German Snipers: Halle, Germany - 1945

1st. Lt. Robert Sannem recalls taking fire and casualties from snipers in Halle, Germany.

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[marcusos1111]

i would like to  hear the german vets stories would be interesting to hear their side of history

[Teufelsnachbar667]

@marcusos1111 Not gonna happen, here in germany they cant talk openly about their experience in the war.

[AntoniusMUC]

@TheNebojsa91

;)

I understand - yes, our army was fighting also against american troops very well.

[AntoniusMUC]

@AntoniusMUC

So it is in GER,the nation growed by its situation.I could tell a lot of stuff which I heard in much talking rounds during the 90tys til today,but the space here on youtube is to small.

But this guy from Brandenburger,born in Ostrava(former K.u.K & than GER) spoke czech,polish,german & russian.Told me about operations in August '39

The mightiest army ever run on earth,not defeated against few countries or 1 superpower like Sovietunion - but against the hole world.

[AntoniusMUC]

@marcusos1111

I was born '82 and somehow I felt since I was 5/6 years old,connected to this war ( earlier life?).

However,I had the luck to speak with a lot of these veterans.From Waffen-SS to Brandenburger,normal soldiers, tankcrew and a Luftwaffenpilot.There is no native german family in GER those ancestors were not fighting anyway.Just a true story: as the father of my grandfather fight deep in Russia and earned Iron Cross,his wife hided people & got later a Red Star from DDR.

[StylexStyler]

@Teufelsnachbar667 LEIDER so wie du es beschreibst..aber es liegt ganz bestimmt nicht daran, das sie nicht reden dürfen ! Alle kommandierende Offiziere sind tot ..

[Teufelsnachbar667]

@StylexStyler Ja aber wie behandelt die Gesellschaft den unsere Veteranen ? Wenn sie erzählen das sie in der Wehrmacht wahren werden sie konsequent als "nazis" abgestempelt.

[StylexStyler]

@Teufelsnachbar667 Oh doch..das können sie..und sie wollen reden..;) ich kenne 2, der eine war in Russland, und ist später sogar aus Leningrad alleine abgehauen, und der andere in der Normandy, und immer wenn man sich auf Feiern sah, wollten die den jungen Burschen erzählen, was früher so los war.;)...die wollen reden, glaub mir

[Specter1953]

@keanoman1000 Aye, I believe what he was saying is that they were defending "their" homeland @ the time. The cause of the war, not withstanding.

[dailydols]

@Teufelsnachbar667 that time gonna come for sure, but at this time all veterans will be dead. maybe they will record some stuff in secret.

[keanoman1000]

@HolgerLovesMusic because titler was a looney and the german people wanted to eradicate the whole jewish race, thats what history has told us anyway,

[HolgerLovesMusic]

@keanoman1000 so? and do you know why germany invaded poland?