ff Soviet union was not big enough and also a tropical area, Hitler would have over run it within a month or so. He may have succeeded. Thsnk God russia is vast, its winter is hostile and more importantly, their people don't easily give up. They fight
Hitler announced that the War against the Soviet Union would be a War of Annihilation. The Germans intended to exterminate many of the people, and enslave the rest. It would then be populated by German Settlers. It was a Battle not only for land, but for existence itself.
@historyatwar ,I'm sure I'm not the only person liking the new introduction and the new profile better than 8 months to a year ago. Keep up the good work 👏🏿
EXCELLENT video. Thanks. You are paying tribute to the soldiers of both sides who fought for their country. My father's family fought against the Russian, 6Th. Army, South Front. Stalingrad. 44th infantry division. Greetings from Mexico City.
It is difficult to do anything when it is 15 degrees and the wind is blowing. We had a storm like that here a couple of years ago and people died just trying to go to the store. The snow came down fast and heavy and the wind kicked up to 40 or 50 mph. I know, not 60 below, but still smart people hunkered down at home.
Not only that, the Germans tried to take St. Petersburg but they failed every time, all they could do was conduct a siege. The Germans quickly realized that taking Moscow was a foolish goal.
Not necessarily. The main problem with Stalingrad was dividing army group south along with an extremely long supply lines. The Moscow highway was the best chance for German logistics to get through. I hear ya though but perhaps an attack on Moscow might’ve signaled to axis Allie’s to double down on their efforts especially Finland. You know the main problem with the siege of Leningrad had to do with the Finn’s not joining the fight. The whole idea of dividing army group south was a big mistake especially during a war of scorched earth. Even if the germs captured all the oil fields they still would never be able to utilize that oil so the whole ordeal was a major mistake in Hitler’s meddling They should’ve kept their eye on Moscow as the main effort in 1942. But who am I to judge 😂
I've been listening to blood red snow over the last few days. As well as the one about stalingrad I believe it's from the same narrator or author buy stories from the troops who fought and lost mates there
Don*t forget the tens of thousands of Moscowvites who dug trenches, anti tank traps etc. during the break Adolf gave the Soviets to stiffen Moscow*s defenses.
Fantastic video. The loss of lives in the push for Moscow is hard to fathom in modern times. Did my paper on the German campaign. Again Fantastic presentation.
Oil determined the outcome of the war. No oil, no progress. Does anybody know any other conflicts after WW2 where the country had large oil supplies and were in need of some good old Western democracy?
This! At any stage of the war the soviets had far more losses than the Germans but their industry and oil reserves just could provide endless replacements. thats why Germany would have lost the war very likely even after capturing Moscow.
As the Nazi's appoach Moscow; Stalin is packing to leave; until he hears of the insane move of the Japanese confirmed from his spies report - the Japanese; insteading attacking in Siberia starting a second front; they instead attack Pearl Harbor bringing the USA into the war. This insanity by the Japanese; something no real allie would do; has just lost the Nazi's Moscow as Stalin has been able to transfer 19 Siberian divisions to back up the lines around Moscow and plan for a Winter Counter offensive - how stupid he must have recognized the Japanese were. The Japanese didn't even blockade Soviet Ships; they are free to transport sell; food fuel from the USA for the rest of the War! The insane Japanese move blows it for the Nazis and the Axis powers in one fatal move.
@@dnickaroo3574 They made that attempt years before; they had crushed the russian navy before that ; they were not allies w the Nazi's when they attacked from mongolia they did it by themselves- at the time they moronically attacked the USA Dec 1941- Nazi Germany was at the gates of Moscow. If the mornically stupid Japanese had realized that by attacking in the East; they would tie down Soviet forces there; then they would split the Soviets and cause them to collapse. Instead they fools attack the USA; and let the Soviets move 19 divisions to reenforce Moscow and assist in the Winter counter offensive. The Japanese were such idiots they didn't even blockade the Soviets. With allies like that you don't need enemies.
@@Huskerguy316 it wasnt about the city it was about the man. Stalin goes, the iron hand forcing them to fight evaporates and the russians are saved from bolshevists.
@@welcelebrateourredemption they weren’t fighting for Stalin, many initially cheered the Germans until they found out Hitler had ordered their extermination you know for lebensrahm. They were fighting for the existence of their people
The Russian war plan already took into account the fall of Moscow, it would have been a death trap for the Wehrmact if they pushed on to Moscow. Not only Moscow was heavily fortified, there were already a large infantry and armor divisions beyond Moscow waiting for a counter attack, also the Wehrmacht was already depleted. Battle of Stalingrad was a catastrophe for the Wehrmact, Moscow is 6x the size of Stalingrad, it would have been a slaughterhouse in Moscow. The Wehrmact tried to take St. Petersburg over and over again but the best they could accomplish was conduct a siege, there was a limit to the Wehrmact prowess.
If anyone plays video games, I recommend easy red 2. It's a WW2 military combat simulator. You can play as germany, russa, Japan and the USA and both the Pacific theater and European theatres are on there. You can also pilot planes and command tanks.
Tanks anywhere from the panzer 1 to the panther and tiger. From the m3 Lee and grants to the m4 Sherman's, then the Sherman's with the rockets launcher, and use the m18 hellcat. There are light tanks in the Pacific theatre's from the Japanese, Russia has the katuyshka, and the light tanks before the t34 came out. And the heavy tanks. Kv1s and such. There are also rocket launchers for Germany to. I can't think of what they are called. Lol
I know about the Nuremburg trials and have studied WW2 reasonably extensively but more from a Western front perspective. That's interesting, I always thought the Axis viewed Stalingrad as the point of no return.
Thank you very much for this well-narrative documentary about the final attack on Moscow. It's incredible how the soviet army did not set up a fast counterattack during the siege of Stalingrad skipping this way the death of so many civilian and military casualties.
@pierredecine1936 Napoleon didn't take Moscow the Russians let him have it it was a trap that's why they burned it down and left nothing to the French, 90% of French army never made it back home
Amazing documentary, and amazing footage. We were so close. As the crow flies from the Jeschi monument (monument for the furthest point the Wehrmacht advanced) to the Kremlin, 25,6km. Let that sink in. But bad weather, bad timing, wrong decisions, wasted time.... Napoleon came a bit further.
Krauts went too crazy pushing for high attritional, hardened targets. They never seemed to take advantage of Soviet tenacity to try and draw them into Verdun style meat grinders, it was always the Germans getting drawn into head on attritional battles with Moscow, Stalingrad and Kursk
You think they didn't know that? not every battle can be a lighting war. Some territories and positions needs to be taken otherwise you'd be exposing your flanks or endangering your supply line.. The Germans simply overestimated their capability, they simply didn't have the required strength to take on Moscow. The battle of Stalingrad and the failure to take St. Petersburg show the limits of the Wehrmact.
They didn't have time on their side. Germany and europe as a whole was starving to death as soon as Britain started the blockade. They didn't have the resources that WW1 germany had.
As the Nazis threatened Moscow, Stalin recalled Divisions stationed in Siberia, and the Germans were pushed back into the wastes of Winter. The German Army panicked, and Hitler advised them to dig in. The weather was so cold that the eyelids of some Nazi soldiers froze off, which resulted in blindness (plus insanity in some cases). The next German attempt was at Stalingrad (whose name was changed from Tsaritsyn after Stalin captured it in 1919 - when 14 Nations invaded the Soviet union after the Russian Revolution).
“The German invaders want a war of extermination with the peoples of the U.S.S.R. Well, if the Germans want to have a war of extermination, they will get it.” (Loud and prolonged applause.) Joseph Stalin 6 November, 1941.
Moscow was the one chance Germany had to win and they blew it. Interesting video, would love to see something on the Battle of Caen, lots of big tank battles took place there.
The Germans wouldn’t have won if they took Moscow. The Germans were stupid for thinking the Soviet’s would simply collapse and surrender. The red army was a far superior force.
@@boris2997 germany could never have won against the Soviet Union or any of the allied powers, their last shot was the Battle of Britain but that was doomed to fail
Could you imagine two opposing forces whose commanders in chief didn't care about their soldiers. Conquest and power for both. Hitler was so unaware of logistics and exhaustion.
@@touristguy87German generals who were afraid to tell him no, have you read a history book? Its a big reason why they lost, their leadership was bogged down by politics.
@@touristguy87 he had a room full of yes men. none of his generals were willing to tell the most powerful and dangerous man in the country that they couldn't do something. if hitler saId to charge, then they charged.
The Fuhrers commands were simple. Forward to Moscow! This was the bloodiest of Hitlers wars. A war in which women fought as savagely as men. The mission impossible. Failure inevitable. Sven Hassel and Leo Kessler.
I visited the main battle sites in September 2014. Volgograd was truly amazing. As we explored the Borodino and Mozhaisk areas and taking the train back to Moscow that evening, it really dawned on me how close the German army had gotten back in 1941. We somewhat got lost around the Borodino area and this kind and friendly local Russian lady drove us back to the train station at Borodino. She thought we were visiting from Germany. We're Irish. lol
It is surmized that Stalin would have moved on eastern europe anyway.There were two approaches of communist bolshevism.Lenin believed or hoped for communist worlwide grassroots type of revolution whereas Stalin said "communism in one country and then force it on the next" or something to that effect.One should consider the communists gaining traction in 1920s Germany.
The Russians had even evacuated Lenin's remains from Red Square. Other preparations were made for the collapse of the city's defense, including plans to move the government to Gorki, 100 km to the East.
By Smolensk in August/September the German Army had lost 40% of their operational effectiveness. Supply was 1200KM from Warsaw to "Moscow". The battle line from Leningrad to Rostov was 1800KM on a modern highway system, God knows how long it was in 1941. The German plan was not designed for the often mentioned "battle of attrition." They were "supposed to win" by September and planning revolved around that. The Russians knew that capture by the Germans meant certain death. This changes a soldier's view in a fight.
Absouletly amazing docus! but why are nearly all of them focused on the german perspective? Would love to see some more ussr, allied, resistance, partisan or asian front docs in this style.
Did you mean 125000 men as 1250 men and a 1000 tanks numbers don't seem right 🤔 maybe you just misspoke . Just found your clip and love the way you presented it. Nice seeing a new one that is still accurate but fresh. Can only watch those post war and on that get repeated constantly.
the reds were ready to abandon moscow, russia is a big country, they had plenty of room to retreat before they had to really worry. Stalin was expecting the Japanese to open a second front but when they attacked Pearl Harbor, Stalin recognized the Japanese werent coming and was able to reinforce the garrisons at moscow, which ground the exhausted german advance to a halt.
@@DRGEngineer They would never have abandoned Moscow to the Nazis. If nothing else they would have torched it But what they did was rescue it with divisions from Manchuria. You should write less and read more.
@@touristguy87 i dont understand where this hostility is coming. what is your point even?? like yeah, they reinforced stalingrad with divisions from manchuria... which were freed up because there was no longer a threat of japanese invasion?? maybe you should be a fucken cuck less and realize that we don't even disagree on most of what actually happened and just what it means and we could have a civil and mature conversation about the topic instead of you sitting on a high horse thinking youre just so much fucking smarter than everyone. sit on a sharp dick 🖕
Because they took Europe so fast . The German high command naturally thought Russia would fall just the same. But they underestimated the sheer size of Russia the hardness of it's people and how evil extreme cold can be .
I could never understand how Hitler ever thought he could conquer Russia given that it was a dictatorship as ruthlessly ruled as his Germany was...perhaps even more so. Accepting that fact it would be reasonably certain the Stalin would NEVER surrender and with Russias population and vast interior it would seem very unlikely that the Germans would succeed. Indeed from what I've read the Germans didn't have a plan for proceeding much beyond Moscow which to my mind would leave the Russians ample time and space to regroup and come at the Germans again and again. Perhaps if Japan had come in from the east it might have a different story. Needles to say it's fortunate that it went the way it did as living under the nazis would not have been good.
Russians have erected a permanent 'Tank Trap' as a monument on the main road to Moscow to signify closest Germans got to Moscow, legend that a German Motorcyclist got to Red Square and drove around until recognised and when ne was he attempted to escape but was shot.
Heading south to help out the southern army was the death nail for them they should of kept pushing to moscow and had the southern army defend and give some ground. That was one of the biggest military blunders in wold history.
The allies should never have given any support to Stalin, he was just as guilty as Hitler with his invasion of Poland and Finland, also his pact with Germany.
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The numbers of combatants and the amounts of equipment used are simply mind-boggling.
ff Soviet union was not big enough and also a tropical area, Hitler would have over run it within a month or so. He may have succeeded. Thsnk God russia is vast, its winter is hostile and more importantly, their people don't easily give up. They fight
@@Napolean46 doesn’t sound like modern Russia
@@timstewart9549 hahahaha modern one is still not small.
Hitler announced that the War against the Soviet Union would be a War of Annihilation. The Germans intended to exterminate many of the people, and enslave the rest. It would then be populated by German Settlers. It was a Battle not only for land, but for existence itself.
@@timstewart9549modern Russia is bar far the strongest army in the world
Awesome job putting these high end documentaries out. 10/10
Thank you! :)
@historyatwar ,I'm sure I'm not the only person liking the new introduction and the new profile better than 8 months to a year ago. Keep up the good work 👏🏿
This was an epic struggle, none more epic and formidable since or before that time.
EXCELLENT video. Thanks. You are paying tribute to the soldiers of both sides who fought for their country. My father's family fought against the Russian, 6Th. Army, South Front. Stalingrad. 44th infantry division. Greetings from Mexico City.
Okay?
The Western front was a war, the eastern front was pure horror.
Germans rated the Italian Front as worse of all.
How ironic that the winter time temperature dropped lower than it had in a century. Very difficult to do anything when it's 60 below zero.
That's precisely why they needed to move on Moscow before winter set in.
The winter defeated the nazy war machine
It is difficult to do anything when it is 15 degrees and the wind is blowing. We had a storm like that here a couple of years ago and people died just trying to go to the store. The snow came down fast and heavy and the wind kicked up to 40 or 50 mph. I know, not 60 below, but still smart people hunkered down at home.
@@EASTBAYNORCAL Well, now the Russki war machine has to be defeated all over again.
@@Doo_Doo_Patrolyea because they totally want to take over the rest of the world like the nazis did. Come on back to reality dude
Well done dude. This is impressive in terms of assemblage & narration qualities.
Thanks :) 🤝
Getting to the city is one thing, battle of Moscow would make Stalingrad look like a picnic.
Terrifying
Not only that, the Germans tried to take St. Petersburg but they failed every time, all they could do was conduct a siege. The Germans quickly realized that taking Moscow was a foolish goal.
Not necessarily. The main problem with Stalingrad was dividing army group south along with an extremely long supply lines.
The Moscow highway was the best chance for German logistics to get through.
I hear ya though but perhaps an attack on Moscow might’ve signaled to axis Allie’s to double down on their efforts especially Finland.
You know the main problem with the siege of Leningrad had to do with the Finn’s not joining the fight.
The whole idea of dividing army group south was a big mistake especially during a war of scorched earth. Even if the germs captured all the oil fields they still would never be able to utilize that oil so the whole ordeal was a major mistake in Hitler’s meddling
They should’ve kept their eye on Moscow as the main effort in 1942.
But who am I to judge 😂
@@Espiritu-o7x they did not want to take any other territories, just the lost ones. they hesitated, cost us the war
@@gonczoltomi7824 “cost us the war”?
Yes - amazing detail, narration and footage - you are a fine historian
Many thanks!🤝
If your into history a good read is "Panzer Commander" by Hans Von Luck
I liked Guy Sajer's book better. Seemed less political.
I've been listening to blood red snow over the last few days. As well as the one about stalingrad I believe it's from the same narrator or author buy stories from the troops who fought and lost mates there
I'll have to watch again, as I find myself daydreaming about all sorts of stuff while watching.
Take ur meds
"In this, the darkest hour, Stalin called for zhukov (from Leningrad)." And that made all the difference.
Don*t forget the tens of thousands of Moscowvites who dug trenches, anti tank traps etc. during the break Adolf gave the Soviets to stiffen Moscow*s defenses.
Fantastic video. The loss of lives in the push for Moscow is hard to fathom in modern times. Did my paper on the German campaign. Again Fantastic presentation.
Oil determined the outcome of the war. No oil, no progress.
Does anybody know any other conflicts after WW2 where the country had large oil supplies and were in need of some good old Western democracy?
*Hand up* Oh, what about Iraq! I thought that was because the bad arab man had really dangerous weapons 😄
This! At any stage of the war the soviets had far more losses than the Germans but their industry and oil reserves just could provide endless replacements. thats why Germany would have lost the war very likely even after capturing Moscow.
@@jonathanp89 He fought a war agaisnt iran for oil i dont understand why peopel still think the US wasted troops for fucking oil
@@HistoryWithD-n9y Guessing your American? That was British humour.
It's hard to imagine how tough this generation had to be to survive what they did....
Our generation could never😂
"It always seems impossible until it's done" Nelson Mandela
I agree. But just think about the civil war… horrific beyond our comprehension
There called the silent generation...should be the lion generation
@@RS-wi3nr what one? 😅
As the Nazi's appoach Moscow; Stalin is packing to leave; until he hears of the insane move of the Japanese confirmed from his spies report - the Japanese; insteading attacking in Siberia starting a second front; they instead attack Pearl Harbor bringing the USA into the war. This insanity by the Japanese; something no real allie would do; has just lost the Nazi's Moscow as Stalin has been able to transfer 19 Siberian divisions to back up the lines around Moscow and plan for a Winter Counter offensive - how stupid he must have recognized the Japanese were. The Japanese didn't even blockade Soviet Ships; they are free to transport sell; food fuel from the USA for the rest of the War! The insane Japanese move blows it for the Nazis and the Axis powers in one fatal move.
When Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, Winston Churchill said it was the first real night's sleep he'd got since the war started.
Stupid japanese
The Japanese had already attempted to attack the Soviet Union and Mongolia, and lost. They concentrated on the War against China after that.
@@dnickaroo3574 They made that attempt years before; they had crushed the russian navy before that ; they were not allies w the Nazi's when they attacked from mongolia they did it by themselves- at the time they moronically attacked the USA Dec 1941- Nazi Germany was at the gates of Moscow. If the mornically stupid Japanese had realized that by attacking in the East; they would tie down Soviet forces there; then they would split the Soviets and cause them to collapse. Instead they fools attack the USA; and let the Soviets move 19 divisions to reenforce Moscow and assist in the Winter counter offensive. The Japanese were such idiots they didn't even blockade the Soviets. With allies like that you don't need enemies.
The Japs joined the war attacking USa long after Moscow, Stallingrade attempt, USA only declared war after Germany was defeated in Kursk .
The most horrific and barbaric atrocities happened in the east and it was all so precariously balanced up until the battle of Kursk
Keep up the good work. Although there are many similar channels, you bring a unique and innovative approach
They were so close. Stalin declared he would remain in the city. If this is true it would have been a death blow to the Soviets.
You really believe the commies? 😂
The Soviets said they would be disheartened but ultimately shrug off losing Moscow so long as they retained control of the caucus oil fields
@@Huskerguy316 it wasnt about the city it was about the man. Stalin goes, the iron hand forcing them to fight evaporates and the russians are saved from bolshevists.
@@welcelebrateourredemption they weren’t fighting for Stalin, many initially cheered the Germans until they found out Hitler had ordered their extermination you know for lebensrahm. They were fighting for the existence of their people
The Russian war plan already took into account the fall of Moscow, it would have been a death trap for the Wehrmact if they pushed on to Moscow. Not only Moscow was heavily fortified, there were already a large infantry and armor divisions beyond Moscow waiting for a counter attack, also the Wehrmacht was already depleted. Battle of Stalingrad was a catastrophe for the Wehrmact, Moscow is 6x the size of Stalingrad, it would have been a slaughterhouse in Moscow. The Wehrmact tried to take St. Petersburg over and over again but the best they could accomplish was conduct a siege, there was a limit to the Wehrmact prowess.
0:43 Nearly 4 million soldiers...(and +/- 750.000 horses).
Absolutely insane to think about(even impossible to imagine)
Thanks for the video 🙃
Fantastic job.i always look forward to these documentaries
If anyone plays video games, I recommend easy red 2. It's a WW2 military combat simulator. You can play as germany, russa, Japan and the USA and both the Pacific theater and European theatres are on there. You can also pilot planes and command tanks.
Tanks anywhere from the panzer 1 to the panther and tiger. From the m3 Lee and grants to the m4 Sherman's, then the Sherman's with the rockets launcher, and use the m18 hellcat. There are light tanks in the Pacific theatre's from the Japanese, Russia has the katuyshka, and the light tanks before the t34 came out. And the heavy tanks. Kv1s and such. There are also rocket launchers for Germany to. I can't think of what they are called. Lol
@@COOPERE-fn8xzThe german rocket- launchrs were called < Nebelwerfer >....
@foenikxsfirebird3067 Thank you !!! I just was trying to type so much in such a little amount of time. Lol
is this new game?
Unity of Command 2 (PC) is quite good
turned out, "all or nothing" was all for nothing
During the Nuremberg trial they asked the German generals when they realized that the war is lost. The all said: Moscow 1941
I know about the Nuremburg trials and have studied WW2 reasonably extensively but more from a Western front perspective. That's interesting, I always thought the Axis viewed Stalingrad as the point of no return.
Barbarossa, that is what killed the Reich
I don't get it... but then again, they didn't get to Moscow.
june 22 1941
That was Guderian's reply, if I am not mistaken.
The legion of french volunteers against Bolshevism fought in that battle
Are they same who fought in Berlin ?
@@spektress9183 yes but as a waffen SS division
@@jokodihaynes419 yeah that i know its Waffen group but interest to know are same ppl :D
@@spektress9183 SS Charlemagne
@@darryllonsdaleThey would fight until April 1945 for Berlin.
God your video are epic! They really pump me up. Thanks for great videos
Here I thought I knew everything about Operation Barbarossa, but nahh. Great video!
Love the vids lately
Great Post Well done and Thank You !
great detail , thanks
You are almost as good as mark Felton. Most definitely a second best well done!!! great videos and on point thank you
WELL DONE. Quality presentation
Great job with this video.
Amazing work! Keep it up!
Man I love your videos
Maps! How are we supposed to get a picture of what is going on without maps?
Am impressed with you. Your narrating, and research you put in this video is spectacular sir.
RLTW.
Thank you very much for this well-narrative documentary about the final attack on Moscow. It's incredible how the soviet army did not set up a fast counterattack during the siege of Stalingrad skipping this way the death of so many civilian and military casualties.
Napolean took Moscow, amd stayed 5 months, but the Russian's did not surrender !
Simply Not comparable events. Moscow had a whole other strategic situation in WW2 than it had during the Napoleonic Times
The Russians burnt Moscow down when Napoleon got there there was nothing left. Napoleon never took Moscow the Russians let him have it
Not five months. Less than two.
@pierredecine1936 Napoleon didn't take Moscow the Russians let him have it it was a trap that's why they burned it down and left nothing to the French, 90% of French army never made it back home
@@timber750 5 months -Dork !
Amazing documentary, and amazing footage.
We were so close. As the crow flies from the Jeschi monument (monument for the furthest point the Wehrmacht advanced) to the Kremlin, 25,6km. Let that sink in.
But bad weather, bad timing, wrong decisions, wasted time....
Napoleon came a bit further.
Krauts went too crazy pushing for high attritional, hardened targets. They never seemed to take advantage of Soviet tenacity to try and draw them into Verdun style meat grinders, it was always the Germans getting drawn into head on attritional battles with Moscow, Stalingrad and Kursk
You think they didn't know that? not every battle can be a lighting war. Some territories and positions needs to be taken otherwise you'd be exposing your flanks or endangering your supply line.. The Germans simply overestimated their capability, they simply didn't have the required strength to take on Moscow. The battle of Stalingrad and the failure to take St. Petersburg show the limits of the Wehrmact.
they didn't use elephants either
They didn't have time on their side. Germany and europe as a whole was starving to death as soon as Britain started the blockade. They didn't have the resources that WW1 germany had.
American, right? Lol, stupid as f....
As the Nazis threatened Moscow, Stalin recalled Divisions stationed in Siberia, and the Germans were pushed back into the wastes of Winter. The German Army panicked, and Hitler advised them to dig in. The weather was so cold that the eyelids of some Nazi soldiers froze off, which resulted in blindness (plus insanity in some cases). The next German attempt was at Stalingrad (whose name was changed from Tsaritsyn after Stalin captured it in 1919 - when 14 Nations invaded the Soviet union after the Russian Revolution).
I never found a single source from that time or veterans talking about eyelids freezing off. Has all the hallmarks of a myth
“The German invaders want a war of extermination with the peoples of the U.S.S.R. Well, if the Germans want to have a war of extermination, they will get it.” (Loud and prolonged applause.) Joseph Stalin 6 November, 1941.
Luckily neither succeeded
Moscow was the one chance Germany had to win and they blew it. Interesting video, would love to see something on the Battle of Caen, lots of big tank battles took place there.
The Germans wouldn’t have won if they took Moscow. The Germans were stupid for thinking the Soviet’s would simply collapse and surrender. The red army was a far superior force.
Even if they did take Moscow the war would go on Moscow wasn't a strategic advantage in the first place
@@boris2997 germany could never have won against the Soviet Union or any of the allied powers, their last shot was the Battle of Britain but that was doomed to fail
@@boris2997 they would win because Moscow is biggest Russia's logistic center.
Ever notice that no matter how cold it is, those hat ear flaps are always up?
Awesome thank you
Nice vid!
Great commentary but this would be better with some maps to show the battle progression
Could you imagine two opposing forces whose commanders in chief didn't care about their soldiers. Conquest and power for both. Hitler was so unaware of logistics and exhaustion.
um, he had an entire room full of German generals for that
@@touristguy87 seriously you should think before you comment. Hitler took total control of his military in 1941. He didn't trust his officers.
@@touristguy87German generals who were afraid to tell him no, have you read a history book? Its a big reason why they lost, their leadership was bogged down by politics.
@@knight1706 ...what is a "history book", you arrogant fuck?
@@touristguy87 he had a room full of yes men. none of his generals were willing to tell the most powerful and dangerous man in the country that they couldn't do something. if hitler saId to charge, then they charged.
The Fuhrers commands were simple. Forward to Moscow! This was the bloodiest of Hitlers wars. A war in which women fought as savagely as men. The mission impossible.
Failure inevitable. Sven Hassel and Leo Kessler.
Its not said but loses on german side in first half year of barbarossa were really huge. The losses just couldn't be replaced.
Ty for photos
I visited the main battle sites in September 2014. Volgograd was truly amazing. As we explored the Borodino and Mozhaisk areas and taking the train back to Moscow that evening, it really dawned on me how close the German army had gotten back in 1941.
We somewhat got lost around the Borodino area and this kind and friendly local Russian lady drove us back to the train station at Borodino. She thought we were visiting from Germany. We're Irish. lol
Yea the scale of the Eastern Front always has amazed me!
You guys didn't read Napoleons campaign in russia. If you did,you should have read it again. You don't invade Russia especially in the winter.
It is told in the Russian lore that some of the units in the parade we're marching to meet their enemies at the gate
It is surmized that Stalin would have moved on eastern europe anyway.There were two approaches of communist bolshevism.Lenin believed or hoped for communist worlwide grassroots type of revolution whereas Stalin said "communism in one country and then force it on the next" or something to that effect.One should consider the communists gaining traction in 1920s Germany.
🌟 General zhukov WWII MVP🥇💯✅️👏👏👏✌️
Funny how countries are still making the same strategic blunders up to this very day, quite literally. And that's all I have to say about that.
Makes me happy to see the Germans finally portrayed as normal human beings instead of bloodthirsty fanatics trying to conquer the world.
Stalin: Can we hold Moscow?
Zhukov: Yes we can.
Stalin: Ok. That's it!
The letter by the german soldier. Oh my god.😢😢 So sad. I might be on his side now. He seems a nice person.
The Russians had even evacuated Lenin's remains from Red Square. Other preparations were made for the collapse of the city's defense, including plans to move the government to Gorki, 100 km to the East.
By Smolensk in August/September the German Army had lost 40% of their operational effectiveness. Supply was 1200KM from Warsaw to "Moscow". The battle line from Leningrad to Rostov was 1800KM on a modern highway system, God knows how long it was in 1941. The German plan was not designed for the often mentioned "battle of attrition." They were "supposed to win" by September and planning revolved around that. The Russians knew that capture by the Germans meant certain death. This changes a soldier's view in a fight.
I THINK THIS WAS GLOSSED OVER IN SCHOOL
Good film. But can you put some map into your films i really want to know where some division there are
It's just so depressing that they failed. RIP frens 😢
No it's not. You little Hitlerite. 😂😂😂
Gute Besserung
It certainly doesn’t depress me.
Because you are a fascist
Not really, only depressing if you’re dim.
Absouletly amazing docus! but why are nearly all of them focused on the german perspective? Would love to see some more ussr, allied, resistance, partisan or asian front docs in this style.
The Germans were so over confident😭 man like
Hochmut kommt vor dem Fall.
Nothing it is then...
Same as Stalingrad. Same as Kursk.
Will you make also other scenarios like pacific war or vietnam war or korea war? Please, if you like. Would be awesome. Have a nice day
Awesome doco
Another phenomenal video!! But a add every 2 min is ANNOYING.
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@@DRGEngineer what's that? The paid version?
Europe has for centuries had to fight off asiatic hordes from the east.That is why Austria (Ostmark) was created as a buffer state.
Dunkirk and this, two of Hitler's biggest blunders.
"The white man died in Stalingrad " L.F.Celine
Did you mean 125000 men as 1250 men and a 1000 tanks numbers don't seem right 🤔 maybe you just misspoke . Just found your clip and love the way you presented it. Nice seeing a new one that is still accurate but fresh. Can only watch those post war and on that get repeated constantly.
Elvis wouldn't have struggled like that🕺And why didn't the tanks have skis on them???😒
Wtf
this is an amazing shitpost 😭
Even if Germany took Moscow itd be like the French holding onto Bien Dien Phu
They very nearly won the race against the weather but just couldn't make it so close yet so far
I dont think the generals wanted the push
The Joe we need, not the Joe we have 😢
seems obvious that the Nazis had a very weak understanding of what Moscow meant to the USSR
the reds were ready to abandon moscow, russia is a big country, they had plenty of room to retreat before they had to really worry. Stalin was expecting the Japanese to open a second front but when they attacked Pearl Harbor, Stalin recognized the Japanese werent coming and was able to reinforce the garrisons at moscow, which ground the exhausted german advance to a halt.
@@DRGEngineer They would never have abandoned Moscow to the Nazis. If nothing else they would have torched it But what they did was rescue it with divisions from Manchuria.
You should write less and read more.
@@touristguy87 i dont understand where this hostility is coming. what is your point even?? like yeah, they reinforced stalingrad with divisions from manchuria... which were freed up because there was no longer a threat of japanese invasion?? maybe you should be a fucken cuck less and realize that we don't even disagree on most of what actually happened and just what it means and we could have a civil and mature conversation about the topic instead of you sitting on a high horse thinking youre just so much fucking smarter than everyone. sit on a sharp dick 🖕
Because they took Europe so fast . The German high command naturally thought Russia would fall just the same. But they underestimated the sheer size of Russia the hardness of it's people and how evil extreme cold can be .
I could never understand how Hitler ever thought he could conquer Russia given that it was a dictatorship as ruthlessly ruled as his Germany was...perhaps even more so. Accepting that fact it would be reasonably certain the Stalin would NEVER surrender and with Russias population and vast interior it would seem very unlikely that the Germans would succeed. Indeed from what I've read the Germans didn't have a plan for proceeding much beyond Moscow which to my mind would leave the Russians ample time and space to regroup and come at the Germans again and again. Perhaps if Japan had come in from the east it might have a different story.
Needles to say it's fortunate that it went the way it did as living under the nazis would not have been good.
Thank you for an interesting and well produced documentary. England, September, 2024.
Russians have erected a permanent 'Tank Trap' as a monument on the main road to Moscow to signify closest Germans got to Moscow, legend that a German Motorcyclist got to Red Square and drove around until recognised and when ne was he attempted to escape but was shot.
Countries have become too modernized to fight with manpower alone. For God's sake buy some winter clothing
I think the Oil fields in the south were more important to both sides than Moscow.
Fantastic documentary. I recommend the brilliant book Barbarossa by Alan Clark.
Horse Drawn Wagons
THOSE GUYS IVAN
Of course the Moscow elites made sure of their own situations. Some things never change.
Also worth reading The Battle for Moscow by Col.Albert Seaton
All these battle hard soldiers following a meek insecure person like Hitler blows my mind.
Heading south to help out the southern army was the death nail for them they should of kept pushing to moscow and had the southern army defend and give some ground. That was one of the biggest military blunders in wold history.
The allies should never have given any support to Stalin, he was just as guilty as Hitler with his invasion of Poland and Finland, also his pact with Germany.
Defeat of napoleon and Hitler a LESSON for US and NATO
It was a good lesson in the military history, but US and NATO case is different from Napoleon and Hitler situation...
@@poisonhand8078well, german tanks are again rolling against the eastern beast ;)
What you dumb fuck u think we are going to invade Russia well maybe with these dumb fuck dem😢
24:11 WEIRD. Well thats an ODD photo eh? -Hand of Zeus C.A.S Doma Tartaria......