My old dad took part in several raids led by Lord Lovat. I have a letter - or rather the decaying remnants of what was once a letter - from King Haakon of Norway, thanking my dad , who had reached the dizzy heights of Sapper after 6 years of war, for his service in securing the liberation of Norway. I don’t know what dad did to deserve Royal recognition as he rarely mentioned his war service except to mention several trips on “ The Shetland Bus” and his many friends in Norway, a country he had never visited before the war. I’m getting on for 80 but I travel to London every year a Christmas to watch Norway’s King and Queen light the Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square- the gift of the Norwegian people to the people of Britain in thanks for our help in ridding that fine land of the Nazis. I still shed a tear of pride for dad’s service.
So thankful for men like your Dad and the many men who fought valiantly to rid the world of the evil oppression and tyranny of the Axis Powers that threaten any country that defied them. My Dad also Served in the United States Army during WW2. May they all rest in peace. Truly the Lord God Almighty gave us great Victory!❤🙏
I’m sure that you are very proud of your dad’s accomplishments. There so many stories of this kind of heroism. It’s enlightening to hear your father’s story. Thank you.
I thank your Dad. I live in Telemark, where the Norwegian resistance destroyed the Heavy water ( Heroes of Telemark 1965) and used to live in Drøbak where Colonel Erickson sunk the German heavy cruiser Blucher, on April 9, 1940.
My Father was in the very 1st platoon to walk onto Guadalcanal, on 8/7/1942. he was there x 5 weeks until, felled by Dengue Fever & Combat Fatigue, from lack of sleep, Dad was evac'd to New Zealand, where he spent 19 months , then another 6 more in Oakland CA, at The Naval Hospital. He was awarded The Navy Cross & Purple Heart, & he was given a small, lifetime, pension. My Dad was part of The Greatest Generation, & he was, the best man I have ever known. I miss hoim, every day. ----------MJL, 77 y/o
Your dad (like mine and my wife) was one of the 'Golden generation' who (from all the allied nations) gave us the life we have today. We owe them so much.
Horses are actually very reliable. Engines can freeze in the harsh Russian winter, vehicles can be stuck in the mud during the rainy seasons. Horses also don't rely on oil which was a huge advantage in the vast Eastern front.
@@theeater8906 lots of fodder needed; medical care and guess what? Russian winter kills animals. And they are slow which was critical; when nearly 80% of your artillery is horse drawn that means in maneuver warfare they can never keep up. The Stuka could make a lot of that up but it was only worthwhile when there was no air opposition. As the Red Air Force made a comeback in late 1942, everything began to fall apart for the wehrmacht,
@@johnhallett5846 I'm not saying the solve every situation. But they are far more reliable. They won't be killed as fast by the winter as an engine, being slow is still faster than being stuck and fodder was definitely more available for the Germans than oil. Strategic resources always were a huge problem in Germany's war efforts due to it's maritime isolation.
Inouï !! Quelle extraordinaire leçon d' Histoire ! Jamais je n'ai vu tant de clarté et décisions à prendre au plus haut niveau , en prenant le risque de milliers de morts. C'est une autre vision de l'histoire de la 2eme Guerre Mondiale que je découvre, et pourtant Dieu sait si elle m'a toujours passionnée ! Mais maintenant grâce à ce doc extraordinaire elle prend toute sa force et sa vérité !! MERCI mille fois pour la clarté de ce document qui remet chaque morceau du puzzle en place !
Bravo pour votre excellent commentaire relatif à ce documentaire. Ce documentaire explique clairement les décisions que durent prendre les Alliés dans le contexte difficile où l'armée allemande semblait invincible.
Once Germany declared war on America, it was no longer a question of IF the Reich would be defeated but WHEN. It goes down as THE most idiotic decision Hitler ever made, surpassing even his decision to invade to Soviet Union. Roosevelt could never have declared war on Germany without sufficient justification to do so due to the high numbers of Americans in the country that wanted nothing to do with another war in Europe. The war on Japan was justified as Hawaii had been attacked, but Germany had made no such provocation, and was not even obligated to declare war because the Pact stipulated that unless a member nation of that Pact was directly attacked, no such action was required.
wrong it was once they attacked russia that it was over. remember in 1944 when the americans joined the war in Normandie, the soviets had already crushed the germans. the americans attacked by opportunisme in Normandie and to prévent the soviets from taking all of Europe leavin the americans isolated worldwide
@@wcjeffro9849 this is true, and it might have been because of the US Lend Lease that had been being sent to Britain for the last year that influenced Hitler’s willingness to declare war on America. After all, the US had technically been at war with Germany unofficially by doing this very thing, but it was still a mistake, because troops were not involved.
America was so under resourced in The Pacific that it wasn’t until well into 1943 that MacArthur finally had more American troops under his command than Australians.
Yes and today we fight an ideaoligy we say is wrong as the US of aggression runs around the world spreading misinformation and supporting terrorism and crying each time they get arse whacked.
Actually, it was early June of '42 when the Battle of Midway occurred, and the US scored its first major victory. But you are right, from that point forward the focus of the Japanese war effort in the Pacific shifted from offensive to defensive.
As someone from Europe i can say that we think we are sad that we lost the war at this point. Europe is beginning to fall apart and its a failed society.
Very good documentary. Too bad that in many portions closed captions in Portuguese are wrong: they frequently show Patton instead of Petain, and Irã and Teerã instead of Oran, among other important errors.
The following facts may be in other comments; I just don't have time to read them all. When America joined the British in North Africa, Rommel stated that Germany had lost the war. He stated that when he destroyed one American tank, 10 more were sent over. There's nothing that can discount the bravery our fighting man, but it was America's ability to produce weapons of war that allowed our brave military to win. It is a testament to the wisdom of the power is at for America to go from the third country, militarily speaking, to the most powerful nation on earth in a matter of five years or so.
The mention of the breakout at Stalingrad is incorrect. Paulus was ordered to not breakout until the German forces had gotten to two points. They never got close to them before being driven back. Manstein never told Paulus to breakout. Then, when it was too late to do so, he was told that it would be ok, if he thought it could be done, but by then, there was no possibility.
Hitler was in charge, or did that pass you by? It didn't matter what Manstein wanted; Hitler was the only person who could give the order to abandon Stalingrad, and he had no intention of giving that order.
@@captainhurricane5705 Hitler granted Gen. Von Paulus the title of Marshall on purpose saying that never before a German Marshall had been defeated. Von Paulus didn't have the balls to disobey Hitler: with an early retreat he could have saved a good portion of the men in his VI Army from death. Fat Hermann Goering was a SOB: he promised Hitler the Luftwaffe could provide air support and supply by failed miserably.
Paulus only had at least some chance of escaping right after his encircling. But for Hitler it was unthinkable - otherwise, why such long, costly and bloody battle? And Göring specifically promised him the Luftwaffe could supply Paulus like it did in the Demyansk pocket. When these hopes turned out to be unrealistic it was too late. The minimum distance between Paulus's and Manstein's troops were 30 km. And these were 30 km in open winter steppe with harsh temperatures and deep snow. You want to try to go through it on foot under heavy Soviet artillery fire and air bombardment? Be my guest. By the way the most crucial and immediate consequence of 6th Army's encirclement was it made German heavy artillery silent. While Paulus had his logistics for his heavy artillery, the Germans successfully fought off all Soviet attempts of helping their troops fighting in Stalingrad. As one of Red Army generals was remembering "we saw the outskirts of Stalingrad, there were only few kilometers left, but we couldn't go them". Once German heavy artillery lost the steady flow of shells, the situation changed radically.
@@colder5465 I’ve read a number of histories and watched a number of them on RUclips, including all of TIK. It really seems as though he could have gone only before they were encircled. Once Uranus occurred, the opportunity dissolved. It was not longer possible. His army was seriously depleted. The Soviets had a far greater number of most everything. They also knew the only ways he could go. Manstein knew it was hopeless. Remember that Paulus was constantly told to wait, and to wait, and to wait. Every opportunity was less possible than the last one.
“That Germany had made no such provocation…” No, not anything like the treacherous act of Japan, but Germany had sought to provoke the USA not to war, but to make the USA cease to supply even trade with Britain by attacks on American naval vessels, but which provocations Roosevelt chose to ignore.
The British, the Chinese, Indians, Burmese, Thais and the Australians might be offended by such an ignorant comment as 'the Americans pushed the Japanese out of Burma and New Guinea'.
The americans did, by far, most of the heavy lifting in defeating Japan. You just don't like them, so you want to falsely minimize their contribution. Were it not for the americans (or the russians, or the british) the axis would have won. You probably owe your life to those whose contribution you seek to minimize. The ignorance is yours. Try a little gratitude for what has been done for you, with american blood.
Of course it was a "joint effort" You state the obvious, and ignore what I told you. Grow up. You also make no rebuttal to what I said. None. I don't know how anyone wins "the first world too". Goose? What does that mean? Yes, the USA was a primary contributor to victory in the first world war. Maybe learn a little history, before you go around calling others "ignorant". That's called "hypocrisy". Your comments are foolish, childlike, and you refuse to address the points I made. Were it not for the US, Japan would have destroyed China. You need look no further than the massacre at Nanking to understand that. The Americans saved chinese lives by the millions, rescued it's culture from certain destruction. Is that fact taught in chinese schools? Why not? Does china lie to it's young people? Where is the gratitude? What kind of people express little other than contempt for those who saved their lives, their country, their people? If gratitude is entirely missing, what does that say about those people? @@wangtianlong1
That would have been an interesting job. I lived there for three years and the weather is difficult for aviation. when the Japanese attacked Dutch a Catalina was in the water just off the ramp, getting ready to take off. A fighter attacked as they attempted to take off, disabling the plane and killing several members of the crew.
FDR had the idea to invade North Africa before Pearl Harbor, and he was right. We were not ready to fight the Germans in France before our troops had gained combat experience and It made an attack on Italy easier thus bringing down Mussolini.
before pearl harbour that was dec 7 1941 the north african campaign called operation TORCH was oct 1942 and it was churchills battle plan not roosevelts he wanted to attack france and churchill said it was not possible after the canadians and british tried it at Dieppe in august 1942 and got slaughtered on the beaches
I totally forgot how much the dumb Vichy French fought back, especially from the navy, but the French resistance fighters' efforts and de gaul's healthy stubbornness make up for their fellow countrymen's obstinate lunacy.
It was NOT the Americans who forced the Japanese out of Burma it was the British 14th Army with the help of the Chindits the British and American air force, with a small group of Americans called Merrills Marauders who were no match for the Chindits who the First real Jungle Special forces and Commando's. The Chinese also were involved in the North and East but the Japanese were defeated at Kohima Imphal Mandalay Mogaung Rangoon all taken by British Indian and Gurkha troops. Do not Lie. New Guinea was the US and Australians together so to Borneo.
Twaddle. Papua New Guinea was a series of Australian victories after Britain had turned on it. The Americans arrived for Dutch New Guinea, not the Australian colony of Papua. Borneo was completely an Australian conquest with a very minor naval contribution from America as they were using the Australian navy elsewhere.
There was Major British Australian and US Air Support, yes you are correct about that the Major Battles were done by the Aussies but that is what the point I was trying to make , to the Americans they won the War but of course WE know better in that part of the World as for winning the War in Europe that was the Intense and Brave Russian onslaught that cost so many lives that won that. Thank God for them I say. are you a Aussie or New Zealander, my Uncle was a Chindit in Burma having fought in France in 1940 then in North Africa till 1942, he was then Chosen as a Sergeant for the Special force to go to Burma and one of his Friends was an Australian chosen with him his name was Turnbull and he and my uncle were in the same Column together, but they both had a Torrid time I know that, my Uncle won the MM in Mogaung , but he hated the Japanese more than anyone else, he seen so much of their cruelty. The Americans fought bravely that can be said in the Pacific and in other theatres but Today they tend to think they did it all Wish you a happy new year. Pob Hwyl
From oct 1942 the war in Europe was merely a small side show compared with the eastern front..Hitler lost the war when it’s main fighting force was decimated at Stalingrad..It was all over and even though Hitler didn’t admit it he knew it was all lost..
It was the Australians who stopped the Japanese in New Guinea with a little help from the Americans who were very inexperienced, particularly in jungle warefare.
The frequent references in the text to the war against Iran, and battles in Tehran harbour were very amusing. correct hemisphere, wrong continent. Quite close, though.
Khalkhin Gol and the Finish War caused dominos to fall. The incompetence and the reshaping of competence confused with the imprint of ability beliefs decided future actions of nations.
04:19 what a load of rubbish. Japan had been attacking Malaya hours before the attack at pearl harbour. It’s because of the international dateline that says the attack was on the 8th of December, but in real time the Japanese attacked Malaya first.
Balloon (fire) bombs launched by Japan reached the West Coast of the US, killing people in Oregon. While 10's of 1000's were launched, only these had a deadly effect. Elsewhere Japanese subs, ships and aircraft bombed the Wast Coast.
Thats right...Japan launched some 9,000 balloons during a five-month period, to be carried by high altitude winds more than 6,000 miles eastward across the Pacific to North America. Perhaps a thousand of these reached this continent, but there were only about 285 reported incidents.
I've always been fascinated by the brinksmanship of war, and how necessity will actually force the assumed-to-be virtuous side to commit what are later decided to be war crimes. There are many examples. The bombing of civilian population centers. The use of phosphorus weapons. Flame-throwers. And in the end, the atomic bomb. The way that history reconciles these atrocities is endlessly fascinating.
I don't think it's a crime to fight the enemy with the same barabaric tactics that they used. The nazis pioneered the use of terror bombing (Gurnica, Warsaw, Rotterdam, Coventry, London, Moscow) to they only got what they theselves dished out. The Japanese pioneered the enslavement and murder of civilians in their captured territories. They got what they dished out. Ah, u might say ... but what about innocent civilians. U childish arguement. I'm quite sure that if laser guided smart bombs had been invented in WWII, that could find and kill only soldiers, then they would have been used. The Allies could only use the weapons and methods available - and one of the most powerful weapons they had was bombs.
@gordonbennet1094 And yet you are here to state things, while purely innocent human beings across many decades of war were not alive to give their impressions, were they? No. They were decimated. Destroyed. You have a certain Machiavellian attitude, I'd say. I understand that war will happen in spite of the best efforts, but in war, there are people who have nothing to do with the conflict whatsoever, who have lived innocently and helpfully, and who die all the same-- because in war, the chieftains of war commonly reduce innocent human beings into objects of casual erasure, standing unfortunately in the way of some great cause. It could have been you. It could have been your child, your wife. I urge you to never lose sight of the value of human life, and never let the sophistry of war strategy compromise your own humanity.
@@bretfisher7286 I haven't lost sight of the value of human life. I have a Mother, Father, wife, and son. None of that alters the fact that when one country declares war on another, and uses barabaric methods to wage war, other countries have no choice but to fight like with like. The Nazis, and the German population in general, revelled in their arrogance and power. The German nation cheered and saluted Hitler when he was over-running and destroying other countries with bombs, flame throwers, and terror. Total War was a fine thing for them - so long as it was happening to others. But when Total War came home to the Germans, they immediately - and for ever after - whined and complained about how dreadful and unfair it was.
looking at the Pacific and the flame throwers and knowing the temperatures were in the hi 90s and low 100s..boy bet THAT was fun. On that Eastern Front it's one thing to TAKE land it is another to KEEP it. Just think Germany was (in relationship) about the size of North Carolina and it thought it could take the United States size wise. Not very smart.
Have you ever thought of the hypocrisy of the people who say we should not generalize when talking about the atrocities committed by the Nazis in world War2, that there were some nice and decent people among the Germans, and no doubt there were? And therefor it is wrong to generalise? However amongst those millions of people who went along with Hitler, giving him the Nazi salute, when he was ranting about how evil the Jews were, even gave thought about “generalisation” that there might be nice and decent people amongst the Jewish people of the world? If they did they certainly were not very visible, to offer that little bit of understanding, for even the innocent children? How lucky they were that thinking people did win the war, or generalising would have continued to be a normal way of thinking, for the “MASTER RACE”…… A conclusion, of a conclusion….lest we forget….
Interesting/informative/entertaining. Excellent still -motion photography pictures 📷. Enabling viewers to better understand what/whom the orator was describing. The disillusioned arrogant over confident leadership in Berlin. Jumped too far too fast. 1st didn't finish business with England.destroy the ( RAF ) then invade & conquer that objective. 2nd invading North Africa to support Mussolini's inferior military forces. 3rd invading Russia before securing the North African campaign. Along with the WW-1 dispatch runner 🏃corporal Hitler 😈. Refusing to take advice from his seasoned experienced generals. One " Cluster Bomb " after another!!!😱.
The axis powers controlled Messina and mainland Italy at that time. The allies would have been trying to move into an area where they would have been immediately surrounded.
the decions to delay opening up a 2nd front in Europe from 1942 to 1944 angered the Russians and especially Stalin who saw 15 million Russians die in this time, civilians and military. The west was viewed as making a decision devoid of emotion and sympathy to suffering. Therefore Stalin vowed to repay this type of behavior and you could see it once the Cold War began. No doubt Stalin was inherently aggressive and Russia has some measure of blame for the post war world order but to exonerate America from blame is inaccurate and lacking context
My old dad took part in several raids led by Lord Lovat. I have a letter - or rather the decaying remnants of what was once a letter - from King Haakon of Norway, thanking my dad , who had reached the dizzy heights of Sapper after 6 years of war, for his service in securing the liberation of Norway. I don’t know what dad did to deserve Royal recognition as he rarely mentioned his war service except to mention several trips on “ The Shetland Bus” and his many friends in Norway, a country he had never visited before the war.
I’m getting on for 80 but I travel to London every year a Christmas to watch Norway’s King and Queen light the Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square- the gift of the Norwegian people to the people of Britain in thanks for our help in ridding that fine land of the Nazis. I still shed a tear of pride for dad’s service.
So thankful for men like your Dad and the many men who fought valiantly to rid the world of the evil oppression and tyranny of the Axis Powers that threaten any country that defied them. My Dad also Served in the United States Army during WW2. May they all rest in peace. Truly the Lord God Almighty gave us great Victory!❤🙏
I’m sure that you are very proud of your dad’s accomplishments. There so many stories of this kind of heroism. It’s enlightening to hear your father’s story. Thank you.
I thank your Dad. I live in Telemark, where the Norwegian resistance destroyed the Heavy water ( Heroes of Telemark 1965) and used to live in Drøbak where Colonel Erickson sunk the German heavy cruiser Blucher, on April 9, 1940.
Much REspect for your dad.
These are the most in depth WW2 documentaries I’ve ever seen, thank you
My Father was in the very 1st platoon to walk onto Guadalcanal, on 8/7/1942. he was there x 5 weeks until, felled by Dengue Fever & Combat Fatigue, from lack of sleep, Dad was evac'd to New Zealand, where he spent 19 months , then another 6 more in Oakland CA, at The Naval Hospital. He was awarded The Navy Cross & Purple Heart, & he was given a small, lifetime, pension. My Dad was part of The Greatest Generation, & he was, the best man I have ever known. I miss hoim, every day. ----------MJL, 77 y/o
Great story, one of America's heroes.
We will never see the likes of your Father and his Generation again. That WW2 Generation are all heroes, abroad and at home. 77 was too young.
Your dad (like mine and my wife) was one of the 'Golden generation' who (from all the allied nations) gave us the life we have today. We owe them so much.
The fact that Germany relied heavily on horses was a killer
As well as bolt action battle rifles(K98 Mausers)as opposed to US M1 Garands(semi automatic rifles/.30-06...
Horses are actually very reliable. Engines can freeze in the harsh Russian winter, vehicles can be stuck in the mud during the rainy seasons. Horses also don't rely on oil which was a huge advantage in the vast Eastern front.
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@@theeater8906 lots of fodder needed; medical care and guess what? Russian winter kills animals. And they are slow which was critical; when nearly 80% of your artillery is horse drawn that means in maneuver warfare they can never keep up. The Stuka could make a lot of that up but it was only worthwhile when there was no air opposition. As the Red Air Force made a comeback in late 1942, everything began to fall apart for the wehrmacht,
@@johnhallett5846 I'm not saying the solve every situation. But they are far more reliable. They won't be killed as fast by the winter as an engine, being slow is still faster than being stuck and fodder was definitely more available for the Germans than oil. Strategic resources always were a huge problem in Germany's war efforts due to it's maritime isolation.
Inouï !! Quelle extraordinaire leçon d' Histoire ! Jamais je n'ai vu tant de clarté et décisions à prendre au plus haut niveau , en prenant le risque de milliers de morts.
C'est une autre vision de l'histoire de la 2eme Guerre Mondiale que je découvre, et pourtant Dieu sait si elle m'a toujours passionnée ! Mais maintenant grâce à ce doc extraordinaire elle prend toute sa force et sa vérité !! MERCI mille fois pour la clarté de ce document qui remet chaque morceau du puzzle en place !
Shut up and surrender
Cheers & Respect from North Carolina
Bravo pour votre excellent commentaire relatif à ce documentaire. Ce documentaire explique clairement les décisions que durent prendre les Alliés dans le contexte difficile où l'armée allemande semblait invincible.
Once Germany declared war on America, it was no longer a question of IF the Reich would be defeated but WHEN. It goes down as THE most idiotic decision Hitler ever made, surpassing even his decision to invade to Soviet Union. Roosevelt could never have declared war on Germany without sufficient justification to do so due to the high numbers of Americans in the country that wanted nothing to do with another war in Europe. The war on Japan was justified as Hawaii had been attacked, but Germany had made no such provocation, and was not even obligated to declare war because the Pact stipulated that unless a member nation of that Pact was directly attacked, no such action was required.
wrong it was once they attacked russia that it was over. remember in 1944 when the americans joined the war in Normandie, the soviets had already crushed the germans. the americans attacked by opportunisme in Normandie and to prévent the soviets from taking all of Europe leavin the americans isolated worldwide
They were defeated once they decided to attack the USSR.
a declaration facilitating submarine warfare against American boats which supplied Russia
@annoyingbstard9407 I would disagree. The Soviets didn't turn things around till the U.S. began sending them weapons, ammo and supplies.
@@wcjeffro9849 this is true, and it might have been because of the US Lend Lease that had been being sent to Britain for the last year that influenced Hitler’s willingness to declare war on America. After all, the US had technically been at war with Germany unofficially by doing this very thing, but it was still a mistake, because troops were not involved.
America was so under resourced in The Pacific that it wasn’t until well into 1943 that MacArthur finally had more American troops under his command than Australians.
Excellent documentary. His first mistake was underestimating Winston Churchill, the British, and the RAF. We shall never surrender!
This effort is much overlooked in the US, but was vital in so many ways.
A struggle against enemies so ideologically different to the Allies, so important that we won.
Yes and today we fight an ideaoligy we say is wrong as the US of aggression runs around the world spreading misinformation and supporting terrorism and crying each time they get arse whacked.
Found a good documentary to fall asleep to.
I absolutely luv the music 🎶 in these documentaries!
The "Tide" had already turned on the Japanese in May of 42 when the US took out 4 of their carriers in one fell swoop.
Actually, it was early June of '42 when the Battle of Midway occurred, and the US scored its first major victory. But you are right, from that point forward the focus of the Japanese war effort in the Pacific shifted from offensive to defensive.
As someone from Europe i can say that we think we are sad that we lost the war at this point. Europe is beginning to fall apart and its a failed society.
Very good documentary. Too bad that in many portions closed captions in Portuguese are wrong: they frequently show Patton instead of Petain, and Irã and Teerã instead of Oran, among other important errors.
These are automated subtitles, don't take it too much to heart. They always get names wrong. You can turn them off you know.
By this time Australian troops had already turned the Japanese advance in PNG.
The following facts may be in other comments; I just don't have time to read them all. When America joined the British in North Africa, Rommel stated that Germany had lost the war. He stated that when he destroyed one American tank, 10 more were sent over. There's nothing that can discount the bravery our fighting man, but it was America's ability to produce weapons of war that allowed our brave military to win. It is a testament to the wisdom of the power is at for America to go from the third country, militarily speaking, to the most powerful nation on earth in a matter of five years or so.
The Aleutian Islands are not "near" Alaska, they are Alaska.
I think that a European commentator might not know this!
The mention of the breakout at Stalingrad is incorrect. Paulus was ordered to not breakout until the German forces had gotten to two points. They never got close to them before being driven back. Manstein never told Paulus to breakout. Then, when it was too late to do so, he was told that it would be ok, if he thought it could be done, but by then, there was no possibility.
Hitler was in charge, or did that pass you by? It didn't matter what Manstein wanted; Hitler was the only person who could give the order to abandon Stalingrad, and he had no intention of giving that order.
@@captainhurricane5705 Hitler granted Gen. Von Paulus the title of Marshall on purpose saying that never before a German Marshall had been defeated. Von Paulus didn't have the balls to disobey Hitler: with an early retreat he could have saved a good portion of the men in his VI Army from death. Fat Hermann Goering was a SOB: he promised Hitler the Luftwaffe could provide air support and supply by failed miserably.
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Paulus only had at least some chance of escaping right after his encircling. But for Hitler it was unthinkable - otherwise, why such long, costly and bloody battle? And Göring specifically promised him the Luftwaffe could supply Paulus like it did in the Demyansk pocket. When these hopes turned out to be unrealistic it was too late. The minimum distance between Paulus's and Manstein's troops were 30 km. And these were 30 km in open winter steppe with harsh temperatures and deep snow. You want to try to go through it on foot under heavy Soviet artillery fire and air bombardment? Be my guest. By the way the most crucial and immediate consequence of 6th Army's encirclement was it made German heavy artillery silent. While Paulus had his logistics for his heavy artillery, the Germans successfully fought off all Soviet attempts of helping their troops fighting in Stalingrad. As one of Red Army generals was remembering "we saw the outskirts of Stalingrad, there were only few kilometers left, but we couldn't go them". Once German heavy artillery lost the steady flow of shells, the situation changed radically.
@@colder5465 I’ve read a number of histories and watched a number of them on RUclips, including all of TIK. It really seems as though he could have gone only before they were encircled. Once Uranus occurred, the opportunity dissolved. It was not longer possible. His army was seriously depleted. The Soviets had a far greater number of most everything. They also knew the only ways he could go. Manstein knew it was hopeless. Remember that Paulus was constantly told to wait, and to wait, and to wait. Every opportunity was less possible than the last one.
“That Germany had made no such provocation…” No, not anything like the treacherous act of Japan, but Germany had sought to provoke the USA not to war, but to make the USA cease to supply even trade with Britain by attacks on American naval vessels, but which provocations Roosevelt chose to ignore.
The British, the Chinese, Indians, Burmese, Thais and the Australians might be offended by such an ignorant comment as 'the Americans pushed the Japanese out of Burma and New Guinea'.
The americans did, by far, most of the heavy lifting in defeating Japan. You just don't like them, so you want to falsely minimize their contribution. Were it not for the americans (or the russians, or the british) the axis would have won. You probably owe your life to those whose contribution you seek to minimize. The ignorance is yours. Try a little gratitude for what has been done for you, with american blood.
@@dougrobbins5367 It was a joint effort goose. I suppose you think the US won the First World too.
Of course it was a "joint effort" You state the obvious, and ignore what I told you. Grow up.
You also make no rebuttal to what I said. None.
I don't know how anyone wins "the first world too".
Goose? What does that mean?
Yes, the USA was a primary contributor to victory in the first world war.
Maybe learn a little history, before you go around calling others "ignorant".
That's called "hypocrisy".
Your comments are foolish, childlike, and you refuse to address the points I made.
Were it not for the US, Japan would have destroyed China. You need look no further than the massacre at Nanking to understand that. The Americans saved chinese lives by the millions, rescued it's culture from certain destruction. Is that fact taught in chinese schools? Why not? Does china lie to it's young people?
Where is the gratitude? What kind of people express little other than contempt for those who saved their lives, their country, their people? If gratitude is entirely missing, what does that say about those people?
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I suppose that you think NATO is a "joint" effort.
@@handsomeman-pm9vyNope. Next inane question?
My Dad was in charge of servicing PBY-5A Catalinas out of Dutch Harbor.
That would have been an interesting job. I lived there for three years and the weather is difficult for aviation. when the Japanese attacked Dutch a Catalina was in the water just off the ramp, getting ready to take off. A fighter attacked as they attempted to take off, disabling the plane and killing several members of the crew.
The icy mountains of The Caucases! It looks like a skiing holiday.
It looks like a propaganda film.
Good video
"We fought the wrong enemy" -Gen. George S. Patton.
I wonder when Hitler and Japan would have attacked each other had they conquered the world.
Eventually....
Those months were the tipping point of the war
A Very Good Video 👍🏻
👏👏👏ótimo documentario
É. Foi muito otimo.
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Achei esse vídeo excelente é um tema q eu gosto muito. 👏👏👍
Sir please show us napoleon Bonapartes waterlu battles
Stop the music I’m nuts already
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FDR had the idea to invade North Africa before Pearl Harbor, and he was right. We were not ready to fight the Germans in France before our troops had gained combat experience and It made an attack on Italy easier thus bringing down Mussolini.
before pearl harbour that was dec 7 1941 the north african campaign called operation TORCH was oct 1942 and it was churchills battle plan not roosevelts he wanted to attack france and churchill said it was not possible after the canadians and british tried it at Dieppe in august 1942 and got slaughtered on the beaches
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Churchill had to do it, it showed that Britain would not surrender to the Nazis.
There is no “hatch“ In the pronunciation of Stalingrad.
I totally forgot how much the dumb Vichy French fought back, especially from the navy, but the French resistance fighters' efforts and de gaul's healthy stubbornness make up for their fellow countrymen's obstinate lunacy.
It was NOT the Americans who forced the Japanese out of Burma it was the British 14th Army with the help of the Chindits the British and American air force, with a small group of Americans called Merrills Marauders who were no match for the Chindits who the First real Jungle Special forces and Commando's. The Chinese also were involved in the North and East but the Japanese were defeated at Kohima Imphal Mandalay Mogaung Rangoon all taken by British Indian and Gurkha troops. Do not Lie. New Guinea was the US and Australians together so to Borneo.
Twaddle. Papua New Guinea was a series of Australian victories after Britain had turned on it. The Americans arrived for Dutch New Guinea, not the Australian colony of Papua. Borneo was completely an Australian conquest with a very minor naval contribution from America as they were using the Australian navy elsewhere.
There was Major British Australian and US Air Support, yes you are correct about that the Major Battles were done by the Aussies but that is what the point I was trying to make , to the Americans they won the War but of course WE know better in that part of the World as for winning the War in Europe that was the Intense and Brave Russian onslaught that cost so many lives that won that. Thank God for them I say.
are you a Aussie or New Zealander, my Uncle was a Chindit in Burma having fought in France in 1940 then in North Africa till 1942, he was then Chosen as a Sergeant for the Special force to go to Burma and one of his Friends was an Australian chosen with him his name was Turnbull and he and my uncle were in the same Column together, but they both had a Torrid time I know that, my Uncle won the MM in Mogaung , but he hated the Japanese more than anyone else, he seen so much of their cruelty.
The Americans fought bravely that can be said in the Pacific and in other theatres but Today they tend to think they did it all
Wish you a happy new year. Pob Hwyl
200,000 troops at his disposal?
Hitler didn’t care for his people he’d make him stay and fight to the death. He didn’t care a bit.
General Methamphetamine never gets his due as a defeater of Hitler.
From oct 1942 the war in Europe was merely a small side show compared with the eastern front..Hitler lost the war when it’s main fighting force was decimated at Stalingrad..It was all over and even though Hitler didn’t admit it he knew it was all lost..
there was no war in western europe in 1942 apart from the RAF and then the USAAF in 1943
October - December 1942? Wouldn't that be at Midway and when STAVKA started to coordinate with the partisans in May 1942?
that battle was june 1942 MIDWAY and it was in the middle of the Pacific thats why the island was called MIDWAY
Excellent
I am soo sorry to this day about those solders who were just protecting ther family😢
It was the Australians who stopped the Japanese in New Guinea with a little help from the Americans who were very inexperienced, particularly in jungle warefare.
VERY little help.
The frequent references in the text to the war against Iran, and battles in Tehran harbour were very amusing. correct hemisphere, wrong continent. Quite close, though.
PT Br - Muito obrigado !
Sure is funny that anything about the North African campaign from the British perspective seems to leave out George S Patton.
he was in the TORCH campaign not the egypt and libya war in the western desert there were no american troops in that conflict
Khalkhin Gol and the Finish War caused dominos to fall. The incompetence and the reshaping of competence confused with the imprint of ability beliefs decided future actions of nations.
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Peace In World!!
Not in you life time. That is not the Human way!
@@handsomeman-pm9vyQuite unfortunately .
The german military did not learnt trom Napoleon noting,about "general Winter"😮😮😮😮
04:19 what a load of rubbish. Japan had been attacking Malaya hours before the attack at pearl harbour. It’s because of the international dateline that says the attack was on the 8th of December, but in real time the Japanese attacked Malaya first.
Balloon (fire) bombs launched by Japan reached the West Coast of the US, killing people in Oregon. While 10's of 1000's were launched, only these had a deadly effect. Elsewhere Japanese subs, ships and aircraft bombed the Wast Coast.
Thats right...Japan launched some 9,000 balloons during a five-month period, to be carried by high altitude winds more than 6,000 miles eastward across the Pacific to North America. Perhaps a thousand of these reached this continent, but there were only about 285 reported incidents.
wrong
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I've always been fascinated by the brinksmanship of war, and how necessity will actually force the assumed-to-be virtuous side to commit what are later decided to be war crimes.
There are many examples.
The bombing of civilian population centers. The use of phosphorus weapons. Flame-throwers. And in the end, the atomic bomb.
The way that history reconciles these atrocities is endlessly fascinating.
I don't think it's a crime to fight the enemy with the same barabaric tactics that they used. The nazis pioneered the use of terror bombing (Gurnica, Warsaw, Rotterdam, Coventry, London, Moscow) to they only got what they theselves dished out. The Japanese pioneered the enslavement and murder of civilians in their captured territories. They got what they dished out.
Ah, u might say ... but what about innocent civilians. U childish arguement. I'm quite sure that if laser guided smart bombs had been invented in WWII, that could find and kill only soldiers, then they would have been used. The Allies could only use the weapons and methods available - and one of the most powerful weapons they had was bombs.
@gordonbennet1094 And yet you are here to state things, while purely innocent human beings across many decades of war were not alive to give their impressions, were they?
No. They were decimated. Destroyed.
You have a certain Machiavellian attitude, I'd say. I understand that war will happen in spite of the best efforts, but in war, there are people who have nothing to do with the conflict whatsoever, who have lived innocently and helpfully, and who die all the same-- because in war, the chieftains of war commonly reduce innocent human beings into objects of casual erasure, standing unfortunately in the way of some great cause.
It could have been you. It could have been your child, your wife.
I urge you to never lose sight of the value of human life, and never let the sophistry of war strategy compromise your own humanity.
@@bretfisher7286 I haven't lost sight of the value of human life. I have a Mother, Father, wife, and son.
None of that alters the fact that when one country declares war on another, and uses barabaric methods to wage war, other countries have no choice but to fight like with like.
The Nazis, and the German population in general, revelled in their arrogance and power. The German nation cheered and saluted Hitler when he was over-running and destroying other countries with bombs, flame throwers, and terror. Total War was a fine thing for them - so long as it was happening to others. But when Total War came home to the Germans, they immediately - and for ever after - whined and complained about how dreadful and unfair it was.
@@gordonbennet1094 Be well.
@@gordonbennet1094Sehr gut ! Sie ersparen mir einen Kommentar . Danke !
Lot's of pictures and very little substance.
51:38, Stalingrad was a collosial disaster for Germany!
I can’t believe how Anglo-centric this video is. It is well documented that 85% of German armed forces casualties were caused by the Red Army.
Agreed! If not for D-Day the Russians would have rolled all the way to the channel. ALONE, and unaided.
44:22, Churchill encouraging the English people.
not the English people, the British people
BRITISH not ENGLISH
The tide turned at hill 123
Lord Lovat was at dieppe
However not where the canadians copped it!
looking at the Pacific and the flame throwers and knowing the temperatures were in the hi 90s and low 100s..boy bet THAT was fun. On that Eastern Front it's one thing to TAKE land it is another to KEEP it. Just think Germany was (in relationship) about the size of North Carolina and it thought it could take the United States size wise. Not very smart.
My family is from the old Posen erea, I say, all EU States must have enternationally enforced guidelines for genocide like tendencies today.
Sir please show us mysour emperor Tippu sultans rocket technology
good vi
They did not use historical maps for this documentary. @ 16:49 the map has Israel, and it should say Palestine. There was no Israel during WW2.
El título en español y la historia es contada en inglés ya ya 📻🔆🔆😗
10:44 wow extraordinary lip smack. Love the narrator
Heh.. I think def a dry lip moment or a slight nose snort! All the best.. Liam Dale (Narrator)
Have you ever thought of the hypocrisy of the people who say we should not generalize when talking about the atrocities committed by the Nazis in world War2, that there were some nice and decent people among the Germans, and no doubt there were? And therefor it is wrong to generalise?
However amongst those millions of people who went along with Hitler, giving him the Nazi salute, when he was ranting about how evil the Jews were, even gave thought about “generalisation” that there might be nice and decent people amongst the Jewish people of the world?
If they did they certainly were not very visible, to offer that little bit of understanding, for even the innocent children?
How lucky they were that thinking people did win the war, or generalising would have continued to be a normal way of thinking, for the “MASTER RACE”……
A conclusion, of a conclusion….lest we forget….
Interesting/informative/entertaining. Excellent still -motion photography pictures 📷. Enabling viewers to better understand what/whom the orator was describing. The disillusioned arrogant over confident leadership in Berlin. Jumped too far too fast. 1st didn't finish business with England.destroy the ( RAF ) then invade & conquer that objective. 2nd invading North Africa to support Mussolini's inferior military forces. 3rd invading Russia before securing the North African campaign. Along with the WW-1 dispatch runner 🏃corporal Hitler 😈. Refusing to take advice from his seasoned experienced generals. One " Cluster Bomb " after another!!!😱.
Good narration HOWEVER why is STALINGRAD pronounced as, "SCHTALINGRAD"?
Is that actually how Russians pronounce it?
Why didn’t the Allies land their troops on Massina and trap the Germans on the Siccili island and keep them from being able to escape into Italy.?
The axis powers controlled Messina and mainland Italy at that time. The allies would have been trying to move into an area where they would have been immediately surrounded.
There were many errors made in the Italian campaign that delayed victory and cost a lot of lives. Sicily, Anzio, Rome, Monte Cassino, Po River.
Atrocious narration Iran not Oran and Tehran not Oran get it right for goodness sake
the decions to delay opening up a 2nd front in Europe from 1942 to 1944 angered the Russians and especially Stalin who saw 15 million Russians die in this time, civilians and military. The west was viewed as making a decision devoid of emotion and sympathy to suffering. Therefore Stalin vowed to repay this type of behavior and you could see it once the Cold War began. No doubt Stalin was inherently aggressive and Russia has some measure of blame for the post war world order but to exonerate America from blame is inaccurate and lacking context
Stalin was a dictator and he didn’t care for his for us at all so don’t blame us for the cold war. It was Stalin.
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Germany lost on 12/11/1941.
warum wird es auf deutsch beschrieben und englisch wird gelabert no go
le sorte de la seconde guerre mondiale a étè decider dans les plaine de Russie ou ce battai 85 pour cent des force de l'axe !
His political wisdom better than military.
Actually is a dumb
Engraçado nesse tempo todos prescisavam dos estados unidos ja hoje niguem se lembra mais o que os eua fizeram pelos aliados
Me da risa el título en español y se habla en la Historia 🎉😂😂😂😂😂
Ós ingleses só venceram graças aos tanques , caminhões e suprimentos dos EUA
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CHURCHMOUSE never did annnything just got faater n faater..
Hitler fumier
Nein
Semoga perang dunia 3 segera di mulai di 2024 ❤
declared war against the US should be the most stupid thing Hitler had done, although he already had done many before that.
narrator's voice gives me a terriby irritating headache