Cousin landed on omaha beach, shot in the arm went on to fight the battle of the bulge. Jeep he was in hit a land mine, he woke up face down in the ditch and could hear germans talking. He waited till dark and crawled 7 miles to get help. Was in hospital for 1.5 years and married the nurse who cared for him.
The Americans had over 2500 men killed on D-Day but only 777 killed on Omaha Beach. (Total casualties were 3,686) There was no way that any single German soldier killed that many people. If we posit that some of the soldiers he shot were only wounded then he is claiming to have personally been responsible for 54% of Americans killed or wounded on Omaha Beach. I call B.S.
Ya, it's not unusual for his videos to have some errors in them. Most people don't catch them, because it all makes for good cinematography, and sparks a real interest in history for others... So we must forgive him his errors, and enjoy the history he shares with us... Just be sure to check the facts for yourself....
@@johngaltmanDark Docs is not a history channel not even the slightest bit I remember this guy almost deleting his channel because historians ate him up on his inaccuracies 😅
My grandfather took German shrapnel through his thigh on an Italian mountainside. I’m obviously thankful he survived, unlike so many of his comrades who perished right beside him. However, seeing what’s become of our country, he, like Patton, would say we fought the wrong people.
In 1988 as a young cardiac surgical tech I cared for a man who was on Omaha Beach 44 years previously. I listened to him for an hour, knowing it would be one of the greatest privileges of my life as it has remained. One thing he said, with tears in his eyes, haunts me: "I saw things on that beach the devil wouldn't look at but I promise you something brother- he was there".
I am totally dumbfounded that Sgt Heinrich Severloh's heroic memoire account of his exploits on Omaha beach was featured in this show. This account is pure fiction as Sgt Severloh was investigated by historians a few years ago. They concluded that much of his account was lies, he was not an infantryman but artilleryman and so his weapon would have been an MG-34. His position had limited view of the beach and at that particular location there had only been around 200 casualties within possible range of his gun. Severloh's account claimed between 1,000 and 2,000 men. While a simple fact chech will show the actual casualties for all 6 miles of Omaha Beach was 2,400, with only 776 KIA.
He was a communications soldier given the MG to use. If he fired that many rounds the barrel would have melted. Doubt he would have had enough ammo at his position to kill so many. How did he manage without someone to help feed the rounds and change barrels.
@@J_McPhearsom Yes the channel has gone down hill. But this was entirely fake and pure NAZI propaganda. But to be fair he is not the only one playing these fake memoirs from disgruntled Germans
Both my grand dads were machine gunners from winter war till the end of continual war . Just weeks before the end, both were wounded. I have no idea how many they have killed, and both were at Lemetti and Kollaa. Given Soviet human wave tactics, I recon many.
@@obamasteeth My mother was already born before he left the US for WWII, and he did make it through. The Korean War too! When his outfit got orders for Vietnam, he said two wars was enough and retired.
There was supposed to be four battalions of a coastal division at Omaha. Hitlers intuition placed a regiment of the 352nd Infantrie Division at Omaha one week before. So the American were facing eight battalions of infantry.
In addition to your comment, the amphibious and assault-borne tanks were significantly more successful on the other beaches, giving the troops valuable tank support while advancing. Something that, without, would have been a serious disadvantage for the troops at Omaha.
No, there were no Polish conscripts. In Poland there were many Polish citizens that were ethnically German or had some German heritage. If they signed the Folksliste (Peoples letter) they got better rations, rights, property protection. If they didn't sign, they risked being sent to a concentration camp. Signing meant conscription for males.
The beast of omaha.claimed to put down over 2000 men and fired 12000 rounds of ammo in 9 hours. What most people don't know is that he suffered severe psychological trauma because of his experiences.
@@TheFunkhouser Those were the claims made, As I said he claimed to put down over 2000 men. Most historians have been in debate about the actual number for years since there is no way to tally the precise number of kills for a machine gunner.
Hmmm, most of the Atlantic wall was gaurded by wounded troops from the Eastern front or low skill troops from Romania and other parts of the affiliated with the Reich. Also if they hadn't held back the Panzer divisions the beach head would probably of been destroyed. Notmandy looked big but the fights in the Pacific were way more bloody because Japanese did not surrender.
Wow this is such an amazing story I’ve known forever I’m glad that it’s finally getting some publicity as it’s pretty unknown in America since it makes us look bad. Haven’t even watched the video yet but clicked so fast lol
He definitely did not kill 1,000 American soldiers. I've watched so many d day veteran interviews in the last few months, and what these men experienced and went through on d day and for months after d day, was absolute, unimaginable hell. We owe that generation everything wanna we're blessed to still have some around telling their stories on camera. Crazy that we have video interviews of soldiers that served as far back as the civil war.
I don't know how many MG42 barrels he had, but we can calculate the number he surely went through firing all those rounds........no way he had over ten MG42 barrels. No way.
Nope. They lost the war after Japan screwed with American boats, then we declared war on Japan. Then Germany declared war on America. America said you can die also.
"nope" lol... a know nothing.. trying to tell a casual historian.. how it all worked. a bunch of children trying to pretend that theyve grown up and understand complicated things and have firm opinions on those things... while talking about them at the adult dinner table.. trying to convince eachother that theyve earned the right to be considered an adult. while they all know they dont really understand jack shit and subconciously know, that everyone is just bullshitting eachother. youre just a grown child with no understanding of the world or history but you feel like you have to talk like you have important understandings and have drawn firm conclusions from those sophisticated understandings. LOL
Thing is there were only around 3,686 total casualties of which less than 780 KIA, so yes the MG-42 was a deadly gun this individual did not have 1,000 kills at Omaha. Oh and around 34,000 troops were landed that day from two US Divisions; 1st Inf Division and the 29th Inf Division. So Hollywood has made it appear that a US Infantry man was highly likely to get killed at Omaha with their movies; Saving Private Ryan, The Longest Day, The Big Red One and any other movie about D-Day when that is not the case at all.
As 770 men were killed at Omaha Beach, it is unlikely that this individual killed every single one of them, and an extra 230 in other conflicts. Why can’t you just tell the story without the bullshit?
Funny that in those videos they mix up clips of the MG42 and the MG34 together. Talking about the 42, while a 34 is shown…Can‘t be that difficult to distinguish between them.
Ahh yes Europe. Before nuclear weapons Europe was the scene of a major war every couple of years. Always willing to invade and kill each other over this or that.
Lol, if it wasn't for the US, all of Europe would be under Nazi rule. They kicked the shit out of all Europe until they declared war on US . And Russia started kicking their ass. If it wasn't for US and Russia, then most of Europe would have been conquered and destroyed. Oh wait, Hitler did conquer the superpowers of Europe.
There is a two hour interview of him and a Tommy (Cornelius Ryan) who got 3 bullets in his chest that day. Ryan found Severlohs name in he “the longest day”
My father has in between 500 and 1000 500 for sure he was a machine gunner 7th Army in Korea he said the Koreans would just come in wave after wave he said every man didn't even have a rifle the Korean would pick up the rifle from the person who died in front of them my father said when that 30 cal machine gun round hit their winter jacket the cotton shootout 6 ft in the air he said there was so much cotton blowing around it looked like it was snowing
There were only two people on the Enola Gay truly aware of the nature of the mission. It could be reasonably argued then that each man was responsible for 50,000 kills. Of course Rachel Carson wrote the book Silent Spring which led to the Banning of DDT which led to 50 million people from the continent of Africa dying from malaria.
You'll forgive me, I hope, for saying that it is pitiful to single out a single soldier in this way, and to glamourise his role on 6/6/1944. I wonder how (assuming the story here is not a complete fiction) he managed to sleep at night afterwards.
In Omaha 777 soldiers died, so it is impossible Severloh had killed more than 1000. He was the last gun active in Omaha and he definitely put a lot of pressure to many of the platoons landing, but I feel it would be great if this level of produced videos tried to demistify and make an effort on telling true stories
It wasnt 30 men on those barges but 80 men just like in the scene with the movie saving prvt ryan they cant show it so good but those barges are more loaded then people think at least some amd some dont ofcourse men got chopped down also in the barges.
If he got one it was awarded after the war as he became a POW within a couple days of retreating from the beach. He spent the next three years as a prisoner.
This is a great story but it has been insanely over exaggerated. It’s basically just lore at this point. There were only 2000 casualties in total that day on Omaha beach with less than 800 killed. 80 percent of those casualties were caused by accurate and direct mortar and artillery fire. The majority of these casualties also happened in the first 2 waves after that it was relatively quiet. Historians from American and Germany have both shredded this guys account as being a significant hyperbole. He’s thought to have actually only caused maybe 100 casualties with 40 being KIAd.
@@mr.noname9328 That's what he said was that gun was accurate up to 3,000 meters, I was calling bs, aint a gun on this planet accurate up to 3,000 meters that's almost 2 miles
@@llamalamb6741 all I know, it would explain why I'm such a beast on the M240B 💁♂️🤣. My family and machine guns 🤣🤣🤣🤣 most of my relatives who served in WW2, regardless of German, American or Canadian, were gunners. We know how to shoot 💁♂️. Ran a round of clays using slugs... perfect score, sorta we know how to shoot. Going back to earliest records of ancestry, ancestors were noted for skills with crossbows... so it goes waaay back.
I get that there is probably limited available footage of mg42's firing and thus the video had to be supplemented with footage of mg34's... but come on... at least show an actual mg42 when literally saying "mg42" in the storyline during the early portions of the video. Not doing so just comes off as ignorant, and I'd hate to think the countless hours of listening to this channel at night was nothing but ignorance on my part.
1:50: "...against the horrors of Communists." Communism was, and remains, a "horror." However, writing as a devoted subscriber, it's odd to sympathetically empathize with a NAZI considering their unmatched horror.
I don't want to hear about the success of any of America's enemies. Their evil will be returned on their own heads when they all face their sins at "the resurrection." To be complicit in the sins of Hitler, Hirohito, Stalin, Mao, LBJ, Bush, Obama, Biden, and every two-bit politician is to share the guilt for their lawlessness. This Bible doctrine will become critical to your salvation in the aftermath of Revelation 13:13. Dust off your granny's King James Bible and read. This prophecy, when fulfilled sets in motion the final events in "this present evil world" as the verses following v.13 clarify. At this time only one verse will carry your soul to Glory-Revelation 14:12: "keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus." This one Bible verse will show "who is on the LORD'S side" vs. those “greedy of gain”
why do you call that german soldier "Beast of Omaha"? He only galantly and eficiently used hos weapon system and fulfilled his duty. As any other soldier.
Interesting, but definitely not your best work. “The hordes of communists”? If you’re quoting the German here, and I hope you are, you should make that clear.
@@Knight_of_the_Old_Code high fire rate is not necessarily a good thing the mg 42 had a fire rate of around 1200 rpm but they realized that one that troops were going through ammo far too fast and two the barrels heat up a lot faster and wear out quicker so they lowered it to around 900 rpm after the war the usa took the fg42 and the mg 42 and frankensteined them together to create the m60 and gave it what they considered at the time the optimal fire rate of 600 rpm and was so controllable that you could if experienced with it fire it standing with one hand and keep it under control my father carried one in vietnam and said it would slowly climb at a 45 degree angle that was easy to correct for and hold on target
My dad was in the second wave at Omaha beach. Whenever we asked him about his service, he made it sound like a bad camping trip. He told me a story about how his platoon was stationed in a farm house near a Germain observation post. When one of the Germains came out to smoke one of the GI's in his platoon tried to take him out with a BAR and missed. The Germans called in their position and the farmhouse was hit by artillery. Half of his platoon was wiped out including his CO.
@@javiermartinezjr8849 My dad really had an angel looking out for him. His divison had been staying in Liege for a few days before moving out. The Germans bombed the city about a day after they left. My dad also managed to miss the battle of the bulge by getting really bad case of trench foot. At one point the docs were thinking about amputating the foot, but my dad told them no. He managed to keep his foot, but he had permanent nerve damage because of the trench foot.
My grandfather was a bombardier for B-24s in the pacific. He was shot down 7 times. He was rescued one time by a Russian sub one time so dehydrated that they started them off with thimbles of water. 7 fucking times. He was one of the 60% of men during WWII that were drafted. I guess the amazing part was that he kept getting back in the next plane.
@@nocturnalverse5739 My dad was drafted as well. His one aim was to make it out alive. I don't think your grandfather had a choice about getting on the plane.
I have read that if the Germans had concentrated more MG-42’s that the Normandy invasion could have failed due to such massive casualties. But of course, Armchair General’s hindsight is always 20/20.
The Northern half of the Italian campaign provided a natural defense as the Germans used the mountainous landscape and canyons in conjunction with MG-42's to provide cross-cover fire.
A great shout to be fair, Concentrated arks of fire interlocking and more strength in depth could have soaked up a lot of the inward waves. The 352nd were convalescents and not combat troops per se, the white bread division in fact, with many dietary needs. Its so fascinating looking up all these fats mate. greetings from England West Yorkshire.
The allies did everything they could to prevent a troop concentration at Normandy beforehand to be fair. The german high command always suspected that the landings would take place at pas-de-calais. The allies reinforced that belief and it worked.
I think a lot of us forget that although the Germans were our enemy, they were just kids, doing what they were told by the country they grew up in and the military they joined, just like our soldiers (american) were doing.
this case has been very disputed and hasn't actually had any hard evidence backing it also Severloh himself never stated these numbers to be accurate just tired assumptions and seeing how this would mean a single man from a single bunker with a single MG caused almost all the 2000 casualties on Omaha Beach. (when we know there were many more bunkers, dugouts, and positions with mg's plus the mines and artillery) This would be VERY highly unlikely and with all the veteran testimonies stating otherwise too. I hate how this dumb rumor gets passed around as fact.
correct sir. He would have been responsible for amlost all the casualties at omaha at that point, ive seen other numbers thrown around. either way he he got a lot
Imagine shaking hands with a thousand people. Ten seconds for shaking and turn to the next one. If doing continuously you are almost 3 hours busy in a row. I bet most people think after maybe one hour though, they must have shaken the hand of at least a thousand people.
What? You mean he was faking being a nazi, while in a nazi uniform, every other person singing about nazi songs, being surrounded by other fanatical nazis, etc. I guess that can happen😂. I really find it interesting and telling, by people who make excuses for nazis.
The causalities are on the beach mate. They either got treated or were dead. No mystery there. It’s completely possible to know. Are you saying as a veteran you’ve got no idea where your mates are??
@dark docs 1:58 is a Slovak soldier from 1st Division in eastern front. I would very much like to know what was your source of that video for editing. Thank you in advance.
Cousin landed on omaha beach, shot in the arm went on to fight the battle of the bulge. Jeep he was in hit a land mine, he woke up face down in the ditch and could hear germans talking. He waited till dark and crawled 7 miles to get help. Was in hospital for 1.5 years and married the nurse who cared for him.
God bless your cousin for doing what he had to do and having an amazing life to tell about it. I hope they make a movie about him one day.
A man of steel
nice story, bot
What a fucking unit. Absolute legend
What was that movie called again??
The Americans had over 2500 men killed on D-Day but only 777 killed on Omaha Beach. (Total casualties were 3,686) There was no way that any single German soldier killed that many people. If we posit that some of the soldiers he shot were only wounded then he is claiming to have personally been responsible for 54% of Americans killed or wounded on Omaha Beach. I call B.S.
Ya, it's not unusual for his videos to have some errors in them. Most people don't catch them, because it all makes for good cinematography, and sparks a real interest in history for others... So we must forgive him his errors, and enjoy the history he shares with us... Just be sure to check the facts for yourself....
its a fact that all sides including the us have falsely reported deaths!
@@johngaltmanDark Docs is not a history channel not even the slightest bit I remember this guy almost deleting his channel because historians ate him up on his inaccuracies 😅
@@LemonHead-sq5ws Didn't say it was, also, many "history" documentaries have errors in them also. That doesn't mean they are not useful.
@@johngaltman it’s a bot channel half the time what’s on screen isn’t even correct to what he’s saying lol 😝
My grandfather was here, he seen alot an was always reminded of his past. The greatest generation, an i thank him.
Yes sir,
And so do I.
Glad to hear that you are proud of your grandfather for his role in protecting freedom and liberty.
just think about it. he was mms, and centimetres away from a bullet to the head that whole battle. You could have easily not been born!
My grandfather took German shrapnel through his thigh on an Italian mountainside. I’m obviously thankful he survived, unlike so many of his comrades who perished right beside him.
However, seeing what’s become of our country, he, like Patton, would say we fought the wrong people.
The MG 42 was so good that 80 years later, it and variants are still in use !
The Maxim is still in use as well apparently.
I believe the MG42 was adopted by NATO with some minor adjustments, and referred to as the M3.
In 1988 as a young cardiac surgical tech I cared for a man who was on Omaha Beach 44 years previously. I listened to him for an hour, knowing it would be one of the greatest privileges of my life as it has remained. One thing he said, with tears in his eyes, haunts me: "I saw things on that beach the devil wouldn't look at but I promise you something brother- he was there".
Was his name sherlock?
Thank you for your work as a surgical tech... you guys are the unsung heroes of the OR especially in emergency situations.
You mean a man who flew from 10.000 miles from home just to kill others??
I am totally dumbfounded that Sgt Heinrich Severloh's heroic memoire account of his exploits on Omaha beach was featured in this show. This account is pure fiction as Sgt Severloh was investigated by historians a few years ago. They concluded that much of his account was lies, he was not an infantryman but artilleryman and so his weapon would have been an MG-34. His position had limited view of the beach and at that particular location there had only been around 200 casualties within possible range of his gun. Severloh's account claimed between 1,000 and 2,000 men. While a simple fact chech will show the actual casualties for all 6 miles of Omaha Beach was 2,400, with only 776 KIA.
It’s why I’ve been unsubscribing from all their “Dark ____” channels. They scraping the barrel for any 10-12 minutes that can be cranked out.
He was a communications soldier given the MG to use. If he fired that many rounds the barrel would have melted. Doubt he would have had enough ammo at his position to kill so many. How did he manage without someone to help feed the rounds and change barrels.
Its a ludicrous claim. He would have needed countless amounts of ammo plus exchange barrels either for the Mg 42 or Mg 34
Its a hook for this channel.
@@J_McPhearsom Yes the channel has gone down hill. But this was entirely fake and pure NAZI propaganda. But to be fair he is not the only one playing these fake memoirs from disgruntled Germans
Both my grand dads were machine gunners from winter war till the end of continual war . Just weeks before the end, both were wounded. I have no idea how many they have killed, and both were at Lemetti and Kollaa. Given Soviet human wave tactics, I recon many.
Wow! My grandfather was there with the Big Red One, lucky to have made it through!
He didnt tho man.. he died..
Which means.. you dont exist.
@@obamasteeth My mother was already born before he left the US for WWII, and he did make it through. The Korean War too! When his outfit got orders for Vietnam, he said two wars was enough and retired.
My dad was in the 1st divisiond 18th regiment, 1st Battalion, Company A ,First Platoon. I think he was in squad C.
@@nutrinutbob A likely story. Exactly as I anticipated.
@@obamasteeth Truth is easy to anticipate.
There was supposed to be four battalions of a coastal division at Omaha. Hitlers intuition placed a regiment of the 352nd Infantrie Division at Omaha one week before. So the American were facing eight battalions of infantry.
So, he killed more than were actual KIA during the landing? War is hell.
Yeah, makes no sense. I dont got the numbers, but from what i remember it less than 1k deaths, and 3.5k casualties
this is jewish propaganda lol dont believe the bs
Omaha was staffed with regular German troops, the other beaches with Russian and Polish conscripts. This is why Omaha was so tough for the allies.
The unit had also just come from the Russian front and were in Normandy for R&R.
In addition to your comment, the amphibious and assault-borne tanks were significantly more successful on the other beaches, giving the troops valuable tank support while advancing. Something that, without, would have been a serious disadvantage for the troops at Omaha.
No, there were no Polish conscripts. In Poland there were many Polish citizens that were ethnically German or had some German heritage. If they signed the Folksliste (Peoples letter) they got better rations, rights, property protection. If they didn't sign, they risked being sent to a concentration camp. Signing meant conscription for males.
The man was dedicated to his mission as were ours.
Right or wrong - his country...!
The beast of omaha.claimed to put down over 2000 men and fired 12000 rounds of ammo in 9 hours.
What most people don't know is that he suffered severe psychological trauma because of his experiences.
Well I think most people would come to that conclusion rationally. But then again... people these days lack critical thinking
He didnt get anywhere near that, how could he!? The US Army has lost 3,686 casualties including around 777 killed. SO how did he claim over 2000 LOL
@@TheFunkhouser Those were the claims made, As I said he claimed to put down over 2000 men. Most historians have been in debate about the actual number for years since there is no way to tally the precise number of kills for a machine gunner.
And 6 million jews were killed during the holocaust
War is hell❤
Hmmm, most of the Atlantic wall was gaurded by wounded troops from the Eastern front or low skill troops from Romania and other parts of the affiliated with the Reich. Also if they hadn't held back the Panzer divisions the beach head would probably of been destroyed. Notmandy looked big but the fights in the Pacific were way more bloody because Japanese did not surrender.
I landed on Omaha, it was nuts.
Good to see a 94 year old using RUclips.
me too it was some bull-ass-shit. i need substantial financial compensation immediately
Wow this is such an amazing story I’ve known forever I’m glad that it’s finally getting some publicity as it’s pretty unknown in America since it makes us look bad. Haven’t even watched the video yet but clicked so fast lol
He definitely did not kill 1,000 American soldiers. I've watched so many d day veteran interviews in the last few months, and what these men experienced and went through on d day and for months after d day, was absolute, unimaginable hell. We owe that generation everything wanna we're blessed to still have some around telling their stories on camera. Crazy that we have video interviews of soldiers that served as far back as the civil war.
I don't know how many MG42 barrels he had, but we can calculate the number he surely went through firing all those rounds........no way he had over ten MG42 barrels. No way.
Germany lost the war when the allies established dominion over the sky, after that it was over.
Nope. They lost the war after Japan screwed with American boats, then we declared war on Japan. Then Germany declared war on America. America said you can die also.
"nope" lol... a know nothing.. trying to tell a casual historian.. how it all worked. a bunch of children trying to pretend that theyve grown up and understand complicated things and have firm opinions on those things... while talking about them at the adult dinner table.. trying to convince eachother that theyve earned the right to be considered an adult. while they all know they dont really understand jack shit and subconciously know, that everyone is just bullshitting eachother. youre just a grown child with no understanding of the world or history but you feel like you have to talk like you have important understandings and have drawn firm conclusions from those sophisticated understandings.
LOL
Thing is there were only around 3,686 total casualties of which less than 780 KIA, so yes the MG-42 was a deadly gun this individual did not have 1,000 kills at Omaha. Oh and around 34,000 troops were landed that day from two US Divisions; 1st Inf Division and the 29th Inf Division. So Hollywood has made it appear that a US Infantry man was highly likely to get killed at Omaha with their movies; Saving Private Ryan, The Longest Day, The Big Red One and any other movie about D-Day when that is not the case at all.
The only aspect of these documentaries i find difficult is the tone of the narrator.
Like he is in a hurry to catch the last train!
Literally all the machine gun footage during the description of the MG42 is actually of the MG34, an older weapon. Not a single correct second.
I want you to know, with thousands of ships, planes, and troops. I'm TERRIFIED of a little machine gun.
As 770 men were killed at Omaha Beach, it is unlikely that this individual killed every single one of them, and an extra 230 in other conflicts.
Why can’t you just tell the story without the bullshit?
Funny that in those videos they mix up clips of the MG42 and the MG34 together. Talking about the 42, while a 34 is shown…Can‘t be that difficult to distinguish between them.
War is one of the punishments for sin.
First of all; What?
Second; You got an eagle as your profile picture.
Sorta looks like a paratrooper badge.
@@christuspilatus it is "screaming eagle`s" Badge 100%
Welcome to Europe
Ahh yes Europe. Before nuclear weapons Europe was the scene of a major war every couple of years. Always willing to invade and kill each other over this or that.
Lol, if it wasn't for the US, all of Europe would be under Nazi rule. They kicked the shit out of all Europe until they declared war on US . And Russia started kicking their ass. If it wasn't for US and Russia, then most of Europe would have been conquered and destroyed. Oh wait, Hitler did conquer the superpowers of Europe.
It's crazy to think that if you had a family member die during D-Day this man might have been the one that killed them.
There is a two hour interview of him and a Tommy (Cornelius Ryan) who got 3 bullets in his chest that day. Ryan found Severlohs name in he “the longest day”
So you had a 1 in 13 chance to live with him firing, that 7.7% hit rate or less if you were hit multiple times.
My father has in between 500 and 1000 500 for sure he was a machine gunner 7th Army in Korea he said the Koreans would just come in wave after wave he said every man didn't even have a rifle the Korean would pick up the rifle from the person who died in front of them my father said when that 30 cal machine gun round hit their winter jacket the cotton shootout 6 ft in the air he said there was so much cotton blowing around it looked like it was snowing
There were only two people on the Enola Gay truly aware of the nature of the mission. It could be reasonably argued then that each man was responsible for 50,000 kills.
Of course Rachel Carson wrote the book Silent Spring which led to the Banning of DDT which led to 50 million people from the continent of Africa dying from malaria.
Probably mostly non Africans as the Africans had managed to live for thousands of years without it.
You'll forgive me, I hope, for saying that it is pitiful to single out a single soldier in this way, and to glamourise his role on 6/6/1944. I wonder how (assuming the story here is not a complete fiction) he managed to sleep at night afterwards.
Thanks, very interesting. ✌🏻👊🏼
In Omaha 777 soldiers died, so it is impossible Severloh had killed more than 1000. He was the last gun active in Omaha and he definitely put a lot of pressure to many of the platoons landing, but I feel it would be great if this level of produced videos tried to demistify and make an effort on telling true stories
It wasnt 30 men on those barges but 80 men just like in the scene with the movie saving prvt ryan they cant show it so good but those barges are more loaded then people think at least some amd some dont ofcourse men got chopped down also in the barges.
LCVP (landing craft, vehicle, personnel) or Higgins boats can’t hold 80 men with full gear standing.
Yep over 2000 KIA absolute BS
He who fires fastest longest hardest and more accurately usually wins
Target rich environment
Before watching this video i know it's Heinrich Severloh right?
What I don’t understand. Is how the Canadian mine sweepers, did their work. Ahead of the Omaha landings
They just politely asked for permission and it was granted.
Capt Tibbets, 1k, that ain't shit
The MG-42 did not have "excellent accuracy", it sprayed lead all over the place.
Why a beast? Just a soldier defending his and his comrades lives.
Couldn't the landing craft have had their best snipers at the back to keep the machine gunners heads down ?
Mg42 nicknamed " Hitler's Buzzsaw "
There wasn’t even an mg42 in his position!
He claimed to have fired 400 rounds from a 98k too. He reloaded 80 times!!
Absolute rubbish
Thanks, Dark Docs.
I bet he got a big ass iron cross for that,what a patriot for the fatherland.
He was just Defending his country.
@@tigerboy60 All of Europe
If he got one it was awarded after the war as he became a POW within a couple days of retreating from the beach. He spent the next three years as a prisoner.
@@tigerboy60wrong. He was in France you fool. A country invaded by him and the Nazis. Grow up
Thanks for the interesting content
Who writes the script?
4144 Allied soldiers died on D Day, 2400 Americans died at Omaha, so for a single machine gunner to get 1000 kills is still fiesible
‘Decimate’ is used inappropriately. Decimate means 1 in 10. The more accurate word is ‘devastate’.
great story from the german side of omaha beach you seldom hear about⚛😀
I often wonder how come the americans did not come in the middle of the night?
Aeon Flux War
This is a great story but it has been insanely over exaggerated. It’s basically just lore at this point. There were only 2000 casualties in total that day on Omaha beach with less than 800 killed. 80 percent of those casualties were caused by accurate and direct mortar and artillery fire. The majority of these casualties also happened in the first 2 waves after that it was relatively quiet. Historians from American and Germany have both shredded this guys account as being a significant hyperbole. He’s thought to have actually only caused maybe 100 casualties with 40 being KIAd.
in 1000 there includes civilians and as you say friendly fire
Accuracy up to 3000 meters?
Why 3000 meters?
@@mr.noname9328 That's what he said was that gun was accurate up to 3,000 meters, I was calling bs, aint a gun on this planet accurate up to 3,000 meters that's almost 2 miles
He is a distant relative of mine actually.... like he was my great grandma's 3rd cousin twice removed or something like that
Must be an honor to be related to greatness
@@llamalamb6741 all I know, it would explain why I'm such a beast on the M240B 💁♂️🤣. My family and machine guns 🤣🤣🤣🤣 most of my relatives who served in WW2, regardless of German, American or Canadian, were gunners. We know how to shoot 💁♂️. Ran a round of clays using slugs... perfect score, sorta we know how to shoot.
Going back to earliest records of ancestry, ancestors were noted for skills with crossbows... so it goes waaay back.
I know his words and history but there is still no proof. and if there was he should have been done for war crimes
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I get that there is probably limited available footage of mg42's firing and thus the video had to be supplemented with footage of mg34's... but come on... at least show an actual mg42 when literally saying "mg42" in the storyline during the early portions of the video. Not doing so just comes off as ignorant, and I'd hate to think the countless hours of listening to this channel at night was nothing but ignorance on my part.
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I can't watch this
If you are describing a man using an mg42, please dont confuse people by mixing in footage of mg34 guns perhaps... ❤ Sloppy
1:50: "...against the horrors of Communists." Communism was, and remains, a "horror." However, writing as a devoted subscriber, it's odd to sympathetically empathize with a NAZI considering their unmatched horror.
some AV actors gets several thousand girls… most being under 20…
Maybe in his dreams
Calling bs on the numbers
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Anyone believing these numbers has no grip on reality at all lmao
I don't want to hear about the success of any of America's enemies. Their evil will be returned on their own heads when they all face their sins at "the resurrection." To be complicit in the sins of Hitler, Hirohito, Stalin, Mao, LBJ, Bush, Obama, Biden, and every two-bit politician is to share the guilt for their lawlessness. This Bible doctrine will become critical to your salvation in the aftermath of Revelation 13:13. Dust off your granny's King James Bible and read. This prophecy, when fulfilled sets in motion the final events in "this present evil world" as the verses following v.13 clarify. At this time only one verse will carry your soul to Glory-Revelation 14:12: "keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus." This one Bible verse will show "who is on the LORD'S side" vs. those “greedy of gain”
ughh obviously an exaggeration
I had many relatives on both sides of the conflict 🤷♂️
Thank you for watching Dark Docs.
Thank God I do not have to talk German and drive a V.W.
why do you call that german soldier "Beast of Omaha"?
He only galantly and eficiently used hos weapon system and fulfilled his duty. As any other soldier.
This story in only a joke ...
Ooh. How do you know? Armchair general over here😂
when you play a couple games of Hell Let Loose and someone does a Documentary On It.
Great game 👍
alright, time to unsubscribe.... another channel that is just pushing myths and bullshit without any research.
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yeah this channel is wack. enjoy the bullshit history around here fam!
Interesting, but definitely not your best work. “The hordes of communists”? If you’re quoting the German here, and I hope you are, you should make that clear.
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My uncle was shot in the arm by an 8 mm on D Day. He was lucky to be alive! 🫡
It should be noted that the estimated 1,000+ enemy kill-count was “his” estimate made in “his” book.
1000+ LOL when in fact the US Army has lost 3,686 casualties including around 777 killed. 777 yet hes claiming over 1000! So he killed them all? 😅🤔🤪
like 40% of the total casualties on Omaha
@hoosierhiver And 6 million jews were killed during the holocaust
@@hoosierhiver he didnt get close to 40% LOLOL
i love that half of the top comments are calling out the total horseshit that is this video
Those MG42s were lightyears ahead of their time as far as weapons technology.
no not really they were much like the browning .50 and colt 1911 optimized to the point that its very difficult to improve on them
@@paktahn IDK, man. Their fire rate was insane...
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Agreed!
Our M-60 was heavily influenced by the MG42 design.
@@Knight_of_the_Old_Code high fire rate is not necessarily a good thing the mg 42 had a fire rate of around 1200 rpm but they realized that one that troops were going through ammo far too fast and two the barrels heat up a lot faster and wear out quicker so they lowered it to around 900 rpm after the war the usa took the fg42 and the mg 42 and frankensteined them together to create the m60 and gave it what they considered at the time the optimal fire rate of 600 rpm and was so controllable that you could if experienced with it fire it standing with one hand and keep it under control my father carried one in vietnam and said it would slowly climb at a 45 degree angle that was easy to correct for and hold on target
@@paktahn I understand. I simply meant for the times it was impressive.
My dad was in the second wave at Omaha beach. Whenever we asked him about his service, he made it sound like a bad camping trip. He told me a story about how his platoon was stationed in a farm house near a Germain observation post. When one of the Germains came out to smoke one of the GI's in his platoon tried to take him out with a BAR and missed. The Germans called in their position and the farmhouse was hit by artillery. Half of his platoon was wiped out including his CO.
Jesus Christ bro
@@javiermartinezjr8849 My dad really had an angel looking out for him. His divison had been staying in Liege for a few days before moving out. The Germans bombed the city about a day after they left. My dad also managed to miss the battle of the bulge by getting really bad case of trench foot. At one point the docs were thinking about amputating the foot, but my dad told them no. He managed to keep his foot, but he had permanent nerve damage because of the trench foot.
My grandfather was a bombardier for B-24s in the pacific. He was shot down 7 times. He was rescued one time by a Russian sub one time so dehydrated that they started them off with thimbles of water. 7 fucking times. He was one of the 60% of men during WWII that were drafted. I guess the amazing part was that he kept getting back in the next plane.
@@nocturnalverse5739 My dad was drafted as well. His one aim was to make it out alive. I don't think your grandfather had a choice about getting on the plane.
Where do you go camping? Because that's not like any camping trip I've been on.
I have read that if the Germans had concentrated more MG-42’s that the Normandy invasion could have failed due to such massive casualties. But of course, Armchair General’s hindsight is always 20/20.
The Northern half of the Italian campaign provided a natural defense as the Germans used the mountainous landscape and canyons in conjunction with MG-42's to provide cross-cover fire.
A great shout to be fair, Concentrated arks of fire interlocking and more strength in depth could have soaked up a lot of the inward waves. The 352nd were convalescents and not combat troops per se, the white bread division in fact, with many dietary needs. Its so fascinating looking up all these fats mate. greetings from England West Yorkshire.
The allies did everything they could to prevent a troop concentration at Normandy beforehand to be fair. The german high command always suspected that the landings would take place at pas-de-calais. The allies reinforced that belief and it worked.
Heinrich Severloh and Simo Häyhä true patriots fighting against communism❤
I think a lot of us forget that although the Germans were our enemy, they were just kids, doing what they were told by the country they grew up in and the military they joined, just like our soldiers (american) were doing.
this case has been very disputed and hasn't actually had any hard evidence backing it also Severloh himself never stated these numbers to be accurate just tired assumptions and seeing how this would mean a single man from a single bunker with a single MG caused almost all the 2000 casualties on Omaha Beach. (when we know there were many more bunkers, dugouts, and positions with mg's plus the mines and artillery) This would be VERY highly unlikely and with all the veteran testimonies stating otherwise too. I hate how this dumb rumor gets passed around as fact.
correct sir. He would have been responsible for amlost all the casualties at omaha at that point, ive seen other numbers thrown around. either way he he got a lot
Imagine shaking hands with a thousand people. Ten seconds for shaking and turn to the next one. If doing continuously you are almost 3 hours busy in a row. I bet most people think after maybe one hour though, they must have shaken the hand of at least a thousand people.
I am curious how you knew his political beliefs (Nazi). Maybe just a kid caught up in the German war machine.
Great point
Not all Germans were nazis. And, not all nazis were German.
Well they didn’t exactly force people to become nazis…
he is bowing for his masters
What? You mean he was faking being a nazi, while in a nazi uniform, every other person singing about nazi songs, being surrounded by other fanatical nazis, etc. I guess that can happen😂.
I really find it interesting and telling, by people who make excuses for nazis.
What a horrible thing to do. What a horrible thing to ask a person to do. What a weight to live with! May we learn from our mistakes.
It’s impossible to know how many casualties you’ve caused in this type of warfare. From an Australian veteran.
The causalities are on the beach mate. They either got treated or were dead. No mystery there. It’s completely possible to know.
Are you saying as a veteran you’ve got no idea where your mates are??
@dark docs 1:58 is a Slovak soldier from 1st Division in eastern front. I would very much like to know what was your source of that video for editing. Thank you in advance.
Pretty sure it was the bmb aimer aboard enjoy gay
D-Day was horrifying
Thats almost half the total amount think he'd be to hard on the Schnapps
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