World War II in Europe: Every Day
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This video shows the changing front lines of the European Theater of World War II every day from the German invasion of Poland to the surrender of Germany.
DETAILED KEY:
Maroon: Axis Power members, their dependencies/colonies, and annexed lands.
Burgundy: Areas militarily occupied by the Axis Powers.
Red: Axis puppet states.
Pink: Axis gains during that day.
Blue: Allied powers and areas occupied by the allies.
Light blue: Allied gains for that day.
Purple colors (left to right): Finland, occupied by Finland, and Finnish gains that day.
Dark Green: The USSR before it joined the allies and annexed lands.
Green: Areas militarily occupied by the USSR before it joined the allies.
Light Green: Soviet gains for that day.
Music:
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#history #World War II #Europe
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EmperorTigerstar congrats my dude you deserve it after all of the research you did on this
TEN MILLION VIEWS DAMN SON
Next goal: 100 Million views
@@pomeranianproductions647 that's gonna take a while to get btw
You are cool men...
Fun Fact: - It took Nazi Germany 4 hours & 20 minutes to defeat Denmark.
Denmark only consisted of 2 infantry divisions (in Zealand and Jutland), around 30 naval vessels (including submarines), about 100 aircrafts, and NO operational Tanks, with a total of less than 14,000 men (8000 were drafted during the last 2 months fearing Germany), totally unprepared for war, so no much to blame
***** finland had treaty with nazis.
Zo Mi Not in the Winter War
Leader IM ϟϟ You are speaking about individual things here, while I just tried to point out the greater concepts.
As you rightfully said, the main fighting force of Germany was positioned to break through the Ardennes, while they used more immobile forces to bait the Allies into the BeNeLux countries by faking a second attempt of the Schlieffenplan and to secure the Maginot line.
That is the plain strategic aspect though.
What I was referring to with the math thing:
Imagine you have two forces facing each other off.
Both consist of 1000 soldiers and each salve that one force fires roughly deals damage equal to 10% of their own strength. (So a force with 1000 soldiers firing for the first time will kill 100 opposing soldiers. - A force with 500 soldiers firing will get rid of 50 opposing soldiers.)
In this scenario, given that both forces fire simultaneously and so on, both forces will just eradicate each other. (This is roughly what happened during WW1 and what inspired Guderian when he was developing the Blitzkrieg doctrine. - Just that everyone split up their forces before WW2 and Guderian figured out that this was a bad thing.)
Now imagine, if one of the sides decided to split up their forces.
So the first battle would be 1000 vs. 500 and then there would be a second one.
In this case the force with all its troops concentrated will win decivisely, as when they exchange volleys for the first time, you'll have a 2:1 ratio. The second volley will be at a 2.4:1 ratio. The third volley will be a 3:1 ratio.
This way you end up with the big force ramaining at ~800 troops, while the smaller force gets completely decimated.
And then you have the second battle with 800 vs. 500 and the same principle applies.
And when it comes to Russia:
What I referred to was, what has happened before the attack on Stalingrad.
Originally Germany had two axis. The northern one and the southern one.
Hitler then demanded the southern one to be split up with one half of it rushing towards the Caucasus oil fields and the other half of it trying to take Stalingrad. (His generals advised him to ignore Stalingrad, by the way, but he wanted to humiliate Stalin and what would be better for this purpose than to conquer the city bearing his name?!)
Imagine, if Germany would've had twice as much troops attacking Stalingrad or if Hitler would've actually allowed his generals to go for flexible warfare, as they demanded, instead of forcing them to "never retreat".
So I'm not really saying anything against what you've said. I just pointed out the mathematical concept of why splitting up forces is bad and that Germany failed in the East, because it split up its forces (as Hitler himself actually demanded it in his complete megalomania and thinking, that he knows more about warfare than his generals), while you pointed at the result (the battle of Stalingrad) of the split.
And yeah. The allies in the west were able to bind enough troops to buy an advantage for the Soviets and vice versa.
Leader IM ϟϟ Ye, of course. That again is going into detail though, which I wasn't talking about.
I don't deny, that there are a multitude of factors going into this, that can modify the outcome of a battle. (the weather conditions and experience of a troop alone have huge impacts)
Also: The Combined Arms doctrine is intrinsic to the Blitzkrieg doctrine. So even if your land force is relatively small, you make up for that with the coordination of Air, Naval and Ground troops with perfectly coordinated artillery and mobile forces aswell.
Turkey: *joins Allies when Germany is about to collapse*
Germany: *dies*
Turkey: No need to thank me folks
Turkey did send some forces and suffered 2k deaths .
Edit: I am wrong stop!
@@mohdadeeb1829 Probably all while trying to clean their rifles.
@@mohdadeeb1829 no Turkey didnt send forces and never fiught in ww2. They declered war in order to join UN as foundrr organizations with a few more neutral countries.
@@ugur2444 They sent forces. Even though it was useless now.
@@mohdadeeb1829 i am Turkish we didnt send forces
The three forces of World War 2, the axis, the allies, and Finland.
In 1944 Finland Defacto Joined Allies
@@Michal-mc6co Finland was apart because they already had their own war or were initially against the axis and the allies?
Carlos Tiburcio Finland fought against soviet union in winter war (pretty much alone) and then continuation war with germany to reclaim the lands they lost in winterwar. Then they made peace with soviet union and had to get the german forces out of lapland. Germans did not like it and burned down our lapland in lapland war.
@@twint1p thanks!
Michal 123 *1945
This video is the OG
How are you not verified?
@@figtree_video_archive @No Name We went and did it after you reminded us!
@@WorldWarTwo Oh, good enough
Thought the WWII map video a couple months ago looked familiar ;)
I didn’t expect to see you guys here 🙀 We’re only at October 1942, it’ll be crazy to see the Axis retreat in January 1943 with all the Fall Blau territory being retaken in 1 month
Switzerland: if I dont move, nobody will see me.
Switzerland got bombed by the americans quite a bit. (The pilots apparently had trouble finding Germany.) They shot down a lot of American planes and the USA had to pay reparations. They also interned german pilots who got lost over Switzerland.
Liechtenstein too was neutral
Ireland, Spain, Sweden and Portugal: WRITE THAT DOWN, WRITE THAT DOWN!
Wycc: who said that?!
Wycc: I guess it's just my imagination
Also Wycc: Costa Rica moved their 1 man 1 nanometer at other side of Earth!! Enemy spotted!
What we want next:
Invasion of Denmark: every second
Only 8 seconds
GT9 OpTiC İnvasion of USSR : Every Millenium
Lol
it should be invasion of Denmark: every minute
@@cesarpro2363 well ye
2:43
Iceland joining the Allies was clearly the turning point of the war
Irvin Yi Hahahaha lol!
Irvin Yi It was really, Germany could have won against the British by landing in Scotland
Iceland was actually invaded by the allies because it was under Nazi occupation
I think the British invaded Iceland to use it for airfields and naval bases for the Battle of the Atlantic. No fighting occurred in the invasion.
Yep, Britain invaded Iceland to prevent it from possibly falling to into German hands and for its strategic position. Its funny because when the troops landed crowds gathered to watch the military arrive. The British army asked the Icelandic Police to hold back the crowd so they can move the equipment though. In other words the Icelandic police helped the British army occupy Iceland. Thats the level of resistance they were facing :D
When you realise this was 11 years ago
no way
The content: About 85 years ago
Time flies
@@MikeyPapertrue
thought this was 5 or 6 years ago
(When USSR enters Berlin)
Turkey:They need me...
Reminds me of the time when true Wendy called Mariah to tell her that her husband was kidnapped by her past views of Mariah
turkey didnt fight in ww2
the united nations needs me...
That isnt true. the only reason turkey joined was because the USA said if anyone joined the war to participate in the german surrender, they would get a seat in the united nations.
@@mortummappy i know i m Turkish
Germany in 1943: Italy how is africa
Italy: Whats africa
Funny but in fact there were also many germans in Africa fighting under Rommel
lol
RIP to my great uncle who lost his life at the 2nd battle of El Alamein. And RIP to my Grandfather and his cousins who came back in 1943 from the Eastern Front and helped apprehend Mussolini in the Alps with the partisans.
Ethiopian pizza
The Invasion of tunisia really showed how much forces were in africa, in tunisia it was German Afrika Corps, Italian Army, and the remainder of vichy france forces about ~200,000 men in africa.
Meanwhile Switzerland sits awkwardly in the middle while all hell breaks loose around it.
Dimitris Z. Yet somehow comes out of it looking stronger than everyone else, for having not tolerated Germany trying to bully them around.
Alexei Strife Well of course. They didn't take part in the most destructive war in the history of mankind. Most of Europe would be like that today and the whole world would admire us, if it weren't for Germany, USA and USSR. If only the EU was formed immediately after WW 1.
Bob Der Nah, the terrain is far too complex. It's a mountainous country and it would be extremely hard to conquer.
Bob Der "It wouldn't be to hard." What an ignorant thing to say.
Bob Der No, you're just a moron. Let's see how they 'Conquered,' half of Europe. France = Completely surprised them, didn't fight a single battle. Poland = Invaded by the two strongest military powers on earth from two separate directions. Czechs = Completely outnumbered, abandoned by its allies. Austria = Not conquered at all.
Switzerland's entire population has been in the military for at least two years, everyone owns a rifle, the entire country is a giant fucking mountain, it controlled nearly all the banks in Europe, which included Germany's money, it had a highly nationalistic population, it had a cold climate, it was preparing for war when Poland was invaded, having hidden staches of supplies, weapons, etc, all across the country.
You're the same kind of dipshit that would think "KEKEK, VIETNAM? LEL AMERICA'LL KICK THEIR ASSES.' Ignorant fucking hill billy.
Today is August 1st, 2022, which marks this video 9 Years old! To me it is unfathomable of how much research he put into this and even with the almost decade old video it is still one of the most accurate even with more updated resources. When you think of the video in that perspective, you learn how to appreciate what these great mappers have gave to us! EmperorTigerstar, your hard work will be recognized and your attention to this community you gave was remarkable. With those words I want to say Thank You.
yeah
Oh wow
now its september 19th, 2022
😃
2013 was 9 years ago...dear God
@@mybodyisamachine no 10
Now *that's* a whole lotta likes!
That's bullshit. Germany only occupied Denmark for war strategical reasons, but didn't annex it, so it wasn’t a part of Germany as you claim.
I KNOW RIGHT
I know Right
@@misterbotanica Calm down pal
G vH Calm down there buddy. We all have our places in life
Imagine how much effort this took. Doing each slide individually and the amount of research this would have taken is crazy. Thank you for putting so much effort in.
Mistake in 5:45 lapland was not axis power even though the germans who fought w finland were still there (+lapland war)
And why is Finland showed as allies in the end Finland was never againat germany
@@eldakka2163 When Finland signed an armistice with the Soviet Union, they switched side and declared war on Germany. Most of Finland was free from Germen forces at that point except Lapland. Finland would be at war with Germany until it capitulated on maj 8th 1945.
Hoi4: am i a joke to you?
Never mind the research of this video that was the easy part
6:35 the madlad drew each frame on mspaint.
I like how there's Axis Powers, Allied Powers, and then just Finland.
your actions have consequences tho, check your inbox
It's like my relationships. Me, the girl, and some other guy that I find with her in bed.
It was because of the Winter War, when the Soviet Union invaded Finland; and Finland later accepted some German help after the Nazis invaded the USSR. However, from the very beginning, Finland was against the Nazis because they were democratic, and after signing armistice with the Soviets (the Soviets having taken some Finnish land but having suffered massive casualties due to strong Finnish resistance), they turned against the Nazis, repelling them from Finland and eventually joining the Allies. So technically they were both Axis because they were fighting the Soviets, and Allies because they were fighting the Nazis. You should read about the Winter War and Finland during WWII, its actually really cool.
ThePsychicMaster64 Interesting. Thanks for the info!
what about spain? not giving a fuck about allies, axis or finland
Two observations
1. You really chose the best music, the first song really sets the scene and the way the music changes when Germany invades Russia is chilling.
2. Finland is my boyfriend trying to decide what to eat for dinner.
It really does, this video is the OG of all history map videos.
A similar video made by “Geography and Space” had an amazing music too
Germany: *Starts to lose*
Like half the planet: How do you do fellow Allies?
It was because the condition to join the UN was being a part of the Allies
@@hussey4826 Aye. Foreigners trying to jump on the bandwagon.
_looks at profile pic_
What did you expect?
To be honest the joke seem stupid i mean they formed it to prevent another world war. They did not join because they were strong heck if germany was starting to lose at a point in ww2 they would not want to send their soldiers to die on the battlefield. Sorry for busting the joke but its really stupid.
Duke Opress 'em well if thats what you think alright
The rest of Latin America, turkey, and Saudi Arabia, also Finland bc they switched sides and joined the allies
Switzerland : *grabs a popcorn*
Nope, Switzerland robs the Jews, accepts Nazi's money in their banks and then takes the popcorn.
All gold robbed by nazi germany was transfered there
@@takasmaka820 and mission acomplished.
This is why Switzerland is safe=
Switz= Sweat
Zer= er
Land= land
Sweater land
You also forgot Sweden too guys! ... 😆
If turkey didn't join the war, we would be speaking german now.
if by all you mean europe then yes
Ha ha ha ha :D
If turkey didn’t join, most of us wouldn’t be existing rn
wait what abt saudi
No, Turkey did not matter. Saudi Arabia had the key role in defeating Germany
It's insane to think that 20-something miles of sea kept Britain from being overrun. I had relatives who were lived through WWII and still cannot imagine how stressful it must have been dealing with that for years on end. We still find unexploded bombs now and then, and some areas have bomb craters to this day.
Agreed. Durning the war Kent was actually nicknamed 'Hellfire Corner' as the heaviest German guns could and did lob shells across the channel over there just to be a nuisance. The Channel Isles, which are British Crown dependencies off the French coast actually were occupied for the duration of the war as the UK government thought they weren't strategic enough to defend nor recapture right away when the allies did invade in 1944.
The one lesson I've had to learn like 10 times in studying military history is "No, you THINK you know how demanding amphibious assaults are, but they're harder". Over and over.
But I had learned it sufficiently that when people were saying russia would try one against Odessa earlier this year, I took a look at their logistics, command, initiative, etc that we had seen in the first month, and said "not a chance".
You must be really stupid if you think the sea is the reason there invasion attempts were unsuccessful.
@overlordofthepies: "I had relatives who lived through WWII" - ummm... we all did my friend, haha.
Yeah just water that did it not the brave heroic men who fought and died. F### you.
If haiti didn't declare war on germany, we would speaking german right now
Yah sure
You wouldn't be speaking german, if Germany won WW2 at some point it would simply break up in protests and many revolts due to low stability.
@Zyotan Mapper Kakskskkskskakqkakksks
too bad, loser
How did I find this without hitting nearest comments lmao
If Paraguay hadn't joined we'd be eating sauerkraut all day
"Hey is this the Axis"
"No, This is finnland"
"So its the allies?"
"No! This is FINNLAND"
Turkish Chechen. True neutral then.
finland
Who uneducated petrus writres finnland
El Dakka *SUOMI?*
😂😂😂😂😂😆
Are you in the axis powers?
Finland : no
Are you in the allied powers?
Finland : no
So you must be a neutral right?
Finland : no i'm Finland !!!!
I would saybthey wete fashist as much as Bulagria or Romania...
Copied
finland was an ally of the nazis...
@@apisd8455 nazis and finland had agreement that nazis gave finland weapons so the nazis go thru finland to invade norway
@1000 subscribers with no videos? it's not like other people copied my comment, and change little bit to make it funnier, than say i'm the one who the *unoriginal*
You can really feel the grinding halt the Axis had winter 1941-42, the buildup for the offensive into Stalingrad, and just how exhausted they were by D-Day that everything started collapsing left and right.
They held Europe in a grip so tight it basically broke their own hand
USSR : enter Germany and almost to Berlin
Turkey : now , its my time to shine!
Ngl I'm pretty sure Turkey won the war for the allies. Sacrificing 26 million civilians and soldiers to fight and defeat the Wehrmacht? Nothing. Being the most powerful industry and supplying every allied country? Pathetic. Joining the war as the Axis lost? Simply courageous.
@@spicywind8607 Turkey didnt want to join WW2 to because its was so simple reason after the WW1 Turkey's population was very small and was trying to get back together , maybe u dont know WW1 in 1919 is not over for turkey , was under attack by Greece , Frecnh , UK and more infact Turkey spent everything to win .
@@SupremeBros I know that, I was making a joke
@@spicywind8607 I know I just wanted to say , have a good day
@@SupremeBros You too
Four MILLION views! You guys are all amazing! Thank you all for viewing, liking, and subbing!
+EmperorTigerstar congratulations for the four million views and more than 30 likes
can you make egypt bigger and stronger
+Mohamed Al-Mallah that isnt how history works.
+EmperorTigerstar whats your opinion on the theories that hitler escaped
+Motaz AlDossari Yup, make Syria: Every day.
RIP everyone who died in this 7 minute war.
Hulu Noctis oof
Anes Benaouda well that’s not what he meant
@@Edgymemer sorry...
*(deleted comment)*
about 40 million people
24 February 2022: Finally the trilogy is completed!
Это печально
@@BayoshkaTV ?
@@stephmod7434 sad, he said
@@levshyrokov6464 οκ
@Danio Grinski i am a no grass toucher enjoyer.
Powers: So, which one of us will you join to?
Finland: Yes
Well they joined the Germans
@@sextuspompeius1266 They weren't part of the Axis, they only took advantage that the USSR was distracted with the axis and invaded them to get their former territories
Actually, it should have been "no"
Soviet Union before they joined the Allies: *Y E S*
@Fernando Antonio Cruz Castillo *Comintern
"War is about to end"
Turkey:
I'm gonna do what's called a pro-gamer move.
a noob one
@@gutsjoestar7450 do you know cezzar ahmed?
You mean a coward move
@@Midnightster9651 but clever
0:15 Who is it that is speaking?
I like how Finland is like "fuck your sides I'm gonna wreck shit by myself".
Finland got support from the third reich only during the continuation war. (1941-1944) In the winter war (1939-1940) only aid Finland got was a couple of thousand volunteers from Sweden and Estonia + non-military aid from Sweden.
Starstorm-ALT-225 and we defended against the soviets for about 105 days during the winter war,which lead to operation barbarossa(in swedish)
Preston Garvey Finland has settlements that need your help. Here, I'll mark them on your map
Rock God OMFG STOOP I CANT TAKE THIS ANYMORE
Technically they were an Axis power, as allied with 3rd reich. Modern historian keep it distinct, because of political reasons. Although, there is the argument thei joined the wrong side due to USSR, and not because they were "willing to". But that doesn't change the fact they fought in cooperation with Germany and almost conquered Leningrad.
Can't wait for ww3 update
What an expansion
That war never was
Hey yo
Will it be every black blue or red ? 😂 damn…
Putin and OTAN: well, let's start...
UK: Ok so we are fighting in a war now ok
Turkey: uhhh I’m gonna stay out of this
*6 Years Later*
UK: Righty Germany are about to surrender
Turkey: *joins the war*
It was due to the construction of UN, which stated the states which haven't declared war on Germany, would not be included in the UN. So a series of declarations took place. Turkey, Saudi Arabia.
This was what Turkey needed. Because the founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk was just passed away and Turkey was not able to fight with another countries. Because there were already other countries' agents in Turkey who were trying to end the country from the inside. Turkey did a smart choice and stayed out of war. Also, Turkey got into war at the end because it was one of the very first step for becoming a member of League of Nations which was found by Woodrow Wilson at January 10, 1920, so Turkey declared symbolically to show that they were with UK and others.
Turkey should've joined sooner, maybe they could've genocided the Germans back to Berlin, amirite?
@@thecuckchannel2798
What do you mean? The Turkish government said they didn't genocide people!
@@chewchewtrain lol you would believe these Arabs?? especially back then?? I wouldn't even today.
**The war almost ends**
Turkey: Allow me to introduce myself.
Türkiye savaşmak için katılmadı İngiltere ile ekonomik işbirliğini kuvvetlendirmek için Almanya'ya savaş ilan etti ama savaşmadı amacı İngiltere ile ekonomik işbirliğini kuvvetlendirmek için ilan etti
Ima keep it at 69
@Turanica Mapping evet
That's true, turkey could have been helped a lot, Allies could get an easier entrence to europe
@Gurbanguly yes beatiful dream that will never be XD
Six milllion views! Thanks for all of your views, likes, and thanks for subscribing to me. I'm still amazed this video has done this well. You guys rock!
Thanks
EmperorTigerstar I can't wait until it get 10 million views.
It deserves way more views. This is such an awesome video!!
It's GREAT!
EmperorTigerstar btw Luxembourg was part of nazi germany while the war
I hope you're ready to do this again in a couple of decades for WW3. As it may well have started on this date today my friend.
- 24/02/2022
A historic day.
But this time Russia is the villain
@@levshyrokov6464 *ΝΑΤΟ
@@stephmod7434 😂😂 did NATO invade Ukraine? Did NATO occupied Donbass and annexed Crimea?
More looks like Russia back in 2014 was Nazi Germany , Crimea was like Sudety And Ukraine was Chekhoslovakia. And nobody paid attention.
And now Ukraine like Poland in 39th, but with real Europe' support. And, unlike Poland, we have a chance to win)
Russia must be stopped in Ukraine or else the WW III will start
@@levshyrokov6464 You forgot that NATO said that they promise they won't get an inch eastern of Germany? Russia had enough. Clearly NATO wants to erase Russia from the map!
Europe: K we all picking sides, which do you want to be on, Finland?
Finland: What are “Sides”?
Dokta Whawee I’m pretty sure the Finnish helped the Germans so they could retake their lost land but I get what you mean.
Finland only wanted reclaim their lands back and even held back troops from attacking Leningrad. They didnt even allow their SS troops to fight against any other country than Soviets. For not attacking Leningrad was part why they got easier peace terms after war. All other major german allies fell under soviet flag and look how poor those countries are now.
Another total braindead fool responded who dont know history or was born in 80s or later. No need to respond to people like that who dont really know history or had close family there during when it happened. Later there was war against germany. God some people are so ignorant these days they think all is so simple. Since SS battalions were raised from over 40 countries in world i guess this simpleton Cmi above would make them collaborators too? He obviously dont know jack shit about history
Allied as was written to get lands back that was unjustly lost cause noone else would have helped. To call allied people nazis you must be totally simpleminded, my 2 grandfathers both fought on 2 different sides on this war so i think i know some things that you cant never read on internet. Stop beeing such a fool:
"Yes, they were allies from 1941-1944. Finland wasn’t, however, part of the original axis.
Finns preferred the term “co-belligerent”, because they resigned from Nazi racial politics and regarded the alliance merely as a possibility to reconquer the areas Finland had lost to Soviet Union in Winter War (and possibly to conquer some more too, had the Greater Finland plans come to fruition).
Finland finally turned against her ally in the 1944-45 Lapland War, banishing the remaining German troops that burned down northern Finland while retreating."
Some people still are such simple people that they believe all bullshit thrown to them, Fins never gave even jews to nazis when other nations allied to him did. Fins didnt fight anyone else except Soviets to take back wrongfully stolen land. And you claim they are nazis? Omg who taught you in school must be uneducated, or maybe its just you.
I wont reply you again, you are just trolling it seems. Helm design is onlything they used, not uniform you troll. But im outta here no reason to continue since you baiting.
You can see very easily who was actually fighting this war: Germany vs Russia. Thanks for putting this together.
It's shocking how our education system and media ignore the Eastern front. It was by far the most important theater of the war, just look at the mind blowing casualty rates.
True, but if it hadn't been for the Western Allies, the attack would have come much earlier before the Russians could have developed their army to the point they had, which was still earlier than they had hoped, everyone knew war between Germany and Russia was inevitable, the question was when, every day, gave further strength to the USSR, Britain holding out delayed any attack on the East, so did German intervention in Yugoslavia and Greece which put back the offensive by months.
Lewis Carlin It was a team effort, the war couldn't have been won without any of the 3 main allies. But the fighting itself mainly took place in the East.
Sloth from The Goonies Indeed.
Sloth from The Goonies I never thought that it is shown like that in USA (and believed it was just stereotypes and maybe anti-USA propaganda) until I really met some Western people who think that Soviet Union didn't do anything (so how did 27 million of Soviet people die then?). This is really hurtful, considering the fact, that every person from ex-USSR countries has grandparents who fought there and most probably died :( And don't forget that war changed its course after Battle of Stalingrad, which was one of the main USSR victories.
I mean, having Allies ofc helped and was important, but it is very far from saying that "America did it all", most important battles happened on USSR land.
1:57 Yugoslavia: I will join Axis powers
1:59 Yugoslavia: I was just kidding
2:00 Yugoslavia: NOOO DONT INVADE ME
2:03 Axis: No i dont think i will
@@MattYeet 6:16 hahaha
OK GET TGE KNIVES READY WE HAVE SOME CARVING TO DO
Germany: I don’t believe in jokes
The government was overthrown and Yugoslavia became an allied power
This is the OG mapping video which started the whole mapping community
Turkey: Imma stay neutral by not fighting anyone.
World: Understandable, have a nice day.
Finland: Imma stay neutral by fighting everyone.
World: Understan... wait, what?
Turkey:Switzerland tactic.
@@aspectcommander7144 HER YERDESİN
Finnland didn't switch sides... nor Italy neither
Marvel should have added a Captain Finland to counter balance captain america and the red skull...
@sdfdasgfasg They didn't help anyone
Ah yes, the teams of WW2
The allies
The axis
And most powerful of all
*F I N L A N D*
I thought Poland...
The28thnoob Well, I mean, If you’re a russian...
@@danielunnamed9438 no
@guy with no iq nah that's just a cover-up. Finland secretly ended WW2
The28thnoob secreliciously
6:14 I love how Turkey joins as soon as the war is about to end
they seen it was a successful american tactic and had to try it lmao
Im turkish and turkey joined the war because turkey wants to be friend with america
I think they joined the allies because they were scared that the soviets would invade them.
@Alper Tunga They could have just stay neutral.
They are like "well the winner gets something so let's join"
USSR: we got berlin
Turkey:
Can i help you?
Turkey joined the war BEFORE the ussr even reached berlin or got it.
Battle of berlin
April 20, 1945 - May 2, 1945
Turkey joined WW2 to make economic relations better. They signed German-Turkish Treaty of Friendship and they got 100 planes from Germany before.
It’s sad the realize that each little blip of territory that you see change colors probably cost the lives of thousands of men. Although from here, you see blue and red, what really goes on on the battle field is completely horrifying.
:/
And here kids are making memes and jokes in the comments not realising what has happened on the battle fields.
The ones who fought had families and friends, just imagine your son has gone for war and theres no information about him he's just gone missing not even knowing if hes dead or not.
We dont know the cost of war but the families who lost their loved ones knew it
@@skymaster0yt yeah exactly its just traumatising
@@metaltyre4894 nuts
@@metaltyre4894people make jokes tp heal wounds. Dont be a snowflake
Axis Powers, Allied Powers,
*F I N L A N D*
TFH Darkstorm finland
Finland is actually an axis power. Finland just never sign the tripartite pact that all of the official central european axis powers signed.
@@danielwu7238 At least according to conventional wisdom, the axis powers are defined by participation to the tripartite pact. Finland was not a signatory and therefore not an actual axis power. Even during the war, not all allied powers considered Finland to be an axis power either even as it was clear to everyone that Finland was a co-belligerent with them, Germany in particular, in a common war effort against the Soviet Union. There never existed, for instance, a state of war between Finland and the United States, a major allied power. Finland fought in the war for its own interests.
Torilla tavataan
@@herptek Everyone fought for their own interests. You also restate a redundant fact that I already made clear, which is "Finland just never sign the tripartite pact." So whether they are tied to the axis powers by name or not. They threw their lot in with the Axis powers by jointly coordinating their military plans with Axis forces in the invasion of Russia by helping to cut off Russia's northern rail lines, and playing a critical role in the siege of Leningrad.
20% of comments: normal wwii jokes
5% of comments: wow this guy actually made a map video using paint and movie maker
75% of comments: *F I N L A N D*
You forgot to mention all of the comments about Switzerland and popcorn.
Well thank you for this information..
*F I N L A N D*
Finland is peepee
Patrick approves
Second track - 'The Descent' by Kevin Macleod is very accurately following the changes in the map. It starts with the attack on the Soviet Union, and changes the whole atmosphere of the video. At its peak moment, we see the start of the Caucasus campaign by the nazis. When the music starts to slow down, Germany has already suffered the painful defeat in Stalingrad and the allies are ready for the landing of Sicily. The track ends with the nazi forces withdrawing from Soviet Union and Soviet forces carrying the war theatre to Balkans
Araştır bakalım esat 🤨
My phone has 4% battery. This is how I’m spending the last of my power.
Ok
Well spend
Same
As i read your comment i realised that mine is too bruuh
I'm literally doing that right now
Turkey: Switzerland can i borrow and copy your homework
Switlerland: ok but change it a little so nobody realizes
Turkey:
Lol
Tespit gibi tespit
Efsane be
Vay
Underrated comment
the most impressive fact about this video:
made with paint & movie maker 06:37
Fokushi 0_o
I agree!
Very interesting
its p easy
ms paint ftw
Finland joined NATO today, on 4th April 2023. I don't know why, but this video came to my mind so I rewatched it. Pure nostalgy, started to be a map nerd back then partly because of Emperor Tigerstar. 😌
They had us in the first half I'm not gonna lie
Best comment
People think communists had a lot to do with winning over Nazi Germany. But as a matter of fact, they only disturbed. NOT Russians, but the communists. Cause Stalin ignored the warnings and failed to prepare for the invasion. Weakened the Russian Army with the "Great Purge". If there was a responsible government who understood what happened since Sep1. 1939, not ignoring the warnings, and getting ready for the war - The Allied could have won much sooner.
(for instance - instead of 3M soldiers at front, Russia had 10M soldiers at front. They manufactured enough weapon for the war. They secured their airplanes. WW2 in Europe could have been over in 1942!).
If anything - the communists only disturbed.
@@1158supersiri What the hell are you talking about? The soviet union did everything. The westerners just got rekd and returned when russia already defeated germany.
@@1158supersiri I think u're not even sure about what u're saying lmao.
@@1158supersiri
>russia
>competent government
Pick one
0:30 Finland decides to side with Finland
I agree
Spain during WWII: literally destroys itself
Finland during WWII: literally creates itself
It was a long time coming
@@wireworks4252 spain destroyed itself before xD
Waiting for someone to not get the joke
Both of my great grandfathers and my great- great grandfather from my mums side was in the last biggest battle of Europe (Battle For Berlin) They were Russian and Uzbek.
"Your country can't get invaded by nazis if you never pick a side" -Switzerland
Tell that to every mainland European nation except switzerland and sweden.
If every country would have done this then europe would be Germany right now...
And switzerland too
Sure !
*Insert guy pointing at head*
it took finland a while to decide if they were finland or not
We sat there going, "ok, we are not going to be finland! NO WAY" And when shit hit the fan, we went "Screw it, SUOMI!!!!"
yeah that happens when you first are oppressed by swedish for 500 years and then russians for 100 to find that finnish national identity
@@hydraliskin Especially when the glory of 500 - 1200ad Finland is completely removed from History thanks to Swedish protestant Propaganda
Girls when they fail artist school: why is life so cruel
Boys when they fail artist school:
What?
@@joshuathorp1557 wdym
Josh Thorp Hitler didn’t get into art school, if he did WW2 would of been very different or not happened at all...
Why is your profile picture everywhere???
@@matiasguerra591 _i am everywhere_
Turkey joins the allies
Germany does a comeback
Turkey: Hey Germany, it was a prank nvm I am neutral again
Turkey did not join to fight It declared war on Germany to strengthen its economic relations with England, but it did not fight, it declared to strengthen economic relations with England
The 4 most powerful forces of the war, the Allies, Axis, USSR and of course...
*Finland*
Crni Sin if👏🏽you're👏🏽not👏🏽a👏🏽WWII Vet👏🏽stop👏🏽talking👏🏽💯😂
Crni Sin lmao😂fix👏🏽ur🅱️English😂
Crni Sin yeah😂🅱️oiiiii
Price for the 2 most reatarded comments prize goes to
@Crni Sin youre honestly the dumbest person in this comment section. You seem to have something against Finland and its so easy to see youre trying too hard to dishonest Finns. Stop being a little bitch have some respect.
Switzerland be like:
Choose your side
( )Allied powers
( )Axis powers
(X) *JOIN AS SPECTATOR*
Edit:my god, thank you for so much love guys :D
NRG_BOI GR same with Ireland and Sweden
you forgot Finland
and ottomon
no sultan???...omg
NRG_BOI GR LoL cuz Germany was breathing down its neck and so were the allies
Axis
Allies
And then there’s Finland
Indeed Finland is in Finland
Lordman noshit 🤣🤣
...Just Finland...
Tristan o Bastian Finland didn’t side with Finland until 30 Nov. 1939
Leafbou Yet you have the most popular PFP on youtube. You’re not original either, pal
east africa fits in perfectly with the soviet union
Ikr it looks too good
Finland so stronk that they have own colour
Нет, из-за провала операции СССР в Финляндии, историки говорят, что Гитлер понял, что СССР слаб и решил напасть с планом Барбаросса сразу же, пока они не оправились
И фины держали оборону не неся при этом больших потерь из-за линии Маннергейма
yees we are very strong
@@FoXy_4 Не из-за линии Маннергейма, которая состояла из 3,5 бункеров, а из-за долбоебизма Мерецкова. Тимошенко, сменивший этого бездаря, проломил оборону финнов за две недели - он просто разъебал все живое артподготовкой в течении этих двух недель.
*PINK POWER*
The world have the good, the evil and Finland.
And Switz
Finland is no good or evil, Finland is F I N L A N D
@PolaroiX awkoakwokawokaokwao
And the good was Germany, who lost, and now the world falls to communism and islam.
@@africanlipplateandbonenose3223 Nazism and Communism are branches of the same poisonous tree.
France was invaded in 6 weeks
Denmark was invaded in 6 hours
Germany:"I am speed"
prediction on poland: 3 months
reality: 4 weeks
prediction on france: 6 months
reality: 45 days
prediction on russia: 3 months
reality: 4 years and defeat, oof
AFGuidesHD prediction on greece: one afternoon
reality: about 10 months (+ win against Italy)
@@tana0227 for Germany it was like 3 days
Αρης Πλεξου Not to conquer the whole country. The last part of greece (crete) fell in june and the invasion started in october. Obviously you cant compare the two armies but the axis did underestimate their opponent.
@@AFGuidesHD Actually Poland was more like 5 weeks with help of over 1 million Soviets invading from the other side. Soviets taken more land then Germans.
Axis powers
Allied powers
The U.S.S.R
Finland
XD
lol 6 million army, 7 million army.....and Finland weak one country okay XD
DragonKn1ght - a weak country that pushed the soviets back only taking parts of our country
When there were heavy fighting against Hitler's army. Finland advanced by 2 centimeters XD
they did better than you think
The Miner "they did better than i think", yeah right, it's a matter of opinion. They did veey badly, only thing why they got the land was because we Finns wanted peace and one of the requiremwnts for peace was to give them land
Nobody:
Bulgaria: Loses war, gains lands
Yea thanks to the Soviet Union (I'm from the gained land)
@@stein3756 Dobrudja?
@@pavchoxx Yea
@@stein3756 Then you are in Romanian land, we are going to take it back and reform Great Romania
What Romanian land im 100 percent Bulgarian all of dobruja is Bulgarian
Axis Powers
Allied Powers
*FINLAND*
Finland was Axis
no it wasn't
It was Axis. Cut your bullshit. I understand their position of choosing lesser evil for themselves, but they were nazis, and sided with them
Yes Finland was Axis, but not nazi or fascist.
They had divisions with nazi symbolics, they had nazi parties, they had nazi help, nazi leaders in politics, SS divisions, they imprisined any anti-fascists. How is that not nazi?
War is the main crime against men
No matter what politicians say about the horrors of war for women, the main victims of wars have always been and remain men. The essence of any war can be described in one phrase: the men of one country are sent to kill the men of another country. War is the peak, the culmination of all anti-male phenomena.
War is a gross violation of men's rights. This is especially true for conscript soldiers, who are forced to fight under pain of imprisonment if they refuse to serve. But even if a man goes to the front as a volunteer, he is not such a volunteer as he may seem at first glance. A man unwittingly becomes a victim of patriotic propaganda, because society will use all its might and means to shame him if he refuses the “honorable” duty of all men to defend the Motherland. The most striking example of such shaming of men was the campaign of the so-called Order of the White Feather, which took place during the First World War in Great Britain. The campaign involved women who gave men who did not go to the front a white feather as a symbol of cowardice.
The desire of men to “voluntarily” get involved in war does not appear out of nowhere. This desire is nurtured in men, instilled in their consciousness and constantly fueled by patriotic slogans and propaganda in the media.
The idea that men are obligated to sacrifice themselves for the good of the state and nation, to protect women and children, and to defend freedom and democracy is deeply rooted in the culture of many countries. War is the culmination of male bondage; it is the strongest confirmation that men are at the complete disposal of the state. They can be used as disposable batteries, their life is not valued and means nothing to the government.
As soon as a man enters the “soldier” category, he is eliminated from the “human” category. In the understanding of the generals, soldiers are resources with which strategic goals can be achieved, but not people who have their own dreams, hopes and desires. They are valuable as long as they can serve state interests.
This “dehumanization” of soldiers is very clearly visible when it comes to civilian and military casualties. While the death of civilians is regarded as a tragedy, the death of soldiers is perceived as the norm. The goal of a soldier is to kill or be killed. Despite the fact that the victorious soldiers are praised and extolled, their slavery in the hands of the state is no less than that of the dead soldiers of the losing side. The death of the victorious soldiers is recognized as heroic, but does this make it any less tragic? This is just a means of propaganda that encourages other men to also sacrifice themselves for the good of the country.
In peacetime, it is difficult to attract public attention to the problems of men. This is impossible to do in wartime. Men who are shamed in peacetime for their unwillingness to sacrifice their health and well-being for the interests of women and children will be branded traitors and cowards in wartime.
In difficult times, it is men who are expected to bear the brunt of fate, so that women and children suffer less. To reduce and eliminate male bondage at the hands of the state, so that the world begins to show compassion for men and boys, we need to start with the idea of no war. Only in a state of peace can our voices be heard.
Fully agreed
Absolutely spot on every word!
Ah yes, the famous European country, Ethiopia.
I mean, other african nations like france or swedistan are there too , so...
Rachel Ong palastin no isreal
Somalia too
Thomas Sims bruh they all just need live in peace goddamir
@@ToadComrades finally someone that is smart
0:31 *Finland joined Finland*
Sebekpolⱥk51 breaking news Finland joins Finland to aid them in war
The Finland here is made out of Finland
Finland GANG
0:17 USSR joined USSR
Career Plan A: *Artist*
Career Plan B: *German Dictator*
This comment is extremely underrated
He was Austrian
Accurate
Meanwhile in Portugal..."I'm going fishing"
I understand how scared was swiss government surrounded by this mess...
YEAH! NEUTRAL POWER! LONG LIVE SWITZERLAND!
the nazis did have plans, but since almost every swiss adult was armed and the terrain itself is challenging for panzers, they stayed at trading :P
i prefere trading more than another hundret thousands of deaths because of joining another unnecessary war. hitler would perhaps have a quiet easy time to get in switzerland, but staying there would be... ehm, you actually have seen what happened to the americans in the middle east.
are you really that stupid. thats exactly what neutral means, beeing nice to everyone on the same level. switzerland didnt just only worked with germany, they also worked hard with the allied powers together. hidding some nazi gold is nothing compared to actually working together.
so theres a few situations that could happened:
1) doing nothing and wait till germany invades
2) beeing polite/nice to them, so they keep calm.
dont tell me you as a leader would choose N.1 kek.
+Bullshit Police Yeah, and every Swiss acknowledges that, it was the only way to survive...
Mussolini: We are going to invade and take over Greece in no time...
*(a few months later)*
Mussolini: *GERMANY HELPA THE ITALY!*
ATTACK ALBANIA - GET THE WHOLE ALBANIA, ATTACK GREECE - ATTACK GREECE
*Ok we will need to delay operation Barbarossa for this*
Germany helpa the Eieieieietalyy
Well Mussolini was the weakest one from the axis, Germany and Japan was the strongest
@Benito Mussolini 😄
"WAR IS NEARLY OVER"
TURKEY:HELLO GUYS
like usa and England
@Just a weeb like usa and England
I didn’t get it.... please enlighten me
@@xznkto thats not True. Usa and england wanted to join.
@@Kaan_is_myname97 The United States and Britain joined the war only after it became clear that the USSR was defeating Germany.
These videos are remarkable, they have become my go-to reference for chronological geographic progressions in history. I salute you sir.
1:57
Yugoslawia: Joins to Red team.
Yugoslawia: Left the game.
Yugoslawia: Joins to blue team.
Nazi germany killed Yugoslawia.
Tito joins chat
Yugoslawia
Im confused with yugoslavia????
@@pkctvpoomkunggamertv7532 Yugoslavia won WW2 with Tito. He saves everyone from German empire.
PKCTV Poomkunggamertv there was a coup that overthrew the government because of their treaty with germany and a new governmwnt came in and then 2 weeks later hitler invaded
Its weird seeing the USSR blue
Actually, in this video it was green from 1939 to 1941, and then from 1941 to 1945 it was blue. This means that the USSR was on it's own from '39 to '41, but when the Germans attacked it in 1941, it needed help from the Allies, so it has joined them and stopped being on it's own
@@darioisakovic7802 oh that makes sense
@@hordlood Yes, it does
It wasn't on it's own before 1941, it was in the comintern with Mongolia and Tannu Tuva.
@@hordlood USSR didn't formally join anything during that war. And USSR helped to the allies much more than the allies helped to the USSR. Also the first help from the allies arrived just in 1942.
*Switzerland looking up from it's newspaper*
What's all that noise out there?
Fake news and CNN is born.
Nobody could ever hate Switzerland. Even the Nazis thought it would be impolite to attack this country and walked gently around it.
Mis7erSeven WRONG !! Its only because of the geographic situation of switzerland !!
@@MoulayeMhdi The Swiss acquired 79% of all German gold delivered to foreign countries, with 90% of that ending up in the Swiss National Bank and the remainder in commercial banks. It is believed that Swiss banks bought CHF1.7 billion ($1.7 billion) worth of Nazi gold, including gold that Germany plundered from the reserves of conquered countries, notably Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands and Norway.
From Dust To A Lifeform Sweden also
It's 2021 and I still came back to watch this exact version just because of the nostalgia, the music and the different atmosphere this video creates
1:59 Yugoslavia: We're almost surrounded by Axis Powers, let's join the Allies and see what happens!
They actually joined the allies after the attack...
The British were responsible for a pro-allies coup which prompted the invasion. Yugoslavia was going to join the axis.
+Tavi Nah, thats what happens when you try to do something thats seriously unpopular with populace.
Alkatraz The Serbs the Croats the Slovens etc. paid the price....
Hey I have more soldiers than Germany ! I won't set them up good so I can become Free France ...
This comment section be like:
1% History and stuff
4% Why USSR is Blue
45% Making memes about Sweeden and Switzerland
50%: F I N L A N D
where is people talking about turkey
@Thot Patrol USA haha
Turkey never joined any part of war
Incredible. Every thing you just said. Was WRONG.
Suomi perkele :)
6:12 Turkey is the type of Gamer who accepts the Match but join later because of bad Internet
@ Well its a good strategy
Yowaidesu At least they didn’t join a stupid war and they didn’t lose their people.I think they did the best...
like usa and England
LOL
@Miraç berk çolakoğlu evet ismet inönünün basarili politikalari sayesinde hem savaşa kağıt üstünde katıldı hem de BM kurucu üyesi oldu .
Eternal glory to all who destroyed Nazi Germany.
ww2: ends
turkey and switzerland: good show
turkey is not Europe
what them it parially is
@@Glock7eventeen stfu neandertal
@@Glock7eventeen Learn how to spell first
@@Glock7eventeen also Turkey has land in Europe
November 30, 1939, Finland becomes Finland
Dis comment has 88 likes
@Sir Potato you're welcome
A historic day
Finland got its independence in 1917, not 1939...
Mr. Gagex Woosh
Pick a team:
[Allied Powers]
[Axis Powers]
[Finland]
I choose finland
*FINLAND STRONK*
Finland, cause 💙
can i choose switzerland?
*_hey can i choose FINLAND?_*
Finland, they'r the strongest
Stalingrad was the beginning of the end for Germany.
They were doomed from the start.
The only way they could've won WW2 would have been if britain surrendered and the lend lease project didn't happen
FIVE MILLION VIEWS!!! Thank you all for watching! You guys are the best.
Thanks to you!
Do balkan history
np gz
I watch this video everyday, I just can't get over the awesomeness of your video.
We have to thank you for your amazing work.
INVADING RUSSIA PRANK (GONE WRONG, GONE VIOLENT, GONE SEXUAL)
IN THE HOOD
(NUKE DEPLOYED)
LMAO
Finland in a nutshell: Just be yourself.
@Sir AZ Hello
Sir AZ I’m sorry, but who’s that?
Sir AZ He would be great at any shooter game.
Of course, this is not confirmed. "the more monstrous the lie, the more willing it will be to believe"
Finland made a part of Axis and must be painted red.
Thank you for taking the time and effort to do this. In all my studying of WWII I've always wanted a visualization of the power shifts like this, I wish we'd had this in high school. It really shows how unstoppable Nazi Germany seemed at first - first they were just here, then suddenly they're almost everywhere.
You should play hearts of iron 4
Do not play Hearts of Iron 4
1941
USA: *Minding their business*
Germany: Hmmm, let’s open another front and fight the USSR.
Japan: Wait did you say USSR or USA?
Germany: USSR, why?
Japan: No reason...
Haha
in 1938 and 1940 the Japanese attacked the USSR, after which they had to re-equip their army with tanks. they really had no reason to step on the rake a third time
Lol
Sparka Even if they were good people, they fought for the wrong purpose.
Sparka Alright, would you rather fight for a side who’s killed millions of Jews based off of an extremely wrong and immoral basis, or a side that fought against that?
Even if the Allied side didn’t have as much morals at the time, they still prevented many more from dying. Even if it meant doing what they hated.
Europe in WWII: *Everyone dies* *Everything explodes* *Everywhere reigns chaos*
Switzerland in WWII: What if.... we legalise gay?
Clearly the superior mindset
Clearly the inferior mindset*
Kane123a yet poor Greece suffered greatly
@@jjgreek1 I like that scene in the Captain Corelli's Mandolin when the Greeks refused to surrender to the Italians.
The dutch was first with the gay
*Europe:* Ok, Finland, are you in The Axis or The Allies?
*Finland:* Yes
Kine Axis
@@MrTttvideo both
@@TheAilate Nah, Finland had to fight Germans and push them out of Lapland because the soviet peace treaty demanded it. Barely anyone died, but whole northern part of Finland was set on fire. The Germans used scorched earth tactics because they felt we betrayed them. Anyway, I dont think we ever joined either side officially, although you could definitely describe Finland as a co belligerent with Germany.
This comment is repeated 10s of times in the comment section yet it STILL manages to rack up so many likes
They were in the axis then switched sides
Thanks to them we live in free world.❤
Free? Not so much. Both sides were bad in WW2.
@@RedmanFacturer-ej6cl Neither side was completely clean, obvious, through I wouldn't compare them to each other. I don't know where you live, but I'm sure that if it didn't, the Axis would try to conquer your country too after time. The world will never be completely "free" and, besides, it is now probably the most peaceful it has been in centuries
You call THIS free? 😂 😂
Recently I've been fascinated with History. When I try to bring it up to people, no one really cares. It was awesome to see how educated everyone in the comments is. A little intimidating, if I'm honest.
+Lord Gimli A big deal is made out of the Allies landing in Northern France but the push into southern France was quite important and the many countries which helped the Allies get a foothold into Italy are often forgotten.
+The Stalker It does happen.
+TheFrozenGargon The more you look into WWII the more you learn just how much those years changed the world and in how many ways. Without WWII we would not be living int he world today. No UN, no jet engine, radar, no powerful US, Britain and France would likely still be super powers (as they were before WWII) The Soviet Union would probably still exist, China may not be communist, Japan may not have given up their warrior culture, no Atomic Weapons, no computers (The first one was devised to break the German code, ultimately it was the Poles who broke it). The EU would not exist, neither would NATO ect ect.
So much changed during or as a direct consequence of WWII, so much, in fact, that without it, the next big war may well have been Between Britain and the US. During the 30's the two were at each other's throats and tension was high. It was only Churchill's personal family connection with Roosevelt (they were distant relatives) that sparked off the 'special relationship' the UK and US share today. Without it we were more likely to be enemies. War Plan Red suggests this.
+TheFrozenGargon educated? Let's see. most of top comments are talking about how to chill when a war is happening. nope.. it's still a plain ol internet.
+TheFrozenGargon I have a little question guys. So, a few weeks back I bought 3 books about world war 2, each containing 400 pages. So, everything seemed normal until I reached the Operation Barbarossa. What stunned me is that it says, that before the invasion the Germans had 7 million troops in total. This stuns me, because I have read several things on the internet, watched at least 10 documentaries about the eastern front and world war 2, and they all say that Germany attacked Russia with 80% of their forces, 3.2 million troops. My book says that the Germans had 7 million troops and used 3.2 million for Russia, and that they *only had 370,000 replacement troops*!! This very much surprised me, as I have heard people saying that Germany had an army of 4 million in total in 1941 and then I read in my book and find out that it says otherwise. Now which one should I trust ? Numerous documentaries I watched, numerous things on the internet I have read or only one book??
ilija stankovic
That is actually a really good question, and for once, I am stumped. I would have said they attacked with about 4 million. The raid on Britain had stopped but the war was still fought in North Africa and in late '41 Hitler had to bail out Mussolini.Granted the 'Afrika Corp' under Rommel was small, but honestly I am not sure.
If you do find the answer, please let me know.
EDIT: Wiki says 3.2m But this IS Wikipedia. So who knows?