Films Any movies about WW2 tanks?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01pyjfw

 

There are many strange weapons in this show. The information regarding special tanks begins about 10:00 and continues to about 18:00. Other weapons here are so strange that they may be worth viewing even if not discussing tanks in the rest of the show. This includes the "earthquake bomb."

Strange Allied Weapons World War II Full Documentary (43:51)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HsmlI2bD-Q

Hobart's Funnies - were a number of unusually modified tanks operated during the Second World War by the 79th Armoured Division of the British Army or by specialists from the Royal Engineers.

They were designed in light of problems that more standard tanks experienced during the amphibious Dieppe Raid, so that the new models would be able to overcome the problems of the planned Invasion of Normandy. These tanks played a major part on the Commonwealth beaches during the landings. They were forerunners of the modern combat engineering vehicle and were named after their commander, Major General Percy Hobart.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobart's_Funnies

79th Armoured Division (United Kingdom) - The 79th Armoured Division was a specialist armoured division of the British Army created during World War II. The division was created as part of the preparations for the Normandy invasion of 6 June 1944, D-Day. The division operated armoured vehicles modified for specialist roles, intended to assist with the landings on the beaches. The division remained in action during the North-west European Campaign, providing specialised support during assaults to the 21st Army Group and, occasionally, to American units.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/79th_Armoured_Division_(United_Kingdom)

The 'Funny' Tanks Of D-Day (Imperial War Museums)
http://www.iwm.org.uk/history/the-funny-tanks-of-d-day

HITLER's SECRET WEAPONS The Super Tanks
edit: corrected https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GO5GmwlItac

Imagine the world's largest tank gun without armor and on stationary tracks.

World’s BIGGEST / MOST POWERFUL GUN ever built (and used in combat)! (Heavy Gustav Railway Gun.) <almost 7 minutes>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=As3NzDQknVc

Weapon Military BBC Documentary 2015 | The True Power Of Tank Canons (41:11)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18pJphKrIeM

Battle Stations: Challenger Tank (War History Documentary) (44:40)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rcpgBCPc2g

The Most Destructive Tank In World War 2 - Panzer Tank (43:27) - Military Documentary Channel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHmzHlyetbs

DIRTY SECRETS of WWII - Tank Tactics of the 10th Armored Division (56:35)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxJpoRuiU7I

M 18 Hellcat Tank Destroyer (22:42)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCjdxbcJZh4

World War II Tanks - Assault Guns & Tank Hunters (45:43)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjrLOb_8j1Q

Patton 360 (9 of 10 episodes) all on this play list $1.99 each, synopsis for each episode listed for all 10 episodes.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1409728/episodes?ref_=tt_ov_epl

S1, Ep1
10 Apr. 2009 Blood and Guts

<second source> (44:32)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyF8kq8wpJs

S1, Ep2
17 Apr. 2009 Rommel's Last Stand

<second source> (44:37)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bf5dv3jKJU&index=2&list=PLq9h9m4L0hYpZXV02M1CYil1rMCPGHWBW

S1, Ep3
24 Apr. 2009 Baptism of Blood

<second source> (44:37)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kyJMy0id8A&list=PLq9h9m4L0hYpZXV02M1CYil1rMCPGHWBW&index=3

S1, Ep4
1 May 2009 Rogue General

<second source> (44:37)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCsO_uRtIE8&list=PLq9h9m4L0hYpZXV02M1CYil1rMCPGHWBW&index=4

S1, Ep5
8 May 2009 American Blitzkrieg

<second source> (44:38)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yODxcgkPw8w&list=PLq9h9m4L0hYpZXV02M1CYil1rMCPGHWBW&index=5

S1, Ep6
15 May 2009 Leading the Charge

<second source> (44:37)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g991S8bs-zw&index=6&list=PLq9h9m4L0hYpZXV02M1CYil1rMCPGHWBW

S1, Ep 7 On Hitler's Doorstep

<second source> (44:11)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5vObzdNqMc

S1, Ep8
12 Jun. 2009 Siege Warfare

<second source> (44:38)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zi6OuV8fIs4&index=8&list=PLq9h9m4L0hYpZXV02M1CYil1rMCPGHWBW

S1, Ep9
19 Jun. 2009 Battle of the Bulge

<second source> (44:37)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFxly5FFe90&list=PLq9h9m4L0hYpZXV02M1CYil1rMCPGHWBW&index=9

S1, Ep10
26 Jun. 2009 Crushing the Third Reich

<second source> (44:32)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWQERX9BBGA&list=PLq9h9m4L0hYpZXV02M1CYil1rMCPGHWBW&index=10


WWII Greatest Raids - Hitler's Last Bridge SD $1.99 HD $2.99
This episode (of 6 total) is the only one with tanks in it. But, they played a significant part in this. This includes a squadron of heavy Pershing tanks just added at the end of the war. This show is low key on tank minutes.
https://www.amazon.com/WWIIs-Greatest-Raids-Season-1/dp/B00N5ECE7A

 

D-Day To Victory​

This is an excellent series, but there are no immediately viewable videos that I've found yet. They are available on the AHC channel. This series primarily highlights Canadian and British involvement.

D - Day S1, Ep1
18 Oct. 2014 D - Day This episode focuses on the Canadians taking Juno beach.

The Battle for Caen S1, Ep2
25 Oct. 2014 The Battle for Caen - This one is about British and Canadian efforts to take the city.

Breakout from Normandy S1, Ep3
1 Nov. 2014 Breakout from Normandy - This focuses on Canadian armor.


The Scheldt and Arnhem S1, Ep4
8 Nov. 2014 The Scheldt and Arnhem = The Scheldt was cleared by the Canadians after the British failure to take the bridge at Arnhem.


Battle of the Bulge S1, Ep5
15 Nov. 2014 Battle of the Bulge - This focuses on the US forces fighting in the battle.


Victory S1, Ep6
22 Nov. 2014 Victory
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The Suicide Raid: Canadians at Dieppe, 1942​

Dieppe was a failure for the most part. However, the attack and its delay in coming gave the Allies needed information about conducting a direct assault on a heavily defended German held port. Be aware that several heavy bombardment cruisers were withdrawn from the actual attack ahead of time.

This reduction of force was also applied to the planned bombing raid. Because the Allies didn't want to breed French resentment of civilian casualties, the town of Dieppe was spared.

The Suicide Raid: Canadians at Dieppe, 1942 (A few minutes of overview)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKrFIS6tXsE&index=8&list=PLhXbFHT9W0h08g5xlYfyMgYWgwL2JTDKM

Dieppe Raid - Assault footage (02:08)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSKK_n8VWek&list=PLhXbFHT9W0h08g5xlYfyMgYWgwL2JTDKM&index=5

German Dieppe Raid - 1942 Battle of Dieppe, WWII (04:15) (no sound)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cX3qRlpWDbo&list=PLhXbFHT9W0h08g5xlYfyMgYWgwL2JTDKM&index=13

The Dieppe Raid and the failure of the Churchill tank (05:35)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjtT7XAwM6A

For King and Country Ep 8 Dieppe Bloodbath (47:25) (last half about Canadian bomber force)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7dY2X2oD7I

Turning Points of History: Die Like Brave Men (Dieppe, 1942) (45:50)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_EJ71Xu7rw

Mulberry Harbours - One of the Greatest Military Engineering Feats of All Time

The D-Day invasion would need a dependable port to land reinforcements, equipment, armor, vehicles, and supplies to maintain progress.

Battle Stations - Mulberry Harbours - One of the Greatest Military Engineering Feats of All Time (54:00)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqylzHEDyRI

Liberty Convoy - How these "One-Off" Supply Ships Helped Win World War II. They could be built very quickly. (01:01:47) <Also a British design!>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6A9ms26SaM

Liberty Ship SS Robert E. Peary built in 4 days, 15 hours, 29 minutes
http://www.usmm.org/peary.html

 

Previous key reply <#35 (some has moved to middle and bottom of #33> in this thread has recently been updated - again. Some later replies may also have been updated,

 

Since this is a movie and not a documentary I list this separately. It is a rare modern production by a good Japanese motion picture company.

It is said that history is written by the victors. This movie is not filmed by the victors. Although there were American tanks at Saipan, there are none in the movie. This is more about a Japanese view point than about tanks. This movie is realistically believable. <Action, Drama, Violence, History and some adult language, by Americans, in english.>


Battle of the Pacific full movie (02:03:14) <Japanese, English, and subtitles>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wk6gpvf8TWo

Reply #37 has new video links - World War II in Color (13 episodes)

 

Great movie "The Best of Enemies" (1961) - In 1941 during the desert war in Abyssinia the Italian captain Blasi and the British major Richardson alternate between being bitter enemies or best friends depending on the circumstances. <British armor against Italians, War and Comedy w/ David Niven 6.9/10>

The Best of Enemies Part 1 (48:13)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6XhT3VZfJI

The Best of Enemies Part 2 (49:06)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sl2X1Y3a5sE


In reply #37

The video link for "The Black Battalion Holds the Line" was wrong. I'm sorry about that.

It has been edited to the correct link.

The Black Battalion Holds the Line (50:53)

One thing the Germans actually were fearful of was American artillery - infantry and armor alike.
Unsung heroes: the battalion of black soldiers who were surrounded, down to their last ten rounds, and yet who helped win the Battle of the Bulge.

EDIT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DD6hbrU_EQQ

 

Secret War (13 Episodes with 13 listed) $35.99​

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0080CKD9S/ref=asc_tvg?ie=UTF8&redirect=true&tag=tvg_aiv_eptab-20

Episode descriptions <all spoilers>
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2180013/episodes?season=1&ref_=ttep_ep_sn_pv

Every episode is worth watching. I've seen all of them on AHC - a few times each - some more than a few. There is one or two that involve tanks or armed armour warfare briefly. These are a few seconds - they only show tanks momentarily.

S1, Ep8 $3.99
21 Feb. 2012 The Defiant Duo

This has low armor minutes, but it makes up for it with an incredible series of actions

Spoiler

(behind German lines) with an S.O.E. man, 40 SAS, 40 German deserters, Italian partisans, large mortars, heavy machine guns, a 75mm pack Howitzer, bagpipes, and a piper against more than 500 Germans with a General

in Northern Italy in March 1945.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0080CKD9S/ref=asc_tvg?ie=UTF8&redirect=true&tag=tvg_aiv_eptab-20

S1, Ep3
17 Jan. 2012 The Avenging Force
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z24QkWlIQOk&index=1&list=PL6oforB7ir5K7BrJeVljzp3RQMBt9YYGf

German Jews join British Special Forces to fight behind enemy lines,

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disguised as Nazi troops. They take on some of the War's most dangerous missions, dishing out their own brand of revenge on Hitler's Reich.

Reply #37 has had the rest of Generals At War (series) listed at top of the reply.

 

The Defiant Duo link in #47 has been found, but it's $3.99 or great season of 13 episodes for $35.99

Added to middle of reply #33

Top 5 German tanks in World War II. Best 5 German WW2 tanks documentary (08:30)<Good look at Panzers, variants, informative english text, my choice was to mute music to avoid distraction>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xFIbTNhH0M

 

Prior to World War II links (in #35) have moved to bottom of #33

Added to #35

The Lost Evidence North Africa (48:26) <Tunisia>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDKcTaEmZ7c

 

This is one of the best informational video sources I've found about WW II tanks.

Added to middle of reply #33

Tanks! ~ Steel Tigers (48:34)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ciD43Th3zc

Note: Since June 21st, 2016 when there were 10,772 views of this thread, there are now 12,106 views. This amounts to more than 1,300 new views in one month of time. This is about 45 views per day or one new view about every half hour - around the clock. This does not account for how many repeated viewings of the extensive information that is of interest to thousands of people.

If the depth and breadth of this topic is not interesting then I'm very confused at the amount of traffic this thread is receiving. This note is part of the limit of one new post - maximum - that I add to this thread in any given day.

 

This is a great video concerning the use of the M3 Lee and Grant tanks near the beginning of WW II in North Africa and near the end of WWII in Burma.

Added to the middle of Reply #33

The Grant M3 Tank (46.13) <M3 tank in North Africa and Burma>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5f0jUhAnYS4

 

This is extremely informative. Not only does it cover the battle, but it also includes overviews of both allied and German intelligence with their associated plans.

Added to reply #35

Battle of the Bulge | Battlefield Detectives Documentary (44.58)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJitx9YgZjE

 

How about that Brad Pitt movie? I enjoyed that one....

 

Fury is the best modern (last few years) rendition of tanks and quasi tank warfare. With my familiarity with the subject on WWII tanks and actual tank warfare, I had problems with the over all plot and one entirely out of soldier's character remark by Brad Pitt.

Fury has been mentioned and discussed in replies #19, #20, #24, #25, #31, #32, (#54) and (#55)

For most people, Fury was better for them than it was for me. Hollywood has the problem of not letting truth get in the way of a good story. My problem (with many Hollywood war movies) is that truth does get in the way of a "good story."

Even Sahara, with Humphrey Bogart,

Spoiler

didn't have the proper number of tank crew members serving the M3 Lee tank (7) where it would have been more to the truth had it been an M3 Grant tank served by seven British crew members. The tank was undamaged so there was no story to explain the lack of tank crew members. There was also never an explanation of what an American served tank was doing in North Africa prior to the first and second battles of El Alamein.

On the other hand, there are some enjoyable and bloodless war movies, of which, I've seen quite a few. This is not a serious war movie, but it is one of my very favorites. It even has some American and German tanks. I like it better than Kelly's Heroes as far as comparing enjoyment level of the movie.

Note: The movie below would be better enjoyed if you first watched "Secret War - The Mafia Connection" to help understand the role of some Italian (Sicilian) American civilians who helped to win WW II. <free link>

Edit: Secret War - "The Mafia Connection" (49:10)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkfszkERIUI&index=3&list=PL6oforB7ir5K7BrJeVljzp3RQMBt9YYGf

What Did You Do In The War Daddy?

Details: I'll give no spoilers here, but $7 million was a large sum back in 1966!

Country: USA
Language: English | German | Italian
Release Date: 11 November 1966 (UK)
Also Known As: ¿Qué hiciste tú en la guerra, papá?
Budget: $7,000,000 (estimated)
Runtime: 116 min

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061176/

Immediately viewable from $2.99
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00950UJ3O/ref=imdbref_tt_wbr_aiv?_encoding=UTF8&tag=imdbtag_tt_wbr_aiv-20

Today, I just rented this movie on cable for $3.99 HD. I've seen it before about three times. I estimate this was my fourth time viewing it. I still enjoyed it.

 

This is Secret War's -

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the real James Bond episode.

It's my favorite of all the Secret War episodes. I don't want to spoil anything, but, even though there are no tanks, this story helps to connect much of WW II.

Secret War - Double Agent Tricycle (51:38)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skF58MoavTs&index=4&list=PL6oforB7ir5K7BrJeVljzp3RQMBt9YYGf

 

Changes made in Reply #35

Moved existing link for Battle of Hannut to reflect more accurately on the time line.

Added
Battle of Hannut http://worldoftanks.asia/en/news/pc-browser/29/tank-battle-of-hannut-1940/ *

Added
Leningrad Front, Fall 1941
http://tankarchives.blogspot.com/2014/10/leningrad-front-fall-1941.html *

Corrected link
Battle of Brody (1941) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Brody_(1941) *

Thread Change

The main chronological reply of #35 is completely full. There are many needed updates to this exact reply.

I spread some of the upper #35 into lower reply #33
and spread some of the lower part in #35 into the upper part of reply #37 to make extra room in #35.

 

This battle, the battle for Kohima, has been called the "Stalingrad of the East." It is a good show

Spoiler

and does eventually have a tank finally show up at the end.

Not for the tender!

Narrow Escapes of World War II - "The Road of Bones" (44:48)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6MDDauXNt0

 

Another great episode from "Narrow Escapes of World War II" has a large number of tanks involved. More than this found below.

Narrow Escapes of WWII : Breakout Through Hell's Gate

Spoiler

Marshal Georgiy Zhukov was a brilliant Russian General. He had masterminded the carnage of Stalingrad and now it looked like he had done it again.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/tv-seas...ii/id499248914?i=502214549&amp&uo=5&at=10lnd5

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/tv-season/narrow-escapes-of-world-war-ii/id499248914#

Please let me know if these links don't work. I don't have time to install itunes which I normally never use.

Better yet, just buy the whole season

https://www.amazon.com/NARROW-ESCAP...r=8-1&keywords=Narrow+escapes+of+world+war+II

 

It should be known that there were opponents to Hitler's regime within the German high command.

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This admiral saw his way to confound many of Hitler's plans during the war including helping Spain decide not to join the Axis powers

in WW II.

Admiral Wilhelm Canaris - The Deadly Decision

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046819/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

The 1954 film Canaris starring O. E. Hasse is based on his biography.

German version (looking for english version)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mvj4W4xJy7k

In the 1976 film The Eagle Has Landed, Canaris was played by actor Anthony Quayle.
from $2.99

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00FORP3F6?ref_=imdbref_tt_wbr_aiv&tag=imdbtag_tt_wbr_aiv-20

Search for other films and plays about Admiral Wilhelm Canaris

http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0044998/?ref_=fn_al_ch_1

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_Canaris

Edit: See videos in replies #104 and #106 for more about Admiral Canaris