I wanna hear true storys of engagements and battles from the perspective of the Germans for a change.
I once found a jootube channel that may have been from some War Academy or institute that collated actual AAR (After Action Reports) written by the Field Commander etc and matched with accurate captured ww2 Battle maps and related some German engagements in the context of some wider operation. Was super interesting. Much of the Russian Front stuff was just insane.
EDIT: fun fact , most think 'Kursk' was the single largest engagement (men, material) however truth is it was simply one of about up to 7-9 similar sized engagements. Part of the reason no one is aware is bc the records are all in the Soviet War archives and it was strictly German vs Russian and not so much the Soviets are hiding it away, but more they never felt the need to declassify them/ cold war bla bla and allow researchers access to the records.
Huge massive monumental battles on such a vast scale - Germany lost most of it's manpower / KIA in russia and it was where most of Germany's reinforcements were going. 'A meat grinder'.
The Battle of Berlin was nuts as well. Apparently all allied command stopped at the Rhine because they knew the Soviets were going to have a blood bath. This error lead to the iron curtain.
Loyal SS units fought until the death and some of the battle footage is insane.
Then after Germany lost, 2 million women were raped and streets were pillaged. The rape of Berlin. This ultimately led to complete chaos and destruction as most Germans took a fight to the death option over surrender. Regardless, many were still captured and died in death marches to Siberia.
This all culminated with Patton calling out Eisenhower and Montgomery by saying "we fought for the wrong side". Then Patton was assassinated, Japan was jew-bombed and the longest war in American history began after Israel was created.
The Cold War.
We definitely fought for the wrong side.
Communists and jews were the enemy, but there was no holocaust so America lost in every way. Then their "ally" Soviet Union betrayed them immediately and started a 45 year war of bizarre behavior and dysfunctional law.
Yes, the Fall of Berlin, inevitable collapse and chaos, despair, futility, resignation, and heroism. Have Read most of the mainstream 'history' books - meh overall - but several personal accounts/ books detailing different aspects of it i find more appealing and interesting, same as some of the individually written books on the major engagements preceding the Fall - Selow heights et al . Many of the storys of fighting retreats from the Eastern Front are fascinating and completely engrossing.
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