THE RUHR POCKET! CIRCA APRIL, 1945 • REENACTMENT

[WESTSIDENIA]

How can I join? I really want to join...I have studied Waffen ss anything all my life..I want to do this

[Borg639]

SS FTW!!!!

[monseyhunt]

I assume you play "killing jews" too?

[alexcharnock1987]

@monseyhunt , most of them dint do this, dont tar every 1 with the same brush or your just as bad as the people you are talking about

[ArkanianMicroStudio]

@monseyhunt ha ha, waffen ss didn't kill jews they slaughtered soldiers though :P alegmein ss were in charge of the camps..either way, historical reenactment isn't about any political or anniahaltion nonsence, its essentially playing war and someone has to represent the bad guys ~.~

[submariner123]

There is nothing glorious about the SS, you weirdos.

[wwwtotalitaerde]

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[FarmerEddy88]

10 wehrmacht soldiers

1 Jagdpanzer

1 Sdkfz 250

1 Bmw motorcylce

&

1 Kettenkrad

Vs

1 poor us army tank with low fake explosion!

FUUUUCKK YEEEAAARR!"""!"1111stg44!"!

[RebelSonBand]

@FarmerEddy88 Yea,its impressive the hardware these guys have....:)

[warloard45]

sweet hetzers i love them

[BobbyJimmy99]

All nazis r scum

[anvilofcrom]

Where the hell did you get the Jagdpanzer Hetzer from?

[64Kongootto]

This looks like California. Not like the Ruhr.

[MrDavkoz]

Very impressive, especially the gear and armored vehicles! And to those with the negative comments, it's history, relax! Would you call "southern" civil war reenactors racists or" British" reenactors of the Colonial war Imperialists?

[Entf0815]

I'm from germany (and I was Grenadier in the german army,too), so I´m sry about my english.

At first respect for your video, i'm sure it was certainly very expensive, its very detailed and so on, but oh my god the "Waffen SS" !! i can't really understand why you choose the "Waffen SS"? try to esplain it for me pls. Thx

[jagovRUS]

@Entf0815 I would say because the Waffen SS were part of the German armed forces, and if one wants to do historical WWII reenactments, someone should play them. Also, they fought very well, and regardless of other things they may have done, good or bad, they can still be respected as great warriors.

[1taz1waz]

jesus

send the real german army to show these fanboys

you wouldt play as GRU or NKWD right? cause they were mass murderers, so why play as SS?

[jcwm77]

holy smokes! these guys really r serious about their reenactment and have spared nothing to make it authentic in every detail. have u guys considered making an actual combat video to make hollywood take notice?

[jollyzz]

If you feel the need to pretend to be in the SS then you need your head looking at ! Inappropriate futile and just plain childish,if you ask me!

[GraspolC3]

Hey, look, fake germans huhuhuh.

Verruckter trottels , ihr Spinner aus amerika !

[1987jkilla]

nice vid. nice equipment. sad you don't rly see enemies. but nice to hear you talking german or at least knowing german orders :)

[billybobrustupid]

"preserving history" ...is so damn wierd...these people are wierd...IT is interesting however...but it cant be escaped this is wierd...yes yes I m intitled to my opinion...I already know.

[totalwarfreak1]

Hetzer lol!

[longbeachsick]

this shit look's real mennn!!!!

[dweese30]

What I want to know is how did anyone get the money to afford a reproduction of an Hetzer assault gun?

[wordbeyotch]

@dweese30 Its not a reproduction, its an original.

[Jovolution]

worauf ballern die? ... und gegen wen kämpfen die Schauspieler?

[footmarshian]

Great clip Panzers move forward ;-)

[SingHouse]

people who take part in these reenactment are... virgins, if not, they deserve to be

[Wolfen443]

Cool Reenactment, very well done, the only thing is the lack of camuflage on the vehicles.  Just change the tag for the video and ad reenactment.

[Rucksack1944]

I have to say thats the best vid Ive ever watched..Well done....But for a few heavy bodies and lack of wool, its was indeed top notch viewing....excellent!

Ubergrandtagoussuperintranscli­maticly awesome...There, I had to invent a word just to describe how well I thought it was because one doesn't exist..

[ISMIRDOCHLATTE68]

netter Fuhrpark.....aber der rest?????....ich lach mich wech

[killercrabman]

love the RC MG!! never seen one ''in action'' before.

[killercrabman]

LOOKS GREAT..

[mnb888mnb]

nice reenactment

[shitunot]

i didnt think the germans had air cover over the rhur pocket but they must have done because none of the vehicles were camoflauged whatsoever. way to go guys

[Turk1389]

so refreshing to see a group of re-enactors that don't look like a bunch of fat guys on holiday! Nice video m8, looks like some real enthusiastic guys, you guys should hook up with some Soviet re-enactors go up north to find some snow & do operation Sonnenwende!

[brathurx]

my grandfather who actually was in the waffen-ss just saw this video and was impressed how much effort you put into this

[Oggie389]

Thats awesome! We appreciate knowing this, thank you!

[bigpigdog1]

@brathurx looks real ,nice job! hats off to you guys the most realistic iv seen!!!!!

[Panzerturm]

Diese Sipielzeug Soldaten sind so Original wie Adolf noch am Leben ist ! No Fragen ?

[seaweed555]

Great producing skills.

[5aa12]

of course this isent real, what are you stupid

[drewes88]

also ich würde echt mal gerne ne deutsche doku über deutsche panzer oder fliegerasse sehen nicht immer die amerikanischen wo gesagt wird wow der hat 16 deutsche jäger runtergeholt also ich glaub das toppt erich hartmann auf jedenfall;)

[paulabo123]

where are the coal mines, steelworks?

just love my ruhr area

[shitunot]

bloody good re-enactment..but remember european woods have a different appearance about them to american woods; but having said that they got the film texture about right.

[wordbeyotch]

@shitunot if you would like to fly us all out to europe, with our vehicles and equipment, obtain weapon permits since guns are against the law there, then we can play in the european woods. How bout that?

[erickooy]

Real american fake.

[Sturmmann]

so what the fuck are you Germans doing to honor your fallen?

or are you too ashamed to wear your ancestor's uniform?

[IanHunedoara8]

Hitler blamed Genl. Model for the failure to hold Allies at the Rhine and caused him to commit suicide nearing the fall of the Ruhr pocket..

[rantanplan36]

Fake. The fresh freen colour of the grassland appearing several times ( e g 2:42) is much to bright for the ww2 colour movie quality. Anyway, weird way to waste time. Playing the role of a dumb and successless gay army, lol.

[Oggie389]

your ability to read, i mean not read, amazes me, really.

[EwigesDeutschtum14]

If this is a real film, then its the best i've ever seen yet. Somehow i dont want to imagine that somebody took that film while his comrades were fighting, too dangerous. (You see, my fist language is not English (german).)

[Elgrande555]

Was laberst du hier rum. Denke zwar, dass die Jungs hier filmmässig einen guten Job gemacht haben, doch warum sich Amis in Ihrer Freizeit in SS-Uniformen zwängen, ist mir nicht ganz klar!!!

[EwigesDeutschtum14]

Samma, denkst Du nicht, auch nur einmal in Deinem Leben in der Lage zu sein, mal den Rand zu halten, wenn ein Mitmensch von Dir einen freien Gedanken bzw. einen Verdacht äußert...

[Elgrande555]

Genau....freie Gedankenäußerung...hast du schon gut erkannt!

[ShetShet69]

This is by far the best reenactment I have seen yet. Do you have the standard video without the old grain film to post on here?

[katzejaeger]

Of course it's the best you've seen, it's one of our West Coast Regional battles.

[Kurland87]

Es ist schon ein wenig erbärmlich, wenn ich mir dieses Video angucken muss. Rühmt euch nicht mit fremden Lorbeeren, auch mir gehören sie nicht.

Toller deutscher Soldatenhaufen, der sich wahrscheinlich nur auf Englisch unterhält ;)

[Ferrari4987]

This is a pretty good reenactment!

[THordasson]

Jesus! Where did you get the panzers from?

If anyone had reenacted like this here in Europe, they would have been arrested on the SPOT by anti terror police.

Behold! There is still some freedom left in the States.

[wordbeyotch]

@THordasson they reenact in europe all the time sir. I was at one in Slovakia in 2009. Check you tube, you will find all kinds of WW2 reenactments there.

[Liptow]

@wordbeyotch

hi mate I was on the Russian side, Stary Tekov FTW

[CrazyCloneTrooper]

Very nice video and excellent editing. Keep up the good work.

[DeathWishMonkey]

I have cited Max Hastings, John Keegon and the official US Army History. They have complete access to German archives and interviewed the German soldiers involved.

[bazookamsb]

Gentlemen, ladies...

This vid is of a California based reenactment of a LOOSE WWII battle scenario. Don't get your panties in a bunch! I appreciate the commentary but, it shouldn't represent a definition of historical fact and history.

[DeathWishMonkey]

Got you loud and clear. No more posts from me.

[TheJojo45678]

@bazookamsb I have to ask, when re-enacting, do you play it like a game of airsoft or something? I noticed the outcome was... different... seeing as in the description you claim the Germans won this round. How does all this work exactly? 'Cause it looks really cool.

[wwwtotalitaerde]

@bazookamsb And where is Gauleiter Hoffman who ordered to murder US pilots?

[DeathWishMonkey]

Son, do you live in the same universe as the rest of us? Sure you haven't veered off to the parallel universe?

Dietrich's Six SS Pz. Army's performance in the battle was a complete disgrace. It LOST the battle for Elsenborn Ridge to US Infantry. It was the SS that got slaughtered in that battle.

And no, no German units in that battle got to 4km from the Meuse. They were 4 MILES away. And guess what? The SS had nothing to do with it. It was the FIFTH PANZER ARMY which had NO SS units.

[cyberOwwwOecho]

Your numbers&facts are completely wrong or not crucially relating the matter we are discussing about. Better read European books about history or listen to the memories of the people here, in Belgique or US-Veterans, e.g. television-interviews could help you to close your crucial knowledge gap. Since G.W. Bushs heroric war in Irak people know how to handle certain glossed American sources, nobody cares about it any longer. With respect to bazookamsb I want to finish discussion at this point.

[DeathWishMonkey]

Why don't you do us all a favor and learn to read a real book?

It is a historical FACT that the 6 SS Army was stopped cold at Elsenborn Ridge. Care to read the history of the American 1, 2 &99 ID?

The only SS unit that got through was Peiper's KG which raced through the Losheim Gap before the 30 ID and 7 AD closed the rifle line behind him, resulting in the destruction of the bulk of 1 SS Pz Div's armor.

Blind faith of a partisan goes a long way in explaining your stupidity.

[DeathWishMonkey]

The Germans had no gasoline because A. it was a bad plan and B. they have failed to capture promptly St. Vith and failed to take Bastogne at all.

The 6 SS Pz Army's performance in the battle was abysmal except KG Peiper. They have tried to throw their combined forces at Elsenborn Ridge, and FAILED.

The 5 Pz. Army on the other hand charged to the Meuse.

Dietrich was a horrible general--ask Rundstedt or Manteuffel.

[cyberOwwwOecho]

I) Dietrichs infantry easily wiped out the allied ground-forces, although he had so many disadvantages (lack of fuel, heavy wappons, personal...see below...). Germans main-enemy during this counter-attack were own "technical problems", many German soldiers became very angry with the maintenance & supply-situation braking their increase. Veterans emphasises how quick they couldve reached the Meuse without this problems. Allies could not offer resistance anyway.

[cyberOwwwOecho]

II) There were two other important events with fatal consequences for the German infantry just 5 km before reaching the Meuse. First: They stopped their increase for a considerable timespan due to a misinformation given by an Belgian civilian after a single German tank was damaged by a mine. This man maintained that allied troups took position and the following terrain would be completely mined. This informations were absolutely wrong.

[cyberOwwwOecho]

III) Second event and even more fatal. The attack of German was based on a bad-weather-period, but just at Bastogne fortunately the weather changed. Now the allied troops could make use of their air superiority (due too endless supplies) during Germans couldnt use many of their airplanes because of that extremely lack of fuel (which was issued by numbered cans (!)) and pilots in this stadium of the war. This was the (to be expected..) About-turn in the operation.

[DeathWishMonkey]

LoL!! Belgian farmer didn't stop the 5th Panzer Army. It was the US 2, 3 AD and 84 ID that smashed them in combat from Dec. 15-16. Read a history book.

[Gwid01]

Thank you for remembering that, DWM. My father was there, fighting in the 3rd AD. He joined up after Pearl Harbor, and had no prob with the fact that he was 2nd generation German. He was looking forward to kicking some Nazi ass. But as this is all re-enactment stuff, I refrain from commenting further.

[DeathWishMonkey]

Another fanboy!

The German army was in no shape to compile accurate casaulty or even kill claims from 44-45. That figure did not even include the American counteroffensive phase of the battle.

Estimates by modern historians include Keegan, 10,000; Zaloga, 98,000; US Army, 83,000 to 100,000. The lower end of the estimate was provided by Wehrmacht.

The Germans lost. They failed to reach ANY of their mission objectives; the Americans obtained ALL, except closing the Ardennes pocket completely.

[cyberOwwwOecho]

Main problems of the Germans: Shortage of fuel, personal, heavy wappons and the inability to compensate material losses at this stadium of the war (Germanys production was almost bombed).

Also communication problems (friendly flak-fire to returning figther aircrafts). The Westfront also was not in the center of clashes, because many troups

[cyberOwwwOecho]

...fighted in the East and South-East.

And last not least: Generals realized immediately the relevance of the Me-262 as a combat-fighter for defense and attack purposes, Hitler didn't. Although many generals tried to convince him to do this step but they failed for a long time. This plane could have changed the situation if the deployment would have taken place in an ealier stadium of the war.

[DeathWishMonkey]

About the Ardennes:

The Germans inflicted heavy losses on the Americans but they lost the battle. They gained no objectives of worth and lost as many as 100,000 men, as well as the last of their tanks.

[cyberOwwwOecho]

This is not correct like this. Dietrich pushed forward more than 100 km in a very short time. Americans were entirely shocked because until this point they were not confrontated with the SS. Thousends of Americans were captured or victims, until the offensive stopped. Inevitably, because of the extremly lack of fuel and spare parts at this stadium of the war.

[DeathWishMonkey]

This is laughable. The Americans have already met the SS in Normandy and on the Sigfried.

The only thing that Dietrich pushed through was one battlegroup of the 1st SS Panzer Division. The rest of the Sixth SS Panzer Army made no progress at all. The 12SS Pz. Division was stopped cold by an American infantry rearguard from the 2d Infantry Division.

The Germans lost 100,000 men out of the 200,000 comitted to the battle.

[cyberOwwwOecho]

It's not right, here are the official number of victims related to the "Ardennenoffensive" (16.12.1941 - 21.01.1945)

Losses of Germans: 68.000 (dead: 17.236, captured: 16.000, missed: 34.439)

Losses of Americans: 87.000 (dead: 19.276, captured: 21.144, missed: 47.139)

[cyberOwwwOecho]

I)

??

Many, many Germans did welcome you in the Ruhrpocket. Here were no big fights with Americans, because the War was already over and the people were tired of the Hitler-Regime.

The only serious counter-attack took place when Sepp Dietrich started the Ardennen-Offensive which rolled over the young unexperienced US-Soldiers and caused big losses of humans and material for the Americans.

[DeathWishMonkey]

I am not an American.

I absolutely agreewith you. The Germans were facing the overwhelming might of two superpowers at the height of their militar skill and had nothing left to fight back with. They have third rate to forth rate troops and no armor.

The Americans were only crushing the Ruhr Pocket because they wanted to show to the Russians that they could, and they did.

[DeathWishMonkey]

Urm, this video is no longer available but the author's note is hilariously . . . inaccuarte.

The Germans got CRUSHED in the Ruhr Pocket. 300,000 men killed, wounded or captured; Army Groups B and G wiped out; HQ staff failed to extricate.

For the love of God, Model shot himself for it. The Germans got licked bad.

[cyberOwwwOecho]

II)

Blessedly Dietrich had not anywhere near the material and human reserves like in the beginning of the war nor fuel and according to this of course no air support. Beside of this often young (>14 y.) and old german man were in servive. But his huge experience on the East-Front and the material gave him superiority to American Generals. But the war was almost over - thank God.

You should consider to watch "The bridge of Remagen" to understand the situation in Germany in 1945.

[cyberOwwwOecho]

Some important cities in the Ruhr-area were delivered without fight to the enemy. For instance Düsseldorf, the todays capital of the federal state. Hitler ordered to combat, but people didnt want to fight and informed in a secret mission the procceding US-troups that there will be no resistance. Meanwhile they succesfully organized a revolt against Hitler-followers in the city, some lost their life for freedom.

[jungenaziboy]

German soldiers? They all look like Mc.Donald`s / K.F.C staff..lol...just a minor detail overlooked,why would an elite SS unit use outdated machine guns like the MG 34?It would be more like the MG 42 wouldn`t it? Sie moechten alle wie deutsche Soldaten aussehen,aber sie sehn aus wie Gastarbeiter...LOL

[granit76]

HJ didn't finish ww2 in Ruhr Pocket.

[jungenaziboy]

you dumb American wannabe W.W.2 Germans.You`ll never look like a real German w.w 2 soldiers,no matter what you fuckers do.

[Flowerpunkt]

dumb is mainly your comment

[jungenaziboy]

ha ha the SS Hitlerjugend invaded Alabama? LOL

[czpunk]

video quality is very authetic

[Nachtjaeger2]

That video shows nothing but confusion, senseless cuts going all directions. They shoot at nothing, grown men playing war. Fucking eejits, all reenactors.

[RushEvolution]

fuck you americans!

you cant imitate german soldiers!!

mutch better than the allied shit!!

dont play war.....you fucking noob!

[heikozzz]

Some nice rides you have there

[76543wet]

ruhr pocket?..americans are fucking crazy...=D..i live in the the ruhr pocket!!!..funny stuff!!!..

[cyberOwwwOecho]

Looks like a battle in an apple orchard in California, but not like the Ruhr pocket. One Jagdpanzer would have been enough to banish this actor-troups shown here immediately.

[Oggie389]

very observant, since this is a reenactment (which in the tags says it is), how did you guess it was in california with your far superior intellect?

[tonidmc]

Only one thing, the 12 SS Panzer divison in the time of the Rhur pocket was with the rest of the 6SS Panzer army, trying to stop the russians in austria.

[jws54]

this is very credibly done,were it not stated re enactment, I would not have guessed it just from the footage.

[5aa12]

Theres nothing like jealousy and envy ....

[huijgens80]

Wonderful how the video was captured and edited. It really looks like one of those late-war color Wochenschau newsreels.

Actually the first reenactment vid I really enjoyed watching

[jum1801]

You're right. Everybody knows a vid entitled "The Ruhr Pocket! Circa April 1945" really means "Our Re-enactment Outside of Sand Diego Last Weekend"

[bazookamsb]

Read the tags next time genius.

Oh...

I have a bridge to sell ya if your interested.

[Alcatar]

@bazookamsb your equipment for the re-enactment is astounding, but there are no tags saying re-enactment, please make them.

[5aa12]

Moron ....

[NormandyAuthor]

Wow...im surprised this guy didnt drop names...he shoulda been swallowed.

[jum1801]

heh. Right, the fine print. That's pretty funny since I know several participants in that very unit...who tell me it's considered bad form not to put an up-front notice that a vid or pic is a re-enactment. Kinda funny too the stories they tell about the wannabe SS fanboys there, who get jazzed on wearing the runes and the totenkopf, and how the wannabes' greatest dream is to go back in time to actually wear the leather and smell the glove.

Got your riding crop out, rubbing across your thighs?

[bazookamsb]

Sweet Jesus!

Is the vid that good or are you guys just slow?

It's obvious from the first frame (or my other postings) that this is from a reenactment. Maybe... refrain from announcing to the world your lack of common sense.

Hell, you may get that job you've always dreamt of.

[skot66]

@bazookamsb I think he has some kinda secret fantasy or something ...

[DINGOBOY71]

try "x tube" your homo erotic tendencies can be satisfied over there.You got be deeply disturbed to think shit like that! "Riding crops" whats that all about????

[Oggie389]

@jum1801

Out of curosity who are the participants that you know? Since you seem to live in san diego, i do as well. Id be more then happy to answer some of the above accusations in person myself.

cheers

[jum1801]

Why would anyone post an obvious re-enactment as an and I know a 12th SSer Re-enactor, but I resent playing fast and loose with the historical record, and presenting something as if it was real and not a recreation.

All you had to do was to be put "reenactors" ANYWHERE in the title or the info, but that was too directI suspect.

[Oggie389]

in the tags it says reenactor, you noob

[G3rmanAmerican]

Nice work!

I see that you have lot new equipment out there. I would have loved to have the hetzer seen in action back in 2001/02. Well maybe one day i'll be able to return to the Unit

Greeting from the Heimatfront!

[ceteyanak]

greatttttttttttttt

[ben171080]

FAKE!!"!!!

[MewBerryIvy]

Great Video! I was shooting for the 1st British Airborne that weekend, and all the footage I got was routing.... I mean withdrawing :-)

Your videos look great. I'd love to see a full rez version. Nice editing and 3D effects too.

[12thssmaus]

12hj all the way!

[FinalVestige]

i gotta admit you guys owned the entire allied force in about 45 minutes...that was cool, I was the only guy left alive from my entire unit!!! And then while the 101st took their 101 minute lunch the fallschirmjagers came down the hill, one guy said it looked like Zulu LMAO good fighting on your guy's part this was all filmed sunday right? Sunday was much better.

[Oggie389]

cause no 101st was there

[FinalVestige]

umm yeah there were... I dont think those guys taking a nice long lunch while the your guys were advancing were ghosts..would have been more helpful as ghosts tho.

[Oggie389]

for sunday...

[NormandyAuthor]

..wow I need to sleep more..

[fusilierRWF23rd]

Very Good, the only think missing is the Allies coming out with white flags LOL

[FinalVestige]

hey u guys committed a war crime! bastards shot a POW!! And u got it on film....nice.

[skot66]

There was "no quarter" by '45...all sides shot prisoners...

[NormandyAuthor]

Yes I know.. and I was at this event.

[panzersam]

Holy crap! All the videos do are get better and better!!

[0berst]

Brent's right, man.  This is win.

[5aa12]

uBer kEwl

[trav12th]

RAD

[Oggie389]

Holy crap...dude this is EPIC