I've been watching this series for about half a year at this point and I finally got a question I consider worth asking, three actually. 1) In one Out of the Trenches you said you had artillery shell art. Could you show said art and, if possible, give information concerning where the shells were used? 2) What would you likely be doing one hundred years ago if you were alive back in the Great War? 3) Please describe WW1 as if it were a bar fight? Secret 4th question) which came first, the chicken or the egg? Keep up the great work. I'm sure you never get enough of that phrase.
The German high command tended to give the command of Jastas to regular army officers, and the majority of flying aces were reserve officers. This would really be a factor in who got to command a Jagdgeschwader (fighter wing, of several Jastas grouped together). You have to remember, that before Herman Göring, JG.1 was commanded by Hauptmann Wilhelm Reinhard. Reinhard took over JG.1 upon von Richthofen's death, and only had 12 aerial victories at the time. By the time of Reinhard's death in a flying accident at the manufacturers fighter competition (see the movie Blue Max, the ending is based on what happened to Reinhard), he had 20 kills and still hadn't been awarded the Blue Max yet. So when Göring took over JG.1 with 21 kills and a Blue Max around his neck, they thought JG.1 was getting an upgrade. Turns out not to be the case, as Göring's arthritis, wounds, and probably PTSD were affecting him greatly by this time. Göring only scored 1 kill as head of JG.1 thru the end of the war, and really didn't do much flying. There is the time when, on 18 July 1918, a formation of French planes appeared overhead, and Göring ordered his pilots not to take off and engage (perhaps due to fuel shortages). Vizefeldwebel Willi Gabriel disobeyed and climbed into his Fokker D.VII and took off, shooting down 3 of the French. Upon landing, Göring reprimanded Gabriel and ordered him not to take off without permission. Hours later, another French formation appeared overhead, with Gabriel once again taking off and ended up shooting down another Frenchman, for 4 kills in one day. Göring posted him out of the squadron (Jasta 11) for disobeying orders, and Gabriel never flew in combat again, ending the war with 11 kills. If Richthofen had still been commanding, Gabriel probably would have had his name put in for a medal (for an NCO, the Golden Military Cross, the NCO equivalent of the Blue Max)
Szopen715 Yes, he totally butchered that, but I don't mind that. I'm too excited. No wonder Indy mispronounced a Polish name wrong, him being American and all.
I would like to say that even though field guns were far more effective than flamethrowers in range, the same could not exactly be said by the damage they created to a tank. Unlike more modern flamethrowers which used a gasoline based fuel, the Germans used a variety of oil mixtures. This being said, the oil wouldn’t simply evaporate like gasoline, but rather leak and spill and splash, hence the term “Liquid Fire”. Bernhard Reddemann (the commander of the German Guards Reserve Pioneers) had extensively researched how his pioneers could utilize flamethrowers against tanks. So much so that reports even indicated that he had sat inside of a captured tank along with several other chief of staff to see what would happen if a flamethrower attacked it. Almost immediately they had to evacuate because the flames (even with the vision ports shut) seeped through every nick and cranny and eventually engulfed the interior. Bernhard and the others barely escaped with their lives. Seeing how effective the flamethrower was against the tank, he stated that flamethrowers can and will be used to combat tanks if necessary, but ONLY from the front. This method has been photographed, documented, and proven to be even more effective than say a Tankgewehr. So next to artillery, flamethrowers were a primary anti-tank tactic.
I am very glad that people ask more about German and Austrian tactics because they are not that much covered in your ordi ary documentary in comparison to Commonwealth tactics and French tactics
Indy ,Can you tell me something about the 'Forward observers of WW1' for Artillery use purpose & also how it change the course of Strategy & Tactics from Past , Present & future Warfare.
I know hindsight is always 20x20, but you would think that the various armies would have been thinking about quick-firing guns somewhere between HMG and artillery (say high velocity 20-40mm) for use against aircraft and that they would then have seen that those guns would also be effective against early tanks. Here's a question for The Great War: What was the state of the art by 1918 for anti-aircraft guns?
Thinking the effectiveness of grape and canister, or bee hive rounds I wonder how well Caltrops would be if delivered by artillilary or bombs. (thinking outside the box, of coarce) ;)
Peter Kilduff wrote a very good book about Goering's flying career in WWI. Apperently he was already an untrustworthy bully in those days, including when it came to claiming kills.
at the time I saw this four people didn't get the hundred year joke. Absolutely outstanding work gentlemen, ladies too - idk, and wonder if you would do a Vietnam era one or progress through history doing wars and conflicts, thus cementing yourself as the most well known modern era historian?
The biggest problem with combined arms doctrine (infantry and tanks working together) was getting certain commanders to apply what had been learned, either because they despised the tank or because they believed the tank could do things that prior experience had shown it couldn't. This failing even went up to corps level and caused the failure of otherwise well lanner and executed attacks.
I have a question for out of the trenches. In ww2 American soldiers were given booklets about the place they were stationed in. Did any nations in ww1 give their soldiers booklets like these.
Howdy, Indy and crew! Now that you've answered one of my questions, I have a next one. Many countries fielded units consisting of soldiers of different nations: the British had soldiers from dominions like ANZAC, Austro-Hungarians had Polish Legions, Russians had Latvian Rifles and so on. Did Germany deploy such units? I don't mean troops from colonies, but something like Escadrille Lafayette or General Haller's Third Polish Brigade, aka the Blue Army, serving with the French. And a little tip, my surname is pronounced like "Vatslavik".
I love your content, and the idea of going week by week of the war is a creative and fresh way to talk about history, but what is your plan for when the war ends? (Out Of the Trenches)
Let me tell you... As an American infantryman who during the Cold War trained heavily to hunt and destroy Soviet and Warsaw Pact armored forces, it was never easy to go after heavy tanks...
Dear Indy and crew, I love this channel and all the education of the great war. I have two questions for "out of the trenches", my first question is the paranormal of the first world war, I read about the Angels of Mons and it fascinated me, so are there other amazing stories and if so would you be willing to make a special about them. My second question is out of curiosity, I read about in the American civil war you were more likely the die on a operation table than on the battlefield because of how many of the doctors never cleaned their equipment and hand, since the civil war was more closely to the great war then the others did this carry to the great war? Thanks for all the educational videos and happy New Year. P.S. I didn't have a Twitter account or one for patreon so I comment this on RUclips I hope this get to you and have a nice year. From Michael Ralph Donnahoo
Question for out of the trenches You mentioned how caltrops weren't a very effective weapon in comparison to barbed wire but what if you were to drop them over top of a trench from a plane would they cause damage similar to flechettes or would they be to light to do anything useful. I've never touched one so I wouldn't know weight of one. I love the show keep up the great work. P.S I'd love to know what you plan to do once the war is over.
Hey guys I have a question for you, my family is from Austria-Hungary, almost perfectly given my first name Hungarian and my last name Austrian. But my great grandmother was of nobility in Vienna and she left a diary, in her diary she talks about how the mood in Austria was still quite good throughout 1917, the year of her diary. Was the Austrian nobility kept in a state of blissful ignorance? Her husband, my great grandfather, died in battle in the Carpathian mountains during the winter offensives, and it seems so strange that she was still confident even after such a tragedy. Thanks! Today's my 25th birthday I hope you could tell me about this!
Hi Indie tip top show and during the video on German Anti-Tank units the appeared a photo of a German Fahrpanzer. I know they were fortress turrets on rails armed with 53mm Gruson gun and were taken to the western front there is a fantastic surviving example in Belgium. Can I ask how extensively were they used on the western front. Kind regards Nicholas Davis
I don’t know whom else to ask. John Browning was an American gun designing powerhouse, so why was the American Expeditionary Force inflicted with the French Chauchat?
Hi Indy and crew! Greetings from California! I have a question for OUT OF THE TRENCHES. Was German equipment in WWI the same as it was in WWII in terms of high quality but hard to mass produce? Btw, I just finished reading "Poilu." Great book!!!
i got a short list on "who did what in ww1" -joseph stalin -george s patton -lenin -trosky -bruno lerdzer (the bloke you just mentioned) -herman goring (totally more info about him -dwight d eisenhower -omar bradley -bernard montgomery -prince wilhelm iii still so much more. fellow fans i ask ye to add who you would want to see the Great War chaps talk about. like this comment so they can see!
Great show Indy and crew. Question for Out of the Trenches: After 11 Nov 2018, will there be a set of videos about the Treaty of Versailles? Shame the show must come to an end.
Hey Indi, this is the first time that I ask something Why at the very beginning of the war neither side tried an amphibian invasion (North of Germany, South of Russia, South of France, West of Austria, Southwest of Ottomania :v) That's right I crafted a new word
Nikeayuiop Probably because they were still stuck in 1800's warfare at the beginning of ww1 and the navies of rival countries didn't make it easy neither.
Hi Indy and team I have a question four out of the trenches I now the alies took troops from ther colonies could you go more into details like were they were from and if they was forced to fight keep up the good work
Hi guys I have a question for you. I have wondered since Operation Albion about the advancement of amphibious assault tactics. If you compare this operation to the disastrous Dardenelles landing, then there are 'mixed' results. Are the successes of Albion due to strength of the attacker and poor ability of the defenders or can it be credited to advancing amphibious doctrines of attack. I was just wondering as it sounds interesting. Love the show.
Greetings Indy. I am currently suffering from the common cold, coughing continuously throughout the day. And on the topic of the common cold, how did it affect the men in the Great War?
Hey Indy my name is Sam I'm a young Canadian hoping to study history when I go to university. I was wondering if u could do a a special on the Canadian black watch
Ey OOTT, I was wondering, what did the Ottomans use for tanks and weaponry? I know they had German support but did the capture landships like the Germans?
I once read that the British tanks were welded with pot nails. those nails would get blasted loose when hit by artillery and produce a hail of deadly iron fire inside the tank. Is there any truth to this?
I wonder what part roles german general ww2 in ww1 like heinz guderian, frederich von paulus, keitel, heinrich himmler, gunther von kluge, von meinstein, karl donitz and erich reider I will be happy if someone want to answer all :))
I wanted to know how if the bf1 Russian models are accurate especially the assault and sniper, the assault has a dark brown Adrian instead of a khaki so I was curious if those were also popular, and why does the woman as the scout have a bashlyk and a Cossack coat
Hi Indy and crew. How are you? Here is my question, do the rigid airships in the the new Charlie Brown movie (the ones that Snoopy see while saving his girlfriend) and the rigid airships in battlefield 1 accurately depict the rigid ariships used in the first world war? I know it is kind of a stupid question but I hope you have the time to answer it. Keep up the great work. Bye.
Hey guys, the show you’re doing is awesome, I was wondering, the French canone de 75 is always hailed as the savior of France and all that. I wonder how much effect did it really have compared to the German FKs, or was it more lethal as propaganda than a weapon?
Some RUclipsr's flip up shit in a couple of minutes... The Great War, is one of the most well researched, well directed and informative RUclips Channels I have come across. I hope you continue on to WW-II... but please don't wait till 2037 :P
O Indy, great wizard of wisdom, sit deeply into your chair, for I wish to ask you a question. I saw a program, awhile back that explained how WWI lead to the fall of the British elite. Apparently the nobility had previously been the military arm of their society. But the war caused the mobilisation of the whole society. As a result when many of the soldiers returned because they had fought and died for king and country, they wanted more political representation after the war. Obviously, this did not happen to Britain alone. So tell me how this grim and nasty war changed the various philosophies and mindsets of the people (working and middle class) before, during and after the war? This is not an easy question. I remember reading some comment about the Jehovah's Witnesses. They promote among their beliefs, a peace (paradise) on earth. Apparently, this was a wide spread idea among many Christian groups before WWI and the increasing technological and industrial achievements of their age seemed to be heralding a better and better world. The carnage of the war shattered such optimism and left that group as a hold out in that area. It clearly change many other such beliefs. What is your opinion?
"Wow he's been a fan for over a hundred years" dammit indy. Take this like.
Hope he's been a contributor all that time too
alec Quite persistent, aren't I?
Jan Wacławik quite. Nothing wrong with that.
That one fan who watched the Great War for 100+ years, before it was cool...
Fun thing is that I can never get enough.
I've been watching this series for about half a year at this point and I finally got a question I consider worth asking, three actually.
1) In one Out of the Trenches you said you had artillery shell art. Could you show said art and, if possible, give information concerning where the shells were used?
2) What would you likely be doing one hundred years ago if you were alive back in the Great War?
3) Please describe WW1 as if it were a bar fight?
Secret 4th question) which came first, the chicken or the egg?
Keep up the great work. I'm sure you never get enough of that phrase.
WW1 allied pilots logic : whatever happens, kill Hermann Göring
WW2 allied bombing logic : whatever happens, DON'T kill Hermann Göring
lol yeah was doing a better job destroying the luffwaffe then the allied airforce combine !
It´s Hermann.
Later changed to Meyer.
PANKI_7 they used AT mines
The FGM-148 Javelin startet production 1996 ;-P
The last time I was this early the Tsar was still in power.
Thank you .
The chair of wisdom
WOW, I too always wondered why Indy had that caltrop on his desk. A Dark Age weapon along side tanks, planes and machine guns, crazy
4:48 lol the captions truly did their best
The German high command tended to give the command of Jastas to regular army officers, and the majority of flying aces were reserve officers.
This would really be a factor in who got to command a Jagdgeschwader (fighter wing, of several Jastas grouped together).
You have to remember, that before Herman Göring, JG.1 was commanded by Hauptmann Wilhelm Reinhard. Reinhard took over JG.1 upon von Richthofen's death, and only had 12 aerial victories at the time. By the time of Reinhard's death in a flying accident at the manufacturers fighter competition (see the movie Blue Max, the ending is based on what happened to Reinhard), he had 20 kills and still hadn't been awarded the Blue Max yet.
So when Göring took over JG.1 with 21 kills and a Blue Max around his neck, they thought JG.1 was getting an upgrade. Turns out not to be the case, as Göring's arthritis, wounds, and probably PTSD were affecting him greatly by this time. Göring only scored 1 kill as head of JG.1 thru the end of the war, and really didn't do much flying.
There is the time when, on 18 July 1918, a formation of French planes appeared overhead, and Göring ordered his pilots not to take off and engage (perhaps due to fuel shortages).
Vizefeldwebel Willi Gabriel disobeyed and climbed into his Fokker D.VII and took off, shooting down 3 of the French. Upon landing, Göring reprimanded Gabriel and ordered him not to take off without permission.
Hours later, another French formation appeared overhead, with Gabriel once again taking off and ended up shooting down another Frenchman, for 4 kills in one day.
Göring posted him out of the squadron (Jasta 11) for disobeying orders, and Gabriel never flew in combat again, ending the war with 11 kills.
If Richthofen had still been commanding, Gabriel probably would have had his name put in for a medal (for an NCO, the Golden Military Cross, the NCO equivalent of the Blue Max)
The subtitle question marks on German terms are so Funny and little comments.
Holy flying flaming crap, Indy answered my question!
And totally wrecked Your name ;)
Szopen715 Yes, he totally butchered that, but I don't mind that. I'm too excited. No wonder Indy mispronounced a Polish name wrong, him being American and all.
I would like to say that even though field guns were far more effective than flamethrowers in range, the same could not exactly be said by the damage they created to a tank. Unlike more modern flamethrowers which used a gasoline based fuel, the Germans used a variety of oil mixtures. This being said, the oil wouldn’t simply evaporate like gasoline, but rather leak and spill and splash, hence the term “Liquid Fire”. Bernhard Reddemann (the commander of the German Guards Reserve Pioneers) had extensively researched how his pioneers could utilize flamethrowers against tanks. So much so that reports even indicated that he had sat inside of a captured tank along with several other chief of staff to see what would happen if a flamethrower attacked it. Almost immediately they had to evacuate because the flames (even with the vision ports shut) seeped through every nick and cranny and eventually engulfed the interior. Bernhard and the others barely escaped with their lives. Seeing how effective the flamethrower was against the tank, he stated that flamethrowers can and will be used to combat tanks if necessary, but ONLY from the front. This method has been photographed, documented, and proven to be even more effective than say a Tankgewehr. So next to artillery, flamethrowers were a primary anti-tank tactic.
I am very glad that people ask more about German and Austrian tactics because they are not that much covered in your ordi ary documentary in comparison to Commonwealth tactics and French tactics
It´s Hermann Göring, later Meyer after the RAF bombed Berlin in WW2.
You madman! what have you done.
Also, we now have to guess who's playing Heart of Iron 4 in the crew.
Also known as Goering, due to wartime shortages of umlauts
Herr Meyer....if you please....only HE decided who was a jew.
Chair of Madness!!
Great time to have been taking a shit.
Indy ,Can you tell me something about the 'Forward observers of WW1' for Artillery use purpose & also how it change the course of Strategy & Tactics from Past , Present & future Warfare.
Omg finally! Random episode click and I learn what those spikes are. Injave been wondering since day 1
Caltrops.
I love this channel :)
I know hindsight is always 20x20, but you would think that the various armies would have been thinking about quick-firing guns somewhere between HMG and artillery (say high velocity 20-40mm) for use against aircraft and that they would then have seen that those guns would also be effective against early tanks.
Here's a question for The Great War: What was the state of the art by 1918 for anti-aircraft guns?
please submit your question here: outofthetrenches.thegreatwar.tv
Another fine and well researched segment. I'm still amazed by the number of ways to cause harm to both man and beast. War is indeed hell.
Last time i was so early Herman Göring was so slim he could fly a plane.
"Its not creepy at all".... Whatever you say Indy
Is there a chance you will do an episode about Maira Skłodowska-Curie and her role in WW1?
She did great work setting up her mobile X-Ray units.
you are so fluent and so expert, well done indeed!
Thinking the effectiveness of grape and canister, or bee hive rounds I wonder how well Caltrops would be if delivered by artillilary or bombs. (thinking outside the box, of coarce) ;)
Damn, Indy noticed me.
Peter Kilduff wrote a very good book about Goering's flying career in WWI. Apperently he was already an untrustworthy bully in those days, including when it came to claiming kills.
I've been watching since '14.
I really hope they do the same kind of videos for WW2.
at the time I saw this four people didn't get the hundred year joke.
Absolutely outstanding work gentlemen, ladies too - idk, and wonder if you would do a Vietnam era one or progress through history doing wars and conflicts, thus cementing yourself as the most well known modern era historian?
The crews and indys work is excellent
The biggest problem with combined arms doctrine (infantry and tanks working together) was getting certain commanders to apply what had been learned, either because they despised the tank or because they believed the tank could do things that prior experience had shown it couldn't. This failing even went up to corps level and caused the failure of otherwise well lanner and executed attacks.
I have a question for out of the trenches. In ww2 American soldiers were given booklets about the place they were stationed in. Did any nations in ww1 give their soldiers booklets like these.
"Gulaschkanone" has to be the most awesome name for a field kitchen.
Great video 👍🏼 as always.
Howdy, Indy and crew! Now that you've answered one of my questions, I have a next one. Many countries fielded units consisting of soldiers of different nations: the British had soldiers from dominions like ANZAC, Austro-Hungarians had Polish Legions, Russians had Latvian Rifles and so on. Did Germany deploy such units? I don't mean troops from colonies, but something like Escadrille Lafayette or General Haller's Third Polish Brigade, aka the Blue Army, serving with the French. And a little tip, my surname is pronounced like "Vatslavik".
Finally at the current video, now i can subscribe
I love your content, and the idea of going week by week of the war is a creative and fresh way to talk about history, but what is your plan for when the war ends? (Out Of the Trenches)
Caltrops!
Love,
David
Going off of the anti tank question:
Would any country use fast-moving cavalry to take out tanks?
Goering minus food and morphine looks pretty strapping.
Göring
Keep'm coming Indy!
Let me tell you... As an American infantryman who during the Cold War trained heavily to hunt and destroy Soviet and Warsaw Pact armored forces, it was never easy to go after heavy tanks...
Huge fan of the great war cant wait for when/if you guys do ww2 TimeGhost...I would reccomend Simple History to help out with the project if needed 😎😊
+Dragon Dimosthenis They said that they will start this September
Take care
Indy snacking of caltrops & peanuts, tough guy!
Dear Indy and crew, I love this channel and all the education of the great war. I have two questions for "out of the trenches", my first question is the paranormal of the first world war, I read about the Angels of Mons and it fascinated me, so are there other amazing stories and if so would you be willing to make a special about them. My second question is out of curiosity, I read about in the American civil war you were more likely the die on a operation table than on the battlefield because of how many of the doctors never cleaned their equipment and hand, since the civil war was more closely to the great war then the others did this carry to the great war? Thanks for all the educational videos and happy New Year.
P.S. I didn't have a Twitter account or one for patreon so I comment this on RUclips I hope this get to you and have a nice year.
From Michael Ralph Donnahoo
Thanks indy
"not creepy at all" :D
Where can I find a picture of the scene at 2:00 of the flamethrower crew against the tank.
Last time I was this early there were no poppies in Flanders Field.
What a nice monday
Question for out of the trenches
You mentioned how caltrops weren't a very effective weapon in comparison to barbed wire but what if you were to drop them over top of a trench from a plane would they cause damage similar to flechettes or would they be to light to do anything useful. I've never touched one so I wouldn't know weight of one. I love the show keep up the great work.
P.S I'd love to know what you plan to do once the war is over.
Hey! Question for out of the trenches. Why does ever rebellion or mutiny always start in the navy?
You should post it on their website, first link in the description
It does not. The French army mutinied in 1917 but the French navy did not.
Hey guys I have a question for you, my family is from Austria-Hungary, almost perfectly given my first name Hungarian and my last name Austrian. But my great grandmother was of nobility in Vienna and she left a diary, in her diary she talks about how the mood in Austria was still quite good throughout 1917, the year of her diary.
Was the Austrian nobility kept in a state of blissful ignorance? Her husband, my great grandfather, died in battle in the Carpathian mountains during the winter offensives, and it seems so strange that she was still confident even after such a tragedy. Thanks! Today's my 25th birthday I hope you could tell me about this!
Awesome channel, I'm so glad i found it! Anyone know a WW2 channel like this? That would be fantastic!
Just wait wars are like buses and cops they come in pairs.
Hi Indie tip top show and during the video on German Anti-Tank units the appeared a photo of a German Fahrpanzer. I know they were fortress turrets on rails armed with 53mm Gruson gun and were taken to the western front there is a fantastic surviving example in Belgium. Can I ask how extensively were they used on the western front.
Kind regards
Nicholas Davis
I don’t know whom else to ask. John Browning was an American gun designing powerhouse, so why was the American Expeditionary Force inflicted with the French Chauchat?
Hi Indy and crew! Greetings from California! I have a question for OUT OF THE TRENCHES. Was German equipment in WWI the same as it was in WWII in terms of high quality but hard to mass produce? Btw, I just finished reading "Poilu." Great book!!!
please submit your question here: outofthetrenches.thegreatwar.tv
"It's not creepy at all". The judge said otherwise, Indy :)
The tankgewher wasn't really something vs the mark iv?
I hope Indy washes that vest and shirt once in a while, or the chair of wisdom will be the chair of stank.
+The Great War at the end there's no link to that bio about the talented guy. FYI
thanks, it's there now.
Can believe that this November 11th 2018 will be the end of this show! 😭😭😢😖😣😞😞
i got a short list on "who did what in ww1"
-joseph stalin
-george s patton
-lenin
-trosky
-bruno lerdzer (the bloke you just mentioned)
-herman goring (totally more info about him
-dwight d eisenhower
-omar bradley
-bernard montgomery
-prince wilhelm iii
still so much more. fellow fans i ask ye to add who you would want to see the Great War chaps talk about. like this comment so they can see!
Lenin was over throwing the Tsar and creating Soviet Union. Stalin was helping him. Trotsky too.
But what Fegelein was doing?
Great show Indy and crew. Question for Out of the Trenches: After 11 Nov 2018, will there be a set of videos about the Treaty of Versailles? Shame the show must come to an end.
Hey Indi, this is the first time that I ask something
Why at the very beginning of the war neither side tried an amphibian invasion (North of Germany, South of Russia, South of France, West of Austria, Southwest of Ottomania :v)
That's right I crafted a new word
Nikeayuiop Probably because they were still stuck in 1800's warfare at the beginning of ww1 and the navies of rival countries didn't make it easy neither.
A question for out of the trenches how good was the trench armor given to the best of my knowledge the Germans
Have some major action on the right of Verdun (or left for the germans view)?
Thanks for the show. A hug from brazil
Hi Indy and team I have a question four out of the trenches I now the alies took troops from ther colonies could you go more into details like were they were from and if they was forced to fight keep up the good work
Very interesting as usual👌🏼
Apart from the tsar tank
did any other nations (except france britan america and germany) have any plans in ww1 to make a new tank?
Hi guys
I have a question for you. I have wondered since Operation Albion about the advancement of amphibious assault tactics. If you compare this operation to the disastrous Dardenelles landing, then there are 'mixed' results. Are the successes of Albion due to strength of the attacker and poor ability of the defenders or can it be credited to advancing amphibious doctrines of attack. I was just wondering as it sounds interesting.
Love the show.
Greetings Indy. I am currently suffering from the common cold, coughing continuously throughout the day. And on the topic of the common cold, how did it affect the men in the Great War?
Derptank Be very grateful you not have H1N1. One hundred years ago,you would likely be dead. Nowadays,it is just a cold.
paul manson
Well of course
0:30
Wait, it's still 2017?
Hey Indy my name is Sam I'm a young Canadian hoping to study history when I go to university. I was wondering if u could do a a special on the Canadian black watch
were is that illustration in this episode from
What about Rudolf Hess in WW1?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolf_Hess#World_War_I
Hi Indy and crew I have a question, was there and weird or odd prototype weapons and vehicles that almost made t to the field?
Ey OOTT, I was wondering, what did the Ottomans use for tanks and weaponry? I know they had German support but did the capture landships like the Germans?
I think this is the first Monday out of the trenches.
7:34 Has this been a problem?
Indy there is a fine bio of Goring in WW I "Herman Goring Fighter Ace by Peter Kilduff Lets just say Goring does not come across as very likeable
I once read that the British tanks were welded with pot nails. those nails would get blasted loose when hit by artillery and produce a hail of deadly iron fire inside the tank. Is there any truth to this?
Please make a bio of Hermann Göring :)
I wonder what part roles german general ww2 in ww1 like heinz guderian, frederich von paulus, keitel, heinrich himmler, gunther von kluge, von meinstein, karl donitz and erich reider
I will be happy if someone want to answer all :))
I wanted to know how if the bf1 Russian models are accurate especially the assault and sniper, the assault has a dark brown Adrian instead of a khaki so I was curious if those were also popular, and why does the woman as the scout have a bashlyk and a Cossack coat
Hi Indy and crew. How are you? Here is my question, do the rigid airships in the the new Charlie Brown movie (the ones that Snoopy see while saving his girlfriend) and the rigid airships in battlefield 1 accurately depict the rigid ariships used in the first world war? I know it is kind of a stupid question but I hope you have the time to answer it. Keep up the great work. Bye.
Could you do a bio about Herman goring during ww1
Where was General von manstein during this
simple question: were there supressors in ww1?
Last time I was this early, there were no thumbs downs on this video. Great work as usual! P.S. : not creepy, whahahaa !! :-D
What about Heinz Guderian?, I know he was in WW1
Did he just point at nothing in the end?
Nvm, it has the video link now :)
I've gained more knowledge from Indy then any other school teacher in my life
Hey guys, the show you’re doing is awesome, I was wondering, the French canone de 75 is always hailed as the savior of France and all that. I wonder how much effect did it really have compared to the German FKs, or was it more lethal as propaganda than a weapon?
Watch our artillery episode.
Some RUclipsr's flip up shit in a couple of minutes...
The Great War, is one of the most well researched, well directed and informative RUclips Channels I have come across.
I hope you continue on to WW-II... but please don't wait till 2037 :P
Fan Since 1916 :P lol! awesome
7:35 I get the feeling there might be an interesting story behind this.
I got an important question. what part did Uganda play during ww1?
Joel Garcia The King of Uganda
Wielded a keyring
For picking his nose
Quite interesting.
They knew de wey
it didnt, as it didnt exist yet.
O Indy, great wizard of wisdom, sit deeply into your chair, for I wish to ask you a question.
I saw a program, awhile back that explained how WWI lead to the fall of the British elite. Apparently the nobility had previously been the military arm of their society. But the war caused the mobilisation of the whole society. As a result when many of the soldiers returned because they had fought and died for king and country, they wanted more political representation after the war. Obviously, this did not happen to Britain alone. So tell me how this grim and nasty war changed the various philosophies and mindsets of the people (working and middle class) before, during and after the war?
This is not an easy question. I remember reading some comment about the Jehovah's Witnesses. They promote among their beliefs, a peace (paradise) on earth. Apparently, this was a wide spread idea among many Christian groups before WWI and the increasing technological and industrial achievements of their age seemed to be heralding a better and better world. The carnage of the war shattered such optimism and left that group as a hold out in that area. It clearly change many other such beliefs. What is your opinion?