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WWI American Anti Aircraft Original Footage: w French 75mm motorized, Mle14 MG, captured MG 08/15
Original footage from October 1918. The soldiers are part of the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) on the Western Front in France.
equipment seen in film
Canon de 75 modèle 1897
Canon Mle 1897 de 75 mm
French M1897 75mm field gun on the A De Dion-Bouton carriage and mount
(A De Dion-Bouton self-propelled gun)
MLE 1914 Hotchkiss machine gun
German MG 08/15 machine gun ( in use by US troops)
Bi Focal stereo optic Range Finder of unknown make
Dual automatic fuse setting machines
American Anti Aircraft assets are deployed in defence of an Observation Balloon. Observation Balloons were used by all sides. They allowed correction of artillery in real time via telephones and allowed direct observation big the enemy. They were thus a high priority target. As the balloons were filled with highly flammable hydrogen and anchored in place they needed protection. Late in the war balloons had dedicated anti aircraft guns of all sizes.
because they drew enemy aircraft predicability 'ambushes' of sorts were set up with concentrated anti air in depth as well as in some cases overwhelming air support close at hand.
My guess is this film is an 'ambush' of sorts as the variety and number of guns not to mention personal seems high. Late in the war as mobility returned in the form of a steady retreat and German combat capabilities eroded the allies began to have an excess of firepower in some sectors.
In this film AA assets include multiple vehicle mounted French M1897 75mm cannons. They utilize a stereo scopic range finder of unknown make ( to me anyway) and automatic fuse setting devices that allow the shells to detonate at the time of flight that puts them at the calculated range of target creating airburst or 'flak'.
Additionally a number of Hotchkiss Machine guns on AA mounts are deployed. Interestingly you can see how the rigid metal feed strips have been linked together to create a belt of sorts and allow continuous fire.
This footage also shows the use of a captured MG 08/15 by US troops. the MG08/15 was the 'light' German machine gun. a version of the MG 08. They seem to be struggling with the finiky nature of the Maxim 1908 and spend as much time with a blockage as firing. German machine gunners were highly tra
One observation balloon is downed no information on the observers fate.
A German plane is also downed. It is immediately overrun be 100s of AEF soldiers ... I deduce this is very late in the war October 1918 from the kit and US sophistication in AA. Only late
would they have this much gear in American hands rather than mixed with French. The US was completely unprepared material wise for the war. They depended on French and British weapons and specialist troops up til the end of fighting.
The US troops who crowd the crash site are most probably looking for souvenirs
Note the Pilot survives and his name appears in the Original captions.
references
this footage is largely comprised of a film from the United States National Archives. No copyright infringement intended this is not a monetized video and shared with annotations for educational purposes. it may not be copied or distributed without the permission of the owner US Archives
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German Spiked Helmets Pickelhauben: 101: An Introduction and Advice to Buyers

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  • @nezircaglar2381
    @nezircaglar2381 2 дні тому

    when you realize there are two of them side by side..waoooavv

  • @acmelka
    @acmelka 26 днів тому

    I am so glad this video keeps getting views years later, and the people who watche it watch the whole thing. You either get it or you don't. I'm inspired to release a new video. Granatrnwerefer anyone?

  • @ShawnBowyer-nz4vj
    @ShawnBowyer-nz4vj Місяць тому

    It had a range of 30 miles and would leave a crater 30 feet in diameter, 20 feet deep.It was used against the germans and world war one on their base It was fired 46 times and. Airplanes used for reconnaissance would help them direct the fire

  • @ShawnBowyer-nz4vj
    @ShawnBowyer-nz4vj Місяць тому

    It was made in America by the Alco. American? . Locomotive works. In 1916. Notice, it doesn't have regular train car wheels. It has locomotive wheels. It's A M 1917. There was also an m nineteen eighteen and an m nineteen nineteen

  • @MichaelMemejs
    @MichaelMemejs 2 місяці тому

    100th comment

  • @HenryTendy
    @HenryTendy 3 місяці тому

    Hello there i found a pickelhaube in ebay but i didn't know if it's a mini or a wearable one, can you help me?

    • @acmelka
      @acmelka 3 місяці тому

      Send a link I'll take a look

  • @radoslavkosil7450
    @radoslavkosil7450 4 місяці тому

    noise :D

  • @Owenmilitaria
    @Owenmilitaria 5 місяців тому

    I didn’t know Obama collected pickelhaubens!

  • @Dam_ramsa__
    @Dam_ramsa__ 6 місяців тому

    Uhhh and uhhh

  • @vespelian
    @vespelian 7 місяців тому

    Fascinating and very useful.

  • @pedroskienski9310
    @pedroskienski9310 9 місяців тому

    And the mdl 1893 feldflasche too, very use in the first world war. I have one in a good condition.

  • @13bravoredleg18
    @13bravoredleg18 9 місяців тому

    I have a French model 1858 dual spout canteen. I dug it up with my metal detector in a Tennessee cotton field. It was the site of a confederate camp and battlefield. (1862)

  • @West_Coast_Gang
    @West_Coast_Gang 10 місяців тому

    Why the ai voice at the beginning

  • @avus-kw2f213
    @avus-kw2f213 10 місяців тому

    you know a hat is good when it’s a symbol of an entire empire What’s the equivalent for the Roman or British Empire ?

    • @acmelka
      @acmelka 10 місяців тому

      Galea? For Rome, and Bowler ? for Britain... Maybe the overseas helmet during 19th century 🫤

  • @avus-kw2f213
    @avus-kw2f213 10 місяців тому

    This video is shit in the best way

  • @markbeaumont3292
    @markbeaumont3292 10 місяців тому

    White clothes- why

  • @nathanielruddock7359
    @nathanielruddock7359 Рік тому

    I have a ww1 enamelled bottle in mint condition like the one you have.

  • @nathanielruddock7359
    @nathanielruddock7359 Рік тому

    Is not the ww1 enameled bottle hard to find.

    • @acmelka
      @acmelka Рік тому

      All of them are getting harder to find every year... Thanks for watching

  • @Mo-oq8jd
    @Mo-oq8jd Рік тому

    I tapped out after the 300...Ah..

    • @acmelka
      @acmelka Рік тому

      It's a problem... I'm ah working on it. Somehow Obama got away with it but I'm just annoying

  • @acmelka
    @acmelka Рік тому

    They got this wrong in the recent Netflix version of All Quite on the Western Front... Used WW2 ones. They shoulda watched this video

  • @rolandtrauer3268
    @rolandtrauer3268 Рік тому

    Shit contribution

  • @deusameno579
    @deusameno579 Рік тому

    Pas mal n'est-ce pas ? C'est Français.

  • @salaheddinebouteldji2873
    @salaheddinebouteldji2873 Рік тому

    Ça est français pendant la première guerre mondiale

  • @TheDARKDARROL
    @TheDARKDARROL Рік тому

    There was no no5 mkIII .there was no5 mk I (although no5 mkII Plugs was made..only a small amount was) it went from no5 mkI ..23 mkI.. 23 mkII Then body shape was changed and that was the no23 mkIII ..Then no36 mkI and finally no36m mkI .there was a no36 mkII But that was a practice grenade with a bigger gas check size threading for repeated rifle launching. Show the markings on the plug.

  • @oldsaggyorcsacs1630
    @oldsaggyorcsacs1630 Рік тому

    The helmet furthest to the left in the thumbnail has a buttplug.

  • @gatamer
    @gatamer Рік тому

    with drone: ua-cam.com/video/j3MYpWPAva4/v-deo.html

  • @Alonelycheezit
    @Alonelycheezit Рік тому

    Let me buy your collection

  • @Sniper_1001
    @Sniper_1001 Рік тому

    I own an original m17 stalhelm form the 1st german foot guard. I bought if for $160. found out that its worth more like $1200. one in worse condition sold for $1k and the shield decal was in worse condition and dint have the red 1 on the back to show its form the 1st regiment

  • @chrisrattray8958
    @chrisrattray8958 Рік тому

    This is completely unhelpful to a new collector. They are all fakes! One looks like it has a few original parts. Pickelhaube is not pronounced pickel hobb. Pickel how beh or buh

  • @thefieldphoneguy8254
    @thefieldphoneguy8254 Рік тому

    ua-cam.com/channels/yRGsbwgVp2IQwRwCoIducw.html

  • @timmccurdy9194
    @timmccurdy9194 Рік тому

    Great Videos brother! I’m a collector myself and have examples of all model pre 24 German sticks and a full case of M24’s & 43’s ( and eggs). Well done on the videos.

  • @alipiodomingo7458
    @alipiodomingo7458 Рік тому

    nice i was going to make an art of her in azur lane like art of her

  • @wow2
    @wow2 Рік тому

    У вас большая коллекция !, нужно сделать хорошую реставрацию. Я сам собираю коллекцию гранат - у меня их довольно много 40 - 50 штук, 1915-1945 года.

  • @verjiniahary
    @verjiniahary Рік тому

    Great collection man love it

  • @LowellMorgan
    @LowellMorgan 2 роки тому

    Can anyone tell me about the square-topped ones, I think they’re cavalry?

    • @scotttyson607
      @scotttyson607 7 місяців тому

      Yes they are ulhan chapkas. (Lancers)

  • @lo-fibeatsandothers8905
    @lo-fibeatsandothers8905 2 роки тому

    Imagine how loud that shit is Im surprised they can still hear

  • @lorenzomenegol6461
    @lorenzomenegol6461 2 роки тому

    Firing at enemies unseen, soundless are their screams. What a horrible war and what a horrible and terrifying catalyst for war.

  • @richardlew5316
    @richardlew5316 2 роки тому

    Visited Port Arthur and been to Aoyama cemetery

  • @angrybirdsmuseum7241
    @angrybirdsmuseum7241 2 роки тому

    Put that on a tank I dare you

  • @brucermarino
    @brucermarino 2 роки тому

    Another great video. I appreciate the way you dealt with historical forces leading up and extending from these developments. I'm looking forward to reading some of your references. Thanks again!

  • @acmelka
    @acmelka 2 роки тому

    I wish I'd taken a pic of the gun. Been wondering for years what it was. Agreed probably not PKM..but didn't fire those giant 12.7x109mm DShK rounds. Firing a DShK in a indoor shooting range woulda been an experience

  • @ferdinarghoshi4614
    @ferdinarghoshi4614 2 роки тому

    That’s dshk, not pkm

  • @linconocyrus
    @linconocyrus 2 роки тому

    Very interesting.

  • @cyclonetaylor7838
    @cyclonetaylor7838 2 роки тому

    Are you from Canada? When I was a boy we had about ten cases of No.36's on the farm. Dad let me use them for blowing up beavers and dams because it was safer for a kid than using dynamite. I wish I knew what they are worth now, as I wouldn't have been so frivolous with throwing them.

    • @harryjoe860
      @harryjoe860 2 роки тому

      Probably illegal to own them now

  • @maxmccullough8548
    @maxmccullough8548 2 роки тому

    This is the best video on this subject I have ever seen . Love it

    • @acmelka
      @acmelka 2 роки тому

      Wow. Thank you.

  • @WeWillAlwaysHaveVALIS
    @WeWillAlwaysHaveVALIS 2 роки тому

    Very glad to have found this channel! Exceptionally informative and interesting.

    • @acmelka
      @acmelka 2 роки тому

      Thanks much!

  • @Godzilla0936
    @Godzilla0936 2 роки тому

    I've been researching how to authenticate picklauble helmet because there's a shop near me with one

    • @acmelka
      @acmelka 2 роки тому

      I suggest kaisers bunker and pickelhaubes.com for starters. Good luck

  • @edpowell5754
    @edpowell5754 2 роки тому

    From Buffalo, New York. Thank You for all the information, I learned a few things.

  • @jeffreyhutchins6527
    @jeffreyhutchins6527 2 роки тому

    Haube = how-bah....the E at the end of the word is pronounced as an A.

    • @acmelka
      @acmelka 2 роки тому

      Thanks 👍

  • @jacq135
    @jacq135 2 роки тому

    Where is the french ww1 p1 "pear" hand grenade

    • @acmelka
      @acmelka 2 роки тому

      Thanks for watching. The P1 was introduced in 1915. In this video I was just covering very early war grenades. I also am not lucky enough to have a real pear in my collection ...