Ich bin aus Krefeld. Bei 3:26 ist das die Brücke wo ich 200 m weiter wohne. Die sieht heute noch genauso aus. Der Bunker in 3:50 steht heute noch vor meiner Haustüre
Mein Großvater kam aus Fischeln, was heute ein Stadtteil von Krefeld ist. Meine Mutter und Ich kommen gebürtig aus St. Tönis. Gewohnt habe ich von 1969-1976 in St. Tönis auf dem Westring, was früher vor meinem Leben die Friedhofstrasse war. Danach sind wir aus St. Tönis weggezogen. In der Schulferienzeit war ich immer in den Sommerferien beim Großvater. Zu der Zeit lebte der Großvater in Anrath. War immer eine coole Zeit wenn ich auf Ferienbesuch bei ihm war. Ja, Opa war der beste ☺️😊😊
That is a very strange sight! A small group of US soldiers crouched down around a Howitzer for possible action, with civilians casually walking about including right thru the soldier's position!
Krefeld was the town that PFC Henry Kissinger was briefly put in charge of. I didn't see him in this film, but I imagine he could have been in the loudspeaker truck at the beginning, speaking his native German and issuing orders to the residents.
Notice the bulldozer tank and crane tank, two of the many battlefield adaptations that emerged during the war. Also, German tanks had powerful guns so, that by the end of the war many US tanks had sandbags surrounding their armor.
Ab Minute 5:00 wird der Bereich Schmiedestraße ecke Schlosserstraße gezeigt. In dieser Gegend wohnt meine Familie heute noch. Sehr beeindruckend zu sehen.
@@KAHLIIWEST Yes ! , I was in the territorial army band back in the day , but I've experienced Germany quite a lot , with different things , I stayed in a village with a family near Sarbucken , travelled to Heidelberg , then with the ta went to Mulheim and Krefeld , and went with a friend to Berlin , so beautiful it was . 'd love to come over again and stay with someone if possible .
Does anyone know what infantry division was there in Krefeld in 1945? My father was in the 102nd Infantry Division and in his Division book from WW2 it mentions that they were there in Krefeld. Am I correct when I say that? Please let me know ! Vincent Crimona
I live in Krefeld and was looking through other videos on this town in WW2. I saw this video of the 102d Ozarks that may be of interest to you? ruclips.net/video/x2ioP_BkdW4/видео.html
Das ist ja hochinteressant,ich bin in Uerdingen aufgewachsen und habe auch lange in Krefeld gewohnt. Da hat haben die Engländer und Amerikaner ganze Arbeit geleistet. Man hat ja immer das Stahlwerk angegriffen. Ich war auf dem Bau und wir haben öfters die Bombenräumer bei uns gehabt, wir hatten einige Bomben gefunden.
Ich bin Australier aber gluecklicherweise war Ich ein Angestellter einer Amerikanische Firma in Nordrhein-Westfalen in 1965. Die Lage in der damaligen West Deutschland war wahrscheinlich anders als heute !!! Die 3M Firma hat eine Niederlassung in Hilden und Ich glaube , sie ist noch im Betrieb. Karl-Heinz Ludwig stammt aus Krefeld und wohnte auf der Pappelstrasse . Der Karl-Heinz hat eine Verabredung foer mich mit seinem Boss an der Hildener 3 -M Firma wo er selbt beschaeftigt war verangelassen....... Schoene Zeit foer mich....seine Mutter wohnte dicht am Ufer des Rheins am ende der Oederinge Bruecke. Les Griffiths
These “home movies” of the “wing-it as you go” approach to getting control of enemy territory is fascinating - surely their was a very focused planning effort to craft the framework for this and managing the post-war peace ?
I think the last word being painted over was already almost completely obliterated when the camera began to film it. I have watched this bit several times but I can't discern it as so little of the word was still visible. I think the previous words translate as " We only greet with " but I don't know what the next word was. It would be interesting to know .
Nazi Germany was not put on a full war time economy until 1944.that is women and under 17yeard weren't involved in war production or drafted.This may have had developed the German civilian passivity before 1944..what daydreaming from 1938 to 1944. Perhaps this has occurred in the last 25years years in USA .
There were several reasons why German women were not mobilized earlier in the war. First, they were expected to be producing superior Aryan babies to increase the numbers of superior Germans who were destined to rule all of Europe (to start with) because of their intrinsic superiority. And producing babies meant they had to stay at home to take care of both children and household duties. Second, the Nazis kidnapped quantities of men from the countries they occupied to become slave laborers in factories run by existing German companies. This may have been useful for a time, but as Germany collapsed, these same slaves took vengeance on not only the people who had abused them, but on the factories where they'd been forced to work.
My Grandmother was living in Krefeld during WW2. The Americans would break into homes and assault the women. My grandmother was a witness to this and her mother was the victim. She is still alive today and can still remember the bomb alarms going off and minutes later having her home bombed. Thoses were crazy times!
Easy for me to say but I find looting a low act. Going thru a prisoner's clothes to see what he had. Medals, anything at all that could be taken as a souvenir or traded.
better than getting shot also searching was done as a precaution. my mother was an army nurse who was given a pistol by a german patient who did not want to get caught with it
@@jayharrington9689 sure, sure, but I'm talking about looting and thieving. Checking a prisoner for weapons is one thing but taking personal items whilst someone has to stand there and can't do anything about it is quite another.
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Ich bin aus Krefeld. Bei 3:26 ist das die Brücke wo ich 200 m weiter wohne. Die sieht heute noch genauso aus. Der Bunker in 3:50 steht heute noch vor meiner Haustüre
05:00 Excellent example to make a diorama. An M4 76mm with green and black camouflage and a welded wheel between the original pressed ones.
Mein Großvater kam aus Fischeln, was heute ein Stadtteil von Krefeld ist. Meine Mutter und Ich kommen gebürtig aus St. Tönis. Gewohnt habe ich von 1969-1976 in St. Tönis auf dem Westring, was früher vor meinem Leben die Friedhofstrasse war. Danach sind wir aus St. Tönis weggezogen. In der Schulferienzeit war ich immer in den Sommerferien beim Großvater. Zu der Zeit lebte der Großvater in Anrath. War immer eine coole Zeit wenn ich auf Ferienbesuch bei ihm war. Ja, Opa war der beste ☺️😊😊
Absolutely fascinating to view. Many thanks. UK
That is a very strange sight! A small group of US soldiers crouched down around a Howitzer for possible action, with civilians casually walking about including right thru the soldier's position!
A high velocity 57mm anti-tank gun. See the description.
@chuckwagon5518 Not really, as they were the targets of any resistance or snipers. The civilians were not.
Not a Howitzer.
Well, they knew the Americans would not shoot them, and they knew their own would not shoot them.
@@fredwhisman7866 I would say it is classified as a howitzer; they are between a cannon and a mortar. I was an artilleryman 1971-1973
Shared this with GIV...German in Venice (California). He is from Krefeld.
😉 You know GIV ?😆👍
Check out his video ''trip back to Germany'' on 9/13/2023 i did posted this video on his page and ask him if he can show how these places look today.
he made another update video
Krefeld was the town that PFC Henry Kissinger was briefly put in charge of. I didn't see him in this film, but I imagine he could have been in the loudspeaker truck at the beginning, speaking his native German and issuing orders to the residents.
My Mom ist born at Krefeld - St. Tönis / at this Time she 's been 8 Years old
Bless her , St. Tonis, how I loved my time there in the 1960's, the forests, Oncle Gustaves
Notice the bulldozer tank and crane tank, two of the many battlefield adaptations that emerged during the war. Also, German tanks had powerful guns so, that by the end of the war many US tanks had sandbags surrounding their armor.
Ab Minute 5:00 wird der Bereich Schmiedestraße ecke Schlosserstraße gezeigt. In dieser Gegend wohnt meine Familie heute noch. Sehr beeindruckend zu sehen.
Demandez leurs ce qui est écrit sur le mur à 6:05 et saluez les bien de la part de tous les internautes de la chaine !
@@alexandre210613 ce n'est pas toute la ville qui a écrit ça... quelques civils un peu fanatiques...
There's a grand irony at 2:40
That big publicity ( just by chance, unrelated ) says "Befreit" (=liberated )
Krefeld is a lovely place , I stayed in an old army barracks back in the 1980's
Are you british?:D
@@KAHLIIWEST I am !
Well... sadly it was a lovely place... not so much today
@@KAHLIIWEST Yes ! , I was in the territorial army band back in the day , but I've experienced Germany quite a lot , with different things , I stayed in a village with a family near Sarbucken , travelled to Heidelberg , then with the ta went to Mulheim and Krefeld , and went with a friend to Berlin , so beautiful it was . 'd love to come over again and stay with someone if possible .
@@Warumfragstdu What's happened ?
Does anyone know what infantry division was there in Krefeld in 1945? My father was in the 102nd Infantry Division and in his Division book from WW2 it mentions that they were there in Krefeld. Am I correct when I say that? Please let me know ! Vincent Crimona
I live in Krefeld and was looking through other videos on this town in WW2. I saw this video of the 102d Ozarks that may be of interest to you?
ruclips.net/video/x2ioP_BkdW4/видео.html
@@DarthIckus Yes ! Thank you for this information! I really appreciate it!
@@vincentcrimona8593 You're welcome!
Das ist ja hochinteressant,ich bin in Uerdingen aufgewachsen und habe auch lange in Krefeld gewohnt. Da hat haben die Engländer und Amerikaner ganze Arbeit geleistet. Man hat ja immer das Stahlwerk angegriffen. Ich war auf dem Bau und wir haben öfters die Bombenräumer bei uns gehabt, wir hatten einige Bomben gefunden.
I immediately thought of my favorite RUclipsr, GIV. He's in Krefeld right now helping his mom.
I wish before each clip there was a map showing the area
Use google earth you could even go to street level.
This here is very difficult. I am living near Krefeld. There is a nearow gauge tram track.
Ich bin Australier aber gluecklicherweise war Ich ein Angestellter einer Amerikanische Firma in Nordrhein-Westfalen in 1965. Die Lage in der damaligen West Deutschland war wahrscheinlich anders als heute !!! Die 3M Firma hat eine Niederlassung in Hilden und Ich glaube , sie ist noch im Betrieb. Karl-Heinz Ludwig stammt aus Krefeld und wohnte auf der Pappelstrasse . Der Karl-Heinz hat eine Verabredung foer mich mit seinem Boss an der Hildener 3 -M Firma wo er selbt beschaeftigt war verangelassen.......
Schoene Zeit foer mich....seine Mutter wohnte dicht am Ufer des Rheins am ende der Oederinge Bruecke.
Les Griffiths
Es ist die Uerdinger Rheinbrücke 🙂. Mir gefällt Ihre Erinnerung. Ich bin aus Krefeld
3M in Hilden gibt es auch heute noch. Dort komme ich her.
These “home movies” of the “wing-it as you go” approach to getting control of enemy territory is fascinating - surely their was a very focused planning effort to craft the framework for this and managing the post-war peace ?
6:06 Wir grüßen nur mit ...! Does anyone know the last word being painted over?
I think the last word being painted over was already almost completely obliterated when the camera began to film it. I have watched this bit several times but I can't discern it as so little of the word was still visible. I think the previous words translate as " We only greet with " but I don't know what the next word was. It would be interesting to know .
It is almost certain that it says "Wir grüßen nur mit Heil Hitler"
@@sebastianhecks2432 YES !
Wir grüßen nur mit Hitlergruss stand an der Wand
The GIV is from Krefeld.
I lived in Krefeld, in the Ritterstrasse, 1971 to 1974, had a great time there
Nazi Germany was not put on a full war time economy until 1944.that is women and under 17yeard weren't involved in war production or drafted.This may have had developed the German civilian passivity before 1944..what daydreaming from 1938 to 1944. Perhaps this has occurred in the last 25years years in USA .
There were several reasons why German women were not mobilized earlier in the war. First, they were expected to be producing superior Aryan babies to increase the numbers of superior Germans who were destined to rule all of Europe (to start with) because of their intrinsic superiority. And producing babies meant they had to stay at home to take care of both children and household duties. Second, the Nazis kidnapped quantities of men from the countries they occupied to become slave laborers in factories run by existing German companies. This may have been useful for a time, but as Germany collapsed, these same slaves took vengeance on not only the people who had abused them, but on the factories where they'd been forced to work.
German superiority...what a fucking joke!
Interesting. Thanks
MARCH 4 1945 WAS MY FATHERS 25th BIRTHDAY SPENT FIGHTING SOMEWHERE IN GERMANY
10:00 On recouvre le corps d'une femme fut-elle une combattante.
Gibs auch Filme von Dülken und viersen
Systematic looting for pistols etc
My Grandmother was living in Krefeld during WW2. The Americans would break into homes and assault the women. My grandmother was a witness to this and her mother was the victim. She is still alive today and can still remember the bomb alarms going off and minutes later having her home bombed. Thoses were crazy times!
God Bless Germany. One day you will be free again.
You do not mention your grandfather, I wonder what he was doing?
Or your grand uncles?
hmmm….
Germany killed millions of women, children in gas chambers
@@Mike-01234 🤣🤣🤣you still believe that nonsense.
A victim? Nice story . What did youre Kraut family do in WW2?.
Easy for me to say but I find looting a low act. Going thru a prisoner's clothes to see what he had. Medals, anything at all that could be taken as a souvenir or traded.
better than getting shot also searching was done as a precaution. my mother was an army nurse who was given a pistol by a german patient who did not want to get caught with it
@@jayharrington9689 sure, sure, but I'm talking about looting and thieving. Checking a prisoner for weapons is one thing but taking personal items whilst someone has to stand there and can't do anything about it is quite another.
Also intelligence gathering, and confirming a prisoners story.. it’s not as simple or depraved as you suggest.
The USA Soldiers don't was angels! The same like another one's
The winners are always angels!
painting over
wir grüßen nur mit We just say hello? I guess he doesn't welcome the Americans LOL
Look at the beard the man with the paintbrush is wearing...