They Mocked His "Homemade" Tommy Gun — Until He Killed 21 Germans in 45 Seconds скачать в хорошем качестве

They Mocked His "Homemade" Tommy Gun — Until He Killed 21 Germans in 45 Seconds

Why a five-foot-five paratrooper's Thompson became legendary in 45 seconds during WW2 — when surrounded by 80+ Germans. This World War 2 story reveals what happened when everything the Army taught met reality in a Belgian farmhouse yard. January 29, 1945. First Sergeant Leonard Funk Jr., 82nd Airborne Division, walked into a farmhouse yard in Holzheim, Belgium. Eighty freed German prisoners. A German officer with a machine pistol pointed at his stomach. Orders to surrender. Four American guards sitting disarmed in the snow. Company C minutes away from a devastating rear attack. Funk carried a Thompson M1A1 submachine gun — the simplified wartime model that some soldiers questioned. But what he did in the next 45 seconds contradicted everything in the training manuals. They were all wrong. What Funk discovered that morning wasn't about following doctrine. It was about something the Army never taught — a split-second decision that turned impossible odds into survival. The German threat was neutralized. Company C's assault continued. But how exactly he pulled it off became the question every paratrooper wanted answered. The technique spread through the 82nd Airborne like wildfire, paratrooper to paratrooper, long before it appeared in any official report. What Leonard Funk proved in that farmhouse yard changed how American soldiers understood close-quarters combat — and showed that sometimes the most questioned weapons, in the right hands, become the most effective. 🔔 Subscribe for more untold WW2 stories:    / @ww2untoldarchives   👍 Like this video if you learned something new 💬 Comment below: What other WW2 tactics should we cover? #worldwar2 #ww2history #ww2 #wwii #ww2records ⚠️ Disclaimer: This is entertainment storytelling based on WW2 events from internet sources. While we aim for engaging narratives, some details may be inaccurate. This is not an academic source. For verified history, consult professional historians and archives. Watch responsibly.