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  • @1.99happymealwithfries7
    @1.99happymealwithfries7 4 года назад +1643

    Ciliax: "Don't worry, I maxed out my Luck skill."

    • @purewere238
      @purewere238 4 года назад +85

      Ciliax: "Damn... I should've chosen the light step perk, but at least I had silent running."

    • @OlafJorigson
      @OlafJorigson 4 года назад +43

      He rolled a 20 on Stealth.

    • @Godsjudgement12
      @Godsjudgement12 4 года назад +24

      @@OlafJorigson when you have pass without trace, but an enemy managed to roll high on his acrobatics trying to avoid an enemy attack and stumbled upon you by accident

    • @JoshuaBenitezNewOrleans
      @JoshuaBenitezNewOrleans 4 года назад +2

      1.99 Happy Meal With Fries Magnetic Mine replies “OH YEAH, then explain THIS!!””” -kablooom-. . . “No? Nothing. Wow. “

    • @Rhbates
      @Rhbates 3 года назад

      @@purewere238 qqqq

  • @robbyatwood7734
    @robbyatwood7734 4 года назад +497

    When you’re a German sailor excited about a tropical vacation then you see the cliffs of Dover on the horizon

    • @josephlitjc6430
      @josephlitjc6430 3 года назад +23

      Hol' up

    • @lwercase
      @lwercase 2 года назад +3

      LMAO

    • @itstitanictime2002
      @itstitanictime2002 5 месяцев назад

      I'd be sh*tting myself. And when told this is the glorious Fuhur's idea I would be honestly questioning his IQ level

  • @mccabber24
    @mccabber24 4 года назад +912

    "Suicide Option, you say?" **Hitler will remember this**

    • @captaindak5119
      @captaindak5119 4 года назад +11

      Is this a reference to when he promoted Paulus when the Sixth Army was surrounded?

    • @Texan.Insomniac
      @Texan.Insomniac 4 года назад +23

      @@captaindak5119
      Pretty sure it was more on how he killed himself at the ebd* of the war
      But I suppose that could work
      *end

    • @therearenoshortcuts9868
      @therearenoshortcuts9868 4 года назад +4

      "attacking russia is suicide"
      Hitler: lets do it then
      "do not declare war on the US dumbass"
      Hitler: ohhh memememememe

  • @YAH2121
    @YAH2121 4 года назад +1736

    France: The Germans arent bold enough to pass through the Ardennes!
    UK: The Germans arent bold enough to pass through the Channel!

    • @Dayvit78
      @Dayvit78 4 года назад +34

      Russians: ...

    • @superiorsandwich4331
      @superiorsandwich4331 4 года назад +192

      @@Dayvit78 Russians: Germans arn't bold enough to break treaty that could cost them the war

    • @jabloko992
      @jabloko992 4 года назад +97

      @@superiorsandwich4331 USA: The Germans aren't bold enough to declare war on us.

    • @Dian_Borisov_SW
      @Dian_Borisov_SW 4 года назад +90

      The Germans aren't bold enough to basically conquer Europe for a second time without a shot being fired! Oh...

    • @15.kevindarunugroho30
      @15.kevindarunugroho30 4 года назад +72

      @@jabloko992 Polands: germans arent bold enough to fake a raid on their own radio station to excuse an invasion on us

  • @captaindak5119
    @captaindak5119 4 года назад +1151

    Damn, imagine the anxiety of the German Sailors.

    • @Dayvit78
      @Dayvit78 4 года назад +152

      They thought they were going to be hanging out on a nice tropical beach, maybe the Canary Islands. But then the ships turned NW, and they knew they were in for a storm.

    • @resileaf9501
      @resileaf9501 4 года назад +76

      Buttocks clenched tight enough to turn coal to diamond.

    • @ryanlaird6447
      @ryanlaird6447 4 года назад +54

      I had anxiety watching this

    • @mihajlo961x
      @mihajlo961x 4 года назад +32

      Seriously, my heart was racing

    • @emanuelgoncalvessantos4499
      @emanuelgoncalvessantos4499 4 года назад +35

      @@Dayvit78 "Helmsman, turn starboard, course 300º".
      Oh my god!

  • @jascrandom9855
    @jascrandom9855 4 года назад +644

    Just imagine how tight their sphincters were the whole time.

    • @listerinemint6386
      @listerinemint6386 4 года назад +38

      You couldn't even put a needle in there.

    • @Anacronian
      @Anacronian 4 года назад +23

      So tight they made small swastika impressions in their underpants.

    • @SwabianWookie
      @SwabianWookie 4 года назад +59

      Not so tight as the british admiral's arseholes that had to report to Churchill🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @Andytlp
      @Andytlp 4 года назад +12

      @@SwabianWookie doesnt matter how tight they were, he ripped them a new one.

    • @kickit246
      @kickit246 4 года назад +14

      Imagine the crew that thought they were heading south, when they realized what was really happening. o_o

  • @Aberrant17
    @Aberrant17 4 года назад +1559

    "The Germans are in the Channel you say? No, old chap, I fear you're drifting into the realms of fantasy. No one, not even the Hun, would never be so bold or so foolish as to challenge British Naval superiority, especially not where our strength is most greatly OH SOD THEY JUST PASSED DOVER."

    • @mikespearwood3914
      @mikespearwood3914 4 года назад +144

      I could actually imagine them saying that.

    • @raptorjesues1445
      @raptorjesues1445 4 года назад +38

      BEANS

    • @cerealkiller7143
      @cerealkiller7143 4 года назад +29

      Oh cock!

    • @ayomidealadesanmi6282
      @ayomidealadesanmi6282 4 года назад +4

      Apt!!! Lol

    • @dovetonsturdee7033
      @dovetonsturdee7033 4 года назад +31

      In early 1942, the Royal Navy had very few resources in the Channel area. Why should they? The Arctic, the Mediterranean, & the Indian Ocean were far more important. The Channel ceased to be of serious relevance after Sealion was abandoned. The British Chiefs of Staff had given the responsibility for dealing with the ships at Brest to Bomber Command, who failed.

  • @mav8535
    @mav8535 4 года назад +317

    Fun Fact: They used Ciliax Balls of pure steel as anchor on the Scharnhorst.

    • @meekonvadaameh
      @meekonvadaameh 3 года назад +5

      LMFAOO

    • @eggeggedict5847
      @eggeggedict5847 3 года назад +6

      Never give me that image again

    • @rickywyness5230
      @rickywyness5230 3 года назад +5

      @@eggeggedict5847 Chances are Rule34 artists would legit draw it for you.

    • @eggeggedict5847
      @eggeggedict5847 3 года назад +3

      @@rickywyness5230 Of course they would

    • @rickywyness5230
      @rickywyness5230 3 года назад

      @@eggeggedict5847 I'll be sure to commission one for ya ;)

  • @oohlala444
    @oohlala444 4 года назад +916

    Everyone: No one would ever perform such a risky maneuver!
    Hitler: You see, I am somewhat of an expert on that.

    • @redxstudios2565
      @redxstudios2565 4 года назад +30

      Hitler: I'm going to do what's called a pro gamer move!

    • @memento5113
      @memento5113 4 года назад +57

      @Deborah Meltrozo Yea like it was Hitler who went against his generals and supported the idea of going through the Ardennes in the battle of France. Which is one of the most stunning military move of all time.

    • @kingskelett6265
      @kingskelett6265 4 года назад +23

      Memento but then again, he stopped the army before Dunkirk, which gave them more time to evacuate.

    • @cerealkiller7143
      @cerealkiller7143 4 года назад +20

      @@memento5113 It was Manstein's plan but Hitler had a similar idea though not as refined.

    • @shaafalikhan3704
      @shaafalikhan3704 4 года назад +17

      @@kingskelett6265 they had to otherwise their panzer would not remain in fighting condition, they needed time to regroup and consolidate

  • @_NoName_314
    @_NoName_314 4 года назад +229

    so that's what they mean with "Fortune favours the bold"

    • @istvansipos9940
      @istvansipos9940 4 года назад +31

      "Fortune favours the bald." - captain Jean-Luc Picard

    • @ottokarl5427
      @ottokarl5427 4 года назад +4

      "Fortune favours the infamous" - Luthor Harkon

    • @GregConquest
      @GregConquest 4 года назад

      But it ended up being a strategically bad move, so, sorry, no.

    • @_NoName_314
      @_NoName_314 4 года назад +4

      @@GregConquest they achieved what they wanted... not what they needed so... yes :P

    • @alchemist6819
      @alchemist6819 3 года назад

      @@_NoName_314 still boldness might help many tactical situations but strategic situations nah. :D

  • @bigguy9500
    @bigguy9500 4 года назад +412

    damn this is nice animation

  • @Creativa-ft5zb
    @Creativa-ft5zb 4 года назад +371

    What would do the most damage
    >The entire British armed forces
    >3 explody bois

  • @BulletBill64
    @BulletBill64 4 года назад +92

    Admirals: The channel run would be suicide!
    Hitler: Suicide? You had my curiosity but now you have my attention.

  • @HSMiyamoto
    @HSMiyamoto 4 года назад +173

    The maps help one understand this historical event. I have read about it, and even heard an audio description, but the maps are invaluable. Thank you for your contribution of knowledge.

  • @MM-yq2tv
    @MM-yq2tv 4 года назад +221

    NAVAL BATTLES THANK YOU BAZ

    • @todalio9238
      @todalio9238 4 года назад +6

      I support this comment. Naval battles seem to involve so much more logistics and lower number of actives fighters (I mean by that; ships) makes it very interesting. Battle of Cape Ecnomus for example is a battle so insane, it's hard to believe it really happened.

  • @donnergrober179
    @donnergrober179 4 года назад +354

    Two WWII videos in less than a month? Nice!

    • @77777Spooky
      @77777Spooky 4 года назад +5

      Shh! Lets push them to make three!

    • @Dylanschannelodoom
      @Dylanschannelodoom 4 года назад +2

      Similar assets and less complex animations may have contributed to a slightly faster turnover.

  • @th2nos
    @th2nos 4 года назад +234

    "Don't be an idiot tanks can't cross forests. "
    *Germans cross through a forest and proceed to meme all, over France.*
    "Ok they got us but there is no way they are crazy enough to sprint through our front door. "
    "Hold my schnitzel. "

    • @thehuscarl4835
      @thehuscarl4835 4 года назад +20

      Americans before the Battle of the Bulge: "Bet the Germans won't go through the forests twice."

    • @punbug4721
      @punbug4721 3 года назад +8

      That's like hopping the fence, running through the yard, ringing the doorbell, and hopping the fence on the other side of the yard.

    • @meekonvadaameh
      @meekonvadaameh 3 года назад +6

      @@punbug4721 Lemme quickly try that

  • @superiorsandwich4331
    @superiorsandwich4331 4 года назад +188

    Scharnhorst: I am speed
    Gneisenau: look i found another sea pinata
    Scharnhorst:Nein it's not your birthday yet
    Gneisenau: Yeet yeet

    • @hannibalotte449
      @hannibalotte449 4 года назад +7

      I wanna like this but it has 69 likes

    • @stevemc01
      @stevemc01 2 года назад +1

      Heheh sea piñat- OH SCHEI-
      *oof*

  • @louflecha5600
    @louflecha5600 4 года назад +94

    I didn't expect to see my city (Brest) on your chanel ! i'm glad you did !
    It's maybe the most important military port in France, due to his positions.
    I hope you will make a future video about the siege !
    The city was raze around 85% , and the new one is build on the ruins.
    We still find bombs nowadays in the ground. It's frequent to evacuate a neighborhood to desactivate it.

    • @maxdembo2029
      @maxdembo2029 4 года назад +1

      louf le cha Stade Brestois 👊🏻

    • @spartacus3111
      @spartacus3111 4 года назад +4

      >I didn't expect to see my city (Brest) on your chanel !
      You wouldn't if your ancestors had fought a bit harder

    • @louflecha5600
      @louflecha5600 4 года назад +12

      ​@@spartacus3111 Haha, btw my grand father was a resistant . At this time, Breton's people put their jackets on german's jacket to steal their guns in the bar ( or pub). There were a lot of execution on both side, but we don't speak about it. Recently they found 2 SS buried on the fondation of bulding.
      Maybe you didn't know, but bretons sabotaged the port, the arsenal, ships and trains during years.
      The city recieved a resistance medal too. Funny no?
      I invite you to read some fact about resistance and the evactuation of France's gold. France was defeated, but with soldier refuse to give up. German officer was really relieve when vichy gorvernement enter in action...
      "
      Despite our overwhelming numerical superiority, the French counterattack in several points. I fail to understand how these soldiers, sometimes fighting 1 to 20, find the strength to assault. It’s amazing. I find in these soldiers the same passion as those of Verdun in 1916. We do not pierce anywhere and we suffer terrifying losses. […] Dunkirk provides me with proof that the French soldier is one of the best in the world. The French artillery, already much feared in 14-18, once again demonstrates its formidable effectiveness. Our losses are terrifying: many battalions have lost 60% of their troops, sometimes even more!», général von Küchler,
      Have a good day Spartacus, be carefull, i see Crassus searching for you ! :P

    • @apilgurung5005
      @apilgurung5005 4 года назад +2

      That's impeccable English for a Frenchman.

    • @christianphillipampoloquio6484
      @christianphillipampoloquio6484 3 года назад

      Bombs are being unearthed everyday in Europe to this day

  • @Aaron-pe7xk
    @Aaron-pe7xk 4 года назад +628

    I was totally expecting the British to sink their whole fleet.

    • @Killua2001
      @Killua2001 4 года назад +235

      So did the British.

    • @shivas3003
      @shivas3003 4 года назад +50

      brits are so cocky ....

    • @thedog4499
      @thedog4499 4 года назад +20

      Pfft Hitler could have destroyed the British army as they retreated and then invade the British homeland with no issue for someone on path for world dominance seems like a strange thing to pass on.

    • @jk-gb4et
      @jk-gb4et 4 года назад +77

      @@thedog4499 search up the German Operation Sealion to invade the UK and why it was not carried out.

    • @krityaan
      @krityaan 4 года назад +80

      @@thedog4499 You've played too much HoI4. The German Wehrmacht and Kreigsmarine had no advantage whatsoever over the British. The German army was also inferior to the French, and their victory in France was a sheer miracle, attributed to German luck and daring and incompetence and hesitance in the French command.
      Good luck conducting an amphibious assault on the British coast through the channel. The capabilities of the German army against the allies were very clearly on display in Africa.
      Nazi Germany was never going to win the war, even if they never turned on the Soviets.

  • @ele7864
    @ele7864 4 года назад +65

    Imagine you are a German sailor and just whaiting for something to go wrong.

    • @Shieldwall100
      @Shieldwall100 4 года назад +12

      Imagine if you are a German sailor thinking you are heading for the Mediteranean, then your ship turns North and you spend the rest of the war freezing your nuts off

  • @ottokarl5427
    @ottokarl5427 4 года назад +44

    The Kriegsmarine (and its predecessor) had some of the weirdest chaps in its ranks.
    In WW1 it was considered to be the hardest maneuver to have the fleet perform a full turn-around. It was hard, risky and dangerous. But nevertheless, the german commander in the battle of skagerrak did it...three times. He turned around, saw that the brits weren't following, so he turned around again, started firing, noticed "oh, that's not working" and turned for a third time, without losing a ship or breaking formation. Later he wrote in his logbook "people will wonder why *his name* did it - *his name* doesn't know it himself!"

  • @abasudoh7459
    @abasudoh7459 4 года назад +17

    His voice kind of highlights the tense atmosphere that would have been felt by the ship crews

  • @royalthegleaves6351
    @royalthegleaves6351 4 года назад +116

    I almost had a heart attack when I saw this was posted.

    • @Sinaeb
      @Sinaeb 4 года назад +5

      Are you alright my king?

    • @royalthegleaves6351
      @royalthegleaves6351 4 года назад +1

      It was an exaggeration, I'm fine. But my heart did skip a beat.

    • @VictoryStudios2012
      @VictoryStudios2012 4 года назад +3

      @@royalthegleaves6351 My leige, I too shat my pants. The peasants have also revolted. (runs out castle)

    • @lessartico9163
      @lessartico9163 4 года назад +7

      wtf guys this is cringe, stop.

    • @Iason29
      @Iason29 4 года назад

      @@royalthegleaves6351 Good, now you can live life with one beat extra

  • @SVASH-hz5ji
    @SVASH-hz5ji 4 года назад +165

    French: No one could pass Ardennes forest!
    British: No one could pass English channel!

    • @randallcase1009
      @randallcase1009 4 года назад +6

      I would point out though that this was an embarrassment. The other was a disaster! But indeed, fortune favors the bold... sometimes.

    • @Bartooc
      @Bartooc 4 года назад +7

      Stalin: There is no way Germans will attack us.

    • @gaiusjuliuspleaser
      @gaiusjuliuspleaser 4 года назад

      Kakyoin: No one could deflect Emerald Splash!

    • @alchemist6819
      @alchemist6819 3 года назад

      @@Bartooc and he was right if hadn't for those purges and unpreparedness.

    • @Bartooc
      @Bartooc 3 года назад

      @@alchemist6819 Both of which were Stalin's fault also the Germany wanted to start Operation Barbarossa at the start of the year hadn't been for the disastrous unexpected Italian campaign in Greece.

  • @CaliToTheCrowd
    @CaliToTheCrowd 4 года назад +149

    Imagine sailing into the most fiercely guarded body of water on the planet during a world war.... the Kriegsmarine's ships must have been pretty well made if they were carrying the balls of that captain!

  • @William2669
    @William2669 4 года назад +26

    For the better half of this episode I kept going "Surely now the English would be able to attack and sink em right?" and I just can't believe Ciliax, the madman, actually did it.

  • @patu2175
    @patu2175 4 года назад +150

    The unbeleviable thing about this is that THE BRITISH KNEW ABOUT THE MISSION BEFORE IT EVEN STARTED

    • @hahahahhahaha0192
      @hahahahhahaha0192 4 года назад +16

      Hubris is a wonderful thing

    • @AdhocHoopla
      @AdhocHoopla 4 года назад +51

      It seems to be a uniquely British trait to ignore the evidence of our own eyes.

    • @DannyMakesVideosIGuess
      @DannyMakesVideosIGuess 4 года назад +24

      It's very believable, the RN and RAF has been plagued by prideful and arrogant COs since their inception

    • @Iason29
      @Iason29 4 года назад +5

      ​@@DannyMakesVideosIGuess It's true this had started since the 19th century with the Navy while flyers where pretty much a new form of warfare by WW2 and where always arrogant. Last time the RN was a real navy with real men was 18th century up to Trafalgar. And same goes for the army. Back then they didn't have any second thoughts on executing Admirals like they did with Byng when he failed to relieve Minorca.

    • @freedomordeath89
      @freedomordeath89 4 года назад +8

      You dummies, they received tons of plans for any kind of operation, they never knew which one was real or WHEN the plan was gonna happen.

  • @adancingpenguin3137
    @adancingpenguin3137 3 года назад +8

    "All the swordfish were shot down"
    -British Naval Air Motto

  • @colinprentice6434
    @colinprentice6434 4 года назад +28

    That's just a giant middle finger to the British

  • @marcelosilveira2276
    @marcelosilveira2276 4 года назад +19

    6:05 would like to point out, just for the sake of clarification, that records show that if no general approved of the idea, Hitler would drop the case, it took at least one general claiming it was possible for the attempt to be made, usually with the supporter commanding it. It was part of the doctrine of bravery in combat and whatnot, as long as someone was brave enough to take the risk, it would be taken

  • @mombaassa
    @mombaassa 4 года назад +212

    British intelligence, failed to keep a "Brest" of things .

    • @CaliToTheCrowd
      @CaliToTheCrowd 4 года назад +8

      it was a stretch, but still made me laugh!

    • @Iason29
      @Iason29 4 года назад +2

      They where more pre-occupied with a different sort of Breasts..I mean Brests

    • @couldbeanybody2508
      @couldbeanybody2508 4 года назад

      That joke was so far off!

    • @couldbeanybody2508
      @couldbeanybody2508 4 года назад

      That made me laugh for a long time

    • @UnDeaDCyBorg
      @UnDeaDCyBorg 4 года назад

      >,> ... get out.

  • @csfelfoldi
    @csfelfoldi 4 года назад +18

    Honestly at that time the Luftwaffe and Kriegsmarine U-boats were still somewhat a threat so the British didn't have their bigger ships around the channel to block the battlegroup's movement. All in all it was probably the safest route out of the 3 with the northern ones being patrolled by the Royal Navy with numbers favoring them greatly.

    • @cybersaiko451
      @cybersaiko451 4 года назад +4

      Yeah no idea why U-boats weren't mentioned.

  • @Lion-nx6sj
    @Lion-nx6sj 4 года назад +38

    6:46 *Opportune bad weather conditions*

    • @jabloko992
      @jabloko992 4 года назад +12

      When you're trying to be sneaky, bad weather is a blessing.

    • @DannyMakesVideosIGuess
      @DannyMakesVideosIGuess 4 года назад +2

      Bad weather rarely stops WW2 era flotillas, planes, however

  • @BrettonFerguson
    @BrettonFerguson 4 года назад +66

    Oh no! Hitler ignored his generals again! Just like his plan to go through the Ardennes in 1940. His generals wanted to invade France through Belgium, just like in WWI. He ignored them and went through the Ardennes. In reality Hitler never "ignored his generals". Everytime he had some generals who wanted to do it one way and others who wanted to do it another way. He would agree with one group, even if sometimes the group he sided with was a minority. With the Ardenne in 1940, if I remember correctly 1 or 2 generals wanted to go through the Ardennes, every other general wanted to go through Belgium. They went through the Ardennes.

    • @hanskriegsmann2664
      @hanskriegsmann2664 4 года назад +3

      Actually, the Ardennes are located in Belgium, so I’m completely missing your point.

    • @MaXtreme91
      @MaXtreme91 4 года назад +8

      @@hanskriegsmann2664 I think he means through flat land around Liège - Maastricht. This area was fortified but more effective for a fast go through. In the end they kinda went through everywhere since Eben-Emaël fell so quickly...

    • @ekanshburhanpurkar1560
      @ekanshburhanpurkar1560 3 года назад +4

      @SSJ The plan was actually presented by Von Manstein. Guderion was the commander of the Panzers thatbwent through the Ardennes

    • @bedstuyrover
      @bedstuyrover 3 года назад

      Most of the generals were opposed to the invasion of the Soviet Union.

    • @johnpijano4786
      @johnpijano4786 3 года назад +1

      Von Manstein. was the Pioneer of the Ardenns Menuver, though his superiors were against this option, Hitler liked the Idea and made it the official plan.

  • @Wolfboy_109
    @Wolfboy_109 4 года назад +36

    OHHH ITS TIME BOI, really made my day this morning!

    • @NocturnalPyro
      @NocturnalPyro 4 года назад +1

      I mean it’s 3 am for me so technically you’re right.

  • @akiramasashi9317
    @akiramasashi9317 4 года назад +45

    British: "lol nobody would be stupid enough to try and run the channel"
    Ciliax: "how 'bout I do anyway?"

    • @Iason29
      @Iason29 4 года назад +5

      Its one of those rare moments when Hitler's plans work, which in turn emboldened him further to create real, even worse disasters in the future. Like Kiev for example, he might have encircled the most troops in human history but like Guderian said, they could have taken Moscow and dealt with the Red Army later.

  • @ZoomZip
    @ZoomZip 4 года назад +10

    Love this channel. Please keep uploading!! Amazing production and narration work.

  • @Volnas97
    @Volnas97 4 года назад +52

    I don't know how these ships were able to float under the weight of Germans' massive balls. Especially Ciliax's.
    Also, for those, who never were in Dover or Callais, you can actually see on the other side of channel and pretty clearly, so these ships must've been visible by a naked eye. and they went through there in the middle of the day.

    • @TheAetheris
      @TheAetheris 4 года назад +26

      Little known fact is that the Gneisenau and Scharnhorst were actually the names of Ciliax's balls. He would just float on them through the channel.

    • @Volnas97
      @Volnas97 4 года назад +4

      @@TheAetheris Sounds about right.

    • @jamesxm4240
      @jamesxm4240 4 года назад +1

      SSJ 110% Discipline

    • @SmilingOrange
      @SmilingOrange 3 года назад +2

      No, the weather was very foggy and raining, as explained in the video.

  • @2bit8bytes
    @2bit8bytes 4 года назад +15

    Great production. Really like the way you guys did it.
    Reminds me of Grant's Vicksburg.

  • @internetstrangerstrangerofweb
    @internetstrangerstrangerofweb 3 года назад +6

    Ciliax is an admirable admiral indeed. The very definition of a first rate sailor.

  • @wacka.
    @wacka. 4 года назад +102

    Damn this could easily be made into a thrilling movie, but since it doesn't have that "hollywood ending" its a shame it never will be.

    • @georgeofhamilton
      @georgeofhamilton 3 года назад +2

      This ending is pretty similar to that of the new “Greyhound” movie. It could work as a film.

    • @nejiiuyn
      @nejiiuyn 3 года назад +19

      @@georgeofhamilton I doubt it since the protagonists of a potential movie are a part of Nazi Germany and no one is going to agree to make a movie with them as protagonists. Truthfully not all of the German military officers were Nazis but most people aren't going to understand or accept that.

    • @georgeofhamilton
      @georgeofhamilton 3 года назад +16

      @@nejiiuyn “Das Boot” and “Der Untergang” have been well-received by audiences. Things have changed, but I think that there’s still great potential.

    • @draheim90
      @draheim90 3 года назад +2

      I feel like the Kriegsmarine isn’t as vilified as other aspects of Nazi Germany (well, maybe the U-boats?), so I could see a movie in which the Germans are the protagonists. In typical Hollywood fashion they could script it such that the sailors just wanted to get to their wives or something, and didn’t want to fight.

  • @uria3679
    @uria3679 4 года назад +79

    And people say that luck doesn’t help you in war

    • @jeanhunter3538
      @jeanhunter3538 4 года назад +17

      Personally have never heard that

    • @resileaf9501
      @resileaf9501 4 года назад +12

      To a good general luck is important.
      The Romans knew that millenia ago. Still true today.

    • @mr.s2005
      @mr.s2005 4 года назад +13

      should look into how much luck the Germans had when they invaded Norway. The British were in a decent position to stop the invasion...but the sinking of one of their destroyers ended up causing the fleet to misunderstand the location of the German fleet and re positioned themselves out of the Germans way.

    • @pogchamp2897
      @pogchamp2897 4 года назад +2

      @@mr.s2005 well that was more of a british mistake than a german luck

    • @NewmannARG
      @NewmannARG 4 года назад +3

      Same with the invasion of Normady, what if the Allies attacked Calais instead...

  • @runicevan5624
    @runicevan5624 4 года назад +46

    Petition for more world war 2 videos!

    • @patu2175
      @patu2175 4 года назад +1

      U lok lik potat

    • @BFVK
      @BFVK 4 года назад

      No more WWII videos, enough on other YTchannels

  • @djtechzz
    @djtechzz 4 года назад +61

    Last time I was this early Napoleon was winning the war

    • @Sinaeb
      @Sinaeb 4 года назад +6

      Nice, my emperor

  • @ProjectSeventy
    @ProjectSeventy 4 года назад +6

    HMS Sealion, the submarine near Brest, had an important role to play a couple of weeks later. During Operation Chariot, Sealion surfaced to act as a beacon for the British raiding force, guiding them into their target, the nearby port of St. Nazaire. But that's a story for another time.
    --------------
    Edit: I am an idiot. I misremembered the name. In op chariot, the submarine was Sturgeon.

    • @GG-bw3uz
      @GG-bw3uz 2 года назад

      That edit made me crack up, thanks

  • @mitchsturgess7020
    @mitchsturgess7020 4 года назад +2

    YES! Have been waiting for this video for ages! Your WWII naval videos are simply the best! I know it would takes ages but if you were somehow able to do midway that would be insane. Thank you for the content, I really appreciate it!

  • @fiveer11
    @fiveer11 4 года назад +1

    I really enjoy these naval battle videos! The animations are great and the facts are so accurate! Love this channel

  • @FriendlyFire111
    @FriendlyFire111 4 года назад +5

    Please never stop making videos!

  • @cloroxbleach3449
    @cloroxbleach3449 4 года назад +87

    YESSS more ww2 please BazBattles

  • @randallcase1009
    @randallcase1009 4 года назад +1

    Wow, I have to say BazBattles, your production values just keep getting better with each video. The animation is just amazing and the narration is spot on. Who needs the Military History Channel when we've got you guys. Just superb content!

  • @decebal82
    @decebal82 4 года назад +1

    Beautiful documentary, nicely narrated and a welcome variation! Thank you, BazBattles!

  • @AnthonyEvelyn
    @AnthonyEvelyn 4 года назад +41

    The Kriegsmarine's finest hour! Couldn't believe it when I first read about the daring action.

    • @SadFloridaMan
      @SadFloridaMan 4 года назад +5

      Aaron guess it depends how you look at it.

    • @Xingmey
      @Xingmey 4 года назад +9

      the kriegsmarines finest hour?
      well it was a lucky hour, but their finest hours were the 'golden time' in 1940, when submarines pretty much killed whatever they liked, and in 1942, when they killed again whatever they liked in US waters.
      The infiltration of Scapa Flow was also pretty high up the 'finest hour' scale ;)
      or the battle of jutland, if you want to get back to ww1.
      Heck, even the Emden was a pretty good one in ww1.
      then we had several sinkings of big vessels in the mediterrenean or sinking of ark royal etc etc.
      channel dash was a funny one

    • @Xingmey
      @Xingmey 4 года назад +5

      @@aaron6178 you have listened to that video, or are you that dense?
      They didn't run from the atlantic theatre, they were still in it.
      They had other things to do in norwegian waters.

    • @Alexis-bb3cg
      @Alexis-bb3cg 4 года назад +4

      @@aaron6178 Well, the brits are proud of Dunkirk wich is just them waiting on the beach for evacuation while french were fighting in the city. All that after their little marathon trough belgium to escape the frontline.
      Compare to that the kriegsmarine perform a Well manover pass trough the most guarded sea, sustaining attack from air, sea and land (and even under the sea).

    • @AnthonyEvelyn
      @AnthonyEvelyn 4 года назад +2

      @@Xingmey Those were successful operations by U Boat commanders and were dubbed 'Happy Times' by them. But this by the surface fleet with two battleships and a heavy cruiser of the surface fleet was a extraordinary event. I myself am partial to the Allies and have huge respect for the RAF and Royal Navy, but the Kriegsmarine got one up on them here.

  • @bcn1gh7h4wk
    @bcn1gh7h4wk 3 года назад +4

    11:30
    can't spell Swordfish without an F.
    ...... _F_ , to those pilots.

  • @minutemen_in_t-605
    @minutemen_in_t-605 4 года назад

    I'd like to say that I just love your naval battles! They're wonderful!

  • @luckyeddy350
    @luckyeddy350 4 года назад

    One of the best BazBattles Episodes. The tension, the suspense. It's almost as if you want the Ships to successfully pass through.
    Excellent storytelling. And I'm strongly considering Curiosity Stream, after this. Thanks again BazBattles.

  • @shooterxd2387
    @shooterxd2387 4 года назад +3

    The Royal Navi high command: They are never gonna make it trough the channel.
    Ciliax: I'm gonna end this man's whole carrer...

    • @dovetonsturdee7033
      @dovetonsturdee7033 4 года назад

      Bomber Command were supposed to have dealt with the three big German ships in Brest, and failed badly. Royal Navy resources had been re-deployed elsewhere, particularly to the Med., the Indian Ocean, and Scapa Flow/Iceland. Tirpitz had just been moved to Norway, and the British were assembling a strong force to escort Arctic convoys PQ12 & QP8 against this threat.

  • @theholydemonofthegneisenau1702
    @theholydemonofthegneisenau1702 3 года назад +3

    Prinz Eugen looks more like a baby version of scharnhorst

  • @watershipdowneyjr
    @watershipdowneyjr 4 года назад +4

    Paused my week by week WWII video to watch... a WWII battle video. God, I'm such a nerd.

  • @Amirreza_Karimi
    @Amirreza_Karimi 4 года назад +1

    Man your videos, your voice, your amazing text, give me goosebumps every single time! Big fan of these ww2 videos and all of your other works!

  • @gonavygonavy1193
    @gonavygonavy1193 4 года назад +41

    Ha I knew my boy Adolf would pick the "so crazy it just might work" option!

    • @barbiquearea
      @barbiquearea 4 года назад +8

      It worked for him in conquering France.

    • @Mitaka.Kotsuka
      @Mitaka.Kotsuka 4 года назад +1

      @@barbiquearea and the Bulge =)

  • @baciuserban2581
    @baciuserban2581 4 года назад +5

    They will never pass through the channel
    Ciliax: hold my beer

  • @benkmarchant
    @benkmarchant 4 года назад

    Really liked this video. Thank you for making it. Interesting to listen to relatively smaller operations that succeeded rather than just the major ones

  • @EdinProfa
    @EdinProfa 4 года назад

    Thank you for this video, i have been waiting for it for years.

  • @Coldstreamer17
    @Coldstreamer17 4 года назад +11

    You should do the Battle of the Ardennes, that would be an interesting one!

  • @NenekAtuk89
    @NenekAtuk89 4 года назад +7

    FORTUNE FAVOURS THE BOLD. WHO DARES WIN.

  • @dcloukey
    @dcloukey 4 года назад

    thanks for the video and all your battle of the Atlantic videos. You got the best videos on the subject in my humble opinion

  • @nurrr897
    @nurrr897 4 года назад +1

    That poor dockworker. Taking an enormous risk, surrounded by enemies, provides the intel about what the German fleet is going to do.
    And when the Poms get the report they go sorry Frenchie but we don't take you or your report seriously. Keep hanging around in extreme danger for no purpose though, we really appreciate it soldier!

    • @user-sc9oy1kz8g
      @user-sc9oy1kz8g 4 года назад +3

      To be fair, the French resistance is not what its made out to be today. Half the time they fought eachother. I wouldnt have believed thr guy either, easily could have been working for the other side.

  • @kmstirpitz4285
    @kmstirpitz4285 4 года назад +94

    When your English and you can't defend the English Channel.

    • @mikespearwood3914
      @mikespearwood3914 4 года назад +27

      "Ha, no one would dare attempt to...wait a minute!"

    • @user-sc9oy1kz8g
      @user-sc9oy1kz8g 4 года назад +2

      Nice false equivalence there

    • @sausagejockyGaming
      @sausagejockyGaming 4 года назад +1

      poor weather and didnt expect it due to its stupidity

    • @Iason29
      @Iason29 4 года назад +2

      Just shows what would have happened if the Germans somehow managed to execute a covert Sealion with bad weather.

    • @dovetonsturdee7033
      @dovetonsturdee7033 4 года назад +2

      @@Iason29 Eleven days of bad weather? Apart from the fact that Rhine barges don't cope well with rough seas, and were likely to have coped even worse with the seventy of so cruisers and destroyers, and the 500+ smaller warships, which the Royal Navy had positioned within a few hours of Dover at the time an invasion attempt might have been made.

  • @thedominator5070
    @thedominator5070 4 года назад +38

    Such a bold risk from the Germans it was almost in British style. Like T.E. Lawrence and his attack on Aqaba or Nelson at the battle of Cape St Vincent where he rammed his ship into the Spanish stern. How ironic.

    • @if131
      @if131 4 года назад +9

      Or the first ardennes offensive in 1940

    • @sausagejockyGaming
      @sausagejockyGaming 4 года назад +2

      lol it was hitlers style, he flipped a coin and didnt care how risky it was if it landed on that option thats what happened.

    • @dovetonsturdee7033
      @dovetonsturdee7033 4 года назад +1

      The difference being that neither Lawrence nor Nelson were running away at breakneck speed for the supposed safety of a home port.

    • @DerCharacter
      @DerCharacter 3 года назад

      @@sausagejockyGaming He just was playing 4D chess and memeing on people

  • @ele7864
    @ele7864 4 года назад +2

    Wow this is more tempting than any film. Baz has a natural thing to do this good videos.

  • @originalhistory4446
    @originalhistory4446 2 года назад

    These are some of the greatest videos made on this platform. This is truly museum quality. I hope you can cover the role of the Tirpitz, Gneisenau, and Prinz Eugen in the later years of the war.

  • @eldorados_lost_searcher
    @eldorados_lost_searcher 4 года назад +8

    I'll be honest, I thought you guys were going into alternate history before the video started.
    Wow. Solid brass balls on the crews.

  • @patricktitanic7890
    @patricktitanic7890 4 года назад +4

    Please more WW2 Naval Battles! This is great!

  • @kickit246
    @kickit246 4 года назад +1

    I love these warships videos! And the other WW2 ones, idk why but the boats ones are my favorite. Great video!

  • @JackRSlim
    @JackRSlim 4 года назад

    I love your channel I find it's one of most well made and I especially like your stories about WW2. Those are so awesomely made 😉

  • @marloyt7786
    @marloyt7786 4 года назад +3

    Now that's what you call a power move .

  • @nottoday3817
    @nottoday3817 4 года назад +12

    The main reason for Germany relocating their capital ships was that they could not afford to run them. They needed steel for tanks, not repairs and they simply did not have enough oil to power 3 battleships deep into the Atlantic

    • @VRichardsn
      @VRichardsn 4 года назад

      "They needed steel for tanks". This doesn't make sense... I mean, sure, they needed all the resources they could get their hands on, but once the ships were built, the metal expenditure was already made.

  • @fridun007
    @fridun007 4 года назад

    Always a pleasure when BB puts up a video!

  • @paqliam
    @paqliam 4 года назад

    The quality of your videos are incredible!

  • @napoleonibonaparte7198
    @napoleonibonaparte7198 4 года назад +12

    Maybe if you allowed us to keep our ships, we could’ve helped guard your front door...

    • @karensmanager6340
      @karensmanager6340 4 года назад

      oi would you like to tell me more about that
      im interested

    • @alexanderthegreat445
      @alexanderthegreat445 4 года назад +1

      If only you had complied with us then those ships might have been of use.

    • @VRichardsn
      @VRichardsn 4 года назад +6

      @@karensmanager6340 Napoleon is talking about the battle (or rather massacre) of Mers-el-Kebir. You see, after the Fall of France, a sizable portion of the Marine Nationale was in that port, including a fantastic four battleships. The British were wary of the Germans seizing them, while the French were adamant that they would not turn them over. Negotiations went nowhere, and the Brits opened fire. A battleship was sunk, several other vessels were severely damaged and around 1300 French sailors were killed.

    • @karensmanager6340
      @karensmanager6340 4 года назад

      mmm thanks richardsen

    • @VRichardsn
      @VRichardsn 4 года назад

      @@karensmanager6340 You are welcome.

  • @LightxHeaven
    @LightxHeaven 4 года назад +3

    That’s what I call a gamble!

  • @kennethlagrimas5160
    @kennethlagrimas5160 4 года назад +1

    At last! another Atlantic theater battle, been waiting for this since last year

  • @ahmetcanoral7671
    @ahmetcanoral7671 4 года назад

    one of the most excited videos from this channel. I think this operation has the material for a good movie

  • @jungsa4691
    @jungsa4691 4 года назад +4

    "because no one expected to pull this maneuver" well yea... that's the whole point. Caught off guard because they weren't thinking ahead, kinda deserved to fail to win a key battle there.

    • @dovetonsturdee7033
      @dovetonsturdee7033 4 года назад

      It wasn't a battle. It was a German strategic retreat, and both battleships were damaged carrying it out.

  • @stevemc01
    @stevemc01 3 года назад +3

    "Ok Rob? It's morning patrol. We're gonna use this extremely high-power set of binoculars to make sure the Germans are still in Brest."
    "That's funny. All I see are swastika armbands..."

  • @FootballManiacc
    @FootballManiacc 4 года назад

    I freaking love these WW2 videos. So interesting and you can’t get tired of it. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @denniscleary7580
    @denniscleary7580 4 года назад +1

    It’s always a good day when Baz releases a video

  • @baksza
    @baksza 4 года назад +5

    Im pretty sure the germans had a moment like the british when they Raided And rammed the Dock on SaintNzair and it was something like Is that a british destroyer? They do know this is a sucide mission right?

  • @luke2143
    @luke2143 4 года назад +9

    imagine all these ships coming alive and talking to each other from before and whilst in the Channel dash
    Whilst preparing them selves for the daring Operation in The channel Dash, Scharnhorst asks Prinz Eugen*
    Scharnhorst: Hey Prinz where is your sister?
    Prinz Eugen: Pardon?
    Scharnhorst: Your sister, Bismarck
    Prinz Eugen: stays silent in an attempt to dodge the question*
    ( Scharnhorst sparks from realization )*
    Scharnhorst: My apologies, i forgot that both of u are not Sister ships
    Prinz Eugen: Its because we are a like, many view us as SIsters because of our identical features
    Scharnhorst Nods silently*
    Scharnhorst: if you mind, can I ask where Bismarck been doodling around? Like........ where is she? Both of you where assigned to conduct sea raids in the trading routs of Britain and America. But i dont see her with you in the docks
    Prinz Eugen: She sunk ( Straight up told her without looking or even facing with a glance )
    Scharnhorst: What?!
    Prinz Eugen: She decided to split off from me in the hopes of keeping evading British interception, She might have done this because if one of us where to be caught/inercepted by the British task force at least one of us would be able to escape in harms way
    Scharnhorst: I shouldn't have asked you that......
    Prinz Eugen: its okay, besides im planning to redeem my self
    The rest of the dialogue is already explained by the video with all the 3 ships passing the strait, which led to Prinz Redeeming herself for escorting both ships in the hopes of forgiving herself in the loss of Bismark

  • @weftin5721
    @weftin5721 4 года назад

    These naval episodes are probably my favorite

  • @ioannis1056
    @ioannis1056 4 года назад +1

    I LOVE your naval warfare videos

  • @benmcccool0123
    @benmcccool0123 4 года назад +5

    I really want to see a version of the Battle of Samar in Baz's style of animation

  • @karensmanager6340
    @karensmanager6340 4 года назад +20

    makes you wanna cheer for the nazis to quickly get the hell out of there
    considering bismark got boat hunted just couple tens or hundreds miles away
    crossing the English Channel would probably also felt like walking in Korea's DMZ

  • @P__E11
    @P__E11 4 года назад +1

    Thank you for this nice episode about WWII !

  • @rennaraujo
    @rennaraujo 4 года назад +1

    Amazing content, as always! Curiosity Stream should sponsor a full documentary about WWII Naval battles.

  • @refmors2796
    @refmors2796 4 года назад +4

    When I saw another WW2 video by BazBattles I thought
    *why do I hear boss music*

  • @Btrackx
    @Btrackx 4 года назад +13

    I had a moment in the video in which I realized I was rooting for the Germans to get away! When the Scharnhorst hit a mine, I audibly winced.

    • @absol505
      @absol505 4 года назад +2

      Yeah I got the same, maybe because you know the exact limit of the german capital ships. 3 remaining. While the royal navy has god knows how much.
      And it's never fun for ships sinking with thousands of people losing their lives, whatever side they're on.

  • @amallard6375
    @amallard6375 4 года назад

    I love the WWII Series, Please keep doing them!

  • @domagoj905
    @domagoj905 4 года назад

    What an absolutely astonishing episode of WW2! Thanks for covering it, I personally had no idea about this. Seems to me there is a thin line between ingeniousness and being a madman!