The "Kid" Who WRECKED Hitler’s Most FEARED SS Panzer Brigade!

#usa #military #ww2 Before he became known as “Frank the Tank Killer,” Francis S. Currey was just a lanky kid from New York, working odd jobs and trying to find his place in the world. At 19 years old, he found it on the frozen battlefields of Belgium. During Hitler’s last gamble—the Battle of the Bulge—Currey was thrust into a nightmare. The Waffen SS had already murdered American prisoners at Malmedy, and now one of Hitler’s most feared Panzer brigades was rolling straight for his unit. Armed with nothing but grit and a handful of weapons, Currey turned the tide. He braved machine-gun fire, grabbed a bazooka, and knocked out German armor one tank at a time. He freed pinned-down GIs, stalled the Nazi advance, and stood alone against an SS division determined to break through. For his actions, he was awarded the Medal of Honor—one of the youngest Americans to ever receive it. He wasn’t just a rifleman. He was a tank killer, a savior of his men, and proof that one soldier’s courage can stop an army. This is the unbelievable true story of Francis S. Currey—the kid who wrecked Hitler’s most feared SS Panzer brigade. 🔗 SOURCES & FURTHER READING: 📖 Medal of Honor Citation – Francis S. Currey https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/francis-sherman-frank-currey 📰 Library of Congress - Francis S. Currey: Interview Collection https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.89650/ 📜 National WWII Museum – Currey Oral History https://www.nationalww2museum.org/about-us/notes-museum/francis-currey 📚 RECOMMENDED READS: The Longest Winter – Alex Kershaw Hitler’s Last Gamble – Trevor N. Dupuy 📺 CHAPTERS 00:00 – 01:25 Frank "The Tank Killer" Currey 01:26 – 03:10 Malmedy Massacre 03:11 – 05:00 Before 05:01 – 06:26 Waffen SS Attacks 06:27 – 09:25 Cue the Doom Music! 09:26 – 11:10 After Bastogne 11:11 - 12:56 Medal of Honor