(5/5) Timewatch the Germans we Kept World War II

[LordGeorgeRodney]

never have I had tears in my eyes from a youtube vid!

[specom]

I was expecting another dreary "expose" of Operation Paperclip, instead I got this wonderful story. I knew none of this, thanks for posting it.

[lozzyloveyou]

I was at a Manchester City football game about 8 months ago when Bert Trautmann made a short speech. The entire stadium erupted, everyone on their feet applauding. I had little idea of his history until researching it. 3 years on the eastern front, being 1 of only 90 (Out of a 1000 man regiment) to survive the war. Impressive man! Breaking your neck and still playing a game of football is a sure sign of anyones determination and strength.

[2bn442RCT]

@lozzyloveyou My parents are English and Scottish and were bombed by the Luftwaffe during WW2. However, the hate between the UK and German peoples never reached anything like the bitterness other countries had for each, and perhaps rightfully so. They had ex-German soldiers at their house all the time. They even joked about the war too.

[CastAway421]

This was just great,thank you so much for this documentary..

[hipcat13]

My Father was a Polish airman during the war, away from his family and not knowing if they were alive or not. His stories about the warmth and generosity of the English people are very much like the stories of the POW's in this story.

[Eurofighter19]

And a great country they managed to build, a nation distant from its dark past and eager to move forward to a brighter and peaceful future.

My respects to all of them.

[Quasimodo1957]

Thank you so much for such an excellent documentary. Wish we had more like this in the US,

Subscribed!

[Lachausis]

Here is one - a former enemy of England could integrate fully into British society, but a "peace loving", "other religions respecting" muslims cannot. How come? The key word is and always will be - Europeans. The war made Europeans respect each other.

[odingdongnadaXD]

God bless democracy and good people of England and the US. Russia needs to learn from the west about humanity! They still do!!!

[Jenjenilou]

Just watched the whole documentary. Thank you so much for posting. Such kindness and compassion from both sides in the aftermath of the horrors of World War II. I too have a tear in my eye after watching that.

[Cabronosidad]

Brilliant! The BBC can still kick ass. Documentary at its finest.

[kiwismx5]

Thak You for sharing this wonderful documantary, it was very interesting to watch.

[tompinoyger]

thanks for sharing this video.

god bless our british friends and relatives. i hope one day will come the day when we can pay back your christian behaviour towards our ancestors.

[AlexAmerling19]

truly remarkable.... Those POWS deserve peace.... They were just serving their nation like the Brits, yanks, and ruskies were.... was really happy to see them invited into the British homes...really forgiving people

[Pinnertop]

I love all the comments here. I have to say tears welled in me too - the sheer compassion and humanity is surely what life is all about.

[2bn442RCT]

I'm very strict regarding the usual Internet buffoonery.

[foshea]

How different it was for the Germans in England compared with Russia where they were butchered in their thousands and finally in 1956 the survivors were "permitted" to walk home - suffering abuse and starvation the entire way.

[PXR05]

Wonderful documentary of a relatively undisclosed story. Thanks for posting.

[StPaul76]

Excellent and revealing story. And beautiful! One area of the WWII I had very little knowledge of.

Thank you for posting!

[iocantoetu]

Thank you so much! I am WW II reader and your channel is very educational...:)

[jonofc]

Many thanks for this. I saw this a little while ago on TV (and I lived in Germany 1988-1993) and was delighted to find your posting today - Brilliant !

[DanielMazanec]

Great Vid, 2bn442RCT. I welcome everything you do.

[ji94552]

This is an extraordinary story. I had watched this before and I also had watched an American version. Do you have it? I would love to watch it again. Thank you for uploading this great video.

[ashikagaProdDesign]

Beautiful documentary, would make it mandatory for all people still misjudging others.

ASH

[robbiepat]

Brought tears to my eyes - Thank you GDH

[tundradirtbiker]

Agreed, yet another aspect of WWII undisclosed until now

[aigolofni]

Thank you for this excellent video. Not so much about the war but on the richness of the human nature. We can only imagine how those German men found their homes and families when they got home. Living in a western Europe in peace for 60 years, I feel that we often don't value peace as we should !

[2bn442RCT]

Great comment thank you!

[civil42806]

What a great show!! Never knew anything about this. Love the german with the english accent!

[MauserK43]

Excellent 5*'s

[MikeNC2371]

So here I am thinking myself to be something of a WWII "expert", and then this vid shows me an aspect of the war I knew nothing about. Good on you for posting this and helping contribute to my education!

[2bn442RCT]

There's no such thing as a complete expert on World War II. I have met experts on different aspects of WW2; like clothing or repairing vehicles that sort of thing. It's very rare to meet someone that even has a complete knowledge of both USA theaters. I have studied WW2 for 35 years, and read close to 1,000 books and I still learn things all the time. It can be frustrating. lol I'm sure most novices would consider you an expert.