Join the TimeGhost Army: bit.ly/WW2_187_PI The German Armed forces have suffered around one million casualties this winter. A staggering amount, but it is important to remember that this figure represents only a seventh if the people killed so far in the Nazi's War Against Humanity. Civilians bare the brunt of this war's bloodshed, and we cannot forget their suffering. Read our community guidelines before commenting: community.timeghost.tv/t/rules-of-conduct/4518
It Seems to me that throughout History Dictators were the luckiest people alive, Until Their Luck Would Run Out In The End. Eventually Assassin's Would Get Their Target. It just took Time and Patience. Or Just Dumb Luck.
I'm a big fan of the War Against Humanity Series, although it feels weird to say. I'm currently in Poland and we recently got to visit Auschwitz-Birkenau as a unit. I was glad that my comrades got to see it and learn first hand a portion of what happened in this awful chapter of history.
I always see and hear (as in this video) that Germany's war making potential was heavily degraded as the war went on. But if you look at production numbers (tanks, planes, ect), the German numbers went way up, peaking in 1944. Does anyone have any good info on this subject? Thanks
Imagine the intense 10 minutes of superb acting that Gersdorff had to perform while sweating profusely in order to escape the museum and disarm the time bomb.
@@facemcshooty6602 If Hitler is assassinated before the Allies are in central Europe - how much of central Europe would have been Soviet throughout the 20th century?
@@nivlacyevips this early in the war it would not be unthinkable for Germany to negotiate some type of surrender. They were still strong enough that it may have been possible. The Soviet army was nowhere near German borders yet, but who knows?
@@ProphTruth100 If you know the enemies plans, and he doesn't know you know, you let him make that mistake. Any lives saved on the day would likely be offset by the code change removing your ability to gather such good intel again.
"Initially, all the German naval high command knew of U-570's situation was her radio message, saying she was under air-attack and unable to submerge; they only learned of her capture from later British press reports." wiki
"What the hell are you guys waiting for? We've been ready since four" has got to be one of the funniest things I've heard given the context of the situation and can only imagine the reactions from the Germans.
@@romitkumar6272 It was just the Divisional codes, not the enigma. And even then, the entire panzer division got rekt so the Allies not having their codes(for a while) wouldn't be a problem for them anyway. At least until they reform their units(which would be in a long long time).
@@aaroncabatingan5238 It didn't just affect one division, though. By letting the Germans know their divisional codes had been broken, it would not only cause said division to change its codes, it also would cause other divisions to review their own cyphers (10th Panzer would have passed on the fact that the Americans knew their codes), and cause a further tightening of their own security. All of that just to satisfy ego.
@@strongbrew9116 Exactly. If the germans learn that the americans know the codes of the division they are facing since a day or two, they could get suspicious that the allies may have probably cracked the german coding system itself. Doenitz for example did never assume that the allies could do that, giving away the positions of the wolfpacks time and time again through messages that could be read by bletchley park. German unawareness of the fact that enigma had been deciphered was a major advantage for the allies. To risk this for such a trivial stunt tells something about the learning curve that the american army in the ETO/MTO still had to go through and the level they were at the time.
Tebega Gap has a personal connection to me, my Uncle who was a Bombardier in the British Royal Artillery will die here on the 8th of April at the age of 23, a few weeks after seeing General Montgomery at a parade. We still have the newspaper cuttings of his death. His brother, my grandad would be at this time in the Arctic escorting convoys. His father was a soldier in World War 1 wounded four seperate times at Gallipoli and went on to win a military medal at Passchendale taking out a German machine gun nest, we still have his medal he broke it in two after war which had deeply effected him. I can't imagine what it must have been like for him and his wife to find out one of their sons had died.
Battle of Mareth Line , Left Hook of Monty and Storming of first Wilders Gap then Tebega Gap with Operation Supercharge II , were I believe best operations of Montgomery and Eighth Army. Once checked on frontal thrust at coast , he decided to shift and reinforce overflanking maneuver of New Zealand Corps that led breakthough from Tebega Gap and overflanking Mareth Line.
War is always a tragedy. It’s interesting to study war from a dispassionate historical perspective but we can’t forget what it does to people. Tragically we are seeing it first hand once again.
I can't thank you enough for sharing your family's history here. I repeat myself a lot in replying to comments, but I have to stress how much these stories mean to us on the team when we read them.
My great grandfather was with the royal artillery in Tunisia. He signed up after his brother was killed in the HMS Royal Oak. Still have all the letters from my great uncle, a few sent days before she went down.
It's really impressive how far this project has come. Going back to the beginning of the WW1 series,;. no sources, hardly any graphics, and hardly any pictures. Just Indy talking in front of a map of 1914 Europe.
Due to the massive extension of the frontlines, it is thoroughly hard to follow the Russian front, especially as week after week action happens on very localized parts of the front. A few seconds-long shot of the whole theather, once every episode, or so, could help us figure out the magnitude of the largest front. It is, by far, the most interesting theather right now.
I had an uncle who flew Hawker Hurricanes for the South African Air Force in Tunisia, Italy and the south of France. They were very troubled by German anti-aircraft fire in all theatres, and he was shot down by flak behind the lines in Italy. Travelling alone and in mountainous terrain, he made it back through the lines and to his airfield. By doing this, he became a member of the ‘Caterpillar Club’
In "An Army at Dawn" I read a passage from an American private who was writing a letter shortly before he was killed. The private excited at their first victory over the Germans said: "Well folks, we stopped the best they had."
The Battle of the Komandorski Islands has always interested me. My dad was a radioman on the USS Detroit, an Omaha class light crusier. The Richmond was an Omaha, and one of the few in this class to see actual ship-to-ship combat.
My grandfather was John Atkeson, commander of the Bailey. He got the Navy Cross for leading the torpedo attack and landing a couple 5 inch hits. He was class of 1927.
This week on March 24 1943, the first mission of the 2007 video game *Medal of Honor: Airborne* , the *Training level* begins at Kairouan in Tunisia. This is not really the usual traditional mission but rather more of a introductory cinematic type of mission where there is little player control. In this level as *Corporal Boyd Travers* , you are to make a parachute jump three times into the ground as part of airborne training. If you can get a "greased" landing on all three jumps, you are rewarded with the Golden Wings award.
Yeah, my favourite of the whole series. The randomized approach of the missions was groundbreaking back then. Did always have trouble with the dual-mg42 wielding supertroopers at the end though. ;-)
Absolutely loved that game. I think I still have it on Ps3 but I'm not sure it runs on my PC anymore. Still one of the best and most fun WW2 games I've ever played.
@@piotrd.4850 You're not winning anything when Rommel is leading your entire army and knocking off every other general, especially not in a situation that actually requires thinking and strategy like North Africa. To also go back to the OP's comment: after that, Rommel either took it badly or just decided to finish it for good, considering he then proceeded to completely throw, and without supplies, the italian and german army to its massacre and encirclement.
It doesnt really matter what they do. They have already lost. The war was one of production and resources, and Germany and Italy are trapped now, and have nowhere to get the resources they need, and no way of not losing.
@@Carewolf agree, Germany lost WWII in 1920, after the Treaty of Sèvres and the Sykes-Picot agreement (not sure where I read/ heard, either Marting Gilbert "First World War" or "Between Two Wars")
The new active map highlighting and details being drawn on really, really help to show what is being talked about and give a much better impression of what happened. A great improvement!
10:40 This will likely be not the last time we will see the devastating firepower and effects of American artillery, which just simply shows the stark difference in war production between America and the Axis Powers. German artillery often could only last for a short period of time due to limited shells, whereas American artillery were able to expend for a longer period simply because they had so much shells produced. I remember reading a comment quite a while ago from a German POW about this stark difference in German and American artillery when he passed by a mountain's worth of expended American shells, but unfortunately I have not been able to trace it thus far.
That seems a common thing. German POWs always seemed amazed at just how much the Allies had. How many planes, how many tanks, how many ships, how many shells, cranked out by the Allies. Even for small things like spare trucks, food, etc.
A pistol would have been a bad idea because they would have had a few seconds to react and possibly stop him from firing. But nobody would see a hidden bomb and if all he was doing was walking towards the group the guards probably wouldn't realize what was happening until it was too late.
what if he were searched by hitlers bodyguards just prior to being allowed in hitlers presence? having a concealed pistol on him would have been very suspicious. then again, having a concealed bomb would be just as suspicious, wouldn't it? so when you think of it that way, maybe he should have had a P-38 with him. that way, he could have put a bullet in his own head if the bodyguards got too suspicious.
It's possible that they didn't have access to manual detonators that were small enough to be concealed, while being reliable enough that the plot wouldn't fail because of dub detonator. there might also time limits to consider here too.
@@oldschool8798 Because by this time Hitler was getting super paranoid and had most likely a bodyguard present at all times, with a knife said bodyguard could detect the assassin before lethal damage could be inflicted (not mention there were other high priority target present as well), even if the bodyguard tackled Gersdoff to the ground a bomb wouldn't care, it would be close enough to be lethal. This could also be another reason for the timed fuse, it's independent from the operator and thus works even if the person carrying the bomb is subdued.
@@SampoPaalanen Well, if the plan as stated was to get Hitler in a bearhug as the bomb went off, then one could stab him with lethal effect just as easily. Or, since you're obviously not being searched, use a pistol.
@@oldschool8798 I’m not a weapons expert but, I doubt a knife attack is as lethal as a bomb with a decent amount of explosives. The lack of “suicide knifers “ anywhere explosives are available seems to back up my doubts.
@@WorldWarTwo loved the WW1 and all the other stuff also. My grandfather was in AEF in first US tanks corps.along with 2 other brothers serving in France Grandma was a volunteer “candy striper” nurse assistant at a local County hospital during the Spanish flu pandemic. Great Irving was in Vladivostok and got trench foot. My father was in army air corps WW2. So watching your show is like listening to childhood stories they tell use kids on holidays and vacations. Keep up your good work
Again must compliment your choice of vest and tie. Perfect just like the videos. I have shown my daughter the great war videos since her high school class is covering that period. She is surprised how much her class does not talk about. Thank you.
- _Rommel, You Magnificent Bastard. I Read Your Book!_ - _Excuse me general. See, this is interesting. We discovered that Rommel wasn't present in El Guettar_ - 😮
Considering how badly mauled the 1st were during their fight with the panzers the commander probably want to discourage the Germans from attacking. Of course they still attacked but it didn't really matter since the panzers got clapped anyway.
@@Alex-cw3rz this stuff did occur - yelling between lines - right up to open radio taunting. The Rabul tower operator and "Pappy" Boyington would taunt one and other. I loved the movie though - Tom Hanks and all.
Hello Indy and Crew. Another great episode. Thank you so much. As I watch your week by week episodes, I often open Google Maps in order to see current national borders as well as to get an understanding of the terrain in the battle zone. I know time probably prohibits a mention of terrain in the normal episodes. But, maybe that would make a good special episode. I think terrain plays a significant role in every battle. Thanks and keep up the good work.
@Brian Foster Thanks for watching with us. We do talk about the terrain when it has a defining influence on the fighting. See the constant presence of the rasputitsa and mud in our coverage during the appropriate times of year in the Soviet Union, the fighting for mountain passes in the caucasus late last year, our special on fighting in the desert and the challenges of fighting in the jungles on New Guinea and Guadalcanal. We may not stop to lay out the topography of every encounter but the effects of terrain are infused in to our coverage
4:10 Indy first mentions Wadi Zigzaou on the Mareth Line (modern name is Oued Zigzaou) where some of the trenches, defence positions etc can still be seen. If anyone's interested, try pasting the following coordinates into Google Maps for the scene of the action. Three to get you started: 33.6191081708664, 10.33636880232623 33.64733815010521, 10.375920656382975 33.64919585440733, 10.383978012415279 There's loads more. Let me know if this works for you guys.
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The Battle of the Komandorski Islands is one of my favorite naval engagements to read about! The USS Salt Lake City (the cruiser you mentioned) went dead in the water something like three times and she had fired her 8” guns so much that the paint peeled of of them.
The battle of el guettar was ,from what I heard the first and only real case of the American tank destroyers being used in their intended role in blunting a German attack. And they did just that
On 20 March 1943, General Ernest Petit, the French mission military chief to Moscow, Colonel Schoumoff, commander of the aerial base of Ivanovo, and Colonel Levandovitch, of the superior command of the Russian Aerial Forces, reviewed the GC 3 "Normandie" Free French fighter group during two days, following a training instruction which lasted from 2 December 1942 until 14 March 1943. Following that inspection, the result statement added that: "By its military qualities and moral, this unit is ready to be sent to the front." The unit became operational on 22 March 1943 and joined the 1st Soviet Air Army. It was stationed near Kalouga and, equipped with Yak-1 fighters, supported the troops of the Western Front.
Like they're one to talk. Remember what happened to the Purple Machine in Singapore? Its just the divisional codes. At least they rectified their mistake by destroying the entire panzer division.
@@Alex-cw3rz correct - please re-read the post I responded to which says "costed them one of the biggest advantages they had in this war" . You are correct the information is useful, but it was hardly Enigma. I don't doubt the soldier was inept and I hope punished for his foolishness.
@@aaroncabatingan5238 you know that was a myth the purple machine made it's way to India when Japan moved south through Malaysia as and even in the myth Japan never found it. divisional codes are exceptionally important, it gives you a lot more accurate information of specifics of an area. They didn't destroy it, it still exists and that was by the artillery luckily nothing to do with the comanders actions all he did was change the codes for everywhere else.
Japan was dealing with a food crisis before the Pearl Harbor attacks. They were already malnourished and hadn't been properly supported since the outset of the war with the US. Hearing about soldiers starving to death after just a few weeks without food (it takes a healthy person a couple of months for this to happen) shows how bad it must have been for them.
I understand that the Americans have been less than impressive up until this point, but with all of the British failures earlier in the war, it seems like their low opinion of American troops is unwarranted. You have the Kasserine Pass, but you also have Dieppe, the first battles in North Africa, and Dunkirk. The Americans lost the Phillipines, but the British lost Singapore while outnumbering the Japanese. Everybody made mistakes. As happens in everyday life, people's egos get in the way of cooperation. My personal opinion of Monty is that he was a competent general, just not as good as he thought he was, which also applies to a lot of the generals on both sides.
@@derrickstorm6976 that doesn't make the comment invalid. People are quick to point fingers at everybody else, and yes, even us horrible Americans are guilty of that. People are just as willing to ignore failures of their own troops.
The whole controversy is I believe due to the contrast that while British Commonwealth Land Forces did not have a stellar record against Germans or Japanese so far since 1940 ( they routed Italians and Vichy French armies several times though even defeated Germans at Operation Crusader and Alamein battles in Africa till end of 1942 when US Army in relatively smaller numbers just entering to field against Germans and Italians , the latter became much more seasoned and dangrous foe in battle than 1940-41) the common misleading impression had been that British Commonwealth Armies were at least on field , fighting and doing something despite occasional defeats and evacuations. At the other hand USA , US Army , its manpower reserves and industrial material superiorty was relatively fresh , untouched till December 1941 and much much more in quantity and everybody (including themselves and their generals and US public back home) expected them to achieve too much too quickly at first engagement. If we look from 80 years of hindsight despite initial defeats and mistakes of US forces in North Africa in 1943 (Faid Pass , Sened Station , Sidi Bou Zid , Kasserine Pass and even Battle of El Guettar was not a US victory as depicted in Hollywood but actually a tie since 2nd US Corps defended its positions but could not advance further either and had to wait till Eighth Army reaching them) they were learning fast , faster than British Army. If you compare the records of North Africa , it took one and half year (March 1941 - August 1942) for British and Commonwealth Forces to adapt German operational methods and tactical and organisational resourcefulness in North Africa once proper and capable commanders like Monty , Leese or Horrocks were sent in August 1942 from UK to replace old guard , US Army made huge leaps on that during initial four months of 1943 till May and they were not shy of sacking bad leadership like British had been between 1941 summer-1942 summer either. That is why North African and Italian Theaters had been so important , it allowed Allied armies (British or US) to experience a live action exercise , and allowed them to be seasoned and veteran forces with self confidence to meet German Army on battle
@@oldesertguy9616 dude the Americans have had 3 years to learn and choose to ignore everything. The idea of comparing Britain who had to learn all the ways of winning vs the Americans who decided not to listen and then had utterly embarrassing performance, then realised that the British were right and then took on British tactics and had success is very different.
@@merdiolu it was actually the Brits told them don't do that then the Americans did it. Then the Brits told them what to do and the Americans performance was still underpreforming in terms of casualty ratios.
That giving away the tactical advantage of enemy not knowing you are listening their communication just to make fun of the enemy is just such an American thing to do.
The nearby city of Bainbridge island was the first place Japanese people were relocated from. They also had their own paper, the Bainbridge Review, and the editor there was the only one in the whole country to object to Japanese internment at the time it was happening.
@CHEMİCAL GAS I mean two of those nations were much smaller. Also Germany compared to France/Britain had mobilized more men. And when the US entered the Germans began losing more decisively now that the French/British had more fresh troops. Also lost 2 world wars so idk about the greatest lmao
I’m starting to get the impression that a lot of watergate is based entirely on improvisation and guess work. It seems that leading is army is more of an art than a science.
While searching on Amazon prime for WW2 documentaries I found a Documentary called Second War Diary - World War 2 day by day. Each episode is a month of the war so after Indy finishes each month I plan to watch the documentary I have 43 episodes until I get to March 1943.
@@WorldWarTwo I'm on November 1939 the narrator says the day first like November 1st, 1939 followed by events that occurred on that day it's very informative but not as good as World War 2 week by week.
Excellent video 📹 Operation Supercharge 2 Montgomery is an imaginative leader. The setting sun 🌞 blinds the defenders while his low flowing bombers attack.
"Last week there was an attempt on Adolf Hitler's life. This week... this week comes another one!" I have a feeling we will be seeing that a lot in the coming weeks and months...
@@chaptermasterpedrokantor1623 In Hitler's case it was a little more than that. It wasn't people angling to replace him but rather a mix of principled men who hated Hitler prior to the war & were horrified by the atrocities, and those who were not quite as principled but were deeply discontented about German military failures, which were blamed (often, rightly) on Hitler.
@@lycaonpictus9662 Well, both Goering and Himmler tried to supplant Hitler in 1945, when there was barely any Reich left. Like with any dictatorship the politics of the Reich were murky and Byzantine. And considering the gusto with which German generals agreed with and conducted the war there can't have been that many who hated and plotted against him. Just look at how most of the German generals condemned the september plot as a betrayal of their oath of loyalty to the Fuhrer. As for Germany's military failures, at this point in the war I think it can be put squarely at the feet of those German generals. They were the ones who had prioritized Moscow rather then the resources of the Ukraine and Caucasus in 1941, against Hitler's wishes, and they were the ones who had ignored or misread the Soviet buildup to Operation Uranus.
Those tank destroyer battalions will get better and better both equipped and experienced as the war goes on. At some point those panzer divisions are going to be less effective against the allies.
That's one of the more interesting development processes to read about. Armies of the time were still figuring out how to use tanks and other armored vehicles. The idea of a 'main battle tank' hadn't coalesced yet, so you've got all these different specialized designs for offense and defense and the entire tank destroyer concept, either deliberate (like US doctrine) or ad hoc (German 88's turned level) all getting tested on a regular basis.
you guys are the literal best. I love this channel to death and have been following since the first days. I don't usually comment but I felt like I had to express myself today. Keep up the fantastic work
Just a thought I had a moment ago, I think I know how to read those maps with military units, but I never learned it, so I may be reading them incorrectly. Maybe a short video about those maps would be nice?
I is a Company. II is a Battalion III is a Regiment X is a Brigade XX is a Division XXX is a Corp XXXX is an Army XXXXX is an Army Group No insignias means that it's an infantry unit. The oval means it's a Panzer/Tank unit. The slash across means it's a Cavalry unit. The column in the center means a motorized unit. The oval with the bumps means a mechanized unit. The eagle means it's a Luftwaffe field unit (sometimes flak). The triangle means mountain troops. The oak leaves means Jager light troops. The red star means it's a Guards unit. I may have missed a few, but a special could be a good idea to help explain it a bit better.
Kommandorski Islands is one of my favorite encounters that almost no one has heard of. In a wierd way, Salt Lake City is the best available cruiser for this action, as the Pensacola class cruisers had 10 guns in five turrets split fore and aft (2, 3, 3, 2) and her sister, Pensacola, was still being repaired after taking a Type 93 torpedo abreast of the mast at Tassafaronga the previous November. Every other large surface ship (so, heavy cruiser and larger) the US built after this class would have nine guns in three turrets, two fore and one aft, so any other heavy cruiserwould have only had 60% of Salt Lake City's firepower in this long chase/battle. US heavy cruisers generally had about 150 rounds per gun, so Salt Lake City's aft five guns would have had about 750 rounds available, but she fired 806 armor piercing and 26 high capacity shells over the course of almost four hours. By late in the battle the crew were manhandling shells and propellant from the forward turrets back to the aft guns to maintain their fire.
I remember this in a time-warner book on ww2. The cactus were suppsosed to be a defensive feature but the caption stated: "the escape route would be interesting to say the least".
OK, as this will be important for the next two years. Myitkyina is pronounced "mitchinnar". The "ky" is a latinization of a Burmese sound that is pronounced like an English "ch".
Everytime the Japanese actually managed to give the Allies a huge defeat, they end up retreating & not achieving their goals when the door was almost always open for them 😂
Jeff Shaara books really helped me follow the North African campaign. I know a lot about D Day and Market Garden but Torch and Monty's push at Mareth? Nothing.
@@WorldWarTwo been here since 2016 with TGW. Watched every episode at least 3x and watched Pearl Harbor specials as they came out! Love the work Indy and team!!
reminds me of the horrible American politician who told a newspaper reporter that the Japanese torpedoes were not sinking ships for some reason (I just heard it in school, long ago, but the story is the Japanese then changed their torpedo settings.)
It was depth charges (the Japanese didn't realize American subs could dive as deep as they could). I think they thought it was about 100 meters, actually they could get pretty near 500/150 feet/meters on a good day. So they knew to add a deeper setting for depth charges (or fill the fuse with soap, which had the same effect).
I have a question about Rommel I have seen people say that Goebbels gave him his own camera crew to make propaganda films Is there any proof this was the case? If so, did that have any major impact on the german propaganda?
Rommel's success in NA made him a celebrity back home and boosted public support for the war. Goebbels made sure of it. I don't have source links but check Google
Your map has wrong frontline north of Leningrad. That is the old border line. The front was straighter Rajajoki-Lempaalanjärvi-Sirkiönsaari-Metsäpirtti line.
11:00 In all honesty, Montgomery made a lot of interesting choices over the course of his command. Hindsight being 20/20 and all. Chuckled out loud, Good Ol Smilin Al.
The dude was at his best in a well planned and methodical set piece battle. I think he would have been a superb WW1 commander. He gets criticized a lot for letting opportunities slide to stick to his time table and planning, but when he was winging it he often did not do so well. But he was willing to adjust his plans. When the breakthrough at El Alamein in the north did not succeed he shifted to the south, similarly with Supercharge II he again adjusted his plans. So he could be flexible. While his failure at Arnhem cost my country, the Netherlands, dearly, I don't think he was as bad as many Patton fanboys make him out to be. D-Day would never have done as well as it did if Patton had planned and executed it.
@@chaptermasterpedrokantor1623 Patton and Montgomery had participated in two amphibious landings. Both of them at Sicily and Montgomery in Italy and virtually unopposed.
@@nickdanger3802 Patton faced nothing of the kind of fortified defenses in Sicily that were in Normandy. There were only a handful of German divisions in Sicily, as opposed to 2 full armies in Normandy. The 2 landings cannot be compared. If I were to have to bet on a guy to carry out an assault on a fortified beach my money would be on the guy having carried out attacks on defensive lines many times over. Also the most troops Patton commanded prior to D-Day was 7th Army, which was 1 and a half corps (II Corps and a provisional force) with just 4 divisions. Monty commanded 10 divisions with 3 Corps at El Alamein.
@@nickdanger3802 Yeah, Caen was bad, but then again it did serve a purpose though. I won't repeat Monty's claim that he drew in all the Panzer divisions so the Americans could break out unopposed, but it was a meatgrinder for both sides, and it hurt the Germans a hell of a lot more. The best and brightest they still had got mauled to pieces there. I see it like the battle of Paschendaele, which often gets criticized for being a senseless meatgrinder, but the German army came perilously close to breaking point there, just like the French army had been at Verdun and the Nivelle offensive. The German army decided to make a stand at Caen so the Allies had to fight them there, and because they made a stand there that also offered an opportunity. And for Monty's Caen there is also Patton's Metz and Bradley's Huertgen Forest.
Will you guys do some videos about equipment production in numbers? Because it seems like the US is already outproducing the axis in North Africa. Great video as always!
in 1942 the US produced 47,326 planes, 24,997 tanks and 72, 658 artillery Germany produced 15,400 planes, 9,200 tanks and 12,000 artillery. by the end of 1943 the gap was even greater especially in planes.
@@caryblack5985 Wait, 47 thousand planes already in 1942? How in the world the us industrial base shifted to war time production so quickly? That's mind-boggling.
@@blakedake19 At its peak monthly production (August 1944), Willow Run produced 428 B-24s with highest production listed as 100 completed Bombers flying away from Willow Run Between April 24 and April 26, 1944. By 1945, Ford produced 70% of the B-24s in two 9-hour shifts. Ford built 6,972 of the 18,482 total B-24s and produced kits for 1,893 more to be assembled by the other manufacturers.[32] The B-24 holds the distinction of being the most produced heavy bomber in history.[1][33]. And this was one plant and only 4 engine bombers which are much more complex than one or two engine fighters.
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It Seems to me that throughout History
Dictators were the luckiest people alive,
Until Their Luck Would Run Out In The End.
Eventually Assassin's Would Get Their Target. It just took Time and Patience.
Or Just Dumb Luck.
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I'm a big fan of the War Against Humanity Series, although it feels weird to say. I'm currently in Poland and we recently got to visit Auschwitz-Birkenau as a unit. I was glad that my comrades got to see it and learn first hand a portion of what happened in this awful chapter of history.
I always see and hear (as in this video) that Germany's war making potential was heavily degraded as the war went on. But if you look at production numbers (tanks, planes, ect), the German numbers went way up, peaking in 1944. Does anyone have any good info on this subject? Thanks
You guys arent covering the European air war at all?
Imagine the intense 10 minutes of superb acting that Gersdorff had to perform while sweating profusely in order to escape the museum and disarm the time bomb.
He was probably thinking “oh shit oh shit oh shit”.
I know i would
Imagine if it actually worked
Would we see him as a hero today?
@@facemcshooty6602 "The bear hug that saved the world!"
@@facemcshooty6602 If Hitler is assassinated before the Allies are in central Europe - how much of central Europe would have been Soviet throughout the 20th century?
@@nivlacyevips this early in the war it would not be unthinkable for Germany to negotiate some type of surrender. They were still strong enough that it may have been possible. The Soviet army was nowhere near German borders yet, but who knows?
Mocking your enemy on their own encrypted radio frequencies is bloody stupid... it is also funny as hell!
It is funny but I can understand why the Brits got upset when this happened.
Did it stop the attack that was coming? If it did it could have saved a lot of lives
@@ProphTruth100 If you know the enemies plans, and he doesn't know you know, you let him make that mistake.
Any lives saved on the day would likely be offset by the code change removing your ability to gather such good intel again.
@@mfahy9047 what if they didn't have anything there to stop the attack when it happened? I have no idea just food for thought
"Initially, all the German naval high command knew of U-570's situation was her radio message, saying she was under air-attack and unable to submerge; they only learned of her capture from later British press reports." wiki
"What the hell are you guys waiting for? We've been ready since four" has got to be one of the funniest things I've heard given the context of the situation and can only imagine the reactions from the Germans.
Not very smart though
@@romitkumar6272 It was just the Divisional codes, not the enigma. And even then, the entire panzer division got rekt so the Allies not having their codes(for a while) wouldn't be a problem for them anyway. At least until they reform their units(which would be in a long long time).
Didn't Terry's son later get his arse handed to him by VC due to being too overconfident?
@@aaroncabatingan5238 It didn't just affect one division, though. By letting the Germans know their divisional codes had been broken, it would not only cause said division to change its codes, it also would cause other divisions to review their own cyphers (10th Panzer would have passed on the fact that the Americans knew their codes), and cause a further tightening of their own security. All of that just to satisfy ego.
@@strongbrew9116 Exactly. If the germans learn that the americans know the codes of the division they are facing since a day or two, they could get suspicious that the allies may have probably cracked the german coding system itself. Doenitz for example did never assume that the allies could do that, giving away the positions of the wolfpacks time and time again through messages that could be read by bletchley park. German unawareness of the fact that enigma had been deciphered was a major advantage for the allies. To risk this for such a trivial stunt tells something about the learning curve that the american army in the ETO/MTO still had to go through and the level they were at the time.
Tebega Gap has a personal connection to me, my Uncle who was a Bombardier in the British Royal Artillery will die here on the 8th of April at the age of 23, a few weeks after seeing General Montgomery at a parade. We still have the newspaper cuttings of his death. His brother, my grandad would be at this time in the Arctic escorting convoys. His father was a soldier in World War 1 wounded four seperate times at Gallipoli and went on to win a military medal at Passchendale taking out a German machine gun nest, we still have his medal he broke it in two after war which had deeply effected him.
I can't imagine what it must have been like for him and his wife to find out one of their sons had died.
Battle of Mareth Line , Left Hook of Monty and Storming of first Wilders Gap then Tebega Gap with Operation Supercharge II , were I believe best operations of Montgomery and Eighth Army. Once checked on frontal thrust at coast , he decided to shift and reinforce overflanking maneuver of New Zealand Corps that led breakthough from Tebega Gap and overflanking Mareth Line.
War is always a tragedy. It’s interesting to study war from a dispassionate historical perspective but we can’t forget what it does to people. Tragically we are seeing it first hand once again.
o7
I can't thank you enough for sharing your family's history here. I repeat myself a lot in replying to comments, but I have to stress how much these stories mean to us on the team when we read them.
My great grandfather was with the royal artillery in Tunisia. He signed up after his brother was killed in the HMS Royal Oak. Still have all the letters from my great uncle, a few sent days before she went down.
I’m always amazed at the scope of these productions and Indy’s smooth delivery of so much history in so little time. Very well done.
Thank you Jeff, the entire team works their tails off producing these videos and we're very grateful to have such an engaged audience.
It's really impressive how far this project has come. Going back to the beginning of the WW1 series,;. no sources, hardly any graphics, and hardly any pictures. Just Indy talking in front of a map of 1914 Europe.
Due to the massive extension of the frontlines, it is thoroughly hard to follow the Russian front, especially as week after week action happens on very localized parts of the front. A few seconds-long shot of the whole theather, once every episode, or so, could help us figure out the magnitude of the largest front. It is, by far, the most interesting theather right now.
Agreed. I need to see where everything is in relation to each other to make sense of what's going on
I second that
I had an uncle who flew Hawker Hurricanes for the South African Air Force in Tunisia, Italy and the south of France. They were very troubled by German anti-aircraft fire in all theatres, and he was shot down by flak behind the lines in Italy. Travelling alone and in mountainous terrain, he made it back through the lines and to his airfield. By doing this, he became a member of the ‘Caterpillar Club’
In "An Army at Dawn" I read a passage from an American private who was writing a letter shortly before he was killed. The private excited at their first victory over the Germans said: "Well folks, we stopped the best they had."
I am reading this book right now. It's great.
@@thebog11 I am too! Coincidence!
Atkinson won a Pulitzer Prize for the Triology
@@thebog11 so good.
The Battle of the Komandorski Islands has always interested me. My dad was a radioman on the USS Detroit, an Omaha class light crusier. The Richmond was an Omaha, and one of the few in this class to see actual ship-to-ship combat.
Thanks for watching, much more war on the high seas to come unfortunately
In the game War Thunder there is the USS Detroit
My grandfather was John Atkeson, commander of the Bailey. He got the Navy Cross for leading the torpedo attack and landing a couple 5 inch hits. He was class of 1927.
This week on March 24 1943, the first mission of the 2007 video game *Medal of Honor: Airborne* , the *Training level* begins at Kairouan in Tunisia. This is not really the usual traditional mission but rather more of a introductory cinematic type of mission where there is little player control. In this level as *Corporal Boyd Travers* , you are to make a parachute jump three times into the ground as part of airborne training. If you can get a "greased" landing on all three jumps, you are rewarded with the Golden Wings award.
Such a good game
Yeah, my favourite of the whole series. The randomized approach of the missions was groundbreaking back then. Did always have trouble with the dual-mg42 wielding supertroopers at the end though. ;-)
Absolutely loved that game. I think I still have it on Ps3 but I'm not sure it runs on my PC anymore. Still one of the best and most fun WW2 games I've ever played.
It's clear now that not listening to Rommel's advice about shortening the front or abandoning North Africa was a major mistake for axis.
On the other hand, commiting in full to Africa and decisively winning campaign before Barbarrossa... or at early stages....
@@piotrd.4850 You're not winning anything when Rommel is leading your entire army and knocking off every other general, especially not in a situation that actually requires thinking and strategy like North Africa.
To also go back to the OP's comment: after that, Rommel either took it badly or just decided to finish it for good, considering he then proceeded to completely throw, and without supplies, the italian and german army to its massacre and encirclement.
It doesnt really matter what they do. They have already lost. The war was one of production and resources, and Germany and Italy are trapped now, and have nowhere to get the resources they need, and no way of not losing.
@@Carewolf agree, Germany lost WWII in 1920, after the Treaty of Sèvres and the Sykes-Picot agreement (not sure where I read/ heard, either Marting Gilbert "First World War" or "Between Two Wars")
@@marcocosta6314They lost ww2, 19 years before it happened? Lol
i love the "ohh the future" running joke
The new active map highlighting and details being drawn on really, really help to show what is being talked about and give a much better impression of what happened. A great improvement!
Thank you!
Couldn't agree more
10:40 This will likely be not the last time we will see the devastating firepower and effects of American artillery, which just simply shows the stark difference in war production between America and the Axis Powers. German artillery often could only last for a short period of time due to limited shells, whereas American artillery were able to expend for a longer period simply because they had so much shells produced.
I remember reading a comment quite a while ago from a German POW about this stark difference in German and American artillery when he passed by a mountain's worth of expended American shells, but unfortunately I have not been able to trace it thus far.
Also the great difference in supply of vehicle transport to keep moving the guns around
America was making up the shells they didn't fire in the first world war
That seems a common thing. German POWs always seemed amazed at just how much the Allies had. How many planes, how many tanks, how many ships, how many shells, cranked out by the Allies. Even for small things like spare trucks, food, etc.
It’s amazing how little the German war machine could put out. Smh.
If the numbers are correct the USA was the only nation to spend more than Germany.
The guy can hide a bomb! But he can't hide a pistol??? Why make everything so complicated.
A pistol would have been a bad idea because they would have had a few seconds to react and possibly stop him from firing. But nobody would see a hidden bomb and if all he was doing was walking towards the group the guards probably wouldn't realize what was happening until it was too late.
what if he were searched by hitlers bodyguards just prior to being allowed in hitlers presence? having a concealed pistol on him would have been very suspicious. then again, having a concealed bomb would be just as suspicious, wouldn't it? so when you think of it that way, maybe he should have had a P-38 with him. that way, he could have put a bullet in his own head if the bodyguards got too suspicious.
Why was the assassination plot so convoluted?
If Gersdorff was carrying the bomb and willing to sacrifice himself, why not manually detonate it?
It's possible that they didn't have access to manual detonators that were small enough to be concealed, while being reliable enough that the plot wouldn't fail because of dub detonator. there might also time limits to consider here too.
If he's willing to sacrifice himself, why not just do it with a knife?
@@oldschool8798 Because by this time Hitler was getting super paranoid and had most likely a bodyguard present at all times, with a knife said bodyguard could detect the assassin before lethal damage could be inflicted (not mention there were other high priority target present as well), even if the bodyguard tackled Gersdoff to the ground a bomb wouldn't care, it would be close enough to be lethal. This could also be another reason for the timed fuse, it's independent from the operator and thus works even if the person carrying the bomb is subdued.
@@SampoPaalanen Well, if the plan as stated was to get Hitler in a bearhug as the bomb went off, then one could stab him with lethal effect just as easily. Or, since you're obviously not being searched, use a pistol.
@@oldschool8798 I’m not a weapons expert but, I doubt a knife attack is as lethal as a bomb with a decent amount of explosives. The lack of “suicide knifers “ anywhere explosives are available seems to back up my doubts.
All the failed attempts on Hitler's life really highlights how difficult it can be to get to a dictator.
Technology limitation of suicide vests of the day I guess.
@@joshuacondell1686 It's the armed forces getting rid of the Nazis so they can sue for peace, because they know they have lost the war.
*Looks at Fidel Castro*
Looks like my post got taken down. Let’s try this. Glory to Ukraine. May someone help Putin across the river Styx.
He became and remained dictator because he was the most paranoid crazy of the paranoid crazy bunch.
This is the best history of WW2 on UA-cam. Love the week to week coverage across the world.
Thank you so much! We're glad to hear this!
@@WorldWarTwo loved the WW1 and all the other stuff also. My grandfather was in AEF in first US tanks corps.along with 2 other brothers serving in France Grandma was a volunteer “candy striper” nurse assistant at a local County hospital during the Spanish flu pandemic. Great Irving was in Vladivostok and got trench foot. My father was in army air corps WW2. So watching your show is like listening to childhood stories they tell use kids on holidays and vacations. Keep up your good work
I love Terry Allen commander of the US 1st. ID (The Big Red One) calling the Germans on the radio " we been waiting for an hour. "😀
Thanks!
Again must compliment your choice of vest and tie. Perfect just like the videos. I have shown my daughter the great war videos since her high school class is covering that period. She is surprised how much her class does not talk about. Thank you.
Thank you!
Setting up defenses in a cactus patch has to be a great idea! 3:27
- _Rommel, You Magnificent Bastard. I Read Your Book!_
- _Excuse me general. See, this is interesting. We discovered that Rommel wasn't present in El Guettar_
- 😮
"What a waste of some good infantry"
of course Rommel's book was on "Infantry Tactics" - though I have to admit I haven't read it.
"confidence... his own tactical genius". What a perfect epitaph.
Sometimes great humor requires great sacrifice.
PHONE CALL INTRO IS PRICELESS. LMAO. GREAT COVERAGE INDY.
I learned so many new things in this episode! & the comments, (as usual), was also first rate. well done.
@stanbrekston Thanks for watching as always
Yeah, telling them that you've broken their codes is sometimes necessary to create some mind fuckery.
yeah - I'm reminded of the movie "Greyhound" where the U-Boat captain taunts the escort destroyers.
Considering how badly mauled the 1st were during their fight with the panzers the commander probably want to discourage the Germans from attacking.
Of course they still attacked but it didn't really matter since the panzers got clapped anyway.
@@robertkras5162 which was stupid as was that entire movie
@@aaroncabatingan5238 well actually they badly mauled by artillery which was nothing to do with the attack.
@@Alex-cw3rz this stuff did occur - yelling between lines - right up to open radio taunting. The Rabul tower operator and "Pappy" Boyington would taunt one and other.
I loved the movie though - Tom Hanks and all.
Hello Indy and Crew. Another great episode. Thank you so much. As I watch your week by week episodes, I often open Google Maps in order to see current national borders as well as to get an understanding of the terrain in the battle zone. I know time probably prohibits a mention of terrain in the normal episodes. But, maybe that would make a good special episode. I think terrain plays a significant role in every battle. Thanks and keep up the good work.
@Brian Foster Thanks for watching with us. We do talk about the terrain when it has a defining influence on the fighting. See the constant presence of the rasputitsa and mud in our coverage during the appropriate times of year in the Soviet Union, the fighting for mountain passes in the caucasus late last year, our special on fighting in the desert and the challenges of fighting in the jungles on New Guinea and Guadalcanal. We may not stop to lay out the topography of every encounter but the effects of terrain are infused in to our coverage
4:10 Indy first mentions Wadi Zigzaou on the Mareth Line (modern name is Oued Zigzaou) where some of the trenches, defence positions etc can still be seen. If anyone's interested, try pasting the following coordinates into Google Maps for the scene of the action. Three to get you started:
33.6191081708664, 10.33636880232623
33.64733815010521, 10.375920656382975
33.64919585440733, 10.383978012415279
There's loads more. Let me know if this works for you guys.
Thanks.👍👍👍
Thank you for sharing those
Will you do a special episode about the spanish blue division? I keep seeing them in the north and would like to know what they're up to.
@iñigo Every episode is a great investment of research, time, and money. We do our best to cover the action of this war every single week and to bring you special episodes regularly, but we can't do it without your support! Join the TimeGhost Army on Patreon and help us to make more of those specials! www.patreon.com/join/timeghosthistory
The Battle of the Komandorski Islands is one of my favorite naval engagements to read about! The USS Salt Lake City (the cruiser you mentioned) went dead in the water something like three times and she had fired her 8” guns so much that the paint peeled of of them.
The battle of el guettar was ,from what I heard the first and only real case of the American tank destroyers being used in their intended role in blunting a German attack. And they did just that
I would point to Zaloga's book Smashing Hitler's Panzers and the use of tank destroyers in ambush at the Battle of the Bulge.
Great stuff . Thank you!
Thanks for watching
Really enjoying these videos. The presentation is very well done. Glad I joined the Timeghost Army.
@CrimsonTemplar2 Thank you so much, we couldn't do it without your support
9:50 Is this about the famous battle scene in the movie Patton at El Guettar?
On 20 March 1943, General Ernest Petit, the French mission military chief to Moscow, Colonel Schoumoff, commander of the aerial base of Ivanovo, and Colonel Levandovitch, of the superior command of the Russian
Aerial Forces, reviewed the GC 3 "Normandie" Free French fighter group during two days, following a training instruction which lasted from 2 December 1942 until 14 March 1943. Following that inspection, the result statement added that: "By its military qualities and moral, this unit is ready to be sent to the front." The unit became operational on 22 March 1943 and joined the 1st
Soviet Air Army. It was stationed near Kalouga and, equipped with Yak-1 fighters, supported the troops of the Western Front.
Indy, did you lose the propeller on the spitfire? Keep up the great work!
@Denise Nothing gets by the TimeGhost Army… the spit is okay, just showing her age. Thanks for watching
Great historical video Indy and all of your hard working Time Ghost staff!
@Jason Thank you from the crew!
I can never get over this.... UA-cam says WW1, Civil War, and ancient war history isn't advertising friendly... But WW2 history is JUST fine!!! 👍😒
I love Indy's comments around 5:00.
This was a busy week! Thanks for this week’s update. I request more battles in the South Pacific theater please.
@rwarren58 Thanks for watching. We will keep bringing you the battles as they happen
17:40 'wailwoad'
No wonder British were pissed, that cowboy almost costed them one of the biggest advantages they had in this war.
These are not Enigma decrypts - these were divisional codes.
@@robertkras5162 that's still exceptionally useful info lost especially local level. As enigma won't have we will head through this specific area
Like they're one to talk. Remember what happened to the Purple Machine in Singapore?
Its just the divisional codes.
At least they rectified their mistake by destroying the entire panzer division.
@@Alex-cw3rz correct - please re-read the post I responded to which says "costed them one of the biggest advantages they had in this war" . You are correct the information is useful, but it was hardly Enigma. I don't doubt the soldier was inept and I hope punished for his foolishness.
@@aaroncabatingan5238 you know that was a myth the purple machine made it's way to India when Japan moved south through Malaysia as and even in the myth Japan never found it.
divisional codes are exceptionally important, it gives you a lot more accurate information of specifics of an area.
They didn't destroy it, it still exists and that was by the artillery luckily nothing to do with the comanders actions all he did was change the codes for everywhere else.
Yet again the Japanese are unable to supply their forward bases. How many of their soldiers died because they starved to death?
You have seen nothing yet. It just keeps happening.
Its about to get way way way worse.
Japan was dealing with a food crisis before the Pearl Harbor attacks. They were already malnourished and hadn't been properly supported since the outset of the war with the US. Hearing about soldiers starving to death after just a few weeks without food (it takes a healthy person a couple of months for this to happen) shows how bad it must have been for them.
I understand that the Americans have been less than impressive up until this point, but with all of the British failures earlier in the war, it seems like their low opinion of American troops is unwarranted. You have the Kasserine Pass, but you also have Dieppe, the first battles in North Africa, and Dunkirk. The Americans lost the Phillipines, but the British lost Singapore while outnumbering the Japanese. Everybody made mistakes. As happens in everyday life, people's egos get in the way of cooperation. My personal opinion of Monty is that he was a competent general, just not as good as he thought he was, which also applies to a lot of the generals on both sides.
Well this comment was definitely written by an American
@@derrickstorm6976 that doesn't make the comment invalid. People are quick to point fingers at everybody else, and yes, even us horrible Americans are guilty of that. People are just as willing to ignore failures of their own troops.
The whole controversy is I believe due to the contrast that while British Commonwealth Land Forces did not have a stellar record against Germans or Japanese so far since 1940 ( they routed Italians and Vichy French armies several times though even defeated Germans at Operation Crusader and Alamein battles in Africa till end of 1942 when US Army in relatively smaller numbers just entering to field against Germans and Italians , the latter became much more seasoned and dangrous foe in battle than 1940-41) the common misleading impression had been that British Commonwealth Armies were at least on field , fighting and doing something despite occasional defeats and evacuations. At the other hand USA , US Army , its manpower reserves and industrial material superiorty was relatively fresh , untouched till December 1941 and much much more in quantity and everybody (including themselves and their generals and US public back home) expected them to achieve too much too quickly at first engagement. If we look from 80 years of hindsight despite initial defeats and mistakes of US forces in North Africa in 1943 (Faid Pass , Sened Station , Sidi Bou Zid , Kasserine Pass and even Battle of El Guettar was not a US victory as depicted in Hollywood but actually a tie since 2nd US Corps defended its positions but could not advance further either and had to wait till Eighth Army reaching them) they were learning fast , faster than British Army. If you compare the records of North Africa , it took one and half year (March 1941 - August 1942) for British and Commonwealth Forces to adapt German operational methods and tactical and organisational resourcefulness in North Africa once proper and capable commanders like Monty , Leese or Horrocks were sent in August 1942 from UK to replace old guard , US Army made huge leaps on that during initial four months of 1943 till May and they were not shy of sacking bad leadership like British had been between 1941 summer-1942 summer either.
That is why North African and Italian Theaters had been so important , it allowed Allied armies (British or US) to experience a live action exercise , and allowed them to be seasoned and veteran forces with self confidence to meet German Army on battle
@@oldesertguy9616 dude the Americans have had 3 years to learn and choose to ignore everything. The idea of comparing Britain who had to learn all the ways of winning vs the Americans who decided not to listen and then had utterly embarrassing performance, then realised that the British were right and then took on British tactics and had success is very different.
@@merdiolu it was actually the Brits told them don't do that then the Americans did it. Then the Brits told them what to do and the Americans performance was still underpreforming in terms of casualty ratios.
Beautifully written, produced and narrated. Thanks so much!
Thank you for the kind words, Hala Hala!
I was taking a sip of tea when you did that "Oo~oh, the future", bit. You guys owe me a new keyboard and screen.
Rommel, you magnificent bastard, I READ YOUR BOOOOK!
That giving away the tactical advantage of enemy not knowing you are listening their communication just to make fun of the enemy is just such an American thing to do.
Merica!!!
I like Indy so much I've started hanging up on people after getting the last word in.
good initiatvie!
Hi Y'all,
The Seattle Times Sunday edition did a number of stories on the Japanese Americans who were interned. Worth looking at. Thanks, take care.
The nearby city of Bainbridge island was the first place Japanese people were relocated from. They also had their own paper, the Bainbridge Review, and the editor there was the only one in the whole country to object to Japanese internment at the time it was happening.
The US Army fighting with the British and French against the Germans brings back memories from 1917/1918
@CHEMİCAL GAS I mean two of those nations were much smaller. Also Germany compared to France/Britain had mobilized more men. And when the US entered the Germans began losing more decisively now that the French/British had more fresh troops. Also lost 2 world wars so idk about the greatest lmao
@CHEMİCAL GAS Wehraboo.
You forgot to mention the opening artillery barrage!
I’m starting to get the impression that a lot of watergate is based entirely on improvisation and guess work. It seems that leading is army is more of an art than a science.
Have supported the channel for a while. Still holding out for army member of the week
Understated use of colour, nicely done. Pairs well with the waistcoat and shirt, too. A very strong 4/5
"railwoad" lmao idk how he kept composure
Ok, I want to see the face of the enigma code operator when they got a message from the americans.
Loved your crossover episode regarding US Steel and Gary Indiana Sir!
Thanks Sal, glad you enjoyed it
What a great show you have, never change
Your words are greatly appreciated, thanks for watching us!
While searching on Amazon prime for WW2 documentaries I found a Documentary called Second War Diary - World War 2 day by day. Each episode is a month of the war so after Indy finishes each month I plan to watch the documentary I have 43 episodes until I get to March 1943.
Cool idea, please let us know your thoughts on those
@@WorldWarTwo I'm on November 1939 the narrator says the day first like November 1st, 1939 followed by events that occurred on that day it's very informative but not as good as World War 2 week by week.
Excellent video 📹
Operation Supercharge 2
Montgomery is an imaginative leader.
The setting sun 🌞 blinds the defenders while his low flowing bombers attack.
Thanks for watching, Beach Boy.
"Last week there was an attempt on Adolf Hitler's life. This week... this week comes another one!"
I have a feeling we will be seeing that a lot in the coming weeks and months...
Comes with the territory of being a dictator I guess. There's never a shortage of ambitious folk who think they can do better.
@@chaptermasterpedrokantor1623 In Hitler's case it was a little more than that.
It wasn't people angling to replace him but rather a mix of principled men who hated Hitler prior to the war & were horrified by the atrocities, and those who were not quite as principled but were deeply discontented about German military failures, which were blamed (often, rightly) on Hitler.
@@lycaonpictus9662 Well, both Goering and Himmler tried to supplant Hitler in 1945, when there was barely any Reich left. Like with any dictatorship the politics of the Reich were murky and Byzantine. And considering the gusto with which German generals agreed with and conducted the war there can't have been that many who hated and plotted against him. Just look at how most of the German generals condemned the september plot as a betrayal of their oath of loyalty to the Fuhrer. As for Germany's military failures, at this point in the war I think it can be put squarely at the feet of those German generals. They were the ones who had prioritized Moscow rather then the resources of the Ukraine and Caucasus in 1941, against Hitler's wishes, and they were the ones who had ignored or misread the Soviet buildup to Operation Uranus.
Hopefully ;)
Over forty attempts, IIRC.
Those tank destroyer battalions will get better and better both equipped and experienced as the war goes on. At some point those panzer divisions are going to be less effective against the allies.
The TDs there were mostly M3s, but some M10s did put in an appearance. The infantry were from the Big Red One.
That's one of the more interesting development processes to read about. Armies of the time were still figuring out how to use tanks and other armored vehicles. The idea of a 'main battle tank' hadn't coalesced yet, so you've got all these different specialized designs for offense and defense and the entire tank destroyer concept, either deliberate (like US doctrine) or ad hoc (German 88's turned level) all getting tested on a regular basis.
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Nice job!
thanks @lew123drums
"Rommel, you magnificent bastard! I read your BOOOOOK!!!!!" - G. Patton
you guys are the literal best. I love this channel to death and have been following since the first days. I don't usually comment but I felt like I had to express myself today. Keep up the fantastic work
@Quinn Your words mean a lot to a tired crew! Thank you for being the best audience in the world & helping make this community great
Turning the path of attack into soup didn't seem to work out for Montgomery.
Just a thought I had a moment ago, I think I know how to read those maps with military units, but I never learned it, so I may be reading them incorrectly. Maybe a short video about those maps would be nice?
I is a Company.
II is a Battalion
III is a Regiment
X is a Brigade
XX is a Division
XXX is a Corp
XXXX is an Army
XXXXX is an Army Group
No insignias means that it's an infantry unit.
The oval means it's a Panzer/Tank unit.
The slash across means it's a Cavalry unit.
The column in the center means a motorized unit.
The oval with the bumps means a mechanized unit.
The eagle means it's a Luftwaffe field unit (sometimes flak).
The triangle means mountain troops.
The oak leaves means Jager light troops.
The red star means it's a Guards unit.
I may have missed a few, but a special could be a good idea to help explain it a bit better.
Well said
I get the feeling this will not be the only time we hear that Monte overestimated his ability
It is not a winning military strategy.
didn't knew about those attempt on hitler lives, we always hear about stauffenberg but rarely the other
When someone said to Gersdorff "try the Demolition Man strategy" they didn't mean to reuse the explosives from last week...
Imagine being so badass and strong that you can safely troll your enemy
Kommandorski Islands is one of my favorite encounters that almost no one has heard of. In a wierd way, Salt Lake City is the best available cruiser for this action, as the Pensacola class cruisers had 10 guns in five turrets split fore and aft (2, 3, 3, 2) and her sister, Pensacola, was still being repaired after taking a Type 93 torpedo abreast of the mast at Tassafaronga the previous November. Every other large surface ship (so, heavy cruiser and larger) the US built after this class would have nine guns in three turrets, two fore and one aft, so any other heavy cruiserwould have only had 60% of Salt Lake City's firepower in this long chase/battle. US heavy cruisers generally had about 150 rounds per gun, so Salt Lake City's aft five guns would have had about 750 rounds available, but she fired 806 armor piercing and 26 high capacity shells over the course of almost four hours. By late in the battle the crew were manhandling shells and propellant from the forward turrets back to the aft guns to maintain their fire.
Ah yes... the arrival of the spring muds. Always a renewed surprise.
5:02 I chuckeled
The intensity is intense..
Thanks for watching, Rachel
@3:33 Those are either pretty brave Italian soldiers or pretty stupid Italian soldiers for setting up in the middle of a cactus patch!😂😂😂
Imagine the types of casualties they'll take if someone drops an HE round in that mess. "17 men were prickled to death today"
I remember this in a time-warner book on ww2. The cactus were suppsosed to be a defensive feature but the caption stated: "the escape route would be interesting to say the least".
Better in the cactus patch, than facing off Cretan bayonet charges...
I just pushed it from 3.1K to 3.2K quite a big push forward.
Thank you for watching!
Over-confidence was Montgomery's middle name.
Really? Why?
OK, as this will be important for the next two years.
Myitkyina is pronounced "mitchinnar".
The "ky" is a latinization of a Burmese sound that is pronounced like an English "ch".
Thanks for that. I'll keep it in mind.
Yet another example of a Japanese admiral turning victory into strategic defeat by getting cold feet and withdrawing. This won't be the last.
Everytime the Japanese actually managed to give the Allies a huge defeat, they end up retreating & not achieving their goals when the door was almost always open for them 😂
I really enjoy your West Ham outfit in this video Indy!
Jeff Shaara books really helped me follow the North African campaign. I know a lot about D Day and Market Garden but Torch and Monty's push at Mareth? Nothing.
Thanks for watching
@@WorldWarTwo been here since 2016 with TGW. Watched every episode at least 3x and watched Pearl Harbor specials as they came out! Love the work Indy and team!!
Hitler was a cat with nine lives (or maybe more).
Thanks for another superb episode.
@Eleanor Thanks for watching
It was very frustrating for all involved to see Hitler dodge all those attempts, I'm sure.
This is so good man. I wish there were YT awards. This channel would rack up like Titanic
Sadly it wouldn't
@Jeremy Thanks very much, stay tuned
reminds me of the horrible American politician who told a newspaper reporter that the Japanese torpedoes were not sinking ships for some reason (I just heard it in school, long ago, but the story is the Japanese then changed their torpedo settings.)
It was depth charges (the Japanese didn't realize American subs could dive as deep as they could). I think they thought it was about 100 meters, actually they could get pretty near 500/150 feet/meters on a good day. So they knew to add a deeper setting for depth charges (or fill the fuse with soap, which had the same effect).
I wonder if there will be a Tiger 131 special
I guess you will just have to keep watching to find out 😉
Dark Docs did one on that tank yesterday, the History Guy and Tank Museum have both featured it over the last two years.
I have a question about Rommel
I have seen people say that Goebbels gave him his own camera crew to make propaganda films
Is there any proof this was the case? If so, did that have any major impact on the german propaganda?
Rommel's success in NA made him a celebrity back home and boosted public support for the war. Goebbels made sure of it. I don't have source links but check Google
Incredible
Your map has wrong frontline north of Leningrad.
That is the old border line. The front was straighter Rajajoki-Lempaalanjärvi-Sirkiönsaari-Metsäpirtti line.
11:00 In all honesty, Montgomery made a lot of interesting choices over the course of his command. Hindsight being 20/20 and all.
Chuckled out loud, Good Ol Smilin Al.
The dude was at his best in a well planned and methodical set piece battle. I think he would have been a superb WW1 commander. He gets criticized a lot for letting opportunities slide to stick to his time table and planning, but when he was winging it he often did not do so well. But he was willing to adjust his plans. When the breakthrough at El Alamein in the north did not succeed he shifted to the south, similarly with Supercharge II he again adjusted his plans. So he could be flexible. While his failure at Arnhem cost my country, the Netherlands, dearly, I don't think he was as bad as many Patton fanboys make him out to be. D-Day would never have done as well as it did if Patton had planned and executed it.
@@chaptermasterpedrokantor1623 Patton and Montgomery had participated in two amphibious landings. Both of them at Sicily and Montgomery in Italy and virtually unopposed.
@@nickdanger3802 Patton faced nothing of the kind of fortified defenses in Sicily that were in Normandy. There were only a handful of German divisions in Sicily, as opposed to 2 full armies in Normandy. The 2 landings cannot be compared. If I were to have to bet on a guy to carry out an assault on a fortified beach my money would be on the guy having carried out attacks on defensive lines many times over. Also the most troops Patton commanded prior to D-Day was 7th Army, which was 1 and a half corps (II Corps and a provisional force) with just 4 divisions. Monty commanded 10 divisions with 3 Corps at El Alamein.
@@chaptermasterpedrokantor1623 Caen
@@nickdanger3802 Yeah, Caen was bad, but then again it did serve a purpose though. I won't repeat Monty's claim that he drew in all the Panzer divisions so the Americans could break out unopposed, but it was a meatgrinder for both sides, and it hurt the Germans a hell of a lot more. The best and brightest they still had got mauled to pieces there. I see it like the battle of Paschendaele, which often gets criticized for being a senseless meatgrinder, but the German army came perilously close to breaking point there, just like the French army had been at Verdun and the Nivelle offensive. The German army decided to make a stand at Caen so the Allies had to fight them there, and because they made a stand there that also offered an opportunity. And for Monty's Caen there is also Patton's Metz and Bradley's Huertgen Forest.
Will you guys do some videos about equipment production in numbers? Because it seems like the US is already outproducing the axis in North Africa.
Great video as always!
good idea. That could be a cool video
in 1942 the US produced 47,326 planes, 24,997 tanks and 72, 658 artillery Germany produced 15,400 planes, 9,200 tanks and 12,000 artillery. by the end of 1943 the gap was even greater especially in planes.
@@caryblack5985 Wait, 47 thousand planes already in 1942? How in the world the us industrial base shifted to war time production so quickly? That's mind-boggling.
@@blakedake19 At its peak monthly production (August 1944), Willow Run produced 428 B-24s with highest production listed as 100 completed Bombers flying away from Willow Run Between April 24 and April 26, 1944. By 1945, Ford produced 70% of the B-24s in two 9-hour shifts. Ford built 6,972 of the 18,482 total B-24s and produced kits for 1,893 more to be assembled by the other manufacturers.[32] The B-24 holds the distinction of being the most produced heavy bomber in history.[1][33]. And this was one plant and only 4 engine bombers which are much more complex than one or two engine fighters.
@@caryblack5985 That's impressive. Thank you for this info. Where did you get it?
How many lives Hitler has more than a cat...
17:38 'railwoad'
What about the Battle of the Bismark Sea March 2, 3 & 4? Stunning ✌️ victory overlooked.
I found the series in January and hurried with watching and finally caught up and this is the 1st Episode, i watch in time.