034 - The Scramble For Norway - WW2 - April 20 1940

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  • The German Invasion of Norway is still very much in full swing. The German Wehrmacht is moving north from Oslo, where a Norwegian force is trying to halt them in anticipation of Allied reinforcements. The British do land in Norway, but don't necessarily rush to relief the Norwegian army. Meanwhile, Norwegian 'traitor' and 'failure' Vidkun Quisling rises to be the new leader of Norway - only to get rejected by Hitler again. Numerous powers are now trying to grab, restore or consolidate military or political power in Norway. It's a mess.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 846

  • @WorldWarTwo
    @WorldWarTwo  5 років тому +291

    We have returned back from our roadtrip to France. As I wrote last week, we have filmed many very interesting locations and learned tons of fascinating or shocking stories. For every day that we were filming in Northern France last week, we have uploaded a short vlog-style video to show our whereabouts and showcase some funny moments with the crew. We had a great time and we hope that you will enjoy the specials when they are released over the spring. You can check out the first episode of the daily roadtrip video's right here: ua-cam.com/video/8RFRBM7yacE/v-deo.html
    Cheers,
    Joram
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    • @Naheed_Ahmed14
      @Naheed_Ahmed14 5 років тому +2

      Can you please list which books you read as part of your sources like you do in the description for the great war channel?
      Thank you

    • @indianajones4321
      @indianajones4321 5 років тому +3

      @World War Two did you base the title of this episode off of the “Scramble for Africa”?

    • @spartacus-olsson
      @spartacus-olsson 5 років тому +9

      @@JK-cl3sj you don't have to worry that we will be silenced by Article 13 - it only pertains to stolen material - we have acquired the copyrights for any material we use, so we're fine, A lot of falsehoods abound about this legal framework. At the end of the day it's fairly east to dumb down to one sentence. Platforms like UA-cam and Facebook can now be held liable for copyright infringements on their platforms, while until now it was only the creators who were held liable. UA-cam and Facebook obviously don't like this and have agitated against it pretty heavily, spreading a lot of misconceptions in the process. Many of our colleagues have even been called in to meetings with UA-cam management who have asked them to please rise up in arms against the whole thing. Creators who base their creation on stolen material are also in fact upset... but hey, they're stealing other people's creations!!! And there are without doubt many things that end up in the grey zone where it still needs to be worked out how we handle it. But all in all, it's really nothing else than saying that the bank where you have your money is also responsible for keeping it safe, and can't just say "hey your money in our bank was stolen, but that's your problem - we're just the bank".

    • @victorsandoval4604
      @victorsandoval4604 5 років тому +2

      Hola van a agregar subs en español? Saludos

    • @essi2
      @essi2 5 років тому +1

      Video 33 is missing from the week by week playlist.

  • @TheStephaneAdam
    @TheStephaneAdam 5 років тому +1068

    Just sitting at my desktop I've got access to Google Earth and Google Maps.
    I have better information than entire world power governments worked with during the fight over Norway. That's insane.

    • @ScooterWeibels
      @ScooterWeibels 5 років тому +55

      GPS started as a U.S. military program.

    • @washingtonradio
      @washingtonradio 5 років тому +94

      Until recently most areas of the world were poorly mapped if mapped at all. With satellite images and more effort put into mapping, a large portion of the world is now relatively well mapped at least for civilian needs. So any general until recently would drool over the quality of the maps we have readily available for civilian use let alone military use.

    • @Masada1911
      @Masada1911 5 років тому +8

      Interesting insight that

    • @JeytzonFierro
      @JeytzonFierro 5 років тому +8

      @@washingtonradio You've piqued my interest when you said "until recently". How recent ago has the Earth been mapped?

    • @andrewfavot763
      @andrewfavot763 5 років тому +9

      Lmao you got me thinking that too XD I literally have more knowledge than the two most powerful countries at that time... Someome get me a time machine.

  • @bigrigjoe5130
    @bigrigjoe5130 5 років тому +665

    Wait, Hilter is the same age as Indy?
    Indy looks great for 130 years old

  • @mrb3nz
    @mrb3nz 5 років тому +1060

    You really think someone would do that?
    Just go on the radio and tell lies?

    • @WorldWarTwo
      @WorldWarTwo  5 років тому +158

      Well as Indy said... they would never, right?

    • @andrewparker5096
      @andrewparker5096 5 років тому +57

      TheY wOuLd'NT lIE AbOuT tHaT RIght?! wHy WoulD aNYoNe mAKe tHaT uP?!

    • @TaaviSimson
      @TaaviSimson 5 років тому +57

      World War Two should make a special on Soviet propaganda. I mean, compared to Soviet prpaganda Nazi prpaganda was joke pamflets. Maybe thats oversimplified, but truth is tha Soviet propaganda played a role why that regime lasted as lon as it did.

    • @jokuvaan5175
      @jokuvaan5175 5 років тому +31

      A lot of Germans probably didn't buy it but believed it anyway just because they wanted to believe it. I mean, who'd want to think that their own countrymen are doing such attrocities and that you are also contributing to them? And everyone wants to be the hero of a story so there is always a justification for anything.

    • @poiuyt975
      @poiuyt975 5 років тому +28

      It's good that we're in the age of Internet now, here something like that could never happen.

  • @HistoryNerd808
    @HistoryNerd808 5 років тому +916

    You're 51, Indy? Thought you were in your late 30s, early 40s to be honest.

  • @cobbler9113
    @cobbler9113 5 років тому +372

    In Max Hasting's All Hell Let Loose, there was a rather amusing bit where he described a local Norwegian shooting club forcing a German unit to retreat.

    • @WorldWarTwo
      @WorldWarTwo  5 років тому +203

      Never mess with a mob of angry hunters and sport shooters - they ‘re armed and better marksmen!

    • @perperson199
      @perperson199 5 років тому +58

      There are some good stories like that in the Norwegian campaign. I have heard many of them, brave farmers. or just the local youth, taking their trusted Krag (Norwegian rifle) for a go at the invading army, driving the Germans to a holt or retreat.

    • @user-ld4qt6ci7b
      @user-ld4qt6ci7b 5 років тому +77

      A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.

    • @perperson199
      @perperson199 5 років тому +23

      @@user-ld4qt6ci7b I do wish it was like that in Norway today... It isn't

    • @GeorgeSemel
      @GeorgeSemel 5 років тому +15

      @@user-ld4qt6ci7b Yep, the Consitution of the United States of America is a very unique document. When you do what it says no more and no less- things work and works well- It also helps to be located is maybe the best chunk of real estate on the planet.

  • @bereftspud279
    @bereftspud279 5 років тому +203

    When the series is over someone needs to make a complication of all of Indy's opening lines.

    • @Alessandro-vl8bu
      @Alessandro-vl8bu 5 років тому +42

      Considering that each opening is about 15 seconds we can probably figure out that since the war spanned 2,194 days that
      2184/7 ~ 314 episodes
      314 * 15 = 4710 seconds of intro
      4710/60 = 78.5 minutes
      So that video would be over an hour!

    • @felafnirelek8987
      @felafnirelek8987 5 років тому +22

      @@Alessandro-vl8bu it'd be worth it

    • @gafeleon9032
      @gafeleon9032 5 років тому +5

      You'll be waiting for a long time

    • @templar684
      @templar684 5 років тому +20

      And it ends being a secret code with a location of nazi gold treasure in South America.

    • @davidl2739
      @davidl2739 5 років тому +9

      Compilation?

  • @ScooterWeibels
    @ScooterWeibels 5 років тому +323

    The entire Allied effort looks so disorganized that if people weren't dying it would be comical.

    • @Historyfan476AD
      @Historyfan476AD 5 років тому +21

      It is funny to compare early war allies efforts to there late war efforts, you see the problems get ironed out, there command chain getting organised. You also can see how the axis start to collapse as well.

    • @ScooterWeibels
      @ScooterWeibels 5 років тому +10

      @@Historyfan476AD I know one thing from an organizational standpoint was (spoiler alert) the Americans did have a guy like George Marshall to organize the allied effort.

    • @nicolasbertrand3932
      @nicolasbertrand3932 5 років тому +16

      I think it gets worse, the british newspapers were not already used to the "war silence" and they reported british intentions and plans publicly. They also reported false news of victories that were later used by members of the parliament as facts.

    • @nicolasbertrand3932
      @nicolasbertrand3932 5 років тому

      @@ScooterWeibels maybe it helps to be the last one entering in the conflict

    • @kaczynskis5721
      @kaczynskis5721 5 років тому

      @@nicolasbertrand3932 With time they became more careful and the military also became better at managing the media. Even so, British newspapers were available in Berlin a day late for most of the war, delivered via Sweden, and Lord Haw-Haw used items in them to prepare his broadcasts.

  • @Gszarco94
    @Gszarco94 5 років тому +215

    Indy is 51?!?! He looks 10 years younger!

    • @WorldWarTwo
      @WorldWarTwo  5 років тому +51

      Yeah being a teen was rough for him

    • @shanewright2772
      @shanewright2772 5 років тому +17

      Well, Hitler looked like hell by 56 so we'll see how Indy looks by the end of this series!

    • @kaczynskis5721
      @kaczynskis5721 5 років тому

      @@shanewright2772 Popping too many of Dr Morell's pills. Also he may or may not have developed Parkinson's.

    • @dpeasehead
      @dpeasehead 5 років тому +6

      It's a side effect of all of the "time traveling" that he does to help produce this and the series on WWI which preceded t.

    • @MRROSARY93
      @MRROSARY93 4 роки тому +4

      i thought he was 30 ! he looks amazing for 51 !

  • @SovietDoge
    @SovietDoge 5 років тому +106

    Imagine you're training to be a soldier in London and all of a sudden you're shipped out to the edge of the world with insufficient supplies without any clear orders while being endlessly harassed by German bombers...

    • @dutchrobinson3922
      @dutchrobinson3922 5 років тому +3

      I mean you kind of signed up for it..

    • @matthewwinters5430
      @matthewwinters5430 5 років тому +8

      Dutch Robinson they really didn’t tho, it’s clear that these were conscripts due to their lack of supply and training. British regulars (well-trained volunteers) would have signed up for it. These didn’t.

    • @pitioti
      @pitioti 5 років тому +4

      Imagine when, futhermore, your commandant in Norway is a crazy Belgium guy with a lot of scare and that laugh while the war is all around :'D (Adrian Carton de Wiart)

    • @MRROSARY93
      @MRROSARY93 4 роки тому +1

      Knuckles in the British Army: Oh no ! (( Insert meme here ))

    • @erikrungemadsen2081
      @erikrungemadsen2081 3 роки тому +1

      And the maps you have are mainly describing local turist attractions, and the quality and pricing of hotels and retaurants.

  • @aspenlovelock8115
    @aspenlovelock8115 5 років тому +56

    Indy’s phone
    “What do you guys want for breakfast?”
    “I’ll have toast and butter and Churchill golden eggs”
    “What”
    “Yeah golden eggs, that’s what Churchill said.”
    “Tell him he’s insane”
    “Ok”

  • @cvetomirgeorgiev9106
    @cvetomirgeorgiev9106 5 років тому +43

    I find it funny that you tell history in such an interesting way that you don't want to spoil the ending

    • @WorldWarTwo
      @WorldWarTwo  5 років тому +19

      We don't know how it ends...

    • @raptorcell6633
      @raptorcell6633 4 роки тому +8

      The hell are you on about? Do you actually know when this blasted war will end? Surely this war wont last as long as the first

    • @treeorwh2
      @treeorwh2 2 роки тому +1

      Its not really a war right? Its just a situation in Europe that will surely stabilize. For sure. For realsies?

  • @Dmv216661
    @Dmv216661 Рік тому +4

    This is seriously the absolute best learning tool for WW2 I’ve ever come across, glad I found this series

  • @grishnikov48
    @grishnikov48 5 років тому +85

    For anyone interested at a more detailed look on what Indy is covering, I recommend the UA-cam channel Historigraph’s videos on the campaign. Extremely well done and severely underrated, and gives a good look at the details of this interesting campaign!

  • @luciusvorenus9445
    @luciusvorenus9445 5 років тому +6

    Indy's openings with the telephone conversations are very entertaining. I enjoy those as much as the episode that follows.

  • @Pirusiandres
    @Pirusiandres 5 років тому +37

    I guess Indy is talking to Louxembourg’s generals. They’re discussing a one batallion counterattak that will free Norway.

    • @kaczynskis5721
      @kaczynskis5721 5 років тому +4

      I don't think Luxembourg even had a battalion.

    • @vatonage1599
      @vatonage1599 5 років тому +1

      More like a one-company assault.

    • @kaczynskis5721
      @kaczynskis5721 5 років тому +1

      @@vatonage1599 I saw a photo of Luxembourg's troops being reviewed, perhaps in 1939. It was a tiny force in 19th century style uniforms.
      SPOILER
      They did not seriously contest the German invasion in May 1940 and probably could not. Luxembourg was annexed to the Third Reich and thousands conscripted into the German armed forces or Order Police.

  • @MatsM1
    @MatsM1 2 роки тому +8

    how relevant is that last part today?

  • @Ratkill
    @Ratkill Рік тому +3

    9:10
    Side note for American bros , Max Hastings "All Hell Let Loose" will be found under the title "Inferno: The World at War" if you're looking for the book or audiobook. Its a fantastic read highly recommended.

  • @sleppy_piggy
    @sleppy_piggy 5 років тому +61

    Man I hope the British will be able to defend Norway

    • @sharadowasdr
      @sharadowasdr 5 років тому +26

      Don't get your hopes up

    • @eldorados_lost_searcher
      @eldorados_lost_searcher 5 років тому +27

      @@sharadowasdr
      I'm placing all of my chips on the Maginot Line holding back the German assault on France. Trenches worked only two decades ago, surely well established bunkers with interconnected arcs of fire can wipe out anything that comes at them. Then they'll retreat like a broken wave.
      After that, it's a short hike into the Ruhr, then a short jaunt to Berlin. Bon Noël, the war's over by Christmas!

    • @snens7179
      @snens7179 5 років тому +2

      @@eldorados_lost_searcher the angriff steiner will free berlin from the red army and push them all the way back into sibiria. 100% safe bet

    • @MrFaorry
      @MrFaorry 5 років тому +3

      @Brandon Whitehurst Maybe they'll try something different and try to get around the Maginot Line from the south through Switzerland?

    • @dixieslav1274
      @dixieslav1274 5 років тому +3

      @@MrFaorry Nah, if they can't send tanks through the Ardennes, they definitely can't send them through the Alps.
      They might try a sea invasion though. Germany never did that before.

  • @arulshankarum2512
    @arulshankarum2512 5 років тому +39

    Spoiler alert! Indy is speaking to himself from the past!! He is a time traveller!

    • @ScooterWeibels
      @ScooterWeibels 5 років тому +2

      Where is his Tradus. He's Dr. Who

    • @kaczynskis5721
      @kaczynskis5721 5 років тому

      Some of us have suspected this for a while.

    • @MRROSARY93
      @MRROSARY93 4 роки тому +1

      if that were true he'd be physically much older unless he found the fountain of youth lol

  • @hubbabubba8083
    @hubbabubba8083 5 років тому +5

    I just watched “The King’s Choice” about King Haakon’s negotiations and escape during the Norwegian invasion and it is awesome to see an understand so much more about it through this video thanks guys!

  • @Oldworldblues227
    @Oldworldblues227 5 років тому +22

    Good chap Carton de Wiart, loves a good scrap more than most. A rough, tough, jolly sort of fellow. "Frankly I had enjoyed the war." -Carton de Wiart on WWI

    • @dr.vikyll7466
      @dr.vikyll7466 5 років тому +2

      Wow such Chadness has only appeared elsewhere in the country Chad

    • @kaczynskis5721
      @kaczynskis5721 5 років тому +1

      Whether or not Hitler also enjoyed the war, it gave him a sense of purpose he seems to have lacked before 1914. There were pacifists but there were also Carton de Wiarts, Hitlers, Jüngers...

    • @kamilkrupinski1793
      @kamilkrupinski1793 5 років тому +1

      It`s worth mentioning that Carton wasn`t his first name :D

    • @JasonCliftJones
      @JasonCliftJones 5 років тому +1

      The intro of his Wikipedia article is epic...

    • @nickharalampopoulos
      @nickharalampopoulos Місяць тому

      De Wiert was a real badass

  • @MrRodneyBewes
    @MrRodneyBewes 2 роки тому +8

    The ending of this episode is pretty applicable to our modern times right now.

  • @alexanderi1105
    @alexanderi1105 2 роки тому +1

    I love how in these episodes at the end Indy does that thing every so often where he asks a rhetorical questions and then afterwards puts on a serious and intense face.

  • @mengshun
    @mengshun 4 роки тому +5

    "Why would anyone make that up?" Andy, Spartacus, Astrid, and the crew... your work is spot on, relevant, timeless and so important. I cannot heap enough praise and love on all of you! Keep the faith and continue doing good work. Love sharing the history you cover. The series you produce needs to be in every school for ages 12-13 and repeated in 17-18. Parents- feed your kids' brains if your community is too backwards.

    • @maynardburger
      @maynardburger 11 місяців тому

      All too relevant right now, isn't it?

  • @wilmerholmqvist8705
    @wilmerholmqvist8705 5 років тому +19

    Every week I look forward to Saturday. Keep on going!

  • @mitanni0
    @mitanni0 5 років тому +150

    The bigger the lie, the easier to believe it (for the ordinary citizen)

    • @TheStephaneAdam
      @TheStephaneAdam 5 років тому +22

      It's not that hard: repeat a lie often and for long enough and it will start having the ring of truth to it. It's even more effective when you shut down dissenting voices like the Nazis did.
      Humans are social animals with extraordinarily pliable brains.

    • @Erik-ko6lh
      @Erik-ko6lh 5 років тому +4

      global warming

    • @JurzGarz
      @JurzGarz 5 років тому +11

      Nice try, Charles. Back to your Nazi hidey hole.

    • @thedeadcannotdie
      @thedeadcannotdie 5 років тому +9

      @@chuck1135 Ummmm that can be said for any religion, be it Christian or Jew or Muslim. Religion is literally the precursor of "propaganda"

    • @Some_Guy_In_Ohio
      @Some_Guy_In_Ohio 5 років тому +3

      To Charles -
      Today, I learned how to report a post on UA-cam...

  • @WinFedor
    @WinFedor 2 роки тому +17

    Watching this in Moscow in 2022, three months after Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has begun. Damn, that last bit hits home hard, it’s like Indy’s every word about total propaganda in Germany can be applied to modern Russia.

  • @freetolook3727
    @freetolook3727 5 років тому +7

    Caller: "So, how do you get to next level in Mario? "
    Indy: "Golden eggs."
    Caller: "Really?"
    Indy: "Yeah, that's what Churchill said."

  • @AH6man
    @AH6man 5 років тому +1

    Just got back from Norway and Sweden tonight. Spend most my time in Lillehammer. There are military barracks 25 yards from my cousins house. This is why i love this channel

    • @WorldWarTwo
      @WorldWarTwo  5 років тому +1

      And we love you! Thanks for watching

  • @Birkebeiner1066
    @Birkebeiner1066 5 років тому +14

    Kongeriket Noreg: *neutrals*
    Warring Nations: It's free real-estate!

  • @DrVictorVasconcelos
    @DrVictorVasconcelos Рік тому +1

    I don't know why, but these are some of the hardest episodes to rewatch. The future tragedies feel completely hopeless. But these episodes are endlessly frustrating, full of what ifs. You can see why Hitler thought his Führerprinzip  was so smart at this point in the war.

  • @mcfontaine
    @mcfontaine 5 років тому +1

    That pause at the end ... fantastic.

  • @wojszach4443
    @wojszach4443 5 років тому +20

    There was Polish mountain infantry brigade fighting there

    • @ChristianoMoe
      @ChristianoMoe 4 роки тому +2

      Yes, they did! :) It's sad that most people don't know that Poland helped us in ww2. The French foreign legion helped out too.

    • @kleinweichkleinweich
      @kleinweichkleinweich 4 роки тому +2

      couldn't the Poles find a nicer place to fight? Maybe a bit warmer like in Italy? - oh wait ...
      up the winged hussars!

  • @thegloriouspyrocheems2277
    @thegloriouspyrocheems2277 5 років тому +53

    INDY IS 51???
    He actually looks at least 15-20 years younger then he actually is

    • @rebecca4680
      @rebecca4680 5 років тому +5

      Miran Kohnić TV. No way. I always figured he was mid-40s. Twenty years younger gives you 31, and he looks way older than early 30.

    • @WorldWarTwo
      @WorldWarTwo  5 років тому +13

      For a second i thought you were claiming that he looks at least 15-20 years old

    • @NotVeryRandomDude
      @NotVeryRandomDude 4 роки тому +3

      World War Two Are you telling me he’s not a 14 year old girl?

    • @WorldWarTwo
      @WorldWarTwo  4 роки тому +5

      @@NotVeryRandomDude cue Twilight Zone theme

  • @arnurson
    @arnurson 5 років тому +7

    As the journalist and author Espen Eidum discovered by combing through archives, Sweden allowed Germans to move their troops and artillery with the railroad to the battles of Narvik. The Germans continued to use the Swedish railroad until about 1943. This is an important detail few make a note of when they discuss the occupation of Norway.

    • @swedishstyle9778
      @swedishstyle9778 5 років тому +1

      If im not misstaken the Germans asked to move troops through Sweden to Narvik, but it was Denied. Then the Germans asked if they could move medical personal to Narvik. Which was accepted. But the Medical personal was normal troops that has medical jackets and they "Hided" weapons.

    • @arnurson
      @arnurson 5 років тому +1

      SwedishStyle97
      That was the official version, yes. Turns out both the Swedish government and royal family knew all along. A Swedish representative in Berlin saw the soldiers as they boarded the train and informed the Swedish government in advance. Not only did the Swedish government know, but they also vastly underplayed how extensively the railroad was used by Germans.

    • @arnurson
      @arnurson 5 років тому +1

      Spidermats
      As I initially stated, clear evidence of the Swedish governments knowledge about this was dug up by Eidum from old archives about 7-8 years ago. Please look it up for yourself. They were well aware of what was going on, and made a conscious decision to allow it to happen.

    • @arnurson
      @arnurson 5 років тому +1

      SwedishStyle97
      There’s not a lot of non-norwegian sources, so if you want to read it in English, simple newspaper articles will have to do: www.scotsman.com/news/world/sweden-s-role-in-nazi-defeat-of-norway-is-laid-bare-1-2339351
      If you don’t mind reading Norwegian; Buy the book “Blodsporet”.

    • @kaczynskis5721
      @kaczynskis5721 5 років тому

      It doesn't surprise me. Other than Franco's Spain, which was not only fascist but owed Nazi Germany a favour, Sweden was probably the neutral country most favourable to Germany.

  • @pontiacfan76
    @pontiacfan76 5 років тому +2

    I love this channel. Allows me to learn about all sides involved in World War 2 with having a high library of books.

  • @Donbasos14
    @Donbasos14 5 років тому +1

    Those intro lines about waste and haste, putting the tone right in there, very very good!

  • @user-cn8vj5rs5c
    @user-cn8vj5rs5c 2 роки тому +3

    Watching this in 2022.
    Yeah....
    Some things never change

  • @m4sherman834
    @m4sherman834 5 років тому +9

    Happy birthday, Dolfy!
    Just kiddin'

  • @BlueZeroThree
    @BlueZeroThree 5 років тому +76

    8:32 Wait, you’re 51?! I thought you were like in you’re late 30s

    • @perperson199
      @perperson199 5 років тому +3

      you have eyes don't you?

    • @micahistory
      @micahistory 5 років тому

      same

    • @Healermain15
      @Healermain15 5 років тому +2

      I'm sure he wouldn't lie about that. He's on camera, people are always honest if they're on camera.

    • @micahistory
      @micahistory 5 років тому +1

      That's not true but he is probably 51@@Healermain15

    • @Andreas-um4bk
      @Andreas-um4bk 4 роки тому

      @@Healermain15 lol people are far from honest if they're on camera

  • @turmunhkganba1705
    @turmunhkganba1705 5 років тому +2

    And so it goes.
    Glad your back from the frontlines Indy and team! Hears to another great episode

    • @WorldWarTwo
      @WorldWarTwo  5 років тому

      Thanks!! Indeed, we're happy that we have made it back to our bases.

  • @torgeirbrandsnes1916
    @torgeirbrandsnes1916 3 роки тому +1

    At the time of the invation gen. Laake was the man in charge of the Norwegian forces. On the 10th he was asked to resign. He ment that there was no point in fighting the enemy. The order for a general mobilitation was sent out via the postal service and not broadcasted over the radio!

  • @TheRageng
    @TheRageng 5 років тому +8

    The most amazing bit of information in this episode was when Indy revealed his age. I honestly though he was at least 10 years younger!

    • @curtist919
      @curtist919 5 років тому

      Elonkelon I would’ve guessed late 30s

  • @thetsarofsalt2485
    @thetsarofsalt2485 5 років тому +4

    It's scary to see how propaganda shaped people's opinions so easily, and can still continue to do so today! I'm always impressed by the quality of work and the amount of research the team puts into producing such well polished videos, you're all doing a wonderful job!

  • @anthonyhayes1267
    @anthonyhayes1267 5 років тому +10

    I was caught off guard by this episode but luckily, I'm already surrounded by my ww2 stuff

  • @asmundurg
    @asmundurg 5 років тому +6

    Hi Indy, greetings from Iceland
    Thank you for a great start of the new show, I have a question for Out of the Foxholes,
    I was wondering if you could go into details about comparison of the german military equipment for both the world wars, more specifically, their uniforms. Just superficially judging by their looks they look quite the same, did Germany just use their basic designs from the previous war, or were there any major modifications added to the uniforms?

    • @WorldWarTwo
      @WorldWarTwo  5 років тому +1

      Ásmundur Guðjónsson Thanks for the question! If you wouldn't mind, could you submit this question on our community forum (community.timeghost.tv/c/Out-of-the-Foxholes-Qs), as UA-cam comments are hard to keep track of and find back later

  • @rayd6537
    @rayd6537 5 років тому +1

    Another brilliant video. Keep up the great work!!

    • @WorldWarTwo
      @WorldWarTwo  5 років тому +1

      Thanks! We appreciate the support

  • @101giuliano
    @101giuliano 4 роки тому +2

    You are so cool man keep up the good work you are doing great i hope teachers play your videos in schools all over the world

  • @ariochiv
    @ariochiv 5 років тому +28

    Heh, von Falkenhorst. Tell me that isn't a fictional villain's name. :D

    • @jessejamesmoore1443
      @jessejamesmoore1443 5 років тому

      Almost all German generals have the most villain sounding names my favourite is Johanne Blaskowitz but Von Ribbontrop takes the cake for most “villain” like name

    • @trauko1388
      @trauko1388 5 років тому +6

      @Justin O. "Probably because many of the people creating the villains' names grew up LISTENING TO PROPAGANDA DURING one of the World Wars."
      There, fixed it for you.

    • @MRROSARY93
      @MRROSARY93 4 роки тому +1

      i can't tell you cause it's a real name, and yet it sounds too perfect to be a real name which is funny !

  • @HandleTurner
    @HandleTurner 4 роки тому +1

    This is so wonderfully presented.

  • @TheAngelOfDeath01
    @TheAngelOfDeath01 5 років тому +4

    Indy: "They wouldn't lie about it, right?"
    Oh, the power of such a statement...
    Indeed, why would ANYONE EVER want to lie about reality, when all it does is cast aspersion; aspersion nobody can defend themselves again.

  • @GruSzabolcs
    @GruSzabolcs 5 років тому +1

    It is almost shocking to realize that Indy's question "Why would anybody do that?" still relevant today.
    The only difference that today we have other sources for information not just that.

  • @hannayoung9657
    @hannayoung9657 5 років тому +3

    I still holding my hope out that you will mention Arne Beurling and him cracking the code of the T 52.

    • @hannayoung9657
      @hannayoung9657 5 років тому +1

      @@yt45204 and I used to know some one who knew Arne... how ever he is dead. And thanks to Arne , they knew about Operation Barbarossa and that puts the Midsummer crisis in a different light. If you know what your enemy is up to, what do you do to protect your people.

  • @Y.M...
    @Y.M... 5 років тому +1

    Some of the tensions surrounding Quisling at the time and other parts of the video are played very nicely in the Norwegian film Kongens nei.

  • @colincampbell767
    @colincampbell767 4 роки тому +2

    For the Grenada invasion in 1983 - travel agencies all around Fort Bragg were cleaned out of tourist maps of the island. And the first US military maps of the Island were made from a combination of photo-reconnaissance images, encyclopedia entries and tourist maps. I remember using a military map that listed the location of every hotel and tourist attraction. As well as getting missions to drive down a road and then report back where it went.
    Trivia note when the alert for the invasion occurred none of us believed that it was anything other than a no-notice emergency deployment exercise - until we started getting issued live ammunition. Then there was a mad dash for the dayroom because the TV morning news was about to come on.

    • @WorldWarTwo
      @WorldWarTwo  4 роки тому +1

      Thats an incredible story, thanks for sharing!

  • @Killabear-en2xq
    @Killabear-en2xq Рік тому +1

    It'd be cool if they did a Civil War variant of this series.

  • @jyang3481
    @jyang3481 4 роки тому +1

    Je regarde vos capsules depuis 05:14hrs ,maintenant il est 15:20 hrs . C,est captivant,détaillé ,nouvelles infos je vous donne 100/100 je suis agréablement surpris le 21/12/19 Merçi

  • @tronis96
    @tronis96 5 років тому +2

    Steinkjer is my home town. I think it is awsome just to hear the name of my hometown, being said by a historian. Nice Job Time Ghost!

    • @WorldWarTwo
      @WorldWarTwo  5 років тому

      I'm positive that multiple historians have saiid that name before

  • @noggietexan8354
    @noggietexan8354 5 років тому +11

    6:34 see that lake under the «O» in «Oslo» there, thats were I live. Germans went straight through my hood

  • @jennifermizutani6230
    @jennifermizutani6230 5 років тому +2

    I'm afraid Indy's phone conversation reminded me of Veruca Salt wanting "Gold Eggs for Easter."

  • @Anthony-wk9sb
    @Anthony-wk9sb 5 років тому +2

    I live right next to Bletchley park and its history is reallly interesting I went there when I was still at school.

  • @Soapsoanedesign
    @Soapsoanedesign 5 років тому

    This is really interesting, thanks!

  • @windcatcher331
    @windcatcher331 Рік тому +1

    I really liked that last part about total propaganda and the effect it would have on the German perspective. The presentation, in rhetorical questions, was powerful. Well done!

  • @pobblebonk7837
    @pobblebonk7837 5 років тому +4

    Could you make a video after an invasion had happened all about that invasion in detail, like a whole video talking about the invasion of Denmark, Norway or France. Like a summary of the big events

  • @typxxilps
    @typxxilps 5 років тому +2

    I had thought that it would be much easier to get the 1 Mio. subscribers The Great War had gotten ... but even the content, structure, episodes are far better than that of TGW before that did not happen that easy as I had assumed.
    Great episode again about a long forgotten war theatre ... what is the current weather today in the former landing zones compared to our pre summer days we have now in central europe?
    Season might have shifted a lot since then if you think about the snow questions and missing or wrong bindings. Last week north cape tempeartures had been around 0° C...

  • @auguststorm2037
    @auguststorm2037 5 років тому +3

    It's really nice to see you covering Chinese front ! Sadly, a forgotten front for many people

  • @Stratofortrees18
    @Stratofortrees18 5 років тому +1

    Brutal episode! Amazing!!!

    • @WorldWarTwo
      @WorldWarTwo  5 років тому

      Thanks, we're glad you like it

  • @xboxmakeseveryonecrazy9947
    @xboxmakeseveryonecrazy9947 5 років тому +1

    your research is seriously impressive

  • @coolmguy7160
    @coolmguy7160 5 років тому

    10:33 that slow zoom gives me shivers

  • @exundfluriba
    @exundfluriba 5 років тому +1

    Indy, you're a legend!

  • @micahistory
    @micahistory 5 років тому +1

    It's amazing how unprepared they were

  • @Gameflyer001
    @Gameflyer001 5 років тому +2

    The German Wehrmacht and Luftwaffe Enigma codes were fairly easy to break. The Kriegsmarine's codes, on the other hand, would prove far harder to crack.

    • @kaczynskis5721
      @kaczynskis5721 5 років тому

      Luftwaffe Enigma operators were more likely to be careless, things like forgetting to change the settings when they were supposed to.

  • @shikellamy5305
    @shikellamy5305 5 років тому +5

    Damn, Indy young looking for 51. I thought he was like 45

  • @tasosfran2791
    @tasosfran2791 5 років тому +2

    This channel sould have at least 2M subs! But I am sure it will get there soon

    • @WorldWarTwo
      @WorldWarTwo  5 років тому

      We hope so. Tell your friends about us!

  • @orjanberg1969
    @orjanberg1969 5 років тому +2

    The German campaign in Central Norway was hampered by the lack of proper roads and infrastructure rather than allied efforts. Norwegian roads between the main cities these days consisted of poor-quality dirt’s roads. April month is early spring or full winter in most part of Norway. The Norwegian Army was slowly mobilized and hoped for a serious allied help. The Norwegian army was disappointed beyond disbelief when they realised that the British army send porly trained territorial army units to their aid. Many of the British soldiers have just a week of training behind them and zero experience in sub artic survival conditions. They were slaughtered by the Germans in a string of battles around a small village called Tretten in central Norway. Most of them was killed wounded or captured by the Germans.

    • @kaczynskis5721
      @kaczynskis5721 5 років тому

      The terrain prevented Norway being swiftly overrun like Denmark had been.

  • @naztradamuz3425
    @naztradamuz3425 2 роки тому

    Dude, I thought Indy was at least 32-35, good on ya Mate!!!

  • @luc2o
    @luc2o 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you for the recommendation to look up and read about Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart, A truly remarkable person. You're series is incredibly fascinating, I wish I had found it earlier.

  • @DaggerStyle
    @DaggerStyle 5 років тому +2

    You have to talk about the Norwegian gold chase!!

  • @Zorn27
    @Zorn27 5 років тому +1

    Such a good series :D

  • @kangz8030
    @kangz8030 5 років тому

    Broooo you are pretty good at making thumbnails like all of your videos have really nice looking thumbnails

    • @WorldWarTwo
      @WorldWarTwo  5 років тому +1

      Thanks! It's a weekly struggle but it's worth it

  • @OscarPanczenko
    @OscarPanczenko 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you. You educated me about the perspective of German citizens on why they are invading Poland in the first place. I had no idea about it. Cheers m8!

  • @martonk
    @martonk 5 років тому

    8:30 I knew something was weird about Indy, but *NOW THE PIECES HAVE FALLEN TO PLACE!*

  • @danteller8282
    @danteller8282 5 років тому +1

    I really enjoy trying to guess how many phones will be visible on the set for each episode. I mean it's usually four, but every once in a while one or two will go missing.

  • @akrybion
    @akrybion 5 років тому +1

    Most surprising fact of this video: Indy is already 51. Thought for sure he was in his mid-forties at most.

  • @cyrhyllpusta5575
    @cyrhyllpusta5575 5 років тому

    an episode on my birthday never have i dreamed of

  • @theodore-jef5664
    @theodore-jef5664 5 років тому

    A new WWII video on my birthday why thank you, you shouldn't have!

    • @WorldWarTwo
      @WorldWarTwo  5 років тому

      There was no way you saw this coming, right?

  • @victorbruant389
    @victorbruant389 5 років тому +11

    As the world fell...
    ...each of us, in our own way,
    was broken.
    It was hard to know
    who was more crazy:
    Me...
    ...or everyone else.

  • @bolloggfisch1100
    @bolloggfisch1100 5 років тому +13

    QUICK SUMMARY (video and Instagram posts)
    14.4. First British troops land in Norway, the Battle of Dombås (Norwegian infantry - German paratroopers) begins.
    15.4. Power in occupied Norway is transferred to an administrative council.
    17.4. Japanese troops attack at the city of Monan, the USA call on Japan to respect the status-quo in the East Indies.
    19.4. German troops capture the cities Hamar and Elverum, the Battle of Dombås (14.4.) ends in a Norwegian tactical victory.
    20.4. Adolf Hitler turns 51, and orders the creation of the first Scandinavian SS unit, the SS-Verfügungstruppe Standarte Nordland.
    QUICK RECAP (video and Instagram posts)
    8.4. HMS Glowworm was sunk by the German cruiser Admiral Hipper (109 dead), the German transport ship MS Rio de Janeiro was sunk by the Polish submarine Orzeł (200 dead).
    9.4. Capitulation of Denmark, Battle of the Drøbak Sound, German cruiser Blücher was sunk by the Oscarsborg Fortress (1,000 dead), Action off Lofoten, German troops occupied all of the most important Norwegian ports.
    10.4. The First Battle of Narvik resulted in a stalemate.
    11.4. The British occupation of the Faroe Islands was declared.
    13.4. The Second Battle of Narvik resulted in British victory.

    • @WorldWarTwo
      @WorldWarTwo  5 років тому +2

      Love that you do these

    • @bolloggfisch1100
      @bolloggfisch1100 5 років тому +2

      @@WorldWarTwo Thank you! Someone way back suggested that you pin those summaries under your videos, if you want more people to see them. But I can understand if you wouldn't want to, and I would write them even if no one saw them :)

  • @Tarnfalk
    @Tarnfalk 5 років тому +1

    So I actually got some idea of what the map situation is like. I use the tourist maps that Arma 3 has and often use them to plan ops. It’s quite interesting though I suspect these are more detailed.

  • @clamum
    @clamum 5 років тому +1

    Indy is 51? Dang, I thought he was more like mid 30s or something, lol. Lookin good man, and keep up the fricking amazing work with this series!

  • @el1tefire252
    @el1tefire252 5 років тому

    6:18 if u just focus on Indy it kind of looks like Carton De Wiart is taking a seat on the infinite chair of knowledge

  • @kingsofserbiangameplay1623
    @kingsofserbiangameplay1623 5 років тому +3

    Reason number 1 why Norway campaign was so badly initiated by the Allies is Indy's constant phone calls which are destroying logistics and communications

    • @kaczynskis5721
      @kaczynskis5721 5 років тому

      @@indiananeidell9186 The poor bastards are always getting the engaged signal...

  • @nostradamusofgames5508
    @nostradamusofgames5508 5 років тому +9

    and that folks is where the word "quisling" comes from :)

  • @Guaguadeath
    @Guaguadeath 5 років тому +4

    When the haste makes so much waste you turn to paste! eyyyyy

  • @Warmaker01
    @Warmaker01 5 років тому +7

    "National Sovereignty?" What's that? - The combatants of WWII

    • @TheCimbrianBull
      @TheCimbrianBull 5 років тому

      It's just some ludicrous propaganda. Don't you believe them!

    • @InugamiTheHound
      @InugamiTheHound 5 років тому +3

      we saw the same thing in WW1. Britain fights for Belgum's land. But British, French, Italians forces the Greeks tonight in ww1 and Kind didn't want to fight so they replaced him.

  • @mcfontaine
    @mcfontaine 5 років тому +1

    Bletchley Park was officially called GC&CS, the Government Code & Cypher School.

    • @TheCimbrianBull
      @TheCimbrianBull 5 років тому

      That sounds a little bit cryptic I would say!

  • @NoEnemiesHere
    @NoEnemiesHere 5 років тому

    Starting on 9:27 this is very emotional for me.

  • @Anthony-wk9sb
    @Anthony-wk9sb 5 років тому +6

    No way Indy is 51! Wtf? I would say early 40s

  • @fedorawearingscrublord1735
    @fedorawearingscrublord1735 5 років тому +3

    Everyone's talking about faulty Intel in Norway, but nobody is wishing Indy a happy birthday :(

    • @mrc7160
      @mrc7160 5 років тому

      Indy is 51
      Adolf Hitler is 51
      Coincidence? I think not

    • @WorldWarTwo
      @WorldWarTwo  5 років тому

      His birthday is in September though