World War II - Summary on a Map

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  • Опубліковано 25 кві 2024
  • Let's retrace on a map a summary of the main stages of WWII, from the end of WWI until the beginning of the Cold War.
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    Patreon: / geohistory
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    English translation & voiceover: Rahul Venkit ua-cam.com/channels/D1X.html...
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    Original French version: • La Seconde Guerre mond...
    Russian version: • Вторая мировая война -...
    Arabic version: • الحرب العالمية الثانية...
    Spanish version: • La Segunda Guerra Mund...
    Portuguese version (Brazil): • Segunda Guerra Mundial...
    Japanese version: • 第二次世界大戦
    German version: • Der Zweite Weltkrieg -...
    Korean version: • 제2차 세계 대전 - 지도로 보는 역사
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    Musics: Cutting It Close - DJ Freedem (UA-cam Library)
    Hollow Bells - Cxdy (UA-cam Library)
    Luck Witch - Audio Hertz (UA-cam Library)
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    Software: Adobe After Effects
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    Chapters
    00:00 The end of World War I
    02:04 Economic situation
    03:27 Rise of fascism and Nazism
    04:50 Colonial expansion
    07:17 World War II
    08:53 Battle of France
    10:21 Battle of Britain
    11:21 Italy
    12:14 Operation Barbarossa
    13:55 Pacific War
    15:08 Total war
    16:19 Turning point
    17:15 Eastern Front
    18:22 Italy
    19:02 Collapse of the third Reich
    21:30 Japan
    22:28 Consequences
    #geohistory #history #wwii #worldwar2 #ussr #usa

КОМЕНТАРІ • 6 тис.

  • @bluelightstudios6191
    @bluelightstudios6191 3 роки тому +4421

    Iran: "hey I kind of like the Germans"
    Russia and the UK: slaps Iran to oblivion

    • @discharm210
      @discharm210 3 роки тому +82

      Iran? You mean "Persia"?

    • @concept5631
      @concept5631 3 роки тому +277

      @@discharm210 No.

    • @Ash-zm1vx
      @Ash-zm1vx 3 роки тому +15

      6dig-S 61 and you wanna know why it’s not anymore?

    • @concept5631
      @concept5631 3 роки тому +65

      @@Ash-zm1vx So that the country was unified behind a nationality that everyone could "get behind" rather than a Persian dominated state populated by dozens of different ethnic groups?

    • @Ash-zm1vx
      @Ash-zm1vx 3 роки тому +29

      6dig-S 61 and also because the (nazi-sympathizing) leaders wanted a name that looked more like “aryan”?

  • @astrax2426
    @astrax2426 3 роки тому +4453

    Just imagine 1924 Germany. You can cut a newspaper into many pieces and each of these would be worth more than the banknotes.

    • @ivanthedumb3387
      @ivanthedumb3387 3 роки тому +195

      They would be like i wanna buy bread then realize that the price went up by 100 since the morning

    • @sanoj9557
      @sanoj9557 3 роки тому +136

      @@ivanthedumb3387 yes, 100 billion Xd

    • @ivanthedumb3387
      @ivanthedumb3387 3 роки тому +82

      @@sanoj9557 it just went up by 500 bil right now bro got any spare change

    • @robertevbayekha6639
      @robertevbayekha6639 2 роки тому +19

      @@ivanthedumb3387well yeah but money equal to 5 billion usd dollars tho

    • @ivanthedumb3387
      @ivanthedumb3387 2 роки тому +8

      @@robertevbayekha6639 and still countries print more money

  • @joe-vz6hx
    @joe-vz6hx Рік тому +347

    to sum up WW II in about 20 mins is impressive, very well done, thoroughly hits the high points and it's very easy to follow.

    • @AlexanderDunetz
      @AlexanderDunetz Рік тому +1

      These Industanis know how to present history better than anyone else .

    • @christopherhaynes8101
      @christopherhaynes8101 9 місяців тому

      Is it, I thought he took his time and was expansive, my grandfather who served usually got though the entire thing in about 9 minutes , with the story seemingly needing to take 15 (him leaving things out) lol . He touches on about 90 percent of the things here. I’d say he’s about halfway between this vid and a cotton hill lecture 😂

    • @zanthe1
      @zanthe1 2 місяці тому +1

      I'm a bit sad they didn't mention Malta since it was an important place in Europe in fact it was the most heavy bombed country in the worldb

    • @colindaniels945
      @colindaniels945 Місяць тому +1

      Yeah but they pretty much neglected both the Pacific and North African theatres of the war.

  • @shaney68
    @shaney68 9 місяців тому +66

    These videos are 100% the best way to learn a bit of history. I’m shocked at how much I’m actually retaining

  • @duanerlopez5351
    @duanerlopez5351 3 роки тому +3778

    Europe: Suffers the most significant human war im history
    Switzerland: I’m gonna pretend I didn’t see that

    • @kayacenk4164
      @kayacenk4164 3 роки тому +56

      Hello to Switzerland from Turkey

    • @DJChiefX197
      @DJChiefX197 3 роки тому +60

      Classic Switzerland.

    • @daprogamer171
      @daprogamer171 3 роки тому +8

      True

    • @zainnq
      @zainnq 3 роки тому +79

      Lichtenstein: yeah im not even gonna bother being recognized

    • @NotRaul
      @NotRaul 3 роки тому +31

      Swizerland is the safest place for world war III whit 0 deaths 😄

  • @DoglinsShadow
    @DoglinsShadow 3 роки тому +3300

    Love how you started ww2 at the end of ww1. It really helps to add a lot of context. Great work on this for real! Both in content and in design

    • @USSFFRU
      @USSFFRU 2 роки тому +55

      Agreed, a lot of history videos ignore the end of the First World War giving no context, a lot however explain why Germany wants revenge

    • @keyakaabag6017
      @keyakaabag6017 2 роки тому +13

      Also love how he basically ended WW2 with the new pact Germany and France made. Interesting

    • @laysdong
      @laysdong 2 роки тому +3

      Doesnt discuss the putsch unfortunately

    • @BST-lm4po
      @BST-lm4po 2 роки тому +11

      Unfortunately it's still a "Politically Correct" version of events.
      A certain international Sect of people always seem to get a pass. I would try to explain further, but most likely my comment would get censored. Even if it's a quote from a Man like Churchill. It doesn't matter. Some people are above reproach.

    • @spateri728
      @spateri728 2 роки тому +5

      Yep. He should have elaborated more on Japan's invasion of Manchuria, the real start point of WW2.

  • @iXUZDAP
    @iXUZDAP 9 місяців тому +40

    I love maps, and history. I would watch a 3 hour version of this.

  • @arkady714
    @arkady714 Рік тому +95

    It is hard to fully thank someone for creating such a concise and informative video such as this one. Just know that it is excellent and very well appreciated.

  • @nik4546
    @nik4546 3 роки тому +3328

    Switzerland is that quiet kid in the back of the classroom that reads books while other students fight when teacher is gone.

    • @gg-pv1do
      @gg-pv1do 2 роки тому +84

      How about little Liechenstein?

    • @enderreaper1482
      @enderreaper1482 2 роки тому +73

      @@gg-pv1do and Liechtenstein is the study buddy

    • @AlphaSections
      @AlphaSections 2 роки тому +77

      Kinda....I mean Switzerland was technically neutral but Germany forced many trade deals and policies that Switzerland had to accept, so it was becoming de facto puppet state until the allies had the upper hand. Plus Switzerland shot down and killed like 30 U.S. airmen during the war.

    • @enderreaper1482
      @enderreaper1482 2 роки тому +22

      @@AlphaSections cos the Americans bombed Switzerland by accident so they shot down the planes

    • @meowm30wgaming64
      @meowm30wgaming64 2 роки тому +13

      *vibes in I was the Switzerland"

  • @killjoy4895
    @killjoy4895 3 роки тому +674

    The sequel everyone wanted!
    *wait*

    • @nevets2371
      @nevets2371 3 роки тому +6

      Lol

    • @dabiel8204
      @dabiel8204 3 роки тому +22

      This sequel's hits different tho XD

    • @bosanpisan
      @bosanpisan 3 роки тому +4

      I thought ww2 is already a sequel of ww1 ?

    • @PatriotMapper
      @PatriotMapper 3 роки тому +22

      Sequels are always nice to have!
      *wait*

    • @gamer228r
      @gamer228r 3 роки тому +16

      I WANT THIRD PART
      *wait*

  • @spicyramen994
    @spicyramen994 Рік тому +14

    Definitely one of the best and most thorough videos that kept it under half and hour. Absolutely amazing context and in depth loved this video

  • @IanBerg
    @IanBerg 2 роки тому +49

    The Netflix series “WWII In Color: Road To Victory” fifth episode “The Invasion of Italy” goes into a lot of detail about that now overlooked part of WWII. It even questions why America & the British Commonwealth bled so many resources fighting to take Italy. Rome fell the day before D-Day in June 1944 but German efforts to hold central & northern Italy for months afterwards turned the European theatre into a three front war for Germany that became nearly impossible to win.

    • @joshrasmussen4002
      @joshrasmussen4002 Рік тому +7

      The Italian campaign would've been a desisive victory if US general mark Clark had obeyed an order to cut of a German retreat, instead he went for glory and took Rome

    • @tuluppampam
      @tuluppampam Рік тому +2

      @@joshrasmussen4002 Italy was very difficult to traverse, which is why it took so long to barely reach Rome
      Germany never put many troops there also because it is very easily defensible, whilst the allies threw many men in the meat grinder

  • @Riomojo
    @Riomojo 3 роки тому +779

    I could watch this video 100 times and it would never get old, i would learn countless viewpoints every time. We all understand how much time and research came into making this video. Thank you so much for the hard work.

    • @WombatSteve
      @WombatSteve 3 роки тому +12

      There's a channel called ww2 in real time, I think you'll like it then.

    • @austinc.1495
      @austinc.1495 2 роки тому +1

      This is like the 5th time I've watched

    • @TheIrishRushin
      @TheIrishRushin 2 роки тому +1

      That quiet kid knows karate.

    • @JB-dv7ew
      @JB-dv7ew 2 роки тому

      Crazy how he spent 3 seconds on Dunkirk and there's a whole movie about the evacuation.

    • @TerryODowd
      @TerryODowd Рік тому +1

      You could watch it 1 million times, and the map of Ireland would still be incorrect.

  • @ranjittanneru1169
    @ranjittanneru1169 3 роки тому +1155

    Last time I was this early, Germany still had a Kaiser.

    • @Adamm17004
      @Adamm17004 3 роки тому +3

      Hi

    • @fathfez7991
      @fathfez7991 3 роки тому +42

      Last time I was this early, The Holy Roman Empire still exists

    • @Adamm17004
      @Adamm17004 3 роки тому +8

      Last time i was this early, we still conquered most of the world

    • @hampter112
      @hampter112 3 роки тому +4

      Last time I was this early jesus wasnt born

    • @greatbees4513
      @greatbees4513 3 роки тому +3

      Last Time I was this early, the Sun wasn't here

  • @SogMosee
    @SogMosee 3 місяці тому +2

    Let's not forget Alan Turing in Britain (Bletchley Park) at the time decoding the german radio transmissions (watch Imitation Game) and strategically choosing which battles to win so as not to draw suspicion. As Joseph Stalin said, WWII was won with British brain, American brawn, Russian blood.

  • @cpntaddy
    @cpntaddy 9 місяців тому +1

    This is the best summary of WW history I’ve seen. A world map view with timeline of years showing. Great job. An excellent visual for a classroom of students.

  • @GeoHistory
    @GeoHistory  3 роки тому +642

    Due to a technical and human error, our map did not include Brazil as part of the countries that participated in the WWII campaign. The original French version of our WWII video does not contain this error. ua-cam.com/video/OJ0gZNmF63c/v-deo.html

  • @nacienlos70
    @nacienlos70 2 роки тому +630

    The scale of this war us just mind boggling. And the speed with witch the countries rearmed themselfs and responded to threats (in matter of months) is just incredible.

    • @randomalt9617
      @randomalt9617 2 роки тому +28

      Do remind yourself that this war was not over a few months, but 6 years. Think about all that can happen in year. Think about all the time. Not all that time, from September 1939 to September 1945, is filled with devastating and constant war. This war had fast battles, but was a long war.

    • @Salty010
      @Salty010 2 роки тому +6

      @@randomalt9617 i cant imagine that civilain mindset that suffer across the world just mind their own thing and being force to participate...

    • @ursosexmachina
      @ursosexmachina 2 роки тому +2

      @@randomalt9617 6 years is a relatively short war.

    • @randomalt9617
      @randomalt9617 2 роки тому +27

      @@ursosexmachina Yeah, I _guess_ , but this was a *fucking World War.* Every continent had some battle just off of their shorelines or on their land, and across Africa, Europe, Asia and Australia and Oceania, there was immense conflict. Day in day out, fighting across the *whole world*

    • @dbc1702
      @dbc1702 2 роки тому +1

      Wow, all those history lessons at school, stories from my grandparents, and yet I did not know witches were involved in the war! SpOoKeY

  • @schedency
    @schedency Рік тому +10

    I love these videos, it helps me out a lot and it’s pretty interesting to see. Can you make a video about the interwar period?

  • @Imsleepybro
    @Imsleepybro Рік тому +6

    You kinda skipped over the Pacific War, the biggest naval battles in history occurred there, but I've noticed European youtubers don't really focus on that part of the war which makes sense.

  • @GeoHistory
    @GeoHistory  3 роки тому +551

    I'm happy to finally publish this extended version of our summary of the Second World War. Moving forward, my plan is to tackle new subjects and speed up the rate of video releases. Thank you and remember -- you can support me on Patreon as well. Happy viewing and until soon. www.patreon.com/geohistory
    Edit: Due to a technical and human error, our map did not include Brazil as part of the countries that participated in the WWII campaign. The original French version of our WWII video does not contain this error.

    • @worldbanknotescollecter1132
      @worldbanknotescollecter1132 3 роки тому +10

      Can u do ottoman empire next

    • @vidyaj8129
      @vidyaj8129 3 роки тому +8

      Can you do BRICS and NATO

    • @JumpinJack14
      @JumpinJack14 3 роки тому +7

      I can’t wait to see the Cold War (new version).

    • @Adamm17004
      @Adamm17004 3 роки тому +1

      Can you give me a shoutout?

    • @nerdomatic2489
      @nerdomatic2489 3 роки тому +4

      Nice job, Geo History! I appreciated you going over minor but important nonetheless details.

  • @liviemillie6455
    @liviemillie6455 2 роки тому +229

    I love how this blends so well with your WW1 video. It really gives wayyyy more context than most videos and resources I've found.

  • @SaumBodhi
    @SaumBodhi Рік тому +5

    In both World Wars
    Everyone: 🧨🔥👁☠🤬👹😱😭
    Switzerland: 👀🍿

  • @afaquekhan8304
    @afaquekhan8304 Рік тому +3

    By far the most satisfying and informative documentary about ww2 out there.

  • @ponnadaanshuman2003
    @ponnadaanshuman2003 3 роки тому +1572

    In every ww2 video ending,
    " then the US and Soviet union would involve in a cold war."

    • @user-sd5ot2pk4p
      @user-sd5ot2pk4p 3 роки тому +9

      @Kerbal Miles what did it say before

    • @sarpbakrsoy8125
      @sarpbakrsoy8125 3 роки тому +36

      Well, that was what happened. So no reason not to do that.

    • @offline78
      @offline78 3 роки тому +28

      fun fact: United States is US and Soviet Union is SU, so Soviet Union is a diff version of US

    • @ponnadaanshuman2003
      @ponnadaanshuman2003 3 роки тому +11

      @Kerbal Miles yeah, USSR is the most used term even more than referring it as Soviet union.

    • @Ali-sj7kx
      @Ali-sj7kx 3 роки тому +2

      @Kerbal Miles no they use the term ccp more often

  • @bigtex1238
    @bigtex1238 3 роки тому +544

    Switzerland just casually chilling in mountains.

    • @rewardunkind4541
      @rewardunkind4541 3 роки тому +2

      Same as Spain

    • @Zen-sx5io
      @Zen-sx5io 3 роки тому +4

      Same as Turkey.

    • @nebelamoebe1047
      @nebelamoebe1047 2 роки тому +10

      @@rewardunkind4541 they had a civil war

    • @wirezd4279
      @wirezd4279 2 роки тому

      And Thailand

    • @KazualBopthKatze
      @KazualBopthKatze 2 роки тому +1

      @@wirezd4279 Ehhhh, Not Exactly, See They We're Allies With Japan, But In History, Didn't Do Much.

  • @SimonBellaMondo
    @SimonBellaMondo Рік тому +10

    4:00 It seems like you’re saying Hitler is placed as head of government because of a 1932 legislative election. I know you’re trying to summarize this part quickly, but I would have said he was appointed Chancellor first, then head of government after a crisis, to avoid making it sound like it was a democratic process.

    • @suzannee6673
      @suzannee6673 11 місяців тому

      Yeah, that did come off as an incomplete description. Hilter manipulated his way into power by using the mechanisms of the democratic government to nullify itself. Obviously hard to condense into an 18 minute video, but it could be clarified a bit more.

  • @colindaniels945
    @colindaniels945 Рік тому +6

    For those wondering:
    Petain was put on trial for collaboration with the Nazis,he was found guilty and sentenced to death.
    His sentence was commuted to life in prison without parole on account of both his service to France during WW1 and his age.
    He was stripped of all his military honors other than his title as Marshal Of France.
    As De Gaulle said of him:
    "His life was successively banal, then glorious, then deplorable, but never mediocre"

  • @grims2947
    @grims2947 3 роки тому +284

    Geo History is definitely one of my favorite history YT channels.

    • @kevinwood2677
      @kevinwood2677 3 роки тому +11

      Geo history : uses swastika
      Others : my God he used swastika
      Me : laughs in Indian

    • @rosethxr
      @rosethxr 3 роки тому

      @@jessicalonghurst3952 same!

    • @hello.3471
      @hello.3471 3 роки тому

      @@jessicalonghurst3952 same

    • @lichkinggamer5708
      @lichkinggamer5708 3 роки тому

      *sad oversimplified noises*

    • @mms100o
      @mms100o 2 роки тому +1

      There are better channels, this one is misleading bullshit

  • @thenooseagent
    @thenooseagent 3 роки тому +3736

    Geo History ain't afraid to show them swastikas

    • @BananaBrainsZEF
      @BananaBrainsZEF 3 роки тому +485

      And I'm glad. As a fan of vexillology, it really irks me when people use the wrong flags when representing historical nations. I understand why UA-camrs censor it, for fear of demonetization, but it still annoys me.

    • @ilikechocolate3741
      @ilikechocolate3741 3 роки тому +414

      Yeah, i mean, putting a nazi flag in a video about ww2 doesnt mean the person who uploaded it is a nazi

    • @ilikechocolate3741
      @ilikechocolate3741 3 роки тому +74

      @Daniel im not sure about what you tried to say

    • @secrectpirate3096
      @secrectpirate3096 3 роки тому +36

      @Daniel sure, whatever you say kid...

    • @jogenderchauhan5568
      @jogenderchauhan5568 3 роки тому +27

      If hitler using swastika why you are blaming indian even 3 m india fight against germany and japan with allied powers

  • @gurprasadsingh4792
    @gurprasadsingh4792 Рік тому +5

    This is the best video explained in detail and using world maps
    This is what I was looking for

  • @paira23
    @paira23 2 місяці тому +2

    i love this video so much information that i wasnt educated on. Japan did messed up bombing pearl harbor, they really poked a sleeping lion and found out.

  • @caetanomonteggiadias1356
    @caetanomonteggiadias1356 3 роки тому +412

    20:10 - Brazil declared war on Germany in 1942 and even participated in the Italian campaign.

    • @lucasbernardo1889
      @lucasbernardo1889 3 роки тому +24

      Isso que eu tava vendo! 😤😤

    • @joviinter
      @joviinter 3 роки тому +21

      É ninguém nunca se lembra dos nossos pracinhas

    • @gabrielcarlin5483
      @gabrielcarlin5483 3 роки тому +18

      Eu estava ansioso para ver o Brasil.

    • @thales2456
      @thales2456 3 роки тому +17

      I come here just to see this

    • @FeTubeGame
      @FeTubeGame 3 роки тому +6

      @@gabrielcarlin5483 Eu tbm.

  • @ianhillman4007
    @ianhillman4007 2 роки тому +654

    Thanks for mentioning Canada's contributions to the war effort. We always get over looked and under appreciated. My Dad fought in this war and it means a lot to us Canadians for them to be recognized. 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

    • @nwj03a
      @nwj03a 2 роки тому +18

      Trained with some Canadians when I was in the US Army, did airborne jumps all the time with you folks. Not WW2 though.

    • @jbcom2416
      @jbcom2416 2 роки тому +15

      Canada had no business in that war

    • @lameloball1635
      @lameloball1635 2 роки тому +37

      @@jbcom2416 Wdym it did

    • @chriskoort5717
      @chriskoort5717 2 роки тому +9

      You fought on the wrong side though.

    • @anothen3713
      @anothen3713 2 роки тому +7

      I blame Canada

  • @briannbeck9733
    @briannbeck9733 Рік тому +20

    We just used this as an overview for our homeschool WWII study. It was excellent! Thank you so much for the work you put into this! The kids followed along on backline maps, color coding as they went. Took like an hour cause we kept pausing it. :) Everyone was engaged and interested.

  • @joaquinspandex7870
    @joaquinspandex7870 3 місяці тому +3

    This was really good! Well done and thanks for making it.

  • @SpacedudeProductions
    @SpacedudeProductions 3 роки тому +102

    America to every other member while selling weapons: sorry Link, I can’t give credit, come back when you’re a little more, *mmm,* richer

    • @andrewbobb3170
      @andrewbobb3170 3 роки тому +5

      Cash and Carry was only at the beginning of the war. Credit was extended later. Then the US started delivering.

  • @pedrorestrepo159
    @pedrorestrepo159 3 роки тому +247

    The Allies and The Axis Powers: Fight world war II on numerous fronts.
    Spain: Self-Destruction tactics

  • @sshadowzlmao
    @sshadowzlmao Рік тому +1

    The music is so good. Great video, it really helped visualize what was going on

  • @moibe182
    @moibe182 Рік тому +17

    I love this video and it’s very neutral about both sides, you just display the facts and that makes this video more accurate. Best in its class.

    • @nhajik2700
      @nhajik2700 Рік тому +1

      In fact, Japan did not commit a massacre in Nanjing.

  • @makrela1231
    @makrela1231 3 роки тому +430

    Germany: annexes sudetenland where are only defenses of czechoslovakia and then occupies all of bohemia and moravia. France and UK: I see this as absolute win

    • @sdsd2e2321
      @sdsd2e2321 3 роки тому +25

      Maybe the czech's shouldn't have put systemic racism in place against the 7 million germans living there, and against the slovaks.

    • @KainWT
      @KainWT 3 роки тому +7

      Cyrus lmao

    • @comissar8953
      @comissar8953 3 роки тому +10

      And then they blame the USSR for having a non aggression pact with germany

    • @makrela1231
      @makrela1231 3 роки тому +11

      @@sdsd2e2321 ah yes 7 milion germans in czechoslovakia and also if you look at poland they did same well everybody did same thing. And btw tell me how much rasist were czechs against slovaks thank you. Last thing i must say is that you germans forget that you were invited in lands of crown of bohemia not bohemians moravians silesians and sorbs

    • @sdsd2e2321
      @sdsd2e2321 3 роки тому +4

      @@makrela1231 Over 90% of the slovak population voted for the fascist, independence party. That's all the proof required

  • @hioyua650
    @hioyua650 3 роки тому +201

    7:32 So that's where the Russians were hiding! In slovakia.

    • @shanesnumberblocks9805
      @shanesnumberblocks9805 3 роки тому +9

      that's not russia that Slovakia but i understand the confusion

    • @shanesnumberblocks9805
      @shanesnumberblocks9805 3 роки тому +3

      @@blank2588 ok lol

    • @michaelpocci1876
      @michaelpocci1876 3 роки тому +6

      Slovak State was a facsist dictatorship and still today, in modern Slovakia, we have a political party in parliament which is fascist and it is completely legal, since they “aren’t” a threat to democracy.
      I mean in 2020 over 9% of population (5,5 Million) elected this Neo-nazi party.
      It is called Kotleba - People’s Party Our Slovakia.

    • @shanesnumberblocks9805
      @shanesnumberblocks9805 3 роки тому +1

      @@michaelpocci1876 interesting

    • @lordsacrifice
      @lordsacrifice 3 роки тому

      So Slovakia was always a puppet state of Germany after all...

  • @samwalker3441
    @samwalker3441 2 роки тому +3

    Well done. Thanks for creating and posting.

  • @JackSnudz
    @JackSnudz Рік тому +2

    dday gives me shivers its so hard to picture all these men laying down theirs lives, storming beaches filled with barbed wire and tank defence, on top of mortar and machine gun fire, chills

  • @Kavali3r
    @Kavali3r 3 роки тому +27

    Must be the best map animated video I've seen w.r.t. WWII. Brilliantly summarizes all major events, considers all fronts and touches on subsequent results.

  • @Nacjo_Farmer
    @Nacjo_Farmer 3 роки тому +353

    You forgot that Czechs and Poles, after being defeated by Germany, fought in the West, among others, in the French campaign and the battle for Britain. In 1945, almost 200,000 Polish soldiers also took part in the Battle of Berlin...

  • @windfiend
    @windfiend Рік тому +4

    Partisans were present and pretty active in Italy, too. The post-war political scenario in Italy had its roots in the resistance against fascism and german occupation...

  • @halleck3
    @halleck3 Рік тому +1

    Well done! Concise and hit all the important points.

  • @pspdude2316
    @pspdude2316 3 роки тому +256

    1 thing wrong with this map. The aral sea was still big back then

    • @xavierlauzac5922
      @xavierlauzac5922 3 роки тому +24

      And Brazil isn’t marked as an ally, but that’s minor and might be corrected in the description or the pinned comment.

    • @yourstruly4817
      @yourstruly4817 3 роки тому +15

      Also, Switzerland, Austria and Sweden shouldn't be blue countries after the war

    • @RealClutchMcGee
      @RealClutchMcGee 3 роки тому +15

      Yours Truly actually Austria was divided after the war so it should be red and blue

    • @fatihyaldz5266
      @fatihyaldz5266 3 роки тому +3

      @@yourstruly4817 and turkey

    • @Vajperrr
      @Vajperrr 3 роки тому +4

      Eastern europe is messed up as fuck

  • @BrennanWayneLuther
    @BrennanWayneLuther 3 роки тому +14

    I literally check this channel once every two weeks like I’m in love with it. Every time for the past two years that you’ve made a new video I nerd out like a little kid.

  • @TamasiTibor
    @TamasiTibor 2 роки тому +1

    Great video, explain a lot of things in History at short time !

  • @mapsncountryballs
    @mapsncountryballs 2 місяці тому +1

    Poland: Switzerland, is this glass half empty or half full?
    Switzerland: yes.

  • @camsterling8704
    @camsterling8704 3 роки тому +31

    13:00 idk why thats so funny to me hearing deadpan "they decided to invade the country" and that was it for them LOL

  • @Nonamelol.
    @Nonamelol. 3 роки тому +46

    Thank you so much for acknowledging the fact that Mexico fought in the war, not many people know about this.

    • @gargamelvoeyt2137
      @gargamelvoeyt2137 3 роки тому +6

      And Poland :(
      Like battle of britian
      Or Monte casino
      Or Tobruk
      Or Bzura,Westerplatte,warsaw

    • @mrexpress8002
      @mrexpress8002 2 роки тому

      @ no name no one cares about mexico. You do whatever america tells you to do

  • @lhscapanema
    @lhscapanema 2 місяці тому +1

    Loved the video. Just one add. Brazil entered the war in August 31, 1942 and actually battle in Italy. Love from 🇧🇷

  • @jojoedquid7990
    @jojoedquid7990 2 місяці тому +1

    Europe: *goes to all out war*
    Switzerland: *eats popcorn as its neighbors battle*

  • @yougoslavia
    @yougoslavia 3 роки тому +41

    The map style you use is really good.

  • @no_one866
    @no_one866 3 роки тому +65

    Switzerland is like that one guy who just doesn’t wake up from anything

    • @suzannee6673
      @suzannee6673 11 місяців тому

      Or the guy who is secretly holding Nazi gold and stolen Jewish goods while saying, "I'm neutral!"

  • @RLAjabs
    @RLAjabs Рік тому +12

    It's kinda crazy that the UK was basically soloing about a dozen countries for a while. That island defense is bonkers and they were just everywhere on the globe at that time.

  • @daveski280
    @daveski280 4 місяці тому +1

    I must Say, That is an Awesome Story about How World War 2 Happened!
    That really Inspired Me so Much!

  • @boojoo10
    @boojoo10 3 роки тому +28

    Mongolia was in USSR’s side since 1939 clash with Japan at its border, and Mongolian Peoples Army took part in liberating Inner Mongolia, which is north east China. Also, Mongolia was supporting USSR with supplies such like food, warm clothes and horses etc from the very beginning of German’s attack to USSR.. So, Mongolia was in alliance’s side during the whole time of WWII.

    • @defaultusername1145
      @defaultusername1145 Рік тому +2

      Mongolia didn’t officially join the war until 1945 it clearly was on the Allies side but saying it was in it is the same as saying America was in the Allies in 1940

  • @TWCHHK
    @TWCHHK 2 роки тому +103

    EDIT:
    Quick fact about the civial war in Spain: Hitler, intervened in the Spanish Civil War after Franco seeked for his help. Establishing fashism in Spain would serve his interests in expanding in Europe. Besides, as he was developing new weapons and war tactics, he saw the Spanish civil war as a great opportunity to test these "live".
    The civil war had one of its bloodiest battles in Guernica. Picasso drew a huge painting called "the battle of Guernica".

    • @rockon795
      @rockon795 2 роки тому +1

      I remember they teach you this fact in school, my history book even had that picture

    • @artilire
      @artilire 2 роки тому +2

      Ussr felt the same way
      The war was seen by both as a way to test their tactics before they fight
      So basically a training ground before the match

    • @JosesAmazingWorlds
      @JosesAmazingWorlds 2 роки тому +1

      The Spanish civil war was the last war to employ cavalry units.

    • @ThomasShelby6213
      @ThomasShelby6213 2 роки тому +1

      Viva Franco

    • @juppheinekken3465
      @juppheinekken3465 2 роки тому +2

      To anyone wondering: This is of course not true.
      Franco, leading the Nationalists, sent a plea for help to Hitler, who, seeing the opportunity to gain an ally or at least a friendly government in Spain, of course agreed. The goal here was to make sure that there is no French-/ Sovietfriendly government ruling Spain and also to secure access to Spanish resources.
      Same goes for the USSR who simply tried to gain a socialist/ communist ally or subject in the Republicans.

  • @kelliecanscan3364
    @kelliecanscan3364 Рік тому +15

    This is a great summary but every doco about ww2 I watch always fails to mention that Australia was also bombed by Japan as well as Hawaii and a sub was in Sydney.
    As an Aussie remembrance day is a huge part of our culture and so many of our soldiers helped in the war and died and are never mentioned as much as I feel they should be. Xx

  • @PARMITAUNSAANSARI
    @PARMITAUNSAANSARI 7 місяців тому

    This video on the Geo History channel should be a recommendation for International Relations students or anyone interested in the history of World War II. I say this because after watching for 23 minutes 54 seconds, I found various advantages contained in one video. I saw that the complex World War II can be presented in a simple, coherent and detailed manner through the Geo History channel. Not only that, the use of a world map as a process of describing the events of World War II actually makes it easier for viewers to understand, from the beginning of the causes of World War II to the consequences of this war.

  • @marc6615
    @marc6615 2 роки тому +161

    The English historian John Keegan once said the following phrase: "Brazil the forgotten ally". This map reproduces exactly what he said. Brazil declared war on Germany on August 22, 1942 and participated with the Americans with its navy and bases in the South Atlantic campaign in July 1944. a fighter squadron, the first fighter group joined to the American 350 squadron. In combat on the Gothic line in northern Italy between 1944 and 1945, it then dominated all of northwestern Italy capturing Turin at the end of the war and advanced to Susa on the French border.
    After the war Brazil was one of the founders of the UN and until today opens all the speeches being Brazil responsible for creating the state of Israel in 1947.
    But on the map Brazil appears completely blank !

    • @AlexSavoine
      @AlexSavoine 2 роки тому +11

      Despites men, Brazil offered most of its food supplies, which some have been sunk by German submarines

    • @pikharov
      @pikharov Рік тому +10

      @@AlexSavoine I mean dude can't even pronounce Reich, what did you expect?

    • @danhogue7902
      @danhogue7902 Рік тому +1

      1: Jn 5:19 Explains It All. Let thy kingdom come.

    • @dedigaither3967
      @dedigaither3967 Рік тому

      I find it interesting that nazi soldiers chose to flee to that area after the war?? 🤔

    • @marc6615
      @marc6615 Рік тому +4

      It's easy to explain the Germans after February 1945 were fleeing the Soviets in the east, the Americans and British in the west and the Americans, Brazilians and British in Italy because they were losing the war.
      In Norway the Germans didn't run because nobody was attacking them.

  • @adems.2600
    @adems.2600 3 роки тому +192

    Turkey meanwhile: no , not again. I won't join the war.

    • @Gapehorn12
      @Gapehorn12 3 роки тому +2

      Almanya kaybedince ittifak devletlerine katıldık oflglghöfçö

    • @adems.2600
      @adems.2600 3 роки тому +5

      @@Gapehorn12 en temizi 😃hep oyle yapmaliyiz 😀

    • @playerdestiny5023
      @playerdestiny5023 3 роки тому +2

      @@Gapehorn12 ondan dolayı değil ama olsun

    • @hajime2k
      @hajime2k 2 роки тому +2

      Turkey sold chrome to Germany until Germany lost Crimea and control of Romanian oil fields, so you can't call them totally neutral.

    • @ilhamarifin
      @ilhamarifin 2 роки тому

      At least they learn from mistakes 😂

  • @calebwekkin6918
    @calebwekkin6918 Рік тому +2

    I really like the music they played when ww2 started because it really fits that event

  • @Jackson-xr1kw
    @Jackson-xr1kw Рік тому +1

    Kingdom of Serbs,Croats and slovens:*Exists*
    Yugoslavia:And I took that personally.

  • @cat-ku4ve
    @cat-ku4ve 2 роки тому +74

    Hitler: Wanting to have all germans in one country
    Liechstenstien: no

    • @hessen5498
      @hessen5498 2 роки тому +5

      @@IdntknowWhy ye operation tannenbaum

    • @Kris-lx2cf
      @Kris-lx2cf 2 роки тому +7

      Liechtenstein ask to join Germany but they refused bcz Liechtenstein was too close too Swiss

    • @unsulliedgreyjoy1211
      @unsulliedgreyjoy1211 2 роки тому

      Argentina:hold my beer

    • @Kris-lx2cf
      @Kris-lx2cf 2 роки тому

      @@randomrandom3237 Didn't knew that

    • @Finish303
      @Finish303 2 роки тому

      Kinda forget the Frissi people who are now the Dutch have existed and were their own tribe since before even the Romans arrived. So he thought the Netherlands and England (both descendants of the Frissi people of which many are still alive) would happily join the union. Just liek Austria used to be part of Germany aswell.
      Netherlands, Belgium and England: Heavy resistance it is
      Austria: I will remain independant whether you want it or not.
      I mean even Belgium and the Netherlands, and the Netherlands and England (remember shared heritage, English people are the closest people DNA wise to the Dutch) couldn't stand each other enough to be one nation. How did he think all Germanic people (this includes Northern Europe) would live happily together under German rule? There were tons of war that germanic and Nordic eventually all just got their own nations. Like be happy over 50% of these two groups live in Germany alone. Leave us other Germanic and Nordic nations alone. Nope was the answer apparently, we were lucky England was founded on an island so they could hold out and we all had a plce to flee towards and regroup at.

  • @mgithaiga1
    @mgithaiga1 3 роки тому +197

    I remember studying this 20 years ago in high school.

  • @Bolognabeef
    @Bolognabeef Рік тому +5

    5:02 to be fair resistance and guerrillas lasted only until 1939, that's because the Italian committed massacres that pacified the population until the British arrived in 1941

  • @itiones1684
    @itiones1684 9 місяців тому +3

    The voiceover is too impressive, accompanied by the music behind !! If you don't have any video ideas, can you make a video about the Chinese Civil War? ^^ It"s a rather complex and little known war, whereas I think it is very necessary to talk about it !

  • @tatianalevchenko437
    @tatianalevchenko437 3 роки тому +16

    This is a great video! You managed to present a balanced and clear range of these events in a shell. Thank you so much!

    • @user-pv9mt2mv6m
      @user-pv9mt2mv6m 2 роки тому

      А мне не очень понравилось. Диз не поставлю конечно , потому что это труд. Но ... ни слова про ленд лиз почему то.
      Война с территории Финляндии почему то велась только возле Ленинграда, а про то что немцы на севере рвались к Мурманску вообще ни слова.
      Но что больше всего убило - то что у все завоевания Японии сохранялись до 1945 года, что совершенно не так.

  • @theluftwaffle1
    @theluftwaffle1 3 роки тому +150

    Thank you for mentioning Canada in the invasion and battles of D-Day. A lot of documentaries forget our part in the play..

    • @jabber1990
      @jabber1990 3 роки тому +7

      Canada had its own front didn't they? or did they just tag along with the UK?

    • @PelsckoPelesko
      @PelsckoPelesko 3 роки тому +19

      @@jabber1990 they participated on their own front, Juno Beach

    • @PelsckoPelesko
      @PelsckoPelesko 3 роки тому +11

      @@jabber1990 And they also liberated most of the Netherlands

    • @rinharter7758
      @rinharter7758 3 роки тому +9

      Im sorry for Canadian,but i didn't know Canada participated on WW2 XD

    • @motonut4503
      @motonut4503 3 роки тому +11

      Canada just hit juno Beach and it wasn't really anything compared to what the American went through on D Day. Canada just pretty much walked onto the beach unopposed. The Americans get most of the attention because they had the most casualties and juno beach in comparison was a Sunday stroll.

  • @politonno2499
    @politonno2499 Рік тому +7

    5:20 you forgot to say that Republican Spain had soviet support and international (poorly trained) brigades.

  • @svetlanamartynova5887
    @svetlanamartynova5887 2 роки тому

    Thank you very much! You did amazing job!

  • @dd_zzero6827
    @dd_zzero6827 2 роки тому +18

    Very concise and interesting. Although the war was horrible, it was very interesting to see how so many countries were trying so many different ways to conquer territory.

  • @thebigboytin
    @thebigboytin 3 роки тому +46

    Europe: Suffers the most significant human war im history
    Peru : Hey bro im just in the thumbnail

    • @thomashaeyen6942
      @thomashaeyen6942 2 роки тому +2

      I bet peru welcomed some fascists... but mostly argentinia i think

  • @Ryker73
    @Ryker73 Рік тому +3

    Wow this is so much to learn, this is much better than history classes TwT

  • @superiorgas294
    @superiorgas294 Рік тому

    These are great. Thank u for the education and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

  • @johnbrady3369
    @johnbrady3369 2 роки тому +8

    Oversimplified is an exceptional channel for getting people interested in history.... but Geo History is the GOAT. one of the most complex eras in human history condensed into a 23 minute video. Take a bow

  • @apeshrujmel6681
    @apeshrujmel6681 3 роки тому +8

    Awesome video! I love this informational style. It's like Oversimplified but *not* simplified. I'm definitely going to learn about some areas of history I don't know much about. Subscribed.

  • @mrmaxepik
    @mrmaxepik 2 роки тому

    That's amazing. I mean the content, material. That should be viewed by everyone

  • @nhd6128
    @nhd6128 2 роки тому

    All your stuff is top notch, well done

  • @rashadpollard9160
    @rashadpollard9160 3 роки тому +262

    This summary fails to mention the largest land war against Japan. This is the British/ Indian army's defeat of two Japanese armies in Burma engaging more than 2 million men. this British/Indian army was about to enter Thailand and Malaya at war's end.

    • @pilihanku9261
      @pilihanku9261 2 роки тому +29

      Yeah... I guess they forgot Japan took on French,British,Dutch,Americans,China,India ,Australia,NZ armies all at once...and beat all of them too.. Asia has a lot to thank the Japanese.

    • @feister2869
      @feister2869 2 роки тому +17

      pilihanku thank? I think you used the wrong word more like impressed.

    • @scotandiamapping4549
      @scotandiamapping4549 2 роки тому +32

      @@pilihanku9261 yeah to be frank Japan was screwed the moment Germany surrendered.

    • @058w.
      @058w. 2 роки тому +30

      @@pilihanku9261 ah yes, ofc ty japan en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_war_crimes

    • @fadhil2831
      @fadhil2831 2 роки тому +28

      @@pilihanku9261 thank you japan for killing around 3-4 million people of Dutch east indies

  • @wodenoftheangles3339
    @wodenoftheangles3339 3 роки тому +16

    I remember my grandfather (RAF photographer) retelling the day he first saw German scouts and advance attack planes flying down from the north over Greece. Two weeks later they were evacuating!

  • @wtfyoumeaninvalid
    @wtfyoumeaninvalid Рік тому +3

    I've watched the WWI and WWII versions and I've learned that Italy was weak af.

  • @cilliersvh9468
    @cilliersvh9468 2 роки тому +7

    Maps offer us insights into world events that we otherwise would be hard pressed to find. Awesome video.

  • @randomperson11yago22
    @randomperson11yago22 2 роки тому +10

    18:26, nice rhyme 😃

  • @TVGOOGLEMAPS
    @TVGOOGLEMAPS Рік тому +1

    Italy in both world wars:
    Hey Germany! Wanna see a magic trick?
    Bing!
    I'm in the allied camp!

  • @averagemariorpgfan4131
    @averagemariorpgfan4131 Рік тому +1

    Germany: >Is a Prosperous Nation with a Great Stability, Economy, and Allies<
    Austria-Hungary: *I'm about to end this man's whole Career*

  • @tylermoc2658
    @tylermoc2658 2 роки тому +20

    I love that I can study ww2 for the rest of my life and still not understand/learn all the major events/interesting side stories

  • @USSFFRU
    @USSFFRU 2 роки тому +44

    "To occupy the rhur"
    *_Proceeds to highlight the entire region of the Rhineland_*

    • @hessen5498
      @hessen5498 2 роки тому +1

      Cool profile pic

    • @USSFFRU
      @USSFFRU 2 роки тому +1

      @crassgop yeah, but this may cause some people who do not know the borders of the rhur and Rhineland, Historically, both were occupied, but for non-germans (except me since I'm non german and know) may not know the rhur and rhineland are not the entirely same entity.

  • @cropduster8118
    @cropduster8118 Рік тому +1

    Great video! And nice touch using the Canadian flag from that time period.

  • @kevinmaina500
    @kevinmaina500 Рік тому +2

    I like the music in the background

  • @murselpatpat4270
    @murselpatpat4270 3 роки тому +17

    12:55
    iran: ok germany i am gonna hold this supply route.
    iran:

    • @AlphaSections
      @AlphaSections 2 роки тому +3

      A shame really. Why pick one monster to win when you should let them both wreck each other and than fix the problem.

  • @had940
    @had940 3 роки тому +19

    15:30 that’s extremely aching to hear that :(

  • @carlosvictor_6
    @carlosvictor_6 2 роки тому +1

    Nice video, you just forgot that Brasil not only declared war against the axis but also helped in the invasion of Italy.

  • @loumu7176
    @loumu7176 2 роки тому +3

    Your videos are simply amazing. Thank you for the outstanding pacing and visuals.

  • @arealphantom2859
    @arealphantom2859 2 роки тому +7

    14:18 Love the addition of Portuguese East Timor