The 6th Army surrenders! BATTLESTORM STALINGRAD E50

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  • The end is here! The 6th Army surrenders, and Paulus is captured.
    ERROR: There's an editing mistake. The date in the corner doesn't update and stays the 31st of January. Sorry about that. Obviously the 6th Army surrendered on the 2nd of February.
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Комментарии • 792

  • @TheImperatorKnight
    @TheImperatorKnight  10 месяцев назад +205

    As a viewer has just pointed out, there's an editing mistake. The date in the corner doesn't update and stays the 31st of January. Sorry about that. Obviously the 6th Army surrendered on the 2nd of February.

    • @jimjohnston6337
      @jimjohnston6337 10 месяцев назад +5

      Salute !

    • @konstancemakjaveli
      @konstancemakjaveli 10 месяцев назад +3

      I think a reupload might be the best choice while its not too late

    • @nemiw4429
      @nemiw4429 10 месяцев назад +7

      Lol. So many possible mistakes ... and yet ur videos are premium quality. Anyone that watched ur series should be given a Master Degree in "1942-1943 Stalingrad History". U being the professor of course.

    • @larsrons7937
      @larsrons7937 10 месяцев назад +3

      20:19 - Yes, the two buildings are similar in style but clearly _not_ the same. The Executive Commitee Building has an extra balcony, on the third floor, while the Univermag Department Store's two "towers" are deeper and significantly taller. Thank you for an exciting episode. Your Stalingrad series is a masterpiece. DOn't stop till it's complete. Cheers from Denmark.

    • @TheImperatorKnight
      @TheImperatorKnight  10 месяцев назад +19

      @konstancemakjaveli I don't think this particular error is worth a full re-upload. It is what it is. Obviously if I decided to do the three "all-in-one" videos for this series, I'll correct it there.

  • @Karelwolfpup
    @Karelwolfpup 10 месяцев назад +327

    I like how the last official message from Stalingrad is a meteorological report and he just signs off like a shopkeeper closing up for the day.

    • @aleksazunjic9672
      @aleksazunjic9672 10 месяцев назад +72

      Poor translation. Original in German is much more somber. I.e. meteo station is closing down (for good) , and we are sending (our last) greeting to fatherland.

    • @ugiswrong
      @ugiswrong 10 месяцев назад

      Germans are terrible at emoting somberly

    • @herrcobblermachen
      @herrcobblermachen 10 месяцев назад +14

      At a nice balmy -25F

    • @HistorysUncensored
      @HistorysUncensored 10 месяцев назад

      Victors sure love bastardizing history, somber indeeed @@aleksazunjic9672

    • @RangaTurk
      @RangaTurk 9 месяцев назад +1

      Just like a BBC Closedown and at 29:20 the 22nd Panzer Division left Gast's Pioneer Battalion behind.

  • @KungFuHonky
    @KungFuHonky 10 месяцев назад +438

    We need to throw you a massive party for this colossal accomplishment. You worked like such a madman on this that you deserve your own Get Out of Jail Free card.

    • @KarlAxelZander
      @KarlAxelZander 10 месяцев назад +25

      probably equivalent work worth of 2x PhDs 💪

    • @t22-t5t
      @t22-t5t 10 месяцев назад +7

      Right? The quality and output of original history content is more than almost anyone . If he’s also making these maps and editing everything on his own that’s incredible

    • @UncleJoeLITE
      @UncleJoeLITE 10 месяцев назад +3

      Yep.

    • @Mikadobiscuits
      @Mikadobiscuits 10 месяцев назад +7

      I second this, can we set you up for a meal or party to celebrate?

    • @AOT_HxH95
      @AOT_HxH95 10 месяцев назад +2

      I say at least 50 get out of jail free cards for this hard work.

  • @perlaber5360
    @perlaber5360 10 месяцев назад +137

    Very interesting episode today. My aunts husband was one of the 40'000 or so soldiers that surrendered and survived. Sent to a GULAG for many years, he finally came home after being declared MIA and KIA. She opened the door, saw him standing there, turned around and said "you have to leave now" to her new husband.
    Side note: As a kid I played chess with him, and he had some strange GULAG-only rules, and was a master at using his Knights. First game he won easy, the next I sacrificed everything to get them both, turned out he couldn't play without them, and he surrendered (again).

    • @popolofamigliafirenze4766
      @popolofamigliafirenze4766 10 месяцев назад +8

      @@MrNPC is meant that the new husband had to leave. Embarrassing situation, indeed ;-)))

    • @wolfthegreat87
      @wolfthegreat87 10 месяцев назад

      Do you have his name, by chance? Of course, it's none of my business.

    • @sah1746
      @sah1746 10 месяцев назад +6

      @@wolfthegreat87 you don't seriously believe this story do you?

    • @loerenzpiep3399
      @loerenzpiep3399 10 месяцев назад +1

      ​@@sah1746after the last part of the story i very much do

    • @wolfthegreat87
      @wolfthegreat87 10 месяцев назад

      @@sah1746 I'm generally optimistic. If I can get a name, I can search the archives and see if what he's telling me is true.

  • @GoodGirlKate
    @GoodGirlKate 10 месяцев назад +138

    Dang what a twist, I really thought Paulus would pull it off
    Great work TIK 😍

    • @ZESAUCEBOSS
      @ZESAUCEBOSS 10 месяцев назад +16

      BRO SPOILERS

    • @peterg76yt
      @peterg76yt 10 месяцев назад +9

      If only Steiner had followed orders.

    • @Arashmickey
      @Arashmickey 10 месяцев назад

      If madman Hitler had promoted everyone in 6th army to field marshal, they would have been unbeatable.

    • @Arashmickey
      @Arashmickey 10 месяцев назад

      @user-os1gu5qb3c Tim Curry be like "Nazis!"

  • @BlackMan614
    @BlackMan614 10 месяцев назад +109

    I went back and started watching from the beginning. It's amazing the difference between the start and now. So much more polished presentation.

    • @TheImperatorKnight
      @TheImperatorKnight  10 месяцев назад +59

      Thank you, I'm glad you think that - I do too. This has been a massive learning curve for me

    • @larsrons7937
      @larsrons7937 10 месяцев назад +4

      I will do that, thanks for the idea. It is years since I watched the early episodes. I was very impressed back then, and I am very impressed now. I am eager to see the difference.

  • @RyanTheHero3
    @RyanTheHero3 10 месяцев назад +125

    What a stunning series, we're seriously lucky to have you TIK

  • @basildavis2683
    @basildavis2683 10 месяцев назад +73

    As much my old-fashioned self adores books, this video format is clearly superior for the story you wanted to tell. Being able to narrate over the interactive map is a paradigm changer.

    • @TheImperatorKnight
      @TheImperatorKnight  10 месяцев назад +25

      I totally agree! It's so much easier to see what's going on rather than trying to keep it all in your head as you're reading the books

  • @thecollierreport
    @thecollierreport 10 месяцев назад +148

    It's hard to believe it's finished, but congratulations and I know how hard this was!

    • @InSearchOfPravda
      @InSearchOfPravda 10 месяцев назад +3

      I believe there is one more episode, number 51, where the northern pocket surrenders.

  • @nadil2631
    @nadil2631 10 месяцев назад +399

    Only real ones stayed until the end

    • @Engineersoldinterstingstuff
      @Engineersoldinterstingstuff 10 месяцев назад +29

      Its been like Christmas every time they have been published. A magnificent work.

    • @thecolonel3995
      @thecolonel3995 10 месяцев назад +16

      Yep!! I've watched the entire series multiple times!! Can't wait for all 50 in one episode!!!

    • @ltmund
      @ltmund 10 месяцев назад +13

      How could anyone not watch the lot! It makes my Mondays

    • @David_Me825
      @David_Me825 10 месяцев назад +10

      Yes, my battalion surrendered last.

    • @julianshepherd2038
      @julianshepherd2038 10 месяцев назад +15

      It is the Gulag for us.

  • @Ozgur72
    @Ozgur72 10 месяцев назад +65

    One of the greatest sagas of youtube military history comes to an end. Thanks for all of your efforts.

  • @fedecano7362
    @fedecano7362 10 месяцев назад +77

    This was quite the achievement TIK, 50 episodes of riveting story telling that got me hooked since the beginning. One of a kind!

  • @KomradZX1989
    @KomradZX1989 10 месяцев назад +75

    Dude this is BEYOND EPIC work on your part TIK. I’m a YT premium user and this series is saved to my phone so when my internet goes out (happens a lot sadly) I can still watch these.
    You deserve a freaking medal for your hard work. Have a great day man, you deserve it ❤

  • @josephkim6132
    @josephkim6132 10 месяцев назад +289

    Wow, thank you so much for the hard work, TIK! Your videos are of higher detail than any other WW2 military historian I could find on youtube.

    • @basildavis2683
      @basildavis2683 10 месяцев назад +15

      The end is here, you made it, congratulations, I doubt anyone will match the quality and detail of this epic exposition of one of the greatest military operations of all time. Might even have been worth your suffering getting it done! ;)

    • @moss8448
      @moss8448 10 месяцев назад +3

      high quality stuff TIK

  • @StrimClocks
    @StrimClocks 10 месяцев назад +59

    I am just going to say, the meteorological station being the last is the best. Makes it sound like they were doing the best job of anyone there. Keeping us updated on the weather to the last. Way to go man.

    • @richardscales9560
      @richardscales9560 10 месяцев назад +5

      I'm wondering where that weather station was actually positioned to last those extra hours.

    • @mnk9073
      @mnk9073 10 месяцев назад +12

      Probably nobody told them until it was plainly obvious and they just went "Oh well...".

    • @aleksazunjic9672
      @aleksazunjic9672 10 месяцев назад +5

      German weather reports were regular daily transmissions (roughly always at the same time). They simply used the opportunity to send final greetings . Btw, translation is not very accurate, perhaps because it is not possible to translate nuances of German language to English

    • @windalfalatar333
      @windalfalatar333 9 месяцев назад +1

      I think the Met Office will be the last to fall when Britain is overwhelmed by extraterrestrials/zombies.

    • @54032Zepol
      @54032Zepol 9 месяцев назад

      Or Muslims ​@@windalfalatar333

  • @secondagent5998
    @secondagent5998 10 месяцев назад +51

    I remember back when you had just started this series, it seems so long ago now. You've come a long way Lewis

  • @superyamky
    @superyamky 10 месяцев назад +32

    Can't believe its ending after 3 years

  • @StephanNeururer
    @StephanNeururer 10 месяцев назад +21

    The End of the Legend! 50 Episodes! Amazing!

  • @worththesqueeze1386
    @worththesqueeze1386 10 месяцев назад +20

    This series has been a companion for most of my PhD. They are both ending around the same time. I feel sad and joyful.

    • @NikhilSingh-007
      @NikhilSingh-007 9 месяцев назад +1

      Damn, that's profound. All the very best for the journey ahead!

  • @GaryLaughlin0302
    @GaryLaughlin0302 10 месяцев назад +44

    Well done TIK! This series has truly been a piece of history. Thank you for your detail and dedication putting this together.

  • @VisciousPhishes
    @VisciousPhishes 10 месяцев назад +3

    Absolutely epic. Congratulations sir.

  • @ivodassen87
    @ivodassen87 10 месяцев назад +18

    Congratulations on this MASSIVE accomplishment. I would have never ever imagined that it was possible to produce such an in-depth video series about this epic battle. I salute you!

  • @thenaigamer2829
    @thenaigamer2829 10 месяцев назад +8

    Thank you Sir for seeing this to the end, its been a master piece, watching it from Nairobi Kenya

  • @lod689
    @lod689 10 месяцев назад +4

    Your conclusion that Goebbels wrote the message from Paulus to Hitler on the 29th-31st is the most logical answer. Great series TIK.

  • @Snipeyou1
    @Snipeyou1 10 месяцев назад +19

    Thanks for the hard work!

  • @Deuslovult1990
    @Deuslovult1990 10 месяцев назад +8

    Beatiful and very well-done series. I appreciate you using Soviet & Russian sources too to provide a full and unbiased picture.

  • @loganlove9986
    @loganlove9986 10 месяцев назад +27

    Quality stuff. Love it. Will be patiently waiting for everything regarding Stalingrad 🥳🥳

  • @agesflow6815
    @agesflow6815 10 месяцев назад +8

    Thank you ,TIKhistory.

  • @danykessel9401
    @danykessel9401 10 месяцев назад +6

    Kind of sad this is coming to an end. It’s been something to look forward to for such a long time. A tremendous effort!

  • @Davidh41690
    @Davidh41690 10 месяцев назад +4

    17th season...
    It's been a hell of a ride.
    Thank you for painstakingly, and with long suffering finally finishing the most detailed Stalingrad documentary currently available.

  • @nemiw4429
    @nemiw4429 10 месяцев назад +3

    2:56 crazy how the Croats held that circle. They probably had no idea that East to them was another pocket.

  • @ninjamonkfish
    @ninjamonkfish 10 месяцев назад +8

    Thank you so much TIK. The best documentry series I've ever had the pleasure to watch.
    Grant would be proud and in awe

    • @ninjamonkfish
      @ninjamonkfish 10 месяцев назад +2

      Damn auto type I ment to say Glantz would, d be proud

  • @Legio__X
    @Legio__X 10 месяцев назад +5

    I can’t believe it’s almost over. What an accomplishment! Take a bow brother! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
    THANK YOU for the countless hours you poured into this series. It stands alone as the greatest Battle Documentary In the history of RUclips, possibly just the best ever. Period. A new bar has been set. Congratulations 👊🏻🙏🏻

  • @erikrichardgregory
    @erikrichardgregory 10 месяцев назад +1

    Tik, we could practically smell the gunsmoke. Thanks much for this deep drill-down on Stalingrad. I'm satisfied I know the battle better than most military historians after watching your series

  • @MikePproductions
    @MikePproductions 10 месяцев назад +2

    I can't describe with words how proud of you I am @TIKhistory

  • @justins7183
    @justins7183 10 месяцев назад +1

    Can't tell who's more relieved, the germens who were about to surrender or TIK being almost done with the battlestorm.

  • @nick2127
    @nick2127 10 месяцев назад +3

    Thank you Tik for your endless dedication

  • @blakeskidmore523
    @blakeskidmore523 6 месяцев назад

    TIK, I am so glad you finished this. I read so many books and none of them ever brought this battle to life like this. It has seriously changed the way I envision the Second World War, the eastern front, warfare in general. That’s how comprehensive it is, that is is so revealing.
    I’m proud of you for finishing this epic.

  • @duelo-hw8fo
    @duelo-hw8fo 10 месяцев назад +2

    I was here when the best documentary of ww2 came to its glorious conclusion.
    TIK you are a gigant.

  • @NichoTBE
    @NichoTBE 10 месяцев назад +2

    Been a great series learning about the details of the Stalingrad battle.

  • @patrickmckenna5812
    @patrickmckenna5812 10 месяцев назад +1

    What an amazing achievement this series is! I've been an avid student of the battles on the Eastern Front for over 40 years now, and yet there was so much new info and perspective here that I feel I only scratched the surface.
    I have an operation coming up after which I'll need to rest up for a couple of weeks, and now I know 'exactly' how I'm going to occupy my time!

  • @Chunkieta
    @Chunkieta 10 месяцев назад +2

    24:50 "Commit sudoku", a nice touch

  • @stanislavnovikov8880
    @stanislavnovikov8880 10 месяцев назад +1

    Honestly I believe you have done colossal work and a great thanks for it. For me whenever a new Stalingrad episode would come out it was a moment of happiness. I would just buy two beers switch off the phone and enjoy your in depth analysis. This has been my "ritual" for the past year or so and I am really thankful for this. Just know you are amazing and your critic of narrative has been a central point of many conversations regarding history and not only. What I want to say is that you have impact on people both talking about myself and people I come to have conversations with, shout out to your video about if history is real.
    Thank you,
    Your average viewer

  • @--Dani
    @--Dani 10 месяцев назад +1

    Well done. Excellent work. This will stand for many many years.

  • @suzannakoizumi8605
    @suzannakoizumi8605 10 месяцев назад +1

    Thank you. After watching the next and last episode, I intend to watch each episode again. Wonderful series. Wonderful presentation.

  • @futurepetnutrition677
    @futurepetnutrition677 10 месяцев назад +1

    Extraordinary work Tik. Thank you very much!

  • @392HemiM59
    @392HemiM59 10 месяцев назад +2

    If you were a member of the academic elite, you and this series would receive numerous awards. You impress me with every episode. Thank you. God Bless.

  • @wattage2007
    @wattage2007 10 месяцев назад +1

    It doesn't get any more detailed than TIK's videos. Fascinating!

  • @michaelmyers7416
    @michaelmyers7416 10 месяцев назад +1

    Whenever you post anything and whatever time of year, it is, it is for me. Like opening a Christmas present. Bravo for everything you have done. 50 years ago I did a lot of Dr. level work in philosophy of history, which more recently has led me into narrative history, but it also supplies a backgroundfor appreciating what you do

  • @orlando5224
    @orlando5224 10 месяцев назад +1

    thank for your dedication completing the series. your analyzing skills in history is superb.

  • @mchrome3366
    @mchrome3366 10 месяцев назад +1

    I’m obsessed about this battle so when you started this series I was super excited and you haven’t disappointed. Thanks

  • @DrJeffDev
    @DrJeffDev 10 месяцев назад +2

    TIK, congratulations. Such a monumental achievement!
    I remember my father (russian) voicing that Paulus was adamant that he didn't surrender, and understanding the facts now makes it as clear as clean water! I thank you ❤❤

  • @robertcavagna6819
    @robertcavagna6819 10 месяцев назад +1

    Nothing but Respect for Tik and his assistants.

  • @internetstrangerstrangerofweb
    @internetstrangerstrangerofweb 10 месяцев назад +1

    Wow! Your best piece yet, I always loved learning about Stalingrad from your videos.

  • @ericfrehlich8800
    @ericfrehlich8800 10 месяцев назад +1

    Wow. The journey is almost done. In the end, it was really all about the friends we made along the way

  • @rommeltomasramos2894
    @rommeltomasramos2894 10 месяцев назад +2

    Thank you, Professor. It was a very educational series.

  • @SvenRonPooc11
    @SvenRonPooc11 10 месяцев назад +1

    We're finally here! Congrats TIK. An amazing project this series is.

  • @greggcal4583
    @greggcal4583 10 месяцев назад +1

    What an achievement. I absolutely love the channel.

  • @timzales5344
    @timzales5344 10 месяцев назад +9

    Congratulations! Thank you for giving us this amazing series. It is a great accomplishment.

  • @frankvandorp2059
    @frankvandorp2059 10 месяцев назад +2

    Funny trivia: the battles of Cannae and Stalingrad were 2158 years apart, but they were both devastating defeats for an attacking army after encirclement, and both times the losing side was led by a commander named Paulus.

    • @posham219
      @posham219 10 месяцев назад +1

      That's not true, the roman army at cannae was led by the 2 consols Lucius Aemilius Paullus and Gaius Terentius Varro. Unless you're talking about a different battle of cannae

    • @frankvandorp2059
      @frankvandorp2059 9 месяцев назад

      @@posham219 Are you seriously going to make a point out of the fact that one Paulus had an extra L in his name?

  • @Stefan-wj6mq
    @Stefan-wj6mq 10 месяцев назад +1

    Thank you, Lewis, for this amazing Battlestorm and a huge effort. All I can say is that I have watched every minute of the series.

  • @SAarumDoK
    @SAarumDoK 10 месяцев назад +1

    Congratulation on a wonderful work. This Battlestorm has been a bliss to follow.

  • @RinaRavyn
    @RinaRavyn 10 месяцев назад +2

    i had to laugh out loud when that Weather station sent that last message out of the pocket. A stark mirror to "All quiet on the Western Front", making the surrender of the 6th army somewhat feel just like the late shift of a radio station is simply closing down shop for the night.
    Absolutely Surreal.

  • @ftffighter
    @ftffighter 10 месяцев назад +1

    Phenomenal work!!! TIK IS KING!!!

  • @RodrigoFernandez-td9uk
    @RodrigoFernandez-td9uk 10 месяцев назад +1

    Paulus claiming that he didn't surrender, but that he "was captured", reminds me of a guy who said "of course I didn't sell the horse! I just exchanged it for money, which is a completely different thing!"

  • @waynerobert7986
    @waynerobert7986 10 месяцев назад +1

    This has been an incredible journey.
    The amout of work applied here is fantastic.

  • @xrpirate536
    @xrpirate536 10 месяцев назад +3

    I want to thank you for every effort you made to give us this series! I will after the last episode go back and watch it all again. History now has a much more precise and finely detailed account of this entire campaign. Thank you so very much, jim

  • @TCK71
    @TCK71 10 месяцев назад +1

    An incredible piece of historical work. Thank you for your dedication.

  • @angelotsi849
    @angelotsi849 10 месяцев назад +1

    Thanks TIK. It's been such an epic series over such a long time that it will feel strange not have any more episodes after the next.

  • @hansschonig2472
    @hansschonig2472 10 месяцев назад +4

    there is no way to tell this story any better. what a masterpiece

  • @billc3278
    @billc3278 10 месяцев назад +3

    Loved this series and learned so much. Couldn't the battle have been said to last until March 15, 1943 when Kharkov(Kharkiv) fell ? It ended back where it started on June 28 1942. Would love a high level coverage of how the Germans escaped from the Caucuses.

  • @MrBumbo90
    @MrBumbo90 10 месяцев назад +1

    This was such a fantastic high-quality series. I salute you!

  • @grizzli_denn1693
    @grizzli_denn1693 6 месяцев назад

    What a series 🎉🎉🎉 so many sources cross checked in so many languages.... Thank you, that changed my vision of Stalingrad.

  • @valcazier
    @valcazier 10 месяцев назад +1

    I truly believed that the last "stalingrad message" would be a big thanks from you and afterward would have come the meteo forecast
    great works for this series, congrats

  • @matteoFalsitta
    @matteoFalsitta 10 месяцев назад +4

    Thank you for your hard work, I will miss the anticipation for the next Stanlingrad episode...

  • @hotteststuff6009
    @hotteststuff6009 10 месяцев назад +30

    Thank you for all the hard work and dedication.
    Stalingrad series is a gem!
    Cheers mate!

  • @aussietaipan8700
    @aussietaipan8700 10 месяцев назад

    This was awesome mate. well done. I was never interested in the soviet side of WW2 but your videos on this changed my interest.

  • @christianboulay
    @christianboulay 10 месяцев назад

    Magistral work! Bravo TIK!

  • @alstar70
    @alstar70 10 месяцев назад

    Fantastic work on this series. Thanks for your time and effort.

  • @cartwheel8319
    @cartwheel8319 10 месяцев назад

    One more chapter in a monumental tour de force of history. Thanks is not enough for the work you did, TIK. I highly appreciate the effort for accuracy, for facts, for telling the story while informing your audience what may or may not have happened or how. Professional academic!

  • @Biggestfoo
    @Biggestfoo 10 месяцев назад +1

    It's amazing to realize in 2023 that you just get to watch for free what most likely will go down as the longest and most epic documentary in history
    (not saying I don't sub on patreon, I do on and off when I can)

  • @joecool2501
    @joecool2501 10 месяцев назад +1

    This entire series has brought me great enjoyment as a fan of history, sad to see it ending somewhat but so glad it got made. I am eager to see the next battle storm.

  • @peterlynchchannel
    @peterlynchchannel 10 месяцев назад +1

    Congratulations are in order. I can't think of anything adequate to say. Thank you so much for all your work.

  • @carpecanem611
    @carpecanem611 10 месяцев назад +3

    I am impressed by the meteorological station sending one last report before shutting down. I wonder if any of them ever got home.

  • @365Ishron
    @365Ishron 9 месяцев назад

    Hi TIK - your assessment of how Paulus plays this out makes more sense to me than any of the other accounts. Having read everything but Glanz from your list and a few others, I am convinced that while Paulus may have considered "Sudoku" he would have put that aside. Paulus was a staff officer before he was a field commander, after all. Not that this is the whole story but once he was left in Stalingrad and abandoned, from everything I know about the man, this was his play. He was only promoted to Field Marsal once the die was cast which was basically a poke in the eye with the expectation he would take one for the team. Too bad we can't ask him today.
    Thank you for this epic story!

  • @lautarogrecom
    @lautarogrecom 10 месяцев назад +1

    Que enorme trabajo!!! Felicitaciones!!! Un lujo poder acceder a tanto conocimiento. Gracias y mil gracias!!

  • @craignedoff991
    @craignedoff991 10 месяцев назад +4

    One of my German cousins was a Luftwaffe officer who knocked out 12 T-34's in Stalingrad with an 88. He did this alone, after his flak crew was annihilated. He's mentioned in Beevors book. Lt. Herschmann, but our spelling changed since 1730 coming to America.

  • @Axisjampa
    @Axisjampa 10 месяцев назад +1

    Congrats TIK. This is history in the making. What a wonderful job. Thanks for this Masterpiece.

  • @georgepress1261
    @georgepress1261 10 месяцев назад

    Tik thank you for this brilliant series. It took 4 years. But for one man to do this series on this epic battle with the detail maps is amazing. Congratulations

  • @jakobgrimminger
    @jakobgrimminger 10 месяцев назад +1

    A great and professionally made series. TIK, you deserve an Oscar for all that effort. Maybe a DVD box set?? 😀😀

  • @TheNorman1169
    @TheNorman1169 10 месяцев назад +2

    Wild to see this battle conclude. Paulus still surrendered.

  • @mixererunio1757
    @mixererunio1757 10 месяцев назад +1

    This was a fantastic journey. I'm glad I could have witnessed it and wait for the videos on Mondays. Watching then was one of the best part of past 4 years.

  • @iainplumtree1239
    @iainplumtree1239 10 месяцев назад +1

    I thought I knew something about Stalingrad, the series has shown me how little I knew, thank you. The weather report is a wonderful bit.

  • @mpc6671
    @mpc6671 10 месяцев назад

    Thank you very much for the hard work to create this magnificent document. And also thank you for making me discover some great books about the battle ( Island of fire, the death of the leaping horseman etc...). I'm still waiting for the last volume of Glantz's opus though...
    I've been trough your Curland pocket document, great work as well. As I'm in an Ostfront mood this year , my Christmas present would be one of your beautiful job done on Barbarossa and typhoon ....please...Santa Tik ...I've been a good boy this year.:-)

  • @stonedtowel
    @stonedtowel 9 месяцев назад

    Simply incredible, I especially love the little bits of personality you add. The little fake joke quotes and the satirical nature you have is historian nirvana for me. Simply cannot wait for the next project, simple Q and A you do with donators questions, or whatever you decide to tackle next.

  • @mjs3343
    @mjs3343 10 месяцев назад

    I absolutely appreciate your critique of information sources, reading between the lines, and arriving at sensible conclusions of what actually happened, why, where, who, and how.

  • @VIPCarlM
    @VIPCarlM 10 месяцев назад +1

    I look forward to rewatching this series in the future. You told this story perfectly! Even knowing the outcome of the campaign, each episode was exciting and made me want to question the culmination of the campaign!

  • @alizonnwn
    @alizonnwn 10 месяцев назад

    Thank you so much! Best historic series i ever seen!

  • @shouldhavedonebetter
    @shouldhavedonebetter 10 месяцев назад

    Epic TIK. Just Epic. Congratulations - well done.

  • @bobandal
    @bobandal 10 месяцев назад +2

    Another great episode! I hope the final episode will show where the prisoners where taken to, how many of them actually made it there and which Soviet forces quickly packed up and joined their western front.