smoke from the smoke pots that they put on the sides of the fiord. A couple of Lancs dropped their Tallboys before the ship was covered in the artificial smoke, I do believe that one bomb had either hit the ship or it was a near miss. I do believe that the first raid was before the x-craft raid in 43. I don’t remember so if someone has this information I would be grateful if you can include the info. The next two raids were as I reported earlier . Thank you and have a Happy New Year
I am happy to announce that after about a week my left testicle is no longer slightly sensitive :D
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Good show ...
I like the bit ya couldnt have the natzi in charge but ya can use their technology and drive round in their invention and even call it the love bug lol
Yeah, well, THAT war IS over.
Enjoyed the video
Are those Tornadoes in the background at 42:06 and 45:08?
Excellent stuff bro
wow !
No matter how we try and put ourselves in their shoes(boots)..we will never come close to what these young scoundrels went through.....Never!!!
Over 120 missions were launched against the Tirpitz only the use of Tall Boys 12,000lb bombs were the weapons that sank it The wreck was broken up from 1945------1949 some parts are reputed to still be there and some parts were made into knives after the war
Great story guys!!!
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Oh! Derka derka derka !
I love the dogs name in this movie that Pink Floyd Was watching in the wall.
I don’t get it
@@skipmagil There is an old movie about this event. Black and white movie.
In the movie "The Wall" "Pink Floyd" is in his hotel room, being a rockstar letting a cigarette burn to its nub, while he is watching that movie.
Particularly the scene where the pilots are talking about their dog. Which has a great name for a dog, because he is black.
you're talking about the famous film about the mission to destroy the dams?
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Already saw this on timelines chanel ! 6 years ago xD
Great docu.. With deep respect for this guys..!
Funny how all "unsinkable" ships end up getting sunk.
It os mad to think that those in planning didn't think to change the route after the penultimate attack. The Germans would have known they flee through the gap in the radar and obviously adjust.
Maybe they expected the Germans to think the the same, and so double bluffed, so to speak
Real men will soon only be found in history books
fantastic to watch this so very interesting
Sank