Battle of the Bulge, Animated - Part 3, St Vith

The key town of St Vith is under siege. Along the whole front, the American units are desperately trying to delay the German advance as much as possible, to allow British XXX Corps and Patton's Army to arrive to halt the offensive. Bastogne is cut off.

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[jet]

Imagine being the tanker crew who ran from their tank and then had guys who've never operated a tank before get in your tank and make the enemy retreat solo

[zackwaffen]

I can't comprehend how you are able to consistently put out so much high quality content in such a small time span. Thank you so much.

[meemoothecow]

Hearing this collab with Eastory is like watching a movie when your favourite actor makes a sudden cameo

[johnkozusko]

My father John was on the American 72nd Ordinance Group. He was in Liege when the Ardennes Offensive began on December 16th. His brother Mike was an infantryman stationed near St Vith. He was engaged in intense combat there which my father told me about when I was a kid but I never knew until I read my Uncle’s obituary decades later that he won two Bronze Stars for valor during that fight.

[conman]

Anyone else on the edge of your seat wondering what happens next as The Operation Room narrates battles? Even the battle is an historic event and you already know what happens. Or is it just me?

[wannabedal-adx]

I like how you keep bouncing back between individual engagements and the greater view of the entire battle. Well researched as always. That's why I wait for each new release from your YouTube channel.

[intruative]

And when he gets to heaven, to St. Peter he will tell,
"Another soldier reporting, sir. I've served my time in hell."

Thank you for all who served.

[IrishTechnicalThinker]

These videos are absolutely brilliant, it's like watching band of brothers.

[vcolin]

Respect to the soldier giving his life to take out a Panzer.

[huntclanhunt]

I have a friend who's grandad was part of the retreat out of Bastogne where the 101st started taking ammo from fleeing troops as they went in.

When he was told by a US officer to hand over his rifle to the paratroopers, he said "F*ck that, sir. I'm coming with you!"
And hopped in the truck.

He then proceeded to fight in Bastogne.

[bellis]

Boyer and his men were heroic. The level of their stand was fantastic. I can't imagine how hard it must've been to stand that ground hour after hour. They had to know it was only a matter of time before they were simply leveled. One of the things about this series that's so important is remembering this type of specific action. History remembers the generals and a few of medal winners but unfortunately, we never got to hear about Boyers men and all the other men & units you've taken the time and effort to research. This series highlights the need for this type of education. Our country and frankly, the rest of the world, owes so much to our brave, heroic soldiers that literally stared down death. And these people deserve to be named and individually recognized & remembered. Thanks again for your hard work.

[Fernando.]

Didn't expect eastory as a guest! this series it's a massive crossover

[panzer._]

My Great Uncle fought in St Vith, he captured by the Germans, and when he was on a train being sent to a POW camp, Allied fighters mistakenly thought that the train was a supply train so they strafed it. He was wounded but miraculously survived. After the war he was released and came home.

[enjoyinsanity]

Honey, wake up. New Ops Room dropped.

[BaronVonMott]

"So some random German had wandered out into the trees to take a crap, got turned around in the darkness, and casually walked straight past the OPs, right through the MLR, past the Company CP, and was halfway to Battalion CP before anyone noticed him! That sure was some line of defence we had that first night!"

(From Band of Brothers, about the 101st's intial deployment in Bastogne)

[jasondouglas]

That soldier who blew up that German tank and himself with that Bazooka is arguably the bravest man I have ever heard of

[ethanle]

You can always depend on the Ops Room for top tier content.

[ashoka]

"We have no idea how to use a tank!"
"Fuck it, we ball!"

[adamatch]

It’s a shame no one is talking about the solider who charged a tank by himself and blew it up knowing it would kill him but he still made that journey and sacrificed himself. To me that is on a total different level to any other solider I respect all them men but that guy who is so thing else.

[USAR]

That is absolutely incredible a group of airborne infantry just commandeered a Sherman tank with no training whatsoever and managed to actually fire back and knock out an enemy tank, and send the others in retreat. I would love to learn more details about this story. WW2 is absolutely fascinating, just learning these small scale stories of individual valor that get overshadowed by the bigger picture.