Tajna misja majora Skorzenego [Operacja "Freischütz']
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In the summer of 1944, after the disastrous Operation Bagration for the Wehrmacht, Colonel Heinrich Scherhorn's battle group of approximately 2,500 soldiers was still fighting behind the Red Army lines. The encircled Germans needed ammunition, food, medicine, and winter clothing, and hundreds of wounded men required immediate evacuation.
The German command decided to come to their aid. Military intelligence, special units of the Luftwaffe, and Otto Skorzeny were called into action. Transport planes, paratroopers, radio operators, and supply containers began to appear over Soviet lines. Even the construction of a secret airstrip from which the entire unit could be evacuated was considered.
This was one of the most extraordinary and costly special operations of the late World War II. The story of a desperate rescue mission, intelligence mismanagement, and soldiers cut off hundreds of kilometers behind the front lines.
Links to sources used in material:
https://www.polska-armna.pl/Mobile/Ar...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operati...
https://warhistory.org/article/scherhorn
https://gp24.pl/ii-wojna-swiatowa-ze-...
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinric... rn
https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/blog/...
https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/art...
https://www.warhistoryonline.com/worl...
00:00 Introduction
01:00 Operation Bagration and Scherhorn's Mysterious Group
03:12 Gehlen and Skorzeny Take Action
04:21 The First Agents Reach the Encircled Unit
06:32 Operation Freischütz
07:13 Supply Drops and Preparations for Evacuation
08:23 Construction of the Airstrip and the Failed Rescue Attempt
10:47 The March to Dvinsk and the Final Drops
13:46 The End of Scherhorn's Battle Group
14:04 The Great Deception – the Unit Never Existed
16:37 How the Soviets Prepared the Hoax
17:38 German Agents Fall into a Trap
19:02 How the Germans Tested Scherhorn's Credibility
19:41 A Fake Camp and Fake Battles
20:51 The Finale of Operation Berezino
"Souvenirs, or Scaffolding of Memories" @kanal_hindusa channel, which I dedicated to interesting people, places, and events that aren't often discussed elsewhere. You can find more information about me and my channel in the episode below: Pytania i odpowiedzi – ja i mój kanał
If you're interested in this story, you might also like my other stories from the last war: watchv=_v42swghhoc&list=plsl6p0wr4vqzomn5f...
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The video was made for educational purposes.
The song "Deep Space" (by Audionautix) is available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
#OperationBerezino #WorldWarII #OttoSkorzeny
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Tajna misja majora Skorzenego [Operacja "Freischütz']
Pamiątki, czyli rusztowania wspomnień
5,126 views
In the summer of 1944, after the disastrous Operation Bagration for the Wehrmacht, Colonel Heinrich Scherhorn's battle group of approximately 2,500 soldiers was still fighting behind the Red Army lines. The encircled Germans needed ammunition, food, medicine, and winter clothing, and hundreds of wounded men required immediate evacuation.
The German command decided to come to their aid. Military intelligence, special units of the Luftwaffe, and Otto Skorzeny were called into action. Transport planes, paratroopers, radio operators, and supply containers began to appear over Soviet lines. Even the construction of a secret airstrip from which the entire unit could be evacuated was considered.
This was one of the most extraordinary and costly special operations of the late World War II. The story of a desperate rescue mission, intelligence mismanagement, and soldiers cut off hundreds of kilometers behind the front lines.
Links to sources used in material:
https://www.polska-armna.pl/Mobile/Ar...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operati...
https://warhistory.org/article/scherhorn
https://gp24.pl/ii-wojna-swiatowa-ze-...
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinric... rn
https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/blog/...
https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/art...
https://www.warhistoryonline.com/worl...
00:00 Introduction
01:00 Operation Bagration and Scherhorn's Mysterious Group
03:12 Gehlen and Skorzeny Take Action
04:21 The First Agents Reach the Encircled Unit
06:32 Operation Freischütz
07:13 Supply Drops and Preparations for Evacuation
08:23 Construction of the Airstrip and the Failed Rescue Attempt
10:47 The March to Dvinsk and the Final Drops
13:46 The End of Scherhorn's Battle Group
14:04 The Great Deception – the Unit Never Existed
16:37 How the Soviets Prepared the Hoax
17:38 German Agents Fall into a Trap
19:02 How the Germans Tested Scherhorn's Credibility
19:41 A Fake Camp and Fake Battles
20:51 The Finale of Operation Berezino
"Souvenirs, or Scaffolding of Memories" @kanal_hindusa channel, which I dedicated to interesting people, places, and events that aren't often discussed elsewhere. You can find more information about me and my channel in the episode below: Pytania i odpowiedzi – ja i mój kanał
If you're interested in this story, you might also like my other stories from the last war: watchv=_v42swghhoc&list=plsl6p0wr4vqzomn5f...
I do not own the rights to the photographs in this video; they were used for educational purposes under fair use principles.
The video was made for educational purposes.
The song "Deep Space" (by Audionautix) is available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
#OperationBerezino #WorldWarII #OttoSkorzeny