@@PaperMakersAdeludedbroad the monuments are to commemorate the soldiers who fought and died for their country. dark or not, men have fought and died and this is paying homage to that. its not celebrating the dark history, but the lives lost.
@@Kotoy1 Absolutely. A lot of people who fight in wars are fighting to keep them and their country alive, not necessarily because they agree with whatever their country leader is fighting for. (I’m saying nothing bad about Germany here btw, I don’t know anything about their history, I’m just speaking generally like if one country’s reason for fighting is more “morally wrong”)
I'm late, I know. Thank you for this video. I am a retired US Navy guy and have always loved history. Thank you for showing this. Does not matter which side you are on, war is hell. We need to memorialize those who have given to our respected countries. A sailor is a sailor regardless of which side you sit. Much respect to all. A special place is reserved for Sub sailors on all sides. A life of terror and boredom.
I must respectfully disagree sir. Those men served the nazis. They served one of the most evil regimes in history. I only feel sad that they served such vileness with such skill and devotion. But thank you for your service sir. You are not like them. Not in the ways that matter most.
@@wambutu7679 well ,really history is written by the victors. While i will not say what they did was right, if they won, the heinous acts they committed would be called justice. I believe that they sacrificed their lives for an ideal or a wish to serve their country. I think anyone could sympathize with those beliefs. It seems obvious to us that theyre wrong and obvious to them that were wrong. Wrong and right technically dont exist. I believe they deserve respect as much as any soldier in any battle field
@Deepak Daniel I visited Germany a long, long time ago. One of those eurorail/backpacking, always broke/always having fun, sorts of trips. One day in Bavaria we met an urban hippie, (I told you it was awhile ago). After the sort of superficial bonding typical to such trips my brother and I were invited to his place. It was the attic of an old building. At one point we asked him when the buses stopped for the day. Here looked out the window before answering. Of course we asked why. "My watch is out there", was his reply. Naturally we leaned our heads out the window and saw an ancient church tower. That was the first answer he gave I still remember. Eventually the conversation got to the second world war. Back then it was in many ways still a current event. I honestly don't remember anything about that conversation. It was, as I said a long time ago. Anything except when we asked did his parents generation know what was happening. That is when he gave the second answer I remember to this day. "They said they knew nothing about the evil the nazis were doing. We don't believe them." Naturally we asked how could he be so certain. After all he wasn't even born yet. His answer; "It was their eyes." This is a round about, indeed long winded why to respond to your post. But I need to make clear the nazis were a form of evil one cannot equate to the evils that happen in most places and most times with depressing regularity. They were a soul taunting evil. To have supported that regime beyond the minimum needed to ensure the survival of yourself and your family is morally reprehensible. I'm sure 18 year old men died horrible suffocating, burning, drowning, claustrophobic deaths on those submarines. I'm sure some didn't know how horrible their nazi leaders were. For those men I will truly feel sorrow. But I can never 'honor' their sacrifice. Only mourn their wasted lives to so heinous a cause. For the rest of the men on those boats, not a tear. I will not go so far as to say I rejoice in the horrible deaths those other men suffered. For truly who am I know what sort of punishment such men deserve. I would no more dwell on those few who survived their time serving on the u-boats. I do not wish they had died as well. Despite the impressions my words have given such moral judgments are not mine to give. If there is a God I'm sure he'll have plenty to discuss with me about my own moral inequities, come the day. But "honor", "mourn", "recognize", those who served the nazis, executed their orders, strove to ensure their victory, by coming within a hairsbreath of starving the UK? No. I reserve such words, thoughts and sentiments for their victims.
@@wambutu7679 interesting points. i see what you mean and i agree that he nazis were evil.but my point is ,that kind of stuff happens a lot it war. Yes they were in the wrong side of history ,but i gurantee that a majority of them thought they did the right thing. It might not have even ocoured to them that what they were doing is wrong. Slavery for example. But think about this. What if in lets say 100 years,sending children to school is considered a heinous act. While it seems normal to us ,it might seem absolutely moronic in the future. The point im trying to make is that opinions on right and wrong change a lot and that change usually brings war with it. Isint it atleast worth it to accept that those people fought with courage and valor , and appreciate them ,not for what they believed in , but their courage and their willingness to do what they though was right?
@@davecarakasavage919 No not at all. The difference is that the germans can understand english but can also hear Doc’s german accent which makes it more ”odd” to those who pass by because he is clearly fluent in german yet still speaks english. If he spoke german in america the americans wouldn’t understand him which makes it less awkward when recording because you don’t have to worry about people judging what you say, and it is more understandable that he would speak his native language when explaining something. If he had an obvious american accent when speaking german it would be a little different, but not by much because the americans around him still wouldn’t understand him
My great-grandfather was a navigator on a British ship returning to Britain during WW2 to see his newly born son (my grandfather). His ship was sunk by one of these U-boats, and he never made it back. Over a 1,000 others died alongside him. Marvelous machine though, and may all those who lost their lives be remembered.
Sorry to hear your family were affected so directly by the U-boat war. It's strange though isn't it...that mixed feeling of admiration for the machines themselves (and the young men who crewed them), yet horror at the countless lives shattered by their actions. War is a funny old thing.
It's not the Germans fault that your grandfather died, it was British people's own fault for allowing the crown to use them and follow Churchill. Mosley wanted to unite with Germany to crush the communists. Yet your government chose to side with communists Many Germans were also murdered by communists, by British military too, Specially when churchill ordered your air force to bomb German civilians during the night. Germans must feel the same you do
Goes with out saying but ... I am currently reading the book, and it goes into a lot of detail of uboat operations. Stuff you don't think of, but after reading it you think, "well, yeah. Makes sense."
@@philipbarrett3151 If you don't think about it, you assume the whole ocean is the same in amount of salt in the water. But then you think about it, temperature, fresh water from rivers, storms, and so forth, then it makes sense and seems so painfully obvious. But when do most people even think about these things ... unless they are reading Das Boot or are on an actual submarine.
This makes me appreciate even more 2 things: 1) those sailors who managed to live cramped in that smallest of spaces and posed a real threat to the Royal Navy for a very long time representing a country with little naval tradition such as Germany. And 2) the work done by Silent Hunter, UBOAT and Wolfpack games at representing with great attention to detail those beautiful machines.
Wayne Kusy ..You are so right. This is a superb piece of ship- building. The young men who sailed in them must have been the bravest of the brave. DAS BOOT the German movie depicted life aboard....All for nothing !!!!!
I don't usually comment on the videos, but I felt the need to say thank you for adding that bit at the end about all the young men who actually lived and died in boats like that one.
Ilona Fenton, I had 2 Uncles Carl & Willie that served aboard the untetseaboot as per my mothers oral history. Her maiden name was Klien. May God bless ALL the men and women who gave their lives doing the best job they could.
@@eliseereclus3475 As far as I know, submarine soldiers were not with the SS and therefore not responsible for what happened in concentration camps. OK, they fought merchant ships, but their cargo was not peaceful either. The merchant ships transported weapons, ammunition and fuel, causing other German soldiers and civilians to die. In addition, these convoys were accompanied by Krigschiffe. War is cruel, but what should they have done. Shall they end her fight and be shot as a deserter. Or, Should they say thank's, that her mother, wife or child being currently burned or shredded in Dresden, Hamburg or elsewhere with a bomb, which was transported with these ships. Nobody likes to die and nobody likes that his family members die., war is cruel. Before we beat us verbally, we should rather ensure that something like this never happens again.
@@eliseereclus3475 The rank and file soldier, sailor, aircrew...all they did was fight for their country. not all were the stereotyped cold heartless gestapo type and a lot died terrible deaths too Both sides/ be they american, Brit, kiwi whatever. \atrocities were committed on all sides FACT War is man's Lowest point and sadly one we still all subscribe too, nation after nation when really we should all unite and fight the real war, the war that mankind has started,and may lose...Overpopulation, famine, Draught, and Global warming,,,oh hang on, of course the 'Donald' says that was made up by the Chinese to gain an upper economic lead...yeah, TRENDOUS Donnie!
Great tour!! I've never been in a U boat before. It looks smaller inside than what I imagined. My dad was in the US navy in submarines in WWII. He was in the Pacific from '42 to '45. He had gone thru the U 505 at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago. I remember him saying how small it was compared to the subs he was in. He felt bad for the German sailors that had to work in the U-boats. A tough and miserable job for sure. Thanks for sharing.
I first saw U-995 with my dad, a former U-boat officer. Later I ended up in San Francisco and toured USS Pampanito. The difference in size is amazing. German crews would have thought they'd died and gone to heaven to serve on such a boat.
I was stationed in Germany in the late 70's-early 80's. We were on a live fire exercise at a base near this and our platoon Sargent took us to the museum and we spent the morning touring U995 and the museum in the tower. Well worth the time to see. Thank you for posting this. It brought back a lot of fond memories.
Yeah i noticed that too. I don't know if he knew the attack periscope was up in the conning tower. I'm still trying to work out how these guys slept in those short bunks. I know people are generally taller now but surely not by that much.
I know, he walked past the Captain and Number One's bunks and didn't realize those were their zero enclosure "staterooms." Slim living conditions, but I kinda like how close everyone is to the boat and it's operation.
@@commanderrockwell1123 i know all I need to know, I know who won. I will let you be the expert and recall every unimportant fact that lead to Germany losing
And if you are into sims you can even Captain Uboat Check out ubisofts Silent Hunter series. though stock release if very arcade like. There is a rich modder community that makes the game even more realistic real navigation manual TDC real cool stuff.
Definitely a lot more video than I expected. Thanks for an intelligent and insightful tour. As my understanding of the German language is very very limited, I particularly appreciated your translations of the labels and placards found throughout the vessel. Subscribed!
I saw a documentary about the submarines outside of the Normandy before the invasion and it was clearly said that it was a small space in the British submarines.
mainly it's because the U-boats are boats that go go under for around 2 hours at a time so they were able to bwe bigger then the allie subs, and the U in u-boats means untersea
@redsindu I think they’re talking about how most WWII American submarines were quite a bit more comfortable and spacious than most of their German counterparts (for example, they actually had showers and something resembling a mess hall).
Zen I am german and for me it sounds like english is not his mother tounge his accent sounds very german too And the way he pronounces the german words sounds like he is german
Fascinating. I'm of German Heritage. My family fled Germany in the early > mid 30's. I've never visited the fatherland, as my family settled in America. The Schultz/Kreinbring family tree. So I've never been able to afford a ticket to Germany. I've always been fascinated with WWII and how it carved up the european continent and changed the face of the world. So it's so fascinating to follow the history of how we all came to be. If not for the war, I may have been born in Germany. So interesting to see the u-boat tour. Thank you so much for this.
Always very sobering and emotional whenever I am around things like this. Same with old warplanes or tanks or whatever. Hard to imagine what it was like for the poor men that just wanted to be home
Gary Vallone I don’t think they had as much time to think about those feelings, probably only when they were alone or had some free time to themselves, most of the time they just had to get on with the missions.
If our beloved old Arnie would decide to take on a role as a German high ranking officer in WW2 movie it would simply be epic top of his career.. I always wanted to see him in Wehrmacht uniform speaking fluent German!
@@lassekristensen385 Arni being the best actor of all time couldnt take such a role. I agree it would be cool but theyd have to rewrite history to allow for Arnold winning the war single handedly.
The electric engine isn’t for driving silently - it’s going underwater. If drive is by the Diesel engines they have to be on the surface or use a snorkel (not deep). Mostly they were on the surface as it was much faster.
Speed was one thing, fuel efficiency was another. Also, you don't have to worry about your air running out when you are on the surface, and have much better vision, as you can send the lookout team to the bridge. This was important to make sure you had as early a warning in case you were spotted by a plane.
This is my new drinking video. Every time he says cool, drink beer. Every time he says wow, drink schnapps and see if you can get to the end of the tour.
Awesome video. Always wanted to see inside a U Boat. The crew of these boats were our enemy back in the day but you have to respect the courage and determination they had. Locked up in these iron coffins for months on end. Thanks very much for posting
I was there a few years ago. Very interesting. Also even more interesting was the fact that this sub was stationed in my home town here in Norway after the war. It was taken as a prize and used by the Norwegian navy for a while.
Why did they return it to the Germans? They could've kept it and used it as a museum, no? Good for tourism, though. The city of Chicago obtained the former U-505 Type IX-C U-boat -- one of only two remaining in the world -- that was almost scuttled by its crew when it was captured by a U.S. Navy destroyer task force in the South Atlantic toward the end of the war. A quick thinking U.S. Navy sailor who was part of the boarding party detected the scuttling mechanism and was able to turn it off thus saving the U-boat from sinking. The captain, who was a Chicago native, convinced the Navy to turn it over to the Museum of Science & Industry in his home town, Chicago, after the war, and the City of Chicago was able to raise enough money to transport it by barge from some port where it was hidden away in Bermuda.
Was there in Chicago and toured the sub... Very impressive... Most important for the US was the capture of the ENIGMA cipher-machine together with the valid code-books...
It was sold by the Norwegian navy back to the Germans for the symbolic price of one German mark. It was to ring in a new era of cooperation with Germany after the war that's why
Jimmy Harris - Most important was the fact that capturing the enigma machine benefitted the Elite Bankers etc that ran most of the countries in the world back then and still do including the US and suckered the people to go to war to take out Hitler/germany who did the right things that our corrupt controlled governments should have been doing back then and now - Google Paisley Expressions and the Jesus, Hitler and Wizard of Oz post on there just now exposing all of this and the LIES about Hitler and WW2 and all of the totally FAKE Debt/Austerity and totally FAKE terrorism that these Elites are using to carry on with their agenda that Hitler and Germany fought against.
@Craft Paint it’s not about the living conditions. They’re not that great on subs even today. It’s about this incredibly complex machine built such a long time ago without any meaningful computers
@Jipke Oh, it's very interesting would be to know what's wrong there, namely. I guess, that there's smthg wrong too. I mean the very end, where's the english bombing attack - at 1940, so crucial? Doubts. And what's your opinion, if you are so kind to share it?
@Jipke If so? As I remember, they have emerged before that. The point was if they could emerge with the accumulators sunk. After solving the problem, they have emerged immediately. If I wrong?
@@Juscz Agree! And it's the only(?) detailed and I guess true enough (in the main) feature film about Germans side of WW2 with its "hardwear" and "softwear"
Yep. Tell me if you agree though, people think that all Germans were bad in ww2 and 1 but that's not true only the nazis were bad the others were fighting to protect there country and family just like us
With all respect, fuck all those soldiers. Sick of those agreed for everything patriots. Who ends up guarding Guantanamo or aushvitz!!! For motherland or flag sake they will kill anybody. Or even, for their religion. Violance bring more violence.
Nah i do think that they had a historical purpose: Most likely against enemy Soldiers to climb onto the Sub Or to fight enemy combat divers, if they even existed then.
Thanks very much for the tour. As a ex submariner I found it very interesting to compare with the British and American subs of that period. You were right to mention the men who served. They had great courage, and had a very short life expectancy.
Some information on the Laboe Memorial: The Site was originally constructed in 1927 to commemorate the fallen sailors of the Imperial Navy of WW1. After 1945 it was rededicated to honor sailors of all nations who died in both world wars. The Memorial is located at the entrance of Kiel Bay. Just a few kilometers upstream is the Kiel Naval Base. Every time a german warship passes by they salute by manning the rails. I believe some other navies do that to.
vuesch That is Awesome and deserving I would never known. History really should be taught better it is so interesting. I have total respect for All Veterans no matter which side I’m one also. It’s the Governments that can be bad. Thanks for the information:)
Trouble is history is a massive LIE and it is the winning side that writes the history and the Allies failed to mention that they were fighting for the Elite Bankers etc that controlled them back then and still do today and now Germany as well. Google Paisley Expressions and the Jesus, Hitler and Wizard of Oz post on there just now that exposes the TRUTH about Hitler and WW2.
@@astragreen They weren't Nazis most of the time. Especially the Kriegsmarine was pretty apolitical in its ranks. They were young people you wrongly thought their country was under attack by their old enemies.
My Father enlisted in the US Navy in 1933 he was deployed with the ZP-12 lighter than air squadron (blimps) patrolling the Atlantic searching for these U-Boats that were praying on the merchant marine ships. The Naval base was located at Mariam airfield (i believe was the name,its now New Jersey airport) where the Hindenberg met her fate in 36' and yes, Dad watched the whole incident unfold. Dad had some mesmerizing stories. Thanks for the tour!
Type XXI boats are cool. I am fascinated by them. Because if the Kriegsmarine had them even 2 years earlier, they may have changed the course of the battle of the atlantic. They were far deadlier because of their extended endurance and ability to remain submerged.
@@ArmchairRizzard You are very right there. The Germans had many advanced weaponry that would be soon developed into serious war weapons to be feared, such as the super tank (Tiger, Panther, Maus), rather like the M1A1 Abrams, the V-1 and V-2 rockets (Cruise and ICBMs), the first true submarine attack vessels, the jet airplane (Me262), the Comet as a jet attack craft, and even supposed UFO/alien techno that led them to the bat wing plane, like the B2 bomber. Germans know their shit. It just takes a long time. And yes, Typ XXI boote would have made a huge difference. HUGE! Churchill admitted that he only ever feared the U-boote, since they would have starved Britain.
It was never below 32 degrees Celcius (90 degrees Fahrenheit) in these u-boats. The coolest place, where many in the crew had their beds, was close to where the torpedoes were stored. It must have been pure hell to live for months in these steel cans. Just imagine the smell... and the humid heat. Thanks for a great video!
The one thing of being a young 20 to 25 year old sailor - strong and invincible. Especially when fighting for home and country! "Must stop the commies and yanks!"..something like it.
I didn't expect to see this on a minecraft gaming channel, what an impressive piece of engineering these subs were, they certainly built em to last back then!
I recently watched some tour videos of American WW2 submarines and it's amazing how much alike they are to the German submarines. Great video! & Oh yeah, I was in the US Army for a while and spent over 5 years in Germany, during the 1980s. Was assigned to West Berlin & Frankfurt. I absolutely loved the place and the people and miss it a lot
How did it take me this long to find this video. I absolutely love anything about WWII. The engineering and innovation that come out if it was amazing on all sides of the war. Even if it's 4 years late thanks for doing this Docm77 I loved seeing a U-boat. I have been on a tour of an American sub from WWII along with a destroyer it's interesting how similar the conditions were on both submarines small cramped and loud.
3.14159265358 3.14159265358 3.14159265358 Germany is actually one of the top arms exporters in the world, infact the US Abrams tank’s main gun was designed by Rheinmetall. The German military looks pretty well equipped too
@@aleksandarkurbalija yeah thats why hittler lost ww2 becuase he started war with all his enemy at the same time and he wants to conqure soviet in winter
I know this is from a few years ago, but recently I had seen on the news about a place outside Erie that refurbishes the old WW2 subs. hearing about that and having heard a few stories (from old men that have passed on now) I learned that the men, no matter the country, that served on those WW2 subs were some of the bravest, craziest men in the service and no matter who they served for they deserve everyone's respect for living in those conditions for their respective country
I appreciate your enthusiasm. These boats are very cool. I was on a US submarine during the cold war for 3 years. A response someone said boredom and terror is absolutely right. Hours and hours of boredom and moments of terror. My boat hit a underwater mountain and the torpedo room flooded. For 3 days we struggled to stay afloat. At the surface we rolled and the air in the boat bubbled out then we had to submerge for hours to stabilize and pump out water then surface for 6 hrs or so. I toured the U505 in Chicago with my brother during those days. He and I were at the back of the tour. I don’t speak German but I could tell what most of the equipment was for and I was explaining to my brother. After a bit I had 1/2 of the tour group listening to me. I was flattered. The basics are all the same
This is awesome. I used to visit northern Germany every summer. I always stayed 30 minutes away from Kiel, so I've been to the sub and the tower several times. I never thought I would see a video pop up in my recommended about it though! Hope you enjoyed it as much as I did.
Having seen several American WWII subs, I love seeing the technical differences in technology, such as the torpedo loading mechanisms and sonar, as they were developed separately.
Man, that was great! I really-really enjoyed it! I've always been fascinated (from a size and technology standpoint) as to how the German's built such incredible war machines!? Thanks for sharing!!!!!
I know it's not easy being a big dude on a submarine. I'm 6'7" and work on US Navy subs. Those things are definitely not built for people our size. There's a lot of differences between the U Boat and modern American subs, but theres some similar machinery. Interesting video, Doc.
im on the Canadian subs and there quite different, but iv been on the old O-Boats that Canada had in the 80's and its vary similar to the U-boat. and your right they worked in shifts, it was called hot bunking. thankfully we dont have to do that anymore.
docm77 Wow, you probably didn't realize it, but you were touching the knob that automatically activates the submarine, automatically engages the engines, steers the sub out of the harbor, cruises at full speed until it reaches 100km offshore, dives to 100m, then engages the u-boat's search and destroy auto-pilot mode, where it endlessly circles in a 30km radius until it's sonar picks up surface ships, then automatically engages the ships and launches a spread of torpedoes and sinks them. See, most people aren't aware that the u-boats had the technology to accomplish all of those maneuvers just by turning one simple knob, but they did! In 1945, the Kriegsmarine realized they were losing the war, and they estimated that some of their submarines would be deativated and converted into museum ships, so they designed these automatic capabilities as a desperate 'vengeance-weapon'. If you would have turned that knob to the right instead of to the left, these systems would have activated, and you would still be out in the Atlantic, under the ocean, with the u-boat searching for ships to sink! Lol
I am from Canada and have been in this u-boat, very cool, not the tourist season, could really take my time and look, SO small! These guys live and fight in this thing for a couple months, unbelievable. The u-boat memorial terribly sad, so many young men dead, grieving wives and girlfriends.
Dale Burrell I still remember going through the USS Drum with my family when I was about 10 in 1974. It made a huge impression on me. I thought it was so cramped inside, and I was only 10 ! I always thought the US subs were bigger than the German ones tho?
Great video and tour. After watching Das Boot, you can put things in perspective and place given your "well lighted" descriptions. ....and they didn't die for nothing.
Great video. As far as I am aware, the 'seat' outside the radio and listening room is actually the Captain's bunk. It is central to the listening equipment and the control room and has a larger storage unit for important documents.
Sorry, the Type VII had a crew complement of 44. No freezer and little refrigeration contributed to rather primitive food storage. Food was carefully stored throughout the ship and so as not to interfere with the controls. Fresh food went fast. Once it was gone meals were mostly comprised of sausage and canned food.
This was a great tour. I toured one in Chicago, U505 I think, many years ago. It was interesting to hear a German's point of view and comments on the subject.
I watched this before I knew doc made minecraft videos, i started watching him on hermitcraft and now found this video again. I had no idea doc made this video when I first watched it
Das Boot imho is one of the best war movies ever. Just make sure that you watch non dubbed version and if you have the time the miniseries version which is 5+ h long. Edit changed my recommendation
"Das ist THOMSEN! THOMMMM-SENNNN!" Great movie that one. R.I.P. Otto Sander, 1941-2013. BTW, check out the ==Director's Cut== Blu-Ray version of "Das Boot" and its digital and much improved sound enhancement. IMO, skip the English dubbed version and stay with the original German language version albeit [if needed] user clickable English sub-titles which then [again, this is just IMO] retains the "flavor" and linguistic nuances of the original German.
The electric motors were there to drive the propeller when the boat was submerged. When the sub was surfaced, they used the diesel engine to drive the propellers. They didn't use the diesel engine when the sub was submerged.
@@ogalo1653 How many of those 170.000 were in U-boats and how many U-boat sailors did Kriegsmarine have? Not sure about the %75 but u-boats were the most deadly assignment in ww2 iirc (excluding whatever the Japanese were doing).
@@busteraycan The crewmen on an Unterseboot was extremely flexible. It varied not only on the type of boat, but also on the mission it was performing and how many men would be necessary (which means type XXI, for example, could operate with a crew ranging from 57 as far as 60-70). The lowest class of crewman (which were mostly referred to as seemenschen or seamen in english) were used interchangeably between U-boats and surface ships, which makes, combined with what was said previously, the total tripulation of U-boats during the war incalculable. Though, for an extremely rough estimative, Germany built on WW2 1.162 Unterseboots and the vast majority of them couldn't harbour more than 40 crewmen.
Special interest for me because when I was nine years old (1947) I went over U 776 that was berthed around the Tower of London area. It had surrendered as the war came to a close & was exhibited for a period of time. My outstanding memory is of the gleaming culinary objects in the galley area. Lots of copper/ copper alloy pieces. Strange what impresses one at that age. Always had a lot of time & interest in submariners for some reason. I have been given to understand that in general, they had little time for politics, they were seafarers who happened to become embroiled in a conflict not of their making but they did their duty for the love of their country right or wrong. I am in my 80s & I don't know how you can argue with that viewpoint. Whatever, this was interesting & instructive.
In Galveston Texas we have an American submarine from WWII. You can go inside but you can’t touch anything. There are signs that read “Please do not touch, this is a war machine not a toy”.
It's nice to see a memorial for the German soldiers because everyone thinks the ww2 soldiers were all nazis but most of them were forced into fighting for an unwanted cause and that's coming from a British kid who has relatives who fought the Germans in both ww1 and ww2
It´s actually not a memorial for fallen german soldiers in WW2. It was originally built for fallen german soldiers from WW1(before the Nazis even came to power), but in they 50s it was dedicated to all sailors worldwide who died at sea,
Tonyv1951 maby its true that the most people in germany was nazis but you cannot campare it with nazis today ..... the nazis today know what the the natinalsocialism is the people in 1940s in germany dind,t raly know it they was normal people like you and me and they was not racist
This was fascinating. I want to thank you for posting this. I am a 73 yrs old American woman & my heart aches for both sides & the senseless loss of lives. History must be told & remembered nonetheless. You did a great job.
It is like beeing inside the ship, actually ! Great video, good for your technical level and your English, is outstanding!!!! Thanks a lot for sharing !!!
Can’t even go on a titanic tour in the middle of the U.S with the ability to take pictures or videos but the Germans let you walk right in a sub and record the whole thing, thank you so much for this video, so cool!
Its amazing to see what complex machines were build back then, when no computers existed. This sub was much ahead of its time. The Germans are sick engineers, that I can say. And thank you for the video!
Some people don't believe the US went to the moon, because of not having the super computers we have today. But look at the engineering that went into this sub, all done with paper/pencil/slide rules, and using the human brain.
@@iworkout6912 i am sure USA and germany are two different countries..and their technology are different as well.but still i think that they claim that they were landing in the moon,i dont believe it either..how come after 50 years after they said they were landing on the moon for the first time in the 60s,why they didnt do it again..i know it sound ridiculous by saying that,i am sure it all costs a lot of money..but at least if they doing such as mission again in the future after in the 60s,people would more believe that they landing on the moon..and with all the technologies that we had today,i'm still unable to see some people landing on the moon..and for that theory that they said that they landing on moon was fake..
@@FrankGutowski-ls8jt oh really??what year is it??in a year of 70s,80s,90s??or how about in year 2000s or 2010s..that much better to some real human being to go and landing on the moon
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Thanks for the sub video, now I want to watch the movie u571 again.
docm77 .lol, after I posted the previous comment I realized there was "571" comments.. weird
Thank you for the tour , well done, cheers from Canada.
First thing I see in the video is Merkel's hideous sour face! God is she friggin ugly!
docm77 That really was fascinating ! Thanks for the upload.
I never saw nor knew this part of docm's channel, but I like these old videos and loved to learn even a small amount about Germany's history from doc
Me tooo!!! I hope he can put some out of game content up soon!!
I just got this suggested to me and I am now experiencing this as well. Super cool.
Bit of a dark history. Seems like a weird thing to have monuments to
@@PaperMakersAdeludedbroad the monuments are to commemorate the soldiers who fought and died for their country. dark or not, men have fought and died and this is paying homage to that. its not celebrating the dark history, but the lives lost.
@@Kotoy1 Absolutely. A lot of people who fight in wars are fighting to keep them and their country alive, not necessarily because they agree with whatever their country leader is fighting for. (I’m saying nothing bad about Germany here btw, I don’t know anything about their history, I’m just speaking generally like if one country’s reason for fighting is more “morally wrong”)
I'm late, I know. Thank you for this video. I am a retired US Navy guy and have always loved history. Thank you for showing this. Does not matter which side you are on, war is hell. We need to memorialize those who have given to our respected countries. A sailor is a sailor regardless of which side you sit. Much respect to all. A special place is reserved for Sub sailors on all sides. A life of terror and boredom.
I must respectfully disagree sir. Those men served the nazis. They served one of the most evil regimes in history. I only feel sad that they served such vileness with such skill and devotion.
But thank you for your service sir. You are not like them. Not in the ways that matter most.
@@wambutu7679 Thank you.
@@wambutu7679 well ,really history is written by the victors. While i will not say what they did was right, if they won, the heinous acts they committed would be called justice. I believe that they sacrificed their lives for an ideal or a wish to serve their country. I think anyone could sympathize with those beliefs. It seems obvious to us that theyre wrong and obvious to them that were wrong. Wrong and right technically dont exist. I believe they deserve respect as much as any soldier in any battle field
@Deepak Daniel
I visited Germany a long, long time ago. One of those eurorail/backpacking, always broke/always having fun, sorts of trips. One day in Bavaria we met an urban hippie, (I told you it was awhile ago). After the sort of superficial bonding typical to such trips my brother and I were invited to his place. It was the attic of an old building. At one point we asked him when the buses stopped for the day. Here looked out the window before answering. Of course we asked why. "My watch is out there", was his reply. Naturally we leaned our heads out the window and saw an ancient church tower. That was the first answer he gave I still remember.
Eventually the conversation got to the second world war. Back then it was in many ways still a current event. I honestly don't remember anything about that conversation. It was, as I said a long time ago. Anything except when we asked did his parents generation know what was happening. That is when he gave the second answer I remember to this day. "They said they knew nothing about the evil the nazis were doing. We don't believe them." Naturally we asked how could he be so certain. After all he wasn't even born yet. His answer; "It was their eyes."
This is a round about, indeed long winded why to respond to your post. But I need to make clear the nazis were a form of evil one cannot equate to the evils that happen in most places and most times with depressing regularity. They were a soul taunting evil. To have supported that regime beyond the minimum needed to ensure the survival of yourself and your family is morally reprehensible.
I'm sure 18 year old men died horrible suffocating, burning, drowning, claustrophobic deaths on those submarines. I'm sure some didn't know how horrible their nazi leaders were. For those men I will truly feel sorrow. But I can never 'honor' their sacrifice. Only mourn their wasted lives to so heinous a cause. For the rest of the men on those boats, not a tear. I will not go so far as to say I rejoice in the horrible deaths those other men suffered. For truly who am I know what sort of punishment such men deserve. I would no more dwell on those few who survived their time serving on the u-boats. I do not wish they had died as well. Despite the impressions my words have given such moral judgments are not mine to give. If there is a God I'm sure he'll have plenty to discuss with me about my own moral inequities, come the day.
But "honor", "mourn", "recognize", those who served the nazis, executed their orders, strove to ensure their victory, by coming within a hairsbreath of starving the UK?
No. I reserve such words, thoughts and sentiments for their victims.
@@wambutu7679 interesting points. i see what you mean and i agree that he nazis were evil.but my point is ,that kind of stuff happens a lot it war. Yes they were in the wrong side of history ,but i gurantee that a majority of them thought they did the right thing. It might not have even ocoured to them that what they were doing is wrong. Slavery for example. But think about this. What if in lets say 100 years,sending children to school is considered a heinous act. While it seems normal to us ,it might seem absolutely moronic in the future. The point im trying to make is that opinions on right and wrong change a lot and that change usually brings war with it. Isint it atleast worth it to accept that those people fought with courage and valor , and appreciate them ,not for what they believed in , but their courage and their willingness to do what they though was right?
everyone is a gangsta, until grandpa starts the engine
*CONFUSED EEERIKAAA*
Can you say the current location of this u boat?
@@hkhanna4299 Laboe near Kiel
@@jan-niklasb.5390 thanks my dear friend . You are only person who replied me👍🏻😊
LOL
As a german, I imagine talking english to a camera around a bunch of germans to be very awkward.
Why? I'm sure they've heard English before.
We neurotics agree...
About as awkward as walking around America speaking German to a camera
@@davecarakasavage919 No not at all. The difference is that the germans can understand english but can also hear Doc’s german accent which makes it more ”odd” to those who pass by because he is clearly fluent in german yet still speaks english. If he spoke german in america the americans wouldn’t understand him which makes it less awkward when recording because you don’t have to worry about people judging what you say, and it is more understandable that he would speak his native language when explaining something. If he had an obvious american accent when speaking german it would be a little different, but not by much because the americans around him still wouldn’t understand him
I thought it was Arnold at first😅
My great-grandfather was a navigator on a British ship returning to Britain during WW2 to see his newly born son (my grandfather). His ship was sunk by one of these U-boats, and he never made it back. Over a 1,000 others died alongside him. Marvelous machine though, and may all those who lost their lives be remembered.
It was for a good cause
@@D3vil5nare ?
@@CianThoYT they didn't die in vain
Sorry to hear your family were affected so directly by the U-boat war. It's strange though isn't it...that mixed feeling of admiration for the machines themselves (and the young men who crewed them), yet horror at the countless lives shattered by their actions. War is a funny old thing.
It's not the Germans fault that your grandfather died, it was British people's own fault for allowing the crown to use them and follow Churchill. Mosley wanted to unite with Germany to crush the communists. Yet your government chose to side with communists
Many Germans were also murdered by communists, by British military too, Specially when churchill ordered your air force to bomb German civilians during the night.
Germans must feel the same you do
Having watched “Das Boot” many times made your U-boat tour truly fascinating, very interesting.
Goes with out saying but ... I am currently reading the book, and it goes into a lot of detail of uboat operations. Stuff you don't think of, but after reading it you think, "well, yeah. Makes sense."
I agree! I started taking an interest in subs after watching the movie. I was truly impressed
@@natsune09 The salinity of the water! Makes total sense but who would have thought?
@@philipbarrett3151 If you don't think about it, you assume the whole ocean is the same in amount of salt in the water. But then you think about it, temperature, fresh water from rivers, storms, and so forth, then it makes sense and seems so painfully obvious. But when do most people even think about these things ... unless they are reading Das Boot or are on an actual submarine.
Different boat though...
I'm from Canada. I went to Germany for Christmas to visit my family. It was an amazing experience. I went inside the boat and on top of the tower.
Docm77: Don't mind me just checking the Redstone in the Submarine.
This makes me appreciate even more 2 things: 1) those sailors who managed to live cramped in that smallest of spaces and posed a real threat to the Royal Navy for a very long time representing a country with little naval tradition such as Germany. And 2) the work done by Silent Hunter, UBOAT and Wolfpack games at representing with great attention to detail those beautiful machines.
Here in Chicago we have the U505, a HUGE tourist attraction. Amazing piece of machinery.
Wayne Kusy ..You are so right. This is a superb piece of ship- building. The young men who sailed in them must have been the bravest of the brave. DAS BOOT the German movie depicted life aboard....All for nothing !!!!!
I loved going on the U505 it was so cool! I like how they do the lighting and sound affects that go along with the time it was captured.
Wait what I've just found this out
@@panozesperantegtr-1gobrrrr141 It's at the Museum of Science and Industry, in Chicago. It's a superb exhibit.
@@TheRealLaughingGravy I've been there a few times when I was younger as field trips but have never actually seen this.
I don't usually comment on the videos, but I felt the need to say thank you for adding that bit at the end about all the young men who actually lived and died in boats like that one.
Agreed
Ilona Fenton, I had 2 Uncles Carl & Willie that served aboard the untetseaboot as per my mothers oral history. Her maiden name was Klien. May God bless ALL the men and women who gave their lives doing the best job they could.
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Ilona Fenton Whaaaaat? So maybe soon we will say something like "many great concentration camp guards died, we shall remember them as heroes" huh?
@@eliseereclus3475 As far as I know, submarine soldiers were not with the SS and therefore not responsible for what happened in concentration camps. OK, they fought merchant ships, but their cargo was not peaceful either. The merchant ships transported weapons, ammunition and fuel, causing other German soldiers and civilians to die. In addition, these convoys were accompanied by Krigschiffe. War is cruel, but what should they have done. Shall they end her fight and be shot as a deserter. Or, Should they say thank's, that her mother, wife or child being currently burned or shredded in Dresden, Hamburg or elsewhere with a bomb, which was transported with these ships. Nobody likes to die and nobody likes that his family members die., war is cruel. Before we beat us verbally, we should rather ensure that something like this never happens again.
@@eliseereclus3475 The rank and file soldier, sailor, aircrew...all they did was fight for their country. not all were the stereotyped cold heartless gestapo type and a lot died terrible deaths too Both sides/ be they american, Brit, kiwi whatever. \atrocities were committed on all sides FACT War is man's Lowest point and sadly one we still all subscribe too, nation after nation when really we should all unite and fight the real war, the war that mankind has started,and may lose...Overpopulation, famine, Draught, and Global warming,,,oh hang on, of course the 'Donald' says that was made up by the Chinese to gain an upper economic lead...yeah, TRENDOUS Donnie!
Great tour!! I've never been in a U boat before. It looks smaller inside than what I imagined. My dad was in the US navy in submarines in WWII. He was in the Pacific from '42 to '45. He had gone thru the U 505 at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago. I remember him saying how small it was compared to the subs he was in. He felt bad for the German sailors that had to work in the U-boats. A tough and miserable job for sure. Thanks for sharing.
I first saw U-995 with my dad, a former U-boat officer. Later I ended up in San Francisco and toured USS Pampanito. The difference in size is amazing. German crews would have thought they'd died and gone to heaven to serve on such a boat.
I was stationed in Germany in the late 70's-early 80's. We were on a live fire exercise at a base near this and our platoon Sargent took us to the museum and we spent the morning touring U995 and the museum in the tower. Well worth the time to see. Thank you for posting this. It brought back a lot of fond memories.
I love when he sits down on the Captains bed he merely calls it "a place to sit down"
Yeah i noticed that too. I don't know if he knew the attack periscope was up in the conning tower. I'm still trying to work out how these guys slept in those short bunks. I know people are generally taller now but surely not by that much.
I know, he walked past the Captain and Number One's bunks and didn't realize those were their zero enclosure "staterooms." Slim living conditions, but I kinda like how close everyone is to the boat and it's operation.
She sunk 5 vessels, all Soviet and damaged 1 American ship.
She's such a good girl
Let's be honest Soviet subs basically sink themselves
Dynamic Solution ..........
.......No. Soviet merchant ships. Study the Uboat war better pls kthx
@@commanderrockwell1123 i know all I need to know, I know who won. I will let you be the expert and recall every unimportant fact that lead to Germany losing
And if you are into sims you can even Captain Uboat Check out ubisofts Silent Hunter series. though stock release if very arcade like. There is a rich modder community that makes the game even more realistic real navigation manual TDC real cool stuff.
Definitely a lot more video than I expected. Thanks for an intelligent and insightful tour. As my understanding of the German language is very very limited, I particularly appreciated your translations of the labels and placards found throughout the vessel.
Subscribed!
“It’s really small in here”. 😀 that thing is massive compared to the British subs trust me!
I saw a documentary about the submarines outside of the Normandy before the invasion and it was clearly said that it was a small space in the British submarines.
mainly it's because the U-boats are boats that go go under for around 2 hours at a time so they were able to bwe bigger then the allie subs, and the U in u-boats means untersea
Yeah, all yellow little submarines
German sub big? See american fleet boat sub in the pacific.
@redsindu I think they’re talking about how most WWII American submarines were quite a bit more comfortable and spacious than most of their German counterparts (for example, they actually had showers and something resembling a mess hall).
This was one of the better U-boat tours I've seen on RUclips.
Thank you for sharing and translating in english.
ABSOLUTELY!!!
He speaks English in every video lol
thanks
Zen I am german and for me it sounds like english is not his mother tounge his accent sounds very german too
And the way he pronounces the german words sounds like he is german
Fascinating. I'm of German Heritage. My family fled Germany in the early > mid 30's. I've never visited the fatherland, as my family settled in America. The Schultz/Kreinbring family tree. So I've never been able to afford a ticket to Germany. I've always been fascinated with WWII and how it carved up the european continent and changed the face of the world. So it's so fascinating to follow the history of how we all came to be. If not for the war, I may have been born in Germany. So interesting to see the u-boat tour. Thank you so much for this.
Always very sobering and emotional whenever I am around things like this. Same with old warplanes or tanks or whatever. Hard to imagine what it was like for the poor men that just wanted to be home
Gary Vallone I don’t think they had as much time to think about those feelings, probably only when they were alone or had some free time to themselves, most of the time they just had to get on with the missions.
your english is superb i wish my german was as good as your english
Troche cie ponioslo...
Casimir Kulikowski dan über setze das mal XD
Ich auch. :(
ROFL
@@abondendchannelabondendcha179 Dann übersetz das mal.
Arnold Schwarzenegger tours a U Boat and sits on the Captains bunk like a boss.
TractorsNStuff His voice
If our beloved old Arnie would decide to take on a role as a German high ranking officer in WW2 movie it would simply be epic top of his career.. I always wanted to see him in Wehrmacht uniform speaking fluent German!
@@lassekristensen385 Arni being the best actor of all time couldnt take such a role. I agree it would be cool but theyd have to rewrite history to allow for Arnold winning the war single handedly.
@@lassekristensen385 It would make sense Arnold in his prime is what the Nazis would consider to to be the "perfect human".
@@kodylangham Haha yes you could say that.. No doubt he would be ûbersoldat! :D
Well done! Love it. I visited Kiel, Germany over 15 yrs ago. I made the trip over to this magnificent museum. Thanks for the memories.
The electric engine isn’t for driving silently - it’s going underwater. If drive is by the Diesel engines they have to be on the surface or use a snorkel (not deep). Mostly they were on the surface as it was much faster.
Speed was one thing, fuel efficiency was another. Also, you don't have to worry about your air running out when you are on the surface, and have much better vision, as you can send the lookout team to the bridge. This was important to make sure you had as early a warning in case you were spotted by a plane.
This is my new drinking video. Every time he says cool, drink beer. Every time he says wow, drink schnapps and see if you can get to the end of the tour.
Wow, cool, wow, cool, wow, cool, wow, cool......... lol!
I tried. My kidneys don’t work anymore, is that bad?
So I’m not the only one doing it.....?
I'm so doing that!
Ja man waauuhh
Awesome video. Always wanted to see inside a U Boat. The crew of these boats were our enemy back in the day but you have to respect the courage and determination they had. Locked up in these iron coffins for months on end. Thanks very much for posting
Das boot is one of my favorite submarine movies. Its always cool to look at the ships of the war.
I was there a few years ago. Very interesting. Also even more interesting was the fact that this sub was stationed in my home town here in Norway after the war. It was taken as a prize and used by the Norwegian navy for a while.
Why did they return it to the Germans? They could've kept it and used it as a museum, no? Good for tourism, though. The city of Chicago obtained the former U-505 Type IX-C U-boat -- one of only two remaining in the world -- that was almost scuttled by its crew when it was captured by a U.S. Navy destroyer task force in the South Atlantic toward the end of the war. A quick thinking U.S. Navy sailor who was part of the boarding party detected the scuttling mechanism and was able to turn it off thus saving the U-boat from sinking. The captain, who was a Chicago native, convinced the Navy to turn it over to the Museum of Science & Industry in his home town, Chicago, after the war, and the City of Chicago was able to raise enough money to transport it by barge from some port where it was hidden away in Bermuda.
Was there in Chicago and toured the sub...
Very impressive...
Most important for the US was the capture of the ENIGMA cipher-machine together with the valid code-books...
It was sold by the Norwegian navy back to the Germans for the symbolic price of one German mark.
It was to ring in a new era of cooperation with Germany after the war that's why
Jimmy Harris - Most important was the fact that capturing the enigma machine benefitted the Elite Bankers etc that ran most of the countries in the world back then and still do including the US and suckered the people to go to war to take out Hitler/germany who did the right things that our corrupt controlled governments should have been doing back then and now - Google Paisley Expressions and the Jesus, Hitler and Wizard of Oz post on there just now exposing all of this and the LIES about Hitler and WW2 and all of the totally FAKE Debt/Austerity and totally FAKE terrorism that these Elites are using to carry on with their agenda that Hitler and Germany fought against.
Wow, I remember visiting this submarine with my wife and members of her family back in in the mid 90s.
I'm in awe of the genious minds who designed this.
The U-Boat living conditions are a little better than sleeping in a Panzer 🤔
@Craft Paint it’s not about the living conditions. They’re not that great on subs even today. It’s about this incredibly complex machine built such a long time ago without any meaningful computers
I’m a bit late (yknow only 4 years) but I love learning about ww2 and this was amazing the watch! G.O.A.T!
Das Boot... best sub movie ever
Hahaha lul
@Jipke Oh, it's very interesting would be to know what's wrong there, namely. I guess, that there's smthg wrong too. I mean the very end, where's the english bombing attack - at 1940, so crucial? Doubts. And what's your opinion, if you are so kind to share it?
@Jipke If so? As I remember, they have emerged before that. The point was if they could emerge with the accumulators sunk. After solving the problem, they have emerged immediately. If I wrong?
@@wolodymyrshkurko6329 , I think you're right. For me, "Das Boot" is the best war movie ever made.
@@Juscz Agree! And it's the only(?) detailed and I guess true enough (in the main) feature film about Germans side of WW2 with its "hardwear" and "softwear"
Much respect given to all the sailors who went to war for their country, friend or foe...
Yep. Tell me if you agree though, people think that all Germans were bad in ww2 and 1 but that's not true only the nazis were bad the others were fighting to protect there country and family just like us
@@MitchellC564 A lot of the frontline soldiers were unwilling conscripts by the time the Allies invaded Europe.
With all respect, fuck all those soldiers. Sick of those agreed for everything patriots. Who ends up guarding Guantanamo or aushvitz!!! For motherland or flag sake they will kill anybody. Or even, for their religion. Violance bring more violence.
@@MitchellC564 now, you wrong.
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it's old still looks complex and sophisticated thanks for sharing great video.
Engineering to put it all together is truly amazing. Add to that it, was all drawn out by hand.
Thankyou for taking your time and showing us this marvel of engineering. Very informative.
"Das Boot" is a great film! So glad you posted this video. WW2 submarines are so cool but I'm glad I never had to serve on one.
Criss { Lastname } my great great grandfather was a captain we never found out what happened
That is so cool! Which boat did he command?
But this boat is another type, it's newer.
Wolfpack attack!
The spikes are to keep kids from climbing onto the U-Boat.
Nah i do think that they had a historical purpose:
Most likely against enemy Soldiers to climb onto the Sub
Or to fight enemy combat divers, if they even existed then.
@Bf 109 F2 historicaly the back and front door didn't exist. Created for visiting.
AND to keep the birds off.
@ET Hardcorgamer Nice try, but no. They tried to flex knowledge and failed miserabely .
@ET Hardcorgamer I he did name his account after a WW2 German fighter so you'd think he'd know mate.
I find it somewhat funny that i watched this video years before I discovered you where a Minecraft content creator.
Rare case
Thanks very much for the tour. As a ex submariner I found it very interesting to compare with the British and American subs of that period. You were right to mention the men who served. They had great courage, and had a very short life expectancy.
37,000 never came home. Highest loss rate of any armed service. Sad.
One has to respect the culture/people who are able to build such an intricately complex machine.
Some information on the Laboe Memorial: The Site was originally constructed in 1927 to commemorate the fallen sailors of the Imperial Navy of WW1. After 1945 it was rededicated to honor sailors of all nations who died in both world wars. The Memorial is located at the entrance of Kiel Bay. Just a few kilometers upstream is the Kiel Naval Base. Every time a german warship passes by they salute by manning the rails. I believe some other navies do that to.
vuesch That is Awesome and deserving I would never known. History really should be taught better it is so interesting. I have total respect for All Veterans no matter which side I’m one also. It’s the Governments that can be bad. Thanks for the information:)
Trouble is history is a massive LIE and it is the winning side that writes the history and the Allies failed to mention that they were fighting for the Elite Bankers etc that controlled them back then and still do today and now Germany as well. Google Paisley Expressions and the Jesus, Hitler and Wizard of Oz post on there just now that exposes the TRUTH about Hitler and WW2.
@@williamwoods8022 Go lie with your hero, Marx.
Nice job! I am completely amazed by submarines. The engineering behind them especially for the 1940's is nothing short of amazing.
Very advanced for their time
Just wanted to say thanks for doing this in a language I can understand. Much appreciated
very good thank you, now you need to do another one.
Respect and admiration for the young men who served in there
imagine being trapped in there which happened most of the time ...
They had to endure the terrific claustrophobia!
Don’t forget about the brave merchant seaman who were sent to the bottom by these ‘brave’ nazi ?
@@astragreen They weren't Nazis most of the time. Especially the Kriegsmarine was pretty apolitical in its ranks. They were young people you wrongly thought their country was under attack by their old enemies.
My Father enlisted in the US Navy in 1933 he was deployed with the ZP-12 lighter than air squadron (blimps) patrolling the Atlantic searching for these U-Boats that were praying on the merchant marine ships.
The Naval base was located at Mariam airfield (i believe was the name,its now New Jersey airport) where the Hindenberg met her fate in 36' and yes, Dad watched the whole incident unfold. Dad had some mesmerizing stories.
Thanks for the tour!
Thanks for the tour. I got to see the U-2540 (Type XXI boot) in Bremerhaven. These things are great.
Type XXI boats are cool. I am fascinated by them. Because if the Kriegsmarine had them even 2 years earlier, they may have changed the course of the battle of the atlantic. They were far deadlier because of their extended endurance and ability to remain submerged.
@@ArmchairRizzard You are very right there. The Germans had many advanced weaponry that would be soon developed into serious war weapons to be feared, such as the super tank (Tiger, Panther, Maus), rather like the M1A1 Abrams, the V-1 and V-2 rockets (Cruise and ICBMs), the first true submarine attack vessels, the jet airplane (Me262), the Comet as a jet attack craft, and even supposed UFO/alien techno that led them to the bat wing plane, like the B2 bomber. Germans know their shit. It just takes a long time. And yes, Typ XXI boote would have made a huge difference. HUGE! Churchill admitted that he only ever feared the U-boote, since they would have starved Britain.
@@ArmchairRizzard Those would have changed the war if they were deployed earlier in numbers.
I don’t know why but this video appears in my recommended every single time I open RUclips
@@OdenKanzaki probably a glitch
It was never below 32 degrees Celcius (90 degrees Fahrenheit) in these u-boats. The coolest place, where many in the crew had their beds, was close to where the torpedoes were stored. It must have been pure hell to live for months in these steel cans. Just imagine the smell... and the humid heat.
Thanks for a great video!
The one thing of being a young 20 to 25 year old sailor - strong and invincible. Especially when fighting for home and country! "Must stop the commies and yanks!"..something like it.
I didn't expect to see this on a minecraft gaming channel, what an impressive piece of engineering these subs were, they certainly built em to last back then!
I recently watched some tour videos of American WW2 submarines and it's amazing how much alike they are to the German submarines. Great video! & Oh yeah, I was in the US Army for a while and spent over 5 years in Germany, during the 1980s. Was assigned to West Berlin & Frankfurt. I absolutely loved the place and the people and miss it a lot
How did it take me this long to find this video. I absolutely love anything about WWII. The engineering and innovation that come out if it was amazing on all sides of the war. Even if it's 4 years late thanks for doing this Docm77 I loved seeing a U-boat. I have been on a tour of an American sub from WWII along with a destroyer it's interesting how similar the conditions were on both submarines small cramped and loud.
When Germany made amazing stuff pushing limits of human brain power.
3.14159265358 3.14159265358 3.14159265358 Germany is actually one of the top arms exporters in the world, infact the US Abrams tank’s main gun was designed by Rheinmetall. The German military looks pretty well equipped too
and still lost... must suck.
@@89roboa Well its easy only against the USm but when the whole world is against you its becomes hard.
@@89roboa Germany's entire Army was Out numbered, but the officers tried their best to win, like Heinz Guderian who made Blitzkrieg
And Erwin Romel
@@aleksandarkurbalija yeah thats why hittler lost ww2 becuase he started war with all his enemy at the same time and he wants to conqure soviet in winter
I don't know why this was recommended but im glad it did, enjoyed the video and seeing the inside of a submarine was really cool
Big Das Boot fan here... really nice... thanks for posting !
Thanks man! That was really cool. Great explanation. Loved the tour. Cheers
I know this is from a few years ago, but recently I had seen on the news about a place outside Erie that refurbishes the old WW2 subs. hearing about that and having heard a few stories (from old men that have passed on now) I learned that the men, no matter the country, that served on those WW2 subs were some of the bravest, craziest men in the service and no matter who they served for they deserve everyone's respect for living in those conditions for their respective country
I appreciate your enthusiasm. These boats are very cool. I was on a US submarine during the cold war for 3 years. A response someone said boredom and terror is absolutely right. Hours and hours of boredom and moments of terror. My boat hit a underwater mountain and the torpedo room flooded. For 3 days we struggled to stay afloat. At the surface we rolled and the air in the boat bubbled out then we had to submerge for hours to stabilize and pump out water then surface for 6 hrs or so. I toured the U505 in Chicago with my brother during those days. He and I were at the back of the tour. I don’t speak German but I could tell what most of the equipment was for and I was explaining to my brother. After a bit I had 1/2 of the tour group listening to me. I was flattered. The basics are all the same
This is awesome. I used to visit northern Germany every summer. I always stayed 30 minutes away from Kiel, so I've been to the sub and the tower several times. I never thought I would see a video pop up in my recommended about it though! Hope you enjoyed it as much as I did.
Vow the great German engineering they can build much better now with best engineers n scientists
Having seen several American WWII subs, I love seeing the technical differences in technology, such as the torpedo loading mechanisms and sonar, as they were developed separately.
Man, that was great! I really-really enjoyed it! I've always been fascinated (from a size and technology standpoint) as to how the German's built such incredible war machines!? Thanks for sharing!!!!!
I'm glad we got this guy as our tour guide, he really enjoyed this and it rippled through me every time he said ''wow''.
Thank you very much for taking your time to share this with us. Great video. Respekt vor dem Kriegsmarine.
I know it's not easy being a big dude on a submarine. I'm 6'7" and work on US Navy subs. Those things are definitely not built for people our size. There's a lot of differences between the U Boat and modern American subs, but theres some similar machinery. Interesting video, Doc.
Yeah, if you imagine this ship is 70+ years old, it is super fascinating. Probably the crew members back then were def not our size.
im on the Canadian subs and there quite different, but iv been on the old O-Boats that Canada had in the 80's and its vary similar to the U-boat. and your right they worked in shifts, it was called hot bunking. thankfully we dont have to do that anymore.
oberon class?
Visit a WW 2 boat or even a DE of the same vintage, my Dad remarked that forehead scars are a mark of WW 2 shipboard duty.
docm77
Wow, you probably didn't realize it, but you were touching the knob that automatically activates the submarine, automatically engages the engines, steers the sub out of the harbor, cruises at full speed until it reaches 100km offshore, dives to 100m, then engages the u-boat's search and destroy auto-pilot mode, where it endlessly circles in a 30km radius until it's sonar picks up surface ships, then automatically engages the ships and launches a spread of torpedoes and sinks them.
See, most people aren't aware that the u-boats had the technology to accomplish all of those maneuvers just by turning one simple knob, but they did! In 1945, the Kriegsmarine realized they were losing the war, and they estimated that some of their submarines would be deativated and converted into museum ships, so they designed these automatic capabilities as a desperate 'vengeance-weapon'.
If you would have turned that knob to the right instead of to the left, these systems would have activated, and you would still be out in the Atlantic, under the ocean, with the u-boat searching for ships to sink! Lol
I am from Canada and have been in this u-boat, very cool, not the tourist season, could really take my time and look, SO small! These guys live and fight in this thing for a couple months, unbelievable. The u-boat memorial terribly sad, so many young men dead, grieving wives and girlfriends.
Some time you should visit the USS Drum in Mobile Alabama- as I recall, that submarine was even SMALLER than this one-!!!
THE GERMANS SHOULD HAVE CONSIDERED THE CONSEQUENCES BEFORE THEY ATTACKED POLAND!!!
...THE GERMANS WEREN'T CALLED "THE HUNS" FOR NOTHING!!!
Steve Wright just curious. When would be the best time of year to go tour it?
Dale Burrell I still remember going through the USS Drum with my family when I was about 10 in 1974. It made a huge impression on me. I thought it was so cramped inside, and I was only 10 ! I always thought the US subs were bigger than the German ones tho?
hello steve i would like to come to canada i love your country
Great video and tour. After watching Das Boot, you can put things in perspective and place given your "well lighted" descriptions.
....and they didn't die for nothing.
Great video. As far as I am aware, the 'seat' outside the radio and listening room is actually the Captain's bunk. It is central to the listening equipment and the control room and has a larger storage unit for important documents.
i was going to write the same
I've been suggested this video so many times before I watched Doc but I finally pressed it 😂 Definitely an interesting look
Thanks for sharing this with us Doc, it was very interesting. I can't believe they fit 50+ people on that thing
I think it was only around 42 on a Type VII but keep in mind they also had to store food wherever they could.
Sorry, the Type VII had a crew complement of 44. No freezer and little refrigeration contributed to rather primitive food storage. Food was carefully stored throughout the ship and so as not to interfere with the controls. Fresh food went fast. Once it was gone meals were mostly comprised of sausage and canned food.
You know some could take 500 people
+Roblox cat 707 SSas .....say what??
Yeah, even in the Head! There are two, but only one got used until the food was used up and the 2nd one could be used...
This was a great tour. I toured one in Chicago, U505 I think, many years ago. It was interesting to hear a German's point of view and comments on the subject.
I watched this before I knew doc made minecraft videos, i started watching him on hermitcraft and now found this video again. I had no idea doc made this video when I first watched it
Das Boot imho is one of the best war movies ever. Just make sure that you watch non dubbed version and if you have the time the miniseries version which is 5+ h long. Edit changed my recommendation
I would agree that the best way to watch Das Boot was in the original German, vice dubbed. it just works better.
"Das ist THOMSEN! THOMMMM-SENNNN!" Great movie that one. R.I.P. Otto Sander, 1941-2013. BTW, check out the ==Director's Cut== Blu-Ray version of "Das Boot" and its digital and much improved sound enhancement. IMO, skip the English dubbed version and stay with the original German language version albeit [if needed] user clickable English sub-titles which then [again, this is just IMO] retains the "flavor" and linguistic nuances of the original German.
One shot of schnapps for every "Wow", two shots for "So cool"
you would be pissed up to your eye balls...rather have dollars , id be a millionaire ,,,!!!
I died
@MrPeacepirate ....well, "you can't please EVERYBODY!!"
The electric motors were there to drive the propeller when the boat was submerged. When the sub was surfaced, they used the diesel engine to drive the propellers. They didn't use the diesel engine when the sub was submerged.
What a befitting memorial to all the Kreigsmarine sailors who went to war at sea, of whom 75% never returned home. 🇩🇪 🎖.
?? Of the 1.500.000 soldiers that served on the Kriegsmarine from 1939 to 1945 only 170.000 never returned home
@@ogalo1653
How many of those 170.000 were in U-boats and how many U-boat sailors did Kriegsmarine have?
Not sure about the %75 but u-boats were the most deadly assignment in ww2 iirc (excluding whatever the Japanese were doing).
@@busteraycan The crewmen on an Unterseboot was extremely flexible.
It varied not only on the type of boat, but also on the mission it was performing and how many men would be necessary (which means type XXI, for example, could operate with a crew ranging from 57 as far as 60-70).
The lowest class of crewman (which were mostly referred to as seemenschen or seamen in english) were used interchangeably between U-boats and surface ships, which makes, combined with what was said previously, the total tripulation of U-boats during the war incalculable.
Though, for an extremely rough estimative, Germany built on WW2 1.162 Unterseboots and the vast majority of them couldn't harbour more than 40 crewmen.
Doc, at 8:53 the intercom was right above your head. You see it for a flash a moment before as you pan across.
Thanks for your very detailed and interesting video. 👍
Special interest for me because when I was nine years old (1947) I went over U 776 that was berthed around the Tower of London area. It had surrendered as the war came to a close & was exhibited for a period of time. My outstanding memory is of the gleaming culinary objects in the galley area. Lots of copper/ copper alloy pieces. Strange what impresses one at that age. Always had a lot of time & interest in submariners for some reason. I have been given to understand that in general, they had little time for politics, they were seafarers who happened to become embroiled in a conflict not of their making but they did their duty for the love of their country right or wrong. I am in my 80s & I don't know how you can argue with that viewpoint. Whatever, this was interesting & instructive.
A nine year old having major intrest in ww2 vehicles...
Seems legit
Thank you for the tour!
This is an amazing tour, Doc. Thank you! Gonna be sharing this with my kids in the morning so we can study more history together.
All of a sudden, this was recommended to me lol
In Galveston Texas we have an American submarine from WWII. You can go inside but you can’t touch anything. There are signs that read “Please do not touch, this is a war machine not a toy”.
Fantastic closing monologue there, and good vid all round :)
Awesome! German engineering second to none.
LORD TANTRUMS swiss?
ドイツの科学は世界一
@Justinian the Great
Great engendering .all at bottom of Atlantic except this one..I guess your right.onebmsde it
Geo Thomas no, German tech is way more advanced. No wonder everybody there gets PHD’s in something random. Always inventing, and engineering
It's nice to see a memorial for the German soldiers because everyone thinks the ww2 soldiers were all nazis but most of them were forced into fighting for an unwanted cause and that's coming from a British kid who has relatives who fought the Germans in both ww1 and ww2
It´s actually not a memorial for fallen german soldiers in WW2. It was originally built for fallen german soldiers from WW1(before the Nazis even came to power), but in they 50s it was dedicated to all sailors worldwide who died at sea,
Tonyv1951 maby its true that the most people in germany was nazis but you cannot campare it with nazis today ..... the nazis today know what the the natinalsocialism is the people in 1940s in germany dind,t raly know it they was normal people like you and me and they was not racist
From my family history. The Navy and Air Force had a different mind set then the ground troops that pushed Hitlers agenda.
THE GERMAN SUBMARINE SERVICE SUFFERED TREMENDOUS LOSSES IN SUBMARINES AND CREWS DURING WW2!!!
@@willsmith475 ...that's what YOU say-!!!
This was fascinating. I want to thank you for posting this. I am a 73 yrs old American woman & my heart aches for both sides & the senseless loss of lives. History must be told & remembered nonetheless. You did a great job.
Fascinating! Thank you for sharing. The submarine is very, very well maintained.
It is like beeing inside the ship, actually ! Great video, good for your technical level and your English, is outstanding!!!! Thanks a lot for sharing !!!
Don’t know why this only now got recommended but I’m not complaining
Can’t even go on a titanic tour in the middle of the U.S with the ability to take pictures or videos but the Germans let you walk right in a sub and record the whole thing, thank you so much for this video, so cool!
Spikes are to keep Tourist off of the top of the u boat
Thought the machinegun was to keep tourists off the top of the u boot
@@CB3ROB-CyberBunker lmao
"Spikes are to keep Tourist off of the top of the u boat" --- Hmm, yeah ....
I thought the spikes were like an icon from their helmets
@@texmexpride2052 you are thinking of WW1.
there were no spikes in WW2
This video is always in my recomend and idk why
“The grey wolf is so very hungry”
Nice tour thanks. War is hell. 👍👍😁🇺🇸
Some Brave Souls manned those Boats
But not many had a choice
@@Sid1035 IT'S A FACT THAT THERE WAS NEVER ANY SHORTAGE OF VOLUNTEERS FOR THE U-BOAT SERVICE!!!
Its amazing to see what complex machines were build back then, when no computers existed.
This sub was much ahead of its time. The Germans are sick engineers, that I can say.
And thank you for the video!
Some people don't believe the US went to the moon, because of not having the super computers we have today. But
look at the engineering that went into this sub, all done with paper/pencil/slide rules, and using the human brain.
@@iworkout6912 i am sure USA and germany are two different countries..and their technology are different as well.but still i think that they claim that they were landing in the moon,i dont believe it either..how come after 50 years after they said they were landing on the moon for the first time in the 60s,why they didnt do it again..i know it sound ridiculous by saying that,i am sure it all costs a lot of money..but at least if they doing such as mission again in the future after in the 60s,people would more believe that they landing on the moon..and with all the technologies that we had today,i'm still unable to see some people landing on the moon..and for that theory that they said that they landing on moon was fake..
Eddie Aie
They landed there more than once, soooo, they did go back.
iworkout
My thoughts exactly. And think about the complexity and logistical challenges of supporting an army with an all-paper system.
@@FrankGutowski-ls8jt oh really??what year is it??in a year of 70s,80s,90s??or how about in year 2000s or 2010s..that much better to some real human being to go and landing on the moon
What’s treat! Thank you sir for the awesome tour🙏🏻