German Colonel Captured 50,000 Gallons of US Fuel and Realized Germany Was Doomed

On December 17, 1944, SS commander Jochen Peiper captured an American fuel depot with 50,000 gallons of gasoline - enough to save his entire offensive. Instead of celebrating, he realized Germany had already lost. The Americans had abandoned more fuel than Germany allocated for entire operations.

This WW2 documentary reveals the devastating mathematics of industrial warfare. While Peiper's tanks ran dry after 50 miles, Americans deliberately burned 8 million gallons rather than let Germans capture it.

In this video, you'll learn about:
► How capturing 50,000 gallons revealed Germany's impossible situation
► Why Americans burned 2 million gallons at Stavelot without concern
► The shocking production gap: US made a new plane every 5 minutes
► How German Tigers were abandoned with empty fuel tanks
► Why the entire Ardennes offensive depended on stealing American gasFrom frozen Belgian crossroads to burning fuel depots,

⏱️ Chapters:
0:00 – 50,000 Gallons of Revelation
1:12 – Germany's Fuel Plants Destroyed
2:02 – The Impossible Mathematics
3:05 – Racing Against Empty Tanks
4:31 – 18 Americans Hold Up Panthers
5:02 – The Depot Discovery
6:31 – American Fuel Too Good
7:01 – Stavelot Burns: 2 Million Gallons
8:46 – 8 Million Gallons Destroyed
9:54 – American Daily Surplus
10:20 – Tigers Abandoned Empty
11:52 – German Soldiers' Shock
13:07 – Peiper's Vehicles Destroyed
14:19 – The Production Gap
16:02 – Pipeline Across France
17:21 – 100x Fuel Consumption
19:05 – Industrial War's Lesson
21:38 – The Empty Tank Memorial

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