“I am sick and tired of war. Its glory is all moonshine. It is only those who have neither fired a shot nor heard the shrieks and groans of the wounded who cry aloud for blood, for vengeance, for desolation. War is hell.” United State’s Union Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman
'We see, therefore, that War is not merely a political act, but also a real political instrument, a continuation of political commerce, a carrying out of the same by other means.' Carl von Clausewitz
Think about what he said, the Germans invaded Russia with a 1300 mile front. That's literally a front the length of the whole East Coast of the United States. That's absolutely insane when you think about it, a front from Maine to Florida
in the end the Wehrmacht was depleted so that kids had to go and fight the Russians. I wasnt concerned abt dumb humans dying over their stupid wars, but for the animals who died by the millions by those idiots
No different than half the country voting for a lunatic like Trump. Then having that same bunch of whiners try to change the constitution for another four years of the same.
Such a well prodused, narrated documentary. Much gratitude from an 88 yar old Englishman who experienced sleeping in air raid shelters, interrupted school lessons and strict food rationing. Autgust, 2024.
The Red Army and Soviet civilians paid a high cost to accomplish the greatest military victory in human history. I hate to address the modern Russo-Ukrainian conflict, but it is sad to see two nearly identical and closely related nations at war. During WWII when Russians, Belarusians, Ukrainians, and other Soviet Slavs were united, they weren't model liberal democracies, but they had the strength to save East Europe, the Soviet Union, and parts of Asia from fascism, genocide, crimes against humanity, and ethnic cleansing.
Very big mistake! Not "The Russian German War". Russia was 1 of 15 Soviet Republic - USSR - which were in 2ndWW against Germany. People from Belarus, Ukraine, Kasakhstan, Usbekistan, Tadjikistan, Azarbaijan, Turkmenistan, Kirgisia, Armenia, Georgia, Moldova, Latvia, Lituania, Estonia were in Soviet Army.
If the Germans had offered national status to these western oblasts during the invasions, then perhaps the partisan attacks may have been neutralised and the newly 'liberated' nations would have helped the Germans to finish the job. no?
Correct, most of the war was fought in Ukraine. Yet the ironic thing was, even Hitler could have allied with the Ukrainians to drive out Stalin (Vlasov is proof enough of that), they hated the communists worse than Hitler did. Hitler accused his general officers of being narrow-minded and said "their vision is now wider than the width of a lavoratory lid" whatever that meant, yet if he'd had a true world view (Hitler never left continental Europe in his whole life) he'd have seen this. With the benefit of hind-sight, we can say the only way to bring down Stalin, was by forming an alliance with those who were his worst victims.
Just to correct your stupidity that's like saying Great Britain were just the english that fought in the war. You forget about, the Scots, Welsh, Irish, New Zealanders, Australians, Indians, Canadians, African and Pacific Natives of their colonies of the time, and so on and so forth. So please shut the hell up
In geopolitics there’s all kinds of protocols and subtle and not so subtle symbolism. Hitler made Chamberlain take the long ass drive to his mountain lair instead of meeting in a government building near the airport. Then, when he greets Chamberlain at 14:11, instead of standing face to face with him he is standing a step above so that he is looking down at Chamberlain. The message is clear. And you know that Chamberlain picked up on it and was irritated but he had to choke it down.
Powerful, artistic narration. Kudos to the scriptwriter Jerry Lawton, composer Ricky Hyslop, and narrator Douglas Rain who also voiced the computer HAL in 2001 A Space Odyssey.
Finland, poland, hungary, ukraine. All stood up to ussr/russia at some time to fight for freedom (and nationalism, not approved of today) knowing the odds were against them. Unfortunately they hoped for the support of the western democracies.
There wasn't such country as Russia during that time. Even the war itself lasted more on the territory of Belirusia and Ukraine. Moreover 60% of all dead soldiers of red army were not Russians.
I remember watching this series on TV as a young boy. Up until then all I knew of war was what I had seen in Hollywood films. Honour, glory, and crap like that. This open my eyes to the reality of it, with a relentless brutal intensity.
Do you know the exact year this series was made? I’m think 1968-69. They mention the Yalta conference would shape Europe for the next “25 years” so just do the math.
Awesome footage, totally intense, with a perfect narrator, finally someone who doesnt talk too much too often, perfectly spaced and perfectly spoken, but ultimately this is faith shattering and, hope crushing, taken by force, by demons be driven, obviously > 44:52
Much of this footage is NOT from June 22, 1941. It's from D-day, three years later. It's too bad because there's plenty of footage from Operation Barbarossa.
@44:03... "by noon of the first day... the russians had lost 1,200 planes... on the ground"! Why were thousands of russian planes massed right on the German border?
Because through the history, majority of invasions into Russia came from the west , so you position your forces in the area of biggest threat , neat the border. And it is a LONG border . Also, we are talking about 1940th plains, not modern jets. They had significantly lower speed and range, so such positioning made strategic sense
@@Katrina-mi2gm Well, the communist-Russian wanted to expand communism into rest of Europe. Poland and Russia fought in 1919-21 plus the Communist-Russian sponsor the Revolution in Bavaria too.
3.2 million Wehrmacht solders , 500,000 Horse’s, 1300 mile front , 2000 Air craft , thousand’s Tanks … a mighty war machine. No holds barred destruction of humans took it out on Russian’s . 27 million Russian death staggering loss of life. Narration is perfection and magnetic.
Don't worry the overbreeders of the world will have us replaced before you can say cat in the hat. We are only a number and anyone dumb enough to mess with Russia the bear has a rude awakening looming. Russia, China and the OPEC Muslim Trillionaire Kings will rule this planet, never mind they already do. If you kill one human its a tragedy. If you kill a few million its a statistic. We are only worth what it costs to replace us and we could afford to lose 4 million soldiers a year in America if we were at war with a real super power and it still wouldn't put a dent in the population. That is how much we matter. With open borders we will never run out of people. People must enjoying fighting and dying or so many wouldn't join all the death squads around the world. Hitler was such a poosie that he blew his own brains out when he had figured out he was a loser and this was the coward so many were willing to follow. I feel sorry for whoever is foolish enough to pull the same stunt. Hitler wasn't man enough to face the music. and either are most. They will just cut and run or kill themselves. Humans are a sick sadistic bunch who thrive on death, destruction, hate and torture. Welcome to hell. We have two choices , die on your feet or live on your knees and be their slave. You decide.
Nothing like using opening footage from December 1944-January 1945 Ardennes Belgium offensive in Western Europe, to introduce the invasion of Russia in the East on 22nd June 1941 🤷🏻♂️😑
Best narration on the subject I have ever heard. He really manages to capture the sense of revulsion that all these events make you feel. Watched all the episodes because of this. Nothing that happened here can be glorified and the narrator does well in showing that. Stunning.
@Bitter Transcendence I feel the same revulsion wherever human life is taken - but especially on industrial scales like this. Location and perpetrator do not concern me. Stop feeling so bitter.
@Bitter Transcendence Sir, I could not read your complete response because I do not CARE about anything you wrote. You are the only person, in fact, that I have met, that cares so much. Get your head out your ass. Millions died. That I care about. Unless you have something direct to say about all the death, I will ignore the rubbish you are writing.
Reasons why Germany Lost - 1st and Foremost- Lack of Fuel to fight a sustained war. - Not enough motor transport and tanks. In 1941-German offensive on 3 strategic axes, with 2-Panzerguppes in the the center, but only 1-Panzergruppe in the North and the South. -In 1942, the German offensive capabilities shrunk from 3-strategic axes to 1 strategic axis, in the South. In 1943, they were only capable of launching even more-limited offensive; Operation Zitadelle. -No long-range bombers in the Luftwaffe. -The Lend-Lease supplies from the U.S. and Britain- kept the Soviets above water, through 41' and most of 42'. Also, the number of Studebaker Trucks from U.S. was HUGE. -The Russians were creating new armies faster than the Germans were destroying them. -The round' the clock bombing of German Industry by the U.S. and RAF severely limited industrial output. - Hitler scattering military resources all over the map, with not enough forces to win in Russia, Africa, and Sicily/Italy, etc.. All resources should've been focused on Russia, alone. - The friendships, the army initially established with the civilian population in Russia (especially in Baltic States and Ukraine), were destroyed by the brutal tactics of SS/SD behind the front. They did not win the war within, by failing royally, the battle of "hearts and minds." -The failure of the German Military to adopt modern, auto-loading rifles in to their ranks, (like the U.S. M1 or Soviet SVT), prior to the invasion. By WWII, the old K-98 bolt-action rifles were antiquated; not much different than ones used in WWI. By the time they attempted to correct this problem, it was too late. -Operation Barbarossa campaign was fought on a tactical level, not on a strategic level. After the border battles concluded, and the Soviets still had not surrendered, strategic decisions were made as the campaign unfolded or; "as the war went along"; was fought on a shoestring. Precious time was lost, deciding their next move and gave the Soviets time to re-establish their defensive lines while Panzergruppes sat idle, waiting fore the infantry armies to catch up which totally, defeats the whole purpose of mobilized armored warfare. -Hitler would allow the military experts freedom of action to make decisions. Hitler wouldn't allow his general to conduct the war without his interference. -It gets COLD in Russia during winter time. The winter of 1941 immobilized the blitzkrieg and for a time, more casualties were inflicted by the freezing cold, than from combat. Winter clothing was almost absent in Armeegruppe Center. Winter clothes were stripped from Russian dead where possible. -Luftwaffe was organized as a tactical air force, entirely. They had no strategic-level, long-range bombers. Soviet industry was able to produce uninterrupted,once the factories were broken down, moved east, and set up behind the Urals. The Luftwaffe could not reach them.
Good comment, however one must listen carefully, Germany came very close to winning this war, if it wasn’t for the west opening up fronts in the west, they probably would have prevailed at Kursk and onto Moscow.
The first rule of war is to not underestimate your enemy. In this case Russia, Germany's enemy was 'three in one'. The Russian people, the Russian landscape and the Russian winter. Didn't these people ever bother to read up on what happened to Napoleon when he decided to invade Russia?
@@jacqdanieles Well good luck with that. Many have tried, and many have died... Just sayin. Mutual Assured Destruction, anyone? The Russian people need to control their bear. And must, soon.
thanx, just looked it up, never heard of it & Burt is one of my all time favs , best in the Killers, just saw 1st ep, pretty good, my fav on subject, is Blood upon the snow, thanx again
There are few things worse in a documentary then a maker who has an agenda, or a biased and slanted view. Objectivity in a documentary is crucial, or else it is not informative, it is propaganda.
the first 2-3 minutes is footage from the bocage area in france after d-day.....................not sure what that has to do with operation Barbarossa.
We ordinary citizens are living in extreme poverty and suffering from hunger shortages and rising costs of electricity and gas prices For Gods sake stop this from escalating any further as poor people are just existing and might as well be dead if this continues to happen to us !
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Ukraine is historically Russian speaking people and are more Russian in culture than Europeans of different cultures What is worth a nuclear catastrophe over a country where Russian is the first language of most people including the first language of their current president!
The Russian Invasion of Finland, was what convinced hitler that they couldn't fight, and he was right they couldn't fight, but they learned from the Germans some very hard lessens over 1941, but the difference was that stalin could replace great losses, hitler could not, stalin learnd the hard way that in mobile warfare you have to be able to make tactical retreats, he lost millions and millions of men by not letting the Generals do tactical retreats, but the difference was that stalin learned from his mistakes, hitler did not, because he was a narcissist and narcissists always think only they know best, and he lost over 5 million men in the Soviet union and North Africa with his fight to the last bullet policy.. so i think at that point his generals knew that this man was seriously unhinged and tried to kill him but it was too little too late..but had stalin not gone into finland, hitler would not have invaded Russian. Of that i am certain because before he invaded he couldn't make his mind up and complained about the lack of intelligence on just how powerful the Russian army was. But convinced himself that he saw how powerful they were in Finland, where they "Russia" took a bad beating.. but he should have taken note that the Soviets overwhelming manpower and numerical superiority eventually overan the finish army..and barbarossa was 3 months late, had he gone in march as planned before the British invaded Greece, they wouldn't have been stopped by the cold weather 25 miles from Moscow..
@@tonyromano6220 the Generals may have won the war in the east, had he let them do their job, he should have put manstein in overall control of the army, and let them get on with it!! hans gudarean should have been allowed to carry on right to Moscow while the Russians were still weak and had a limited number of men.. Yeh he was a good ayrian hans.. Do you get it ? Hans (good-ayrian)🤣 The reason why he stopped him from taking Moscow was to Finish off kiev but that was a mistake, he had other forces he could have used for that.. Moscow was the centre of the communications web for the entire army, if Moscow falls, then European Russia falls, and stalin gets pushed back over the eural mountains and into Siberia. Moscow was as important for the Germans, as berlin was for the Russians..
@Jason yeh the lend lease was a massive problem and they were bringing it through iran, so he was trying to cut off access to Russia from iran, that and they used to use the volger river to bring equipment from the other side of the eurals. They were the only reasons for stalingrad, and the tractor factory. He really needed at least another million men for barbarossa, instead of pissing about in north Africa trying to clean up the mess Mussolini had made, and the same goes for Greece..
@Jason they wouldn't have won Without lend lease they basically made them into a 20th century mobile army, that made them less reliable on horses, and the sent enough food to feed the Russian army for years, but the tanks, the fule tankers, the petrol the fist aid equipment the Russian army would have collapsed without it for sure, Churchill told Roosevelt that if hitler wins in Russia, he would have a good chance of taking over the entire western world, they knew about the long and short range rocket programme, and the heavy water programme. And they were right..
Finland was part of Russia. Stalin knew that hitler is ready to start the war that's why Russians need that territory back as buffer zone between Soviet Union and hitler allies
Not really. The Germans have been social engineered since 1945 and become pacifist. Beside lost 1/3 of the ancestral homeland and doesn’t have the natural resources like oil and metals.
Dunkirk was a humiliation for the British army - the word "miracle" is used as opposed to "humiliation". France collapsed due to the inept tactical nous of the French chiefs of staff downwards to Brigade level . The Germans were tactically superior and better trained . Imagine if Hitler hadn't interfered in the way that he did and allowed his commanders to stick with the plan......the world would be a different place today.
German strategic incompetence (not just Hitler but OKH) coupled with with a psychotic ideology doomed Germany. Germany lost the war as soon as they turned east (possibly before). They could never have won.
Bull crap. Hitler made a spur of the moment decision to betray and attack russia. Nothong to do with your in bred "royals" who lead the world in paedophilia.
The Soviet Union was NOT, repeat not, Central Europe. It was the far corner of Eastern Europe. Most of it was in Asia and had an Asian culture, not at all European.
Not exactly, fascism was a deadly enemy of democracy (and free enterprize) . Not that fascism was destroyed entirely ie spain, portugal, argentina with other nations accepting dictatorships whose anti democratic feelings were concealed behind acceptable anti communism. "We would accept democracy but our people are too ignorant and inexperienced in the democratic processes to be allowed to experience democracy in fear they would fall into the clutches of communism." "Democracy is too sophisticated a concept to be implemented by an ignorant populace."
@@ravarga4631 there is a definitive difference between fascism and National Socialism. People confuse the 2 all the time. Mussolini's Italy was a better example of actual Facism.
The most spectacular self destruction in the history of the world That’s how Stalin called hiterism. In 1930,s he said to the American ambassador. That the show is about to begin
The main reason I watch these videos is to see the footage from WW2 that you don't often see on recent WW2 documentaries. They always seem to reuse the same footage.
The Germans did have rockets [nebelwerfer], and best tanks in the war. Not that the T-34 wasnt a great ww2 tank, but so was the Tiger 1 and 2, and Panther. Even the Panzer Mark 4, was formidable. The Sov1ets has the IS-2 also, as a heavy tank. But, id say just Germany vs the U S S R, were fairly evenly-matched (without all the western aid to Sov1et Uni0n, which was VERY substantial, contrary to popular belief). Though the aid took a few years to come in, in large quantities, without the 300,000 trucks, logistically speaking: the U S S R wouldnt have been able to support such large counter-offensives. Also, the 1ndustr1al machinery and raw materials sent from the western allies was enormous, allowing for a sustained-rate of war production. Without all of that, the outcome couldve at least ended up as a stalemate with both nations f1ghting each other to exhaustion; sort of like the 1ran-1raq war.
Hitler admired the British because of their culture and influence on civilization for good. He never wanted war with Britain, he wanted to be allied with the British to stamp out the curse of communism on Europe. That's why he stopped 20 miles from Dunkirk. He thought this act of restraint would lead Brittian to sign a peace agreement. He never intended to threaten Britain in the first place. Britain declared war on him, not the other way around. Hitler's enemy was France who had annexed and incorporated German territory after WW I and their hideous Versailles Treaty.
No, he wanted to be top cock on the block and take his country to the top of the world's empire ladder. Power is far greater rush then any drug or sexual experience. Which spells endless piles of loot and riches beyond you wildest imagination. Got it.
Let's just say the British felt quite the opposite towards Herr Hitler and his Nazi vision for Europe. And his diabolical vision was a threat not only to Britain but to the entire world. And eventually, it turned out very bad for Germans themselves. That's the legacy of fascism... Self destruction.
This & the other videos in the series are very interesting thank you, the only drawback or annoying thing is the dam music which sounds very similar to a three year old happily banging away at a grand piano's ivories.
Russian-European war. The Europeans changed their clothes in the air and made the Germans the only culprits, becoming irreconcilable fighters against Nazism.
I had a grandfather who was a pilot in the Luftwaffe during the Nazi's era. He had some CRAZY stories about his time in Russia. I still have his Iron Cross 1st class medal, as well as a whole treasure trove of other goodies. I miss the old cronie, he was hardcore right till the end.
This is one of the best documentaries on Russian German War. Watched it back in the 90s on VHS from blockbuster. Probably the biggest war in history and one of the greatest military reversals ever.
Ya except the Japanese did just as many atrocities including giving people deseases then desected them alive. the way they treated pows and so so much more. But it's very seldom talked about
And they didn't kill Jews they raped and killed the Chinese in massive numbers. A game they would play is throw a baby in the air and catch it with there bayannett
Yep. I've seen the same footage from post D-day and the "fighting in the Normandy hedgerows" was the title. The Waffen SS did not have that pattern camouflage in 1941 nor the head-gear.
the title reads 'The Russian German War'; but first a message from our propaganda sponsor; the narrator then launches into this hyper analysis of the Hitler regime and the evil of it. It was so biased that I expected a brief interlude from Big Brother for a moment of rage. this 'program' is unwatchable except, perhaps, on mute. Great original film but horrible narration.
@@artinnevada nope. He let them live. Then asked Britain for peace and Churchill bombed Germany. Oh yeah, did you know Germany started bombing Britain after they first were bombed?
@@artinnevada it makes perfect sense when you take into account he never wanted a war with the British and attempted peace on multiple occasions in fact he still wanted them to remain a superpower alongside Germany he really admired the British but of course we know how that ended
What I read about Dunkirk was that Rommel had gone so far so fast that Hitler became worried that something would happen so he ordered Rommel to wait for further instructions from him, which of course Hitler did not give. If he had let Rommel press on they could have all been wiped out. Thank God for Hitler's micro-managing. The defenses in the Ardennes were heavy and when Rommel & his Panzers punched through easily, it literally freaked Hitler out. If I remember correctly Rommel stopped some 10 or 12 miles from Dunkirk. LedHed Steven
The truth is: Hitlers role was not to lead Germany to a conquest of Europe. Hitlers role - as funded by the international banking cartels and supported by US corporations such as IBM, Standard Oil etc - was to destroy the British and German economies and transfer hegemony to the United States.
AMAZING documentary - really brings to life the cynicism, brutality and misery that led to and permeated the Eastern Front, unarguably the decisive front of WW2 in Europe and scene of the greatest (so far) conflict in military history. The accompanying narration is crisp, evocative, even acerbic - and so very effective! A valuable addition to the archive even decades after the war ended (1973) and a must-watch for the WW2 history buff.
some of the french got away.. i dont think so, the British evacuated 123,000 french troops of whom 3000 joined the other troops from occupied europe (mostly poles) the other 120,000 donned civilian clothers and melted back into france and never took any further part in the war.
Soviets had a pact with Czechs to come to their aid in the event of Nazi aggression They neglected to Why What would have happened if they had The big question of the 20th century
I guess if the Czechs still had a country when the Nazi's attacked Soviets then their vast army would have steam rolled over the Nazi's ... but they didn't have a country because the Nazi's invaded them first... remember the whole Munich thing?
How did so much evil come out of Germany in the 20th Century? “Oh, let’s fight the whole world- twice!” 😊
FINALLY a version of this with better quality audio. All the other versions I've seen had complete trash audio. Thanks for this.
“I am sick and tired of war. Its glory is all moonshine. It is only those who have neither fired a shot nor heard the shrieks and groans of the wounded who cry aloud for blood, for vengeance, for desolation. War is hell.”
United State’s Union Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman
'We see, therefore, that War is not merely a political act, but also a real political instrument, a continuation of political commerce, a carrying out of the same by other means.' Carl von Clausewitz
Think about what he said, the Germans invaded Russia with a 1300 mile front. That's literally a front the length of the whole East Coast of the United States. That's absolutely insane when you think about it, a front from Maine to Florida
Germany did not have the resources, additionally they had no idea of how big the Soviet Army actually was.
And yes it was just insane, especially when you look at actual lines! Look at the area of AGC in the spring of 42! Just wild.
in the end the Wehrmacht was depleted so that kids had to go and fight the Russians. I wasnt concerned abt dumb humans dying over their stupid wars, but for the animals who died by the millions by those idiots
All the numbers of WW 2 are insane
No different than half the country voting for a lunatic like Trump. Then having that same bunch of whiners try to change the constitution for another four years of the same.
Such a well prodused, narrated documentary. Much gratitude from an 88 yar old Englishman who experienced sleeping in air raid shelters, interrupted school lessons and strict food rationing. Autgust, 2024.
Don’t think my neighbour would be happy if I declared war for more living space, although I’d love a bigger garden.
Hitler the idiot and yet the whole country is willing to follow him to a bigger living space in hell.
Just do it. See what happens. Don’t wait until the winter though.
Hitler wanted to kill your neighbour, murder everyone for a 6 block radius and burn down all the houses
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Seems like nato/USA still want to try
The Red Army and Soviet civilians paid a high cost to accomplish the greatest military victory in human history. I hate to address the modern Russo-Ukrainian conflict, but it is sad to see two nearly identical and closely related nations at war.
During WWII when Russians, Belarusians, Ukrainians, and other Soviet Slavs were united, they weren't model liberal democracies, but they had the strength to save East Europe, the Soviet Union, and parts of Asia from fascism, genocide, crimes against humanity, and ethnic cleansing.
AT THE BEGINNING THE UKRAINE BACK THE NATZS
modern narrators could learn a lesson or two listening this video- stark and straight to the point narrative.
Very big mistake!
Not "The Russian German War". Russia was 1 of 15 Soviet Republic - USSR - which were in 2ndWW against Germany. People from Belarus,
Ukraine, Kasakhstan, Usbekistan, Tadjikistan, Azarbaijan, Turkmenistan, Kirgisia, Armenia, Georgia, Moldova, Latvia, Lituania, Estonia were in Soviet Army.
If the Germans had offered national status to these western oblasts during the invasions, then perhaps the partisan attacks may have been neutralised and the newly 'liberated' nations would have helped the Germans to finish the job. no?
Correct, most of the war was fought in Ukraine. Yet the ironic thing was, even Hitler could have allied with the Ukrainians to drive out Stalin (Vlasov is proof enough of that), they hated the communists worse than Hitler did. Hitler accused his general officers of being narrow-minded and said "their vision is now wider than the width of a lavoratory lid" whatever that meant, yet if he'd had a true world view (Hitler never left continental Europe in his whole life) he'd have seen this. With the benefit of hind-sight, we can say the only way to bring down Stalin, was by forming an alliance with those who were his worst victims.
Just to correct your stupidity that's like saying Great Britain were just the english that fought in the war. You forget about, the Scots, Welsh, Irish, New Zealanders, Australians, Indians, Canadians, African and Pacific Natives of their colonies of the time, and so on and so forth. So please shut the hell up
This was THE Movie that opened up my eyes for the Eastern Front ! The size of the war was compared to “Playing Tennis on a Football field !”
That was the Soviet German War. But at least no whitewashing of the Germans by using the Nazi term.
I thought that analogy was good, too
Playing chess on a Football Field is a bit more accurate.
In geopolitics there’s all kinds of protocols and subtle and not so subtle symbolism. Hitler made Chamberlain take the long ass drive to his mountain lair instead of meeting in a government building near the airport. Then, when he greets Chamberlain at 14:11, instead of standing face to face with him he is standing a step above so that he is looking down at Chamberlain. The message is clear. And you know that Chamberlain picked up on it and was irritated but he had to choke it down.
Early footage looks like Normandy.Bochage?
Powerful, artistic narration. Kudos to the scriptwriter Jerry Lawton, composer Ricky Hyslop, and narrator Douglas Rain who also voiced the computer HAL in 2001 A Space Odyssey.
Dumbest thing Hitler ever did: Invade Russia.
slaughtering millions in concentration camps does come a close second though... no? a little dumb maybe? just a bit?
Finland, poland, hungary, ukraine. All stood up to ussr/russia at some time to fight for freedom (and nationalism, not approved of today) knowing the odds were against them. Unfortunately they hoped for the support of the western democracies.
The German army was one of the strongest armies in the world in the forties
I think the strongest
There wasn't such country as Russia during that time. Even the war itself lasted more on the territory of Belirusia and Ukraine. Moreover 60% of all dead soldiers of red army were not Russians.
En sus memorias Guderian dijo:: con nuestra derrota en Moscú, supimos que jamás ganaríamos la guerra!!!
I remember watching this series on TV as a young boy. Up until then all I knew of war was what I had seen in Hollywood films. Honour, glory, and crap like that. This open my eyes to the reality of it, with a relentless brutal intensity.
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That was the Soviet German War. But at least no whitewashing of the Germans by using the Nazi term.
Do you know the exact year this series was made? I’m think 1968-69. They mention the Yalta conference would shape Europe for the next “25 years” so just do the math.
I hope this last war is the very last. War is a very awful experience.
@@mikekomalley I bet a lot of people missed that
Good series, full of films you don't see every day
Awesome footage, totally intense, with a perfect narrator, finally someone who doesnt talk too much too often, perfectly spaced and perfectly spoken, but ultimately this is faith shattering and, hope crushing, taken by force, by demons be driven, obviously > 44:52
That was the Soviet German War. But at least no whitewashing of the Germans by using the Nazi term.
Now that's how a documentary
Should be narrated
Much of this footage is NOT from June 22, 1941. It's from D-day, three years later. It's too bad because there's plenty of footage from Operation Barbarossa.
@44:03... "by noon of the first day... the russians had lost 1,200 planes... on the ground"! Why were thousands of russian planes massed right on the German border?
Exactly, and 170 divisions in attack formation... exercises I suppose?
Because through the history, majority of invasions into Russia came from the west , so you position your forces in the area of biggest threat , neat the border. And it is a LONG border . Also, we are talking about 1940th plains, not modern jets. They had significantly lower speed and range, so such positioning made strategic sense
@@Katrina-mi2gm Well, the communist-Russian wanted to expand communism into rest of Europe. Poland and Russia fought in 1919-21 plus the Communist-Russian sponsor the Revolution in Bavaria too.
3.2 million Wehrmacht solders , 500,000 Horse’s, 1300 mile front , 2000 Air craft , thousand’s Tanks … a mighty war machine.
No holds barred destruction of humans took it out on Russian’s .
27 million Russian death staggering loss of life.
Narration is perfection and magnetic.
And still Russians stopped at Hitler's Bunker. Never poke the bear
27 million Soviets, not all were Russian…
@@pretzel_cat ok. Are all Americans American? Didn't Germans also fight along with Italians, Ukrainians, Austrians, french Nazis etc
@@pretzel_cat
Not all the German army on the Russian front were all Germans
Don't worry the overbreeders of the world will have us replaced before you can say cat in the hat. We are only a number and anyone dumb enough to mess with Russia the bear has a rude awakening looming. Russia, China and the OPEC Muslim Trillionaire Kings will rule this planet, never mind they already do. If you kill one human its a tragedy. If you kill a few million its a statistic. We are only worth what it costs to replace us and we could afford to lose 4 million soldiers a year in America if we were at war with a real super power and it still wouldn't put a dent in the population. That is how much we matter. With open borders we will never run out of people. People must enjoying fighting and dying or so many wouldn't join all the death squads around the world. Hitler was such a poosie that he blew his own brains out when he had figured out he was a loser and this was the coward so many were willing to follow. I feel sorry for whoever is foolish enough to pull the same stunt. Hitler wasn't man enough to face the music. and either are most. They will just cut and run or kill themselves. Humans are a sick sadistic bunch who thrive on death, destruction, hate and torture. Welcome to hell. We have two choices , die on your feet or live on your knees and be their slave. You decide.
Nothing like using opening footage from December 1944-January 1945 Ardennes Belgium offensive in Western Europe, to introduce the invasion of Russia in the East on 22nd June 1941 🤷🏻♂️😑
Very well made documentary, it seems the older the documentary the more unbiased and factual they are.
That was the Soviet German War. But at least no whitewashing of the Germans by using the Nazi term.
Disagree. Many documentaries include biased opinions. Even good documentaries.
@@newbootgoofin24learn to read.
Best narration on the subject I have ever heard. He really manages to capture the sense of revulsion that all these events make you feel. Watched all the episodes because of this. Nothing that happened here can be glorified and the narrator does well in showing that. Stunning.
It would be more interesting if it was unbiased. I understand this was a propaganda film.
Mega upvotes Yes the dialogue is first rate and inspired me to watch the whole movie !
@Bitter Transcendence I feel the same revulsion wherever human life is taken - but especially on industrial scales like this. Location and perpetrator do not concern me. Stop feeling so bitter.
@Bitter Transcendence Sir, I could not read your complete response because I do not CARE about anything you wrote. You are the only person, in fact, that I have met, that cares so much. Get your head out your ass. Millions died. That I care about. Unless you have something direct to say about all the death, I will ignore the rubbish you are writing.
Couldn't be said any better my brother...SHOCKING HOW MILLONS OF PEOPLE COULD HAVE FOLLOWED A METH ADDICTED.. RANTING.. FOAMING AT THE MOUTH PSYCHO
I hope one day, the same kind of film will be factually made about the U.K, the U.S, France, Spain, Holland, Belgium...
"So even God was recruited to oversee the destruction of the Russian nation"... The narration of the series is incredible
Reasons why Germany Lost
- 1st and Foremost- Lack of Fuel to fight a sustained war.
- Not enough motor transport and tanks. In 1941-German offensive on 3 strategic axes, with 2-Panzerguppes in the the center, but only 1-Panzergruppe in the North and the South.
-In 1942, the German offensive capabilities shrunk from 3-strategic axes to 1 strategic axis, in the South. In 1943, they were only capable of launching even more-limited offensive; Operation Zitadelle.
-No long-range bombers in the Luftwaffe.
-The Lend-Lease supplies from the U.S. and Britain- kept the Soviets above water, through 41' and most of 42'. Also, the number of Studebaker Trucks from U.S. was HUGE.
-The Russians were creating new armies faster than the Germans were destroying them.
-The round' the clock bombing of German Industry by the U.S. and RAF severely limited industrial output.
- Hitler scattering military resources all over the map, with not enough forces to win in Russia, Africa, and Sicily/Italy, etc.. All resources should've been focused on Russia, alone.
- The friendships, the army initially established with the civilian population in Russia (especially in Baltic States and Ukraine), were destroyed by the brutal tactics of SS/SD behind the front. They did not win the war within, by failing royally, the battle of "hearts and minds."
-The failure of the German Military to adopt modern, auto-loading rifles in to their ranks, (like the U.S. M1 or Soviet SVT), prior to the invasion. By WWII, the old K-98 bolt-action rifles were antiquated; not much different than ones used in WWI. By the time they attempted to correct this problem, it was too late.
-Operation Barbarossa campaign was fought on a tactical level, not on a strategic level. After the border battles concluded, and the Soviets still had not surrendered, strategic decisions were made as the campaign unfolded or; "as the war went along"; was fought on a shoestring. Precious time was lost, deciding their next move and gave the Soviets time to re-establish their defensive lines while Panzergruppes sat idle, waiting fore the infantry armies to catch up which totally, defeats the whole purpose of mobilized armored warfare.
-Hitler would allow the military experts freedom of action to make decisions. Hitler wouldn't allow his general to conduct the war without his interference.
-It gets COLD in Russia during winter time. The winter of 1941 immobilized the blitzkrieg and for a time, more casualties were inflicted by the freezing cold, than from combat. Winter clothing was almost absent in Armeegruppe Center. Winter clothes were stripped from Russian dead where possible.
-Luftwaffe was organized as a tactical air force, entirely. They had no strategic-level, long-range bombers. Soviet industry was able to produce uninterrupted,once the factories were broken down, moved east, and set up behind the Urals. The Luftwaffe could not reach them.
Imagine being a russian soldier in the winter war and surviving just to have to fight nazi germany a year later. 😂 what an insane time in history
Good comment, however one must listen carefully, Germany came very close to winning this war, if it wasn’t for the west opening up fronts in the west, they probably would have prevailed at Kursk and onto Moscow.
And we should have helped them beat Russia. LedHed Steven 😁
People seems not to understand how close the German came to destroying Russia in early months of the war not at kursk
@@neilnelmar8007 you know your history very well, Anyone can see why Russia is paranoid at NATO expansion!
2:17 NAMELESS MILLIONS?! No everyone who died most definitely had a name and family.
One death is a tragedy. Millions of deaths is a statistic
Uh huh.
Name 1000 of them. Thats .1% of a single million.
Can you see the issue from atop whatever mountain of morality you have perched yourself on?
I will say, they play ping pong on a tennis field!
On the engagement, you can win, but if they return, everything's screwed!
The first rule of war is to not underestimate your enemy. In this case Russia, Germany's enemy was 'three in one'. The Russian people, the Russian landscape and the Russian winter.
Didn't these people ever bother to read up on what happened to Napoleon when he decided to invade Russia?
Our current leaders should answer this. Don't poke the bear.
Ego
@@carlroberson972 the bear is the one doing the poking. Needs to be turned into a bear rug for the fireplace ...
@@jacqdanieles Well good luck with that. Many have tried, and many have died... Just sayin. Mutual Assured Destruction, anyone? The Russian people need to control their bear. And must, soon.
Can’t we all just get along………….”Rodney king”
best series on the Russian Front is
"The Unknown War" with great narration by Burt Lancaster
thanx, just looked it up, never heard of it & Burt is one of my all time favs , best in the Killers, just saw 1st ep, pretty good, my fav on subject, is Blood upon the snow, thanx again
The background music is unbearable.
I love the narrator's crisp, clear diction and the drama in his inflections, like the sarcasm when he talks about Hitler.
There are few things worse in a documentary then a maker who has an agenda, or a biased and slanted view. Objectivity in a documentary is crucial, or else it is not informative, it is propaganda.
@@robertmaybeth3434 No docucmentary is objective about Hitler. No sane one, anyway.
the first 2-3 minutes is footage from the bocage area in france after d-day.....................not sure what that has to do with operation Barbarossa.
NATO currently making the same mistake underestimating Russia. July 2023
We ordinary citizens are living in extreme poverty and suffering from hunger shortages and rising costs of electricity and gas prices
For Gods sake stop this from escalating any further as poor people are just existing and might as well be dead if this continues to happen to us !
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Ukraine is historically Russian speaking people and are more Russian in culture than Europeans of different cultures
What is worth a nuclear catastrophe over a country where Russian is the first language of most people including the first language of their current president!
German logistics staff told OKHW in November 1941 that Germany had lost the war.
The Russian Invasion of Finland, was what convinced hitler that they couldn't fight, and he was right they couldn't fight, but they learned from the Germans some very hard lessens over 1941, but the difference was that stalin could replace great losses, hitler could not, stalin learnd the hard way that in mobile warfare you have to be able to make tactical retreats, he lost millions and millions of men by not letting the Generals do tactical retreats, but the difference was that stalin learned from his mistakes, hitler did not, because he was a narcissist and narcissists always think only they know best, and he lost over 5 million men in the Soviet union and North Africa with his fight to the last bullet policy.. so i think at that point his generals knew that this man was seriously unhinged and tried to kill him but it was too little too late..but had stalin not gone into finland, hitler would not have invaded Russian. Of that i am certain because before he invaded he couldn't make his mind up and complained about the lack of intelligence on just how powerful the Russian army was. But convinced himself that he saw how powerful they were in Finland, where they "Russia" took a bad beating.. but he should have taken note that the Soviets overwhelming manpower and numerical superiority eventually overan the finish army..and barbarossa was 3 months late, had he gone in march as planned before the British invaded Greece, they wouldn't have been stopped by the cold weather 25 miles from Moscow..
The German generals blamed Hitler for everything. Reality is much more complicated.
@@tonyromano6220 the Generals may have won the war in the east, had he let them do their job, he should have put manstein in overall control of the army, and let them get on with it!! hans gudarean should have been allowed to carry on right to Moscow while the Russians were still weak and had a limited number of men..
Yeh he was a good ayrian hans..
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The reason why he stopped him from taking Moscow was to Finish off kiev but that was a mistake, he had other forces he could have used for that.. Moscow was the centre of the communications web for the entire army, if Moscow falls, then European Russia falls, and stalin gets pushed back over the eural mountains and into Siberia. Moscow was as important for the Germans, as berlin was for the Russians..
@Jason yeh the lend lease was a massive problem and they were bringing it through iran, so he was trying to cut off access to Russia from iran, that and they used to use the volger river to bring equipment from the other side of the eurals. They were the only reasons for stalingrad, and the tractor factory. He really needed at least another million men for barbarossa, instead of pissing about in north Africa trying to clean up the mess Mussolini had made, and the same goes for Greece..
@Jason they wouldn't have won Without lend lease they basically made them into a 20th century mobile army, that made them less reliable on horses, and the sent enough food to feed the Russian army for years, but the tanks, the fule tankers, the petrol the fist aid equipment the Russian army would have collapsed without it for sure, Churchill told Roosevelt that if hitler wins in Russia, he would have a good chance of taking over the entire western world, they knew about the long and short range rocket programme, and the heavy water programme. And they were right..
Finland was part of Russia. Stalin knew that hitler is ready to start the war that's why Russians need that territory back as buffer zone between Soviet Union and hitler allies
Also take note to william shirers book rise and fall of the third riech germany could rise again
Take note: it is spelled REICH.
Take note germany just represented hate at the time it can occupy anyone or any country f. K war!
Yeah the Fourth Reich coming soon..
Not really. The Germans have been social engineered since 1945 and become pacifist. Beside lost 1/3 of the ancestral homeland and doesn’t have the natural resources like oil and metals.
That the U.S. assisted Russia in the war was obscene. Let the murderous dictators slaughter each other.
Dunkirk was a humiliation for the British army - the word "miracle" is used as opposed to "humiliation". France collapsed due to the inept tactical nous of the French chiefs of staff downwards to Brigade level . The Germans were tactically superior and better trained . Imagine if Hitler hadn't interfered in the way that he did and allowed his commanders to stick with the plan......the world would be a different place today.
Even if that the enormous geographic size of Soviet Union I still don't think it would have fell.
German strategic incompetence (not just Hitler but OKH) coupled with with a psychotic ideology doomed Germany. Germany lost the war as soon as they turned east (possibly before). They could never have won.
If hitler had gotten the french fleet and used it for sea lion they might of won before usa had a chance
It was always about Germany conquering Russia as Britains were Germanic brothers and we had a German monarchy of Queen Victoria bloodline of Germans
Bull crap. Hitler made a spur of the moment decision to betray and attack russia. Nothong to do with your in bred "royals" who lead the world in paedophilia.
Why is it that every documentary on hitler, or on deaths from ww2 or the rise of the third riech
The Soviet Union was NOT, repeat not, Central Europe. It was the far corner of Eastern Europe. Most of it was in Asia and had an Asian culture, not at all European.
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The Russian German war is a very good documentary on the war in Russia 🪆
General Patton after the end of the war…. “ we have defeated the wrong enemy….” How true….
Not exactly, fascism was a deadly enemy of democracy (and free enterprize) . Not that fascism was destroyed entirely ie spain, portugal, argentina with other nations accepting dictatorships whose anti democratic feelings were concealed behind acceptable anti communism. "We would accept democracy but our people are too ignorant and inexperienced in the democratic processes to be allowed to experience democracy in fear they would fall into the clutches of communism." "Democracy is too sophisticated a concept to be implemented by an ignorant populace."
@@ravarga4631 democracy is a sham
I doubt very much did General Patton ever say anything so stupid.
@@ravarga4631 there is a definitive difference between fascism and National Socialism. People confuse the 2 all the time. Mussolini's Italy was a better example of actual Facism.
@@davidpryle3935 he said it; why he said it and what he actually meant by it is still debatable.
And yet...here we go again....😑
Much negative is said about Germany in ww2. But you can not ignore the fact, that they made a impressive second place.
Nice!!...2nd place is just first looooser
The most spectacular self destruction in the history of the world
That’s how Stalin called hiterism.
In 1930,s he said to the American ambassador. That the show is about to begin
The Shoa must go on
Ego, narcissism and paranoia all part of it.
The main reason I watch these videos is to see the footage from WW2 that you don't often see on recent WW2 documentaries. They always seem to reuse the same footage.
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Great video but some of the music is very annoying
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There was NOTHING "obscene" about Germany's renewal of pride in their country and their culture.
Pride is one of the seven deadly sins, so is Greed. Now wonder they lost.
The Germans did have rockets [nebelwerfer], and best tanks in the war. Not that the T-34 wasnt a great ww2 tank, but so was the Tiger 1 and 2, and Panther. Even the Panzer Mark 4, was formidable. The Sov1ets has the IS-2 also, as a heavy tank. But, id say just Germany vs the U S S R, were fairly evenly-matched (without all the western aid to Sov1et Uni0n, which was VERY substantial, contrary to popular belief). Though the aid took a few years to come in, in large quantities, without the 300,000 trucks, logistically speaking: the U S S R wouldnt have been able to support such large counter-offensives. Also, the 1ndustr1al machinery and raw materials sent from the western allies was enormous, allowing for a sustained-rate of war production. Without all of that, the outcome couldve at least ended up as a stalemate with both nations f1ghting each other to exhaustion; sort of like the 1ran-1raq war.
TIGER TANKS CAME IN 1942
@@gordonames1892 i know that, but it was actually in development since the late 1930s (heavier German tanks were in general).
The Germans did not `humble England', they lost the Battle of Britain!
Chasing them out of France, what do you call that ?
Hitler admired the British because of their culture and influence on civilization for good. He never wanted war with Britain, he wanted to be allied with the British to stamp out the curse of communism on Europe. That's why he stopped 20 miles from Dunkirk. He thought this act of restraint would lead Brittian to sign a peace agreement. He never intended to threaten Britain in the first place. Britain declared war on him, not the other way around. Hitler's enemy was France who had annexed and incorporated German territory after WW I and their hideous Versailles Treaty.
Finally! Someone with the intestinal fortitude to speak the truth! Thank you @the texasmick
Interesting to reflect what diplomacy might have achieved.
The Texasmick - Hitler must have known Britain would declare war on Germany when they invaded Poland.
No, he wanted to be top cock on the block and take his country to the top of the world's empire ladder. Power is far greater rush then any drug or sexual experience. Which spells endless piles of loot and riches beyond you wildest imagination. Got it.
Let's just say the British felt quite the opposite towards Herr Hitler and his Nazi vision for Europe. And his diabolical vision was a threat not only to Britain but to the entire world. And eventually, it turned out very bad for Germans themselves. That's the legacy of fascism... Self destruction.
This & the other videos in the series are very interesting thank you, the only drawback or annoying thing is the dam music which sounds very similar to a three year old
happily banging away at a grand piano's ivories.
Agreed
the news reel photos are from Norman hedgerows in 1944.... hmmmm
Russo-German War and/or the Nazi-Soviet War?
Russian-European war. The Europeans changed their clothes in the air and made the Germans the only culprits, becoming irreconcilable fighters against Nazism.
Good narration and detailed history of the Europe theatre.
I had a grandfather who was a pilot in the Luftwaffe during the Nazi's era. He had some CRAZY stories about his time in Russia. I still have his Iron Cross 1st class medal, as well as a whole treasure trove of other goodies. I miss the old cronie, he was hardcore right till the end.
I would to have heard them.
Luftwaffe Pilots were the toughest in the War.
@@strfltcmnd.9925 a lot more tough than the Soviets. All this talk about feeling sorry for Ivan!!!! Everyone seems to forget real easy, don't they?
Adolph galland………he was a legend luftwaffe badass……..German Robin olds!!!
@@trentdawg2832 they were all legends bud
This is one of the best documentaries on Russian German War. Watched it back in the 90s on VHS from blockbuster. Probably the biggest war in history and one of the greatest military reversals ever.
Ya except the Japanese did just as many atrocities including giving people deseases then desected them alive. the way they treated pows and so so much more. But it's very seldom talked about
And they didn't kill Jews they raped and killed the Chinese in massive numbers. A game they would play is throw a baby in the air and catch it with there bayannett
Are our western leaders watching this video in 2022...they ought to! "that is where youth and laughter dies." Peace be unto you.
credibility issue -initial footage is Normandy
Details….
An awful lot of this early pictured "Russian Countryside" looks an awful lot like the French Hedgerow area after Normandy.
Yep. I've seen the same footage from post D-day and the "fighting in the Normandy hedgerows" was the title. The Waffen SS did not have that pattern camouflage in 1941 nor the head-gear.
the title reads 'The Russian German War'; but first a message from our propaganda sponsor; the narrator then launches into this hyper analysis of the Hitler regime and the evil of it. It was so biased that I expected a brief interlude from Big Brother for a moment of rage. this 'program' is unwatchable except, perhaps, on mute. Great original film but horrible narration.
Knowing the defeat of Germany is useless to see the greatness of this vedio
People forget that Russia invaded germany in WW1 and were terribly defeated in tannenberg.
The background music was a little bit much .
Everything else was good
34:33. A fairly common question, why didn’t hitler finish them off at dunkirk. No, he didn’t fear a trap. He pardoned them, he wanted them to live.
@@artinnevada nope. He let them live. Then asked Britain for peace and Churchill bombed Germany. Oh yeah, did you know Germany started bombing Britain after they first were bombed?
@@artinnevada it makes perfect sense when you take into account he never wanted a war with the British and attempted peace on multiple occasions in fact he still wanted them to remain a superpower alongside Germany he really admired the British but of course we know how that ended
What I read about Dunkirk was that Rommel had gone so far so fast that Hitler became worried that something would happen so he ordered Rommel to wait for further instructions from him, which of course Hitler did not give. If he had let Rommel press on they could have all been wiped out. Thank God for Hitler's micro-managing. The defenses in the Ardennes were heavy and when Rommel & his Panzers punched through easily, it literally freaked Hitler out. If I remember correctly Rommel stopped some 10 or 12 miles from Dunkirk. LedHed Steven
The truth is: Hitlers role was not to lead Germany to a conquest of Europe.
Hitlers role - as funded by the international banking cartels and supported by US corporations such as IBM, Standard Oil etc - was to destroy the British and German economies and transfer hegemony to the United States.
The best footage, discordant music and narration ever.
46:00 THEY vere soviets aka ukrainians..... and lots of soviets hated stalin , .
The Ukrainians welcomed the Germans as liberators.
AMAZING documentary - really brings to life the cynicism, brutality and misery that led to and permeated the Eastern Front, unarguably the decisive front of WW2 in Europe and scene of the greatest (so far) conflict in military history. The accompanying narration is crisp, evocative, even acerbic - and so very effective! A valuable addition to the archive even decades after the war ended (1973) and a must-watch for the WW2 history buff.
Hess did not reveal any info on operation barbarrosa to the British before it was launched. Hence it is inaccurate to say so at minute 42:20.
I like watching this historical narrative but the awful jazz music ruins it.
This is the very highpoint of documentary film making.
‘The Germans were about to play tennis on a football field’. That about sums it up 😆.
Not June 22,1941 but the day the Bolsheviks overthrew the Kerensky Government that's when this war really began.
good theory but I think it was earlier than that. the day that Tzar Nicholas fired Pyotr Stolypin is the true start of operation Barbarossa
In rain sun or shine the sun smiles upon us
The Russian German War?...soviet?
I find it interesting to compare this series with BBC’s World at War. I feel this one predates it.
I feel we are closer now to WW3 than when WW1 started. Scary scary times
Russian-German War? That's a one way to call World War 2.
R in USSR stands for Republic, not Russia. Union of Soviet Socialistic Republics.
ya ... and USS is how New Yorkers refer to more than one person.
The axis Allie of Germany Italy Romania Hungary Slovakia Spain and other all meet defeat
They are still offended that the wild barbarians brought them to their knees and forced them to walk in formation to the toilet for seventy years...
1:00 german paratroopers in normandy ...
some of the french got away.. i dont think so, the British evacuated 123,000 french troops of whom 3000 joined the other troops from occupied europe (mostly poles) the other 120,000 donned civilian clothers and melted back into france and never took any further part in the war.
40,000 French surrendered at Dunkirk after holding off German assaults, allowing the remainder of the BEF to be evacuated.
The music that was noise and all that other annoying racket spoiled an otherwise good documentary.
History doesn't repeat but it does rhyme.
VDH rules
The 'Russian German' War introduced with a reversed 'R' - which in Russian is pronouced 'ya'. Talk about pandering to ignorance.
The ultimate war of annihilation. Great narration. Thanks for posting
Soviets had a pact with Czechs to come to their aid in the event of Nazi aggression They neglected to Why What would have happened if they had The big question of the 20th century
I guess if the Czechs still had a country when the Nazi's attacked Soviets then their vast army would have steam rolled over the Nazi's ... but they didn't have a country because the Nazi's invaded them first... remember the whole Munich thing?
Opening footage is mostly France 1944