WW2 Oversimplified (Part 2) Reaction, A Brief History of World War 2
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You're like the anti UA-camr, no unnecessary intro. It is so much appreciated, just so you know.
I think the same and your knowledge makes it more fun to watch you understanding the impacts of what you see
“Hey what’s up everybody! Before you watch this video, make sure to click that subscribe button so you won’t miss any new videos! Make sure to like, subscribe! We also have a Patreon…”
Just, stfu 😂
She is a very aptly named channel, and given her obvious intelligence, I am sure it was very intentional.
Yeah some almost scream at the start!
amen to that
"I was beginning to feel worried that some of you didn't know how that war ended." Absolutely savage. Loved that!
Can I just say how refreshing it is to watch someone with a firm grasp on history watch a video like this?
Wait till you find out the Austrian Painter was right all along.
@@steviegoy8830 we will rise once again in the name of the Führer. Our movement has been growing very fast in the last few years...✋🏻
@@steviegoy8830 it indeed will and we shall make the reich in his image
Then watch History Teacher reactions lol.
I am a 67 yr old grandma...who just watched your videos, and I was riveted! You presented WW2 in an awesome way...one I found very interesting, and enlightening. Thank you young lady!
It's not her video actually.
She's reacting it's not her video
It's nice to see that there are still intelligent and educated young people in the US whose interest in the world doesn't stop with the Kardashians.
It’s easy to think that when your entire world view is based off what you see on the internet🤷🏼♂️
@@holdtightadele8017 exactly lol, people who actually touch grass know many people like this
most people don't care about the kardashians
Fun fact regarding the request for you to watch part 2 because you 'were worried they didn't know how they ended'. Years ago i listened to the "Harcore History" podcast about WW1, great podcast by the way. I legit forgot at times while listening to it that i was listening to historical events that already happened, and actually had to remind myself a few times that i already know how it all ends.
I was just so engrossed in the story, which goes into such personal details that it was easy to forget.
I love Hardcore History
I love Oversimplified and your reactions to these videos are great, you're much better informed than your average UA-cam reaction creator. Oversimplified has a whole catalog of fun and interesting videos like this, I hope you'll do some more. His videos on the Napoleonic Wars are probably my favorites.
major problem Oversimplified is 1.5 years!!! of war was missed, map between two snapshots is absolutely different and no answer whats happens
if you go further, you can make a video where hitler gets power, and then shoots himself in a bunker with no explanation of what happened at all and why the map of the world has changed so much
I'm British and my daughter is half Filipino, so I'm very proud of your General MacArthur who said during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines, "I shall return" and he did, I've visited the stunning McArthur Landings statues in Leyte Philippines.
The story of Tsutomu Yamaguchi is incredible. He was living in Nagasaki but where on a business trip in Hiroshima the day the bomb dropped but survived and traveled home to Nagasaki where the day after the second bomb dropped and he survived that one too. He thought the mushroom cloud had followed him from Hiroshima because no such bomb existed, so many other things happened. A cool story to react to if you are interested in stuff like this
the dude was cursed.
It's the short intros, intelligence, your beauty and the fact that you react to videos like this..... I appreciate it
And that smile. Most contagious smile I have ever seen.
Kinda creepy you have to mention ‘your beauty’
@@LonelyHunter995 I think he's Indian, being creepy is a cultural thing... no offense to Indians, I love ya'll but you're not good with women
@@TacGKilgore both cringe andprone to racial stereotypinh I see. it's what's known as a compliment being creepy is saying "and that smile" like that other guy replied under here. I'm black and I bet you're American. A lot of Americans are usually clueless about other places in the world, like you guys thrive in ignorance; I'm Jamaican I know plenty of Indian guys who can talk to women, and I bet I'm better with them than you are.
@@MrTellitobi I dunno you sound very much like the 'Bobs and Vagene' type right now :D
I am at work and noticed a new Upload from No Protocol. I was having a very boring day and now I get to see her smile and my day is a lot better!!!
Welcome back Joe!
There's a very good animated film about WW2 from Poland's perspective, it's called The Unconquered. You might enjoy reacting to it! 😄
Either way, I’ll enjoy watching from a different perspective! Thanks me who
@@NoProtocol A movie titled "Emperor", with Tommy Lee Jones, an actor. It's about the US occupation of Japan, after the war. It's done well with as much historical data as possible.
'Dunkirk' is exceptional for a WW2 film. For WW1, '1917' and 'All Quiet On the Western Front' (any -- original 1930, or 1979, or even current Netflix version). We need no more war. These films hammer it home.
I’d add The Unknown Soldier (Tuntematon sotilas) from 2017 to the list, which covers the Finnish continuation war. It’s really well made.
@@JL3Wind I love how its called the "continuation war" and not the Finnish invasion of the Soviet Union, because that is what it was. Allying with fascists is never a good idea. May Mannerheim burn in hell for his crimes.
It's really refreshing to see someone actually knowledgeable do reactions, especially someone that doesn't do over the top fake intros and reactions.
General Romell said "If I was to invade hell, I'd use Australians to take it, and New Zealanders to hold it".
@4:55 You can use lubricants for some weapons that are resistant to cold like graphite, but the biggest risk to them seizing is cold cycling. Bring a cold weapon into a warm compartment and condensation from your breath will collect. If you then hop back into the cold it that damp dew with freeze and expand potentially adding resistance to cycling the action.
Love the video. No stupid intro, no constant reminders to like and subscribe coupled with intelligent and well informed commentary have landed you two likes (out of the two videos I have watched) and a subscription. From what I can tell by the comment section I'm far from being the only person who appreciates this. Other channels (and companies) could learn a lot from you. No matter the day and age and regardless of the prominence of advertisements the simple truth is that quality sells. Can't wait to see more of your content and I wish you all the best.
A book you should read is "Napoleon's Buttons: How 17 molecules changed history" by Penny LeCouteur (sp?) One of the entries talks about how in the extremely low temperatures Napoleon encountered in Russia tin will form an allotrope that is crumbly. Napoleon's troops had buttons made of tin. So their buttons just fell apart. Not only was it historically cold, but their clothing could not be held together.
I’m not familiar with this book! I’ll check the author out right now, Greg 😊
@@NoProtocol One of the greatest classes I ever took in college was European Military History. The professor was the best I ever had, and is still the only one I have ever seen receive a standing ovation from the entire class after his last lecture (apparently, subsequent classes in later years did the same). In that class, we read an amazing book called the Diary of a Napoleonic Foot Soldier. It was eye opening to actually see the Germanic and Russian campaign from the eyes of a foot soldier in Napoleon's army. Highly recommend it.
@@lathspell87 I have that book! It gives graphic detail of Napoleon's retreat from Russia during a brutal winter. it was written by a German conscript.
poor logistics have led to the defeat of the strongest armies in many wars, but who will admit, everyone blames their army management mistakes in the cold
p.s. what about Napoleon? Temperature in 1812 in Moscow was like -3C(26F) most of winter and Napoleon before Russia already have experience of winter battles. But he haven't experience of so hard logistics
so oversimplifying is oversimplifying
Winter was brutal for Europeans , in Russia -25(celsium) is just winter , and -35 to -47 is brutal winter.
Norwegian here, we got totally scuffed in this video! Jokes aside, watched Band of Brothers this year and it made me appriciate the war differently. Recommend checking it out.
Switzerland just chillin' in the middle of all that.
Making profit from stolen property and making out with spies ;-)
I have a Japanese bayonet that one of my great uncles brought back from Okinawa.
It's in pretty good shape, even after all these years. The sheath, however, is badly crushed and dented, due to how it was obtained. ( The previous owner was a sniper that fell out of a tree. )
😯😮😳
@@Juber777 - What? People have brought back a lot of things from various wars.
I've also got a couple of knives another uncle gave me, that he got while he was in vietnam. They are hand-made by people known as the Montagnards, or "mountain people". I've also got a couple of vietnamese crossbows around here someplace as well.
And yes, I've had relatives in just about every war you can name.
Hell, I wouldn't even be here if it weren't for the two world wars, since my father's parents left Germany before the second one got started. ( I guess having their home town bombed flat the first time was enough for 'em. )
@@guarddog318 no shaming. I'm impressed that he's kept it 😁 I lost a great uncle parachuter, shot 😔
@@Juber777 - He didn't keep it, he gave it to me.
Oh, and all the uncles/great uncles I mentioned have been dead quite a while now too. The one who gave me the bayonet died when I was 19. ( I'm 60 now. )
I have a Japanese's saber also from a great uncle. (I got it from my grandmother but I do feel guilty about taking it as I don't feel connected to it and I question how he got it)
I should specify it was given to my great grandfather and my grandmother got it upon his death, she has dementia and gave it to me when she moved into my aunts house.
Another great reaction! Love seeing your videos and seeing your correct input on things about to happen. It shows you have really learned history since your school days. Your videos are truly inspiring to watch to show that some people do strive to learn from the past. You are becoming a favorite very quickly.....from a retired vet
The freezing temperatures during the winter of 41-42 did create issues with German weapons and vehicles. Oil, lubricants, and hydraulic fluids would gel, causing all manner of problems. They largely overcame these problems by adopting the measures the Soviets would use to mitigate the problems.
With the photograph of MacArthur and the Emperor, to add to the power move, MacArthur insisted that the Emperor come to him for the meeting. It was likely the first time the Emperor met with anyone outside of the Imperial Palace.
Truly loving your channel, especially your knowledge about the subject matter. Quite refreshing. Keep up the good work!
A piece of non-trivial trivia: During the war, after the attack on Pearl Harbor, *the United States manufactured 150 aircraft carriers.*
Fun fact
I love the way you talk with an open mind and the wiling to have a large perspective of the events. Thank you and greetings from Belgium ;)
You would find the 18-minute video "The fallen of WW2" from Neil Halloran's channel very interesting. It's a heavy video but breaks down just how many people, in total, lost their lives in WW2 with charts, and it's very, very well put together and fascinating.
@NoProtocol Letters from Iwo Jima (Clint Eastwood) is a really excellent movie in understanding just how hard the Japanese fought for tiny pieces of land - The Americans lost nearly 30,000 troops on Iwo Jima for a land barely larger than 8 square miles. This influenced their decision to use nuclear weapons as they realised that it would probably take 1 million American troops dying with 50+ million civillian casualties to take the Japanese mainland. Nagasaki and Hiroshima were terrible events, but in a weird way I shudder to think how much worse it would have been for everyone if they decided to attack the mainland with no Japanese surrender.
If you don't want to watch the movie you can actually get a book of the letters from Iwo Jima.
@@yannicklucas1836 True, but Japan wanted to keep most of their Empire, if armistice was signed. If China had a chance, they would have permanently eliminated Japan, and still want to. It was the Soviet declaration of war that changed their mind ... Japan was lucky to avoid annihilation by China or occupation by the Soviets.
@@yannicklucas1836 These 2 points are not mutually exclusive. It was indeed used as a way to test the bombs and project power for the Soviets to see, but it was also a way to avoid the largest amphibious operation in military history - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Downfall
3:35.. I always get a tingle of pride during that part.. my grandad was there..
Nicely put together, the arrows of territory gain and loss remind me of the British TV hit show Dad's Army in the opening sequence, actually you could do a whole UA-cam showing of individual sections like, the fascinating Alan Turin's Enigma Code Breaker, which actually probably ended the war by many years, The Holocaust, The French Resistance, The SAS role in WW2, and countless other parts, keep doing this great work on your channel.
It was Geoffrey Nathaniel Joseph Pyke. He was a journalist, educator, and, inventor.
What was actually happening with the weapons freezing was that the oil used to lubricate them would freeze, and, render them useless until thawed.
Thank you for your uploads and just for being you... I was obsessed with all the oversimplified videos for a while lol. You have amazing energy, and seem like an incredible person to sit and have an intelligent discussion with. You know, one with some substantial depth... Just sayin 😋😁
Novelist Kurt Vonnegut was among the US troops captured during the Battle of the Bulge. He was a POW in a sub-basement of a slaughterhouse in Dresden when the city was firebombed. This was the inspiration for the novel Slaughterhouse-Five.
I appreciate your interest in history. Many young people are ignorant of events that occurred before they were born.
The occupation of Japan is an interesting topic. Currently we are opposed to occupying nations. But in Japan’s case it gave them the opportunity to develop a new culture and a world class economy.
Thank you from an Australian, our efforts in the war are often overlooked.
Not by me they're not!! I'm british, and everyone here knows what unbelievable friends our cousins down under are... not just in ww2, but gallipoli in ww1... believe me, the brits know who we can trust.. and of course it goes both ways... stay safe mate!!!
@@marksudlow5083 Thank you mate, well the yanks often overlook every allied country that's for sure, they think WW2 was won only by them while the rest of us were waiting to be rescued. The battle of Britain was already won by the British and allies plus the Soviets had already won the battle of Stalingrad and the axis forces were already down to half strength before the yanks showed up. Don't get me wrong the US forces played a huge part and I'm grateful they did, but honestly I'm just sick of the American bias, so many countries played vital roles in the allied victory and are often overlooked.
I used to live in Slovakia (1999 - 2001) and my Slovak girlfriend, who grew up in the Soviet era, told me how the history they were taught (Soviet approved) never mentioned the Nazi/Soviet pact of 1939. She told me how surprised she was when she found out about it.
That's strange. Everybody in USSR knew about "non-aggression pact". When I was a kid in a Soviet school, it was in schoolbooks. Moreover, it was a keystone of two propaganda claims (quite contradictory actually, if put together). First, the pact was a wise decision of the Soviet government, it bought us two peaceful years extra to prepare to imminent war. Second, we didn’t expect the unprovoked and treacherous violation of the non-aggression pact, that’s why the German offensive was so successful.
What we didn’t have a chance to know about, though, was the part of the pact known as the Secret Protocol, where Soviet and German spheres of influence were divided. It was kept secret until late Perestroika.
Some freaks in Russia still claim that the Secret Protocol was forged by the CIA and then Gorbachev validated it as a part of his plan to sold us out to the West.
I will say that im sad about how little is spoken about Canada's contributions to the war were.
Im american, but my grandfather was born in canada and was a paratrooper in the war. He jumped on dday and helped take the guns at juno. His company was one of the ones to help push back the bulge.
His batallion, the First Canadian Paratroop Batallion, trained with both british and american paratroopers before they jumped, and was familiar with both styles, as they were quite different.
Additionally, the "second canadian paratroop batallion" was a fake company that partnered with the americans to form the Devil's Brigade, and they developed and experimented with a ton of new war tactics. And those canadian and american soldiers were the forerunners of both the canadian and american special forces.
Canadians were pretty critical at various locations in europe throughout the war, and you should definitely check out some of their more notable contributions.
From wikipedia "In all, some 1.1 million Canadians served in the Canadian Army, Royal Canadian Navy, Royal Canadian Air Force, and in forces across the empire, with approximately 42,000 killed and another 55,000 wounded."
Canada's role in WW2 is largely overestimated. The USSR and the US were the ones who did all the heavy lifting. Saying that Canada's contributions in ww2 was anything but laughable, is the same as claiming that Yugoslavia actually contributed a lot in the war. They did contribute, but its not worth mentioning really.
@@DonHaka
"Overestimated" is cute.
They had the fourth largest allied airforce and the third largest overall navy in the world by the end of the war. They did most of the ferrying of men and supplies across the Atlantic.
They also had approx 10% of their population serving.
They also joined with the Americans to form the Devil's Brigade, the precursor to both countries' Special Forces.
Also, im most familiar with their paratroopers. They trained with and learned from both the American and British schools, and took the best parts of both. They jumped on DDay at Normandy and helped take the guns on Juno.
Its fine to say that they werent one of the major players. But they were definitely a middling power and their help was one of the keys to winning the war, between their actions in Southern and Western Europe.
@@tarinindell8217 yeah no, the war had already been won when when the brits and yanks landed in Normandy. Cute that you think 1944 was the deciding year for the outcome, when the soviets (partly to do with US help) had already pushed the fascists out of ukraine and poland.
Watching this reminded me of The Fallen of World War II by Neil Halloran. Very interesting, if exceedingly grim. If you're looking for something lighter next that ain't it but it's worth checking out at some point if you haven't already.
I’ll put it on the list anyhow! Thank you 😊
I love your approach to history. I also enjoy learning as much as I can about history, especially involving the US. I have subscribed to your channel (I don't subscribe to many) and will be looking for more of your videos to watch. Looking forward to any new ones also.
Oliver Stone's 'Secret History of America' is a ten part documentary that gives a different view point on the U.S. roll in the world wars. It probably isn't something to be reacted to, but anyone interested in a non-establishment take might want to have a look at it.
you should watch The Fallen of World War II
Neil Halloran
Hey, I don’t watch many movies but I hope someone reading this takes you up on the suggestion (: thanks Daniel!
@@NoProtocol it's not a movie, but a video about losses from almost all countries during WW2 both military and civillian. Really recommend it.
@@NoProtocol oh its not a movie but thanks have a good day
Big respect for getting right down to things. Unlike some other reactors...
1:02 I'd love to see you react to "Battle of Greece 1940: Mussolini Attacks - World War II" from Kings and Generals and hear your perspective on that!
The German war ace Hans Ulric Rudel was a pilot who served on the Russian front for the whole war he told of the winters being so cold that if you turned off a machine you might not be able to start it again. The lubricants would get so cold that it would solidify causing moving parts to not move. If you touched metal with your bare skin you would freeze to it almost instantly. The Russians could fly when the Germans couldn’t so one day they captured a downed pilot and told him they would kill him if he didn’t tell them how they did it. He took some gasoline out to the plane, poured it in the crankcase and while the germans all ducked for cover expecting the engine to explode, the pilot stole the plane and flew off. Starting the engines that way was terribly hard on them but it got the plane in the air. There is also stories that when you stopped trucks or tanks they would start fires under the engines to keep them warm. In modern times there is stories off tanks getting stuck cuz the treads get frozen in the mud when they stop, and in extreme cold they simply don’t turn off any unit that gets left outside. And yes the gun oil doesn’t really freeze but it can get so thick and stiff moving parts won’t move.
I love your channel, your comments during the flick are always very insightful, as a Brit I learned so much that I didn't know especially in the East, "what about those Kamikaze pilots though".....I need to learn more history.!
"The Fallen of WWII" is a fantastic video worth a reaction.
i have watched and rewatched the two series that hbo did about ww2 called "band of brothers" and "the pacific". they are both quite good and feature interviews with the characters the show portrays as well.
Carlin is great!
His audiobooks/series on the Mongols and the fall of Rome are still some of my favorites. When he talked about the siege and battles of Stalingrad he referred to a lot of authors describing things I recognised from the movie Stalingrad (1993), so I started reading those books. Turns out everything in that movie is based on records and correspondence from both sides in the conflict (mostly German).
It's just things happening to the main cast and the dialogue that aren't from the records. Still, the story of this group we follow through the movie, is kind of the story of the whole German army at the East front; they start very optimistic in sunny Italy, heading into Russia by train, eager to get there before it's over. They are convinced they'll win in a couple of weeks, but don't have a good time to say the least.
Killer video, love getting your input.👍
To be honest I'm quite intrigued by your channel, do you mind sharing a rough sketch of your latest book schedule?
If you are interested in a fictional WW II book/movie, I recommend “The Winds of War,” and “War And Remembrance” by Herman Wouk. The first is the run up to Pearl Harbor and the second the rest of the war. They follow the war through the eyes of an American naval officer and his family. Both books were made into excellent TV miniseries that came out in the 80’s and 90’s. Both are well researched and they really give a feel for the time. Nowadays we don’t think as hard on travel, but these books really give you a feel of just how hard it was to travel in WW II. Either books or films, both are about the best I’ve seen.
This video completely omitted Operation Market Garden. That operation was the primary battle strategy for a considerable portion of the war. It's absence from this "oversimplified* video cuts out some important events of the war. See if you can find a video on that next, it's a really interesting storyline you'll want to learn about.
Im from Finland. From my perspective Hitler did kinda the same thing as russia did in the invasion of Finland during the Winter War. Expeting the invasion to be so quick that the enemy would surrender. Later on when it went south Hitler just couldnt accept it and kept on pushing. THIS is the turning point of the war. Russia won the war, love them or hate them. Their powerhouse of manpower and production of tanks won the allied forces the war.
Yay I've been waiting for this I watched your 1st part again yesterday so perfect timing . Hope you do more over simplified reactions. The civil war actually they cover lots of wars thanks for finishing this up has an awesome day ✌
Have a great one Richard!
9:22 Not was mentioned but, Brazil was the Only South American country to participate in WW2 in the Italy Campaign.
Thank you for doing this. Although brief, this info video hit on all the main objectives and outcomes of the war. FYI, my father was in the US Navy during WWII and he was on an LST (the ships with big front opening doors at the beach) during D-Day.
You should check out the Battle Of Midway series by Montemayor. He describes in exact detail how the battle played out and how we were able to sink the Japanese carriers.
ford selling engines to the Wehrmacht and rockefellas selling engine oil to the Luftwaffe is something to think about ....
Oversimplified produces some very well made videos, and I'm really enjoying your reactions to them. Thanks.
If your interested, Montemayor on UA-cam has some really good videos showing the tactics and actual combat maneuvers that occurred in the pacific theatre against Japan. Really shows how close and insane some of the decisions were (in hindsight). The smallest of mistakes or decisions really did shift the entire course of history and the war. All this in just the pacific theatre as well, I cant even imagine what similar decisions occurred elsewhere.
The creators missed the decisive battle of Kursk Wich is the biggest tank battle in history between Germans and Russians.
2:45 "Your name will also go on the list. Vot is it?"
"Don't tell him,................."
To answer your question: with proper maintenance (i.e. lots of lubricating grease and working the action every few hours or so) bolt-action rifles shouldn't jam from cold alone. I live in northern Minnesota, and while I myself don't hunt, I've never heard of anyone suffering mechanical failure from the cold. One problem the Germans did suffer from was their troops wore hobnail boots. They were warned by their Finnish allies the metal nails would conduct cold into the boot and freeze their feet. This was why Russians and Finns switched to felt boots in winter. In addition, the Germans issued boots that fit each soldier -- leaving no room to wrap their feet in layers of socks and rags once it turned cold. The Germans suffered more than a hundred thousand frostbite cases in the winter of 1941/42. The only Axis forces with winter gear in 1941 were the Finns, the Waffen SS (who always got the pick of German equipment), and a single division of Spanish volunteers in the "Azul" (Blue) Division. The only thing Spaniards knew about Russia was it was COLD, and they came prepared.
The name of Elie Wiesel is pronounced "ELL-ee VEE-zuhl."
Love your content! You're one of the best!
A great movie regarding the famous MacArthur and Hirohito photo, and detailing the American occupation of Japan is the 2012 movie “Emperor”
Mr. Beat has a really good video on Eisenhower which highlights his skill in logistics. Played a huge part in the war and during his presidency.
I read "Night" in high school. It was very affecting.
The best book that I ever read on the Holocaust was Primo Levi's "If This Is A Man." It was written by a brilliant chemist and Holocaust survivor. He's distinguished in his ability to take a humane look at the psychology behind the Holocaust and behind the victims.
Hi there. Just some info about Thailand and the country's involvement in WW2. Thailand was technically an Axis power but it had a serious resistance movement called Free Thai (Seri Thai). The freedom fighters were trained by the OSS, shipped to India and then flew over the "hump" (Himalayas) into southern Yunnan before infiltrating Thailand by foot. Because of the actions of people like my grandfather (He was an officer that led the first group of Seri Thai into Thailand) after the war Thailand was classified by the US as an occupied country, not a defeated combatant. To this day my most treasured family heirloom are a couple of my grandfather's medals that he received from the OSS. If you want to learn more about this subject I can recommend a book called Thailand's secret war: OSS, SOE and the Free Thai underground.
Sam Onella does some excellent videos on odd historical people/topics/events that are quite funny, and he does them in a lighthearted and entertaining fashion so I’d definitely recommend anything by him. They aren’t as heavy as some of these other videos you’ve been reacting to, but they do still cover history so I think you’d enjoy them.
Highly recommend; The Liberation Trilogy by Rick Atkinson. The American perspective of arm’s, manpower and officer corps from before the war throughout the buildup, invasions and final liberation of the European theatre. The political aspect’s, the sacrifices, the egos, pretty much made me feel we won by sheer willpower and logistics.
Lucky Lucianos contribution to the invasion of sicily is another fascinating part of ww2
Japan had the option of two main military doctrines during WWII, the land doctrine and the sea doctrine. A skirmish with Russia in Manchuria earlier in the war acted as a deterrent to the land doctrine, so Japan eventually decided on the Sea Doctrine.
You’re a joy to watch these videos with. And bonus likes for being another Dan Carlin listener.
When you look at what Russia/Soviet Union did prior to the US coming in at Normandy, if they hadn't it would have been a disaster. They had devastated the Wehrmacht by Jun 7, 41. If half those troops/vehicles/air power had been available??? It was part political also, I think the US realized Russia/Soviet Union could take all of Europe had they not got in there...
About the Ausies being kind of bad ass, give "I was only 19" by Redgum a listen. It chronicles another conflict where Australia's role was truly vital but largely forgotten after the fighting was done.
I really enjoy your content and look forward to you dropping new content. Any plans on reacting to some more Tom Macdonald????? I would also recommend some Chris Webby, Tyson James, & Topher. Definitely looking forward to some more Tom Macdonald reactions though! Keep up the good work!
Love your rections. btw, have you heard of Tsutomu Yamaguchi ? Interesting guy.
Have you ever considered doing a Q&A video? I'd love to learn a bit more about you. Also, do you have a Goodreads account? I'd be very interested in seeing which books you've read.
Three photos were taken of McArthur and Emperor Hirohito. McArthur blinked in the first one and the Emperor's mouth was agape in the second one iirc.
Weapons freezing is a real thing. They need constant maintenance. Cleaning and lubrication. Even a few bursts on a crew served machine gun will heat it enough to melt any ice. But then the water that doesn't evaporate drips further in. And it refreezes. You need to constantly clean and lubricate crew served machine guns. In the United States, we carry an extra barrel for each M2 and M240B. Primary concern is overheating but the moisture created and refreezeing is another concern. You can't just chuck a hot barrel on the ground. It needs to be cooled, wiped of any moisture. Otherwise you shoot hot and your backup barrel won't even lock in because it's iced over at the connection. I probably didn't explain this well, but I was Top Gun in my Calvary Squadron. Maintenance matters. Without adequate training and routine maintenance, you might as well give a machine gun crew a baseball bat, because that's what they'll be using the spare barrel for when they can't fire.
Yes even modern guns can jam in the winter if its cold enough and under the right conditions especially if they get wet or say develope condensation from going in and out of the cold and then allow that condensation to freeze outside, guns are like anything mechanical, there's always different quality levels and different things you can do to help mitigate/prevent any issue like it jamming do to the cold but I would imagine they weren't prepared or trained for it since they didn't plan on staying until the winter
Thanks for your reaction. I enjoy your videos. I have read a lot of the same books.
6:15 If you're into alternative history novels there's a series (ok, only two books) called Days of Infamy by Harry Turtledove which explores what might have happened had Japan gone all in at Pearl Harbour and followed up with an occupation of Hawaii. It focuses mostly on Hawaii but there are hints about what was happening on the western front due to the United States expending much more of its resources in the Pacific.
You are now my favorite channel on You Tube!
Excellent overview of World War II at a time when attention spans are limited to the duration of a tick tock video.
In August 1945, my dad was on Okinawa, preparing for Operation Downfall, the Allied invasion of the Japanese mainland. It was estimated that up to a million troops would be killed on both sides in the invasion. Then the bombs were dropped, and Operation Downfall became unnecessary. Dad was able to come home, and because of that, I'm here to write this.
Guns do in fact jam in super cold, especially back then. Though bolt action rifles are not as prone to it. (Gunpowder is climate sensitive)
Lubrication for the bolt and a variety of moving components will stop.. well lubing. So it'll move much slower and eventually cause failures to feed.
There is a video titled: "The Fallen of World War 2" which would be a very eye-opening follow up to these Oversimplified videos that may be a worthwhile consideration.
First of all I wanna say I love your videos. You focus on the video and give good commentary. I just want to tell the story of my great grandfather and great grandmother who were both from germany. My grandfather was a member of the SPD but when hitler came and he did say he was a fan of him for providing germany with money. Obviously I don't agree with any of that at all but I think it's interesting to see how people back then felt about him, even though my grandfather was from a socialist party. My great grandmother was a very poor farmer and took in polish refugees. This side of my family was very charitable even though they were very poor and accordibg to my grandmother they were treated very nice. Like I said not trying to denounce any of the horrible things germany has done but we mostly don't know what all the civilians thought and did back then.
I recommend the UA-cam channel Lemmino. His documentaries are phenomenal. Including the one for Jack the Ripper.
When u asked for something lighter to react to, I came to think of Steve Jobs commencement speech at harvard, it changed my life for sure, it made me think a lot about life, would be awesome to see ur reaction to it
There's an interesting video interviewing Gen Zers from Japan asking what they are taught in school about World War II. They aren't taught WHY the fighting started.. Every single one knew about the atomic bombs, but only one, out of all of them, had heard about Pearl harbor, or the atrocities committed in China. And she had only learned that when she studied history abroad. Some didn't even know about Germany in the war
I was in Germany between 55/57 after the war, when Germany had an historic cold winter, our military diesel vehicles suffered frozen fuel lines
4:50 If it get's cold enough for fuels and lubricants to gel it can impede the action of a lot of guns, even the tolerances from the metal contracting can impede sometimes.
Here's an easy and very interesting read you can walk away from or pick up at any time. It's a series of questions organized topically with chapters. The info is illuminates the corporeal experience of war in all the aspects you could ponder. It could add 1st person perspectives of war's subject matter in your discussions:
•What Every Person Should Know About War, by Chris Hedges
The independent film:
•The Fog Of War by Errol Morris, (selected by the Library Of Congress for preservation due to cultural historical and aesthetic significance. Some of Chris Hedges writing is also in the Library of Congress)
Nathan, thanks for this book recommendation! I haven’t read anything from this author before. Definitely putting the title on my “to read” list
Nobody ever seems to discuss the more urgent reason why USA dropped the A-bomb on Hiroshima (and then Nagasaki). The Soviet Union invaded Japan on 9 August 1945 so it was imperative that the USA end the war quickly (within in a week or two) before imperial Japan had chance to surrender territory to the Soviet union. The alternative explanation which people tend to go with was the bombing was done to avoid USA invading Japan - this always seemed moot to me because Japan had already decided to surrender when the Soviet union declared war on Japan on the 9th August 1945; even die-hard Japan realised it could never win a war against USA AND the Soviet Union at the same time. One last point - just because they happened on the same day is not significant and does not make the theory impossible; The USA had intelligence the Soviet union was going to invade.
from your last videos I can see u r in a direction of the right rabbit hole.
let me reccomend Lemmino's channel. I CANT believe his content is free! so good!!!
Well... In the frozen winter, there's a shit ton of snow, and next to campfires that snow melts and their weaponry is all wet and covered in water, and away from that the water refreezes. Ice would probably be quite the obstruction...
I was expecting this reaction the next day so I'm kind of disappointed but still love your videos
I haven’t heard of German guns freezing up in Russia. I read a book written by a German soldier about his time on the eastern front and I don’t remember him mentioning that. Of course that is only one source. Speaking of frozen guns that did happen in the Korean War. The battle of chosin would be a great thing to look into if you haven’t already. Love the channel!
It always makes me laugh when the defeat of Nazi Germany is attributed to the cold. Yeah, of course. The Russians don't mind the cold. Well, well. It has absolutely nothing to do with the sacrifice and inflexibility of the Soviet soldier before the Nazi invader. And of course, the most important thing is that the Soviet soldier won not "thanks" to competent command, but "in spite of".
Beautiful, intelligent, learned, it's a pleasure watching your videos.