World War I - 1918 - Let's Talk History
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The story of the Czechoslovak Legion is also quite interesting. They fought on the russians side during the war, hoping to achieve independence for their region from Austria-Hungary, but when the Russian Civil War broke out, about 60,000 of them were trapped between the fronts. They couldn't travel through to the territory of the Central Powers and they came into the crossfire between the Reds and the Whites, so they stayed together, captured a large portion of the Transsiberian railway as well as the imperial russian gold reserves and made their way thousands of kilometers across Siberia until finally reaching Vladivostok. They then got evacuated by allied ships (to the US) and finally returned to their newly formed country after circleing the entire globe - a three year long journey. Truly incredible.
A modern day March of the Ten Thousand, to be sure.
Chris should definitely look at it too ;) I know that his main interestis on the western front even because of American presence but there were a huge stories in the east too. This is one of them.
The Allies respecting the Red Baron and giving him a proper funeral in honor of him is an honorable decision that they did not have to do but did anyway to show respect.
If you look up how the local French reacted it is even more astonishing. After his grave was vandalized, the local commander even threated the mayor that his command would move to a different town if it happened again
It was actually very common between the Airman to show a lot of respect towards eachother, most came from minor nobility or upperclass families so for most it was a bit of a posh gentleman's club and most pilots saw themselves as closer to enemy Airman then with the army grunts of their own side, they respected each others skill and would regularly bury eachother with full military honours and in some circumstance funerals, it was a mutual unspoken agreement.
@@leodesalis5915 Ah, interesting. Thanks for saying it!
If u read into it it was quite common with all sides when it came to ariel warfare. It was viewed as a noble thing, thinking themselves as the knights of the sky. Truly strange but incredible
@@mosser-wm3dx yeah that's a perfect way to describe it knight of the sky you could say they had their own chivalrous code.
Something I only came to appreciate recently: the chaos that is still going on in 1919, 1920, and so on as part of the fallout of WW1 - especially in Eastern Europe. The end of WW1 usually gets presented like "Treaty of Versailles, boom, the continent [minus Germany] gets to sit peacefully for the next couple of decades" - but the devastation, the refugees, the overspill of the Russian Civil War, the new countries' political 'birthing pains', border clashes, etc. etc. are MASSIVE. I really need to read up on it all.
There were also smaller wars between those new countries like Soviet - Polish war, Czechoslovak-Polish war over Zaolzie region, Czechoslovak-Hungarian war over Slovakia, Romania-Hungarian war against Hungarian communists which took power there etc. There was no peace at all after WW1.
i noticed people use the term "2nd 30 years war" which i think fits well
An interesting thing about the Red Baron's funeral was that it wasn't a universally popular decision. One notable British ace, whose name sadly escapes me right now, criticised the decision to give him such a high profile ceremony stating that it was something of an insult that high command would do it for Richtofen but not for a British ace whom had died around the same time.
Sidenote there are some fab documentaries on the Royal Flying Corps that are definitely worth a watch!
You and Mr.Terry are easily my favorite history teachers on RUclips and I love both of your guys’ reactions to other great history channels.
He’s a good guy. Glad to be mentioned in the same company with him.
Today I learned the Red Baron was shot down from a gunner on the ground. Looking forward to more Red Baron stories from your trip! As always, thank you for your great content and dedication to history education!
One of the best history reaction channels. Love your video's keep up the good work was waiting for this video.
Extra history has a video on the Harlem hell fighters if you want to see how they portray it
Interesting fact: not all Americans who fought in World War I served on the Western Front. A young Ernest Hemingway served as an ambulance driver on the Italian Front as a volunteer ever since December 1917, after being rejected from U.S. service for poor eyesight.
He should have lied on his eye test
@@ImperatortotiusHispaniae Um, I don't think it works like that.
@@la_old_salt2241 Watch the fat electrician, it's what Americans Heros do
Great series, enjoyed rewatching EHTV as always. Looking forward to your trip!
While we are on the topic of EHTV, are you going to react to parts 7-15 of their Napoleonic Wars series? Would love to see that eventually.
Fantastic series by Epic History Tv and great extra insight VTH!
Would you be open to looking into the Balkan front and doing a video on it . Or maybe in the future doing a video on the Yugoslavian break up or even the Balkan wars? Love your videos!!!🥰🥰
Wow. Just wow. As an American and a student of history, I feel that we don't discuss World War I enough. Naturally, we focus heavily on World War II because we were involved for longer and committed more men and materials. But having been a student of World War II for the last two decades, I feel we cannot fully understand World War II without having an understanding and appreciation of World War I. Thank you for showing us this series and enlightening all of us. Great job!
Another interesting story from 1918 was the the story of the Portuguese war hero Anibal Milhais. He received the highest Portuguese military honors during April, 1918 for holding down 2 German assaults on his division all by himself and was eventually surrounded to the rear German lines and went 3 days without food or water. On top of that he proceeded to rescue a Scottish major from drowning in a swamp and made it safely back to allied lines. His story is definitely worth checking out!
wow
I have was kinda hesitant to become Patreon for quite some time (studdent with not so much money), but your last videos and upcoming vlog from western front convinced me to donate what little I can spare, so this channel can grow, because I absolutely adore it and your passion for history is great. Keep up your good work, and I hope this channel will grow even more, because thanks to this I already know such things, that I would never knew and for that I am forever thankful.
Also I would like to apologise for my english, it's my 2nd language.
Your English is very good. Thank you so much for the kind words and your support!
I watched the Epic History TV series on World War I a few years back, and it might be one of my favorite mini doc series on the subject. It was engaging "watching along" with you on this reaction coverage.
I enjoyed your additional commentary as the episodes go on, I cannot stress enough how much more engaging it was.
Great series sir.
As French. When I was in high school. We learned a lot about WW1 and WW2. And it was pretty cool for boys.
Alsace and la Lorraine was taken by the Germans in 1870 Franco-Prussian War. Such an humilliation for the French Army
But between 1914-1918, "Les Poilus" (it means they don't have time to take a bath) fought bravely and managed to retake Alsace and la Lorraine despite the casualties.
11 November is a our Public Holiday which represents the Armistice from 1918.
(Treaty of Versailles)
Et Verdun la Victorieuse ! 🟦⬜🟥🇫🇷
Halte là one passe pas !
They shall not pass !
@Keeps Technically since Germany didn't exist during the Franco-Prussian war, Prussia wasn't alone but all the German states were with her. In practice, it didn't change the war a lot but well, worth mentioning.
For WW1, it's true but no single army (land army) could face the Germans 1vs1. France never planned to do that, they just declared war because Russia had to face Germany. Germany had 68 million people and France 39 million, resulting in a better economy, more manpower and bigger industries for Germany. It wasn't never expected that France or Russia (which had bigger manpower but remained relatively undeveloped) could face Germany alone. And not Britain too obviously, except on the seas.
Germany lost because of how they sucked at maintaining good political relations. They could only convince second rate powers because Germany's aggressive foreign politics and their visible arrogance alienated most of the major powers. Bismarck might have been able to prevent that if he had been there. But really, this situation was still largely Germany's own fault. Good army, bad politics.
@@xenotypos That's true. But People forget that the french and british did not want peace with Germany. They wanted destroy her because Germany could overtake everyone as a superpower. Good politics or bad one didn't matter for the british and french. They did not want a strong Germany and achieved it by going to war.
And as a german i learned that France is the thief that stole Alsace in the 1700s when we were busy in the Great Turkish War. Today we are friends but regarding Alsace France is the thief.
@@yolomanolo2601 Really ? That's all the past. Alsace/Aachen belongs to us 🇫🇷🇩🇪
@@christophermichaelclarence6003 If the french state would not supress minority languages so much it would be more acceptable.
This was the first series of yours that I watched. Really enjoyed it. Looking forward to going back in your catalog and watching more. And I'm excited for the on-the-ground videos.
Could we get an series for WW2 like this ? Love this series and can’t wait to see this last ones
This has been an excellent series, thank you for all your input on this!
Something The Great War channel expands on that EpicHistoryTV does not, is the Polish Legions, which have a lot to do with the formation of interwar Poland. Józef Piłsudski, who was the Marshal of Poland later, tried to get a recognition of Polish independence by the Central Powers after he fought delaying actions with his poles against the Russian army.
This is reason 15:15 16:55 why I cannot get enough of your channel really looking forward to your trip ww1 needs more attention.
This was a great journey through the great war! I cannot wait for your original content from the battlefields of France! Have a safe trip!
I am so happy I found your channel sir. I am obsessed with history and you just do history and that's all, no bull.
I wish you could do a reaction video to Blackadder Goes Forth, the 1990 uk comedy set in WW1. Copyright probably prevents it, but I can’t think about WW1 without thinking of some of the classic lines from that show. It’s hilarious, sad, and not exactly historically accurate but it captures the popular perception of WW1. Mostly, it’s just funny.
One of my favourite things that I learned from these videos was learning about the African theater of the war. Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck is an amazing historical figure and I wish more people would talk about his guerilla warfare against the British.
I'm a month late to reading your comment, but he actually wrote a memoir of his time in East Africa! Published in 1920 I think.
Really interesting insight on the Harlem Hellfighters. I feel like they are not talked about enough. Excellent video as always
Love these vids keep up the great work.
Reminds me of one of the most famous quotes about the Great War.......Shackleton and his crew set off from Plymouth in August 1914 at the outbreak of the Great War. His ship sunk and they had to make a 1,300Km trip home in a small boat and walking finally in May 1916, the exhausted and relieved party begged for news of the outside world. "Tell me, when was the war over?" I asked.
"The war is not over," he answered. "Millions are being killed.
Europe is mad. The world is mad."
This series has added so much more to my understanding of the Great War
Ur definitely one of the best history teachers I know
I think your Epic History reactions are probably some of your best work. Until I came across your page/oversimplified I had really no idea about WW1 but now I’m fascinated so thankyou
Fantastic series again chap! Plenty of VTHisms too
Thanks for doing these series of reactions. I've always been super interested in WWII, but never paid much attention outside of the general knowledge of WWI. But the past few months I've been super interested in learning about WWI and have been absorbing as much as I can, so all your recent content about it definitely scratches that itch and I'm looking forward to see your trip to the battlefields. Also, thanks for introducing me to The Great War channel.
Thoroughly enjoyed watching your reaction to this series, love hearing the additions you make. Glad to hear the Harlem Hellfighters brought up, and super stoked to see the places you visit over in France!
Thanks for doing this series commentary, enjoyed it from first to last. Looking forward to your vlogs from France!
All your series are great. This has to be one of the best. I'm looking forward to your vlogs in France
I love your videos and especially your comments
Great series, this channel has really reignited my love for history
This has been my favourite series so far. keep up the great work VTH.
By far my favorite channel and love how frequently you post!
love your videos, man
Another great vid, and a great series VTH! Very much looking forward to your trip to France and the content you'll be making. You mentioning it a lot in this vid makes me want to learn more about French involvement in WW1.
This was a great series 👍💪
“Retreat, hell! We just got here!” Proud U.S Marine here who loves his Corps’s history. Semper Fi.
Watching these with you has been great. I am so excited for your upcoming Europe trip videos!
I learned so much more thanks to your input.
Awesome series I enjoyed every single minute. Was great to learn so much new information about this war. I appreciate the content you create, thank you for what you do!
Love your commentary, it’s really helpful. Great series have saved to my library, thank you.
This was a fun series, I've been obsessed with WW1 since my sophomore year. Can't wait to see your trip videos !
Thanks for this series. Looking forward to your videos "from the front".
Yeah I really liked this series a lot. I know a good bit about WWI but learned something new in every one of these videos.
Awesome series, always great to hear your take on what the presenters show, and the tangents you share.
Something interesting that the documentary kind of glossed over for the Kaiserschlacht and Operation Michael was how it's failure of not achieving any strategic objective also ironically was derived from the strength of the the Kaiserschalacht.
Since originally the plan was to split the Allies by driving towards the channel ports, but the plan swapped midway because they were seeing more success in the southern drive towards Amiens. But the style of veteran Stormtrooper led offensive, prioritized local officers feeling out and probing the weakest line of defensive via infiltration tactics.
But when it was too successful they outran their out supply lines and couldn't capitalize on their gains.
So it's the odd paradox of the success and failure of the Kaiserschalacht was due to the decentralized approach of Stormtrooper infiltration tactics and how they got used up break through those lines of weakest resistance, outrunning their supplies, and just getting attrition'd away leaving only the rear defensive troops. So that the 1919 Allied Offensive plans weren't even needed and the time schedule moved up for the 100 days offensive.
So there might be an argument that a lack of a solid plan and too much reliance of improvised success (which worked for say Caporetto), doomed it from the start. Ironic considering the flaw of their 1914 plan was too much reliance on an unflexible plan.
Was waiting for it! Great video!
I am French and I must admit that in our History courses WWI is very often overshadowed (pretty much 5 to 1 ratio) by WWII as they often teach them in the same grade.
And I have to say that I feel like I've got a much better insight through these videos than I had in school...
For example, I live in "Rue de la Marne" but I am a bit ashamed to say that I didn't even realize the legacy behind that name.
I hope you will like your journey in France, hopefully with a nice weather :)
No one care about the fact that you are french ..
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That's mean ...
It's due to the French loses of ww1 that France collapsed so quickly in ww2, after the war communist agitators and contentious objectors spread the narrative of a broken generation (which granted was true) and made sure that the immense French determination and will to fight that led them to be the ww1 powerhouse and unfortunately suffer the worst casualties on the western front, was replaced by a weak and cowardly government that immediately abandoned their troops still willing to fight and instead capitulate so easily, it's understandable really though many of the men saw what ww1 had done to their father's and his generation and were terrified of that happening again, and as such allowed it to happen again on a far larger and more horrific scale.
I subscribed to your channel around a year ago, it's crazy how much it has grown over just one year :)
To add to the ending recap, everybody knows about "The Greatest Generation", but the generation before is known as "The Lost Generation" on account of the lose of life on all sides. I also agree with you on the fact that, especially in the U.S. WW1 is not remembered/taught as well compared to say WW2, but I find it fascinating not only in the scale and pointlessness of it but my great grand father fought and was gassed in France and I love to learn new and interesting facts not talked about as much to begin to understand what he must have witnessed and experienced. Keep up the great videos I love watching your reactions and added commentary!!
Great series!
"We will be bringing you some more "great" war content. Pronounciation is key :)
Thank you for the series. As a German living in France it was very interesting to see all the different point of views.
Thoroughly enjoyed all parts. Can’t wait to see all your on the ground content 👏
The 🐐 of RUclips
I have just finished watching your series on "Epic History's" WW1. I have learned so much about that time period.
I am wondering if there are any books or videos on what Africans did or felt about these soldiers from foreign lands coming to fight on theirs???
Don't forget that on top of WWI casualties, you have to add 20 to 100 million of people who died from the "Spanish flu".
And a lot of fighting went on in Europe for years *after* 1918. Even involving germans, such as in the baltic countries civil/independance wars vs Russia.
Chris, I'm glad that you explained the two different Housatonic's. I knew that name from somewhere other than in conjunction with world war one, but couldn't remember where. Thanks for solving the mystery for me.
The Great War is the biggest example of cause and effect in modern history. You can draw a straight line from the Treaty of Versailles to every major world event that has happened since. It just goes to show how important this war was to our history, and the fact that it gets overshadowed by so many other events is a travesty.
As always, thanks for the content. Can’t wait to see what’s next.
The naz1 party had less than 5% of the vote before the Great Depression, so I’d say that’s more important than the treaty
If you haven't already, could you do a series like this on WW2 as well? This has been very informative and interesting to watch.
Yet another amazing video!
Love your explenations, keep it up!!
I loved this series. I learned so much more about WW1.
Well, that was quite the journey. Good stuff, as always, can't wait to see the content from France!
I just wanted to mention, that the Bolsheviks didn't actually sign the Brest-Litovsk treaty straight away. The peace talks went on for a couple of months, and they actually broke down in February 1918. The Germans went back on the offensive, and took over the eastern part of Latvia, along with Estonia, also took over vast territories in the south. Only these catastrophic losses of territory caused the Bolsheviks to accept German terms, and sign the peace treaty.
I'm curious, did the British blockade actually sink ships, or was the threat of the blockade enough to deter shipping?
I'm not sure but I would presume they actually capture the cargo ships as they blockaded with faster war ships and not slow U-boats.
@@bremc666 a blockade is basically stoping any shipping going for a certain country so any ship or any suspected to have German cargo was likely captured and the cargo was probably used by Britain
Can’t wait too see your videos from France, excellent content as always, keep it up.
Absolutely loved this series
So cool! I hope they continue this series into the 1930’s-40’s, and we get your wisdom to complement it 👍🏼
I loved this series. It gave me a much greater appreciation for World War I
Will you also mention Cher Ami? Would also very much look forward to a reaction to shell shock videos (there are a few well made ones on yt) - if there's a plan to do it. Either way, great commentary across these 4 videos and I myself learned a bit. Thank you. After your trip and the posting of the videos, it might be interesting to hear your commentary on each European nation's history and formation, maybe extending it to Asia afterwards so we can all learn a bit together. Thanks again and have a safe trip in Europe.
Yes I will be talking about Cher Ami when I’m at the Lost Battalion location.
@@VloggingThroughHistory Forgot to mention for you to try and visit Fort Vaux when you're at Fort Douamont. There are quite a lot of Battlefield 1 players who'd be happy to see a video of that
@@Andrei2patrU i'm planning to! Bringing my drone to those sites as well. Hoping to get some amazing shots
What a nice place to lay back, and learn some history!
Two of my great-great-grandfathers died during WW1 (serving in the Imperial German Army). One was killed early in 1914, the other shortly before the end of the war. Because of this, my grandmother never met her grandfathers.
I have learned a ton since I started watching you
Awesome series. Really great videos, and some really good additional discussion and input from yourself as per.
I have to admit that my knowledge of WW1 was shameful going into this. Obviously, as a kid growing up in Britain you're rightfully reminded of the huge sacrifice made by all factions, but I actually wasn't aware of how all the events unfolded and in what order.
This series has been brilliant at giving you a clear perspective of every front. The sheer loss of life was tragic, especially considering this war really didn't need to happen
Would the Harlem hell fighters be a video of its own?? Sounds super interesting and sad I’ve never heard of them before you. Going to do a good wiki dive now 😎
Yes I’ll be doing at least one video on them from France.
@@VloggingThroughHistory Thank you. Have a safe flight!
Very good series. Thank you for doing this.
If you want more details about what happened between the signing of the armistice and 11:00AM, there’s a book called “Eleventh Month, Eleventh Day, Eleventh Hour: Armistice Day, 1918 World War I and Its Violent Climax” by Joseph E. Persico. There’s also a good BBC episode of Timewatch hosted by Michael Palin about the same topic called “The Last Day of World War One.”
Like you I’m very passionate about my heritage and my ancestry and my mom’s parents were both born in Hungary and left during the 1956 revolution. When I was studying abroad in Hungary, I took a class on 20th century European history and it was really fascinating to learn about these events from their perspective. In Hungary today, many people still see the treaty of Trianon as a massive tragedy because so much of what was always considered Hungary was broken off to form or enlarge surrounding countries and so many ethnic Hungarian were cut off from Hungary. I find it so deeply tragic that the harsh penalties of the WWI treaties directly lead to the anger and resentment of the central powers to lead to WWII. Obviously hindsight is 20/20 but it blows my mind to think that the allies essentially had Germany giving away all their money in reparations and took away all opportunities for them to spur their economy enough to generate the money needed to pay them back. For me it just seems crazy that they would think that wouldn’t lead to some sort of uprising in the future. The things the nazis did were obviously beyond horrific but it’s also tragic to think of the people in countries such as Germany and Hungary that were so deeply impacted by these events that they get desperate enough to turn to people that did not have anyone’s best interest in mind but their own. I’m not sure WWII could’ve been entirely prevented, but the treaty of Versailles in my opinion was such an awful treaty that I don’t know how they couldn’t have seen that it would lead to major problems down the line. It just feels like yet another time in history where humanity didn’t really learn its lesson, or at least those in charge.
I cried to this last part so sad it lasted only 4 episodes
Fun Fact:
Among the dead in the Battle of Chateau-Thierry was my fellow countryman Pvt. Tomas Claudio, who was serving under US Army. He died on June 29, 1918. He was the only Filipino who died in the Great War.
Greetings from Philippines 🇵🇭
thanks for another great video! i appreciate you!
Fantastic series! Thank you!!
As always a great Job , Have you ever thought about reacting to WW1 movies such as "Paths of Glory", ' The Blue Max" , "War Horse' and "1917" to review their Historical accuracy ?
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Check out Battlefield 1 trailer "they shall not pass"
1917 👍🔥
This is going to sound ridiculous but the new kinsman movie is surprisingly historically accurate (with their own characters and reasons thrown in) with events like the assassination of Franz Ferdinand and murder of rasputin being pretty faithfully recreated I would certainly recommend it, it did the first one proud.
But what about the copyright? Those movie companies are always aggressive with those.
excellent video as always and as always educational!!
Also there's a video on kings and Generals video which talks about the causes that started the American civil war, could you have a look at that sometime?
The original owner of the Chicago tribune, Robert mccormick, fought at Cantigny in the Big Red 1. He owned an estate in Wheaton, Illinois, which is now a WW1, WW2, and big red 1 museum. Abraham Lincoln visited Robert’s grandfather a few times at the estate. The tribune had a big part in getting Lincoln elected.
Highly recommend you visiting there when you ever come to Chicago.
Another great video, I love your channel!
The Red Baron received a full military funeral complete with Honours and attended by the Allies? Amazing, cannot wait for you to visit the site. I knew little about WWi other than I had foamily who fought in the Trenches and at Vimy and somehow came back unscathed.
Former Devil Doge here, love the content!
This has been an amazing series
Kaiser Wilhelm not having use of his left hand reminded me of Radar from the TV show MASH having a similar issue, he was born with a condition that caused some of his fingers to be very short. But you don’t really notice it in the show because they did an excellent job of covering it up, he would usually have his arms folded, hands in pocket, or he’d be carrying something with his left hand.
For anyone curiuous you can actually still see the HL Hunley in a museum in Charleston SC dedicated to the Hunle. Neat little museum and also great experience being able to see a Civil War submarine
My aunt's father in law received six gunshot wounds at the Marne on 20 August 1918. He was a private first class in the 107th Field Artillery at the time; he survived, living until 1986.
My paternal grandfather enters active duty in July 1918 as an Engineer, changing unit assignments three times before the war ends. Promoted to Corporal before getting out in 1919. I never got to meet him as he died suddenly at the age of 50 of a "coronary occlusion" on the eve of WW2.