Allied Defense During Spring Offensives 1918 I THE GREAT WAR Special
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- Опубліковано 31 тра 2024
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The French and British defenses during the German Spring Offensive 1918 were put to a real test when the Germans attacked. The carefully built defenses had to be abandoned and new lessons had to be learned.
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Quantity over quality...
Material over manpower...
This is modern war.
more like industrial warfare, modern warfare actually gives more priority to quantity
I have been a fan of The Great War since October 23rd 2077
Wurschtl Burschtl Only Vault-Dwellers don’t remember!
So will I in my next life.
If I am alive by then, I'll try to come back to this comment. Just hope you'll be there too
Just finished watching this video. Twice. There's a lot of information in there. It was very perceptive of you to realise that the weekly episodes don't have time for much more than chronicling the basic movements; and that here, a lot more was required to understand what was really going on. Indy, I stand in awe. Now, over to the "Visualized" channel to see what he has to say about storm troops!
Griffin Anderson if I may ask why was there a warning there weren’t any particularly disturbing footage or images.
Because of 3:33, where you can see retreating troops getting mowed down. The first time I saw the video I only saw one man in the bush falling there, not that disturbing. I was asking myself the same question as you, but now looking at it again I saw everything and the disclaimer is understandable.
Well, if I had to imagine, I'd guess it was the charge the Brits stopped just short of their trench at 3:33 or the Germans going tippy-toe through the trench carpeted with British dead at 3:54. Mass slaughter seems to put some folks off; can't think why.
Griffin Anderson agree, great work by the team here, gives more of a idea of what's going on, over a bigger time period. I was beginning to wonder at what point the 'tide was going to turn'.
.m43 is is
Copying the system had problems, like defenses were facing west....oops.
forgot to mirror it sorry
And there were no tea facilities, bloody useless.
morale - 1000
First world war catchphrases:
"This is the modern war".
"Thousands and thousands of dead".
"Oh... I didn't see you there".
I love this Channel and never miss an Episode, it's a crying shame that UA-cam seems to be giving the channel trouble, Demetorizing some of the Video's, it's almost like UA-cam is Penalizing History.. !!
Tony Hutton hmmmmm....
I miss when this channel was a meteor 😣😣
it's because it speaks about war, and UA-cam classified it as a sensible topic, what a shame a great channel like this can't get more fame
I always considered the existence of 'sensible topics' to be THE sensible topic per se...
Maybe one should rename the channel to: 'Remingtons-revenue-rally (a short four-year look into: spreading global freedom with the progressive benevolence of western defence-entrepreneurs, the sanctity of the contract as actual basis for the prevailing individualism of conscripted males in socially unfortunate circumstances)'?
I think hearer discretiön would have been more suited ;)
For people not prepared for the sexiness of your voice?
Is it a coincidence that you uploaded at exactly the same time?
Probably. The Germans love some deep ;)
it's the ideal english accent
The Great War hahahaha
German viewer discretion is advised.German viewers may be disgusted with the allied defence.
Im playing the Argonne Offensive as an American in Battlefield 1 while im watching this video, you are the best in WW1 history
I...finally catched up! I've been following you guys since...Idk, maybe this January? I got here looking for WW1 stuff, and never expected to stumble upon such a series. Not only complete and interesting, but also captivating. Indy, Flo, all the crew, you are doing an awesome job. Congratulations.
Also, question for OOTT. Were tunnels used to allow infantry to break into the enemy lines? Just like mines were used to blow them up, I suppose that digging tunnels that lead right behind the enemy trenches and allow a handful of soldiers to sneak upon the enemy while another group storms it frontally could have a devastating effect on the enemy defenses, or potentially disrupt the enemy's supply lines
Can you make maybe a Video about the ecconomie crises and problems wich happend in the war?
This is the best history channel EVER !!
You forgot one word at the end...EVER! :)
Came from the other channel, but I've been watching yours for almost a year (or half)... I almost forgot about your Great War series (which is what got me hooked in the first place).
Hey Indy and team, I just wanna say I've been following you guys from the beginning, and I must say this was the most powerful episode yet. You guys are doing an amazing job. If you guys ever to come to Indiana would love to sit down with you guys and talk history.
ABSOLUTLY LOVE all of your videos!!!!!
Great channel, great coverage, great videos, love the subject.
It's taken all of May, but I've caught up! I saw this channel for the first time back when Battlefield 1 came out, but I didn't really check it out because...Well, I didn't feel like it, really. Got really interested in Shell Shock one day (for some reason), and I watched a documentary on it here on UA-cam. It was there that I saw this channels video on the very subject in the reccomended, and so I watched it. Then I watched the special on the use of animals. I felt like getting into this channel so I did. Weeks of binge-watching. It has been totally worth it.
Outstanding episode! Outstanding! Kudos to the writer(s) and to Indy for the presentation. Outstanding on every note.
When I saw the Viewer Discretion warning I'd assumed this would be the episode where Indy is inexplicably shirtless. Alas I am disappointed once again...
A greatly informative video. Great job.
I love this episode! The information was told like a story and seeds interest in the "next" Great War.
It seems Germany, from lessons learned (from moment such as subjects discussed within this episode), developed what will later be called a "Lightning War" strategy opening up World War II.
Thanks for another great episode.
P.S. the calendar mirroring of the Great War is one of the best ideas, in the genre "infotainment"! Keep up the good work.
1:52-1:53 In the words of BasedShaman, it sounds like you ain’t shittin either, Indy! Fantastic video, as always. This is a wonderful channel, thank all of you so much for giving me a deeper look into The Great War with every new video!
Been listening to Dan Carlin's series on WW1 , so thanks to MHV for recommending your channel , perfect timing .
Waw this episode is so enlightening that I re-watched it right after I finished it ! Indy's style is incomparable
The end of the video made me cry really loud: "The German offense had been beaten once and for all"
😭😭😭😭😭
Антон Костов UK RULES!
Антон Костов
VIVE LA FRANCE!
Антон Костов The German offensive was halted. German offenses and provocations continue to this day. ua-cam.com/video/SSpPAOQrYSU/v-deo.html
Diogenes D'Sinope what? You are causing trouble again, by using fear again in Europe. Look at Italy and Greece.
Hey indie where did you find the videos? All the real ww1 footage I’ve ever seen has just been fighting with no close up combat like that. It’s amazing.
Indy, You nailed it. Truly such actions make for a meaningful Memorial Day. All The Best From The Zone Of The Interior (USA).
Very nice man i like your work
Excellent!
Amazing i was reading just yesterday this new strategy on the Reminescences of Douglas MacArthur! what a coincidence!
dam ww1 is ending soon
pro_troller3
Jeez. Life will never be the same...
pro_troller3 ikr
Question Indy. At the outbreak of WW2, did any of the nations involved use captured or outdated weapons and vehicles from WW1(tanks, artillery, guns, etc)?
the germans used the same pistol and grenades as in ww1
A Great War special
"all of us in TV land?".. it took me a minute to realize that we have just dated ourselves.. none of the newer generation calls it tv land any more.. (well, I could be wrong since I am out of touch) great Job again Indy.. what are you going to do after the first world war is over? I have gotten so used to seeing you that there is going to be a void in my week once this is gone... If you do not return with another war I guess I will just start over and watch them all again... Can we get a dvd set of these episodes?
tinkmarshino the Russian Revolution? The Spanish civil war?? The Italian invasion of Abyssinia???? Anything please!!!! 😢
You're all wonderful people and you've changed my life, I'm glad i got to share memorial day with you guys, even if its on the internet!
thanks from Berlin!
Kaiserschlacht was like MK Finish Him!, but the Allies pressed buttons to come back.
Liked and did not forget to subscribe!
Hi Indy, is it possible to provide more info regarding Légion d’Honneur Russe , please? Not much information regarding this troops which was incorporated to the 1st Moroccan division. As i know key person was colonel Georgy Semionovitch Gotua.
this is one of my favorite episodes
Nothing demoralized you quite like seeing how much stuff your enemy is able to leave behind during a retreat without consequence.
I learned so much about ww1 on your channel. I think that you will learn more about ww1 by watching these videos than in school
Indy, what's your opinion on the influence of invasion literature between the Franco-Prussian War and the Great War?
"The Battle of Dorking" and "The Great War of 1910" come to mind. Is there evidence that these novels influenced politics and military or was it purely limited to influencing popular opinion?
Indy, did you just speed up your beginning animations? I'm having trouble keeping up with them :)
these channel plugs will never be not awkward
I THINK NOT
The music at 6:00 it's like "try as hard as you can Germany, but you cannot win, you are getting weaker and losing men for a last hope you know you can't reach"
Here's the catch with copying tactics I didn't expect. Just like past cases of reverse engineering another group's machinery for your side to use, doing the actual copying isn't that easy like it sounds. It's a lot harder to get everything right, and often there is unforeseen things begin to appear during the process that becomes a problem or flaw, that you have to figure out how to solve it, or what went wrong during the copying process. Apparently this applies in copying tactics, too.
i loved the fact that the british dug anti tank ditches its little mistakes like that that can add up to a huge difference
amazon link is not working - do you have alternative list for recommended books?
Why didn’t we get a special on David Lloyd George?
The Battle of Cantigny was today 100 years ago. Can't wait to hear about this week.
U guys should watch ‘last voices of WW1’ , great documentary
Hi Indy ! I was wondering if your combat clips were reals fighting shouted during the actual battle or reconstitutions ?
Axel Chasserant mostly real footage. British pathe has huge archives.
The audio is mostly recreated because camera were visual only
Just wondering, have you guys done an episode on codebreaking in WWI???
Can You make video about Latvia and it’s gain of independence during world war 1
i like your tone and voice
Sorry if I'm asking in the wrong place but question for ott were people with asthma eligible for conscription thank you love the channel
oh my
so Haig in a way was correct about the need for cavalry to exploit a breakthrough
is there a link to the source video clip that plays at 3:33?
What ever happened to the kukri (sp) that you had on your desk? Did the Gurkha's play any role in WW1?
Enjoyable and informative video. But why the viewer discretion on this one?
sorry if its been covered but what was the Chinese labor corps? ive not heard much of a role for China in the war
Wow, the end of that video makes me feel sorry for the Germans. All their bravery, meticulous planning, brute-force effort, quality weaponry, often superior tactics...all for naught.
you missed one important fact regarding the breaking of codes is that early in the war a German sailor was washed ashore near more months with code books and the Russians gave the information to the British in 1923 Winston Churchill publicize this fact foolish Lee in one of his Memoirs and then the Navy histories Republic shortly after exposing the same fact this led to the Germans developing the Enigma, which cost the British a considerable amount of time and effort to crack an international effort actually with French polish British which was unnecessary because Churchill just didn't keep his mouth shut that is why Colossus was kept quiet until the 1970s cuz Churchill had learned from that lesson but the importance of the fact that the British had the codes in 1914 cannot be overemphasized
Indy, I want World War III to happen just so you can cover it week by week.
don't trigger a flag...
Rory the Beardie lol
In todays out of the trenches episode... literally straight out of the trenches.
"This is modern-er war."
today in the great war, american forces storm kfc, the eu falls and putin is mistaken for a greyhound
The sudden liberation from the never ending trench drudgery must have been so wonderful for the entente troops though that wasn't what the Germans wished for,surprising even though the entente were fighting a backs to the wall campaign which they eventually turned round into a win.
Indy if you look close about 6 minutes in you will see cows being used to pull a German artillery piece. This looks like a still from the film Bilder Aus Der GroBen Schacht 2 Teil which looks like it was taken during operation Michael. Note do to a shortage of horses the Germans used oxen or cattle to tow there artillery forward in 1918
Germany's defeat in both wars can ENTIRELY be blamed on geographical location. If Germany and England swapped spots, it'd be a much different story.
great summation of why* the 1918 offensive failed
*partially or mainly
That movie was scary.
Are you going to do a Ethiopia Empire special?
Happy Memorial Day.
Please do a John Monash special
Where was the Germany Calvary? If you plan to punch a hole in your enemies lines of defense you kinda need to exploit the hole, Infantry is to slow and the Germans had no real tank force so that only left Calvary to do the Job. They had months to prepare and no one realized this?
Why is viewer discretion advised?
Pixels I'll watch it and tell you.
3:35-3:42, 3:55-4:08, 5:45-5:55. Scenes of death or of the dead, all video. Slightly graphic but little to no gore.
Zach Powers nothing he hasn't shown before
Zach Powers Wait, these videos are real (not from a movie) ?
Steve Kaczynski welcome to 1914
Indie, I meant to ask last week, how are you holding up after over 200 weeks of WWI? How is your stamina and moral? Are you going to be ready for the big push when it comes?
Was that actual footage of combat in World War 1?
war war never changed
I think 1919 will be the most crucial year for the war,with the advance of technology etc.
Can you please do a video on Simpson and his donkey from Gallipoli please
The battle scene starting at 3:33 seems to show the British with no recoil from their rifles. Watched it several times in slow motion and normal. Is this a reenactment?
It definitely is.
I’m sure phase 2 of the Kaiserschlacht will succeed though, it has to!
Indy really didn't see MHV there (since he wasn't actually there.)
Indy is chill
Top 10 famous or infamous regiments of WW1?
2:00 the British mastered the art of copy well, and taught Chinese labor core well. very historical in deeded...
Wow so much comments so fast
“Alright Indy see you around” did that sound really dirty to anyone?
3:36 reenacted footage....some of the Germans go down but none of the rifles are even aimed at them.
I've been waiting for this episode for a long time because today is the first American battle of World War 1. The Battle of Cantigny happening today. I'm just a little disappointed that America weren't mention yet.
Don't worry. They will be in thursday episode which will cover Operation Blücher-Yorck.
The engagement of US divisions at Cantigny and Chateau-Thierry will be mentionned and Belleau Wood will be next week as well.
oOkenzoOo just a small part of a much larger campaign. The yanks didn’t do much.
Didn't remove the fact they were there and will be mentionned. Just like the Portuguese were mentionned during operation Georgette, the Australians at Villers-Bretonneux, and as will be the 2 Italian Divisons that fought during the 2nd battle of the Marnes.
oOkenzoOo still a minor role in a much larger campaign, don’t cry its ok.
lol I'm not crying at all XD
I'm French you know and i know that the role of USA's military in this war was not as big as some may say.
Still they should be remembered for what they did actually do, even if we can argue the result would have been the same without them.
Hey Indy, September 2019 is not that far off, just saying ;)
the war will be over before christmas
MILITARY HISTORY VISUALIZED!!!
Hi Indy where there any Irish regiments or Irish soliders
I think the reason why this worked well for the Germans at first is the fact they knew what to do, where to go, and it weaknesses are since they were the ones that created it in the first place. Apparently this was the fatal flaw with the copying. Your opponent knows more about your concept than you. Mean while you are still trying to figure out and learn everything in your copy.
sharkfinbite Not necessarily. Ine could even argue that the germans knew how to counter regular assaults with the Line, but having had to face it, the British knew what complementary measures to implement to improve on the german model....
"(Pétain) could not commit a large amount of french troops to aid the British".
40 divisions in total were taken from the 720 km of french front to prevent the annihilation of the British army forces in France.
And the Germans then failed to break through the very thinnened french lines.
Gotta wonder what a "large amount of troops" would have meant to you. All 110 of them, plus all the constituted units ?
In first days Petain just released eight divisions reluctantly. After Foch's prodding and axis of enemy advance became clear he increased that number to first 20 then in first week of April 36 divisions by this time German advance was stalled on Amiens by British and Australians at north. French reinforcements mostly took over southern part of the broken front letting British reserves to concentrate on North.
Why the "viewer discretion"?
I wanna know how everything cost in your office
You'd think the Germans known for their ordnung would have planned it a bit better before committing for the final push.